Born with immortal seed

Chapter 387 One Sword Breaks All Laws
Among third-tier demonic beasts, the crow is the weakest.

I've never heard of any powerful supernatural abilities, and there's a record of Foundation Establishment cultivators escaping by using top-grade defensive magical artifacts to block the cold air they exhale.

However, the fact that all three were killed so cleanly and efficiently means that the cultivator who made the move was not considered weak among Core Formation cultivators.

"The sword wound spreads outwards, with fine cracks, indicating that the person's true energy is abundant, but their swordsmanship is mediocre... If it were me, I would only leave a smooth, round sword hole in the crow's skull, and I would never let the sword light and power dissipate."

Bai Zichen touched the crow's bones and made his own judgment.

"The sword hole was charred black, and there were traces of flowing lightning on the skull... The attacker used a lightning-type flying sword, which was quite powerful."

Thanks to his wounds, he was even able to recreate the way that person wielded the flying sword.

Judging from the traces on the land, it has been there for at least a hundred years.

The flying sword that killed the demons ruled out Yang Laozu and Ge Cang Zhenjun based on the timeline, so it could only be a cultivator outside the sect.

"At least a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, infiltrating Black Mountain, inexplicably killing three crows and burying them, what was his intention... It couldn't have been caused by a passing cultivator casually testing his sword."

If we're talking about harboring malice, that was precisely the period when the Qingfeng Sect was weak and suppressed by the Ghost Spirit Sect.

If they were to appear and join the battle, it would only make things more difficult for the Qingfeng Sect.

Even if they can wait until Bai Zichen grows up and Ge Cang reaches the invincible Core Formation stage, the sect's disciples have suffered too many losses, creating a gap in development and delaying the progress by at least several decades.

He secretly kept this in mind, and could only conclude that the Black Mountain Range was not a safe place, not the desolate wilderness that no one cared about as it appeared.

From the Core Formation Realm cultivators of the Heavenly Principle Sect to the mysterious cultivators appearing in the Cold Crow Gorge, multiple forces have been secretly monitoring the Black Mountain Range.

Furthermore, the mysterious loss of Qingluan's natal feathers has shrouded Black Mountain in mystery.

"They wouldn't be after the ancient secret realm, would they? If so, I can't conjure up another one..."

The ancient sword immortal's secret realm is not a secret in the cultivation world; many forces have heard of it, but they are unaware of its exact location.

After all, that sword immortal from the upper realm would have been a top-tier super powerhouse even in the ancient times when great powers emerged.

The Tianhe Sword Sect, for example, is well aware that its Sword Tomb Secret Realm is merely a place where that sword immortal stored the flying swords and a small portion of the sword dao inheritance collected in the mortal world.

The true lineage of swordsmanship has been preserved in another secret realm.

They knew the ins and outs of the Sword Immortal Inheritance Secret Realm, but they didn't know any clues about its location; the Sword Tomb Secret Realm didn't mention it.

In recent years, news has also circulated from the disciples of the Tianli Sect that the sect chose to relocate to Liang Kingdom because it coveted the spiritual veins and ancient secret realms deep within the Black Mountain.

Whether this information was unintentionally revealed by a disciple of the Heavenly Principle Sect or intentionally so, considering that the Heavenly Principle Sect has repeatedly sent its cultivators to Black Mountain, it proves that they are quite confident that an ancient secret realm exists within Black Mountain.

Then we cannot rule out the possibility that, besides these two sects, there are other people watching the Black Mountain Range.

The Black Mountain is vast, and even today, the Green Maple Sect cannot completely control it, let alone when it only occupied two third-tier spiritual veins a hundred years ago.

If a third-order grand array can be set up on all the third-order spiritual veins that have been occupied, forming a network that echoes each other, more than 70% of the Black Mountain Range can be brought under control.

If a fourth-order formation could be set up on Flaming Mountain, it could cover the entire Black Mountain Range, making it truly airtight and completely under control.

Bai Zichen quickly restored the pit, took out the green and yellow copper coin, and began to deduce the whereabouts of the beautiful snake.

He hadn't learned any tracking or tracing spells, so rather than relying on luck and stumbling around aimlessly, he decided to place his hopes on the equally unreliable coin fortune teller.

Substituting the information about the beautiful snake and the details of the previous battle into the coin divination, the emerald green coin was tossed high into the air, and the answer was given as it fell.

"Head westward, and you will find what you seek..."

At times like this, one can only trust the results of the coin divination.

Bai Zichen flew nearly a thousand miles, flew over a mountain, and then suddenly turned back, where he saw the beautiful snake-woman crawling and healing her wounds beside a boulder.

The snake raised its head, its long, thin tongue flicking back and forth, its yellow eyes filled with resentment, and it hissed softly.

"I didn't expect the 'Copper Coin Diviner' to be so reliable this time. He was on the right track and found the target right away."

Bai Zichen nodded in satisfaction, took out a brand new ink bamboo sword, and aimed it at the head of the beautiful snake.

The beautiful snake sensed danger; its head scales stood up, its arms flared under its ribs, and large wisps of pink mist gathered, creating a hazy, smoky atmosphere.

Amidst the pink mist, a naked woman appeared, her movements fiery and daring, accompanied by bamboo string music that seemed to rise out of nowhere, making one's blood boil.

The beautiful serpent, of course, does not understand the beauty or ugliness of humans; its fantasies are merely evolutions based on its opponents.

Bai Zichen's eyes were calm, like a still pool of water in an ancient well, as he wielded his sword to kill.

A strand of black hair darted left and right in the pink mist, shattering the fantasies of the beautiful women, while occasionally having to dodge the eerie light mixed in with it.

