Chapter 490 : The Bixia Turtle's Legacy

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen nodded and rose to his feet. "Then I shall not impose further. I wish you a swift recovery from your injuries, True Lord [a title for a cultivator who has reached the Primordial Spirit realm]."

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After the three parted ways, Nine Rivers True Lord [a title for a True Lord], dragging his wounded body, personally escorted the Infant Soul [the nascent spiritual core of a cultivator] of the Bixia Demon Emperor via teleportation to the Primordial Solar Immortal Clan Lin. He intended to request the Lin Clan's top alchemist to refine a Nascent Soul Formation Pill [a legendary pill that aids in the formation of the Nascent Soul].

Meanwhile, Eldrin Chen immediately returned to his abode and began taking stock of the gains from this venture.

Gazing at the Bixia Turtle Shell in his hand, he couldn't help but reveal a smile. "This Bixia Turtle Shell bears the weight of mountains and rivers upon its back and has fused with a vast amount of Primordial Unity Refined Gold Vein [a legendary ore of immense density and spiritual conductivity]."

"It possesses the resilience of Thick Earth Bedrock [the unyielding foundation of the world] and the domineering strength of Immortality Mysterious Gold [a mythical metal said to grant durability beyond death]. It can be considered a first-rate material for defensive treasures."

"It is indeed a supreme treasure."

Exquisite Jiang nodded in agreement. This Bixia Turtle Shell was Innate [born with inherent Dao patterns]. With just a bit of refinement, it could be forged into a Defensive Spiritual Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact focused on protection].

If it were smelted down into raw material, it could also be integrated into a Lifebound Magical Treasure [a cultivator's personally bonded artifact], elevating it to the level of a Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [the pinnacle evolution of a bonded artifact].

With this thought, Exquisite Jiang spoke, "For my Cultivable Earth Kun Origin Disk to advance, it would be best to use 'Earth Origin Path Pattern Stone' [a stone inscribed with the fundamental patterns of the Earth element] as the primary material. The Six Harmonies and Eight Desolations Cauldron would be more suited to a Fifth Rank spiritual material with Metal-Fire Dual Attribute [possessing the combined properties of Metal and Fire elements]." Your portal to cultivation novels: AUDIO-NOVEL.COM.

"Are you planning to integrate this Bixia Turtle Shell into the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell, or refine it into a separate Spiritual Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact]?"

Hearing his inquiry, Eldrin Chen replied without hesitation, his tone decisive. "Integrating this material into the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell will undoubtedly greatly enhance the defensive power of this Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical treasure bound to one's life force], transforming it into a peerless defensive Lifebound Spiritual Treasure."

"That makes sense. You are indeed currently lacking a powerful Defensive Spiritual Treasure."

Exquisite Jiang nodded in agreement. She then picked up the jade slip containing the information on the Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner and began to examine its contents.

After merely a few glances, she handed the jade slip to Eldrin Chen, a note of surprise in her voice. "This Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner is truly Extraordinary. It seems our gains from this venture are even greater than we anticipated."

"Oh?"

Intrigued, Eldrin Chen took the jade slip and focused his spiritual sense upon it.

After just one look, a slight frown creased his brow, followed by an expression of genuine astonishment.

The reason was that this Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner was indeed profoundly Extraordinary. Its origins were unknown, having been obtained by chance by Nine Rivers True Lord. However, it was a top-tier Spiritual Treasure-grade Formation Flag [a banner used to deploy and power a formation array].

According to the records on the jade slip, the Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner represented one of the most supreme Spiritual Treasure-level Formation Flag ever conceived.

This formation set, known as the Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner, is composed of eight individual Formation Banners [enchanted flags used to deploy powerful arrays]: the Heaven Trigram, Earth Trigram, Gale, Thunder Trigram, Solar Fire, Water Trigram, Mountain Trigram, and Lake Trigram. It can unleash eight distinct and wondrous Arcane Powers [supernatural abilities derived from profound laws] and Divine Abilities [supernatural powers cultivated through esoteric arts]. Furthermore, their combinations can erupt with astonishing might.

To forge a true and complete set of the Eight Trigrams Demon Refining Banner, one requires eight specific kinds of Exotic Treasures [rare and wondrous materials with inherent spiritual properties]: Heaven Trigram Cloud, Earth Trigram Thick Soil, Gale Bamboo, Thunder Trigram Wood, Solar Fire Jade, Water Trigram Liquid, Mountain Trigram Stone, and Lake Trigram Gold.

These eight Exotic Treasures are each exceedingly rare in the world, every one a Fifth Rank Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure [the highest grade of natural spiritual resources]. Even a True Lord [a title for a powerful cultivator] at the Infant Soul Late Stage would find it immensely difficult to gather them all.

Yet, once assembled, each of these eight Formation Banners would become a treasure of the Spiritual Treasure [a grade of artifact with a sentient spirit] grade. Once fully cultivated, one could dominate the Infant Soul Realm [a major stage of cultivation], becoming one of its supreme Infant Soul True Lords.

No matter the thousand Magical Treasures [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators] or the myriad Divine Abilities one might wield, with this set of Formation Banners achieving an Impenetrable defense, one would be truly invincible.

