Born with immortal seed

Chapter 348 Four Nascent Soul Phenomena
The clouds of calamity dispersed, and the red sun shone brightly in the sky.

The tribulation had been overcome, and the nascent soul was about to be formed. A Taoist with a bitter face leaped out from the crown of Ge Cang Zhenren's head. Within a radius of a hundred miles, spiritual energy surged and poured into the nascent soul like a whale sucking in its blood.

At the same time, a sweet rain fell from the sky, countless drops of rain nourished by the true meaning of the Great Dao, causing the nascent soul to rapidly fill up.

A rainbow bridge spans the sky, its light shining like the sun after a rain, bringing life to the scene.

Ge Cang's body, riddled with wounds during his tribulation, recovered rapidly, and his nascent soul grew, his eyebrows and eyes opening up.

Following the two extraordinary phenomena of the Nascent Soul stage, lightning gathered in the sky, resembling the undulating surface of the sea.

"Thunder Forms a Sea!"

Bai Zichen exclaimed in surprise, "This is one kind of phenomenon for ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Only those who have accumulated profound strength and become powerful will experience a second kind of phenomenon."

The simultaneous appearance of these three Nascent Soul phenomena means that each cultivator with such a phenomenon has the potential to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage and become a Great True Monarch, dominating a region.

Within the sea of ​​lightning, streaks of golden lightning shot out, striking Ge Cang Zhenren and transforming him.

Boom!

An ancient door covered with inscriptions appeared, and with a creak, it opened, revealing the world inside.

A chaotic void, light above and heavy below, constantly being reshaped by earth, water, wind, and fire, giving rise to a completely new world.

The inscriptions on the door are closer to the Great Dao than the talismans of flowers and birds. Just one glance at them makes one dizzy and unable to make a conscious effort to write them down.

It is etched in one's consciousness, but forgotten completely the moment one turns away, and cannot be recalled at all.

"This is... the gate to a grotto-heaven... it's actually the gate to a grotto-heaven!"

Bai Zichen hesitated for a moment before he could confirm that the illusory gate exuding an ancient aura was indeed the legendary Cave Heaven Gate.

If all three Nascent Soul phenomena appear simultaneously, it signifies the potential to reach the late Nascent Soul stage.

So when the gate to the grotto appears, even if it's just the two extraordinary phenomena of the gate and the heavenly rain, it will be called the seed of the transformation into a god.

It started when a Nascent Soul True Monarch was able to refine a realm and create their own small world.

When a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage evolves a realm into a physical form, generating its own spiritual veins and influencing the operation of heaven and earth, it becomes the prototype of a grotto-heaven.

Even if the person passes away, the cave will be preserved and become an unclaimed secret realm.

Depending on the degree of evolution of the grotto-heaven, it can last for thousands to hundreds of thousands of years.

The most perfect world is almost indistinguishable from the real world, and it can fully accommodate all living beings to live and reproduce.

Of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs who were recorded to have experienced the extraordinary phenomenon of the Cave Heaven Gate, excluding those who died prematurely or encountered accidents, one-third eventually became Nascent Soul Great Powers.

This probability means that every cultivator who triggers the gate to the celestial realm becomes the absolute focus of the cultivation world.

"Fortunately, it's deep in the Black Mountain, and no one else saw it, so this news shouldn't leak out..."

Bai Zichen murmured to himself as four extraordinary phenomena appeared simultaneously, causing Ge Cang's nascent soul to grow rapidly and his spirit to be full of vigor.

Another melodious bell rang throughout the heavens and earth, the sound of the Great Dao descended, blessing all living beings present.

Ge Cang's originally black and white hair instantly turned black, making him look much younger and radiating vitality.

Zhou Suqing's eyes were glazed over, her ten fingers unconsciously drawing countless arrays in the air, uttering words that even she herself could not understand, as she fell into a state of enlightenment regarding the Dao of Formations.

