Chapter 1917 : Lyra (Person Name) Attains the Dao

The Ancient Path of the Chaotic Abyss opens only once every kalpa, each time becoming the stage where the truly peerless talents from both sides vie for supremacy.

Yet this tribulation unfolded without a shred of suspense, for Lyra, who had forged her foundation through the 7 Great True Spiritual Roots, exuded a pressure far more terrifying than Eldrin of the past.

They traversed the Chaotic Heavenly Abyss all the way, sweeping aside everything in their path. Whether it was the peerless talents from the 7 Southern Heavens or the monstrous geniuses from the 6 Northern Heavens, none could withstand their might.

At the heart of the Chaotic Ancient Path, Lyra (Person Name) erupted into an earth-shattering battle against the foreign foes. In that conflict, Lyra (Person Name) slaughtered until the world fell into utter silence. Even those foreign prodigies built upon True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundations lay slain across the earth.

In the end, Lyra traversed the Chaotic Heavenly Abyss and stormed into the 6 Northern Abyssal Domains. In a single battle, she annihilated 3,000 peerless ancient immortals from the Northern Abyss, ultimately cutting her way back unscathed through the siege of countless foes.

What sent chills down everyone’s spine was that after this battle, nearly all of the top prodigies from an entire era of the Northern Abyss had been exterminated by Lyra (Person Name).

"She has returned."

Deep within the most magnificent and vast Primordial Demon Domain of the Northern Abyss's 6 realms, a supreme Demon Sovereign opened his eyes, a trace of indifference flickering within his gaze.

At the same time, another peerless Demon Lord by his side remarked with a laugh, "Having nearly exterminated an entire generation of Great Luo True Seeds in the Northern Abyss Outer Realm, she is announcing her return."

"Lord of the Lunar Abyss, it seems your troubles have arrived."

"Hah—"

The Lunar Demon Lord let out a cold sneer and spoke with detached indifference, "He has already lost the Primordial Chaos Origin Qi. Even if he returns, it will be difficult for him to break through to the Chaos God Emperor realm. What can he possibly do to me?"

"The divination from back then was indeed correct. He has truly returned during this kalpic tribulation."

Meanwhile, deep within the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, a trace of indifference flickered in the Sun Heavenly Emperor's gaze.

A flicker of killing intent surfaced in his pupils, yet his gaze shifted toward the direction of the Primordial Divine Court. In the end, he suppressed that murderous impulse.

He knew full well that due to the karma and bonds from those bygone years, the 2 Divine Emperors of the Primordial Divine Court would never tolerate him taking action. Moreover, the Lunar Emperor—now a pillar of the human race—enjoys the protection of not 1, but 2 Dao Ancestor Immortals from humanity.

Moreover, the reincarnation of the Lunar Emperor, stripped of authority over the Great Dao of the Moon and Stars and devoid of the Primordial Chaos Inception Qi, was no longer worth him tearing all pretense of cordiality with both the Divine Clan and the Human Race.

At this thought, the Sun Emperor's blazing gaze gradually softened, until all killing intent dissipated into nothingness.

Just as the hearts of the powerful from the Northern and Southern Celestial Abysses wavered, Lyra led the group through the Chaotic Celestial Abyss and returned to the 6 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

She distributed all the harvested Dao Origins to those around her, keeping only a small portion whose attributes aligned with her own.

As they had obtained far too many Sources of the Dao, every follower of Lyra (Person Name) received several dozen each. After refining these Sources of the Dao, their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

Nearly everyone gained 1 or 2 additional Indestructible Foundations because of this.

Later on, refining ordinary Dao Sources became useless to them, so they gave them all to Lulu to help her consolidate her foundation.

Lulu successively refined over 3,000 supreme Dao Origins, forcibly cultivating a True Spirit Body. Through this, she forged the 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) foundations: the True Spirit Primordial Spirit, the True Spirit Flesh Body, and the True Spirit Great Dao.

Seraphina Qu also advanced further, successfully establishing the foundation for her sixth True Spiritual Root.

"The Tribulation is finally nearing its end. It is time for us to make our breakthrough."

