Born with immortal seed

Chapter 313 The First Thunder Bamboo
The Moonlit Sword was returned to its hand, its surface a pale white, unstained by a single drop of blood.

"The Enchanting Silk is truly a powerful ambush weapon, but unfortunately it's incomplete, so it's not as effective against human cultivators..."

Bai Zichen was still shaken. The Black Dragon was so badly injured that its true strength was not even comparable to a third-tier high-grade demon beast.

Yet it also possesses a secret technique for instant recovery, and can even infinitely elevate itself to the point where it is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a fourth-order transformed great demon.

No, it should be said that he had already stepped into the fourth level. That pressure made him feel like he was being pricked by thorns, and he had a real sense of threat.

"Indeed, bloodline is paramount among demonic beasts. No dragon beast should be underestimated. Who knows what supernatural powers or secret techniques it has inherited?"

If his sword light were even a fraction slower, its destructive power would be slightly weaker, making it impossible to instantly kill the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon, even more powerful than in its prime, will leave Bai Zichen helpless and may even threaten his life.

After all, just how strong a dragon beast with a trace of fourth-tier power really is is an unknown.

The blank Soul-Capturing Banner, equivalent to a high-grade spiritual artifact, was waved towards the black dragon's corpse, and a miniature black dragon swayed its body and involuntarily threw itself into the banner.

On the banner, the black dragon's spirit was still struggling and swimming, but the power of the spirit alone was naturally no match for the restrictions on the targeted spiritual artifact.

If he were willing, he could refine the Black Dragon's essence slightly, and this Soul-Capturing Banner could immediately become a low-grade magic weapon.

He certainly wouldn't do something that would cause him to lose sight of the bigger picture, as this dragon soul was related to the third-tier Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword.

Let alone low-grade magic treasures, even top-grade magic treasures are not as valuable as third-tier flying swords in Bai Zichen's mind.

At the same time, he took out the high-grade storage bag he had obtained from the Peach Blossom Fairy, disassembled the entire black dragon body, and put it into the bag.

After thinking for a moment, he carefully folded up the intact wings of the pairs of Blue-Eyed Dream Butterflies on the ground.

These translucent wings, with terrifying eye patterns on them, are excellent materials for crafting wing-shaped magical artifacts.

From the perspective of spirit stones, they mean nothing to him.

Even if only half of these dozens of intact pairs of wings are successfully crafted, they can still add twenty or thirty wing-shaped spiritual artifacts to the Qingfeng Sect.

With this magical artifact, the survival ability of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect can be raised to a whole new level.

"It's unbelievable that there's such a small third-tier spiritual vein. The area of ​​Illusion Butterfly Valley is less than a third of that of Green Ox Valley, and its location is much more central. It can't be utilized in the short term."

After taking over Hejian County, the predicament of Qingfeng Sect having many cultivators but few spiritual lands has been alleviated.

Before fully absorbing the benefits of Hejian County, the sect has no incentive to develop new spiritual veins.

The Valley of Illusions is home to thousands of silver-edged datura plants. The sap of this second-tier spiritual plant is the favorite of the Purple-Eyed Dream Butterfly and can also be used to aid in the cultivation of illusion techniques.

Bai Zichen recorded the situation in the valley on a jade slip and then gave it to Gu Xisheng, so that it could be used when the sect had enough strength to expand deeper into the Black Mountain.

The moonlight stretched to the sky, and only silence remained in the Valley of Illusions.

After an unknown amount of time, a white figure darted through the valley like lightning and stood atop the valley.

It was that white ape, holding a coiled dragon staff upside down in its hand, with obvious signs of being refined and polished, and a spiritual light flowing around it.

Its once snow-white fur was now stained with blood, and a claw mark on its belly had almost torn it in two.

But now the scabs have healed and the body is as agile and flexible as ever.

The white ape twitched its nose, sniffed the air, and hopped to the center of the Illusionary Butterfly Valley, where it saw the devastation and large patches of blood on the ground.

