Chapter 2029 : Return to the Origin

Understanding the whole story, Eldrin said with a smile, "In that case, it might actually be a blessing that the Great Wilderness Emperor lost his chance to prove the Dao as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor."

Spiritstream Emperor let out a soft sigh, then nestled into his embrace and said, "If he were to prove his Dao and become the Chaos Celestial Emperor, I fear even I would lose control over my own fate. I would never have met you today."

Eldrin gave a slight nod, a trace of coldness flickering in his gaze.

The disparity between the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and the Primordial Chaos Realm was vast. If that Great Barren Emperor were to step into the Heavenly Emperor Realm, I’m afraid that if Lingxi refused to comply, she would have no choice but to abandon her physical form and let her primordial spirit flee into the Great Dao to seek refuge.

With this thought, a flicker of killing intent ignited in his gaze. Regardless of what had transpired back then, Eldrin was now ultimately his to command.

If the day ever comes when I cross paths with that Great Barren Emperor again, and if my strength proves sufficient, Eldrin would not mind teaching him a lesson.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin suppressed his inner musings and spoke, "During this expedition to the Desolate Ancient Continent, we obtained a Dao Source Stone. Would you like to attempt a breakthrough to the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of delight stirred within Emperor Lingxi.

The so-called Great Dao Source Stone is an exceptionally rare supreme-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure, born from the very essence of the Great Dao and saturated with boundless Great Dao power.

For those who tread the path of cultivation, refining a Primordial Dao Stone could increase their chances of breaking through to the late-stage Chaos Origin Emperor realm by approximately 30 percent.

At this thought, Eldrin’s heart stirred slightly, yet he couldn’t help shaking his head and saying, “When breaking through to the late-stage Chaos Realm Emperor level, there is 1 opportunity to undergo a metamorphosis of 1’s foundation.”

"This humble 1 wishes to seize this opportunity to attempt a breakthrough to the True Spirit Primordial Soul. Perhaps we should wait a little longer."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly.

Upon reaching the realm of Primordial Chaos Emperor, 1 gains the potential to once again shatter their own limits and cultivate a new True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundation.

However, few could achieve this during the early and middle stages of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm. The vast majority could only attempt to cultivate additional foundations in the late stage of Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm.

Spiritstream Emperor possessed remarkable aptitude and had even cultivated a Half-Step True Spirit Divine Soul. Given sufficient serendipity, it was indeed possible for him to achieve a breakthrough.

At this thought, Eldrin murmured thoughtfully, "Forging a True Spirit Divine Soul is no small challenge."

"Coincidentally, I possess 2 volumes of peerless ancient scriptures that you may study for a time. They might offer you some enlightenment."

As he spoke, Eldrin took out his own Path of Illumination and Self-Realization, allowing Emperor Lingxi to study it. He even permitted him to contemplate the scriptures of the Innate Supreme Treasure: Soul Codex.

In truth, Eldrin still possessed a copy of the Earth Soul Tome. However, this ancient scripture was originally the companion tome of the Great Abyssal Emperor. Without prior consent, Eldrin could not readily impart this ancient scripture to the Lingxi Emperor.

Of course, for Emperor Lingxi, 2 volumes of ancient scriptures at the sub-sage level were more than sufficient.

Once he fully comprehended these 2 ancient scrolls, he would gain at least a 30 percent greater certainty in breaking through to the True Spirit Primordial Soul.

My gratitude, Your Majesty.

Obtaining 2 volumes of supreme primordial spirit ancient scrolls, Emperor Lingxi couldn't help but reveal a look of astonished delight.

She gave Eldrin a kiss and then spoke, "It seems that meeting you, my lord, has truly been an extraordinary stroke of luck for me."

Eldrin smiled faintly and spoke with tranquil composure, "First immerse yourself in comprehending the ancient scriptures. I shall see if I can procure some Soul Treasure artifacts for you."

Leaving the Spirit Creek Emperor to contemplate the ancient scriptures, Eldrin once again immersed himself in secluded cultivation.

