Chapter 187 : The Mirror's Dual Divinity

The fourth and fifth mouthfuls were given to the Enlightenment Tea Tree and the Ancient Spirit Apricot Tree respectively, the sixth was given to the Positive Water Verdant Lotus Throne, and now this mouthful of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura was the final one remaining within his body.

As the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura merged into the treasure mirror, the mirror emitted a soft hum and instantly flew out from within the Refining Cauldron.

Eldrin Chen stored it within his Elixir Field [the core energy center of a cultivator's body]. After a brief moment of sensing its nature, he discovered the mirror now possessed two divine abilities.

The first divine ability was naturally the Magnetic Treasure Radiance. This Magnetic Treasure Radiance was the bane of metal-attributed divine ability treasures. It could easily subdue even a treasure's divine ability that was one major realm higher.

Even when facing a treasure two realms higher, it could still exert significant influence, greatly diminishing its power.

Eldrin Chen estimated that if this treasure mirror reached the Violet Sanctum Late Stage, it would likely be capable of locking down a metal-attributed fourth-rank flying sword treasure.

Beyond this ability, the mirror had spontaneously birthed another divine ability. This ability could unleash a Polarity Primordial Magnetism Divine Light possessing an annihilating property, capable of directly decomposing and obliterating a powerful foe into tribulation ashes. It was a first-rate offensive divine ability.

"This second divine ability contains the Polarity Primordial Magnetism Force and can even disintegrate and tear apart an opponent. Let it be named the 'Polarity Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Divine Radiance'."

"This mirror is the 'Polarity Primordial Magnetism Treasure Mirror', which can be abbreviated as the Magnetic Treasure Mirror."

A faint smile touched Eldrin Chen's lips. The Magnetic Treasure Mirror possessing one more divine ability than anticipated granted him an additional means of attack. Continue your cultivation journey at audi novel.com.

However, though the Polarity Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Divine Radiance [a supreme divine ability that harnesses the opposing forces of primordial magnetism to unleash annihilating light] possesses immense and formidable power, it is ultimately an auxiliary magical treasure. After each activation, it requires three full years to accumulate sufficient energy once more, relegating it to the role of a trump card to be used only in the direst of circumstances.

Having successfully refined the magical treasure and received this unexpected boon, Eldrin Chen emerged from his Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared chamber for undisturbed meditation and cultivation] in a rather buoyant mood.

It was only after leaving the Seclusion Chamber that he noticed, quite by chance, that several of the peach trees had undergone an advancement at some unknown point.

Upon careful inspection, he discovered a total of nine peach trees had ascended to become Spiritual Peach Tree [a peach tree infused with spiritual energy], reaching the lower-grade of the first rank.

Although these Spiritual Peach Tree were not Worldly Spiritual Root [a rare and profound spiritual plant with extraordinary properties] and lacked the profound mysteries of the Spiritual Peach Mother Tree [the progenitor tree from which these spiritual peaches descend], they had nonetheless become genuine Spiritual Tree [a tree that naturally gathers and radiates spiritual energy]. The Spirit Fruit [fruit imbued with concentrated spiritual essence] they bore could indeed enhance the cultivation of practitioners in the Vital Essence Refinement [the foundational stage of cultivation focused on refining one's vital life force] realm.

Gazing at the peach grove and deducing for a moment, Eldrin Chen roughly understood the reason behind the advancement of these nine trees.

"When the Spiritual Peach Tree advanced to the third rank, nine of its offspring received a portion of the grace from the mother tree, elevating them to become lower-grade first-rank Spiritual Tree."

"Unless the Spiritual Peach Tree itself ascends to the fourth rank, it can nurture no more than nine such Spiritual Tree at most. Furthermore, their foundational growth is as slow as that of ordinary Spiritual Tree, taking perhaps centuries before they might hope to advance to the Second Rank [the second major stage of cultivation, following Vital Essence Refinement]."

He furrowed his brow slightly, then shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh. "A Worldly Spiritual Root is exceedingly rare and difficult to find. Even a lower-grade first-rank Spiritual Tree is a rather valuable treasure in its own right."

"With these nine lower-grade first-rank Spiritual Tree, the clan will have another specialty product in the future. That is a harvest worth celebrating."

With such thoughts in mind, he ceased to concern himself with these low-grade Spiritual Peach Trees.

"..."

In the blink of an eye, another half-month had passed.

On this day, Green Chariot Mountain was a scene of extraordinary festivity. The entire Chen Clan was adorned with lanterns and colored streamers, and the clan's cultivators wore beaming smiles.

Numerous Foundation Establishment Cultivators renowned throughout the Border Province had arrived. Each wore an expression of respectful restraint, their faces alight with envy and longing.

The Chen Immortal Clan's ascension to a Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan, coupled with the emergence of two Violet Sanctum Cultivators in such a short span, had sent tremors through the entire Border Province.

Word had even reached the other eight provinces of the Chu Nation, spreading the news that the Chen Immortal Clan had risen to take its place upon the stage of the Chu Nation.

