Born with immortal seed

Chapter 435 Heaven and Earth Opened by Lightning
"This can't go on. Even if the Thunder God Pearl can block one wave of heavenly lightning the day after tomorrow, the remaining third-tier flying swords can only block one more round at most... The further we go, the stronger the heavenly tribulation becomes. I'm afraid we'll have to use fourth-tier flying swords to withstand it!"

Bai Zichen quickly deduced the situation and concluded that at this rate, it would be difficult to withstand the final wave of heavenly lightning.

"The worst-case scenario is to use a fourth-tier flying sword to withstand the attack, or even to unleash the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword. Since the ancient gods were able to overcome the future Star Tribulation, it proves that this tribulation is not entirely hopeless, and there is still a chance to overcome it."

Thinking about the true grade of the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, he felt even more confident.

However, if that were the case, he would probably end up like many newly promoted Nascent Soul True Monarchs who have survived the Heavenly Tribulation, becoming penniless and worse off than when he was in the Core Formation stage.

All their possessions will be reduced to ashes under the heavenly tribulation.

The fourth wave of heavenly lightning, consisting of seven beams of starlight, struck down with power borrowed from the future. The true essence within the body seemed to be stimulated, as if it were about to leave the body.

Bai Zichen changed his strategy and took the initiative.

In ancient times, those so-called born gods or those born of heaven and earth, or those who were direct descendants of true gods within three generations, each possessed the physical strength to move mountains and fill seas.

But the Five Crystal Glazed Body is not bad either; even according to legend, it is no weaker than the physical strength of those born gods.

If he cannot directly withstand the Starlight Thunder, it means that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would perish in this situation.

The moment he lunged forward, Bai Zichen had a flash of inspiration, his palms transforming into fingers that touched the starlight.

Stab it!

The Secret Technique of the Rule-Based Nature, the Sun-Shattering Finger, is used to strike down any magical treasure, even easily scattering starlight.

This gesture not only touched upon the present moment but also traced back to the time when the clouds of calamity had not yet gathered and the starlight had not yet formed.

The power of the stars from the future collided with the finger force and annihilated each other.

Without the power of future stars, the starlight is the weakest star lightning to him, easily broken with a wave of his hand.

After turning around, he pointed out with two fingers again, dissolving the two beams of starlight.

This secret technique, passed down from the Chiming lineage, unexpectedly played a crucial role at this moment.

But before the joy in his heart could rise, his ten fingers paused, and he didn't have time to catch the remaining three beams of starlight, having to bear them with his body.

Bo! Bo! Bo!
The robes on his body had three large holes, leaving only three white spots on the surface of his skin, without even breaking the skin.

Only Bai Zichen himself knows the condition inside his body.

The five-crystal glass body, which could withstand the power of a spiritual treasure, shattered into a spider web at the point where it was struck by starlight, with no signs of healing.

"The reason why the Radiant Sun Finger cannot be used continuously is not because of the consumption of true essence, but because the rule-based secret technique has a limit on the number of times it can be used... A normal cultivator can only use it three times a day. The fact that I can use it four times is because I have figured out the rules behind the secret technique."

By testing himself, Bai Zichen discovered the upper limit of how well his physical body could withstand starlight lightning.

"The damage from pure heavenly lightning is nothing, even if hundreds or thousands of it strike at the same time. But the future star power contained within it is something that even the Five Crystal Glazed Body cannot withstand... If too much is accumulated, it may even cause my Five Crystal Glazed Body realm to regress, making it impossible to maintain the current state."

The fifth wave of heavenly lightning, with nine beams of starlight, already created the illusion of twinkling stars and a rain of meteors, filling the void with starlight.

Bai Zichen unleashed the Divine Pearl of the Day After Tomorrow. This pearl could serve as a trump card in a normal heavenly tribulation, and it was usually reserved for the last two waves of tribulations.

But if he hides any longer in the face of the future Star Tribulation, he fears that even the Thunder God Pearl won't be able to withstand one wave of attacks.

As it turns out, the future Star Tribulation, though seemingly different from the normal Heavenly Tribulation, is still one of them, and the Heavenly Thunder God Pearl successfully played its role.

The pearl shot into the sky, and the nine rays of starlight seemed to be greatly attracted, all of them entering it.

boom!
The Thunder God Pearl was inevitably blasted into dust the day after tomorrow, but the nine rays of starlight also dissipated, and it survived another wave of heavenly lightning.

The sixth wave of heavenly lightning consisted of eleven streaks of starlight strung together like an inverted Milky Way, threatening to engulf the entire Flaming Mountain.

Bai Zichen decisively pulled out a long black cone and poked it at the starlight ribbon, making it bounce lightly.

pat!

Several pieces of magic crystal shattered, and the imitation magic dragon cone, a spirit treasure, returned to its original form under the starlight, revealing itself as a spiritual material from the demon realm.

"What a pity. If only a true demonic saint body could wield this magical treasure freely, and if it weren't for the fact that activating a spiritual treasure is still too much of a strain for me, and I was mostly relying on the inherent characteristics of the imitation demonic dragon cone to entangle with the starlight, I could at least have withstood several more beams of starlight..."

The sacrifice of a magical treasure in resisting the heavenly tribulation is almost as bad news as a cultivator failing to transcend the tribulation for many sects.

After all, spiritual treasures can be passed down through generations and often achieve effects close to those of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

However, Bai Zichen didn't feel much heartache, mainly because the counterfeit Demon Dragon Cone was useless.

Even when it's offered for trade, no cultivator would buy it; its application is far too limited.

Even if a Demon Lord were to wield it, he wouldn't be able to unleash the full power of the magical treasure, so there's no need to spend too much on it.

