Chapter 2008 : 30-6 Great Dao, the Heavenly Book of Preaching

Before the grand hall stood no fewer than 30-6 Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Among these Great Luo Golden Immortals, aside from the 6 individuals including Chen Xianzhu (Person Name) and Susu (Person Name), there were also old acquaintances such as the Master of the Endless Sky Pavilion (Sect), the Divine Maiden of the Celestial Mountain (Title), Daoist Zi Xuan (Person Name), Daoist Tian Yuan (Person Name), the Nether Lord of Ancient Ruins (Title), and others.

'30-6 Great Luo beings of the Sacrificial Path—no wonder its power has grown so exponentially.'

Eldrin's thoughts flickered, and he gave an involuntary nod.

As he reflected on the countless disciples and old acquaintances who had attained the Dao, a faint smile graced Eldrin’s lips. “My congratulations to you all,” he said warmly.

"The Great Dao of the Grand Luo, once attained, is eternally attained. Today, you have proven your path to the Grand Luo. From this moment forth, you shall never again fall into the cycles of reincarnation, but instead enjoy boundless longevity and carefree transcendence."

"All credit is due to the guidance of the Eldrin and my Master."

The immortals smiled faintly, yet dared not show the slightest negligence.

The more powerful their cultivation, the more they understood the terrifying depths of Eldrin (Person Name).

Even though they had now proven their Dao and attained the Great Luo realm, facing the Eldrin before them, they could only feel his aura as profound and boundless as the abyssal sea—an insurmountable chasm lying between them.

Eldrin nodded slightly and spoke once more, “You cultivate the Path of Sacrificial Devotion, yet the ultimate authority over this Dao resides with me alone.”

"Therefore, I can assure you that so long as you do not violate the sect rules, even if you should fall in the future—nay, even if you are stripped of your authority to cultivate the Great Dao—I shall still be able to resurrect you from the very fabric of the Dao itself."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. The Path of Self-Offering Great Luo could indeed be cultivated alongside the Path of Palm Dao.

In other words, they could anchor their primordial spirits simultaneously within both the Path of Self-Sacrifice and the authority of the Great Dao.

In this way, even if their authority over the Great Dao was seized by others in the future, they could still rely on the fundamental essence of the Sacrificial Dao to revive—effectively granting them dual safeguards.

Of course, the Path of Self Sacrifice was ultimately under Eldrin's control. Should any enemy cultivate this path, Eldrin could likewise prevent their resurgence from this Great Dao.

Moreover, reviving a single Golden Immortal of the Great Luo within the Path of Self-Sacrifice would also consume the foundational power of this very path.

If too many individuals awaken simultaneously, it would also deplete Eldrin's power to some extent.

However, regardless of the circumstances, those who cultivated the Path of Self-Offering could revive from the Great Dao even without concurrently pursuing the Path of Dominion. They could truly be said to be in no way inferior to the Great Luo Golden Immortals who walked the Path of Dominion.

To return to our story, after examining the foundations of everyone's cultivation, Eldrin imparted to them the Great Luo method of the Sacrificial Dao.

And the various Great Luo Golden Immortals of our Sacrificial Path have, to varying degrees, provided Eldrin (Person Name) with a number of Primordial Indestructible Spirit Lights.

Over the years, Eldrin had bestowed upon them numerous cultivation treasures, even granting each of them a Primordial Spirit Treasure to aid in attaining the Great Perfection Realm.

Now that they had attained the Great Dao of the Golden Immortal, it was time for them to repay their debts.

Eldrin retrieved over a 100 strands of Innate Indestructible Spirit Light. While this was hardly a significant amount to him, it would suffice to reinvest in the next batch of Self-Sacrificial Path Great Luo True Seeds.

After obtaining this batch of Primordial Indestructible Radiance, Eldrin examined the foundations of his followers once more and bestowed upon each of them 30 bottles of 10-Cycle Celestial Elixir as a reward.

A single bottle of 10 Revolutions Immortal Pills contained a full 10,000 pills, so these 30 bottles amounted to 300,000 pills.

With so many 10 Revolutions Immortal Pills bestowed, even if they were to sacrifice my Dao Lord's Great Luo body—which rivals an Indestructible Body at the very least—it would be sufficient for them to cultivate all the way to the second level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage.

