Born with immortal seed

Chapter 246 Pioneering Goals (Supplement 7.17)

"So it's Senior Brother Wei. May I ask what brings you here?"

Tan Qin recognized the person coming from the mysterious light and stood up to greet them.

She is no longer the person she was when her ancestors were still alive, and everyone had to give her face.

Thanks to Tan Changkong's legacy, Tan Qin used two Foundation Establishment Pills to barely become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which was enough to support the Tan family's legacy.

However, none of the Tan family descendants were outstanding. After causing trouble time and time again, even Han Qing, Tan Changkong's successor, was unwilling to continue helping the Tan family descendants.

Tan Qin felt that her aptitude was poor and that she had wasted a large amount of cultivation resources left behind by Tan Changkong.

Therefore, she devoted most of her energy to raising the descendants of the Tan family. Exhausted, she was no longer the same person she used to be, and the spirited young girl was gone.

Wei Chuming had a fierce look on his face. This was a habit he had developed when he was infiltrating the Ghost Spirit Sect. Over there, if you weren't wicked enough, you couldn't intimidate people and would only be bullied.

"I've come looking for someone. Are the Bai siblings here?"

He gave a perfunctory reply and glanced at the inner disciples outside the pavilion.

"Elder, my name is Bai Ziying, and my younger brother is Bai Ziyu... Is there something you need from us?"

The older sister who had just made sarcastic remarks about Tan Qin stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and asked.

"Could they be disciples from the Bai family of Mozhu?"

Wei Chuming asked a follow-up question, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he directly connected the two of them to the flying artifact.

“Junior Sister Tan, I’m taking these two disciples with me for now… This is Bai Zu’s decree, and I will return them later.”

Tan Qin's face turned deathly pale in an instant. These siblings were actually close relatives of Bai Zu.

No wonder they were able to enter the inner sect directly; the sect leader, Gu Xisheng, even used his authority to grant them special permission to enter in a mysterious way.

Their personal information was completely blank, and apart from a few people, no one knew the origin of the siblings' surnames.

Thinking about what had just happened, and how the siblings might tell Bai Zichen, Tan Qin felt a wave of dizziness. She felt that the Tan family's hard times had only just begun.

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"Does Junior Brother Bai mean to restart the pioneering war?"

Wei Dao is a tea master. On the tea table are two cups of tea, their aroma rich. He bites the end of the tea leaves and makes a tasting gesture.

"Brother Wei's tea ceremony skills are truly masterful."

Bai Zichen raised his teacup and drank it all in one gulp. A bitter taste shot straight to his head, followed by a sweet aftertaste that lingered around his nose.

“I’ve seen the data. In recent years, the sect has developed rapidly in terms of grassroots disciples, and the existing spiritual lands are no longer enough to support them. For example, each true disciple needs a third-tier spiritual land, and there are already some that cannot be arranged. And newly promoted elders who want to be allocated their own third-tier cave dwellings have to wait at least twenty years.”

The number of third-tier spiritual lands in Qingfeng Sect is already among the richest of all Core Formation level sects.

However, because the rule was established early on that both true disciples and foundation-building elders would have a piece of spiritual land, there was a shortage of resources, and some could not be allocated.

If it weren't for the presence of Jade Moon Lake, a body of water with a third-order spiritual vein, conflicts would have erupted long ago over spiritual land.

"There's no other way. Fortunately, Feiyue Lake has developed, and starting next year, it will be able to accept about a hundred Qi Refining disciples each year."

Wei Dao, who had once served as the sect leader, was praised by everyone in the sect. How could he not know that the sect, seemingly prosperous and thriving, actually harbored considerable hidden dangers?

However, the war of pioneering is of great importance, requiring not only the deployment of Core Formation Realm cultivators, but also the gathering of tens of thousands of cultivators to form a battle formation.