In the years that followed, Eldrin began cultivating both his magical power and his primordial spirit, striving to swiftly remedy his shortcomings.

Thus time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, 2 kalpas had passed once more. Though Eldrin's cultivation of the Great Dao had yet to break through, his soul cultivation had finally been fully replenished, allowing him to advance to the third level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm.

This breakthrough allowed Eldrin to enhance his combat prowess by a small margin once more, while his control over the Abyssal Pearl grew slightly more refined.

"It seems my soul cultivation will not be able to make further breakthroughs in the near future."

On this day, Eldrin awoke from his secluded cultivation, a faint sigh escaping his heart.

After breaking through to the third level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, Eldrin discovered that the progress of his soul cultivation and magical power cultivation was gradually slowing down.

Unless he could find a treasure akin to the Great Barren Sacred Fruit, the progress of his Primordial Spirit and Great Dao realm would gradually slow down, and no major breakthroughs would occur for a very long time to come.

This was only to be expected. After all, upon reaching the cultivation level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, the initial consumption of resources was relatively low, which allowed for such rapid progress.

However, upon reaching the third level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Sutra, each subsequent breakthrough would cause 1's foundation and origin to double explosively, naturally requiring vastly increased resources and time.

When Eldrin (Person Name) was at the first level of the Primordial Emperor Realm, with Chaos Divine Liquid (Cultivation Resource) as his cultivation resource, it would take approximately 5 or 6 kalpas to break through to the second level.

After this breakthrough to the third level of Primordial Chaos Emperor, without obtaining Lingxi Emperor's Primordial Yin, it would likely require nearly 10 kalpas.

Now that he had broken through to the third level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, advancing to the fourth level would likely require approximately 20 kalpas of time, even with the Chaos Divine Liquid as cultivation resources.

"It will take another 20 kalpas for the 3 foundational pillars to fully break through to the mid-stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor."

Having grasped the full extent of his combat prowess and foundational strength, Eldrin murmured inwardly, a trace of solemnity flickering deep within his gaze.

20 cosmic kalpas were not a long time for a Chaos Primordial Emperor, yet for Eldrin, it was by no means brief—after all, he had cultivated for merely 50-1 cosmic kalpas thus far.

"Should we attempt to elevate another Primordial Chaos Divine Tree?"

A pensive look flickered across Eldrin's face as he fell into deep contemplation.

After accumulating through these 20 kalpas, he had once again gathered 10 strands of Primordial Chaos Origin Qi, which should be sufficient to advance another Innate Supreme Treasure Ancient Tree.

However, Primordial Purple Qi was exceedingly precious. Eldrin (Person Name) would inevitably require vast amounts of it to break through to the Chaos Realm in the future, so he dared not use it recklessly.

"Strength is the foundation of all things."

As his thoughts wavered, Eldrin ultimately steeled his resolve to advance an innate supreme treasure spiritual root.

Having made up his mind, Eldrin gazed at the various spiritual roots in his hand and finally murmured, "Then which spiritual root should I advance?"

"Advance the Enlightenment Tea Tree, the Earth Soul Fruit Tree, or perhaps the Soul Nurturing Wood?"

Eldrin fell into deep contemplation, his brow furrowed in deliberation.

Should the Enlightenment Tea Tree advance in rank, Eldrin's future cultivation in the Great Dao would undoubtedly progress by leaps and bounds.

And if the Earth Soul Fruit Tree were to advance, Eldrin's soul cultivation would soar to the heavens in a single step.

As for the Soul-Nurturing Wood.

Eldrin couldn't help but shake his head. The Soul-Nourishing Wood came from ancient trees that could only be harvested once. Once these trees were felled to obtain the wood, it became a 1-time transaction.

And if the Earth Soul Fruit Tree and the Enlightenment Tea Tree were to advance, there would be a possibility of evolving into a Chaos Spiritual Root in the future.

