Born with immortal seed

Chapter 211 Choosing Your Natal Magic Weapon
"A phenomenon indicating the formation of the Golden Core..."

Bai Zichen's eyes were burning with anticipation, wondering what extraordinary phenomena would occur on the day he formed his core.

The phenomena of Core Formation vary greatly depending on the cultivation method and experience of each cultivator.

"Just one step away from the finish line, looks like I'll soon be calling him my junior uncle... Huh?"

Just as I mentally changed my address for Dai Hui, I saw hundreds of spiritual artifacts emit mournful cries, many of them bursting into nothingness.

Only a few items remained, such as the Tianxin Sword and Yinzhu Sword that Bai Zichen was familiar with, an ancient oil lamp, a pair of dragon and phoenix rings, and about ten other spiritual artifacts. Their light and shadows swirled around once before falling into the valley.

It was as if a huge vortex had appeared in the valley, sucking up and sweeping up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of ten miles, and then a golden cauldron burst forth again.

The golden cauldron contained all the remaining spiritual artifacts' light and shadow, its precious radiance soaring into the sky, emitting fluctuations far exceeding those of a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of their cultivation.

Bai Zichen frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

The golden cauldron looked imposing, but in his divine sense, it gave him a feeling of being powerless to continue.

"Alas, all efforts have been in vain... The attempt to form the core through spiritual connection has failed. Continuing to do so will only waste my essence, and a drop in cultivation level is inevitable."

In the pupils of the True Man Ge Cang, there is a divine tree that grows rapidly from a tender sprout into a towering giant, and then withers and dies in the blink of an eye, leaving only a seed. This process of growth and death of the divine tree repeats itself endlessly.

He got up and left, tossing a jade bottle to Qi Yue.

"There is a Spirit Nourishing Pill inside. I'll send it to Dai Hui later... to prevent him from suffering severe damage to his spiritual consciousness and causing irreversible harm to his sea of ​​consciousness."

Qi Yue, holding the jade bottle, watched as Ge Cang Zhenren took two steps forward and vanished without a trace in a flash of lightning. He stared in disbelief: "Junior Brother Bai, what does Master mean by this? Does he not have faith in Senior Brother Dai and think that he has failed in his Core Formation attempt...?"

Bai Zichen was inwardly envious of Ge Cang Zhenren's movement technique; this divine power of "reaching the ends of the earth in an instant" was so convenient for short-distance travel.

Moreover, he has a graceful figure, exuding an indescribable free and natural charm, without a trace of worldliness.

Unfortunately, one must cultivate the Five Crystal Glazed Body to the fourth level and master the supernatural power that can only be obtained after becoming the Glazed Fire God.

Otherwise, a Core Formation cultivator's physical body wouldn't be able to withstand such a near-instantaneous teleportation ability; taking a single step would tear their own body in two.

"Senior Brother Qi, can't you see... Senior Brother Dai is already at his last gasp, and defeat is inevitable."

Bai Zichen shook his head and said regretfully.

Unexpectedly, despite being just one step away from success, Dai Hui still failed and did not succeed in forming his core.

This was achieved with the combined assistance of the Pure Spirit Jade Marrow and the Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique.

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden cauldron in the valley suddenly exploded, and the light and shadow of the highest quality spiritual artifacts also disappeared.

The immense spiritual energy that had gathered dissipated quickly, just like the receding tide.

The extraordinary phenomenon of Core Formation could not continue until the very last moment, and it has been announced that Dai Hui's attempt to break through to Core Formation has failed.

The room was silent, and all the elders, regardless of their relationship with the person in question, were in low spirits.

He lamented that his sect had failed to gain another Core Formation cultivator, and also reflected on his own arduous path to enlightenment, feeling that not only was Core Formation out of reach, but even breaking through his current bottleneck seemed a distant prospect.

The two elders of the Weapon Refining Hall flew towards the valley. At this time, they naturally had to be concerned about the situation of their hall master.