All the immortal cultivation families and independent cultivators in Black Mountain County must stand under the banner of the pioneering war, contributing their manpower and resources without fear of sacrifice.

Just like the previous pioneering war targeting Emerald Moon Lake, we made ample preparations and thorough planning.

In the end, it still cost the lives of thousands of cultivators to achieve success.

The reason why the Qingfeng Sect set the time for each pioneering war to be a hundred years apart was also taken into consideration.

This time is just right for independent cultivators and immortal cultivation families to recover their strength, so that they can play a role in clearing the way.

At the same time, the sect's growth in the number of disciples is hampered by a lack of resources, and it will take about a hundred years to develop.

"After all, Jade Moon Lake is a body of water. All the suitable third-tier spiritual lands have already been used. Ordinary disciples are fine, but for Foundation Establishment elders and true disciples, having Jade Moon Lake won't solve much of a problem."

Bai Zichen originally returned to the mountain gate intending to visit Master Ge Cang first, but he didn't expect that he was still in seclusion, so he could only visit Wei Dao first.

"I have set two goals, which I believe will not have a significant impact on the sect. I would appreciate any guidance from Senior Brother Wei."

"The first target is Qingniu Valley. We can continue to use it by making slight changes to the plan from back then... Moreover, the sect's strength is not the same as it was back then. Dealing with a third-tier unicorn Kui Niu will be a piece of cake."

Wei Dao nodded slightly in agreement: "That makes sense. A third-tier low-grade demonic beast can be taken down by the two of us brothers working together, without even needing to alarm Senior Brother Ge."

Bai Zichen was stunned. He had said that the one-horned Kui Bull Demon was easier to deal with, but he hadn't expected it to be misunderstood as two people working together.

Besides the reason mentioned above, another reason for choosing Qingniu Valley was his own selfish motives.

Back when he was still an inner disciple, he and Lu Song and others found a corpse in an abandoned mine.

It was the corpse of Meng Zhaode, a disciple of the Tianli Sect, who received the sword inheritance from the Taibai Sword Sect. He also promised the skeleton that if he had the strength, he would go to Qingniu Valley to kill the Unicorn Kui Niu to avenge him.

If Qingniu Valley is designated as the target for land reclamation, both sides will benefit.

The downside is that Green Ox Valley itself is only a third-grade low-level spiritual vein, and the valley only produces second-grade sulfurous crystals; otherwise, it is barren.

Even with a spirit-gathering array, the core can only be upgraded to a mid-grade or high-grade level three.

Compared to Baiyulou, there is no qualitative change.

At the same time, sulfur crystals do not have much value, and if the cave is located in the valley, the future income from spirit stones will definitely be limited.

"Secondly, I set my sights on Thunder Cliff..."

Tianlei Cliff is closest to Qingfeng Sect's main mountain, so there's almost no need to worry about logistical pressure.

Because when fighting flying demonic beasts, cultivators who are not at the Foundation Establishment stage are of no use whatsoever.

Unlike other attacks on other monster lairs, Qi Refining disciples form battle formations. With the help of formation flags and formation plates, they can unleash second-tier power and be used as if they were Foundation Establishment cultivators who only have strength but no cultivation level.

On the entire Thunder Cliff, there are at most fifty Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs in total, with no other large groups of subordinate demonic beasts.

This means that as long as someone can deal with the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King, conquering Thunder Cliff will actually be much easier than other third-tier spiritual veins.

There's no need for a big fuss or a grand display.

There wasn't even a need to issue a reclamation order; the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qingfeng Sect alone could handle it.

"The cliff next to the mountain gate is too close to the Heavenly Thunder Cliff. It will be removed sooner or later."

Wei Dao's expression was solemn, and he did not express his opinion directly.

Thunderclap Cliff is only about four thousand miles away from the sect gate. The sect has long regarded it as a thorn in their side, with numerous records of their observations of it.

The reason they haven't made a move is because they're wary of the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King.

