Born with immortal seed

Chapter 344 Unexpected results

Two people and one beast, their energy intertwined, creating unpredictable and treacherous situations.

In terms of cultivation level, the white ape, who has only just embarked on the path of the fourth rank, is certainly not as profound as the blue phoenix, who was already a fourth-rank great demon a thousand years ago.

However, it was at its peak, and its strength was in no way inferior to that of the Azure Phoenix.

Third-tier demonic beasts possess extremely high intelligence, while fourth-tier transformed demonic beasts are no different from human cultivators.

However, few demon beasts achieve success in the various arts of cultivation. Even those demon races with noble bloodlines have awakened bloodline inheritances that are related to their innate divine abilities, and it is impossible for them to pass down a secret manual for weapon refining.

The dragon-coiled staff in the hands of the white ape demon showed obvious signs of multiple forging processes, but the forging technique was crude and the spiritual materials were not fully utilized.

In the process of smashing the Azure Phoenix into a dead bird, each strike of the Coiled Dragon Staff contained the true meaning of creation and destruction.

That's how a powerful demon with divine beast blood was crushed to death without any chance of resistance.

The credit for this goes largely to the two Core Formation cultivators from Qingfeng Sect, who not only severely injured Qingluan again but also prevented the possible self-destruction of the demon core with the Wutu Divine Sand.

On the remaining list of achievements, the Panlong Cudgel will definitely receive a prominent place.

Ordinary magic weapons cannot bear the weight of the true meaning of the Great Dao, and thus cannot fully display the power of the staff technique.

The white ape had only just reached the fourth rank, yet it already possessed such a treasure. It couldn't have been crafted by itself; the primordial, ancient aura emanating from it was undeniable.

Given its custom-made nature, it is unlikely to be a rare treasure left behind by a human cultivator; it is more probable that it came from the ancestral legacy of the White Ape Demon.

This proves that the white ape is also a great demon with noble blood and extraordinary origin.

'That's right. When both were at the peak of the third tier, the white ape could defeat the black dragon with its rich dragon blood, so it certainly wasn't an ordinary ape...'

Bai Zichen's heart sank. He and Ge Cang Zhenren had just finished a great battle and were no longer in perfect condition.

The Wu Earth Divine Sand has been used up, and the Ding Mao Ren Gao Divine General Talisman can no longer be used today, thus losing two powerful means.

"I'll take the demon core, and this place is all yours... Otherwise, I'll use this stick to fight you again!"

The white ape had eyes like lightning, and at first it stuttered a bit and had to use gestures to communicate.

Soon, he became fluent and quickly mastered the human language.

"Does Your Excellency mean to leave the Flaming Mountain and this Azure Phoenix demon body to us?"

Bai Zichen stared intently at the other party, never expecting that this great demon could actually engage in negotiation and exchange.

"That's right, I only want this demon core!"

The white ape stretched out its large, fan-like hand, grabbed the now-dulled Azure Phoenix Demon Core, and swallowed it whole.

He then tossed the Azure Phoenix demon body to the ground, held the Dragon-Panning Staff upside down, and strode away.

"Brother White Ape, where is your immortal mountain? Will you stay in Black Mountain from now on?"

Bai Zichen and Ge Cang Zhenren looked at each other, surprised that the white ape's demands were so low, thus averting a major crisis.

Their primary concern is the Flaming Mountain, a fourth-tier spiritual vein; everything else is secondary.

Even if the white ape wanted to take away the entire demon body of the Azure Phoenix, the two would still agree after careful consideration.

However, where the white ape chooses to settle down in the future is very important for the Qingfeng Sect.

The probability of having a second fourth-order spiritual vein in the Black Mountain Range is not high. If the white ape stays in the Black Mountain after consolidating its fourth-order realm, it will inevitably cause conflict.

This is a normal fourth-order transformed demon, not a Qingluan like it that was seriously injured and had been in a deep sleep.

The white ape's choice directly influenced the development direction of the Qingfeng Sect for the next hundred years.

