Chapter 2019 : Abyssal Sword Realm Sea

Having attained the Dao of Returning Abyss, Eldrin hesitated no longer.

He immediately began using the Way of the Returning Abyss as a foundation, integrating it into his sixth blank True Spirit Divine Rune.

With the ready-made blank divine pattern of the Nihility Dao, mastering the Nihility Divine Pattern progressed swiftly. Merely a few 100 years later, Eldrin had completely perfected the Nihility Divine Pattern.

"Bzzz—"

At the very moment the Return to Void Divine Rune was perfected, Eldrin suddenly sensed an indescribable power emerging from within his Chaos Indestructible Body.

This power possessed no offensive capabilities, yet it held an unprecedented defensive strength.

He seemed capable of absorbing nearly all forms of energy, an effect far more potent than mere immunity to magical power or an indestructible golden body.

"This Eldrin Rune has the power to devour nearly all attacks from enemies."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, continuously testing the limits of the Abyssal Godrune. To his astonishment, he ultimately discovered that this Abyssal Godrune could devour power equivalent to approximately the maximum defensive capacity of his physical body.

In other words, as long as the opponent's attack did not exceed the limits of Eldrin's (Person Name) defensive capabilities, all damage inflicted would be absorbed.

Since the Void God Patterns could endlessly devour the opponent's power, as long as the enemy failed to shatter their defense, Eldrin could essentially disregard all attacks from formidable foes.

However, although Eldrin's original physical body was powerful, it was not truly immune to damage.

Before cultivating the Li Fire Divine Runes, Eldrin could only withstand damage at the Grand Golden Immortal level without wearing the Indestructible Battle Attire.

Although an early-stage Primordial Chaos Emperor could not inflict much harm on Eldrin, if 1 were to unleash their full power, they could still manage to wound him.

If besieged by a group of early-stage Chaos Origin Monarchs, Eldrin (Person Name) could still sustain severe injuries.

Those who had reached the middle stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor could even pose a certain threat to Eldrin, with the potential to inflict severe or even fatal injuries.

After all, Eldrin (Person Name) only possessed First-Level Chaos Origin Emperor cultivation. Being able to physically contend against a Sixth-Level Chaos Origin Emperor was already astonishing enough—it was impossible for him to completely disregard the attacks of a Chaos Origin Emperor.

During this period, his ability to withstand attacks from mid-stage and even late-stage Mixed Origin Emperors primarily relied on the defensive power of the Indestructible Battle Garb.

However, the Indestructible Battle Attire could only reduce the damage by 90 percent, failing to achieve true immunity.

However, with the acquisition of this Abyssal Divine Rune, any attack with power below the sixth level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor would be completely absorbed by Eldrin's Abyssal Divine Rune.

In other words, Eldrin had truly achieved immunity to damage from opponents of the same cultivation level. From this point onward, mere numerical superiority would pose no threat to this Eldrin.

Even if a 1000 Chaos Origin Emperors were to besiege him simultaneously, as long as their individual attacks could not breach Eldrin's defensive threshold, all damage would be absorbed.

This was true immunity to damage from the same cultivation level—complete immunity to all physical and even magical attacks, far surpassing the 90 percent immunity effect of mana immunity.

Moreover, against forces that exceeded its defensive threshold, the Abyssal Divine Patterns could still absorb a tremendous amount of damage.

Most astonishingly, the damage absorption effect of the Abyssal God Runes would continue to intensify alongside Eldrin's physical fortitude.

"The Abyssal God Rune truly lives up to its reputation as the ultimate defensive rune. With such divine runic power combined with the defensive capabilities of the Indestructible Battle Attire, even a Seventh-Level Chaos Origin Emperor would struggle to inflict significant injuries upon me."

"If I were to encounter the Great Emperor of the Primordial Thunder Crow again, I would not suffer such grievous injuries."

Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of frost creeping into his expression.

In the primordial times, the Great Emperor of Thunder Crows struck from across the vast chaos, severely wounding Eldrin with but a single move.

Now, if Eldrin were to face the Great Emperor of the Primordial Thunder Crow again, it would take the latter hundreds, if not thousands, of full-power strikes to inflict such severe injuries.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin slowly withdrew his focus.

He withdrew his divine sense from his physical body and began to contemplate his True Spirit Primordial Soul.

But within Eldrin’s true spirit and primordial soul, the 9 innate acupoints blazed with a dazzling radiance.

Among these 9 apertures, 5 had already transformed into True Spirit Apertures. Of the remaining 4, 3 were Destiny Apertures, yet only 1 Destiny Aperture had failed to integrate with its innate supernatural ability.

The Ninth Primordial Spirit Aperture.

Gazing at the ninth spiritual aperture before him, Eldrin fell into deep contemplation.

From the very moment he had cultivated his True Spirit Primordial Soul, Eldrin had been capable of mastering all 9 of his innate divine abilities.

