Chapter 473 : A Melody of Enlightenment

After bidding farewell to Lila, Eldrin Chen soared on his sword radiance towards Chen Nation. It did not take long before he arrived at the shores of Azure Lotus Continent.

Upon returning to Azure Lotus Continent, his life settled back into its usual tranquility. Each day, beyond his essential cultivation practices, he devoted himself to comprehending the profound mysteries of his Divine Ability. His progress was swift and steady along this path.

Thus, time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, more than twenty years had passed.

On this day, as Eldrin Chen was playing the zither by the shore of Azure Lotus Continent, he suddenly sensed something, opened his eyes, and a look of pleasant surprise dawned upon his face.

Not far away, the tightly shut door of a Seclusion Chamber swung open.

After years of arduous cultivation, Lyra Jiang had been inspired by the strains of his music not long ago and had entered a state of profound epiphany.

Watching her emerge from the Seclusion Chamber, Eldrin Chen asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

"The method for the Second Primordial Embryo has been fully deduced," Lyra Jiang replied, a light smile gracing her lips and a spark of joy in her bright eyes. "Furthermore, inspired by your Triad Divine Thunder, I have successfully comprehended the Triad Divine Radiance."

Her words were filled with quiet satisfaction, her gaze reflecting the triumph of her breakthrough.

"Excellent," Eldrin Chen said, his smile widening. Access the full story on audio—novel.com.

Eldrin Chen gave a nod. After Lyra Jiang's breakthrough to the Golden Core Great Perfection realm, her cultivation progress had stagnated.

In recent years, she had devoted herself to deducing the method for the Second Primordial Embryo [a profound technique to forge a second, independent spiritual core], having already perfected more than half of it.

Even so, this moment of enlightenment still saved her a considerable amount of time, not to mention allowing her to grasp the Triad Divine Radiance [a divine ability that manifests three distinct beams of radiant power] in the process.

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen said with delight, "Our clan has accumulated a significant amount of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] over the years. It is not only sufficient for you to forge the Second Primordial Embryo, but the remainder will also allow you to complete the Triad Divine Radiance."

"Indeed," Lyra Jiang replied with a smile, nodding. "Once I successfully forge the Second Primordial Embryo, we will no longer be bound to remain long-term within the Azure Lotus Continent."

Their prolonged stay on the Azure Lotus Continent in recent years was primarily due to the fear that the Demonic Tribe [a collective term for demonic beast factions] might attack this immensely precious Spirit Mountain [a mountain imbued with potent spiritual energy].

Although the Sun and Moon Twin Wheels [a pair of powerful enchanted artifacts representing solar and lunar forces] were formidable, if left without a True Lord Grade [a cultivator of the Nascent Soul realm] powerhouse in permanent residence, there remained a non-negligible risk of it being breached by a Demon Emperor [a ruler among demonic beasts, equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator].

With a Nascent Soul-grade Second Primordial Embryo holding the fort, it was likely that even two or three ordinary Nascent Soul, Early Stage Demon Emperor would struggle to capture this Spirit Vein [a natural conduit of concentrated spiritual energy].

At that point, Eldrin Chen and Lyra Jiang would be able to extricate themselves. The strategic value of a True Lord force that can maneuver freely is utterly different from one that is pinned down defending a single location.

Recognizing the critical importance of the Second Primordial Embryo, the pair wasted no time. That very day, they began the ritual to forge the Lifebound Primordial Embryo [the foundational core of the Second Primordial Embryo technique].

Crafting the Lifebound Primordial Embryo required the consumption of the exceedingly precious Water Vein Treasure Jade [a type of jade formed within water element earth veins, prized for its spiritual conductivity]. They had acquired this Water Vein Treasure Jade years ago from the Ji Continent Trading Post.

This treasure could only be nurtured and brought forth by a Fourth Rank Spirit Vein over the course of a Millennium [a period of one thousand years], making it incomparably rare. Yet now that the moment for its use had arrived, there was naturally no reason to hesitate or hold back.

Working together, the two of them personally refined and fused the Water Vein Treasure Jade into the External Incarnation Body [a separate physical form cultivated through profound techniques]. This process consumed an entire year.

After integrating this treasure, Lyra Jiang then elevated the Lifebound Formation Runes [the innate magical patterns bound to a cultivator's soul] to the level of a Spiritual Treasure [a sentient artifact of immense power], and began infusing it with Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements].

The Second Primordial Embryo was even more profound and mysterious than a Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, consuming twice the amount of Five Elements Essence. Fortunately, Eldrin Chen had foreseen this. He had long since arranged for the preparation of the dual energies of Water-Flood Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique of the water element] and Sunflower Water [a pure, yang-aligned water essence], with a total value of twenty million Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation].

It took Lyra Jiang a full three years to completely infuse these twenty million Spirit Stone worth of Water-Flood Divine Thunder and Sunflower Water energies into the embryo, finally succeeding in forging the foundational form of the Second Primordial Embryo.

"This alone is still not enough,"

Gazing at the Lifebound Primordial Embryo, Lyra Jiang murmured to herself. The Second Primordial Embryo was equivalent to a cultivator's second Nascent Soul [the spiritual core formed after the Golden Core stage, representing a massive leap in power and longevity].

