Born with immortal seed

Chapter 178 Third-Order Tortoise Shell Replenishes Essence and Blood
"It feels so good to be home..."

The majestic and magnificent Black Mountain Range came into view, and Bai Zichen could finally feel at ease.

The journey back was relatively smooth, except that he encountered a group of treacherous cultivators chasing several young cultivators. Just then, he lowered his colorful white cloud robe to determine the direction.

Without even using their flying swords, the Bell of All Beings directly enveloped this group of cultivators, primarily in the late Qi Refining stage.

With a surge of magical power, the bell tolled, taking the lives of this group of cultivators.

Several young cultivators, all in their early twenties and from vassal families of the Azure Lotus Sect, had left their families to gain experience after achieving a certain level of cultivation. Unexpectedly, they encountered a tribulation cultivator and nearly lost their lives.

The Qinglian Sect was founded a thousand years ago by an elder of the Holy Lotus Sect who, due to old age and declining health, was unable to pursue higher realms and sought the sect's favor. He then returned to his hometown and established the sect.

Apart from the Holy Lotus Sect's fundamental techniques and top-tier supernatural abilities, all other inheritances are not allowed to be passed on.

Therefore, the Qinglian Sect can be regarded as a branch of the Shenglian Sect.

The group of young monks were moved to tears, knelt down to express their gratitude, and declared that they would remember the senior's name and build a shrine in his honor at home to offer incense every day.

However, as soon as the white clouds rolled in, the Foundation Establishment senior who had been suppressing the Tribulation Cultivator with the bronze bell disappeared without a trace.

Also disappearing were the storage bags at the waists of the several cultivators on the ground.

Ancestral Hall.

"Junior Brother Bai is finally back! I was so worried about where he'd been for the past six months."

In just six months, Jinlu seemed to have lost weight, and her belly was no longer as round as before.

Bai Zichen still had sect missions to fulfill, so the first thing he would do upon returning to the sect was naturally to complete those missions.

Acting sect leader Gu Xisheng, Law Enforcement Hall Master Liang Yu, along with Jin Lu and an unfamiliar young man, gathered in the Ancestral Hall to wait for him.

"Junior Brother Jin returned to the sect half a year ago. Did you encounter trouble on your way back? Could it be that the Ghost Spirit Sect is so audacious as to have followed you all the way and attacked you after you left Zengguang Immortal City?"

Liang Yu's expression was calm, but his tone was full of concern.

"That's right. Senior Brother Liang comes to the Ancestral Hall every month to check on Junior Brother Bai's soul lamp. He's only at ease after confirming that the lamp is burning normally and there's nothing wrong with it."

After serving as acting leader for several years, Gu Xisheng grew a beard and his authority gradually increased.

No longer with the ever-smiling and kind expression he had when he was in charge of the General Affairs Hall, he now had an air of authority that commanded respect without anger.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Liang. There was indeed a bit of an accident on the way back."

Bai Zichen stood up and bowed to Liang Yu to express his gratitude.

"However, he is not a cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect, but a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. I have never seen his cultivation method before, so he may be a powerful figure among rogue cultivators."

He had already prepared his explanation on the way back: it would be too shocking to say that someone in the early stage of Foundation Establishment was reversing the fate of someone who had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment.

If I tell the truth, I can only confess my incredible progress in developing the Five Crystalline Body.

His cultivation speed was four times faster than that of the Heavenly Spirit Root Ancestor Ge Cang, which could not be explained by spiritual bodies or fortuitous encounters.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, and to conceal a true trump card, the progress of cultivating the Five Crystal Glazed Body must not be revealed.

Adding to the complexity is Meng Shigui's identity, which involves the Fish-Dragon Sect and even a transformed great demon.

The opponent he mentioned in his battle turned out to be a Foundation Establishment mid-stage Tribulation cultivator of unknown origin.

