Chapter 1929 : 3 Tribulations, Celestial Emperor's Legacy

"I have heard of your affairs."

The Violet-Polaris Ancient Phoenix spoke, "Why not settle the grievances of those years once and for all?"

Eldrin nodded with a smile and said, "I suffered no loss back then, and now you are an honored guest of the Chen Clan. Since we are all on the same side, this matter should be laid to rest."

"But you mentioned having a request—surely it’s not just about this matter?"

The Violet-Polaris Ancient Phoenix nodded, then spoke with a trace of gravity, "It has been several kalpas since Chi Huang broke through to the Eighth Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm, yet she remains unable to ascend to the Great Perfection stage."

"The Innate Indestructible Radiance she needs for her breakthrough—I have a way to obtain it. Yet, I cannot guarantee he will be able to shatter the Ninth Heavenly Barrier."

"I've heard you have full confidence in overcoming this tribulation, and I wish to request your guidance for the Phoenix of Blazing Flames."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly.

The cultivation path of the Chaos Demon Gods cannot follow the way of creating immortal domains. To break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, 1 must first forcibly shatter the Heavenly Gate of Fate before merging with the innate indestructible spiritual light.

However, shattering the Heavenly Gate of Fate was an immensely difficult feat. Chi Huang had yet to slay more than a handful of powerful adversaries at her own cultivation level, and her accumulated fate power and cultivation foundation remained insufficient to support her in completing that final step.

Thus, the Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix thought of Eldrin, intending to leverage the power of the Chen Immortal Clan to slay more formidable tribulation foes, thereby shattering the Heavenly Barrier of Fate and breaking through to the Eighth Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm.

After grasping this point, Eldrin fell into brief contemplation before speaking, "This matter is hardly an issue. It simply requires that after Fellow Daoist Chi Huang achieves her breakthrough, she joins our Chen Immortal Clan as an honored guest elder."

"In that case, my sincere gratitude."

With a faint smile, the Violet-Phoenix Ancient Phoenix agreed, and thus the matter was settled.

The 2 conversed at length until Eldrin was about to take his leave. Suddenly recalling the Primordial Ice Phoenix, he remarked, "I have an old friend—the Primordial Ice Phoenix, a Chaos Holy Spirit. Allow me to make the introductions."

Primordial Ice Phoenix?

The Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix was momentarily taken aback, then chuckled softly. "The Primordial Ice Phoenix is a sacred spirit of our phoenix lineage. It is only right that we extend our care."

Seeing this, Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod and summoned the Primordial Ice Phoenix.

In the primordial era, the Ancient Ice Phoenix followed Eldrin in the Campaign of the Cosmic Tribulation, then accompanied Lyra through the last cosmic calamity. For countless years, her cultivation had remained stagnant at the 8-Tribulation Ancient Immortal realm, yet she had forged within herself an indestructible foundation.

Without a suitable dao sanctuary, the Ancient Ice Phoenix had spent most of these years wandering through the primordial chaos, occasionally hunting primordial beasts for the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) while seeking opportunities to transcend into a Chaos Deity.

It was a pity that for a Chaos Saint to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the most crucial element was the Primordial Indestructible Radiance. Without a Great Luo-level Chaos Nest, a successful breakthrough was virtually impossible.

Yet the Chen Immortal Clan had only recently ascended to the ranks of the Great Luo Ancient Clans. Even Eldrin lacked surplus resources to support the Primordial Ice Phoenix.

At the sight of the Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix, Eldrin couldn't help but consider introducing the Primordial Ice Phoenix to her. After all, the Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix had reached the late-stage Great Roaming Golden Immortal realm and once possessed a mid-grade Great Roaming abode—the Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix Nest. Guiding 1 or 2 cultivators to the Great Roaming Golden Immortal realm should hardly pose a challenge for her.

After the Primordial Ice Phoenix arrived at the Violet Zenith Ancient Phoenix's sanctum, she froze for a fleeting moment upon laying eyes on her.

For years, Eldrin had completely sealed all information regarding the Violet Pole Ancient Phoenix. Beyond the core leadership of the Chen Immortal Clan, no 1 else knew that deep within the Chaotic Heavenly Domain at the heart of the 3 immortal domains resided a Golden Immortal of the Great Perfection stage from the Chaos Phoenix race.

