Chapter 518 Sword Qi Soars for 30 1000 Miles, Sword Light Chills 19 Continents

To avoid complications, Eldrin did not delay any further.

After handing over The Vast Sea (Location) to Kael (Person Name) and the others, he mounted his flying sword with Lyra (Person Name) and soared toward Heavenly Abode Continent (Location).

Upon the flying sword, the 2 opened Hanchuan Daoist's storage pouch and began examining the treasures within.

As the master of The Vast Sea (Location), Hanchuan Daoist had occupied this territory for nearly 3 100 years. Over these years, through his Hanchuan Alliance, he had accumulated an exceptionally vast fortune.

However, after Elder Hanchuan purchased the Earth Vein Essence, this fortune had long been reduced to nearly nothing.

Within Elder Hanchuan's storage ring, aside from a Nascent Soul inheritance and 13 Hanchuan Immortal Swords, there were no other particularly valuable treasures.

However, there were a considerable number of spirit stones—surprisingly, over 1 100 million remained—far exceeding Eldrin's expectations.

"This person only broke through to the Nascent Soul stage a few decades ago, how could they possess so many spirit stones?"

Eldrin gazed at the spirit stones within the storage pouch, his expression tinged with bewilderment as he murmured.

1 100 million spirit stones were no small sum. For the Chen Immortal Clan, which now controlled several high-grade spirit veins and spirit stone mines while operating a multitude of businesses...

The annual revenue had long surpassed that of most Nascent Soul clans, yet it would still take hundreds of years to accumulate 100,000,000 spirit stones.

The reason for this was twofold: the material stipends for the family's cultivators and the procurement of the 5 Elements' Essence both constituted massive expenditures.

The Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) spent over 1,000,000 spirit stones annually on stipends alone, with an additional expenditure exceeding 1,000,000 spirit stones allocated for Eldrin (Person Name)'s acquisition of the 5 Elements Essence.

Such massive expenditures were like a bottomless pit, making it exceedingly difficult for the family to accumulate spirit stones.

However, these expenditures were all necessary. Without sufficient stipends, most of the family's cultivators would see their paths severed. Without the 5 Elements' Essence, Eldrin (Person Name) could not have successively advanced into a spirit treasure.

In the future, he would also need to cultivate his innate great supernatural powers, which would consume elemental essences costing tens of millions of spirit stones at minimum. It could be said that every single Numinous Treasure (Magic Treasure) and supernatural power would become insatiable gold-devouring beasts, depleting staggering amounts of resources.

For a newly ascended Nascent Soul True Monarch like Daoist Hanchuan, the consumption of resources during cultivation was immense. How could he possibly have managed to accumulate over a 100 million spirit stones?

Eldrin pondered for a long while before a flicker of understanding dawned within him. He sneered coldly, "I think I've figured it out."

"You mean?" Lyra's eyes flickered subtly.

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded. "The Qin Clan!"

The Heavenly Abode Continent (Location) was not far from The Vast Sea (Location)—merely over 10 million li away. The Mid-Grade Demonic-Slaying Immortal Sword could traverse 2 million li in a single day, arriving within the borders of the Heavenly Abode Continent (Location) after just a handful of days.

At the same time, in the Yuan Kingdom, Heavenly Abode Continent (Location).

Amidst a majestic mountain range of spiritual cultivation grounds, a gaunt figure opened his eyes.

This man was none other than Qin Dukong (Person Name), Patriarch of the Qin Clan. At this moment, his brow was shadowed with gloom, and a flicker of unease flashed deep within his pupils.

A burly figure nearby, seeing this, asked with some confusion, "Big brother, what's wrong with you today?"

"I feel inexplicably restless today, as if something is amiss."

Qin Dukong rose to his feet and suddenly began pacing across the grand hall.

The towering figure was known as Qin Duzun, the Second Ancestor of the Qin Clan and the sworn enemy who had slain Eldrin’s mother.

Seeing his elder brother’s expression shift abruptly, Qin Duzun quickly rose to his feet and said, “Could it be that Eldrin has come to cause trouble for us?”

"Let's not bring him up again."

Qin Dukong’s expression shifted slightly, a trace of irritation flashing in his eyes. "If you had cleaned things up properly back then, we wouldn’t have gained another enemy like this," he retorted coldly.

"You can't really blame me for this," Qin Duzun revealed a bitter smile, speaking with immense trepidation. "At that moment, I had already been detected by that supreme being. Had I forced my hand, not only would I have failed to eliminate him, but I would have been utterly annihilated on the spot."