Yet this was still insufficient. It required Lyra Jiang's own Lifebound Essence Blood [vital blood infused with one's soul and cultivation base], and to absorb a vast quantity of spiritual energy, before it could finally gestate a physical body and transform into a peerless Heaven's Chosen [a prodigy blessed by heaven, possessing extraordinary talent] with power rivaling a True Lord [a title for cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm].

Fortunately, the Azure Lotus Continent possessed a Fifth Rank Spirit Vein, so the abundance of spiritual energy was not a major concern.

Lyra Jiang expended a vast quantity of her essence blood, infusing it into the Lifebound Primordial Embryo. She then guided the newly formed embryo deep into the [a lake imbued with potent spiritual energy of the fifth rank] to absorb spiritual energy. After a full three months of this absorption, it finally underwent a complete metamorphosis, giving rise to a physical body.

A graceful, alluring figure with snow-white, slender limbs emerged from the spirit lake. She manifested a gown of pure white silk and, like a peerless immortal consort treading upon the waves, took a single step and alighted upon the Firmament.

Eldrin Chen looked up. Above the Firmament, Tribulation Clouds [ominous clouds heralding a heavenly trial] churned and roiled. That figure of peerless elegance stood with her hands clasped behind her back, facing the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a trial of celestial lightning], exuding an aura of transcendent composure.

Thunder rumbled across the sky, but it came swiftly and departed just as fast.

Once the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation concluded, that graceful figure descended through the air and landed before Lyra Jiang.

Her features were identical to Lyra Jiang's, save for her eyes, which shimmered with a watery light and held a touch more aloofness. For more chapters, visit audio—novel.com for the complete novel.

"Original self."

Lyra Jiang gave a slight nod, offering no further words.

The Second Primordial Embryo was one with her, their thoughts and consciousness intertwined. There was no distinction between them, and thus no novelty in conversing with oneself.

Having withdrawn the Second Primordial Embryo, Lyra Jiang took Eldrin Chen's hand and teased, "Now that this Second Primordial Embryo has a body of its own, my dear husband, you could have one of us on each arm. What excellent fortune that would be."

Eldrin Chen: "..."

Regardless, once this Second Primordial Embryo manifested a physical form, it was fundamentally no different from a Mortal Dao Nascent Soul [a Nascent Soul formed through the path of mortal cultivation, focusing on worldly connections and karma].

Moreover, within this Second Primordial Embryo was inscribed a water-attribute Great Divine Ability [a supreme and profound supernatural power]. This Divine Ability was named the 'Heavenly River Vast Sea Sword' [a sword technique that channels the boundless power of the celestial river and the vast sea]. It was an innate Great Divine Ability of the Lifebound Primordial Embryo, making it nearly equivalent to a True Lord [a title for a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator]'s Lifebound Grand Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power intrinsically linked to one's life essence and cultivation path].

Contemplating the profound mysteries of this Second Primordial Embryo, Lyra Jiang still spoke with excitement: "For this Second Primordial Embryo to possess such formidable power, the immense expenditure of my Lifebound Essence Blood [the vital blood essence intrinsically linked to one's life force and cultivation base] and spirit soul was not in vain."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen's brow furrowed slightly. The primary reason for his initial reluctance to refine a Second Primordial Embryo lay precisely in this.

Refining a Second Primordial Embryo required consuming spiritual soul energy equivalent to that of a True Lord, and forging a new physical body for it also demanded a massive quantity of Lifebound Essence Blood.

Generally, even a Nascent Soul True Lord would need to expend nearly half of their Nascent Soul energy and Lifebound Essence Blood to refine a single Second Primordial Embryo, then spend several centuries to fully recover.

Lyra Jiang had cultivated five types of Pure Yin Divine Radiance [a supreme luminous power of pure Yin nature] and Pure Yin Divine Thunder [a supreme thunder power of pure Yin nature]. Years of unceasing tempering through the 'Five Thunders Body Tempering Grand Art' [a grand art that uses the power of five divine thunders to forge and strengthen the physical body] and the 'Five Radiances Spirit Refining Grand Art' [a grand art that uses five divine radiances to purify and refine the spirit soul] had forged her physical body and spirit soul far beyond those of an ordinary True Lord. It was precisely this foundation that enabled her to successfully refine this Second Primordial Embryo.

It was also due to the profound mysteries of these two great arts that Lyra Jiang dared to refine the Lifebound Primordial Embryo. Even so, she had consumed thirty to forty percent of her Lifebound Essence Blood and spirit soul. Even with the aid of the two great arts, it would still take a full Sixty-Year Cycle [a complete cycle of sixty years, also known as a Jiazi] for her to recover completely.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen took out Pills [refined medicinal elixirs used for cultivation and healing] that replenished Qi, blood, and spirit soul, handing them to Lyra Jiang. He spoke with a touch of heartache, "This expenditure was too great. I fear that within this Sixty-Year Cycle, it will be difficult for you to attempt a breakthrough into the Nascent Soul [the realm where a cultivator forms a nascent spiritual soul, a major milestone] Realm."

"It is of no consequence."

Lyra Jiang shook her head with a light laugh, her tone measured and assured. "Although the expenditure this time was significant, it did not excessively deplete my mana. With a few years of secluded cultivation, I can recover eighty percent of my essence blood and spirit soul. It will not overly impact my combat prowess." For uninterrupted reading, go to audio–novel.com.