"The Core Formation stage is truly an insurmountable barrier, which has stumped countless so-called genius cultivators."

Even the proud Qi Yue's expression changed upon seeing this scene, and he dared not say that he was certain he would succeed in forming his core.

"Of course, this does not include Junior Brother Bai. With your talent, you must find all of this quite amusing when you look at us, that someone would be troubled by such a simple matter... I need to deliver the Nourishing Spirit Pill to Senior Brother Dai, so I'll take my leave first."

Bai Zichen's lips twitched, and before he could say anything, Qi Yue transformed into a streak of light and fled as if escaping.

"Who said I think forming a core is easy? I'm even preparing to cultivate the Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique myself..."

A drop of pure jade marrow, plus mastering the third level of the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique, and then burning his lifespan—this is Bai Zichen's preparation for forming his core.

Although he has the mysterious sacred body, his path to the Core Formation stage should be as smooth as his Foundation Establishment stage.

But since it's a breakthrough to a higher level, I always feel uncertain without making some preparations.

Consider it as buying insurance for yourself.

Seeing that the elders around him were preparing to leave, and that a few were still flying towards the Guanyuntai, Bai Zichen transformed into a sword light and shot into the sky.

He had no desire to chat much with these elders who were trying to curry favor with him, especially since his cultivation level had been broken by Ge Cang Zhenren, and there would definitely be a large number of people coming up to flatter and befriend him.

There were still many seniors' notes on their Core Formation experience in the Transmission Hall that I hadn't finished reading, so I planned to read them all at once.

The Hall of Transmission of Merit has three floors.

In an elegant study, Bai Zichen reclined on a nanmu wood bench, with a pile of jade slips and two stacks of handwritten notes on the tea table in front of him.

"If we don't discuss alchemy and follow the normal path to core formation, it seems that the few points that need attention are not difficult for me..."

Once he has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, he can gradually transform his liquid mana into solidified and sublimated true essence.

This process can be completed smoothly by almost everyone, but the time required to convert the liquid magic power into true essence depends on the amount and quality of the liquid magic power.

Some rogue cultivators have ordinary cultivation methods and their magical power is at the bottom of their level. It may take them thirty or forty years to transform their true essence.

People like Wei Dao and Dai Hui, with the help of Ice and Fire Dragon Blood Wine to purify liquid magic and condense true essence, are estimated to have completed this step in two or three years.

The subsequent cleansing of the physical body, achieving harmony between water and fire, was not difficult for him.

As for the challenge of entrusting one's divine sense, the strength of one's divine sense is already far superior to that of a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator.

If he breaks through again before reaching the Core Formation stage, his spiritual power will be almost half that of a Core Formation cultivator.

He also received guidance from Master Ge Cang and spent some time meditating on the Tenglong Mantra to improve his control over his divine sense.

Is it really impossible to overcome the hurdle of entrusting one's consciousness to another?

However, many of the experiences and precautions in these seniors' notes are still invaluable, making his thousands of contribution points worthwhile.

"After the core is formed, pure spiritual energy will be generated to wash away the impurities... You must take advantage of this time to select your natal magic weapon as soon as possible. If you do not have a third-tier magic weapon that best suits you, choose a treasure left by your predecessors from the sect's secret vault. Do not waste the pure spiritual energy."

The jade slip in Bai Zichen's hand was left behind by a Core Formation cultivator named Chi Xia.

He shared his own experience, emphasizing the importance of selecting one's natal magic weapon at the first opportunity, as the pure spiritual energy can save you half a century of time in cultivating your inner energy.

If you miss this opportunity, you will have no shortcut and will have to spend hundreds of years refining a low-grade magic weapon into your own natal magic weapon.

This puts independent cultivators and clan cultivators without any background at a significant disadvantage.

Even knowing this, where would they find the spirit stones to prepare a third-tier magic weapon before they reach the Core Formation stage?

