Born with immortal seed

Chapter 234 The Secret Realm Opens

"If I'm not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Bai should have the Sword Key in hand and be preparing to enter the Sword Tomb Secret Realm?"

Suo Bihua's features were not stunningly beautiful, but rather delicate and pretty. She gently poured water into a cup of spiritual tea and pushed it over.

"Indeed, I do possess a sword key."

Bai Zichen nodded, readily admitting it.

He returned to the Tianhe Sword Sect with Yan Yuanzai, and he wasn't some rogue cultivator without connections, so there was no need to worry about anyone daring to snatch the sword key.

The Sword Tomb Secret Realm is known for only considering talent in swordsmanship, disregarding everything else.

Even if you are a Core Formation cultivator, you might not ultimately gain as much as a Qi Refining cultivator.

However, cultivators who enter the Sword Tomb Secret Realm are usually at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Then I'd like to wish you great progress in your swordsmanship and hope that you will be favored by a third-tier flying sword."

Suo Bihua recalled the news she had heard from her great-uncle yesterday and roughly understood which Core Formation cultivator the young man in front of her had obtained the Tai Xuan White-Headed Sword Token through.

"There are still three months until the opening of this secret realm. If Fellow Daoist Bai is interested in Fairy Song's third-tier flying sword, you can come and find me... An invitation to the trade fair is still a respectable invitation."

She certainly didn't believe that a cultivator who could get to know that person in the sect wouldn't be unable to obtain Song Qin's invitation to the trade fair.

Since we're making friends with those who are good to us, it's simply a good deed done to the end.

"If you decide to go, I'll have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Suo."

Bai Zichen had already given up on the possibility of obtaining a third-tier flying sword from a Core Formation cultivator through a transaction, as he couldn't offer any treasures that would catch the other party's eye.

"By the way, I wonder how many flying swords were produced in the Sword Tomb Secret Realm last time?"

"Where did these few come from! When the secret realm opened three years ago, there wasn't even a trace of a third-tier flying sword. Five years ago, only one sword appeared..."

Suo Bihua's wrist trembled as she poured the tea, almost spilling the spiritual tea onto the table.

The opening time of the Sword Tomb Secret Realm is not fixed and depends on the number of qualified disciples of the Heavenly River Sword Sect and the number of cultivators who come to the sect with sword keys.

"Because there are fewer and fewer third-tier flying swords in the secret realm, there are already different voices in the sect, who feel that the secret realm should not be opened to outsiders."

"However, this rule was set by True Lord Tianhe. No matter how much the people below object, they cannot change it unless Ancestor Tang gives his word."

"Tianhe Zhenjun is indeed a magnanimous and ambitious senior... His vision is admirable."

Bai Zichen believed that if he obtained a stable secret realm, he would never open it to all sword cultivators in the world with the grand ambition of practicing the sword path together.

After fulfilling personal needs, it will only be open to sect disciples and members of the Bai family.

"My great-uncle said that in his later years, the Heavenly River True Lord, through reading through a large number of ancient classics, confirmed that the Sword Tomb Secret Realm was very likely the villa of a famous sword immortal from the upper realm in ancient times."

Suo Bihua revealed inside information that had only been circulating within a small circle.

"The Tai Xuan White-Headed Sword and the Xing Yao Sword are just the most inconspicuous parts of that sword immortal's collection; the true sword lineage was left elsewhere."

"The Heavenly River True Lord opened the gates of the secret realm not only out of compassion for the difficult cultivation of sword cultivators across the world, but also in the hope that through the exploration of more people, one day we can obtain clues to the true inheritance of that sword immortal from the upper realm."

"The Sword Tomb Secret Realm is actually just a separate residence?"

Bai Zichen was shocked.

It can only be said that the ancient times were indeed the most prosperous period in the world of cultivation.

Various ancient treasures, wild beasts, and magical artifacts emerged one after another.

There is also an Ascension Platform that still exists. As long as one cultivates to the Nascent Soul stage, one can offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray to receive an Ascension talisman, thus successfully ascending to the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Even immortals from the upper realms can descend to the mortal world in reverse order via the ascension platform.

