Born with immortal seed

Chapter 639 Eastward Expedition to Subdue Demons
"When the Dragon Lord was rampaging and killing several fellow cultivators, it was only because of Bao Xuan Daoist's intervention that more fellow cultivators were prevented from falling. When Chi Er attacked me from behind, if Bao Xuan hadn't bravely stood in front of me and bought me a moment, I might not have been able to find an opportunity to strike."

Bai Zichen remained calm, glancing at Yu Ziliang before coldly sweeping his gaze over the other cultivators.

Great True Monarchs like Li Fengzi should either return to the Central Region to recuperate and bring their lost disciples back to their sects.

They should either press their advantage and lead the cultivator army in pursuit, relentlessly chasing the horde of demonic beasts.

None of the representatives present were cultivators at the Great True Monarch level, so they naturally couldn't offer any rebuttals.

You haven't even joined this battle, so what right do you have to offer your opinions?

Even the sects whose interests were affected felt as if two sword lights were slashing straight at their hearts when they met Bai Zichen's emotionless gaze.

Thinking of that terrifying sword strike on the battlefield that day, countless worlds were born and destroyed, infinite possibilities evolved and transformed, until the indescribable sword light was born.

All the cultivators who witnessed this sword strike, from the Great True Monarchs at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage to the lowest-level cultivators, were captivated and dared not resist.

Even after many days, the memory still fills me with dread, my mind still reeling from the sword light that embodied all possibilities and changes.

He stepped back with proper steps, shut his mouth, and lowered his Taoist hat at a straight ninety-degree angle, still feeling that his attitude was not respectful enough.

He kept reminding himself not to underestimate the young man's strength just because he was so young.

This is a living deity who can walk freely and act without restraint!
In the cultivation world, apart from the Moral Sect, it's unimaginable who else could restrain him.

Judging from the current situation, the two sides are in a honeymoon period, and the Moral Sect shows no sign of suppressing or excluding them.

Perhaps it was because the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master ascended to heaven, the Yellow Court Peak Master suffered physical injury, and the Daoist lineage master was not allowed to leave the Tushita Heaven, that the Moral Sect did not have such a significant advantage at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Since the True Lord strongly recommends it, let's move up the ranking of the Taiping Sect."

Yu Ziliang waited for a while, but no one stepped forward to raise any objections or agree with him.

Thinking to himself, "You've already insisted on bringing up the matter of Baoxuan Daoren and the killing of the Red-Eared Ancestor. Who else would dare to speak up?"

Anyone with eyes could see that the Sword Lord of Time was determined to hold out, even willing to share the credit for killing a fifth-tier demon lord. One could only sigh at the good fortune of the Taiping Sect.

However, the relationship between Baoxuan Daoren and Hongfa Shengjun is not bad. If the ranking is determined according to the previous rankings, the Daode Sect will definitely provide subsidies in other aspects afterward.

However, it can also be seen that Bai Zichen is a sentimental and affectionate person, which is in stark contrast to the traditional impression that young cultivators who have reached a high level of cultivation are often cold-hearted and ruthless.

This aligns with the evaluation of him by the Holy Lord of the Dharma, who described him as a rare cultivator who possesses humanity.

Anyone who can reach the level of a deity in the human realm, regardless of whether they are righteous or demonic, possesses extraordinary talent; there is no one who is purely lucky to advance.

Zhong Lingmin was as intelligent and beautiful as the peak master of Huangting Peak. He had thoroughly read the three great heavenly books of the Daode Sect, created seventeen great supernatural powers, improved the three volumes of the Transformation God Technique, and compiled the fifth-order array Dao inheritance.

With lofty aspirations and far-reaching vision, like the Holy Ruler who spreads the Dharma, he was born into a displaced family and had the goal of saving the world and the people and spreading the great Dao from a young age. After becoming a deity, he was given two great incarnations: Merit and Holy Virtue.

