Born with immortal seed

Chapter 250 Why are there more and more enemies?
'My master volunteered to guard the array's core, binding his soul to the array, and asked the sect leader for a place to pass on his skills, allowing me to join the team that was secretly evacuating…'

With four transformed demons and hundreds of thousands of other demonic beasts, the Fish-Dragon Sect is facing the most perilous situation since its founding.

Without much consideration, the Supreme Elder made the decision to select core disciples and take the inheritances and treasures of each lineage to escape from Chilong Island first, in order to observe the subsequent developments.

If Chilong Island cannot be defended, then these core disciples will scatter and flee, ensuring that the Fish-Dragon Sect's lineage will not be extinguished and its inheritance will not perish.

If another Nascent Soul True Monarch emerges, there may be a chance to restore the glory of the Fish-Dragon Sect.

If we can use the fourth-order grand formation to defend Chilong Island and the demon beast army retreats, that would be even better.

The withdrawal of several core disciples turned out to be a false alarm, and all the effort was wasted.

Each of the five prominent lineages selected one core disciple, while the hidden lineages already had disciples hiding their identities in various places, so there was no need to send any more.

As for the two branch lines, nobody thinks of them at times like this.

Bai Muxing's master was, after all, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, and his words carried some weight. He risked his life to save his disciple's life.

Another branch has only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, who don't even have the chance to meet the Supreme Elder.

Five core disciples, each possessing a priceless treasure and carrying a fundamental inheritance, plus disciples like Bai Muxing who were brought in for various reasons, make a total of fifteen.

Using a short-distance teleportation array deep within the Supreme Elder's cave, and after consuming several top-grade spirit stones, the group was teleported to a deserted island thousands of miles away.

The area had already been properly prepared by the Fish-Dragon Sect. The deserted island had no spiritual energy whatsoever and was constantly ravaged by tsunamis, making it difficult to live on. There was no need to worry about it becoming a settlement.

Several days later, a deafening roar came from the direction of Chilong Island, a sound that could be heard even from tens of thousands of miles away.

At the same time, a sense of sorrow welled up in the hearts of these fifteen disciples.

They looked at each other, both of them knowing very well that with the destruction of the Chilong Island formation, the Yulong Sect was definitely destroyed, and the cultivators still on the island would have no hope of escaping.

Without the protection of the fourth-order grand formation, how could the Fish-Dragon Sect, with only one Nascent Soul True Monarch, withstand the army of demonic beasts?

The four transformed demons all possessed extraordinary bloodlines and supernatural powers, enough to make even a Nascent Soul True Monarch unable to abandon their physical body and escape into the void.

The number of third-tier demonic beasts is ten times that of the Core Formation cultivators of the Fish-Dragon Sect, in addition to countless ordinary demonic beasts that are fearless of death.

Even without seeing it with your own eyes, you can imagine the current tragic state of things on Chilong Island.

Bai Muxing felt as if his heart was being torn apart, and tears streamed down his face. He had no feelings for the sect, but he regarded his mentor, who gave him a new life and was willing to sacrifice himself to send him away from Chilong Island, as his father.

After a brief period of grief, the fifteen disciples of the Fish-Dragon Sect quickly composed themselves, split into five groups, and went their separate ways.

Each of the five major lineages' core disciples served as leaders, each leading two disciples.

On their escape from the open sea, they were intercepted by a constant stream of demonic beasts and human cultivators who had come to join the Dragon Lord.

Before even setting foot on land, the three, including Bai Muxing, were already covered in wounds and exhausted.

If that core disciple hadn't had enough secret treasures in his storage bag, he wouldn't have been able to kill or force back the pursuers.

"One night, I overheard the two of them plotting to abandon me at sea as bait to lure their pursuers... Enraged, I devised a plan to lead them into the merfolk's encirclement, stealing the heirloom treasure that the core disciple of the Xuanming lineage had taken, and then I traveled to the northern inland region."

Only after Bai Muxing left the outer sea and set foot on the inland land, making sure he had shaken off his pursuers, did he dare to open his storage bag and discover that what he had taken was actually the essence blood of a sacred beast that the Fish-Dragon Sect had worshipped for thousands of years.

