Born with immortal seed

Chapter 114 Sacred Sound Bamboo

"Grand Uncle, why are we in such a hurry to leave? I still want to exchange some insights on water magic with Sister Bai Ling."

A small, square-shaped room, resembling a weapon-refining workshop, was filled with various weapon-refining materials and tools.

No one who sees it for the first time would associate it with Liu An's flying artifact.

A delicate and charming young female cultivator flirted with Liu An, tugging at the hem of her family elder's robe.

"And that Senior Bai, he became a Foundation Establishment cultivator at such a young age. Didn't you always tell us at home to learn from him? Why are you in such a hurry to leave today, even though we finally got to meet him?"

"They've just returned from their sect, and they're chatting amongst themselves. Why would I leave them there to get in the way..."

Liu An glared at his extremely favored junior.

But in his heart, Bai Zichen was still thinking about his family. He should go back and tell the family head that the attitude towards the Bai family could be raised one level.

News from the Qingfeng Sect is of utmost concern to these cultivation families.

The five newly arrived families, in particular, are essentially living under someone else's roof and have little close connection with the Qingfeng Sect.

Despite my best efforts to build relationships over the years, I have only established beneficial connections with a few elders.

But there's no way to go any further up.

Since Bai Zichen established his foundation, his name has spread throughout Black Mountain, and these cultivation families have studied him thoroughly.

From his cultivation process, we can see his various preferences, habits of making friends, and so on...

Every cultivation family was thinking about how to get closer to Bai Zichen, including the simplest means of marriage.

Unfortunately, Bai Zichen rose to prominence too quickly and didn't make many friends, making it difficult to establish connections.

After Elder Ge, he is the most promising cultivator in the Qingfeng Sect to reach the Core Formation stage.

Some people have already bestowed this title upon Bai Zichen.

The experienced heads of powerful families wouldn't necessarily place his chances of forming a core above those of upholding the Dao, but he'd already be in the top three.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator can protect their family for a hundred years, then a Core Formation cultivator can be awe-inspiring in a region for hundreds of years.

Just like Master Yang of Qingfeng Sect, who has been in the Core Formation stage for over two hundred years and has witnessed countless generations of disciples.

Two hundred years ago, when another Core Formation cultivator of the Qingfeng Sect unexpectedly perished, he single-handedly supported the Qingfeng Sect, and with the help of the Three-Element Illusion Moon Formation, a top-grade third-tier formation, he managed to survive the most difficult century.

When Ancestor Ge achieved his breakthrough and successfully formed his core.

This is the strategic significance of a Core Formation True Person. As long as they consolidate their power and have a third-tier formation to support them, they are difficult to destroy by a Core Formation True Person of the same level unless they possess overwhelming strength.

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Water Curtain Cave.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with his clansmen, Bai Xianzong invited Bai Zichen to his cave dwelling.

This place has been transformed into a second-tier high-grade spiritual land using a spirit-binding formation.

Back then, Bai Zichen was amazed by the spiritual energy of this place, but now that he's gotten used to the Moon Locking Pool, he finds it unappealing.

"It's unbelievable that Brother Chen became a Foundation Establishment cultivator in just a few years..."

Bai Xianzong took the initiative to brew tea, filling two cups to the brim.

"It's all thanks to the clan leader that I was allowed to join the Azure Maple Sect. Otherwise, without such an opportunity, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this so quickly."

Bai Zichen thought for a moment and realized that if he stayed in the clan, his special spiritual body should be able to break through to the next realm without any problem.

However, without the assistance of a third-grade low-level spiritual land, given his actual three spiritual roots, it would be impossible for him to accumulate magical power and reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining in a short period of time.

Not to mention the opportunity to inherit the Heavenly River Sword Sect's legacy by becoming an inner disciple.

Even with the Bai family's resources, it's impossible for him to quickly acquire a magical artifact.

Bai Xianzong blushed and stammered, "There's one more thing I need to tell Chen-ge'er... Back then, the sect leader Wei Dao agreed to give the Bai family the right to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill."

