Born with immortal seed

Chapter 33 Seize the day and night
"Stealing a celestial seedling is a crime even greater than disobeying the sect and colluding with the demonic path. Do you even understand what this means?!"

Bai Zichen was furious. He wondered if this woman was being too well protected by Elder Hong Gu within the clan, and what the consequences would be for disobeying the Qingfeng Sect's rules.

Even in the middle of nowhere, where no one is watching, there is a great risk in accepting a seedling of immortality who is not of family blood. Moreover, the spirit-inducing ceremony is a grand affair, and the news of a seedling with dual spiritual roots would spread throughout the nearby towns in just a few days, making it impossible to keep it a secret.

"Thirty years ago, a Qi Refining family used a merchant caravan to do business in mortal cities as a cover to steal five celestial seedlings. They lied to the outside world, claiming that the children were born to the mortal concubines of one of their cultivators. In the end, they were exposed, and all twenty-three cultivators in the entire family were beheaded, while a thousand mortals changed their surnames and moved elsewhere!"

"Fifty years ago, a master cultivator from a prominent family was traveling when he happened to encounter a child with unusual spiritual roots. He was so impressed by the child that he took him in as his personal disciple."

"Hiding for over ten years, his unique spiritual root aptitude was discovered by Qingfeng Sect disciples during a battle. After digging deep, the truth came out. The Foundation Establishment cultivator was subjected to soul-searching interrogation, which confirmed it was an individual act, and the family was unaware of it. Therefore, only the ringleader was punished, and the rest of the clan were spared!"

Bai Zichen's expression was solemn. The Qingfeng Sect's decree was like a sacred edict in Heishan County, forged from the bones of countless disbelieving cultivators over thousands of years.

The entire Black Mountain County is regarded as their own training ground by the Green Maple Sect. It's one thing for independent cultivators to do so, but for a cultivation family to steal immortal seedlings from non-hereditary lineages is a real red line.

"Do I need to list more examples? It's one thing for you to seek death, but do you also want to drag hundreds of your clansmen down with you?"

"I think that in your spare time from cultivation, you should learn more about the taboos of Black Mountain, so as not to do anything wrong that could bring disaster to your family when you go out!"

Bai Ling was struck dumb, her face turned deathly pale, and she unconsciously let go of Huo Feiyan.

Bai Zichen's words exuded authority, leaving Bai Ling speechless. Not to mention Bai Youfu and that mortal town mayor, they were even more helpless.

"Brother Chen, what should we do now that things are like this..."

The entire clan was beheaded, their souls were searched and tortured, and they were exiled to a desolate place. Only these few terrifying words echoed in Bai Youfu's ears. He trembled like a leaf, feeling that his already bleak life was about to reach its end.

"It's just a spirit test, what's the rush? We haven't even taken this girl into the clan yet."

Bai Zichen scolded him with a hint of disappointment, no wonder he had fallen to the level of a guardian immortal master in a mortal town, his character was so despicable.

"Let her live in Tiger Head Town... Never mind, in a couple of days you go to the nearest Qingfeng Sect outpost and tell them that you have discovered a dual-spiritual-roots immortal seedling and want to recommend him to the upper sect."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you'll receive a few spirit stones as a reward."

Originally, he planned to leave Huo Feiyan in Hutou Town, but then he thought it was unnecessary. The disciples of Qingfeng Sect would get the news sooner or later and bring her up the mountain, so why bother to hinder her destiny as an immortal?

It would be a good deed if Huo Feiyan could embark on the path of immortality two years earlier.

As for the challenge of dealing with the Qingfeng Sect disciples, Bai Youfu and his group were frightened by Bai Zichen's example of what had happened before.

Being able to introduce a disciple with dual spiritual roots into the sect is also a significant contribution to the Qingfeng Sect disciples.

After this incident, the spirit-summoning ceremony in Tiger Head Town ended hastily. After picking up Bai Shu, the three headed to the next location.

On the peach blossom sachet, Bai Ling remained silent, her pretty face frosty.

Bai Zichen had no interest in comforting him; he was preoccupied with calculating his uncle's cultivation progress.