Speaking of those bygone days, a trace of fear flickered across Qin Duzun's face.

The might of that Supreme Treasure of Pure Yang (Magic Treasure) descended like a sovereign deity gracing the mortal realm. Had it truly struck, not only would his former Golden Core, Great Perfection (Cultivation Realm) self have perished, but even a Nascent Soul, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator would have found it impossible to return alive.

At this thought, a trace of anger surfaced on Qin Duzun's face as he said, "That Han Chuan is nothing but trash. I tasked him with capturing Chen Changxuan to force Eldrin (Person Name) out of hiding, yet all he managed to seize was a single ancient Spirit Apricot Tree."

"If he had captured Chen Changxuan, we could have lured him out and surrounded him long before Eldrin broke through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Thinking of Elder Hanchuan, the 2 elders of the Qin Clan gritted their teeth and said, "To secure Hanchuan's alliance, we lent him the spirit stones our Qin Clan had accumulated over 6 100 years."

"That was a full 3 100 million spirit stones! Since he didn't actually help in the end, can we demand the spirit stones back?"

"I'm afraid it's not going to work."

Qin Kongkong shook his head and said helplessly, "Hanchuan's spirit island advancement is only halfway through. He must have already spent over half of his spirit stones. At this point, I'm afraid he has none left to repay us."

The reason why Elder Hanchuan had fallen out with Eldrin (Person Name) was not only due to past karma, but also because the Qin Immortal Clan had offered him a substantial price.

The reason why Elder Hanchuan possessed the capability to cultivate a fifth-grade spirit vein ultimately boiled down to the immense financial support from the Qin Immortal Clan. They had provided him with a colossal sum of spirit stones, enabling his breakthrough in nurturing a fifth-tier spiritual meridian.

As a condition of the exchange, the 2 parties formed an alliance to jointly deal with Eldrin.

Unfortunately, they had gravely underestimated Eldrin and his wife. A single incarnation of Lyra had once held off Daoist Hanchuan, let alone the fact that they also had 2 supreme treasures—the Sun and Moon Wheels—guarding their abode.

Failing to abduct Chen Changxuan, the scheme devised by Hanchuan Daoist and the Qin Clan to lure their enemies into a trap ended in utter futility.

Originally, even under such circumstances, they would not have been completely at a disadvantage, for their strength was by no means weak.

However, after Eldrin and his wife seized the Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root), the situation changed drastically. Even if they were only 2 newly ascended Heavenly Dao Infant Souls, they would be utterly suppressed. At best, they could barely hold their ground while trapped within their spiritual mountain.

Little did they expect that both had forged Great Luo Nascent Souls. How could such Nascent Souls be ordinary? The moment Eldrin made his move, it was earth-shattering, instantly slaying the Hanchuan Daoist.

At this moment, Qin Dukong had not yet received the news of Coldstream Daoist's demise, but as a cultivator of the Mysteries of Fate Secret Art, he could vaguely sense something unusual.

A profound sense of dread welled up from the depths of his soul, causing him to furrow his brow. An inexplicable chill crept down his spine.

"Something's wrong."

Qin Kong sensed something amiss and produced a turtle shell. This artifact was a divination tool forged from the carapace of a spirit turtle at the Demonic Emperor realm—an exceptionally rare Heavenly Secrets spiritual treasure.

Qin Kong first attempted to divine the whereabouts of Eldrin, only to find the celestial mechanisms shrouded in impenetrable gloom, rendering any divination futile.

"What a pity."

Qin Dukong let out a sigh. With Eldrin (Person Name) protected by multiple revered spiritual treasures and having cultivated the Secrets of Heavenly Fate, there was simply no way to deduce anything without possessing items like his birth chart or essence blood.

Left with no alternative, he could only settle for the second-best option and began deducing the whereabouts of Elder Hanchuan. The moment his calculations took form, his heart turned cold.

"Dire, extremely dire, tenfold certain death!"

"Damn it!"

Qin Dukong’s face abruptly twisted in horror. He jerked his head up and saw, far off in the distance tens of thousands of miles away, a blindingly brilliant light erupt before cleaving down across the vast expanse between heaven and earth.

Sword aura swept across 30 1000 miles, a single blade's gleam chilled all 19 provinces.

What a dazzling sword gleam that was! Even separated by tens of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, it descended like the Milky Way falling from the highest heavens.