Chapter 1904 : Seed of the Primordial Lotus

Among the few remaining treasures, only a handful could truly stir Eldrin's heart.

This included the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art from the Black Abyss Emperor, as well as 2 jade boxes sent by the Supreme Abyss Holy Land and the Primordial Ancestral Court.

Eldrin first opened the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art to examine it, and was instantly struck with profound astonishment, a flicker of amazement crossing his expression.

It turned out that this 9 Calamities Heavenly Art was a peerless technique originating from the depths of the primordial chaos. Its cultivation could reach the very peak of the third realm of chaos, establishing it as the foremost method in the entire primordial chaos for attaining sainthood through physical refinement.

The Black Abyss Emperor had only obtained a half-step method, yet it could still be cultivated to the realm of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, rivaling supreme scriptures of the chaos-level.

According to the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art, this cultivation method was far too domineering—every breakthrough in cultivation realm would summon a heavenly tribulation to temper the practitioner’s body.

Once 1 undergoes the lightning tribulation, the cultivator's physical body will shatter a previous limit, thereby possessing a physique unrivaled among those of the same realm.

It is known that each cultivation realm is divided into 9 tiers. Beginning from the Ascension Realm, practitioners commence their training with the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art. From that point onward, the physical body must endure 9 rounds of tempering through heavenly tribulation in each subsequent realm. By continuously achieving rebirth from devastation, the ultimate physical form forged through this process becomes incomparably formidable.

Even with Eldrin's Chaos Indestructible Body, none at the same cultivation level dared claim superiority over this 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art—at best, they might achieve parity.

Moreover, Eldrin's (Person Name) Chaos Indestructible Body required simultaneous cultivation of the Great Dao of Limitless Chaos to practice, lacking the high universality of the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art. Aside from Eldrin (Person Name), it was nearly impossible for anyone else to achieve success in its cultivation.

By comparison, while the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art also demanded exceptional innate talent and comprehension, its requirements were not as exacting as the Chaos Indestructible Body. For those capable of mastering it, it remained a transcendent path leading directly to the realm of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.

"To cultivate to the third realm of Chaos, and to possess a scripture with such high universality—it must originate from the supreme orthodoxy within the Chaos."

Eldrin murmured softly, his expression turning profoundly grave.

He had a feeling that the origins of the 9 Calamities Heavenly Art were likely far more astonishing than he had anticipated. Even if placed within the Chaos Sea, it would undoubtedly stand as a supreme-level orthodoxy.

"If this is such a supreme scripture, why would it spread across the 3 1000 immortal realms?"

Eldrin was somewhat puzzled, but after a moment, a glimmer of understanding dawned upon him.

He came to understand that this 9 Calamities Heavenly Art must be the criteria set by the supreme gaze of the primordial chaos to select its disciples.

After all, the circulated 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art was only the first half, lacking cultivation methods beyond the Chaos Realm. Should anyone master this art to become a Chaos Heavenly Emperor, they would inevitably have to pledge allegiance to that ancient lineage to obtain the subsequent inheritance.

"Using the Chaos Ancient Scripture as bait to sift through the primordial chaos for orthodox inheritance—what an ingenious scheme indeed."

Eldrin (Person Name) could not help but exclaim in admiration, awestruck by the sheer audacity of the legacy behind the 9 Calamities Heavenly Art.

You must understand, this is a primordial scripture that directly points to the path of Chaos Celestial Emperor. Should it fall into the hands of our enemies and rivals, they might very well use it to cultivate a Chaos Celestial Emperor.

Yet that orthodox tradition had already done so, indicating that in their eyes, even if an enemy were to achieve sainthood through physical ascension using this method, it would not be perceived as a threat.

This was a mindset that feared nothing, a clear and overt stratagem laid bare for all to see.

He made it almost explicitly clear that after reaching the Chaos Heavenly Emperor realm through physical cultivation, the only path to advance further was to pledge allegiance to their orthodox tradition.

Eldrin continuously studied the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art, soon grasping the general rationale behind this lineage's methods.

Because the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art was exceptionally demanding to cultivate, 1 must first adopt it as their foundational method before achieving immortality to succeed in its practice.

