Chapter 260 : The Gathering of Violet Sanctum

When the time came, if Exquisite Jiang had to face three Demon Kings alone, the pressure would likely be immense. After all, she was but one person. If Heavenly Ruins Mountain and Scorching Sun Mountain were attacked simultaneously, even she would be stretched too thin to manage both fronts.

Having made her decision, Exquisite Jiang issued an order that very day, summoning all Violet Sanctum Cultivators from the three prefectures to Heavenly Ruins Mountain for a council meeting in one month's time.

With some time still at hand, Eldrin Chen rode his sword back to his clan. He found Old Patriarch in Pingyang City.

Having been away from home for twenty years, Eternal Profound Chen's progress had been swift. Several years prior, he had stepped into the Violet Sanctum 6th Tier even before Eldrin Chen.

Upon seeing Eldrin Chen, Old Patriarch was overjoyed and eagerly pulled him aside to recount the events of the intervening years.

As the old man narrated, Eldrin Chen gained a clear understanding of the clan's situation over those decades.

The clan's third Violet Sanctum Cultivator, Kael Chen, had now been at the Violet Sanctum realm for twenty-nine years. Because he had forged three Lifebound Magical Treasures, he remained at the Violet Sanctum 1st Tier.

However, with those three treasures now nearly fully nurtured, it was estimated he would break through to the Violet Sanctum 2nd Tier within a decade. Thereafter, he would likely advance one tier of cultivation roughly every twenty years.

Lior Chen had broken through to the Violet Sanctum realm twenty years ago and had also forged a second Lifebound Magical Treasure. Possessing a superior Spiritual Root [the innate conduit for absorbing spiritual energy] and not having undertaken the immense burden of forging three Lifebound Magical Treasures simultaneously like Kael Chen, he had managed to advance to the Violet Sanctum 2nd Tier two years prior.

Fifteen years ago, Lila attempted her breakthrough into the Violet Sanctum Realm. Though she used no external aids, her Variant Spiritual Root [a rare, superior type of Spiritual Root] increased her chances of success by twenty to thirty percent. Astonishingly, she managed to shatter the threshold of the Violet Sanctum in a single, decisive attempt. This content originates from http://www . audio-novel.com. Please respect copyright.

When Lila achieved her breakthrough into the Violet Sanctum [the third major realm of cultivation, where one opens a mystical sanctum within], she was not yet sixty years of age, a feat nearly matching Eldrin Chen's own legendary ascent at a similar age.

Ethan Chen had also attempted to charge the Violet Sanctum thirteen years prior. Delayed by several years spent forging the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords [a pair of legendary spirit swords], his first independent attempt occurred when he was merely in his seventies.

Although this attempt did not culminate in a full breakthrough, he succeeded in clearing sixty percent of his Violet Sanctum Meridian of the Path [the primary spiritual channel that must be opened to access the Violet Sanctum]. It was estimated his next attempt would hold a significantly greater chance of successfully ascending to the Violet Sanctum Realm.

Eight years ago, Verdant Grace Chen made her second attempt to breach the Violet Sanctum. Once again, success eluded her. Her first attempt had only cleared forty-five percent of the Violet Sanctum Meridian of the Path, a margin that ultimately proved insufficient.

Following this second failure, she had managed to clear only eighty percent of the meridian.

This setback, however, struck a heavy blow to Verdant Grace Chen's spirit.

Verdant Grace Chen was of the same generation as Lior Chen. Lior Chen had succeeded on his second attempt, breaking through to the Violet Sanctum around the age of one hundred and forty, some twenty years prior.

Delayed by the forging of her Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact intimately connected to a cultivator's life force] and hampered in her youth by an inferior cultivation art, she had begun her attempts on the Violet Sanctum nearly a decade later than Lior Chen.

Now past one hundred and fifty years of age, even if she succeeded a dozen or so years hence, she would be nearing one hundred and seventy.

In relative terms, this failure had cost her thirty precious years. Her remaining lifespan within the Violet Sanctum Realm would likely be far more constrained, and her hopes of ever advancing to the Golden Core [the fourth major realm, where one condenses a golden spiritual core] had undoubtedly diminished by a significant margin.

Beyond this, Caleb was also preparing to attempt a breakthrough into the Violet Sanctum [the third major realm of cultivation, where one opens a mystical palace within the dantian] once more. However, the clan currently lacked Five Elements Crystal [a rare crystal containing balanced spiritual energy of the five elements, crucial for certain high-level breakthroughs], so he would have to wait a few more years.

As for Silas, her determination ran deep. Not long ago, she had once again attempted to break into the Violet Sanctum without relying on any external aids.

This time, gambling everything, she burned her vital essence [the foundational life force of a cultivator] once more. Astonishingly, she managed to subdue the Mortal Shell Tribulation [a perilous inner tribulation where one's physical form is tested and refined] in one go, successfully opening ninety percent of her Violet Sanctum Meridian of the Path [the primary spiritual channel required to establish the Violet Sanctum].

Having reached this stage, Silas Chen's breakthrough into the Violet Sanctum without external assistance was virtually assured.

Having achieved Foundation Establishment [the second major realm of cultivation] early and with the clan's resources never lacking in recent years, she was now merely one hundred and seventeen years old, yet had already attempted the Violet Sanctum breakthrough twice.

After recuperating for twenty years, she would still only be one hundred and thirty-seven. By then, having broken through unaided, her Future prospects would be exceedingly bright.

