Chapter 2045 : Immortal Realm's Destruction

As the words fell, Emperor Nie immediately charged into the Celestial Realm Grand Formation, striking directly to destroy it.

As the Nether Emperor charged into the formation, a chill shot through Eldrin’s brow.

He immediately activated the Celestial Dominion Array. In an instant, 1 100 and 8 celestial domains transformed into overwhelming divine light, almost like 1 100 and 8 supreme emperors joining forces, materializing a colossal Celestial Dominion Array to suppress the target.

"Hah, overestimating your own capabilities."

Witnessing the activation of the formation, the Nether Emperor sneered coldly. Above his head, 6 great Dao divine forms merged and transformed into a swirling great Dao immortal lotus, forcibly withstanding the suppression force of the celestial realm's grand formation.

He forcibly suppressed the grand formation, and in the next instant, the massive cauldron descended with crushing force, bearing down upon a celestial realm.

Eldrin's expression shifted slightly. The power of the Great Dao wielded by the Quasi-Sage was overwhelmingly formidable—even while contending with the immortal domain's grand formation, it threatened to utterly annihilate an entire celestial realm.

"Do not let him succeed."

Eldrin knew full well that even a superior-grade immortal domain, protected as it was by its grand formation, could hardly withstand the full assault of a Demi-Sage.

Eldrin acted decisively, channeling the power of heavenly authority to confront the threat while simultaneously commanding the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss to suppress the firmament, intercepting the Primordial Emperor who sought to unleash his full might.

Fortunately, within the grand formation of the immortal domain, the authority of the Heavenly Dao was even more formidable, capable of unleashing power comparable to that of a top-tier Demi-Sage.

By channeling the power of the Celestial Realm's grand formation, Eldrin could barely suppress the 2 Demi-Sages.

Yet the power of the Upper-Grade Immortal Domain ultimately proved insufficient. Faced with assaults from 3 combatants possessing Sage-level prowess, it sustained successive devastating blows.

Left with no alternative, Eldrin contracted these immortal realms into the domain of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm. By compressing space, he amplified the potency of the formation, thereby further reinforcing the defenses of these immortal domains.

Yet even so, facing the residual killing intent of a Demi-Sage, the foundational essence of these immortal realms was being depleted at an alarming rate.

Approximately 30 million years later, the first immortal domain exhausted its primordial essence, collapsing with a thunderous roar. Even the grand celestial formation upon it shattered into fragments.

This was but the beginning. In the years that followed, 1 immortal domain after another would shatter into oblivion.

When the great war had raged for 10 kalpas, the 1 100 and 8 celestial realms shattered 1 by 1, ultimately transforming into a desolate expanse of broken realms.

Without the augmentation of the immortal domain's grand formation, the authority of the Heavenly Dao had significantly weakened beyond the Great Desolate Ancient Realm. Eldrin could only retreat into the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, no longer confronting the 2 Quasi-Sages directly.

Finally, I have broken through these immortal realms.

As Eldrin (Person Name) retreated into the Great Barren Ancient Realm, the 6 alien emperors finally revealed faint smiles.

But the Great Wilderness Emperor’s expression remained grave. After a moment of contemplation, he remarked, “Though these immortal realms have been purged, the authority of the Heavenly Dao in the Great Wilderness Ancient Realm is by no means insignificant.”

"If we were to charge in recklessly, even the 2 of us might not gain the upper hand."

Necro Emperor also nodded. As a peerless Paragon, he understood how immensely powerful the Heavenly Dao authority of a Primal Domain truly was.

Previously, they had dared to charge into the Celestial Realm's grand formation because, to them, the Upper-Grade Celestial Realm was utterly fragile—they were confident they could fight their way out of it.

However, the Primordial Domains were vastly different. The complete Heavenly Dao authority of a single Primordial Domain possessed the terrifying power to potentially suppress a Chaos Heavenly Emperor.

It can be said that should They recklessly set foot into the Primal Domain, They would immediately face the suppressive might of the entire world's Heavenly Dao.