After cultivating their foundations to the absolute limit, they journeyed to the Eastern Li Fire Domain, where they pushed their personal cosmos away from the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain and began their ascension to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Amidst a cataclysmic roar that shook the primordial chaos, Lyra (Person Name) carved out 1 100 30-2 heavenly realms in their entirety, obtaining a full 20-2 strands of Primordial Indestructible Spirit Light.

She integrated all 15 strands of innate indestructible radiance into her flesh, the Great Dao, and her primordial spirit. 5 strands were used to elevate the 5 Extremity Pillars, while the remainder were preserved within her.

Seraphina Qu was the second to achieve Dao Attainment. Having established her foundation with 6 True Spiritual Roots, she opened 1 100 and 20-8 celestial layers, obtained 18 strands of innate indestructible spiritual light, and integrated 14 strands of primordial qi into her own foundation. The remaining strands were infused into the 5 Polar Heavenly Pillars.

Lulu also achieved a breakthrough during this cosmic tribulation. However, she did not tread the path of world-creation. Instead, she directly assimilated 3 strands of Primordial Immortal Light, triggering a Great Perfection breakthrough through the Great Dao.

Perhaps due to insufficient innate indestructible radiance and a foundation lacking in profound accumulation, Lulu's strength fell slightly short compared to the other 2.

After the trio's breakthrough, both Seraphina Qu (Person Name) and Lyra (Person Name) attained combat prowess at the mid-stage Great Roaming Golden Immortal realm. Only Lulu lagged slightly behind—though her strength had surpassed the third level of Great Roaming Golden Immortal, she remained half a step away from mid-stage combat capabilities.

Apart from the 3 of them, the Rift Sky Demon Emperor also broke through to the Great Golden Immortal Realm not long after, having achieved indestructibility in his physical body, primordial spirit, and comprehension of natural laws.

Setting aside the Cracking Heaven Demon Emperor, shortly after the trio’s breakthrough, the calamitous energies within the primordial chaos gradually dissipated. The Great Tribulation had finally come to an end.

Until this day, as the tribulation qi dissipated into nothingness, Eldrin emerged with measured steps from the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain, beholding the trio who had broken through to the Great Luo Realm: Lyra, Seraphina Qu, and Lulu.

Looking at the trio, Eldrin couldn't help but smile faintly. "The 3 of you have finally achieved your heart's desire."

Seraphina Qu also smiled faintly, a glimmer of joy flashing in her eyes as she said, "Now our Abyssal Return Immortal Alliance boasts 4 Great Luo Golden Immortals—hardly a weak force even among the ancient Great Luo sects."

Lyra gave a slight nod. Without another word, she directly led Eldrin and Seraphina Qu into Lyra's celestial realm.

Within the celestial realm of Lyra (Person Name), Lyra's (Person Name) gaze grew solemn as she declared, "During this breakthrough, I've awakened certain memories."

Eldrin seemed to have anticipated this long ago. Gripping Lyra’s hand, he declared, “No matter who you were in your past life, now you are my dao companion.”

Lyra smiled faintly, then let out a soft sigh before beginning to recount the story of her past life incarnation.

It turned out that Lyra (Person Name) was the reincarnation of the former Lunar Sovereign of the divine race. Having lost the authority over the Great Dao during the cataclysm at the end of the Primordial Era, she abandoned all foundations and heritage to be reborn, ultimately becoming the present-day Lyra (Person Name).

However, Lyra's memories had not fully returned. She could not recall why she had abandoned everything to reincarnate back then, nor how the reincarnation had taken place.

You must understand, the Lunar Emperor of yore possessed a True Spirit Divine Soul, making him an utterly deathless and indestructible existence.

Even stripped of her authority over the Great Dao, her perfected Primordial Spirit of the Great Perfection Stage could still shield her from the cycle of reincarnation. By cultivating anew through this primordial spirit at the Great Perfection Stage, she would at least be able to reclaim her cultivation realm as a Chaos Emperor.

Yet for reasons unknown, the Lunar Emperor abandoned the path of re-cultivation. Instead, he severed all memories and foundations of the Great Dao, incinerated every trace of his past existence, and began anew through reincarnation—stripped of all he once possessed.