With that, Eldrin left the grand hall and returned to his cave abode.

At this moment, Lyra had also emerged from her secluded cultivation. Upon meeting Eldrin, she couldn't help but ask, "How do you feel?"

"30-6 newly ascended Great Luo have allowed my Authority of the Sacrificial Path to advance tremendously."

Eldrin spoke slowly, a faint smile gracing his lips.

Then, he paused briefly and remarked with a hint of regret, "What a pity. To advance further, the difficulty is likely to increase significantly."

Lyra nodded. After the power of the Authority of the Great Dao reached the Middle Stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, it would hit a bottleneck phase, making any further progress extremely slow.

Next, even if 30 more Great Luo Golden Immortals were added, Eldrin's authority over the Path of Self-Sacrifice would still be unlikely to rival that of a Fifth-Level Primordial Emperor.

And once the number of Great Perfection Golden Immortals in the Path of Self-Sacrifice exceeds 3 100, with 30-6 reaching the Great Perfection stage, the authority of the Path of Self-Sacrifice will then transform into a perfected Innate Great Dao.

By then, Eldrin's power would undergo a qualitative transformation, ascending directly to the quasi-saint realm in a single step.

However, giving birth to 3 100 Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Sacrificial Path would undoubtedly be an immensely challenging feat.

Most crucially, cultivating the Sacrificial Path to produce 30-6 Great Perfection Golden Immortals would undoubtedly be an exceedingly arduous undertaking.

To set foot upon the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal realm, 1 requires not only prodigious innate talent but also the expenditure of vast, immeasurable resources.

Unless Eldrin (Person Name) cultivated them at all costs, it would take these Sacrificial Path cultivators at least several 1000 kalpas to reach the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal Realm through self-cultivation.

Yet even if Eldrin (Person Name) were to cultivate him at great cost, he currently couldn't afford it in the slightest.

After all, a Great Perfection Golden Immortal represented the pinnacle of power among Golden Immortals—even the Primordial Imperial Court had but a handful of such figures.

After reaching the late-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, cultivation requires resources of extraordinary treasures at the level of Innate Spiritual Treasures, or alternatively, the innate spiritual fruits borne from top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

The Supreme Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) held immeasurable value, serving as a foundational treasure even for the Primordial Imperial Court, reserved as their ultimate strategic asset.

Yet employing treasures of the Innate Spirit Treasure grade as cultivation resources came at an overwhelmingly exorbitant cost.

The reason why the present-day Return-to-Void Celestial Court boasts a dozen or so Great Perfected Golden Immortals at the eighth or ninth tier is primarily due to the fortuitous encounter with the Celestial Emperor’s Treasury from the Ancient Immortal Ruins Continent.

At that time, Eldrin and his companions had each obtained at least 1 Emperor-level opportunity. Moreover, having been caught up in the 3 Clans War, they had acquired considerable cultivation resources.

On this foundation, Eldrin cultivated several top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Roots, and with the maturation effect of the Qiankun Primordial Vial, he was finally able to gather all these cultivation resources.

Without these serendipitous encounters, the various Great Luo Golden Immortals of the Chen Immortal Clan would likely have remained at the sixth level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, at most reaching the seventh level.

"Our Chen Immortal Clan has been able to reach this day, with the Primordial Purple Qi accounting for 80 to 90 percent of the credit. Of the remaining contributions, the Primordial Chaos Qi Vessel has claimed at least 30 percent."

Eldrin’s thoughts flickered, and at last, he began to speak: “Nurturing 30-6 Great Perfection Golden Immortals carries a price far too steep. Even our Chen Immortal Clan cannot bear such a cost now.”

"But there's still time, no need to rush just yet."

Speaking thus, Eldrin declared, "Since the Sacrificial Path has now bared its fangs, the time has come to spread its teachings far and wide."

"Have someone prepare 3 1000 volumes of the Heavenly Dao Scriptures, each capable of guiding cultivators directly to the Perfected Immortal Realm. Dispatch them to the 3 1000 immortal domains to spread the teachings."

Lyra nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I am ready."

