Chapter 541 Farewell to the Chunyang Immortal Sword

That Riverlord Chang (Person Name) possessed extraordinary innate talent, ranking among the most gifted of his generation. Yet despite having broken through to the Primordial Spirit realm for over 7,000 years, he had only reached the sixth layer of Primordial Spirit. It remained uncertain whether he would ever advance to Primordial Spirit, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm).

Earlier, with Eldrin's support, the old clan leader and others had advanced by leaps and bounds, rarely needing life-extending treasures. However, cultivation beyond the True Lord realm would become exceedingly arduous.

Reaching the Golden Core Realm could be achieved within a few decades per stage, but advancing a single level in the Nascent Soul Realm required hundreds of years.

The time required for a Nascent Soul cultivator to advance just 1 or 2 levels would be enough for a Golden Core cultivator to progress from the first to the ninth layer. Thus, except for a select few cultivators, longevity-extending treasures remain indispensable for the majority of True Lords.

With this thought, the old clan leader smiled and said, "Regardless, with the existence of this Immortal Apricot Tree, the True Monarchs of our Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) will henceforth have far more abundant lifespans."

Hmm.

Eldrin nodded, carefully harvesting the 3 fifth-level spirit apricots before saying, "You must devote yourselves to cultivation and strive to break through to the True Monarch realm as soon as possible."

"This fifth-rank Immortal Apricot Tree contains over a 100 times more energy than a fourth-rank Spirit Apricot. Only a True Lord cultivator or above could hope to refine it."

Hearing him mention the breakthrough to the True Monarch realm, the old clan leader glanced at Kael and the others before saying, "It has been nearly 30 years since Kael attained the ninth layer of the Golden Core. His spiritual power has been refined to near perfection."

"It's time to open the ruins and see if we can retrieve that Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root) from the Celestial Vault Isle (Location)."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin frowned slightly. Indeed, within the Celestial Vault Isle lay the Heavenly Dao Qi left behind by the Chen clan's ancestor, Qing Zhenjun.

It was just over 1 1000 years ago when the ancestral lands of the Chen Clan—Celestial Vault Isle (Location) in The Vast Sea (Location)—were struck down and sunk by the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor. At that time, the grievances of hundreds of millions of humans merged with the earth soul of Qing Zhenjun and the extinguished spirit of the ancestral ley line, coalescing into a bizarre existence that was neither human nor ghost.

Such an existence was bizarre and extraordinary. If it were to disregard bloodline ties and strike against them, I'm afraid even Eldrin (Person Name) would be absolutely no match.

Despite the fact that Kael was already over 5 100 years old, with the next Cataclysm of the Abyss merely 3 100 years away, his breakthrough could no longer be delayed.

Moreover, both the Old Patriarch and Elara (Person Name) would break through to the Nascent Soul stage again within 50 years. With their foundation of Mid-grade Golden Core, their chances of success in this breakthrough already exceeded 70 percent, and they also needed to accumulate some Earth Path Qi.

And as a supreme sanctuary of Dao Lords, that Celestial Vault Isle (Location) would most likely retain traces of primordial earth energy.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin pondered for a moment before declaring, "Once we've laid down the grand formation and established the cross-continental teleportation array, we shall proceed to handle this matter."

"Very well." Chen Changxuan nodded, then inquired, "In the Ji Continent, which spiritual mountain should the teleportation array be set up on?"

Eldrin pondered for a moment before concluding decisively, "We shall deploy it at Verdant Chariot Mountain. The location is already enveloped by the spiritual veins from Spirit Isle Lake, capable of sustaining the teleportation array. Should we face an assault, it would allow Spirit Isle Lake sufficient time to respond."

"Alright…"

Everyone nodded, then set about arranging the fifth-order teleportation formation.

Forging a fifth-tier teleportation array not only consumes the precious and extraordinary fifth-tier Void Gem (Spiritual Object), but also requires a fifth-tier Array Master and vast quantities of lower-tier materials.

Fortunately, over the 30 years the Chen Clan had controlled The Vast Sea (Location), they had acquired many precious treasures through exchanges with the major immortal clans of the region. This was more than sufficient to assemble 2 Teleportation Array Platforms (Magic Treasure).

