Born with immortal seed

Chapter 40 The Black Mountain Upheaval
"A hundredth birthday celebration... So that Sect Leader Wei has just turned one hundred."

Although he didn't know why his clan leader wanted him to accompany him to the birthday celebration, Bai Zichen was deeply impressed by the Qingfeng Sect leader, who was dressed in loose robes and had a very dignified presence.

As the leader of the Qingfeng Sect, he has the power to decide the fate of the Bai family with a single word, and even the clan leader has to speak to him with utmost deference.

He was given another spot as an inner disciple, leaving Bai Zichen to waver between becoming a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect and staying in the clan to cultivate for a long time.

"Yes, a hundred-year-old late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator... In the entire Black Mountain, this person has the greatest chance of reaching the Core Formation stage."

Bai Xianzong sighed, revealing a deep admiration.

"Wei Dao has a wind-type unique spiritual root. After joining the Qingfeng Sect, his path to enlightenment was smooth, and he successfully established his foundation at the age of thirty."

"After that, my cultivation went smoothly, breaking through a realm on average every twenty years. For cultivators with different spiritual roots, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is not difficult; the real test is only the Core Formation stage."

With the talent of a different spiritual root, its cultivation speed is only slightly inferior to that of a heavenly spiritual root, and it has a significant boost when cultivating its own type of spells.

Although Bai Xianzong was a few years younger than Wei Dao, and had exchanged a bunch of pills from Qingfeng Sect with the contributions he gained from the inheritance stone tablet, which slightly loosened his early Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was still a long way from being as powerful as Sect Leader Wei.

Not to mention, the resources that Qingfeng Sect can provide are not even in the same league as those of the Bai family.

The gap between the two will only widen in the future.

"There's been word that Sect Leader Wei wants to take on another personal disciple before he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, so this centennial birthday celebration is a great opportunity for you."

"Does the clan leader mean that I should join the Qingfeng Sect and strive to become Sect Leader Wei's personal disciple?"

Bai Zichen's heart skipped a beat. The Qingfeng Sect leader, who was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, wanted to take on a personal disciple. He was afraid that all the qualified cultivators would fight tooth and nail for this spot.

“That’s right. It would be a waste for someone with your talent to stay in the clan. Joining the Qingfeng Sect is the best choice.” Clan Chief Bai Xianzong said calmly, clearly not on a whim.

Not many family cultivators join the Azure Maple Sect. Firstly, it is not easy for a cultivation family to produce an outstanding member, so they are reluctant to let them go and want to stay in the family to take care of the family business.

On the other hand, many disciples from cultivation families who join sects have limited support from their clans. Compared to the disciples of the Azure Maple Sect, who are carefully selected from across the entire prefecture, their achievements are also limited.

"It just so happens that Sect Leader Wei is also looking to take on disciples. Of his four personal disciples, apart from the eldest disciple who unfortunately died in the midst of a tribulation, two of the remaining three disciples have already successfully established their foundations. It is evident that Sect Leader Wei is not only highly skilled himself, but also an excellent teacher."

"Sect Leader Wei already had some impression of you, and with your talent, Chen'er, this matter has great potential."

Bai Xianzong seemed to see through Bai Zichen's thoughts and said, "As long as you can become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if you don't stay in the clan, your role as an elder of the Qingfeng Sect will be of great help to the clan."

"Since the clan leader has said so, Zichen is willing to give it a try!"

The cultivation conditions and resources within the Qingfeng Sect are far superior to those of the Bai Family.

The most obvious point is that Bai Zichen will definitely need to change his cultivation method after he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, and with the Bai family's resources, there aren't many cultivation methods to choose from.

Within the Qingfeng Sect, there are no fewer than a hundred cultivation techniques suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators, tailored to different disciples and spiritual roots.

Bai Zichen hesitated earlier mainly because he was concerned about whether sects would treat disciples from cultivation families differently.

If he is restricted in every way, he might as well cultivate peacefully in the Bai family. He still has a good chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, although the road ahead will be more winding.