Secondly, to cultivate the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art, 1 must possess exceptional comprehension and extraordinary physical aptitude. 1 must have an indomitable and unyielding conviction, as well as the courage and determination to destroy in order to rebuild—to break completely and emerge stronger.

It can be said that those capable of meeting the conditions to cultivate the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art must be exceptionally rare talents seldom seen across the primordial chaos. In an entire primordial domain, there would be at most a dozen or so such individuals at the very peak.

Such stringent conditions inevitably resulted in extremely few disciples within this lineage, making the dissemination of the ancient scriptures across the heavens the optimal method for selecting adherents.

Yet those who could fully master the first half of the 9 Calamities Heavenly Art and break through to become Chaos Heavenly Emperors by enduring successive tribulations were by no means weaklings. Whether in terms of temperament, exceptional comprehension, enlightenment capacity, or innate talent, they all stood as the paramount choices among this lineage’s true inheritors.

From this scroll of cultivation method, it is evident that the founder of the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art must have been a peerless genius with talent that astounded the heavens, possessing both courage rarely seen since antiquity and unwavering confidence that feared nothing.

"Even if the ancient scriptures of the Dao Tradition were to spread throughout all heavens, this point has already been verified."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured inwardly, his curiosity toward the origins of the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art (Cultivation Method) growing ever deeper.

Unfortunately, Eldrin's cultivation base was far too lacking; he was not yet qualified to come into contact with the Dao tradition behind it.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin glimpsed the latter half of the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art—the method to prove the Dao as the Primordial Chaos Celestial Emperor. His brow furrowed slightly at the revelation.

"So this is the path of attaining sainthood through physical cultivation?"

Eldrin spoke softly, a flicker of delight surfacing in his eyes, yet his brow faintly furrowed.

Within this ancient scroll, Eldrin obtained the method to achieve the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's path through physical cultivation, yet he also came to understand the astonishing and formidable nature of this art.

According to the ancient scriptures, to prove 1’s path to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor through the mortal body, 1 must first cultivate a True Spirit Body, followed by mastering the 9 Great True Spirit Divine Runes.

It is said that once the 9 True Spirit Divine Patterns are fully cultivated, the power of the physical body would be enhanced thirtyfold under their augmentation.

It is important to understand that the more powerful a cultivator becomes, the more difficult it is to enhance their physical strength.

A being at the Great Perfection stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor would, in theory, consider even a 10 percent increase in power a monumental enhancement. Yet, the power of the 9 True Spirit Runes could directly amplify their physical body thirtyfold.

No wonder cultivating the 9 divine spirit runes allows 1 to attain the Chaos Heavenly Emperor through physical refinement, even possessing power far surpassing that of Heavenly Emperors who follow the path of mastering the Dao.

However, according to the ancient scripture of the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art, even after cultivating the True Spirit God Runes, 1 has merely achieved the most rudimentary mastery over them.

To prove the Dao as the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Emperor, 1 must further develop the True Spirit Divine Patterns and enhance the power of the physical form. This stage of cultivation is known as the True Spirit Divine Form.

It is said that those who cultivate the True Spirit God Rune can further evolve the divine patterns, ultimately developing a Divine Form based on the unique attributes of the rune.

For instance, cultivating the Slaughtering True Spirit Divine Rune enables 1 to further master the Sword of Annihilation; mastering the Mountain-Suppressing Divine Rune allows 1 to manifest the Divine Mountain-Suppressing Elephant; while cultivating the Apex Strength Divine Rune leads to the mastery of the Apex Strength Divine Spear.

These divine forms could be artifacts or divine avian beasts, yet their essence remained born of the primordial chaos cultivated by Dorian.

Thus, once the Divine Forms are mastered, 1 shall possess the power to suppress gods and demons. By cultivating any 9 True Spirit Divine Forms and merging them into 1, 1 may ascend to the realm of the Primordial Heavenly Emperor.

However, the difficulty of cultivating a True Spirit Form was truly immense. To master any single Spirit Form, 1 must refine either the remains of a supreme powerhouse who had established a foundation with a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), or refine an innate supreme treasure.

