Born with immortal seed

Chapter 290 Many crises
"This matter concerns an old story, so you don't need to worry about it for now. Just let this person introduce the Qingfeng Sect to you... Their Huang family has established itself over the past few hundred years and is considered to be doing quite well among the cultivation families in the Black Mountain Range."

Yan Rulong remained noncommittal. The fact that the secret realm left behind by the ancient powerful being was located in the Black Mountain Range directly affected whether the Heavenly Principle Sect could return to the Central Region.

Logically, given Le Zheng's status and position, he should be qualified to know about this matter.

However, since his disciple was not mature enough, Yan Rulong did not plan to tell him about this matter in the short term, so as to avoid any unexpected incidents.

"The founder of the Qingfeng Sect has a mysterious origin. It is said that he crossed the sea more than a thousand years ago and became the most outstanding Core Formation cultivator in the Liang Kingdom. He chose the Black Mountain Range, which was then a barren wasteland teeming with monsters, to establish the sect..."

"The Azure Maple Sect and the Ghost Spirit Sect are mortal enemies; both sects have had their Core Formation Ancestors die in sect wars..."

"This sect currently has four Core Formation cultivators. Apart from Ge Cang, the other three have all successfully formed their Core Formation within the last fifty years..."

Le Zheng showed disdain, saying that the person hadn't even been in the Core Formation stage for sixty years, so how much strength could they possibly have?

It's another minor branch of the Liang Kingdom; I estimate I could defeat them all by myself.

"Among them, Master Wei and Master Zhou had no outstanding achievements. Only Master Bai was known as the number one swordsman in Liang Kingdom. It is said that the experts of Tianhe Sword Sect in Beiyuan praised his swordsmanship as the best in the world since ancient times."

Huang Liuhong was terrified, as this move was also a gamble on the fate of the Huang clan of Qingxi.

The clan has always kept a record of its lineage, and each generation of clan leaders knows that their ancestor came from a distant Nascent Soul sect and was an inner disciple of the Heavenly Principle Sect. He came here with a special mission.

However, he failed to complete the mission and was seriously injured, so he simply stayed in the Black Mountain Range, where he established his own family.

Hundreds of years have passed, and to say that the descendants of the Huang family still harbor illusions about the Heavenly Principle Sect or are loyal to it is a pipe dream.

However, it is known that the Heavenly Principle Sect is a powerful Nascent Soul sect whose strength is even greater than that of the Holy Lotus Sect, and the idea of ​​taking over Black Mountain is something that the Green Maple Sect cannot resist.

In recent years, with the emergence of a Bai Zhenren from the Mozhu Bai Clan, they have firmly occupied the position of the number one immortal cultivation family in Black Mountain, seizing a lot of benefits that belong to the Huang family.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to join the Tenri Sect.

"Number one in the world since ancient times? What an arrogant statement!"

Le Zheng sneered. He possessed the Righteous Holy Body, which made him feel divinely aided in cultivating any Confucian techniques or supernatural abilities.

His body contains thirty-six innate righteous energies, and refining each one allows him to make significant progress in his current main cultivation direction.

Only when one cultivates to the early stage of Core Formation does one use up nine strands of innate righteous energy.

That's why the True Lord, the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect, judged that Le Zheng's Nascent Soul was without worry.

If things go smoothly, there is still room for further development, and there is an opportunity for the Tianli Sect to flourish.

In the Central Region, there are several super sects famous for their flying swords, such as the Killing Sword Sect, the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, and the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

The newly promoted Sword Lord of the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, who had driven the Heavenly Principle Sect to a dead end and was about to abandon its ancestors of tens of thousands of years, was at the Core Formation stage at sixty and the Nascent Soul stage at two hundred. His swordsmanship level was approaching that of his senior brothers.

He achieved the Nascent Soul stage in less than ten years and was already able to fight to a draw with the leader of the Heavenly Principle Sect.

Such an extraordinary figure only earned the title of Sword Immortal, and no one dared to boast that his talent was unparalleled for millennia. There were simply too many sword geniuses in the Central Region.