Even though the Primordial Ancient Realm had fallen in rank, it was still a quasi-primal domain, posing risks of severe injury—or even regression—to their quasi-sage bodies.

Of course, if that were all, they would still have confidence in fighting their way out.

Most crucially, Eldrin had mastered a lethal technique capable of piercing through their Dao protection, posing a tangible threat to them.

At this thought, the Emperor of Annihilation spoke, "The Great Desolate Ancient Realm is brimming with primordial essence, and that individual has mastered an exceedingly unique True Spirit Form, capable of harming our Quasi-Sage true bodies."

"Moreover, his power will increase substantially within the Great Barren Ancient Realm. If we were to step inside with our true forms, the risks would undoubtedly be considerable."

"Let us first assault the world's membrane to deplete this realm's origin power. When its foundational energy is exhausted, his combat prowess will drastically diminish. Then we shall breach its defenses together and reclaim this domain."

"Good."

The Great Barren Realm Lord concurred with his assessment, then said with a faint smile, "Coincidentally, the prolonged war has depleted us considerably. We shall first restore our spiritual power, then deploy a slaughter formation to drain this realm's origin energy."

"While this method is somewhat slower, it offers far greater stability."

As he spoke, the Great Wilderness Realm Lord commanded his elite subordinates to act. They scoured the surrounding Chaotic Desolate Sea, plundering and transporting over a 100 Great Luo Nests, and even several dozen Primordial Chaos Nests.

This time, they intended to harness the power of these Chaos Nests to deploy an innate formation of quasi-saint level, aiming to deplete the primordial essence of the Great Desolate Primordial Domain.

However, locating and transporting the Chaos Nests proved immensely time-consuming, with the mere act of array formation squandering several kalpas.

Just as the outside world was searching for the Chaos Nest, Eldrin and the others retreated to the Great Wilderness Sanctum.

At this moment, within the Great Wilderness Holy Palace, a group of Primordial Chaos Emperors all wore expressions of extreme gravity.

Sword Mystic Emperor looked toward Eldrin (Person Name) seated at the head of the hall and could not help but ask, "Your Eminence, what should we do now?"

"Set your minds at ease. With the World Membrane and the authority of the Heavenly Dao supporting us, they cannot breach our defenses."

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly, yet his expression remained utterly composed, instantly dispelling the unease and hesitation in everyone's hearts.

The Dragon-Turtle Emperor grinned and immediately declared, "Your Eminence is peerless under the heavens. Even beyond the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, you could single-handedly contend against 2 foes."

"Now that we are within the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, the authority of the Heavenly Dao has grown exponentially. How would those 2 decrepit old fools dare to charge into the Ancient Realm and seek their own demise?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Although the Dragon-Turtle Emperor’s tone was somewhat arrogant, his words were not without reason.

After all, Eldrin's earlier feat of fighting alone against 2 Demi-Sages had greatly fortified everyone's resolve for battle.

"You need not rejoice too soon. I doubt those 2 will let the matter rest."

"As he spoke," Eldrin turned his gaze toward Lingxi and Sword Abyss Emperor, inquiring, "When do you 2 plan to break through to the Eighth Heaven of Primordial Chaos Emperor?"

Spiritbrook Emperor pondered briefly before speaking, "The breakthrough should occur within the coming days."

"I can immediately enter seclusion for a breakthrough."

Sword Profound Emperor spoke, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

It turned out that as early as a dozen or so kalpas ago, both Sword Xuan Emperor and Ling Xi Emperor had successively cultivated their own Root Treasures.

Upon forging the Root Origin Treasure, 1 would be considered a Quasi-Primordial Emperor of the eighth tier. All that remained was to fuse the Great Dao Divine Chains to fully ascend into the eighth tier of the Primordial Emperor realm.

The reason they had yet to break through was merely a slight deficiency in their own spiritual power, which had led them to suppress it for a dozen or so kalpas.

His accumulation of magical power was now nearly complete, and with the prying eyes of 2 Quasi-Sages upon them, it was time for both to break through to the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm.

