Born with immortal seed

Chapter 459 The Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light

The Nine Difficulties Sect is considered a mid-tier sect among the super sects. It has only produced one Nascent Soul Ancestor, and that was ten thousand years ago.

The reason why it has maintained its status as a super sect to this day is because that Nascent Soul ancestor had a fifth-order spirit beast.

After its passing, that fifth-tier spirit beast occupied the mountain gate as the sect's guardian spirit beast, holding a position equivalent to a Nascent Soul ancestor.

Five thousand years ago, the old and frail guardian spirit beast finally left the Nine Difficulties Sect.

He has most likely perished, but according to the existing rules of the cultivation world, we must avoid mentioning his name out of respect for his status.

A being at the Nascent Soul level, unless witnessed firsthand, would not be publicly identified as experiencing a mountain collapse if they disappeared for less than ten thousand years; they would simply be said to have gone into seclusion.

The holy son of a super sect must have a spiritual treasure to protect him, cultivate the Nascent Soul inheritance, and possess extraordinary supernatural powers, making him different from an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

Judging from the time it took Ge Cang to transform into a Nascent Soul, he has probably just completed the cultivation of his domain.

To be able to completely defeat a Nascent Soul Saint Son from a super sect, who is also a direct descendant of a Great True Monarch, is an equally dazzling achievement, not much worse than Bai Zichen defeating three Nascent Soul True Monarchs by himself.

"We, the Pan Hong Sect, celebrate together, hoping that Qingfeng Sect will become the first Nascent Soul Sect in the Northern Region!"

Hou Tu Zhenren carefully studied the life story of the Five Elements Ancestor. His own founding ancestor was mistakenly considered to have ordinary five spiritual roots when he was young and was not valued by the clan.

After reaching adulthood, he awakened the Five Elements Sacred Body, and his cultivation speed advanced by leaps and bounds.

From the very beginning, they had a reputation for possessing supernatural magical abilities and being invincible in combat.

Only then could he, all alone, establish a foothold in the complex environment of the Southern Region.

However, compared to Bai Zichen and Ge Cang, even the Five Elements Ancestor, who possessed the Sacred Body, did not have any advantage.

At least before mastering the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, the Five Elements Ancestor did not have such an overwhelming combat advantage when facing cultivators of the same level.

Although anything is possible on the path to immortality, early achievements are just illusions; it all comes down to who can ultimately reach the summit.

However, those two True Monarchs of Qingfeng Sect, whose talents are overflowing, are clearly seen by all discerning people as future Great True Monarchs, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Even the legendary Nascent Soul realm might not be beyond one's glimpse.

'Ge Cang possesses a wood-type celestial spiritual root, while Bai Zichen has not revealed any information regarding his spiritual root aptitude, indicating he has nothing extraordinary about him… Could his achievements today be due to some kind of sacred body? Otherwise, it just doesn't make sense.'

The thought flashed through Hou Tu Zhenren's mind, but his expression remained unchanged.

I feel that my decision to vote in favor of giving the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light to the other party after much deliberation was the right one.

No matter how close the relationship between the two families is, once the gap widens again, even if the other party has no other intentions, the Five Elements Sect will be too embarrassed to visit.

To put it bluntly, if a Core Formation cultivator from the Qingfeng Sect can only serve as an ordinary elder, while someone from the Five Elements Sect is still a sect patriarch, then the two sides cannot be considered equal in status.

Upon receiving news of Ge Cang, Bai Zichen was in high spirits and offered to instruct the Five Elements Sect disciples in swordsmanship.

With his current perspective, he could be considered a master of swordsmanship in any sword-cultivation sect.

He used the essence of the Naihe Sect's ten-thousand-year-old sword technique as his foundation, the true understanding of the Taibai Sword Sect's sword path as his framework, and devoted all his talent to the sword path.

Even without the mysterious sacred body, he could still be considered a genius sword cultivator.

Of course it won't be that dazzling. If your cultivation level doesn't improve, you can't bring out even the most profound understanding of swordsmanship.

