Born with immortal seed

Chapter 525 Taking Action on Time
With the rapid growth and improvement of the realm, and the magical spiritual rice that can enhance cultivation, there's no need to think too long about which choice to make.

Even if the latter planting is not guaranteed to succeed, this is spiritual rice that has never circulated in the cultivation world before; it has always grown in immortal abodes.

If it is successfully cultivated in the outside world, it will be of great significance.

"Perhaps we need to find a few true masters of spiritual plants. We don't want the youngsters in the sect to waste our limited number of spiritual seeds..."

My cousin is aspiring to become a spiritual plant grower and is diligently practicing in Shennong Valley.

Even the plant masters of Shennong Sect are not comfortable entrusting planting work to them.

The Azure Dragon Spirit Rice was extremely important to him.

The True Monarch of the Fish-Dragon Sect who obtained the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword eventually reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

He proved with his own experience that Azure Dragon Spirit Rice can be effective even for cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Integrate the Breath Soil into the realm, and then plant the Spirit Rice within it?"

It didn't take Bai Zichen long before, because of the Breath of Earth, he began to clarify the primordial energy of the realm. The turbid energy sank down and slowly began to transform into dark brown soil.

This remarkable effect prompted him to let his thoughts wander again.

"No, not to mention that the Breath Soil will retain some of its mystique after changing the realm, my realm space simply cannot provide a suitable environment for the growth of spirit rice... By the time we use up the last bit of spirit seeds, I'm afraid the entire cultivation world won't be able to find another batch."

Bai Zichen had been in the spirit rice business before, and he earned his first pot of gold after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage with Dragon Tooth Rice.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've at least seen pigs run. Old Man Tong is a master at handling spirit rice. He changed his fate as a low-level Qi Refining cultivator by relying on this skill.

He knew that the soil, temperature, humidity, spiritual environment, and pests attracted to the spiritual rice would all affect the final harvest.

Even a grotto-heaven world cannot be exactly the same as the real world, let alone a newly born realm that is immature in all aspects.

To ensure the success rate of planting Azure Dragon Spirit Rice, it is best to make a trip to that immortal abode deep in the outer sea.

By replicating the environment inside as closely as possible, there's no need to worry about the harvest of Lingmi rice.

If it weren't for the outbreak of the war between the human and demon races, Bai Zichen might already be disguised as Li Hansi, joining forces with the major branches of the Fish-Dragon Sect to explore the Immortal Abode at sea.

However, given the current situation, it is impossible to take such a big risk again.

Venturing deep into the open sea, once their whereabouts are exposed, there's no room to escape.

As for dividing the Breath Soil in two, that goes without saying. It's not the original Nine Heavens Breath Soil, which is constantly growing and never decreases in entropy.

The split-off Breath Soil, regardless of its level, is always a fixed mass.

Even if it expands to the size of a small mountain, its core area is still just a lump, and the soil cut off from the outside will not have any mystical properties.

"This item is related to how long it will take me to reach the Nascent Soul stage. If I have enough, I can share some with Senior Brother Ge... A Nascent Soul cultivator who is less than five hundred years old? I wonder if, apart from those born gods and reincarnated immortals, there are any younger records in the cultivation world."

This fifth-order Breath Soil was already under a restriction, and Bai Zichen carefully added five or six talismans on it.

However, it is wishful thinking to think that these third-tier talismans can completely restrain the fifth-tier Breath Soil.

Over many years, the efficacy of the talisman will be eroded, and it can only be replenished continuously.

Besides the breathing soil and the scales, the centipede also left behind several bright, shiny gold pellets.

It is perfectly round and as big as a longan.

When tapped, it produces a crisp sound similar to the clash of metal and stone.

"Does it look somewhat familiar?"

Bai Zichen grabbed two coins and twirled them in his palm.

Under the divine sense of the Nascent Soul True Monarch, he immediately recalled everything, big and small.

Among the spoils of war contributed by Ao Zhe, the descendant of the Nascent Soul Dragon and the Starry Sea Envoy who died at his hands, was a bottle of the same golden pill.

"A black dragon from the Starry Sea and a giant centipede from Rotten Axe Mountain, the two have nothing in common except that they are both demons... Could it be that they are of great use to high-level demons, so both demons collect them at the same time?"

Bai Zichen made a mental note of the golden pill, thinking that if he had the chance to capture a powerful demon later, he could interrogate it.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Lian Zhen Xingjun has still not appeared, which suggests that he is not in a good condition.

Any cultivator, if they could hold on, would not be absent at such a crucial moment.

Especially for a newcomer like him in the Star Palace, if he misses this opportunity to open the Sword Cleansing Cave, does he expect other Star Lords to make up for it later?

"The time has come, let's set off immediately."

Today, Po Jun Xing Jun removed his mask and disguise, changing into a plain white Taoist robe with silver-trimmed wide sleeves and a tight waist, without a single pattern from head to toe.

Only at the inconspicuous neckline were embroidered seven-colored sword lights.

"Hmph, white-robed sword cultivator, whose cold light shines across the five regions... He hasn't even entered the Sword Washing Cave Heaven yet, and he's already starting to assert his dominance over us. He's a disciple of the Taibai Sword Sect."

Jumen Xingjun snorted coldly; this style of Daoist robe was the standard robe for disciples of the Taibai Sword Sect.

Whether changing clothes on such a day is to commemorate ancestors or to establish authority depends on how others interpret it.

It took the five of them quite a while to fly to the center of the Star Palace Secret Realm, where they looked down at the light shield that resembled an inverted pot lid.

I really don't know how those cultivators from the Taibai Sword Sect managed to squeeze the Sword Washing Cave into the Star Palace Secret Realm.

