Chapter 528 : Forging Nascent Soul Arts

After Eldrin Chen had perfected his cultivation art to the Nascent Soul realm, Lyra Jiang requested his five Nascent Soul Cultivation Art manuals for her own study.

Having completed the refinement of her Earth-Fortress Earth Origin Disk, she was finally ready to begin deducing her own cultivation art.

Eldrin Chen harbored no concern that she would encounter difficulties in this endeavor, for Lyra Jiang possessed a talent rarely seen in the world, coupled with over six hundred years of accumulated cultivation experience.

Furthermore, with his own Five Elements Cultivation Art serving as a reference, she was certain to perfect her art to the Nascent Soul realm.

For Eldrin Chen, having perfected his cultivation art, the most crucial objective now was to cultivate his own Divine Ability.

The mastery of a Divine Ability is also graded, generally divided into three stages: Initial Entry, Minor Vehicle, and Great Vehicle.

Even among Great Divine Ability [the most powerful and profound supernatural techniques], the power of one newly mastered compared to one at the Great Vehicle stage differed by more than tenfold.

A Great Divine Ability at the Initial Entry stage merely scratches the surface; generally, Golden Core Cultivator can achieve this, and even a rare few exceptionally gifted Purple Mansion Cultivator can grasp it.

Lyra Jiang had successfully cultivated the Divine Light of the Five Void Tribulations while still in the Purple Mansion Realm, which was her initial mastery of a Great Divine Ability.

A Great Divine Ability at the Minor Vehicle stage is considered truly formidable. Once a Golden Core Cultivator cultivates an ability to this level, it becomes sufficient to pose a threat to a Nascent Soul True Lord. Discover more cultivation stories at site: audio-novel.com.

The couple, Eldrin Chen and his wife, possessed transcendent comprehension. By the time they reached the Golden Core, Late Stage, they had already cultivated their Great Divine Ability [a supreme mystical technique] to the Minor Vehicle [initial mastery] realm. For most Nascent Soul True Lord, their level of insight into a Divine Ability [a powerful mystical art] was roughly equivalent to this.

However, a Great Divine Ability cultivated to the Great Vehicle [perfected mastery] realm was an exceedingly rare sight. Advancing a Great Divine Ability to this pinnacle often came with numerous stringent requirements.

Some Divine Ability required incredibly precious supreme treasures as a catalyst. Others demanded astonishing innate talent and comprehension. Still others consumed vast quantities of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements].

Therefore, generally speaking, only cultivators at the Nascent Soul Late Stage could successfully achieve this feat.

In truth, a Great Divine Ability cultivated to the Great Vehicle realm was nearly equivalent in power to a Superior Grade Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure [a top-tier enchanted artifact for vanquishing demons]. Many grand cultivators at the Nascent Soul Late Stage could only refine one or two of their Lifebound Grand Divine Ability [a supreme mystical art intrinsically linked to one's life force] to such a profound level.

It was precisely due to such formidable methods that the combat prowess of a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator far surpassed that of an ordinary True Lord.

Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Late Stage were all Earthly Dao True Lord [True Lords who have comprehended the Earthly Dao]. Each would possess two or three Superior Grade Spiritual Treasure [supreme-grade enchanted artifacts], supplemented by one or two Great Divine Ability cultivated to the Great Vehicle realm. Their combat strength was thus incomparable to that of ordinary True Lords.

From what Eldrin Chen understood, any powerful True Lord at the Nascent Soul Late Stage possessed the capability to contend against ten Nascent Soul, Early Stage Mortal Dao True Lord [True Lords who have comprehended the Mortal Dao].

Yet, even with Eldrin Chen's arsenal of Middle-Grade Spiritual Treasure [mid-grade enchanted artifacts] and techniques, he was only confident in simultaneously suppressing three or four Mortal Dao True Lord at most.

Perhaps the combined might of the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords [a pair of legendary celestial swords] rivaled that of a single Superior Grade Spiritual Treasure Immortal Sword. However, it could only serve as a final trump card, its sustained power still falling short of a genuine Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator.

According to Eldrin Chen's knowledge, some exceptionally brilliant Nascent Soul Late Stage Grand Cultivators had even advanced their Lifebound Grand Divine Ability to the Half-Step Pure Yang Realm. Beings like Ji Clan Patriarch had even forged genuine Supreme Pure Yang Divine Ability.

Such existences, with one foot already within the threshold of a Dao Lord, could treat ten or twenty ordinary Mortal Dao True Lord as mere fodder. Only Nascent Soul Late Stage powerhouses could pose a credible threat to them.

It was precisely because of the immense power of the Nascent Soul Late Stage realm that Magnus the Virtuous's status underwent a dramatic transformation the moment he broke through to the Nascent Soul, 7th Tier.

For such beings possessed Mana of staggering magnitude. Even among the many True Lord across the Vast and Boundless Hundred Continents, they would rank within the top twenty.

