Born with immortal seed

Chapter 115 Sword Forging Choice
"By the way, was our ancestor really just an ordinary inner disciple of the Fish-Dragon Sect?"

Bai Zichen raised the question that had been on his mind.

"Is there a secret passed down orally within the clan that explains the mystery?"

“No... Not only you and me, but even the previous clan leaders had this suspicion.”

Bai Xianzong gave a wry smile; his understanding of his ancestors was not much better than that of other clansmen.

“Before I took over as clan chief, the previous clan chief mentioned in a casual conversation that our ancestors had a mysterious origin.”

"The so-called experience of stumbling upon a predecessor's cave and obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill may not be true."

"Is there even a single word about the Fish-Dragon Sect that has been passed down?"

Bai Zichen asked anxiously.

After browsing through a large number of miscellaneous records in the Transmission Hall, he clearly understood that only those with Nascent Soul combat power were qualified to be called a sect.

"No, it's just said that our ancestor was ostracized in the Fish-Dragon Sect and came all the way west... which means that this sect is located east of Black Mountain."

"I don't know what our ancestor's name was?"

Bai Zichen then remembered that the first line of the memorial tablets enshrined deep within the family hall did not contain any specific names.

Only the name of the Bai family's progenitor, Mozhu, is mentioned in a few large characters.

“White above, admiring below”.

Bai Xianzong said this is a rule passed down from generation to generation, not to write the names of ancestors on the memorial tablets.

Bai Muxing.

Bai Zichen kept the name in mind; his ancestor was indeed quite mysterious.

"There is one more thing, the family will probably receive a notification in the next few days... The sect has issued a land reclamation order."

"finally come……"

Bai Xianzong showed little fear on his face, clearly having been mentally prepared long ago.

"Ever since Elder Yang's words, the Bai family has been making preparations for this. Has the upper sect given any specific instructions?"

“Twenty people from cultivation families and ten people from cultivation clans will be sent, and each group must be led by a Foundation Establishment cultivator… This is only the first batch. As the war intensifies, more people will need to be sent.”

Bai Zichen truthfully relayed the contents of the elders' meeting, knowing that the information would be disseminated throughout Black Mountain within the next few days.

"Our destination is Emerald Moon Lake. After three months of training to familiarize ourselves with the battle formation, we will set off."

"Alright, in recent years I have been intentionally strengthening the fighting ability of the clan's members and issuing clan missions to purchase monster corpses, hoping that fewer Bai family members will die in the pioneering war."

Bai Zichen remained silent. In the midst of the massive pioneering war, who dared to claim absolute safety?

After a long pause, he said, "If I have the chance, I will take better care of the Bai family members."

After emerging from the Water Curtain Cave, Bai Zichen spent a long time talking with his uncle, Bai Jiu'an.

My two childhood playmates are no longer in the clan, and the rest of the clan members are already distant by blood, with little contact, so we can't say we have a deep relationship.

"Uncle, you should wear this magic artifact... It's not very useful to me anymore, but it might be of some use if you're involved in a land reclamation war."

Bai Zichen took off the superior-grade magic artifact, the Illusionary Moon Spirit Pendant, from his chest and handed it to Bai Jiu'an.

"This magical artifact can create illusions, which are easily seen through by cultivators. However, demonic beasts have limited intelligence, and even a peak first-tier demonic beast can be deceived. It is perfect for use deep in the Black Mountain."

"Since it's a gift from Brother Chen, I'll naturally accept it."

Bai Jiu'an wore a faint smile as he proudly accepted the Illusion Moon Spirit Pendant.

His nephew became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, fulfilling his lifelong dream, and he felt an indescribable sense of pride and honor.

Bai Zichen talked with his uncle for a whole afternoon before taking his leave.

Sitting on the colorful white cloud-patterned robe, Bai Zichen sighed as the beautiful peaks behind him grew smaller and smaller.

From the conversation just now, it's clear that my uncle has given up on the idea of ​​reaching the Foundation Establishment stage and has no intention of making another attempt.

