Chapter 728 : The Nascent Immortal Metal

Eldrin Chen and Exquisite Jiang exchanged a glance, a flicker of delight passing through their hearts. For Ethan Chen to personally seek them out regarding a treasure likely meant it was something truly extraordinary.

Ethan Chen offered no lengthy explanation, simply leading them deep into the Golden Origin Earth Vein.

At the very core of that subterranean Wood Vein, Eldrin Chen discovered several precious items. Among them were two strands of Earth Mother Energy [a nurturing spiritual essence of profound earth affinity], a single piece of Metal Origin Divine Jade [a jade imbued with the primordial essence of metal], along with multiple pieces of Five Veins Precious Jade [jade harmonized with the energies of the five elemental phases] and Fifth Rank Treasure Metal.

Yet these were secondary. What truly sparked joy in Eldrin Chen's heart was a single, radiant piece of Precious Metal glowing with a brilliant white-gold light.

"Great Encompassing Immortal Metal!"

Exquisite Jiang's eyes widened in recognition, her voice tinged with pleasant surprise.

Like the Primordial Unity Adamantine, the Great Encompassing Immortal Metal was one of the nine legendary immortal metals. In the past, Vast Righteousness True Lord had used Primordial Unity Adamantine to elevate his Primordial Solar Immortal Sword. This Great Encompassing Immortal Metal was assuredly no ordinary find.

However, after observing it for a moment, Summer Reign Xia shook her head. "This piece of Great Encompassing Immortal Metal is merely an embryonic form, still in its nascent stage. Its grade has only reached the Quasi-Sixth Rank level."

"Even with the nourishment of a Fifth Rank High-Grade Earth Vein, waiting for it to mature fully to the Sixth Rank would likely take tens of thousands of years."

A wave of regret washed over the group. The difference between Quasi-Sixth Rank and true Sixth Rank Great Encompassing Immortal Metal, though seemingly slight, was a chasm as vast as the heavens. Their values differed not by mere multiples but by an order of magnitude that rendered them incomparable. Original English translation available at audio-novel[dot]com.

Yet upon deeper reflection, this outcome was not entirely unexpected. After all, Sixth Rank [the sixth major tier of power for artifacts and spiritual treasures] treasures are exceedingly rare in the world. Even many Primordial Spirit Path Lord [cultivators who have ascended to the Primordial Spirit realm and mastered a Great Path] possess only one or two such items. How could one be encountered so easily?

The Golden-Winged Great Roc Demon Emperor had not used this material to forge a Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a spiritual treasure just one step below the legendary Primordial Solar grade]. It seems he had held onto a sliver of hope, nurturing the thought of allowing it to ascend to the Sixth Rank [the sixth major tier of power for artifacts and spiritual treasures].

Eldrin Chen did not elaborate. After observing the site carefully for a moment, he finally spoke. "If we were to set up a Treasure Nurturing Formation [a mystical array designed to gather ambient energy to nourish and mature spiritual treasures] within this Earth Vein [a subterranean conduit of concentrated earthly spiritual energy], one that draws upon the entire vein's power to nourish it, we might be able to accelerate the formation of the Great Encompassing Immortal Metal."

"Truly?"

Hearing this, Summer Reign Xia could not help but reveal a trace of delight.

Eldrin Chen nodded, his expression turning grave. "Doing so would likely complete its advancement within three to five thousand years."

"However, this approach comes with a cost. The Fifth Rank High-Grade Gold Vein [a high-quality vein of metallic spiritual energy, ranked at the fifth major tier] within Divine Bird Peak would likely be unable to produce high-grade treasures during that entire period."

"Then we shall proceed this way," Exquisite Jiang declared decisively, settling the matter. "Compared to the value of a single piece of Sixth Rank [the sixth major tier of power for artifacts and spiritual treasures] Immortal Metal, sacrificing a few millennia of output from a Fifth Rank High-Grade Earth Vein [a high-quality vein of earthly spiritual energy, ranked at the fifth major tier] is insignificant."

Eldrin Chen gave another nod of agreement and immediately issued instructions to Ethan Chen and the others. "The Great Encompassing Immortal Metal is too precious. To ensure its absolute security, we must also establish a Fifth Rank Teleportation Formation [a powerful spatial translocation array of the fifth major tier] within this Earth Vein [a subterranean conduit of concentrated earthly spiritual energy]."

"Return to the clan and make the necessary preparations. I will remain here for now to oversee the setup of the formations."

"Yes."

Ethan Chen and the others cupped their hands in a respectful salute, then returned to Ji Continent to make preparations for the matter.

After Ethan Chen and the others had departed, leaving only Eldrin Chen and his Dao Companions, Exquisite Jiang finally asked, "Well? Do you have confidence?"

"It should be worth an attempt."

Eldrin Chen nodded. In truth, he had sensed earlier that the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [a supreme-grade energy born from the primal chaos] might be able to accelerate the advancement of the Great Encompassing Immortal Metal [a legendary embryonic form of Immortal-grade metal]. However, the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura was a matter of immense importance, and with so many eyes present earlier, he dared not reveal it recklessly.

With a soft exhalation, Eldrin Chen released a stream of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, guiding it to merge with the Great Encompassing Immortal Metal.

Having absorbed the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, the Great Encompassing Immortal Metal took on a faint, ethereal violet sheen within its hazy form, its divine aura growing even more profound.

After completing this step, Eldrin Chen performed a series of calculations with his fingers before smiling and saying, "This Great Encompassing Immortal Metal is, in essence, the embryonic form of Immortal-grade metal. Had it been born in the Immortal Realm [the higher realm where true Immortals reside], it might have naturally matured to that level."

