Born with immortal seed

Chapter 130 Glass Body

"The Lord of the Enforcement Hall..."

Bai Zichen murmured to himself, unable to help but feel a little tempted.

This is the most powerful of the five halls of the Qingfeng Sect, with the most disciples under its command.

If it were someone greedy for position and wealth, they would definitely be more than willing to accept it without even thinking about it.

But Bai Zichen's true nature still yearns for freedom and dislikes being bound by constraints.

The thought of being burdened with mundane affairs as the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, having to compete for power with other halls, and engaging in intrigue and backstabbing gave him a headache.

Of course, the benefits are also great; whatever you need, just give the order and your subordinates will find and collect it for you.

The sect authority they can access is vastly different from that of ordinary elders.

Bai Zichen never gave a definite answer in the end, only saying that he needed to think about it carefully.

Senior Brother Liang Yu was not offended. On the contrary, he felt that Liang Yu's heart was set on the Great Dao and he was not moved by external things. He was indeed worthy of being the Core Formation prospect that he had high hopes for.

“Junior Brother Bai, the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall is not like the Sect Leader. His daily affairs are not as heavy as you imagine... He leaves things to his left and right deputies and the elders below. He only needs to get involved in important matters.”

Liang Yu spared no effort in promoting a suitable successor for the Law Enforcement Hall.

"Moreover, according to the rules, the five hall masters can choose one treasure from the secret vault after taking office... The treasures that can be put into the secret vault are basically the treasures given to the sect by the Core Formation True Person after their death. There are quite a few good things in there."

"I'll think about it carefully."

Bai Zichen planned to take it one step at a time; it wasn't like he was going to take office tomorrow.

Compared to other cultivators, he did not suffer from the pain of being stuck at a bottleneck, and did not need to go into seclusion for several years at a time to seek an opportunity to break through.

Although all my knowledge requires a lot of time to develop, it can all be done in short intervals of time, and it doesn't necessarily require long-term seclusion.

The frequency of council meetings, which is once every three months or six months, will not have any impact on his cultivation.

When Bai Zichen returned to his temporary cave dwelling, an old Taoist priest and a female Taoist priest in palace attire were waiting at the door. As soon as they saw him, they rushed forward and knelt down to express their gratitude.

"Greetings, Elder Bai. I am the patriarch of the Jiang family, and I have come with my granddaughter to express my gratitude for your life-saving grace."

Old Jiang had dealt with talismans his whole life, but all he knew was how to manipulate talisman paper and resell talismans.

He had never left his familiar territory and had very few opportunities to fight or battle with people, let alone face demons and beasts directly.

My greatest wish in life is to carry on the business passed down from my ancestors and to own a proper shop in the market.

As for cultivating a Foundation Establishment cultivator, that thought never crossed my mind.

He had seen too many independent cultivator families who were originally well-off and had some savings, but in order to seize a Foundation Establishment opportunity, they invested all their assets.

All the clansmen pinned their hopes on one person, scrimping and saving, incurring debt, in exchange for cultivation resources.

In the end, all their efforts were in vain, leaving them with nothing.

Old Master Jiang's idea was very clear: if there were any outstanding descendants in the clan, he would give them a push.

But it's impossible to get him to mobilize the entire strength of his clan.

Originally, they thought the event was getting closer and closer, and they started asking around in the market about whether there were any small shops available.

Unexpectedly, within a few months, fortunes turned around, and the Xu family, who also ran a business selling talismans, climbed up to a powerful figure, directly bringing the Jiang family down to earth.

It even came to the point where the entire clan signed up for the war to reclaim wasteland, hoping for a final chance to turn the tide.

That day, Old Daoist Jiang truly believed that everyone was going to die at the hands of that white ape, and that he would become a sinner of the Jiang family, having no face to meet his ancestors after death.

It wasn't until Elder Bai from the Qingfeng Sect appeared that they escaped death.

It is said that his beloved granddaughter had interacted with Elder Bai, which gave him the feeling that surviving such a calamity would surely bring him good fortune.

