Born with immortal seed

Chapter 591 Earth Mother's Grotto
Bai Zichen extended his index finger and pressed it on the Luobao Golden Coin Sword, adjusting his breathing to be in sync with the sword.

After several hours of being washed by the true essence, every mother coin on the sword was imbued with its aura.

With the Cantong Qi and the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture, when it comes to refining flying swords, I think even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be much stronger.

After a simple refining process, it was placed into the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box. The moment it was enveloped by pure energy, a jumble of emotions arose, as if many children were chattering in front of it at the same time.

This is related to the characteristics of the Treasure-Dropping Coin Sword. The 108 mother coins vary in strength, but none of them are the absolute core.

Only when they are combined can they become a fourth-order flying sword.

Once scattered, even fourth-tier sword-refining materials cannot be made.

Even if it is nourished by pure energy for a long time, it can only make the mother coin absorb the essence of the five metals and become harder, but it has no effect on the growth of the sword spirit.

The only solution was what he had envisioned: to issue a currency that all cultivators in the world would recognize, one that could truly be passed down through the ages, with credibility equivalent to spirit stones.

The first mother coin of that kind of coin, through the power of the wishes of all beings, is sublimated in essence and can then command the other mother coins.

After refining it into the Treasure-Falling Coin Sword, it will have a unified voice and directly upgrade to a fifth-tier flying sword.

After dealing with the Fallen Treasure Coin Sword, Bai Zichen took out the dull, broken Panlong Devouring Moon Sword.

With a slight tremor, the dragon's head roared, emitting a silent howl of anger.

"As expected of a major sect with a well-established lineage in the cultivation world, even without following the sword path, they casually produced two fourth-tier flying swords... Perhaps we should trade with sects like this. Sword cultivation sects regard every fourth-tier flying sword as a treasure, so how could they be willing to exchange them?"

Refining the Panlong Devouring Moon Sword is even simpler; the sword spirit is asleep and makes no move, making it not much more difficult than refining a third-tier flying sword.

"The sword has no less than ten wounds, and its spiritual essence has faded to a tiny bit. That Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Taiping Sect is truly capable, able to use his natal talisman to smash the flying sword like this."

The Supreme Pure Sword Box unfolds, revealing one fifth-tier flying sword, eight fourth-tier flying swords, eleven third-tier flying swords, and sixteen empty slots.

Bai Zichen was confident in the sword box's miraculous effects and the profound mystery of its pure spiritual energy.

However, judging from the time it took to repair the Azure Maple Sword, it would take at least several decades for a fourth-tier flying sword to be restored to its original state and for its sword spirit to be awakened.

The situation between the two races is becoming increasingly urgent. Being able to complete it a day earlier and allow the Star River Sword Formation to undergo another qualitative change would provide more protection.

After a long silence, with a determined look on his face, he placed his hands on the sword box and Xiaobai's nascent soul leaped out of the Niwan Palace.

With a serious expression, her ten fingers rapidly formed hand seals, creating a blurry silhouette.

The Supreme Pure Sword Box is the most unique item among all his treasures, and its rank remains unknown to this day.

Moreover, judging from its appearance, upon closer examination, it is even more terrifying than the so-called creation treasures that were created at the beginning of the world, blessed by the Creator and formed without the need for refinement.

There is absolutely no upper limit; as long as the flying sword provided by the rider is strong enough, the increase it can provide will increase proportionally.

Strangely, this treasure was not rejected by the laws of heaven and earth, nor did it possess any artifact spirit.

It wasn't that the Purple Star Thunder Sword was on its last legs, unable to even maintain its basic form, degenerating into a sword embryo, leaving only the most basic external spirituality.

The Supreme Pure Sword Box was completely lifeless, cold and indifferent, not at all like a top-tier treasure beyond imagination.

Moved by Xiaobai's nascent soul, the clusters of pure energy in the sword box began to sway, and all the pure energy that was still idle gathered together, converging into an empty space under his guidance.

This space is filled with pure spiritual energy, which condenses into a dreamlike bubble. After it expands and bursts, new bubbles are generated, and the cycle repeats itself.

He spat out a mouthful of his life essence onto the Panlong Devouring Moon Sword, and Xiaobai's nascent soul visibly weakened. At the same time, the broken flying sword wobbled as it flew into the sword box.

He drew all the pure energy from the empty Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box in one go, just to repair the Panlong Devouring Moon Sword. He was also worried that the flying sword could not withstand too much pure spiritual energy, so he protected it with his own life essence.

If it succeeds, great; but if it fails, the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box will not be able to provide new sword slots to nourish the flying swords for decades.

We must wait for the pure spiritual energy to slowly regroup, and the cost of this is considerable.

