Born with immortal seed

Chapter 39: The Aftermath of the Battle
"Great! Great! Excellent!"

Chen Yixin was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands and laughed.

"It's better to compare cultivation levels than to fight with spells... What good is it to dominate the Qi Refining stage with just a few spells if you haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"Uncle Bai, your son is so young, yet he has such spirit and character. With such a talent, how can the Bai family not prosper!"

Bai Xianzong looked at Bai Zichen with a relaxed expression and his eyes were full of satisfaction: "Your intentions are too exaggerated. There are many examples before us. A child prodigy may not necessarily be successful as an adult. We still need to see how he develops in the future."

"Now that the contest between the younger generation has ended, why don't we return to the council hall and continue our serious discussions?"

“That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

Chen Yixin glanced at Bai Zichen with a complicated expression. The Chen family was more eager for the two families to reach a settlement. With such an outstanding member in the next generation of the Bai family, it was questionable whether the Chen family could maintain such an equal status decades later.

The powerful strike of divine sense, while remarkably effective, also brought about significant aftereffects.

Waves of fatigue washed over Bai Zichen; he hadn't felt this way in a long time since he had mastered the Divine Forging Technique.

"Right now it's just a friendly sparring match. It would be too risky to actually fight to the death with someone... At most, we could manage a one-for-one exchange. If there are other opponents around, it would be disastrous."

The method of attacking with divine sense is by no means so rudimentary and simple. Based on my own current understanding, I have probably only developed about one-hundredth of it compared to a truly complete technique.

Bai Zichen secretly made a note of it, thinking that he should pay attention to techniques related to spiritual sense when he had the chance in the future.

Furthermore, one should not act recklessly simply because of one's divine sense.

This method, if used against a cultivator with a stronger spiritual sense, will not only fail to harm the enemy but will also backfire.

Along the way, he declined the invitations from his clansmen to gather, and now all he wanted was to go back and get a good night's sleep.

He paused for a moment when he reached Bai Qiguang and the others and felt their admiring gazes.

“None of you have officially started cultivating for a year at the shortest, and three or four years at the longest, and you’re all still only at the first level of Qi Refining. You’ve all disgraced the Bai family.”

"Starting next week, come to my institute and I will take some time to check on your practice. If you have any problems with your practice, you can ask me on the spot."

Bai Zichen, recalling his own lack of communication within the clan and the absence of anyone to run errands for him, took the initiative to extend an olive branch.

Bai Qiguang and the others had not been cultivating for long, and they had no close elders in the clan to take care of them, so naturally no one guided them in their cultivation.

That's why these people are easy to win over and willing to do things honestly.

Anyway, Bai Zichen doesn't need a helper with high cultivation level. As long as they are reliable and clever, that's enough.

"That's great!"

"Thank you, Brother Chen. We will definitely train hard and live up to your expectations!"

The group was so excited they almost jumped for joy.

After defeating Chen Xiu, Bai Zichen's reputation soared.

Previously, there were differing opinions within the Bai family regarding the potential of Bai Zichen and Bai Ling. However, after this battle, at least those who watched from the sidelines have abandoned such comparisons and tacitly acknowledge Bai Zichen as the number one among the younger generation of the Bai family.

Such a prodigy actually spoke up and was willing to enlighten a few people's cultivation. Bai Qiguang and the others were so happy they couldn't find their bearings.

As soon as Bai Zichen left, many anxious clansmen gathered around him.

"Xiao Guang, how did you and Brother Chen get on good terms? He always secludes himself to cultivate and never participates in clan gatherings."

"Next time you visit, please take me with you... I've been stuck at the third level of Qi Refining for five years, and I can't break through no matter how I cultivate. If Brother Chen is willing to share his experience, maybe he can give me some inspiration and help me find an opportunity!"

"Xiao Ji, we're from the same village, I can't miss out on such a great opportunity!"

The crowd started talking amongst themselves, and Bai Qiguang and the others had never seen anything like this before. All they could do was keep bowing and begging for mercy.

It was Bai Ji, the skinny monkey-like one, who was more agile. He raised his voice and said, "Brothers, it is a great honor that Brother Chen is willing to spend his precious time to give us some pointers, seeing that our cultivation is low! We are not qualified to make decisions on behalf of Brother Chen. When we visit next week, we will definitely convey your earnest requests."

"If Brother Chen is willing to add more people, we will certainly inform him in time!"

Bai Wei, watching this scene from a distance, felt a mix of bitterness and resentment: "Big sister, look at these opportunists, all swarming in like crazy. It's as if Bai Zichen's guidance would actually improve their cultivation!"

"Leaving aside them, aren't you curious about why Bai Zichen, while at the sixth level of Qi Refining, could also cultivate his spells to such a high degree?"

Even Bai Ling, who always maintains a confident and aloof demeanor, has her confidence wavering at this moment.

Faced with such a powerful and skilled younger brother who possesses exceptional magical talent, can she truly surpass him?

"There's no point in thinking about it... Once you get back, you'd better focus on your cultivation. You've been messing around outside for the past two years, and your cultivation has fallen behind!"

Bai Ling composed herself, glanced deeply in the direction Bai Zichen had left, and seemed to have made a decision.

……

In the underwater cave, a waterfall hangs upside down, crashing against the water with a deafening roar that makes your ears ache.

Walking several dozen feet further in, the terrain becomes deeper, and the cliff walls are inlaid with luminous pearls that emit a faint white light.

The space around the cave is clearly visible, showing traces of the flying sword's slashing and widening.

A set of stone table and benches, a stone bed, a jade cushion, and a stone bookshelf.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bai Zichen would never have believed that the clan's most mysterious patriarch's secluded cave was so rough and simple, far inferior to the residences of the elders.

However, the second-grade high-quality spiritual energy here cannot be faked. Located at the center of the entire spiritual vein and strengthened by the spirit-gathering array, it is the place with the purest spiritual energy on the entire Hanxiu Peak.

Bai Zichen stood obediently. Two days after the Chen family cultivators left, the patriarch summoned him by letter.

But right now, Bai Xianzong was holding a magic pen, marking something on a scroll spread out on the stone table, without even looking up.

After Bai Zichen paid his respects, he could only stay quietly and not make a sound to disturb him.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Bai Xianzong finally finished his work, tossed the spirit brush into the pen holder, and said with a beaming smile, "That boy from the Chen family is the next generation of Foundation Establishment seed that the Chen family has nurtured with all their might. It's very good that you were able to defeat him."

"More importantly, you are not intoxicated by the achievement of winning the battle, and you understand that cultivation is the foundation... How many young people are blinded by empty fame and glory and become deeply trapped in it. By the time they really understand, it is too late."

"With the guidance of the clan leader and other elders, Zichen naturally understands that magic is just a secondary aspect."

Bai Zichen understood that the words he had just spoken were just an opening act; the real action was yet to come.

"Two months from now, the invitations for the 100th birthday celebration of the Qingfeng Sect's leader, Wei Dao, have already been sent out."

Bai Xianzong abruptly changed the subject, bringing up a completely unrelated matter.

"At that time, you will come with me to Qingfeng Sect to celebrate Sect Leader Wei's birthday."

(End of this chapter)