“Last year, the deadline was approaching, and you were in seclusion. Since there was no suitable candidate within the clan, I applied to the Qingfeng Sect for a postponement. This opportunity originally came because of you, and we promised to reserve it for you for two years back then. It's only right that we should ask for your opinion.”

If Bai Zichen were still just an inner disciple of the Qingfeng Sect, the decision on how to use this Foundation Establishment Pill would naturally be made by Bai Xianzong.

But now he is an elder of the Qingfeng Sect, and is regarded as a peerless genius with the hope of forming a core.

This makes it impossible not to consider Bai Zichen's thoughts.

Bai Xianzong didn't want this peerless genius to create a rift between himself and the family.

"It's alright. Didn't I exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect? ... If I hadn't succeeded in establishing my foundation on the first try, I probably would have thought of the one from my family."

Bai Zichen's plan had always been the same.

The clan chief was willing to explain a few things, which made him feel more at ease.

Bai Xianzong handed over a long jade box, its surface sealed with several talismans.

Ensure that the spiritual energy is completely sealed off and that there is no leakage whatsoever.

What's inside?

Bai Zichen glanced at it but didn't accept it immediately.

Such a solemn gesture indicates that it must be an extremely precious item.

With a flick of his finger, Bai Xianzong severed the talisman in two, and the pieces slid off.

“The Bai family has limited resources and can’t offer anything of value… I’ve discussed it with the elders, and we’ll use this as your Foundation Establishment congratulatory gift.”

The long jade box was pushed open, revealing a five-foot-long, forearm-thick bamboo inside.

This bamboo looks ordinary, with a few tender bamboo leaves still hanging on its branches, as if it had just been pulled from the soil.

Bai Xianzong flicked his finger, and the bamboo produced a hollow, melodious sound, like a musical instrument being struck, with a lingering resonance.

"This is... the Sacred Sound Bamboo?"

The highest achievement of the Bai family's Yimu Qingshen Technique was achieved over a hundred years, with countless clansmen working day after day, before two second-tier mid-grade Sacred Sound Bamboo plants were mutated.

When a creature is blown by the wind during its growth, it will produce the sound of musical instruments. After being forged into a flying sword or spiritual weapon, it will also carry this characteristic.

It was named after this.

Because Sacred Sound Bamboo can be used as the main material for crafting second-tier flying swords, its price is far higher than that of other spiritual plants of the same tier.

One of them sold for four thousand spirit stones.

"That's right, it's the Sacred Sound Bamboo that our clan has been carefully cultivating, hoping it can mutate and advance again... It was just harvested last month, and I did a preliminary refining of it according to the method passed down from our ancestors."

Bai Xianzong looked at the sacred bamboo in the box, his eyes filled with reluctance.

Since his birth, this sacred bamboo has been planted deep within Hanxiu Peak.

"The Sacred Sound Bamboo that was auctioned in the market was only four feet long after it was refined. This one, perhaps because it has been planted for decades, absorbed spiritual energy, and been bathed in the spiritual light of the Azure Wood Divine Art, has grown another foot."

Bai Zichen took a deep breath and slowly reached out to take the Sacred Sound Bamboo in his hand.

As a member of the Bai family, I grew up listening to the stories of the Sacred Bamboo.

Now that this spirit bamboo has truly appeared before his eyes, how could he not be excited?

According to Bai Xianzong, the value of this Sacred Sound Bamboo is much higher than four thousand spirit stones.

It is indeed a substantial foundation-building gift.

Moreover, this sacred bamboo holds an even more special significance for the Bai family.

"Such a precious treasure, I am unworthy to accept it..."

The Sacred Bamboo fell into my hand, giving me a cool and warm feeling.

Bai Zichen injected a wisp of his magic power, and even though it was just a spiritual plant, it flowed through without hindrance and even had a slight amplifying effect.

