Born with immortal seed

Chapter 384 The Great Dragon Chapter
The Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture was created by a senior cultivator who was fortunate enough to witness the true form of the Fire Dragon in the Immortal Garden.

That was a true dragon from the upper realm, incomparable to those mixed-colored dragon beasts with dragon blood in the human realm.

Only those that are at least True Dragons of the Void Refinement stage can be called Celestial Beasts.

Therefore, the ultimate goal of cultivating the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture is to transform one's body into a fire dragon, striving to resemble the true dragon of the upper realm in terms of physical form.

The true fire dragon spews pure yang heavenly fire, which is extremely yang and strong, and almost nothing in the human world can withstand its scorching heat.

The cultivator who created the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture once witnessed a Heavenly Treasure withstand three quarters of an hour in the Pure Yang Heavenly Fire.

Then the precious light began to dissipate, the restrictions collapsed, and even the Heavenly Treasure was melted into a ball of spiritual liquid, returning to its original spiritual material form.

Of course, it's also because the fire dragon itself is incredibly powerful; pure Yang Heavenly Fire alone certainly couldn't achieve this effect.

Limited by that cultivator's vision, the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture only had nine levels and then there was no further progress, and the flames that were finally refined were downgraded to pure yang true fire.

Bai Zichen was unsure of what aspect of the sacred beast's aura had stimulated the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, causing this cultivation technique to undergo such a sudden change.

Just like the Fish Dragon Sect, which has been around for so many years, they still haven't figured out why a wisp of sacred beast blood essence could make the Yi Wood Azure Divine Technique a spiritual plant spell with the power to turn decay into magic.

Only the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique in this state is one of the three components that make up the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sword.

"Could it be that the aura of the Azure Dragon is influencing my cultivation technique... It seems that the time it takes for me to reach the peak of the late Core Formation stage has been shortened a bit."

Stop and act at the right time, without missing the opportune moment.

Time never comes again; even the smallest detail is meticulously calculated.

The former is a treatise on alchemy written by Bai Zichen before he formed his elixir, inspired by the cicada of spring and autumn.

The latter is a summary of his insights gained over a century after he formed his core, including wielding the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword and hearing the Great Dao's voice after Ge Cang's tribulation. It is a supplement to his alchemical treatise before the completion of his core formation.

Before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, alchemical theories are solidified, and the path to the Great Dao will no longer be altered.

After the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture exhibited unusual phenomena, the time required to cultivate to the peak of the late Core Formation stage was reduced by a mere nine days.

If he hadn't been constantly striving towards the Great Dao of Time, and all his theories on Core Formation were related to this, he really wouldn't have noticed this subtle change.

"Could it be that the cultivation method has increased the efficiency of refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? If the effects can be stacked through repeated practice, it might allow me to reach the peak of the Core Formation stage several years earlier..."

Bai Zichen's heart pounded; this was more exciting than any other mutation in magic or supernatural power.

"No, there's another possibility: my fire spirit root aptitude has improved again, bringing me one step closer to becoming a inferior heavenly spirit root."

Each level of the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture increases the cultivator's fire spirit root aptitude by one unit, up to the ninth level of the technique.

An inferior fire spirit root created later in life can achieve half the effect of a true fire spirit root.

"Before the cultivation technique is perfected, the improved spiritual root aptitude only affects the cultivation of the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture. Only when you reach the final level can the spiritual root aptitude be fixed and exert its effect on all fire-type cultivation techniques, spells and supernatural abilities... Otherwise, I only need to find a third-order fire-type spell to cultivate for a while to know whether it is the cultivation technique that has become stronger or the spiritual root that has improved."

This mystery can only be solved after Bai Zichen transforms into an infant.

But whatever the reason, it's a good thing for him.

If the process continues, the secret method is used to stimulate the aura of the sacred beast within the crystal, thus empowering oneself.

Then he circulated his cultivation technique and absorbed its power.

About ten days later, I clearly felt that I had reached a limit, and after that, my physical body underwent unpredictable changes.

He then placed a restriction on the sacred beast's blood crystal and put it away. His eyes glowed with a blue light, and his three-foot-long beam of light swept around haphazardly.

Several hours later, the strange phenomenon in his eyes slowly disappeared.

He activated the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, and the phantom of the dragon behind him rose several feet higher, its body majestic and awe-inspiring.

You could even say that it's no longer a dragon, but a fire dragon.

It has horns on its head, five claws on its feet, and scales growing on its body.

Below its neck are two light-colored reverse scales, about the size of a palm, with faint, square, and ancient characters shimmering within them.

Ignoring it, two imposing characters flickered at the corner of my eye.

Upon closer inspection, the two characters on the reverse scale had vanished without a trace, impossible to find.

"Great Dragon Seal!"

Bai Zichen murmured, "Dragon and Phoenix Registers," which were even more ancient than Flower and Bird Registers, the divine script of the ancient demon race.

The script used by the legendary dragons and phoenixes is imbued with the power of blood that transcends time.

Only those with the purest bloodline and the most outstanding aptitude among the dragon and phoenix bloodline demon races can awaken one or two characters when they become fifth-tier great demons.

This is a derivative content he saw while reviewing the records of flowers and birds.

The Great Dragon Seal, the Great Virtue Phoenix Seal.

Extraordinary objects cannot withstand it; without the strength of a fourth-tier cultivator, uttering these two kinds of words would result in the body being blasted apart by the violent force.

All the highest-level True Dragon and Phoenix Secret Techniques are executed through these two divine scripts, possessing earth-shattering power.

The Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture manifested as a fire dragon, and surprisingly, a mighty dragon was forming on its way. The impact it brought was no less than that of someone who comprehended the true meaning of the Five Elements through basic Five Elements magic and embarked on the path of the Great Dao.

