Born with immortal seed

Chapter 608 The Complete Holy Body, Doubts in My Heart

The Five Elements Sacred Body is of medium to high grade, possessing all five spiritual roots. It allows for rapid progress in cultivating the Five Elements techniques, with no obstacles in any cultivation method, and its cultivation speed is comparable to that of a different spiritual root.

Apart from that, it is not particularly outstanding in the Eucharist.

The only advantage is that all five elements are present, so when attempting to break through to the Void Refinement stage in the future, there will be no need to replenish the spiritual root, saving hundreds of years of hard work.

There was once a disciple of the Dragon Tree Sect in the Central Region who relied on this to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, but fearing the Heavenly Tribulation of the God Transformation stage, he never took the final step in his life.

Furthermore, the Five Elements True Lord of the Southern Region created a Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, which was born from the Five Elements, broke through the Five Elements, and completely subdued the Five Elements.

This supernatural power has a rigorous foundation and is unparalleled in combat, capable of suppressing over 90% of magical treasures in the cultivation world.

Unfortunately, he died at the hands of the Great Demon of the Dead Sea in Qingqiu, unable to perfectly deduce the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.

However, this supernatural power has very high requirements, and it is almost impossible for anyone who does not possess the Five Elements Sacred Body to cultivate it, so it has little reference value.

"As expected of the Moral Sect, they were able to collect such a comprehensive collection... In their evaluation system, the Five Elements Sacred Body can only be considered upper-middle level!"

Bai Zichen's gaze first fell on a familiar sacred body, on which even the Five Elements True Monarch's proud divine abilities were clearly recorded.

"So, to advance to the Void Refinement stage, a cultivator needs all five elements to be present and then united to achieve flawless circulation. Doesn't that mean that cultivators with five spiritual roots who can cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage have a huge advantage from the start?"

He keenly sensed this from the few words he heard from the side, and was greatly shocked.

The mysteries of refining the void are far too distant for cultivators in the mortal realm; they have no way of understanding them and no one cares about them.

Only the Daode School, which has been passed down from ancient times and has flourished to this day, could be mentioned so casually in an unrelated book.

Then he realized that the Five Elements Sacred Body didn't have much of an advantage in cultivation, and whether he could reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage was another matter.

If there were other Five Elements Sacred Bodies that cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, it's impossible that they wouldn't be mentioned in the classic texts.

Not to mention ordinary cultivators with five spiritual roots, being able to establish a foundation is a blessing from heaven, a stroke of good fortune.

"Unexpectedly, the Moral Sect has such a high opinion of the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light. It is truly a pity for the Five Elements True Monarch. If he had not lost his path in the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu, he would probably have been able to lead the Five Elements Sect to become a super sect and dominate the Southern Region."

Further down, you'll find sacred bodies that Bai Zichen has heard of and those he hasn't.

For example, the Great Wilderness Sacred Body, of the upper and lower grades, possesses an invincible physical body, comparable to a top-tier wild beast, and is known as having the best survival ability among sacred bodies.

Once the upper limit is reached and the Divine Transformation is perfected, the Holy Body can exert its function.

Representative figures include Hunyuan Zhenjun and Fentian Mozun.

The Vast and Sacred Body, of medium to high grade, provides divine assistance in cultivating Confucian and Taoist techniques, surpassing even the cultivation speed of those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

At the same time, the righteous energy within the body can accelerate the passage of Confucian and Taoist supernatural powers or realm bottlenecks, but the upper limit is only the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

The Nine Fiends Black Spirit Saint Body is of medium to low grade. It is naturally compatible with fiendish energy and can directly integrate the fiendish energy from the earth's core into its body to enhance its cultivation or condense it into a special one-time magic weapon.

Blood Spirit Holy Body, mid-grade, contains mysterious power in its blood, which grows stronger as cultivation improves. It is the best spiritual material to replace talisman ink and draw arrays.

