Born with immortal seed

Chapter 22 Explicit Inheritance, The Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique
The geniuses in the eyes of a Nascent Soul Grand Sect are naturally very different from the geniuses in the mouths of cultivation families. Even the Qingfeng Sect is far from that standard.

Only those disciples who can truly break through limits and create the impossible can be regarded as true disciples in the Naihe Sect.

One of the main functions of the inheritance stele is to identify the talents of disciples and to conduct the first round of selection based on the scores.

Bai Zichen placed his hand on the inheritance stone tablet, and a desolate aura wafted over him. Closing his eyes, he felt as if he were standing in the long and weighty river of history.

As he channeled the power of the Everlasting Spring Technique into the stone tablet, he developed a strange connection with it, as if something in the sky were shifting its gaze and focusing on him.

"Bone age of twelve years old meets the requirements for inheritance; proceed with testing!"

A cold, ethereal voice, devoid of emotion, rang out and appeared directly in Bai Zichen's mind, slowing down his thought process.

"Three spiritual roots of earth, fire, and wood, low grade!"

"Cultivation level: Qi Refining, fourth level, mid-grade!"

"Spell talent assessment...low-grade!"

"Comprehension level... Mid-grade!"

"Compared with the 1,302 bloodlines in the database... no special bloodline found, inferior!"

"Compared with the fifty-two types of spirits in the library... there are no special spirits, inferior!"

The ethereal voice would ring out every few breaths, offering judgments from different perspectives.

Just as Elder Peng thought, the level of cultivation alone did not affect the score in the inheritance stone tablet. The astonishing cultivation of the fourth level of Qi Refining at the age of twelve was only listed as middle grade.

Bai Zichen's thoughts were in a daze. The ethereal voice gradually faded away. Just as the connection between his body and the inheritance stone tablet was about to break, it suddenly rang out again.

"The cultivation speed is not matched with the spiritual root, and it is suspected that the body possesses a spiritual body that has not been stored. The test is conducted again... The comparison failed, and the bottleneck was eliminated. The effect is similar to the Golden Body of Merit. It can be regarded as a special spiritual body that has not been discovered."

"Pseudo-merit Golden Body Spiritual Body, superior grade!"

This time, the ethereal sound stopped completely, followed by two pleasant, crisp sounds, somehow conjuring up an image of sweet, juicy fruit being broken off the tree.

Two golden beams flew from afar, directly into Bai Zichen's mind. A massive amount of information instantly overwhelmed his brain, causing a splitting headache.

"Why are there two inheritances? Which one should I memorize first... If I faint, I won't be able to remember the contents of the inheritance!"

Just as Bai Zichen was struggling with his decision, the waiting crowd stared wide-eyed at the inheritance stone tablet, which was sometimes rippling with blue lake water and sometimes bursting with golden light.

Finally, it split into two distinct streams. The blue light surged into Su Li's body from the Green Maple Sect, while the golden light condensed into fine dots, merging into Bai Zichen's limbs like grains of sand.

"In the final round, two people exhibited unusual phenomena!"

Elder Peng's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he looked back and forth between the two men.

"Sulli is one thing, but this kid from the Mozhu Bai clan actually triggered the same strange phenomenon, it's truly unexpected!"

"Amazing!"

Bai Ling nervously tugged at her sleeve, her initial smugness from obtaining the Taiyin Suyun Xuanshui True Skill vanishing instantly. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Bai Zichen, never leaving him.

His younger cousin truly lived up to his reputation as a genius. He outshone his peers within the clan, and even at the Five Mountains Temple, he still shocked the entire audience in front of all the young talents from various cultivation families and the Qingfeng Sect.

"Sister Hong Gu, this young man from your Bai family is truly remarkable! Apart from the disciples of Qingfeng Sect, he is the only one who has managed to trigger the extraordinary phenomenon of the inheritance stone tablet. In a few decades, the Bai family will have two members who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and the family will prosper and become one of the new top five families!"

Her previous words may have been somewhat joking, but now Chen Yixue was truly terrified.

“Zichen isn’t married yet, is he? I have a niece who’s just eight years old this year. She’s been diagnosed with three spiritual roots and has always been a beauty. How about we discuss getting married first? The dowry is easy to arrange; we’ll go with the highest standards…”

Hong Gu smiled broadly but did not respond.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Zichen finally managed to swallow the two inheritances whole, the connection was broken, and he slowly returned to his original position.

"Chen'er, are you feeling unwell?" Hong Gu asked anxiously, noticing his pale complexion.

Bai Zichen shook his head and was about to speak when Elder Peng of the Qingfeng Sect used a sound transmission technique to spread his voice throughout the entire area.

"Fellow Daoists, this concludes our comprehension of the Inheritance Stone Tablet. You may submit a copy of the opportunity you have gained in a jade slip to the Qingfeng Sect in a week. After the Sect Leader has evaluated it, he will give a suitable price. Of course, if any of you are unwilling to share, our sect will not force you."

"In addition, the five lowest-ranking families will be eliminated. The list will be sent to each family's territory in a week. They won't need to come back in ten years!"

After a few brief words, Elder Peng hurriedly left with his disciples, including Su Li and Chen Wei.

Of the fifteen families, some rejoiced, while others grieved.

Especially those families whose disciples failed to comprehend the inheritance, their faces were ashen, and the five families to be eliminated would definitely be among them.

As expected, the Bai family became the focus of attention among the cultivation families. Even cultivators from the top five families took the initiative to come and greet them, chatted for a few words, and agreed to meet at their home before leaving.

Bai Zichen was in a daze and could only go along with the flow of greetings and salutations. Fortunately, Bai Ling supported him, preventing him from falling over and embarrassing himself on the spot.

When they arrived at the resting courtyard, Bai Zichen listened to Hong Gu's account of what she had seen outside and realized that, in addition to himself, Su Li of the Qingfeng Sect had also triggered strange phenomena.

"Chen'er, what kind of inheritance did you receive?"

"Hmm... It's a very peculiar auxiliary cultivation technique. It has the effect of prolonging life, but the real purpose of cultivating it is to burn away one's lifespan."

Bai Zichen rubbed his temples vigorously, knowing that from the outside world's perspective, no one knew that he had actually been given two inheritances, and decided to keep one of them hidden.

It's one thing to trigger unusual phenomena, but at least someone else did it together. However, while others only had one lineage, you directly created two, which caused quite a stir when word got out.

They've already performed exceptionally well; it's good to hold back a little bit of their trump card.

"It's called the Desolate God's Sun-Stealing Technique. Only Foundation Establishment cultivators can cultivate it. It has three levels, and each level increases one's lifespan by ten years. Completing it fully is half a Jiazi (60 years). Most importantly, it can burn the increased lifespan at once and convert it into resources for Core Formation, increasing the probability of Core Formation by 10%!"

Hong Gu and Bai Ling were both incredulous; where had the Bai family cultivators ever heard of such a mysterious technique?

In other words, an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator can increase their lifespan by thirty years by practicing the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique;
The reason why Foundation Establishment cultivators cultivate this technique is to increase their chances of forming a Core by 10%.

Any spiritual item related to Core Formation is priced exorbitantly.

This can be glimpsed from the Foundation Building Pill.

I believe that if this cultivation technique is handed over to the Qingfeng Sect, the Foundation Establishment cultivators within the sect will treasure it like a precious gem.

(End of this chapter)