"Perhaps only by relinquishing all and severing every trace of past incarnations could 1 break free from the constraints of former foundations, gaining greater malleability."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, his words carrying the weight of dawning comprehension.

He vaguely surmised that for high-level cultivators, although preserving their primordial spirit to restart cultivation allowed them to easily regain their former realm, it also made surpassing their previous achievements nearly impossible.

Instead, it was to abandon everything and step into the cycle of reincarnation. Though this meant losing the foundation and heritage of past lives, it opened the door to far greater possibilities.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke: "How much of your memories have you recovered so far?"

Lyra fell into a brief contemplation before responding after a long moment, "Only fragments of memories have returned, and my understanding of past cultivation remains incomplete. I've merely recalled some secret techniques of the Great Luo Realm."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin understood that the Lunar Emperor had laid plans for many years, unwilling to let memories of past lives influence the Dao Fruit of his present incarnation.

Taking a deep breath, he spoke with a trace of concern, "Given the current circumstances, it is highly likely that the various Dao Ancestors and Immortal Sages have discerned your origins."

"Don't worry."

Lyra (Person Name) nodded slightly before speaking, "The Primordial Divine Sovereign and the Imperial Star Divine Sovereign shared profound ties with my past incarnation. Unless the Solar Celestial Emperor truly intends to shred all decorum, he would never stoop to taking action against me personally."

"And I have already cultivated a True Spirit Divine Soul, so it is impossible for him to truly and utterly annihilate me."

Hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The Primordial Spirit is indestructible and eternal. Even a Dao Ancestor or Celestial Sage could never completely annihilate it. At most, they could only destroy the Primordial Spirit time and again, plunging it into an endless slumber.

However, the Third-Level Primal Domain was not solely dominated by the Solar Celestial Emperor. He might not even be considered the strongest among the 3,000 Immortal Domains, as the Primordial Divine Emperor of the God Clan and the Primordial Dao Ancestor of the Human Race were likely no weaker than him.

As the saying goes, all beneath the Celestial Emperor are but ants. Unless the time truly came to contend for the Primordial Chaos Qi, the moment when Lyra (Person Name) became qualified to vie for the Celestial Emperor’s opportunity, she was still not worth provoking the Sun Celestial Emperor to break relations with several Divine Sovereigns and Dao Ancestors.

After all, the Sun Celestial Emperor was not alone—he had descendants and sworn brothers, and as 1 of the sovereigns ruling over the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, should the conflict escalate to the point of overturning the board and uniting the human and deity races in full alliance, even the Demon Empire’s Heavenly Court might struggle to withstand the onslaught.

"No need to overthink it. We aren't worthy of the Sun Celestial Emperor's attention yet."

Lyra spoke, still smiling as she said, "This time, Lingxiao fell in the Nirvana Ancient Grounds. There, the Sun Heavenly Emperor left a hidden contingency that may very well allow him to cultivate a third True Spiritual Root foundation in the future."

"From this perspective, it seems the Sun Celestial Emperor had long foreseen my return during this kalpic tribulation, thus employing my hand to help Lingxiao break through his limits and emerge reborn."

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this and said, "By utilizing a powerful foe to dismantle 1's own body through forced dissolution, then relying on vast quantities of peerless treasures alongside the ancient land of nirvana to be reborn from the ashes, 1 fulfills the conditions of breaking completely to build anew—total destruction preceding total reconstruction. Thus, the foundation of the 3 Great True Spiritual Roots is ultimately cultivated."

"The Sun Celestial Emperor truly has masterful methods."

As he spoke, Eldrin added meaningfully, "I wonder if that Celestial Emperor can foresee the next cosmic calamity?"

Upon hearing this, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) could no longer restrain herself and asked curiously, "The next kalpic tribulation? Could there truly be someone in the next kalpic tribulation capable of suppressing Lingxiao (Person Name)?"

"Yes." Eldrin nodded, yet shook his head as he continued, "But some matters grow safer the fewer who know of them."

