Born with immortal seed

Chapter 284 Paving the Way for Future Generations

“I went to see Qi Yue a few days ago. He said that the power of thunder on the Cloud Platform is getting stronger every day, almost like the might of a heavenly tribulation... He should be able to succeed within a few years.”

Wei Dao looked on with envy. Anyone who could reach the perfect Core Formation stage could be considered to have the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Whether or not the transformation into an infant can be successful depends on many factors.

Aside from the most outstanding and exceptional geniuses, whether other Core Formation Perfected True Persons can take the final step depends on their background and opportunities.

Given Ge Cang Zhenren's age, if he came from a major Nascent Soul sect, he could already be considered a quasi-Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Apart from the founding patriarch of the Qingfeng Sect, who had reached this level, very few of the other predecessors had even reached the late stage of Core Formation.

The founding patriarch was already quite old when he crossed the sea, and he devoted most of his energy to the development of the sect.

Although he earned the title of the number one Core Formation cultivator in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world at the time, he never made an attempt to reach the Nascent Soul stage, which was a great regret.

Therefore, Ge Cang Zhenren can be considered the first Core Formation Realm cultivator in Qingfeng Sect to take the plunge, without any reference or role model.

"That would be best. After Senior Brother Ge comes out of seclusion, we still need to think about where to find a fourth-tier spiritual land."

As for the attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, Bai Zichen also knew how but not why.

All that is known is that once the Core Formation is perfected and there is no further room for improvement in True Essence, one can shatter the Core and transform into an Infant.

Drawing upon the true meaning of the Great Dao, refining the primordial spirit, and manifesting as an infant.

Countless Core Formation cultivators can't even take the first step, let alone face the inner demon tribulation and heavenly lightning tribulation that follow.

Only by overcoming inner demons, surviving heavenly tribulations, and receiving the nourishment of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth can one achieve the status of a Nascent Soul True Lord.

But he knew nothing about the specific procedures or the key points to pay attention to.

The Qingfeng Sect's Transmission Hall contained no ancient texts or jade slips related to those who had broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.

With Ge Cang Zhenren leading the way, it is a fortunate thing for all the Core Formation cultivators in the sect, as it can bring valuable experience.

It's as if he walked a thorny path, clearing the way for future generations in the darkness.

If it were Master Bai, aside from his experience in resisting inner demons and surviving tribulations, he would have no experience to share on how to take the first step from the Core Formation to the Nascent Soul stage, or how to refine the primordial spirit to increase the success rate of the Nascent Soul stage. All of that would be left to other Core Formation Masters as blank slates.

Bai Zichen dared not share his experience casually, for who knows if his approach when breaking through to a higher realm was right or wrong.

If it were someone else, without the mysterious sacred body, it might have the opposite effect.

Don't let it have no effect whatsoever and end up harming the cultivators behind you.

"Among the Liang Kingdom, only the Holy Lotus Sect has a fourth-tier spiritual land, but they basically won't allow outsiders to use it... Moreover, when one transforms into a Nascent Soul on Mount Qi, one's life and death are entirely in the hands of the Holy Lotus Sect, which is too risky."

Wei Dao frowned. The fourth-tier spiritual land was too far away for the original Qingfeng Sect and was not in the plan at all.

However, the transformation of the nascent soul into an infant requires a fourth-order spiritual land environment, which is a strict condition. Otherwise, the terrifying spiritual power required to manifest an infant at that moment might not be enough even if ten Nascent Soul cultivators were drained.

Only a fourth-tier spiritual land with such dense spiritual energy that it becomes visible can withstand the strain.

"The Du family of Zengguang is based in the Immortal City and has some spare fourth-tier spiritual land... But if you want to use the spiritual land to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, you must make a vow of Dao heart and serve as a guest elder of the Immortal City for two hundred years after you reach the Nascent Soul stage. During these two hundred years, you will have to risk your life for the Du family, have no leisure time, and lose your freedom."

"Neither the Holy Lotus Sect nor the Zengguang Du Clan are good places. There are too many restrictions, and you have to hand over your life and safety to others."

Bai Zichen felt that neither of the two options was acceptable.

Not only the Holy Lotus Sect and Zengguang Immortal City, but even if other Nascent Soul level forces were willing to provide fourth-tier spiritual land, he would not settle for them.

After manifesting as an infant, two tribulations follow in succession: the tribulation of inner demons and the tribulation of heavenly lightning, making life and death uncertain.

This is also the most vulnerable time before becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch. If anyone interferes even slightly, it will affect the final outcome.

No matter how exceptionally talented or shrewd you are, even if you possess the extraordinary strength to defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Core Formation stage, you are still incredibly vulnerable at the moment of tribulation.

The more powerful a cultivator is, the less likely they are to accept such a situation, leaving their life and death entirely in the hands of another sect.

If Bai Zichen is like this, then I believe that Master Ge Cang is no exception.

"There must be a fourth-order spiritual land deep in the Black Mountain. If necessary, we can explore further."

In fact, Bai Zichen already knew about a fourth-tier spiritual land.

The animal hides obtained from Mo Changzhi back then clearly recorded the location where a fourth-tier Azure Phoenix slept deep in the Black Mountain.

It's only about 12,000 miles away from Feiyue Lake.

If you fly at full speed on your sword, you can arrive within two hours.

The Azure Phoenix's lair is undoubtedly a fourth-tier spiritual land, and there is even a high probability that it will form a spiritual vein.

The problem is how to get rid of the current owner, a blue phoenix whose exact rank is unknown, but is at least a low-grade fourth-rank bird with divine bird bloodline.

This is not something that can be dealt with simply by adding a few more Core Formation cultivators and planning for a longer period of time.