If the demon-slaying attempt fails and the Demon King's wrath is provoked, it will become a nightmare for all cultivators below the Core Formation stage in the Qingfeng Sect.

In terms of combat power, the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King, a third-tier superior-grade demon king, might not even be as strong as the dragon from Jade Moon Lake back then.

However, when it comes to escape speed, apart from the fourth-tier Azure Phoenix, there might not be anyone in the entire Black Mountain Range that can surpass it.

Ge Cang Zhenren was still in the mid-stage of Core Formation and had fought the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King once.

That time they had a slight advantage, but the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King wanted to escape and there was nothing they could do.

However, since that incident, the second-tier Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs have reduced their activity range and rarely appear near the Qingfeng Sect's mountain gate anymore.

"With Senior Brother Ge's supernatural abilities, as long as he takes action, Senior Brother Wei and I will have a great chance of capturing the third-tier demon king while keeping him occupied... As for the other second-tier Golden-Winged Thunder Rocs, we can leave them to the elders of the sect. Even if some escape, it won't be a big problem."

Bai Zichen still preferred Thunder Cliff more; although the place was small, it had a third-grade high-quality spiritual land.

Furthermore, there is a "Thunder Wall" at the top of the cliff. Due to the special terrain, it is constantly bombarded by lightning, which has caused the rock wall to crystallize.

A cultivator once found a fragment of a cracked rock wall containing extremely pure and violent lightning power, but it was bound by the ordinary rock wall due to the wonders of nature.

Because the carrier is extremely fragile, it cannot be used as a spiritual material to refine magical artifacts.

However, it is most suitable for refining a one-time-use treasure like Thunder Crystal Fragments, which can perfectly unleash the power of Thunder Crystal Fragments.

The Thunder Crystal, forged from fragments of Thunder Crystal, carries a trace of thunderous might and is extremely powerful.

Even cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage could be killed by the Thunderbolt if they didn't have a powerful protective treasure.

"Alright, I'll discuss it with Senior Brother Ge after he comes out of seclusion..."

Wei Dao nodded, for the will of a Core Formation True Person represents the direction of the sect's development.

Moreover, this was Bai Zichen's first idea after he formed his core, so Wei Dao naturally didn't want to go against his wishes.

"According to the sect's regulations, Core Formation cultivators do not receive sect contributions, but they will receive 10,000 contribution points for each time they help the sect... In addition, all the collections in the Transmission Hall will be open to you, including the secret underground that only the three of us and the past Hall Masters of the Transmission Hall can access."

Wei Dao understood that this junior brother Bai's sudden rise to prominence was neither like Master Ge Cang, who was regarded as the hope of Qingfeng Sect from childhood and did not get involved in worldly affairs, nor like him, who had served as the sect leader for a long time.

Because of his rapid cultivation speed, Bai Zichen became a Core Formation True Person without even becoming the Palace Master of a First Palace.

They certainly don't understand the powers and responsibilities of a Core Formation Realm cultivator.

"I will take you to the secret hall later. You can choose any three items from there as a congratulatory gift from the sect for your Core Formation."

"That's excellent, thank you for your help, Senior Brother Wei."

Bai Zichen had long heard of the Secret Hall's great reputation.

The truly precious treasures of the Qingfeng Sect are kept in a secret hall and cannot be exchanged casually.

Inside are also the sect's Core Formation cultivators from generation to generation. Those who had no successors donated all their treasures to the sect.

A large part of the secret hall consists of treasures left behind by our predecessors.

When he served as the Abbot of the Imperial Kitchen, one of his great perks was that after serving for sixty years, he could enter the secret hall to select a treasure.

Unexpectedly, he achieved the Golden Elixir in a very short time, without even having used this benefit.

The two rose, one transforming into moonlight and the other merging into the breeze. In the blink of an eye, they crossed several peaks and landed in front of an inconspicuous, dusty warehouse.

(End of this chapter)