With those words, Lyra handed a thick ancient scroll to Eldrin.

Eldrin glanced at the ancient scroll, which recorded the cultivation methods for each realm of the Sacrificial Path.

From the 6 mortal realms of Body Forging, Qi Refining, Dao Foundation, Divine Treasure, Dao Fetus, and Indestructible, to the 5 immortal paths of Sacrificial Self, Heaven Opening, 3 Realms, Cosmos, and Immortal Treasury—each cultivation stage was documented with meticulous detail.

Within these, the 6 mortal realms—Body Forging, Qi Refining, Dao Foundation, Divine Vault, Dao Embryo, and Immortality—each contained 3 1000 distinct cultivation methods and over 30 1000 volumes of various secret arts. Every realm was exceptionally comprehensive.

These cultivation techniques encompassed all things, and it could be said that in terms of perfection within the 6 mortal realms, they were not the slightest bit inferior to immortal path methods—even surpassing them by some margin within the same realm.

From the Sacrificial Self Initiation to the Cosmic Dao, each of the 4 great realms of immortal cultivation encompasses over 3,000 canonical scriptures and more than 8,000 esoteric techniques.

These cultivation techniques were also all-encompassing, scarcely inferior to the immortal path itself.

Only the fifth realm of immortal cultivation, Immortal Depository, contained a mere 1000-some volumes of cultivation methods and just over 3 1000 scrolls of secret arts—significantly fewer compared to the other immortal paths.

As cultivators who attained the Perfection Stage of the Immortal Vault were exceedingly rare, this Sacrificial Vault Realm remained less refined compared to the Ancient Immortal Realm of orthodox immortal cultivation.

Fortunately, these 1,000-plus volumes of cultivation techniques had already encompassed all major meridians and branches of the Celestial Treasury Realm. What remained were merely minor offshoots, often varying from individual to individual, which later generations could independently develop and refine.

"The Sacrificial Dao Path above the Immortal Archive requires a multitude of Immortal Archive experts to refine it, so that a 100 flowers may bloom."

Eldrin (Person Name) closed the all-encompassing Dao Scripture slowly before speaking, "Deliver these 3,000 Dao Scriptures to the 3 1000 immortal domains, then have another 3,000 copies transcribed."

"Next, whether it be the denizens of the 3 1000 Immortal Domains or the heroes from the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss."

"All who seek the Dao with sincere hearts shall receive a Scripture of Revelation upon entering our Abyssal Return Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but smile.

The wider the spread of the Sacrificial Dao, the more astonishing the fortune and merit Eldrin would obtain, and the greater the authority over the Sacrificial Dao would become.

Furthermore, from this day forth, all who cultivate the Path of Self-Offering shall sincerely address Eldrin (Person Name) as the Patriarch of the Path.

As a progenitor of an entire Dao, he not only possessed an extremely exalted status that allowed Eldrin’s cultivation to ascend unceasingly, but also commanded the reverence of all living beings—truly a position of immense honor.

Thus, Eldrin had no means to halt the spread of the Path of Self-Sacrifice, and would even strive to propagate it as widely as possible.

At this thought, Lyra spoke: "Very well. Have all the Great Perfected Immortals under your command who cultivate the Path of Sacrificial Ascension establish independent branches of the Ancient Great Perfected Sect. Order them to widely recruit disciples and followers."

"Your disciples and their followers may also go forth among the myriad heavens to spread the Dao."

"Henceforth, should any branch lineage produce a Great Luo Golden Immortal, you shall bestow upon them a batch of 10-Cycle Transcendent Pills and a wisp of Primordial Indestructible Radiance as reward."

"Moreover, those Great Luo True Seeds with extraordinary aptitudes may also be cultivated at a certain cost."

At this point, Lyra (Person Name) said with a smile, "With the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi Vase (Magic Treasure) in your possession, you lack no resources—be it the 10 Revolutions Immortal Elixir (Elixir) or innate rare treasures...."

"Then you shall bring forth these resources to nurture our most promising disciples and descendants."

Henceforth, each Great Luo Ancient Sect shall select Celestial Immortal True Seeds, Great Luo True Seeds, and Emperor-grade Prodigies based on their disciples' performance during the Great Tribulation and the Dao Tribulation.

