Born with immortal seed

Chapter 260 Nine Fragrance Pavilion

"It turns out that Fellow Daoist Su and Senior Sister Honglian have a past. She just returned from her travels some time ago. Although her cultivation has broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, her natal spirit beast was severely injured and has not come down the mountain for quite some time."

Bai Yuanhao must have only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a few years and had just come to the Spirit Beast Pavilion to take up his post and gain experience.

At first, they were a little reserved in front of strangers, but when they heard that the visitors were two old friends from the same school, they immediately started chatting.

Unlike other sects, the cultivators of the Myriad Beasts Sect find that the difficulty of forming their Core Formation largely depends on their natal spirit beast.

If one can form a contract with a third-tier spirit beast, the difficulty of forming a core will be greatly reduced.

When combined with Qingling Jade Marrow, the success rate of Core Formation can be achieved in more than 50% of cases.

However, if your natal spirit beast is only at the second tier, it will not be of any help; on the contrary, it will only hold you back.

This is why, despite having tens of thousands of disciples, including many Foundation Establishment cultivators and abundant Core Formation materials, the number of Core Formation cultivators in the Myriad Beasts Sect has never been very large.

While she achieved a breakthrough in her own cultivation level, her natal spirit beast was severely injured. For Honglian, it was hard to say whether this was a blessing or a curse.

"Such a thing has happened. I believe Fellow Daoist Honglian will be able to overcome this difficulty..."

Bai Zichen exchanged a few casual pleasantries, placed the panda hanging on his arm on the table, and pointed: "Fellow Daoist Bai, could you please take a look? My mutated Tai Chi Bear has not been able to advance in rank. What could be the problem?"

Bai Yuanhao held Gun Gun down with great interest and carefully examined it from top to bottom. He then took out several magical artifacts unique to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect for testing.

“Brother Su, your spirit beast’s growth is normal, and its demonic power level has long reached the standard for advancement… There’s not a single sign of movement. There’s only one possibility: the bloodline that caused its mutation is stronger than we initially thought, creating an invisible constraint.”

A bell rang, and a steward brought over a thick book. Bai Yuanhao quickly flipped to a page, his face beaming with confidence.

“Look, our sect has recorded all the spirit beasts with the potential to advance to the third tier… The mutated Taiji Beast is extremely sensitive to spiritual energy and possesses an activatable treasure-hunting talent, and is suspected to have the bloodline of a third-tier low-grade treasure dog. But judging from the current situation, the treasure dog bloodline is definitely not enough to do this. I suspect that its paternal lineage should be traced back to a fourth-tier demon beast!”

Bai Zichen was stunned. He never imagined that a rare breed of dog could be mixed with a Tai Chi bear.

However, if Gun Gun really has the bloodline of a fourth-order demon beast, that would be a good thing, as its potential would be much greater than originally expected.

Unlike human cultivators, demonic beasts' bloodlines essentially limit their cultivation level.

Breaking through the bloodline limitation is incredibly difficult, more than ten times harder than the normal cultivation process for human cultivators.

The Outer Sea Dragon King went to great lengths and spared no expense to obtain the essence blood of the sacred beast, precisely because he wanted to use a drop of Azure Dragon essence blood of the same origin to purify his dragon bloodline.

Thus, with its vast and boundless demonic power, it had almost opened halfway to the fifth tier.

Seeing that Bai Yuanhao spoke eloquently and professionally, Bai Zichen had already given him a second impression: "Fellow Daoist Bai, in your opinion, how should this problem be solved?"

"Simply increasing demonic power with pills to break through the bottleneck is probably not enough. I also need to combine it with Blood Transformation Pills that help the bloodline merge, and then consume the flesh and blood of high-level demonic beasts for stimulation, in order to cross this realm in one fell swoop!"

Bai Yuanhao wrote down a list and handed it over.

"If Brother Su trusts me, just prepare the spirit beast pills as written above. However, our store does not sell the flesh and blood of third-tier demon beasts, so you will have to find another way."

