Born with immortal seed

Chapter 253: Sword Heart Clear
"You've just established your foundation; consolidating your realm is the priority. There's no need to rush to pay your respects to me."

Bai Zichen reached out and gently lifted Tong Huan, who was kneeling on the ground, to his feet.

“If a disciple does not come to pay his respects to his master, wouldn’t that be a breach of etiquette?”

Tong Huan respectfully kowtowed three times before standing aside with his hands clasped.

"It's great that you were able to establish your foundation on the first try. In the future, we can give you more responsibilities... Familiarize yourself with your cultivation level well, and you will have opportunities to contribute in the pioneering war."

Bai Zichen thought for a moment, then took out the Bell of All Beings and the Heavenly Xin Sword from his storage bag. He also attached the method for upgrading this low-grade spiritual weapon and inscribed the Starfall Sword Technique on a jade slip.

"As my disciple, you can't be without even a decent sword technique. Consider this a foundation-building gift from your master."

The Yinzhu Sword is too conspicuous; it's practically unique to the Yulong Sect. Giving it to Tong Huan might just bring trouble.

The more common Tianxin Sword is still a safer choice.

However, although Tong Huan had loved flying swords since childhood, according to Bai Zichen's observation, his disciple did not have much talent in swordsmanship.

But since he hasn't changed his original intention and wants to work hard in the direction of his master, it's not good to discourage his fighting spirit.

"Thank you for the gift, Master!"

Tong Huan's eyes lit up with joy, and he accepted the gifts without changing his expression.

"Go down and keep an eye on the progress of the reclamation war in your spare time... If any dissent arises, report it to me immediately."

Bai Zichen watched Tong Huan's respectful retreat and thought that if he had a few capable disciples, his life would be easier.

When the teacher is busy, the disciples should do the work.

Trivial tasks such as collecting materials and running errands to gather intelligence can be completely handed over to the disciples.

"Forget it, more disciples mean more responsibility... Unless they are truly exceptionally talented and it would be a pity to miss them, we will not accept ordinary disciples."

Bai Zichen shook his head and gave up the idea; only the last piece of the True Sword Technique remained in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Once the Hundred Poisons Sword Gu is mastered, the cultivation of one's Enlightenment Sword Technique will come to an end.

Of course, the Wuzhen Sword Technique is profound and mysterious, and continuous study will improve one's sword skills.

This unique sword technique takes a different approach; in actual practice, various advanced-level Gu worms are needed to gradually improve the Hundred Poison Sword Gu.

However, he did not actually want to cultivate it or unleash the full power of the Hundred Poison Sword Gu; he only needed to comprehend the sword technique itself.

The sword light in his hand constantly decomposed and recombined, flying in and out like insects, changing into various forms.

While he was working on the final piece of the Enlightenment Sword Manual, a storm was brewing outside the White Jade Pavilion, changing the fate of countless cultivators.

"Senior Brother Lu, you are in charge of the vanguard in this pioneering campaign, and we will need your continued support later on."

Huo Feiyan was dressed in a smart outfit, looking neat and capable, exuding both heroic spirit and femininity.

With dual spiritual roots and meritorious service during the pioneering war, she was rewarded and finally won a Foundation Establishment Pill ten years ago, successfully establishing her foundation.

She had heard of this unremarkable-looking senior brother with thick eyebrows before.

In his early years, he served as a disciple accompanying Master Bai, and was appreciated and given opportunities, which allowed him to successfully establish his foundation at the advanced age of over sixty.

For a time, it became an inspirational story within the sect.

What's even more amazing is that Lu Song didn't stop after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and he didn't feel that there was no room for improvement at his age.

Surprisingly, he broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage last year, causing a minor ripple.

Huo Feiyan's spiritual root was discovered by Master Bai, which led her to become a disciple of Qingfeng Sect and embark on the path of immortality. Subconsciously, she felt closer to Lu Song, who had once been Master Bai's attendant disciple.

"It's just about working together and doing our jobs well... There's no question of favoritism, it's just everyone working hard together."

Lu Song has worked diligently in the Enforcement Hall over the years and has earned unanimous praise from both superiors and subordinates.

She didn't have any unrealistic ideas because of her past special relationship with Bai Zichen.

Even after Bai Zichen became a Core Formation True Person, he only sent a congratulatory gift as was the norm, and did not pay a separate visit.

Friendships fade with time. If Lu Song is content with his current level and only wants to live out his life as an ordinary elder, then he can certainly make some demands of Bai Zichen.

But beneath his taciturn exterior lies a pursuit of the Great Dao.

Naturally, we should use that affection at the most crucial moment.

It can only be said that inviting Bai Zichen to explore the ancient secret realm together was the wisest decision Lu Song made that day.

"Now that this pioneering war is over, I'll call Junior Brother Tong to go and pay our respects to Master Bai... Firstly, to inquire about his experience in forming the Core Formation, and secondly, to see if the cultivation technique I obtained from the secret realm back then can solve my current predicament."

Lu Song withdrew his vision for the future. Behind him, five hundred Qi Refining disciples had formed a battle formation, complete with array flags, array plates, and array diagrams, standing in neat and imposing formation.

"Senior Brother Lu, we are all ready to go and can depart at any time."

Another Foundation Establishment elder flew over and reported to him.

"Let's set off, destination: Qingyuan Mountain!"

Lu Song gave a solemn order, the banners fluttered, and the stewards led the way as they left the mountain gate.