It roared to the sky, pointed its dragon-shaped staff at the heavens, and the staff grew into a hundred-foot-long iron rod, which it then swung down with force.

The earth cracked, rocks were pulverized, and a bottomless ravine appeared in the Valley of Illusions.

After sheathing the staff, the white ape limped away, leaning on the coiled dragon staff. The white fur on its right hand suddenly fell off, revealing an ape arm that looked like a block of steel, with skin that was snow-white with a hint of pink.

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Most of the black dragons at the peak of the third tier were given to Han Qing to serve as the main ingredient for his body-refining elixir.

The remaining dragon tendons and dragon skin were simply refined and sent to the secret hall. Anyone who needs materials to refine magical artifacts in the future can exchange them for these materials.

Bai Zichen didn't think he would need these spiritual materials after becoming a third-tier weapon refiner.

There were still over a thousand catties of black dragon meat left, which benefited Gun Gun, ensuring that the little guy would not lack the flesh and blood of third-tier demon beasts for the next few years.

"Why has the little guy's body remained unchanged for a while, but now he's starting to grow horizontally again?"

Bai Zichen wanted to wait for Han Qing's alchemy results, so he went back to Tianlei Cliff and picked up Gun Gun, who was comfortably lying on his cultivation stool.

The panda lay sprawled on the wooden stump, looking almost like a flat, pancake, and from a distance, it resembled a thick, black and white plush cushion.

Having not seen its owner for a long time, the panda excitedly waved its limbs, trying to climb onto him.

Given the treatment it has received, it is still only a second-tier low-grade spirit beast, so its growth rate is definitely slow.

However, Bai Zichen did not expect spirit beasts to keep up with his cultivation speed. Apart from ancient wild beasts and the descendants of immortal beasts from ancient times, there are clear records of them becoming powerful demon beasts in a short period of time.

Other demonic beasts, no matter how special their bloodline, have never been heard of growing to the level of a near-fourth-tier great demon within a hundred years.

Rather than that, raising a panda, a spirit beast with a talent for treasure hunting, is not a bad idea.

At least petting a bear feels good, but it wouldn't be the same with some weird-shaped, slimy, and sticky mythical beast.

"Ancestor, I was just about to tell you some good news. Just recently, the first Thunder Sound Bamboo has finally mutated!"

Fang Xiran knew that her ancestor had returned and rushed over immediately, her voice trembling as she spoke.

Since his failed attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage two years ago, which severely depleted his vitality, he has aged considerably.

"Alright, whichever disciple made the contribution, the reward will remain the same, and they can choose any disciple within 10,000 contribution points!"

Bai Zichen was overjoyed and immediately ran to the Thunder Wall to take a look around.

The number of sacred bamboos is already large, and they are growing vigorously and lushly. When the wind blows, they create a series of melodious sounds.

In the eastern corner, there is a spirit bamboo that is significantly taller than others. Its body is covered with lightning marks, and touching it lightly gives one a tingling sensation from the lightning.

Even the bamboo leaves have changed significantly, becoming as translucent as jade, with veins resembling lightning.

"Tell someone to take good care of it and try to get a second Leiyin bamboo plant out as soon as possible."

Bai Zichen's current weapon-refining skills are so poor that he's not even confident in forging the Sound Bamboo Sword, so how could he directly remove the Thunder Sound Bamboo?

However, since we already have all the spiritual materials to refine the Thunder Sound Bamboo and the Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword, we need to set aside some time for refining the sword.

Otherwise, even if the Thunder Sound Bamboo on the Heavenly Thunder Wall reaches a certain scale after many years, it will be useless if his sword-forging skills cannot keep up.

Fang Xiran was instructed to select twenty of the worst-growing Sacred Sound Bamboos, which had no chance of mutating and advancing, so that he could try to forge a sword later.

Then he called over Bai Ziying and Bai Ziyu, siblings. They had even better cultivation conditions than the true disciples of Qingfeng Sect. The older sister had finally reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and reached the last step before Foundation Establishment.

