Chapter 759 : Divine Thunder and Desperate Talismans

"BOOM—"

Faced with the words of Mystery Heir Fang, Eldrin Chen did not even deign to move his eyes. Drawing power from the Elixir Field [the core energy reservoir within a cultivator's body], he immediately channeled his magic power to unleash the Trinity Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique that combines three distinct elemental forces] downwards.

That Mystery Heir Fang, while desperately fleeing, continuously summoned several powerful Spiritual Treasure [enchanted artifacts of significant power] to block the attack, seeking a sliver of survival.

However, under the successive assaults from three Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [spiritual treasures imbued with the pure, foundational power of the sun], even though Mystery Heir Fang possessed Extraordinary strength, he was immediately forced into a continuous retreat.

At this critical juncture of life and death, Mystery Heir Fang could no longer afford to hold back his hidden trump card. He immediately activated it—the 'Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Talisman' [a supreme talisman capable of unleashing a devastating tribulation light]—and hurled it towards his assailants, hoping to seize the chance to escape.

This Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Talisman was a supreme treasure talisman of the Sixth Rank Low-Grade tier. It could unleash the 'Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Tribulation Light' [a devastating beam of tribulation energy], its power comparable to a full-force strike from a Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a cultivator who has mastered the Primordial Spirit realm]. It was originally prepared by Mystery Heir Fang to help him survive his Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a cataclysmic trial of heavenly thunder that cultivators must endure to advance].

Now, facing the relentless siege, Mystery Heir Fang expended the talisman's entire remaining power, unleashing three consecutive blasts of the 'Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Tribulation Light'.

Miraculously, they managed to withstand the full-powered assaults of the 'Heavenly Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword' [a sword famed for slaying celestial demons], the 'Azure Dragon Stirring Sea Sword' [a sword embodying the power of an azure dragon to churn the seas], and the 'Azure Abyss Sword' [a sword carrying the profound chill of an azure abyss].

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Mystery Heir Fang acted decisively. He summoned an orange-golden treasure armor and, with a nine-colored smoky mist swirling above his head, shot towards the distance.

"Orange-Gold Glazed Armor [a suit of armor forged from orange-gold glazed spiritual materials, offering immense defense], Void of Taixu Nine Smoke Veil [a defensive treasure that manifests nine layers of ethereal, smoke-like veils from the Void of Taixu]!" Continue your cultivation journey at @udio-novel.com.

In that instant, the pupils of everyone present involuntarily contracted slightly.

These two Spiritual Treasure were both the most supreme grade of Defensive Spiritual Treasure, their rank having already reached the level of Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure.

The Orange-Gold Glazed Armor was one of the Seven Treasures Glazed Armor. This treasure was famed for being impervious to all techniques, specifically defending against attacks from various spell-based Divine Ability [supernatural powers cultivated through profound arts].

The Void of Taixu Nine Smoke Veil, meanwhile, was one of the three top-tier Defensive Spiritual Treasure of the Purple Seal Human Race. Forged from high-grade Void Gem as its foundation and refined by gathering the nine vital energies of heaven and earth, this treasure could coalesce and disperse without form.

It possessed formidable defensive power against both flying sword magical treasure [enchanted artifacts] and even Daoist techniques Divine Ability, making it a rare, peerless defensive treasure under heaven.

It was said that among the five Lifebound Spiritual Treasure [treasures bound to a cultivator's life force] once possessed by Imperial Sovereign Jiang, there was one named Void of Taixu Nine Smoke Veil, its rank already elevated to the Demigod Realm level of Near-Immortal Treasures.

Alas, this treasure was destroyed beneath the Immortal Ascension Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly trial to ascend to immortality], depriving Imperial Sovereign Jiang of a crucial life-preserving treasure.

Countless great powers of the Purple Seal Realm lamented this loss, believing that had this treasure not been destroyed, Imperial Sovereign Jiang, with a protective Immortal Treasure guarding his path after achieving immortality, might have at least preserved himself and returned, even if he could not have quelled the source of the great calamity.

