Chapter 711 : The Immortal Clam Vein Nurturing Art

With their doubts unresolved, the group flew towards the heart of the ruins, arriving shortly at the core of the Water Vein [a subterranean channel of concentrated water-attributed spiritual energy].

Gazing upon the shattered and broken Water Vein, Lyra Jiang spoke with profound regret, "At its peak, this Water Vein was not far from reaching the Sixth Rank [a realm of immense power]. It is a tragedy to see it fractured so completely."

Nyssa Qu suddenly spoke up, "My lineage possesses a secret inheritance technique that may aid in mending the Water Vein."

"Truly?" Eldrin Chen felt a surge of hope. "Please, Immortal Maiden, enlighten us."

"This method also requires the assistance of a great many Spirit Clam [spiritually attuned clams that filter and purify ambient energy]."

Nyssa Qu then began to explain, detailing the principles of this esoteric art.

As a bearer of the Mythical Immortal Seed [a legendary innate constitution granting profound cultivation advantages], Nyssa Qu was born with the inheritance of a complete immortal path. Within it lay a method for nurturing and restoring Water Vein.

This art was called the Immortal Clam Vein Nurturing Art. It required not only Nyssa Qu herself—a scion of the A Clan with Thirteen True Lords—to personally tend to it over long periods, but also a vast number of Spirit Clam to assist by channeling and refining the Water Vein's power through their natural filtration.

"The matter of the Spirit Clam should not pose a significant problem."

Lyra Jiang offered a gentle smile. "We have cultivated large colonies of Spirit Clam within the Water Vein at Spirit Lake Isle, the Azure Lotus Continent, and The Vast Sea, among other places." Original English translation available at http://www . audio-novel.com.

"By relocating a significant portion of the population here to settle and multiply, it should only take a few centuries to reach a substantial scale."

"That simplifies matters greatly." Nyssa Qu nodded with a smile. "Using this method, it would take approximately one thousand eight hundred years to restore the Spirit Vein [a natural conduit of spiritual energy within the earth] here to its peak potency."

Eldrin Chen also felt a surge of delight, his eyes brightening. "I have studied methods to mend Earth Vein [the foundational spiritual arteries of the land] for many years. If we were to establish a specialized Formation [a mystical array or formation] here to repair the Earth Vein, it could significantly accelerate the restoration process."

Hearing this, Nyssa Qu's heart stirred. She smiled and said, "If this Earth Vein could be elevated to the Quasi-Sixth Rank [a state approaching the sixth rank of power], it might even provide a measure of benefit for my future breakthrough to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, a profound stage of cultivation]."

"In that case, I shall trouble you, Immortal Maiden, to oversee the restoration of the Earth Vein."

Eldrin Chen did not depart immediately. He first visited the ancient ruins, discovering that the Heavenly River Treasure Gold [a legendary, spiritually potent metal] within would require another five hundred years to advance to the next grade.

With Nyssa Qu stationed here from now on, the security of the Heavenly River Treasure Gold would be greatly enhanced, solidifying his resolve.

After leaving Celestial Vault Isle, Eldrin Chen immediately ordered the capture of a large number of Spirit Clam [mollusks that produce spirit pearls] and personally transported them to Celestial Vault Isle. To prevent the island's location from being exposed, he devoted several years of his own time to meticulously complete this task.

With this matter settled, his life returned to its former tranquility.

Seizing this rare moment of leisure, Eldrin Chen turned his focus entirely to his cultivation, determined to advance his cultivation base to the next realm as swiftly as possible.

In the days that followed, Eldrin Chen devoted his primary focus to cultivation. During his leisure hours, he would occasionally play the zither, read books, and organize his recent gains. His days passed in a state of considerable contentment.

"Nascent Soul, Fifth Tier."

Time flowed like a river, and more than eighty years passed in a flash. On this day, Eldrin Chen opened his eyes within his Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared room for undisturbed meditation and cultivation], slowly exhaled a breath, and a joyful smile spread across his face.

Not long before, Eldrin Chen had felt his Mana [the refined spiritual energy cultivated by practitioners] become perfectly harmonious and brimming to the point of overflow, as if he had touched the threshold of the Nascent Soul, 5th Tier. He thus entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough in his cultivation realm, and as expected, his advancement flowed as naturally as water finding its course.

For an ordinary True Lord [a title for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator], without the aid of rare external treasures, progressing from the Nascent Soul, Early Stage would typically take three hundred years per tier. The mid-stage required roughly four hundred years per advancement, while the late stage demanded five hundred years to increase one's cultivation by a single tier.

Eldrin Chen had broken through to the Nascent Soul, Mid Stage approximately two hundred and forty years prior. Now, he had advanced once more to the Nascent Soul, 5th Tier, a rate of progress that could truly be described as remarkably swift.