Seeing that the 2 were on the verge of a breakthrough, Eldrin spoke up, "In that case, you should hasten to advance your cultivation without delay."

"If 1 day you should set foot upon the realm of the Great Emperor, I shall grant you the opportunity to cultivate your own Innate Primordial Treasure."

With that, Eldrin waved his hand and said, "You may take your leave now. I shall enter seclusion to see if I can advance my cultivation further."

Yes.

Upon hearing this, the various Primordial Chaos Emperors departed from the Great Desolate Ancient Realm 1 after another.

After the crowd had dispersed, Eldrin’s smile gradually faded, and his eyes took on an expression of profound gravity.

It must be admitted that the 2 Quasi-Sages from beyond the domain had placed immense pressure upon Eldrin, allowing him to truly comprehend the profound might of a Quasi-Sage.

Today, Eldrin had cultivated the forms of 3 great True Spirits, his combat prowess having already stepped into the realm of the Invincible Great Emperor. Moreover, he was bolstered by the authority of the Heavenly Dao and the grand formation of the immortal domain.

It could be said that with the enhancement of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, Eldrin's (Person Name) combat prowess had reached a level almost beyond description—suppressing a Great Emperor with a single palm was now well within his grasp.

Yet such earth-shattering combat prowess failed to pose any significant threat to the 2 Demi-Sages, demonstrating how immensely formidable the Demi-Saint realm truly is.

"The realm of a Sage who commands the Dao, wielding the complete authority of an innate Great Dao—could its power truly be so terrifying?"

Eldrin murmured softly, his brow growing increasingly furrowed.

He understood clearly that the reason he could now rival a Demi-Sage was primarily due to the power of the Heavenly Dao's authority he had obtained.

However, the power of the Heavenly Dao Authority originates from the Primordial Ancient Realm. Once the essence of the Primordial Ancient Realm is depleted, the empowerment Eldrin (Person Name) receives will be significantly diminished.

If Eldrin (Person Name) were the Great Wilderness Emperor, he would undoubtedly seek to deplete the essence of the Great Wilderness Ancient Realm.

When the origin energy had been depleted by more than half, he would then venture deep into the Great Desolate Ancient Realm to deliver a fatal blow to his opponent.

"A bit of trouble."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, his gaze sweeping over the immortal herb garden as a sliver of calm settled in his heart.

Within the immortal herb garden, the Great Wilderness Ancient Tree blotted out the sky and obscured the sun, its trunk as colossal as the World Tree itself. It towered into the clouds, dwarfing even the sun and moon, its majestic form clearly visible from beyond the boundaries of the Great Wilderness Ancient Realm.

Yet the Earth Soul Ancient Tree took root in the Netherworld, appearing far more diminutive by comparison. As for the Great Dao Divine Tree, it stood a mere 3 zhang tall, its roots anchored deep within the Sea of Great Dao.

Because they were too insignificant and further concealed by the Primordial Wilderness Realm, the 2 quasi-sages beyond the domain could never possibly discover these 2 Primordial Chaos Spiritual Roots.

The 2 quasi-sages remained unaware that the Great Desolate Ancient Realm harbored 3 Primordial Supreme Treasure Spirit Roots, leading them to inevitably misjudge the realm’s foundational essence.

"If They deplete the world's origin essence, I can gradually weaken the World Membrane's resilience, feigning exhaustion of foundational energy—then seize the moment to strike them down."

Eldrin's thoughts flickered, yet after a moment he still shook his head.

Given the capabilities of 2 Demi-Sages, even with the aid of world authority, Eldrin would likely find it difficult to subdue them—at best, it would result in mutual destruction.

Unless Eldrin (Person Name) achieved another significant breakthrough in his power, only then would it be possible for him to defeat them.

"How can my strength undergo a tremendous breakthrough?"

Eldrin pondered silently, calculating his own strength. He realized only 2 paths could significantly enhance his power.

Now, within Eldrin’s foundational cultivation, his Primordial Spirit and mastery of the Great Dao remain insufficient. Even if he breaks through to the seventh level of the Chaos Origin Emperor Realm, his strength would, at most, rival that of a top-tier expert at the eighth level.

