Chapter 711 : The Immortal Clam's Restoration

With questions lingering in their minds, the group flew towards the core of the ruins. Before long, they arrived at the heart of the Water Vein [a concentrated, flowing channel of water-attributed spiritual energy within the earth].

Gazing upon the shattered and fractured Water Vein, Exquisite Jiang spoke with profound regret, "At its peak, this Water Vein was not far from reaching the Sixth Rank [a high tier of spiritual object potency]. It is a great pity to see it broken to such a state."

Nyssa Qu suddenly spoke up, "My lineage possesses a legacy technique that might aid in repairing 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 quantity of Spirit Shell [spiritually infused clam or oyster shells, often used in water-attuned formations and arts]," Nyssa Qu continued.

She then began to explain the technique in detail.

As a Mythical Immortal Seed [a being born with the potential and foundational knowledge to walk the Immortal Path], Nyssa Qu had inherited a complete Immortal Path legacy upon reaching the Innate [a foundational realm marking the true beginning of cultivation]. This legacy included a method specifically for nurturing Water Vein.

This art was called the Immortal Clam Vein Nurturing Art. It required not only the personal and frequent nurturing efforts of the thirteen True Lord [a powerful cultivation realm] of Nyssa Qu's lineage but also the assistance of vast numbers of Spirit Shell to channel and refine the power of the Water Vein.

"The matter of the Spirit Shell should not be a significant problem,"

Exquisite Jiang said with a slight smile. "We have cultivated large populations of them within the Water Vein at Spirit Lake Isle, Verdant Lotus Isle, Vast Sea, and several other locations." Read the full novel exclusively on audio-novel .c om.

"If we relocate a significant portion of the clan's population here to establish a new branch, it should only take a few centuries for it to reach a substantial scale."

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

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

Upon hearing this, Nyssa Qu's heart stirred. She smiled and said, "If this Earth Vein can be elevated to the Quasi-Sixth Rank [a level just below the Sixth Rank] stage, it might even provide a measure of benefit for my future breakthrough to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, a major realm of power] realm."

"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 rare, celestial-grade metallic ore] within would require another five centuries to complete its advancement.

With Nyssa Qu stationed here as its guardian from now on, the security of the Heavenly River Treasure Gold would be greatly enhanced, solidifying his sense of assurance.

After leaving Celestial Dome Island, Eldrin Chen immediately ordered the capture of a large quantity of Spirit Shell [a type of spirit beast with a hard shell, often used in formations or alchemy] and personally transported them to Celestial Dome Island. To prevent the island's location from being exposed, he devoted several years to this task, handling much of the work himself.

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

With this rare period 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 comfortable contentment.

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"The fifth tier of the Infant Soul realm."

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 spiritual power [the energy cultivated by practitioners] become perfectly harmonious and brimming to the point of overflow, as if he had touched the threshold of the Infant Soul 5th Tier. He had thus entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough in his cultivation base. As expected, the breakthrough occurred as naturally as water finding its course.

For an ordinary True Lord [a title for a cultivator who has reached the Infant Soul realm], without the aid of rare external treasures, progressing one tier within the Infant Soul Early Stage typically takes three hundred years. The mid-stage requires roughly four hundred years per tier, while the late stage demands five hundred years for each advancement.

For Eldrin Chen to break through to the Infant Soul 5th Tier only about two hundred and forty years after reaching the Infant Soul Mid Stage could be considered remarkably swift progress.

In truth, Eldrin Chen simultaneously cultivated five Superior Spiritual Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts that require constant spiritual energy nourishment]. The process of nourishing these magical treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators] consumed a significant portion of his spiritual power. Under normal circumstances, this would have stretched the time needed to advance one tier to approximately eight hundred years.

Fortunately, he had the assistance of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual 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 Goddess Pearl, he was able to advance one tier in just over two hundred years.

This speed was truly astonishing. Even an Infant Soul True Lord possessing a Heavenly Spiritual Root [the highest grade of innate talent for cultivation], if lacking the support of rare Fifth Rank Spiritual Objects, might not cultivate any faster than he did.

Contemplating the joy that would follow his breakthrough, Eldrin Chen decided to step out from within the Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared room for undisturbed cultivation].

