Born with immortal seed

Chapter 456 The Natal Flying Sword Smuggled Down to the Mortal Realm

Bai Zichen seemed to have acquired a novel toy. The chubby Nascent Soul ran and jumped barefoot in the realm, laughing heartily.

"From now on, I will no longer need to carry around seven or eight storage bags. I can store any number of items within my own domain."

The longer you live, the more odds and ends you accumulate.

There are always unusable magical artifacts, useless spiritual materials, spirit stones, talismans, pills, jade slips...

A cultivator who has lived for hundreds of years is practically a mobile warehouse.

As they age, Core Formation cultivators often choose to refine a mustard seed-sized storage magic treasure, saving them the trouble of carrying a large number of storage bags when they go out.

Bai Zichen's cultivation progressed too quickly; he hadn't had time to worry about this yet.

Just when he realized the storage bag was becoming unusable, he had already reached the late stage of Core Formation, only one step away from Nascent Soul.

One's own domain is the best storage magic treasure for Nascent Soul cultivators. When it is expanded to a range of tens of miles, no mustard seed treasure can compare.

The Blood Crystal Core was just an appetizer; the real main event was another spatial artifact, the Black and White Crystal.

Another black and white crystal appeared in his hand, but this time he didn't use it as roughly as before.

This spatial artifact itself contains a wisp of void power, and is not simply a void aura.

It would be too wasteful to just crush it and unleash it.

It could even cause the entire space to collapse, plunging into the most terrifying void turbulence.

He wouldn't be so foolish as to challenge the Void Turbulence, which even Nascent Soul cultivators regard as a venomous snake, when he's only at the early Nascent Soul stage.

He selected a spatial rift only a finger's width wide, placed the black and white crystal in front of it, and used the method of refining spatial spiritual objects to strike it with streams of true essence.

The chubby, white-haired nascent soul looked serious, its little face stern, and a fire dragon rose up behind it.

The crimson dragon's body revealed several golden lines, and its head sprouted prominent horns, as if it were made of gold.

Its body is covered with 108,000 fiery scales, all incredibly lifelike.

In terms of size, it is far smaller than the fire dragon that is usually manifested when the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Sutra is fully activated, and its impact is enormous.

But this fire dragon possessed a touch of agility and spirit, its eyes as deep as the sea, its body full of power, and every scale shimmering with spiritual light.

It was as if a real fire dragon had crossed the river of time and appeared behind him.

The plump nascent soul spat out thirty-six mouthfuls of true essence, its small body slumped, and it used the sword box in its hand to support itself.

The black and white crystal kept tumbling, releasing a thick aura of void that surged into the spatial rift.

Half a day later, the first wisp of void power arrived, which he grabbed with both hands and absorbed.

There was no time to refine it into the realm, so he immediately focused his attention on capturing the next wisp of void power.

The amount of void power attracted by the black and white crystals far exceeded expectations.

Unlike when there is only a wisp of void power that can be fully captured, it is naturally easy to obtain.

More than ten strands of void energy wandered and collided, greatly expanding the spatial rift.

At the same time, ripples rose in the void, and countless ripple-like cracks and fragments spread out.

It relentlessly devours anything that gets close, even the howling gales and the slanting rays of the sun are all absorbed when they pass around the spatial rift.

"No wonder they say that with top-tier spatial artifacts, one can quickly bypass the steps of collecting void power... but no one told me that so much would come at once!"

Seeing the gale that could easily tear refined iron to shreds, and the formless, intangible, melting stone and flowing gold sun rays, all of them were shattered into fragments by the power of the void as they entered the spatial rift.

Bai Zichen became extremely vigilant, always ensuring that the Nascent Soul and the spatial rift were at least a hundred feet apart.

I'd rather lose a few strands of void power than let myself fall into the perilous void.

This is the price that the Qingfeng Sect has to pay for its incomplete inheritance and the lack of teachings and insights on the Nascent Soul stage left by its founder.

