Born with immortal seed

Chapter 540 This time he's really dead.
Every time the Blood Demon kills a human or a demon, it steals their blood essence and refines it into its own body.

His entire strength was contained in blood.

Every drop of blood contains terrifying energy, which can be used to refine elixirs and is a key ingredient in powerful body-strengthening medicines.

When diluted, it can be used as fertile nutrients when watered onto plants.

If a third-tier demon beast swallows a drop, its bloodline will mutate, giving rise to various supernatural abilities.

This incredible blood, now tinged with gray, gradually lost its spirit.

The Blood Demon had a feeling that his own blood was aging rapidly, and hundreds of years of change were completed in just a few breaths.

During this process, without absorbing any fresh essence blood, the Blood Demon's figure had already faded and was beginning to sway precariously.

"Time flies, and the true meaning of time is revealed!"

The Blood Demon had been hiding and hunting for prey, and was clearly unaware of the now-renowned Sword Master of Time.

Sensing the subtle essence of time within the sword light, this ancient demon, who had lived for countless millennia, trembled from the bottom of his heart.

This faint, subtle essence of time cannot harm his true nature; however, a few rounds of sword light might only reduce his lifespan by several days.

Although Bai Zichen has embarked on the path of time, he has clearly not yet reached the point of complete control.

It is the crudest way to drive the true meaning of time, relying on the influence caused by the dissipation of power.

If one were outside the realm of time, one might marvel at the legendary Great Path of Time, but would not take its mere effect seriously.

No matter how mysterious or unpredictable it may be, it won't make an ancient demon pale in comparison before it transforms into real combat power.

However, things were different within the sword formation. Because he believed he was immortal and indestructible, he recklessly entered the Star River Sword Formation, hoping to take a risk and win.

Even if it costs you your life to severely injure the opponent, it's worth it.

Who knew that the Star River Sword Formation had evolved to this extent in Bai Zichen's hands? He couldn't imagine how anyone below the Nascent Soul stage could resist within the formation.

Moreover, the sword formation isolated him from the outside world, restricting his rebirth location to the same spot, causing him to die and be reborn repeatedly.

But even at this point, Blood Demon's heart was still mainly filled with resentment.

At worst, I can die hundreds of times, exhausting all the essence I've accumulated since this awakening, and return to being a demon seed, buried deep in the sea of ​​blood, waiting for the next opportunity.

He was furious that he had missed a golden opportunity to fight a great war between the human and demon races. He could have taken this opportunity to grow rapidly and return to the Nascent Soul realm.

Then, when both races are severely weakened, they will reappear, using the vengeful souls of the billions who died in the great war to perform a blood sacrifice on the entire continent and open a passage to the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Based on this achievement, he may be able to ascend back to the Heavenly Demon Realm.

But when the true meaning of time gently falls, even if one uses supernatural powers and spells to resist the sword light, the influence of the true meaning still seeps in.

His own backup plans were all severed, their invisible connections cut off by the true meaning of time.

Once all the connections are broken, the next time he is killed, he will face true death.

"Stop! Stop right now! I can teach you the method to transform into the Blood Demon True Body, the secrets to breaking through to the Divine Realm, and the mysteries of ascension!"

The Blood Demon began to panic and made a series of promises.

"With your talent, would you really be content to remain confined to the mortal realm and not pursue the higher realm of immortality and the brilliance of the sun and moon?"

"Ascension? If you had that ability, you wouldn't have stayed in the mortal realm for so many years."

Bai Zichen ignored it. Even if it were useful, why would he, with such a bright future, covet the narrow path of switching to demonic cultivation and ascending to the Heavenly Demon Realm?

Du Heng was nearing the end of his life, and with no successor to carry on the Du family line, he was unable to protect the vast estate of the Immortal City, which led him to take this extreme path.

Bai Zichen's genuine Nascent Soul stage potential, given his current age, means he will have ample time to accumulate the foundation for ascension.

How could they abandon a bright future to choose a path where they are enemies of the world, risking the lives of billions and the direction of an entire realm, to gamble on a slim chance of ascending to the Heavenly Demon Realm?

At this moment, the Blood Demon revealed the true strength of an ancient being, unleashing a variety of supernatural and forbidden techniques.

From constantly pleading for life, to viciously cursing, and finally falling silent.

Only the blood shadow kept changing, and several counterattacks even broke through the sword light. A blood-red demonic claw was about to tear apart the sword formation.

Three stars fell simultaneously, shattering the crimson demonic claw, but a streak of blood escaped.

In a chase, each displaying their skills, it took a full half-year to completely surround the Blood Demon. The lightning stars transformed from the Purple Star Thunder Sword directly evolved into a majestic divine thunder, piercing through the entire world and blasting the blood shadow, which was only as wide as a finger, into green smoke.

"When the Asura Demon Lord awakens, your world, abandoned by the Immortal Realm, will be sacrificed sooner or later... I'll be waiting for you down there!"

After a final roar, which sounded like a venomous curse, the starry sky finally returned to calm.

