Born with immortal seed

Chapter 128 The Next Second-Tier Flying Sword

The cultivators from the Array Hall quickly took out the array plates they had prepared beforehand and inserted them into the array diagram according to the spiritual energy flow they had surveyed in advance.

Based on the nature of the spiritual veins of Monkey Mountain, the Wanli Yellow Sand Formation, which is most effective, was selected.

In less than half a day, the formation was completed, and a thick yellow light rose up and enveloped the entire Monkey Mountain.

The materials left behind by the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Ape, which was just one step away from entering the realm of a third-tier demon king, are far more precious than those left by ordinary second-tier demon beasts.

Especially those blue eyes; according to an elder of the Weapon Refining Hall, they could be used to refine magical artifacts, at the very least top-grade spiritual artifacts.

The iron rod in the Monkey King's hand was dug out of the mountain wall with great effort.

After identification, it was determined to be Taiyi Xuan Iron, a third-order ore, weighing several hundred kilograms.

Meanwhile, a large number of second-order Zhu Guo trees were discovered in the back mountain.

There are nearly a hundred second-tier vermilion fruits that are ripe and ready to be picked at any time.

All things considered, this is the biggest gain since the start of the pioneering war.

According to the rules in the reclamation order, Monkey Mountain will be taken out and distributed to meritorious cultivators after the battle.

It remains to be seen whether the discovery of these dozen or so second-tier vermilion fruit trees will cause the Azure Maple Sect to change its mind.

However, these good things are not of much concern to Bai Zichen at the moment.

He was concerned with his sect's contributions.

A single swordsman slays a low-grade second-tier white ape, and together they kill a mid-grade second-tier fire ape...

Ignoring the words of the three hall masters, Bai Zichen received 1,500 sect contribution points, ranking first among all elders.

In addition, all the monster materials left behind by that second-tier white ape were sold off by Senior Brother Zhang.

This time, he only received 600 sect contribution points.

In the battle of Monkey Mountain, a total of thirteen second-tier demonic beasts were killed, further reducing the value of these materials.

Moreover, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Senior Brother Zhang had no room to maneuver.

We can only put the materials of the second-tier white ape back into the warehouse at the current price.

"If we do it two more times, the sect contribution points we save will be enough to pay off Senior Brother Peng's debt... It's a pity that there won't be many more good opportunities like this."

With the pioneering army by their side, there's no need to worry about being surrounded by monsters; they can just focus on killing the enemy.

As long as he doesn't encounter a third-tier demon king, the pioneering war poses almost no danger to Bai Zichen.

However, the next stop, Feiyue Lake, will not be so easy.

He who travels a hundred li is only halfway there at ninety.

The greatest challenge and risk in the pioneering war always lies with the third-tier demon king.

It is the existence of these third-tier demon kings that is hindering the progress of human cultivators in opening up the Black Mountain.

Black Mountain County was regarded by the Liang Kingdom as a harsh and cold place, with barren spiritual veins and scarce resources.

However, if half of the Black Mountain Range can be truly utilized, Black Mountain County can leap to become one of the top three counties in Liang Kingdom in terms of cultivation resources.

Apart from the mysterious dragon, Jade Moon Lake is hidden deep within Black Mountain and has never been disturbed by cultivators.

According to the preliminary investigation by Qingfeng Sect, there are at least thirty second-tier demonic beasts living around Feiyue Lake.

The number of second-tier monsters alone is twice that of Monkey Mountain.

The pioneering army will rest and recuperate at Monkey Mountain for a period of time, replenishing damaged battle equipment and waiting for the massive amount of fire-type talismans that are being urgently made specifically to deal with water-type monsters.

At the same time, the sect will once again dispatch a batch of support troops.

The main focus is on Foundation Establishment cultivators, with a small number of carefully selected late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

According to Senior Brother Zhang, the first three transfer stations will all be handed over to Qi Refining disciples for protection, freeing up the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

All three Wind Chasms will be deployed for the final battle.

"But my greatest gain is not the thousands of contributions, but the progress I've made in swordsmanship..."

Bai Zichen sat upright in the mobile cave, taking out the Demon-Slaying Peach Wood Sword that he hadn't used in battle for a long time and placing it on his lap.