In many places, people know what happens but not why.

We know that spatial spirits play a role in capturing the power of the void and refining realms, but the specific details are unknown.

In short, you can't know without being told.

Otherwise, Bai Zichen could have prepared corresponding measures in advance to restrain the magic weapon and prevent the power of the void from escaping.

As pioneers of the Qingfeng Sect, he and Ge Cang provided experience for future disciples to avoid making the same mistakes when they encountered similar situations.

This is why even a rare genius from a small sect can hardly compare to a disciple trained through the normal process of a super sect.

The paths others have taken have all been verified and proven effective by predecessors thousands of times.

You are facing an unknown and rugged road, and you have to figure it out on your own.

Once you make a wrong move, not only will you waste your time, but you may also find that there is no way back and the outcome is already set in stone.

Only truly exceptional talents can disregard external resources and nurture an environment to overcome all these gaps.

“Every wisp of void power that slips away means I'll have to spend years making up for it later…”

With reservations, Bai Zichen only managed to retrieve three strands of void power before deciding to try something else.

The plump, white-haired nascent soul slapped both hands onto the Supreme Pure and Subtle Sword Box, and three clear, overlapping sword cries rang out as three flying swords flew out simultaneously.

"Yuexuan and Fanghua are only fourth-tier flying swords. If they rashly enter the spatial rift and are hit by the concentrated power of the void, their divine senses will be severed and they will be lost in the void, which would be a huge loss. It is better to sweep around the outer perimeter and capture the void power we find."

After communicating with the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, Bai Zichen received a confident reply and decided to give it a try.

"The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword said that in its memory, it had experienced void turbulence a thousand times more violent and turbulent than this several times, and it didn't even care about the small spatial rift in front of it... It was in ancient times when it followed its former master to the mortal realm and traversed void nodes. It seems that the sword immortal did not use the ascension platform when he descended to the mortal realm, and he traveled back and forth to the mortal realm more than once."

If the ascension platform is an official passage, then it is safe and reliable.

Those void nodes are private channels with no security whatsoever; there are precedents of Void Refinement cultivators getting lost in the void turbulence.

Even if one doesn't die, being trapped in the void for hundreds of years and then being transported to an unfamiliar small world is no different from being exiled.

Since the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword had experienced the terrifying void turbulence, it must not have taken the ascension platform route, but rather forcibly crossed the void node by sneaking through to arrive in the human realm.

A bolt of lightning shot out, carrying a sense of exhilaration as it rushed into the spatial rift.

Just as it said, there was nothing unusual about entering the void; it was just like being in a normal space, which relieved Bai Zichen.

The reason they dared to try was not only because they knew that the true quality of the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword was above the fifth rank, but also because of the sword spirit's confidence, and because this sword was their natal flying sword.

Their minds and spirits are interdependent, forming an inseparable whole, a level of intimacy far surpassing that of ordinary flying swords.

If he wanted to, he could already wield the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, imbue it with his divine will, and while sitting still, fly the sword a thousand miles away to kill his target.

The primordial spirit wields a sword, taking lives from a thousand miles away, thus recreating a legendary tale.

However, if I switch to another fourth-tier flying sword, my spiritual strength won't be enough to support it.

The lightning sword light was extremely fast, and in an instant, the spatial rift was filled with lightning and thunder, almost forming a large net.

Each sword strike precisely hit a wisp of void power, driving it out of the spatial rift with each strike.

The twin swords, Moonlight and Fragrance, at the entrance stood like two guardian deities, their swords flashing and taking everything in their path.

This back-and-forth continued until the black and white crystals gradually faded, at which point they stopped.

The Ziwei Xuanlei Sword swayed tirelessly for a moment before lying back in its sword box with its two underlings.

The little white nascent soul looked listless and had an unpleasant expression; even its nascent soul body had lost some of its luster.