"I'm going to Rotten Axe Mountain. A voice keeps echoing in my head: all my people are there..."

Without turning his head, the white ape took several steps and was already outside the range of the Flaming Mountain, displaying the ability to shrink the earth.

From behind, the white ape's body appears more upright, making it look even more like a human.

"Rotten Mountain in the Eastern Region, a sacred land of the demon race..."

Master Ge Cang exclaimed, his voice filled with shock mixed with a hint of lightness.

Knowing that Junior Brother Bai was still young and had cultivated too smoothly, he had never really traveled the world and lacked knowledge in this area, so he explained: "When the Central Region opened up the spiritual lands, all the spiritual veins in the world fell into the hands of human cultivators... Those fourth-order great demons either escaped or died. Some went to the outer sea, and a group went to the Eastern Region."

"Several fourth-tier demon kings led their clans to occupy Rotten Axe Mountain and built it into a sacred land for the demon race. No one knows exactly how many demon beasts live there."

"There are rumors that a fifth-level demon clan expert is behind Rotten Axe Mountain... Although it has not been confirmed, there are super sects in the Eastern Region. The fact that Rotten Axe Mountain has been allowed to exist for so long must mean that it is extraordinary."

"The sacred land of the demon race, Rotten Axe Mountain... That white ape sensed the call of its kin separated by two realms as soon as it reached the fourth level. It seems to be a top-tier bloodline."

Bai Zichen nodded slightly. The lifespan of demon beasts far exceeds that of human cultivators of the same level. Even if advancing is difficult, it is not impossible for the entire cultivation continent to gather one or two fifth-level demon beast experts.

The white ape's decision to leave Black Mountain and travel to Rotten Axe Mountain in the Eastern Region was a great joy for the Green Maple Sect.

Not only will they have exclusive access to the fourth-tier spiritual vein, Flaming Mountain, but the entire Black Mountain Range will become the true backyard of the Azure Maple Sect.

How could mere third-tier demonic beasts possibly withstand two Core Formation Ancestors? They would be wiped out sooner or later and turned into branch academies of the sect.

"Has the white ape that came from behind left?"

Zhou Suqing, who had been standing far away, slowly approached at this moment.

In her view, the entire battle was extremely swift, and the outcome was decided in the blink of an eye.

The white ape that appeared behind her possessed a terrifying, abyss-like demonic power that she could hardly imagine how powerful it was.

"Let's go. This place now belongs to the sect."

Bai Zichen walked over to the Qingluan corpse, which looked like a leaky rag bag abandoned on the ground by the white ape. Looking at the blood that had accumulated into puddles, a thought flashed through his mind.

He took out the Rainbow Feather Robe from his storage bag and soaked it in the blood of the Azure Phoenix. The magical artifact was immediately covered in blood.

"No change. It seems I was overthinking things..."

Staring at the Rainbow Feather Robe for a moment, seeing that it remained unchanged, just as he was about to pull it out of the blood, it suddenly burst forth with astonishing heat.

With a swirling crimson light, it absorbed all the blood of the Azure Phoenix, causing the magical artifact to reveal an eerie, blood-red hue.

Three true blue phoenix feathers and a hundred fiery phoenix feathers separated from the Rainbow Feather Robe and floated in the air.

Each strand, saturated with blood and radiating an eerie red glow, then merged back into one, transforming once more into a colorful ribbon tied around the wrist.

"It has become a high-grade magic weapon in an instant. It seems that the problem is not with the crafting method, but with most of its power being sealed... Only by absorbing enough of the Azure Phoenix's bloodline and breaking the seal can it regain its original grade."

Bai Zichen felt the new changes in the Rainbow Feather Robe, which had almost completely enhanced its original effects.

Although the defensive effects of a top-grade magic weapon are not impressive, the Rainbow Feather Robe can play a role in certain specific environments that even the best magic weapons cannot match.

From this perspective, it is absolutely impossible for the Rainbow Feather Robe to have been made by the Mo family's ancestor; that person was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

There is absolutely no way they could have crafted a high-grade magic weapon and then sealed it away.

