Born with immortal seed

Chapter 34 Single-minded Cultivation

For cultivators, seclusion for cultivation is equally tedious and boring, and only those with great perseverance can endure it for years.

Otherwise, so many cultivators wouldn't feel their hopes were slim, so they would abandon the Great Dao, marry several beautiful mortal women, procreate, and enjoy life.

Since embarking on his cultivation journey, Bai Zichen has not encountered any real bottlenecks; at most, he is just a little slow in getting started.

Even in a major Nascent Soul sect like the Naihe Sect, where the Divine Forging Technique is listed as something that Qi Refining disciples are advised against learning, he mastered it in three years.

Successfully developed divine consciousness in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Such achievements are rare even in the Naihe Sect.

Each seclusion yielded results, so Bai Zichen was naturally patient and stayed in the quiet room, which felt like a prison.

"Reaching a Qi-replenishing pill right now will probably take about half a month. If I don't care about the consequences, I can reach the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining in three months..."

After circulating his energy through the Changchun Gong for one cycle and finishing the exercise, Bai Zichen assessed his own magical power and made a rough judgment.

"Let's slow down a bit... There are no shortcuts to consolidating our magical power and removing the poison from the pills. We can only cultivate repeatedly, which can take months at a time. If we take too many pills at once, we'll have to make up for the time we save later."

For the next ten days or so, Bai Zichen relied on his own cultivation until the last trace of the Qi-replenishing pill in his body dissipated before he took the second one.

Another wonderful use of divine consciousness is to introspect one's own body.

The changes in the body's meridians, blood and qi, and the magical power in the dantian are all clearly visible under the inner vision of the divine sense.

Every step of the exercise is executed perfectly; any hidden injuries in the body or blockages in the meridians can be detected immediately.

In this way, Bai Zichen was able to take the Qi-tonifying pills with maximum efficiency, without wasting time and ensuring that the erysipelas would not remain in his body.

This process was repeated until the first bottle of Qi-boosting pills was used up, which took almost half a year.

Bai Zichen stretched his limbs, pushed open the door to the quiet room, where a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the door, and the peach trees in the courtyard were in full bloom.

A gust of wind blew by, and peach blossoms fell to the ground, covering the ground with layers of petals.

Four letters were placed in the mailbox outside the courtyard gate. Bai Zichen made a hand seal, and the mailbox automatically spat out the four letters.

I sat on the stone bench and read through the letters one by one.

My uncle wrote a letter, in which he said that his cultivation had improved after taking the Purple Ginseng Pill, and that he had made friends with a steward of the Qingfeng Sect. The two had a very pleasant conversation, and that he could ask his nephew to join the sect in the future.

Bai Zichen had mentioned to his uncle that Sect Leader Wei had promised him the status of an inner disciple, and Bai Jiu'an's attitude was very clear: he would definitely take the opportunity.

In Bai Jiu'an's view, to achieve Foundation Establishment, one still needs to rely on the power of the Qingfeng Sect.

The two letters from the chubby man indicated that he had returned to Hanxiu Peak not long before setting off again with a caravan. This time, he was traveling with the Qingfeng Sect to the outskirts of Heishan County.

The journey is long, and even if one takes the spirit boat of the Qingfeng Sect, a round trip will take two or three months.

The Bai family brought a large quantity of demon beast materials and several ink bamboo swords, led by Elder Hong Gu herself, seemingly to purchase a major item.

According to the chubby man, the goods carried by the caravan this time were worth dozens of times more than usual.

Fortunately, we were traveling with Qingfeng Sect, so we didn't have to worry about safety.

The last letter was left by Bai Chongwu.

The Second Elder really gave Bai Zichen face; when Bai Chongwu received the family mission this time, he gave him a few relatively easy ones to choose from.

"The Bai family's income is still too scarce. Apart from me and Bai Ling, I estimate that the other clansmen have to rely on themselves and constantly complete family tasks in order to ensure basic cultivation resources... Chongwu was at the fourth level of Qi Refining a few years ago, but he is still stuck in the same place."

Bai Zichen sighed; this was a problem he couldn't solve.

He himself benefited from the family system, and was able to devote himself to cultivation thanks to the large amount of family contributions bestowed by the patriarch.

Otherwise, with so many mundane affairs to attend to every day, where would one find the energy to properly cultivate oneself?

For example, if one suddenly has an epiphany, makes progress in one's skills, or breaks through in one's understanding of magic, one needs to immediately sit in meditation and circulate one's energy. However, if one is on a mission in the wilderness and there is no suitable environment, this rare opportunity will be wasted.

The next time such an opportunity arises may be months or years from now.

"Recently, there has been an increase in the number of rogue cultivators flocking to Black Mountain County, and even entire cultivation families have moved here... I wonder what the attitude of the Azure Maple Sect is towards this."

In his letter, Bai Chongwu not only thanked Bai Zichen but also mentioned that a few months ago, the righteous and demonic paths of the cultivation world in Mizhou had engaged in a fierce battle, which affected more than ten sects.

Black Mountain County, a barren land, became a paradise away from the war. Many rogue cultivators, fearing that they would be forcibly conscripted by the righteous and demonic sects and used as cannon fodder, fled into Black Mountain County.

This even includes several cultivation families and small sects at the Foundation Establishment level.

The Black Mountain County already has very few spiritual veins, and the influx of such a large force will inevitably lead to conflicts with the original Black Mountain cultivation families.

Of course, this is on the premise that Qingfeng Sect allows them to settle in Heishan County.

Otherwise, there's no need to mention anything.

Bai Zichen suddenly realized that there was a major drawback to cultivating alone in the clan all day long: he was completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world.

News that could significantly impact the situation in Heishan County could only be learned through messages left by Bai Chongwu.

“I don’t have many close friends in the clan, so I lack connections and I’m not good at sharing information… Unlike Bai Ling, whose clansmen from Elder Hong Gu’s lineage are her natural supporters, so any news will be reported to her immediately.”

Bai Zichen put down the letter and paced back and forth in the courtyard.

"If I spread the word, some people will probably come to rely on me, after all, I am one of the Foundation Establishment seeds in the clan... Moreover, if they are willing to align themselves with the Second Elder, they can also borrow some of his influence."

Having considered the previous shortcomings in this area, Bai Zichen made up his mind to expand his network of connections within the clan in the future.

It's not about fighting for power or engaging in underhanded tactics; I just want to share the burden of errands and information gathering.

The thought had crossed his mind, but Bai Zichen relaxed for half a day, enjoying a sumptuous dinner. He then used a cleaning spell to tidy the courtyard before returning to his quiet room.

"There are still two Five Elements spells I'm not very proficient with. I'll use the time between taking Qi-replenishing pills during this seclusion to practice them..."

The magical power cultivated through the Changchun Gong is mediocre, offering no advantage in magical combat.

Bai Zichen's plan was to suppress others with his cultivation level as much as possible, and he would change his cultivation method after he reached the Foundation Establishment stage. For now, he could only learn a few more spells.

Since he gained divine consciousness, his speed of learning magic has been much faster than before. In the combination of the five elements magic, he naturally has new inspirations when casting spells, making them come together perfectly.

(End of this chapter)