Chapter 177 Second Strike on Gengjin(Place) Vein

After his cultivation base was completely consolidated, Eldrin finally emerged from the seclusion chamber.

As soon as he stepped out, he found Silas Chen and his sister had been waiting for a long while. A look of pure delight spread across Silas's face as he spoke.

"Congratulations, Uncle Eldrin (Person Name)! Our most sincere felicitations!"

"Congratulations on Uncle Eldrin's breakthrough to the Violet Mansion realm."

Hearing their congratulations, Eldrin also smiled. As the first Purple Mansion cultivator in the history of the Chen Immortal Clan, this joyous occasion warranted a grand celebration for the entire clan.

Joy graces the spirit in times of celebration. He first rewarded each of them with 1,000 family contribution points, then said, "Devote yourselves to cultivation, and your day will come as well."

"We will give it our all."

The 2 siblings felt greatly inspired, clenching their fists in excitement as they spoke.

These 2 siblings were 12 years younger than Eldrin. They had established their foundations at 20-8 or 20-9 years of age, and were now merely 50-1. Thanks to the abundant resources available in recent years, their cultivation progress had advanced with remarkable speed.

Last year, they exchanged for several Foundation-Breaking Pills and seized the opportunity to break through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment—truly a remarkably swift advancement.

Judging by this cultivation pace, as long as the family later prepares a few Qingyuan Pills for them, both should reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment before turning 1 100 years old, ready to begin their assault on the Purple Mansion realm.

By then, they would have ample lifespan and at least 4 opportunities to break through to the Violet Mansion Realm, making their chances of success quite substantial.

In truth, the Chen Clan today could truly be described as teeming with talent, with all Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan being remarkably young in years.

Even the eldest among them, Lior and Chen Qingwan, were still a year or 2 shy of reaching 1 100 years of age in terms of their lifespan.

These 2 elders of the Qing generation had grown up during the family's most difficult 60 years. Knowing how hard-won their current cultivation resources were, they trained far more diligently than even the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan.

They had now reached the peak of the fifth level of Foundation Building. It was estimated that in about 15 years, they could begin their breakthrough to the seventh level of Foundation Building. Before their lifespan was exhausted, they would have 3 opportunities to attempt the breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.

As for the other newly promoted Foundation Establishment Elders, even the eldest among them was no older than 70 or 80 years of age, with at least another 100 and some decades of abundant lifespan ahead of them.

This did not even account for treasures like the Spirit Apricot that extended 1's lifespan. Since lifespan-enhancing treasures could only be used 3 times in a lifetime, Eldrin could only hope they would use them as late as possible, for the grade of the Spirit Apricot Tree would continue to rise in the future.

Such a clan would draw admiration from all who beheld it, hailed as vibrant and brimming with extraordinary potential.

Suppressing his joy, Eldrin glanced at the 2 of them and instructed.

"I'm heading to Yuyang City to meet with the old clan leader."

"Until then, guard the Spirit Lake Continent well. And keep my breakthrough confidential for now."

The 2 nodded, and Chen Caleb (Person Name) quickly replied, "Understood."

After departing from Spirit Isle Lake (Location), Eldrin (Person Name) rode his sword toward Pingyang City.

After breaking through to the Violet Mansion realm, a distance of 6,000 li was merely a matter of 2 hours' travel for him.

Before long, he arrived at Pingyang City and met the old clan leader.

"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"

The old clan leader burst into 3 hearty laughs upon seeing him.

He patted Eldrin on the shoulder and couldn’t contain his excitement as he said, “You’ve broken through to the Violet Mansion at such a young age—I fear even the Golden Core stage may not be your limit in the future.”

"Our Chen Clan is blessed to have a prodigy like you—destined for greatness."

Chen Changxuan took a long while to calm his excitement. Gripping Eldrin’s wrist, he asked, “Now that you’ve broken through to the Purple Palace realm, are you confident in dealing with that Metal-Attribute Demon Spirit at the Mid Stage of Purple Palace?”

