Born with immortal seed

Chapter 336 The Spirit Causes Trouble
Before the solemn tomb, a Taoist priest respectfully lit three sticks of incense, bowed, and placed them in the incense burner.

After a long period of mourning, a gentle breeze swept by, and the grave was now empty.

A Taoist priest carrying a broom came over to perform his routine cleaning and maintenance.

“Senior Brother Li insists that he saw a figure, but in this weather, who would come here... Even if a Foundation Establishment Elder did come, he would still have to enter through the cemetery gate, how could he not see him?”

The Taoist priest swung his broom with great force, sweeping all the fallen leaves aside.

"They must want to keep that roasted deer all to themselves to lure me out... Oh my god, someone's really coming!"

The round-headed Taoist priest, who was skilled in fire-making, cried out in surprise, dropping his broom to the ground as he stared at the faint fragrance that had just died down in the bronze incense burner.

He cleaned the bronze incense burner every hour, and he remembered clearly that it was spotless the last time he came.

The incense ash was still warm, indicating that the monks who came to worship had not left for long.

"Please forgive me, Lord Liang. I will never dare to slack off again. I will definitely patrol on time and clean thoroughly..."

The Taoist priest, his face ashen, immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times towards the grave.

He got up, looked around to make sure no one was there, and knew that the senior must have left, so he continued cleaning diligently.

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"Does Senior Brother mean that Qi Yue is being held captive in Beiyuan, which is why he can't return?"

Bai Zichen was greatly surprised, not expecting such a twist in the story.

He had assumed that Qi Yue had not returned to the sect because he was consolidating his cultivation in Beiyuan or had other opportunities, but he never expected that he had been imprisoned.

"The Faxiang School or the Wusheng School?"

The fact that they were able to detain Qi Yue, who had already formed his core, and even make him send a message back shows that they were not afraid of Qingfeng Sect's background at all.

With Bai Zichen's reputation as a sword god already resounding throughout the Northern Region, and all parties aware that Qingfeng Sect possesses two future Nascent Soul True Monarchs, the only one capable of doing such a thing is a Nascent Soul Grandmaster.

The three Nascent Soul sects of Beiyuan, including the Tianhe Sword Sect, have close ties with these two individuals, so it's impossible for them to act in this way.

That leaves only the Faxiang School and the Wusheng School as options.

"The Wusheng Sect says that Elder Shibi has taken a liking to Qi Yue and wants to marry his direct descendant to him, making them Daoist partners..."

Master Ge Cang shook his head helplessly, not expecting that his disciple would encounter such a thing after successfully forming his core during his travels in Bei Yuan.

The Wusheng Sect has been able to contend with the Faxiang Sect for ten thousand years without being evenly matched, so its strength is beyond question. The Elder Shibi is a well-known mid-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator.

On the surface, it seems like a good thing that such a prominent figure in the Northern Region has taken a liking to Qi Yue, but upon closer inspection, there is more to it than meets the eye.

"It seems this female cultivator is quite favored; Elder Shibi has taken a liking to Qi Yue's Green Mulberry Spirit Body..."

Bai Zichen saw through the essence at a glance: after Qi Yue formed his core, he could activate the pure spiritual energy deep within his body that contained the true meaning of the Great Dao.

As long as you transfer this pure spiritual energy to your cultivation partner during dual cultivation, it will immediately increase their chances of forming a core by 50%.

In addition, other spiritual objects that have reached the Core Formation stage do not conflict with this pure spiritual energy.

In other words, even someone as stupid as a pig would have a high probability of successfully forming a core if they formed a dual cultivation partnership with Qi Yue.

Qi Yue holds a special position in the Qingfeng Sect, and his requests can be met almost all of them. Besides being a disciple of Ge Cang Zhenren, his possession of the Qing Sang Spirit Body is also a major factor.

It's like training one person to reach the Core Formation stage, and you get a buy-one-get-one-free bonus. Basically, you can bring along a female cultivator who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage to achieve the Golden Core stage along with him.

Therefore, even though Qi Yue kept a low profile within the sect, the female cultivators who knew about Qing Sang's spiritual body still regarded him as a rare treasure and tried every possible way to get close to him.

