Chapter 736 Slaying the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)

Meanwhile, Eldrin returned to Spirit Isle Lake and devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

As 1 of the key figures in establishing this new continent, Eldrin's gains were immense.

For he had received the boundless power of faith from the human race of Myriad Ruins Continent (Location), and having saved hundreds of millions of lives from the calamitous floods, he naturally gained the boon bestowed by Myriad Ruins Continent (Location).

In the profound mysteries of the cosmos, Eldrin unexpectedly felt his spiritual power increase by nearly half a level, while his cultivation speed had accelerated by a significant margin.

At this cultivation pace, Eldrin estimated he could reach Nascent Soul, 6th Tier within 1 sexagenary cycle, with each subsequent cultivation realm breakthrough requiring roughly 2 100 years of cultivation.

After the spiritual energy within the water veins of The Vast Sea (Location) surged dramatically, the nurturing speed of the Celestial River Treasure Gold (Magic Treasure) had greatly increased. It was estimated that it would successfully form within 2 100 years.

Therefore, he wished to seize the moment and swiftly advance to the late Nascent Soul stage. Once he reached that realm, he would be able to refine the Pure Yang Immortal Sword, and his power would experience an explosive surge.

Thus time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, over 20 years had passed.

That day, after Eldrin and Lyra had completed their cultivation of the Dual Harmony Art, he was embracing the beauty while refining their newly enhanced spiritual power when Lyra spoke:

"During my evaluation of Lánshān's progress yesterday, I found her spiritual power has reached perfect harmony. It appears the time has come for her to attempt the Nascent Soul breakthrough."

"Oh?"

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly. Gu Lanshan possessed a Dao Body and the foundation of a superior Golden Core. Once she attempted to form her Nascent Soul, she must aim for nothing less than a supreme-grade Nascent Soul.

At this thought, Eldrin said, "By my reckoning, it should be about time for Qingfeng and Wenyuan to attempt their Golden Core formation."

"And then there's Fusu. Though he is now the Sect Leader of the Azure Void Sect, he is still a member of our Chen Family after all."

Seeing this, Lyra (Person Name) added.

Upon hearing this, Eldrin could not help but reveal a bitter smile. Nurturing a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul required consuming Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root), and to cultivate 4 Heavenly Dao Nascent Souls at once—this cost would undoubtedly make them bleed profusely.

At this thought, Eldrin said, "During the Cataclysm of the Demon Abyss, I exchanged for 3 strands of Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root). Senior Canghai and Brother Dorian each allocated 2 strands to us, making a total of 5 strands of Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root)."

"It was later used once by Nianxuan, and now 4 charges remain. If each person takes 1, it should suffice for their use."

"That's not the proper way to calculate it," Lyra shook her head before continuing. "By my reckoning, Huaixu will likely break through to late-stage Nascent Soul within a century. As for us, we too require the Heavenly Dao Pill."

"The refinement of the Heavenly Dao Pill (Spiritual Object) is exceedingly arduous. We must reserve at least 2 strands of Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root) to successfully craft the Heavenly Dao Pill (Spiritual Object)."

Hearing this, Eldrin couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root) was rather precious, and exchanging for it would require no small amount of Heavenly Crystal (Spiritual Object).

In recent years, the Chen Clan had stockpiled spiritual resources valued at 3 billion spirit stones. However, these reserves consisted primarily of 5 Elements Essence, intended for Eldrin's advancement into the Pure Yang Immortal Sword.

A single Pure Yang Immortal Sword, if valued in terms of Heavenly Crystals (Spiritual Object), would start at approximately 30,000 Heavenly Crystals (Spiritual Object).

Advancing a single Pure Yang Immortal Sword, however, required roughly 3,000 Heavenly Crystal (Spiritual Object)'s worth of 5 Elements essence—equivalent to a staggering 3 billion spirit stones in total.

To amass this reserve of 5 Elements essence, the Chen Clan expended over half of their ancestral wealth, laboring tirelessly for hundreds of years before the collection was complete.

Now that Eldrin’s prestige had grown immensely, the major immortal clans of the 3 Veins Ancient Domain would often show the Chen Family some courtesy, allowing them to establish shops in key cities where they could purchase resources at low prices from minor cultivators.