The spiritual energy of the Cold Iron Mine is certainly not as great as that of Hanxiu Peak. Bai Jiu'an chose to take on the responsibility of guarding the mine, mostly because of the family's generous contributions.

But as a cultivator with four spiritual roots, he no longer had much desire for the Foundation Establishment path.

Bai Jiu'an is now forty-eight years old and has just reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. He only has two years left to cross the two thresholds of the ninth level of Qi Refining and the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, which is almost a pipe dream.

So when he saw the two bottles of purple ginseng pills that Bai Zichen presented, he was pleased but refused to accept them, insisting that his nephew take them back for his own use.

Only when Bai Zichen solemnly declared that if Bai Jiu'an did not take the Purple Ginseng Pill, his Dao heart would be unsettled and it would affect his cultivation progress, did his uncle reluctantly accept it.

"Be prepared for the enemy's mistakes, and the same applies to cultivation... Don't relax just because you have plenty of time. The sooner you reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, the more time you'll have to prepare before Foundation Establishment."

Thinking of his uncle Bai Jiu'an's chances of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, which were decreasing day by day with the month as the countdown, Bai Zichen felt a little sad and secretly became vigilant.

We must not become arrogant and complacent because of our current achievements, and lose our spirit of seeking the truth.

One was sulking, and the other was lost in thought. It was tough on Bai Shu, who had just changed his identity. It was also his first time sitting on a flying artifact, and he was hundreds of feet in the air. He was both surprised and scared.

But this boy from a poor background remained silent, closing his eyes and clenching his teeth. Only after landing in Xiabai Town did he rush out of the peach blossom basket and vomit all over the ground.

"Although it's a useless spiritual root, it seems to have a good temperament..."

Bai Zichen glanced at Bai Shu and mentally memorized the boy's appearance.

The spirit-guiding ceremony in Xiabai Town involved more than fifty children, but unfortunately, the result was even worse than in Hutou Town, as not a single celestial seedling was found.

As dusk fell, the three rested for the night in the spacious courtyard of the mortal town mayor, and the next day they hurriedly headed to Shangbai Town.

Before Bai Zichen's spiritual root was detected, he lived in Shangbai Town. But after a few years, he suddenly realized that his impression of the town had become very faint.

Even the ordinary family members who stayed in the town, when interacting with them, could not feel that close, blood-related intimacy.

Perhaps because they went to their ancestral home at a young age, they didn't spend many years together;
It could be that his parents and relatives were overly enthusiastic and doting on him, but the restraint and distance they revealed were all too obvious.

Because Bai Zichen became a Celestial Master, he was heard to be highly valued within the clan. His house was expanded by three rooms compared to before he left, and the interior decoration and furnishings resembled those of a wealthy family.

Two years ago, his father took another concubine, who gave Bai Zichen a younger brother.

The results of the spirit test in Shangbai Town were slightly better, producing a sapling with four spiritual roots, but unfortunately, he was a bit too old, almost fourteen years old.

During the last spirit-summoning ceremony, this person happened to fall ill with a sudden illness and was unconscious in bed, unable to move.

With the two celestial seedlings in tow, Bai Zichen and Bai Ling returned to Hanxiu Peak and handed them over to the Second Elder. The Spirit Guiding Mission was now complete, and fifty points of family contribution were easily earned.

"Aside from the Huo Feiyan incident, this spirit-summoning mission was quite ordinary."

"But that's normal. A dual-spiritual-root immortal seedling is considered a minor genius in the Qingfeng Sect. It would be abnormal to find immortal seedlings like Bai Ling and her brother every time."

Before leaving, the Second Elder hinted that there were still a lot of family tasks under his jurisdiction, and that he lacked capable people to complete them.

Bai Zichen thanked the other party for their kindness, but did not intend to spend his time on it. He mentioned that he hoped the Second Elder would take care of Bai Chongwu.

"In charge of the balance of power, every minute counts."

Gazing at the setting sun, Bai Zichen felt a strange sense of tension.

Thanks to several fellow Daoists for pointing out the error. My input method was malfunctioning, and some punctuation marks in the earlier chapters were displayed incorrectly. I have now mostly corrected them.

Also, due to chapter revisions, some chapters are said to have disappeared, not deleted.

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