Bai Zichen's situation was the most outrageous; a river appeared in front of him, its origin and destination unknown.

The voice of the Great Dao directly touched the river of time, making him dizzy and disoriented, unable to distinguish up from down.

I feel that the years on the river of time sometimes pass quickly and sometimes slowly, giving me a sense of the vicissitudes of life.

As if enlightened in the darkness, it stirred up the feelings of the moment when I drew the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword and wielded the Qingdi Longevity Sword.

The power of time is in your own hands; the feeling of manipulating time and controlling the passage of years is so captivating that one cannot help but be immersed in it.

Reaching out his hand towards that stretch of the river of time, the moment he touched it, the river surged forward, and though it was so close, he could never reach it.

"Life is but a dream, how much joy can it hold... To touch the power of time is indeed harder than ascending to heaven."

In that brief snap of the fingers, Bai Zichen seemed to see countless divergent paths in his life.

Some died at the hands of powerful demonic cultivators, some perished in the great calamity of heaven and earth, and some fell in the Nascent Soul Transformation Heavenly Tribulation... Of course, there were also those who successfully transformed into Nascent Soul cultivators and became powerful Nascent Soul True Monarchs who dominated their respective regions.

If it were the true meaning of the Great Dao in other categories, with his accumulated knowledge, he would have already touched upon it, understood it, and tried to master it.

But the power of time is immeasurable, and I still dare not say that I have truly touched it.

Only when he wields the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, relying on this supreme divine power, is he closest to the Great Dao of Time.

This sound of the Great Dao inspired Bai Zichen's complete understanding of the Dao of Time, drawing forth the River of Time.

In that instant, he traversed at least sixty years of enlightenment.

He subconsciously looked at the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword in the sword box, and sure enough, the Qingdi Changsheng Sword in the hidden sword had also shortened the time by sixty years with the help of the power of the River of Time.

If the sword is hidden for another nine years, it can be unleashed once more by the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword.

"Most importantly, as my understanding of the power of time deepens, it seems that the next time I need to hide my sword, it won't take a hundred years... just eighty years to unleash the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword!"

As an observer of the tribulation, Bai Zichen gained a great deal and had a clearer understanding of the road ahead.

At the very least, there's no need to worry about solidifying alchemical theories after reaching the peak of Core Formation.

His understanding of the Great Dao of Time is not shallow even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and it is sufficient for him to complete the process of Shattering the Core and Transforming into a Nascent Soul.

After he finished digesting the sound of the Great Dao, the four nascent soul phenomena began to dissipate, and the bitter-faced Daoist's nascent soul returned to Ge Cang's body.

Ge Cang stood up and gazed at the scene. The pressure unique to Nascent Soul cultivators surged forth like a tidal wave, shaking one's mind and spirit.

Moreover, unlike the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs that Bai Zichen had met, he faintly carried supreme heavenly might, making it difficult for him to feel any desire to resist.

"Brother Hege has entered the Nascent Soul stage, and four extraordinary phenomena have appeared simultaneously... He is on the path to becoming a Deity, and his Great Dao will endure forever!"

Bai Zichen offered his congratulations, as Ge Cang's ascension to the Nascent Soul stage was a significant boon for him, his sect, and even Bai Zichen himself.

Leaving aside the gains from observing the Nascent Soul stage, the fact that the sect now has a Nascent Soul True Monarch makes all external crises easy to resolve.

Bai Zichen no longer needed to stay in one place, as the need to protect the sect had bound his steps.

With the prestigious reputation of True Monarch Ge Cang, the Qingfeng Sect's sphere of influence will not be limited to just the two prefectures.

"Congratulations to Ancestor Ge on his successful Nascent Soul transformation! May his Great Dao flourish forever!"

Zhou Suqing flew over, hesitated for a moment about how to address him, and then returned to the title she used when she was in the Foundation Establishment stage.

There has never been a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Qingfeng Sect, so there are no written conventions regarding what honorific titles to bestow or how to address them.