"Follow the positions I have arranged, use the Star God Mask to convert your true essence, and follow my orders to maintain the passage... Fellow Daoist Ziwei, I will have Senior Sword Spirit assist you, and you will wield your sword to cut open the entrance to the cave."

Po Jun Xingjun was well prepared and beckoned the other star lords to their proper places.

"There's something I need to say upfront: I've found a fifth-tier flying sword, and Fellow Daoist Ziwei wants to wield it. So, once we enter the Sword Cleansing Cave, if the final harvest isn't enough to distribute, the two of us will have priority in choosing. If the harvest is significantly more than that, we'll have the right to choose again."

"It's one thing for you to take an extra portion, but why should Ziwei get one too? Did you two make some kind of secret agreement beforehand?"

The Star Lord of Giant Gate was the first to jump out, filled with confusion and anger.

The other two star lords also cast questioning glances. It would be best if everyone could share any inherited cultivation techniques.

If there are other gains, this agreement might even make the remaining three star lords work for nothing.

"With this, you couldn't have opened the Sword Washing Cave Heaven without me..."

Bai Zichen set his sights on the Azure Rhinoceros Sword held in Po Jun Xingjun's hand. With a flick of his wrist, dozens of sword lights obediently leaped back and forth in his hand.

The sword light shot out, merging from dozens into one, then scattering into hundreds.

Gathering and scattering are at will, utterly real and true, and absolutely not an illusion of sword light.

"The sword light splits apart..." Taiyin Xingjun cried out in disbelief.

The expressions of the Giant Gate Star Lord and the Heavenly Minister Star Lord were similar, both showing a mixture of discomposure and shock.

Every star lord is a Nascent Soul sword cultivator, and at least has the skill to refine swords into threads, so their judgment is unlikely to be bad.

The difference between sword light differentiation and sword light illusion is impossible to mistake.

Knowing that Ziwei Xingjun was quite powerful, Taiyin Xingjun still couldn't accept the sudden transformation into a cultivator with the ability to differentiate sword light.

In the world of cultivation, only highly respected and renowned sword cultivators can achieve this.

Not long ago, Ziwei Xingjun was a cultivator at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Bai Zichen paid no attention to this, his focus was entirely on the Azure Rhinoceros Sword, as it was the first time he had ever truly controlled a fifth-tier flying sword.

I wonder if we can take this opportunity to communicate with the sword spirit and bring the Azure Rhinoceros Sword over.

"If that's the case, I have no other opinion."

"So do I."

Bai Zichen, having demonstrated his mastery of sword light differentiation, cleanly and decisively gained the approval of others, and received the Azure Rhinoceros Sword from Po Jun Xingjun with both hands.

The moment this fierce-looking, strangely styled flying sword was in hand, a deep, arrogant voice rang out.

"Your strength is not bad, I can barely lend you a sword strike... but you are far inferior to Taibai. Back then, he had already reached the realm of 'one sword can create ten thousand laws' with his late Nascent Soul cultivation."

The Azure Rhinoceros Sword was clearly referring to the Taibai Sword Lord, the strongest and most legendary of the seven founding ancestors of the Taibai Sword Sect.

He became the last cultivator in recent history to ascend to the upper realm, and there is reliable evidence to prove it.

"Fellow Daoist Ziwei, I need you to exert all your strength to control the flying sword and use the location I indicate as the breakthrough point. At the same time, activate the sword light to split and widen the passage as much as possible..."

Bai Zichen closed his eyes, and the instructions of the Star Lord Po Jun flowed past his ears like water, leaving only the Azure Rhinoceros Sword in his heart.

This wasn't the first time he had obtained a fifth-tier flying sword, but it was the first time he had been actively cooperated with by a fifth-tier flying sword, becoming a sword wielder.

The power emanating from the Azure Rhinoceros Sword in his hand surpassed that of any other flying sword he wielded, including the Purple Star Thunder Sword in its current state.

As for whether it is stronger or weaker than the Abyssal Prison Demon Sword, there has been no real comparison, so it is difficult to make a judgment.

Before he even drew his sword, the tip was shaking wildly, causing cracks to appear one after another in the Star Palace Secret Realm.

It comes quickly and subsides quickly.

The rules of the secret realm are completely different from the rules of the real world; the secret realm is easier to break and subject to fewer restrictions.

When Bai Zichen felt that he had resonated with the Azure Rhinoceros Sword to a certain extent, all his true essence was absorbed by the flying sword.

He was merely going with the flow with this sword strike; the flying sword in his hand had its own ideas, requiring only the provision of true essence and sword dao realm.

The Azure Rhinoceros Sword took the lead. A gust of wind rose, and a streak of emerald light suddenly shot up, like a comet flashing in the night.

The sword light flashed, and all the light in the secret realm seemed to be absorbed. The light shield around him became illusory and transparent, and countless void cracks reappeared.

What an absolutely stunning sword strike! The sword light, starting a few feet in front of his chest, expanded to illuminate the azure dragon that lit up the Star Palace Secret Realm.

Across the vast expanse of land, light and darkness alternated, all created by a single sword strike.

Bai Zichen suddenly realized that no matter where the opponent was within ten thousand miles, the sword light would hit them.

Click!

A small notch, about the thickness of a wrist, appeared on the inverted light shield. Instead of expanding, it was shrinking inward.

The sword light split and propelled the dragon, turning one azure dragon into ten, like the most solid structure supporting this tiny gap.

Meanwhile, including Po Jun Xing Jun, the remaining four people were using the masks to convert their true essence, sparing no effort to gradually fix the gap.

(End of this chapter)