Chapter 737 The Third Type of Arcane Force

With both the Heaven's Golden Wing Slash (Cultivation Art) and the Green Abyss Sword (Magic Treasure) at his disposal, Eldrin (Person Name) not only moved at speeds far surpassing ordinary Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) practitioners, but his offensive capabilities also rivaled those at the same realm. This forced the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) into a position where escape seemed nearly impossible.

"This person has been continuously activating Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure) 1 after another—how does he still possess so much spiritual power?"

"Why hasn't the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) come to save me yet?"

The Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), gravely wounded and now pushed to the brink of despair, could not help but reveal a trace of hopelessness in his expression.

After Eldrin had pursued him for several days, logic dictated that the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor should have come to his rescue by now. Yet, to his surprise, there was not a trace of news from him.

As the Emerald Mist Lake drew nearer, Eldrin continued his relentless assaults until the Purple Jade Demon Emperor could endure no more.

With seething hatred burning in his heart, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) fixed his blood-red eyes upon Eldrin (Person Name) and declared, "Eldrin, even if this emperor meets his demise, I shall ensure you suffer a fate worse than death."

The Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) roared in fury, burning the last drop of his lifeblood essence to unleash a supreme curse technique, directing its baleful power toward Eldrin (Person Name).

Facing the grand mystic art of the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), Eldrin (Person Name) did not even evade. Instead, he directly unleashed the Heavenly Li Twin Swords in unison. With a resounding clang, he pierced and slew the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) within the void.

Shortly after slaying the Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), Lyra (Person Name) and Qing Ji caught up.

Qing Ji glanced at Eldrin, her heart leaping with initial joy before she gazed toward the Emerald Wave Lake tens of thousands of miles away. "Since the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor isn’t here," she asked, "should we take this opportunity to finish what we’ve started?"

Eldrin furrowed his brow, pondering for a moment before shaking his head. "The Violet Jade Isle only possesses a mid-grade 5-layer formation. It was precisely because it was merely mid-grade 5-layer that I managed to break through it."

"However, the spiritual vein of Emerald Lake is a top-grade Rank 5, protected by a quasi-Rank 6 mountain guardian formation. It's far from being an easy target."

"Moreover, even if we pay a steep price to capture Bibo Lake, we would end up bordering the Vast Marsh directly."

Hearing this, Lyra (Person Name) also took a deep breath and said, "We aren't yet strong enough to face that black dragon."

Carrying the corpse of the Demon Emperor, Eldrin returned directly to The Vast Sea.

At this moment, Kael and his companions had taken control of the Amethyst Isle and were conducting an inventory of its resources.

Seeing Eldrin return, Kael remarked, "There are quite a few treasures on the Amethyst Jade Island. By my estimate, they should be worth no less than 1,500,000,000 spirit stones."

"Moreover, this place contains a mid-grade, fifth-tier spirit vein and a mid-grade, fifth-tier water vein. Their value is likely beyond estimation."

Eldrin nodded, then tossed down the remains of the Purple Jade Demon Emperor along with his spiritual treasures. "Including his spiritual artifacts and physical form," he remarked, "this is more than enough to acquire 2 or 3 strands of Heavenly Dao Qi with plenty to spare."

The remains of Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) were to be used by Eldrin (Person Name) to refine a fifth-tier, superior-grade treasure ship. However, his life-bound spiritual treasure, the Purple Jade Immortal-Slaying Blade (Magic Treasure), was a top-tier spiritual artifact. If sold, it would be worth approximately 800 Heavenly Crystals (Spiritual Object).

The value of this single item alone, combined with the 2 spirit treasures seized as spoils, would suffice to purchase 1 strand of Heavenly Dao Qi (Spiritual Root).

After confirming the spoils of this battle, Eldrin asked, "What is the current situation at Serpent Scorpion Island?"

"The Crimson Blood Serpent and the 100 Venoms Scorpion seized the opportunity and have long since fled."

Kael shook his head and said with some regret, "Had we known we couldn't contribute much to slaying the Purple Jade Demon Emperor, we should've dispatched a few to capture the Scorpion Serpent Isle instead."

