Born with immortal seed

Chapter 303 Old Master Bai's Nominal Disciple

A pool of clear water, where lively fish leap and frolic, all desperately swimming towards the center of the spring.

In the center of the Bitan Lake lies the source of a spiritual spring, the place where spiritual energy is most abundant.

Living in water, the spirit fish has a clear sense of space and will naturally move towards the environment most conducive to its growth and advancement.

"Even fish know to strive and compete, let alone humans..."

A spirit fish leaped into Bai Zichen's palm and was flung into a wooden bucket ten feet away.

The unidentified spirit fish in the Bitan has a firm and sweet flesh, perhaps because of its active swimming.

I've loved the taste ever since I tried it on the first day I moved here, and I enjoy one every day.

Roasted, steamed, salted... Over the course of a few days, I've tried all sorts of different flavors.

"A Core Formation cultivator from the Corpse Driving Sect set up a Soul Transfer Array deep in the Black Mountain, using the art of corpse refining to perform a method similar to possession... It's a pity about Song Lian; if he hadn't died, he would have been a promising talent, with the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

After reviewing the information on the sect token, Bai Zichen felt sorry for this true disciple whom he had once tried to rescue.

The rigors of corpses that appeared outside Jade Moon Lake were all caused by a Core Formation cultivator from the Corpse Driving Sect.

According to the investigation, he should be the White-Haired Immortal who disappeared more than a hundred years ago, and at that time he was already nearing the end of his life.

The art of corpse refining can indeed transform oneself into a zombie, whose body will not decay after death and can still maintain the combat power of a Core Formation cultivator.

But a corpse that has lost its soul and consciousness, and has no memory or awareness, certainly cannot be considered a reincarnation.

Therefore, based on the sect's ancient texts and his own years of research, this white-haired master combined the art of corpse refining to create a secret method similar to the possession of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

First, transform yourself into a half-corpse in a suitable location, then take a pill to feign death in advance, leaving no trace of life, but still retaining a trace of divine consciousness.

At the same time, he set up a transformation formation and then scattered a treasure map of a former human ruin that he had discovered to attract cultivators.

Any cultivator who enters will be lured here by the silver-armored corpse and transformed.

It wasn't until Song Lian appeared that they finally had a partner who met the standards of the White-Haired Immortal.

Using a secret method, he transformed it into a golden-armored corpse, and in the process, he merged the consciousness of the two to achieve the effect of possession.

Because both the White-Haired Immortal and Song Lian were in a half-corpse state, not living beings in the true sense, this secret technique did not immediately trigger a backlash from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

They successfully reincarnated the White-Haired Immortal into a Golden-Armored Corpse with sentience, but in a sense, they failed.

During the fusion process, the consciousness of the White-Haired Immortal and Song Lian dissipated simultaneously, forming a golden-armored corpse that possessed the memories of both of them.

As a zombie, its mind was filled with nothing but killing and destruction, far outweighing its intelligence.

After the transformation was complete, he led the silver-armored corpses towards the recently popular Jade Moon Lake.

The day after capturing Wanxianjian, Master Ge Cang returned to Black Mountain and dealt with the group of zombies.

At the same time, through soul searching and tracing clues, they deduced the general ins and outs of the matter.

Currently, Bai Zichen is stationed at Wanxianjian, while Weidao inspects Hejian County to stabilize public sentiment.

The original Ghost Spirit Sect's main gate, now the Qingfeng Sect's branch, Wanxianjian, has fewer than a thousand permanent residents.

There are too many resource points that need to be occupied. Weidao has already mobilized thousands of local cultivation families who are actively moving towards Qingfeng Sect, but it is still not enough.

They could only bestow less important resource points, which the Qingfeng Sect didn't value, upon the Black Mountain cultivation families who were accompanying the army on the expedition.

All they need to do is pay half of their harvest each year, and these spiritual fields and medicinal gardens can be inscribed with the names of these cultivation families.

Even among the thousand disciples remaining in Wanxianjian, Wei Dao planned to transfer some more out.

The plan was abandoned because even a small number of participants would affect the operation of Wanxianjian.

After all, there are dozens of peaks in Wanxianjian, and a large area of ​​Tier 3 medicinal gardens that need to be maintained, most of which are about to mature and be ready for harvesting in the coming years.

There are also more than ten other earth vein yin evils, which can generate one foundation-building spiritual object, Xuan Yin Gang Sha, on average every year.

There are also second-tier blood jujube forests, second-tier blood pack beasts, and other industries that are equally beneficial to Qingfeng Sect cultivators, and they also require manpower investment.

Whether it's tending to the medicinal plants in the herb garden or the spirit beasts, these are all weaknesses of the Qingfeng Sect.

In order to avoid any mistakes, the cultivators assigned to the task had to work day and night, putting in twice the effort.

Fearing that their assigned area would yield no harvest and that at the end of the year they would not only fail to receive the promised generous contribution points reward, but would also be penalized.

"Master, today's dish is Double Pepper Spirit Fish, made with two kinds of first-tier peppers from the herb garden... Please try it and see if it suits your taste."

Bai Zichen was taking stock of the Ghost Spirit Sect's harvest in the storeroom, as well as how many Foundation Establishment Pills should be put on the shelves this year, when two disciples came to pay their respects from afar outside the Jade Pool.

"come on."

Bai Zichen tossed aside the thick file and, smelling the fragrant spirit fish, his appetite was whetted.

"Did you make all the spirit fish these past few days?"

"Replying to the Master, it's all the disciple's skill... Feiyan enjoys good food, so she often makes some spiritual dishes herself."

Huo Feiyan lowered her head, wondering how Old Master Bai would rate her skills.

Bai Zichen ate two bites and found that the food was at least ten times better than his own cooking skills.