The Heartless Sacred Body, of the upper-middle grade, possesses innate spiritual awareness several times greater than that of ordinary people, and a pure mind that is undisturbed by external things.

Below the Refinement of Emptiness stage, no inner demons arise, meaning that the inner demon tribulations of the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stages are practically meaningless for such cultivators.

"I never expected there to be so many different kinds of sacred bodies in the cultivation world. It's truly an eye-opener... But after looking around, none of them fit my situation. If I can't even find the answer in Huang Tingfeng's Heavenly Book Pavilion, then it's even less likely that I'll find it anywhere else in the mortal world. I can only go to the Earthly Immortal Realm to find the truth."

Bai Zichen's eyes lingered on the last two pages, where bright red characters were written in a free and unrestrained style.

Unlike the previous spiritual entities, which meticulously copied the text, the last two sacred entities recorded it in a more casual and bold manner, with obvious traces of erasure.

The Evergreen Holy Body is of the highest quality, granting longevity and freedom from illness and disaster.

One can enjoy a lifespan of five hundred years after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, two thousand years after reaching the Golden Elixir stage, and five thousand years after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

If one could transform into a deity, living to ten thousand years would be a given.

Of course, this kind of life-extending effect only applies to the Nascent Soul stage. The lifespan limit for the Void Refining and Body Integration stages is related to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Even the Evergreen Sacred Body cannot violate the limitations of the Life Fruit; its lifespan remains limited to one hour or one epoch.

"It's an exaggeration to say that it's almost five times the lifespan of an ordinary cultivator... As long as the aptitude isn't extremely poor, a top-tier cultivator can be created through persistent effort. Even the slightest hidden danger can be remedied over several decades, and stubborn bottlenecks can be overcome with a hundred years of unhurried work. No wonder it was rated as top-grade by the Morality Sect; it truly lives up to its name."

Bai Zichen clicked his tongue in amazement. It seems that some cultivators who appear with unbelievably long intervals are not only the result of rumors and speculation, but also have the possibility of possessing the Evergreen Sacred Body.

The reason why the Moral Sect understands this so well is because in ancient times, an elder from a rival sect outlived three generations of the Moral Sect, extending the life of his own sect for more than a thousand years.

It wasn't until the fourth generation that news came that this person had died of old age. The Moral Sect destroyed this sect and obtained information about the Evergreen Sacred Body.

On the last page, the strokes are even more forceful, the pen tip almost flying off the paper, forming a sparse, hasty horizontal line.

The Heavenly Evolution Sacred Body is of the highest grade, favored by the Heavenly Dao. Every action it takes conforms to the laws of heaven and earth, and its behavior is always the most correct and reasonable.

One's cultivation level increases naturally, and one breaks through bottlenecks naturally.

Everything was in accordance with common sense, without any obvious signs of trouble, and step by step, we reached the top.

The book concludes with a commentary stating that, according to the patriarch of the upper realm, if the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Body were not limited to the Nascent Soul stage, its heaven-defying effects would be comparable to several legendary Dao bodies in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Even so, it can still be called the number one sacred body in the history of the cultivation world.

As long as they don't perish along the way, they're almost guaranteed a spot in the Nascent Soul stage.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Body is easily envied by the heavens, and the few who have possessed it have often died unexpectedly, which is truly regrettable.

"Hmm, how come it's so similar to my Sacred Body... But I only have the ability to ignore bottlenecks; my cultivation still depends on my own hard work. It seems that the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Body, with its two-pronged approach, is even superior to my unknown Sacred Body?"

Bai Zichen seemed to be deep in thought, wondering if the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Body had anything to do with his family.

I read through this book thoroughly, which broadened my knowledge considerably and gave me a comprehensive understanding of the various sacred body categories in the cultivation world, but it still couldn't resolve the biggest question in my mind.

That is, what level is one's own sacred body at, and what is its upper limit?

From the initial speculation about a special spiritual body similar to the Golden Body of Merit when I first entered the Dao, to the later mysterious Holy Body, hundreds of years have passed and I have reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but I still haven't been able to decipher it.