Not long after the first team set off, three Wind Chasms, loaded with various supplies and a large amount of construction materials, slowly took off and flew towards Qingyuan Mountain.

At almost the same time, all the cultivation families in Black Mountain County received transfer orders, and the open-field reclamation orders for independent cultivators were also issued.

Having learned from the experience of the previous wilderness exploration war, this time the sect decided to have family cultivators and independent cultivators form battle formations from the very beginning to explore the wasteland and kill monsters together.

To avoid poor coordination later on, we need to avoid encountering high-intensity battles right from the start, resulting in heavy casualties.

Within half a month, nearly a thousand family cultivators and more than three thousand independent cultivators who wanted to acquire a spiritual land gathered at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain. After a brief training, they set off in a grand procession.

A month later, Qingyuan Mountain was captured.

Three months later, Ruoyanxi was occupied.

In another six months, the battle line will have advanced two thousand miles, and three second-tier spiritual veins will have fallen into the hands of human cultivators.

The casualties were estimated at around a hundred cultivators, while the number of demonic beasts killed was dozens of times greater, causing the price of demonic beast materials in the Black Mountain County market to plummet once again.

This pioneering war has drawn in over eighty Foundation Establishment cultivators and five thousand Qi Refining cultivators, forming a protracted conflict with the Black Mountain demons.

Just as Gu Xisheng had predicted, the pressure on logistics would increase significantly for every hundred miles the battle line was extended.

Many of the occupied spiritual veins are frequently attacked by the demon beast clans, resulting in back-and-forth struggles that greatly delay the progress.

Fortunately, Qingfeng Sect now has many more Foundation Establishment elders than before, so there is no shortage of manpower and they are not unable to make arrangements.

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"Without the assistance of Gu worms, mastering the Hundred Poison Sword Gu is indeed much more difficult..."

In the quiet room, countless fine rays of light, as thin as cow's hair, drifted in every corner until Bai Zichen took a deep breath and swallowed them all.

The room returned to its usual quiet.

After nearly two years, he finally mastered the Hundred Poison Sword Gu and completely digested the Enlightenment Sword Technique.

When the sword manual in his mind dissipated, his mind became clear and he gained a strange understanding, suddenly having a lot of new insights into flying swords.

"With a clear sword mind... one can dissect all sword techniques in the world and gain a deeper understanding of flying swords."

Bai Zichen experienced it for a while, and although it wasn't like the Sword Dao realm, which could directly increase combat power.

However, the ability to understand the sword mind is still a rare talent for sword cultivators. Usually, only those who have immersed themselves in the way of the sword for thousands of years and have accumulated terrifying combat experience have the opportunity to comprehend it.

The Naihe Sect integrated the essence of sword techniques accumulated over tens of thousands of years to form the Wuzhen Sword Manual, artificially enabling cultivators to acquire this talent more quickly, which can be said to have given sword cultivators an enormous shortcut.

This talent becomes even more apparent in battles between sword cultivators, serving as a deadly move in internal conflicts.

He planned to reforge the Moonlit Sword and the Purple Star Thunder Sword embryos, and re-examine these two flying swords from the perspective of a clear sword mind. Of course, there would be many differences.

The refining of the Moon Spinning Sword went very smoothly, but when it came to the Purple Star Thunderclap Sword Embryo, as soon as the true essence was injected, the lightning surged wildly and became extremely rapid.

'Quick, get it out!'

Intermittent messages were transmitted from the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo. With the Sword Heart Clarity talent, he could no longer communicate with the flying swords of living beings by only vague emotions, but also receive simple words.

Especially those like the Purple Star Thunder Sword Embryo, which were once of high rank, possess a spirituality far exceeding the rank it displays.

Through deliberate communication between the two parties, it has become almost as powerful as the legendary divine treasure in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Take what out?"

No matter how they tried to communicate, the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword Embryo only gave the same one sentence, failing to provide any more complete information.

"Could it be that thing on my body, related to the Purple Star Thunderclap Sword Embryo...?"

Bai Zichen touched the storage bag, and a long, dark box, neither gold nor wood, appeared on the table. It was smooth and clean, without any patterns or characters.

If Lu Song hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have known that this thing was actually a sword case.

After obtaining it, no matter what method was used, the sword box could not be elicited any reaction.

Even after he achieved the Golden Core, the result was the same when he infused it with true essence.

With a hint of anticipation, he reached out and pressed his hand on the surface of the sword box. True essence flowed, and a dark, mysterious light emanated from the surface.

"It's reacting! It's actually a case of sword mind clarity, which is the basic requirement for opening this sword box..."

Bai Zichen was overjoyed. Being able to place it side by side with the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo as a secret realm inheritance, this sword box could not be inferior.

The sword box accepts all true essence without reservation, and with each drop of true essence injected, the mysterious light on its surface expands outwards.

It wasn't until he had used up seven or eight tenths of his true energy that the mystical light finally spread throughout the entire sword box.

Click!

When the sword box was opened, there was another world inside, with thirty-six clusters of pure energy rotating continuously in a celestial pattern.

The interior space is not nearly as cramped as it appears from the outside.

The Purple Star Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo exploded with lightning, revealing intense joy. It automatically leaped out of the dantian and rushed into a ball of pure energy.

The lightning bolts, embedded deep within the pure energy, emitted a hissing sound, their joy so intense that even the lightning arcs trembled and distorted.

Bai Zichen was dumbfounded; this was the first time he had ever seen the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword Embryo act on its own.

Could it have been kept in this sword box since ancient times?
(End of this chapter)