Born with immortal seed

Chapter 227 Immortal Burial Valley

The decree of the Nine Lotus True Lord clearly regards True Man Ge Cang as one of the strongest Core Formation True Men in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world.

Even though he was still a step behind in terms of cultivation level.

If the reason for summoning Blood God Master and Fang Tiansheng was to investigate the massacre of the Ci'en Temple, then...

The reason for bringing in the other three unrelated individuals was most likely to prepare for a battle at the Core Formation level.

"Master, what about the Core Formation True Persons of the Holy Lotus Sect... If it's really going to be a battle, does True Monarch Nine Lotus intend to use outsiders entirely, with none of the sect's cultivators participating?"

Bai Zichen secretly praised Qi Shixiong, who always seemed to be on the same page as him and had asked the question in advance.

"I'm not bragging, but none of the so-called holy sons and daughters of the Holy Lotus Sect in recent generations have been able to last thirty moves against me... The latest generation's holy son, Qu Yang, is quite good, with a fire-type heavenly spiritual root aptitude, but he only just formed his core during the last Lotus Life Secret Realm, so his cultivation level is still too low."

Master Ge Cang spoke softly, but his words were full of domineering power, regarding the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Holy Lotus Sect as mere dogs.

"Most of the elders in the Holy Lotus Sect who have reached the Core Formation stage have risen to their positions through sheer resources, and their chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage are extremely slim... If it weren't for that, True Monarch Nine Lotus wouldn't have gone to such lengths to persuade me to join the Holy Lotus Sect."

'It turns out that the seemingly glorious Holy Lotus Sect also harbors such hidden dangers...'

Bai Zichen's mind raced. Once a Nascent Soul sect like the Holy Lotus Sect lost its Nascent Soul True Monarch, it would surely return to its darkest period.

But for Qingfeng Sect, this may not be bad news.

Nine Lotus True Monarch has at least a hundred years left to live. If everything goes smoothly, the strength of the Green Maple Sect will grow to a level that no one can imagine.

"If it really develops to the point of a duel, the Core Formation cultivator invited by the Arhat with the Bowl will definitely be a powerful figure from the Northern Yuan... This would be a great opportunity for you to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge. Traveling more and exploring might help you find inspiration for enlightenment. Staying in seclusion for years can easily lead you into deep mysteries without you even realizing it."

Ge Cang Zhenren's words were clearly meant for Bai Zichen. If the person himself did not mention it, one could not discern any clues from his appearance alone.

Clearly, he was worried that Bai Zichen, the Nascent Soul seed that Qingfeng Sect had finally produced, whose aptitude and talent would be enough to make him a Holy Son in the Holy Lotus Sect, had become too stifled by studying alchemy.

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle-Master Ge."

Bai Zichen muttered to himself, "If this had happened two years later, you would have seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was working behind closed doors and was about to break through to the perfect Core Formation stage."

However, he was still quite interested in being able to watch the battle between the top Core Formation cultivators up close.

They came from various schools and sects, including cultivators from outside Liang Kingdom.

Even if we can't learn from everyone's strengths, having more knowledge will prevent us from being completely ignorant when we travel to different countries in the future.

Among them, Wan Qi, the Supreme Elder of the Hidden Sun Sword Sect, was of the greatest interest to him.

Wanqi has been known as the number one sword cultivator in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world for a hundred years, and no one has been able to shake his position.

Aside from the fact that among the Liang Kingdom's cultivators, only the Sun-Covering Sword Sect specializes in flying swords, making the competition relatively small, the individual in question must possess genuine skill in swordsmanship.

As fellow sword cultivators, Bai Zichen was very interested in the sword realm of this Supreme Elder of the Hidden Sun Sword Sect.

'I wonder if he has mastered the sword energy and thunderous sound, or if he has reached the level of refining swords into silk... If he appears, I will definitely observe him closely and try to learn from his example.'

Bai Zichen speculated that the Supreme Elder's swordsmanship was somewhere between the second and third realms of perfection.

There's no need to even think about the sword light splitting further upwards.

