Born with immortal seed

Chapter 321 Surviving the Heavenly Tribulation in the Ice Plains

When Qingfeng Sect was founded, its main adversaries were demonic beasts, not human cultivators.

During that period, there were many vacancies in various spiritual veins, and it was easier and simpler to compete with other forces for food than to fight with demonic beasts.

The next level of sects, such as the Holy Lotus Sect, knew that there were traces of fourth-tier demons deep in the Black Mountain, so they would never invest resources in developing them.

It's one thing if it's a Core Formation True Person, but if a Nascent Soul True Monarch enters, how could a fourth-order Great Demon who considers the Black Mountain Range as its own territory not react?

The Holy Lotus Sect doesn't have absolute confidence in dealing with a fourth-tier Azure Phoenix, so of course they won't do something so strenuous and thankless.

Therefore, after Qingfeng Zhenren chose to develop Black Mountain, he did not encounter any resistance.

Other sects mostly watched with a spectator's mentality.

As for further back, Ancestor Qingfeng traveled the world and fought with many Core Formation cultivators, but these were mainly exchanges and duels, and it seems that they did not escalate to the level of life-and-death enmity.

"Once the Pink Crystal Jade Shattering Technique is activated, its strength is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage. It can handle even a group of Core Formation True Persons attacking it... Even against an ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarch, a hundred breaths is enough time to escape with one's life."

Bai Zichen himself had just cultivated the Glazed Fire God Body, and he was very familiar with the extent of the improvement brought by the Pink Crystal Jade Shattering Technique.

With Qingfeng Zhenren's strength, which allows him to dominate the Core Formation stage on ordinary days, there are few people in the cultivation world who can stop him once he uses the Pink Crystal Shattering Jade Technique.

At the very least, such a powerful cultivator should not exist in the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom.

The remains before me were clearly those of Ancestor Qingfeng, who was unable to defeat his opponent even after using the Pink Crystal Jade Shattering Technique.

So much so that they had to maintain this state in order to escape all the way to Tianxiang Valley.

That formidable enemy probably failed to catch up with him, but Ancestor Qingfeng's physical body was completely worn down due to the prolonged use of the Pink Crystal Shattering Jade Technique.

After falling into the Heavenly Elephant Valley, he quickly passed away, leaving behind not even a will.

"A terrifying being in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, or even the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm..."

Bai Zichen felt a chill in his heart. It turned out that Ancestor Qingfeng had indirectly died at the hands of such a powerful enemy.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs are extremely difficult to kill unless there is a significant difference in strength, or if several people surround and attack them while a formation is set up in advance to isolate them from the void.

The power boost from the Pink Crystal Jade Shattering Technique, while not allowing the user to teleport hundreds of miles instantly and ignore forbidden techniques like a separated nascent soul, is still significant.

However, during the duration of the secret technique, the physical strength is absolutely comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and the ability to travel between worlds is enhanced to a terrifying degree.

Even fourth-order escape techniques cannot compare to it.

If it were simply a matter of escaping for one's life, a few dozen breaths would have been enough for Ancestor Qingfeng to escape from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

In such a short time, all five crystal glass bodies were destroyed, resulting in serious injuries, but not at the cost of their lives.

Only opponents at the mid-stage or even late-stage Nascent Soul realm could force Ancestor Qingfeng to refrain from releasing the Pink Crystal Shattering Jade Technique until it became irreversible, draining the last trace of essence from his body, burning every bone and every piece of flesh to ashes.

The Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Holy Lotus Sect a thousand years ago had a less prominent presence than the Nine Lotus True Monarch, so he could never have had this kind of strength.

Therefore, it could only have come from outside the Liang Kingdom.

Qingfeng Zhenren came from across the sea and has no relatives or friends on this continent, so he is not an enemy from the sect's lineage.

This formidable enemy forced Qingfeng Zhenren to activate the Pink Crystal Shattering Jade Technique, causing him to die from exhaustion, yet he didn't turn around and attack Qingfeng Sect, which is equally puzzling.

