Born with immortal seed

Chapter 567 Completing the Five Elements
"We don't know how much of her mind she will regain in the future, so you all have to be careful... After all, the vast icy plains are the place she remembers most, and she may very well return again driven by her obsession."

Although Bai Zichen didn't have a good way to deal with the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy', he had no chance of taking her down before he could decipher the true meaning of space.

But I'm not worried about offending such an enemy. If he appears in front of me again, I'll immediately use the Star River Sword Formation to attack him.

The twelve stars will bombard you simultaneously; even if you don't die, you'll be severely injured.

The Ice Soul Palace is different. Even with the strength of True Lord Suihan, he cannot stop the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy', even with the support of a great formation.

"This, shouldn't be..."

Suihan Zhenjun's expression changed instantly as he imagined this terrifying scene.

"It's just a possibility. It's never a bad thing to be more prepared... After all, she recovered from the state of a corpse, which is obviously a disadvantage compared to a normal cultivator. You can take precautions against that. Don't aim to win. Just make her get tired of it and give up on her own."

Hearing Bai Zichen's words, even though he knew they were meant to comfort him, Suihan Zhenjun's expression improved considerably.

After calming down the panicked Ice Soul Palace disciples, the message was relayed that the crisis in the spiritual land had been resolved and that they no longer needed to maintain such a high state of alert.

However, when the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy' left, she lingered briefly above the Ice Soul Palace, and sharp-eyed cultivators must have noticed her appearance.

After things calmed down, it was easy to associate the story with the founder of the school, as his appearance, attire, and temperament were exactly the same.

But this is a problem that True Lord Suihan needs to worry about. Bai Zichen is an outsider cultivator who is only here to lend a helping hand, so there is no need to worry about him.

"The rift leading to the depths of the spiritual land has been sealed, and the monster in the coffin has been driven away. I think I have accomplished everything you asked of me, fellow Daoist."

Back in the spiritual land, Bai Zichen gazed deeply at the three fissures in the earth's core, suppressing the thoughts in his heart.

Judging from the situation of the Ice Soul Fairy, her ability to be resurrected, make great progress in cultivation, and comprehend the Great Dao of Space must be related to the special nature of the Plain Maiden Dao technique, the mystical presence within the ice crystal coffin, and the environment of the vast ice plains.

Beneath the sheer ice layer at the heart of the place, there must lie a profound secret, the source of power that sustains her reincarnation.

His self-control was enough to allow him to make wise choices in the face of temptation.

They were not desperate cultivators who would grasp at every clue as if it were a lifeline, knowing full well the great dangers ahead but still resolutely moving forward.

Now that he has the Dongxuan Slaughtering God Sword Scripture in hand and has successfully cultivated the Azure Dragon Spirit Rice, he can completely live in seclusion in Qishan and cultivate until he reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

It is only in a time of great strife, with stronger opponents by one's side, that one must enhance one's supernatural abilities and maximize one's strength.

But there's no need to take risks in such a place. It would be much more relaxed for him to come and explore the mystery of reincarnation after he has reached the level of a god.

"That's natural. I will take out the Great Cold Divine Water and hand it to you shortly... In addition, our sect also has several hundred bundles of ice silk, which I can give you as a gift. It's just enough for you to make a robe. It's a small token of my appreciation."

Suihan Zhenjun coughed lightly, understood what he meant, and hurriedly said.

Aside from the supposedly supremely cold divine water, it would be quite difficult for the Ice Soul Palace's other treasures to impress this sword cultivator.

He had originally intended to present the third-tier flying sword from the Great Treasury as a return gift, but then he thought of the terrifying sword light that the other party had unleashed, which was vast, powerful, and had the power to reach the sky. Any one of them was more than the Ice Phoenix Hairpin that the Ice Soul Palace regarded as a treasure, and it was clearly a fourth-tier flying sword.

Although it's unclear how a small sect that produced two Nascent Soul True Monarchs a hundred years ago could gather a full set of fourth-tier flying swords, which would be more abundant than the inheritance of many Nascent Soul sects with tens of thousands of years of history, it's definitely not worth giving away a mere third-tier flying sword.

They temporarily switched to ice silk, a specialty of the vast ice plains, spun by millennia-old ice silkworms.

A thousand-year-old ice silkworm may only leave behind a few useful ice threads in its lifetime, and it takes hundreds of threads to be kneaded into a large ball.

The amount of weight added by the True Lord of Cold Winter is basically equivalent to the entire accumulation of the Ice Soul Palace over the past hundred years, and it is no small matter.

It is a top-quality spiritual material used to refine inner armor or magic robes.

Bai Zichen himself couldn't use it, but it would be very useful to give it to his disciples and descendants.

The silk inner armor made from it does not require any true essence and does not need to be activated. It responds immediately to any enemy and is a very useful treasure at the Core Formation stage.