Eldrin gathered several 1000 artifact smiths from the Heavenly Ruins Alliance, laboring ceaselessly for over a year before finally completing the teleportation array platform.

Upon completion, the teleportation array could transport 365 cultivators in a single activation. This not only significantly enhanced the Chen Clan's control over The Vast Sea (Location), but also facilitated greater mobility for cultivators between the 2 continents.

After setting up the teleportation array, Eldrin renamed the Frigidriver Island to Immortal Apricot Island. Then, using the Gilded Heaven Seal, he laid down a formation across the island. Only then did he feel that he had fully secured control over The Vast Sea, and his anxious heart finally settled.

With matters here concluded, Eldrin gathered everyone and announced, "I shall return to Spirit Isle Lake. Upon my return, we shall commence our entry into the Celestial Vault Isle ruins."

The old clan leader inquired, "Do you require our assistance?"

Eldrin shook his head and said, "Without a True Monarch's combat prowess, venturing inside would be far too perilous. You should remain here and await our news."

After bidding farewell to the crowd, Eldrin and Lyra returned directly to Spirit Isle Lake.

They arrived before Spirit Isle Lake (Location), then bowed respectfully toward the spiritual lake and said, "Senior Qingyuan (Person Name), this junior seeks an audience on a matter of importance."

"Bzzz—"

The void fell into a brief silence, before an entrance slowly opened from the depths of the spirit lake.

The 2 stepped forward and entered the fifth-order Water Element Earth Vein. The moment Eldrin set foot inside, he sensed the vibrant life force pulsing through the vein—already teeming with schools of spirit fish and colonies of spirit clams thriving in its depths.

This caused Eldrin to start ever so slightly. 3 100 years ago, when he had just broken through to the Golden Core realm, this earth vein had been enveloped by boundless sword intent. Back then, the Water Element Earth Vein could truly be described as utterly barren and shrouded in deathly silence.

"The sword intent is restrained within—it seems you have recovered quite a bit, Senior."

A thought flashed through his mind. Eldrin exchanged a glance with Lyra, then they soared deeper into the earth vein.

Before long, they reached the deepest part of the earth vein and laid eyes upon that peerless, noble broken sword.

The Green Abyss Sword (Magic Treasure) remained riddled with fissures, its crystalline body translucent and shimmering with an ethereal white glow. Wisp after wisp of sword energy seeped through the cracks, slicing countless hairline fractures into the void.

But compared to over 3 100 years ago, the fissure had now become extremely faint, appearing as though the injury had mostly healed.

The aura of the immortal sword grew increasingly restrained, yet Eldrin could sense its sword intent becoming ever more earth-shattering. Once fully awakened, it would be capable of effortlessly slaying a Nascent Soul, Mid Stage cultivator.

If he were to strike with all his might, disregarding the risk of the immortal sword disintegrating, he could likely slay even a peak late Nascent Soul expert with a single strike.

Eldrin had cultivated for several 100 years, having witnessed a number of Pure Yang Spirit Treasures. Among them were the Refining Immortal Furnace and the Painting of the Setting Sun Over the Long River, as well as the Green Jade Ruler That Measures the Heavens belonging to the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, and the Canglang Immortal Sword wielded by Caelum the Wavestrider.

After comparing them, Eldrin could roughly sense that once the Green Abyss Sword was fully restored, its power—though still inferior to the Refining Immortal Furnace and the River-Sunset Scroll—would likely not fall short of the Azure Jade Ruler of Heaven and the Canglang Immortal Sword.

In terms of sheer destructive power alone, it might even surpass the Cyan Jade Ruler of Heaven-Measuring by a considerable margin.

"Pity the sword tip is missing a segment."

Retracting his thoughts, Eldrin and his companion cupped their hands in salute, saying, "We pay our respects to you, Senior."

The Broken Sword hovered in the void, remaining silent for a moment before speaking, "In merely 3 100 years, you have managed to forge a Great Luo Nascent Soul. You truly have not let me down."

"You flatter me, Senior." Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight bow.

The broken sword seemed to contemplate this, then spoke again, "For what purpose have you come here?"

Eldrin gazed at the Green Abyss Sword and said, "Esteemed senior, you once mentioned that once we break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, we could devise a plan to restore your sword tip. Might we now proceed with this endeavor?"