Born with immortal seed

Chapter 381 Dragon Transformation Scripture Core Formation Scroll
"Furthermore, if Zengguang Immortal City ceases to exist in the future, it will have a significant impact on the entire situation in the Northern Region, and our sect will inevitably be affected."

Regarding the sect's affairs, Ge Cang maintained his old attitude: neither participating nor expressing his opinion.

He would only speak up if it involved a major matter concerning the sect's succession.

Bai Zichen decided to give the sect disciples more responsibilities, so that they wouldn't become complacent in his and Senior Brother Ge Cang's glory and lose their motivation to move forward.

"If a super sect from the Central Region were to settle in the Northern Region, the attraction it would have for top-tier celestial talents would be unimaginable... In the future, we will still have to focus on recruiting disciples within our own territory. It is unlikely that we can expect celestial talents from other states to travel thousands of miles to seek our tutelage."

It was the same journey of thousands of miles, to a completely unfamiliar environment to cultivate and grow.

A family elder with the aptitude of Heavenly Spiritual Root would definitely choose a super sect from the Central Region, such as the branch of the Moral Sect in the Northern Region.

No matter how fast the Qingfeng Sect grows, or how charismatic its two ancestors are, it can never compare to the super sects of the Central Region.

Their prestige and reputation have been built up over tens of thousands of years or even longer, naturally carrying a huge attraction.

The Central Region is the core of the cultivation world, where the most outstanding and top-tier cultivators grow and cultivate.

Indeed, this is the case. More than 80% of the super sects in the cultivation world are located in the Central Region, and 90% of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators who are clearly recorded come from the Central Region.

This is a deeply ingrained belief among all cultivators, and it is difficult to break.

If the Moral Sect truly uses this opportunity of exorcising demons to extend its reach into the Northern Region and intends to recruit disciples.

It's not just the Qingfeng Sect that's affected; even the Wusheng Sect and the Faxiang Sect have to be cautious and timid in front of the Daode Sect, facing the risk of losing their talented disciples.

One living Nascent Soul cultivator is enough to crush all the sects in the Northern Region.

"Only by expanding our source of materials can we ensure that the quantity and quality of the seedlings do not decline when we open our doors to the world in the future."

Bai Zichen proposed that, in the future, any Qingfeng Sect disciple who wants to exchange for Core Formation spiritual items must make outstanding contributions to several major projects in order to be eligible for the exchange.

These include the expansion of Heishan Ward, the opening of the road eastward through the Heishan Mountains, and the clearing of the Purple Cloud Miasma from Hejian County.

These three projects were on the sect's agenda long ago, but due to the time and effort involved, progress has been slow and they have not been successfully implemented.

In the Black Mountain region, due to scarce resources and harsh conditions, the population of ordinary people has always been slow to grow.

Because the land suitable for growing grains is all spiritual land, those immortal cultivation families don't even have time to settle their clansmen who have the conditions for cultivation, so how could they possibly use it to grow ordinary rice?

However, with the opening of several third-tier spiritual veins, the surrounding non-tiered spiritual fields and cultivated land are now suitable for growing ordinary rice.

In the Qingniu Valley alone, 500 hectares of ordinary farmland have been reclaimed.

The rice varieties improved by Lingtiantang can be harvested four times a year, yielding 10,000 jin per mu.

By assigning a few spiritual farmers, we can ensure favorable weather and have no worries about the harvest.

With the food supply no longer a concern, the sect has been planning to expand outwards for a hundred miles from the existing Black Mountain Market, building a large city on the mountainside.

It was designed to accommodate millions of ordinary people, to support the several ordinary villages and towns that had experienced a population explosion in recent years.

Ninety-nine percent of the mortals who can survive in the Black Mountain Range are descendants of cultivators, lacking spiritual roots but unwilling to leave the cultivation world.

In these ordinary people, the proportion of spiritual roots among newborn children within three generations is several times higher than that of ordinary people.