Therefore, given the choice, Eldrin (Person Name) was reluctant to proceed with nurturing the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

After much deliberation, Eldrin turned his gaze toward the Earth Soul Fruit Tree and the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Weighing his options carefully, he ultimately chose to prioritize advancing the Earth Soul Fruit Tree first.

"Let's advance the Earth Soul Fruit Tree instead."

Eldrin murmured in his heart, swiftly reaching a decision.

The primary reasons for choosing the Earth Soul Fruit Tree boiled down to just 2 key points.

First, because the Spiritstream Emperor also required the precious fruits of the Earth Soul Tree to cultivate his True Spirit Primordial Soul.

Second, Eldrin (Person Name) intended to first achieve sainthood through physical cultivation, then prove his Dao through primordial spirit attainment, and only after that would he complete his breakthrough in Dao mastery, stepping directly into the second realm of chaos in 1 fell swoop.

Following this sequence, cultivating the spiritual roots required for cultivation would be absolutely without issue.

After clarifying this thought, Eldrin immediately headed to the Immortal Herb Garden and activated the Authority of the Heavenly Dao to conceal all traces.

Once certain that no 1 was spying, Eldrin immediately channeled the Primordial Purple Qi to assist the Earth Soul Fruit Tree in completing its ascension.

After expending 9 strands of Primordial Chaos Source Qi in succession, the Earth Soul Fruit Tree finally completed its ascension, transforming into a Primordial Chaos Supreme Treasure Spiritual Root.

Earth Soul Fruit Tree.

Gazing at the Soul Nurturing Tree before him, a faint smile surfaced in Eldrin's eyes as he murmured inwardly.

But upon the Soul Earth Tree, 9 ancient Soul Earth Holy Fruits had sprouted, each brimming with overwhelmingly vast power.

Eldrin made a series of calculations with his fingers and realized that this Earth Soul Sacred Fruit possessed boundless medicinal efficacy. For a Chaos Emperor at the eighth level of Divine Soul Ascension, consuming just 1 of these fruits could increase their chances of breaking through to the Great Emperor realm by 10 percent.

If a Sixth-Level Chaos Emperor were to consume 1, advancing his soul cultivation to the Late Chaos Emperor Stage would be as effortless as turning a hand.

However, the Earth Soul Fruit Tree is quite similar to the Great Wilderness Sacred Fruit. Such sacred fruits are manifestations of the Great Dao's origin. In its entire lifespan, it will only produce Earth Soul Sacred Fruits 3 times, yielding a total of merely 20-7 fruits.

Eldrin stored away the 9 Earth Soul Holy Fruits, then turned his gaze toward the Earth Soul Tree, falling into contemplative silence.

Legend has it that within the primordial chaos existed 3 supreme innate spiritual roots: the Earth Soul Divine Tree, the Heaven Soul Divine Tree, and the Human Soul Divine Tree.

"If 1 could obtain 3 spiritual roots of the Primordial Chaos Treasure level and merge them into 1, they would undergo a metamorphosis into the supreme treasure for attaining divinity through primordial spirit—the Chaos Trinity Soul Tree."

At these words, Eldrin felt a faint tremor in his heart.

Legend has it that the Chaos 3 Souls Tree was a supreme chaos spiritual root, yet it shattered for unknown reasons during the primordial era.

After the shattering of the Chaos 3 Souls Tree, the resources for cultivating the primordial soul within the chaos gradually grew scarce. As a result, those who now pursue the path of proving the Dao through the primordial soul have become increasingly rare.

"I already possess a single Celestial Soul Tree in the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss. If I could locate the legendary Human Soul Tree, there might yet be a chance to restore the Chaos Trinity Soul Tree to its primordial state."

As he spoke, Eldrin gradually withdrew his consciousness, then took out a Terrestrial Soul Holy Fruit and entered a state of profound seclusion.

The moment he swallowed the Earth Soul Holy Fruit, Eldrin felt an overwhelming surge of primordial soul energy flood his being. His entire true spirit and primordial soul were instantly saturated by an extraordinarily refined power.