"There's no need for that." Eldrin paid little mind to the 100 Venoms Sky Scorpion and Crimsonblood Serpent Demon. "Compared to the Purple Jade Demon Emperor, that pair of serpent and scorpion pose no great threat. I shall simply eliminate them when we cross paths in the future."

Eldrin did not linger long at Purple Jade Lake. After leaving several Nascent Soul cultivators to oversee Purple Jade Island and Scorpion Serpent Island, he returned to Ji Province.

Yet by this time, less than a month had passed, and Gu Lanshan’s breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage had only just reached its midpoint.

3 months later, Gu Lanshan weathered the lightning tribulation, and the Nascent Soul Ascension Assembly was held as scheduled without any delay to the matter.

And only then did everyone realize that Eldrin had seized this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, eliminating the great threat of Purple Jade Demon Emperor in 1 decisive move.

This was entirely different from dealing with the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast). Back then, in order to besiege the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), they had not only exhausted all efforts in laying ambushes and surrounding it, but had also borrowed the Feather-Felling Divine Light Mirror, which was its ultimate counter.

Even so, had it not been for the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) resorting to underhanded tactics, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) would likely have managed to escape with his life.

To deal with Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), the Chen Clan not only launched a direct assault on Purple Jade Island, but also openly pursued Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) all the way to the Emerald Lake before slaying him.

Such a swift and fierce technique, beheading a Great Perfection Eldrin cultivator with lightning speed, truly sent a jolt of shock through the hearts of the 3 Veins Ancient Domain's assembly.

Such a supreme expert at the Great Perfection stage of Nascent Soul, even across the entire 3 Veins Ancient Domain, numbered no more than a dozen or so. Wherever they went, they would dominate entire continents—no wonder everyone was utterly astounded.

And the mastermind behind it all, Eldrin, returned to Spirit Isle Lake and resumed his life of secluded cultivation.

In the days that followed, Eldrin's disciples experienced remarkable breakthroughs in their cultivation. Merely 3 years after Gu Lanshan had formed her Nascent Soul, Ye Qingfeng finally perfected his cultivation base. In 1 decisive effort, he refined the Heavenly Dao Qi and successfully ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm.

In less than another decade, Lu Wenyuan and Chen Fusu also achieved their breakthroughs 1 after another. In the blink of an eye, the Chen family had gained 4 Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul cultivators—each capable of cultivating to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul realm, provided they did not meet an untimely demise.

With 4 new Soul Seeds added at once, Eldrin found himself in high spirits. After sending his disciples out to gain experience beyond the mountains, he resumed his own cultivation.

Cultivation knows no passage of time, yet a millennium has passed in the mortal world.

In the blink of an eye, Eldrin had spent decades in secluded cultivation at Spirit Isle Lake.

That day, Eldrin slowly exhaled as he emerged from seclusion, his expression grave as he gazed upon the Golden Source Divine Jade in his hand.

Since obtaining this piece of Golden Source Divine Jade at the Divine Bird Peak, Eldrin had been refining this treasure during his spare moments.

However, unlike the previous 2 5 Elements Divine Jades, he found his progress in comprehending the Gold Element Divine Jade to be remarkably slow.

In the past, he had comprehended the secret power of heavenly fire in just 20 years. Yet now, after a full 60 years of contemplating the Golden Source Divine Jade, he still failed to grasp the secret power of the metal element.

The reason for this lies in the mutual repulsion between arcane forces. Eldrin discovered that the more potent a secret power is, the more domineering and difficult to control it tends to become.

In the past, the reason he could simultaneously comprehend the profound powers of Celestial Fire and Primordial Water was because they complemented each other, forming a peculiar equilibrium instead.

At this very moment, Eldrin found himself caught between a rock and a hard place.

At this moment, as he contemplated the mysteries of metallic power, he encountered resistance from both the Pure Yang Fire and the Profound Abyssal Water, making his comprehension exceptionally arduous.

Moreover, if 1 were to comprehend the secret power of the metal element, it would disrupt the balance between the secret powers of Celestial Fire and True Water. Not only would this fail to enhance combat strength, but it would also require immense mental effort to control the 3 types of spiritual power.

To give up, or to continue contemplating.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a trace of hesitation flickering across his expression.