The Primordial Ice Phoenix was learning of this for the first time, and a surge of pleasant surprise welled up within her as she said, "I pay my respects to the esteemed Elder Violetpole Ancient Phoenix."

"There is no need for such formality."

The Violet-Pole Ancient Phoenix smiled faintly before speaking. "Since we both belong to the Primordial Chaos Phoenix Clan, let us address each other as sisters."

At this moment, the Violet Ultimate Ancient Phoenix felt profound delight within its heart. As 1 of the top 30 paramount races born of primordial chaos, the Chaos Phoenix lineage possessed exceptionally noble bloodlines, yet their numbers remained exceedingly scarce.

As a member of the Primordial Ice Phoenix lineage within the Chaos Phoenix Clan, her bloodline resonated more closely with the Violet Ultimate Ancient Phoenix of the Thunder Phoenix lineage, evoking within her a profound sense of kinship.

At this thought, the Violet Ultimate Phoenix exchanged greetings with the Primeval Ice Phoenix before saying to Eldrin (Person Name), "Many thanks for your referral, Fellow Daoist. From now on, my sister Ice Phoenix shall cultivate with me upon this Phoenix Roost Parasol Tree."

Eldrin smiled slightly, then cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I shall rest assured."

A flash of flowing light, a millennium at the ornamental column.

After departing from the Chaotic Heavenly Domain, Eldrin returned to the Abyssal Return Immortal Domain and resumed his secluded cultivation.

During this period, Eldrin devoted himself to secluded cultivation while simultaneously refining immortal pills and divine artifacts, preparing for the impending Chaos War.

Millions upon millions of years slipped away in the relentless flow of time.

Until this day, when the endless calamity qi in the primordial chaos slowly shifted, a world-shattering tribulation was finally about to arrive.

Before the Great Calamity began, Eldrin gathered the clansmen of the Chen Immortal Clan, bestowed upon them various rare treasures, and made final preparations for the impending war. Then he sealed off the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, withdrawing from worldly affairs.

The Void Return Immortal Alliance still fielded a considerable number of 8-tribulation ancient immortals for this cosmic tribulation, led by Qing Ji, whose origins traced back to the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus.

In addition, there were over a dozen 7 or 8-tribulation Ancient Immortals including Chen Ethan (Person Name), Lila (Person Name), Yan Ziji (Person Name), Chen Xianqing (Person Name), Ao Hong (Person Name), the Blazing Phoenix Saint Spirit (Divine Being), the Primordial Ice Phoenix (Divine Being), Ye Qingfeng (Person Name), Lu Wenyuan (Person Name), and Kael (Person Name).

This Tribulation also followed the usual course. Chen Xianqing first led countless Celestial Immortals from the Nihility Domain to charge into the Nihility Heaven Realm, using the hundreds of thousands of chaos beasts bred in the Nihility Domain as nourishment for their ascension.

These primordial chaos beasts possessed extraordinary power, with some Chaos Beast Kings rivaling the might of 7 Tribulation Ancient Immortals. Yet, in the hands of the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization), they remained utterly defenseless.

Before long, these Chaos Beasts were completely eradicated by the group.

After completing this step, with the opening of the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent still far off, Qing Ji (Person Name) led the group into the chaos.

Due to the last great calamity, the supreme Chaos Beast Kings and Chaos Holy Spirits of the Eastern Liyan Region had been nearly exterminated by Lyra (Person Name). Thus, this time, Qing Ji led the group deep into the heart of the chaos.

They traversed several Chaos Domains, successively suppressing dozens of top-tier Chaos Beast Kings and Chaos Holy Spirits, ultimately sweeping through all opposition with peerless dominance.

Like Lyra (Person Name), the harvested Dao Origins held little practical value for Qing Ji (Person Name) herself. She distributed them among the companions before turning to plunge back into the depths of Ancient Immortal Ruins.

In the Ancient Ruins Continent, Qing Ji (Person Name) displayed astonishing combat prowess from the very beginning, annihilating nearly a 100 8-Calamity Ancient Immortals in a single battle.

Then she led the crowd into the Nirvana Ancient Grounds.

Within the Nirvana Ancient Grounds, Qing Ji found the revived Eldrin, the Imperial Son.

