Born with immortal seed

Chapter 150 The Hidden Core Formation Seed

The Tai Chi bear cub hooked its arm around Bai Zichen's shoulder, climbed a couple of times, but its short arms couldn't hold on and it fell to the ground.

Soon, it rolled back to his legs and crawled back along the hem of his Taoist robe.

"Since you can roll so fast, I'll call you Rolling."

Bai Zichen pinched the flesh on the back of the neck of the rolling ball, which let out a soft meow like a kitten and curled itself into a ball of flesh.

He tossed the little guy back onto his shoulder. The little guy was born as a mid-grade first-tier spirit beast and didn't look as weak as he appeared.

I took a look at the breeding manual, and it was quite detailed. I estimate that just selling this manual would be worth hundreds of spirit stones.

Tai Chi Bears have a very diverse diet, including fish, grass, various fruits, and when they are hungry, they will even chew and swallow minerals.

It loves to gnaw on spirit bamboo, consuming an average of one bamboo per day.

"It's quite easy to raise... Little guy, grow up quickly, or you'll still be a first-tier spirit beast when I'm trying to break through to the Core Formation stage."

Bai Zichen poked the glutton's head, and it grinned foolishly, its pink tongue licking its owner's fingers.

Black Wind Immortal's second conversation with Old Ancestor Yang avoided several of the younger generation.

Bai Zichen was unaware of the specifics, but judging from the smiles on the faces of the two men and their pleasant conversation, the outcome should be positive.

"Ancestor, has the Myriad Beasts Sect agreed to sell the Pure Spirit Jade Marrow?"

Back on the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat, Bai Zichen asked impatiently.

"Three high-grade spirit stones for three drops of Pure Spirit Jade Marrow, I've got them... I didn't expect the Myriad Beasts Sect to be so generous this time. I deliberately asked for an exorbitant price, just to give them room to bargain, but they agreed right away. Although I've done them two favors, with the three drops of Pure Spirit Jade Marrow in hand, the sect won't lack Core Formation materials for a while."

Old Ancestor Yang could vaguely sense that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's quick success was related to True Person Ge Cang.

"The Pure Spirit Jade Marrow can only be preserved for a maximum of sixty years. When you two need it, you will have to come to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect to ask for it again."

Bai Zichen and Su Li have only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a few years. Normally, even if everything goes smoothly, it will be seventy or eighty years before they have the opportunity to use Core Formation spiritual items.

The Taiyi Golden Scale Boat flew smoothly over several prefectures and counties without encountering any foolish cultivators.

However, judging from the flying speed of this magic weapon, apart from a Core Formation cultivator, Bai Zichen estimated that he, with his Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation transformed into a sword light, might be able to match it if he activated it at full power.

On the way back to Jade Moon Lake from the Black Mountain Range, we were surrounded by a flock of Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs, who cried out a few times from afar.

It was quickly left behind by the Taiyi Golden Scale Boat and became a black dot in the distant sky.

"Ancestor, why don't we choose Thunder Cliff for the next wilderness expedition and take care of these birds?"

Looking at this group of noisy and arrogant Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs, Bai Zichen had a strong urge to wipe them out.

Old Ancestor Yang clapped his hands with great satisfaction and said, "It is good that you have this vision. You are much better than many disciples who only know how to bury themselves in cultivation... Junior Brother Ge can defeat that Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King, but he is not sure he can kill it. If a third-tier flying demon beast escapes, the consequences will be endless. I'm afraid any Qingfeng Sect disciple will have to be on tenterhooks when they go out."

"If we add another Core Formation junior brother, we can proceed with this. We won't even need to issue a pioneering order; the sect can organize a team to take it down."

Thunderclap Cliff is relatively close to the mountain gate. Apart from one Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King, there are forty or fifty other second-tier Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs.

The difficulty in eliminating them lies mainly in the fact that the flying monsters are too agile, and there is no absolute certainty of defeating the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King.

