Chapter 755 : Forging the Lifebound Immortal Sword

Seeing her agreement, Eldrin Chen could not help but reveal a smile.

This Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea Sword was still merely a Sword Embryo [an unformed magical sword core], having not yet nurtured a [the sentient spirit of a divine sword] or a Treasure Spirit. With Verdant Consort's Mana [the refined spiritual energy wielded by cultivators], it would take roughly one Jiazi-time to refine and transform this treasure into her Lifebound Immortal Sword [a magical sword bound to its wielder's life force].

Once Verdant Consort wields a Pure Yang Immortal Sword [a sword imbued with the supreme, purifying energy of the sun], the strength of the Chen Clan will be greatly augmented, providing another crucial means to contend with formidable foes such as the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor and the Fang Clan of Gushan Mountain.

After settling this matter, Eldrin Chen spoke, "This time, we have obtained the Heavenly River Apricot. I intend to seize this opportunity to enter secluded cultivation and advance to the Great Perfection stage of the Nascent Soul, 6th Tier realm, paving my way toward the Nascent Soul Late Stage."

"Mm, I also plan to use this chance for secluded cultivation,"

Lyra Jiang nodded, a smile gracing her features.

The Master of the Dao Palace had rewarded each of them with one Heavenly River Apricot. This treasure could aid an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator in advancing one layer of their cultivation; for the three of them, it would be of immense value.

Since they were resolved to advance their cultivation bases, there was no reason for further delay.

Eldrin Chen immediately returned to his Seclusion Chamber and entered secluded cultivation to refine the priceless Sixth Rank spiritual object, the Heavenly River Apricot.

This Heavenly River Apricot differed from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Peach. Refining the latter was a protracted process, often consuming several decades for a single fruit, yet its abundant energy was correspondingly astonishing. The story continues at audio—novel.com.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, a Sixth Rank low-grade Heaven and Earth Spirit Peach Tree could likely only bear nine Sixth Rank Heaven and Earth Spirit Peach per harvest, far inferior to the Heavenly River Apricot Tree which could yield as many as thirty-six.

Correspondingly, each Heavenly River Apricot contained less of the primal source energy [the fundamental life-force energy of heaven and earth] compared to a Spirit Peach of the same rank, but the sheer quantity produced per harvest was vastly greater, and the time required to refine and absorb each individual fruit was also significantly shorter.

This time, refining this Heavenly River Apricot had consumed a full three years of his time before it was completely absorbed.

"It is done."

On this day, as the final wisp of energy from the Heavenly River Apricot was absorbed, a flicker of joy could not help but appear on Eldrin Chen's face.

At this moment, he felt the Mana within his body was perfectly harmonious and flawless, separated from the Nascent Soul Late Stage by only the thinnest of bottlenecks.

Having reached this point merely one hundred years after his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, 6th Tier, his cultivation speed in touching the threshold of the Nascent Soul Late Stage was likely rare even within the Dao Lord Sacred Land.

"It is time to assault the Nascent Soul, 7th Tier."

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself. Instead of leaving seclusion immediately, he retrieved a crystal-clear, lustrous Treasure Pill.

This pill was none other than the immensely precious Heavenly Dao Pill [a legendary pill said to grant profound insights into the Heavenly Dao, the fundamental laws of existence], potent enough to save him centuries of painstakingly honing his Mana, allowing him to charge directly into the realm of Nascent Soul Late Stage in one fell swoop.

As he swallowed the Heavenly Dao Pill in one gulp, he instantly felt a surge of profound Heavenly Dao Qi [the primordial energy of the Heavenly Dao] explode within his body. The potent medicinal force swept through his Mana [the refined spiritual energy cultivated by an immortal], propelling it to crash against and shatter the invisible bottleneck, thrusting him into the realm of Nascent Soul, 7th Tier.

"Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Eldrin Chen's expression was one of immense joy. After breaking through to Nascent Soul, 7th Tier, his Mana had increased by more than fifty percent.

At this point, all he needed was to temper his Mana slightly, and in terms of Mana alone, he would be on par with a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul [a Nascent Soul formed with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao] cultivator at Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

Especially after reaching Nascent Soul Late Stage, he now possessed the capability to advance the Heavenly River Immortal Sword. Once the Heavenly River Immortal Sword was successfully refined and he received the tempering feedback from the Pure Yang Immortal Sword, the purity of his Mana would be nearly indistinguishable from that of a Nascent Soul Dao Lord.

The reason a Nascent Soul Dao Lord far surpassed a Nascent Soul True Lord lay in their Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure [a supreme treasure imbued with pure Yang energy], their mastery of Heaven and Man Resonance [a divine ability representing perfect harmony between heaven and man], the quality of their Mana, and the formidable strength of their Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and true essence of a cultivator].

Eldrin Chen already possessed Heaven and Man Resonance. Once he also advanced a Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure, the difference in his Mana compared to a Nascent Soul Dao Lord would become negligible.