Even for cultivators in sects, unless you have a master who takes great care of you or a high-level cultivator among your close relatives who has prepared a third-tier magic weapon for you in advance, it is very difficult for ordinary people to rely on themselves.

Just like Zhou Suqing, even a single Core Formation spiritual object has already stumped her.

Fortunately, the Qingfeng Sect has a secret vault containing a considerable number of third-tier magic treasures left behind by their predecessors.

Anyone who becomes the master of the Fifth Hall or serves as a supervisor of the vegetarian kitchen for sixty years can enter the secret vault to select a treasure.

Bai Zichen was naturally not worried about this. It was just a third-tier magic weapon. The Purple Star Thunder Sword Embryo and the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror in his dantian and sea of ​​qi both met the requirements.

The former is a third-order sword embryo that fell from a fourth-order or even fifth-order flying sword, while the latter is also a treasure inherited by the Heavenly Principle Sect, a top-grade magic weapon that once had the opportunity to successfully awaken spirituality.

Even if we take a step back, there's still the Seven-Skill Mystic Pearl.

Its essence is also third-tier; as long as it incorporates seven kinds of aura, it can be sublimated into a low-grade magic weapon in an instant.

"I will naturally choose the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo. Of course, the higher the grade of the natal magic weapon, the better... Although it is very likely that I will not be able to use it for a considerable period of time, it has the greatest potential for future development. When it awakens and can be used as a sword, it will definitely amaze the world."

Bai Zichen even had an idea: once he mastered the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword, he would lock this divine power onto the Purple Star Thunder Sword Embryo.

Wasn't it supposed to be hidden away for a hundred years? After a hundred years, it would definitely be refined into a natal magic weapon. The severely damaged Ziwei Xuanlei Sword had finished its nurturing and was now at a point where it could barely be used.

He was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of power the combined sword strike would possess.

Other suggestions, such as preparing pills like Nourishing Spirit Pills and Protecting Meridians Pills during the Core Formation process, and taking them immediately if the Core Formation fails to occur, so as not to leave too serious sequelae, were naturally ignored by him.

After returning all the notes and jade slips to their original places, Bai Zichen went to the Pill Hall again and asked Jin Lu for help.

Ask him to retrieve any pill formulas from the Pill Hall that are useful for late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, or if he has any pills that have been prepared and kept on hand.

As he expected, there were no ready-made pills available, and the only one that met his requirements was a prescription for a pill called the Golden Marrow Pill.

However, the pill hall has no stock of the spiritual materials needed to refine the Golden Marrow Pill, so even if they wanted to start refining it, they couldn't.

“Junior Brother Bai, there are only a handful of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect, so very few people need Golden Marrow Pills… When Senior Brother Tan was alive, he would occasionally open the furnace to refine them a few times, but after he passed away, he never refined these pills again.”

Jinlu, with his round belly protruding, wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, looking extremely anxious.

"Several senior brothers in the sect use these kinds of pills. They all entrust Wanbaoge to purchase and send them over. Anyway, the cost is about the same as the cost of the Pill Hall refining them in its own furnace."

Bai Zichen believed that after advancing to the late Foundation Establishment stage, even a blind person could see that the Foundation Establishment stage could no longer confine him.

If they say the Pill Hall doesn't exist, then it truly doesn't exist. It's impossible for someone to risk offending a future Core Formation Ancestor just to fool them.

"Is it still only possible through Wanbaoge...?"

To be honest, the cultivation techniques passed down in the Qingfeng Sect are all quite mediocre.

Whether it's the most popular alchemy and weapon crafting, or the less common skills, the sect doesn't have a single skill to boast about in its lineage.

The alchemy hall and weapon forging hall always have the same few items, and many elders in the sect rely on the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to meet their needs.

On the contrary, the Talisman Hall, having received the complete inheritance of a fourth-tier talisman master, boasts the most outstanding talisman skills.

(End of this chapter)