"I fought that man fiercely, and finally I seized the opportunity and beheaded him with one sword. However, I used a secret technique that burned my life essence in the process, which left me weak. I found a safe place to recuperate, which delayed me for half a year."

"Junior Brother Bai was actually able to kill a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator with his sword, truly worthy of being the sect's number one swordsman!"

Gu Xisheng's expression turned slightly solemn, as he hadn't expected Bai Zichen to be so powerful.

Defeating a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and killing them outright are two completely different levels of difficulty.

"It may not be a rogue cultivator. Without a complete lineage and guidance from predecessors, breaking through to a higher realm is extremely difficult... It could be a cultivator from some sect, hiding their identity and coming out to engage in cultivation."

"Has the overdraft technique damaged your very essence?"

Liang Yu knew that Bai Zichen's swordsmanship had actually reached the level of sword qi and thunderous sound, so he was not surprised that Bai Zichen was able to kill a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"After half a year of recuperation, I have almost fully recovered, but my essence and blood are still slightly deficient. I will be almost fully recovered after a period of recuperation."

"I also have a third-tier tortoise shell in my inventory, which is formed from the essence of a naturally meditating amethyst mountain tortoise... I'll have Junior Brother Han grind it into powder and make you a spiritual soup."

Liang Yu took this very seriously and did not let it go unnoticed.

"These kinds of secret techniques are all overdrawing your potential. If you can't replenish your depleted qi, blood and essence in a short time, it will leave hidden dangers that will show when you break through to a higher realm in the future."

"Don't assume that because you're young and full of energy, it's not a big problem and ignore the drawbacks. Secret techniques like the Heavenly Demon Disintegration should be used as little as possible."

Bai Zichen nodded slightly, showing no resentment at Liang Yu's frank advice.

He understood that Senior Brother Liang Yu was genuinely looking out for him and considered him the only candidate to succeed him as head of the Enforcement Hall.

Bai Zichen did not refuse the precious Tier 3 tortoise shell.

If one were to refuse, it would be as if one did not consider Senior Brother Liang Yu as one of their own.

Having received this favor, there will always be opportunities to repay it in the future.

Bai Zichen turned his gaze to the ordinary-looking young man Liang Yu had pointed to, and already knew who he was.

Han Qing, a renowned alchemy genius of the Qingfeng Sect, possesses a spiritual body for alchemy and was regarded as the successor by Tan Changkong before his death.

Han Qing and Jin Lu are both at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but Han Qing is a mid-grade second-tier alchemist. Moreover, his spiritual body allows him to have a chance of success when refining pills that exceed his own abilities, giving him considerable prestige in the Alchemy Hall.

This spirit body allowed him to have a 20-30% chance of successfully refining a high-grade second-tier elixir, even though he only possessed the skills of a mid-level second-tier alchemist.

Therefore, once Han Qing becomes a third-tier alchemist, it will greatly promote the alchemy skills of the Qingfeng Sect.

I don't know where Jin Lu got the confidence to compete with others for the position of Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall.

"I'll have to trouble Senior Brother Han after that."

Bai Zichen first bowed to Han Qing before taking out two jade boxes from his body, inside which were two thousand-year-old golden crown lingzhi mushrooms.

"Alright, the Golden Crown Ganoderma is here... Junior Brother Han, now it's up to you to see how many Foundation Establishment Pills you can add to the sect!"

Gu Xisheng looked at the two intact thousand-year-old medicinal herbs and laughed heartily.

"Qing will do her best and hopefully won't fall too far behind Senior Brother Tan."

Han Qing had only refined one batch of Foundation Establishment Pills before, and the result was not very good.

However, after years of honing his skills, his alchemy techniques have become increasingly refined. Furthermore, he has acquired the superior spiritual artifact, the Imitation Immortal Fire Crow Furnace, left to him by Tan Changkong, which has allowed him to take his control over firepower to a new level.

This time, the sect acquired three thousand-year-old Golden Crown Ganoderma lucidum in one go, and he was confident that each batch would be better than the last.

