Born with immortal seed

Chapter 248 Sacred Beast Essence Blood
"Ziying, Ziyu, how come you two are only at the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

The two pointed boats taken from the secret hall were flipped between Bai Zichen's palms and refined with his true essence.

"Are you just playing around at home and not practicing your cultivation properly?"

Given his current status and position, his direct cousins ​​must enjoy the best treatment in the Bai family, and no one would dare to slight them.

Both of them were fourteen or fifteen years old, so their cultivation speed was relatively slow.

"Elder brother, Yu and I didn't slack off... Father said we're still too young and shouldn't take pills too early to avoid forcing us to grow too fast, otherwise we would definitely be at the sixth level of Qi Refining!"

Bai Ziying mustered her courage and spoke softly.

She knew, of course, what kind of status her cousin, whom she had only met once, held in the Qingfeng Sect and throughout the entire Black Mountain.

Since its rise, it has made steady progress year after year, never encountering any bottlenecks or difficulties, and breaking through barriers has been as easy as drinking water.

Among the Black Mountain cultivators, Bai Zichen has been elevated to the highest esteem.

Almost everyone believed that it was only a matter of time before he reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Even if someone presented concrete evidence proving that among the countless cultivators and Core Formation cultivators in Liang Kingdom, only the Nine Lotus True Monarch emerged as a Nascent Soul cultivator, no one paid any attention.

Becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch is no longer just a matter of talent and aptitude.

Every cultivator who reaches the peak of Core Formation is a genius who amazes others in their growth process, but the vast majority of them fall at the insurmountable barrier of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Besides talent and aptitude, opportunity, good fortune, and character are all indispensable.

The path from Core Formation to Nascent Soul is even longer and more arduous than that of an ordinary person cultivating to Core Formation.

Because of Bai Zichen's existence, the Bai family inexplicably gained several mountain strongholds. Even in the competition for a meteorite mine, the other cultivation families voluntarily withdrew, benefiting the Bai family.

"Ziying, your constitution is too cold. After returning to the sect, eat a pound of blood ginseng rice every day to strengthen your qi and blood..."

Bai Zichen summoned the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror and shone it on the two little ones.

Once a detailed diagram of the human body's meridians is presented, one can identify the problem based on experience alone, without needing any magical aids.

"Ziyu, there are three flaws in your cultivation technique. First, when your magical power flows through the Huagai acupoint, you could linger for five more breaths. Second, when it passes through the Zhongting acupoint, be careful to avoid back-and-forth impacts..."

“Every year at the end of the year, whenever I have time, I come to check your cultivation progress... If you don’t meet the standards, I won’t be polite to you.”

"Understood, elder brother. Yu and I will both work hard."

Bai Ziying nodded repeatedly like she was pounding garlic, while Bai Ziyu, being much more introverted and shy, simply lowered her head and hummed in agreement.

After giving the two juniors a lecture, Bai Zichen said no more, enduring the agonizingly slow flight speed of the colorful white cloud robe, which felt like an ox pulling a cart, and focused on refining the flying boat in his hand.

Seeking Truth Boat, a mid-grade flying magic weapon.

He circled the secret hall twice before finally choosing a flying magic weapon.

Firstly, he currently does not have a third-tier flying sword. If he really wants to fly on a sword, he would have to switch to a second-tier flying sword, which is not only unworthy of his status as a Core Formation True Person, but also too slow.

The Moon Whirl Sword flew fast, but it could only sustain itself for ten breaths before it fell due to exhaustion of its true energy.

Having a flying magical artifact for transportation is quite practical.

Besides its flight speed befitting its status as a mid-grade magic weapon, the Seeking Truth Boat is also made of ironwood, which is impervious to water and fire and exceptionally hard. In addition, it is equipped with twelve restrictions, which are sufficient to ensure safety during flight.

The other item taken from the treasure area, the Five-Eyed Blood Bodhi, is a spiritual object that is of great benefit to the cultivation of physical techniques.

If a master alchemist could be found to transform it into a powerful elixir for body refinement, it could shorten the time required for a Core Formation and Body Refinement cultivator by ten years.

Even when taken directly, it is 70% effective.

Bai Zichen chose this Five-Eyed Blood Bodhi in order to quickly master it after entering the Five Crystal Eternal Forging Body stage.

After landing at Hanxiu Peak, he took the Bai siblings to pay respects to their uncle, Bai Jiu'an, and presented him with a Golden Jade Heart Pill that he had obtained at a high price from the Alchemy Hall.

“Uncle, this pill can extend your life by twenty years… Also, although you don’t plan to establish your foundation, it’s still necessary for you to practice the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique. A Qi Refining cultivator can at least complete the first level, which will give you at least ten more years of lifespan.”

Compared to the last time they met, Bai Jiu'an looked much older, after all, he was nearly a hundred years old.

Even though he is a cultivator and his body is still strong, it's hard to say how much longer he can live.

In recent years, the price of longevity pills has skyrocketed and they are extremely difficult to buy. This Golden Jade Heart Pill was a batch that Han Qing bought thirty years ago to study the medicinal properties of the pills. In the end, there were still two bottles left that he hadn't finished using.

Such a Golden Jade Heart Pill costs three thousand contribution points to exchange within the sect.

For the sake of his uncle, Bai Zichen naturally didn't hesitate to exchange for one.

"Even if I never wake up tomorrow, I can die in peace... Core Formation Realm Master, what virtue or ability do I, Bai Jiu'an, have to have a Core Formation Realm Master as my nephew?"

Bai Jiu'an's speech was somewhat slurred, but he slapped the table with great excitement.

"What tomorrow? Uncle, you still have to look after the two little ones to establish their foundations."

