Born with immortal seed

Chapter 454 Demon Saint Pearl

"Once this matter is settled, we must put the refining of the realm on the agenda..."

The three sword lights returned to their sheaths, and Bai Zichen felt a sense of exhilarating satisfaction.

During the Core Formation stage, among those of the same level, only those opponents whose cultivation was superior to his were truly formidable.

Once you master the technique of refining swords into silk, dealing with ordinary Core Formation cultivators will be like cutting melons and vegetables; very few can even force you to unleash a second sword strike.

Today marks the first real encounter between Bai Zichen and a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Previously, he had either instantly killed them with the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword or merely tested them with superficial attacks.

The reason why a Nascent Soul True Monarch can protect a force and ensure its survival for thousands of years is largely because they are extremely difficult to kill.

Unless one deliberately seeks death by going to such a remote and dangerous place and falling into an ancient forbidden trap.

Or they might fall into an ambush, be deceived by those with ulterior motives, be tricked and schemed against, and be surrounded by True Lords many times their size.

In the world of cultivation, the unnatural death of any Nascent Soul True Monarch is a major event.

Its impact was far-reaching, affecting several countries.

It was quite remarkable that he fought against three opponents single-handedly, held his own, and even gained the upper hand, forcing the opponents to retreat first.

If this gets out, it will surely shock the cultivation world.

If the fight continues, Bai Zichen's advantage will only grow.

The Supreme Pure Sword Box made him unafraid of prolonged battles. Sword cultivators were known for their fierce and unpredictable fighting style, and quick and decisive battles were not a rule he followed.

Just like the Taibai Sword Sect cultivators ten thousand years ago, they grew stronger with each battle, showing no signs of decline, and no longer confined to a single style.

However, retaining these three individuals remains quite difficult.

First, the existence of realms gives Nascent Soul True Monarchs a considerable margin of error.

Several times, the dazzling sword light nearly broke through the defenses.

It was manipulated by the power of the realm, and the realm space bore the brunt of the sword strike.

The realm was as if a tornado had swept through it, leaving it devastated and needing an unknown price to repair, yet it remained intact.

In addition, Bai Zichen has not yet mastered the realm. Although his understanding of the true meaning of the Great Dao is superior to others, he cannot translate it into actual combat power.

This is why the first priority for all cultivators after reaching the Nascent Soul stage is to refine the power of space and establish a realm.

Not only has their combat power been greatly enhanced, but they have also gained an additional means of survival.

"Even if I reveal my body-refining cultivation and use my Five-Crystal Glazed Body to withstand the attack, and only take down one person, at best I can only sever their physical body... There is no way to counter Nascent Soul teleportation."

Wherever the divine thought goes, it can instantly travel a hundred miles.

Even formations that prohibit escape techniques and seal off the void may not be able to retain a nascent soul.

If they were not confident of eliminating the threat completely, destroying his physical body would only create an irreconcilable enemy for the Five Elements Sect.

He could just pack up and leave, but the Five Elements Sect didn't have the ability to deal with an enraged Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Unless one uses the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword from the outset—a power of time that even the power of realms cannot contend with, the River of Time—there is no chance of completely leaving one person behind.

“Feng Yishan of the Tianxin Sect, I have not yet asked for your name. Such strength at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm is rare in my life. He must not be an unknown person.”

The Heavenly Heart Sect body cultivator turned back and stood at a distance, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect as he asked.

"Bai Zichen of the Northern Region, if you are still not satisfied, come to the Northern Region to find me in the future."

Bai Zichen directly revealed his real name to avoid leaving a false identity and ultimately taking his anger out on the Five Elements Sect.

His true identity is not difficult to find if someone is willing to investigate.

After all, he had already gained some fame a few years ago for his feat of reversing the formation of the Golden Core and slaying the Nascent Soul.

However, outside the Northern Region, it was impossible to maintain continuous attention on him, and he had not yet been transformed from a prodigy Core Formation junior into a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Once the news spreads, he will surely be listed among the world's top sword cultivators.

"Bai Zichen, Bai Zichen... He's not from a major sect in the Central Region. But the Northern Region doesn't have any Nascent Soul level forces, yet it can produce such a prodigy as you."

Feng Yishan muttered it twice to confirm that it was not any of the famous sword cultivators he knew.

"Throughout the five regions of the world, there are countless sects, but how many are truly at the Nascent Soul stage..."

Bai Zichen was both amused and exasperated, as the cultivation world had formed a fixed stereotype about the Northwest Region.

The northern region is bitterly cold and barren, and the western region has severed spiritual veins; these are places people only go to when they have no other choice.

When people think of any exceptionally talented young cultivator, their first thought is that they come from the Central Region, followed by the Eastern Region and then the Southern Region.

However, most of the so-called Nascent Soul level forces are just embellishing their own image.

Before ancient times, as long as your family had a Nascent Soul cultivator walking in the world, it was a clearly defined Nascent Soul sect. There was no such vague term as "super sect".

Conversely, one should not use this title.

However, as the Nascent Soul cultivators went into seclusion and became legendary figures, as long as a Nascent Soul ancestor had emerged in the past few thousand years, they could enjoy the title of a super sect.