If Bai Zichen were to cultivate the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, he would pose a great threat to even Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Whether they are old and frail or in the prime of their lives, the Nascent Soul True Lords have a lifespan of only a thousand years.

At four or five hundred years old, a Nascent Soul True Monarch is still in his prime, but he only has about five hundred years left to live.

With a single strike of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, nearly half of a person's lifespan would be severed, causing anyone to be terrified and unwilling to fight again.

Moreover, losing two hundred years of lifespan at once will definitely trigger a chain reaction, and the negative impact on all aspects will greatly reduce strength.

However, fourth-tier great demons have lifespans of several thousand years, and demon beasts with special bloodlines have even longer lifespans.

Especially the Azure Phoenix, which inherits the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix, is said to be able to be reborn in flames even with the most severe injuries.

It's possible that when the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword falls, it won't cause any fundamental harm to them.

With his trump card useless, Bai Zichen dared not make a move against Qingluan, and even when exploring the Black Mountain Range, he tried his best to avoid the direction of its lair.

It will be at least several decades before Ge Cang Zhenren shatters his elixir and transforms into an infant.

The fourth-tier spiritual land is on the agenda, but there is still time for planning and arrangements, so it is not urgent.

"By the way, I would like to borrow a very detailed document about all the third-tier demon kings in the Black Mountain Range... Gu Xisheng said that this document is in my senior brother's possession, and I would like to borrow it to take a look."

Bai Zichen recalled his conversation with Gu Xisheng a few days ago and spoke up.

This document represents the culmination of the efforts of generations of cultivators in the sect over hundreds of years, requiring not only a great deal of time and hard work.

Batch after batch of sect disciples, one after another, sacrificed their lives for more detailed information on the demon beasts.

Many of these were the early members of the Qingfeng Sect, whose territory was small and surrounded by monsters.

To survive, one must figure out the distribution of high-level demonic beasts in the surrounding area; otherwise, how can sect disciples survive if they stumble upon a demonic beast's lair as soon as they step out?

Over the course of a thousand years, this document has been continuously edited and expanded, resulting in a lengthy and rich collection of information.

“Since Junior Brother Bai is of use, I will make a new jade slip after I get back and have someone send it over.”

This information has always been kept by the sect leader. However, when Wei Dao stepped down, he was not 100% sure that he could form a core. He put Gu Xisheng in power simply because he was easy to control and had no powerful backing.

Therefore, the information about third-tier demonic beasts remained in his possession and was not handed over.

"Could it be that Junior Brother Bai has become interested in a third-tier demon king again and wants to start another pioneering war?"

"I am indeed preparing to find a suitable third-tier demonic beast... Senior Brother Wei, rest assured, I will not start a pioneering war lightly. I am just making some preparations in advance."

Bai Zichen smiled and waved his hand, which finally put Wei Dao at ease.

A pioneering war would consume decades of Qingfeng Sect's accumulated resources.

Qingniu Valley is just getting on the right track and can only offer limited returns. Feiyue Lake, on the other hand, has used all its spiritual land outside of its cultivation caves to grow bamboo, resulting in almost zero output.

The remaining third-tier spiritual veins will only become more and more distant.

If the war were to resume in the near future, even the righteous would worry whether the Black Mountain cultivators could withstand it and whether they would develop war-weariness.

According to the old ancestor who had reached the Core Formation stage, the pioneering war was just a final, decisive blow that lasted several days.

But for the vast majority of people, including Foundation Establishment cultivators, the pioneering war was a nightmare that lasted for years and was never-ending.

Every day is a cycle of constantly fighting monsters and building a base. The later the game goes, the higher the casualty rate becomes.

It is extremely taxing on both the body and mind.

……

The old woman must be from a sect, as she only had a mid-grade storage bag on her person, and did not carry most of her wealth with her.

Besides the dragon-headed cane, which is a mid-grade magic weapon, there are also five jet-black short blades in the storage bag, all of which are low-grade magic weapons.

Furthermore, the five short blades can clearly be assembled into a set, and their destructive power should increase exponentially when activated.

However, they were all demonic magical treasures, and of low quality, so they didn't catch Bai Zichen's eye.

In addition, there were several pieces of Tier 3 mineral essence in the storage bag, which made him overjoyed, much happier than obtaining a mid-grade magic treasure.

Two of these minerals are materials for forging the Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword. In addition, there is another type of sword-forging ore called Heavenly Water Crystal. You can exchange them for what you have in the Secret Hall.

The only missing piece of a third-tier dragon beast's essence is needed to forge the Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword.

"I never expected that the Thunder Sound Sword I've been longing for is still nowhere to be seen, while the Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword that others have offered me is almost complete without me even having to put in the effort to collect the spiritual materials... It really proves the saying, 'The flowers you plant with care may not bloom, but the willows you plant without care may thrive.'"

Bai Zichen shook his head and smiled wryly, but the bamboo-type flying swords of the Fish-Dragon Sect were quite special.

The spiritual materials used are all rare in the world of sword forging, almost like a secret technique. Apart from the high requirements for spiritual bamboo, the other auxiliary materials are very easy to collect.

It is precisely the Sacred Sound Bamboo and Thunder Sound Bamboo that are almost never heard of outside of the Fish-Dragon Sect.

After all, it was mutated from the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique. Under normal growth conditions, a single Sheng Yin Bamboo might not appear for tens of millions of years.

It then mutates into Thunder Bamboo again, and under normal circumstances, the probability of it doing so is infinitely close to zero.

Therefore, we can only hope that the bamboo forest on Tianlei Cliff will successfully mutate soon and cultivate more Shengyin bamboo.

And the first thunder bamboo.

Bai Zichen asked Wei Dao for information on high-level demonic beasts in the Black Mountain Range in order to find a suitable target.

Hunt down third-tier dragon beasts and extract their essence.

(End of this chapter)