Two years ago, the Bai family's eldest elder, at the age of sixty-five, attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage with a pure Yang Qi.

After fifty days of seclusion, he stumbled out of his seclusion place, already an old man in his eighties, his life essence drained by the backlash of his failed foundation building.

He only had time to leave two last words before passing away on the spot, his lifespan almost exhausted.

With such examples before him, Bai Jiu'an lost the courage to take the risk.

Or rather, after Bai Zichen completed his greatest obsession by building his foundation, he no longer possessed that indomitable spirit.

"I already have the Sacred Sound Bamboo, and I even have two copies of the crafting inheritance for second-tier flying swords... I was originally worried about where to start with second-tier flying swords, but I didn't expect to solve most of the problem at once."

Bai Zichen brought his thoughts back to the happy things; this trip to the Hui people had been very rewarding.

A single five-foot-long Sacred Sound Bamboo is estimated to be worth five thousand spirit stones.

Not to mention the crafting traditions of the Sound Bamboo Sword and the Heavenly Xin Sword, both of which are rare items that cannot be bought even with spirit stones.

The current task is to refine this Sacred Sound Bamboo into the Sound Bamboo Sword.

"I can't possibly be a weapon crafter myself... How much time would it take to learn how to forge a Sound Bamboo Sword?"

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Bai Zichen considered cultivating one or two other immortal cultivation arts, just like most cultivators of the same level.

However, due to time constraints, they ultimately gave up.

Several of the techniques he cultivates require a significant amount of time.

For example, he can begin cultivating the second level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body, but he has not yet truly settled his mind to visualize the Glazed Fire Jade.

Take the Wuzhen Sword Manual, for example. That vast sword manual is still not even finished at the beginning.

Even the Divine Forging Technique, once you become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, will definitely have a different experience when you re-visualize the Heaven and Earth Furnace Diagram.

There is still room for improvement in the strength of one's spiritual sense.

Each of these tasks requires several years of work.

If he were to be distracted by cultivating immortality and various arts, Bai Zichen would truly worry that it would delay his cultivation progress.

Halfway there, the colorful white cloud-patterned robe turned and flew towards the market.

After much deliberation, I realized that asking other weapon refiners to forge the Yinzhu Sword was not a safe bet, as it would be tantamount to giving away the sword-forging technique to them for free.

Since that's the case, it's better to just give it to the sect's weapon-refining hall.

"Greetings, Uncle Bai. Wishing you a long and prosperous path to enlightenment."

When Lang Zhongping met Bai Zichen again, their statuses had been reversed.

Even though he had set high expectations for Bai Zichen's future back then, he never imagined that in just a few years, he would have to address him as his senior uncle.

"Is Senior Brother Jin in the pavilion?"

Bai Zichen had long heard that during the last operation to exterminate the Fire Phoenix Mo Clan, the market was secretly sabotaged by the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators.

They even summoned the troublesome demonic creature, the Six Desires Demon. In the end, the group worked together to hold out until Liang Yu arrived and finally killed the demon.

Today, I saw that several shops in the market had indeed been renovated, presumably because they were damaged in the chaos.

"Elder Jin has returned to the sect... Because the war of pioneering requires the preparation of a large amount of resources, and tasks have also been assigned in the market, Elder Jin went back to the sect to discuss the specific number with Elder Gu."

Lang Zhongping followed cautiously behind, constantly reminding himself that the person in front of him was already a Foundation Establishment senior, and he must forget what happened before and adjust his attitude accordingly.

"Elder Long is stationed in Langhuan Pavilion. Senior Brother Bai, would you like me to convey your message?"

"Never mind, I came to the market to buy a few pills... Do you have any second-tier pills for clearing the mind and reducing internal heat?"

Bai Zichen's Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture has a major drawback: as he cultivates it, fire poison will inevitably accumulate in his body.

