Born with immortal seed

Chapter 125 White Ape (Bonus Chapter 2)

Countless talismans and various magical artifacts flew through the air.

The main force in the battle was naturally the battle formations, which condensed powerful spells and blasted towards the monkey troop.

Monkeys roam the mountains and fields, and every moment, countless monsters fall.

They either turned into charred corpses or were blasted into a pile of minced meat.

The purpose of battle formations lies precisely in this.

Regardless of your magical artifacts, your skill in combat, or your courage in a bloody battle... as long as you take the first step and follow the instructions of the leading steward to inject magical power into the battle formation, you can make a battle formation exert strength comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

However, this 'Foundation Establishment cultivator' was dull, wooden, and moved slowly.

As one after another second-tier ape leaped out from the mountains and forests, the advance of the pioneering army was halted, and they began to engage in fierce fighting.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators formed small teams to take down these second-tier demonic beasts; otherwise, the many independent cultivators outside the battle formations would not have been able to withstand the impact.

A complete battle formation, in addition to long-term joint drills, also requires a formation plate, formation flags, and formation diagram; none of these can be missing in order to truly play its role.

No matter how wealthy and powerful the Qingfeng Sect is, it's impossible for them to forge dozens of battle formations.

Therefore, apart from their own cultivators, some elite immortal cultivation families, and capable independent cultivators who were equipped with the three treasures of battle formation, most cultivators were only issued a formation flag with the lowest refining cost.

Beneath the array flags, cultivators can accelerate the recovery of their mana, and the flags also come with three hemostatic and tissue-regenerating spells.

The defensive light shield that is activated, even if a cultivator continuously pours in mana, is at most equivalent to a super-large top-grade magic weapon.

There is absolutely no possibility of stopping the attack of a second-tier demon beast.

Under the Xuanhuang array flag at the northeasternmost corner of the pioneering army, dozens of cultivators gathered, their expressions filled with fear, their formation shrinking smaller and smaller.

This group belonged to the most unlucky group. They were all ordinary rogue cultivators, with only a handful of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. There were even elderly, weak, and young children at the third level of Qi Refining mixed in. No one knew how they had managed to sneak in.

The Qingfeng Sect didn't expect these rogue cultivators to be of much use, so they just cheered them on.

They were given a Xuanhuang array flag and assigned a sect manager at the seventh level of Qi Refining to lead the team, who was placed in the outermost corner.

They rarely confront the horde of monsters directly; their role is primarily to eliminate any stragglers of first-tier monkey demons that manage to escape.

This task is something that nearly a hundred independent cultivators can easily complete.

The battle began and was going smoothly until suddenly a snow-white second-tier ape appeared, slapped the flag-bearing steward, and sent him flying.

The steward, still alive after flying dozens of feet, picked up his copper brick magic weapon and smashed it hard on the white ape's head.

Although it didn't cause any damage, it provoked the white ape to leap over in three steps at a time, smashing its fists wildly and creating a hole several feet deep, with a pool of bright red blood underneath.

"What should we do? That white ape is looking at us again... Should we abandon the battle flags and run away?"

Several rogue cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining picked up the Xuanhuang array flags that had fallen to the ground and activated them with all their might, giving them a pitiful sense of security.

"Abandoning your flag and running away will only lead to your death if you're caught by the Qingfeng Sect, and it will also implicate your entire family... You're all alone, but I have three people in my family!"

"What can we do? How many punches can this tattered flag withstand from a second-tier white ape? Staying here is just waiting to die!"

"Has the warning signal been issued? Set it to the highest level!"

"They released us a long time ago. There are only a few other independent cultivator teams around here, similar to ours... Without a Foundation Establishment ancestor, how could they possibly save us!"

The three remaining late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the group huddled together, realizing that no matter what they did, they were doomed.

"Shu'er, this time it's Grandfather who has harmed you, and harmed our whole family!"