In an instant, countless primordial essences were absorbed by the nascent soul, causing Eldrin's nascent soul to begin rapidly expanding.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, Eldrin's soul cultivation began advancing by leaps and bounds. Before he even realized it, he had already reached the limit of the third-level soul of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

"I've reached my limit."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, immediately consuming a large vial of Soul-Nourishing Elixir. Gathering immense soul force, he began his ultimate breakthrough in soul cultivation.

Boom—

With a violent roar, Eldrin felt the potential of his primordial spirit had reached its absolute limit.

In an instant, his primordial spirit began to ascend, breaking through the ultimate bottleneck in the blink of an eye and completing a transformation that transcended perfection.

It is done.

Fourth Layer of the Primordial Chaos Soul.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, gathering all his power to refine the Primordial Genesis Qi, merging it into his Primordial Spirit and True Spirit acupoints, continuously fortifying his foundation.

After everything had concluded, Eldrin discovered that his soul force had increased by approximately twofold once more.

At this, a faint smile finally touched Eldrin's lips. He attempted to channel the Li Fire Pearl of the Returning Abyss and discovered that after his primordial spirit's breakthrough, his control over the artifact had advanced once more, now reaching 80 percent mastery.

In other words, Eldrin (Person Name) could now unleash 80 percent of the power of this innate supreme treasure.

"Even without activating the Abyssal Pearl, my combat prowess should already be considered extraordinary, barely stepping into the Eighth Heaven of the Primordial Chaos Emperor's domain."

After assessing his own arsenal of techniques, a faint smile surfaced on Eldrin's face.

He tidied up his condition and once again arrived at the Great Wilderness Sanctum, summoning the Immortal Desolate Emperor to inquire, "How is the recovery of your injuries progressing?"

"The injury to the primordial soul has healed."

The Eternal Barren Emperor replied calmly, yet continued, "This is the aftermath of the forbidden divine ability. I'm afraid it will still require dozens of kalpas to recover."

Eldrin nodded and inquired, "If you break through to the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, will you be able to shorten the side effects of the forbidden divine ability?"

The Immortal Vast Emperor pondered briefly before speaking, "Perhaps it could be reduced to 10 kalpas."

"10 cosmic calamities?"

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before speaking, "Since that is the case, I shall lend you a hand."

With these words, Eldrin flicked his sleeve and presented him with a Great Barren Sacred Fruit.

Great Wilderness Sacred Fruit.

The Immortal Emperor's gaze flickered slightly before he spoke, "This artifact can assist a Seventh-Level Chaos Emperor, granting a 30 percent chance of breakthrough to the Eighth Level."

"Aren't you afraid that after I break through with this gift, I might turn from guest to host?"

Eldrin smiled faintly before speaking, "I believe you!"

"Trust me?"

The Eternal Sovereign laughed heartily as he accepted the Great Barren Sacred Fruit. "A man dies for 1 who understands his worth. Having earned your trust, I shall not fail you."

After seeing off the Immortal Emperor, Eldrin stood silently in the grand hall, his fingers lightly tapping the table as a blazing gleam ignited in his eyes.

"10 cosmic calamities?"

In the years that followed, Eldrin began his secluded cultivation with unwavering devotion.

This time, Eldrin was determined to fully comprehend the Chaos Dao Pattern, transforming the seventh blank Dao Pattern into 1 of Chaos.

While he was in seclusion, the power of the Great Barren Ancient Realm also began to steadily rise.

With the 2 Primordial Spiritual Roots devouring the waters of the Desolate Sea, the world essence of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm began to surge at an astonishing rate.

As the vital energy of heaven and earth grew abundant and the world continued to restore itself, the cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness Domain also began experiencing an explosive surge in their cultivation.

In just a few dozen kalpas, the primordial ancient immortals of the Great Desolate Primordial Domain had all transitioned to the Path of Self-Offering, and nearly every kalpa saw the emergence of 1 or 2 Great Luo beings who walked this path.