"This matter is shrouded in mystery. We can only wait until we return to the mountain gate and ask Senior Brother Ge about it properly."

Bai Zichen felt a heavy weight in his heart as he slowly collected Qingfeng Zhenren's remains and placed them on a clean blue stone.

During this process, he discovered that Master Qingfeng's left hand had all five fingers stuck into the ground, and it took him a lot of effort to pull them out.

There were no other items near the remains. As Tie Changsheng said, the Qingfeng Sword was stuck in the side, and the Jade Lock and Fire Jade were on the back.

"Master of Fuzang Manor, come see me immediately!"

Bai Zichen flew to a high place and shouted softly, and a rolling sound wave spread out in Tianxiang Valley.

A moment later, two figures flew over and paid their respects.

"At Luoting of Fuzang Mountain Villa, Qiao Daomao pays his respects to Master Bai... I was unaware that it was Master Bai in person, and I have failed to greet you properly."

Both of them were drenched in cold sweat. The Core Formation cultivator who broke through the formation and entered Tianxiang Valley was indeed Master Bai from the Qingfeng Sect.

When illusions are shattered, there is no escaping them; one can only face them head-on.

"I ask you, when the Hidden Mountain Manor first arrived at Celestial Elephant Valley, was there anything unusual about this place?"

"No, we only included this area in the grand formation thirty years ago. After all, it is a corner of Tianxiang Valley... But because of the direction of the spiritual veins, the spiritual energy here is thin, and no disciples would run here."

Luo Ting couldn't even imagine why Master Bai had come here, or why he had asked such a question.

He racked his brains and told the other party everything he knew, hoping to get rid of this powerful figure as soon as possible.

"Find the best coffin, and hurry!"

Bai Zichen knew he wouldn't get any answers, so he lost interest in pressing the matter further.

It has been almost a thousand years since Master Qingfeng passed away here, while the Fuzang Manor was founded less than three hundred years ago.

With so much time in between, they wouldn't have had a chance to make any discoveries.

However, the Hidden Mountain Villa could not be simply let go, and the cultivators of the Law Enforcement Hall would investigate it.

"Yes, there is a five-hundred-year-old paulownia wood coffin in the manor. I will go and fetch it immediately."

Qiao Daomao nodded vigorously, immediately flew back to retrieve the coffin he had prepared for himself, and moved it in front of Master Bai.

"That's it."

Bai Zichen nodded and placed all of Qingfeng Zhenren's remains inside.

"This area is designated as a forbidden zone, and no one is allowed to enter or leave... Soon, disciples from our sect will come to take over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Zichen's sword light enveloped the paulownia coffin and Tie Changsheng, and they flew out of Tianxiang Valley.

After a long while, when the moonlight had vanished without a trace, Qiao Daomao said as if waking from a dream, "There is actually a skeleton hidden in the back mountain of Tianxiang Valley. Judging from the appearance of Master Bai, it seems to be very important. I wonder what secret it holds?"

“I advise Senior Brother Qiao not to be too curious. That’s not something you or I should get involved in, lest we get ourselves into trouble… Immediately send a reliable disciple to guard this place to prevent anyone else from entering or leaving. If Master Bai blames us, we might not even have the chance to split up and establish our own family.”

Luo Ting said sarcastically, "With this incident disrupting things, the discussions between the two sides will definitely not be able to continue."

"Hmph, I don't need you to remind me."

Qiao Daomao flicked his hand, glanced back at the back mountain with lingering fear, and immediately flew away, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

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A vast expanse of ice, within the Ice Soul Palace.

Although Ice Soul Palace is a sect of the Liang Kingdom, it has always been secluded and rarely ventured out, and with its natural barriers, very few outside cultivators have entered.

Therefore, it has a very low presence in the cultivation world, and is even ignored when discussing the major forces.

