Born with immortal seed

Chapter 297 Considerations for Taking on Disciples
More than twenty Foundation Establishment disciples and about 1,500 Qi Refining disciples surrounded the Ten Thousand Ghosts Gorge and launched a frenzied attack on the Ten Thousand Ghosts Fierce Soul Formation.

Several tall, powerful warriors used their fists, feet, and iron pestles to strike the formation, creating ripples in the Ten Thousand Ghosts and Vengeful Spirits Formation.

None of the Core Formation level Ghost Kings that made this formation famous appeared; it only maintained the basic power of a third-order formation.

Strangely, within the Ghost Spirit Sect, regardless of whether they were Foundation Establishment cultivators or Qi Refining disciples, their numbers were several times greater than those of this group whose colorful attire clearly indicated they were cobbled together from many different factions.

In addition, playing on home turf allows them to summon thousands of second-tier ghosts at any time.

With just one counterattack, this group of enemies can be easily wiped out.

The entire Ghost Valley was eerily quiet, except for the sounds of the attackers.

It seemed that there was no living person in the great formation, rather than the lair of the famous demonic sect of Liang Kingdom.

Even with this kind of offensive, it might take a year or two to break the third-tier formation.

However, as time went on, the psychological pressure on the cultivators in the battle became immense.

"Fight our way out! Only by killing all these Black Mountain cultivators will we have a chance to survive!"

Hundreds of cultivators emerged from the Ten Thousand Ghosts and Vengeful Spirits Formation, surrounding a golden-armored corpse. After being fed its blood, they were driven forward by instinct.

With such a small force, the Black Mountain Alliance's encirclement of the entire Wan Gui Jian would be quite sparse.

With golden-armored corpses equivalent to those in the early stages of Core Formation leading the charge, three or four hundred people joined together and broke through the defenses in an instant.

At this moment, the weak fighting spirit of those family cultivators was exposed, and they all retreated, leaving a large gap.

"Qingfeng Sect disciples, follow me to stop the enemy!"

Li Guizhen shouted, and two Foundation Establishment cultivators and dozens of Qi Refining disciples followed him to meet him.

At the same time, another third-tier Dragon-Tiger Warrior talisman, bestowed upon him by the sect before his departure, was thrown out, and a Dragon-Tiger Warrior as large as a small mountain emerged from the ground, blocking the path of the golden-armored corpse.

Both of them do not use magic, but rely on physical supernatural powers to exert their strength.

The punches and kicks created waves of air, as if a minor earthquake had occurred on the ground, with soil and rocks bouncing violently.

The disciples represented by Li Guizhen grew up during the era when Qingfeng Sect overcame its past weakness and began to suppress Guiling Sect.

Although there was no deep-seated hatred between them and the Ghost Spirit Sect, few of their senior brothers or fellow disciples died directly at the hands of demonic cultivators.

However, their sense of pride and confidence in the sect far surpasses that of the older generation of disciples.

In the eyes of Li Guizhen and others, Qingfeng Sect had two true candidates who were potential Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and our own sect have roughly the same potential for development.

The Ghost Spirit Sect, a mere sect, was completely suppressed by the two patriarchs from beginning to end, yet it still dared to repeatedly provoke trouble.

The fact that such a sect has survived to this day is already a testament to the patriarch's compassion and exceptional mercy.

This group of newly established Foundation Establishment elders advocated radical approaches in sect council meetings, refusing to budge an inch.

The response to concerns about scarce cultivation resources is either to launch pioneering wars or to march outwards.

Because of his low rank, he has not yet truly influenced the sect's policies.

However, he has a great influence among Qi Refining disciples, and his popularity grows day by day.

Seeing the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators, who outnumbered them several times over, launch a counterattack, not one of them retreated; instead, they formed a battle formation to resist.

"You dare to stop me? You're asking for death!"

This person's entire body, from head to toe, was covered in white bandages; over 90% of his skin was wrapped up.

It was exposed to the outside, rotten and dilapidated, looking like it could fall off at any moment.

The bandages shattered, and a large, dark blue hand slammed down towards Li Guizhen's head.

Li Guizhen sensed that this person was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Before the large hand even landed, a bloody and foul stench assaulted his senses, making him dizzy and lightheaded.