Without even needing to use the Nine Yang Divine Fire to reflect and capture them, standing at the Nascent Soul level and gaining a commanding perspective, the shortcomings of these Foundation Establishment cultivators in their cultivation are clearly revealed.

As for swordsmanship, to be honest, apart from a few people, there is no need to instruct others.

He hasn't even mastered the basics of Kendo.

He was probably dragged over by several Core Formation elders to demonstrate his swordsmanship in front of him.

Amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd, Bai Zichen casually pointed out the areas where each disciple needed to correct their mistakes. Those who were pointed out immediately understood, bowed gratefully, and withdrew.

"The body is like a high mountain, the feet are firmly rooted, and one should hold onto the primordial essence... Not bad, the theory of alchemy is clear, and there shouldn't be much of a problem with forming the elixir."

Bai Zichen's expression shifted, and he offered a few more comments to the burly disciple below the stage.

Among the group, he was the only disciple who had mastered alchemy and achieved a sense of oneness with heaven and man.

At the same time, they are also among the few who can barely be considered beginners in swordsmanship by Bai Zichen's standards.

"This is my seventh disciple, Qu Songshi. He is one of the more promising ones among the group of good-for-nothing juniors... Whether the Hou Tu lineage will have a peak master after my death depends on his performance."

Hou Tu Zhenren's eyes were filled with pride, clearly indicating that he had high expectations for this disciple.

"This sword technique is called Taidai Sword Technique. Its sword path is vigorous and powerful. With each strike, the weight of the blows increases, making it difficult for the opponent to defend against."

Bai Zichen pondered for a moment, then took out a blank jade slip and inscribed a sword technique he had found in the Enlightenment Sword Manual onto it.

"There's no need to blindly pursue complicated moves; what suits you best is the best."

"Thank you, True Lord Bai, for bestowing this teaching."

Qu Songshi excitedly accepted the jade slip. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch said so, which gave him more confidence in his attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage.

After several rounds of drinks, both host and guests were in high spirits.

Back on Crimson Fire Peak, Bai Zichen took out the Snow-Forged Sword and flicked its blade. Snowflakes drifted down, and the chill that spread through the air lowered the high temperature in the spiritual land.

"A fine sword, a rare gem among third-tier swords, no less impressive than the Great Sun Furnace Sword..."

As his own strength rapidly increased, his desire for third-tier flying swords decreased significantly.

Aside from being used to set up the Star River Sword Formation in the future, it can only be kept as a collectible to keep my sword box from being too empty.

"Back then, even with the support of the Taibai Sword Sect, the Star River Sword Lord only managed to gather twelve third-tier flying swords. Now that I have three flying swords, I wonder if I can even dream of a complete fourth-tier sword formation!"

Even though there are fifth-tier flying swords in the world, they are all unique existences that cannot be replicated.

Even if you plundered a super sect like the Five Phoenix Sword Sect, you still couldn't find twelve fourth-tier flying swords.

Any Nascent Soul sword cultivator in the cultivation world would think he was crazy upon hearing this idea.

Just think, even the mysterious Star Lord Po Jun only wields a third-tier flying sword.

Perhaps his true identity involves a fourth-tier flying sword, but he cannot use it when acting as the Star Lord of the Broken Army.

This at least proves that even a top-tier power like the Star Palace, hidden underground, would find it extremely difficult to obtain a fourth-tier flying sword.

Despite having three swords on his body, Bai Zichen's Ziwei Xuanlei Sword was left behind by a sword immortal from the upper realm, the Yuexuan Sword was the last fourth-tier flying sword in the Sword Tomb Secret Realm of the Tianhe Sword Sect, and the Fanghua Sword came from the Lotus Life Secret Realm of the Holy Lotus Sect.

It's equivalent to emptying out three secret realms to obtain these three flying swords.

"It's too difficult to obtain nine more fourth-tier flying swords through external means; it's practically a pipe dream... I feel that the hope still lies in the Cantong Pact. Under normal circumstances, it's impossible for flying swords to advance to the next tier, but with the Cantong Pact, top-tier swords like the Great Sun Furnace Sword and the Snow Forging Sword might still have a chance."