Feeling terrified, they dared not linger and continued north until they reached Black Mountain before finally stopping.

Later, the Bai family of Mozhu was established, and the essence of the sacred beast was buried eight hundred feet underground in Hanxiu Peak. The Bai family ancestral hall was built there in advance.

Furthermore, by improving the secret techniques of the Fish-Dragon Sect, every member of the Bai family could be subtly influenced by the essence of the sacred beast's blood, thereby mastering the mutated Yi Wood Azure God Technique.

However, Bai Muxing himself was affected by the pure wood-type spiritual energy entering his body because he came into close contact with the sacred beast's blood crystal and did not have the special gloves of a core disciple of the Xuanming lineage.

After decades of perseverance, he could no longer bear the pain of trees growing and blossoming within his body, and severed his own heart meridian, passing away peacefully on Hanxiu Peak.

"The thing I regret most in my life is that I failed my master's high expectations and failed to revive the Crimson Bright lineage... The fact that you can read this far means that one of my descendants has become a Core Formation cultivator, which is a cause for celebration. I have copied the secret technique of separating the essence and blood of sacred beasts and the fundamental method of the Crimson Bright lineage at the end, hoping that you can find a successor for the Crimson Bright lineage and carry it on."

"As for the Fish-Dragon Sect, they didn't rely on our Crimson Bright lineage for their restoration, so don't worry too much about it... Based on my speculation, those fourth-tier transformed demons surrounding Chilong Island are most likely after the sacred beast's blood essence. Even though you're in the Northern Territory, you still need to be careful. Exposing yourself will attract fourth-tier demons, and you'll never have peace again."

At the end of the jade slip, Bai Muxing hastily transcribed a few lines of text.

Just by looking at the literal meaning, one can see the loneliness and unwillingness in his heart.

He cherishes the memory of his teacher's kindness and has little affection for the Fish-Dragon Sect.

Further down is a secret technique that can harmlessly draw a trace of the aura emanating from the essence of a sacred beast into a cultivator's body, granting him a unique Yi Wood Azure God Technique.

This secret technique requires the cultivation level of Core Formation to be used. Bai Muxing simply buried the essence blood of the sacred beast underground and ingeniously created a similar technique inspired by the secret technique, so that the Bai family disciples could also enjoy the influence of the essence blood of the sacred beast.

However, the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique created by this method is far inferior to the original version, which may be the reason why there are few mutated and advanced spiritual bamboos in the Bai Family Bamboo Forest, and the Thunder Sound Bamboo is nowhere to be seen.

Aside from secret techniques, there is also a cultivation method from the Crimson Bright lineage that can directly lead to the Nascent Soul stage.

In addition, there are dozens of spells, three supernatural powers, and one secret technique, encompassing the entirety of the Crimson Bright lineage.

Bai Zichen glanced at it and got a general understanding.

However, he will not study it now; he will consider it when he has more time in the future.

As for successors, with so many members of the Bai family, just choose two who meet the requirements in terms of both aptitude and temperament to pass on the torch.

This can be considered as fulfilling the dying wish of our ancestors.

"I really didn't expect that the ancestor's identity as a disciple of the Fish-Dragon Sect was genuine. The Youlongmen cultivators were right to call me a remnant of the Fish-Dragon Sect, it's the real deal... But the sacred beast's essence blood was actually snatched from a core disciple of a lineage. I wonder if those two survived. If the news of snatching the core disciple's inheritance treasure gets out, even the remaining forces of the Fish-Dragon Sect will see the Bai family as a thorn in their side and will kill them as soon as possible."

Bai Zichen could imagine that his status as a descendant of the Bai family and the heir of the Chiming lineage would not receive any preferential treatment from the other disciples of the Fish Dragon Sect.

It's even possible that if those two Xuanming disciples hadn't died and had informed Bai Muxing of what he had done, their hatred for him might have been even greater than that for Youlongmen.

"I'm caught in the middle, not knowing the intricacies of the situation and unraveling some of the mysteries in my mind... but then I suddenly discovered that instead of gaining any help, I've gained a group of enemies—the remnants of the Fish-Dragon Sect whose whereabouts are unknown."

Bai Zichen filled the pit with soil, but the digging marks were still clearly visible.

