Born with immortal seed

Chapter 124 Is Luo Guangwu at the Fourth Realm of Swordsmanship?
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Zichen cleared out all the monster materials he had.

Elder Zhang quickly sorted through the items and quoted prices, all to be settled in sect contributions.

"Over the past year, we've harvested a large amount of monster beast materials, resulting in ordinary Tier 1 materials being only half of what they were before the start of the pioneering war, and Tier 2 monster beast materials have also dropped by nearly 30%..."

Elder Zhang rambled on as he transferred the sect's contributions to Bai Zichen's elder token, then took out a dark-colored storage bag and stuffed all the demon beast materials into it.

"If the casualties hadn't been so high, the sect's warehouses would probably have enough of these materials for decades. The materials we collected from cultivation families and independent cultivators didn't require paying spirit stones; they were simply recorded as merit for pioneering work, and we could use that merit to select spiritual lands after the war."

Elder Zhang repurchased Bai Zichen's batch of demon beast materials at the price he paid three months ago.

He exchanges items with the sect every few months, and there is a controllable space inside.

A total of 800 sect contribution points were exchanged, with the majority coming from that Golden-Winged Thunder Roc.

"Senior Brother Zhang, is this a legendary top-grade storage bag?"

Bai Zichen's attention was drawn to the dark-colored storage bag, which had intricate cloud patterns on it, making it significantly more refined than his mid-grade storage bag.

"What legend? It's all so fantastical. In the end, it's just a storage bag... The Ten Thousand Mothers Brocade Pouch in Old Ancestor Ge's hands is the real treasure."

Senior Brother Zhang chuckled and took out the dark-colored storage bag again, showing it to Bai Zichen.

In fact, this superior-grade storage bag did not belong to him. He had only borrowed it from the sect's secret hall for temporary use during the pioneering war when he was responsible for acquiring materials.

Storage bags like these, with an internal space of nearly a thousand square meters, can be considered mobile warehouses and can be regarded as strategic resources of the sect.

It is rarely sold outside, and the cost of refining it is close to two thousand spirit stones.

The next highest-grade storage bag is the only one of its kind in the entire Qingfeng Sect. It is worn by the sect leader Weidao at his waist and contains three thousand cubic meters of space.

"The 'Ten Thousand Mothers' Brocade Pouch,' what is that?"

Judging from this tone, the Ten Thousand Mothers Brocade Pouch is a storage tool that is even better than the Supreme Storage Bag.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more one can appreciate the importance of storage items.

Back then, I was overjoyed to have even a low-grade storage bag, but now I'm struggling to even have a mid-grade storage bag.

"The Ten Thousand Mothers Brocade Pouch is already among the magical treasures. It seems that it was purchased by Elder Ge at an auction in the Ten Thousand Lotus Workshop... I don't know its exact origin. I only heard Senior Brother Liang mention it once."

Elder Zhang had a penchant for teaching, especially when it came to Bai Zichen, a prodigy.

He probably knew that in a few years this kid would surpass him in skill level.

If we don't act like seniors now, we won't have the nerve to do it later.

"But the inner space is larger than you can imagine... Anyway, Senior Brother Liang said that even two or three top-grade storage bags wouldn't be enough to fill Ancestor Ge's Ten Thousand Mothers Brocade Pouch."

"Storage magic treasures? That's too extravagant..."

Bai Zichen murmured, "This is still too far away for me."

Moreover, for personal use, he felt that such a large space was unnecessary. Who would carry around half of the sect's storeroom on their back?

Anyway, his biggest goal right now is to get a high-quality storage bag.

"Senior Brother Zhang, do you know if the sect can exchange for high-grade storage bags? How many sect contribution points are required?"

"What are you thinking? There are only a few of us in the entire sect, and you're still thinking of giving us all the time to exchange for?"

Elder Zhang rolled his eyes at him and said, relying on his seniority.

"For such a good item, you either have to pre-order it from Wanbaoge, and even then, you'll have to ask them to do you a favor, and they might not be willing to pay double the price... Or you can go to Zengguang Immortal City, where they definitely sell high-grade storage bags."

Bai Zichen fell silent. It was Zengguang Immortal City again.

I can only add one more must-buy item during my future trip to Zengguang Immortal City.

"Junior Brother Bai, are you lacking storage items? I have some free ones on me, so I'll give you this mid-grade storage bag."

Elder Zhang took out a cyan storage bag and, without allowing any refusal, shoved it into the bag.

"Since I didn't give you any congratulatory gift for your Foundation Establishment, let me make up for it now... I heard that Senior Brother Pei gave you a low-grade spiritual artifact. I'm not as wealthy as him, and I have a few good-for-nothing descendants who need my help with resources. If you don't accept it, it means you think my gift is too small."

Bai Zichen could not refuse in any way, so he had no choice but to accept it and stuff it into his chest.

"Junior Brother Bai, you've only just established your foundation and your liquid mana has only just begun to be refined, yet you were able to kill the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc on your own. What level of swordsmanship have you reached?"

Senior Brother Zhang asked curiously, "Among the Qingfeng Sect, only Bai Zichen and Luo Guangwu truly use flying swords as an important means."

Luo Guangwu boasted all day about how powerful sword cultivators were, but from his daily interactions, at most they were just a bit more shrewd with their swordsmanship, and he couldn't see the legendary sword cultivators who were the best at killing among their peers.

"Should we consider this a barely complete first level, and be on the way to the second level?"

Bai Zichen was a little embarrassed; it was really hard to describe.