With his unparalleled skill and ability to fight opponents of higher levels as if it were commonplace, he can be considered the invincible figure among his peers before Bai Zichen's sudden emergence.

The speed of cultivation is not astonishing; they are basically all at the optimal age to reach the finish line.

But it has progressed extremely steadily, never stumbling or failing, and after accumulating enough experience, it has always managed to overcome bottlenecks on its first attempt.

These Nascent Soul cultivators have different habits, but they have one thing in common: apart from the path they uphold, they are extremely indifferent to other things.

The human aspect is gradually weakening, while the divine aspect is becoming more and more prominent.

According to the internal classics of the Moral Sect, this is a phenomenon unique to the Nascent Soul stage in the human realm; cultivators who grow up in the Earthly Immortal realm do not experience this.

Or rather, it will appear later, at least at the stage of perfecting the Void Refinement realm.

Hongfa once told Yu Ziliang in private that Bai Zichen still retained the characteristics of an ordinary human being, which was very unusual for a sword cultivator who was almost certain to become a Nascent Soul cultivator and had the ability to fight beyond his level even at the Nascent Soul stage.

He could see that even beneath Bai Zichen's powerful sword intent, there were still emotions such as hesitation, fear, and difficulty.

Logically speaking, this is a major taboo for sword cultivators.

Let alone making rapid progress, it would be difficult to even maintain the status quo.

But Bai Zichen walked a path that even the Holy Lord of Hongfa couldn't understand, advancing in both cultivation and swordsmanship, reaching the pinnacle in both.

The sect rankings are the same, but the reverse side is the personal merit ranking.

Since the cultivators of the Moral Sect do not participate in the ranking and their contributions are recorded on the sect's list, the ranking of this list is without any suspense.

Bai Zichen was far ahead, widening the gap with the second place by more than ten times.

He gently tapped on the personal name, and sure enough, points of light appeared, forming two options.

Rotten Ke Mountain, Golden Yue Ridge.

"Just as I expected..."

Bai Zichen closed the golden cloud-patterned scroll and tossed it to Yu Ziliang.

"Report it, I choose Rotten Axe Mountain."

As expected, the fifth-tier spiritual land provided by the Moral Sect was not located in the Central Region; it was not the kind of spiritual land that could be moved to at any time.

Come to think of it, every single fifth-tier spiritual land in the Central Region has a clearly defined owner.

Either the Moral Sect can carve out a piece of spiritual land from its own third-tier fifth-level spiritual veins, or it can seize a piece from other Nascent Soul sects.

If you can't do either, then you'll just have to be generous with other people's money.

As a place that had fallen to the enemy, the Eastern Region, having been reclaimed from the hands of the demon race, naturally had a right to its ownership.

However, it is still in the hands of the demon race, and you need to retrieve it yourself.

As one of only two fifth-tier spiritual lands in the Eastern Region, Lankeshan has a larger area and broader development potential.

Perhaps we can even find the Moon Essence Elixir, which will allow the demons of Rotten Axe Mountain to easily complete the transformation process, and help Gun Gun transform into human form sooner.

Of course, another important point is that the former master, Jin Yuezong, still has two branches of disciples living in the Central Region.

As the only super sect in the Eastern Region, it was besieged immediately upon the invasion of the demon race, suffering heavy casualties.

The most tragic figure was the Supreme Elder, who was in the late Nascent Soul stage, and was actually defeated by a mid-grade fourth-level white ape, and even lost his life.

He became a stepping stone on the white ape's path to growth, elevating the previously unknown white ape to the position of successor of Rotten Axe Mountain.

During the retreat to preserve the torch, many more disciples sacrificed their lives.

In the first few years after arriving in the Central Region, he actively organized forces to participate in the counterattack against the demon race, and participated heavily in each one.

They donated resources and mobilized manpower to join in.

However, with each defeat, the number of disciples in the Jin Yue Sect dwindled, and their efforts shifted.

