Born with immortal seed

Chapter 441 The Copper Bone of the Sun

The main gate of Qingfeng Sect, the Ancestral Hall.

The gate was tightly closed, and more than twenty Foundation Establishment elders stood guard outside, all patiently waiting.

As the most powerful group in the sect, they had been standing there for several hours, and no one dared to utter a single word.

Because the people inside, who were having a closed-door meeting, were the pillars of the Qingfeng Sect, several Core Formation Ancestors.

Today, aside from the elders left over from the previous period, one basically needs to have late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation to secure an elder position.

Even the seed of Core Formation at the Foundation Establishment stage has emerged several times in recent years.

It is foreseeable that in the coming decades, a large number of Core Formation cultivators will emerge in sects like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

"Sect Leader, the senior uncles have been discussing this behind closed doors for several hours. What important matter could it be...? Could it be that the establishment of the new Puppet Hall has made progress and they are discussing the rules?"

A short, stout monk craned his neck and mustered his courage to ask.

Chen Shanyan is the most talented alchemist among the disciples Qingfeng Sect has received in the past hundred years, and he became a peak second-level alchemist at a young age.

What's truly remarkable is that his cultivation aptitude is also quite good; he was already at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in his fifties.

He was granted the position of Elder of the Pill Hall, which gave him a relatively high status within the sect.

Upon hearing this, all the other elders pricked up their ears and glanced over in this direction.

The establishment of the Puppet Hall means at least two more elder positions and a vast untapped market.

Since the fourth-tier puppet inheritance was sent to the Transmission Hall, the first two tiers of the content have been made available to all disciples free of charge.

The third tier requires contribution points to exchange for, while the fourth tier can only be bestowed with the approval of several patriarchs.

However, in such a short time, even the most outstanding disciples have only just reached the level of a second-tier puppeteer.

We are still a long way from using the content passed down later.

But the calls to establish a puppet hall are growing louder and louder.

"This matter will be decided by a few immortals; we only need to wait for the imperial decree."

Tong Huan lowered his eyes and did not respond.

He was well aware, of course, that the matters being discussed in the Ancestral Hall were far more important than those in the Puppet Hall.

Because the person who convened the meeting was none other than their own master, one of only two Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Qingfeng Sect.

It wasn't until the sun set that the main gate of the Ancestral Hall slowly opened, revealing the deep, secluded corridor inside.

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"I may be away from you for a hundred years. I have some things to tell you in advance, so that things don't go wrong when neither Senior Brother Ge nor I are in the sect."

Bai Zichen sat alone in the main seat, with Wei Dao, Zhou Suqing, Lu Song, and Long Long sitting on either side of him.

Zhou Suqing, in a way, turned misfortune into blessing. During her recovery, she grasped a key technique and became a third-tier high-grade array master.

Anyway, everyone has reached a consensus that she will never be allowed to leave the sect's headquarters again to fight against enemies outside.

A Foundation Establishment Perfection disciple like Li Guizhen, who excels in combat and is proficient in thunder magic, would be no less effective than Zhou Suqing in a head-on fight against an opponent.

However, within the sect, there are formations to rely on, so she is not afraid even if seven or eight Core Formation cultivators come.

With Zhou Suqing operating the grand formation, the mountain-protecting formation can be made to exert 30-40% more destructive power out of thin air.

Furthermore, the loss of spiritual energy from heaven and earth is on a completely different level compared to when it operates on its own.

"These are what I obtained during this raid on the Demon Cave. They are mainly spiritual items that Foundation Establishment cultivators can use. This is more than enough for the sect, even if the number of Foundation Establishment disciples increases several times over... However, there are quite a few demonic artifacts among them, which need to be reprocessed and refined."

With a wave of his long sleeves, Bai Zichen conjured hundreds of storage bags on the ground, piling them into a small hill.

The demonic cultivators from the Nine Nether Cave, the Pixiu Cave, and the Nether Fortress Cave were all killed, and all sorts of spoils were gathered here.

He had roughly searched through the items beforehand and found that there were about thirty high-grade spirit stones and a few sword-forging materials that he could use.

It's already quite good. With Bai Da Zhenjun's current standards, it's rare for someone below the Spirit Treasure level to be chosen.

"And these six third-tier demon cores, have them sealed and stored away to prevent the loss of spiritual energy. The Pill Hall refines an extra batch of Foundation Establishment Pills every few years to cope with the surge in Qi Refining Great Perfection disciples."

With the normal operation of Zengguang Immortal City, the thousand-year-old Golden Crown Lingzhi reappeared at the auction.

However, the average transaction price has increased by 20% compared to previous years.

The Qingfeng Sect is doing everything possible to acquire thousand-year-old golden crown Ganoderma lucidum, and the listed price in their own market is almost the same as that in the auction house.

With the spiritual stone veins deep within the volcano, the sect's life became much easier, and the budgets for the five halls and eight chambers were significantly increased.

