Born with immortal seed

Chapter 10 The Bloody Battle of Hanxiu Peak (Part 3)
"Hey, old man, why aren't you running away and instead staying here? Do you think you can stop us all by yourself?"

With a hoarse voice, Junior Brother Chen curiously examined the Grand Elder. The Hundred Ghost Banners in his hand had been fully unfurled, surrounding the entire Hanxiu Peak, so that not even a bird could escape.

"Stop me? Of course not. I'm staying here... so I can kill you all and avenge my fallen kin!"

The Grand Elder swallowed a blood-red, eerie pill in one gulp, his skin radiating a strange red glow, and his aura continuously surged. Despite being at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, where progress seemed impossible, he was constantly advancing and growing stronger, his imposing presence already approaching that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Blood Burning Pill? Your Bai family really has some in stock, which is a pleasant surprise."

Senior Brother Shen's face was gloomy. He was startled at first, but soon a ferocious look appeared on his face.

"Don't even mention that the Blood Burning Pill can only temporarily grant you the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, lasting only for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Once that time is up, your blood and qi will reverse and you will die, leaving no trace of your body. Even if you are a true Foundation Establishment cultivator, do you think you, a cultivator from a family like yours, would dare to compete with disciples from our sect?"

"Senior Brother Shen, leave this guy to me. I can easily get rid of him in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Junior Brother is in need of a flying sword. Although the old man's weapon isn't top-notch, it's still usable."

"Sure, but you won't get a share of anything else found in this family treasure vault!"

The two Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators casually arranged the fates of the Grand Elder and the Bai family members, but they didn't let their guard down at all. The Hundred Ghost Banner concealed itself within a cloud of black clouds, maintaining a distance of several dozen feet, completely masking its boastful words.

The Blood Burning Pill is a very special second-tier pill. Its main ingredient comes from the inner core of a second-tier demon beast, and it is made by combining the essence blood of several other demon beasts.

The effect is also very simple: if a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage takes it, he will instantly possess the magical power of a cultivator at the early Foundation Establishment stage, which will last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The price is his life.

The alchemist who created this formula originally intended to research a pill that would overdraw one's vital energy and forcefully elevate one's cultivation level. The envisioned cost was only a few months of weakness, and the user would also be able to experience the power circulation of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which would be beneficial for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, after successfully refining it, the side effects were too great, and the refining cost was also high. After failing to find a way to improve it after several attempts, the alchemist abandoned the formula. Therefore, very few Blood Burning Pills circulate in the market.

"A single Blood Burning Pill is indeed no match for you... but what use is it to keep your so-called trump card if your clan is about to be wiped out?"

The elder muttered to himself, as if making a decision for himself.

"The Thousand Bamboo Formation, activate!"

On Hanxiu Peak, countless black bamboos are planted, forming an undulating sea of ​​bamboo.

At this moment, with a furious shout from the Grand Elder, endless emerald light burst forth from the ground, causing the ink bamboo to grow rapidly and form an array that held its own against the Hundred Ghost Banner.

"This is... an enlarged version of the Yi Wood Azure God Technique?" Bai Zichen stared in disbelief in the warehouse. The emerald light felt very familiar to him; it was the Yi Wood Azure God Technique that he practiced every day, only on a scale hundreds of times larger.

As the bamboo grew wildly, countless roots and stems rapidly grew and intertwined underground, binding the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Although the Hundred Ghosts Banner protects them and doesn't cause much harm, it effectively confines the two to a very small area, preventing them from breaking free of the root cage.

The elder took out a cyan talisman from his chest, bowed solemnly, and with a flick of his wrist across the sword's edge, his blood sprayed directly onto the talisman, instantly transforming into a jade flying sword.

"A sword talisman! It's a talisman treasure! Where did your Bai family get a talisman treasure?"

As if he had seen a ghost, that junior brother Chen with the broken gong summoned five magical artifacts to protect himself. At the same time, he took out a dagger and decisively chopped off his own wrist, throwing it to the evil spirit on the main banner of the Hundred Ghosts Banner. The evil spirit bit and swallowed the wrist in two bites, then crawled out of the banner and attached itself to his body, transforming into a fierce black armor.