Had it been a weaker Nascent Soul immortal clan, they would likely have spent a 1000 years and still failed to gather such a quantity, let alone afford it.

Selling off this batch of 5 Elements Essence would mean spending another 3 100 years to recollect it—Eldrin was no fool to trade it for mere Heavenly Dao Qi.

Getting back to the main point, Eldrin held Lyra in his arms and pondered for a moment before murmuring thoughtfully, "Now that Purple Jade Lake has merged with the Azure Wave Lake, we can seize this opportunity to take over the territory of the Purple Jade Demon Emperor."

"If we can slay the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), it will undoubtedly resolve the deficit in our Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root)."

"That's actually a brilliant approach." Lyra's eyes lit up before she nodded repeatedly. "The Purple Jade Demon Emperor has been our sworn enemy all along. Eliminating him would essentially temper our spiritual foundations in advance, diminishing future tribulations for our divine souls."

"However, that Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) is backed by the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast). Should the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) intervene, we may not succeed in eliminating him."

"Speaking of the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)," Eldrin (Person Name) remarked with a hint of curiosity, "it's rather peculiar. Some time ago, I performed divinations which revealed that the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had already departed from Emerald Ripple Lake for many years."

"Alas, he appears to be veiled by some celestial mechanism. Even I cannot calculate his whereabouts."

"Oh?" Lyra's gaze grew slightly more intense, but after a moment of contemplation, she said, "Regardless, this is a good opportunity for us."

At this point, the 2 of them ceased further discussion and immersed themselves once more in the practice of Yin-Yang Co-Cultivation.

Early the next morning, Eldrin personally summoned Gu Lanshan and bestowed upon him a Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root). He then ordered the clan to prepare a Nascent Soul Formation Banquet, publicly announcing he would preside over Gu Lanshan’s breakthrough guardianship.

After completing all this, Eldrin, Lyra, Elara, Kael, and a dozen or so True Monarchs quietly set out from The Vast Sea, charging toward Purple Jade Island.

To eliminate the threat of Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) once and for all, Eldrin (Person Name) deliberately avoided making a public campaign this time. The True Lords he brought along were all at Nascent Soul, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) in combat prowess, and he had even invited his close confidante Lady Yanzi (Person Name) to join the endeavor.

Along the way, they didn't even attack the Serpent Scorpion Island with its fifth-grade spiritual vein, directly traversing the vast demon territory to arrive at Purple Jade Lake (Location).

When they arrived before Violet Jade Island, Eldrin immediately took action. Right from the start, he summoned the Green Abyss Sword and struck at the protective formation of the Purple Jade Lake.

Though it failed to fully awaken the Green Abyss Sword (Magic Treasure), Eldrin (Person Name) channeled his current cultivation base to wield it, and with a single clash, he shattered the Violet Jade Island's mountain-protecting formation into fading luminescence.

Everyone struck simultaneously, and in less than 10 breaths, they had completely shattered the mountain-protecting formation.

"Eldrin, how dare you!"

The sudden assault caught the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) completely off guard.

Seeing Eldrin suddenly charging forward, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor’s heart sank. Just as he was about to flee, he noticed Yan Zijie had already activated the Violet Cosmos Void-Mirror, sealing off the teleportation array of the Amethyst Isle.

At that critical moment of life and death, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) decisively severed 1 section of its serpent tail and unleashed an immensely costly great escape art, darting directly toward Purple Jade Lake (Location).

This demon, after all, possessed the cultivation of the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. After unleashing his forbidden technique, he left everyone incapable of keeping pace.

Fortunately, Eldrin possessed the Heaven's Golden Wing Slash. He immediately activated the Golden Light Escape and gave chase. Yet the Purple Jade Demon Emperor fought while retreating, making it nearly impossible for Eldrin alone to deliver a final blow.

For days they had pursued their prey across nearly 10 million li. Time and again, Eldrin summoned the Green Abyss Sword, dealing grievous wounds to the Purple Jade Demon Emperor, yet never managing to strike the final blow.

Thus, it was evident that if a Great Perfected Nascent Soul expert had no intention of fighting and focused solely on fleeing, they would be exceptionally difficult to kill. Even a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) expert would likely struggle to subdue them.