"The Great Vehicle realm of a Great Divine Ability [a supreme cultivation technique of immense power]."

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself. Once he cultivated his Lifebound Grand Divine Ability to the Great Vehicle realm, even if he could not match a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator, he would gain another trump card capable of threatening a Nascent Soul Late Stage powerhouse.

However, cultivating a Lifebound Grand Divine Ability demanded immense resources. Taking Eldrin Chen's Water-Fire Divine Thunder as an example, mastering it would require consuming Water-Flood Divine Thunder and Blazing Fire Dual Qi [a spiritual essence containing the dual energies of blazing fire] worth over one hundred million Spirit Stone.

Even with their continuous procurement of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] in The Vast Sea and Ji Continent, it would likely take a full century to gather enough to supply his cultivation to completion.

"Fortunately, after mastering the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder, cultivating the Triad Divine Thunder [a divine ability formed from three harmonized divine thunders] in the future would not be as troublesome."

"Following the Water-Fire Divine Thunder, I would only need to cultivate one more divine thunder, complementing it with a third to forge the complete Triad Divine Thunder."

Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Eldrin Chen began to cultivate the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder [a supreme thunder art born from the union of Yin and Yang forces].

This cultivation endeavor consumed several years. Only after Eldrin Chen had successfully mastered the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder did he finally emerge from his secluded meditation.

Upon exiting seclusion, Eldrin Chen immediately tested his new power. He discovered that a Great Divine Ability [a supreme cultivation technique] at the Great Vehicle [the highest realm of mastery for a divine ability] realm was indeed astonishingly potent. When he unleashed the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder, it transformed into endless thunderbolts that descended, tearing open the void for thousands of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters].

Lyra Jiang was startled by the commotion and asked with surprise, "A Great Divine Ability at the Great Vehicle realm?"

"Yes," Eldrin Chen nodded. After a long pause, he added, "My Mana [the spiritual energy cultivated and used by practitioners] is insufficient. Its power is likely only about seventy or eighty percent of what a Nascent Soul Late Stage [the advanced phase of the Nascent Soul cultivation realm] cultivator could unleash with a Great Divine Ability."

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Lyra Jiang replied with a smile. "With this technique in hand, combined with the united might of the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords [a pair of legendary immortal swords] and your several Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [spiritual treasures bound to one's life and soul], your combat prowess should rival a large portion of a Nascent Soul, 7th Tier [the seventh layer of the Nascent Soul realm] cultivator."

Eldrin Chen smiled at her words, then chuckled wryly. "My rapid success in mastering the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder was primarily due to centuries of accumulated insight and the enhanced comprehension granted by the Heaven and Man Resonance [a state of profound enlightenment where one's spirit resonates with the natural order]."

"The Triad Divine Thunder [a divine thunder art representing the harmony of Heaven, Earth, and Man] is even more difficult to cultivate. To advance it to the Great Vehicle realm will likely require at least two or three more Jiazi-time [one Jiazi-time equals sixty years]."

Lyra Jiang, however, smiled again, her eyes glinting. "Once transformed into a Lifebound Divine Ability [a supreme divine ability fused with one's very life essence], and cultivated to the Great Vehicle realm, the Triad Divine Thunder's power will undoubtedly touch the threshold of a half-step Pure Yang Divine Ability [a divine ability of the purest Yang essence, nearing the pinnacle of power]."

"A Divine Ability of this caliber, generally only cultivators at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection can cultivate it to the Great Vehicle level. If you succeed in mastering it, there will be few places in the world you cannot go."

Eldrin Chen also smiled faintly. The power of such a half-step Pure Yang Divine Ability was astonishing to begin with, and attaining the Great Vehicle realm was an arduous task beyond measure.

Suppressing his thoughts, he descended from the Firmament and discovered that the reserves of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] within the Clan Treasury were nearly depleted.

The successive promotions of his Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a spiritual treasure bound to one's life force] and the cultivation of the Dual Polarity Divine Thunder had consumed a truly staggering amount of Five Elements Essence.

Now, not only had the Five Elements Essence accumulated over many years in the Clan Treasury been exhausted, but even the supply purchased from the Tianlu Sect—valued at two hundred million Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy]—was completely gone.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen said with a wry smile, "I had long heard that high-level cultivators' training of Divine Ability [supernatural powers] and Lifebound Spiritual Treasure consumed vast quantities of Five Elements Essence."

"I was somewhat skeptical before, but today I understand the truth of those words."

"I fear the accumulated resources of the entire Chu Kingdom Cultivation World over several centuries would still be insufficient for me to cultivate a single Great Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power] to the Great Vehicle realm."

"Indeed," Lyra Jiang nodded, then added thoughtfully, "For a Nascent Soul Dao Lord [a Nascent Soul realm master of the Dao] to cultivate a single Pure Yang Divine Ability to completion, it requires the sustenance of billions of cultivators across over a hundred great continents." Visit http://www . audio-novel.com to enjoy the complete series.