"Now, with the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura accelerating its growth, and the entire Earth Vein [a powerful, concentrated ley line of earth energy] supplying it with Adamantine [an extremely hard and durable spiritual metal] essence, we should be able to shorten its advancement time to around ten Sixty-Year Cycle [a cycle of sixty years, a traditional unit of time]."

"Ten Sixty-Year Cycle?"

Hearing this, everyone felt a flicker of joy. Summer Reign Xia couldn't help but remark, "It seems that before the next Demonic Abyss Cataclysm, Exquisite, your Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword will be able to ascend into a Primordial Solar Immortal Sword capable of shaking the heavens and earth."

Exquisite Jiang offered a gentle smile and said, "This Great Encompassing Immortal Metal is indeed perfectly suited for my Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword."

Not long after, the Chen Clan mobilized a vast quantity of resources. First, they laid down a Fifth Rank High-Grade Teleportation Formation atop Divine Bird Peak. Then, within the Earth Vein [a powerful, earth-bound spiritual energy current], they established a Treasure Nurturing Formation [a formation designed to slowly refine and empower magical treasures].

After completing these tasks, Eldrin Chen entrusted the preparatory work for establishing the new continent to the other True Lord [a title for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage] of the clan.

The duty of guarding the Spiritual Vein [a concentrated flow of spiritual energy within the earth] at Divine Bird Peak was given to Exquisite Jiang's Second Primordial Embryo [a powerful, independently cultivatable spiritual avatar]. Then, Eldrin Chen accompanied Exquisite Jiang to the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire.

Their gains from this venture were immense. If they could fully digest them, it would significantly increase their confidence in successfully establishing the great continent. For more chapters, visit https://audio-novel.com for the complete novel.

Within the Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared room for undisturbed cultivation] of the Earth Vein at the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire, Eldrin Chen took out the several treasures they had seized, a contemplative expression settling on his face.

Among the spoils of their victory, only four items could truly be considered major treasures.

These were the Profound Crystal Impenetrable Armor, the Great Halberd forged from Arcane Gold, the tail feathers of a Half-Step Primordial Spirit [a cultivator or creature on the verge of achieving the Primordial Spirit stage] entity, and the skeletal remains of a Half-Step Primordial Spirit-level Demon Emperor.

Among these treasures, the first two were high-grade materials of substantial quantity. If refined with other suitable high-grade materials, they could potentially be forged into two Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [magical treasures approaching the power of a true Primordial Solar-grade artifact].

The feathers of a Half-Step Primordial Spirit [a cultivator whose spiritual core is on the verge of becoming a true Primordial Spirit] and the bones of a Demon Emperor [a supreme ruler among demonic beings] are, for the most part, materials capable of forging high-grade treasures.

"Let's use the feathers first, to see if we can forge a Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a magical artifact approaching the power of treasures forged from the essence of the primordial sun]."

Eldrin Chen spoke, then took out the feathers of the Half-Step Primordial Spirit and began his attempt to forge the Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure.

Given Eldrin Chen's current spiritual power [the refined energy cultivated by immortals], his mastery of the Artifact Forging Art [an esoteric method for crafting magical artifacts], and the augmentation from his Celestial-Mortal Symbiosis [a profound state where celestial and mortal energies harmonize within a cultivator], his success rate for forging Spiritual Treasures [powerful enchanted artifacts] at the Half-Step Primordial Spirit level was now significantly high.

The most crucial factor was his past success in forging the Dual Polarity Treasure Lotus [a mystical lotus artifact embodying the union of opposing forces]; this experience gave him ample confidence in crafting treasures of this caliber.

Furthermore, to further enhance the power of this Spiritual Treasure, Eldrin Chen even integrated the Heaven Trigram Cloud [a mystical cloud formation based on the eight trigrams of the heavens], which he had serendipitously obtained long ago in the Nine Heavens Above [the legendary realm of the highest heavens].

After expending roughly a year's time, he finally succeeded in forging the wings of the Golden-Winged Great Roc Demon Emperor [a mighty demonic sovereign with golden wings].

The completed Spiritual Treasure manifested as a pair of wings shimmering with Chaos [the primordial, undifferentiated state from which all existence emerged] golden light. Each individual feather appeared as if cast from Primordial Chaos Divine Metal [a mythical metal born from the essence of primordial chaos], gleaming with the startling, keen edge reminiscent of the departed Slaughter [a divine art of absolute destruction].

"This treasure was forged by merging the essence of the Great Roc Golden Wings [the legendary wings of a great roc] with the Heaven Trigram Cloud. Let it be named the Heaven Trigram Golden Wing Slash [Golden Wing Slash of the Heavenly Trigrams]."

Gazing upon the 'Heaven Trigram Golden Wing Slash' before him, Eldrin Chen could not help but allow a faint smile of satisfaction to grace his features.

Through the painstaking refinement of Eldrin Chen, this Heaven Trigram Golden Wing Slash proved to be a marvel of profound power, containing not one, but two Divine Ability [a supernatural power cultivated by immortals] of quasi-Primordial Solar Grade [a rank just below the legendary Primordial Solar level] potency.

The first of these Divine Ability was the Innate Divine Ability [a power inherent to a specific being or treasure] contained within the Great Roc Golden Wings themselves: the 'Golden Wing Divine Light Slash'.

When unleashed, this Divine Ability transformed into a relentless, cascading storm of countless golden Heavenly Blade [blades of condensed celestial energy], a deluge so fierce that even a quasi-Primordial Solar Grade Defensive Spiritual Treasure [a protective enchanted artifact] would strain under its ceaseless assault. Dive deeper into the Dao at audio-novel . com.