Hearing this, Seraphina Qu (Person Name) tactically refrained from further questions.

Eldrin then conversed extensively with the 2 women, ultimately instructing them to enter seclusion to consolidate their cultivation.

It was only then that Eldrin began to observe their immortal domains. Both Seraphina Qu and Lyra possessed remarkably vast immortal domains. Though they could not compare to Eldrin's Li Fire Abyssal Immortal Domain, their scale was in no way inferior to many mid-grade immortal domains.

Their celestial domains, as previously agreed upon, were situated approximately 800,000 dao-paths away from the Abyssal Ruins Celestial Domain.

For a Celestial Immortal, this distance could be considered exceedingly vast, yet for an 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal, it was not insurmountable—merely requiring 1 to 2 1000 years to traverse its entirety.

For a Great Luo Golden Immortal, it was but a stone's throw away.

The 3 immortal domains formed a triangular formation, with the Abyssal Immortal Domain positioned at the forefront facing the outer reaches of the Chaos Sea, while the other 2 immortal domains were anchored further inward.

These 3 immortal domains formed a triangular defensive formation. Should any 1 domain come under attack, the other 2 could provide reinforcements within an extremely short timeframe.

At the very heart of the 3 immortal domains, sheltered under their collective protection, lay the most ideal breeding grounds for Chaos Beast Kings.

A full 3 immortal domains have been added. The Primordial Qi and Chaos Beast Kings born within each kalpa's hunting range must have increased by at least 3 to fivefold. It seems our cultivation resources will grow considerably in the days to come.

While the 2 were in seclusion consolidating their cultivation, Eldrin carved out another vast domain of primordial chaos among the 3 celestial realms.

This Chaotic Heaven Realm was composed of tens of thousands of chaotic nests, theoretically capable of nurturing over a million Chaos Beast Kings simultaneously.

After settling this matter, Eldrin relocated tens of thousands of primordial chaos beasts into the realm before deploying personnel to begin managing the Chaos Heaven Domain.

It was only then that Eldrin realized he was once again short of manpower.

With only a limited amount of Primordial Qi in hand, Eldrin could only dispatch a few Cultivators of the Sacrificial Path to guard the area.

Fortunately, over the years, the number of practitioners of the Sacrificial Path within the Eldrin Realm who had broken through to the Cosmic Universe Realm had gradually increased, now exceeding over 1,500.

These Immortals of the Cosmic Dao Realm, who serve as my offerings, each harbor a universe within their bodies, capable of traversing the Primordial Chaos Sea with their physical forms. They are barely sufficient to tend the newly opened realms of the Primordial Chaos Heaven.

Moreover, with no shortage of 9 Revolutions Immortal Pills to supply them, the 10,000 celestial soldiers under Eldrin’s command had now reached an average cultivation level of the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm.

Although this elite force was extremely small in number, each member possessed formidable individual strength, capable of fighting 10 ordinary Celestial Soldiers single-handedly. Deploying a few 1000 to garrison the area would be barely sufficient.

Of course, this was only temporary. As the number of Chaos Ancient Beasts and Chaos Beast Kings in the Central Chaos Heavenly Domain continued to grow, Eldrin would need to deploy at least tens of thousands of celestial soldiers and generals, or 10 1000 celestial soldiers at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Immortal realm, to maintain its full operational capacity.

Getting back to the story, during Eldrin's process of opening up the Central Chaos Heavenly Domain, the Human Immortal Court made contact with him at the first opportunity.

This time, the Celestial Realm sought out Eldrin to have him represent the Celestial Court in extending an invitation to 3 newly ascended Great Perfected Ones, urging them to join the Human Race's Celestial Court.

When the 3 emerged from seclusion, Eldrin handed them the missive from the Celestial Court and said with a light laugh, "The Celestial Court's position is that Lyra shall assume an official post there directly."

As for Lulu and Seraphina Qu (Person Name), they were granted honorary Immortal Lord titles.

The 3 of them smiled faintly upon hearing this, and Lyra (Person Name) spoke up, "I presume you’ve already agreed?"

"Hmm."