However, he inadvertently discovered another phenomenon.

"Among all the Saint Body cultivators mentioned, let alone ascending to the Upper Realm, the probability of even reaching the Nascent Soul stage is barely over 50%... This shows that the Saint Body does not represent everything. Achieving the Great Dao is related to many aspects, and it is not something that can be accomplished with just one or two talents."

Bai Zichen put the thick book about the Sacred Body back on the bookshelf, and then consulted the Heavenly Book Pavilion index to look up records about Sacred Beasts, the secrets of the destruction of the Taibai Sword Sect, and the related records of Nascent Soul and Ascension.

The first item has limited content, but it is entirely open.

The second item contains parts listed in the Heavenly Rank, which are beyond the scope of viewing. A light touch with a finger will cause a blinding white light to flash, giving one the feeling that forcing oneself to continue reading will blind one's eyes.

The Heavenly Book Pavilion was completely empty of any texts related to breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm and ascending to the Upper Realm; not a single word was displayed.

"Fifth-tier Demon Venerable, sixth-tier Demon Saint, seventh-tier Demon God—that's the end of the Heavenly Demon Realm. But legend has it that there was once a divine beast, whose eyes were the sun and moon, whose breath was wind and clouds, whose voice was thunder, whose body was a realm in itself. It was a supreme True Spirit, capable of rivaling the Great Ascension cultivators of the human race. True Spirits are also called Sacred Beasts by some tribes, because they are their totems..."

Bai Zichen was increasingly alarmed as he looked at it, and he almost had to count on his fingers to show it again.

The Demon Lord corresponds to the God Transformation stage, the Demon Saint corresponds to the Void Refinement stage, and the Demon God corresponds to the Body Integration stage—all of these are correct.

True Spirits are beings similar to those in legends. They are not beings from the demon race who have cultivated to this level, but rather powerful beings who can be associated with demons and beasts.

"The essence blood of the sacred beast is just a drop of blood from an eighth-order true spirit. No wonder it could cause the spiritual plant spells to change just by the aura that was separated by countless hands, and it was also related to the time-space supernatural power... It's laughable that I was still eyeing the essence blood of the sacred beast, wanting to try to refine it after I reached the Nascent Soul stage."

Bai Zichen felt a wave of fear. If it was truly the essence of the spirit and blood, and not a misrepresentation, he feared that his true essence would be corrupted the moment he absorbed it, further defiled his primordial spirit.

Even he couldn't resist it; he was destined to be assimilated and become an unconscious true spirit puppet.

"As a member of the demon race, the Dragon Lord could not possibly be unaware of the meaning represented by the sacred beast. It is likely that there is another secret technique to borrow its power, rather than direct absorption... To truly begin to draw upon its power, one would probably need to reach the Void Refinement Realm before one can begin."

Bai Zichen wished he could add a few more restrictions to the crystal that sealed the sacred beast's blood essence, but considering that his skills were useless, he decided to remain unchanged and deal with all changes.

The sacred beast's blood essence has remained intact for so many years, so it's unlikely that something unexpected would happen if it fell into my hands.

The Daoist sect probably thought that this was common knowledge among the higher-ups of the demon race, and there was no intention to hide it.

This also solved a difficult problem for Bai Zichen, clarifying how to deal with that drop of sacred beast blood.

That means you should just keep it as a sacred object and not bother with it until you reach the Void Refinement stage.

Even if one's strength far surpasses that of one's peers, and the Great Dao of Time is mysterious and unpredictable, one should at least reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm before attempting it.

As for the information about the destruction of the Taibai Sword Sect, after Bai Zichen provided the keyword index, the book spirit in the Heavenly Book Pavilion lit up all the relevant classics for him.

More than a hundred volumes of documents, dozens of jade slips for investigation, and thousands of copies of the investigation results of other Nascent Soul sects at the time, compiled by the Moral Sect, were produced back and forth.

