Born with immortal seed

Chapter 427 Where Did Such a Strong Body Refinement Cultivator Come From?
"The Beiyuan Piaoxue Temple has a single lineage, with only one disciple per generation, all of whom possess ice spiritual roots. The founding patriarch was a Nascent Soul True Monarch, but no great figures have emerged since."

The Heavenly Principles Sect has decided to establish itself in the Northern Region, and it needs to thoroughly understand not only the sects on the surface but also the various forces operating behind the scenes.

Hidden sects and underground organizations—in just a few decades, Yan Rulong had a thorough understanding of the forces hidden in the shadows of the Northern Region.

"However, all the previous abbots of the Snowdrift Temple were at the peak of the Core Formation stage and had mastered several incredibly powerful ice-type divine abilities. This woman is at the peak of the Core Formation stage, so she is probably the current abbot of the Snowdrift Temple."

"They can all cultivate to the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages, but none of them have reached the Nascent Soul stage. Could it be that there is a problem with their cultivation methods?"

Le Zheng watched as the woman in white moved like a startled swan, graceful as a swimming dragon, her figure shifting and changing within the several ice mirrors.

Not only could her opponents not lock onto her, but a mountain peak came crashing down, shattering two ice mirrors before being frozen by a blast of cold air.

Within the shattered ice mirror, streaks of cold light flew wildly, instantly freezing the rocks and vegetation that were swept away. A gentle breeze would then turn them into dust.

Not long after, new ice mirrors formed, causing the speed of controlling the mountain's magical artifacts to decrease.

Seeing that he had no chance of winning, the cultivator retrieved his magic weapon, jumped off the peak, and signaled his defeat.

With such cultivation level and strength right in front of them, even cultivators hoping to get a bargain abandoned their fantasies.

After an incense stick had burned, no one else stepped forward to challenge, and the woman in white directly obtained a spot in the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm.

"Fellow Daoist, are you the current abbot of Piaoxue Temple?"

Yan Rulong cupped his hands in greeting from afar and asked in a telepathic voice.

The woman in white is powerful enough to be the Heavenly Principle Sect's greatest rival in the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm.

Occupying four positions was the most appropriate number of slots determined by the Tenri Sect after analysis.

Any more would affect the main battlefield with the Holy Lotus Sect, as there weren't enough people to firmly contain them within Qishan.

If there are too few of them, it will be impossible to gain an absolute advantage over the cultivators who enter the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm.

In the past, the Holy Lotus Sect controlled the entrances and exits of the secret realm and the allocation of all slots. Every cultivator entering the secret realm had to hand over a reward as an admission ticket.

Don't even think about hiding anything; the Holy Lotus Sect, with the Nine Lotus True Monarch in charge, won't be polite to you.

If you say you gained nothing from the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm, then stay here and honestly serve the Holy Lotus Sect as laborers for a hundred years.

The Lotus Blossom Secret Realm is now, strictly speaking, an unclaimed property.

The Heavenly Principle Sect is currently the most powerful force in the Qishan area, but it is far from having complete control over everything.

The locations from which people leave the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm vary, making it impossible to meet the requirements of the Holy Lotus Sect.

"My master is still alive. I, Xuechan, am merely a traveler at Piaoxue Temple... I have met with several fellow Daoists from Tianli Sect."

Xuechan, with graceful bearing, gave a slight bow.

Yan Rulong was startled upon hearing this, as it meant that there were at least two cultivators in the Snowdrift Temple who had reached the peak of the Core Formation stage.

The next few challengers failed to hold on, losing several matches in a row before finally succumbing to defeat.

They lack the kind of outstanding, clearly superior strength that sets them apart from the crowd.

The group of people changed in a whirlwind fashion until a handsome young man stood atop the peak and forced his opponent off the mountain with three sword strikes.

The arena fell silent; for a moment, no one stepped forward to challenge.