However, Bai Zichen did not immediately disband the Star River Sword Formation. Instead, he searched carefully back and forth, waiting for a full hundred days without the Blood Demon reviving.

Only then could it be confirmed that this ancient demon, who came to the human world from the Heavenly Demon Realm in ancient times, finally died by his own hand after going through countless tribulations.

This time, he's truly dead.

The true meaning of time was integrated into the sword formation, which did not significantly differentiate the destructive power of the Star River Sword Formation, but it subtly elevated the sword formation's status.

Even the rebirth technique of the Blood Demon Clan was severed and stripped away by the True Meaning of Time.

This gave him even more confidence in his own path, even though he couldn't yet control it at will, his future prospects were infinitely bright.

This small test of skill has already caused the complete demise of an ancient demon.

This is a feat that even the former human gods could not accomplish.

"But what did he mean by mentioning the Asura Demon Lord before he died... Could it be that there is a powerful Demon Lord hidden in the mortal realm, but he was severely injured and is now asleep by a banished immortal from the upper realm?"

Bai Zichen's good mood after killing the Blood Demon was quickly ruined by this news.

Once I have a sufficient status in the future, perhaps I can apply to the Moral Sect for relevant information to find out exactly how many ancient beings from the Upper Realm still exist in the cultivation world.

In addition, the fact that the Taibai Sword Sect was likely the target of both the Heavenly Demon and the Ancient Demon families to destroy it also weighed heavily on his mind.

The demon race's Ao family's Nascent Soul cultivator and the Dragon Lord haven't been dealt with yet, and now they've provoked two even more terrifying enemies.

"These ancient demons and monsters should just die obediently... I feel that chaos is about to break out, and the time I have left to cultivate in peace is getting shorter and shorter."

A sense of urgency welled up in Bai Zichen's heart, as if he had returned to the time when he was still in the Core Formation stage.

Neither he nor his senior brother Ge Cang had yet formed their cores, yet they faced the constant threat of the Blood God Child returning to Liang Kingdom after transforming into an infant.

“Times have changed. Back then, Senior Brother Ge had to use the Pink Crystal Jade Shattering Technique to destroy his own body and break his meridians to fight against Nascent Soul cultivators of higher levels. Now that the sect has me, even in the most chaotic times, we will still hold up a pure land in Black Mountain. All these years of hard work, isn’t it all for the sake of protecting what we should protect?”

The dead Blood Demon left behind no spoils of war; it is estimated that it refined everything that could be melted into its body, and threw the rest into the sea of ​​blood.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Bai Zichen continued flying on his sword, but this time he was more cautious than before.

……

In the northern region, in the Heishan Commandery of the Liang Kingdom.

For nearly a century, the cultivation world of Liang Kingdom has been far from peaceful.

First, there was the great war between the Heavenly Principle Sect and the Holy Lotus Sect, which lasted far too long and the price paid was unacceptable to both sides.

The Heavenly Principle Sect has already occupied a fourth-order spiritual vein outside of Liang Kingdom. It has been revealed that the sect's Nascent Soul ancestor has been dead for decades.

However, they kept the news of his death a secret for fear that someone might take advantage of the situation.

But over time, people will become suspicious, and eventually someone will discover the truth.

This sect was newly established, and the deceased Nascent Soul Ancestor was the founding patriarch. With the death of the backbone, only two Core Formation True Persons remained in the sect.

The Heavenly Principle Sect and the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons joined forces, one seizing land and the other plundering wealth, and breached the mountain gate in just three days.

The entire family, young and old, was wiped out.

Since the Five Phoenix Sword Sect occupied Ling Mountain, and the people left their hometown to come to the Northern Region, the Heavenly Principle Sect's style of doing things has changed a lot over the years.

Unlike in the Central Region, where we always pinned our hopes on negotiations and asking others to mediate, the worst-case scenario was simply a power struggle between the two sides to determine the winner.

They began to adapt to the rules of the Northern Region, which became more direct and blatant: the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and the winner takes all.

With the fourth-order spiritual veins, the Heavenly Principle Sect no longer had any reason to be determined to take down the Holy Lotus Sect, a tough nut to crack.

However, the protracted sect wars caused the Heavenly Principle Sect to shed too much blood, and even the Grand Elder Yan Rulong died at the foot of Mount Qi.

Although a large part of the reason was that this dying elder wanted to contribute his remaining strength and launched a charge without regard for his life, which allowed Qu Yang to seize the opportunity and kill him.

However, the entire Tianli Sect was enraged by this incident. The frustration of being far from their homeland and the fellow disciples who died in the Holy Lotus Sect's formation all erupted at this moment.

Even as a Nascent Soul ancestor, Shi Chengdong could not order the sect disciples to immediately withdraw their troops, and could only continue to attack Qishan with a weakened army.

By this point, the Holy Lotus Sect had lost all its territory, and even the Qishan Mountain Range was reduced to just the most central peak.

Qu Yang fused with the fourth-grade top-quality snow lotus using a secret technique. As long as he was on this mountain, he could unleash strength no weaker than Shi Chengdong.