Yet over these years, he had never succeeded in cultivating the ninth great innate divine ability, for Eldrin's 8 great divine abilities were already remarkably comprehensive.

Among these 8 great divine abilities, the Chaos Primordial Qi could transform into the Primordial Qi True Aura and the Grasping Hand, combining the wonders of entrapping enemies and defense.

The Chaos Divine Thunder's offensive power is unparalleled. Once Eldrin cultivates it to the Chaos Realm, it will likely become the foremost offensive thunder art across the 3 1000 immortal domains.

The Primordial Chaos 5-Colored Divine Light could seize all things in existence, and could also transform into the 5-Colored Aurora Evasion—a supreme divine ability for both combat and self-preservation.

The Great Deduction Path of Yin-Yang and Stars was also a supreme divination art. Time and again, it had helped Eldrin deduce various karmic ties, allowing him to evade numerous calamities, rendering him virtually invincible.

Had it not been for the fact that the demon clan had enlisted the aid of the Heavenly Calculus Sage Emperor, who excelled in the Dao of Heavenly Secrets, Eldrin might have deduced a countermeasure through this divine ability.

Among the remaining 4 great divine abilities, the Chaos Weapon Genesis Art was unparalleled in group combat, while the Song of Ages Blade and the Boundless Cosmos Sword were spacetime supernatural powers—they could even merge to form a forbidden divine ability.

Yin Yang Sacrifice Art is a path of self-offering, a method that gambles with life itself.

It could be said that Eldrin's 8 divine abilities now encompassed a myriad of functions: defense, enemy containment, lethal strikes, object manipulation, evasion techniques, celestial divination, group combat, temporal control, spatial manipulation, and explosive bursts.

In such circumstances, whether it be another offensive-defensive divine ability or a functional auxiliary technique, its practical utility would be rather limited.

Therefore, Eldrin had always kept this ninth divine ability in reserve with great prudence, intending to cultivate it when his vision and comprehension reached greater heights.

Now, Eldrin had already charted his path for future cultivation. As for the goal of this ninth True Spirit Divine Ability, he had long since made up his mind.

Divine Art of the Returning Abyss.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a flicker of resolve gleaming in his eyes.

Indeed, Eldrin's ninth innate divine ability must be forged with the Dao of Returning Abyss as its core, giving rise to a peerless divine technique.

For Eldrin knew that 1 day, he must still walk the path of cultivating the Sacrificial Ascension Art.

Yet the more formidable 1's foundation, the more arduous the path to cultivating the Sacrificial Ascension Art becomes.

Yet Eldrin possessed a full 7 True Spiritual Roots. The likelihood of him succeeding in sacrificing all of himself to complete the Path of Self-Sacrifice was virtually 0.

To complete the Sacrificial Self, Eldrin must cultivate a Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss within his ninth aperture. Only through the All-Devouring nature of the Great Dao of Returning Abyss could he ultimately take that final step.

"Let us begin."

As his thoughts wavered, Eldrin acted decisively, channeling the boundless power of the Endless Return to Void Dao into his innate acupoints.

As time flowed on, Eldrin's primordial spirit finally trembled violently. When all settled into stillness, a shadowy light that blotted out the heavens emerged within his ninth aperture.

Wheel of the Returning Abyss.

Eldrin murmured softly, a treasure wheel rising from between his brows, radiating power capable of devouring all things.

The Wheel of Returning Abyss, also known as the Wheel of Finality, represents another manifestation of the Great Dao of Returning Abyss. Eldrin (Person Name) cultivated divine abilities through it, possessing the terrifying power to devour primordial chaos.

Eldrin had a vague premonition that the power of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss was likely extraordinary, even harboring a forbidden force capable of eroding the Great Dao itself.

"A power that can even erode the Great Dao?"

Eldrin’s heart jolted in shock, and he couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment, “Can this be used to completely annihilate a Great Luo Golden Immortal?”

His heart reeling with shock, Eldrin felt a flicker of uncertainty, but in the end, he suppressed the thought.

A Great Luo Golden Immortal does not fall into the cycle of reincarnation. If I truly possessed the ability to completely annihilate a Great Luo Golden Immortal, I would likely be regarded as a forbidden enemy by countless Great Luo Immortal Lords, and even the Primordial Heavenly Emperor, and sealed away for eternity.

Thus, unless absolutely necessary, Eldrin would not lightly draw upon this power.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin set aside all distractions and emerged from the Nameless Space, returning to the solitude of his courtyard.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Eldrin stepped out of his cultivation chamber and strode into the open world. Gazing at the vast expanse of the Great Barren Ancient Realm, a ripple of emotion shimmered in his eyes.

