Chapter 785 : The Path of Unyielding Hearts

However, such peerless immortal maidens who have reached the Heavenly Path Infant Soul [the stage where one's nascent soul begins to comprehend the Heavenly Path] would naturally look down upon those they deem inferior.

The problem is, most male cultivators of exceptional talent are already claimed by other female cultivators who acted first, and the vast majority already have more than one concubine.

Unwilling to lower themselves and finding the remaining options unworthy, these maidens instead dedicate their hearts wholly to pursuing the Great Path [the ultimate Dao of cultivation].

Only when they feel they have no hope of advancing further will they begin to consider other possibilities.

For them, unless they can find a Dao companion who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with them, like the bond between Immortal Maiden Six Desires and Kael Chen, they would rather become the concubine of a Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a cultivator who has reached the Path Lord realm of the Primordial Spirit stage] than marry someone beneath them.

After all, with their innate gifts, if a Primordial Spirit Path Lord were to support them wholeheartedly, they might still have a chance, however slim, of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit [the stage where one's spiritual core becomes a Primordial Spirit] realm.

Compared to becoming a concubine, for Mistress of Ivy Palace to form a Dao companion bond with the Sea-Calmer Path Lord could truly be considered a blessed union, a match worthy of immortals.

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen asked further, "And what of the recent Celestial-Mortal Symbiosis [a celestial phenomenon where heavenly energy descends to nourish the mortal realm]? How did it fare?"

"Three strands of Heavenly Path Energy [a concentrated essence of celestial power] descended upon the Gu Yuan Mountain Range, and another three fell upon the Heavenly Ridge Mountain Range,"

the Old Patriarch recounted methodically, then stated calmly, "We secured one of these Heavenly Path Energy, a disciple of the Sea-Calmer Path Master obtained another, and the remaining four Path Principle [a solidified fragment of a fundamental cosmic law] fell into the hands of others." Access the full story on audio—novel.com.

Upon hearing this, Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement.

Heavenly Path Energy [a pure, condensed form of cosmic energy used for cultivation breakthroughs] was not considered an exceptionally rare treasure for a Primordial Spirit Path Lord [a cultivator who has ascended to the Primordial Spirit Realm], yet it still represented a modest but significant fortune.

Even after his breakthrough into the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core cultivation stage], Sea-Calmer Path Master had only managed to gather six strands of Heavenly Path Energy from the edge of the Nine Heavens [the nine layered heavens, a celestial realm].

In truth, with his cultivation at the Primordial Spirit Realm, Sea-Calmer Path Master possessed the power to harvest far more of the Heavenly Path Energy.

However, the amount of Heavenly Path Energy nurtured by the Purple Seal Realm [a specific cultivation world] was finite. If Primordial Spirit Path Lord took too much, the share left for the world's other cultivators would naturally diminish.

Thus, the will of heaven and earth within the Purple Seal Realm had set a decree. Apart from receiving a greater allotment based on their innate foundation during their initial breakthrough, a Primordial Spirit Path Lord could only gather three strands every thousand years thereafter.

Exceeding this limit would incur karmic retribution [negative spiritual consequences for disrupting cosmic balance], requiring significant effort to resolve.

The thought that a junior from his clan, without any prior arrangement on his part, had managed to secure Heavenly Path Energy filled Eldrin Chen with a flicker of delight. "Which of our youngsters was it," he asked, "who has proven himself so remarkably?"

"From the Prosperity Generation [a generational branch of the Chen Clan], his name is Rising Swan Chen."

Old Granduncle too was pleased, and once he began speaking of the promising juniors within the clan, his words flowed like an unending stream.

Rising Swan Chen was the favored son of heaven within the Prosperity Generation and its most exceptionally gifted member. He was a peerless prodigy blessed with a Heavenly Spiritual Root and possessed the Supple Wood Path Body [a physique aligned with the Wood element, granting enhanced vitality and longevity].

That Supple Wood Path Body was akin to the Violet Flame Path Body of Violet Flame True Lord, being one of the Five Elements Path Body [physiques intrinsically linked to the fundamental powers of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth].

This constitution could not be considered a Superior Grade Path Body, yet it held a unique and innate advantage: those who possessed such a Path Body [a special innate physical constitution for cultivation] would enjoy an exceptionally long lifespan.

Taking Rising Swan Chen as an example, although he had only recently broken through to the Infant Soul Realm [the stage where a cultivator's nascent soul is formed], his lifespan was already twice that of other cultivators at the same Infant Soul Cultivator level.

This was not even the most astonishing part. Legend spoke of an advanced version of the Supple Wood Path Body, known as the legendary Supple Wood Longevity Physique. Cultivators with that superior-grade constitution possessed lifespans several times longer than their peers.