But after hearing what the clan chief said, it really is a good opportunity.

"The Chen family came here this time and discussed the future cooperation. Starting next year, they will send fifty miniature piglets over, and a special beast tamer will come to guide us on how to breed them."

Bai Xianzong had already recognized Bai Zichen as the next pillar of the Bai family, even though he was going to send him to Qingfeng Sect for a brighter future. However, he was beginning to understand some important family matters.

"Of course, all the piglets are castrated, but as long as you master this technique, my family can earn an extra seven or eight hundred spirit stones in net income every year."

"In the next few years, once we have mastered the techniques, we will send even more cubs. In addition to selling them, we can also provide extra meals for all our clansmen. Long-term consumption of spirit beast meat has a slight benefit to the physical bodies of cultivators."

Why would the Chen family share a piece of their money tree with us?

Bai Zichen asked, puzzled.

This behavior is as unbelievable as the Bai family digging up the black bamboo from their clan's land and saying they wanted to transplant it to the Chen family.

If Foundation Establishment is the foundation of a cultivation family's existence, then unique skills passed down through generations, such as the Mysterious Ink Bamboo and Fragrant Pig, are the mainstay of the family.

Without these exclusive products to earn spirit stones, these cultivation families simply wouldn't have enough spirit stones to survive.

"Last month, Master Yang invited the leaders of the immortal cultivation families, independent cultivator groups, and several Foundation Establishment level minor sects in Black Mountain County to Wanglong City to set rules."

Bai Xianzong walked to the map in front of the stone table, and with a wave of his hand, drew a large area of ​​Heishan.

"A total of five cultivation families were granted permission to enter the Black Mountain Range and obtain spiritual veins, which allowed them to settle down and make a living. The rest, who were not qualified, were scattered and assigned to those second-rate spiritual veins within the county."

“But this place only has one second-grade low-level spiritual vein, which has spawned several first-grade spiritual vein peaks. If all five families were to be housed here, it would definitely be too crowded.”

"According to the information gathered by the Chen family, Master Yang promised these families that he would issue a reclamation order within ten years to open up new spiritual veins!"

A reclamation order!

A term that both terrifies and fascinates the Black Mountain monks!
When the Qingfeng Sect first established its training grounds, the entire Black Mountain Range was the territory of demonic beasts, and all the spiritual lands suitable for cultivation were occupied by them.

It was the Core Formation True Person of Qingfeng Sect who issued the pioneering order, leading the sect disciples and countless rogue cultivators through arduous struggles, sacrificing countless lives to slay demon kings and monsters, bringing one mountain after another under the control of the cultivators.

Most of the cultivation families in the Black Mountain Range were outstanding rogue cultivators who responded to the Qingfeng Sect's pioneering order and made great contributions, which is why they were granted spiritual veins and passed down from generation to generation.

With the outer monsters of the Black Mountain Range basically wiped out, the remaining monsters are hiding deep in the mountains, and there are still a few powerful demon kings that are quite troublesome. The Qingfeng Sect has not issued a decree to open up new lands for hundreds of years.

The reclamation order is undoubtedly a good thing for newly relocated cultivation families and independent cultivators, giving them the opportunity to plant a lineage of spiritual energy. However, it is not so friendly to local families who already have a foundation and only want to pass it down peacefully.

Each time a new era is launched, hundreds of cultivators die, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators can perish if they are not careful.

The deeper you go into the Black Mountain, the more dangerous it becomes.

Especially for families like the Chen family of Xiangzhu, even if their Foundation Establishment ancestor had not yet passed away by that time, they would simply not have the ability to travel thousands of miles to fight against demonic beasts.

Without the protection of Foundation Establishment and Great Repair, they will definitely become cannon fodder on the way to pioneering.

Don't be fooled by the current prosperity and success of the Chen family; one wrong step and they could vanish into nothingness and become history!

Therefore, the Chen family was willing to give up such benefits in order to tie the Mozhu Bai family together with themselves and strive for a chance to survive.

(End of this chapter)