Chapter 755 : The Sword Embryo's Promise

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

This Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword was still merely a Sword Embryo [the nascent, unformed core of a spiritual sword], having not yet nurtured a sword soul or artifact spirit. With Verdant Consort's cultivation base, it would take roughly one Sixty-Year Cycle to refine and transform this treasure into her own Lifebound Immortal Sword [a sword intimately connected to its wielder's life force and cultivation].

Once Verdant Consort wielded the Primordial Solar Immortal Sword, the strength of the Chen Clan would be greatly augmented. They would gain another formidable means to contend with powerful foes like the Azure Flood Dragon Demon Emperor and the Fang Clan of Gu Yuan Mountain.

Having settled this matter, Eldrin Chen spoke, "Having obtained the Heavenly River Immortal Apricot this time, I intend to seize the opportunity to enter secluded cultivation. I aim to reach the Great Perfection of the Infant Soul 6th Tier and break through to the Infant Soul Late Stage."

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

Exquisite Jiang nodded, a smile gracing her features.

The Lord of the Path Palace had rewarded each of the three with one Heavenly River Immortal Apricot. This treasure could advance the cultivation of an ordinary Infant Soul cultivator by one minor realm, making it immensely valuable to all three of them.

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

Eldrin Chen immediately returned to his Seclusion Chamber and entered closed-door cultivation to refine the precious Sixth Rank Spiritual Object, the Heavenly River Immortal Apricot.

This Heavenly River Immortal Apricot differed from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach. Refining the latter was a lengthy process, often taking several decades for a single fruit, though its energy was correspondingly vast and profound. Original English translation available at site: audio-novel.com.

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, a Sixth Rank Low-Grade Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach Tree could likely only bear nine Sixth Rank Heaven and Earth Spiritual Peach per harvest, which paled in comparison to the thirty-six fruits produced by the Heavenly River Immortal Apricot Tree.

Correspondingly, while each Heavenly River Immortal Apricot contained less Primordial Essence [the foundational energy of creation] than a Spiritual Peach of the same rank, the sheer quantity yielded per harvest was far greater, and the time required to refine and absorb each fruit was significantly shorter.

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

"Success."

On this day, as the final wisp of energy from the Heavenly River Immortal Apricot was assimilated, a flicker of joy crossed Eldrin Chen's face.

He could feel the spiritual energy [the vital force cultivated by practitioners] within him had become perfectly harmonious and flawless, with only the faintest barrier remaining before he reached the Infant Soul Late Stage.

Having reached the Infant Soul 6th Tier merely a century ago, touching the threshold of the Infant Soul Late Stage so swiftly meant his cultivation speed was likely exceptional even within the Path Lord Sacred Land.

"It is time to break through to the Infant Soul 7th Tier."

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

This was none other than the immensely valuable Heavenly Path Pill, potent enough to save him centuries of painstakingly honing his spiritual energy and propel him directly into the realm of Infant Soul Late Stage.

As he swallowed the Heavenly Path Pill in one gulp, he instantly felt a surge of profound Heavenly Path Energy [a mysterious energy aligned with the Heavenly Path] explode within his body. The potent medicinal force swept through his spiritual power, forcefully shattering the invisible bottleneck and propelling him into the realm of the Infant Soul 7th Tier.

"The Late Stage of the Infant Soul realm."

Eldrin Chen's expression was one of immense joy. After breaking through to the Infant Soul 7th Tier, his spiritual power had increased by more than half.

At this point, once he spent a little time tempering and refining his spiritual power, its sheer quantity would be no weaker than that of a Heavenly Path Infant Soul cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of Infant Soul.

Especially significant was that after reaching the Infant Soul Late Stage, he now possessed the capability to advance his Heavenly River Immortal Sword. Once the Heavenly River Immortal Sword was successfully refined and he received the tempering feedback from the Primordial Solar Immortal Sword, the purity of his spiritual power would be nearly on par with that of a Primordial Spirit Path Lord.

The reason a Primordial Spirit Path Lord far surpasses an Infant Soul True Lord lies in their Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a supreme-grade magical treasure], their Celestial-Mortal Symbiosis [a unique state of harmony between celestial and mortal aspects], the qualitative difference in their spiritual power, and the immense strength of their Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a high-level cultivator].

Eldrin Chen already possessed Celestial-Mortal Symbiosis. Once he advanced his Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure, the quality of his spiritual power would differ little from that of a Primordial Spirit Path Lord.