It's impossible for a Core Formation True Person to be a Supreme Elder, and a Nascent Soul True Monarch to also be a Supreme Elder; that would eliminate the hierarchy and status.

Unlike Bai Zichen, Zhou Suqing did not have the confidence to become a Nascent Soul cultivator and could address him as a fellow disciple.

Calling a Nascent Soul True Lord "senior brother" made her feel extremely apprehensive and unaccustomed to it.

"The road ahead is long, and I dare not even dream of reaching the Nascent Soul stage... I will simply go ahead and wait for you there."

Ge Cang Zhenjun smiled broadly, for his successful Nascent Soul transformation meant he had already reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world.

Moreover, it also includes the four extraordinary phenomena of the Cave Heaven Gate. The Great Dao Everlasting is just a polite compliment to others, but it can be considered a real expectation when applied to him.

"Go back and arrange for manpower to completely occupy Flaming Mountain... Also, spread the news of my successful Nascent Soul Transformation to all major sects and prepare for the Nascent Soul Ceremony!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Ge Cang Zhenjun summoned a cloud of thunder to envelop the three of them, and they flew back to the sect at lightning speed.

He lost everything during his tribulation and is now a penniless Nascent Soul True Monarch.

However, apart from the natal magic weapon, the other magic weapons in the previous collection were all transitional, so it wasn't a major loss.

The solution is to find suitable spiritual materials again and reforge the natal magic weapon.

Fortunately, for Ge Cang Zhenjun, who had already cultivated the Cantong Qi to the fifth volume, the time required to refine a natal magic weapon was perfectly acceptable.

Refining one's natal magic weapon, cultivating fourth-tier spells, comprehending the Profound Netherworld Formless Divine Thunder, refining the Nascent Soul Realm...

There are many things that need to be done before True Lord Ge Cang.

It can be said that in the first hundred years after becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, he was busy with these trivial matters and could not stop at all.

Only when everything is settled and one becomes a qualified Nascent Soul cultivator can one consider the next step in cultivation.

The three returned to the mountain gate without any attempt to conceal themselves. Lei Yun landed directly on the cloud platform and issued an edict to the guardians of the Dao and the high-ranking cultivators of the sect.

Soon, the disciples of Qingfeng Sect saw high-ranking cultivators rushing to the Cloud Platform, disregarding their image.

Apart from the two who were not in the sect, all the high-ranking cultivators dared not delay for a moment, and even those who were in seclusion rushed over as quickly as possible.

When Bai Zichen announced that Ge Cang had successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul, everyone was stunned and speechless.

Everyone is saying that it's a foregone conclusion that the two Core Formation Ancestors of the sect will become Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

But no one could have imagined that, without any prior warning, Ancestor Ge Cang had accomplished all of this.

Several hours later, a startling message was delivered to every disciple of the sect.

From this day forward, Qingfeng Sect is officially renamed Qingfeng Clan, and this is hereby announced to the world.

Three months later, the Nascent Soul Ceremony of Ancestor Ge Cang will be held.

All the disciples of the sect were in an uproar, their sense of pride reaching its peak.

In a corner unnoticed by the crowd, several unassuming disciples, upon learning the news, wore smiles on their faces.

They secretly used various covert methods to get the news out as soon as possible.

Regarding the renaming of the sect, besides the proposal to change the sect name to sect, there is another voice that calls for renaming it Jingming Sect.

Jingming Sect is the original name of the sect founded by the patriarch, and it is the lineage passed down by Shaoyang Zhenjun.

Strictly speaking, the Qingfeng Sect can be considered a branch of the Jingming Sect.

In the end, it was True Monarch Ge Cang who made the final decision, and in accordance with tradition, the sect was renamed Qingfeng Sect.

It was both to commemorate the founding patriarch, Master Qingfeng, and because if the Jingming Sect still existed on the mainland across the outer sea, they, as a branch, certainly would not be qualified to use this name.

(End of this chapter)