Eldrin nodded, then looked at Lulu and Seraphina Qu, saying, "Seraphina Qu is a member of the Immortal Shell Clan, while Lulu belongs to the Divine Deer Clan—1 of the 100 Spirit Tribes."

"The Black Abyss Emperor has agreed to grant you both the title of Honorary Immortal Lords, with special privileges equal to those of human Immortal Lords."

Both of them nodded upon hearing this. Lulu’s eyes suddenly lit up as she said, "If Immortal Lord Rongru is involved, there must be a Great Luo Immortal Feast."

"Yes, all shall be treated equally."

Eldrin nodded slightly, a faint smile gracing his lips as he spoke.

Honorary Immortal Lords of the Human Race's Celestial Court were exceedingly rare. Typically, this title was bestowed only upon the Dao-companions of Human Race Immortal Lords and Celestial Emperors. Additionally, certain disciples and followers of Great Luo Golden Immortal-level Celestial Princes could also be granted the status of Honorary Immortal Lords.

Even for the Dao Companion of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, attaining the status of Honorary Immortal Lord is no simple matter. 1 must undergo thorough background investigations to confirm an unsullied lineage before such a title can be bestowed. Should the slightest doubt arise during scrutiny, the celestial bureaucracy’s upper echelons would likely suspend the conferment indefinitely.

However, once 1 becomes an Honorary Immortal Lord, they would receive nearly equal treatment and resources as a human Immortal Lord.

The only distinction was that Honorary Immortal Venerable was not of the human race, and thus could not enter the highest echelons of power within the Celestial Court.

Apart from a few Dao Ancestors and Immortal Sages, in truth, only a dozen or so individuals actually qualified to enter the highest echelons of power within the Celestial Court. The vast majority of Human Sovereigns couldn't set foot there—a distinction that made no difference whether 1 held the title of Honorary Immortal Lord or not.

After explaining the situation, Eldrin said with a smile, "30 1000 years from now, Lyra will be the first to host the Great Luo Immortal Banquet, followed by each of you 3 in succession."

"We still have some time. Let's go prepare first."

Upon hearing this, the group all smiled. Seraphina Qu (Person Name) couldn't help but remark, "In just 2 kalpas—barely over a 100 million years—our clan has produced 4 Great Luo beings. Truly, we are no longer what we used to be."

"Mm." Eldrin nodded, yet still remarked, "Currently, the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance still possesses several Great Luo True Seeds. For us, with each passing kalpa, our strength grows by another fraction. For now, it would be unwise to draw excessive attention."

"You've only just broken through, so it's best to maintain a low profile and focus on secluded cultivation."

The 3 of them nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Seraphina Qu (Person Name) said, "There is still some time before the Immortal Banquet, but I plan to make a trip to the 7 Hues Immortal Domain first."

"You would not have achieved the Dao without significant contributions from the Scallop Clan." Upon hearing this, Eldrin gave a slight nod and said, "I shall accompany you to the 7 Chroma Celestial Realm."

"Very well."

Upon hearing this, Seraphina Qu revealed a gentle smile.

After deciding to journey to the 7 Colors Immortal Realm, neither of them delayed any further.

Early the next morning, Eldrin left Lyra and Deer Deer to guard the 3 immortal domains, while he himself departed for the 7 Colors Immortal Domain with Seraphina Qu.

This journey to the 7 Colors Immortal Realm, Eldrin brought along Qu Liuli. The Glazed Divine Sovereign shared a bond as close as sisters with Seraphina Qu, their relationship akin to that of mentor and disciple.

The 7-Colored Immortal Realm had always been a sacred land in Qu Liuli's heart, yet she lamented her lack of sufficient strength to venture there.

This journey alongside Seraphina Qu and Eldrin might very well be the hidden opportunity fate had woven for her.

The party tore through the void and, before they knew it, arrived beyond the 7 Colors Immortal Realm, beholding that vast and magnificent immortal domain of incomparable grandeur.

The 7 Colors Immortal Realm was immensely vast, floating and sinking within the Chaos Sea with as many as 108 celestial domains, rivaling even the Great Cold Immortal Realm in scale. (End of Chapter)