Unexpectedly, after going out, I ended up in the hands of the Wusheng Sect.

“That’s right. I asked Fellow Daoist Yan from the Heavenly River Sword Sect. That female cultivator is a direct descendant of Elder Shibi. She was forced to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment by using resources… With the help of Yue’er’s Qing Sang spiritual body, this should be the only possibility for her to form a Core.”

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch cannot guarantee that someone will form a Core; at most, they can only increase the probability.

The extremely rare Qing Sang spirit, which benefits others without benefiting itself, is the favorite of these types of people.

Master Ge Cang was very concerned about his only disciple. As soon as his physical body recovered, he made several attempts to contact him and try to rescue him.

"Junior Brother Bai probably doesn't know yet, but Fellow Daoist Yan has successfully transcended his tribulation and become a Nascent Soul True Monarch... With him personally intervening, under normal circumstances, a Core Formation True Person would definitely be released. The Wusheng Sect has no need to offend another Nascent Soul sect when it already has a mortal enemy like the Faxiang Sect."

"Fellow Daoist Keyan replied that Elder Shibi was adamant, saying that Qi Yue and his junior fell in love at first sight and voluntarily became Daoist partners. He also said that he would invite me when the ceremony for becoming Daoist partners was held."

"This matter is indeed somewhat tricky..."

Bai Zichen and Ge Cang Zhenren exchanged glances. They didn't even give face to the Tianhe Sword Sect, which showed how tough the old man Shibi's attitude was.

Qi Yue was trapped in the Wusheng Sect, and even though both of them had broken through to become Nascent Soul True Monarchs, they were helpless against it.

The Wusheng Sect has three Nascent Soul True Monarchs who are openly known, and a fourth-order grand formation set up on the summit of Kunshan Mountain covers the entire mountain range.

It is said that there are multiple spiritual treasures guarding the mountain peaks, echoing each other, as well as celestial rays and fragmented gales merging into the formation.

Even if a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator were to arrive, they would only be able to look on in despair at this formation.

Fortunately, the other party was targeting the Qing Sang spirit, so Qi Yue's life was at least safe, though he lost his personal freedom.

"This can be considered a case of 'possessing a treasure and incurring its own wrath,' but I never expected that a spirit body of the Qing Sang level could attract the attention of a Nascent Soul True Monarch. It was my oversight..."

Master Ge Cang supported Qi Yue's travels to seek an opportunity to form his elixir.

He had long prepared the resources for his disciple to form his core. Qi Yue's aptitude was only considered above average. He accepted his mediocrity compared to the sect's several core-forming elders and gave up studying alchemy early on, only hoping to form his core normally.

He also possesses a secret treasure bestowed upon him by True Man Ge Cang, which can unleash tremendous power in life-or-death situations, allowing him to survive even against ordinary Core Formation True Man.

However, when faced with a giant of the level of Elder Shibi, all his trump cards were rendered useless.

The two only knew bits and pieces of information from the letters sent through the Wusheng Sect, and were unaware that Qi Yue had been captured by Jiang Yuhe not long after entering the Wusheng Sect's territory.

Forced to forcibly form his core, he fortunately succeeded in one go. However, the formation of his core stirred up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, arousing the pure spiritual energy hidden deep within his body that contained the true meaning of "withered wood rejuvenating." Even a fleeting wisp of energy was sensed by the old man Shibi.

A mere spirit is not unusual in a sect like the Wusheng Sect.

Among this year's core disciples, there are three disciples with unique spiritual roots but no celestial spiritual roots, and five disciples with spiritual bodies.

Further up, the Elder Shibi himself possessed the Nine Fiends Black Spirit Holy Body, naturally affinityd with all kinds of evil energy. He cultivated in the environment of the Earthly Fiend Yin Vein with ease, and could even directly integrate the Earth's core evil energy into his body to enhance his cultivation and condense magical treasures.

It was precisely because of this sacred body that he was able to reach where he is today with his dual spiritual roots.

Qi Yue's Qing Sang spirit body is unique in that it can help others achieve their goals, which is why it caught the eye of Elder Shi Bi, who used it to help his most beloved junior cross the chasm of Core Formation.