The second realm of swordsmanship: Sword Qi Thunder Sound.

On the day he was looking at the commemorative photos on the Taibai Sword Sect True Explanation, he had wondered why the sword moves of the second realm didn't look as exquisite as those of the first realm.

Only when you truly reach that level will you realize how naive your questions were back then.

Aside from the slight increase in the speed and power of the sword light, the most important thing is that each sword strike borrows the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, reducing the mana consumption of controlling the flying sword.

The sword light is a bottomless pit that devours magical power.

At the same time, the magical power increases exponentially with each additional flying sword controlled.

This is also the main reason why a normal sword cultivator cannot set up a sword formation by himself.

Once the Sword Qi Thunder Sound is mastered, 30% of one's mana is enough to unleash its full power. This means that the mana consumption required to unleash both swords simultaneously is equivalent to that of a single flying sword previously.

For a sword cultivator like Bai Zichen, his strength was directly doubled.

"It's a pity I only have one Sound Bamboo Sword. If I had two matching flying swords, it would be perfect..."

Bai Zichen immediately thought of the Tianxin Sword from the Sword Refining Secrets. If he could ask Senior Brother Dai Hui from the Weapon Refining Hall to forge it, it would be perfect.

"Among the materials needed to forge the Tianxin Sword, some of the auxiliary materials are easy to obtain, but the difficult part is ten kilograms of elite white iron..."

He inquired in both the Refining Hall and the General Affairs Hall, but found that they did not possess this special, refined ore.

The only place left for the Qingfeng Sect to potentially possess this type of mineral is the Secret Hall.

White Iron Elite is only a second-tier top-grade ore, but the final step requires a Core Formation True Person to handle it, and it takes three years of tempering with alchemical fire to obtain ten catties of it.

This immediately increased the value of the White Iron Elite.

Bai Zichen didn't think he had that much influence to persuade a Core Formation Ancestor to spend three years refining a piece of elite white iron for him.

We can only wait and see if we can obtain this special mineral through other means.

Pointing at the Demon-Slaying Peach Wood Sword, a righteous and peaceful milky-white sword light swirled around it.

Although it was flying extremely slowly, it was accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder gathering.

While there was still some time before attacking Jade Moon Lake, Bai Zichen used the Ghost-Slaying Peach Wood Sword, which had the weakest lethality, as his test subject to improve his mastery of sword energy and thunderous sound.

To prevent the Sound Bamboo Sword from flying out with too much power and destroying the temporary cave dwelling.

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Seven days later, a message came through the elder's token, summoning all Foundation Establishment cultivators to a meeting in the main hall.

Bai Zichen packed up his belongings, stood up, summoned a water mirror, and used a cleansing talisman to tidy himself up before leaving the temporary cave.

With thousands of monks providing labor, seven days would be enough to bring about a dramatic transformation in Monkey Mountain.

Ancient trees were felled one by one, and a large open space was cleared on the rugged mountain. A magnificent hall appeared out of nowhere.

The low, three-story pavilions on both sides were densely packed together.

At times like these, efficiency comes first, and no one cares about landscaping or elaborate decorations.

Bai Zichen contemplated the relationship between the Glazed Fire Jade and the Jade again early in the morning; he was already considered late to the event.

The main hall was filled with cultivators. In addition to the elders of the Qingfeng Sect, Foundation Establishment cultivators from cultivation families and independent cultivators were also invited to this meeting.

Several more cultivators from aristocratic families and independent cultivators who wanted to settle down and propagate their families joined, bringing the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in Monkey Mountain to a new peak.

The topic of conversation naturally revolved around Lake Feiyue.

Several cultivators from various immortal cultivation families were discussing what kind of rewards they could choose after the war based on their current achievements.

After Bai Zichen entered the hall, the surroundings became much quieter, and the noisy discussions stopped.

Many eyes were cast upon him, some with awe, some with curiosity, some with flattery, and all with different expressions.

Since the battle seven days ago, all the participants have heard of his achievements and know that this new genius cultivator from the Qingfeng Sect not only has an astonishing cultivation speed but also unparalleled combat power.

Perhaps a hundred years from now, he will be another great figure like Ge Cang Zhenren.

