Chapter 337 Golden Core Banquet

The sky was overcast with thunderclouds, and after brewing for a full half-hour, a bolt of heavenly tribulation finally descended.

The old clan chief was well-prepared and immediately summoned a Tier-3 magic treasure—none other than the Great Geng Immortal Sword that Eldrin (Person Name) had cast aside.

The sword transformed into a radiant beam of light that soared into the heavens, obliterating the heavenly tribulation with a single strike, allowing him to transcend this first trial of thunder.

After severing that lightning tribulation, the power of the Great Geng Immortal Sword had diminished considerably. Continuing to block further strikes would risk damaging it. The old clan leader, who possessed no shortage of treasures, naturally couldn’t bear to see such a precious top-grade tier-3 magic treasure be damaged.

He sheathed the Great Geng Immortal Sword and summoned the Purple Blood Pagoda (Magic Treasure) alongside the Kunwu Earth-Steadfast Bell, intercepting the second and third heavenly thunder tribulations.

The fourth heavenly tribulation already possessed remarkable power, yet the Old Clan Leader still held the Violet-Gold Tribulation Evasion Gourd(Magic Treasure) in his hand.

This treasure was specifically designed for transcending tribulations, its efficacy nearly equivalent to 2 or 3 supreme clan-protecting artifacts. Back then, Patriarch Qian had exchanged it with Eldrin for 2 Purple Aura Cloud-Veined Pills. Now, it could finally serve its purpose.

Behold, the Violet Azure Calamity-Averting Pearl erupted with dazzling lightning patterns, unexpectedly devouring both the fourth and fifth heavenly tribulations in succession.

It was not until the sixth heavenly tribulation that the Old Patriarch finally summoned the Golden Flame Sword. This life-bound immortal sword proved worthy of its reputation as a supreme life-bound magic treasure. With a single strike, it unleashed a resplendent and dazzling golden sword radiance that utterly obliterated the sixth thunder tribulation.

After vanquishing this lightning tribulation, the old patriarch sheathed the Golden Flame Sword. The final 3 lightning strikes possessed extraordinary power, and continuing to wield this sword through the tribulation risked its utter destruction.

Generally speaking, an ordinary Golden Core cultivator without a fourth-tier magic treasure would have to pay a tremendous price to survive the final 3 heavenly tribulations.

Back then, to withstand the seventh heavenly tribulation, Xavier expended 3 treasured third-grade superior talismans his clan had hoarded for generations. To endure the eighth tribulation, he sacrificed all 3 of the clan’s ultimate guardian treasures, leaving them utterly destroyed.

The ninth heavenly tribulation was only overcome by relying on the Chen family’s Crimson Sun Void-Immolating Crucible (Magic Treasure).

A single third-grade superior talisman would cost at least a dozen or so 1000 spirit stones to start with, while a clan-guarding treasure was valued at over 200,000 spirit stones. This price was by no means insignificant.

Just like Elara (Person Name) back in the day, the old clan leader still had some strength to spare during his tribulation crossing. Naturally, he was reluctant to expend precious third-grade superior spirit talismans, let alone damage the highly valuable third-grade superior magic treasures.

He held a fourth-tier magic treasure as his hidden trump card, and he even possessed a set of innate array artifacts capable of warding off the heavenly tribulation.

With a flick of his hand, he summoned 7 Great White Star Pearls. Instantly, golden rays erupted from the treasures, unleashing the divine ability Great White Gengjin Sword Aura to intercept the seventh heavenly tribulation lightning.

He then activated the defensive supernatural power 'Diamond Glass Barrier' to block the eighth divine thunderbolt.

This single set of formation artifacts alone withstood the seventh and eighth Golden Core heavenly tribulations, clearly demonstrating that the Old Patriarch's strength far surpassed that of Xavier (Person Name) from back in the day.

The ninth heavenly tribulation was about to descend. To prevent damage to his life-bound array artifact, he refrained from using it to forcibly withstand the final tribulation strike.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned his ultimate trump card—the Crimson Sun Void-Immolating Crucible (Magic Treasure). Instantly, a crimson sun materialized in the heavens, radiating blinding scarlet brilliance that intercepted the final thunder tribulation.

Congratulations, Grand Elder.

"Having now attained the Golden Core Great Dao, your future prospects are boundless."

Watching the old clan leader successfully endure the lightning tribulation, Eldrin said with joy.