"That girl,"

Upon hearing the Old Patriarch's report, Eldrin Chen couldn't help but smile, his heart swelling with joy for Silas Chen.

Tallying it up, after twenty years apart, the clan now boasted not just the four Violet Sanctum cultivators—Eldrin Chen, the Old Patriarch, Kael, and Lior—but had also gained Lila as a newly ascended member of that realm.

A single clan possessing five Violet Sanctum Cultivator [a cultivator who has successfully opened their Violet Sanctum]! Such strength would place them firmly within the top five, even among the several dozen Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan [a clan powerful enough to have multiple Violet Sanctum cultivators, granting it significant status] across the nation.

Moreover, Silas [Worthy Verdancy Chen], Ethan [Worthy Pursuit Chen], Caleb [Worthy Longevity Chen], and Verdant Grace [Chen Qingwan] have all attempted to break through to the Violet Sanctum [the third major realm of cultivation, where one forms a Violet Palace within the dantian] once or twice. Next time, they each have a significant chance of successfully advancing to the Violet Sanctum Realm [the realm of the Violet Palace].

After some thought, he decided to take out the cultivation arts he had obtained this time.

"I wish for the clan's senior members to select from these cultivation arts," he said.

After examining them, the Old Patriarch [the aged leader of the Chen Clan] said with a grave expression, "The value of these arts is astounding. They cannot be transmitted lightly or without restriction."

"Yes, I have already devised a method," Eldrin Chen [Chen Nianzhi] replied.

He nodded, explaining his plan to divide the cultivation arts into three volumes: upper, middle, and lower. For more chapters, visit @udio-novel.com for the complete novel.

The upper volume would contain the Golden Core Chapter [the section detailing cultivation methods for the Golden Core Realm]. The middle volume would be the Violet Sanctum [Violet Palace] section, and the lower volume the Foundation Establishment [Foundation Building] section.

Henceforth, clan cultivators, upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment [the second major realm of cultivation], would only be permitted to receive the arts for the Foundation Establishment Realm [the realm of Foundation Building]. Similarly, a Violet Sanctum Cultivator [a cultivator of the Violet Palace Realm] could only obtain the cultivation methods for the Violet Sanctum Realm [the realm of the Violet Palace].

Only upon reaching the Great Perfection of their current realm would they be eligible to receive the arts for the next realm, and even then, they would be required to swear a blood oath forbidding them from transmitting the knowledge outside the clan.

Upon hearing this, the Old Patriarch [the aged leader of the Chen Clan] nodded repeatedly. "In the past, when our clan was small, we handled many matters with simplicity for the sake of convenience," he acknowledged.

"With the clan's numbers now grown, this method is indeed the best approach. Even if someone were to lose a particular volume, it would not be a critical blow."

Eldrin Chen remained expressionless, though inwardly he knew these Golden Core Realm cultivation arts were anything but ordinary.

To prevent their techniques from falling into enemy hands, the Verdant Void Sect had concealed crucial subtleties within the manuals. To grasp the true essence of these arts, one still required the orally transmitted secret formulas.

As a safeguard against the loss of these formulas, he wrote them down and hid them within the clan's Spirit Mountain. Should a senior clan member fall in the future, a diligent descendant would be able to find this contingency among their belongings.

After establishing these multiple layers of security and creating several backup copies of the manuals, Eldrin Chen finally placed the original texts into the Clan Treasury.

With all this handled, the two of them finally allowed themselves to relax.

It was then that Eldrin Chen asked the Old Patriarch, "Do you wish to switch to cultivating the 'Golden Radiance Blazing Fire Art'?"

"The 'Golden Radiance Blazing Fire Art'..."

Eternal Profound Chen hesitated slightly. The Golden Radiance Blazing Fire Art was a Golden Core-grade cultivation art inherited from the Verdant Void Sect.

This method, aligned with the Metal-Fire Dual Attribute [a cultivation path harmonizing the properties of Metal and Fire], was the most suitable for the Old Patriarch to cultivate. Furthermore, it could lead one all the way to the Golden Core 9th Tier.

Most crucially, this method recorded a Divine Ability [a powerful supernatural technique cultivated by immortals] and the crafting method for a Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force and soul].

That Divine Ability was named the Golden Light Blazing Fire Escape [a divine escape technique that manifests as a meteor of golden fire]. It was an Escape Technique Divine Ability [a divine ability focused on movement and evasion] that simultaneously possessed offensive and pursuit capabilities. When this Divine Ability was unleashed, it could transform into a blazing golden meteor of fire that swept across the heavens.

This escape art was majestic and awe-inspiring in its momentum. Moreover, it was the bane of demons and monsters, causing them to retreat wherever it passed. It could be considered a rather superior cultivation art for the Golden Core [the third major realm of cultivation, where one forms a solidified golden spiritual core] realm.

The Lifebound Magical Treasure was named the 'Golden Light Blazing Fire Sword' [a sword of golden light and blazing fire]. This Immortal Sword [a sword wielded by immortal cultivators] was among the finest of Lifebound Magical Treasure. It required the smelting of Blazing Fire Gold Crystal [a rare crystal of gold imbued with fiery essence] to form the sword's body.

The Blazing Fire Gold Crystal was a fourth-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures [rare and potent spiritual materials found in heaven and earth]. A Golden Light Blazing Fire Sword forged from this material would be resplendent and dazzling, a weapon of divine martial prowess, making it a top-tier Immortal Sword for slaying demons and vanquishing evil. The story continues at audio–novel.com.