In truth, Eldrin Chen cultivated five Superior Grade Spiritual Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts of the highest quality] simultaneously. The process of nurturing and tempering these Magical Treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators] consumed a significant portion of his Mana, which would normally have extended the time needed to advance a single tier to about eight hundred years.

Fortunately, he had the assistance of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Peach [a legendary spiritual fruit that greatly accelerates cultivation], which drastically shortened his cultivation time. Coupled with the aid of his top-grade auxiliary Spiritual Treasure, the Moon God Pearl [a luminous pearl artifact that refines and purifies spiritual energy], he was able to increase his cultivation by a full tier in just over two centuries.

This speed was truly astonishing. Even a Nascent Soul True Lord blessed with a Heavenly Spiritual Root [the pinnacle of innate talent for cultivation], if lacking the support of precious Fifth Rank Spiritual Object [spiritual treasures or materials of the Nascent Soul grade], might not cultivate any faster than he did.

Savouring the joy of his successful breakthrough, Eldrin Chen simply rose and stepped out of his Seclusion Chamber.

As he stepped out from the Seclusion Chamber, he found Lyra Jiang, Verdant Consort, and Lila waiting for him outside the Cultivation Cave.

Seeing his successful emergence, Lyra Jiang smiled and said, "Husband, your successful breakthrough this time has finally arrived before the great battle commences."

"What is it?"

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he inquired with a hint of puzzlement.

The others did not answer directly. Instead, Seraphina Xia handed him a sealed letter.

Eldrin Chen opened the letter and saw it was penned by Dorian Ji himself. The letter mentioned that Caelum the Wavestrider had broken through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] realm a century ago and had already consolidated his cultivation base. Discover more cultivation stories at audio-novel dot com.

Now, the Ji Clan was preparing to move against the Blood God Ancient Ancestor, aiming to reclaim the Blood God Sea Region in one decisive stroke, and sought to gather their strength for the endeavor.

"I did not expect the Wavestrider Sword Immortal to consolidate his cultivation over a dozen years earlier than anticipated. It seems his foundation is even more profound than imagined."

Putting the letter away, Eldrin Chen then looked at the two and asked, "Did Zuxuan succeed in his breakthrough to Nascent Soul [the embryonic spiritual form cultivated after the Golden Core stage]?"

"He succeeded in his secluded breakthrough half a month ago. Clan Elder Kael guarded his cultivation for him."

Lila said with a smile, her expression also tinged with delight.

After two centuries of recuperation and growth, especially the last eighty years of dedicated cultivation, the strength of the Chen Clan had increased tremendously.

Counting Chen Zuxuan, who had just made his breakthrough, three of the original six individuals on the list had successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.

These individuals were Nianxuan Chen, Chen Zuxuan, and Lucian Chen. If one included Rosalind Meng, the grand-disciple of Lyra Jiang, then a total of four new Nascent Soul True Lord had been added.

Among these four, Nianxuan Chen possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root and had formed a Superior Golden Core. After having her Mana [the spiritual energy used by cultivators] fundamentally reshaped by a Fire Vein Heaven-Forging Pill personally refined by Eldrin Chen, she ultimately laid the foundation for a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul.

After all, she was blessed with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. With the foundation of a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, while her hope of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] remained slim, reaching the Nascent Soul Late Stage was virtually guaranteed, barring an untimely demise.

Chen Zuxuan could be considered a late bloomer who had accumulated profound strength, forging an Earthly Dao Nascent Soul. Lucian Chen, ultimately lacking sufficient connections and support, failed to obtain Earth Mother Qi [a primordial, nurturing earth-element spiritual energy] and could only establish a Mortal Dao Nascent Soul.

As for Siyan Chen and Siyuan Chen of the Si Generation, despite their close ties to the clan's Nascent Soul Ancient Ancestor, their opportunity [a stroke of fortune or favorable circumstance] this time was poor, and they only managed to advance to the False Nascent Soul Realm.

Their next attempt to break through to Nascent Soul would require them to incur a substantial debt to the clan, and it was unlikely they would be able to exchange for Earth Mother Qi either.

The same was true for Zoran Chen of the Zu Generation. Having failed to break through to Nascent Soul in one decisive push this time, unless Eldrin Chen was willing to continue providing significant support, his hopes of forging an Earthly Dao Nascent Soul were likely dashed.

After all, among the other senior-generation True Lords within the clan, most still owed outstanding loans to the family treasury and had not yet repaid them. The only one with the capacity to provide support was Eldrin Chen. This novel is serialized on (audio-novel.com). Visit for updates.