Few people know that the Ice Soul Palace was one of the earliest sects to arrive in the Northern Region, and its founder, the Ice Soul Fairy, was a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Since then, no Nascent Soul cultivator has been born in the Ice Soul Palace.

However, the fact that a small fourth-tier spiritual land was hidden deep within the vast ice plains remained unknown to outsiders, escaping the period when the Holy Lotus Sect frantically attacked and destroyed the mountain.

Several years ago, the Ice Soul Palace activated its highest-level defensive restrictions.

With the entire formation activated, the defensive line composed of countless icy divine lights rendered any invisibility spells impossible to conceal, making it virtually impossible for any cultivator to infiltrate the Ice Soul Palace.

No disciples are allowed to enter or leave, and even the recruitment of immortal seedlings, which takes place every three years, has been suspended.

It's important to know that the population on the ice plains is sparse, consisting of only a few tribes.

Even with a special bloodline inheritance and a much higher proportion of spiritual roots than in the outside world, each immortal seedling is still very important.

If a sufficient number of immortal seedlings are not received for several consecutive sessions, it will affect the very foundation of the Ice Soul Palace.

They might even send Foundation Establishment cultivators away from the Ice Plains to search for mortals with spiritual roots in the surrounding towns and bring them into the palace.

Such a major event was halted without delay, simply because the Ice Soul Palace Master, True Person Suihan, was in the process of shattering his elixir and transforming it into an infant.

The remaining two Core Formation cultivators from Ice Soul Palace personally guarded the fourth-tier spiritual land, their faces full of anticipation.

Suihan Zhenren is the person with the greatest chance of successfully transforming into a Nascent Soul in the Ice Soul Palace for ten thousand years.

If he successfully transforms into a Nascent Soul, it will prove that the path taken by generations of cultivators in the Ice Soul Palace is correct and that they can indeed embark on the true path to Nascent Soul.

Moreover, with the emergence of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the Ice Soul Palace no longer needs to be confined to one place and can fully venture out of the Ice Plains to compete for resources with the Holy Lotus Sect.

If it weren't for avoiding the Holy Lotus Sect's advance and preserving its foundation, the Ice Soul Palace wouldn't have abandoned all its territory outside the Ice Plains and completely withdrawn.

If they could conquer half of Liang Kingdom, the cultivation paths of these two Core Formation cultivators from Ice Soul Palace would naturally become much broader.

"I don't know how confident the old man is, but he seems to have a certain level of confidence..."

The Fairy of Compassion stood weakly beside an ice pillar, her expression complex and her demeanor feeble, exuding an aura of pitifulness.

She shattered the Hehuan Bell in her sea of ​​consciousness, summoning the sacred sound of the Six Desires, which helped True Person Suihan to experience the power of the primordial spirit ahead of time.

This caused his cultivation level to plummet to the early stage of Core Formation, almost resulting in damage to his very essence, and he was even unable to maintain his Core Formation realm.

It was impossible not to hate Master Suihan in his heart, but he also thought that if the old man could successfully transform into a Nascent Soul and fulfill his promise, his own path to the Great Dao would have a chance.

For a moment, he was filled with mixed emotions, unsure whether to hope that Suihan Zhenren would successfully transform into an infant or that he would fail.

"Senior brother has been formally undergoing the Nascent Soul stage for several months now. I wonder what stage he's at?"

"The fact that nothing has changed means it hasn't failed... Senior brother has been preparing for many years, so he must have a chance!"

The two Core Formation cultivators from Ice Soul Palace were quite nervous. Even the most talented cultivators wouldn't dare to claim absolute certainty about taking the Core Shattering and Nascent Soul Transformation step.

No matter how much you accumulate or how much you prepare, whether you succeed or not depends on fate.

Otherwise, those Nascent Soul sects, and even super sects that have produced Nascent Soul cultivators, wouldn't have such difficulty in producing another Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"It has come, the calamity of the outer demons!"

One of the Core Formation cultivators had a solemn expression, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

(End of this chapter)