One of the old Taoists, at the seventh level of Qi Refining, turned to his granddaughter with a sorrowful expression and said in despair.

All seven cultivators in the Jiang family, led by the family head who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, were trapped here.

Even if other cultivators die in battle, the Qingfeng Sect will still return their pioneering achievements after the war.

The immediate family members of a deceased monk can also receive the benefits as long as they provide proof.

The entire Jiang family was wiped out, leaving them with no chance to start over.

“Grandpa, it’s not your fault…it’s all fate. If the Xu family hadn’t climbed up to a powerful figure and stolen our talisman business, our Jiang family wouldn’t have had to throw the whole clan into the land reclamation war and risk our lives for a chance.”

Jiang Shuming's once childish face had lost its youthful innocence, making her even more beautiful and ethereal, like a crescent moon with a clear halo, or snow piled on flowering trees.

She had a petite figure with a shapely figure a few years ago, and now she has fully blossomed, exuding amazing charm.

With her Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation, in such a large-scale pioneering war, she was like a floating leaf in a vast ocean, easily sunk by any wave.

During the last attack on Monkey Mountain, her second uncle had his throat bitten off by a monkey demon in the shadows during the retreat.

Her second uncle clutched his throat, which was gushing blood, his eyes filled with resentment, reluctance, and the will to live. The scene of him collapsing helplessly was still vivid in her memory a month later.

"Looks like it's my turn today..."

Ever since the family's livelihood of making a living from talisman paper was taken over by another rogue cultivator family, the family's situation has plummeted.

Because they initially thought they could compete with the other family by seizing raw materials, they borrowed a large amount of spirit stones.

Later, his business failed, and he couldn't repay the spirit stones, so he even mortgaged his ancestral home.

The white ape had already arrived outside the yellow light barrier formed by the array flags. With a single punch, it shattered the light barrier, causing the three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to cough up blood and their array flags to fall to the ground.

All the independent cultivators were exposed to the white ape, losing their last layer of protection.

The nearly two-zhang-tall white ape roared to the sky, pounded its chest, and unleashed its furry fists, leaving huge afterimages behind as it slammed into the ground.

Jiang Shu closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. She never imagined that she would die here before even witnessing the beauty of the cultivation world.

The rogue cultivators nearby were already crying and screaming, wishing they had two more legs, and scrambling to escape the white ape's attack range.

Boom!
A loud bang reverberated, sending waves of sound that spread in all directions.

Jiang Shu waited for a long time, but no attack landed on her. When she opened her eyes, she found a huge bronze bell above her head.

It was this magical artifact that blocked the white ape's fists and saved him and his fellow rogue cultivators.

However, the bronze light bell did not look very sturdy. The white ape struck it again, and the light bell shook wildly, becoming much more transparent, which caused a chorus of exclamations from the rogue cultivators.

"We're saved! We're saved..."

The head of the Jiang family wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up with difficulty. He watched as a bright sword light pierced through the air. The joy and sorrow of having just escaped death were beyond words.

"Hopefully, this Foundation Establishment elder from the upper sect is strong enough to hold off the white ape for long enough to wait for the other Foundation Establishment elders to be free before killing them all at once."

……

Bai Zichen, being in the air, could not sense the thoughts of the rogue cultivators below.

If he knew that a rogue cultivator's only expectation of him was to hold off the white ape and prevent its rapid defeat, he wouldn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"This white ape, apart from its thick skin, immense strength, and incredible power, doesn't seem to have any special abilities..."

After probing twice and confirming that the monster had no hidden tricks, Bai Zichen prepared to finish the battle quickly.

In his eyes, every second-tier demonic beast was a gleaming contribution to the sect.

The white sword light transformed into a dazzling ribbon, as powerful as thunder, rushing towards the white ape's eyes.

The white ape raised its arms to cover its face, and two sword holes instantly appeared on its arms, staining its snow-white fur red.