However, apart from the Moral Sect, which has a record of powerful Nascent Soul cultivators appearing in its ranks for hundreds of years, many other so-called super sects are not worthy of their names.

This classification standard has changed from the earliest three thousand years to five thousand years, and now it has become ten thousand years.

The repeated relaxation of standards is hard to deny, as it's likely that so-called super sects have been playing a significant role in this.

Some cultivators have already made sarcastic remarks, suggesting that if things continue like this, they might as well try to trace their lineage back to ancient times, claiming any Nascent Soul cultivator who has even the slightest connection to their lineage as their ancestor.

Wouldn't it be better if the cultivation world were full of super sects?

“This action was not my wish, but the mastermind behind it is not someone our sect can afford to offend… If you wish to protect the Five Elements Sect, I’m afraid there will be some twists and turns ahead.”

Feng Yishan's expression turned serious, and he spoke with a warning tone.

Bai Zichen watched Feng Yishan's departing figure in silence, it seemed that a powerful force had indeed set its sights on the Five Elements Sect.

There are probably only a handful of sects in the Southern Region that could make three Nascent Soul sects willingly act as pawns.

"What does Feng Yishan mean by these words? Is he trying to curry favor with us in advance, or doing us a favor?"

Of the three, Feng Yishan is slightly stronger, mainly because his Nascent Soul Realm is more powerful.

This proves that he was superior in refining the power of the void and in mastering the true meaning of the Great Dao back then.

Judging from the degree of refinement of Feng Yishan's true essence, he is probably not far from the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"We will never forget your great kindness, senior... Hou Tu from the Five Elements Sect, along with his two junior brothers, express our gratitude. May we ask where your immortal abode is, senior? Is there any connection between you and our sect's founder?"

The Five Elements Annihilation Array flashed with spiritual light, summoning the three True Man Hou Tu and his companions to pay their respects.

During the previous great battle, a Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly appeared. Not knowing whether he was friend or foe, they dared not lend a hand and could only guard their own territory.

Or rather, they are not capable of interfering in battles between Nascent Soul level cultivators.

Even if the remaining killing restrictions of the Five Elements Annihilation Array were to be used, given the distance and the intense battle and changing forms, the Five Elements Sect, without a fourth-tier array master, wouldn't be confident in controlling who would ultimately be affected by the killing restrictions.

Only a fourth-tier array master can truly unleash the mysteries of a fourth-tier array, locking down divine senses with its restrictions, making it impossible for even a Nascent Soul True Monarch to easily evade it.

“Master Hou Tu, there is no need for such a grand ceremony. Our two families are of the same blood and support each other. How could we not lend a hand?”

Bai Zichen offered a helping hand, supporting the three people who were about to perform a grand ceremony.

Master Aoki felt the gentle yet irresistible power on his knees, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar. He couldn't help but look up and stare blankly: "You are Young Friend Bai... no, True Lord Bai."

Blackwater Master was equally dumbfounded; his usually gentle and unchanging expression was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

"True Lord Bai, you are Bai of the Azure Maple Sect... We have not yet received the good news of your Nascent Soul transformation, please forgive our poor eyesight."

Hou Tu Zhenren was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

The Five Elements Sect operates in a place like the Southern Region, where it is out of place and has no allies to speak of.

The only ones who can be called like-minded allies are the Qingfeng Sect, which is far away in the Northern Region.

Over the course of a thousand years, the two sides have helped each other and maintained a close relationship.

It wasn't until recent years that the power and status of the two sects rapidly diverged due to a highly gifted cultivator like Ge Cang.

The latest information we've received is that there is another cultivator in the Qingfeng Sect with exceptional swordsmanship talent, named Bai Zichen, who is already at the mid-stage of Core Formation at a young age.

At that time, Master Hou Tu and his two junior brothers lamented that fortunes change, and the Qingfeng Sect had unleashed all the accumulated luck after hundreds of years of silence.

But to everyone's surprise, when they met again, Bai Zichen had already become a Nascent Soul senior.

Judging by his age, he was only a little over a hundred years old when he was born.

Let alone in the Northern Region, even in the Central Region, True Person Hou Tu couldn't think of any True Monarch who had reached the Nascent Soul stage at an even younger age.

The Great True Lord of the Daode Sect is known as the foremost person below the Nascent Soul stage, and he was already two hundred years old when he achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

The figures who transformed into infants at over a hundred years old were mostly concentrated before the Middle Ages, including banished immortals, remnants of ancient great beings, and figures from myths and legends.

One hundred days to build the foundation, ten years to form the elixir, and sixty years to transform into an infant.

This progress refers to the most famous patriarch in the history of the Daode Sect, the Manifestation True Lord who successfully ascended to heaven.

The Manifestation True Lord, who grew up after the War of Sealing Demons, is known as the beacon of hope for humanity in the late ancient times.

He single-handedly led human cultivators to fight against demons, alien demons, and the descendants of gods.

They reclaimed and expanded what was once a small human settlement into the present-day Central Region.

