Born with immortal seed

Chapter 213 A Letter from the Bai Family
"Old turtle, I feel like you're almost there too..."

Bai Zichen stood on the heavy tortoise shell without feeling the slightest sway, just as if he were standing firmly on solid ground.

Nearly half of the thousand-year-old tortoise's shell has turned golden. When it turns completely golden, it will be time to advance to the third-tier spirit beast.

"I hope that when I reach the Core Formation stage, I will also see you become a third-tier spirit beast."

The ancient tortoise shook its enormous head, its pillar-like limbs began to paddle, and it swam back towards the small island in the center of the lake.

The formation of the Core Formation by the Defender of the Dao is also good news for Bai Zichen.

At its most direct point, Qingfeng Sect now has a second Core Formation Realm cultivator, which can greatly alleviate the pressure on Ge Cang Realm cultivator.

This would free this master from his duties, freeing him from the constraints of guarding the mountain gate and allowing him to do more.

In addition, with a True Person to support the sect, he no longer needs to cultivate with the same frantic intensity and dedication as before.

You can relax a bit and calmly observe the changing situation in the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom, while slowly accumulating strength.

Even if the demonic forces have a significant advantage, it will be extremely difficult for them to destroy the righteous alliance in a short period of time.

After all, when it comes to life and death, everyone will reveal all their cards and stop holding back.

They all felt a sense of shared sorrow, and the act of sitting idly by and watching Ci'en Temple be destroyed would never happen again.

With the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect also increasing its support, it will most likely develop into a protracted tug-of-war, causing the Righteous Alliance to bleed continuously.

There is still a variable involved: whether the actions of the demonic sects will cross the bottom line of the Holy Lotus Sect.

If the Holy Lotus Sect intervenes, even the most powerful demonic sects will have no choice but to halt their advance.

However, to avoid offending the Holy Lotus Sect, the demonic sects have become much more restrained this time, and have refrained from using many powerful and vicious spells.

Especially those methods of eradicating and severing roots, such as polluting spiritual veins, turning thousands of miles of land into a barren wasteland, and transforming hundreds of miles around into a ghostly realm, were first banned internally, for fear of going too far and attracting the intervention of the Holy Lotus Sect.

In any case, the Ghost Spirit Sect certainly won't have the energy to focus all its attention on Black Mountain for the next few decades.

Decades later, the Ghost Spirit Sect will be trembling with fear, having to consider whether to relocate or completely merge into the Blood Demon Sect in order to get the Blood God True Man to intervene.

“Then let Senior Brother Wei…Uncle Wei take the lead for a few years and draw the fire for a while. I’ve been too high-profile lately, it’s time to keep a low profile for a few years.”

Bai Zichen returned to his quiet room, pondered for a while, and set his goals for the coming period.

Anyway, he was still quite a distance from the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he had already finished the Ice and Fire Dragon Blood Wine, so his cultivation speed wouldn't be increasing so quickly from now on.

"Regarding alchemy, the simplest approach is to follow the path of slaughter, which is the choice of almost 90% of sword cultivators... The path of flying swords is inherently based on the great path of slaughter, which is why it possesses unparalleled destructive power."

He witnessed the entire process of Wei Dao's successful alchemy formation and, combined with Ge Cang Zhenren's notes, gained some understanding of the so-called alchemical theories.

Of the three thousand great paths, there are naturally distinctions of strength and weakness.

However, for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, as long as they can truly grasp the essence of a Great Dao, they can glimpse the mysteries of the Nascent Soul stage through any path.

Like the power of time and the Great Dao of Space, everyone knows that they possess unparalleled mysteries and are the most mysterious and powerful Daos.

But it also has to be something that suits you personally, something you can understand yourself.

"Another path is to start from the main cultivation technique, the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, and comprehend the Great Dao of Fire... Whether it is destruction, rebirth, or simply flames, there are many branches to choose from."

When the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture is cultivated to its final stage, one can transform into a fire dragon and refine pure yang true fire.

It can even elevate a cultivator's aptitude to a level close to that of a fire-type celestial spiritual root, demonstrating an extremely deep mastery of the Dao of Fire.

"The most difficult path is naturally to comprehend the power of time through the divine power of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword... Time is merciless, and time makes people grow old. As long as one can grasp even a trace of the Great Dao of Time, one can probably dominate the Nascent Soul stage."

With three main paths before you, you must decide which one is best for you.

Or rather, the most suitable version of myself at this stage.

Bai Zichen immersed himself in the theory of alchemy, and in his spare time he practiced the Soaring Dragon Mantra to enhance his control over his divine sense.

Occasionally, he would study the Star Luo Sword Technique to adjust his state of mind.

He only went out once in between, to attend the Core Formation Ceremony of the Defender of the Dao.

After that, he declined all social engagements and returned to Baiyulou.

"Perhaps my intentions could be a little higher? The theory of alchemy is related to the true meaning of the Great Dao, but it is not entirely aimed at the true meaning of the Great Dao. It is more like a cultivator's summary of their previous cultivation and a guide for the path ahead."

Bai Zichen visited Master Ge Cang again during the Core Formation Ceremony to ask questions about alchemy.

Instead of giving direct guidance, Master Ge Cang gave an example of a Core Formation cultivator from the Holy Lotus Sect who was on good terms with him.

The alchemical treatise that man wrote that day was "If the lotus has a heart, it will suffer; if the lotus has no heart, it will be empty," which had nothing to do with the profound truths of the Great Dao that he would later encounter.