"Don't you worry, Elder Uncle." A faint smile graced Eldrin's lips as he produced the Great Geng Immortal Sword. "Pray observe this blade."

"This is..." Chen Changxuan's eyes abruptly widened, his voice brimming with ecstasy as he exclaimed, "An exceptional sword! With this Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss in hand, we shall indeed be well-prepared to confront that Cave Abode demon spirit."

"You shall intercept that Purple Palace, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) fiendspirit, while I join forces with the clan elders to activate 2 treasure vessels and besiege the other fiendspirit. This strategy should suffice to encircle and eliminate the Purple Palace, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) fiendspirit."

"Securing the Golden Metal Earth Vein is indeed well within our grasp." Eldrin also nodded, saying with a faint smile, "There's no time to lose—let us act swiftly."

Just 2 days later, the members of the Chen Clan gathered once more before the Eldrin Earth Vein.

This time, having ascertained the strength of the demon spirits within the Gengjin Earth Vein, the Chen Clan was prepared to go all out.

In this battle, aside from Chen Changxuan and Eldrin, the clan also mobilized 10 Foundation Establishment Elders including Lior, Chen Qingwan, and Chen Caleb.

In this battle, 10 Foundation Establishment elders would be responsible for activating 2 Third-Rank Treasure Ships (Magic Treasure) to assist the Old Patriarch in besieging the Purple Palace, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) fiendish spirit, while Eldrin (Person Name) was tasked with confronting the Purple Palace, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) fiendish spirit. As for the Qi Refinement cultivators, after deliberation, it was decided they would not participate. Their cultivation was far too feeble—most couldn't even withstand the residual shockwaves from a clash between Purple Palace experts.

If 1 were to recklessly join a battle between Zi Palace cultivators, even with the protection of formations, casualties would be unavoidable.

Since the power of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Purple Mansion alone was sufficient to handle these Purple Mansion demon spirits, there was naturally no need to put them at risk.

Before the Gengjin Earth Vein, Eldrin informed everyone of the battle plan and then spoke.

"Let the commencement begin."

As his words fell, the long-prepared formation activated once more. Beams of radiance illuminated the heavens, tearing open the veins of Geng Gold earth pulse.

"Make it quick."

As the earth vein opened, Eldrin was the first to ride his sword radiance and soar inside. The others followed closely behind, steering their treasure ark as they charged into the Golden Metal Earth Vein.

After entering the earth vein, the group advanced toward the core without a moment’s pause.

In the blink of an eye, the group arrived before the core mountain range.

Boom—

The leader of the demon spirits at Purple Palace, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm), seeing that the newcomer was still Eldrin (Person Name), furiously summoned a Gengjin Divine Thunder and hurled it toward him.

A deafening roar echoed through the air as golden lightning illuminated the void, striking toward Eldrin from dozens of miles away.

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly as he brought his sword fingers together, summoning a divine thunderbolt that crashed down with immense force.

The same Eldrin Gold Lightning, when channeled with Eldrin's current cultivation base, possessed a potency that had increased by no less than double compared to before his breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.

Behold, lightning radiance swept across the firmament, crashing thunderously against the divine abilities of the Violet Mansion demon spirit, giving rise to a staggering cataclysm.

"This strike." The old clan leader's pupils abruptly contracted. "Eldrin's combat prowess is likely no weaker than that of an ordinary Purple Palace, Mid Stage cultivator."

In the span of that single thought, Eldrin had already soared forth on his sword. From over 10 li away, he began battling the 2 Metal-Attribute Demonic Spirits.

Chen Changxuan swiftly suppressed his astonishment and gathered the group to charge forth, surrounding the Purple Palace, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) Metal-Attribute Demon Spirit.

Faced with the combined assault of the Old Patriarch—a Purple Mansion combatant—along with 2 treasure ships and 10 Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Eldrin naturally lacked the strength to strike again.