"This realm is so shattered, can it be restored with a Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root)?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly. After calculating with his fingers for a long while, he discovered that with just 1 innate supreme-grade spiritual root, he could draw upon the power of the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea to continuously restore the Great Desolate Ancient Realm.

However, relying solely on the power of the Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) would likely be insufficient to expel the desolate energy of the Primordial Chaos Abyss.

"How can we expel the power of desolation?"

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his thoughts drifting to the 3 1000 celestial realms.

Throughout the entire 3 1000 Immortal Domains and even the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss, the power of the Primordial Chaos Sea could be repelled not only because the Primal Domain was capable of suppressing it, but also due to the immense effectiveness of the Immortal Domain Grand Array.

For instance, the Domain Formation of the 3 1000 Immortal Domains utilized the power of the immortal domains to suppress the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea, thereby expanding the habitable territory around the Primeval Realm.

"I must find a single stalk of the Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), 1 capable of mending the very foundation of our world."

Furthermore, once the world is initially restored, we must attempt to establish immortal domains around the Primordial Barren Expanse. Using these as foundations, we shall deploy formation arrays to suppress the power of the Chaotic Desolate Sea.

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, a plan already taking shape in his mind.

Although opening up 3,000 celestial domains posed an immense challenge, Eldrin didn't actually require that many celestial domains.

According to his thinking, the Primordial Wilderness didn't need a living space as vast as the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss. Even if their range of activity were reduced to just 1 10-thousandth of that of the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss, it would be perfectly acceptable.

As long as it can withstand the erosion of the power of desolation and provide the Great Barren Ancient Realm with some living space, it would be a 1000 times, nay, a 100 times better than the current situation.

After forming this idea, Eldrin went directly to the Great Wilderness Sanctuary. Upon locating the 9 high priests, he explained his proposal.

After hearing this, everyone fell into contemplative silence.

The high priest let out a bitter chuckle and said, "The Great Desolate Ancient Realm lies in ruins. Low-grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) struggle to survive here, while the high-grade ones were all taken away by those people long ago."

"If it were merely a matter of gathering a few Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), it might not pose too great a challenge."

"But according to your words, establishing a single immortal realm requires 4 Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) to deploy the grand formation that suppresses the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea. Wouldn't that necessitate hundreds of Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) at the very minimum?"

The 9 high priests shook their heads repeatedly, then smiled bitterly and said, "Even if we tore apart the entire Great Barren Ancient Realm, we still couldn't gather so many Heavenly Spiritual Roots."

Eldrin also felt somewhat helpless and could not help but speak, "Then do you know where a primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root might exist in this world?"

The 9 high priests exchanged uneasy glances, until finally the elder High Priest spoke, "Those 3 forbidden lands of the Great Wilderness might possess sufficient primordial Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root)."

"However, the 3 great forbidden domains of the barren lands are far too perilous."

Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly as he quietly listened to the words of the high priest.

As the Elder Priest spoke in a measured tone, Eldrin gradually came to understand the structure of the Great Barren Ancient Domain.

It turned out that ever since the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain had fallen from its original rank, the vast realm had shattered into several fragmented primordial domains.

Over time, most of these fragments were annihilated by the Primordial Chaos Desolate Sea, leaving only 3 fragmented Primal Domains remaining to this day.

These 3 fragmented Primordial Domains shattered into countless pieces, scattered around the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, converging into clusters of innumerable chaotic lairs. They are known to the inhabitants of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm as the Forbidden Desolate Realms.

These 3 desolate forbidden lands are the Abyssal Sword Sea, the Myriad Stars Archipelago, and the Primordial Barren Continent.

The Sword Abyss Realm Sea was formed when the sacred land of the Primordial Domain—the Sword Abyss Immortal Palace of the Great Desolation—merged with a nascent realm sea.

The Myriad Star Archipelago was formed when boundless celestial bodies from the Primordial Wilderness Domain fell into the Chaotic Desolate Sea and converged.

The Desolate Ancient Continent was an equally terrifying place. It was formed from numerous Chaos Nests converging into a barren domain, created by the multitude of Chaos Fiends surrounding the Primordial Wildlands before they were corroded by the power of desolation.

The High Priest spoke slowly, his expression grave as he said, "Each of these 3 realms is guarded by at least 1 late-stage Chaos Unity Emperor."

"Given our current strength, it would be wiser not to provoke them."

Eldrin (Person Name) listened to this point and roughly understood the origins of these 3 forbidden lands in the wild domains.

Among the 3 forbidden lands, the Realm Sea of Swords once belonged to the ancient Sword Abyss Celestial Court. In its prime, the Sword Abyss Celestial Court ranked among the 10 Great Holy Lands of the Primordial Desolate Domain.

This lineage had not boarded the ancient vessel to depart. Instead, they directly located a nascent Chaos Boundary Sea and relocated their own Dao sanctuary into its depths.