"I can't trouble two people with one thing. Please help me pack these pills, Fellow Daoist Bai."

Bai Zichen glanced at it and decided to listen to the advice of professionals in this matter.

He originally intended to buy some of the best spirit beast advancement pills, but little did he know there were so many intricacies involved.

It's normal that the Spirit Beast Pavilion doesn't sell the flesh and blood of third-tier demon beasts. For the Myriad Beasts Sect, every demon beast is a valuable resource, especially a third-tier demon king.

If possible, capture them alive. As long as you can tame them and establish a contract, you can add a Core Formation fighter to the sect.

Even if it doesn't work out, they can be kept on the mountain until a third-tier demon king gives birth to a cub, at which point they will be taken away immediately.

Newborn cubs are most likely to form spirit beast contracts. These cubs, which have great potential, may grow into new third-tier spirit beasts.

'I wonder if Senior Brother still has any of the flesh and blood from the Kui Niu Demon King. If he's already used it, I'll have to kill another third-tier demon beast later...'

Bai Yuanhao instructed the disciple in charge to bring the pills and patiently explained the precautions for taking them, as well as how to combine them with the flesh and blood of third-tier demonic beasts.

After carefully storing the bottles of spirit beast pills and paying off the spirit stones, Bai Zichen bid farewell to Bai Yuanhao and strolled around the Ten Thousand Beasts Market twice.

More than 80% of the shops in the Beast Market sell items related to spirit beasts, so there weren't many that interested him, and he quickly left the market.

However, the Qiuzhenzhou was not flying towards the Black Mountain Range, but towards Luzhou at high speed.

"Such flight speed suggests a Core Formation cultivator?"

With a flash of crimson light, True Man Fire Crow appeared above the Myriad Beasts Pavilion, staring solemnly in the direction the Seeking Truth Ship had departed.

He waved to dismiss the Wanshou Sect cultivators who had come to pay their respects, whom he had disturbed, and after a long while, True Person Fire Crow flew towards the mountain gate.

Since this Core Formation cultivator has concealed his whereabouts and cultivation level, and has not caused any disturbance in the market, he should only be hiding his identity and has no malicious intent.

Master Huoya had just returned from the Holy Lotus Sect and had important matters to discuss with Fang Tiansheng, so he didn't dwell on this matter any longer.

……

The seven prefectures of Luzhou were originally within the sphere of influence of the Righteous Alliance.

With the death of Daoist Jiuhe, the relocation of Ci'en Temple, and the complete annihilation of the sect, the area that had once been occupied by the demonic forces, including three prefectures, shrank drastically.

Fortunately, the Blood God Master has gone missing and his fate is unknown, leaving the Demonic Alliance without its backbone.

Without Daoist Jiuhe, the Righteous Alliance, which had been existing in name only, finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped its precarious situation.

Of the sects in Luzhou right now, Danxia Sect is doing the best.

After all, with alchemy skills at their disposal, and pills being an essential item in the cultivation world, even demonic cultivators cannot do without them.

Once the war ended, many of the people in Danxia Sect's markets were demonic cultivators who had disguised themselves.

Danxia Workshop quickly regained its popularity, and Master Zhu helped a sect in the Frost Kingdom refine a batch of precious pills, receiving a third-tier demon core as a reward.

It just so happens that a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Danxia Sect failed to break through to Core Formation. Feeling that he didn't have time to start over, he simply refined a demon core and became a fake Core Formation cultivator.

Although there is no potential for development, precisely because of this, the remaining time can be devoted to general affairs, without having to focus on secluded cultivation.

With two Core Formation experts now in Danxia Sect, the sect's morale was greatly boosted, and a peaceful and prosperous atmosphere returned.

Danxia Lane, Jiuxiang Tower.

This building specializes in high-end spiritual cuisine. A single person in the lobby on the first floor costs three to five spirit stones, while a table in a private room on the second floor costs at least a hundred spirit stones.

Not to mention the VIP lounge on the third floor, which is a place only truly important people can go up to.