The serpentine was quite intelligent and had long since realized that the two-legged beast in front of her was powerful, but its weapon was extremely fragile.

Therefore, they are willing to pay any price to break the sword light.

Within its limited understanding, it cannot comprehend why there could be such a vast difference between a person's strength and the grade of their flying sword.

It only thought that if it broke the flying sword, it would suffer less and be able to escape again as before.

Using illusion against illusion, the beautiful snake seized several opportunities to forcefully blast the green silk in half, only to discover that the seemingly solid sword silk was merely a phantom.

After dozens of moves, Bai Zichen's momentum reached its peak, and he leaped upwards again at the top, causing the sword threads in his hand to undergo new changes.

The emerald green sword thread slowly pierced out, and the surrounding pink mist lost its vitality and froze in place.

Wherever the sword threads reached, all the illusions of beautiful women burst like bubbles, with a series of crisp popping sounds, instantly turning into nothingness.

A burst of demonic energy shot out, but the emerald green sword thread neither dodged nor avoided it, and gently touched it.

The demonic energy that had been gathered from the full power of a third-tier demon king actually dissipated before the first-tier Ink Bamboo Sword, as if a power from a higher level had caused it to crumble.

The beautiful snake cried out in surprise, raised her arms, and shot out ten gleaming fingernails.

Each fingernail is several inches long and polished to be harder than gold and stone, like ten miniature flying swords tearing through the air.

As the ten o'clock cold star approached, the emerald green sword thread drew a circle, knocking away three points and knocking down five points, leaving two finger swords that were cut in half.

It was as if he had switched to using a third-tier flying sword instead of the first-tier ink bamboo sword he had casually crafted.

As the beautiful serpent revealed a human-like look of horror, the emerald green sword thread pierced through its head, pinning it firmly to the boulder.

As the sword's light dissipated, the ink bamboo sword itself was corroded by snake blood, and the sword body simply melted away.

But this third-tier demon king had no breath left, and its whole body seemed to have had its bones removed, lying haphazardly on the ground.

"No matter how many spells or myriad transformations you have, they are all illusions. One sword can shatter them all... This is the highest realm of 'one sword breaks all spells' and 'refining the sword into silk.'"

Bai Zichen took a deep breath, his hands trembling, and finally took this important step in the way of the sword.

Although I'm not yet proficient, I've already opened the door to the most difficult part. From now on, it's just a matter of time before I practice, improve, and hone my skills.

Following the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, he finally has another trump card that can threaten a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

A Core Formation cultivator is powerless against a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if many people are gathered together, they cannot withstand the attack, and most importantly, they cannot cause any damage.

Even if you stand still and let them attack you, the attacks of a Core Formation True Person are difficult to break through the protective magic treasure of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

In addition, by mobilizing the true meaning of the Great Dao to a limited extent and reducing all direct attacks, the Nascent Soul True Monarch can face any number of Core Formation True Persons as long as there are no top-tier treasures in the opposing formation, and can slaughter everyone in his path.

The Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is the sword of time; with the power of time imbued within, simple defensive magic weapons and protective techniques are all ineffective.

Only the true essence of the Great Dao at the same level can block and resolve it.

This is what gave Bai Zichen the strength to reverse the Nascent Soul stage, as long as the opponent's lifespan is not long and they are within the reaping range of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword.

Even if they possess defensive magical treasures, they will still kill them without hesitation.

While the sword that can break through all laws cannot achieve the same effect as the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, ordinary defensive techniques are as fragile as paper in its presence.

In terms of sheer lethality, Bai Zichen's current state is more than doubled.

Those below the Nascent Soul stage are nothing more than clay chickens and earthen dogs in his eyes.

In the past, a Core Formation cultivator could withstand several sword strikes from him.

From this day forward, all can be slain with a single sword strike.

"I am still not strong enough to directly confront a Nascent Soul True Monarch, but if someone holds me back or uses an array to help me, even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot ignore my flying sword. I must be careful."

Bai Zichen was well aware of his own strength and would not become arrogant or conceited just because he had made breakthroughs in swordsmanship.

"Even Senior Tang Fei accumulated knowledge over hundreds of years and only comprehended the realm of sword light differentiation after facing life and death. There's no need to think about making further breakthroughs in swordsmanship in the short term... It's better to focus on cultivation, reach the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, and, with the help of my various methods, secure a place among the Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

He took out a blank banner, waved it in the wind, and sucked the serpent spirit, who still retained a sliver of consciousness and was trying to escape, onto the banner.

At the same time, a third-tier demon core and a body of flesh and blood became his spoils of war.

With two third-tier demon cores in hand, the Pill Hall can open the furnace to refine pills twice, and producing thirteen or fourteen Foundation Establishment Pills is no problem.

However, given the current scale of Qi Refining disciples in the Qingfeng Sect, a large number of Qi Refining Perfection disciples appear every year, all within the optimal Foundation Establishment age of under fifty.

Even a large amount of Foundation Establishment Pills can be consumed, so this amount can only be said to temporarily alleviate the demand imbalance.

Even true disciples, after meeting the qualifications to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, may have to wait five or six years.

"There is no solution to this problem. Relying solely on purchasing thousand-year-old golden crown lingzhi mushrooms from outside and obtaining demon cores by killing third-tier demon beasts is neither sustainable nor stable... Only by having our own herb garden secret realm can we be free from being controlled by others in terms of Foundation Establishment Pills, while also allowing the sect's alchemy level to grow rapidly."

In many ways, Qingfeng Sect still lags far behind those long-established Nascent Soul sects.

(End of this chapter)