Born with immortal seed

Chapter 163 Gungun Stands Up
If Bai Zichen hadn't had to control his speed and wait for Zhou Suqing to lead the way, he could have reached the destination in less than half an hour by activating the Tianxin Sword.

Since we can't speed things up, it's more comfortable to sit in the colorful white cloud-patterned robe.

Gun Gun went out for the first time since arriving at Fei Yue Lake, excitedly crawling around, which made him a little worried that the little rascal might fall in and be smashed to pieces.

"Is this the place?"

Seeing Zhou Suqing stop in front of the valley, Bai Zichen also put away his colorful white cloud-patterned robe.

"Indeed, junior brothers, you must be careful once you go in, and do not be careless."

Zhou Suqing glanced at the Tai Chi Bear cub on Bai Zichen's shoulder, and already held several array flags in her hand.

The valley is deep and gloomy, with jagged rocks and thick fog that lingers year-round, no wonder it is said to be a place where the sun never shines.

Bai Zichen fell into the valley, spreading his divine sense in the hope of finding the demon beast as soon as possible.

"Senior Brother Bai, don't walk too fast, so we can look out for each other."

Su Li walked to his left, having already added five or six talismans to herself, her body radiating colorful light.

"There's a monster moving about two hundred feet ahead!"

With a shout, Zhou Suqing planted nine array flags in her hands into the ground, and layers of precious banners were generated, overlapping each other, and in an instant, the great array was set up.

It was the Nine Palaces Teleportation Array that she had introduced on the way, which could be set up instantly and reach the second-tier low-grade level.

"It came so fast!"

Bai Zichen was shocked to discover that Zhou Suqing's spiritual sense range was twice that of a normal late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

I wonder if I could surpass her once I reached that level.

The way she instantly set up the formation was equally enviable; it was practically cheating. It was hard to understand why Zhou Suqing's combat strength was so weak.

"So it was an insect-like monster!"

Two ferocious centipedes, each several meters long and with wings on their backs, approached rapidly in mid-air.

"The Twin-Winged Yin Centipede is a second-tier low-grade demonic beast that prefers to live in yin and evil places and feeds on yin energy."

Zhou Suqing quickly introduced the various monsters, living up to her reputation as a walking encyclopedia, as she had an excellent grasp of their habits and weaknesses.

"The centipede's back is harder than refined iron, and ordinary spiritual weapons cannot harm it. The yin energy it spews from its mouth contains a deadly poison and is extremely corrosive... Junior brothers, you can wait until my formation is fully deployed and bring the two winged yin centipedes into the range, then you can use the treasure banner to suppress them and change their positions."

Before Zhou Suqing could finish her explanation, a dazzling sword light appeared in Bai Zichen's hand, the sword rainbow piercing the sun and tearing through the sky.

Before the word "be careful" could even be uttered, the two-winged centipede flying ahead suddenly snapped in two, losing its life without a sound.

Zhou Suqing and Su Li looked at each other, staring at the corpse of the two-winged centipede on the ground. Its wounds were as smooth as mirrors, which suggested that it must have been wielded by incredibly sharp sword light.

"How exhilarating! Practicing swordsmanship at home can't compare to the thrill of fighting and slaying demons!"

The combined power of the Tianxin Sword and the Yinzhu Sword is far more than just the sum of their parts; otherwise, it would be a disservice to the liquid mana that instantly emptied half of the Qi Sea.

The two sword lights intertwined and circled each other, eventually transforming into a single, exquisite ribbon that severed countless centipede legs, cutting the two-winged Yin Centipede in two as easily as slicing tofu.

"Senior Sister Zhou, Junior Brother Su, three more have arrived. I'll leave them to you... I'll come back to help you after I've killed this one!"

In Bai Zichen's line of sight, three more two-winged Yin centipedes flew closer from afar. The sword light split into two again, engulfing the two-winged Yin centipede in front of him.

It suddenly bent over and spewed out a cloud of yin energy, which was torn to shreds by the sword light and couldn't get close at all.