"Chen Ge'er once said something that I think makes a lot of sense... Good things left idle at home are like pearls cast before swine; no matter how many treasures you collect, they are useless. Only when they are put into circulation can they truly realize their value."

Seeing that he loved the Sacred Bamboo so much, Bai Xianzong said with a sigh of relief.

“If the spirit bamboo stays in the Bai family, it will only add one second-tier spirit plant to the clan. It is not like the spirit tea tree, which can generate benefits in an endless stream.”

"But if Chen-ge'er has it forged into a second-tier flying sword, he will have an extra powerful spiritual weapon that can accompany him throughout his Foundation Establishment stage."

"If you become a Core Formation True Person in the future, it will be the glory of the entire Bai family... All clansmen will benefit from it!"

"In that case, thank you, clan chief. This sacred bamboo is indeed very important to me."

Bai Zichen closed the jade box again, borrowed a few more spirit-sealing talismans, and carefully affixed them.

This is the only way to ensure that the Sacred Sound Bamboo remains in its best condition, retaining the spiritual energy it had when it first left the earth until the day it is actually refined.

"In addition, I will also give you the secret sword-forging techniques passed down from our ancestors."

Bai Xianzong then took out two jade slips from his storage bag, which were the remaining two of the three flying swords passed down from the Bai family's ancestor.

“Every Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Bai family will receive this secret sword-forging technique… I hope you can forge it soon so I can see the treasure left by our ancestors.”

Bai Zichen quickly scanned the contents of the jade slip, which contained the complete sword-forging inheritance of the other two flying swords.

The Sound Bamboo Sword is a second-tier flying sword, crafted primarily from Sacred Sound Bamboo.

The Heavenly Sword is a second-tier flying sword, forged from the finest white iron.

"Our Bai family's ancestor was truly remarkable; he actually left behind such a treasure..."

The jade slip contains a very complete record of the method for forging flying swords.

A second-tier flying sword is no ordinary spiritual weapon; the things left behind by the Bai family's ancestor have exceeded what an inner disciple of the Fish-Dragon Sect should possess.

Furthermore, when the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect attacked Hanxiu Peak, the talisman treasures that the Bai family elders brought out were not something a cultivation family whose ancestors had no connection with Core Formation cultivators could produce.

"Yes, that's why our Bai family has never considered forging the Yinzhu Sword and the Tianxin Sword."

Bai Xianzong recalled his initial excitement upon first seeing the secrets of sword forging and said with some emotion.

"Not to mention the cost of forging a second-tier flying sword, even if we forge it, we might not be able to protect it... It would also expose the fact that the Bai family possesses a secret sword-forging technique."

“Chen-ge’er, when you master the flying sword in the future, just say that you encountered it by chance outside, without mentioning that it was passed down from the Bai family.”

Bai Zichen nodded in agreement.

The risks that the elders of Qingfeng Sect and a cultivation family can bear are completely different.

What would be a catastrophic disaster for the Bai family might be insignificant to an elder of the Qingfeng Sect.

"If the sect instructs me to hand over the sword-forging inheritance, would you agree?"

The Qingfeng Sect does not force its disciples to hand over any opportunities they have obtained outside.

However, given the duties of the Transmission Hall, they would routinely inquire whether the recipient was willing to hand over their contribution in exchange for sect contributions.

"In the past few years, the clan has successfully recruited four or five promising young immortals through its spirit-inducing ceremonies. Coupled with the clan's insufficient income in recent years, the cultivation resources for its members have become increasingly scarce..."

Instead of responding directly, Bai Xianzong talked about the difficulties faced by his clan.

“I understand... As a member of the family, I should help the family solve its problems.”

Bai Zichen understood the clan leader's meaning; it seemed that Bai Xianzong's views had indeed changed significantly.

They are even willing to exchange their family's secret sword-forging techniques for resources.

This is also closely related to Bai Zichen's appearance.

They placed their hopes for the future prosperity of the family on this promising young man who was expected to reach the Core Formation stage.

(End of this chapter)