No sooner had he emerged from the Seclusion Chamber than he discovered Exquisite Jiang, Verdant Consort, and Lila waiting for him outside the cave abode.

Seeing he had successfully concluded his seclusion, Exquisite Jiang smiled and said, "Husband, your successful breakthrough this time has finally arrived before the great battle."

"What is it?"

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he inquired with some puzzlement.

The others did not answer directly. Instead, Summer Reign Xia handed him a sealed letter. Visit audio-novel[dot]com to enjoy the complete series.

Eldrin Chen opened the letter and saw it was penned by Dorian Ji himself. The letter mentioned that Billowing Waves had broken through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, a major realm of power] a century ago and had already consolidated his cultivation base.

Now, the Ji Clan was preparing to move against the Blood God Patriarch [a powerful and malevolent demonic cultivator], aiming to reclaim the Blood God Sea Region [a territory controlled by the Blood God Patriarch] in one decisive strike. They wished to summon him to lend his strength to the effort.

"I hadn't expected Surging Wave 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 glanced at the two women and asked, "Did Ancestor Mystery's attempt to break through to the Infant Soul [the nascent spiritual form within a Golden Core cultivator] succeed?"

"He succeeded in his secluded cultivation breakthrough half a month ago, with Elder Brother Kael guarding his cultivation session [protecting him from external interference during the critical breakthrough process]."

Lila said with a smile, her expression also carrying a hint of joy.

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

Counting Ancestor Mystery Chen, who had just broken through this time, a total of three individuals from the original list of six had successfully advanced to the Infant Soul Realm [the realm where a cultivator's nascent soul is fully formed and stabilized].

These individuals were Remembrance Gem Chen, Ancestor Mystery Chen, and Void Spirit Chen. If one included Like Swallow Meng, the grand-disciple of Exquisite Jiang, then a total of four new Infant Soul True Lord [a title for a powerful cultivator who has reached the Infant Soul Realm] had been added.

Among these four, Remembrance Gem Chen possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root [an innate talent of the highest grade for cultivation] and had formed a Superior-Tier Golden Core [the highest quality foundation for the Golden Core realm]. After having her spiritual power [the energy used for cultivation] remolded by the Fire Vein Heaven-Molding Pill [a supreme-grade elixir that refines a cultivator's energy channels] personally refined by Eldrin Chen, she ultimately managed to establish a foundation for a Heavenly Path Infant Soul [the highest potential grade for the Infant Soul realm, offering the greatest future prospects].

After all, she had a Heavenly Spiritual Root. With the foundation of a Heavenly Path Infant Soul, although her hope of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit [the realm of the primordial spirit, a higher state of being beyond the infant soul] was still slim, it was almost a certainty that she would cultivate to the Infant Soul Late Stage [the advanced phase of the Infant Soul realm], barring any premature demise.

Ancestor Mystery Chen could be considered a late bloomer who had accumulated profound strength, forging an Earthly Path Infant Soul [a high-quality Infant Soul foundation, second only to the Heavenly Path]. Void Spirit Chen, ultimately lacking sufficient connections and support, failed to obtain Earth Mother Energy [a rare and potent earth-attribute spiritual essence crucial for forming a high-grade Infant Soul] and only managed to forge a Mortal Path Infant Soul [the most common and lowest potential grade for the Infant Soul realm].

The 'Si' generation's Thinking Swallow Chen and Thinking Source Chen, although close to the clan's Infant Soul Patriarch, were unlucky with their opportunities [favorable circumstances and chances for advancement] this time and only managed to break through to the False Infant Soul Realm [a pseudo-realm where the infant soul is formed but unstable or incomplete, weaker than a true Infant Soul].

For their next attempt to break through to Infant Soul, they would need to incur a hefty loan from the clan, and it was likely they still wouldn't be able to acquire Earth Mother Energy.

The same held true for the Ancestor Heaven Chen generation. Having failed to break through to the Infant Soul realm in one determined push this time, unless Eldrin Chen was willing to continue providing substantial support, it seemed there was little hope for them to forge an Earthly Path Infant Soul [a foundational and powerful type of nascent soul].

After all, most of the other senior-generation True Lord cultivators within the clan still carried outstanding debts to the family treasury. The only one with the capacity to offer such support was Eldrin Chen. Dive deeper into the Dao at https://audio-novel.com.