However, since everything inside has been taken, what can others do even if they find out? Are they going to come up and question him, a Core Formation cultivator?

Reaching out to retrieve the entire set of battle flags, I noticed that two of the flags had minor tears on their surfaces.

The only way is to return it to Zhou Suqing and compensate her a little.

Furthermore, judging from the power of the sacred beast's blood essence, even if they have their own territory in the future, they will still need to set up formations.

Otherwise, if a blue dragon were to soar into the sky every now and then, wouldn't that be announcing to the world that they possess an uncontrollable treasure?

Over time, there's no guarantee that it won't spread to the open sea.

Given that Youlongmen likely knew that the 'remnants of the Fish-Dragon Sect' had appeared and killed Meng Shigui, they would certainly attach great importance to collecting this kind of intelligence.

He didn't want to incur enemies like the Myriad Stars Islands in the outer sea and four transformed demons so soon after he reached the Core Formation stage.

After looking around and confirming that there were no items related to the blood essence of the sacred beast left outside, he took two steps forward and lit three sticks of incense.

“Ancestor, you dared not leave your name on the memorial tablet until your death, for fear of implicating your descendants… But you told your descendants that you were a disciple of the Fish-Dragon Sect, which shows that you still had feelings for the Fish-Dragon Sect.”

Bai Zichen lit incense, inserted it into the incense burner in front of the memorial tablet, and bowed three times.

"Regardless, the essence of the sacred beast is already in my hands... Those families of Youlongmen, including the Dragon Lord of the Sea, definitely regard me as an enemy. There is no possibility of reconciliation. Even if they are willing to hand over the essence of the sacred beast, it will not solve the problem. When I have the strength to stand above the Nascent Soul stage, I will take back Chilong Island, move your memorial tablet back to the island in a grand manner, and let the Chiming lineage be the leaders of the Fish-Dragon Sect for generations."

After leaving the ancestral hall, Bai Zichen returned to the courtyard where he had lived in his youth and stayed for two days, reminiscing about those days.

How many members of the Bai family are there now?

Before leaving Hanxiu Peak, Bai Zichen called Bai Xianzong over, as he had some things to tell the clan leader.

"Reporting to the True Person, there are a total of 262 people... Apart from the immortal seedlings discovered through the Spirit Guiding Ceremony, a large part of the growth comes from marriage alliances. There are female cultivators from other families who have married into the Bai family, and there are also rogue cultivators who have been recruited to become live-in sons-in-law."

Over the years, the Bai family has experienced the Ghost Spirit Sect's attempt to wipe them out, the pioneering war, and the sect war. The family population has also increased significantly. Apart from the title of Master Bai, Bai Xianzong has done a good job in leading and controlling the family.

It should be noted that many families that were once as powerful as or even more powerful than the Bai family have been wiped out in the past few decades.

The cultivation families of Heishan are undergoing a major reshuffle.

The Qingxi Huang family, now known as the foremost immortal cultivation family in Black Mountain, is far inferior to the former Fire Phoenix Mo family.

Compared to the other companies, there is no significant gap.

“Not bad, but still not enough… Within a few years, I will launch a pioneering war, relocating at least a hundred clansmen to the new third-tier spiritual vein to manage my businesses. Therefore, I hope there are as many clansmen as possible.”

Bai Zichen thought for a moment and continued:
"I will have someone send five thousand catties of first-grade spirit rice and one million catties of ordinary rice. I hope that when I see you next time, the Bai family will have more than three hundred members."

The war of reclamation was inevitable because it concerned his vital interests, and he had to carry out his will.

When a Core Formation cultivator wants to push something forward, no amount of hardship or obstacle is a big problem.

What used to take ten years to prepare for a land reclamation campaign could be shortened to just a few years.

"So fast!"

Bai Xianzong was shocked. The pioneering war was a calamity for cultivation families. If they were not careful and suffered too many casualties, they would not be able to maintain their status.

Then it immediately dawned on them that this was a pioneering war led by a real person from the Bai family, and how dangerous could it be?

It was obvious that Master Bai was taking care of his own kind, informing them of the news in advance, and thus gaining a head start in profiting from it.

(End of this chapter)