Chapter 420 : Seeds of Power and Divine Thunder

The Old Patriarch nodded, stroking his beard as he spoke, "Then we shall clear the Spiritual Field [a field nourished by spiritual energy for growing spiritual herbs]. We will plant Purple Vein Flower [a spiritual herb with distinctive purple veins] extensively across all the Spiritual Vein [a vein of concentrated spiritual energy within the earth] sites of our clan. Before that, we should first purchase this herb from various places."

The two of them deliberated for a long time and also drafted a contract specifically for clan cultivators who would use the Spirit-Gathering Path-Protection Formation [a defensive formation that gathers ambient spiritual energy] and the Purple Vein Meridian-Tempering Pill [a pill that uses Purple Vein Flower to cleanse and strengthen a cultivator's meridians].

After handling these matters, Eldrin Chen returned to Spirit Isle Lake.

No sooner had he returned to Spirit Isle Lake than Exquisite Jiang asked for his 'Primordial Solar Five Elements Divine Thunder Divine Ability' [a powerful divine ability harnessing the five elements through primordial solar energy]. "Now that things have settled down," she said, "it's the perfect time for me to begin deducing the Final Water Divine Thunder [the divine thunder of the Water element, completing the Five Elements cycle]."

"Any leads yet?" Eldrin Chen asked, his eyes lighting up with hopeful anticipation.

Exquisite Jiang shook her head, yet continued, "I plan to use the four Pure Lunar Divine Thunder [divine thunder techniques aligned with lunar energy]—Acrid Metal [the Metal element], Stalwart Fire [the Fire element], Supple Wood [the Wood element], and Cultivable Earth [the Earth element]—as the foundation. I will attempt to reverse-engineer the Final Water Divine Thunder from them."

"However, this step is far from simple. Yet, if I had all five Primordial Solar Divine Thunder [the complete set of divine thunders], they could serve as a reference and lend me significant aid."

"Is that so?"

Eldrin Chen nodded in understanding. Although the Final Water Divine Thunder had been lost within the Eastern Region Great Wasteland, it was, after all, merely a foundational-level Divine Ability [a supernatural technique or power mastered through cultivation].

Given Exquisite Jiang's innate talent and cultivation level, deducing its general principles would not be an insurmountable problem. The true difficulty lay in making it harmoniously compatible with the other four Pure Lunar Divine Thunder, to form a perfect Five Elements Grand Cycle [a formation or state of perfect balance and mutual generation among the five elements]. Official source: site: audio-novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

To achieve the Five Elements Grand Cycle [a perfect, self-sustaining cycle of the five elemental forces], it is essential for the five divine thunders to interlock seamlessly, reaching the state of a Five Elements Cycle [a balanced, circulating flow of the five elements].

With this thought, Eldrin Chen handed his Primordial Solar Five Elements Divine Thunder [a supreme divine thunder technique born from the primal sun and the five elements] to Exquisite Jiang. A look of delight spread across his face as he said, "Using the Primordial Solar Five Elements Divine Thunder as a reference, deducing the issues with the Final Water Divine Thunder [the ultimate divine thunder of the water element] should not be too difficult for you."

"I hope so."

As she spoke, Exquisite Jiang passed the Pure Lunar Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine light technique of pure lunar essence manifesting in five colors] to Eldrin Chen and continued, "Once the Five-Colored Divine Light [divine light in five colors] forms the Five Elements Grand Cycle, the resulting Five-Colored Spirit Refining Great Art [a supreme art for refining one's spirit using the five-colored light] is truly astonishing."

"Once you master the five divine lights Divine Ability [a supernatural power or technique], and the Five Elements Grand Cycle takes shape within you, your spiritual soul will no longer be a weakness."

Eldrin Chen took the jade slip containing the Five-Colored Divine Light and nodded with a solemn expression.

Among the three foundational treasures of a cultivator—Vital Essence, Energy, and Spirit [the physical body, the energy system, and the spiritual soul]—the power of the spiritual soul is paramount. A cultivator can rebuild a lost physical form, but if the spiritual soul is extinguished, even Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth] becomes nearly impossible.

"..."

In the following days, Eldrin Chen settled his mind into cultivation, focusing his efforts on his practice and on completing the divine thunder techniques.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, within his Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared room for undisturbed meditation and cultivation], Eldrin Chen revealed a look of deep concentration.

Within his sea of consciousness [the spiritual realm where a cultivator's mind and soul reside], five luminous sources, each inscribed with intricate patterns of divine law, lay dormant. Four of them radiated a brilliant, hazy light, while the fifth, an earthen yellow glow, remained persistently dim.

"The four divine lights—Blazing Third Fire, Metallic Gold, Positive Water, and First Wood—have all been successfully cultivated,"

"Only the Bulwark Earth Divine Light remains, lacking this final step to completion."

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself. Over the past few years, by constantly referencing and deducing from the principles of nine different divine lights, he had finally brought the Bulwark Earth Divine Light to the verge of perfection.

He possessed five types of Primordial Solar Divine Light to aid his deductions, along with five pure lunar divine lights for reference. Particularly, the Cultivable Earth Divine Light bore an effect strikingly similar to the Bulwark Earth Divine Light.

Through this mutual cross-referencing, Eldrin Chen's Bulwark Earth Divine Light had been fundamentally perfected. Now, he was engaged in the final modifications and adjustments, fine-tuning the subtlest intricacies of its Divine Ability [a supernatural power derived from profound cultivation] patterns.

