Born with immortal seed

Chapter 363 Completing the Star Luo Sword Technique
A sky full of stars, a dazzling Milky Way.

Within the pavilion, eight sword lights stood at each corner, generating countless variations, with dazzling points of light appearing and disappearing intermittently.

In the silent night, it was as if stardust from the heavens had been pulled down to earth, scattered like stars across the sky.

Like a dream, magnificent and beautiful.

The sword light remained hidden, yet with each complete cycle, it added thousands upon thousands of starlight.

In the end, it became a celestial body, constantly in motion.

Within the serene and beautiful starry sky lies a terrifying power, causing the misty spiritual energy to swirl and rotate, as if layers of fine gauze were draping the stars.

Only when the Milky Way expands to its limit, encompassing all the stars in the sky, and can go no further, does it collapse with a deafening roar.

The sword light scattered like a meteor shower, a breathtaking sight.

The world returned to its original state, as if the previous starry sky was just an illusion that had never happened.

"With my abilities, I have already pushed the Star Luo Sword Technique to its limit. The next step will involve sword intent..."

The eight flying swords flew back to the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box like a flock of birds returning to their nest. Bai Zichen exhaled and shot them several feet away.

This stargazing pavilion was built by the sect disciples according to his wishes. It has three floors, with the top floor open to the sky, offering a panoramic view of the night sky.

I usually observe the stars and comprehend sword techniques in this Star Gazing Pavilion.

The Star Luo Sword Technique was created by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. No matter how brilliant that person's swordsmanship talent was, he would definitely have many shortcomings due to his limited cultivation level.

To put it simply, it's not that it's insufficient, but rather that it leaves room for interpretation, implying a lingering sense of unfinished business.

When future generations stand on its shoulders and look back from a higher perspective, they will naturally be able to push the Star Luo Sword Technique forward by leaps and bounds.

Moreover, Bai Zichen also studied the sword formation left behind by the Star River Sword Lord and tried to comprehend the Starry Sky Sword Intent.

Although he did not succeed, he gained a deeper understanding of this sword technique, which is based on the vast constellations and simulates the wonders of celestial movement.

The revised Bai Family Star Luo Sword Technique has not lowered the level of the original sword technique; in some aspects, it has even innovated, combining the strengths of both styles.

"Even if the Naihe Sect isn't famous for its swordsmanship, a sect of this level certainly wouldn't lack Nascent Soul sword cultivators. Why hasn't anyone gone to complete the Star Luo Sword Technique... Or is it that all sword techniques included in the Wuzhen Sword Manual must be original and cannot be modified or altered by others?"

Unable to understand this point, Bai Zichen stopped dwelling on it and focused his attention back on his own swordsmanship.

Over the past five years, he has devoted significantly more time to kendo.

His greatest achievement was completing the Star Luo Sword Technique, which also deepened his understanding of the Starry Sky Sword Intent.

"The True Explanation of Sword Dao contains a complete sword formation, insights and understandings from the Star River Sword Lord, and even the techniques for refining a fourth-order flying sword. However, it doesn't explain how he comprehended the Starry Sky Sword Intent and applied it to the Star River Sword Formation... There is only one chance for enlightenment. Once you fail, finding such an opportunity again is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

True sword intent refers to integrating the true meaning of the Great Dao into sword techniques, so that every move can draw upon the power of the Great Dao.

It is a method of dividing swordsmanship proposed by the Taibai Sword Sect. It is the highest realm among the five realms, which even Nascent Soul sword cultivators have not achieved.

This requires cultivators to go beyond simply comprehending and borrowing the true meaning of the Great Dao; they must master and wield it so that every sword strike contains the power of the Great Dao.

The final sword realm of the Star River Sword Lord was limited to the differentiation of sword light; he did not even achieve the goal of creating myriad laws with a single sword, let alone integrate the true meaning of the Great Dao.

That Starry Sky Sword Intent couldn't have been comprehended out of thin air by himself; most likely, like Bai Zichen, he gained it from elsewhere.

