Born with immortal seed

Chapter 210 Two Sacred Bodies
"Indeed, the Golden Body of Merit only turns insurmountable barriers into pathways, reducing the difficulty of breaking through bottlenecks. I've never heard of it allowing cultivators with three spiritual roots to have such a fast cultivation speed..."

Master Ge Cang frowned in thought, ruling out one possible spiritual entity after another.

"A primordial spirit body that is naturally compatible with spiritual energy and can refine spiritual energy at a speed several times faster than other cultivators of the same level?"

"A herbal spirit body that can unleash the full power of the elixir, where taking one pill is equivalent to the effect of taking two pills from another person?"

"Or a completely new spiritual entity that has never been recorded in the cultivation world before..."

"My speed in refining pills is indeed far superior to my peers. The same goes for the Ice-Fire Dragon Blood Wine that my martial uncle bestowed upon me; I can absorb several drops every month..."

Bai Zichen attributed the credit for the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo to an unknown spirit.

The quantity and frequency of the pills he purchased from Wanbaoge were suspicious to anyone who investigated; it was not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could consume in the same amount of time.

At this point, anything that can't be explained can be attributed to a spirit.

"With a physique that can turn natural barriers into pathways and easily absorb medicinal power, if it can still be effective at the Nascent Soul stage, your spiritual body is several levels above the Golden Body of Merit?"

The Holy Lotus Sect has a history of ten thousand years and has produced five Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Its scriptures are all-encompassing.

In order to figure out how to use the Qing Sang spirit body, Master Ge Cang borrowed all the records on spirit bodies from the Holy Lotus Sect.

"Could it be the legendary Holy Body?"

"Master, why is there a Holy Body... I've never heard of it before?"

Qi Yue, like a curious child, asked a question.

Bai Zichen gave him an approving look and asked the question that had been on his mind.

A completely new name, distinct from spirits.

My relationship with Master Ge Cang is not as close as that with Qi Yue, his direct disciple, so it would be more appropriate for Senior Brother Qi to ask the question.

"There are thousands of spirit bodies in the world that are clearly recorded. Half of them have only minor effects. For example, Yue'er, your Qing Sang spirit body can help people form a core, and Su Li's Fu Dao spirit body can give him a chance to successfully draw a talisman that is one level higher than his own... These are all limited to the core formation level and can be considered as mid-to-high-grade spirit bodies."

Since it was still early, Master Ge Cang began to recount the contents of the manuals in the Transmission Hall, which were not found in the existing texts.

It was only when facing his personally taught disciple whom he regarded as a son or nephew, and Bai Zichen, who had passed the test and was capable of supporting the Qingfeng Sect after him, that he had the interest to say a few more words.

Bai Zichen only just learned that Su Li's talismanic spirit body could only be effective when refining third-tier talismans.

Beyond that, they become just like ordinary talisman masters, with nothing special about them.

“For example, a Golden Body of Merit Spirit can increase the success rate by 10% when it reaches the Nascent Soul stage, and can already be classified as a top-tier spirit.”

"Only a handful of spiritual bodies, such as the Yuanling Body and the Tianjin Spiritual Body, can be on the same level as it."

Bai Zichen understood immediately after Ge Cang Zhenren explained.

Only superior spiritual bodies can play a role in the Core Formation stage.

Anyone associated with the Nascent Soul stage, regardless of their level, can be classified as a top-tier spiritual entity.

Based on this, it can be inferred that the Sacred Body still plays a crucial role even at the Nascent Soul stage.
"Above the top-tier spiritual body, there is another category called the Holy Body... Even the ancient books of the Holy Lotus Sect record it vaguely, and I mostly learned about it through other means."

Master Ge Cang's eyes were deep and his gaze, almost tangible, fell upon Bai Zichen.

"The Sacred Body is even rarer than the Heavenly Spiritual Root. I have read extensively, but I only know of two kinds... the Great Wilderness Sacred Body and the Five Elements Sacred Body."

