Born with immortal seed

Chapter 575 All the trump cards revealed
"If even Brother Hongfa cannot overcome the Nascent Soul Transformation Heavenly Barrier, who else in the world can do it... Rest assured, just wait and see."

A handsome cultivator with striking features held a string of prayer beads in his hand.

“Brother Ding is right. The Ancestor said that Brother Hongfa’s aptitude is approaching his own. He follows the Dao naturally and is untainted by worldly dust. If he were to join the Dao lineage, his chances of achieving the Divine Transformation stage would be even greater.”

This handsome cultivator seemed to have great prestige. After calming his mind, the Nascent Soul cultivator from Heavenly Punishment Peak spoke slowly.

This person is Ding Yanlin of Yangxing Peak, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. After transforming into a Nascent Soul, he remained in the Nine Luminaries Cave Heaven and was not well-known outside. However, all the disciples of the Morality Sect knew of his outstanding performance in the cave heaven.

"I've never heard of such a comment from Patriarch Gong before."

Beside Ding Yanlin stood a short-bearded Taoist priest with disheveled hair, reeking of alcohol, and covered in large wine stains on his chest, appearing to be in a state of semi-drunkenness.

"Junior Brother Yu, it seems your lineage misjudged the situation back then, otherwise you wouldn't have to worry about finding a successor now!"

"Menon, stop talking nonsense!"

Ding Yanlin sternly rebuked Yu Ziliang, whose face had already turned ugly, and apologized.

"It's alright... Hehe, who in the sect doesn't know that Senior Brother Mei Nong is the most unrestrained and carefree, living without any constraints? We who cultivate diligently can never reach that level."

Yu Ziliang's expression changed; he had never been treated like this since he transformed into a Nascent Soul.

Menon's face became increasingly ugly and pretentious in his eyes, but this was always how he acted—sharp and mean-spirited, and few people within Yangxing Peak got along with him.

His talent was truly extraordinary. After reaching the Core Formation stage, he became the undisputed Holy Son of the Yangxing Peak. However, he never focused on cultivation. Instead, he would travel around with a few close friends, drinking and having fun.

He traveled with women amidst mountains and rivers, indulging in unrestrained behavior, which drew much criticism.

There are at least seventy or eighty impeachment letters against him every year, if not a hundred.

Nearly a hundred years after he formed his core, his cultivation level remained unchanged, leading people to believe that Mei Nong had given up and that Yangxing Peak had misjudged him.

He had an epiphany while fishing in the clear spring stream, and directly entered the mid-stage of Core Formation.

After another nine years of cultivation, he advanced to the late stage of Core Formation.

Even within a short span of sixty years, he successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul, triggering three extraordinary phenomena: heavenly rain, the Gate of the Cave Heaven, and the Two Elements Wheel, shocking all his fellow disciples.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, Menong seemed to lose his motivation to cultivate, spending his days aimlessly wandering through various ruins and perilous places in the cultivation world.

It wasn't until the war between the human and demon races broke out that he was captured by Yangxing Peak and imprisoned in the Nine Luminaries Cave.

Despite only having the cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage, he was regarded by many in the Moral Sect as the most promising seed for the next generation of Divine Transformation cultivators.

"Look! The lightning has changed!"

Huang Tingfeng's Nascent Soul suddenly pointed, and the heavenly lightning turned into a dark mass, enveloping the entire Heavenly Punishment Peak.

The continuous bolts of lightning that had been falling earlier were gone; it would take a long time for a single, world-destroying bolt of divine lightning to strike.

Each bolt of pitch-black lightning seemed to tear the sky apart, threatening to reduce everything before it to dust and create anew.

A blurry pastoral scene rises from Tianfa Peak.

A few acres of paddy fields, two single-story houses, wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys, and two or three farmers carrying hoes returning home.

The scene progresses, and a few acres of paddy fields have become thousands of acres of fertile land, with crisscrossing paths, old oxen plowing carts, and sweat pouring down.

The harvested crops piled up like mountains, and the town, now of considerable size, lit bonfires at night, where people sang and danced.