One-third of these are restricted from being accessed.

"It can only be concluded that the mastermind behind this matter is inextricably linked to the Heavenly Demon Realm. On that day, the Moral Sect intended to go and lend a hand—although it was overshadowed by the Taibai Sword Sect, the Moral Sect had experienced countless years and witnessed the rise and fall of many Nascent Soul sects, so it would not become an enemy over a temporary gain or loss. However, it was intercepted by two ancient demon clan elders on the way and blocked halfway."

"The other sects that wanted to provide assistance all suffered the same fate; none of them managed to reach the Taibai Sword Sect smoothly."

"To achieve this, a great number of ancient people died or disappeared, paying an enormous price."

Several hours later, Bai Zichen sighed. It seemed that the Moral Sect knew the truth, but had sealed off the most important parts, preventing him from seeing the final investigation report.

"The Heavenly Book Pavilion is truly a wonderful place. You can find the answers to any questions you may have. If you have the time, you can stay in the Heavenly Book Pavilion, borrowing books and giving valuable advice to younger disciples when they come to choose cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities. It's like living the life of a hermit."

Other books, such as travelogues related to the Jedi, exceed 100,000 volumes.

Wherever you want to go, you can get the most relevant travelogues through Book Spirit and make thorough preparations in advance.

Bai Zichen was having a great time in the Heavenly Book Pavilion, ignoring the occasional curious glances from Huang Tingfeng disciples who entered.

Three days later, at noon, he was lying on a bench, holding a scroll of the travelogue written by the cultivators of Cunsi Peak when they explored the outer seas and returned to the sect in their old age. Suddenly, he had an idea, put down the scroll, and walked out of the pavilion.

After walking several miles, he met the person who had sent him the telepathic message.

"Why are you being so cautious on your own turf? Why don't you come and see me directly?"

"Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this... I've already spoken with several fellow disciples about the Nine Luminaries Pearl for you, and two of them have offered higher prices. I'm telling you so you can make your own choice."

A blush crossed Yu Ziliang's face, and he quickly waved his hand.

"One is willing to buy the Nine Luminaries Mystic Pearl for four top-grade spirit stones, and the transaction will be completed with no further connection. The other is willing to share the opportunity to enter a relic, but Fellow Daoist Bai will have to pay for the entrance fee separately."

The Nine Luminaries Pearls fall from the void on their own when each heaven is first opened, in numbers of nine or twelve.

The quantity quota is fixed and cannot be changed by external factors; there is no room for increase or decrease.

Apart from those supplied to a few Nascent Soul Ancestors, the rest are all in the hands of the higher-ups of the Nourishing Nature Peak, and the cultivators of the other four peaks have no chance of obtaining them.

The price of four top-grade spirit stones is already quite high. After spending ten years in the seventh level of the Nine Luminaries Cave Heaven, the value of the three kinds of spirit materials harvested will definitely be several times higher.

However, considering the time cost of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the stockpiling of spiritual materials, etc., there is no reason for the other party to continue even if the profit is small.

After all, Heavenly Origin Ice Crystal, Innate Silver Mother, and Golden Flame Stone are just relatively popular spiritual materials, not the indispensable alchemy elixirs or breakthrough spiritual items.

No matter the cost, we must get our hands on it.

"What kind of ruins are you offering such a price for?"

Bai Zichen became interested and wanted to see what the next cultivator was relying on.

The fact that both bids passed Yu Ziliang's selection proves that in his eyes, the mere opportunity to enter the ruins is worth four top-grade spirit stones, or even more.

Bai Zichen is now famous. Even Nascent Soul level cultivators of the Morality Sect know that he killed a multi-headed demon with his sword, which demoralized the demon race and was comparable to the reappearance of Taibai.

Who would dare to use the ruins to scheme against him, lest they become a victim of his sword?
Furthermore, even if the disciples of the Moral Sect have many faults, they would not stoop to the level of Tribulation Cultivators and harbor such dark thoughts.

(End of this chapter)