"Senior Sister Zhou, I will use a talisman to help you trap these three-headed, two-winged centipedes!"

Su Li withdrew her shocked gaze, and a stack of talismans appeared in her hand.

As a second-tier talisman master, the cost of making talismans is low, and using talismans to injure enemies is much more cost-effective than buying spiritual weapons.

Moreover, using talismans consumes almost no mana, making them far superior to other cultivators in terms of sustained combat ability.

"Don't worry, it's impossible for the combined achievements of the two of us to be less than Junior Brother Bai's single sword strike... I never expected Junior Brother Bai's combat prowess to be so terrifying; the title of Sword Immortal is truly well-deserved!"

Zhou Suqing flicked her hands, and the formation suddenly expanded outward, enveloping the three-headed, two-winged centipedes.

The Nine Palaces Shifting Formation is known for its ability to suppress and imprison.

Although its destructive power may not be very strong, under the control of Zhou Suqing, a second-tier high-grade array master, the array's position changed repeatedly, separating the three-headed, two-winged centipede.

Su Li tore open six fire-type talismans in a row, all of them second-tier talismans, directly forming a world of flames, which burned one of the two-winged Yin Centipedes in excruciating pain.

“I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, I’ve only heard about it from others… I thought I had exaggerated it as much as possible, but today I realize how shallow my perspective was.”

Using talismans was as commonplace for Su Li as eating and drinking. She could use each talisman to its fullest potential with her eyes closed, and she even had time to spare to glance at the battlefield outside the formation.

Seeing Bai Zichen's two flashing sword lights, and that he had completely suppressed the remaining two-winged Yin Centipede, a complex mix of bittersweet emotions arose in his heart.

Previously, Bai Zichen had successfully established his foundation two years earlier than him, and he could comfort himself that luck played a part, and that he might catch up later.

Now that I have witnessed its terrifying sword light with my own eyes, I realize that the gap between the two of us is ten times greater than I imagined.

Faced with that stunning sword light just now, Su Liruo had no choice but to surrender and die.

Zhou Suqing focused her mind and moved the two-winged centipede, which was struggling to fly out of its confinement and was less than thirty feet away from her, to a different location, returning it to a hundred feet away.

At the same time, he summoned an inkstone, which spun around in the air and hurled at the two-winged centipede.

"cut!"

The two sword lights left sword marks on the two-winged Yin centipede. At the same time, due to the continuous exhalation of Yin energy, it was in a weak state and could barely flap its wings.

The silver Tianxin sword light restrained the two-winged Yin Centipede, while another bright sword light, accompanied by the sound of jade, slashed from the angle with a celestial horse, severing the pair of wings.

The severely injured Twin-Winged Centipede was even less able to resist and was cut into several pieces by the two sword lights in just a few rounds.

Zhou Suqing and Su Li teamed up, using a combination of formations and talismans—two shameless methods—to completely disorient the three-headed, two-winged centipede.

Moreover, one is in the late stage of Foundation Establishment with profound magical power, while the other only uses talismans and does not activate spiritual artifacts.

If they can hold out for another hour or two, victory will surely belong to the two of them.

Bai Zichen joined in, and with a few sword strikes, he finished off the two-winged centipede that had been half-burned by the fire talisman.

After an incense stick's time, there were no more surviving two-winged centipedes in the formation.

"Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any more demonic beasts in the valley... Let's search it again and see if it's an Earthly Fiend Yin Vein or a Netherworld Stone Mine."

Looking at the corpses of insects and monsters scattered all over the ground, Zhou Suqing put away the array flags of the Nine Palaces Teleportation Array, still finding it hard to believe the astonishing efficiency.

Before coming, she had planned for a fierce battle. She even had the idea that if she only fought a preliminary battle and returned empty-handed the first time, she could make a more thorough plan and achieve a complete victory next time.

The unexpected addition of Junior Brother Bai made this operation so simple.