Even if a wandering cultivator enjoys food and drink, they don't have enough money to frequently dine at the Nine Fragrance Pavilion.

The main business here is for Danxia Sect disciples and cultivators from other places who come here seeking pills. Because the cultivators coming and going are of a high caliber, it has gradually developed into a meeting place.

If a visiting cultivator lacks connections and wants to ask a Danxia Sect disciple for a favor, there is a middleman in the private room on the second floor who will be willing to introduce you, as long as you pay spirit stones.

Qiu Bai is a little over a hundred years old this year, and is quite ordinary among the elders of Danxia Sect.

The main reason was that after many years of waiting, he finally had a chance to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, but he failed and wasted a batch of precious spiritual herbs.

In an instant, he was reduced from a promising young talent to a useless piece of trash.

From then on, he was never assigned any alchemy tasks in the Danxia Sect.

Ninety-nine percent of the disciples of Danxia Sect cultivate the Precious Cauldron Pill King Scripture, achieving both alchemy and cultivation simultaneously.

By continuously refining pills, one can improve their alchemy skills and absorb the essence of the pills to enhance their cultivation, thus creating a virtuous cycle.

Without the sect assigning him alchemy tasks, Qiu Bai could only refine pills a few times a year on his own. In particular, he simply couldn't gather all the high-grade pills that required various precious spiritual herbs on his own, so his cultivation progress naturally couldn't be fast.

However, as a second-tier high-grade alchemist, Qiu Bai could easily refine some pills for cultivation families, and his spirit stone resources were much better than those of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He, who loves wine, would come to Jiuxianglou every few days, order a pot of spiritual wine and a spiritual meal, and enjoy a little wine.

"Elder Qiu, a guest requests your presence in the VIP room on the third floor."

"Mr. Lu, who are you from and what is your background?"

Qiu Bai's expression turned serious, and most of his drunkenness dissipated.

The cost of the VIP room on the third floor of Jiuxianglou was so high that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him felt the pinch, and it was usually empty with very few users.

How could he not be alarmed when someone suddenly invited him to a banquet upstairs?

Manager Lu of Jiuxianglou was a fat man with big ears and a憨态可掬 (simple and honest) appearance. However, despite being at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he showed little fear in front of Qiu Bai. He smiled and said, "That guest looks unfamiliar, so he's probably not from around here. He immediately threw down five mid-grade spirit stones to order the best spiritual meal and asked me to invite a cultivator who can speak with and relay messages within the Danxia Sect... I may be short-sighted, but I've seen many important figures. This guest's aura is quite extraordinary. Elder Qiu should go and meet him."

The Lu family is the largest cultivation family in the county. One of their ancestors was a Core Formation Ancestor of the Danxia Sect, and the family was established by his direct descendants.

There are six Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan, half of whom have become disciples of Danxia, ​​and the other half remain in the clan.

Although Boss Lu's cultivation level is not high, he is a direct descendant of the main branch of the clan. His grandfather was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, which gave him the confidence to open a business like Jiuxianglou in the market.

The young cultivator on the third floor seemed unfathomable to him, even more terrifying than his grandfather, which is why he took the initiative to run errands.

Otherwise, five mid-grade spirit stones wouldn't be enough to persuade the wealthy and powerful Boss Lu to personally make an appearance.

"Since Mr. Lu has said so, I'll go up and take a look."

Qiu Bai stood up, straightened his Taoist robe, and stepped into the VIP room on the third floor.

In Danxia Lane, on his own turf, he wasn't worried about any risks in going to the appointment.

Upon entering the VIP room, one sees a young man sitting in the center, picking up a spirit fish with his chopsticks. Two waitresses serve him on either side; the one on the left is mature and alluring, while the one on the right is youthful and charming.

Upon probing with his divine sense, he found the young man's cultivation to be as profound as the sea, and his aura was so awe-inspiring that it shook his mind and caused him to blurt out.

"A Core Formation True Person!"

(End of this chapter)