"upbraid!"

A small cyan cauldron flew out, crackling with lightning, its flashes of electricity clearing the air and dispelling the demonic energy.

Although Li Guizhen, as a cultivator with the Thunder Spirit Root, was unable to become a disciple of Elder Bai as he wished, the level of training he received was always among the top of the true disciples.

With his own hard work, he successfully established his foundation without even needing a Foundation Establishment Pill. In addition, his family sponsored some spirit stones, which enabled him to purchase a top-grade spiritual artifact that perfectly matched his attributes.

The giant, bloodied hand was struck by lightning from the small cauldron, and plumes of black smoke hissed and burned.

The flesh and blood were charred black and peeled off, leaving only a bare, dark bone.

The bandaged demonic cultivator, his path blocked, angrily exhaled a breath of corpse energy, causing the yellow-green dagger in his other hand to glow brightly.

At the same time, another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect joined the battle. With a shake of the Hundred Ghost Banner, a black wind howled, and evil spirits appeared.

Caught between two attacks, Li Guizhen found the situation extremely difficult and truly felt the threat of death.

Without retreating, two talismans slipped from his sleeve, each depicting a divine thunderbolt striking the head and lightning snakes dancing wildly.

The talisman was affixed to both arms, and azure lightning flashed, surging into the body.

With the blessing of the talisman's power, Li Guizhen's magical power increased to the level equivalent to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in a short period of time.

Without showing any fear, he unleashed several feet of lightning from his palms at the two demonic cultivators.

call out!
A beam of white bone sword light seemed to fall from the heavens, cutting through the formation as easily as slicing tofu before gracefully retreating.

Several Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators from the Ghost Spirit Sect failed to react, their expressions frozen on the anticipation of a fierce battle for survival. Small sword holes appeared on their foreheads, their life force extinguished.

The golden-armored corpse, impervious to swords and spears and as hard as refined iron, swayed, and a thin line extended from the top of its head.

Not a drop of blood was visible; it split in two right in the middle and collapsed with a thud.

"Being fearless and willing to fight to the death is an advantage... but you also need to know how to be flexible and not throw your life away in vain."

The clear, cold voice seemed to come from the heavens above, its sound concentrated into a single line.

"Thank you for saving me, Master! I will work even harder to meet your requirements for accepting me as a disciple as soon as possible!"

Li Guizhen's eyes gleamed with fervor; such sword light and power could only belong to Old Ancestor Bai.

The Seeking Truth Ship stopped three thousand feet in the air, allowing Bai Zichen to take in the entire Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss. He then retrieved the White Bone Cold Light Sword into his body and placed it in its scabbard.

He didn't care about these Foundation Establishment cultivators; as long as he killed the Peach Blossom Fairy and severed her lineage, that was enough.

Even if the Ghost Spirit Sect had hidden hands, sending disciples to infiltrate various places as hidden forces to await the future, he wouldn't take them seriously.

At most, a few Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators can't stir up much trouble.

Moreover, with the Ghost Spirit Sect destroyed and the Azure Maple Sect maintaining its power, how long can these wandering demonic cultivators maintain their original aspiration to restore their sects?

More often than not, they chose to live in anonymity and leave Hejian County in search of a way to survive.

If the disciples of Qingfeng Sect can't even handle this small trouble, then Master Bai should consider replacing the sect's top decision-makers.

The reason for taking action was to prevent too many disciples from being lost, especially since there were several young Foundation Establishment elders among them.

They have all successfully established their foundations within the last thirty years, and their future is bright. Perhaps a Core Formation True Person will emerge from among them.

“This Li Guizhen has good aptitude. He will be able to reach the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years… Even without any special opportunities, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment stage by taking advantage of the special environment of Tianlei Cliff.”

This disciple with a unique spiritual root came to become Bai Zichen's disciple from the very first day of his training. Otherwise, with his lightning spiritual root aptitude, he wouldn't have needed to travel thousands of miles to Black Mountain; he could have become a true disciple in any Core Formation level sect.

Even Tong Huan mentioned it to Bai Zichen several times, mainly because he felt that his strength was not enough to support the sect and that he was bringing shame to the sect outside.

