Born with immortal seed

Chapter 457 There's an even better sword
"Do you have other ideas about the Demon Saint Pearl?"

Bai Zichen's gaze swept across the two faces. In his memory, Qingmu Zhenren was magnanimous and responsible, while Heishui Zhenren was decisive and righteous.

Unlike those indecisive people who waver even after making a decision, they don't have that kind of personality.

"To be honest, True Lord Bai, the Demon Saint Pearl is indeed useless to us human cultivators. The Five Elements Sect, a mere Core Formation level sect, has no reason or qualification to think and act from the perspective of the two races. Why must they hide the Demon Saint Pearl and sever the bloodline inheritance of Qingqiu Dead Sea?"

Master Heishui was clear-headed and clearly not acting on impulse.

"It's because our ancestor mentioned that the Demon Saint Pearl is also the key to opening a secret realm of medicinal herbs... Inside grow many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants, even Nascent Soul Fruit. That secret realm has no fixed location and drifts randomly. Unfortunately, after our ancestor returned to the sect, he couldn't even maintain his Nascent Soul body, and he passed away a few years later due to severe injuries. We, his descendants, are useless. Only those with Nascent Soul cultivation can sense the secret realm of medicinal herbs, so we have never been able to go there."

"If Lord Bai joins as he wishes, the two families can work together to explore the secret realm of the herb garden, and the harvest will be split equally."

"I see……"

Bai Zichen lightly tapped his fingers. No wonder the two were hesitant. With the only hope of achieving great things right in front of them, how many people could remain calm?

The Nascent Soul Fruit is the main ingredient for refining the Nascent Soul Pill, a spiritual pill that all Nascent Soul cultivators dream of. Clearly, the two cultivators from the Five Elements Sect still harbor a sliver of aspiration for the Great Dao.

However, judging from their ages, what they actually need most is not the Nascent Soul Pill, but a breakthrough pill like the Calamity-Crossing Pill.

Otherwise, even if you have the Nascent Soul Pill, you might not reach the peak of Core Formation by the time your lifespan ends.

"The secret realm of the medicine garden is indeed tempting, but unfortunately it is the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu... Apart from the Moral Sect, which sect in the world dares to say that it can surpass it?"

If there truly is a secret medicinal garden that has never been opened for a long time, even if Bai Zichen himself cannot use the Nascent Soul Fruit, there must be a large number of other spiritual herbs that are over a thousand years old inside.

Who knows, there might be rare flowers and herbs that would be useful to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

For the sake of a secret medicinal garden, they confronted the fury emanating from the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu.

As I said before, unless you have the support of the Daoist school of thought.

Furthermore, the Five Elements Ancestor was already seriously injured back then, and he may not have fully understood the matter of the Demon Saint Pearl being able to open the secret realm.

Since the spare Demon Saint Pearl can serve as a key to the secret realm, there's no reason why the genuine one shouldn't be able to.

Perhaps the people in that secret realm of medicinal gardens in Qingqiu Dead Sea periodically enter to harvest the plants. When you enter, you'll only find bare spiritual plants and immature medicinal herbs.

“What True Lord Bai said makes sense. We were thinking too simply… Our sect has no connection with the Moral Sect, and it’s too late to try to associate with them now.”

Blackwater Master's face darkened, knowing in his heart that the chances of this were slim, but their desire for immortality still gave them a last glimmer of hope.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the two got up to say goodbye.

"Junior brother, not having the Nascent Soul Fruit doesn't mean there's no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage. Didn't the two True Monarchs of the Azure Maple Sect successfully shatter their cores and transform into Nascent Souls without the help of elixirs?"

After descending Crimson Fire Peak in silence, Master Qingmu spoke up to comfort his junior brother beside him.

Because of the lingering illness caused by the demonic fire, which delayed him for a hundred years, even if he resumed his cultivation path, the chances of Qingmu Zhenren achieving Nascent Soul status would be extremely slim.

In comparison, the chances of Blackwater being a real person are still higher.

“Ge Cang and Bai Zichen are both True Monarchs with dragon and phoenix-like appearances and heavenly countenances. I am far inferior to them… The Northern Region is a harsh and remote place. The Qingfeng Sect has never produced a single Nascent Soul cultivator in its entire history, making them even more rare.”

Master Heishui shook his head slightly. Only cultivators who have struggled countless times at the bottleneck of the Core Formation stage and have no way forward can truly understand the terror of a Nascent Soul cultivator who is over a hundred years old.

"But one thing is true: I will not give up until I die peacefully in my old age, even if I die under the heavenly tribulation... Even if we fail in this generation, there will always be someone among the next generation, and the generation after that, who will be able to do it."

"By the way, wasn't it agreed that we would give the sect's third-tier Snow Forging Sword to True Monarch Bai to thank him for his great kindness in rescuing the sect from its crisis? Why didn't you mention it before you left, Junior Brother?"

Seeing that his junior brother had not lost his fighting spirit, Master Aoki breathed a sigh of relief.

"Repaying with a third-tier flying sword is the only decent flying sword in our sect's treasury. It's not that his kindness is only worth a single Snow Forging Sword... But now that he has also given us a scroll of the Five Elements Qi Gathering Method, it feels a bit strange to take out the Snow Forging Sword again. It's as if we are using this sword to settle the debt of gratitude for the gift of the technique."

Master Heishui's expression turned serious, and he tightened his grip on the jade slip in his hand.

“Go find Senior Brother Hou Tu now and explain the whole story to him… Regardless of which of our sects is stronger or weaker, we have always helped each other and never accepted help without giving anything back. Over time, the relationship between the two sides will naturally change and become like that of vassals.”