Each prodigy of a given level would receive cultivation resources corresponding to their rank, while every branch sect would be granted corresponding rewards. This system would effectively motivate all branches to nurture their disciples.

Hearing this, Eldrin began to form a vague outline in his mind.

The current Sacrificial Dao Path relies entirely on Eldrin (Person Name) for its cultivation. The selection of disciples is based solely on their performance during the Great Tribulation, the Dao Tribulation, and the Kalpa Tribulation.

In such circumstances, it was manageable when there were only a few people around.

However, once the Path of Self-Sacrifice began to expand drastically, Eldrin would undoubtedly be unable to manage it all.

In truth, over the years, many gifted talents around the Void Abyss Immortal Realm had begun to slip through the cracks, ultimately squandering their immense potential.

After all, as his cultivation gradually advanced, a single session of secluded meditation could last tens of millions of years or even several kalpas, making it impossible for him to remain concerned about the affairs of his disciples and grand-disciples in the 3 Realms Realm and Cosmic Realm.

For the My Sacrificial Path to truly flourish, it would be best to let its Da Luo Golden Immortals establish their own ancient Da Luo sects.

As the ancestral ground of the Sacrificial Dao, the Nihility Immortal Domain only needed to bestow resources periodically based on the talent cultivation rates of these Great Luo ancient sects.

The resources bestowed were all relatively low-grade, of little use to Eldrin himself, but perfectly suited for nurturing disciples and followers.

According to Lyra (Person Name), the various branches of the Great Luo Ancient Sects under the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) would undoubtedly spare no effort in cultivating their disciples, thereby enabling the selection of more exceptional talents.

In this way, each ancient sect would cultivate its own disciples, and the success rate of nurturing prodigies in our Dao of Sacrifice would undoubtedly increase significantly.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but chuckle and say, "My lady is truly wise. With this method, the path of Sacrificial Arts will no longer require my personal attention in the future."

Lyra smiled faintly before continuing, "Normally there's no need for concern, but if any ancient sect produces a supreme prodigy capable of cultivating the Immortal Vault of Eternity, it might be worth keeping an eye on them."

Eldrin nodded. To cultivate the Indestructible Immortal Vault, 1 must possess at least the potential of a Primordial Chaos Emperor. Whether as a second-generation disciple of the Path of Self-Sacrifice or a third-generation direct lineage disciple, such talent was undoubtedly worthy of nurturing.

If 1 cannot cultivate the Immortal Sanctuary of Imperishability, then they will likely remain stagnant at the Great Perfection Realm, unworthy of Eldrin’s personal attention.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke: "As you wish, my lady. Let it be arranged accordingly."

With the end of the Kalpa Cataclysm, the 7 domains of the Southern Abyss were shaken by explosive upheavals almost overnight.

Due to this kalpic tribulation, the 7 domains of the Southern Abyss collectively had fewer than 1 100 Great Luo Golden Immortals. Among them, the Path of Self-Sacrifice claimed 30-6 of these Great Luo Golden Immortals—nearly half of the total number.

Such astonishing news sent shockwaves through countless powers across the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

The moment news of this tribulation spread, countless Great Luo Ancient Sects and Primordial Chaos Imperial Courts were shaken to their cores. Even some forces at the level of Chaos Heavenly Emperors felt tremors of astonishment.

Soon after, the disciples of the Eldrin began arriving in the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, carrying the evangel tomes of the Path of Self Sacrifice.

Within the 3 1000 Celestial Domains, each realm received a single volume of the Celestial Tome of Revelation.

Countless immortals were able to comprehend the Celestial Tome of Revelation, each gaining insight into a scroll that suited their level of cultivation in the Sacrificial Path Art.

After obtaining the cultivation method of the Sacrificial Dao, countless immortals were astonished, some even driven to madness.

For within the cultivation methods of the Path of Self-Offering, they glimpsed the possibility of ascending further.

The ability of the Sacrificial Dao to allow mortals to cultivate left countless immortals utterly astounded.

It is known that among the vast sea of mortal beings, commoners account for 90-9 percent of the world's population, while those with spiritual roots—cultivators—are but 1 in 10 1000.