In the end, powerful states emerged, armies clashed, and civilization evolved.

Then divine punishment descended, causing widespread suffering and death.

The surviving humans rose from the ruins, supported each other, and rebuilt their homes.

Countless starlight rose up, expanding the world and making it more and more real.

In just a few dozen breaths, a transformation that would normally take hundreds or thousands of years to complete was revealed.

"This is Senior Brother's grotto-heaven, where the torch is passed down and man can conquer nature. It is called the Torch-Passing Grotto-Heaven!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator at Heavenly Punishment Peak shouted excitedly, recovering from the shock of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.

"The world-destroying divine lightning is so powerful... How could a Nascent Soul cultivator withstand it? It's unbelievable!"

Mei Nong had originally taken out a gourd of wine, intending to take a couple of sips, but at this moment he was also immersed in it.

“Brother Hongfa is no longer just a nascent grotto-heaven, but a true grotto-heaven… If he can successfully transcend the tribulation and be further transformed by the great power of heaven and earth, the scale of his grotto-heaven could probably rival those ancient monsters that have been built for thousands of years!”

Ding Yanlin closed his eyes. Among the group, he had the highest cultivation level and the deepest understanding of the World-Destroying Divine Lightning, which made him feel apprehensive.

If he were to go up there, he would probably be reduced to ashes by the first bolt of lightning.

"It's a pity the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan is lost; otherwise, with this Heaven-Reaching Treasure in hand, Senior Brother Hongfa would have it even easier..."

Heavenly Punishment Peak possesses two Heavenly Treasures: one is the Measuring Ruler, which is in the hands of the Peak Master, and the other is the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, which has been kept and used by Meng Kang for a long time.

At the very beginning of the war between the two races, Meng Kang rushed to the aid of the Eastern Region with his treasure, but was killed by the Dragon Lord. The Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan thus fell into the hands of the demon race.

With each round, the World-Destroying Heavenly Lightning became twice as terrifying, and it was clear that even the Firewood Cave Heaven could not withstand it, and large areas began to collapse.

As the tribulation clouds in the sky contracted and gathered into a final bolt of heavenly lightning, everything within a thousand miles lost its color.

Everything in the world seemed to freeze in that instant, leaving only black and white in sight.

A fair, white hand lifted up, enveloping the power of the Heavenly Punishment Peak's earth veins within it. Even this only lasted for a few breaths before spiderweb cracks appeared.

The palm shattered with a loud bang, and the heavenly lightning struck Tianfa Peak.

There was no earth-shattering sound as expected, no disruption of the natural energy, and no turning the area within a thousand miles into a dead zone.

There was no legendary quasi-god-level being killed, causing heaven and earth to grieve and blood rain to fall in mourning.

It remained still, and even the sounds of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers, the air of abundance rising up, made one wonder if it was an illusion.

A dense golden light emanated from a tiny point on Heavenly Punishment Peak, rapidly expanding into a circle that formed a massive pool.

"The power of merit!"

Yu Ziliang screamed, as if he had witnessed the most unbelievable situation.

"Since ancient times, there have actually been cultivators who have been able to condense the power of merit into a physical form, to the point of being able to withstand heavenly tribulations!"

"Brother Hongfa, for the sake of millions of ordinary people, willingly endured the fires and poisons of the earth, wasting nearly two hundred years of his life, even disregarding the path to immortality... He did not seek fame or profit, and is no less than the ancient sages. It is only natural that Heaven favors him and his merits protect him."

Ding Yanlin's prayer beads broke, and after a long moment of astonishment, he calmly spoke.

"So it seems that Senior Brother has successfully transcended the tribulation and has become a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator from Heavenly Punishment Peak could no longer sit still and stood up from the futon, eager to rush forward immediately.

"It should be soon. The tribulation clouds will dissipate, and next will be the process of Heaven's feedback and the descent of the great power of Heaven and Earth."

The process of overcoming the tribulation was full of twists and turns, but fortunately it ended successfully, which relieved Yu Ziliang.