"Impossible! The highest-ranking ancestor of the Bai family was barely at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and there's never been any record of him having a close relationship with any Core Formation ancestor. How could he possibly be hiding a talisman treasure!"

Senior Brother Shen was equally incredulous. He slapped three defensive talismans onto his body and then summoned a large bell, placing it over his head.

The talisman treasure is still made by a Core Formation cultivator who sacrifices their own natal magic treasure to seal a portion of its power into the talisman. Only Core Formation cultivators who are about to pass away would do this so that the talisman treasure could be passed on to their closest descendants and disciples.

Possessing the power of a magic weapon, the might of a talisman is self-evident, especially since it is the sword talisman, the most lethal among all talismans.

The Grand Elder grasped the jade flying sword and controlled it with his body. With just a thought, he transformed into a streak of green light and circled the cultivator surnamed Shen three times.

No matter what protective spells or talismans you use, they're as fragile as paper, unstoppable.

Even the bronze bell ritual implement fell to the ground with a clatter during the third round, neatly splitting into two halves, smooth and flat.

"Fellow Daoist, please spare me! I am from the Soul Hall of the Ghost Spirit Sect..."

Before the cultivator surnamed Shen could finish speaking, his head was severed from his body, and his soul was annihilated.

As the azure light dissipated, the Grand Elder reappeared, spitting out another mouthful of blood, his entire body swaying precariously. Even with the Blood Burning Pill, a peculiar pill that forced growth, the Grand Elder was still struggling to activate the sword talisman. Moreover, he had pushed the sword talisman to its limit, merging his body with the Azure Netherworld, to be able to kill the cultivator surnamed Shen in three breaths.

"Time is running out, kill a few more!"

The elder glanced at his junior brother Chen, who was wearing a broken gong, which made him break out in a cold sweat. He then transformed into a beam of green light and slashed at him with his sword, shattering a pair of bells and a throwing knife. He then cut two sea-splitting forks in half with another sword, but the attack was blocked by the black-armored man.

With this buffer, the junior brother surnamed Chen took out another pale green pearl, pushed it in front of him, and added another barrier.

With a flash of azure light, it charged directly towards the Qi Refining stage disciples of the Ghost Spirit Sect surrounding them.

This sword talisman was passed down from the Bai family ancestor and was only used once in hundreds of years. However, all the onlookers were slaughtered, so naturally no news about the Bai family's talisman treasure spread. But when the sword talisman came into the hands of the Bai family ancestor, it had already been used many times, and after that, there was only one last chance to use it.

Today, the sword talisman was activated. As a sword wielder, the Grand Elder clearly felt that the sword talisman's power could be exhausted at any time, so he didn't have time to waste on the troublesome junior brother surnamed Chen.

call out! call out! call out!
Three late-stage Qi Refining Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators were singled out by the Grand Elder. Regardless of whether they possessed defensive magical artifacts, they were all instantly annihilated by the stirring of the azure light.

As the azure light faded, the jade flying sword reverted to a cyan talisman, spontaneously combusting without wind. The sword and talisman had exhausted all their power, thus fulfilling their mission.

"Haha, that was great! Before I died, I was replaced by a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect. Even in the underworld, my ancestors won't blame me for wasting the sword talisman!"

The elder slumped to the ground, laughing loudly. Then he tried to turn his stiff head, looking around as if he wanted to take in Han Xiufeng.

boom!
When the Blood Burning Pill reached its effect, the Grand Elder's entire body swelled up and exploded into a cloud of blood mist, leaving no trace of his remains.

"Damn Bai family cultivators, I will collect all your souls, slowly simmer them in demonic fire for forty-nine days, and then send them to the Hundred Ghost Banner, so they will never be reincarnated!"

The junior brother surnamed Chen finally broke free from the cage of roots and stems. Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, he flew into a rage, blood still dripping from his severed wrist.

(End of this chapter)