Born with immortal seed

Chapter 19 Fragrant Pig Chen
Peach Blossom Pouch's flight speed wasn't too fast; Bai Zichen estimated it to be about the same as his own full-speed run when he was enhanced with the Divine Speed ​​Talisman.

But flying in the sky, looking down at pedestrians trekking through mountains and rivers, instantly elevates your status.

Moreover, when Peach Blossom Flying, a light shield rises to block the strong winds on the way. After a while, once the tension passes, it becomes quite comfortable.

"Once I have enough spirit stones, I'll buy a flying artifact. It will definitely make traveling much easier."

Bai Zichen pondered to himself that he would later have Bai Ying go to the market to inquire about the market prices.

Whether traveling normally or escaping in a critical moment, the flying artifact's function is obvious, and it also has the added effect of manifesting divine power in front of people.

Think about how other cultivators are still struggling to travel on foot, while you summon your flying artifact and leisurely ride away on the clouds, instantly setting you apart from others.

"Forget it, there's no need to act like a big shot with just a few spirit stones. Money should be spent wisely... Once we have enough family contributions, we can get a new ink bamboo sword, which will be just as cool."

After a moment's thought, remembering the pitiful little pile of spirit stones in his storage bag, he immediately returned to the cold reality.

After all these years of saving, Bai Zichen's storage bag only held a little over fifty spirit stones, and that was mostly thanks to that windfall he received back then. If he really wanted to purchase a flying magic weapon, he would have to borrow a sum of spirit stones from his family.

What would normally be a three-day journey was completed in a day and a half with the help of the peach blossom pod.

What was originally a desolate place was transformed into a villa by the Qingfeng Sect due to the development of the Five Sacred Mountains Temple. Several groups of demonic beasts in the vicinity had long been killed off.

When the Bai family arrived, the villa was already quite lively, with most of the family representatives present, gathered in several small circles and chatting with each other.

This time, Qingfeng Sect opened up fifty slots for studying the inheritance stele, with two slots for each of the fifteen cultivation families and twenty slots for sect disciples, which is quite generous. It's unclear whether this is because it's the first time they've opened up slots or if it's become a regular practice.

Hong Gu put away the peach blossom pouch, showed a jade pendant to the Qingfeng Sect disciple at the door to identify herself, glanced around the arena, and walked towards a corner without hesitation.

Cultivation families are also divided into tiers. The top five families, for example, each have multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge, and some of them are even related to Core Formation ancestors, which sets them apart from other Foundation Establishment-level cultivation families.

For example, the Huang family of Qingxi had an ancestor who was the last disciple of a Core Formation cultivator, who passed down a set of third-order formations as the foundation of the family's heritage.

With the support of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they can hold out for a while even against a Core Formation cultivator.

Just for a moment.

Of the fifteen families selected by the Qingfeng Sect, at least one must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator; this is the bare minimum.

"Sister Hong Gu, you're late. You'll have to drink three cups of wine as a penalty at the welcome banquet later."

There were six or seven people gathered in this corner. The female cultivator in the center waved her slender hand and said with a smile.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Sister Chen. I wonder if her alcohol tolerance has improved recently. I hope she won't need to be helped back to her room after only a few drinks again."

Hong Gu spoke gently, but there was always an unusual atmosphere in her laughter. When the two female cultivators looked at each other, sparks seemed to fly.

"This is Senior Chen Yixue of the Fragrant Pig Chen Clan. She had some disagreements with her master when choosing a Daoist partner, and they have never been able to resolve their differences."

Bai Ling and Bai Zichen lagged behind. At this moment, she leaned closer and whispered in his ear, a few strands of her hair brushing against his face and tickling him.

Bai Zichen certainly knew about the Chen family, the family with whom the Bai family was on the best terms.

Famous for raising spirit beasts, the clan raises hundreds of black-haired fragrant pigs, which are classified as first-tier low-grade spirit beasts. Their meat is delicious and can strengthen one's blood and qi if consumed regularly.