Having survived the first six waves of heavenly lightning, the remaining three waves are the real test.

The tribulation clouds shrank a circle, and the stars in the sky got a little closer to the Flaming Mountain, giving the illusion that one could reach out and pluck the stars and grasp the moon.

The seventh wave of heavenly lightning instantly transformed into eighteen streaks of starlight.

Bai Zichen dared not hesitate at all. He drew Yuexuan from its sheath, which transformed into moonlight sword threads that shattered the starlight.

From the initial smooth flow to the later difficulty, the moonlight, pale as pure white, clearly changed color.

One sword can shatter all laws, even breaking through eighteen starlight.

The Moonlit Sword let out a mournful cry, its light dim and lifeless, conveying a sense of grievance.

Under the bombardment of the future star power, even the sword spirit of the fourth-tier flying sword was almost shattered and collapsed.

If he hadn't mastered swordsmanship and broken through the sword light with minimal cost, a cultivator here would likely have lost a fourth-tier flying sword.

Bai Zichen had no time to comfort him, so he could only put the Moon Spinning Sword into the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box and switch to the Fragrance Sword.

The eighth wave of heavenly thunder, thirty-six streaks of starlight, blotted out the sky and shone brightly.

He didn't even feel shocked or panicked; his mind was as clear as a mirror, undisturbed, and he simply wielded the sword light to its fullest extent.

The sword flashed and the moves were so exquisite that they exceeded everyone's imagination.

On the brink of life and death, his swordsmanship was further refined.

The sword light leaped and changed, already showing a hint of lively vitality.

The starlight shattered one by one, and darkness descended. Those who couldn't turn back their sword light in time had to take the hit with their bare bodies.

Bai Zichen leaned on his sword, his robes were tattered, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

He stumbled and fell into the void, several of his five crystal bones broken, and the key problem was that they could not heal.

The five crystal divine irons and the glazed fire jade that supported the sea of ​​consciousness shook violently, a large hole appeared in the dome, and cracks appeared in the ground, from which earth fire spewed out.

"You've suffered. I'll arrange for a couple more streams of pure spiritual energy to help you heal and recover..."

Not long after Fanghua Sword recognized its master, it probably suffered its most serious damage in history.

The sword had no fewer than ten cracks, making it look no different from any other ordinary sword.

Most importantly, Blade & Soul stopped responding.

Fortunately, it didn't collapse but was too badly injured and fell into a self-protective slumber, somewhat similar to the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword back then.

Normally, this would represent thousands of years of slumber.

Unless a Nascent Soul True Monarch can continuously nurture and repair it, it's a waste of true essence on a flying sword that will never awaken in its lifetime.

Otherwise, the fate of the Fanghua Sword would most likely be to sink into oblivion forever.

Fortunately, the Supreme Pure Sword Box exists, so even the Ziwei Thunder Sword only remained dormant for a hundred years.

Within a few decades at most, the sword spirit of the Fanghua Sword will be able to recover and repair all its wounds.

Bai Zichen looked up at the sky, but there was no joy in his eyes.

The calamity clouds had faded to the point of being invisible, with only the countless stars twinkling in response, giving the feeling that a true catastrophe was about to descend.

The ninth bolt of heavenly lightning, seventy-two streaks of starlight, surged like the sea and the tide.

If he were not currently within the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, he would have seen that the palaces and buildings erected on the entire Flaming Mountain had been razed to the ground simply because of the external influence of the future Star Tribulation.

All the monks who came to observe the ceremony had already retreated to a place a hundred miles away.

Wei Dao even issued another order to retreat another thirty miles.

He had a premonition that if Bai Zichen couldn't withstand the heavenly tribulation, the Flaming Mountain, this fourth-tier spiritual land, would be reduced to ruins and cease to exist.

"The power of the heavenly tribulation has reached this level..."

Lu Song was speechless and dazed, muttering the same thing over and over again.

Under this heavenly tribulation, all dreams of Nascent Soul cultivation and the path to the Great Dao were cast aside and dared not be thought of again.

He was certain that he couldn't even withstand the first bolt of heavenly lightning.

"Don't lose your composure. I have never seen such a heavenly tribulation before, but I can say for sure that a normal Core Formation cultivator would never encounter such a heavenly tribulation. Otherwise, the number of Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the cultivation world would be reduced by more than ten times."

What Wei Dao didn't know was that his judgment was far too optimistic; it was far more than a tenfold reduction.

……

"This is the final push; success or failure hinges on this!"

The Purple Star Thunder Sword slowly flew out of the Supreme Pure Sword Box and stopped in front of Bai Zichen.

At a time like this, there's no point in worrying about half of the hidden sword being destroyed, or all the previous efforts being wasted.

If one dies in the future star calamity, leaving no trace, then there's no need to mention anything more.

If he can overcome even such a mythical tribulation, what difficulty would there be for him before he becomes a deity?

Even at the highest level, he was confident and dared to take the plunge.

"Everything is now in your hands; it's up to you to do what you're supposed to do..."

The fact that Bai Zichen could maintain normal thinking despite the upheaval in his mind is a testament to his strong willpower.

Fortunately, the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword is his natal flying sword and possesses exceptional spirituality, allowing him to activate it independently even without his master.

The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword nodded slightly, conveying an eager and impatient feeling, before disappearing from his sight in an instant.

A moment later, lightning filled the entire world, forcibly squeezing out a space in the sea of ​​stars.

"Wait, were you this strong after advancing to the fourth tier...?"

Bai Zichen stared wide-eyed as the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword swept across the starlight with unparalleled power, even carrying the lingering power of time from the incomplete Hidden Sword, directly shattering half of the tribulation clouds.

(End of this chapter)