“The ancient books of the Holy Lotus Sect record that tens of thousands of years ago, the Liang Kingdom did not exist in this area. The territories of several nearby kingdoms were all ruled by a super sect called the Hunyuan Sect.”

"The founder of the Hunyuan Sect possessed the Great Wilderness Sacred Body, whose physical strength far surpassed that of demonic beasts, allowing him to progress rapidly in any body-refining technique."

Bai Zichen and Qi Yue listened with great interest, as only the Holy Lotus Sect had a clear and complete record of history from tens of thousands of years ago.

"The Primordial Ancestor ultimately unified this place with the help of the Great Wilderness Sacred Body, established the foundation of the Primordial Sect, and became a Nascent Soul power. However, according to the speculation of the previous Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Sacred Lotus Sect, the Primordial Ancestor ultimately failed to ascend and passed away in the Primordial Sect after his lifespan was exhausted."

"Ten thousand years after the passing of the Grandmaster Hunyuan, the Hunyuan Sect gradually lost its ability to govern this vast cultivation world. Its power continued to shrink, eventually splitting into several kingdoms. Ten thousand years later, the Hunyuan Sect even disappeared from history."

"Uncle-Master Ge, what about the other type of sacred body?"

Bai Zichen vaguely realized that his so-called mutated merit golden body spirit body was at least on the same level as the Great Wilderness Sacred Body.

"The Five Elements Sacred Body, this kind of sacred body is known only to the Five Elements Sect and a few peak masters... The founding ancestor of the Five Elements Sect possessed the Five Elements Sacred Body. Despite having the worst aptitude among the five spiritual roots, his cultivation speed was comparable to that of a cultivator with a different spiritual root."

"He can cultivate any martial art in the world, and eventually mastered the strengths of all schools, establishing the Five Elements and Five Peaks lineage, while also creating the top-level divine power, the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light."

"Perhaps it is because none of the younger disciples possess the Five Elements Sacred Body that this great divine power is not only difficult to learn, but even Core Formation cultivators hesitate to enter the gate... Even if they master it, it will no longer have the overwhelming power that it possessed when it was in the hands of the founding patriarch, and can only be considered an ordinary divine power."

Bai Zichen was filled with excitement, feeling as if a new door was opening for him.

Those with five spiritual roots are considered to have useless spiritual roots in the cultivation world, and they will basically stay at the sixth level of Qi Refining for their entire lives.

The founder of the Five Elements Sect possessed a cultivation speed due to his unique spiritual root, and because he had all five elements, he also had many wonderful benefits.

"Unfortunately, when the founder of the Five Elements Sect went to explore the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu, he was besieged by several transformed demons. His physical body was destroyed and only his nascent soul escaped. After returning to the sect, he suffered severe injuries and his nascent soul dissipated, stopping at the mid-stage of the nascent soul realm."

“Nephew Bai, according to the description, your spiritual body is far superior to the Golden Body of Merit. It may be a kind of sacred body that I have never heard of before.”

"As long as you don't make any mistakes, there's a good chance you'll reach the Nascent Soul stage."

"I am willing to follow in the footsteps of my senior uncle and work together to bring glory to our sect."

After listening to Ge Cang Zhenren's introduction, Bai Zichen felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun was shining, and his heart was at ease.

His own mysterious spiritual body ignores any cultivation level bottlenecks and any thresholds of cultivation difficulty; it is truly too heaven-defying.

This has always given him a sense of unreality, making him fear that he will lose his effectiveness once he breaks through to the next level.

Learning from Ge Cangzhen that there was a Saint Body level above the Spirit Body actually calmed him down.

If a sacred body can accompany someone all the way to the Nascent Soul stage or even the Deity Transformation stage, then his own mysterious sacred body can at least prevent him from knowing what a bottleneck is before he reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

Only he himself knew the true extent of his physical strength; he had only shown eleven percent of it.