Only the Chaos Indestructible Body and the authority of the Sacrificial Dao could bring about the ultimate transformation in Eldrin's combat prowess.

"The authority of the Path of Sacrifice likely cannot be broken through for some time."

Eldrin (Person Name) murmured softly, shaking his head with an air of helpless resignation.

The Path of Self Sacrifice has spread for many years, and within the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss alone, there are over 70 Great Perfected Immortals of Self Sacrifice.

But ever since Eldrin was defeated and fled the Chaos Desolate Sea, none within the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss had witnessed a Sacrificial Path immortal ascend to the Great Perfection.

After arriving in the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, Eldrin perfected the cultivation method of the Sacrificial Self Path's Primordial Chaos and began spreading the teachings of the Sacrificial Self Path in these lands.

However, the Great Barren Ancient Realm was, after all, only a small primordial domain, and its environment was not as stable as the 3 1000 Immortal Domains. As a result, the emergence of immortals in the Path of Self-Sacrifice was not particularly rapid.

Even so, thanks to the advantages of the Sacrificial Art, nearly 3 100 Great Luo Golden Immortals had emerged in the Primordial Wilderness Realm over the course of these 1 100 80-some kalpas.

It can be said that the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals required for the Path of Self-Sacrifice to attain the Great Perfection of the Innate Dao had already been fulfilled.

However, for the Sacrificial Dao to reach the pinnacle of the Innate Great Dao, it requires not only over 3 100 Great Perfected Golden Immortals, but also 30-6 who have attained the Great Perfection of the Great Perfected Golden Immortal realm.

Nurturing a Great Perfection Golden Immortal is no easy feat, for it demands extraordinary natural talent and potential, as well as an exceedingly long period of time.

There are now only a total of 18 Great Perfection Golden Immortals or higher within the Path of Sacrificial Ascension.

Among them, 17 were in the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss, all direct disciples of Eldrin (Person Name), along with supreme prodigies such as the Jiang Emperor.

The last 1 was a favored child of the Primordial Domain in the Great Wilderness—the young maiden A’Man, who had realigned her cultivation to the Path of Self-Sacrifice.

As for the others, they were still far from reaching that level.

In the Primordial Wilds, although numerous Golden Immortals had broken through to the Sacrificial Dao, the vast majority of them could only advance no further than the early or middle stages of the Golden Immortal realm.

Due to the nature of the Inner Immortal Domain, the Path of Self-Sacrifice faced even greater challenges in reaching the pinnacle of the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal realm. 1 must at least cultivate the True Spirit Self-Sacrificial Body and achieve multiple Indestructible Immortal Vaults to attain this state.

These Great Luo beings of the Primordial Barren Realm paled in fortune compared to Eldrin's direct disciples. Among the nearly 3 100 Great Luo practitioners of the Sacrificial Path, fewer than 10 had successfully cultivated a True Spirit Body.

Without a True Spirit Body, 1 is unqualified to set foot in the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal realm. Thus, the vast majority of Great Golden Immortals of the Sacrificial Dao could only halt their progress at the Golden Immortal stage.

This, however, was well within expectations. After all, achieving the True Spirit Body through the Path of Self-Offering was not particularly difficult—roughly equivalent to attaining the Indestructible Foundation in immortal cultivation.

In contrast, those who follow the path of immortality and have reached the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal have essentially forged indestructible foundations.

Forging a True Spirit Body is as challenging as establishing an Indestructible Foundation in immortal cultivation. If 1 cannot even accomplish the True Spirit Body of the Sacrificial Path, how could their physical form possibly bear the weight of an entire Inner Immortal Domain within?

"Even if I devote all my resources to nurture them and grant sufficient cultivation materials, the number of Daoist Sacrificers who can attain the Great Luo Realm in their True Spirit forms remains insufficient. The Path of Self-Sacrifice shall never reach perfection."

"It seems gathering a full 30-6 Great Perfection Golden Immortals will require at least another 100 cosmic kalpas."