“Li Guizhen, you’ve been in the sect for over ten years now.”

"This year marks the thirteenth year."

Li Guizhen's voice trembled, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"With your talent, it's truly rare to go to such lengths... However, for someone with a lightning spiritual root, studying under Senior Brother Ge would be more promising. How about I speak to Senior Brother Ge and recommend you for a try?"

Bai Zichen knew perfectly well what Li Guizhen was thinking, coming to pay his respects and inquire about his well-being every day.

With his lightning-based spiritual root aptitude and decent combat awareness, he's barely qualified to be my disciple.

However, in the long run, it's still worth asking more questions to avoid future regrets.

"I only wish to become your disciple, and I have never wavered in this pursuit for the past thirteen years."

Li Guizhen suddenly knelt down, understanding the meaning behind the words, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"In that case, you shall first become my disciple in name only... for a period of ten years. If there are no problems, you may then become my disciple in person."

"Disciple Li Guizhen greets Master."

Li Guizhen's great wish was fulfilled. He didn't care whether he would become an inner disciple directly or a nominal disciple first. His face was filled with ecstasy.

"And you, you were guided into the path of cultivation by me back then, which can be considered a kind of fate. Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Bai Zichen glanced at Huo Feiyan, who was filled with envy, and a thought struck him. He then asked a question.

The little girl with two pigtails sticking up in the sky, who was once so delicate and beautiful, has now grown into a graceful and mature female cultivator.

In terms of talent and ability, Huo Feiyan was definitely not qualified to be his disciple.

But everything depends on fate. It just so happens that Bai Zichen had the idea of ​​taking on disciples today, so whether he takes on one or two disciples, it doesn't matter.

In addition, he had already interacted with this girl when he was still in the Qi Refining stage, and he was the benefactor who helped her embark on the path of cultivation.

Now that Huo Feiyan has been taken under his wing, this karmic debt can be considered settled.

Although Huo Feiyan's aptitude was somewhat lacking, could she be any less talented than Tong Huan?

At least she has excellent cooking skills and can prepare spiritual meals for her master, which is also a skill.

"Of course I'm willing, thank you Master... no, thank you for your great kindness."

Huo Feiyan was so excited that she was at a loss for what to do, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She had harbored fantasies, but seeing that even a cultivator with Li Guizhen's aptitude couldn't enter the path, her interest waned.

When I saw Li Guizhen being accepted as a disciple, I felt only envy and never thought of it happening to me.

Unexpectedly, happiness came so suddenly that she also became a disciple of the White Ancestor.

After this sect war, which disciple didn't know that Elder Ge had reached the peak of Core Formation and was poised to break through to the Nascent Soul realm at any moment?

Old Ancestor Bai has already reached the mid-stage of Core Formation, and his cultivation progress is incredibly rapid, surpassing even Old Ancestor Ge in his prime.

Equally formidable in combat, under the sword light, dealing with the Core Formation cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect was like cutting melons and vegetables.

The young disciples were already looking forward to when the two patriarchs would successfully transform into Nascent Souls, making Qingfeng Sect the number one sect in Liang Kingdom.

"I only had one disciple before, Tong Huan, who is your senior brother. Li Guizhen, you are second in rank, and Huo Feiyan is last... I have no other requirements for you. I will pass on the words I told Tong Huan when he became my disciple: Remember your original intentions, respect your hometown, and live up to the sect's expectations."

Bai Zichen looked at the young couple in front of him. He suddenly had two more disciples. Fortunately, they were only nominal disciples at the moment, so he didn't have to spend too much effort teaching them.

“Guizhen takes the Tianxin Sword, Feiyan takes the Liuye Sword… This is the custom of my lineage. If my disciples don’t even have a single flying sword, what kind of reputation would that be?”

After paying their respects, Li Guizhen and Huo Feiyan humbly accepted the treasure bestowed upon them by their master.

Although he said he didn't want to teach, he had at least become a disciple in name only, so he still had to fulfill his duties as a teacher.

Taking out the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror and looking at it, the diagrams of the two people's meridian circulation were directly displayed, which was convenient and easy to use.

Even the most learned and knowledgeable cultivators, in terms of their experience in teaching lower-level cultivators, cannot compare to the spirituality accumulated and cultivated by millions of disciples over tens of thousands of years by the Heavenly Principle Sect.

If the Divine Soul Mirror can even work on Core Formation cultivators, then the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror is not just a treasure passed down through the Heavenly Principle Sect; even a super sect like the Five Phoenix Sword Sect would be tempted by it.

Therefore, even though the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror is currently only a low-grade magic treasure, it has always been able to occupy a place in Bai Zichen's dantian sea of ​​consciousness, and is currently enjoying the nourishment of the dantian qi.

“Guizhen, the magical power in your body is wild and fierce, and there are hidden injuries in several places in your meridians... You are young now and recover quickly, but over time, it will also be a hidden danger.”

Bai Zichen could draw conclusions simply by scanning the human meridian diagram without needing to analyze it in detail.

"Later, go to the Transmission Hall to practice a body-refining technique. Choose the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture to improve your physical strength. As for the others, it doesn't matter. Your lightning-type spiritual power is too domineering. You must make plans in advance, otherwise you will find it just as difficult to pass the Core Formation stage."

I originally wanted to say Five-Crystal Glazed Body, but then I realized that not everyone is like me and can quickly cultivate the first two levels during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Rather than wasting time, it would be more appropriate to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will start practicing this body-refining technique as soon as possible."

Li Guizhen nodded vigorously, filled with admiration.

As expected of a master whose talent is unparalleled throughout history, he can see my shortcomings and deficiencies at a glance. No other Core Formation cultivator could possibly have such insight.

(End of this chapter)