Born with immortal seed

Chapter 644 Plundering the Entire Holy Land
"There is no need to build a celestial city in the outer sea... True Lord, what a magnificent spirit! With you in charge, there is indeed no villain who would dare to cause trouble."

Shan Zhi paused slightly, repeating it over and over before finally understanding.

As one of the five peaks of the Moral Sect, Cunsi Peak has been operating in the outer sea for tens of thousands of years. Its greatest achievement is occupying many large islands and building three immortal cities.

It was once regarded as a bridgehead for conquering the outer seas, but unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, it had no choice but to give up under the pressure of the demon army.

The majestic immortal city, which embodies the countless efforts and abundant resources of generations of cultivators, is no different from a mud city built of silt in the face of overwhelming power.

The implication of Bai Zichen's words was that they meant abandoning the policy that Cunsi Peak had implemented for tens of thousands of years.

By establishing a key island and a fairy city at crucial locations, and advancing step by step, we can overcome any obstacle, whether it be a storm or a sea monster.

Using the Immortal City as a base, they will bring the entire Black Sea under their control.

If any sea beast tries to cause trouble, it can be quickly dispatched, allowing human cultivators to travel smoothly in the outer sea.

Shan Zhi's heart pounded. Could it be that Bai Zichen intended to build his own power in the outer seas and eliminate the influence of the Moral Sect?

Within the Ancestral Continent, the Moral Sect has reigned supreme for over two hundred thousand years, enduring numerous calamities without collapsing, its foundation unmatched by any other sect.

Just like this time, even though two Nascent Soul Ancestors were missing, the sect still had the Dharma Propagation and Dao Lineage Venerables in charge.

Three fifth-order spiritual veins, combined with a fifth-order grand formation, are enough to deter anyone with evil intentions.

Only a creation-level spiritual treasure like the Mountain and River Cauldron would truly worry the Moral Sect and prompt them to prepare a plan to escape to the outer world.

But the open sea is different. The tens of thousands of years of development and accumulation of Cunsi Peak are just a drop in the ocean when compared to the entire sea area.

Bai Zichen possesses the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he is not subject to the limitations of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If they so desired, they could completely overwhelm the Morality Sect in the outer seas and become a new hegemon.

Without needing to deduce it, Shan Zhi could almost see a never-ending bloodbath.

The clash between old and new forces, and the siding of various sects.

The external threat had just been eliminated when internal troubles arose.

"The vastness of the outer sea is at least equivalent to that of a central region, or even greater. In tens of thousands of years, Cunsi Peak has only occupied seventeen large islands and built three immortal cities on the sea. At this rate, it would take another hundred thousand years to cover the entire sea area."

Bai Zichen greatly admired Cun Sifeng's enterprising and pioneering spirit, but he did not approve of this model.

In the open sea environment, the human race was already limited, and they were at a disadvantage when fighting against the sea monsters.

In a contest of attrition, how could they possibly be a match for the demon race?

It would be better to concentrate our power on one point, destroy the three holy lands at sea, and divide the demon race into its own.

Races like the merfolk, wielding both spirit stones and a big stick, could potentially gain some influence in the outer seas by aggressively recruiting and absorbing them.

However, that's something that only Cun Sifeng could do.

Even with the combined efforts of the five peaks, other major sects also needed to be mobilized.

Otherwise, the Daode Sect would be internally weak and would not have mobilized all its forces for the sake of the outer sea, thus exposing the weaknesses of the Great Zhou's fifteen routes.

However, since the demon race was driven out of the Central Region, there has been no opportunity to gather an allied force of this caliber.

On the contrary, in this war between humans and demons, the allied forces have been formed, and the various sects in the inland areas have also seen the potential threat posed by the demon race.

Although Ao Laolong has ascended to heaven, as long as the Heavenly Demon Realm remains treacherous and still harbors desires for the human world, it is hard to guarantee that the current situation will not resurface hundreds of years later.