However, there are no large numbers of demonic beasts on Tianlei Cliff, and no other spiritual lands along the way that need to be occupied.

There was no need to organize that massive army of pioneers; instead, it became a burden.

Just as Elder Yang said, three Core Formation cultivators and dozens of Foundation Establishment elders attacked together at Thunder Cliff.

Go out when the sun rises, and return when the sun sets.

The Taiyi Golden Scale Boat landed on a small island in the middle of the lake. Bai Zichen was about to say goodbye to Old Ancestor Yang when he discovered that there was another person on the island.

“Everything was normal during the Ancestor’s absence… Suqing hereby returns the core of the formation.”

The old woman with a full head of silver hair handed over a miniature array plate and returned it to Old Ancestor Yang.

Old Ancestor Yang nodded in satisfaction and said, "I trust Suqing to handle things... Tell me how your cultivation has been lately."

"You two brats, get back to your training... Especially Bai, I forgot to test your array formation skills this time, I'll test you again next time. If you can't set up a first-grade high-level array, don't even think about leaving Jade Moon Lake. Stay home and practice your array formation skills properly."

Bai Zichen trembled and fled in panic, carrying Gun Gun.

Originally, I wanted to stay and try to build a relationship with Old Ancestor Yang, hoping he would throw me another storage bag full of spirit stones.

"I didn't see that wrong, it was Senior Sister Zhou Suqing?"

After leaving the small island in the lake, Bai Zichen asked Su Li.

Of the two mid-grade third-tier spiritual lands in Jade Moon Lake, he occupied one, and the other became Zhou Suqing's cave dwelling.

"Yes, Senior Sister Zhou is a legendary figure in the sect."

"I think Elder Yang values ​​Senior Sister Zhou quite a bit. During his trip, he even handed over the control core of the 3,600-ring Water Smoke Array to her."

The disciples within the sect held Elder Zhou in contempt, as he was only skilled in cultivation and not in combat.

Even among the Foundation Establishment elders, Bai Zichen had heard similar comments—Zhou Suqing was nothing more than a dull and foolish cultivator who would inevitably lose in a fight. She never went out to handle sect missions, yet she occupied so many resources for nothing and made no contribution to the sect.

"That's for sure. Senior Sister Zhou is a true cultivation genius. Once she understands one method, she understands all methods."

When Su Li mentioned Zhou Suqing, her tone was full of admiration, unlike her tone when talking about others.

"More than ten years ago, I started learning array formations because of a word from Old Ancestor Yang. Now I am a mid-level second-tier array formation master. Manipulating array formations does not require facing people head-on, which is perfect for Senior Sister Zhou to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses."

"Moreover, my master said that Senior Sister Zhou is already at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and will be able to break through to the next level in three to five years... In fact, this person should be added to the list of candidates who are expected to form the Core Formation stage within the sect."

"Late stage of Foundation Establishment... How old is Senior Sister Zhou this year?"

Bai Zichen truly hadn't expected that Zhou Suqing, who had always been looked down upon and ridiculed, would actually be ahead of so many elders.

“If I remember correctly, Senior Sister Zhou held her 100th birthday banquet 24 years ago… but she came from a poor background and didn’t truly enter the Dao until she was almost 30, which is almost 20 years later than us! So she severed her emotions and desires and deliberately restrained the effect of her magic power on maintaining her appearance, which is why she looks like this old woman.”

Su Li learned about Zhou Suqing's life from Luo Qiuzhen and greatly admired this senior sister.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses; so what if you're not good at fighting?

If you're going to lose to someone of the same level, then use your superior skill level to overwhelm them.

If the middle stage of Foundation Establishment isn't enough, then aim for the later stage, or even the perfect stage.

If one achieves the status of a True Person, even the weakest Core Formation True Person will have a lifespan of five hundred years.

Those who mocked Zhou Suqing that day are probably long gone, turned to dust.

"Wow, that's fast! It's almost as fast as the cultivation speed of a different spiritual root!"

