Chapter 694 : Sundering the Demon Emperor's Aegis

With a resonant *shing*, he unleashed a cleaving strike that sundered the Purple Jade Demon Emperor's Protective Aegis [a powerful defensive technique], nearly bisecting the demon emperor amidst the void.

"A Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure [a supreme-grade artifact of pure yang energy]!"

At that critical moment, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor staggered back, blood spraying from his maw, his expression one of profound terror as he cried out.

The power of a Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure is truly world-shaking. Even with Eldrin Chen's Mana [cultivation energy] only able to channel a fraction of its might, it held the potential to slay even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection [the pinnacle of the Nascent Soul realm].

The Purple Jade Demon Emperor's cultivation was merely at the Nascent Soul, 8th Tier. Though bolstered by various Great Vehicle Divine Ability [powerful divine techniques], granting him Mana roughly equivalent to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage, he dared not face such a lethal edge head-on.

In his haste, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor abandoned all thought of vengeance and immediately fled into the distance.

Watching the demon emperor's retreat, Eldrin Chen did not give chase. The Green Abyss Sword was a Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure, not an Innate Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure [a treasure born of heaven and earth]. With his current cultivation, he could unleash only a few such sword strikes before his Mana would be utterly depleted.

With this realization, he saw the Demonic Monsters' Nascent Soul [core soul] cultivators scattering in disarray. Seizing the moment, he decisively commanded, "Slay the Demonic Cultivator [practitioners of demonic arts] first!"

Pressing their advantage, the group swiftly hunted down and executed the four Demonic Cultivator one by one. The two newly-advanced Demon Emperor [rulers of demonkind] from Purple Jade Lake, their Mana insufficient, lagged behind and ultimately fell beneath the group's blades, joining the ranks of the slain.

This battle, which claimed a full six Nascent Soul cultivators, could nonetheless be described as a grand beginning with an anticlimactic end. Experience the full epic at audio-novel dot com.

After the battle, Elara Lin [the female cultivator from the Lin family] still felt a lingering fear, her face pale as she said, "Had we not possessed the Green Abyss Sword [a powerful enchanted sword] in this fight, our losses would likely have been severe."

"Since the Green Abyss Sword has already been revealed, we should use it when the time calls for it."

Eldrin Chen [the protagonist and clan patriarch] stated calmly, hauling up the massive corpse of a Nascent Soul [the fifth major cultivation stage] realm giant fish. This demonic beast was a transformed Primordial Giant Fish [an ancient, colossal fish species with immense spiritual power], and perhaps its remains could be used to forge a Fifth Rank Treasure Boat [a high-grade enchanted vessel] to compensate for the loss of the Chen Clan's destroyed Golden Rhino Treasure Ship [a treasure ship shaped like a golden rhino].

The group tidied up the battlefield and then began cleansing Blood Cavern Island [an island corrupted by demonic energy].

This Blood Cavern Island had only recently been occupied by Demonic Cultivator [practitioners who cultivate using demonic and malevolent energies]. The Demonic Fiend Qi [malevolent and corrupt spiritual energy] within was still relatively weak, and the number of Demonic Cultivator present was quite small.

They expended little effort in exterminating all the Demonic Cultivator there and proceeded to completely destroy the Demonic Spring [a corrupted spiritual spring that radiates demonic energy].

After eradicating the Demonic Spring, Eldrin Chen obtained three Star Fragment [fragments of celestial bodies imbued with condensed stellar essence] and remarked with a smile, "These Extraterrestrial Demon God [demonic entities from beyond this world] are truly generous, sending tens of thousands of Star Fragment to our Purple Realm [a major cultivation world] every Millennium [a period of one thousand years]."

The others smiled faintly at his words, understanding that Eldrin Chen was merely jesting.

After all, if such a Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Land [a territory heavily corrupted and occupied by demonic cultivators] were to be cleansed, these Star Fragment would indeed be valuable treasures. If it could not be cleansed, however, it would remain a great calamity.

Having shattered the Demonic Spring, Lyra Jiang [Eldrin Chen's wife and a powerful cultivator] suggested, "Since we have already taken action, let us thoroughly cleanse the Ridge of the Black Fiend [a mountain ridge infested with demonic beings] as well."

"It can be done."

Eldrin Chen gave a nod, then led the group towards the Heaven's Spine Mountains.

Just as they arrived at the Ridge of the Black Fiend, they discovered this Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Land had already been purged. Astonishingly, Magnus the Virtuous had single-handedly wielded the Pure Yang Immortal Sword to slay five Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator.

Seeing them, Verdant Spirit True Lord said with a smile, "At that time, my Master had just returned to Virtuous Peak. Those five Nascent Soul Demon Fiend, like newborn calves unafraid of the tiger, heard my Master was grievously wounded and thought to continue their blood sacrifices to forge a Demonic Treasure."

"But even injured, my Master is not an entity ordinary Demonic Monsters can match. Not long ago, my Master emerged from seclusion and, with merely five strokes of his sword, struck them down upon the Ridge of the Black Fiend."