Bai Zichen successfully received two sword intent inheritances in front of the Sword Mark Jade Wall in the Sword Tomb Secret Realm. Star River Sword Lord should have had a similar fortuitous encounter, directly comprehending the Starry Sky Sword Intent through the inheritance of an ancient great power, which led to the formation of the Star River Sword Formation.

In the vast world of cultivation, finding another inheritance of the Starry Sky Sword Intent is extremely difficult; it's hard to say whether there is even a second sword intent inheritance in the world.

The most feasible option is to seize the opportunity left behind by the Star River Sword Master. The Starry Sky Sword Intent is sealed in the True Explanation of Sword Dao. Only by breaking the image demonstrating the changes of the sword formation can one obtain the opportunity to inherit the Starry Sky Sword Intent.

He only sensed this when he mastered the realm of refining swords into silk and revisited this sword dao truth as thin as a cicada's wing.

Previously, my swordsmanship level was too low, so I couldn't perceive that there was another hidden world within the pages of the true explanation book.

However, Xinghe Jianjun himself inherited the Starry Sky Sword Intent from his predecessors, rather than comprehending it on his own, so the inheritance left by the original version is much weaker.

Just like Bai Zichen, if he wants to pass on the Heaven-Opening Sword Intent to future generations, he can only leave behind a faint trace of the sword intent unless he has truly mastered it.

For later generations to inherit the sword intent and comprehend it is dozens of times more difficult than directly inheriting the legacy of an ancient master.

Therefore, he will not unlock the seal of the true sword path until he is fully confident, so as not to waste this rare opportunity.

"Master, there are several letters from the sect that require your personal attention."

In the distance, Ma Ruoxi, dressed in a smart outfit, with her hair in a high ponytail and her long, strong legs, ran quickly up to the Star Gazing Pavilion.

"Ruoxi, have you become familiar with the Sword Qi Thunder Sound Realm? Don't let daily affairs delay your cultivation."

Bai Zichen took the stack of official documents and offered a concerned question.

After discovering Ma Ruoxi's outstanding swordsmanship talent, he took her directly to Flaming Mountain and made her the first of his four disciples to be taught by his side.

Even the ten-year probationary period for the three previous disciples was cancelled, and they were directly treated as personal disciples to serve by his side.

Ma Ruoxi lived up to expectations, reaching the second realm of swordsmanship in just a few years and breaking through to the Sword Qi Thunder Sound realm.

His cultivation of the Star Luo Sword Technique also progressed by leaps and bounds, forming a stark contrast to Tong Huan back then.

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I have been able to control the sword energy and thunderous sound at will, and I am now trying to make every sword strike accompanied by thunderous sound when I use the Star Luo Sword Technique."

Ma Ruoxi proudly raised her head, revealing her swan-like white neck.

"I plan to invite my third senior sister to go hunting second-tier demonic beasts together in a few days, so that we can test our swordsmanship in actual combat."

"Avoid arrogance and impatience; how can one become a top-tier sword cultivator if one's emotions are so easily displayed!"

Faced with her master's reprimand, Ma Ruoxi lowered her head and said yes, playfully sticking out her tongue.

'The Demon Extermination Alliance has officially disbanded. Apart from three sects that still harbor deep hatred for the Myriad Beasts Sect and have made statements vowing to fight to the death, the rest of the sects have fallen silent…'

'The Blood God True Monarch remains nowhere to be found, but there's also been no sign of a Nascent Soul True Monarch making a move within the Liang Kingdom...'

'Zengguang Immortal City suddenly announced to the world that it will hold the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals in ten years, and will use a top-grade fourth-tier Heavenly Dust Pill as the grand prize for auction...'

In fact, none of the three matters required any instructions from Bai Zichen. They were simply important matters related to the Qingfeng Sect, and Bai Zichen was just reporting them to Elder Bai.

The Demon Extermination Alliance was originally an organization temporarily established to resist the Blood Demon Sect. With the Blood God True Monarch disappearing again and the Blood Demon Sect being slaughtered by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the alliance lost its purpose.

Less than two months later, fighting broke out over the territory left behind by the Blood Demon Sect, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator died.