Bai Zichen calculated Zhou Suqing's actual cultivation time and was secretly surprised.

No wonder Elder Yang values ​​her so much; in the heart of a Core Formation Elder, Zhou Suqing's status is probably much higher than that of many sect leaders.

After all, this is the true seed for Core Formation!
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Back at Baiyulou, Bai Zichen first summoned Cai Heng and inquired about the recent changes in the spirit fields.

Upon learning that everything was looking up, the number of spirit plant masters who came to sign up continued to increase, and they agreed to Cai Heng's plan to contract another two thousand acres of first-tier spirit fields.

Following Old Man Tong's advice, all of these first-tier spirit fields were planted with Crimson Light Rice.

The abundant water and air in Feiyue Lake are not suitable for the cultivation environment of blood ginseng rice.

The first-tier red rice, however, requires more water to grow, and planting it here can accelerate its growth.

Compared to blood ginseng rice, red light rice has a harder texture and is mainly used to brew spirit wine.

"Go back and have someone set up a spirit beast garden next to my Jade Pavilion... This guy is my spirit beast. Pass on the word so that no one doesn't recognize it and hurts it."

Bai Zichen kicked the rolling ball, which was rolling further and further away on the ground, back to where it was.

But this little thing really seemed to think of itself as a ball, rolling around nonstop as soon as it hit the ground.

"By the way, have the General Affairs Office plant a bamboo grove... Never mind, I'll send a message back and have the clan move some bamboo over."

For hundreds of years, the Bai family has been planting black bamboo, and the number of them is now countless.

With each member of the clan using the Yi Wood Azure God Technique to bless the bamboo, at least tens of thousands of spirit bamboos were born and transformed into Xuanmo bamboo.

Bai Zichen plans to transplant a large area of ​​black bamboo to Feiyue Lake, firstly to create a bamboo forest for Gun Gun so that it can use local materials and avoid running out of snacks in the future.

Secondly, I also want to see if changing to a higher-level spiritual energy environment will increase the probability of the ink bamboo transforming into black ink bamboo.

"You can mention in the letter whether any members of the Bai family are willing to join the Qingfeng Sect... They can help me take care of the bamboo forest, and with my reputation, the cultivation resources I can obtain in the sect will definitely be much better than those in my clan."

Bai Zichen gave Cai Heng a few more instructions, asking him to arrange for someone to prepare Gun Gun's food every day, and then sent him away.

Don't let its small size fool you; this little rascal's appetite is equivalent to that of three adults.

"Realm is still the most important thing... No matter how unparalleled your combat power or how skilled you are, if your lifespan runs out, you will eventually die."

Bai Zichen thought of Zhou Suqing on the small island in the middle of the lake and sighed.

The reason why Zhou Suqing received special treatment from Old Ancestor Yang was because she was almost at the late stage of Foundation Establishment at her age.

As long as this pace is maintained, although it is impossible to achieve the Foundation Establishment stage before the so-called optimal age for Core Formation, there will still be about fifty years left to attempt Core Formation.

With the addition of the Arajin Stealing the Sun Technique, this timeframe can be extended even further.

Or it can be burned directly in one go, which is equivalent to adding another Core Formation spiritual item.

The secret technique offered by the Bai family back then was equivalent to giving every cultivator in the Qingfeng Sect a Core Formation artifact.

In terms of long-term value, it is only superior to the Core Formation Spiritual Object Secret Realm of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

Looking back now, it's remarkable that Wei Dao, upon seeing the contents of the Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique, only made Bai Xianzong swear an oath of Daoist faith instead of silencing all those who knew about it.

If they were assigned to a different sect, there's a 99% chance the Bai family would be wiped out because the sect wanted to keep the secret.

"Stay here and don't run around. Your master has to go and work hard..."

Bai Zichen tossed Gun Gun into the makeshift nest and went into seclusion to continue cultivating the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture.

(End of this chapter)