With their pig-raising skills alone, the Chen family of Xiangzhu ranks among the top in terms of wealth among all the cultivation families.

Bai Zichen secretly sized up the female cultivator from the Chen family. She was dressed in a purple-red dress and had a plump and graceful figure. He figured that there must have been countless dramatic stories between her and Elder Hong Gu when they competed for a Daoist partner, which was why she hadn't forgotten about it for so many years.

Chen Yixue summoned her two young disciples, who looked considerably older than the two from the Bai family: "Come and meet Elder Honggu of the Bai family. These are our Chen family's two most outstanding young men, one at the fourth level of Qi Refining and the other at the peak of the third level of Qi Refining. Why did your family choose two such young ones to come up here?"

"Ling'er, Zichen, hurry up and greet your Aunt Chen." Hong Gu smiled smugly, even finding Bai Zichen more pleasing to the eye. "My good-for-nothing disciple, Bai Ling, is just about to turn 18 and has dual spiritual roots."

"I've long heard that your Bai family has produced a brother and sister with dual spiritual roots, and our clan leader is quite envious." Chen Yixue's eyes flickered, and her gaze shifted to another person. "Then this must be the younger brother with dual spiritual roots... Hmm?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Hong Gu's face as she continued, "Sister Yi Xue has noticed that my remaining disciple is not qualified to be selected this time. This is Bai Zichen, the unicorn of our Bai family, a twelve-year-old at the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

"really!"

Not only Chen Yixue, but the two cultivators who were watching the commotion from the sidelines also jumped up, their eyes flashing with spiritual light as they scanned Bai Zichen back and forth.

"Your Bai family has actually produced such a promising cultivator! He has the potential to reach Foundation Establishment, and your family has a worthy successor!"

The frail old Fang family elder spoke with a mixture of flattery and envy, his eyes filled with a frightening gaze, as if he were about to abduct Bai Zichen back to the Fang family at any moment.

For cultivation families like theirs, where only one Foundation Establishment cultivator is in charge, the biggest fear is that the previous Foundation Establishment cultivator is nearing the end of their lifespan before the next generation of disciples has even grown up.

Without the Foundation Establishment Grand Repair, countless wolves will be eyeing the meat in your bowl.

The Qingfeng Sect values ​​status and will not directly intervene, but other cultivation families and ferocious rogue cultivators, without matching strength, are like children holding gold—ultimately unable to protect it.

Just like the Fang family of Red Leaf Valley, the elders of the Green Maple Sect and the Mo family of Fire Phoenix had long sought branches from those few second-tier spirit tea trees in Red Leaf Valley, wanting to try grafting them onto their own spirit trees.

If the Fang clan patriarch passes away tomorrow, people will come knocking not with just a few branches, but with the entire spirit tea tree!

The reason why the five families mentioned above can be called cultivation families is because they have multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators within their clans. Even if one of them passes away, the remaining one can support the next generation of genius disciples in the clan until they grow up.

Bai Zichen was somewhat uncomfortable being surrounded by people praising him, so he could only shrink further into the shadows.

He was well aware of the saying, "The tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind."

But with his cultivation at the fourth level of Qi Refining, it's hard for him not to attract attention.

"With your Zichen here, all the young people from our families are outshone. Young man, do your best tomorrow. Even if you can't surpass the sect disciples, at least don't lose to those so-called top five families. Give your sister some credit, and you'll definitely be rewarded later."

Chen Yixue's silvery voice was very pleasant to hear, and her delicate expression combined with the charm of a young girl and a woman.

"I am unworthy of the praise from you elders. You fellow Daoists are all outstanding individuals. The inheritance stone tablet is mysterious and unpredictable, and it must have a unique scoring method to identify talents. I only hope not to be at the bottom and tarnish the reputation of the Bai family."

Bai Zichen's words softened the gazes of the several young men who had been eyeing him, and they all stepped forward to introduce themselves.

(End of this chapter)