Chapter 527 : The Grove of Ancient Awakening

As Eldrin Chen's gaze swept across the landscape, he saw that the Ten-Mile Peach Grove had transformed into a Spiritual Peach Grove. Not a single mundane peach tree remained.

The ascension of these three thousand peach trees was within Eldrin Chen's expectations. After all, nourished by the vast spiritual energy of a Fifth Rank Spiritual Vein, it was only natural for several thousand first-rank Spiritual Tree and even three fourth-rank Spiritual Tree to emerge.

Furthermore, these Spiritual Tree had grown for over four hundred years; their advancement was, in truth, a normal progression.

Regardless, these Spiritual Peach Tree were genuine, precious Spiritual Tree. The Spiritual Peach they bore, while far less potent than those from a Worldly Spiritual Root, still constituted a superior cultivation resource.

"With these Spiritual Peach Tree, the cultivation resources for our clan's disciples will increase significantly," Eldrin Chen mused. "The gap between our Chen Clan and those ancient Infant Soul Immortal Clan can be narrowed considerably."

Holding this thought, Eldrin Chen shifted his focus to the most ancient and vigorous Spiritual Peach Tree standing before him.

"Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree," he whispered.

The Spiritual Peach Tree before him stood only one Zhang-length [one Zhang-length equals three point three three meters] tall, yet every leaf and branch was etched with innate Dao patterns, its very Innate nature containing the Path Principles of heaven and earth.

Such a Worldly Spiritual Root was truly astonishing. Each leaf and twig bore patterns of Spiritual Treasure grade. Plucking a single branch would yield a supreme-grade magical treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators], a material counted among the rarest Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures [legendary materials of celestial and terrestrial origin used for crafting supreme artifacts].

To cut a section of its trunk would provide material sufficient to forge an entire Spiritual Treasure [a treasure of immense spiritual power, often with sentient properties], a magical treasure of that very rank. Original publication: audio_novel.com - The source of this chapter.

However, Eldrin Chen dared not recklessly pluck them. Merely breaking off a branch would be one thing; it could slowly regrow over time.

But this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree possessed only nine main boughs. To sever one was to lose it forever, for it could not regenerate, and doing so would diminish the future yield of Spiritual Peach [a fruit imbued with potent spiritual energy].

Upon the nine boughs of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree before them hung merely nine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach [a supreme-grade spiritual peach containing a trace of primordial essence]. Yet each Spiritual Peach was suffused with incredibly rich spiritual energy [the vital energy that flows through all living things] and even held a wisp of priceless primordial essence [the foundational source energy of creation].

Eldrin Chen plucked one Spiritual Peach and, after some calculation, turned to Exquisite Jiang with delighted surprise. "This Fifth Rank Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree blooms once every thirty-three years, bears fruit over the next thirty-three, and requires another thirty-three for the fruit to ripen," he explained.

"Upon ripening, it produces nine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach. If an Infant Soul True Lord [a cultivator who has formed their Primordial Spirit core] consumes one..."

He paused, his expression transforming into one of immense joy. "...even an ordinary True Lord [a title for a powerful Primordial Spirit stage cultivator] who partakes would gain a full century's worth of cultivation [progress in refining one's spiritual energy and essence]!"

"Is that truly so?"

Upon hearing this, Exquisite Jiang's face also lit up with elation.

The foundation of their cultivation, husband and wife, was that of the Great Encompassing Infant Soul [an exceptionally profound and stable Primordial Spirit foundation]. Furthermore, they both cultivated five Lifebound Magical Treasure [magical artifacts bound to one's life force, growing in power with the cultivator], which consumed far more spiritual energy than an average Infant Soul Cultivator.

An ordinary Infant Soul True Lord cultivator, without consuming precious Fifth Rank Spiritual Objects [objects of immense spiritual power, suitable for Primordial Spirit stage cultivators], would require roughly three hundred years to advance a single minor realm. For the two of them, the process demanded a full six hundred years.

Yet with this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree [a legendary tree bearing spiritual peaches that can enhance cultivation], would they not simply need to consume six Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach [the spiritual fruit of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree] to advance their cultivation by one level?

Eldrin Chen nodded, then shook his head and said, "Although such a Worldly Spiritual Root [a supreme-grade spiritual root of immense value] is indeed a supreme treasure, it unfortunately comes with limitations. It would take us thirty-three years to fully refine and absorb the power of a single peach."

"Thirty-three years."

Hearing this, Exquisite Jiang's eyes flickered thoughtfully. After a long moment, she nodded. "Even so, if we can refine three peaches every century, that would still grant us three hundred years' worth of cultivation base."

"Looking at it that way, you and I could advance one cultivation level in less than two hundred years. That's already more than three times faster than before."

Hearing her words, Eldrin Chen also revealed a pleased expression.

He plucked the nine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach [the spiritual fruit of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree]. Handing three of them to Exquisite Jiang, he said, "Within a century, we can only refine six. The remaining three we can attempt to use in researching Fifth Rank [the fifth tier in a grading system for items, techniques, etc.] pill formulas."