Bai Zichen and Bai Jiu'an chatted until late at night, reminiscing about the moments the uncle and nephew shared at Hanxiu Peak.

He knew very well that it was perfectly normal for a Core Formation cultivator to find that they had lost a few relatives after a period of seclusion or travel.

But the bond between him and his uncle was special, and the thought of having to say goodbye to his relatives soon filled him with regret and sadness.

The following day, Bai Zichen approached the clan chief, Bai Xianzong, and informed him that he wished to borrow the clan's ancestral hall to cultivate a martial art.

Bai Xianzong had no objections and was eager for this true man from the Bai family to stay in the clan for a couple more days.

Inside the ancestral hall, as he walked to the spot where he had sensed the strange aura that day, his divine sense continued to sink downwards.

His current maximum range of spiritual sense is thirty miles, and it's at least ten miles underground. He refuses to believe that he can't detect anything unusual underground.

One hundred feet away, the soil was a mixture of mud and gravel, and a field mouse ran past in a panic.

At three hundred feet, giant rocks have appeared, which usually contain a large amount of refined iron.

Five hundred feet away, an underground stream flows silently.

At eight hundred feet, the divine sense finally detected traces of human creation: a crystal and a jade slip floating inside a round, hollow sphere.

"What a dreamy crystal..."

Bai Zichen was certain that he had never seen a crystal like this before, containing a dark red liquid that seemed to have its own life within it.

The dark red liquid sloshed within the crystal, producing a deep, rushing sound, like waves crashing against the shore.

“If I’m not mistaken, this crystal has its own breath, and it all comes from the liquid inside… The crystal is even the seal. Without the crystal, the area affected by this drop of liquid would be a hundred times greater.”

For example, the underground currents breathe with the spiritual liquid, remaining stationary, sometimes rising and sometimes falling.

As Bai Zichen was secretly discussing things, a ferocious and terrifying azure dragon, exuding divine power, suddenly appeared and emitted a silent dragon roar, which was transmitted in a special way.

The Azure Dragon sat coiled up several times, yet its length remained obscured.

Then the Azure Dragon soared around once, and soon, like a beautiful dream, it shattered and disappeared.

"The essence blood of a sacred beast!"

Bai Zichen lowered his voice and exclaimed in surprise.

Aside from the legendary blood essence of a sacred beast, he couldn't imagine what other liquid could produce such power from a single drop, a mere phantom image that made even a Core Formation cultivator like himself feel a tremor in his heart.

Moreover, it has two horns on its head and five claws on its feet. Its body exudes an indescribable noble aura, yet remains elegant and natural.

Compared to the so-called dragons and dragons, it has a huge difference in appearance, not to mention the oppressive feeling it brings.

It's highly likely that on that day, Gun Gun sensed the changes deep underground when the sacred beast's essence blood erupted.

That's why it seemed so afraid; a mere wisp of breath from eight hundred feet away was enough to make it limp and powerless, losing all ability to resist.

The essence blood of a sacred beast was beyond the understanding of a cultivator of his level; it had existed for tens of thousands of years and still possessed abundant vitality.

"Our ancestor actually hid the essence of the sacred beast under the ancestral hall. How audacious..."

Bai Zichen clicked his tongue in amazement, sensing that he was not far from uncovering the secrets behind the destruction of the Fish Dragon Sect.

He waved his hand and scattered twelve array flags, which surrounded half of the ancestral hall. He then took an array plate and placed it in front of him, concentrating on divining the numbers.

This set of array flags was borrowed from Zhou Suqing. It is a second-tier top-grade array, which combines the understanding of array formations of both Zhou Suqing and Old Ancestor Yang.

Once activated, it isolates both China and the outside world, severing all disturbances...

The purpose was to minimize the disturbance when extracting the essence blood of the sacred beast.

Two Tianxin swords flew out, transforming into two streaks of sword light that quickly dug a pit in the soil, forming a small pit ten feet deep in a short time.

With the digging efficiency driven by a Core Formation cultivator, they reached a depth of about 300 zhang in half a day.

"If we use the Moon Spin Sword to dig the hole, it will be faster. We might be able to find the location of the sacred beast's blood in half an hour... But it's a full eight hundred feet long. My true essence is not as strong as the Moon Spin Sword."

At the same time, in order to keep the secret, it was impossible to mobilize the Bai family members in a big way to directly excavate their own ancestral hall.

I'd rather work harder than take unnecessary risks.

On the third day, at the third watch of the night, with the two Heavenly Swords working tirelessly, they were finally just one step away from completing the hollow circle.

After adjusting and recovering its condition, it pierced through again and rushed into the space where the sacred beast's essence blood was located.

A powerful force surged up from the hole, causing an earthquake, and all the candles in the ancestral hall were extinguished.

Bai Zichen was quick-witted and nimble; with two flashes of sword light, he brought up the crystal and the jade slip simultaneously.

The sacred beast's blood essence crystal exuded a domineering and powerful aura, and the closer it got to the ground, the more pronounced this heart-pounding feeling became.

The twelve battle flags trembled and groaned, stretched to their limit, looking as if they might break at any moment.

Before the sacred beast's essence blood could evolve into the Azure Dragon phantom again, he put it into his storage bag.

"So the so-called sacred beast refers to the Azure Dragon. A single drop of its essence blood can transform into a lifelike phantom, overwhelming the entire audience... The Yi Wood Azure God Technique cultivated by the Bai family has a special effect that can cause spiritual plants to mutate and advance. However, it becomes ineffective for married off descendants, and even descendants with Bai family bloodlines are unable to do so. So that's the reason."

Bai Zichen suddenly realized that the essence blood of the sacred beast had been unknowingly influencing the Bai family members, but they were unaware of it.

(End of this chapter)