Since this Core Formation cultivator from the Holy Lotus Sect has already perished in the Lotus Birth Secret Realm, True Man Ge Cang can now freely point out the other party's alchemy theories without any reservations.

"I've been engrossed in alchemy these past few days, and my cultivation has become quite lax... The key issue is that I haven't had any pills to improve my cultivation, so my cultivation efficiency is just too slow."

Bai Zichen let out a long breath, feeling as if he had exhausted all his energy.

With a reach of his hand, dozens of letters flew in from outside the quiet room.

These were all messages sent to him by others during his seclusion, either to curry favor or to convey his wishes.

He glanced through it quickly, and if it wasn't a message from someone he knew, he had even less patience and would only read the first two lines.

"Oh, there's also a letter from the Feng Bai family..."

When the sect war ended and the Bai family returned to Hanxiu Peak to rebuild their family, he even used 5,000 sect contribution points to exchange for a large amount of infrastructure materials and sent them back to the family.

Over the years, I wonder how much of Hanxiufeng has recovered to its former glory.

"The clan has finally produced another Foundation Establishment cultivator and has invited me back to participate in the Foundation Establishment celebration."

After reading the message, Bai Zichen learned that Bai Ling had successfully established her foundation and wanted to invite her friends and neighbors.

That's why we invited him, the person with the highest status in the Bai family within the sect, to make an appearance.

"So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I wonder how many of my clansmen I still recognize..."

With a second Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Bai family can ensure that it will not decline drastically immediately after Bai Xianzong's death.

After all, with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator, it is quite difficult to maintain the family lineage.

Just like the Chen family of Xiangzhu, their businesses all shrank significantly because their ancestor passed away.

Even the breeding of fragrant pigs, which is the foundation of the industry, is in dire straits because the breeding grounds were destroyed by the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators and cannot be recovered in a short time.

Bai Ling possesses dual spiritual roots and obtained a scroll of the Taiyin Suyun Xuanshui True Skill, which is extremely suitable for her, from the inheritance stone tablet of the Five Sacred Mountains Temple.

Furthermore, after Bai Zichen joins the sect, the Bai family will definitely provide full support for her cultivation. The resources she receives will only be slightly inferior to those of the inner disciples of the Qingfeng Sect.

After so many years, it was no easy feat to finally succeed in establishing one's foundation, thanks to the Foundation Establishment Pill obtained in exchange for the Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been home, so it would be good to go back for a visit… I can also see my uncle’s family.”

Bai Zichen had long known from past letters that Bai Jiu'an had married three wives and concubines and started a family after giving up his idea of ​​breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now, he has a large family of children.

I checked the date; the message came twenty days ago. The Foundation Establishment Ceremony is in a month, so it's just in time.

"I'll go to the market first, then to Hanxiu Peak... Besides, I'm still annoyed with Wanbaoge, but for now, I have to let it earn those spirit stones. Without the help of pills, my cultivation speed is like an old ox pulling a cart."

Bai Zichen made arrangements and quickly flipped to the bottom of the scroll, where he found a letter from Zhou Suqing.

The above text says that Su Li went on a journey and has not returned. Luo Qiuzhen went to the ancestral hall in the mountain gate and found that although Su Li's soul lamp was not extinguished, it was dim and weak, and looked like it was about to fall.

Luo Qiuzhen was at a crucial moment in refining a third-tier natal talisman and couldn't put down the talisman in his hand for long, so he wrote a letter to Zhou Suqing.

Su Li left from Feiyue Lake and entered Black Mountain. He asked Zhou Suqing if she had time to help search for Su Li's whereabouts.

Zhou Suqing had to oversee the 3,600-ring Water Smoke Array, so she couldn't stray too far from Feiyue Lake. However, she spent several months retracing the route Su Li had taken when he left, and circled several locations where he might be trapped.

They wanted to ask Bai Zichen for help to discuss how to rescue Su Li.

"Junior Brother Su is trapped in some dangerous place and has not returned from Jade Moon Lake for several years?"

Bai Zichen frowned slightly. He had been so busy with cultivation that he rarely had any contact with the outside world and hadn't noticed this.

Su Li is one of the more compatible fellow disciples, so I should lend a hand and help her if the opportunity arises.

Bai Zichen walked out of Baiyulou, thought for a moment, picked up Gungun and threw it onto the colorful white cloud robe, and went to the small island in the middle of the lake first.

They stayed on the island for half an hour before flying towards the market.

"This market town is one of the few industries that were not destroyed by the Ghost Spirit Sect during the sect wars... I don't know if they were worried about provoking the Wanbao Pavilion and adding another enemy, or if they felt that the market town was not important and that even if it was destroyed and rebuilt, it wouldn't take long."

Bai Zichen looked at the market, where the flow of people was similar to that before the sect war. Whether it was the four central streets or the surrounding shops that had expanded outwards, the flow of people could be described as endless.

Almost every shop was packed with customers.

He swayed and avoided the crowd to reach the front of Wanbao Pavilion.

Upon entering, I was recognized and politely led to the top-floor private room.

After explaining their purpose and engaging in a heated debate with the branch pavilion master, they left with twelve more Golden Marrow Pills in their storage bag.

Correspondingly, his spirit stones were greatly reduced.

"I believe this is the last time I'll come to Wanbaoge. Next time I visit, I'll definitely be there as a Core Formation cultivator at their headquarters..."

Bai Zichen glanced back at the magnificent Wanbao Pavilion, then urged his colorful white cloud robe to fly straight towards Hanxiu Peak.

(End of this chapter)