"It's you... This is what I, as an elder of the Qingfeng Sect, should do."

Bai Zichen recognized the old Taoist priest as the unlucky fellow who had been dragged along by Ma Ming the whole way.

Beside him was a young female cultivator with exquisite features and a beautiful face. Her elegant demeanor, radiating a soft glow like a crescent moon, accentuated her stunningly graceful curves in a fitted palace dress.

After taking a closer look, it seemed somewhat familiar; I wondered where I had seen it before.

"This humble girl, Jiang Shu, greets Elder Bai."

Jiang Shu lifted the hem of her skirt and gave a graceful bow.

A pair of bright eyes stared intently, trying to superimpose the figure of the important person in front of him onto the handsome young man who had been chatting in the teahouse years ago.

"Are you Jiang Shu?"

Upon hearing this familiar name, Bai Zichen looked him up and down again.

Indeed, she vaguely resembled the beautiful girl with a childlike innocence from back then, but her face had fully matured and she had grown quite a bit taller, so I didn't recognize her at first glance.

"Since we're old acquaintances, there's no need to be so formal."

"Elder Bai holds a prestigious position and is a Foundation Establishment senior; how can we overstep our bounds?"

Jiang Shu's eyes lit up with joy, but remembering her grandfather's instructions before she came, she suppressed her emotions.

"Come in and chat."

Bai Zichen opened the mobile cave dwelling and invited the grandfather and grandson inside.

Old Master Jiang came alone, and was dismissed with a few perfunctory words; he certainly didn't receive this kind of treatment.

“Our Jiang family has decades of experience in the business of talismans. If Elder Bai is interested in doing business with talismans, just give the word and we will all be happy to help Elder Bai with the trivial matters.”

They started by showering Bai Zichen with compliments, practically praising him as the most talented person in Black Mountain throughout history.

Then, the conversation shifted to the Jiang family's business.

"Why did you decide to participate in the wilderness war? Is it to earn some merit to exchange for a sacred land and expand the family's scale?"

Bai Zichen was dismissive of the so-called Jiang family business. Given his current status, he could easily get involved in any business he wanted, with plenty of partners to cooperate with.

If you want to be someone's agent, the Jiang family isn't qualified.

Out of respect for Jiang Shu, an old friend, it would be acceptable to give him some preferential treatment in certain areas in the future.

Upon hearing this question, Jiang Shu's eyes reddened, and she was on the verge of tears.

Old Master Jiang sighed, his face full of bitterness: "Don't laugh at me, Elder Bai, but one of my family's business rivals has managed to get close to one of your sect's stewards, and all of his business has been robbed... We're just hoping to make a comeback in the reclamation war and rebuild our family fortune."

"I see……"

Bai Zichen suddenly realized, but wasn't particularly surprised.

These independent cultivator families, when engaging in business, will try every means to establish connections with sects; both prosperity and bankruptcy are common occurrences.

"Come back to me after the war of reclamation, and I'll see what kind of business I can arrange for your family then."

Bai Zichen glanced at Jiang Shu, whose fair and flawless face was streaked with two lines of tears, and decided to give the Jiang family a chance.

"If you wish to join the Qingfeng Sect in the future, you can come find me... Lu Song and Old Man Tong are both inside the sect, and they will probably be very happy to see you."

The last sentence was said to Jiang Shu.

"Thank you, Elder Bai. The Jiang family will not let you down and will definitely handle things well in the future."

Old Master Jiang was overjoyed and prostrated himself in a deep bow.

"Shu'er, did you hear what Elder Bai said? Whether our Jiang family can be restored depends on you... After you become a disciple of Qingfeng Sect, you must maintain your relationship with Elder Bai. You must not lose your sense of hierarchy, but you also cannot lose your intimacy with ordinary disciples."

After taking his leave from the temporary cave dwelling, Old Daoist Jiang pulled Jiang Shu aside and gave her earnest advice.

"As long as you can become Elder Bai's confidant, even a little bit of his generosity will allow our Jiang family to rise again and be better than before."

"I know, I know."