Precisely because these eight Exotic Treasures are so difficult to find, the Formation Banners possessed by Nine Rivers True Lord fell far short of their true potential.

The Formation Banners in his hands were merely a flawed imitation, forged from substitute materials of the fourth rank, each piece only reaching the grade of a top-tier Magical Treasure.

And because this set of Magical Treasures, the Formation Banners, was of insufficient grade, Nine Rivers True Lord had instructed everyone to use them with great care, lest the set be damaged.

Even so, this set of Formation Banners could still unleash power rivaling a Spiritual Treasure, even capable of hunting an Infant Soul Demon Emperor [a demonic beast equivalent to an Infant Soul Realm cultivator]. This alone proved it worthy of being called a peerless treasure rarely seen under heaven.

In comparison, the Venus Stellar Pearl owned by Eternal Profound Chen was also a set of Formation Banners, with each of its seven precious pearls also being top-tier Magical Treasures.

Yet its power only reached the level of a Quasi-Fifth Rank formation, and the gap between it and this set of Eight Trigrams Formation Flags was not merely vast—they were simply not of the same order of magnitude.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen sighed and said, "It is a pity that these eight types of Exotic Treasure [rare and unique treasures with profound properties] are exceedingly rare in the world. Even if one could find substitute treasures of the same elemental affinity, assembling a complete set would require the backing of a formidable power or a heaven-defying stroke of fortune."

"Indeed."

Exquisite Jiang nodded in agreement. The number of powers capable of gathering eight different Exotic Treasure was few; at the very least, they would be forces with one foot already within the threshold of a Path Lord Sacred Land [a holy land ruled by a supreme Path Lord cultivator].

For powers of that echelon, such a supreme treasure set would likely serve as a foundational heirloom to secure their clan's legacy, not something easily assembled.

"If fate grants us the opportunity in the future, we shall find a way to complete the set."

"But with our present means, I fear it remains beyond our reach."

Eldrin Chen spoke thus, deciding to wait until his breakthrough to Infant Soul [the Infant Soul Realm, where a cultivator's nascent soul is formed] before reconsidering the matter of the Eight Trigrams Formation Flags.

After storing the treasures, tranquility returned to their days. In the time that followed, he divided his efforts between guiding Verdant Peak in his foundational studies and beginning to deduce the refinement method for the Spiritual Treasure Chapter [a specific chapter or stage in a treasure-refining art] of the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell.

Time flowed by with relentless swiftness, and in the blink of an eye, seven years had passed.

During these seven years, Verdant Peak had also embarked upon the path of cultivation. As a cultivator with Five Spiritual Roots [a spiritual root constitution of the lowest potential], even with the aid of his Primordial Solar Immortal Body [a rare and powerful innate physique], his cultivation speed was only equivalent to that of someone with Three Spiritual Roots [a mid-tier spiritual root constitution].

However, one must not forget who his master was. With the full support of Eldrin Chen, the cultivation resources available to Verdant Peak were in no way inferior to those afforded to the direct descendant of an Infant Soul True Lord [a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage].

Even treasures as immensely precious to Vital Essence Refinement [the Qi Refinement stage] cultivators as first-grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach [a spiritual fruit that enhances cultivation] and Verdant Lotus Seed [a seed of a spiritual lotus with cleansing properties] could be procured for him with ease by Eldrin Chen, increasing his cultivation speed by no less than threefold.

Thus, in the span of just a few short years, Verdant Peak, though barely over twelve years of age, had already reached the Vital Essence Refinement Mid Stage [the middle stage of Qi Refinement].

At this rate, he would likely achieve Foundation Establishment [the Foundation Establishment stage] in his early twenties, a pace not much slower than Eldrin Chen's own had been.

One morning, just after Eldrin Chen had finished the day's lessons with Verdant Peak, he saw Exquisite Jiang approaching.

"Master's Wife," Verdant Peak offered a slight bow and tactfully withdrew.

After the youth had departed, Eldrin Chen asked, "How did it go?"

Exquisite Jiang smiled and said, "Word has come from the Eastern Sea Immortal Alliance. They will dispatch a True Lord [a high-ranking cultivator who has mastered their Primordial Spirit] to garrison Nine Rivers Island within the next two days."

"Finally, they are coming."

Eldrin Chen also revealed a smile. The Human Race forces in the Eastern Sea Cultivation World suffered from a severe shortage of True Lord. Mobilizing one to assist in defense was no simple matter.

Considering that Eldrin Chen and his companions were temporarily holding Nine Rivers Island, the Eastern Sea Immortal Alliance had delayed for seven years before finding a suitable candidate to take over the garrison duty.

For Eldrin Chen, the Nascent Soul Formation Pill [a legendary pill that aids in forming the Nascent Soul] had been successfully refined years prior, and they had already received one of the pills.

Now, they were merely waiting for the Eastern Sea Immortal Alliance to send a replacement, so they could extricate themselves and journey to the outer seas to investigate the ruins of the Verdant Void Sect within the Immortal Realm [a legendary, higher plane of existence].

Thinking of the imminent arrival of the True Lord, Eldrin Chen chuckled. "It is fortuitous timing. Verdant Edge has now embarked upon the cultivation path these past years. He no longer requires my daily instruction and can begin his practice independently."

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