"When that Master Bai was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he obtained a fourth-order flying sword from the Heavenly River Sword Sect to recognize him as his master, which is why this story spread... Whether the specific situation is true or just an exaggeration by the Green Maple Sect is beyond my ability to speculate."

Huang Liuhong paused for a moment, and seeing that the two Core Formation cultivators were deep in thought and remained silent, he continued.

"After the Core Formation, there were also the feats of slaying the Core Formation True Person He Daoren of the Ghost Spirit Sect with his sword and killing Granny Ghost in front of the sect's great formation. The evaluation that was previously passed down from Beiyuan was brought up again and spread more and more intensely."

"There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people. Even shallow waters can produce true dragons... Such a person would be an indispensable core disciple in the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, and might even be chosen as a Holy Son."

Yan Rulong coughed lightly, looked at the incredulous Le Zheng, and thought it would be good for his disciple to experience some setbacks.

"With such outstanding junior disciples in the Qingfeng Sect, it's no wonder that True Monarch Nine Lotus is so uneasy that he wants to use us to weaken or even eliminate them."

Without us, the Holy Lotus Sect would definitely have to take action against True Monarch Nine Lotus themselves next...

Yan Rulong thought to himself, and sneered, "Continue to tell me everything you know."

"Besides these three Core Formation True Persons, the strongest pillar of the Qingfeng Sect is True Person Ge Cang... He has a Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude and is famous for his Divine Thunder Spells and Body Refining Techniques. He once defeated five Core Formation True Persons from the Ghost Spirit Sect with his mid-Core Formation cultivation. He also has the record of defeating a Perfect Core Formation True Person from the Northern Yuan Sect in the Burial Immortal Valley."

Huang Liuhong grew increasingly disheartened as he spoke. After all, the Qingfeng Sect had ruled the Black Mountain for a thousand years, and in recent years, its momentum had been rising, suppressing the Guiling Sect.

If the Heavenly Principle Sect and the Green Maple Sect fight a couple of rounds and find this nut too tough to crack, then they turn around and run away. The fate of traitors like the Huang family of Qingxi is predictable.

"Everyone in the world says that Ge Cang Zhenren will surely become the next Nascent Soul True Lord of Liang Kingdom. He should currently be at the late Core Formation stage and around 260 years old."

Huang Liuhong learned about the cultivation level of the Core Formation Ancestor from the elders of the Qingfeng Sect; he had no ability to deduce it himself.

"How could a small sect like Qingfeng Sect produce two such figures!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Zheng exclaimed in disbelief.

"It's all about destiny. Just like the Five Phoenix Sword Sect back then, which produced three Nascent Soul True Monarchs in a hundred years, instantly soaring to the heavens... If this True Man Ge Cang had been born in the Central Region, he would have had a very high probability of becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch."

Seeing that Huang Liuhong had no more information to share, Yan Rulong flicked his finger and released a stream of milky-white true energy, causing Huang Liuhong to faint.

"Le'er, do you know why I'm cooperating with the Ghost Spirit Sect? ... With just a few of us, we might not be able to subdue the Green Maple Sect. We've already mobilized the maximum number of people we can. The sect's tens of thousands of years of accumulation and the need to withdraw from various academies and caves all require the presence of a Core Formation Realm expert."

"If we transfer a few more people, we won't even have enough people to maintain the mobile formation when the sect relocates."

Hearing Huang Liuhong's introduction, Yan Rulong felt much heavier.

He has three months left to conquer the Black Mountain Range and complete the preliminary work.

This was the time agreed upon with the leader of the Tianli Sect before departure.

In at most another month, the Five Phoenix Sword Sect will issue an ultimatum, demanding that the Heavenly Principle Sect bring out a fourth-tier spiritual vein.

If Black Mountain is not under control by three months, the tens of thousands of cultivators from the Heavenly Principle Sect will be homeless, and the sect's reconstruction and stabilization will be delayed.

……

"There are quite a few men under the Fairy of Pity's skirt, why won't she summon even one or two this time?"

