Chapter 360 Beyond Human Power

In his earlier years, Lior (Person Name) had always remained solitary, without a Dao companion, wife, or concubines. Throughout that time, he and Chen Qingwan (Person Name) had shared a mutual affection, yet they never came together.

Until recent years, when only the 2 of them remained of the Qing generation, did he and Chen Qingwan finally bare their hearts to each other and become a pair of Dao Companions.

After the 2 became cultivation partners, Chen Qingwan gave birth to a son, who would be known as Chen Niandao.

Chen Niandao possessed extraordinary talent. As a cultivator with a Wind Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), he was merely 19 years of age this year. His clan held immense expectations for him, believing he had the potential to achieve the Golden Core Realm.

只是自行筑基不成即死，就连异灵根的陈念道也倒在了这条路上。

"Alas."

Eldrin (Person Name) also let out a sigh. Even with a unique spiritual root, the chances of successfully building a foundation on 1's own were merely 50 percent.

Even with the Gathering Essence Pill, the probability was only 60 percent—not particularly low, but not exceptionally high either.

Within the clan, in recent years, quite a few cultivators had attempted to build their foundation on their own. Chen Siting, who previously possessed the Thunder Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), had also stumbled and fallen on this very path.

Self-established Foundation, Physical Tribulation, and Self-attained Golden Core—these were the 3 trials to forge a supreme Golden Core. This path was never an easy 1 to tread.

Aside from those with a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), cultivators in this world who dare claim certainty in forging a superior-grade Golden Core are truly exceedingly rare. Countless cultivators have stumbled and fallen upon this very path.

Lior (Person Name) had placed great expectations upon Chen Niandao, yet never could have imagined he would stumble at this very first step. The blow struck him with overwhelming force.

The old clan leader also shook his head and spoke helplessly, "In the face of such matters, any form of consolation would be utterly futile."

"Your Uncle Lior had his son late in life, yet now he must bury his own child. Go and have a word with him."

"So be it, then."

Eldrin declared, stepping out of the grand hall.

He rode his sword to Verdant Chariot Mountain, and sure enough, found Lior deep within the back hills.

"Are you here to console me as well?"

Lior stood silently before the courtyard, remaining motionless in his position. As a Purple Palace, Late Stage cultivator merely over 2 100 years of age, he could be considered in his prime years. Yet now, his posture appeared subtly stooped, as if bearing invisible weights.

Eldrin stood quietly beside him, remaining silent as he kept him company for a long while.

After a long while, he answered evasively, "Do you think the dead can be brought back to life?"

"If the dead were to return to life, it would defy the natural order of reincarnation. How could resurrection even be possible?"

Lior's eyes narrowed slightly before he shook his head.

Eldrin nodded without refuting, pointing at a withered patch of grass and shrubs not far away.

"Elder of the clan, behold."

Lior raised his eyes and looked over, noticing that Eldrin was channeling his spiritual energy, infusing it into the surrounding plants.

As his magical power poured in, a wisp of vitality emerged from the withered vegetation. Defying death itself, it sprouted anew and ultimately blossomed into a delicate, vibrant flower.

After completing all this, Eldrin gazed at the flowers before him and asked again, "Uncle, why is it that plants can reverse their vitality?"

"Through the nourishment of your magical power and the reversal of its vitality by your profound cultivation."

"If reviving the dead defies the Heavenly Dao, then does my act of restoring this plant to life today also transgress its principles?"

Eldrin spoke, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes for an instant.

He plucked the flower, held it delicately beneath his nose, and inhaled its fading fragrance. With serene detachment, he remarked, "Mortals cannot revive this blossom, just as cultivators cannot restore the departed. Such limitations merely reflect the boundaries of 1's power."

"In my view, what is deemed beyond human capability is merely a matter of insufficient strength."

"If mortal means prove insufficient, then surpassing human limits to become an immortal fiend or deity—would that suffice? I believe it could at least help restore her memories."

"Moreover, defying the heavens to alter fate and pursuing that sliver of vitality has always been the pursuit of us cultivators."

"If I were you..."

Eldrin paused mid-sentence, casting a glance toward Lior.

He let out a sigh, then finally strode away, leaving only these lingering words behind: "I shall only grow stronger—never shall I succumb to despair or lose the will to fight."

After Eldrin left, Lior stood in place, silent for a long time.

Finally, he straightened his spine, a fighting spirit igniting in his gaze as he watched his retreating figure and declared.

"I understand, Eldrin (Person Name)."

Seeing Lior regain his Dao Heart, Eldrin breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If Lior cannot emerge from this ordeal, I fear it will be exceedingly difficult for him to break through to the Golden Core realm. Yet now that he has reclaimed his Dao Heart, transforming his despair into unwavering determination, it may very well enhance his chances of attaining the Golden Core.

Without lingering long at Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location), Eldrin (Person Name) spent 2 days at Spirit Isle Lake (Location) before departing for the Vaulting Sword Sect.

Within the fourth-level Sword Cleansing Pool of the Azure Sky Sword Sect, he began refining the Celestial Parting Twin Swords in his grasp.

The Sword Cleansing Pool possessed remarkable efficacy, not only enhancing the power of immortal swords but also purging impurities within them, while simultaneously strengthening the blades' structural integrity.

Throughout its journey, Eldrin's Twin Celestial Swords had incorporated numerous forging materials. For instance, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss alone had fused 6 or 7 types of materials, including millennium crimson iron, Li Fire Crystal (Spiritual Object), western polar geng metal, and blazing fire gold crystal.

Although these refining materials significantly enhanced the immortal sword's power, their inherent properties differed. Despite years of nurturing and tempering, minute impurities remained.

This time he purified the swords not only to enhance the power of the Sky-Severing Twin Blades, but more importantly, to leverage the cleansing force of the Sword-Cleansing Pool in refining away all impurities within them. This preparation would allow for the future integration of higher-grade materials, ultimately elevating them into his personal soul-nurtured spiritual treasures.

As Eldrin's cultivation base gradually deepened, further deducing his Life-Bound Magical Treasure and elevating it to a Life-Bound Spiritual Treasure required thorough preparatory work in advance.

Deducing the method to craft a personal life-bound spiritual treasure was no small feat. Fortunately, Eldrin possessed extraordinary comprehension and had successively obtained the refinement methods for 3 such treasures: the Ancient Tome of Vast Seas, the Oblique Sun Wheel, and the Clear Moon Wheel.

Thus, he was confident that before breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, he could refine his Natal Celestial Li Twin Swords into a Natal Spiritual Treasure.

And now, the refinement of the twin swords was to lay the groundwork for their future ascension into soul-bound spiritual treasures. For only soul-bound spiritual treasures could advance into devil-refining supreme treasures—a matter that bore directly upon Eldrin's strength and his chances of surviving the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.

Make no mistake, Eldrin, who forged the Great Luo Golden Core, would likely face a heavenly tribulation of thunder far beyond mortal imagination once he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Chapter 1 It is said that Eldrin had been in secluded cultivation within the Azure Sky Sword Sect for 10 full years before he finally completed the refinement of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

Returning to Yu County from the Azure Sky Sect, Lyra had just emerged from secluded cultivation. The moment Eldrin saw her, a joyful expression bloomed across his face.

"You have already broken through to the sixth level of the Golden Core. It seems it's time to prepare the Returning Clouds Creation Pill for you."

"Having just broken through a few years ago, I'm not in any particular hurry."

She cast a glance at Eldrin before continuing, "Lila failed in her attempt to breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm last year, yet she still advanced to the False Core Realm. I sent her a Yang-Returning Calamity-Dispelling Pill as support."

"You may handle such matters on your own."