268: Eternal fulfillment, returning to the Qitian Dynasty

Within the Divine Palace and the Dao Court, a voice rang out simultaneously:

"Who is it? Who exactly has attained the Eternal Realm at this moment and ascended to the Immortal throne?!"

At the same time, the entire Eastern Wasteland welcomed a wave of Spiritual Qi, radiating from the ruins of the Eastern Profound Hall across the entire region.

Eastern Wasteland, mountain peak.

The seven-colored immortal light gradually receded, and Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were completely different from before; they were as deep as the starry Universe, as calm as an ancient cold pool, yet they seemed to contain the light of creation.

Every movement was in perfect harmony with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, as if he himself were a part of the Dao.

Eternal Realm Early Stage, achieved.

He felt the surging, eternally flowing Immortal Origin within his body, its quality having undergone a heaven-turning, earth-shattering transformation.

The Dantian is divided into upper, middle, and lower sections, and the Immortal Mansion is no exception.

Don't be fooled by the small size of a person's body; if their Immortal Mansion were truly extracted, it would be comparable to a star.

The lower Immortal Mansion is used to store immortal power, while the middle Immortal Mansion is also known as the Dao Palace or Immortal Palace.

Inside, a tiny figure identical to Chen Yuan stood tall.

The tiny figure sat cross-legged, with its head, limbs, heart, and internal organs all enveloped by individual white halos.

Those were the Immortal Apertures, totaling 28 in all.

Only by filling them all could one break through to the next Realm—the Yuanshi Realm.

To break through from the Early Stage of the Eternal Realm to the Middle Stage, one needs to fill 3 Immortal Apertures.

To break through from the Middle Stage of the Eternal Realm to the Late Stage, one needs to fill 9 Immortal Apertures.

To break through to Perfection, one needs to fill a full 16 Immortal Apertures.

Immortal Apertures vary in size; generally, those wishing for a quick Breakthrough will seek to fill the smallest ones, located in the limbs.

Chen Yuan inspected his internal Immortal Apertures and was dumbfounded.

An ordinary Eternal Realm Late Stage cultivator needs 100 Eternal Pills to fill the final 16 Immortal Apertures to reach Eternal Realm Perfection.

Yet for Chen Yuan, filling just one of the smallest ones would likely require 100 Eternal Pills.

Cultivation in the Yuanshi Realm from the Early Stage to the Middle Stage requires the use of Immortal Crystals.

1 Immortal Crystal can raise an Eternal Realm Perfection cultivation base to the Early Stage of the Yuanshi Realm.

1 Immortal Crystal = 1,000 Eternal Pills.

In other words, after Chen Yuan opens ten Immortal Apertures, his strength will be comparable to the Early Stage of the Yuanshi Realm.

Chen Yuan returned directly to the Heavenly Abyss Great World to Cultivate in seclusion.

Not long after he left, the two Eternal Realm experts who had been hiding outside the Eastern Wasteland arrived.

Upon arrival, they discovered that the person had long since vanished.

However, having watched the battle from outside the Eastern Wasteland, they knew very clearly that the one Undergoing Tribulation was none other than Chen Yuan.

The two of them felt as if they were constipated. The Palace Master of the Divine Palace kept urging them, asking who had broken through to the Eternal Realm, but the two of them simply did not know how to speak!

In the time-space cultivation chamber, Chen Yuan cultivated for ten years.

In the outside world, 30 days passed. Chen Yuan filled three Immortal Apertures, broke through to the Middle Stage of the Eternal Realm, and consumed 400 Eternal Pills.

Using up the remaining 600-plus pills, Chen Yuan filled a total of ten Immortal Apertures.

He consumed a total of over 1,000 Eternal Pills.

"Little Cherry, cultivating with Eternal Pills is too slow! Can I exchange them for Immortal Crystals?" Chen Yuan asked the System.

[Lovely Host!] Little Cherry replied: [1 trillion Spirit Crystals can be exchanged for 1 Immortal Crystal.]

Chen Yuan evaluated the situation; it was certainly not a loss.

Chen Yuan currently possessed a total of quadrillions of Spirit Crystals, which meant he could exchange them for thousands of Immortal Crystals.

He did not hesitate and proceeded with the exchange immediately.

[Exchange successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 1,300 Immortal Crystals.]

These Immortal Crystals were exchanged using returned Spirit Crystals, so it was a pity they could not trigger further returns!

Thinking this, Chen Yuan continued his cultivation.