"Ao Xuanling, the fifth disciple of True Monarch Yuan Mo, who is in the mid-stage of Core Formation..."

Le Zheng was slightly taken aback. He had been active in Zengguang Immortal City in recent years, so how could he not recognize Ao Xuanling?

"I didn't expect him to be interested in the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm. Logically speaking, there are three or four secret realms of the same level on Heavenly Punishment Peak alone, not to mention the legendary Nine Luminaries Cave Heaven."

“Yuan Mo Zhenjun has become the master of Zengguang Immortal City. In a sense, his lineage has broken away from Tianfa Peak and formed its own system. If things go smoothly, it may even turn the twelve peaks of the Morality Sect into thirteen peaks... Going back to enjoy the secret resources of Tianfa Peak will not be as easy as it used to be.”

Yan Rulong has been in charge of the sect's affairs for over a hundred years, and he understands the intricacies of the matter far better than Le Zheng.

“It’s not just Zengguang Immortal City; in the future, there will be more Nascent Soul cultivators from other major sects outside of Liang Kingdom. If our sect cannot take over the Holy Lotus Sect and rule Qishan as soon as possible, we will have to share the Lotus Life Secret Realm with others and lose the possibility of taking it all for ourselves.”

After waiting for a long time, only one Core Formation cultivator stepped forward, summoning a sky full of fiery stones, which caused a meteor shower.

Ao Xuanling, wielding his sword light, easily shattered the thousands of sparks, winning the victory without bloodshed.

After that, no one else dared to climb the summit, making him the winner of this round.

The title of being a direct disciple of the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Moral Sect is impressive, especially considering he is the lord of the Immortal City who is so close at hand.

Most cultivators would avoid offending him, lest he hold a grudge and cause them trouble in Zengguang Immortal City in the future.

"I heard this guy compares himself to Bai Zichen, but is this all he's capable of?"

Yan Rulong looked puzzled. Bai Zichen, who was at the same level, had blocked all of them with just one sword, causing him to flee in panic.

"Just look at the difference in swordsmanship, anyone with eyes can see how huge the gap is."

“Those born into prestigious families are bound to have sycophants… If a lie is repeated a thousand times, one might even start to believe it oneself.”

Le Zheng had dealt with Ao Xuanling before; he was a good person with a gentlemanly demeanor.

However, in terms of self-awareness of their own strength, cultivators from the Central Region, who possess a more prominent advantage, are habitually arrogant and always look down on cultivators from the Northern Region.

Even with Bai Zichen's brilliant achievements right in front of him, and with the praise of those around him, and out of contempt for the cultivators of the Northern Region, he still felt that the gap between him and his opponent wasn't that big, mainly because he lacked a fourth-tier flying sword.

After Ao Xuanling, another monk in hemp robes appeared, thin and bony, with a bitter expression.

Standing atop the peak, lotuses bloom beneath your feet, and a golden halo shines above your head.

Without even making a move, the powerful Buddhist light alone blocked the attack of the Core Formation cultivator, merely causing ripples in the light.

He relied solely on the force of the Buddha's light to exhaust his three opponents, leaving him with a signature expression of a smile tinged with bitterness.

Gradually, the other Core Formation cultivators realized that the monk in hemp robes possessed unfathomable strength and abandoned their plans to challenge him.

After winning five consecutive games, all was silent, and no one dared to challenge them.

"It should be the lineage of ascetic monks of the Faxiang School, who do not refine magic treasures or cultivate supernatural powers, unlike traditional Buddhist practitioners who focus on cultivating the primordial spirit and discard the physical body as worthless... The physical body is used as a raft, which is incorruptible and can also sail on the long river of the Great Way, constantly moving forward."

Yan Rulong remained indifferent, never expecting his words to come true.

Of the six spots, three were taken by Bei Yuan, and one was taken by a cultivator from the Immortal City.

In the past, the Holy Lotus Sect mainly selected Core Formation True Persons from Liang Kingdom, rarely exceeding geographical limitations.