If things really turn out as they predict, the Moral Sect will establish a branch in the Northern Region and compete with local sects for outstanding immortal talents.

The chances of recruiting disciples with celestial spiritual roots, extraordinary spiritual roots, and top-tier spiritual bodies will definitely be greatly reduced.

The city built beneath Black Mountain Market will definitely give priority to accepting relatives of sect disciples who lack spiritual roots.

The descendants of this group have a high probability of developing spiritual roots and are highly loyal.

With so many independent cultivators and mortal descendants of immortal cultivation families, there is a stable supply of immortal seedlings.

To ensure its current rapid development, the Qingfeng Sect inevitably needs a large number of disciples at the level of miscellaneous servants and fire-working Daoists.

Even if you only have a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation level, as long as you have a skill, you can still make a contribution.

The soil near Black Mountain Market is hard, and since the normal operation of the market cannot be affected, construction workers cannot be used; only cultivators can excavate it.

With enough cultivators participating, the entire project can be completed within ten years.

As for the road to the east, it is another route through the Black Mountain Range, which is closer to Yongzhou.

Once the passage is cleared and safe passage is possible, it will not only greatly enhance exchanges with Yongzhou, but also allow goods originally sold to Zengguang Immortal City to be sold to cultivators in Yongzhou.

The Purple Fiend Cloud Miasma is a miasma that stretches for thousands of miles in Hejian County. The time when it took shape is unknown, but it is known that its scope is expanding.

This miasma is not very toxic, but it pollutes the spiritual energy, making this place unsuitable for cultivation.

Once one refines the spiritual energy of heaven and earth mixed with purple evil clouds and miasma, one's meridians will become blocked, one's magical power will become mixed, and one's cultivation will regress instead of progress.

The center of the Purple Fiend Cloud Miasma is a second-tier top-grade spiritual vein, which also produces a kind of refining material called Purple Radiance Stone. Odd cultivators often risk entering the miasma to dig out two pieces to exchange for spirit stones.

Purple obsidian itself cannot be used as the main material for refining weapons, but as an auxiliary material, it can stabilize the structure and increase the success rate of refining weapons.

Adding a few pieces of Purple Radiance Stone during the forging process of any magical artifact can increase the success rate by 10%.

Any jasper that comes out of the market is snapped up at a high price; it's extremely sought after.

Bai Zichen wanted to clear away the Purple Fiend Cloud Miasma, but of course, it wasn't for the Purple Radiance Stone. This miasma was expanding rapidly and would affect the Myriad Immortals Valley in a few decades, so he had to make plans as soon as possible.

To eradicate it completely, the hundreds of millions of colorful purple-winged moths in the miasma must be killed, and the earth's veins must be rectified before the miasma can be gradually reduced in size.

The General Affairs Hall issued sect tasks for all three projects, but these were tasks that would not yield results in the short term and were not welcomed by Foundation Establishment cultivators who were eager to make achievements and compete for elder positions.

Bai Zichen linked this matter to the eligibility to exchange for Core Formation spiritual items in order to get the veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect to take action.

Instead of simply enjoying the sect's resources without ever contributing anything.

"Yes, I will immediately convey Master's instructions."

Tong Huan's expression shifted slightly, and he nodded in agreement.

The other five hall masters all had different expressions; they were all close to the stage of using Core Formation spiritual items.

With this new rule in place, it's no longer possible to exchange sect contribution points directly as before.

As for deception, no one dares to fool Old Ancestor Bai; they will surely strictly follow the imperial edict.

Bai Zichen then clarified the rights, responsibilities, and benefits of the true disciples, as well as the exchange rights for several special cultivation techniques, before waving for everyone to leave.

"Junior Sister Zhou, you've been in Core Formation for quite some time now. Have you encountered any problems in your cultivation?"

Tong Huan and the Fifth Palace Master bowed and withdrew, leaving only Zhou Suqing. Bai Zichen then asked.