The back, venom sac, and forelegs of the two-winged centipede can all be used as materials for refining weapons. Su Li considered himself to be the lowest in status among the three, so he obediently did the work of cleaning up the battlefield.

As a formation master, Zhou Suqing was extremely perceptive about the direction of spiritual veins and the distribution of spiritual energy. With a quick calculation, she pointed out the location in the valley where the yin energy was strongest.

After wandering around for a while, the three of them arrived at the center of the valley and found a cave in the middle of a pile of huge rocks.

At first glance, it was dark and obscure, as if it connected to the depths of the underworld.

Even before entering the cave, one could sense the fierce and malevolent aura emanating from the divine sense, accompanied by a chilling and desolate feeling.

"This is it... Just as Junior Brother Bai predicted, it is a Yin Vein of Earthly Fiends!"

Zhou Suqing sighed softly, it was unclear whether she was feeling sentimental or disappointed about finding the Earthly Fiend Yin Vein.

"Senior Sister Zhou, do you recognize what kind of Earthly Fiend Yin Vein this is, and what kind of罡煞 (罡煞, a type of powerful energy) can be condensed from the extracted evil energy in the future?"

Bai Zichen touched it with his hand, and the edge of the cave was covered with a layer of frost, which he could feel even with his physical body.

"It should be Xuan Shuang Gang Sha, which is similar to Chun Yang Gang Sha in effect... However, if a cultivator has practiced ice-type techniques, the probability of advancing to Foundation Establishment can be increased by half a level."

After a brief pause, Zhou Suqing gave her answer.

"Senior Sister Zhou is truly knowledgeable; we've never even heard of this kind of aura before."

Su Lizhen felt that she, who possessed a talismanic spirit body, had become like an ordinary person in front of these two.

A sword cultivator whose cultivation speed rivals that of a different spiritual root, and whose combat power is unparalleled.

Another drawback is his lack of knowledge in combat techniques. Once he mastered one technique, he was proficient in all techniques, and any one of them would leave the other far behind.

"Junior Brother Su is too kind. I've only read a few more books... The Yin energy here is abundant, so there's no need to wait ten years. I estimate I can condense a Xuan Shuang Gang Sha next year."

"That would be best. Let's split up and search again to see if there are any other Yin veins in the valley."

The roly-poly toy on Bai Zichen's shoulder suddenly stood up and took a deep breath, sending two streams of Yin energy into its nostrils.

Then it roared urgently, jumped to the ground and rolled around repeatedly, rushed forward for a while and then turned back to continue roaring.

"Are you going to take us to a place similar to this place?"

Bai Zichen and the spirit beast were of one mind, and he was able to roughly understand what Gun Gun meant.

He greeted the two of them and gestured for them to follow Gun Gun: "My spirit beast is a mutated Tai Chi Bear. Its combat strength has decreased, but it has gained a treasure-hunting talent. It can even sense spiritual energy hundreds of feet underground."

After walking a hundred feet, the rolling beast roared at the stone wall and slammed its two fat, short forepaws, but the stone wall did not budge.

Turning around and seeing its master approaching, it rolled back to Bai Zichen's feet and tugged hard at his trouser leg.

"Let me deal with this stone wall..."

Bai Zichen understood the emotions conveyed by Gun Gun; it meant that he had been wronged and bullied by the stone wall.

He took out the Tianxin Sword, and with a flash of sword light, the stone wall was pierced through, and rubble fell to the ground.

Behind the stone wall was a hollow hole.

The moment the hole was broken open, a dense aura of yin energy surged out, and the temperature in the air dropped slightly.

"Another Yin Vein, exactly the same as the last one!"

Su Li peered through the stone wall and shouted excitedly.

"Senior Brother Bai, your spirit beast is much more useful than my white snake... It sleeps all day after hatching, and is awake for less than a tenth of the time!"

Bai Zichen smiled. Although his spirit beast was usually lazy, it was quite useful in crucial moments.

Then another message came through, indicating that there was another place that was very similar to this place in its perception.

(End of this chapter)