"We must receive corresponding gifts in return in order for the sect to maintain its rightful status."

"Our sect is not known for its swordsmanship. The Snow Forged Sword was brought back by a peak master hundreds of years ago and donated to the sect's treasury before his death... Ordinary treasures are not worthy of the attention of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and there is no better flying sword than the Snow Forged Sword."

Master Aoki wholeheartedly agreed, already recalling which treasure in the storehouse he could proudly present.

"Who says our sect doesn't have a better flying sword? Senior brother, have you forgotten that great divine power? If you can master it, the divine light will be as sharp as a thread, unstoppable, and can be transformed into the Five Elements Divine Sword. Back then, our ancestor relied on this divine power to dominate the Southern Region and snatch the Two Realms Mountain foundation from several True Monarchs."

Master Blackwater calmly uttered the earth-shattering truth.

"Is this...is this feasible?"

Aoki Masato was clearly taken aback and stood there, saying something.

"Why not? This supernatural power doesn't involve any cultivation techniques and can be practiced independently. It's said to be able to overcome all the five elements' spells and objects in the world, but over thousands of years, so many sects and cultivators have failed to reproduce the divine power it possessed in the hands of our ancestor. In terms of value, is it really superior to the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique, which can be practiced by everyone and benefit the entire sect?"

Blackwater calmly countered with a question.

"That's true, but this is just too hard to accept..."

"Then let the three of us discuss it together and make a decision."

The two used their escape techniques to head towards Thick Earth Peak.

……

Strands of void power lined up to be refined, unlike other Nascent Soul True Monarchs who had to endure endless boredom while staying high in the sky.

All you have to do all day is endure the raging gales, the pieces of extraterrestrial meteorite that you open with high hopes but are actually worthless, and the colorful rays of cosmic light.

Occasionally, bursts of celestial fire would fall, incinerating everything in this space, including the air.

It's not just the mental torment; the key issue is that during the long wait for the power of the void to appear, the special environment prevents one from refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

If he were to spend decades high in the sky, it would be a complete waste of his years of cultivation.

Bai Zichen made a hand gesture, and a fire dragon soared into the sky behind him, echoing the spiritual land on Crimson Fire Peak. The fire elemental energy of the entire mountain was cheering and jumping for joy.

The spiritual energy provided by the fourth-tier spiritual land is not enough; we need to draw in the spiritual energy from the entire mountain peak.

Inside the cave, the fire elemental energy was so dense that it formed a fiery cloud, pressing down with a dark light.

For those below the Core Formation stage, this environment is not a spiritual place for cultivation; every breath is poisonous.

The limbs and bones simply cannot withstand such pure fire-elemental spiritual energy. The meridians will be ruptured immediately, and the internal magic power will burn, burning everything to ashes.

Even a Core Formation cultivator could only stay for a short while. After more than ten breaths, the golden core would definitely be filled with crimson smoke, making it impossible to refine and absorb it in time.

Above their heads sat a small white Nascent Soul, while a miniature fire dragon swayed its tail.

The two fire dragons simultaneously devoured the fire elemental energy. Each time they raised their heads and roared, the fire clouds were shattered into pieces, scattered like tattered cotton wool everywhere.

With such an external environment, coupled with the perfected Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, the task of refining the power of the void, which consumes a lot of mental energy and true essence, never stopped for a moment.

With each refinement of the void power, the realm expanded rapidly, soon exceeding the size of the spiritual land.

"I noticed something different. If it's the void power I capture myself, I refine it on the spot every time I capture a wisp. Only when I attract so much of it all at once through a spatial artifact can this seamless process occur."

Being able to continuously refine the power of the void certainly has its advantages.

It allows for the perfect utilization of every wisp of void power, achieving the best possible results.

If it is refined separately strand by strand, some loss and depletion are inevitable.

One hundred zhang, five hundred zhang, one thousand zhang, until eighteen li, all the power of the void was refined.

An empty Nascent Soul realm was formed, waiting for its master to cultivate it and manifest the Great Dao within it.

Two fire dragons, one large and one small, roared and rushed into the realm at the same time, staining the blank realm with the first touch of crimson.

“There is indeed spiritual energy in the realm, but it is extremely weak, not even reaching the entry level. However, as long as we find spiritual treasures like the Eye of the Spiritual Spring and the Heart of the Spiritual Wood in the realm, this situation can be improved quickly. Of course, the most important thing is the manifestation of the Great Dao, so that the realm has its own Heavenly Dao.”

With a leap, Xiao Bai's nascent soul also entered the realm.

In subsequent developments, some Nascent Soul True Monarchs transformed their domains into their trump cards, which could have a decisive effect in battles.

A considerable number of people simply use the realm as a storage magic item.

Wherever he goes, he always maintains a carefree attitude by going empty-handed.

What follows will be a long process, learning and progressing step by step towards the realm of Nascent Soul stage monsters.

Normally, the domain of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage is within a range of ten miles.

Only after one's cultivation deepens and one breaks through a realm can one improve again and refine new void spiritual power.

When Bai Zichen refined the last two strands of void power, he could clearly feel the strain, and the range of his domain only increased by a negligible fraction.

It was already clear that they had reached their limit.

"I can start thinking about how to build my domain now..."

The little white nascent soul returned to the dantian and qi sea. Bai Zichen opened his eyes, and the two dragons circled once and disappeared into the realm.

The fiery cloud phenomenon that had lasted for several days finally stopped, and Crimson Fire Peak returned to its usual tranquility.

(End of this chapter)