Eldrin Chen looked up and saw that upon the Ridge of the Black Fiend, five intersecting sword scars crisscrossed the earth. An overwhelming Sword Intent [the conceptual will and power imbued within a sword technique] emanated from them, so potent it had scoured the demonic miasma from this Demon Cave utterly clean.

Considering this, Eldrin Chen smiled faintly. "With Senior Magnus standing guard, it seems my worries were excessive."

After bidding farewell to Magnus the Virtuous, the members of the Chen Clan returned to the Ji Continent.

Now that the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm had passed and the Demonic Cultivator of both the Ji Continent and The Vast Sea had been eradicated, Eldrin Chen could finally breathe a sigh of relief and begin healing his wounds to restore his cultivation.

Eldrin Chen's injuries were not severe and had already healed over the past ten-plus years. He and Lyra Jiang sought out Verdant Consort.

At this moment, Verdant Consort lay within the Cultivation Cave, seemingly sunk into a profound slumber, appearing like a living corpse unable to awaken.

Ever since the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm descended, Verdant Consort had fallen into this deep sleep, with even the wisp of her soul that governed her physical form having succumbed to dormancy.

Gazing upon Verdant Consort's state, Lyra Jiang pondered for a long while before speaking. "Verdant Consort has cultivated the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique [a supreme art of dream cultivation from the Immortal Realm] for nearly a Millennium."

"Now, the appointed time of a millennium draws near. If she cannot be roused, I fear she may never awaken from this slumber again."

Eldrin Chen's expression was also exceptionally grave. The Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique was a supreme method from the Immortal Realm [the realm of true Immortals], its origins truly astonishing.

By cultivating through this art within dreams, a single year in the waking world equates to an entire lifetime within the dream. Find thousands of chapters at audi0-n0vel.c0m.

Verdant Consort has cultivated in her dream for nearly a millennium, accumulating the foundation of a thousand life cycles. Should she awaken, she would possess an astonishingly profound Deep-Seated Foundation [the accumulated spiritual essence and comprehension that forms a cultivator's base], potentially even forging the foundation to ascend to immortality.

Because this method is exceedingly perilous, legends in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm [the highest celestial domain] speak of Immortal [beings who have ascended beyond mortality] who cultivated it, only to become lost within three thousand dream cycles, never to awaken again.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen fell into deep thought before finally saying, "Qingxu, the Martial Uncle divined that I am the key to awakening Verdant Consort. There must be a reason behind this."

"I shall study the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique further, to see if I can find a way to rouse her from the dream."

"Very well," Lyra Jiang [the Immortal Maiden Lyra] nodded, then said, "I must still enter seclusion to repair my Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [a magical artifact bound to its owner's life force]. I leave the matter of awakening Verdant Consort [the Verdant Consort] in your capable hands."

Eldrin Chen [Eldrin Chen] took her hand, smiling as he replied, "Set your heart at ease. I shall devote myself to this task with all my effort."

After the two of them left Verdant Consort's Cultivation Cave [a cave dwelling used for secluded cultivation], Eldrin Chen immediately began to delve into comprehending the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique [a profound cultivation art centered on dream cultivation].

In truth, during the spare moments of previous years, he had occasionally studied the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique, but due to the Demonic Abyss Cataclysm [a great calamity involving a demonic abyss], he had never been able to research it in depth.

Now, as he immersed himself in the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique, Eldrin Chen discovered that this method was truly exquisite and profoundly mysterious.

"To attain enlightenment within slumber, to experience reincarnation within a dream... the bustling affairs of this mortal world are but a fleeting butterfly dream within the red dust [the mundane world]," he murmured.

Eldrin Chen was filled with awe and could not help but remark, "The creator of this art must have possessed talent that could startle even the Immortals [beings who have ascended to immortality]. They were likely an extraordinarily remarkable figure even among their ranks."

After several months of intensive study, he had gained a general understanding of this method of entering dreams through the mortal world.

Yet, the deeper his understanding grew, the more he admired the ingenious and wondrous conception of its creator. To cultivate within dreams using this method...

After experiencing three thousand lifetimes of reincarnation, one could even ascend to immortality on the spot, and furthermore, establish the foundation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal [a supreme rank among Immortals]. It could be said this was a peerless method with limitless potential.

"To bypass the conventional path of cultivation and forge the Great Luo Foundation in a single, decisive act—though perilous, this method can truly be hailed as a technique to startle the immortals [a method so profound it would astonish even celestial beings]."

After a moment of contemplation, Eldrin Chen also began to attempt cultivating the Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique.

The Red Dust Butterfly Dream Technique was profoundly arcane. Even Eldrin Chen dared not recklessly immerse himself in it for too long, so he resolved that this session of cultivation would not exceed one hundred years.

A dream of the mortal world [the mundane, secular world of human affairs and emotions] lasting less than a century—with his Dao-heart [the cultivated, unwavering core of a cultivator's will and understanding], he was confident he could easily pierce through the illusion and awaken from the dream.

Three days later, Eldrin Chen formally entered the dream state, commencing his practice of the Red Dust Dream Butterfly Method. Find thousands of chapters at audio‑novel.com.