In other words, should Eldrin reach that stage, he would need to suppress and slay 9 peerless opponents with True Spiritual Root foundations, or refine 9 innate supreme treasures, in order to cultivate the 9 divine forms of the True Spirits.

Fortunately, those who had reached this stage possessed truly incomparable power.

If cultivating the 9 great True Spirit Divine Patterns to the Great Perfection of the Primordial Chaos Emperor could only be considered invincible within the realm of Primordial Chaos Emperors.

1 who has cultivated the 9 great True Spirit Divine Forms and unified them into 1 can already be considered an alternative path to attaining the Dao, possessing combat prowess on par with that of a Chaos Heavenly Emperor.

Such an existence possessed strength sufficient to rival the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, lacking only a single strand of Primordial Chaos Qi to ascend as a top-tier combatant among the Chaos Heavenly Emperors.

"The path of physical body sanctification is truly incomparably formidable."

"No wonder Emperor Black Abyss once said this path is far too domineering and ruthless."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a trace of solemnity flickering in his gaze.

To prove 1's path to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor through physical cultivation, 1 must refine 9 Chaos Origin Monarchs who have established True Spiritual Root foundations, or obtain 9 innate supreme treasures. Either of these conditions is exceedingly difficult to fulfill.

The former requires slaying 9 Chaos Origin Heavenly Monarchs. Yet, which Chaos Origin Heavenly Monarch who has cultivated a True Spiritual Root foundation is not a top-tier Chaos Origin Heavenly Monarch?

The latter requires 9 Primordial Treasures, yet how exceedingly rare are Primordial Treasures?

Even the legendary Violet Immortal Lord, once reputed to be the wealthiest of all, possessed only 3 Primordial Treasures. As for ordinary Chaos Emperors, most would be fortunate to own 1 or 2 Supreme Primordial Spirit Treasures at best. This alone demonstrates the near-impossible challenge of assembling 9 Primordial Treasures.

"Each path is exceptionally arduous, requiring 1 to traverse mountains of corpses and oceans of blood, enduring grueling wars before success might be attained."

"And it's still quite a distance from my current self. Best to set it aside for now and not dwell on it."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, before finally withdrawing the thought once more.

He took a deep breath, slowly closed the 9 Tribulations Heavenly Art, and finally cast his gaze upon the 2 remaining jade boxes.

He first opened the Jade Box of the Taiyuan Immortal Sage, only to find within a seed whose radiance had dimmed, nearly devoid of vitality.

"This is..."

Eldrin was inwardly astonished. Without hesitation, he channeled life force into it, only to find the seed devouring boundless vitality like an abyss—yet it remained utterly lifeless.

This caused Eldrin to furrow his brow slightly. After repeated attempts, he found the seed remained completely lifeless, showing no signs of revival whatsoever.

"A seed devoid of all vitality."

Eldrin murmured under his breath, yet dared not show the slightest negligence.

You must understand, this was a congratulatory gift from the Taiyuan Immortal Sage—it could never be some ordinary, lifeless object.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that Eldrin's Dao of Life was potent enough to revive all things. Even a fossil that had perished for hundreds of millions of years could, under the influence of this Life Dao, blossom anew like a withered tree regaining vitality.

Even if it were cast upon a mere stone, it could imbue the stone with spiritual essence.

Yet when applied to this seed, it showed not the slightest change, proving beyond doubt that this object was anything but ordinary.

"Is my Dao of Life not potent enough?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a faint glimmer of comprehension dawning within him.

In that moment, he vaguely understood this object must possess an astonishing origin. The Great Abyss Immortal Sage, recognizing his cultivation of the Dao of Life, had deliberately delivered it to him—to be preserved until the day he could find a way to restore it to life.

Sure enough, after examining it repeatedly, Eldrin discovered a letter inside the jade box.

Eldrin opened it and immediately understood the origin of this seed.

It turned out that when the Great Abyss Immortal Sage roamed the chaos, he discovered an ancient land from the primordial dawn of creation within a nameless, desolate fringe of the chaotic expanse.

That ancient land had formed during the primordial chaos at the dawn of creation. It should have been a Chaos Nest of the Primordial Domain level, yet for unknown reasons, it had never fully evolved into its complete form.