He used the Immortal Crystals directly.

Another thirty years flashed by, while only over three months had passed in the outside world.

Chen Yuan opened all of his remaining 18 Immortal Apertures, consuming a total of 3 Immortal Crystals, which was equivalent to over 3,000 Eternal Pills.

Adding the previous amount, he had consumed nearly 4,000-plus Eternal Pills.

To break through from the Early Stage to the Middle Stage of the Yuanshi Realm, one needs more than 10 Immortal Crystals, which is equivalent to over 10,000 Eternal Pills.

With his current cultivation base at the Perfection of the Eternal Realm, Chen Yuan was faintly approaching the Middle Stage of the Yuanshi Realm.

Chen Yuan stopped his cultivation, not for any other reason than the fact that the Primordial Immortal Scripture given to him by the System at the beginning could only be cultivated up to the Perfection of the Eternal Realm.

He did not possess the method to break through to the Yuanshi Realm.

Currently, his Emotion Points had exceeded 3 trillion, while a single Yuanshi Realm Cultivation Technique or Magical Artifact would cost at least 10 trillion.

"It seems I must think of another way," Chen Yuan mused.

Relying solely on exchanging Emotion Points would be difficult to achieve in the short term.

Having made up his mind, Chen Yuan decided not to remain in seclusion any longer.

His cultivation base could not undergo a qualitative change for the time being.

He quietly left the Heavenly Abyss Great World and activated the "Void Shadowless Art," completely concealing his Aura and figure.

Chen Yuan was now at the Perfection of the Eternal Realm, and his mastery over the power of space was far beyond what it had been in the past.

Crossing regions took but a moment.

Qitian Imperial Capital, deep within the imperial palace.

Between the meditation Secret Realm of the Retired Emperor Qi Wuya and the Imperial Study where Emperor Qi Beichen handled state affairs, there was a hidden barrier space unknown to outsiders, often used for discussing top-secret matters.

At this moment, Qi Beichen and Qi Wuya were inside, discussing with grave expressions the Eternal Realm phenomenon from several months ago that had shocked the entire Xuantian Continent.

"Old Ancestor, the news from above suggests that the person who broke through is very likely..." Qi Beichen lowered his voice, his eyes still filled with shock.

Qi Wuya stroked his long beard, his expression complex. He was well-versed in the deduction of heavenly secrets, and although the heavenly secrets were chaotic and difficult to discern, an inexplicable intuition told him that this matter definitely involved Chen Yuan.

However, this speed... was simply too shocking! Just as he was about to speak, his keen spiritual perception at the Late Stage of the Eternal Realm suddenly trembled!

"Who?!"

Qi Wuya rose abruptly, his Aura at the Late Stage of the Eternal Realm erupting instantly as he locked onto a corner that appeared empty.

Qi Beichen's expression also changed drastically. What kind of person could silently infiltrate this Secret Realm guarded by layers of Restrictions?

"Emperor Qi, Retired Emperor, I trust you have been well."

A calm voice rang out, and Chen Yuan's figure slowly appeared from the Void, like ripples on water.

Qi Wuya and Qi Beichen were both deeply shaken!

"Chen Yuan?! It really is you!" Qi Beichen was both shocked and delighted, but more than anything, he was in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Qi Wuya's pupils suddenly constricted to the size of pinpricks!

He was at the Late Stage of the Eternal Realm and had a clearer perception of the Aura of those at the same Realm or even higher.

In his perception, the Chen Yuan before him looked nothing like someone who had just broken through to the Eternal Realm.

He was clearly at the Perfection of the Eternal Realm!

This... how could this be?!

Qi Wuya felt that his thousands of years of cultivation knowledge had suffered a shattering impact at this moment!

Three months! From the Tribulation Transcendence Stage to the Perfection of the Eternal Realm? Filling twenty-eight Immortal Apertures?

For an ordinary Eternal Realm cultivator, even with sufficient resources, filling one of the smallest Immortal Apertures would require at least eight or nine hundred years of grinding effort!

Those with peerless Aptitude and unlimited resources might be able to compress it to six or seven hundred years.

Three months... this could no longer be described as being gifted; this was simply overturning the rules of the Dao!

"You... you..." Qi Wuya, who was always as steady as a mountain, was actually at a loss for words at this moment, pointing at Chen Yuan with a slightly trembling finger.

"Eternal... Per... Perfection? This... how on earth did you achieve this?"