In that era, encountering a celestial being was not just a mythical story, but a real occurrence in reality.

After leaving the Divine Sword Pavilion, Bai Zichen gazed at the vast Sword City and then briefly browsed two shops.

Then I visited several sword-making shops, most of which were family-run businesses.

However, they only have the ability to forge second-tier flying swords, and only one company has indicated that it can accept commissions for third-tier flying swords.

However, it should be made clear beforehand that the success rate of forging the sword will not exceed 30%.

Regardless of success or failure, the cost of forging the sword must be paid in advance.

"We'll leave hiring someone to forge weapons as the last option. We'd rather spend more money to improve our own sword-forging skills..."

Bai Zichen had previously considered improving his weapon-refining skills, but he found that he didn't have any special talent and it would take too much time, so he stopped halfway through.

It is extremely rare for a cultivator like him, who has reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, to not have even advanced one of the various cultivation arts to the second rank.

Because every minute of his cultivation time is so precious, he has never encountered a bottleneck that would stop his progress and allow him to be distracted by other things.

Back in his cave halfway up Sword Mountain, Bai Zichen quietly awaited the day the Sword Tomb Secret Realm would open.

Born into another sect, he didn't take out his top-grade spirit stones to help with his cultivation.

In addition to his daily training, he still focused on studying the Breaking Illusion Sword Technique.

Whenever he had free time, he would come to the sword-testing platform to watch the sword duels of the Tianhe Sword Sect disciples.

The practice of dueling among disciples of the Sword Sect is very popular, and at any time, one can see cultivators exchanging sword techniques on the Sword Testing Platform.

He observed the Sword Sect disciples' competition not to learn their swordsmanship.

Instead, he put himself in the shoes of the user to verify the feasibility of the Breaking Illusion Sword Technique.

Therefore, he chose to observe and adjust his Breaking Illusion Sword Technique by watching sword duels between Qi Refining disciples.

Finally, after a hundred days, I mastered the basics of the Breaking Illusion Sword Technique.

At first glance, the swordsmanship displayed by the nimble Qi Refining disciple presented a different picture in his eyes.

In Bai Zichen's opinion, Qi Refining disciples who have only been wielding flying swords for a few years are still stuck in the first or second level of sword cultivation, even using the Northern Region's sword dao classification method. They have no secrets about sword path control, sword move variations, etc.

But that was achieved by his superior understanding and skill in swordsmanship, far surpassing that of his disciples.

It has no direct connection with the Breaking Illusion Sword Technique itself.

This time was different. In the distance, a phantom sword shadow appeared in front of the disciple, and the next moment a sword light fell.

Until the end of the entire sword match, the sword path predicted by the Breaking Illusion Sword Technique was exactly as expected, falling entirely within the framework of the illusory sword shadows.

Unlike Bai Zichen, who was predicting the sword path, it was more like that disciple was following his guidance, copying the same move exactly.

"Junior Brother Bai, the Sword Sect disciple who was in charge of receiving us just came to deliver a message: tomorrow is the day the Sword Tomb Secret Realm opens."

Qi Yue searched all the way here and said loudly.

It's unclear why this Junior Brother Bai has recently become obsessed with watching the sword duels of the Heavenly River Sword Sect. Even if one wants to learn from others' strengths, it would only be worthwhile if one were a Foundation Establishment level cultivator.

"Master sent a letter yesterday saying that the aftereffects of activating the secret technique have basically healed and he can return to the sect in a few days."

"The Burial Valley of Immortals has now become a forbidden area. Although the ancient demon is restricted by the seal and cannot escape, no one dares to set foot within a hundred miles. Strangely, the Holy Lotus Sect and the Dharma Aspect Sect have remained silent about this matter, as if it had never happened."

"After Fang Zhenren severed his own body and returned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he secluded himself and did not come out. However, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is now scouring the world for fourth-order bone-regenerating elixirs."

"The Blood God True Man has vanished without a trace. We don't know if he died in the Burial Immortal Valley or was seriously injured... In any case, the Blood Demon Sect is now leaderless and in complete chaos."

Qi Yue blurted out all the information he had gathered. After this period of time, he had finally emerged from the Burial Immortal Valley and regained his heroic appearance with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.