The Heavenly One Divine Talisman of the Daoist lineage was not wasted; the Great True Lord of Propagation was also able to travel to the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu to replace the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master.

As a newly ascended deity, Hongfa is no match for the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, the ruler of Qingqiu, but he can still manage to entangle and delay it, preventing it from joining the main battle.

The fate of the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master, the number one Nascent Soul cultivator of the human race, marked the first step in the human alliance's counterattack against the demon race.

"No, what is that?"

Just as everyone was immersed in joy and shock at the world-destroying lightning, the sharp-eyed Menong spotted a bright light rising hundreds of miles away from Heavenly Punishment Peak, where a magnificent palace was being built.

"Under the influence of the Heavenly Tribulation, the range of divine sense was greatly weakened, and someone actually managed to sneak in!"

"Could it be those missing powerful demons? But what use are they if they didn't appear earlier and waited until Brother Hongfa had already succeeded before making their move?"

Yu Ziliang immediately thought of the several vanished demons that Shan Zhi had calculated, and drew his Si Sha Demon-Slaying Sword to rush forward.

The others followed closely behind. Regardless of whether they posed a threat to the Great True Lord of Propagation, they were definitely planning to cause destruction. How could we let these demons have their way?

"The mountains and rivers appear, and the primordial unity is restored!"

Fox Nine emitted a silvery sound, and with her delicate hands, she separated the spiritual power of the Mountain and River Cauldron hidden in her abdomen, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, which directly stained the palace crimson.

Transforming into a streak of light, it rushed straight towards the Great True Lord of the Dharma, who had just survived the cataclysmic heavenly lightning and was about to transform into a deity. This was precisely his weakest moment.

Even if this strike landed, it wouldn't be able to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator who was undergoing a transformation.

However, it is inevitable that the process will be disrupted, and only after achieving the Divine Transformation stage and spending decades in seclusion to eliminate hidden dangers can one truly unleash their full potential.

"Be bold!"

Yu Ziliang recognized that this was the power from the Kaitian Lingbao, and activated the Sisha Zhanyao Sword. The sword light was dazzling, and he tried to catch up from behind.

But he was not a sword cultivator after all, and the Demon-Slaying Sword of the Imperial Guard was already somewhat inadequate, so he couldn't subdue the sword spirit at all.

At times like these, the flaws become apparent, and it's impossible to catch up.

"Duh!"

A white dragon leaped up from Heavenly Punishment Peak and swallowed the flowing light of the Mountain and River Cauldron in one gulp. Its true form was a short crystal cone.

The two were evenly matched, locked in a fierce battle that raged from the air to the ground.

"Is it the Demon Dragon Cone?"

Yu Ziliang paused for a moment, then immediately realized that this treasure was the Demon Dragon Cone that he had obtained from Du Heng in Zengguang Immortal City.

It seems to have been refined by the Great True Lord of Propagation of Dharma, its demonic nature removed, and it has become a normal Tongtian Lingbao (a magical treasure).

"Capture this demon first, then check the surrounding area for any other powerful demons!"

Fox Nine was only a mid-level fourth-rank cultivator. Even with extraordinary treasures and outstanding bloodline, his demonic power was almost completely depleted after activating the illusory image of the Mountain and River Cauldron.

Several Nascent Soul True Monarchs surrounded him, but he was captured after a few rounds.

Seeing that the Demon Dragon Cone had gradually suppressed the illusory image of the Mountain and River Cauldron, Yu Ziliang breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but admire the shrewdness of the Great True Lord of Propagation.

Even with the world-destroying heavenly lightning reaching that level, he was able to endure it without moving and use the Demon Dragon Cone to resist the heavenly lightning, keeping this trump card hidden until the very end.

“A little fox has come to Heavenly Punishment Peak. Where did the three great demons that were predicted to disappear go? Is there something more important than the Great True Monarch of the Dharma’s breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage?”

Yu Ziliang gripped the Demon-Slaying Sword tightly, his doubts unanswered, and gazed intently into the distance.