Alas, in the end, they could not escape the erosion of the Barren Force. The entire sect, along with the Abyssal Sword Realm Sea, was ultimately transformed into a Barren Domain.

The Myriad Star Archipelago was the final struggle of the Cosmic Star Deities in the Primordial Desolate Realm.

In that era, as the Zhou Tian Star Deities of the Primordial Great Barren Domain, these Celestial Star Monarchs and Great Luo beings were swept into the Chaotic Desolate Sea along with the shattering starry sky.

Afterward, they barely managed to resist the erosion of desolate energy through the Zhou Tian Stars Great Array, yet it was merely a desperate struggle for survival.

In the end, the Great Luo Ancient Star within the Zhou Heavenly Stars transformed into the Archipelago of 10 1000 Stars, and the star deities within became the lineage of the Wilderness Clan.

The Barren Ancient Land lineage was forged when countless Chaos Eldrin (Beings) gathered numerous Chaos Nests (Places) and refined them into a vast continent, intending to resist the power of Barrenness. Yet in the end, they too failed to escape its corrosive grasp.

The Elder High Priest sighed at this point and said, "In ancient times, before these desolate domains were corrupted, we still occasionally interacted with 1 another."

"At that time, our Great Barren Ancient Realm possessed the strongest native power, and we offered them considerable support as well."

"But as they gradually became corrupted and fell, they have now become our most formidable threat."

The other 8 high priests could not help but show expressions of sorrow upon hearing this.

Eldrin fell silent upon hearing this. Each of these ancient realms was guarded by a late-stage Chaos Emperor.

Given Eldrin's (Person Name) current defensive capabilities, he truly had no fear of the seventh-level Mixed Origin Emperor's lethal assaults, yet his offensive methods still fell considerably short.

To obtain sufficient Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) from these Chaos Barbarians would likely remain unattainable for the time being.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin spoke: "We need not rush into dealing with the 3 forbidden lands of the wild domains, but restoring the Great Barren Ancient Realm must be done swiftly."

"How many spiritual roots do you have? Take me to see them first."

Upon hearing this, the 9 high priests immediately escorted Eldrin (Person Name) into the immortal herb garden of the Great Wilderness Sanctum.

The moment Eldrin (Person Name) arrived at the immortal herb garden, a faint, bitter smile involuntarily crossed his face.

He discovered that within the vast immortal herb garden, there were merely a dozen or so Great Luo Immortal Herbs, while the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) numbered only 7 or 8 at most. As for Great Luo-level Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), there was but a single specimen.

With such meager foundations, forget about a vast Ancient Realm—even in the eyes of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, this would be considered utterly destitute.

"It's unimaginable that this is the legacy left behind by what was once a primordial realm."

The High Priest let out a bitter chuckle and spoke with palpable resignation, "Most of the spiritual roots from the Primordial Wildlands were taken away long ago. What remains now are scarcely more than a handful."

Later, to protect the Great Wilderness Primordial Domain, we felled the Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) to mend the World’s Primordial Membrane.

"Moreover, with the harsh conditions of the world, low-grade spiritual roots struggle to survive, while high-grade spiritual roots lack the primordial essence to advance, leading to the current situation..."

"Alas!"

Eldrin could not help but feel somewhat helpless. As he approached the sole remaining Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Root, a faint glimmer of light flickered in his eyes.

There stood a towering ancient tree that pierced the heavens, its branches as rugged and powerful as coiling dragons.

The Great Wilderness Ancient Tree.

The high priest elder spoke slowly, his expression turning grave as he said, "This tree is a supreme treasure from the Primordial Wilds—a branch transformed from the Great Wilderness Ancient Tree."

"In ancient times, the primordial essence of the Great Desolation Domain was plundered, and even the supreme treasure, the Great Desolation Ancient Tree, was seized."

"Yet 1 section of a branch remained, so we planted it here. Even through numerous calamities, we never cut it down, keeping it as a memento."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin immediately understood the origins of this ancient tree.

In the primordial era of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, there existed a spiritual root of the Primordial Supreme Treasure level, known as the Great Desolate Ancient Tree.

The Great Wilderness Ancient Tree, born alongside heaven and earth, stands as the foremost divine tree in the Primordial Wilderness Domain. It possesses the power to inhale and exhale the waters of chaos, stabilizing the very foundations of the world.

It was precisely for this reason that the Great Desolate Ancient Tree was seized by the 1 who struck back then, leaving behind only a single broken branch.

After realizing this, Eldrin couldn't help but remark, "If that's the case, then this Primordial Barren Tree might be the most compatible treasure with the Primordial Barren Realm."

As the thought crossed his mind, Eldrin spoke plainly, "I possess a method that may elevate this tree into an innate supreme treasure—an Ancient Tree. I must ask you all to grant me solitude here."

Upon hearing this, the 9 High Priests all revealed a trace of delight on their faces.

(End of Chapter)