When the Azure Phoenix's true feather was plucked and refined into the Rainbow Feather Robe, there must have been some unknown secrets behind it.

However, the Mo family patriarch had long since disappeared, and Qingluan had been smashed into a dead bird by the white ape, so the truth about these secrets could not be found.

The fourth-tier Azure Phoenix is ​​a treasure trove, but unfortunately, its most precious essence and demon core were taken by the white ape.

The remaining feathers could be used to forge at least four or five high-grade magic robes, and the inner bones could be forged into a top-grade magic weapon. The flesh and blood of a fourth-order great demon were also excellent alchemy materials.

Most body-refining elixirs and vital energy-replenishing pills can have their effects doubled by adding a piece of fourth-tier demon beast flesh.

Bai Zichen cut off several hundred catties of the fruit, keeping some to feed Gun Gun, and sending the rest to the Pill Palace later.

Unfortunately, even with the level of the alchemists from the Qingfeng Sect, they were not able to fully unleash the spiritual power contained within the flesh and blood of a fourth-order great demon.

“Apart from the place where the Azure Phoenix dwells, the spiritual energy on the east side of the mountaintop is not weak at all. It just happens to be right in the crater where lava often erupts... Both sides are mid-grade fourth-level spiritual lands. The rest of the Flaming Mountain has a spiritual energy concentration of high to high-grade third-level spiritual lands. Even if the sect has dozens of Core Formation cultivators in the future, there will be enough spiritual lands for cultivation.”

With the fourth-tier spiritual land in hand, True Person Ge Cang appeared very relaxed, a great weight lifted from his heart.

The largest boulder blocking his path was removed, and the path to Nascent Soul was widened once again.

"It's a pity that the sect doesn't have an array worthy of a fourth-order spiritual vein. Otherwise, setting up a fourth-order grand array would truly be a foundation that lasts for ten thousand generations!"

Each set of third-tier formations requires a third-tier formation master to spend decades to complete, making them incredibly expensive.

The Qingfeng Sect only had three sets, which led to Wanxianjian in Hejian County eventually having to dismantle the Qingxi Huang Clan's family formation and modify it to install the new one.

Fourth-order grand formations are even rarer, and some Nascent Soul sects haven't been able to set them up in every household.

When the Holy Lotus Sect didn't have a Nascent Soul True Monarch in charge, it relied on its fourth-order grand formation and spiritual treasures to withstand the relentless attacks of the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley.

"The fire elemental energy here is abundant, and it leads directly to a volcano. I can upgrade the Dutian Blazing Fire Array to a low-grade third-tier array. Under the favorable conditions of this environment, it can achieve an effect close to that of a top-grade third-tier array."

Zhou Suqing took out a jade slip and quickly recorded the spiritual energy nodes of Flaming Mountain to prepare for future formations.

"That's fine. A top-grade third-tier array would be enough for now... Before this matter becomes known to the outside world, I'll stay here for now and adapt to the spiritual environment as much as possible. Once the array is activated, I'll begin the process of breaking through the core and transforming into an infant."

The difficulty of reaching the Nascent Soul stage is related to both the insurmountable Heavenly Tribulation and the difficulty in finding the true meaning.

Furthermore, external enemies blocked the way, disrupting the rhythm of the infant transformation.

Even when Lian Yan Yuanzai was undergoing his Nascent Soul transformation and tribulation, the Tianhe Sword Sect was on high alert, activating its sect's grand formation with full force, and with the added protection of True Monarch Tang Fei.

Even for Nascent Soul cultivators in major sects undergoing tribulation, the difficulty of Nascent Soul transformation is immense, let alone for ordinary sects and independent cultivators.

The fact that Master Suihan was able to successfully transcend the tribulation is truly thanks to the Ice Soul Sect, which is located far away in the icy plains, with no other sects within a radius of ten thousand miles.

The news of his successful Nascent Soul transformation did not reach the cultivation world.

(End of this chapter)