He could also take advantage of the situation to break through his long-stagnant alchemy skills.

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"This powder, made by grinding up the shell of the Purple Crystal Mountain Turtle and mixing it with spiritual herbs such as Vermilion Fruit, White Peony, and Blood Dates, tastes really strange..."

Bai Zichen took a spoonful of brown medicinal powder, poured it into boiling water, and it emitted an unpleasant odor, like rotten fish meat mixed with strong spices.

Holding my breath, I drank it all in one gulp, and a warm current instantly spread throughout my body, as if I were soaking in warm water, feeling comfortable and at ease.

Gradually, pure vital energy was generated, silently merging into every piece of flesh and bone, replenishing his depleted blood and energy.

Before Han Qing started refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, he prepared a whole gourd of medicinal powder for him. Just the various spiritual herbs he added cost him thousands of sect contribution points.

This doesn't even include the reward for Han Qing, a mid-grade second-tier alchemist, who said he refined it for free as a warm-up before starting the Foundation Establishment Pill production.

Senior Brother Liang Yu's third-tier tortoise shell has amazing effects. According to Han Qing's observation, it is because it absorbed all the blood and flesh essence of the naturally deceased old tortoise.

If it had been killed by someone, the tortoise shell left behind could never have contained such a vast amount of vital energy and essence.

After only two or three doses, he recovered all the 30-40% of his essence and blood that he had lost after taking the True Dragon Soaring Pill.

"This gourd of powder is probably enough to replenish my qi and blood after I self-destruct the glass seven or eight times..."

Bai Zichen shook the yellow gourd and carefully put it away.

Although I intend to avoid using extreme methods like self-destructing my glass body as much as possible, I will still use it if I encounter a dangerous situation, without the slightest hesitation.

The process of rebuilding the crystal body was just too agonizing.

Bai Zichen skillfully reconstituted the Glazed Fire Jade in his sea of ​​consciousness, just as recorded in the ancient texts.

Even if one were to cultivate again, there would be no preferential treatment; the path to entry would remain the same.

Even the mysterious spirit he possessed could not break this convention.

Bai Zichen summoned Lu Song, Cai Heng, Su Lie, and others to explain the trivial matters in Baiyulou, mainly concerning the planting and harvesting of spirit fields.

He then summoned his personal disciple, Tong Huan, and used the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror to reflect the image once more, offering some guidance on cultivation issues.

He then gave the order that he would be going into seclusion for cultivation and should not be disturbed except for matters of great importance.

He retreated to a quiet room, prepared a large quantity of spiritual tea, and devoted himself to the great undertaking of studying the Glazed Fire Jade.

Six months later, Han Qing refined three batches of Foundation Building Pills, producing five, five, and six pills respectively.

The results of the last batch of Foundation Establishment Pills matched those of Tan Changkong, with a total of sixteen Foundation Establishment Pills obtained.

Thanks to this intense alchemy experience, he successfully advanced to the rank of second-grade high-level alchemist.

Han Qing's prestige in the alchemy hall greatly increased, completely suppressing Jin Lu, whose only achievement was bringing back three thousand-year-old golden crown lingzhi mushrooms.

The disciples of the sect were overjoyed. The fact that sixteen Foundation Establishment Pills could be distributed at the same time was an unprecedented event for the Qingfeng Sect.

Besides the guaranteed prize for true disciples, senior stewards and inner disciples who have just passed the age limit also have a chance.

With the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill's successful refinement, the distribution and collection of sect missions in the General Affairs Hall became much faster.

Even some tasks that had been hanging for years, with low cost-effectiveness and no one interested, were taken over by the sect disciples.

Everyone is accumulating contribution points, hoping that one day they might have the opportunity to exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills.

If you don't have enough yourself, you can borrow from your close friends and fellow disciples. If several people pool their resources, there will always be a chance.

(End of this chapter)