"Our cultivation level is too low; we must at least reach the Core Formation stage before we are qualified to investigate the truth..."

Bai Zichen stepped down from the sword-testing platform, his eyes still filled with the intricate sword shadows.

"However, the disappearance of the Blood God True Man is good news for our sect... The Ghost Spirit Sect has lost its greatest ally, and the Demonic Alliance has lost its backbone. It will no longer be able to command us as easily as before."

……

The stone sword hangs in mid-air.

Without any external support or the operation of the formation, the hundred-foot stone sword suddenly floated in mid-air.

A dozen or so cultivators stood in two distinct rows in front of the stone sword.

The cultivator with the Tai Xuan White-Headed Sword pattern on his sleeve was naturally a disciple of the Tianhe Sword Sect. He stood arrogantly in a circle.

Even the occasional glances he cast were filled with disdain and resentment.

On the other side were several outside cultivators, with diverse backgrounds, including rogue cultivators, cultivators from families of immortals, and cultivators from sects outside of Beiyuan.

There were twelve people in total on both sides, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, on average, the cultivation level of outside cultivators is a notch higher than that of the Sword Sect disciples.

"The time has come. Open the secret realm."

The two Nascent Soul cultivators in the air exchanged a glance and then struck each other with their palms towards the void.

Each hand held half of a dark jade pendant. When they collided, a void force was generated, and the stone sword slowly rose, revealing a black flame passage.

The disciples of the Tianhe Sword Sect were all guided by sword light, directly entering the black flame circle.

"Infuse the sword key with magic power, then swing it like a flying sword to enter the secret realm!"

The Core Formation cultivator with red hair, yellow eyes, a thin, pointed face, and unusually deep-set features shouted a warning to the visiting sword cultivator.

The remaining five people quickly took out their sword keys and activated them, transforming into five different colored sword lights that disappeared from the spot.

All the trial participants entered the Sword Tomb Secret Realm, and the two Core Formation cultivators withdrew their true essence, causing the black flame passage to gradually shrink.

"I hope that this time a disciple can obtain a third-tier flying sword. The Sword Tomb Secret Realm has been discovered by the ancestor for more than three thousand years. Let's not wait until the day the secret realm collapses before we have taken all the flying swords inside."

Master Suoqian, his face ashen, gazed expectantly at the closed entrance to the secret realm and spoke.

"If you ask me, it would be more practical to learn a few more sword techniques from the sword marks. It's not like the sects don't have the ability to forge third-tier flying swords... If that fourth-tier flying sword can be retrieved, that would be something to truly celebrate."

Tang Yuan Zhenren, with his red hair and yellow eyes, had a different opinion.

He was an anomaly in the Tianhe Sword Sect. He was an orphan brought back by the Supreme Elder Tang Fei and took his master's surname after being accepted as a disciple.

Because he possessed the bloodline of an ape-like demon, he changed his name to Tang Yuan.

He is aloof and difficult to approach, keeping to himself within the sect, taking no responsibility for any affairs, and not accepting disciples or teaching any subjects.

"It's tough. There's no one like Senior Brother Yan among this group of disciples, not even one with comparable talent... To attract a fourth-tier flying sword, one must at least have mastered the Sword Qi Thunder Sound at the Foundation Establishment stage."

Suo Qian shook his head. If obtaining a third-tier flying sword in the Sword Tomb Secret Realm could be attributed to luck, then obtaining a fourth-tier flying sword depended purely on one's talent in swordsmanship.

If it didn't possess unparalleled swordsmanship talent that surpassed all others, how could a fourth-tier flying sword, already a living being, have condescended to come and submit willingly?

Even Yan Yuanzai, with his talent in swordsmanship, has not yet gained the true recognition of the Xingyao Sword. He has focused more on utilizing the sharpness of the flying sword itself and has not yet demonstrated the power of a fourth-tier flying sword.

For cultivators like Suo Qian, who had entered the core area of ​​the Sword Tomb Secret Realm and attempted to summon a fourth-order flying sword.

If a disciple comes close to that standard, he will stand out like a crane among chickens, and there is absolutely no possibility of him being ignored.

(End of this chapter)