Everyone tacitly agreed to stop using the name of the Demon Extermination Alliance to carry out their actions, and few responded enthusiastically to the proposal to join forces against the Blood Demon Sect's accomplice, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

The Myriad Beasts Sect, once the second-largest sect in the Liang Kingdom, no longer holds the same prominent position as before, now surrounded by several Nascent Soul forces. However, it still possesses a significant advantage in Core Formation combat power.

Five Core Formation True Persons, nine Tier 3 Spirit Beasts, and a powerful expert like Fang Tiansheng who has reached the peak of Core Formation—this is more than enough to intimidate the vast majority of Core Formation sects.

With the addition of the Danxia Sect and the Baihua Sect, two vassal sects of the Qingfeng Sect, having received a secret order from their superior sect to clearly state at the alliance meeting on dealing with the Wanshou Sect that they would not participate, the allied forces were completely unable to organize.

The fact that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect survived this calamity can be considered as repaying Fang Tiansheng's favor from back then and fulfilling the obligations of an ally.

"There is no trace of Blood God True Monarch fighting with anyone throughout the entire Liang Kingdom and even the surrounding areas, which is strange... It is impossible for someone to defeat and capture Blood God True Monarch instantly, leaving him no chance to retaliate. That would be too terrifying."

The Hundred Fiends Blood Sea Technique is a renowned top-tier cultivation technique in the cultivation world. Because he had encountered it once before, Bai Zichen even went out of his way to search for related information.

Later, because the Blood God True Lord became a dark cloud hanging over their heads, their understanding of him became more detailed.

Those who cultivate this technique, especially those who achieve the Nascent Soul stage and refine the Blood River, possess unpredictable supernatural abilities and unparalleled life-saving skills.

As long as the river of blood never dries up, my own body will never perish.

As long as a backup plan is prepared in advance, even legendary supernatural powers like rebirth from a drop of blood can be easily achieved.

All these years have passed, and there has still been no news of the Blood God True Lord, which can only mean that all his backup plans have failed.

Those who can do this are probably among the best of the Great True Monarchs, and there are very few in the entire cultivation world. It is unlikely that they would appear in Liang Kingdom incognito just to deal with the Blood God True Monarch.

If Fang Tiansheng could really contact such a person, he wouldn't have had to endure so much hardship and humiliation for so many years.

It seems that Fang Tiansheng was not lying about this point in what he told Ge Cang Zhenjun; Xue Shen Zhenjun was indeed trapped in the restriction.

This concealed the aftershocks of the battle between the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and also prevented the Hundred Fiend Blood God Technique from unleashing its most important divine power.

The last one is indeed related to Bai Zichen.

The Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals is a super auction held in Zengguang Immortal City. It is held only once every hundred years, and each time it is a grand event in the cultivation world.

Besides cultivators from the Northern Region, cultivators from the other four regions will also be present, including high-level cultivators from the outer seas.

The entry threshold for this auction is the Core Formation realm, and there will also be a double-digit number of Nascent Soul True Monarchs present.

Only with such a long interval could Zengguang Immortal City have enough time and energy to gather the treasures, prompting Nascent Soul True Monarchs to break through their seclusion to participate in this so-called Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals.

The starting bid at the auction is top-grade magic treasures and fourth-tier spiritual items, which would drive people crazy in the outside world, but can only be used as supporting items at the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals.

In previous Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals, even Nascent Soul Pills, Tribulation-Crossing Treasures, and Spiritual Treasures have appeared.

The Heavenly Dust Pill that the Du family brought out this time was fatally attractive to all Nascent Soul True Monarchs, as it could help those who had not yet reached the late Nascent Soul stage break through to the next realm.

Even a mere 10% increase in probability would be enough to drive those Nascent Soul stage cultivators, who haven't been able to break through for hundreds of years, crazy.

"The Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals is suddenly being held without any prior warning. Usually, news of it would start circulating twenty or thirty years in advance..."

Bai Zichen doesn't need the Heavenly Dust Pill yet. Even after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he shouldn't have to worry about the bottleneck in his cultivation realm until he reaches the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, other treasures at the Grand Ceremony of Ten Thousand Immortals, such as secret treasures to resist inner demons and third-tier flying swords, are all worth bidding on.

(End of this chapter)