Chapter 811. Receiving the Earth Soul

"There's still 1 left."

Eldrin nodded slightly. Even before their return, the group had already decided to exchange a Soul Elixir for a fragment of the Star Core.

Without hesitation, Eldrin spoke up, "I am willing to proceed with the transaction. However, stellar core fragments are exceedingly rare, and I lack any sixth-order spiritual treasures to cover the remaining difference."

"This matter is easily settled." The Lord of the Jade Dipper Star breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were willing to sell him the Soul Elixir, everything else could be negotiated. He then said, "The remaining balance can be covered with Heavenly Crystal (Spiritual Object) and spiritual treasures."

"So it is decided."

Eldrin acted decisively, trading 1 Soul Elixir plus spiritual materials worth 1,000 Heavenly Crystals with the Jade Balance Star Lord in exchange for a fragment of the 9 Heavens Star Core.

After completing this transaction, Eldrin personally saw the Lord of the Jade Star off.

This gamble of his was rather a desperate, all-or-nothing move.

After the Lord of the Jade Balance Star had departed, Lyra (Person Name) approached with a soft sigh.

Eldrin nodded, his expression equally complex. "This is his third time consuming the Soul Elixir to attempt a Soul Ascension breakthrough—and his most promising chance yet."

"If I fail to break through this time, I'm afraid there's little hope left."

Eldrin could roughly surmise the situation of the Jade Balance Star Lord. As the master of the Jade Balance Star Vein within the Star Palace, his status was second only to a few Primordial Spirit Ancestors, making him exceptionally revered.

However, the fact that Lord Yaheng had failed to break through to the Nascent Soul realm twice in a row, consuming 2 invaluable Nascent Soul Pills in the process, likely drew significant criticism from the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Star Palace.

After all, while the Star Palace possessed vast resources and influence, it also had an exceptionally large number of late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivators—and even more cultivators qualified to compete for the Ethereal Soul Pill.

Now, the Jade Balance Star Lord intended to exchange for a third Primordial Spirit Elixir. Should he fail once more, the entire Jade Balance lineage would likely never recover from the blow.

However, breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm concerned her own path to immortality. The Jade Balance Star Lord was naturally unwilling to resign herself to fate so easily. It seemed she had now staked everything, even going so far as to bring out a supreme treasure like the Star Core Fragment.

"I hope he succeeds."

Eldrin (Person Name) let out a soft sigh, then ceased dwelling on the matter. With a light chuckle, he said, "Let us first refine the Pure Yang Pills and accumulate our spiritual power to its peak before discussing anything else."

"Very well."

Lyra also nodded, a faint smile gracing her features.

Early the next morning, Eldrin brought Lila and Lyra to refine the Pure Yang Pill using the Golden Core Refining Method.

The Core Transformation Art imparted by Riverlord Chang (Person Name) was profoundly mysterious. After spending 7 years, the group finally succeeded in dividing the Pure Yang Pill into 3 portions for refinement. Unbeknownst to them, their spiritual power had already reached perfection through the cyclical circulation of energy.

That day, Eldrin emerged from his seclusion chamber and sought out Lyra, Qing Ji, and the others. Without preamble, he declared, "My magic power has reached perfect harmony. I intend to seize the opportune moment to summon my Earth Soul."

As he was about to enter seclusion for his breakthrough, Lyra spoke up, "Focus on your secluded cultivation without worry. We shall stand guard for you."

"Hmm."

Having resolved to summon his Earth Soul, Eldrin wasted no time in further delay.

He immediately returned to his cave abode and began seclusion, channeling his magical power to prepare for guiding the Earthly Soul back to its rightful place.

In the immortal path of this world, a Nascent Soul cultivator seeking to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm must first guide the Heaven and Earth souls to their rightful positions, merging them with the Human soul into perfect unity. Only through this convergence can 1 achieve the boundless power of a Pure Yang Primordial Spirit.

Among these, the Celestial Soul resides high above in the 9 Heavens, growing in tandem with the cultivator's own cultivation base.

This Heaven Soul was formed from a wisp of pure qi, so ethereal it was almost intangible. Drawing it down posed an immense challenge, and even required seizing the opportune moment to marginally increase the chances of success.