"That is indeed a fine idea."

Pill formulas of Fifth Rank [the fifth tier in a grading system for items, techniques, etc.] and above were already exceedingly rare in the world. For Fifth Rank Alchemist [an alchemist capable of crafting fifth-rank pills] like them, to advance their alchemical arts further, they needed to innovate and forge their own path.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach [the spiritual fruit of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree] before them was the Fifth Rank Spiritual Objects [spiritual materials of the fifth rank] they could most readily access, making it perfectly suited for refining spiritual pills.

"..."

Now that Spirit Isle Lake had advanced in grade, the two of them moved back from Verdant Lotus Isle to Spirit Isle Lake.

Using the captured Spiritual Treasure 'Star-Moon Pot' as the Formation Artifact, they laid down a Fifth Rank Formation at Spirit Isle Lake and began their secluded cultivation there.

In the following period, apart from refining the Spiritual Peach, the primary focus of Eldrin Chen and his wife was on enhancing their Lifebound Spiritual Treasure.

Exquisite Jiang began the work of advancing her fourth Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, the Cultivable Earth Kun Origin Disk. In his spare time, Eldrin Chen focused his efforts on deducing the Spiritual Treasure Chapter for the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell.

He had been deducing the principles for the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell for many years. Leveraging the state of Celestial-Mortal Symbiosis, it took him only three years to successfully deduce its Spiritual Treasure Chapter. For uninterrupted reading, go to audio-novel[dot]com.

After completing this step, Eldrin Chen began the process of advancing the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell.

The primary material for advancing the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell was the Bixia Turtle Shell [the shell of a mythical turtle, renowned for its incredible defensive properties]. This treasure possessed dual attributes of Metal and Earth, making it the most suitable material for forging defensive magical treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators].

Eldrin Chen spent three years refining it with his Solar True Flame [a pure yang flame of immense power], fusing it into the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell. He also infused it with Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] worth ten million Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation], finally succeeding in advancing the treasure.

After advancing the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell, he spent another three years elevating both it and the Polarity Void Mirror to the level of Medium-Grade Spiritual Treasure before he was satisfied.

After the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell [a powerful defensive bell artifact] advanced to become a Spiritual Treasure [a sentient artifact bound to its master's soul], he now possessed four Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [sentient artifacts permanently bonded to a cultivator's life force]. Only the Positive Water Verdant Lotus Throne [a throne artifact crafted from a lotus of pure yang and water energies] remained unascended.

The main body of that Positive Water Verdant Lotus Throne was originally forged from a Third Rank precious lotus. Although it had been infused with numerous rare treasures over time, the lotus body itself had now become its greatest limiting factor.

To elevate it to the Fifth Rank [the fifth tier of power for artifacts and materials], one would need to obtain an exceedingly rare Fifth Rank Treasure Lotus [a lotus plant of the fifth rank, a priceless spiritual material].

The Chen Clan currently lacked a Fifth Rank Treasure Lotus. However, on Verdant Lotus Isle, there was a Worldly Spiritual Root [a spiritual plant root of immense worldly power] known as the 'Creation Green Jade Lotus' [a jade-green lotus associated with creation] that was on the verge of its own advancement.

Once that Creation Green Jade Lotus advanced, its seed pod would detach and regrow, yielding a single Fifth Rank Verdant Lotus [a green lotus of the fifth rank].

Unfortunately, that was merely one seed pod. Both Eldrin Chen and Exquisite Jiang wished to advance their respective Positive Water Verdant Lotus Throne artifacts. In the future, they would still need to find a way to acquire another precious treasure lotus.

Returning to the main thread, after advancing his Spiritual Treasure, he began deducing new cultivation techniques.

His foundational knowledge for technique creation was more than sufficient. Now that he had reached the Infant Soul Realm [the realm where a cultivator's nascent soul forms], deducing techniques for this stage was as natural as water flowing downhill.

In merely seven or eight years, he had deduced all five of his core cultivation arts up to the Infant Soul 3rd Tier [the third minor stage within the Infant Soul Realm].

He then temporarily halted his deductions. His accumulated insights from centuries of cultivation were now exhausted. Further progress would require painstaking, incremental calculation over a vast stretch of time.

Even with his prodigious talent, to refine all five cultivation arts to the Great Perfection of Infant Soul [the pinnacle stage of the Infant Soul realm] would likely require a minimum of several hundred years to begin with.

At present, with Ji Clan Patriarch [the leader of the Ji Clan] on the verge of a Infant Soul [the stage of cultivation where one's nascent soul is formed] breakthrough, this was not the time to expend vast amounts of time meticulously polishing cultivation techniques.

Nevertheless, creating five Infant Soul 3rd Tier [third-tier cultivation arts suitable for the Infant Soul realm] techniques in a mere seven or eight years was still astonishingly impressive. Many a True Lord [a title for a powerful cultivator who has mastered their nascent soul] would likely be left utterly dumbfounded if they knew. This content originates from audio-novel*com. Please respect copyright.