But you can never have too many Foundation Building Pills.

These six demon cores were obtained by Bai Zichen from slaying a strange third-tier demon beast in the Lotus Life Secret Realm.

"The news of my achievement of Nascent Soul will probably spread throughout the Northern Region soon. In the future, if anyone comes to visit, just say that I am traveling in the Central Region... As long as Senior Brother Ge and I are safe and sound outside, the sect will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one will dare to openly target us."

He gave a long explanation in one go, and the four Core Formation cultivators nodded in agreement and listened attentively.

"Uncle-Master Bai, what should we do if a Nascent Soul cultivator comes to our door?"

The Qingfeng Sect is now on a different level than it was in the past, and the opponents it can contact are no longer limited to just a few sects in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world.

With the two Nascent Soul True Lords absent, the burden fell on his shoulders. Defending the Dao felt like an ox carrying a heavy load, and he deeply felt the immense pressure.

“Unless they are lone wolves with no ties, if a Nascent Soul cultivator comes to our door to bully the weak, it would not be too much for Senior Brother Ge and me to take the most extreme revenge... Before I leave, I will leave behind some means to deter the villains, which should be able to scare away some cultivators who do not know the consequences.”

Bai Zichen nodded slightly; he could understand Wei Dao's mentality.

Then, the other three people also had questions, which he answered one by one.

He didn't give many instructions regarding the sect's development.

All we need to do is safeguard the two prefectures of Heishan and Hejian, develop peacefully, and avoid getting involved in the conflicts between the various forces in the northern region.

The remaining time was used to answer questions about cultivation.

He didn't actually have much experience to share regarding the various bottlenecks and difficulties encountered in the Core Formation stage.

However, once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, looking back at the troubles encountered during the Core Formation stage can always provide different solutions.

This exchange took up most of the day.

He quietly returned to Thunder Cliff, bringing his round and chubby panda along with him. Once he cultivated his domain, he could take his natal spirit beast into it.

It's a world unto itself, and the environment is much better than the spirit beast bag.

She then summoned Bai Ziying, who, despite having Bai Zichen as her cousin, had only reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Those with mediocre talent who do not work hard will still find it difficult to achieve great things, even if they have abundant cultivation resources from a young age.

Bai Ziying didn't care, spending her days tending to flowers and plants, living a comfortable life.

Bai Zichen left a drop of Pure Jade Marrow for her and Bai Ziyu respectively, so that if they ever wanted to make another attempt, they would have a 10% greater chance of success.

Bai Ziyu has been away from Shennong Sect for a long time, studying the art of plant cultivation.

It is said that he has found his strengths and is thriving in the Shennong Sect, and is already trying to cultivate third-order spirit seeds.

The once cheerful girl who would call me "Big Brother" without restraint is now over a hundred years old. She has become much more reserved during the conversation, responding with "uh-huh" to whatever is being discussed without offering any further arguments.

The difference between humans and demons is no greater than the gap between Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These two are completely incomparable.

Even with the bonds of kinship and blood, a sense of distance naturally arises when people may not see each other for decades.

Bai Zichen, feeling listless, waved for Bai Ziying to leave and stroked the soft, fluffy fur in his arms.

"The path to immortality is a solitary one, and every cultivator who pursues it is lonely... This meeting may be the last. When I return to the sect, everything will have changed, and it would be good if even a third of the familiar faces remain."

After undergoing a future star tribulation and being struck by heavenly lightning on the Heavenly Thunder Wall, the Thunder Sound Bamboo underwent a mutation.

He had a total of nine sets of materials for forging the Thunder Sound Sword, two sets of materials for forging the Invisible Sword, and a large pile of other incomplete sword-forging materials.

"Before leaving the sect, I used all the sword-forging materials to see how many third-tier flying swords I could make. Also, I'll keep all the high-grade spirit stones I mined from that spirit stone mine on my person first..."

The accumulated contribution points on Bai Zichen's sect token had reached a terrifying number.

The main things he handed over were two fourth-tier inheritances, hundreds of storage bags, and six demon cores.

He could only exchange a small portion of the high-grade spirit stones with his contributions, and he even had to control the amount carefully to avoid a shortage of spirit stones in the sect.

Even in transactions between Nascent Soul True Monarchs, high-grade spirit stones remain the most common form of exchange.

Bartering often means you won't find the items you want, and you'll just have to miss out.

Top-grade spirit stones are extremely difficult to form, making them indispensable to every cultivator and sect. Even those who possess them are reluctant to trade them.

Often, even in ten high-end exchange meetings, top-grade spirit stones might not be used even once.

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A spirit boat flew thousands of feet in the sky, gliding smoothly across the horizon.

The Seeking Truth Boat, a mid-grade flying magic treasure, is not even as fast as a third-tier flying sword, let alone the Purple Star Thunder Sword, which has been refined into a natal flying sword.