……

"In the past, the Star River Sword Lord used this sword formation to hold off more than ten Nascent Soul level extraterrestrial demons by himself... Now, my flying sword formation is of far superior quality, and with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Technique as a bonus, how could I not be able to stop these five great demons!"

Bai Zichen became ruthless, and the Star River Sword Formation roared and spun, suppressing the five top-level demons within the formation.

Having come to this point, there's no question of holding back any strength.

Even if the world knew his true strength, what difference would it make? The demon race spared no expense in sending so many powerful demons deep into the interior, clearly indicating a deep-seated hatred.

He didn't want to wait even a day longer; he wanted to eliminate himself before dealing with the other Nascent Soul forces.

Whether you call it disrespect or importance, from today onwards, he will have no chance to keep a low profile in the cultivation world.

The fact that he held his own against five demons of equal strength to a Great True Monarch and escaped alive was enough to shock the world.

What he needed to do was to completely eliminate these five great demons and teach the demon race a profound lesson.

Anyone who dares to plot against them must be prepared to pay a heavy price.

Bai Zichen wanted to see how many times the demon race could assemble such a lineup to continue ambushing him.

The twelve stars revolved endlessly, surging and roaring, and wave after wave of sword light made the sword energy in the formation soar and the light soared into the sky.

Combined with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Technique, there are various celestial phenomena that can be used against different powerful demons.

Under the same starry sky, at least seven or eight celestial phenomena take turns appearing.

However, none of the great demons chosen by the Dragon Lord to join this operation were weak. So far, they have only suffered minor injuries, and no demon has been seriously harmed.

After several tests, the relative strengths of the five demons have been determined.

"The white ape has the lowest cultivation level, but in terms of strength, it is on par with Old Man Hu in the first tier... Next is the colorful phoenix, whose halo of seven-colored spiritual light seems to be a bottomless pit, sweeping in all kinds of sword light without exception. Relatively speaking, the Devouring Serpent and the Black-Dark Demon Squid are the weakest; if faced one-on-one, they would definitely be annihilated within a hundred moves!"

Bai Zichen activated the Dongxuan Slaughtering God Sword Scripture, and with a wave of his hand, two stars crashed down.

It looked like it was heading straight for the white ape and Old Man Hu, but its trajectory changed mid-air, and it appeared above the heads of the Black-haired Demon Squid and the Colorful Phoenix.

The advantage of using mainly fourth-order flying swords in the formation is that even if two stars are missing in the sky, and the three-headed demon with rich combat experience seizes the opportunity to launch a counterattack, they still form a line and block the counterattack, failing to shake the foundation of the sword formation.

Among them, the Devouring Serpent rushed too far forward and swallowed a Buddha's Light Star directly. Countless golden leaves pierced out of its mouth, causing it to reveal its true form and roll around on the ground in pain.

Facing the stars, the two demons let out a high-pitched phoenix cry, and countless feathers shot out, entering the seven-colored light circle, like a rapidly spinning vortex.

With a loud bang and dazzling light, the stars returned to the sky, and the seven-colored halo in front of the colorful phoenix dimmed considerably.

The Black-Headed Demon Squid was clearly weaker than the Rainbow Phoenix; countless tentacles were blasted off by the stars and fell to the ground.

However, its regenerative ability is astonishing. After losing a hundred tentacles, it instantly grew ninety more, desperately trying to block the sword light and stars.

"This is bad! The sword light is endless, and the stars are like real celestial bodies, making it hard for the demon to breathe... I can only use my innate divine power, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out until the sword formation is broken!"

Although the severed tentacles regenerated, the sword intent left behind was still frantically drilling into the Black Night Demon Squid's body, and every now and then a piece of tentacle would explode.

Because of the demon's enormous size, it would take quite some time for the sword intent to penetrate to its core.

Otherwise, dealing with the sword intent within the body would require drawing away most of the demonic power.

The ink sac in its abdomen contracted, and the natural patterns on the sac formed several ancient characters, with simple strokes and a wild, untamed feel.

(End of this chapter)