Chen Changxuan’s face also lit up with joy. He drew the Thunder Tribulation Elixir into his Golden Core before swallowing the core back into his abdomen.

As the saying goes, once the Golden Core is swallowed, my fate is mine to command, not heaven's to decree.

Chen Changxuan had broken through to the Golden Core Realm today, granting him a lifespan of 8 100 years. Should he succeed in further refining his golden core’s quality, there might truly be a possibility of him advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future.

With his lifespan now significantly extended, the old clan leader appeared even younger than when he had first broken through to the Purple Mansion realm. He now resembled a man in his late twenties, radiating a more vibrant and heroic vitality.

Sensing the power within his Golden Core, the old clan leader descended from the sky, his face filled with profound emotion. "I never imagined this old man would 1 day reach such heights," he remarked with a sigh.

He spoke with profound emotion, turning to Eldrin and saying, "Had it not been for your unwavering support along this journey, I would have long since turned to bleached bones by now."

"Your granduncle’s innate talent and comprehension were by no means poor. While serendipity may have aided his journey to this day, it is undeniably intertwined with his own unrelenting diligence."

Eldrin said with a smile, "The old clan leader has cultivated with utmost diligence, and with my support along the way, his resources have been no less than those of a core disciple from a Nascent Soul immortal clan ever since the spirit peach tree advanced to the second rank."

Though he would never have dared imagine it in his earlier years, looking back now, his journey to this point seemed only natural.

The old clan leader successfully weathered the lightning tribulation, bringing immeasurable joy to the Chen Family.

2 Golden Cores within a single clan—this was truly unprecedented across the entire Chu Kingdom, and that wasn’t even accounting for Eldrin’s dao companion, Lyra.

It so happened that Eldrin had previously refrained from holding a Golden Core Banquet to conceal his cultivation level. Thus, Lior and the others decided to host 1 this time, inviting the major immortal clans of Chu Kingdom and several prominent sects to attend the celebration.

The banquet had been in preparation for several months. Eldrin and the old clan leader hosted the 3 great sects of the Chu Kingdom at Verdant Chariot Mountain, with over 80 Zifu cultivators in attendance.

Even though the cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom (Location) had grown significantly stronger over the past 1 100 years, these 80-some Violet Mansion cultivators still accounted for half of all such practitioners in the realm.

In addition, Golden Core cultivators from the neighboring Yan Kingdom (Location), Qi Kingdom (Location), and Cang Kingdom (Location) traveled great distances to attend this banquet in the Chu Kingdom (Location).

The primary reason was that times had changed.

Back when Lyra had just broken through to the Golden Core realm, she was merely a cultivator at the Golden Core, Early Stage, and naturally commanded little awe.

Now, the 2 companions of Eldrin—1 comparable to a Great Perfection Golden Core expert, the other rivaling a Golden Core, Late Stage cultivator—when joining forces, ranked among the top 3 powerful immortal clans in the entire Ji Continent.

Moreover, the successive breakthroughs to the Golden Core realm by Elara (Person Name) and the former clan leader further bolstered their imposing presence.

Moreover, the 2 of them had slain multiple Golden Core cultivators, and with their prior achievements of beheading the Earth Lion Demon King and annihilating the Deng Clan, others naturally had to show them a measure of respect.

Thus, for this Golden Core Conference, no fewer than 7 or 8 Golden Core Realm experts arrived in the Chu Kingdom bearing lavish gifts, all seeking to establish favorable ties with the Chen family.

At the banquet, a group of Golden Core cultivators sat gathered around 1 table.

Eldrin and Lyra sat at the front, their gazes settling upon several unfamiliar Golden Core cultivators.

He discovered that among the Golden Cores participating in the assembly this time, there were actually quite a few newly-advanced Golden Core cultivators as well.

Accompanying the Violet Abyss Sect and Lady Violet Banquet was Fairy Hibiscus. It seemed that thanks to the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) from a dozen or so years ago, she had broken through to the Golden Core Realm, becoming the sect's third Golden Core cultivator.

The Azure Sky Sword Sect also gained a Golden Core cultivator, a man named Ling Changxu. Eldrin had encountered him during the battle at the Devil’s Abyss Cave some 40-some years ago.

Back then, Eldrin was merely 2 100-some years old, and now he was likely still under 3 centuries of age—a rising star within the Azure Sky Sword Sect.

In all likelihood, this individual must have also broken through to the Golden Core Realm thanks to that cauldron of Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) refined a dozen or so years ago.

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