Several newly arrived Foundation Establishment cultivators, unaware of the ins and outs, quietly inquired from those they knew, and soon a few suppressed gasps could be faintly heard.

"Clan leader, how is the Bai family faring in this land reclamation war?"

Bai Zichen saw Bai Xianzong chatting with several cultivators on the left edge and went up to greet him.

"Not bad, so far only two people have been injured... Thanks to the batch of magical artifacts that Brother Chen sent back last time, the strength of this group of family cultivators has been greatly enhanced."

Bai Xianzong was filled with mixed feelings. Every now and then, this young clansman would bring a big piece of news.

From acquiring the true teachings and successfully establishing the foundation, to possessing astonishing combat power and overpowering a group of veteran elders...

The Bai family didn't even have time to provide him with any assistance before they were gradually left behind.

Now, it's Bai Zichen who's helping the family instead.

"That's good, but Lake Jade Moon is several times more dangerous than Monkey Mountain, so please be very careful."

"Brother Chen, let me introduce you. These are all fellow Daoists who are on good terms with the Bai family."

Seeing Bai Xianzong's pleading gaze, Bai Zichen stayed where he was, standing up for the Bai family and giving them face.

"This is the patriarch of the Chen family, a highly respected elder, who was a sworn brother of our Bai family's previous patriarch, though they were not of the same surname."

Bai Xianzong first invited an old man who was leaning on a wooden cane made of crane wood, whose body was hunched over and who exuded a strong aura of death to come forward.

"Chen Yizhong greets Elder Bai. The younger generation of the Chen family will have to rely on you to take good care of them in the future, considering the century-old friendship between the Bai and Chen families."

Bai Zichen quickly helped the old man who was about to perform a grand salute to him, repeatedly saying that he dared not accept it.

"Back when I was still in the clan, people said that the Chen family patriarch didn't have many years left... I never expected that more than ten years would pass and he would still be alive and well."

The Chen family patriarch was no different from an ordinary old man; his face was covered with age spots, he had lost all his teeth, and his hands trembled constantly, as if he could reach the end of his life at any moment.

The Chen family of Xiangzhu has no successor. Once this ancestor passes away, the clan will not be able to find even one promising member who has the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the near future.

That's why they turned to the Bai family, with whom they had a very close relationship, willing to hand over their family's secret technique for raising fragrant pigs, all to be bound to the Bai family and overcome the difficulties together.

According to Bai Zichen's initial guess, the Chen family planned to survive as a vassal family of the Bai family after their ancestor passed away, until the next Foundation Establishment cultivator was born in the clan.

In his current state, the Chen family patriarch was completely unable to fight; he was merely there to make an appearance.

However, the procedures for meeting up within the Qingfeng Sect are completely different depending on whether or not a Foundation Establishment cultivator is present.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Chen family patriarch is still breathing, the chances of Chen family cultivators surviving the pioneering war are several times higher than those of ordinary rogue cultivators.

"This is the patriarch of the Hongye Fang clan..."

A Foundation Establishment cultivator who looked like an honest farmer squeezed forward, bowed respectfully, and completely placed himself in the position of a junior.

"This is the Paper Crane Taoist..."

"Fellow Daoist Gan Miao of the Nine Talismans Gan Clan..."

Bai Zichen's attitude towards the next few Foundation Establishment cultivators he introduced was rather perfunctory; he simply nodded slightly in response.

None of them found it strange; on the contrary, they felt that this was the normal attitude.

When he usually befriended ordinary elders of the Qingfeng Sect, they would always be subservient to him and deliberately flatter him.

Moreover, Bai Zichen's talent is so obvious that he is an unstoppable rising star who will definitely become an important figure in the Qingfeng Sect in the future.

I apologize to all fellow Daoists for the recent inconsistency in update schedules.

Because her typing speed hasn't recovered yet, it often takes her two or three hours to write a single chapter.

My other wife is pregnant, so I'll definitely need to take extra care of her.

I'll try to write a couple more chapters on my days off to stabilize my update schedule.

Also, there are still 5 extra chapters due for first-time subscribers and 1 extra chapter due for monthly ticket subscribers.

Leave a mark to spur myself on.

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