Within the depths, the Supreme Abyss Immortal discovered 2 seeds. 1 had already withered, while the other still retained a flicker of vitality.

Later, the Great Abyss Immortal Sage reincarnated with the aid of that vital Chaos Seed, embarking on the path of cultivation with a Chaos Spiritual Root physique. He ultimately attained the cultivation realm of the Chaos Immortal Sage.

Only 1 seed remained, devoid of any trace of vitality. Even the supreme efforts of Taiyuan Immortal Sage could not coax it to sprout.

Thus, it was gifted to Eldrin (Person Name) to see whether, when he cultivated the Great Dao of Life to the Perfection of the Chaos Origin Emperor realm in the future, he could make this Chaos Seed take root and sprout.

"The seed of a Chaos Spirit Root?"

Eldrin murmured, a flicker of astonishment gleaming in his eyes.

You must understand, this was a seed of the primordial chaos tree. In ancient times, the Great Abyss Immortal Sage had reincarnated through such a seed, cultivating all the way to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor realm with almost no bottlenecks encountered.

If this seed of the primordial chaos tree still retained a trace of vitality, it might just enable the human race to give birth to a third Dao Ancestor Celestial Sage.

Even if Eldrin would not walk this path, he still understood the preciousness of this seed.

Alas, this seed had its vitality severed. Unless 1 completely mastered the Great Dao of Life, not even a Dao Ancestor or Immortal Sage could revive it.

"Can I revive it?"

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but murmur under his breath, a ripple of emotion shimmering in his gaze.

He wasted no time and immediately exhaled a wisp of Primordial Primordial Purple Qi, thoroughly merging it into the seed.

The Primordial Purple Qi truly lived up to its status as a supreme treasure of the Primordial Chaos. Even a mere wisp at the Innate level possessed astonishing divinity.

The moment this seed encountered the primordial Hongmeng Purple Qi, it instantly emitted a faint wisp of purple light, and there seemed to be a subtle transformation within its depths.

"It actually works."

Eldrin murmured softly to himself, and after careful consideration, planted it within the nameless space where the Pearl of Returning Abyss resided.

As a nascent Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Void Pearl carried the supreme laws of the primordial chaos. The space it occupied seemed to transcend the constraints of time and space, and no 1 but the pearl itself could pinpoint its location.

Eldrin carefully spread a layer of Great Luo Dao Soil within the nameless void, then piled vast quantities of celestial treasures and rare artifacts upon it before finally planting that unnamed seed.

"Could it actually be this seed?"

At the same time, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss also noticed this seed and couldn't help but reveal a trace of astonishment.

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly as he couldn't help but ask, "You recognize this seed?"

"The seed of the primordial azure lotus from the Chaos Genesis, yet flawed by insufficient innate essence, thus failed to awaken and perished in its embryonic slumber."

"Had it not been for your Primordial Violet Qi, even a supreme expert at the third level of the Chaos Realm would have been powerless before it."

Eldrin’s heart skipped a beat. The seed of the very first azure lotus in the Primordial Chaos—if it were to sprout, the resulting lotus would be a treasure of at least the same rank as the 'Chaotic Mud.'

At this thought, he couldn't help but gaze at the seed. Finally, taking a deep breath, he asked, "I shall plant this here. May I trouble you to look after it?"

"Very well."

The Void Pearl began devouring the black death energy upon the seed. After a moment, it declared, "The chaotic death energy clinging to this seed is none other than the Primordial Chaotic Turbid Qi from the dawn of creation. While it suppresses the seed's germination, it serves as potent nourishment for me."

"If I were to devour all of this chaotic turbid energy, the time required for my ascension into a Chaos Spiritual Treasure would be advanced by tens of thousands of kalpas."

Eldrin let out a sigh of relief before speaking, "I'll be in your debt, then."

The Abyssal Pearl said no more, ceaselessly devouring the death energy upon the seed.

Seeing this, Eldrin returned to the Abyssal Return Immortal Domain, a faint smile gracing his lips.

It is well known that due to the constraints of innate foundation and potential, the higher the grade of rare treasures and divine artifacts, the more difficult it becomes for them to advance further.