Eldrin sighed softly in his heart, suppressing the urge to hasten the completion of his Sacrificial Path for now.

Suppressing the thought, Eldrin once again sensed his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.

After many years of cultivation, the accumulation of the Primordial Chaos Immortal Body's essence had surpassed the halfway mark. It appeared a breakthrough could be achieved within 50 kalpas.

"If I simultaneously refine the Nirvana Sacred Fruit and the Great Barren Sacred Fruit, I might be able to shorten this duration to within 20 kalpas."

Eldrin's thoughts flickered in his mind, and he couldn't help but glance at the communication talisman in his hand. Yet after pondering for a long while, he ultimately suppressed the urge to send a message.

Currently, the Undying Elder is still in seclusion to heal his wounds, most likely refining a supreme treasure behind closed doors. If we were to send a message now, it would inevitably disturb him.

If the Eternal Elder were to come, it would likely squander rare, precious resources and time.

If the Eternal Elder failed to appear, it would inevitably plunge their relationship into an icy abyss. Though such an outcome seemed unlikely, it was not a risk worth taking.

Moreover, there was another possibility—the Undying Elder might be in secluded cultivation, facing a life-or-death breakthrough, and might not receive the news immediately.

Eldrin estimated that, regardless of which possibility it was, requesting the other party to take action while they were healing their injuries would diminish Old Man Bumie's favor toward him.

Thus, sending a message at this moment was hardly an opportune time.

As an intelligent man, Eldrin was unwilling to disturb the Eternal Elder at this moment and waste such a rare favor.

He knew full well that once Elder Bumie recovered from his injuries, a being capable of challenging the Celestial Emperor would hold a favor of immeasurable worth.

"Elder Bumie is not adept at offensive techniques, and his injuries have yet to fully recover."

"Even if we could invite them, there's no guarantee they could completely suppress those 2 Quasi-Sages. It's better to save this favor for future use."

Eldrin's thoughts flickered rapidly before he took out the Nirvana Phoenix Fruit and began refining the power contained within, steadily enhancing the foundation he had accumulated.

After fully refining it, Eldrin sensed that his physical origin had improved by 30 percent. Only 20 percent more accumulation of origin power remained before he could step into the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin wasted no time. He immediately began refining the Dragon Blood Elixir and various rare treasures, continuously accumulating his primordial essence.

It was not long after Eldrin went into seclusion that both Sword Profound Emperor and Lingxi Emperor successively broke through their cultivation realms, stepping into the Eighth Heaven of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm.

After their breakthroughs, both of them had achieved significant improvements in their power. Among them, Eldrin could be considered the standard foundation of 3 True Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root).

Such aptitude could truly be called the bearing of an Emperor, and his combat prowess stood formidable even among the eighth-level Chaos Origin Emperors.

Sword Profound Emperor Lord had forged 4 True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) foundations, making his combat prowess slightly superior to that of Spirit Stream Emperor Lord. He stood at the pinnacle of the eighth level of Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord.

In terms of peak combat prowess, Sword Sovereign Xuan could even be considered invincible among Eighth-Level Primordial Chaos Sovereigns, nearly matching the newly ascended Eternal Desolate Emperor in strength.

However, the 2 of them had broken through realms consecutively within just a few 100 kalpas, revealing certain shortcomings.

For instance, although Sword Profound Emperor Lord’s cultivation had reached the Eighth Heaven of Primordial Chaos Emperor Lord, the Lifebound Treasure he had forged remained a 5-mark Primordial Chaos Treasure embryo.

Spirit Creek Emperor's cultivation had reached the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm, yet his life-bound treasure, the River of Stars Silk, remained merely a 4-patterned embryonic form of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Yet the vast majority of Eighth-Level Primordial Chaos Emperors utilized Primordial Chaos Treasures (Magic Treasure) with at least 6 divine patterns, and many even wielded treasures bearing 7 patterns.

In comparison, their natal immortal treasures were noticeably inferior, dragging down their overall combat prowess by a margin—otherwise, their battle strength could have been even greater.