The function of these two unfinished Great Dragon Chapters is currently unknown, and it is unclear whether they will exist permanently or gradually dissipate over time.

But one thing is certain: after he reached the Nascent Soul stage and perfected the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, he once again managed to absorb the essence of the sacred beast's blood.

It will bring him great benefits at that time, and will not be a useless cultivation method that is useless once he reaches the early stage of Nascent Soul and is waiting to be switched to.

Currently, the most direct effect is that it shortens the time to reach the peak of the late Core Formation stage by three years.

"It's a pity I don't have enough Thunder Sound Bamboo. Otherwise, I would definitely take this opportunity to incorporate the sword-forging insights I gained from the ceremony into my sword-forging skills and see if I can take them to the next level."

Bai Zichen glanced at the Heavenly Thunder Wall with some regret, as not a single Sacred Sound Bamboo had successfully mutated during this period.

With only a Thunder Sound Bamboo plant in the storage bag, there was no need to forge a sword.

Back at the Star Gazing Pavilion on Flaming Mountain, he systematically organized his swordsmanship during his Qi cultivation.

The epic sword duel between Tang Fei and Xiang Ji left him with many thoughts, which he wanted to express or express through his own swordsmanship.

The first three months are a time of bursts of inspiration, a time when various ideas collide in the mind and sparks fly in the world of kendo.

The middle three months were for reflection and accumulation, during which countless inspirations were put into practice and transformed into an understanding of the way of the sword.

It can be said that in these three months, his understanding of the Wuzhen Sword Technique has deepened.

With his current knowledge and experience, he is even qualified to create his own sword technique and be selected for the Wuzhen Sword Manual.

The last three months were spent overturning all the assumptions and epiphanies of the previous six months, returning to the essence of swordsmanship.

The sword path that Xiang Ji followed was similar to entering the Dao through emotion, and its true meaning of killing was exactly in line with the original intention of flying swords as weapons of slaughter, which Bai Zichen could not learn.

Tang Fei's swordsmanship is, relatively speaking, the traditional and orthodox path, and also the most common path among sword cultivators in the world.

From the unparalleled sharpness and masterful control of a single sword strike that can shatter all laws, to the vast and majestic display of sword light that divides into countless forms, the sword's power is overwhelming.

Having witnessed such a powerful swordsman's duel up close, and being a cultivator like Bai Zichen with exceptional swordsmanship talent, he immediately made significant progress.

He seemed to have an epiphany, realizing that he was only a hair's breadth away from the realm of breaking through all laws with a single sword.

It all depends on when that last thin layer of paper will be broken.

"True knowledge comes from practice. I need a swordsman of similar skill as my opponent. Perhaps after a sword fight, I might be able to comprehend the realm of 'one sword can break all laws.'"

Bai Zichen had this idea for a short time before he rejected it himself.

"No, someone of the same cultivation level is no match for me. They probably can't even withstand a single sword strike... But if it's a Nascent Soul True Monarch, then there's a fundamental difference. Unless I use the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, it's very difficult to injure the opponent with just a flying sword."

Let's take a sword cultivator who is also at the late stage of Core Formation and has the same level of sword refining into silk.

Even if Bai Zichen abandons the Moon Whirlwind Sword and replaces it with the Thunder Sound Sword, he will be invincible by virtue of his advantage in sword control true essence.

We can't just downgrade again and switch to a second-tier flying sword to fight, that would be completely pointless.

If an opponent unleashes a sword strike, the second-tier flying sword will break, rendering it completely ineffective for honing swordsmanship.

Tang Fei and Xiang Ji were a pair whose cultivation levels were roughly equal, and they were able to grow and improve together until they finally diverged in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

In the world of cultivation, this is already extremely rare.

Two people who seem well-matched at first will quickly drift apart over time due to various factors.

If the difference in strength is too great, they are not worthy of being rivals, let alone mutually beneficial.

"Since there's no suitable swordsman opponent, perhaps I can find myself a special one..."

Bai Zichen shook the copper bell inside the Star Gazing Pavilion and transmitted his instructions telepathically.

Half a day later, a disciple carefully carried a map up to the top floor of the Star Gazing Pavilion.

He presented the map, bowed three times, and tiptoed back the way he came.

In an instant, Bai Zichen opened his eyes, reached out and grabbed the map outside the house. When unfolded, it showed the entire Black Mountain Range.

All the spiritual veins that the Azure Maple Sect has already occupied are marked with turquoise dots.

Of course, this only applies to third-tier spiritual veins. There are countless lower-tier spiritual veins, and the map can't possibly show all those green dots.

Even more eye-catching are the more than ten bright red dots. When touched with a finger, they flash with a crimson light and project the shape of a monster and a large amount of text.

It is the pattern of the third-tier monster represented by the red dot, along with its description.

The Qingfeng Sect's exploration of the Black Mountain Range in the last ten years has yielded results equivalent to those of the past hundred years.

The biggest reason is naturally the killing of the fourth-tier Azure Phoenix, the occupation of the core fourth-tier spiritual vein Flame Valley in Black Mountain, and the greatly increased survival rate of the Spirit Beast Hall's Wind Chaser spies in the core area.

When encountering powerful monsters, you can escape to the Flaming Mountain. Even a third-tier demon king will stop far away and dare not pursue you.

In addition, the third-tier peak black dragon was killed by Bai Zichen, and the white ape that embarked on the fourth-tier transformation path left Black Mountain to search for its kin, so the number of the top monsters in the Black Mountain range has decreased significantly.

The achievement reflected on paper is that the sect's distribution map of third-tier demonic beasts has become clearer.

It's no longer the ambiguous descriptions of the past, where a few footprints or two feathers were used to guess the whereabouts of a third-tier monster.

(End of this chapter)