"Our two families have an intimate relationship, and the two True Immortals, Qingmu and Heishui, have been of great kindness to our sect. Please do not stand on ceremony and discuss the Dao with us as peers."

Bai Zichen noticed the three's restraint and spoke up.

"I had long seen that True Monarch Bai was no ordinary person, but his achievements today are still astonishing... With True Monarch Ge and True Monarch Bai, the Azure Maple Sect is poised to become the number one sect in the Northern Region."

Aoki Masato breathed a slight sigh of relief. Seeing his junior surpass him by such a large margin made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

"We cordially request that True Lord Bai join our sect."

With the Five Elements Annihilation Formation withdrawn, the five peaks of the Two Realms Mountain were finally revealed.

There is no distinction between primary and secondary peaks among the five peaks. Whichever peak the current sect leader comes from, that peak will become the temporary primary peak.

Bai Zichen followed the three up Houtu Peak and entered a spacious hall, where they were seated.

"How did the Five Elements Sect offend those three sects that three Nascent Soul True Monarchs joined forces to conquer the Two Realms Mountain?"

Bai Zichen was straightforward, realizing from Feng Yishan's words that this matter would not end easily.

To eliminate the hidden dangers of the Five Elements Sect, rather than just temporarily getting through the difficulties, we must find the source.

"So that True Monarch Bai may know that these three sects intend to destroy my sect for a treasure called the Demon Saint Pearl..."

The relationship between the two families is extraordinary. Bai Zichen even saved the Five Elements Sect from danger. Hou Tu Zhenren did not hide anything and told the whole story.

With his Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, the Five Elements Ancestor held a position in the Southern Region comparable to that of the current Blood God Child, and was regarded as a potential candidate for godhood.

But the Five Elements Sacred Body was both its strength and its weakness.

This sacred body allowed the Five Elements Ancestor to reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage, but it also created an impossible obstacle for him to break through to the Deity Transformation stage.

Other cultivators who break through to the Nascent Soul stage receive the power of the celestial realm, their divine thoughts materialize, and they can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, changing the laws of a place in a short period of time with their own Dao True Meaning.

Those who possess the Five Elements Sacred Body, having had an exceptionally smooth journey, need to make up for all the shortcomings when they reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Only when the five elements are unified and the spirit and form are in harmony can one cross this insurmountable barrier.

The unification of the five elements is something that even a Nascent Soul cultivator would need to consider when attempting to break through to the Void Refinement realm in the Upper Realm, far exceeding the limits of what a Nascent Soul cultivator could comprehend.

After making numerous inquiries, the Five Elements Ancestor learned that there was a so-called divine artifact in the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu that could help refine the Five Elements, so he risked his life to enter it.

After surviving numerous close calls, they did not find the divine artifact that created the heavens, but unexpectedly obtained a Demon Saint Pearl.

It is said that this item was passed down by a demon saint from the Heavenly Demon Realm and possesses the incredible power to purify bloodlines and elevate one's origin.

Although it cannot directly increase strength, this demon's potential will increase dramatically.

It was precisely because of this Demon Saint Pearl that Qingqiu Dead Sea did not absorb demons from other places, but firmly established itself as a sacred land of demons.

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan, the lords of the Dead Sea of ​​Qinghai, has produced multiple fourth-tier great demons in each generation, and the Demon Saint Pearl must have played a significant role in this.

The Demon Saint Pearl that the Five Elements Ancestor took away should be a spare pearl, which has been stored in the sect's treasury for thousands of years without being touched and is still intact.

Until several decades ago, there was a rumor that a peak fourth-tier demon in the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu had failed in its attempt to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

At first, everyone thought it was a false rumor, but the area around the Dead Sea in Qingqiu was shrouded in continuous rain for a full forty-nine days.

A learned monk pointed out that this was precisely the outward manifestation of the Great True Lord's fall.

If a great deity were to pass away peacefully, heaven and earth would grieve, the sun and moon would weep, and mountains and rivers would shed tears.

The impact extends to a radius of thousands of miles, even causing abnormalities in the operation of the rules.

"We speculate that perhaps that great demon was attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and was unable to withstand the power of the cave heaven, thus being assimilated by the void. It is very likely that the chosen Demon Saint Pearl was on its person and was swept away by the void turbulence at the same time."

Hou Tu Zhenren, through external information and his own speculation, came up with a seemingly reasonable explanation.

"Otherwise, there's no way to explain why Qingqiu Dead Sea hasn't paid any attention to us for so long. Once this happened, trouble came knocking, and they even risked everything by using human cultivators to destroy human sects."

If the Demon Saint Pearl of the Five Elements Sect were to truly become a unique and irreplaceable item in the cultivation world, it would be no wonder that the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu was so determined to possess it.

This concerns the very survival of the Qingqiu Dead Sea, and is equivalent to an enemy who obstructs the path. The fact that the Daoist sect was able to force the Nascent Soul sect of the human race to take action shows that the Daoist sect has considerable power.

After all, the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master's last move was because the eight-tailed fox demon from the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu was skilled at killing human-demon hybrids and collecting their essence blood, and was ultimately killed on the spot.

(End of this chapter)