Now facing simultaneous attacks from the other three kingdoms and Zengguang Immortal City, Liang Kingdom's native Core Formation cultivators are finding it difficult to cope.

The most outstanding Core Formation cultivators were invited by the Holy Lotus Sect to participate in the first two openings of the secret realm.

Those who still retain their eligibility to enter generally don't have very high cultivation levels.

The fifth spot went to a Core Formation sword cultivator from the Hidden Sun Sword Sect, finally bringing some pride to the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom.

However, he was injured in several places and even used several sword talismans, revealing all his trump cards. The final battle ended in a state of mutual destruction.

He braced himself against the ground with his sword, ensuring he fell a moment later than his opponent.

However, with this injury, even if he enters the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm, he will not be able to explore and search for treasures, which would likely be a waste of this opportunity.

With only one spot remaining, the atmosphere in the room became quite tense.

In the ensuing battles, he became even more ruthless, fighting to the very last moment even at the risk of serious injury.

Because the remaining Core Formation cultivators are of similar strength, even the victor will suffer a significant loss of true essence and may even sustain some injuries.

It has become more difficult to maintain a winning streak.

For many Core Formation cultivators, the Lotus Blossom Secret Realm was originally a place that had absolutely no connection with them.

Now that I have the opportunity to join, I'm determined to give it my all.

A young man with a high nose bridge and thin lips slowly flew up to the summit. His features gave off a fierce and unapproachable feeling.

"Even early-stage Core Formation cultivators think my true essence is insufficient and want to take advantage of me?"

The mid-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Divine Fiend Sect seemed to feel insulted, his eyes turned cold, and he decided to use ruthless methods to intimidate the others.

Given his strength, he certainly couldn't achieve ten consecutive victories. He could only demonstrate his power in this duel and reduce potential challengers with a bloody outcome.

If they only need to focus on dealing with the remaining two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators, they might actually have a chance to win.

An astonishing aura of malevolence surged from the man, like a dragon or python, coiling around a seal in his hand.

The seal appeared almost instantly above the young man's head, rapidly expanding to the size of a small mountain, and the four flower and bird talismans engraved on the base emitted spiritual light one after another.

The next moment, a burst of light shot into the sky, and four ferocious beasts, a dragon, a snake, a tiger, and a leopard, attacked from all directions.

The ferocious beast roared repeatedly, and invisible shackles were generated, making everything in the space in front of it seem to be stuck in a quagmire, struggling to move.

At the same time, the seal above descended with immense force, intending to crush the cultivators below into a bloody pulp.

The Shensha Sect cultivator revealed a cruel smile. The four evil beasts immobilized the enemy, and the seals killed them. This combination was invincible, and three Core Formation cultivators had already fallen to his methods.

It is not easy for evil energy to condense; one must stay in the Yin veins of the earth day and night, enduring the painful torment of evil energy entering the body.

Moreover, according to the cultivation method of the Divine Fiend Sect, one must stay in different Earthly Fiend Yin Veins and combine them to make the cultivated fiend energy extremely powerful.

If it weren't for the fact that each activation would require at least ten years to condense the baleful energy again, this skill alone would be enough to surpass many late-stage Core Formation cultivators.

In his opinion, using this against a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation was already overkill, and it was enough to intimidate him.

boom!
With a deafening roar, the giant seal was held in place by a hand, unable to descend even an inch further.

The four fist shadows blasted the four ferocious beasts—dragon, snake, tiger, and leopard—into illusions, and the dust settled.

"How can this be……"

The cultivators from the Divine Fiend Sect looked bewildered; even a Core Formation True Person with extensive combat experience was somewhat at a loss.

With his natal magic weapon combined with his evil aura supernatural power, the power he could unleash in an instant was enough to rival a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, making it easy to deal with an early-stage Core Formation cultivator.

But what he saw now was a giant seal held up by one palm and all the evil beasts destroyed by four punches.