Even a sword prodigy like Xinghe Sword Lord only reached the fourth realm of swordsmanship.

If Wanqi could reach the level of sword light differentiation, his reputation would be far beyond this.

The fourth realm of swordsmanship, the realm where one sword gives rise to myriad laws, is enough to grant a swordsman who has reached the Core Formation stage the ability to fight beyond their level.

It's impossible to defeat a Nascent Soul True Monarch, but at least one can withstand several hundred moves from the weakest early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

In terms of swordsmanship, Bai Zichen possesses the true understanding of swordsmanship passed down by Xinghe Sword Lord, which is the essence of Taibai Sword Sect's understanding of swordsmanship.

In terms of sword techniques, he possessed the Wuzhen Sword Manual, which was a compilation of the sword techniques achieved by sword cultivators who had emerged over tens of thousands of years in the Naihe Sect.

It can be said that, apart from lacking a renowned master, Bai Zichen's swordsmanship is no less advanced than that of any core disciple of a sword-cultivation sect, and may even be more advanced.

The lack of guidance wasn't a major problem, but his connection to the mysterious Holy Body, coupled with his exceptional talent in swordsmanship, meant that he had no major issues.

At most, you might take some detours and waste some time when practicing sword techniques.

Ultimately, we will get back on the right track.

After speaking with the two men, Master Ge Cang closed his eyes to calm his mind and adjust his state.

If it were a real battle, the opponent would definitely send out one of the best among the Core Formation stage cultivators, and it wouldn't be easy for him, with his lower cultivation level, to win.

It should be noted that the territory of the Northern Yuan is more than ten times the size of the Liang Kingdom, and there are countless exceptionally talented and monstrous cultivators.

However, unlike the Liang Kingdom, the Northern Yuan Kingdom only had the Holy Lotus Sect as its dominant power.

There are three Nascent Soul level forces in Beiyuanzhong alone.

Even within the Faxiang Sect, the Arhat who holds the alms bowl is merely a supreme elder of one lineage, far from reaching the level of the Nine Lotus True Monarch, whose words are law and whose orders must be obeyed by all cultivators in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world.

Bai Zichen and Qi Yue tiptoed away so as not to affect Ge Cang Zhenren's condition.

On the sixth day, the flying boat suddenly shuddered and finally left the layer of fierce winds.

It circled in the air once, found its destination, and plunged down.

……

In the Valley of Burial Immortals.

As soon as you enter the valley, you can see coffins, densely packed, filling half of the valley.

In the center of the valley, on a hundred-foot-high altar, a monk and a Taoist priest sat facing each other.

Around the altar, there were more than a dozen cultivators, all of whom were Core Formation Realm cultivators.

Among them, three monks in yellow robes and red shawls were particularly eye-catching. The three of them sat on the ground with their hands forming a flower-pinching gesture.

Their expressions were enigmatic, a mixture of smiles and Zen-like wisdom, with a profound Buddhist aura emanating from them.

As time passed, the Buddha's light grew thicker and heavier, and the power it emitted had already subtly surpassed the realm of perfected Core Formation.

"Hmph, bluff!"

The Blood God Master looked gloomy; anyone would feel uncomfortable being targeted by an Arhat monk.

He believed that the Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Great Technique was profound, and that the blood sea would never dry up, making him immortal and indestructible.

Even when surrounded by several Core Formation stage cultivators, he was not afraid at all, and even if he was no match for them, he had the ability to escape.

However, against a Nascent Soul True Monarch, this so-called immortality becomes a joke.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch's casual strike might only carry several times the true essence of a Perfect Core Formation cultivator, but the profound meaning of the Great Dao contained within it is as vast and unfathomable as the ocean.

It is enough to be transmitted through a single drop of blood to every clone of the Blood Sea, leaving no possibility of rebirth from the Blood Sea.

If Nine Lotus True Lord abandons him, Blood God True Man really doesn't think he can escape back to Dali from the hands of the Bowl-Raising Arhat and find his senior brother's protection.