Under the nurturing care of the Sun Emperor, Lingxiao Imperial Son had undergone nirvana through a kalpa cycle, his combat prowess now utterly extraordinary.

The moment he awakened from his slumber, Imperial Scion Lingxiao had already attained the Great Dao of True Spirit. With his 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) – the physical body, the primordial soul, and the Great Dao itself – as his foundation, he revealed world-shattering potential the instant he emerged into the world.

In almost any other era, the current strength of Imperial Son Lingxiao would have been enough to sweep across the world.

After all, with 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) as his foundation, he was fully capable of rivaling prodigies of destiny like Tian Xing and Ni Cang Tian. Even a reincarnation of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure embryo like the Purple Empyrean Sword Extreme might not necessarily surpass him.

Alas, she had encountered Qing Ji, who now possessed the foundation of the very first Azure Lotus born of primordial chaos—a being with potential and aptitude at least at the Second Realm of Chaos.

The 2 sides erupted into battle once more at the Nirvana Ancient Grounds. After merely 3 1000-some exchanges, Lady Qing slew Imperial Son Lingxiao upon the hallowed earth of the ancient site.

In truth, Lady Qing had not exerted her full strength in this battle. Had she fought with all her power, she could have suppressed and slain Imperial Son Lingxiao within 3 moves.

Because the foundation of the Chaos Azure Lotus was far too astonishing, if Qing Ji were to be fully exposed, it would likely arouse the suspicion of the Sun Celestial Emperor.

After slaying the Imperial Son of Lingxiao, his form once more plummeted into the Ancient Land of Nirvana, as if entering the cycle of rebirth anew.

Witnessing this scene, a slight frown creased Yan Zi Ji’s brow as she murmured, “Could it be that he is capable of undergoing Nirvana once more?”

"The Sun Celestial Emperor's contingency plan is truly extraordinary."

Qing Ji spoke softly, then shook her head. "But all things have their limits. This time, Young Master Lingxiao has been slain 3 times in succession, with his origin undergoing Dao dissolution thrice. He has completely exhausted his potential."

Even if the Sun Celestial Emperor were to exhaust all means of salvation, it would still be impossible for him to advance further and cultivate the fourth True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation. At most, it could only restore his current level of attainment.

Hearing this, Yan Zi Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If Crown Prince Lingxiao could advance further with each defeat, that would be truly terrifying.

In truth, the fact that Imperial Scion Lingxiao had managed to cultivate 3 True Spiritual Root foundations by seizing the opportunity born of destruction and rebirth could already be considered an astonishing stroke of destiny.

It must be understood that even the Creation Cauldron cannot guarantee the formation of a True Spiritual Root foundation. It merely assists in breaking 1 shackle through the empowerment of the Primordial Unbounded Spirit Light, combined with top-tier innate divine artifacts.

From this perspective, if a Chaos Heavenly Emperor was willing to pay the price, coupled with suitable opportunities and timing, cultivating a powerful bloodline potential into 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) foundation might not be as difficult as imagined.

However, this price was likely far steeper than that of the Creation Cauldron, consuming resources that might even leave the Primordial Chaos Emperor utterly distraught.

Of course, as the saying goes, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. No amount of resources would be of use to a good-for-nothing. The prerequisite for cultivating the 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) Foundation was, at the very least, that the individual possessed a sliver of potential to achieve it.

To return to our story, after Qing Ji slew the Imperial Scion of the Firmament, she promptly extracted his Dao Origin.

Gazing at the Dao Origin in her hand, Qing Ji remarked, "This holds no use for me. Who would you say is most fitting to entrust it to?"

"This Dao Origin."

Lila fell into a brief contemplation before speaking softly, "The Dao Origin of Fire holds little use for me. It would be better given to Sister Violette."

"The Dao of his Great Sun Golden Flame should share remarkable similarities with Sister Zi Ji's Duji Purple Flame."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ji nodded as well, then handed the Dao Origin of Imperial Scion Ling Xiao to Yan Zi Ji.

After handling all of this, Qing Ji looked at the group and said, "There's still time. Quickly digest your gains, and then we shall venture into the depths of the primordial chaos."

Hearing this, no 1 present voiced any objections.