"Senior Yan's achievement of Nascent Soul is a good thing for us. A Nascent Soul True Monarch with good intentions can play a crucial role at critical moments..."

Bai Zichen changed the subject, no longer wasting words on Qi Yue, lest such a matter that could only be observed and waited for would affect Ge Cang Zhenren's state of mind.

“Yes, it was not easy for Fellow Daoist Yan to take this step. Their Heavenly River Sword Sect has a worthy successor... Junior Brother Bai, we should also put the matter of Nascent Soul Transformation on the agenda.”

With his strength, Master Ge Cang could immediately tell that his junior brother had broken through to the late stage of Core Formation.

In his opinion, with Junior Brother Bai's extraordinary talent, he would face the test of breaking through the core and transforming into an infant within sixty years at most.

The most pressing problem facing the two of them was the lack of a safe spiritual ground for fourth-order tribulation.

"Borrowing a fourth-tier spiritual land from someone else and living under their roof is the worst possible choice... Senior Brother Ge, please feel free to share your thoughts, and I will definitely cooperate to see if it can be done."

Bai Zichen's short-term personal goal is to collect all twelve flying swords and then attempt to comprehend the true meaning of the starry sky to set up the Star River Sword Formation.

They possessed methods for dealing with Nascent Soul cultivators even while still in the Core Formation stage.

However, if True Person Ge Cang has a way to obtain a fourth-tier spiritual land, he wouldn't mind spending time to lend a helping hand.

This would not only allow me to meet Senior Brother Ge's requirements for Nascent Soul Transformation as soon as possible, but also prepare me for the tribulation I will face in the future.

"Without relying on external forces, we must find a sacred place ourselves. After much thought, I can only come up with two solutions."

After his Five Crystalline Body was destroyed, Ge Cang Zhenren felt that his path had become purer during the process of nurturing his physical body. He could no longer unleash the power of divine thunder as freely as before.

In the details, his mastery of lightning magic has reached a new level.

Having lost the ability to unleash an endless, raging sea of ​​lightning to defeat any opponent, Ge Cang finally understood what it meant for lightning magic to possess a spirit.

Previously, he had the concept of "realm" but lacked depth, and thus embarked on a completely different path.

"The best course of action is to seize the spiritual vein where the Azure Phoenix dwells. However, it is unknown how much strength that feathered beast can exert while it is asleep... If it has returned to the normal level of a fourth-tier great demon, even if you and I join forces, we can only protect ourselves and cannot do anything to a fourth-tier demon beast."

Master Ge Cang clearly had a well-thought-out plan, and he explained his thoughts in detail.

"The worst option is to occupy a top-grade third-tier spiritual vein and temporarily push the spiritual energy to the fourth tier using the Heavenly Gang Spirit Gathering Array... Although it cannot compare to a true fourth-tier spiritual land, as long as you are well prepared and have a large number of high-grade spirit stones, you can achieve more than 80% of the effect."

"The Heavenly Gang Gathering Spirit Array, I seem to have heard of it... Senior Brother Wei once tried to set it up when he was forming his core, but he eventually gave up because he didn't have enough spirit stones."

Upon seeing this somewhat familiar term, Bai Zichen quickly located that memory.

“That’s right. This Cloud Platform is just a Grade 3 Upper-Grade Spiritual Land that has been upgraded to Grade 3 Supreme-Grade through the Spirit Gathering Array. If we can’t deal with that Azure Phoenix, it shouldn’t be difficult to find another Grade 3 Supreme-Grade Spiritual Vein in the Black Mountain… At worst, we can prepare several sets of Grade 3 Upper-Grade Spiritual Stones needed for the Heavenly Gang Spirit Gathering Array to get through the entire Core Shattering and Nascent Soul Transformation period.”

The fourth-order spiritual land generated in this way can also have spiritual energy that is almost tangible.

But since it is a tree without roots, relying entirely on the transformation effect of the Heavenly Gang Gathering Spirit Array, it is always unreliable to use it in situations like Nascent Soul Transformation Tribulation.

Apologies for yesterday's late update.

My ambitious September 9st was met with a major setback: my wrist suddenly became red and swollen for a whole day, making typing very difficult.

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