At that point, the primary remaining gap would be in the sheer volume of his power, which would likely be less than thirty percent of a typical Primordial Spirit Path Lord's reserves.

And this disparity…

"Perhaps when I break through to the Half-Step Primordial Spirit Realm, relying on the foundation of my Great Encompassing Infant Soul [an exceptionally broad and profound Infant Soul foundation], I might be able to close most of that gap, or even erase it completely?"

"When I encounter a newly advanced Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator, representing a major realm 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 technique] to contend with them?"

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, his heart harboring some uncertainty, 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 Abyssal Demonic Dragon Emperor [a legendary and immensely powerful demonic dragon sovereign] and shook his head. "It's still not enough," he declared. "I must become even stronger."

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

Seeing he had broken through to the Infant Soul Late Stage [the advanced phase of the Infant Soul cultivation realm], Lila could not contain her joy. "Congratulations, husband," she said, her voice filled with delight. "You have finally succeeded."

She understood the significance of Eldrin Chen's breakthrough. The Heavenly River Treasure Gold [a legendary, spiritually potent metal] within the Water Vein [a concentrated underground flow of spiritual water energy] beneath Celestial Dome Island had fully matured. This meant Eldrin Chen could now forge and elevate a Primordial Solar Immortal Sword [a supreme sword imbued with the essence of the primordial sun]. Your portal to cultivation novels: audi novel.com.

Eldrin Chen did not rush to begin the sword's elevation immediately. Instead, he asked, "Are Summer Reign and Exquisite still in seclusion?"

"Yes."

Lila nodded and explained, "Sister Summer Reign is refining her connection with the Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword [a divine sword associated with the Azure Dragon], while Sister Exquisite is in closed-door cultivation, attempting her own breakthrough to the Infant Soul Late Stage. She should be emerging soon."

As they spoke, a surge of spiritual energy from the Spiritual Vein [a concentrated underground channel of spiritual energy] converged upon Exquisite Jiang's Seclusion Chamber. Not long after, Exquisite Jiang emerged, having successfully achieved her breakthrough.

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

Eldrin Chen said with a smile. He then took Exquisite Jiang to Green 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.

Forging the Primordial Solar Immortal Sword required not only the immensely precious Sixth Rank Primordial Solar Treasure Gold [a legendary metal imbued with the essence of the primordial sun], but also vast quantities of Five Elements Essence.

To advance the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword [a divine sword technique] to the Sixth Rank Low-Grade realm, the required Positive Water [essence of pure, yang-aligned water] and Metallic Gold [essence of the metal element] essences alone were valued at three billion three hundred million Spirit Stone.

In total, this amounted to three thousand three hundred Heavenly Crystal [a high-density, purified form of Spirit Stone], roughly equivalent to the value of thirty-three low-grade Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts designed to vanquish demons].

This was only possible due to the Chen Clan's extensive connections and formidable inherent strength.

Even for the Chen Immortal Clan, gathering this amount of Five Elements Essence represented the labor of over a dozen Infant Soul True Lord [powerful cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage], several hundred Golden Core Cultivator, and a clan of over a million cultivators working diligently for centuries.

Among the several hundred Infant Soul Immortal Clan within the entire Three Veins Ancient Domain, fewer than twenty could produce such a quantity of Five Elements Essence, let alone afford the Primordial Solar Treasure Gold worth tens of thousands of Heavenly Crystal.

Yet, even with these materials, melting the Primordial Solar Treasure Gold was an immensely difficult task.

The Sixth Rank Primordial Solar Treasure Gold was virtually indestructible. It required the flames of a Sixth Rank Fire Vein [a powerful, naturally occurring source of fire energy] to melt it before it could be infused into the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword.

Within the Eastern Region Great Wasteland, there was no Sixth Rank fire-attribute Ancestral Vein [a supreme-grade spiritual energy source]. Left with no other choice, Eldrin Chen had to venture into the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire. There, he planned to harness the power of the Fifth Rank High-Grade Fire Vein [a vein of concentrated fire-attribute spiritual energy] within that fiery domain to smelt the Primordial Solar Treasure Gold.

Of course, this alone was insufficient. Therefore, Eldrin Chen sought out Exquisite Jiang. He proposed they combine their strength to jointly activate the power of the 'Samadhi Fire' [a profound, purifying flame of spiritual origin] and the 'Primordial Solar Flame' [a flame embodying the essence of the primordial sun]. This combined force would compensate for the insufficient temperature of the Fire Vein. Dive deeper into the Dao at audio-novel dot com.