Thus, in that moment, countless immortals preserved the cultivation methods of the Sacrificial Path within their clans and sects as foundational legacies.

Countless immortals also descended to lower realms or employed various means to disseminate their attained methods across the boundless heavens.

Many immortals who were unable to break through even chose to reincarnate and begin cultivating the Path of Self-Offering anew, bringing its techniques with them.

Meanwhile, the great imperial courts, and even the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Sect, had obtained the ancient scrolls of the Path of Self Sacrifice.

"To set mortals upon the path of cultivation—this Eldrin truly possesses grand ambition."

On this day, within the Heavenly Court of the Demonic Tribe, a group of peerless emperors gazed upon the ancient scroll before them, a trace of astonishment coloring their expressions.

The leader was none other than the Great Emperor of Primordial Thunder Crow. He carefully examined the Scripture of Dao Transmission, his expression turning exceedingly grave as he spoke, "The 6 mortal realms are already remarkably complete."

"The 5 Realms of the Immortal Path can already be considered a heavenly dao, no less formidable than the ancient Immortal Realm of the Immortal Path."

Beside him, the Eldrin Emperor from the Eldrin tribe furrowed his brow, a trace of apprehension flashing in his eyes as he remarked, "This Path of Self-Sacrifice allows mortals to cultivate, and it appears to have been specifically tailored for the human race."

"Once this spreads far and wide, the human race would likely rise with astonishing speed. In less than tens of thousands of kalpas, the number of their Great Luo Golden Immortals could very well surpass that of our demon race."

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the demon tribes present shifted in unison.

Today, the demon race remains the foremost of the 3 Celestial Courts, even capable of suppressing the combined forces of humans and gods, primarily because their numbers of Great Perfected Golden Immortals are vast.

Once the number of Great Perfected Ones among the human race surpasses that of the demon race, if humans and deities continue to join forces, wouldn't the demon race be completely suppressed?

With this thought in mind, all the Monster Race Emperors turned their gazes toward the few Great Emperors seated at the head of the assembly.

In the center of the grand hall, the Pure Yang Great Emperor (Cultivator Title) witnessed this and spoke, "To halt the rise of the Sacrificial Path (Cultivation Method), the most effective approach is to eliminate the Abyssal Emperor (Person Name)."

"Before the Eldrin Emperor fully rises to power, if we can slay him now, the Path of Sacrificial Dao will suffer a devastating blow."

"When the time comes, we shall join forces with powerful foes to unleash the Great Dao Curse, casting the Sacrificial Path's eternal ban on ascension to sever humanity's path to resurgence."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the demonic emperors all gleamed with a faint light.

The Great Emperor of Primordial Thunder Raven standing nearby, however, shook his head and spoke, "The Abyssal Monarch has cultivated a True Spirit Body, making it fundamentally impossible for him to perish completely. This method is simply unrealistic."

"Moreover, the 2 Dao Ancestor Immortal Sages of the human race would never stand idly by while we move against the Emperor of the Returning Abyss."

Seeing this, the Pure Yang Emperor smiled and said, "Though we cannot completely destroy it, we can seal it away for all eternity within the Sun-Gold Tower."

"With the power of the Primordial Golden Sun Pagoda, it should be sufficient to sever his connection to the Great Dao."

"By then, I shall unleash the Great Dao Curse, condemning the Sacrificial Dao to eternal severance from immortality. I foresee no hindrance in this endeavor."

Upon hearing this, the various Demon Sovereigns couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Emperor Bifang could not help but speak upon hearing this, "And what of the human race? How shall we deal with them?"

"I shall take action myself."

At that very moment, a placid voice echoed from outside the grand hall.

Everyone looked up and saw a majestic figure clad in crimson phoenix robes suddenly approaching from outside the grand hall.

Greetings, Esteemed Demi-Sage.

Hearing this, the demon emperors immediately bowed in reverence, their faces lighting up with ecstatic joy.

The newcomer was none other than the newly ascended Paragon of the demon race, 1 of the 3 Great Paragons—the Vermilion Bird Paragon.

10,000-word explosive update! Enjoy the New Year holiday this month, the author will be cranking out chapters like crazy.