With those words spoken, Qing Ji personally led the team and conquered the Immortal Flame Forbidden Land—the foremost among the 10 great forbidden realms of the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent.

Within the Immortal Flame Forbidden Grounds resides the Chaos Immortal Flame, 1 of the 10 great immortal fires of primordial chaos. In terms of rank and potency, it even slightly surpasses the Pure Yang Heavenly Flame.

The Sacred Flame Forbidden Land here was once the dao field of the 'Sacred Flame Celestial Emperor' from the primordial era of the Celestial Realm. The Chaos Sacred Flame left behind has been transformed by various Chaos Celestial Emperors into a supreme cultivation sanctuary.

After the group had secured the Flames of Immortality Forbidden Grounds, Lady Yan Zi and the others immediately began to temper their physical bodies and spiritual power using the Primordial Flames of Immortality within the domain. They also took the opportunity to refine the captured Dao Origins they had obtained.

Throughout this process, everyone reaped tremendous gains, with both their cultivation bases and latent potential receiving significant enhancements.

The first to emerge from seclusion was none other than Chen Xianqing. She had been the first to fully refine the Source of the Dao and conclude her closed-door cultivation. By tempering her primordial spirit with the Chaos Immortal Flame, she had shattered her previous limits and miraculously forged a True Spirit Primordial Spirit.

Apart from Chen Xianqing, everyone else had emerged from seclusion 1 after another, yet none had succeeded in building a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation.

Only Yan ZiJi remained until the very end, emerging from secluded cultivation only after a full 90 1000 years.

Emerging from seclusion this time, Yan Zi Ji had reaped gains that could only be described as astonishing. Not only had she established her foundation with a True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), but she had also inherited the legacy of the Immortal Flame Celestial Emperor.

It turned out that after refining the Dao Source of Imperial Scion Lingxiao, Yan ZiJi had immediately attained the True Spirit Great Dao, with a significant portion of the Dao Source still left undigested.

The True Spirit-level Great Dao of the Dutian Purple Flame resonated with the inheritance imprint of the Immortal Flame Celestial Emperor, granting Yan Ziji the complete legacy of the Immortal Flame Celestial Emperor.

Such a stroke of fortune could truly be called an unparalleled defiance of the heavens.

Following the legacy path of the Flare Celestial Emperor, Yan ZiJi tempered her physical form and primordial spirit with the Capital Heaven Purple Flames. In 1 sustained burst of effort, she astonishingly cultivated 3 True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundations.

"To think you would encounter such a rare opportunity."

Upon learning that Yan Zi Ji had obtained such a rare opportunity, Qing Ji couldn't help but sigh with profound emotion.

Lila could not help but feel a surge of envy, remarking involuntarily, "The greatest opportunity in the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent has already been claimed by Sister Ziji."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel overwhelmingly envious.

In ancient times, the Primordial Realm of Immortal Cosmos shattered into countless fragments, the 7 largest of which were in fact the respective celestial domains of the 7 Chaos Heavenly Emperors.

The fragment obtained from the 3,000 Immortal Domains was, in fact, the celestial abode of the Blaze Celestial Emperor.

As the foremost of the 10 Great Forbidden Lands, the Immortal Flame Forbidden Ground holds its greatest opportunity—the legacy of the Immortal Flame Heavenly Emperor. Yet, no 1 has ever managed to obtain this inheritance.

For no 1 had known that to inherit the legacy of the Flame Emperor of the Immortal Blaze, 1 must first master the True Spirit Dao of Fire.

Throughout the ages, many have cultivated the True Spirit Path of Fire to completion, yet none have succeeded in obtaining the legacy of the Blazing Sanctum. The primary obstacle lies in their inability to conquer this forbidden realm.

After all, as the foremost of the 10 Great Forbidden Lands, the forbidden malevolent spirits within the Blaze Sanctum are far too powerful. Without cultivation at the Sixth True Spiritual Root foundation or higher, it would be utterly impossible to subdue them.

Moreover, Yan Zijie had a faint intuition that the inheritors chosen by the Flaming Celestial Emperor seemed to instinctively avoid the descendants of the Chaos Celestial Emperors.

After realizing this, Yan Ziqi couldn't help but look at Qingji and say, "The fact that we obtained this opportunity is all thanks to your help."