"You're joking, Master. These people might help with small matters, but when it comes to fighting against Qingfeng Sect and facing Ge Cang, they'll run faster than anyone else."

The Fairy of Compassion was dressed in a white veil, without any jewelry or adornment. Her noble demeanor made her appear even more holy and pure.

She leaned back slightly, revealing her trembling figure, while her face showed a pitiful expression that could maximally arouse the desire to protect her.

Unfortunately, what she was facing was a skeleton, completely unresponsive to reason.

'A spoilsport skeleton; it used to resemble at least half a person, but now it's just a real skeleton...'

Fairy Lianyu cursed inwardly, but dared not show it.

When the White Bone Immortal approached her, asking her to join him on his journey to Black Mountain, she refused without hesitation.

But soon, they discovered that the true essence fluctuations of the White Bone True Man were abnormal; he was actually at the peak of the Core Formation stage.

As fellow cultivators of the demonic path, the two had similar cultivation levels and had interacted quite a few times.

Of course, it was clear that Master Baigu had been stuck in the mid-stage of Core Formation for a long time. It was acceptable for him to break through to the late stage of Core Formation, but to become a Perfect Core Formation Master in such a short time must have involved some unknown secret method.

But her level of cultivation was undeniable, and the dangerous aura emanating from her skeletal frame made it impossible for her to refuse.

After they reunited, she was even more shocked to discover that there were eight unfamiliar Core Formation cultivators in the Ghost Spirit Sect's formation.

With such a lineup, even if Master Ge Cang and that newly risen young man Bai are incredibly powerful, they should still have the upper hand.

Perhaps, they really do have the potential to wipe out the Qingfeng Sect in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, despite several attempts to subtly inquire, they were unable to glean any information about the origins of the eight unfamiliar Core Formation cultivators from the White Bone True Man.

"I wonder if you have any means to deal with Ge Cang... otherwise, given the power of the divine thunder, I dare not get too close."

The Fairy of Compassion's silvery voice was melodious and alluring, scratching at the depths of one's heart. Any cultivator with normal emotions and desires would be affected by her seductive power, their blood boiling.

This seductive art is not limited to either men or women, and many female practitioners have become his intimate guests.

"Don't worry, I've prepared a big surprise for Ge Cang..."

The White Bone Immortal showed no reaction to the Fairy of Pity's seductive arts; apart from the two flickering eerie flames in his eye sockets, there was nothing that could prove he was still alive.

……

The Ghost Spirit Sect completely surrounded Xiaoluo Mountain, turning it into a ghostly realm.

Two late-stage Qi Refining disciples, carrying a magic artifact-level Hundred Ghost Banner, walked out of Xiaoluo Mountain together.

"At a time like this, he needs to eat blood, but where are we two supposed to find it for him?"

"Yes, everyone around here has been killed... Why don't we go further away and find a couple of strong wild beasts, cut off their flesh and blood and take them back?"

"That wouldn't be good, would it? Uncle An is the most picky person, and to be..."

Two disciples of the Ghost Spirit Sect were walking and talking when suddenly two fingers pointed at the back of their necks.

With a gentle touch, she fainted without even uttering a sound.

A faint shadow flickered in the air, and the two figures vanished in broad daylight.

"It's a pity that he's a Qi Refining disciple, his level is not high enough and the information he knows is limited... But if we lose a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Ghost Spirit Sect will probably find out soon."

Using the Mystic Silk as cover, Bai Zichen approached Xiaoluo Mountain and waited for two disciples of the Ghost Spirit Sect. He then abducted them to a cave a hundred miles away.

Seeing the two unconscious Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, he had no patience for questioning and directly used the Taiwu Soul Searching and Soul Severing Technique.

Given the vast difference in their cultivation levels and spiritual awareness, the soul-searching technique offered no resistance. The two men's lives flashed through his mind as if they had been sped up a million times.

"call!"

After a cup of tea, Bai Zichen released his hands, finding it somewhat difficult to cast the soul-searching spell on both of them at the same time.

Receiving such a complex amount of information in a short period of time would require him, even with his strong spiritual sense, quite some time to adapt.

(End of this chapter)