"In that case, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Suihan."

Bai Zichen raised his hand and pointed to the overturned ice crystal coffin. The coffin lid flew dozens of feet away, knocked off by the expelled remains.

"I'm very interested in this coffin. Could you include it in the list and ponder what mysteries it holds in your spare time?"

After the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy' were removed, the ice crystal coffin became much more ordinary. It no longer had the effect of maintaining the spiritual land, and the phenomenon of underground nether energy and pure cold energy gathering on it was gone.

The spiritual energy, which had originally reached the highest level of the fourth rank, was receding rapidly and weakened to the normal low-grade level of the fourth rank in a very short time.

"This... is certainly excellent. Fellow Daoist's actions have solved a great problem for me."

Suihan Zhenjun paused slightly, then continued with a beaming smile.

"I was originally thinking of keeping this evil creature in the palace, wondering if it could be suppressed, or if the monster would come after it. Only when it is in the hands of a cultivator with earth-shattering strength like you, fellow Daoist, will it be its best home."

As he spoke, even Suihan Zhenjun himself began to believe it, and his expression became much more natural.

To some extent, this is not wrong. Even if the ice crystal coffin were left in the Ice Soul Palace, True Lord Suihan would not have the ability to study it in depth. Instead, he would seal it with layers of restrictions.

Most importantly, after witnessing Bai Zichen's terrifying combat prowess, they simply couldn't muster the slightest courage to oppose him.

A young Nascent Soul mid-stage sword cultivator whose strength is comparable to a Nascent Soul Perfection Remnant—what this means is all too clear to True Monarch Suihan.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the entire Northern Region will be shrouded in his shadow for the next thousand or even several thousand years.

Whether he will unify the northern region depends on his personal ambitions.

But if the Northern Region becomes his personal training ground, where he can take whatever he wants, it's probably not far off. True Monarch Suihan feels that with his lifespan, he has a high chance of witnessing it.

At that time, I fear that the Qingfeng Sect will become the undisputed holy land of the Northern Region, and all other sects will have to rely on it.

Even if it means suffering some losses, it's important to build a relationship with such a person beforehand.

"If she attacks in the future, I will intervene once, if the situation allows, to stop her for your clan."

Seeing how readily Lord Suihan gave his promise, Bai Zichen felt a little embarrassed and made a promise.

He happened to be very interested in the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy', and if it didn't conflict with other events, he would be happy to use her to test his sword and his strongest techniques.

If one has the opportunity to discover the secrets of the Great Dao of Space, that would be an even greater surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, your righteousness is deeply appreciated. I am moved to tears."

Lord Suihan hadn't expected such an additional benefit, so his thanks this time seemed genuine.

The sudden resurrection of the sect's founder, whose immense power is coupled with his inability to communicate, is more of a curse than a blessing for the Ice Soul Palace.

Having received Bai Zichen's promise at least provides a way out for the future.

……

For a Nascent Soul sect, the Ice Soul Palace seemed far too small.

However, if the entire vast ice plain is considered as the area of ​​the mountain gate, then it is astonishingly large.

Most of the disciples of the Ice Soul Palace are scattered throughout the vast ice plains, using the terrain to cultivate ice-type divine abilities and hunt ice-type demonic beasts.

The most precious of them all is the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm; finding just one can earn you a considerable contribution from the sect.

After exchanging a few words with the Cold True Lord and obtaining the Great Cold Divine Stone and silkworm silk, Bai Zichen embarked on his return journey.

That ice crystal coffin is shrouded in too many mysteries, so we dare not directly bring it into our realm, for fear of causing negative consequences.

They could only drag it along, pulling it back to Qishan with all their might.

"Holy virtue is in water, manifesting in countless forms... Could it be that when the Ice Soul Fairy died, she hid more than one contingency plan, and also arranged rebirth methods in other places?"

On the surface, this trip to the Ice Soul Palace went very smoothly.

For Suihan Zhenjun, it was a series of dangerous and shocking events, but in Bai Zichen's eyes, it was just an ordinary move, only the opponent was a bit special.

However, the amount of information revealed from it is much greater than that of other Great True Lords.

Only by slaying the Blood God True Monarch who was possessed by the ancient demon could one glean fragments of the ancient secrets, more detailed than the information brought this time.

Unexpectedly, the ancient cultivators' relentless dedication to reincarnation and rebirth has yielded substantial results.

I wonder if Zhongyu Dazong will delve deeper into this research and get to the heart of the matter.

"However, Fairy Ice Soul was just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator from the Pure Maiden Sect. Judging from the fact that she only left behind one spiritual treasure, she was definitely not one of the most valued True Monarchs in the Pure Maiden Sect. Before her death, her cultivation level was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage... What ability could such a person have to manifest multiple incarnations and set up rebirth methods in various parts of the cultivation world?"

Bai Zichen shook his head slightly, realizing he had been overthinking things.