The Panlong Devouring the Moon Sword fell into the bubble, and under the protection of the pure air, the bare dragon body at the hilt began to gleam, no longer so dull and rough.

You can vaguely see that dragon scales are regrowing.

And those mottled cracks are also shrinking and healing at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

"It's hard to say whether the sword spirit can grow stronger and awaken, but judging from the current state, the sword's injuries should be fully healed within two or three years..."

Bai Zichen breathed a sigh of relief. His efforts to draw out sixteen streams of pure energy had not been in vain, and had resulted in a qualitative change.

For the next two days, he did not leave Diancui Cave, keeping an eye on the changes in the sword box while observing this former residence of a Nascent Soul cultivator as an outsider.

He became interested when he discovered that although they had taken different paths, they could still gain insights from similar experiences.

"Is Fellow Daoist Bai here? I apologize for disturbing you."

The leaves rustled as Pan Shizhen stood outside Diancui Cave, sending a telepathic message requesting an audience.

"How can you say it's an intrusion? This is your sect's cave dwelling, and Fellow Daoist Pan is the true master."

Bai Zichen opened the cave and greeted them with a smile.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Pan Shizhen explained his purpose: "This is a wisp of the essence of the Earth Mother. My master specially ordered me to retrieve it and give it to you, fellow Daoist... This is a necessary certificate to enter the Earth Mother's Cave Heaven. If you have never been there before, it is necessary for you to make a trip there."

"Anyway, the Earth Mother Cave Heaven won't be open for too long. At most, we'll stay inside for three to five months before the news spreads. There are still six months until the opening of the cave heaven. In previous years, it has attracted many talented people from the Central Region. However, right now, many people are stuck in the Jishui Camp, so it will probably be much quieter."

"Earth Mother's Grotto..."

Bai Zichen took the transparent glass bottle. Inside, a brown light, like a coiled dragon, rolled up and down, subtly causing the ground beneath his feet to tremble.

"This grotto-heaven belongs to the Moral Sect and is open to everyone outside. It should be the only open grotto-heaven in the cultivation world. It is full of rare flowers and exotic plants, and there is a beautiful view every ten steps. As long as you control your greed, you can gain something or two. It is a treasure land that all cultivators in the Central Region without a proper background dream of."

Pan Shizhen thought Bai Zichen had never heard of the Earth Mother Cave Heaven, so she gave him a detailed introduction.

It turns out that the quality of the spiritual flowers and herbs growing in the Earth Mother Cave Heaven gradually increases depending on how far you go. For example, the Ten Thousand Year Longevity Grass that Pan Shizhen harvested was already the closest to the core area.

Each cultivator must pass the test of the Earth Spirit before they can take away the chosen flowers, vegetables, and plants.

The test process has nothing to do with the cultivator's cultivation level or strength; it depends entirely on their potential in the Great Dao.

That's why so many Core Formation cultivators are eager to participate, without having to wait until they reach Nascent Soul stage to try.

If you fail the test three times in a row or succeed once, you will be moved out of the Earth Mother Cave Heaven. Therefore, you must act according to your ability when making your choice.

"Is the best immortal fruit the Heavenly Star Spirit Fruit? Ascension is still too far away for me, it's not something I need to consider right now..."

After listening to Pan Shizhen list several benefits, Bai Zichen noticed one particular type of jujube that caught his attention.

This fruit is extremely hot and dry; even a Nascent Soul cultivator would experience intense heat throughout their body and unbearable inner fire upon consuming it.

If the cultivation level is low, a flame will immediately ignite and burn the user to ashes.

They tried to refine pills, but because the properties were too extreme, they couldn't find a suitable formula.

Only cultivators with the Fire Element Heavenly Spiritual Root can withstand the violent fire energy within the Jade Heart Fire Date and transform it into the purest trace of innate fire essence.

Before reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, it can increase cultivation level with immediate results.

Although Bai Zichen's spiritual root was acquired through the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture, after years of arduous cultivation, he has improved his fire element spiritual root to a level comparable to that of a heavenly spiritual root.

From this perspective, the Bixin Huozao (碧心火枣) is just right for him.

"Please thank Master Baoxuan for me. I hope we will meet again in the Eastern Region."

Bai Zichen accepted the round glass bottle and intended to visit and express his gratitude before leaving, only to learn that Daoist Baoxuan had already set off for the Jishui camp.

Despite the deaths of so many top-tier demons, the demon race remained eerily calm, offering no retaliation whatsoever.

However, by summoning all the powerful demons who had been stationed in the Eastern Region and along the coast to the front lines, the human cultivators in the Jishui camp were terrified, fearing another full-scale counterattack.