It's not like the concept of a merit-based golden body or spiritual body that reduces the difficulty of bottlenecks and increases the success rate of advancement. Instead, it's a breakthrough that can be achieved without any suspense once the cultivation level is reached.

It's as simple as looking at the lines on your palm.

If this isn't a Holy Body, then there's no justice in the world; it should be the most top-tier Holy Body.

As for after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, if the Mysterious Sacred Body truly fails, he must have accumulated enough resources over the years, and perhaps he can find other paths.

"This Ice-Fire Dragon Blood Wine is a rare item even in the Holy Lotus Sect, mainly because it takes too much effort... This time, I obtained three treasures in the Lotus Life Secret Realm. I gave one to the Holy Lotus Sect as an entrance ticket, exchanged one for two bottles of spirit wine, and the last one is quite valuable. I'm waiting for someone to come and exchange it for something good."

Master Ge Cang took out a wine pot and tossed it over.

"Without ten or eight years of accumulation, Yue'er, there's no hope of breaking through the bottleneck and entering the late stage of Foundation Establishment... Giving you this half bottle of Ice and Fire Dragon Blood Wine is making the most of your resources. I'm waiting for good news, and I hope that when I see you next time, you will have already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment."

"Thank you, Uncle Ge. I will certainly live up to your expectations."

Bai Zichen held a bronze wine pot with a lion pattern on it, half a bottle of wine bubbling inside.

Overjoyed, he realized that the Flame Elixir was no longer effective for him at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he needed to find new pills to enhance his cultivation.

Looking up, she met Qi Yue's gaze. She really had to thank Senior Brother Qi for his slow progress in cultivation; otherwise, the entire bottle of Ice-Fire Dragon Blood Wine would have been reserved for him.

As Bai Zichen was calculating how many years of arduous cultivation he could save by half a bottle of Icefire Dragon Blood Wine, he felt a slight tremor beneath his feet.

Master Ge Cang waved his hand to disperse the lightning net, and the clouds in the valley began to churn violently, like boiling water in a hot pot.

"The final step has begun. Dai Hui has already drawn on all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the vicinity, affecting the earth's veins... Entrusting one's divine sense is not like the previous two stages, where one can stop and start over if something is wrong. This step is a one-way street, extremely dangerous, and requires a high level of strength and control over one's divine sense. If one makes a mistake, one will suffer a backlash."

Master Ge Cang's expression grew more solemn. If Qingfeng Sect could produce another Core Formation Master, the burden on his shoulders would be lighter.

To be honest, at this point, the sect was actually a hindrance to him.

If one is all alone, whether joining the Holy Lotus Sect or traveling the world as a rogue cultivator, the chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage are actually greater.

"Besides testing the strength of one's divine sense, the test of divine sense entrustment also requires the ability to control one's divine sense?"

Bai Zichen asked curiously. He had always thought that as long as his spiritual strength was sufficient, he could easily pass this final test.

Opportunities to ask a Core Formation cultivator questions at any time are rare, so how could one not seize them?

“The strength of one’s spiritual consciousness is the root, and the ability to control it is the branch… The root is certainly important, but if the branch grows crooked, wouldn’t that just add unnecessary twists and turns?”

Master Ge Cang reached out and made a grasping motion in the air, closing his eyes to sense the concentration of spiritual energy in the air: "In a little while, if everything goes smoothly, the phenomenon of Core Formation will appear."

After a cup of tea, the sound of clashing weapons echoed through the valley, growing louder and louder.

Many elders were completely baffled, wondering what had happened. Could it be that an enemy had infiltrated the heart of the sect and a fierce battle had broken out?
The next moment, countless magical artifacts, including flying swords, treasure bottles, Dharma wheels, spirit lamps, long banners, sharp claws, and fishing nets, burst forth from the clouds in the valley, numbering in the hundreds and thousands.

These are the marks on all the spirit-grade weapon crafting works created by Dai Hui after he became a weapon refiner.

(End of this chapter)