Such a far-reaching plan could only be made by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The most urgent task is to cultivate to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible, and at the same time, see if the self-created Deceptive Substitution Method can be successfully used to cultivate the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, given the availability of the Great Cold Divine Water.

Back at the Receiving Platform, Bai Zichen placed the ice crystal coffin in a corner of the main hall, studied it briefly, and then abandoned it.

Not only are they similar in appearance, but even the style of the coffin and the inscriptions inside are 90% identical to those of the coffins in the underworld.

Most importantly, the underworld coffin will generate underworld soil, which gathers underworld energy.

An ice crystal coffin has a thin layer of white soil inside, giving it a cold and eerie feel, an aura that living beings find extremely repulsive.

Continuing the research will definitely require a lot of effort, so once my curiosity is satisfied, I'll stop and get back to the main business.

To avoid any accidents, he simply summoned the Supreme Pure Sword Box and floated it around the ice crystal coffin while he cultivated.

If any unusual activity occurs, I believe the flying sword in the box can handle it.

After March.

A beam of fire shot out from between Bai Zichen's eyebrows, followed by other lights, until the five colors were evenly distributed and began to rotate freely.

The five-colored spiritual light grew from a few inches long to about three feet high, its light flickering and changing unpredictably, sometimes long and sometimes short.

It lasted for a full quarter of an hour before it seemed to freeze and stop functioning, and the five-colored spiritual light dissipated.

"It really works. The cultivation speed is not necessarily slower than the Five Elements Sacred Body... Of course, the Sacred Body has other uses, not just limited to one supernatural power."

Bai Zichen opened his eyes, basically satisfied with the speed of his growth in this short period of time.

The Great Cold Divine Water lived up to the praise of Su Nu Dao; it was a spiritual object bestowed by the upper realm, and its effects were much better than he had expected from a fifth-order water-type spiritual object.

No need for adjustment; it seamlessly integrates with the Tai'a Divine Stone, replenishing the five elements' spiritual roots.

It allowed him to experience what it felt like to have all five elements and be able to freely refine any spiritual energy.

At this rate, it will take at most three to five years to achieve a minor success and basically condense the Five Elements Divine Sword.

Then, using the secret techniques he acquired, he could solidify and preserve the Five Elements Divine Sword forever.

Knowing that this method was effective, Bai Zichen turned his attention back to the Cantongqi, and recently he felt that the fifth volume was not far away.

The main reason is that the two spiritual plant masters from the Divine Tree Sect successfully cultivated the Azure Dragon Spirit Rice. When they invited them, they made a solemn promise that the reward would definitely satisfy them.

Both of them came seeking guidance from the Divine Sword of Time, hoping it would point them in the right direction, and they held high expectations in their hearts.

Without the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror, a spiritual treasure, how could he be a great and wise teacher, able to provide guidance to a Core Formation cultivator who lacks a deep understanding of an unfamiliar cultivation technique?

To offer unsolicited advice or bestow other treasures without the family's consent goes against one's own principles.

Bai Zichen was willing to spend some time to resolve the cause and effect through the Cantongqi.

"It's a pity that Senior Brother Ge hasn't returned yet. Could it be that he's really sent to the Jishui camp by the Daode Sect? Otherwise, he should have returned long ago after all this time..."

Before Bai Zichen immersed himself in cultivation, he let out a long sigh.

……

"Who...who am I..."

On the snowy mountain, a figure emerged from a spatial rift, and the dark rift behind him closed itself.

It was the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy' that burst forth from the ice crystal coffin beneath the Ice Soul Palace, having traversed countless distances through spatial rifts.

After this period of time, the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy' seem to have awakened to a higher degree and are able to begin receiving information from the outside world.

He took two steps on the snow and opened his mouth to murmur a prayer.

A hint of confusion appeared on her bright face, her brows furrowed, and her eyes were filled with pain.

But no matter how you turn it over and over, it's always the same two sentences, constantly repeating "Who am I?"

Not long after, her legs gave way and she collapsed to her knees. The excruciating pain caused her to press her hands against her head and pound it violently.

The pain only barely subsided after a full incense stick's time.

The face of the 'Ice Fairy', whose remains were buried deep in the snow, was lifted up, with a few snowflakes on her face, and she returned to her expressionless and aloof appearance.

He rose and lightly brushed the snow off his Taoist robe, then gazed deeply northward, his eyes sparkling with two icy glints—a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

"To manifest countless bodies and live another life..."

The voice from the remains of the 'Ice Soul Fairy' was no longer as hoarse as when she first awoke, but had taken on a cool and aloof quality.

But it still feels ancient and distant, as if it came from thousands of years ago.

As soon as he finished speaking, his body transformed into a cold light, countless ice crystals shattered, and snowflakes fell.

Her figure has disappeared from the snow-covered mountain.

(End of this chapter)