Returning to the matter at hand, by simultaneously activating these two supreme defensive treasures, Mystery Heir Fang managed to create a sliver of opportunity for escape. Their combined defense could even briefly withstand a Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure.

And now, with the three Primordial Solar Immortal Sword momentarily restrained by the 'Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Tribulation Light'—even if only for a brief moment—it was enough for Mystery Heir Fang to break free from the containment area of the Violet Cosmos Void Escape Mirror.

At that moment, he could activate a high-grade spatial escape talisman [a magical slip of paper inscribed with runes that allows for instantaneous teleportation over a short distance] to flee, seeking a sliver of a chance for survival.

Unfortunately, Eldrin Chen had anticipated this very move. With a sudden, resonant hum, the Heaven Trigram Golden Wing Slash behind him transformed in an instant into a streak of Dao Gold-colored rainbow light, intercepting Mystery Heir Fang's path.

In the same fluid motion of his sleeve, a brilliant, azure sword radiance [a concentrated beam of sword energy] flashed forth, cleaving directly towards Mystery Heir Fang.

"Agh—!"

Mystery Heir Fang had never imagined that Eldrin Chen possessed yet another Primordial Solar Immortal Sword. In the blink of an eye, his Void of Taixu Nine Smoke Veil [a defensive treasure that creates a veil of illusory smoke] was sundered. The backlash from the shattered treasure's power sent him reeling through the air, blood spraying from his mouth.

That brief moment of delay was all it took. Several Primordial Solar Immortal Sword strikes descended in swift succession, cutting down Mystery Heir Fang amidst the void.

"He's finished."

Eldrin Chen let out a slight sigh of relief, a faint smile touching his lips.

Such a clean and decisive execution of Mystery Heir Fang was well within expectations. With their four Primordial Solar Immortal Sword unleashed together, they could even contend with a Path Lord [a cultivator who has mastered a fundamental cosmic principle, forming their own unique path] at the first or second level of the Primordial Spirit [the stage where a cultivator's spiritual core solidifies into an independent, immortal spirit] realm.

Although Mystery Heir Fang was a Half-Step Primordial Spirit [a cultivator on the very cusp of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit realm], without a Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [a treasure forged with the essence of the primordial sun, immensely powerful] in hand, even Verdant Consort or Kael Chen alone, in their current state, would have an eighty percent certainty of slaying him in single combat. The only real complication had been the fear that he might focus solely on fleeing.

Now that his escape routes were completely sealed, his execution followed as a matter of course.

With the fall of Mystery Heir Fang, the Infant Soul True Lord cultivators of the Fang Clan immediately scattered in a desperate flight for their lives. Yet, under the relentless siege of the allied forces, not a single one managed to break free and survive.

After the battle, Eldrin Chen tallied the results. Of the twenty-eight True Lord of the Fang Clan, only seven—those who were traveling abroad or stationed at distant outposts—managed to escape with their lives. All the remaining ones were utterly annihilated in this single, decisive engagement.

While those seven surviving True Lord still posed a significant threat, with only one among them being a Infant Soul Late Stage great power, they would likely no longer be a major concern for the Chen Clan in the future.

After securing the Gu Yuan Mountain Range, Eldrin Chen conducted a preliminary inventory of the spoils before convening a meeting of the clan's numerous True Lord.

Within the Great Hall of the former Fang Clan, the dozen or so True Lord of the Chen Clan gathered, their faces alight with undisguised joy. Original English translation available at audio-novel[dot]com.

Verdant Consort glanced at the ledger in her hand and spoke with a smile, "By eradicating the Fang Clan in this battle, our Chen Clan has, in a single stroke, saved ourselves millennia of accumulation. Our foundation now stands second only to those of the great Path Lord Sacred Land."

"Indeed, the spoils from this campaign are truly staggering," another elder echoed.

Eldrin Chen also nodded, his eyes gleaming with satisfaction as he surveyed the figures on the ledger before him.