Jiang Shu lowered her head, her face flushed with embarrassment, and answered absentmindedly.

She had wanted to say that she always missed the days when she first ran out of the house and made friends outside.

Over the years, she had wanted to come to Qingfeng Sect to find her Brother Bai several times, but unfortunately, she was unable to do so for various reasons.

Becoming a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect should allow me to get closer to Brother Bai.

……

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the Lapis Lazuli Fire Jade appeared as it truly was.

In the southwest corner, the Five Crystal Divine Iron has been condensed and formed, seemingly larger than the grain of rice it was when it first entered the first level of cultivation.

The two elements resonate with each other, creating a wondrous phenomenon of alternating light and shadow.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Zichen vaguely heard a ticking sound.

The glass fire jade became smooth and flawless, and at the same time began to exchange with some invisible and mysterious substance in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Even though everything appears normal when viewed internally, the divine sense cannot detect it.

But Bai Zichen was able to confirm that the Glazed Fire Jade he was visualizing in his sea of ​​consciousness was undergoing a mysterious change that could not be described in words.

Just like the similar object he saw in the image, the life-sized glass fire jade in the high-level spiritual land constantly exchanges with the spiritual energy around it, until it triggers a spiritual energy tide.

"I've finally gotten the hang of the second level!"

Bai Zichen immediately understood, and successfully visualized and practiced the Glazed Fire Jade. He entered the second level of the Five-Crystal Glazed Body at this moment.

When I came out of meditation and rolled up my sleeves, I could see that my skin had taken on a reddish, glassy appearance and had become translucent.

When the five-crystal glass body is fully activated, five-colored light surges up, covering the abnormal red glass and making it difficult to distinguish.

This is because he has already cultivated the Five Crystal Body, while he has only just begun to cultivate the Lapis Lazuli Body, and the two are not comparable.

That's when one side completely dominates the other.

Otherwise, according to the method, the two complement each other, and the strength of the physical body can be further enhanced.

"The function of the Glazed Body is somewhat similar to my previous inner armor, the Hundred Refined Heavenly Silkworm Robe... Any attack it receives will be weakened by one layer by the Glazed Body first."

Bai Zichen was very satisfied with the effect of the Glass Body.

After reaching perfection, it's like putting on a low-grade spiritual artifact-level inner armor. Importantly, it doesn't consume mana, and it can be infinitely regenerated after being broken.

After entering the basics, the normal body-refining process begins, gradually condensing the Glazed Body.

It took him a year to reach the first level of the Five Crystal Body. Based on the pattern, it would probably take him two years to fully cultivate the Glazed Body.

Moreover, he had taken a lot of elixirs and medicines that helped him refine his body at that time, otherwise the process would have taken even longer.

"Taking the Dragon Power Pill again will have very little effect. If we want to accelerate the condensation of the Glazed Body, we need to find a higher-level body-refining medicine."

After the war to conquer the wilderness ends, Bai Zichen plans to search for body-refining pills through various channels.

Once he reaches the second level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body and masters the swordsmanship of Sword Qi Thunder Sound, he is confident that he will be able to protect himself during the Foundation Establishment stage.

After entering the second level of the Five Crystalline Body, a new supernatural power was revealed.

Self-destruction of the glass body!
In exchange for reverting to the first level of the cultivation technique, one gains the Glazed Fire God Body for one hour.

It is said to burn everything and be impervious to all evil!
"Such a terrible price must have resulted in an astonishing level of strength... Others would definitely be reluctant to pay it, perhaps spending decades of diligent practice to even reach the beginner level. But for me, it's equivalent to losing two or three years, which is perfectly acceptable."

The Five Crystalline Glass Body won't receive any preferential treatment just because you've entered the sect once.

If you're sent back to retake the course, the time it will take to get back into the swing of things remains the same.

Bai Zichen had already made up his mind. It was just a matter of losing a level of cultivation; he could recover it in a few years.

When it's time to use it in a crisis, there's no need to be frugal; just decisively detonate the glass body.

(End of this chapter)