As Eldrin Chen continued his meticulous revisions, the patterns of the Bulwark Earth Divine Light underwent a continuous transformation.

The glow emanating from those patterns, once profoundly dim, gradually began to brighten.

Time seemed to lose meaning. The Bulwark Earth Divine Light gradually harmonized with the other four Divine Ability sources. It reached a critical juncture, and finally, the Bulwark Earth Divine Light ignited fully, blazing with its own potent light.

Immediately, the five luminous sources began to revolve around one another in a complex dance. A powerful Five Elements [the foundational spiritual attributes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] cyclical force drew upon Eldrin Chen's spiritual sense, relentlessly expanding the boundaries of his sea of consciousness and tempering his very soul.

"The Five-Colored Spirit Refining Great Art [a supreme technique for refining the spirit and consciousness]."

Eldrin Chen opened his eyes, a look of ecstatic joy spreading across his face.

Within his sea of consciousness [the mental realm where spiritual awareness resides], the Five Elements Grand Cycle [a formation representing the perpetual cycle of the five fundamental elements] had already taken shape. From this moment on, the power of his spiritual sense would begin to increase at a rapid pace.

This Five-Colored Spirit Refining Great Art was the most superior method for spirit refinement. Furthermore, its efficacy would grow increasingly potent alongside Eldrin Chen's own cultivation base and as his Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine ability manifesting the power of the five elements] Divine Ability [a supernatural power cultivated through profound techniques] grew stronger.

Five Thunders Body Tempering, Five Radiance Spirit Refining.

With these ten Divine Ability continuously enhancing his physical body and Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator], the foundational strength of his future cultivation would become ever more formidable. Immerse yourself in the complete world at (audio-novel.com).

Moreover, upon mastering these ten Divine Ability, Eldrin Chen had now learned all the prerequisite Divine Ability for two of this world's peerless supreme Divine Ability.

In the future, as his cultivation deepened, he might be able to comprehend the 'Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Thunder [a supreme divine thunder technique born from the fusion of the five elements and primordial solar power]' and the 'Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Light [a supreme divine light technique born from the fusion of the five elements and primordial solar power]'.

Of these two Divine Ability, the former was one of this world's most powerful offensive Divine Ability, while the latter was hailed as the number one auxiliary Divine Ability under heaven. Once mastered, any object or entity composed of the world's Five Elements [the five fundamental elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] could be swept away with a mere flick of the sleeve.

After refining the five divine lights, Eldrin Chen and Exquisite Jiang engaged in a sparring match to test their new prowess.

After a round of sparring, he discovered that the Five-Colored Divine Light [a divine ability that manifests as a five-colored radiance], amplified by the Five Elements Grand Cycle [a formation based on the perpetual cycle of the five elements], had its energy consumption reduced by half and its power increased by fifty percent.

This Five-Colored Divine Light was inherently the bane of protective auras and defensive magical treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators], and could also suppress Five Elements [the five fundamental elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] magical treasure. Now, with its power boosted by another fifty percent, the enhancement in its effectiveness was immediately apparent.

Ordinary mid-to-low grade fourth-rank magical treasure could be ensnared by a single flash of this divine light. Even supreme-grade treasures like the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword [a legendary sword famed for slaying immortals] would be affected, finding it difficult to unleash their full might.

After sparring for a short while, Exquisite Jiang said with delight, "With this Divine Ability [a supernatural power cultivated through profound arts], your combat prowess will increase significantly from now on."

"This alone is still somewhat insufficient," Eldrin Chen murmured happily to himself, then shook his head. "For the likes of you and me, ordinary Golden Core Late Stage [the late stage of the Golden Core cultivation realm] cultivators, or even supreme-grade magical treasure, no longer pose a significant threat."

"To threaten a Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure [a treasure of the highest order, capable of subduing demons], one would need at least Infant Soul [the Infant Soul cultivation realm] level spiritual power combined with a Great God Ability [a divine ability of immense power]. Therefore, this new power merely allows me to deal with Golden Core Cultivator [cultivators at the Golden Core realm] with greater ease."

Exquisite Jiang also nodded, smiling as she said, "While this Divine Ability combined with the Polarity Void Mirror [a mirror that manipulates the concepts of polarity and void] may not grant overwhelmingly astonishing combat power against higher-realm cultivators..."

"...its effectiveness against those weaker than you is formidable. I fear even ten or twenty Golden Core Early Stage [early stage Golden Core] to mid-stage cultivators, if they lack a specific countermeasure, might not be able to overcome you."

"It's not that exaggerated," Eldrin Chen shook his head, yet spoke with a thread of confidence. "However, even if I cannot defeat them, a siege by ten or twenty early to mid-stage Golden Core [Golden Core realm] cultivators would certainly be incapable of capturing me."

Suppressing his thoughts, he took Exquisite Jiang's hand and descended, saying with a smile, "Let me assist you in deducing the principles of the Final Water Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique embodying the ultimate aspect of Water]."

"Very well."

Exquisite Jiang had been working on deducing the Final Water Divine Thunder for many years. The preliminary preparations were already quite thorough, and she had already deduced about seventy to eighty percent of it.

Now, with the assistance of Eldrin Chen, the progress accelerated significantly once more. In merely a year's time, they successfully completed the deduction of the Final Water Divine Thunder. This chapter appears courtesy of @udio-novel.com.