The wealth amassed by the Fang Clan was astonishingly vast. The most precious item among the spoils, without a doubt, was a single Primordial Spirit Pill [a legendary elixir capable of aiding a cultivator in forming their Primordial Spirit, the spiritual core of their being].

Beyond this, from this battle alone, they had seized a total of thirty-nine Spiritual Treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators], along with vast quantities of bulk resources such as Heavenly Crystal [a high-grade form of Spirit Stone] and Five Elements Essence [refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements]. The total value exceeded five billion Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy]. There were also copious amounts of Spirit Herb [plants imbued with spiritual energy], Precious Pill [high-grade cultivation elixirs], and other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures [rare and potent natural resources used in cultivation].

And this was what remained *after* the Fang Clan had sold off a great many Spiritual Treasure and other assets in order to purchase the Primordial Spirit Pill [a legendary pill that aids in the formation of the Primordial Spirit].

Among the numerous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the most precious were two pieces of Earth Source Divine Jade [a jade born from the purest essence of earth veins], which had clearly been nurtured within the earth veins of the Gu Yuan Mountain Range.

Of the thirty-nine Spiritual Treasure, five were Superior Spiritual Treasure [a high-grade classification of enchanted artifacts]. Furthermore, there were two Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [artifacts approaching the power of a true Primordial Solar Treasure], and one exceptionally unique Tribulation Transcendence Treasure [a treasure specifically designed to aid in surviving Heavenly Tribulations].

Of the two Quasi-Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure, the Orange-Gold Glazed Armor was one of the famed Seven Treasures Glazed Armor [a legendary set of seven divine armors], its immense value speaking for itself.

The Void of Taixu Nine Smoke Veil was also a Tribulation Transcendence Treasure prepared by Mystery Heir Fang, its worth truly Extraordinary. It was estimated to be capable of withstanding the sixth strike of the Primordial Spirit Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation faced when advancing to the Primordial Spirit realm].

The final treasure was named the 'Purple-Gold Tribulation Crossing Treasure Gourd'. This was a special type of Spiritual Treasure designed specifically for surviving the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a cataclysmic trial of lightning sent by the heavens to test cultivators]. Though it could not match a true Primordial Solar Spiritual Treasure [the pinnacle grade of enchanted artifacts], it was said to be able to withstand the seventh strike of the Primordial Spirit Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.

"With the Purple-Gold Tribulation Crossing Treasure Gourd in hand, coupled with that Sunder Heaven God-Entombing Talisman [a talisman of immense destructive power], it's no wonder Mystery Heir Fang was confident in overcoming the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation,"

"It is fortunate we acted when we did. Had we waited another thirty years, he would most likely have succeeded in his breakthrough."

Eldrin Chen gazed at the Purple-Gold Tribulation Crossing Treasure Gourd and could not help but shake his head in solemn reflection.

This Purple-Gold Tribulation Crossing Treasure Gourd [a legendary gourd capable of aiding cultivators in surviving heavenly tribulations] is of immense use for breaking through to the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core realm of a cultivator]. Had the Master of Featherflight Pavilion possessed such a treasure back then, he likely would have succeeded in his ascension to the Primordial Solar Realm [the realm of the primordial sun, a high stage of cultivation] and would not have been left stranded at the lesser state of a Pseudo Path Lord [a cultivator who has partially grasped the principles of a Path but not fully ascended to its lordship].

What Eldrin Chen did not know was that the value of this Purple-Gold Tribulation Crossing Treasure Gourd [a legendary gourd capable of aiding cultivators in surviving heavenly tribulations] was exceedingly precious, so much so that even the Fang Clan Ancestral Vein [the foundational spiritual lineage and headquarters of the Fang Clan] held it in the highest regard. It was only through Mystery Heir Fang incurring a significant personal cost that he managed to borrow it from the Fang Clan Ancestral Vein [the foundational spiritual lineage and headquarters of the Fang Clan]. Join our community of readers at audio . novel . com.