The sword light turned and shot towards the back of the white ape's head, but the ape tilted its body and the sword exploded into a spray of blood at its shoulder.

This physically powerful demon beast endured thirteen sword strikes from Bai Zichen, and despite wildly swinging its palms, it failed to land a single blow. In the end, it bled to death from exhaustion.

It crashed to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"You all stay here and dismantle this white ape, piling it up into various types of demonic beast materials!"

At this moment, Bai Zichen was glad that he had accepted Senior Brother Zhang's congratulatory gift; otherwise, two low-grade storage bags wouldn't have been able to hold this white ape.

He handled the entire situation with the white ape; the flags that came into contact with him were simply beaten without retaliating.

According to the rules, all monster materials belong to the person who killed them.

He gave an order to the group of terrified rogue cultivators on the ground, and he believed that no one would dare to covet his demon beast.

Bai Zichen then flew on his sword to the next battlefield, where a monkey demon, its entire body red and spewing sparks from its mouth and nose, actually broke through the enemy's defenses.

It advanced from a low-grade second-tier monster to a mid-grade second-tier monster.

The battle formation was not in good shape for a while, and the monkey demon gained the upper hand. Even with two Foundation Establishment cultivators joining the battle, they were unable to turn the tide.

……

"It's him! It's actually Brother Bai! How is this possible..."

When Bai Zichen killed the white ape and shouted down, his face was revealed.

Jiang Shu was finally able to confirm that the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sky, who was like a god and had saved her entire family's lives, was the young man surnamed Bai from in front of Qingfeng Sect Mountain many years ago.

The composed and elegant young man, Brother Lu who worries about not being able to join a sect, and Old Man Tong who has exceptional planting skills...

The scenes from that year reappeared one by one. This was the first time Jiang Shu left her family and ventured into the world of cultivation alone, leaving her with an extremely deep impression.

But Brother Bai was at the same cultivation level as me back then, how could he have become a high and mighty Foundation Establishment Elder in just a few years?

For a clan of independent cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators are too far out of reach; the deacons of the Azure Maple Sect are enough to decide the fate of their clan.

Wasn't it precisely because the Xu family climbed up to a powerful steward that the Jiang family was almost destroyed?

"Could it be someone who looks similar, or perhaps an elder of Brother Bai?"

Jiang Shu's mind was in complete chaos; she couldn't reconcile the imposing Qingfeng Sect elder from just now with the handsome young man from back then.

"Shu'er, what are you talking to yourself about?"

Hearing his granddaughter's mutterings, the head of the Jiang family asked with concern.

Hearing Jiang Shu's question, Old Master Jiang perked up, glanced at his granddaughter, and nodded in satisfaction.

His granddaughter's looks and figure were naturally top-notch, and over the years countless cultivators had come to propose marriage, but he had rejected them all.

Firstly, he doted on this granddaughter and was unwilling to go against her wishes to marry her off. Secondly, he also felt that those rogue cultivators or cultivators from small families were not good enough for his granddaughter.

"Since you, Shu'er, may be an old acquaintance of Elder Bai, we should pay him a visit after the battle... After all, he saved our lives, so we should be grateful and thank him."

Judging from his ability to kill a second-tier white ape in a short time, Elder Jiang believed that this Elder Bai must be one of the most powerful fighters in the Qingfeng Sect.

If we can establish a connection with such an entity, the reconstruction of the Jiang family will be a matter of a single word from them.

Thinking of this, Old Daoist Jiang hurriedly shouted and directed the rogue cultivators lying on the ground to decompose the demon beast materials for Bai Zichen.

Even the dead second-tier demonic beasts could only be barely cut by three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators among this group of rogue cultivators using magic weapons.

Only three people could painstakingly peel off the skin and dismember the bones, while the other rogue cultivators assisted.

This area was originally on the edge of the battlefield. After a second-tier white ape died, not a single demon beast dared to run towards it, creating a rare safe zone in the arena.

(End of this chapter)