If one cultivated to the Primordial Spirit Realm [the stage where the cultivator's spiritual core reaches its primordial form], they could live for forty to fifty thousand years in a single lifetime. With the aid of a Life-Extending Treasure [an artifact that prolongs life] like the Nirvana Immortal Apricot, living for one hundred to two hundred thousand years would be entirely within reach.

From this perspective, in terms of longevity alone, the Supple Wood Longevity Physique could rival even the Black Tortoise Demon Ancestor, and the Black Tortoise was a Mythical Immortal Seed [a being of legendary origin with potential for immortality] not inferior to the True Dragon.

This Rising Swan Chen, possessing the Supple Wood Path Body, though it could not compare to the Supple Wood Longevity Physique, would become a foundational pillar for his clan if he could successfully break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Even if he could not ascend to immortality in the future, he would likely be able to safeguard his clan's peace and stability for tens of thousands of years.

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen could not help but express his heartfelt approval. "For the past few centuries," he said with a tone of deep satisfaction, "I have not overly involved myself in the clan's myriad affairs. I never imagined that among our descendants, such a brilliant rising star would emerge."

"Very well. After I emerge from seclusion this time, I shall go and meet this Rising Swan Chen."

The Old Patriarch smiled upon hearing this, stroking his beard. "He is, after all, a rising star of the family. It is indeed fitting for you to meet him personally."

"There is no great hurry, however."

Eldrin Chen rose to his feet, his gaze settling upon the fiery-red jujube tree atop the Fire Vein. "By my reckoning," he declared, "the time has come to advance this Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree."

It turned out that three years prior, the Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree had already broken through to the Fifth Rank High-Grade. It stood now but a single step away from becoming a Sixth Rank Worldly Spiritual Root.

In its current state, the Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree bore nine Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube fruits every millennium. These were potent enough to aid nine Infant Soul True Lord cultivators in breaking through to the late-stage of their realm. Read, share, and discuss at http://www . audio-novel.com.

Yet, this was its limit. To ascend further, it required the aid of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme primordial energy of creation].

The two arrived before the majestic Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree. Eldrin Chen studied it intently for a moment, then, in a profound display of power, exhaled nine consecutive breaths of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, each one merging seamlessly into the tree's very essence.

Having absorbed these nine breaths of Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, the Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree shattered an invisible shackle that bound its potential. Its foundational nature and latent power underwent a startling metamorphosis.

A shimmering haze of Violet Aura [a manifestation of supreme primordial energy] now enveloped the tree's crimson leaves and branches. Within this radiant mist, even more astonishing Dao patterns [the fundamental laws and principles of the universe] were being conceived and evolved.

Eldrin Chen calculated for a moment, then after a long pause said, "Advancing to the Sixth Rank Worldly Spiritual Root is no simple matter. I estimate it will require another ten Sixty-Year Cycle before this Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree can successfully ascend."

"Ten Sixty-Year Cycle?"

Eternal Profound Chen fell into deep thought. After another long silence, he finally spoke. "As long as this Blazing Third Fire Immortal Jujube Tree ascends to the Sixth Rank realm, then within three hundred years, I am confident I can elevate this Earth Vein to the Sixth Rank as well."

"That is good news."

A smile touched Eldrin Chen's lips. By that calculation, within a thousand years, the Chen Clan would possess a priceless Sixth Rank Ancestral Vein.

Heartened by this prospect, Eldrin Chen traveled next to Immortal Apricot Island, Verdant Lotus Isle, Spirit Isle Lake, and Eight Trigrams Island among other places. At each location, he expended Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the supreme, primordial energy of creation] to break through the bottlenecks hindering several of the clan's major Worldly Spiritual Root.

The clan's Spiritual Peach Tree, Creation Verdant Lotus, and other Worldly Spiritual Root had, under Eldrin Chen's careful nurturing over the years, already advanced to the Fifth Rank High-Grade realm, reaching the absolute limit of their potential growth.

Now, nourished by Eldrin Chen's Primordial Chaos Violet Aura, these Worldly Spiritual Root could continue their evolution. Though the time required for each Spiritual Root to ascend varied, their eventual promotion to the Sixth Rank realm was merely a matter of time.

After attending to these matters, Eldrin Chen proceeded to Green Chariot Mountain and summoned the clan's newly ascended Infant Soul cultivator, Rising Swan Chen.

Rising Swan Chen was still relatively young. Blessed with exceptional talent and the full support of the clan's resources in recent years, he had broken through to the Infant Soul Realm [the realm where one's nascent soul is formed] at just over five hundred years of age.

Logically speaking, such peerless prodigies, whose names would shake continents across the world, would be viewed with high regard even by Infant Soul Late Stage [the peak experts at the late stage of the Infant Soul realm] great powers. Naturally, they all possessed hearts as lofty as the heavens and spirits brimming with pride. Official source: http://www . audio-novel.com. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.