Even though the Holy Lotus Sect has lost 90% of its mountain gates and all its resources have been seized by the Heavenly Principle Sect, as long as the main peak is not lost, the sect leader is still alive, and the Core Formation elders and true disciples are basically preserved, it is hard to say that it has been completely defeated.

Of course, without a source of fresh blood, the Holy Lotus Sect will face a situation of having no successors in another hundred years.

It's hard to say whether the Heavenly Principles Sect has the will, or rather, the strength, to sustain the sect war for another hundred years.

Shi Chengdong has already invested too much time in the Holy Lotus Sect. If this continues, he will lose his life. He is truly in a bind.

In addition, Feng Moyun, an elder of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, returned to the Nascent Soul stage.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse before he went into seclusion again, it was enough.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has recovered all the territories it lost in the past and expanded them further. It also exterminated and removed from the list of the two sects that were most ruthless in taking advantage of the situation, as a warning to others.

In contrast, the other two Nascent Soul sects were much quieter, without such constant battles.

Ice Soul Palace seems content to remain on the vast ice plains, with no plans to expand outwards, and its disciples continue to keep a low profile.

The Qingfeng Sect, which had risen to prominence unexpectedly, was extremely dazzling. Not only in Liang Kingdom, but even throughout the entire Northern Region, people were drawn to it and took the initiative to set up shop in Qingfeng Market and establish relationships.

However, at this point of rapid development, both Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Qingfeng Sect went to travel to the Central Region, and almost a hundred years have passed since then, with no news of them at all.

The northern region is a desolate and cold land, and there are not many caravans traveling to and from the central region. News from the central region usually takes ten or eight years to reach them.

After the outbreak of war between the human and demon races, information became even more scarce, and most of the resources were transported to the Jishui camp, with even fewer people heading to the Northern Region.

Gradually, rumors began to circulate in the Liang Kingdom.

Two Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Azure Maple Sect encountered difficulties during their travels in the Central Region, clashing with cultivators from a super sect and suffering injuries.

While exploring ancient ruins, I was caught in a trap and severely injured.

The most outrageous version even followed current events, saying that Ge Cang and Bai Zichen encountered a powerful demon in human form, fought a great battle, were defeated and killed, and never returned.

These rumors, with their detailed details, have a strong following in the cultivation world of the Northern Region.

Within the Qingfeng Sect, the several Core Formation cultivators naturally knew that the two patriarchs' soul lamps were thriving and they were alive and well.

The lower-level disciples explained the instructions twice, which calmed their panic.

However, outside of the two prefectures of Heishan and Hejian, some discordant voices began to emerge among the vassal forces that had come to join them.

It was quite noticeable that the Qingfeng Sect's control over them was beginning to decline.

The annual tribute was initially paid later or in smaller amounts.

They still dared not openly defy the superior's will.

However, behind the scenes, it is not uncommon for them to secretly collude with other Nascent Soul cultivators and seek other patrons.

Ultimately, it's because Liang Kingdom is too small, and it's a bit crowded to accommodate four Nascent Soul Grandmasters.

In the past, only the Holy Lotus Sect clearly established itself as the main sect, and occupying the most prosperous Central Plains was enough to support them.

The ongoing war between the Heavenly Principle Sect and the Holy Lotus Sect in the Central Plains has greatly affected the production of many mines, spirit wood fields, spirit lakes, medicinal gardens, and so on.

It is equivalent to using the territory of four states to support four major Nascent Soul sects.

Cultivation resources are naturally scarce, and the situation is even more dire for lower-level sects and cultivation families that only reach the Core Formation stage.

"I never expected that this Liang Kingdom, which I've never even heard of, would actually have four Nascent Soul sects... If you include the Holy Lotus Sect, that makes five!"

Carrying a bamboo basket, Lin Dong, still a young boy, looked around curiously at everything in this unfamiliar place.

“We have arrived. Junior Brother Lin, you must be careful with your words and actions from now on… We were invited by True Lord Bai to cultivate spirit rice. It is a tremendous opportunity. We must not harbor any thoughts of being superior to those from the Central Region. Otherwise, we may unknowingly offend True Lord Bai and our fellow disciples.”

Elder Bai still looked like an old farmer. He put away a spirit boat shaped like a grain of rice and rubbed his aching back.

They agreed to arrive at Black Mountain in ten years, but they intended to befriend the Sword Master of Time, who had a promising future and was already recognized as having the potential to become a god. How could they possibly arrive at the appointed time?

He made thorough preparations, even bringing with him the twelve volumes of jade books left by the founding ancestor of the Divine Wood Sect from the Upper Realm, fearing that he might encounter some intractable problems while cultivating the spirit rice, and perhaps find the answers in the jade books.

In this way, they arrived in Liang State several years ahead of schedule.

There was no rush to climb Black Mountain, since there was still plenty of time. After learning about the situation there, they decided to visit the place.

A short while later, a Wind-Riding Shuttle flew in from Black Mountain, and several cultivators landed in front of two Core Formation True Persons from the Divine Wood Sect who had come from afar.

(End of this chapter)