"Isn't this all the trouble you caused?!"

Beside him stood a middle-aged man, disheveled and wearing a tall hat askew, looking distressed. He was drinking from a wine jug, leaving large stains of wine on his chest.

“Peng Zefeng, I have told you many times... On that day, I was in the middle of a fierce battle with Fellow Daoist Fang, and it was impossible for me to be able to go to Burial Immortal Valley and wipe out the entire Ci'en Temple.”

Blood God Master suddenly turned around and glared angrily.

"Someone is framing me. Don't let me find him. I'll make him pay with his life!"

“There are not many demonic cultivators with such strength in Liang Kingdom, or even in the surrounding countries… The Arhat with the Bowl said that the one who made the move was extremely close to the Nascent Soul realm, so that he could leave no trace of his actions.”

Peng Zefeng took another big gulp of spirit wine, staggered, and spoke with a strong smell of alcohol on his breath.

"Who doesn't know that you, Blood God True Person, come from a major sect? You yourself didn't take action... so what about your senior and junior brothers?"

The Blood God remained silent, and on the surface, it seemed that he was indeed the prime suspect.

Although annihilating Ci'en Temple would not benefit the Blood Demon Sect, the image of demonic cultivators as cruel and vengeful had been imprinted in the minds of all cultivators.

It's plausible that the Blood God Immortal massacred the entire Ci'en Temple out of anger or to intimidate others.

"Alright, now is not the time to argue about this. Let's wait for the results of the discussion between the True Lord and the Arhat with the Bowl... In any case, we must give the Faxiang Sect an explanation."

Fang Tiansheng glanced at the altar in the distance, his silver hair fluttering in the wind.

"Using a contest of magic to determine right and wrong is actually a good choice. Regardless of winning or losing, the Arhat with the alms bowl stood up for the Buddhist cultivators who had come to him and faced off against a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the same level... Doing this much is enough."

While the group was talking, they all cast protective spells.

With so many layers stacked up, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it impossible to overhear the conversation without alerting them.

"The Nine Lotus True Lord also invited Ge Cang. Who is this person, and why is he included among us?"

In the far corner of the four stood a sword-wielding cultivator, his eyebrows lowered, dressed in a gray robe, keeping a low profile.

No one could possibly imagine that this gray-robed cultivator was Wan Qi, the Supreme Elder of the Yanri Sword Sect, who had held the position of the number one sword cultivator in Liang Kingdom for nearly a hundred years.

“I have dealt with Ge Cang several times. His strength is unfathomable and he cannot be regarded as an ordinary cultivator. Since he was invited by True Monarch Nine Lotus, how could he be too much different from us?”

Fang Tiansheng spoke up.

'Ge Cang was almost evenly matched with me when he was in the mid-stage of Core Formation, and now that he's in the late-stage, his strength is definitely even greater... There's no need to remind those ignorant fools.'

Peng Zefeng sneered inwardly. As a guest elder of the Holy Lotus Sect, he had known Ge Cang Zhenren for many years and had even fought with him once.

Thinking of this, he tilted his head back and poured the wine from the jug into the pot, like a rushing mountain spring that never stopped, drinking enough spiritual wine to fill several vats.

“Arhat with the alms bowl, I have already explained it to you very clearly. The person was not killed by the Blood God Child... He had an alibi at the time and was unable to attend to the matter. None of his demonic cultivators had such abilities.”

Judging from his appearance, True Monarch Nine Lotus was actually a young and handsome cultivator, but his voice revealed the vicissitudes of life and the trials of time.

“Nine Lotus Benefactor, there is no need to say more... Inner knowledge is not nonexistent, and attachments are all empty. My nephew Ruyi was on his way to join our sect when the entire temple was destroyed and his soul was lost. This is a calamity.”

The Alms Bowl Arhat is a kind-faced old monk with a string of Bodhi prayer beads around his neck and a golden alms bowl in his hand.

"This humble monk replied to my nephew Ruyi's request to move to another sect, and will bear the consequences of his actions and settle the matter himself."

(End of this chapter)