Born with immortal seed

Chapter 35 Sixth Level of Qi Refining
The war between the righteous and the demonic factions in Mizhou did not subside with the passage of time; instead, it intensified.

On the righteous side, a Core Formation cultivator from the Righteous Alliance was surrounded and killed by several Core Formation Demons in a valley. His Golden Core shattered, and he was relentlessly killed.

This signifies that the intensity of this war has risen to a new level.

The Nascent Soul cultivators all entered the fray, engaging in fierce battles, and some even shamelessly attacked the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining juniors.

In just a few days, the casualties have exceeded the total of the previous three months.

At this point, even the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, which had always maintained neutrality, was drawn into the conflict.

The continuous warfare has destroyed their three animal training bases.

Before attaining enlightenment, the Supreme Elder of the Myriad Beasts Sect had received a favor from the Righteous Alliance. After deciding to participate in the war, he immediately sided with the righteous path.

With the help of the number one sect in Mizhou, the situation on the field immediately changed.

It should be noted that each disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect possesses a natal spirit beast, making each one capable of fighting as much as two.

Like that Supreme Elder of the Myriad Beasts Sect, with his late-stage Core Formation cultivation and his late-stage third-tier natal spirit beast, the Golden-Devouring Earth Dragon, he could even fight against a Core Formation Perfection cultivator.

The demonic path immediately fell into a disadvantageous position, suffering several defeats in succession, and could only barely hold on by relying on the great formation.

The Bai family caravan was almost caught up in the battle. A group of scattered demonic cultivators ran into the Qingfeng Sect's spirit boat and immediately became calamity cultivators.

The two sides clashed fiercely, but fortunately, there were two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingfeng Sect on the spirit boat, and with the spirit boat's formation fully activated, they narrowly escaped and fought their way back to Black Mountain County.

The influx of cultivators in a short period of time caused the security situation in Black Mountain County to deteriorate rapidly.

The Qingfeng Sect could no longer sit still and issued a decree to spread the word far and wide.

All cultivators who enter Black Mountain County must stay within the designated area and are not allowed to move around at will, let alone engage in combat or violence that could affect mortals.

Those who violate this rule will be expelled from Heishan County.

Meanwhile, Master Yang personally led a large number of Qingfeng Sect disciples to disperse and maintain order.

By employing a two-pronged approach, the situation was stabilized.

What followed was a long negotiation and consultation process to figure out how to accommodate these thousands of cultivators.

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The changing external circumstances have made the local cultivation families in Heishan nervous.

The most obvious change is that these families have started to interact more frequently.

Meanwhile, in the market, the prices of items that can directly enhance combat strength, such as formations, magical artifacts, and talismans, have risen significantly.

"Sixteen years old... According to the customs of the common people in Black Mountain County, he has reached the age to establish his own household and get married."

Bai Zichen slowly finished his practice, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and gradually returned to calm.

His magical power had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining!
When he reached the peak of the fifth level of the Changchun Gong, he took another Qi-replenishing pill and broke through naturally without using any breakthrough pills.

"This breakthrough was expected, after all, it's only a minor realm within the mid-stage of Qi Refining, not a major bottleneck... The next stage, the late-stage of Qi Refining, will be the real test!"

At the seventh level of Qi Refining, he was already considered top-tier among the scattered cultivators of Black Mountain.

Even within a cultivation family like the Bai Clan of Ink Bamboo, they are a core fighting force.

The vast majority of cultivators at the lower levels are stuck at this bottleneck for their entire lives, dying without ever taking that first step.

For example, Bai Jiu'an had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for four or five years before receiving the Breakthrough Pill.

If it weren't for the help of elixirs that allowed him to break through in one fell swoop, it would have been normal for him to have been trapped at this pass for more than ten years.

Bai Zichen got up and pushed open the door, only to find himself in a cave dwelling with several cultivation rooms partitioned off.

Using the Spirit Gathering Array, the spiritual energy in the cultivation room was pushed to the middle grade of the second rank.

It can be said that, apart from the place where the clan leader Bai Xianzong secluded himself, this is the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Bai family.

"The conditions here are much better than my own yard, and it's much safer... This investment is worthwhile, I'll continue to rent here next time."

This cave dwelling was originally built by the previous clan leader, but it remained unused for decades after his passing. It was only ten years ago that it was converted into five cultivation rooms and one alchemy room. When cultivators within the clan need it, they can rent it for a period of time by spending clan contribution points.

However, the monthly rental fee of fifty points from the family contribution keeps the cultivation room in the cave vacant year-round.

Only when they reach the critical moment of breaking through the bottleneck, and want to gain a better chance by relying on the spiritual energy here, will the clansmen grit their teeth and rent a room.

Such an act as Bai Zichen, who rented a place for two months straight for normal cultivation, is absolutely unprecedented.

The Bai family has reduced its influence and concentrated its main members on Hanxiu Peak, which has greatly improved their safety.

The downside is that each cultivator's privacy has shrunk, and the freedom to occupy an entire mountaintop and build whatever they want is gone.

Bai Zichen wanted some peace and quiet to calm his newly awakened magical power, so he strolled around the bamboo forest for a bit before a few teenagers came running over recklessly.

"Hurry! Hurry! We'll miss the excitement if we're late!"

"That pretty boy from the Chen family is really annoying. He's sharp-tongued and vicious. I heard Bai Wei's arm is broken!"

"Someone went to inform Sister Ling. How could he be more powerful than Sister Ling?!"

Bai Zichen stood behind a black bamboo stalk, listening to the boys running and shouting. His brows furrowed, and he yelled at the boy in the middle, "Bai Qiguang, stop right there!"

“Brother Chen… what a coincidence.”

The tall boy whose name was called suddenly stopped in his tracks, the excitement on his face quickly fading, like a child caught doing something wrong by an elder.

Bai Qiguang was the four-spirit-root immortal seedling that Bai Zichen brought back during the spirit-guiding ceremony last year. Due to an acute illness, the discovery of his spiritual roots was delayed by two years.

In fact, the two are close in age, but Bai Zichen is Bai Qiguang's guide on the path to immortality and is also the most talented member of the clan. Therefore, Bai Qiguang is naturally a generation younger in his mindset.

We met twice in between, and each time we were treated with the utmost respect as juniors.

"You've all become cultivators, yet you're still shouting and behaving so rudely. If you offend the elders, you'll be in big trouble!"

Bai Zichen didn't really intend to reprimand his younger cousins; it's normal for young people to be playful and carefree.

When one awakens to the truth and dedicates oneself to cultivation is a matter of individual destiny.

"You guys said Bai Wei's arm was broken, what's going on... and it was an outsider, did he come to spar or was he deliberately provoking us?"

"Brother Chen, let me tell you, I was there from the very beginning. I only ran away when I went to call for help. I saw everything from start to finish!"

A skinny, monkey-like boy with bright eyes, standing next to Bai Qiguang, spoke first.

Bai Zichen had just given a shout, and the four boys stood obediently in place, too timid to move.

After joining the clan, he made great progress in his cultivation in just a few years, surpassing Bai Wei to seize the place on the Five Sacred Mountains Temple's inheritance stele, and also overpowering the younger generation of Black Mountain, making a name for himself.

In addition, Bai Zichen lives a secluded life, focusing solely on cultivation, making his image even more mysterious.

In the hearts of the younger generation of cultivators in the Bai family, such majesty has unknowingly been established.

(End of this chapter)