I always need second-tier pills to clear the mind and dispel fire to prevent the fire toxicity from becoming too excessive. Once I reach the point of forming my core, I will need third-tier pills with similar effects to be effective.

The sect's alchemy hall has a large quantity of suitable second-tier pills; you can exchange them for as many as you like.

However, exchanging pills with the Alchemy Hall will deduct sect contribution points.

Bai Zichen is currently heavily in debt, and it remains to be seen when he will be able to repay the sect contributions that Peng Chong relied on.

Since I'm out today, I might as well come to the market and spend some spirit stones to make some purchases.

In comparison, earning spirit stones is far less difficult than obtaining sect contribution points.

Let's use our precious sect contributions wisely.

"Yes, yes, yes, this kind of auxiliary pill, although the dosage for each cultivator is not large, has a wide range of applications."

Lang Zhongping quickly led the way, taking them to the second floor of the shop.

"The Zhu Guo Jing Xin Wan should be the most effective among pills of this type and grade... It is made primarily of Zhu Guo, supplemented with bitter lotus seed heart, rush pith, and so on."

The Zhu Guo Jing Xin Wan (朱果净心丸) is priced at 300 spirit stones per pill in the shop.

This time, Lang Zhongping didn't need to come up with any discount ideas, as the sect elders already had a 20% discount.

Based on the description of the pill's medicinal properties, it is estimated that one Vermilion Fruit Purifying Heart Pill can refine the fire poison generated by the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture over three months.

Bai Zichen counted the number of spirit stones remaining in his storage bag, emptied his pocket, and bought seven in one go.

He spent all his spirit stones, but still felt he hadn't bought enough.

As news of the pioneering war spreads, the prices of all related resources will skyrocket.

The price of the Vermilion Fruit Cleansing Pill itself won't rise significantly, but the Vermilion Fruit needed in its refining process is also the main ingredient in several second-tier healing pills.

After a while, the price of Zhu Guo will definitely be significantly affected.

Once war breaks out, which alchemist would still use the precious Vermilion Fruit to refine elixirs that calm the mind and dispel internal heat?

If you calculate carefully, it will take less than two years for the seven Zhu Guo Purifying Heart Pills to be used.

If it weren't for the impending war of pioneering, it would be common for Foundation Establishment cultivators to go into seclusion for two or three years at a time.

"Steward Lang, do you know of any other weapon-refining masters outside of the sects within the Black Mountain region?"

Bai Zichen asked subconsciously. Even though he decided not to easily hand over the sword-forging inheritance to an outside weapon refiner, it didn't stop him from finding out which weapon refiner had the best skills.

“If Uncle Bai wants to forge a spiritual weapon, he should go to the Weapon Forging Hall. Among the other weapon forgers in Black Mountain, the Qingxi Huang Clan is the best choice. Their weapon forging method is different from the traditional one. There is no smoke or fire. They use water for weapon forging.”

Unlike traditional weapon forging which relies on earth fire, water-based weapon forging depends on the power of spiritual springs to begin the process.

Moreover, the refining process is extremely slow.

If it takes fifty days to forge a magical artifact using traditional methods, it would probably take half a year to forge one using water-based methods.

The advantage is that the success rate of weapon crafting is relatively high. Even if it fails, the crafting materials will not be completely lost, and most of them can be recovered.

The Huang family of Qingxi is one of the five families on Black Mountain, and there is a clear stream and a spiritual spring in their clan territory.

He keeps a very low profile, and the current head of the family is a second-tier high-grade weapon refiner.

"Next up is the Liu family, who recently moved to Black Mountain. They have several second-tier weapon refiners in their clan, and it is said that several of them can work together to sublimate the treasures they have refined at the final stage of the weapon refining process."

Lang Zhongping talked at length, but then returned to the starting point.

"But the number one weapon refiner in Black Mountain is undoubtedly our Acting Palace Master, who has already reached the edge of becoming a third-tier weapon refiner in recent years."

Dai Hui, the Hall Master of the Refining Hall, is a peak second-tier refiner.

(End of this chapter)