Sitting on a spirit boat versus flying on a sword in and out of the azure sky, the latter's flight speed is four times that of the former.

"The Cantong Qi is indeed a cultivation technique brought by Ancestor Qingfeng from another cultivation continent. It is on par with the Five Crystal Glazed Body and was truly passed down from True Monarch Shaoyang."

Bai Zichen held a jade slip, and a new understanding came to him.

The Cantongqi consists of nine volumes, plus the accompanying cultivation method and equipment song, making a total of ten jade slips that constitute the complete cultivation method.

This method purifies true essence and accelerates the refining of one's natal magic weapon, but these are things he doesn't care about.

The ability to enlighten the spirit of magical artifacts and promote their transformation and advancement is what he values ​​most.

With so many third-tier flying swords at hand, if you can cultivate one or two fourth-tier flying swords, that would be a perfect score.

However, he doesn't have much time to spare, and so far he has only cultivated up to the fourth volume of the Cantongqi.

Bai Zichen did not choose to fly on his sword, but preferred to travel to the next stop at only a quarter of the speed, so as to have a suitable cultivation environment.

The speed of transforming into sword light is indeed fast, and with the Supreme Clarity Micro Sword Box in hand, there is no need to worry about the depletion of true essence.

However, to enter a meditative state and calmly refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is somewhat beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Sitting in the Seeking Truth Ship, it was as stable as flat ground. Not to mention meditating and cultivating, even refining pills and crafting weapons, one could not feel that one was flying.

Before leaving the mountain gate, Bai Zichen summoned his three disciples and gave them earnest instructions.

Li Guizhen, in particular, is also on his way to forming his Golden Core within a few years, and could form it at any time.

As he left, Bai Zichen used his Nascent Soul power and stepped into the River of Time that surrounded him.

With that, he swung his longsword, and thunder and lightning scattered across the ground, leaving four unremarkable characters, "造炬成阳" (Zaoju Chengyang), on the stone wall in front of the volcanic rock.

The inscriptions were deeply engraved, but no power was visible on the stone wall.

"Everyone thought I would choose the Central Region as my training location, followed by the Eastern Region. No one could have guessed that my first stop would be the Southern Region..."

The best chance to find a high-level cultivation technique so that one can continue cultivating smoothly is naturally in the Central Region.

The Central Region boasts the most secret realms and the densest concentration of former sect ruins in the cultivation world. If you were to ask where in the world you could find a cultivation method that leads directly to the Nascent Soul stage, the Central Region would undoubtedly be the top choice.

Bai Zichen did the opposite and went to the Southern Region, where subterranean fires frequently broke out and poisonous miasma lingered.

Countless insects and ferocious beasts, dark and poisonous creatures, live in the dense rainforest, and every year tens of thousands of human cultivators fall in the jungles of the Southern Region.

He had not cultivated any special techniques that required refining poisonous insects, so he politely declined.

The main reason was not for possible tracking, but to fulfill the promise made years ago to deliver a demon-repelling spiritual item to Master Qingmu of the Five Elements Sect.

"The injuries sustained by Master Qingmu were caused when he saved the sect from dire straits. Although I thanked him for his kindness with the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique, I cannot rest easy until the hidden danger of the demonic fire within him is removed."

Among the treasures Bai Zichen obtained from the Core Formation cultivator who had laid a trap for the Zengguang Du family, one of them was the Sun Six Earth Divine Essence Pill.

This fourth-grade supreme elixir, known as a sacred item for exorcising demons, has had its formula lost and no one can refine it anymore.

No matter how precious it is, it cannot compare to the Five Elements Sect's selfless act of rushing to Black Mountain from afar after receiving the distress call, risking their lives to help.

Bai Zichen chose the Southern Region as his destination because he planned to visit the Five Elements Sect first and personally deliver the Six Earth Divine Essence Pill of the Sun to True Person Qingmu.

He didn't mind the slow speed of the Seeking Truth Ship, as he could use the ship to organize his cultivation techniques and fill in any gaps.

"The last two spiritual materials missing from the Sun Origin Copper Bone have been acquired by the sect, and the other has been found in the storage bag of some demonic cultivator... Now that we have them all, we can begin the cultivation and transformation."

He had already experienced the benefits of the Heavenly Might Star Bone, so he was naturally eager to acquire the only remaining Sun Origin Copper Bone that met the cultivation requirements.

This volume of the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique is about cultivating the skull into immortal bones, so that one will be fearless of heavenly fire from then on.

If Heavenly Fire is so formidable, then True Fire's defensive capabilities against other mortal fires are even more formidable.

Combined with Bai Zichen's main cultivation of the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, one can transform into a fire dragon and breathe out pure yang true fire.

It can truly be said to be comparable to the legendary Fire Mage, being able to be immune to the vast majority of fire spell damage.

(End of this chapter)