There are definitely far more high-quality, highly intelligent third-tier flying swords than fourth-tier flying swords.

If this path is feasible, then one can truly dream of the Star River Sword Formation, a formation of uniform fourth-tier flying swords that even the founder never set up.

"After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, I feel like there's never enough time. If only I could split myself into three parts and cultivate at the same time... Besides the massive project of boundary construction, I haven't accepted the Star River Sword Intent inheritance yet, I've only mastered the fourth volume of the Cantong Qi, and I still have seven immortal bones left to refine in the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique. And now, another new supernatural power is on the agenda."

If he could, Bai Zichen could cultivate on Flaming Mountain for a hundred years in one go, remaining in seclusion.

However, with powerful enemies lurking in the shadows and lacking the necessary cultivation techniques, he had no choice but to leave the Northern Region and travel the world.

In fact, ordinary supernatural powers are no longer of much use to him.

Even if it is successfully refined, it will only be for show.

However, this Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light is quite famous in the cultivation world. It was recorded in the Miscellaneous Records of the Universe that I read when I was in the Northern Region.

The main reason it wasn't listed among the top supernatural powers is that later generations were not ambitious enough to carry it forward.

Adding to his interest was Hou Tu Zhenren's statement that the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light could give rise to the Five Elements Divine Sword.

"The Dao begins with the first Qi, and the world reveals the Seven True Ones. They comprehend the words about the Five Elements not being present and obtain the secret of the Nine-Turn Elixir... Reversing the Five Elements, they obliterate all things. Except for things that do not belong to the Five Elements, all others are restrained."

This jade slip is divided into three parts. The first part is the complete formula and method of cultivation for the Great Five Elements Nirvana Divine Light.

The second part consists of the insights and experiences of the Five Elements Sect's successive masters regarding this great supernatural power.

From initially having no clue what to do, to later when a certain sect leader suddenly had a brilliant idea, he split the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light into five parts, with each peak master refining one part.

This greatly reduced the difficulty of cultivation, and with the combined efforts of the five people, they actually managed to assemble a Five Elements Divine Sword.

Although it can't compare to when it was in the hands of the Five Elements Ancestor, it's still a powerful killing move at least in the Core Formation stage.

"It is similar to splitting the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword into three parts... However, the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is still wielded by one person, while the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light is even more extreme, directly splitting into five people to practice, further reducing the difficulty."

It can only be said that the cultivation world is full of geniuses who can come up with all sorts of methods.

Bai Zichen certainly wouldn't learn the experience of cultivating in five parts; what he wanted to see was whether this supernatural power had any physical limitations.

"It doesn't say that one must have the Five Elements Sacred Body to cultivate this divine power... It's just that the Five Elements Ancestor created the divine power based on his own inspiration. Naturally, those with the Five Elements Sacred Body understand it better and can cultivate it directly without any obstacles. Cultivators without this condition must have an extremely high sensitivity to the five elements of spiritual energy in order to continue cultivating."

Each person has a different affinity for the five elements of spiritual energy, depending on their individual spiritual roots.

In the world, apart from those with the five spiritual roots, there is no cultivator who treats all spiritual energy equally and without discrimination.

However, those with the five spiritual roots could not possibly meet the requirements of the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

In other words, it's not wrong to say that this supernatural power is limited to cultivators with the Five Elements Sacred Body.

The Five Elements Sect came up with a clever trick: one person was responsible for one type of spiritual energy, which perfectly met the requirements of the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

The third part of the jade slip is the method of using the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

Any Five Elements magic spell, once swept by divine light, will be restored to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making it a complete nemesis.

When cultivated to perfection, it can transform into the Five Elements Divine Sword, capable of slaying all things.

"I estimate that I only meet the requirements in terms of my sensitivity to fire elemental energy; the rest depends on whether my mysterious sacred body can take effect..."

Bai Zichen spent an hour reading through the entire jade slip, and for the first time, he felt worried about his own sacred body.

Such restrictions might be considered a hard condition for the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

(End of this chapter)