"Unbeknownst to me, I have fought continuously for seven days, accumulating a total of twenty-six strands of void power... If it weren't for the help of a spatial artifact, this would have been decades of effort."

Looking at the strands of void power accumulating in his Qi Sea, Xiao Bai's Nascent Soul finally felt that his hard work had not been in vain.

After this ordeal, it will take two or three months of recuperation for the Nascent Soul to recover to its peak condition.

Most of the ethereal energy within the black and white crystals has been used up. It can be activated again next time, but the effect will definitely not be as good as this time.

Once you've refined the power of the void and expanded your domain, there's no need to stay high in the sky.

The nascent soul returned to its place, its body transforming into lightning, and it shot towards the peak master's exclusive fourth-tier spiritual land on Crimson Fire Peak.

As soon as he returned to the sacred ground, he sensed two people waiting outside. He raised his hand and waved the gate open, saying, "I went out to perform a spell, and I apologize for keeping you two waiting."

"It's alright, we've only been here a short time... With such talent as True Monarch Bai, and his diligent cultivation, we are truly ashamed."

The two who arrived were none other than two old acquaintances, Master Qingmu and Master Heishui.

"Fortunately, I obtained the True Lord's Divine Pill. After taking it, my chronic illness was completely cured and the demonic fire was eradicated. Moreover, although I have been meditating and refining my Qi over the years without improving my cultivation level, I have been constantly tempering my true essence in the process of fighting against the demonic fire... I actually took this opportunity to break through the bottleneck of the early stage of Core Formation in one fell swoop. I have come here to express my gratitude."

Master Qingmu's face was glowing with health; his hidden injuries had healed, and his path of cultivation had been resuming.

Even his cultivation, which had stagnated for a hundred years, miraculously leaped forward, directly advancing to the mid-stage of Core Formation.

"There's no need for thanks. If it weren't for the Qingfeng Sect, you would have achieved your current level of cultivation long ago."

Bai Zichen was equally delighted upon seeing this, and raised his hand slightly.

"I just happened to acquire a scroll of Qi-gathering techniques, which seems quite suitable for the Five Elements Sect. I copied it down... I hope you two can take a look and it will be of some small help."

The jade slip containing the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method, which had been inscribed on the way, was slowly pushed out and fell into the hands of True Man Qingmu.

Master Qingmu took the jade slip, scanned its contents, his expression complex, and handed it to Master Heishui without saying a word.

"First there was the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique, and now there is this Five Elements Qi Gathering Method. True Lord Bai's kindness to our sect is as high as a mountain, and we are truly unworthy of such praise."

Master Heishui sighed deeply, wanting to politely decline, but he felt the jade slip in his hand was as heavy as a mountain, and he couldn't push it away no matter what.

For the Five Elements Sect, which possesses five peaks, the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method is simply a match made in heaven, a tailor-made Qi refining technique.

Such supplementary cultivation techniques, which have low barriers to entry and are suitable for all disciples, can increase the probability of breaking through realms. They are always the most popular and important type of cultivation technique in a sect.

The Five Elements Qi Gathering Method can become an important inheritance for Nascent Soul sects, and the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique can even be considered a very useful basic technique in super sects.

For a super sect, the number of Core Formation cultivators represents the backbone of its strength.

Large-scale battle formations, high-level warships, and profound arrays all require the leadership of a Core Formation cultivator to fully realize their potential.

The number of Core Formation Realm experts a sect possesses reflects its war potential.

The value of combining these two supplementary cultivation methods is doubled.

The fact that Master Heishui placed these two matters before Bai Zichen drove away the Nascent Soul True Monarch and resolved the crisis of the Five Elements Sect allows us to glean some insight from the side.

"I came here today to ask Lord Bai if our sect has no other option but to hand over the Demon Saint Pearl?"

Master Heishui bowed deeply, accepted the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method, and then asked a question.

(End of this chapter)