It's all Xinghe Sword Master's fault for only mentioning the five realms of swordsmanship without dividing each level into early, middle, and late stages, or even the half-step to perfection. As a result, when he spoke, he sounded like a swordsmanship beginner, still stuck in the first level of the race.

However, he has embarked on the right path, and the sword light powered by 70% of his magic power has the same actual killing power as the sword light powered by his full strength.

When he can use 30% of his magic power while the sword light has 100% power, he will have entered the second realm.

Each strike of the sword was accompanied by rolling thunder, stirring up wind and thunder, and gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"How is that possible! Luo Guangwu usually boasts that he is already in the fourth level of swordsmanship and that he is expected to reach the fifth level within thirty years and climb to the supreme realm of sword qi and thunderous sound... If you, Junior Brother Bai, are only in the first level, doesn't that mean he hasn't even entered the gate yet?"

Elder Zhang jumped up, refusing to believe it no matter what.

In his opinion, judging from Bai Zichen's demonstrated combat power capable of killing the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc, and considering his own cultivation level, he should be at the fifth level of swordsmanship.

The fourth level of swordsmanship?
Upon hearing this statement, Bai Zichen almost thought he had misheard.

The fourth realm of swordsmanship is the realm where sword light splits, and one sword gives rise to myriad laws.

The Star River Sword Lord, who created the Star River Sword Formation and single-handedly fought against five Nascent Soul True Monarchs and dozens of late-stage Core Formation True Immortals, was at this level.

If Luo Guangwu possessed such a level of cultivation, even if he were only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, the two Core Formation cultivators wouldn't have needed to trouble themselves with this pioneering war.

With just himself and his sword, and with the help of the pioneering army, he was able to defeat all the monsters in Jade Moon Lake.

After Senior Brother Zhang's explanation, Bai Zichen discovered that the descriptions of sword realms within the Qingfeng Sect were quite different from the records in the Taibai Sword Sect's True Explanation.

Or rather, the entire cultivation world of Liang Kingdom uses this standard to classify the level of sword cultivators.

In Xinghe Jianjun's writing, sword light takes form, and the body and sword become one. These eight simple words encompass all the intricate sword moves and variations of sword techniques, and he categorizes them as the first realm of swordsmanship.

In the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom, the first realm of swordsmanship, as regarded by the Taibai Sword Sect, has been re-divided into five realms.

According to this classification method, Bai Zichen checked himself and found that he could indeed be called a sword cultivator who had reached the fifth level of sword cultivation.

On the surface, the sword energy and thunderous sound have already reached the supreme realm of swordsmanship.

Several sword-cultivating sects, among their sword masters, only reach this level.

"Is the Taibai Sword Sect too strong, or are the sword cultivators of Liang Kingdom too weak? The gap between the two is beyond measure..."

Bai Zichen was slightly speechless, guessing that the Taibai Sword Sect was just too strong.

It was once a super sect that dominated the cultivation world, and now, sword sects in the cultivation world can all be indirectly related to the Taibai Sword Sect.

In the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom, the first realm of swordsmanship was once again divided into five levels, which was an unavoidable situation.

Otherwise, nine out of ten sword cultivators would spend their entire lives stuck in the first realm, with no idea how far they were from the second realm.

This division makes the path to progress clearer at least.

"The fifth level of swordsmanship... In the great battle three days from now, Junior Brother will surely shine. I'm just waiting to see Junior Brother Bai's performance."

Elder Zhang was overjoyed to learn that Bai Zichen's swordsmanship level, when converted, could be considered the fifth level of Liang Kingdom's sword cultivators.

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The resources prepared by the Qingfeng Sect for the pioneering war covered all aspects.

Even at the foot of Monkey Mountain, a temporary camp was set up, and each Foundation Establishment cultivator was assigned a mountain and water pavilion.

This is a portable cave dwelling developed by the Refining Hall, specifically for cultivators to use in desolate mountains and wilderness when they are traveling.

However, it was not officially promoted because the refining cost was too high and it had to be returned to the factory for refining after an average of ten uses.

But it's still quite convenient to use occasionally.

A miniature pavilion, no bigger than the palm of your hand, can instantly become a normal pavilion or building after being infused with magic.

The interior is decorated with a first-class top-grade defensive array and a first-class top-grade spirit-gathering array. The interior is decorated in a simple and elegant style, consisting of a hall and a room.

It takes 12 hours to run, and it will cost 100 spirit stones.

Bai Zichen stayed in the pavilion, not venturing out, and focused on visualizing his Glazed Fire Jade.

After his experience entering the secret realm, he had a feeling that he was only one step away from entering the second level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body.

This line of sight might take other cultivators years or even decades to reach, something they can only dream of but never attain.

For him, it was the real front line.

It will take at most a month to fill this line.

The elder's token vibrated, and Bai Zichen knew that the time had come. He left the temporary cave and saw that the entire camp was in motion.

Five thousand cultivators, such a large-scale battle formation unfolded before us, truly possessing an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers.

As planned, battle formations have been deployed, advancing along several routes towards Monkey Mountain.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators each performed their duties: some flew in the air to support the battle formation, while others formed assault teams to deal with several troublesome second-tier apes.

Of course, the most important thing is the three late-stage Foundation Establishment experts standing behind the battle formation.

Only if the three of them can firmly restrain the Blue-Eyed Golden Ape can they truly win this battle.

Bai Zichen let out a long breath, his heart burning with excitement. His first pioneering war was finally about to begin.

(End of this chapter)