With his left hand clenched into a fist, he struck the bottom of the seal again and again.

The four characters in the floral and bird talisman seemed to wail and cry, like strange sounds as if they were being peeled away layer by layer, flying far away.

"Where did you come from, a body-refining cultivator? I've never seen you before in Liang Guozhong!"

"So you saw him today..."

Bai Zichen let out a low shout, and the true essence within his body surged forth like a great river.

Even without using any additional supernatural powers, the physical strength of the Five Crystal Glazed Body is overwhelmingly superior among those in the Core Formation stage.

This is the Five Crystal Body, which is said to be able to move heaven and earth and be impervious to all magic!
It is the Five-Crystal Glazed Body that allows one to fight beyond one's level and possess the combat power of a Nascent Soul without needing pink crystal shattered jade!
A barrage of punches rained down, nearly reducing the giant seal to scrap metal; it was already severely damaged.

Originally, I wanted to obtain an unfamiliar flying sword for a duel, but the emergence of another sword master in Liang Kingdom easily reminded people of Bai Zichen.

In order to distance Su Wuming from Bai Zichen, he simply abandoned his sword and fought with his bare hands.

Who would have thought that Bai Zichen, who is renowned for his flying sword skills and is hailed as the number one swordsman, is actually a body-refining cultivator who can tear dragons and snakes apart?

Snapped!
The Core Formation cultivators of the Divine Fiend Sect harbored treacherous intentions; any magical treasures they unleashed were blasted away with a single punch, some even breaking in two.

His head was smashed open by a punch, and red and white matter flew all over the ground, just avoiding Bai Zichen's direction.

Bai Zichen sensed a clear killing intent, so he decided to strike without holding back.

The second-place Core Formation cultivator, knowing that his opponent was a body-refining cultivator with a terrifying physique, was clearly well-prepared.

The magical artifact he used was a set of black gold nails, specifically designed to break through the traditional body-refining cultivators.

If someone is struck by a long, black nail, even if it only scratches the skin, their blood and qi will surge out uncontrollably.

Like a sturdy raft, even the smallest opening will continuously expand under the pressure and ejection of the air inside.

Ding!
Two fingers held a long, black gold nail, about three inches long, with a dull, cold light flashing around it, its sharpness beyond imagination.

He rubbed it in his palm, and the black gold nail was bent into a hook shape, which he then casually tossed onto the ground.

With a wave of his hand, the long nails that came towards him fell straight to the ground like kites with broken strings.

Suddenly, a series of crisp metallic clanging sounds rang out from the ground.

"Where did Liang Kingdom get such a powerful body-refining cultivator!"

Le Zheng stared wide-eyed, almost wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes.

"It should be said that no one in the entire Northern Region has ever heard of such a young body-refining expert... Judging from the strength of his physical body, it is enough to rival a cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation stage. He's practically appeared out of nowhere!"

“This person isn’t in my records either, so he’s very likely not from the Northern Region. There’s no need to look further. Among the remaining group, there isn’t even a Core Formation cultivator who can break through his defenses. Even without his true essence, he can crush most cultivators with his physical body alone. The last spot can only be for this person; there’s no way there will be any surprises.”

No sooner had Yan Rulong finished speaking than Su Wuming shattered the defensive magic treasure with a single punch, sending the cultivator flying backward.

It crashed violently into the mountainside hundreds of feet away and was buried underground by a pile of rubble.

Another practitioner of the Faxiang School, relying on the powerful Buddha light, ascended to the summit to guard the Vajra statue.

With just a few punches, his Buddha aura weakened, and he became shaky and on the verge of collapse.

The originally confident Nascent Soul cultivator of the Faxiang Sect suddenly turned pale as he watched helplessly as the Buddhist supernatural powers, known for their defensive strength and endurance, suddenly became outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

Little White is about to transform into an Infant, so I'm taking a break for one chapter to organize my thoughts.
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