Even an ordinary Primordial Ancient Tree has a low chance of successfully advancing to a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) after obtaining the Primordial Indestructible Radiance.

Even with sufficient Primordial Spirit Light, when used among the 144 Primordial Ancient Trees in the Abyssal Realm, no more than 1-tenth would ultimately advance to become a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Among the Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), only a rare few could advance to become Supreme-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root).

Yet for a supreme Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) to advance into a Chaos Spiritual Root, or for a supreme innate spiritual treasure to ascend into a Chaos spiritual treasure—even with the Primordial Chaos Qi—success remains nearly unattainable.

For this was a limitation of innate foundation and potential, and breaking through was nearly as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Only Primordial Treasures and Primordial Spiritual Roots, which inherently contain true spirit imprints, possess the potential to ascend into Chaos Spiritual Roots and Chaos Treasures. However, the success rate for such ascension is actually no more than 30 percent at most.

Breaking through to the Chaos Celestial Emperor follows the same principle. Even with complete mastery over the Primordial Dao and obtaining the Primordial Chaos Genesis Qi, the likelihood of ultimately evolving the Chaos Dao to break through to the Chaos Celestial Emperor remains only around 30%.

Only those who possess the true Chaos Heavenly Emperor Seeds stand a significant chance of breaking through to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor realm.

In such circumstances, Eldrin (Person Name) revived a seed of Chaos Spiritual Root, a fortune profound enough to shake the very heavens and earth.

"This is Lady Qing's destined opportunity."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, decisively summoning Qing Ji and Lyra.

Considering the gravity of the matter, Eldrin summoned only the individuals directly involved and Lyra. Without delay, he employed Great Luo techniques to veil the heavenly machinations, and only then did he disclose the situation to them.

After hearing this, the faces of both individuals abruptly underwent a drastic change.

Taking a deep breath, Lyra (Person Name) began, "Lady Qingji has cultivated the Way of the Blue Lotus for many years, making her the most compatible with the Chaos Spirit Root."

"Should she be reincarnated into a Chaos Spirit Root and cultivate through the Primordial Chaos Green Lotus physique, attaining the Dao as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor would face almost no significant barriers in the future."

Qing Ji was also visibly moved, yet she hesitated and said, "This treasure is far too precious. It would be better to give it to elder sister instead."

"Huai Xu." Eldrin took Qing Ji’s hand, calling out her name from a past life, yet still shook his head. "As for Lyra’s path of cultivation, I have long since discussed it with her. There is no need for you to decline out of modesty in this matter."

Lyra (Person Name) also gave a slight nod before speaking, "While the Chaos Spirit Root is indeed precious, it ultimately has visible limits—this does not align with my convictions."

Qing Ji then took a deep breath and did not refuse any further.

Seeing this, Eldrin spoke up, "For now, you should cultivate the Cycle Secret Art. Once the death energy on the seed is completely devoured and its vitality fully revives, you may then use the lotus seed to undergo reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ji nodded, her heart swelling with profound excitement.

Eldrin nodded, then cautioned once more, "To prevent any leaks, only the 3 of us can know of this matter. Remember—this secret must never reach another soul."

Lyra nodded in understanding. It wasn't that Eldrin distrusted the others, but rather that the fewer people who knew of such matters, the safer it would be.

She shouldn't have even been informed about Lyra's matter. The fact that Eldrin summoned her for joint deliberation proved she held the highest regard in his heart.

At this thought, a faint warmth bloomed in her heart, yet she quickly suppressed it and asked, "This opportunity was bestowed by the Great Abyss Immortal Sage. Should we inform the venerable elder?"

"Not for now."

Eldrin shook his head and said, "I believe if Senior Taiyuan knew we possessed this treasure, he wouldn’t want us to reveal this secret either."

"This matter is of great importance, so discretion remains our priority. Once we have firmly established our footing, we shall repay the karmic debt owed to Elder Taiyuan."

Hearing this, the 2 of them said nothing more.

After handling all these matters, Eldrin made no attempt to conceal his actions from the 2. He proceeded to open the congratulatory gift from the Primordial Dao Ancestor.

But the moment he laid eyes on this gift, Eldrin’s expression changed drastically.

"This is..."

(End of Chapter)