"Your magical power is still quite solid. Go and refine your physical body for two years, then come back to me for the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Thank you, elder brother."

In recent years, Bai Ziying seems to have become much quieter, and her personality is no longer as impulsive as before.

"Ziyu, how's your cultivation going lately?"

"Brother, although I have not made any breakthroughs in my cultivation, I have cultivated a Sacred Sound Bamboo. In addition, by arranging several spiritual plants in my cave, I have reached the first-grade high-level spiritual plant master realm."

Bai Ziyu was still at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but he was completely different. He was calm, peaceful, and had a reserved demeanor.

"It's good that you can stay calm. Don't worry too much about the so-called 'limit of qi and blood'... I have my own solutions for those who are over the age limit."

Bai Zichen nodded in satisfaction. His younger brother was neither arrogant nor impatient, and he had a vibrant aura of plants on his body, indicating that he had already embarked on the right path of spiritual plant cultivation.

Don't be fooled by our current lagging behind; it's really hard to say who will go further between us in the future.

For ordinary disciples, it is too late to achieve enlightenment by this age; they have missed the best time for development and can only regret it for the rest of their lives.

But since Bai Ziyu has a good cousin, it's never too late for him to gain something and have an epiphany.

After the age of fifty, the decline in Qi and blood leads to a lower success rate in Foundation Establishment. There are several solutions for those at the Core Formation stage.

The simplest way is to take one Golden Jade Heart Pill.

When a person's lifespan is capped at 120 years, their optimal age for foundation building naturally increases to 60 years old.

Back in the courtyard, Bai Zichen saw the Yuan Magnetic Qi Fiend document sent by the General Affairs Hall and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

When he first formed his core, he posted a task, asking his sect disciples to search for various types of malevolent forces for him.

They quickly forgot about the matter, but how could the General Affairs Hall forget the request made by the Core Formation Ancestor?

Third-tier flying swords are hard to find, and third-tier sword-forging secrets are equally difficult to come by. The last type, Yuan Magnetic Qi, is rare, but it is ultimately just a special second-tier spiritual object.

This task has been at the top of the list every year, and finally this month an outer disciple submitted it, completing the task.

The elder of the General Affairs Hall, who brought the Yuan Magnetic Qi to the door as if it were a priceless treasure, naturally did not get to see the White Ancestor, but only his eldest disciple, Tong Huan.

Since he had nothing else to do, Bai Zichen simply poured the Yuan Magnetic Qi into the Seven-Skill Mystic Pearl, feeling the subtle changes as it upgraded from a top-grade spiritual weapon to a magic treasure, hoping it would help his weapon-refining skills.

As a ball of dark magnetic light was refined into the pearl, seven-colored luster flowed, and a low-grade magic weapon was thus created.

"Seven different forms of defense, the crafting techniques can be described as extremely exquisite... Unfortunately, due to the limited materials, unless we can find a third-tier refined Qi to replace it, it is impossible to upgrade the magic weapon's grade again."

After evaluating the merits and demerits of the Seven-Pearl Mystic Pearl, Bai Zichen discovered another advantage.

Because it incorporates seven clusters of Qi and Sha, the Seven-Skill Mystic Pearl can be activated at certain times by drawing upon the power of Qi and Sha, requiring cultivation levels above the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

It can be activated roughly once a year, lasting for about thirty breaths.

"You've managed things well at Thunder Cliff. I heard you even killed two Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators during the last sect war. Looks like you've made a lot of progress."

Bai Zichen called Tong Huan in, reached out and erased his own mark from the Seven-Pearl Mystic Pearl, then flew away.

"Go to Wanxianjian and bring your second junior brother back. His cultivation still relies on the Heavenly Thunder Wall... I'm giving you this magic weapon for self-defense, and I've already included the method for refining it."

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this treasure."

Tong Huan was overjoyed to receive the Seven-Skill Mystic Pearl, especially after seeing that it could be used in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

During the activation of this treasure, it is impossible for foundation-building techniques to harm him.

(End of this chapter)