With a genius junior brother like Li Guizhen, there will be a worthy candidate when there are Core Formation cultivators comparing the merits of their disciples.

Although Bai Zichen did not explicitly accept Li Guizhen as his disciple, he did allow him to cultivate under the Heavenly Thunder Wall using the residual power of lightning.

This Heavenly Thunder Wall has been bombarded by heavenly lightning for tens of thousands of years, which has changed the spiritual energy and geology of this place.

Only cultivators with lightning-based spiritual roots can cultivate here, and it achieves twice the result with half the effort.

Even if other disciples came, and their cultivation levels were much higher than Li Guizhen's, they were unable to harness the turbulent and violent spiritual energy here for their own use.

“A disciple with the potential to form a core is indeed worth considering… but I feel it would be more suitable for him to become a disciple of Senior Brother Ge, rather than coming here to me.”

Thinking of Ge Cang Zhenren's Qian Tian Yuan Yang Divine Thunder Net, even Qi Yue had only grasped the basics.

If there is a disciple with the aptitude for lightning spiritual roots and exceptional talent in lightning magic, inheriting his mantle of the divine lightning path would also be a good choice.

"We'll talk about it later. I'm not even a hundred years old yet, which is considered my prime among Foundation Establishment cultivators... Senior Brother Ge doesn't seem to be three hundred years old either. He's in his prime and hasn't reached the point where he needs to urgently consider passing on his mantle."

Bai Zichen put aside the matter of Li Guizhen and turned his attention back to the two storage bags in his hands, which belonged to the Core Formation Real Persons of the Holy Lotus Sect.

Both were top-grade storage bags. Come to think of it, he had never bought either of them, but he had quite a few top-grade storage bags on him.

Ever since Meng Shigui contributed the first high-quality storage bag during his journey to Longmen, they have been coming in droves, and there has never been a problem with storage items.

The main reason is that Bai Zichen killed an astonishing number of Core Formation cultivators in just a few decades, almost matching the total number of Core Formation cultivators who died unexpectedly in the entire Liang Kingdom's cultivation world, excluding his own achievements.

Almost every one of them contributed a high-grade storage bag and a large amount of cultivation resources to him.

Generally speaking, unless the difference in cultivation level between the two is too great, even if a Core Formation cultivator is no match for another cultivator, they will still have a chance to escape.

After all, everyone has the trump card of self-destructing their golden core. Unless you have the confidence to remain unharmed in the explosion of your golden core, or you can instantly kill your opponent without giving them time to self-destruct their golden core.

Otherwise, the pursuit wouldn't be too intense, lest they risk their lives.

Relying on the advantage of his flying sword, Bai Zichen possessed the strength to fight beyond his level from the very beginning of his Core Formation.

With the Moonlit Sword in hand, even the enemy's attempt to escape using stealth techniques became a pipe dream.

Aside from the Star Escape technique, which I haven't yet witnessed, Cloud Escape allows for the gathering and dispersing of clouds at will, neutralizing attacks; Lightning Escape is unpredictable, capable of near-instantaneous teleportation over short distances.

However, in terms of speed, they are far inferior to fourth-order flying swords.

Even the best flying magic weapons, which specialize in flight, will be outpaced by the Moon Whirlwind Sword in terms of speed.

This means that once he gains the upper hand, it will be impossible for anyone to escape from his grasp.

"The two storage bags are exactly the same style, and it's impossible to tell whose they are... A Core Formation cultivator from the Holy Lotus Sect can't be too poor, can he?"

After these days of repeated washing, Bai Zichen successfully erased the mark left by his former owner using the most traditional method, relying on his powerful divine sense.

He scanned the vast space of the superior-grade storage bag, taking in all the items inside. He quickly categorized them in his mind, grouping them into several major categories.

"There aren't many spirit stones. It seems that top-grade spirit stones are extremely rare even for most Core Formation cultivators. I haven't seen a single one after opening so many storage bags..."

The two storage bags together contained forty-six high-grade spirit stones and over a thousand loose low-grade spirit stones.

Bai Zichen transferred them all to a special storage bag for storing spirit stones, so as to avoid confusion when he needed to withdraw them.

(End of this chapter)