In recent years, the Jin Yue Sect has been living under the patronage of others, turning its attention to building connections with people in the Central Region in an attempt to obtain a spiritual vein to reside in, and has almost given up on counterattacking the Eastern Region.

Who could have imagined that fortunes would turn around and the human race would suddenly win?

In the current situation, as long as the Jin Yue Sect reacts quickly enough and returns to the Eastern Region, legally speaking, they are still the primary owners of Jin Yue Ridge.

Whether they can hold out or not is a matter for the future.

Of course, given Bai Zichen's status, even if he forcibly took it, no one would dare to object.

But if there are better options, there's no need to get yourself into trouble.

The only drawback of choosing Rotten Axe Mountain is that it has been a sacred place for the demon race for many years, with iron and steel connecting the upper and lower parts of the mountain.

Even with overwhelming advantages and a massive army pressing in, it's not so easy to take it down.

The interior is riddled with traps and restrictions; there might even be ancient demons hiding inside.

However, none of this matters in the face of absolute strength.

When will the next supply fleet from the Central Region arrive?

Bai Zichen gazed eastward, as if he could see Rotten Axe Mountain and the end of the outer sea.

I can finally take this opportunity to visit the Outer Sea, the birthplace of my ancestor Bai Muxing, and the ruins of the Outer Sea Immortal Abode, all of which I've been longing to see.

"According to the schedule, in 45 days, an army of 50,000 cultivators, 300 large war artifacts, 200,000 third-tier talismans, and 5,000 bottles of fast-acting healing pills will arrive simultaneously in three airships."

Yu Ziliang's spirits lifted; he had been waiting for the army to set off.

After this tumultuous war between the two races, he gained new insights into the Hundred Lifetimes True Scripture of Profound Mystery and vaguely saw the direction towards the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Moreover, after losing the Demon-Slaying Sword, he did not receive any criticism from his master, but only a sentence: "The Demon-Slaying Sword has gone where it belongs."

Since the Daoist lineage master didn't pursue the whereabouts of the fifth-tier Demon-Slaying Sword and insisted that Yu Ziliang retrieve it, he was happy to relax.

He only wanted to use the experience gained from the war between the two races and the merits he accumulated to successfully advance to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"Send a message to them to speed things up... Forty-five days from now, set out east to vanquish the demon! Target: head straight for Rotten Axe Mountain!"

At Bai Zichen's command, all the cultivators were invigorated.

The direction in which the commander-in-chief's sword is pointed is the main direction of the eastern expeditionary army.

After the demon race was defeated, besides fleeing to the outer sea, Rotten Axe Mountain became their only stronghold inland.

Those few crudely constructed demon cities were simply no match for the human army, nor did they possess any truly sophisticated formations to counter them.

It's merely a rough modification of human formations; to show off one's limited skills in front of a true formation master is like trying to teach an art to master.

Once we capture Rotten Mountain, we can declare that we have achieved half the success in recovering the Eastern Region.

The remaining scattered demon beasts, upon hearing the news of the fall of the demon race's holy land, likely lost all will to resist.

Therefore, Bai Zichen's choice of target was not entirely for personal gain.

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As night fell, the highest point of Monkey Mountain, the transformed demonic body of the Red-Eared Ancestor.

The mountain seems to be growing ever taller, rising several feet every day and stretching for miles.

Bai Zichen deliberately stayed on the mountaintop because he wanted to gain some insights from the remains of the Nascent Soul cultivator before setting off on his expedition.

"That's the downside of the demon race. They're not good at crafting artifacts. They prefer to modify themselves and strengthen their physical bodies rather than use magic weapons, believing that their own demonic bodies are the most reliable... If they can collect demonic beast materials, that's fine, otherwise it's all for nothing."

What angered Bai Zichen was that the Crimson-Eared Ancestor clearly had a habit of capturing extraterrestrial stars to refine into chess pieces, and as a result, all those chess pieces disappeared after the battle.