That earth soul was hidden within the netherworld beneath the earth. Though not as ethereal and distant as the heaven soul, it was incomparably heavy.

It is said that the Earth Soul has devoured endless Yin Nether Filth Qi and become trapped in the boundless mire of the Nether Abyss. Unless 1 possesses exceptionally powerful spiritual consciousness and cultivation, it is absolutely impossible to pull this Earth Soul down.

At this moment, Eldrin was secluded in meditation, sensing the elusive location of his Earth Soul. Suddenly, his consciousness transcended boundless darkness and arrived at a shadowy abyss.

"This is the place."

In that fleeting instant, Eldrin keenly sensed the location of his Earth Soul. Without hesitation, he channeled his vast soul power and mana to pull it forth.

Yet, that Earth Soul was submerged in the Nether Realm, as if trapped in an endless swamp of darkness. Pulling it felt not like retrieving a single soul, but rather like wrestling against the vast expanse of the Nether Sea itself.

"Is this the Netherrealm?"

Eldrin murmured to himself, his pupils abruptly contracting to slits.

In an instant, the 4 supreme powers within Eldrin—Pure Yang Fire, Profound Abyss Water, Primordial Earth, and Chaos Gold—erupted with world-shaking force.

An overwhelming force shook the very foundations of existence, violently tearing the Earth Soul from the abyssal depths and sending it soaring into the heavens.

In barely 3 hours' time, the Earth Soul had already been guided upward, enveloped by Eldrin's magic power, and descended into Eldrin's Sea of Consciousness.

"It is done!"

In an instant, Eldrin sensed his own wildly surging magical power, and a look of delight involuntarily crossed his face.

The cultivator's Heaven and Earth Souls wander in the Celestial Azure and Netherworld Abyss, continuously drawing upon the power of heaven and earth as the cultivator's own magical power grows, becoming increasingly more powerful.

A cultivator with a powerful main soul will also possess immensely potent Heaven and Earth Souls.

At this moment, Eldrin's earth soul returned to its rightful place. His soul power surged by more than double, and his spiritual energy experienced a tremendous enhancement.

Eldrin now needed only to accumulate his spiritual power to its peak, and his mana would become twice as formidable as that of a Nascent Soul, 9th Tier cultivator.

Such a tremendous enhancement enabled Eldrin, empowered by this level of spiritual energy, to unleash techniques like the 2 Forms Divine Aura and 4 Symbols Divine Thunder—pure yang supernatural abilities—with potency rivaling that of a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord personally channeling them.

It could be said that in terms of pure magical power alone, he was already not far from the level of an Eldrin (Dao Lord).

In terms of combat prowess, he was likely not far inferior to a newly-advanced Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this thought, Eldrin murmured to himself, "Should I seize the moment and guide the Celestial Soul to its rightful place?"

"Forget it, it's not yet the time."

In the blink of an eye, Eldrin shook his head once more.

With his current level of cultivation, he indeed had some confidence to summon the Celestial Soul in 1 go and guide it back to its rightful place.

However, doing so would not only trigger the premature arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation, but more critically, his cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm had yet to reach perfection.

Counting carefully, it had been over 1 1000 years since he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm. The foundation accumulated through over a millennium of arduous cultivation was profoundly immense.

Over the years, Eldrin had not only focused on cultivation, but also devoted himself to transforming his accumulated foundation into his own Dao Fruit.

2 Dao Fruits remain unconverted and incomplete: the fifth type of arcane power, and the fourth innate divine ability.

For hundreds of years, he had been comprehending that fifth type of mystical power. Eldrin could already sense that once he grasped the wood-attributed secret force, his spiritual energy would undergo a breathtaking metamorphosis.

Moreover, the fourth innate supernatural power must also be integrated into the Nascent Soul during the Nascent Soul Realm. If 1 breaks through to the Spirit Realm, the opportunity to fuse the fourth innate supernatural power will be lost.

It is crucial to understand that a cultivator's innate divine ability is of paramount importance. Particularly for those abilities conceived with profound conceptual foundations, even after attaining the realm of ascension and immortality, they can still serve as ultimate trump cards.

"Very well, I shall wait a few more years."

"When I fully comprehend the Wood Element secret force and perfect my final innate divine ability, it won't be too late to break through then."