Thus, by the time Eldrin had reached his thirtieth kalpa in the Great Desolate Primordial Domain, there were already 60 Great Luo of the Self-Sacrificial Dao.

Furthermore, the original 9 high priests had also made significant progress. Under Eldrin's (Person Name) tutelage, 2 new Chaos Unity Emperors had emerged.

As for the original few Emperors, their cultivation bases also began to experience tremendous improvement.

Soon after Eldrin began his seclusion, the Immortal Desolate Emperor, whose cultivation had remained stagnant at the seventh level of the Chaos Origin Emperor for hundreds of thousands of kalpas, stepped into the eighth level of the Chaos Origin Emperor.

After comprehending 2 volumes of ancient soul scriptures, Emperor Lingxi had also reached the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm by utilizing the Terran Soul Holy Fruit and the Dao Origin Stone. Moreover, he had successfully cultivated a True Spirit Soul as he had long desired.

Just as the crowd was breaking through, Eldrin's comprehension of the Great Dao of Chaos had also reached its final stage.

"The Great Dao of Chaos encompasses all things, yet my Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, at its very root, remains composed of only 5 great Daos, not the complete and perfect Great Dao of Chaos."

On this day, Eldrin emerged from his secluded cultivation, a trace of solemnity coloring his expression.

This time in seclusion, Eldrin discovered that his Great Dao of Primordial Chaos still fell some distance short of manifesting true Chaos Dao Patterns.

This left Eldrin somewhat perplexed, for the true Great Dao of Chaos encompassed all things in existence. To comprehend all these grand paths in their entirety was nearly an impossible feat.

"Impossible. If 1 must comprehend all Great Daos to cultivate the true Chaos Dao, then the difficulty of cultivating Chaos Divine Patterns would far surpass that of the 3 Ultimate Divine Patterns."

"Yet amidst the chaos, the Chaos God Rune was actually the easiest ultimate god rune to cultivate—something about this felt fundamentally wrong."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, continuously reflecting on all he had learned, until after what seemed an eternity, a flicker of understanding finally dawned upon him.

He slowly opened his eyes, and a gleam of understanding finally dawned in his pupils as he said, "I understand."

"While Chaos encompasses all things, it did not embrace everything from the very beginning."

Wuji, Yin and Yang, 3 Powers, 4 Symbols, 5 Elements, 6 Harmonies, 7 Stars, 8 Trigrams, 9 Palaces, and indeed all things between heaven and earth, were all derived from the primordial chaos.

"But chaos remains chaos, not these myriad things derived from it."

"Rather than endlessly contemplating the myriad Great Daos, it would be better to return to the origin and trace them back to their source within the Great Dao itself."

In an instant, a smile spread across Eldrin's face.

A glimmer of enlightenment slowly dawned in his gaze, and within him, the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos began to merge at its profoundest level.

The 5 Great Daos instantly blazed with dazzling radiance, intertwining and producing ultimate transformations that coalesced into the more primordial and ancient Chaos Dao.

"Chaos is the primordial state of all things."

It exists at the genesis of all things' evolution; tracing any phenomenon to its origin leads 1 to the Realm of Primordial Chaos.

Conversely, even if 1 comprehends all the great Daos between heaven and earth, it would still be impossible to grasp the true essence of Chaos.

In that fleeting instant, Eldrin's Great Dao of Primordial Chaos underwent an indescribable, ultimate sublimation through its continuous metamorphosis.

It was an indestructible Great Dao divine chain, enshrouded and entwined by boundless primordial chaos energy, emanating the supreme divine power of Chaos Unity.

"Boom!"

But in the vast firmament, the boundless heavens split asunder, revealing a resplendent Eternal True Spirit radiating with incandescent brilliance.

In an instant, an endless river of True Spirit surged forth, completely submerging Eldrin (Person Name).

(End of Chapter)