For this reason, the Jishui Grand Camp has repeatedly sent letters to various super sects, requesting that the Great True Lord be stationed there more often, at least to maintain parity in terms of top-level strength.

As a staunch supporter of the Daode Sect, Baoxuan Daoren naturally could not stay away from the Jishui camp for long and had to express his pro-war stance.

The following day, Bai Zichen took his leave.

After seeing him off, Pan Shizhen returned and began to seriously consider his future.

Daoist Baoxuan had already told him that even if the demon race did not launch an attack, the human race should take the initiative to schedule the decisive battle in the near future.

Of the three Nascent Soul stage experts of the Moral Sect, only the Holy Lord of Propagation has a long lifespan and can temporarily withstand the backlash from his actions in the real world.

The loss of that lifespan is negligible compared to the lifespan that has just been increased to two thousand years, so there's no need to be too anxious in the short term.

However, both the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master and the Yellow Court Peak Master were unable to escape the backlash of their attacks. They only managed to hold on with difficulty thanks to the Disaster Relief Leaf from the Moral Sect.

The two were not much different from the Nascent Soul ancestors of other sects; they had long exceeded their lifespan limit and were living in seclusion.

The Leaf of Escape isolates the flow of energy, allowing powerful beings in the Nascent Soul stage to act in the real world in the same way as they do in the cave heaven, without being detected by the laws of heaven and earth.

The Leaf of Escape from Calamity was not a rare treasure that could be crafted in the mortal realm. It was bestowed upon the Moral Sect by immortals of the Upper Realm before the passage to the Upper Realm was severed.

There were originally thirty-six tablets, but after so many years of consumption, only seven remain, which won't last much longer.

The longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for the human race.

Even if there were enough Tribulation-Relief Leaves, it wouldn't stop the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master's life from truly coming to an end.

Even if they hide in a cave, they only have a few decades left.

As the pillar of humanity, once he passes away, who can stand against Ao Laolong, who wields the Heaven-Opening Treasure?

The decisive battle may take ten years, or it may take twenty years.

"I should return to the path of talismans. At my current level, even if the Taiping Mother Talisman were handed to me, I would not be recognized... I should leave the path of swordsmanship to a true genius like Bai Zichen to slowly cultivate."

Pan Shizhen made up her mind, and a huge weight was lifted from her heart, making her feel much lighter.

He was passionate about kendo, but he never found the training process easy.

At the same time, his opportunities in swordsmanship are also quite ordinary.

After all these years of struggle, including even entering the Sword Washing Cave once, he still doesn't have his own fourth-tier flying sword.

The treasure-dropping golden sword that his master, Daoist Baoxuan, had secretly prepared for him was used to trade for the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirit Jade Talismans, which required him to travel far away again.

On the contrary, Pan Shizhen has always had a smooth journey in the path of talismans. For example, when he was young, he would read ancient miscellaneous articles and biographies and a silk cloth would fall out from the title page, on which a complete set of fourth-order talismans would be drawn.

“Holy Son, a True Lord of the Daoist School is seeking an audience at the foot of the mountain. He claims to be Yu Ziliang, a follower of the Daoist lineage.”

“Yu Ziliang, how could it be him who came to Taiping Mountain? Usually, it's the True Lord of Tianfa Peak who communicates with our sect…”

Pan Shizhen looked puzzled, but dared not be negligent and came to the foot of the mountain again to greet him.

After this Daoist practitioner transformed into an Infant, his status within the Daoist sect greatly increased, and more importantly, his strength was astonishing.

He once killed a mid-grade fourth-tier Kui Niu with a single sword strike, although it was later confirmed that he had borrowed the power of the divine sword in his hand, which was specifically designed to counter the demon race.

However, the fact that he represents the opinion of the Daoist lineage master to a certain extent is enough to make all the sects in the world take notice and listen carefully to what he says.

"Brother Yu, what brings you here?"

Pan Shizhen bowed respectfully, noticing the anxiety on the other person's face, and felt puzzled.

"I'm asking you, is Bai Zichen from the Northern Region on your Taiping Mountain?"

Yu Ziliang fired off questions like a machine gun. After receiving this mission, he had traveled to the Northern Region and then back to the Central Region, covering tens of millions of miles back and forth, leaving him completely exhausted.

"So you were looking for someone, Brother Dao. Fellow Daoist Bai just left yesterday and should have gone to your sect's Great Zhou territory... Master gave him a wisp of Earth Mother's essence so he can go for a visit to the Earth Mother's Cave Heaven."

Pan Shizhen suddenly realized that they had come for Bai Zichen.

Yu Ziliang's lips twitched. He was a step behind again, all his efforts for nothing.

If I had known, I would have stayed at the base camp and waited for Bai Zichen to come to me.

(End of this chapter)