Although she is unfamiliar with combat techniques, it is highly unlikely that Zhou Suqing will appear on the front lines.

However, as a formation master, her role is not limited to combat. If the Qingfeng Sect really sets up a fourth-order grand formation in the future, she will still be needed to control it from the center.

Even now, setting up third-order formations and improving battle formations are playing an important role.

"After I formed my core, my cultivation speed slowed down. I'm afraid it will take another 60 years to reach the peak of the initial stage... But I'm very good at array formations. I've deciphered several array formations from the Ghost Spirit Sect and am preparing to re-forge the Ten Thousand Ghosts Fierce Soul Array."

Zhou Suqing looked at the two of them with a worried expression and full of expectation.

Both were seniors on the path of cultivation, with rich experience. In particular, Bai Zichen's reputation for recognizing and guiding people was widely known, and disciples of the sect could see the problem at a glance.

"The reforged Ten Thousand Ghosts and Fierce Souls Formation will be downgraded to the middle grade of the third rank. It should be renamed the Ghost and God Spirit Binding Formation, which has other wonderful uses... With the experience of improving formations, I might have the opportunity to become a high-grade third-rank formation master."

"There are many possibilities for a slowdown in cultivation speed, but if your study of formations is unaffected and you are still making rapid progress, there can only be two reasons... either your spiritual root is limited, or the cultivation method you are currently practicing is not suitable."

If the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror could become a spiritual treasure, it could reflect the meridian diagram within a Core Formation cultivator's body and provide the optimal solution.

Unfortunately, the innate Nine Yang True Fire has yet to materialize, and this mirror remains a low-grade magic treasure.

Bai Zichen pondered for a long time before giving his answer. He then took out a jade slip and copied a cultivation technique into it: "There is a top-tier cultivation technique's Core Formation scroll inside. It matches your attributes. You can refer to it and learn from it. If you find it suitable, you can switch to cultivating this technique."

“I also have the Nascent Soul Scroll. You can ask me for it when you reach the peak of Core Formation… However, this cultivation method is related to a Nascent Soul sect that was destroyed. If you really want to cultivate it, it’s best not to go to the outer sea in the future, lest you run into their enemies.”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Bai. I will definitely study it diligently."

Zhou Suqing was deeply moved and carefully accepted the jade slip.

She could deduce the value of a top-tier cultivation technique without even looking at it closely, and since it matched her own attributes, she cherished it even more.

What Bai Zichen took out was the Core Formation Scroll of the Dragon Transformation Scripture. Zhou Suqing's Water and Wood Spiritual Roots perfectly matched the Spiritual Root requirements of this cultivation technique.

He passed on the Crimson Nirvana Technique, which had no requirement for spiritual roots and was easier to cultivate and break through to higher realms, back to the Bai family, while keeping the Dragon Transformation Scripture with him.

For those without a water-based spiritual root, cultivating the Dragon Transformation Scripture will be a waste of effort.

In the past, each lineage of the Fish-Dragon Sect had its own fundamental cultivation method, and not all disciples practiced the Dragon Transformation Scripture.

After Bai Zichen transforms into a Nascent Soul, the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture will upgrade his Fire Spiritual Root aptitude to a Lesser Heavenly Spiritual Root, greatly increasing his cultivation speed.

Choosing a fire-based cultivation method would be the best option at that time. If other cultivation methods were used, the speed at which one could refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would return to the level of an ordinary cultivator with three spiritual roots.

Cultivating the Dragon Transformation Technique was a last resort, a method chosen only when there was no other option.

Ge Cang watched this scene with satisfaction, showing no curiosity whatsoever about the so-called top-tier cultivation technique.

Like Bai Zichen, he only considers cultivation techniques that match his attributes and have the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

If it were truly suitable for Ge Cang, Bai Zichen would have already presented it to him for reference.

(End of this chapter)