This only proves that the demon race and human cultivators follow two different paths.

They do not create grottoes, evolve heaven and earth, deduce the laws of the Great Dao, or exhaust the changes of Yin and Yang.

Instead, it constantly tempers itself, emulating the heavens and the earth, making its demonic body stronger day by day.

In the end, without the need for protective treasures, the physical body can traverse the chaotic void and cross directly to the upper realm.

Those star chess pieces must have been refined into part of the body by the Red-Eared Ancestor and sealed into this monkey mountain.

"I was originally thinking of refining those star chess pieces to see if they could be turned into flying swords, and maybe even create another sword formation... But it seems I was overthinking it."

Bai Zichen stomped his foot hard, producing a metallic sound that echoed back.

Still unwilling to give up, he summoned the Purple Star Thunder Sword, the Abyssal Prison Demon Sword, the Star Sand Sword, the Southern Bright Fire Sword, and the Slaughter Demon-Slaying Sword, five fifth-tier flying swords circling around him.

Sensing it, I realized that when the Crimson-Eared Ancestor was alive, five sword threads had lightly pierced the ground from the center of his torso.

Ding!Ding!Ding!
Even the sword threads only penetrated a few feet before being deflected.

It wasn't until Bai Zichen used the variations in sword techniques to create various combinations of sword threads that the combinations swirled and penetrated straight to the bottom of the mountain.

He was already exhausted after only a hundred feet of depth.

"Such incredible hardness! Even a mountain forged from a single piece of Five-Crystal Divine Iron wouldn't be this hard..."

Just as Bai Zichen was about to retract the sword threads, a rhythmic 'plop' 'plop' sound came from deep within the mountain.

The deep, powerful sound echoed through the foot of the mountain.

"Is there really something strange in Monkey Mountain? Could it be that Red Ear isn't completely dead?"

Bai Zichen was shocked. The sword light digging into the ground was just a temporary act, and he did not expect to actually dig out the Star Chess Piece.

But this sound, like the beating of a living creature, is remarkably similar to a heartbeat when listened to closely.

With such strength and power, one can imagine how powerful this monster must be.

If a fifth-tier demon lord were to possess his body and be resurrected, Bai Zichen would have no choice but to withstand it head-on; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He took a deep breath, and the Supreme Pure Sword Box floated in front of his chest, while the other four tiers of flying swords were revealed one by one.

Unfortunately, all those great lords have already left, so even if I wanted to borrow a sword again, there's no one left to borrow from.

The extravagant Dao Sheng Yi Jian of that day would not be so easy to recreate.

The five sword threads intertwined and swirled deeper towards the direction from which the sound came.

After a long while, with a "poof," it pierced through the rock, and a sliver of blood gushed out.

Viscous, eerie, and bright red.

A strong stench of blood immediately filled the air, and Bai Zichen could smell it even from hundreds of feet away.

The black forest was engulfed by the blood energy, and its branches and leaves grew wildly, covering the tree trunks in just a few breaths, like a woman's thick black hair falling down.

"Demon Peach!"

Bai Zichen cried out in shock, the scene he witnessed was simply too unbelievable.

Deep within the Monkey Mountain, where the remains of the Red-Eared Ancestor had transformed, there was a blood-red immortal peach, exactly the same as the one he had encountered at the Dongyang Villa.

It was just larger and more sinister, with roots that pierced into the rocks all around, drawing nutrients.

The top of the peach split open, revealing patches of red and white flesh that resembled a blood-red human brain, with folds and ridges.

The peach suddenly broke off all its roots, blood splattering everywhere, and excitedly pounced forward.

His obvious ecstasy and eagerness made him suspect that Yao Tao would react the same way to any living creature she encountered.

But halfway there, Yao Tao suddenly braked and came to a complete stop, making a 180-degree U-turn and fleeing in panic.

It was as if they had encountered their most terrifying natural enemy, spilling blood everywhere before rushing back into the depths of Monkey Mountain.

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