At that point, the greatest remaining gap would be the sheer volume of his Mana, which would likely be less than thirty percent of a typical Nascent Soul Dao Lord's reserves.

And this disparity…

"Perhaps when I break through to the Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm, relying on the foundation of my Great Luo Nascent Soul [a supreme-grade Nascent Soul representing the pinnacle of potential], I might be able to close most of that gap, or even erase it entirely?"

"When I encounter a newly advanced Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, representing a profound level of power] at that time, will I be able to rely on my Spiritual Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact] and Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power] to contend with one?"

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, a flicker of uncertainty in his heart, for he had never truly broken through to the Primordial Spirit Realm [the realm of the spiritual core].

After a long while, he thought of the Nine Nether Demon Dragon Emperor and shook his head. "It is still insufficient. I must become even stronger."

Pushing these thoughts aside, Eldrin Chen emerged from his Seclusion Chamber [a chamber for secluded cultivation] to find Lila had been waiting outside for some time.

Seeing he had broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage [the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm], Lila could not contain her joy. "Congratulations, my husband. You have finally succeeded."

She understood the significance of Eldrin Chen's breakthrough. The Heavenly River Treasure Gold [a legendary metal born from celestial rivers] within the Water Vein [an underground current of spiritual water] beneath Celestial Vault Isle had fully matured. This meant Eldrin Chen could now forge a Pure Yang Immortal Sword [a sword of pure Yang energy, a supreme immortal weapon]. This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio-novel . com.

Eldrin Chen did not rush to forge the Pure Yang Immortal Sword immediately. Instead, he asked, "Are Seraphina Xia and Lyra still in seclusion?"

"Yes."

Lila nodded. "Sister Seraphina is refining the Azure Dragon Stirring the Sea Sword [a sword named for the Azure Dragon's power to churn the seas], and Sister Lyra is in seclusion, attempting her own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. She should be emerging soon."

As they spoke, the spiritual energy from the Spirit Vein [a vein of concentrated spiritual energy within the earth] surged towards Lyra Jiang's Seclusion Chamber. Not long after, Lyra Jiang emerged, her breakthrough successful.

"Your breakthrough is most timely, my lady. I was hoping to ask for your assistance in forging the Immortal Sword."

Eldrin Chen said with a smile. He then accompanied Lyra Jiang to Verdant Chariot Mountain, retrieving the Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] that the clan had treasured for many years from the Clan Treasury. Afterwards, they set off for the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire [a legendary sea of eternal, scorching flames].

Forging a Pure Yang Immortal Sword not only consumes the immensely precious Sixth Rank Pure Yang Treasure Gold [a legendary metal imbued with the purest Yang energy], but also requires vast quantities of Five Elements Essence.

To advance the Heavenly River Flood Water Sword to the lower grade of the Sixth Rank realm, the required essences of Water-Flood Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique embodying the power of floods] and Metallic Essence [a refined spiritual essence of the metal element] alone are valued at three billion, three hundred million Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation].

In total, that amounts to three thousand, three hundred Heavenly Crystal [a purified and high-density form of Spirit Stone], roughly equivalent to the value of thirty-three lower-grade Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure [a powerful type of enchanted artifact].

Only a clan with the Chen Clan's extensive connections and formidable strength could accomplish such a feat.

Even for the Chen Immortal Clan, gathering this amount of Five Elements Essence represented the labor of over a dozen Nascent Soul True Lord [cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm], hundreds of Golden Core Cultivator [cultivators at the Golden Core realm], and a million clan cultivators toiling for centuries.

Among the hundreds of Nascent Soul Immortal Clan [immortal clans with Nascent Soul realm cultivators] within the entire Three Veins Ancient Domain, fewer than twenty could produce such a quantity of Five Elements Essence, let alone afford the Pure Yang Treasure Gold worth tens of thousands of Heavenly Crystal.

Yet, even with all the materials gathered, melting the Pure Yang Treasure Gold presented an immense challenge.

The Sixth Rank Pure Yang Treasure Gold was nigh indestructible. Only the flames of a Sixth Rank Fire Vein [a geographical formation rich in fire-attribute spiritual energy] could melt it enough to be infused into the Heavenly River Flood Water Sword.

Within the Eastern Wastelands, there was no Sixth Rank fire-attribute Ancestral Vein [a supreme-grade spiritual energy source]. Left with no other choice, Eldrin Chen was forced to venture into the heart of the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire. There, he intended to harness the power of that realm's Fifth Rank High Grade Fire Vein [a high-grade spiritual energy vein of the fifth rank, aligned with the fire element] to smelt the Pure Yang Treasure Gold [a legendary metal imbued with the purest essence of the sun].

Of course, this alone was insufficient. Therefore, Eldrin Chen sought out Lyra Jiang, proposing they join forces. By combining their power to fuel the 'Samadhi Truefire' [a supreme flame born from profound meditative trance] and the 'Pure Yang Flame' [a flame of pure solar essence], they could compensate for the Fire Vein's lack of sufficient heat. Find this and other novels at @udio-novel.com.