Standing before the mountain gate of Green Chariot Mountain, Lior Chen greeted guests with a face full of pride and honor. After ushering a Foundation Establishment Cultivator up the path, he asked the person beside him in a carefully neutral tone,

"Have they all been recorded?"

"They have been recorded."

Beside him, Seraphina Chen nodded and then said in a low voice, "All thirty-one Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan [powerful families of cultivators who have established a lasting legacy] from Border Province have arrived. The gifts from the thirteen Immortal Clan in Yu County are all quite substantial, likely each worth no less than one thousand Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation]."

"Among them, the gifts from the Mu Clan and the Meng Clan are the most lavish."

"Hmm." Lior Chen's expression remained unchanged as he added, "Record everything clearly. We must not make any mistakes when it's our turn to reciprocate the gifts."

"Understood."

Seeing her nod, Lior Chen continued, "Judging by the hour, the three great Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan [powerful families led by cultivators at the Violet Sanctum realm] should be arriving soon. Go and oversee the final preparations at the rear."

"..." The story continues at audio-novel .c om.

Meanwhile, within a simple courtyard chamber located on the secluded Hinter Peaks of Green Chariot Mountain...

Eldrin Chen gazed at the figure lying on the bed, unable to stop himself from grasping the man's hand, his own face pale as he spoke.

"Uncle Verdant Void..."

Upon the bed, Verdant Void Chen's aged face was as pale as parchment, clearly hovering at the very brink of life's end.

This Grand Elder had guarded Pingyang City for the clan for many years in his youth. For the past several decades, he had remained at Green Chariot Mountain to enlighten the younger disciples of the Chen Clan, dedicating his entire life to the family's cause.

Yet, unbeknownst to all, the decades had slipped away, and his lifespan had now reached one hundred and twenty years.

At this moment, Verdant Void Chen wore a gentle smile, his expression filled with kindness and peace. He patted Eldrin Chen's hand softly and spoke with calm serenity.

"Little Eldrin, in the blink of an eye, you are sixty years old now."

"I still remember the year you came to Pingyang City. We worked together to completely eradicate the family's demonic affliction. Who would have thought over forty years would pass so swiftly?"

"Uncle Verdant Void, what about the Spirit Apricot [a spiritual fruit that can extend a cultivator's lifespan]?"

Eldrin Chen's eyes reddened slightly, his fingers trembling imperceptibly.

After the Ancient Spirit Apricot Tree [a mystical tree bearing life-extending fruit] advanced in rank, it bore its first harvest of Spirit Apricot in the initial year. Thereafter, it matured every three years. By now, it had yielded three full cycles of fruit, totaling nine Second Rank Spirit Apricot.

Of these Spirit Apricot, he had reserved three each for Verdant Void Chen and Clear River Chen. By all accounts, Verdant Void Chen should have had at least another thirty years of life remaining. How then had he reached this final, fading moment?

"Eldrin."

Verdant Void Chen grasped Eldrin Chen's hand, shaking his head with serene acceptance. "For me," he said, his voice calm, "even thirty more years of life would hold little meaning."

"Give it to someone who needs it more. Perhaps with an extra decade of accumulated lifespan, they might succeed in achieving Foundation Establishment [the second major realm of cultivation, where one forms a stable spiritual foundation]."

Only then did Eldrin Chen understand. Verdant Void Chen had given the Spirit Apricot [a rare spiritual fruit that can extend a cultivator's lifespan] to several junior clansmen of the Nian Generation who were under seventy years of age. Among the clan's thirteen Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Remembrance Truth Chen had managed to achieve Foundation Establishment at the age of sixty-one precisely because he had received one of Verdant Void Chen's Spirit Apricots.

It was just that Eldrin Chen had been far away in the Yan Kingdom at the time and was unaware of the exact timing of Remembrance Truth Chen's Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

The Grand Elder wore a faint smile, an expression tinged with both joy and profound release. "Compared to Old Granduncle Eternal Spread, compared to Verdant Bud and Verdant River," he murmured, "my life has been blessed with far greater fortune."

"They have waited below for far too long. This time, it is fitting that I go to the underworld to bring them the news—to tell them, and to tell all the ancestors of the Chen Clan, that our family has ascended to become a Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan [a clan recognized as having at least one cultivator in the Violet Sanctum realm, a significant milestone]."

"Listen. Look. How jubilant it is outside."

"Even a Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan must come to our Chen Clan with respectful congratulations. This... this was a scene from my dreams."

"To have lived to see this day... perhaps that is the greatest fortune of all..."

His voice grew faint, a whisper fading into silence, until finally, all movement ceased.

"Father."

Beside him, the centenarian Remembrance Sun Chen knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his aged face as he wept openly.

"Uncle Verdant Void."

Eldrin Chen held the Grand Elder's hand, his throat parched and his own hand trembling slightly. A profound sense of helplessness washed over his heart.

He feared the twilight of a hero, dreaded the dusk of a prodigy.

No matter how dazzling his talent, before the immutable cycle of life, death, and Reincarnation [the process of rebirth into a new existence], he ultimately felt powerless.

He gripped Verdant Void Chen's hand tightly, willing to anchor his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], yet he could change nothing. This chapter appears courtesy of audio-novel . com.