The proposal to conquer the demon race in the outer seas could easily be passed.

Bai Zichen had no idea that Shan Zhi was going through so many complicated thoughts; he was simply expressing his own opinion.

I never even considered the idea of ​​monopolizing the open sea and turning it into my own territory.

The outer seas are too vast. The Black Sea alone would require the concerted efforts of all sects in the cultivation world to successfully develop within a thousand years.

No matter which party tries to monopolize the benefits, it will only seriously hinder the development of the open sea.

If even half of the large island at sea could be utilized, it would greatly alleviate the predicament of the explosive growth in the number of cultivators in the Central Region, where several Core Formation cultivators had to squeeze onto a single third-tier spiritual land to take turns using it.

The reconstruction of the Fish-Dragon Sect was solely to fulfill the last wish of the Bai family's ancestor.

When the time comes, select a Bai family member who has mastered the Crimson Nirvana Technique and send him to Chilong Island to become the leader of the Fish-Dragon Sect. This will also fulfill Bai Muxing's obsession with glorifying the Crimson lineage.

Not only did he pass on the Chiming lineage's techniques, but he also took the position of sect leader as a branch of the lineage.

The noisy fighting continued into the night; even the most tenacious resistance could not last long when the high-level combat forces were overwhelmingly superior.

The numerous restrictions in Rotten Axe Mountain only made the casualties among cultivators more severe, while the number of large war artifacts that were scrapped increased dramatically.

Only a small number of demonic beasts escaped to the deep mountains. Most of them died on the spot, and a small number knelt down and surrendered. Their cultivation was restricted by the Demon-Binding Rope and the Spirit-Binding Talisman, and they collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

The next day.

"True Lord, the initial spoils have been identified... three medicinal gardens, with over five thousand spiritual herbs that are over a thousand years old, and thirty-two spiritual herbs that are over ten thousand years old."

Yu Ziliang handed over a jade slip with a detailed list on it, his eyes filled with envy.

As expected of a sacred land of the demon race, they even have so many spiritual herbs that are over ten thousand years old.

Within the Morality Sect, there may be more high-grade spiritual herb seedlings, but because the demand for alchemy is greater, spiritual herbs that are over ten thousand years old are very likely not as good as those from Rotten Axe Mountain.

However, this excludes the Daoist lineage. No one except the Venerable One knows how many rare flowers and herbs grow in the Doushuai Cave Heaven.

But Yu Ziliang clearly remembered that his master had once picked a twin lotus seed that was 50,000 years old.

Soaked in a fourth-tier spiritual spring, the lotus seeds will transform into a pair of exquisitely carved golden boy and jade girl, sometimes laughing and playing, sometimes wailing and crying.

The accumulated spiritual power was enough to take human form, but due to innate limitations and insufficient foundation, no matter how long it grew, it could not cross the chasm.

The final Azure King Pharmacist Pill, which only required ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to refine, could extend lifespan by one hundred and eighty years.

After using this extremely understated yet luxurious twin lotus seed as the main ingredient, the yield increased from one pill per furnace to three pills per furnace.

The medicinal power of the elixir broke through the limits, surpassing that of a normal fourth-grade elixir, directly extending lifespan by 240 years.

In terms of cost-effectiveness alone, the efficacy of this Qingwang Pharmacist Pill is not outstanding.

But for top-tier cultivators, cost-effectiveness is never what they want.

This batch of Azure King Medicine Master Pills was refined for the Great True Lord Zu Ying of Wubu Peak. He was originally the Wubu Peak cultivator with the best chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, so Yu Ziliang had a deep impression of him.

As a result, at the very beginning of the war between the two races, Zu Ying and Meng Kang of Tianfa Peak died together at the hands of the Dragon Lord, killed by the illusory figure of the Celestial Court who was unaware of the situation.

"More than 1,200 kinds of fourth-grade spiritual materials, and 12 kinds of fifth-grade spiritual materials..."

"There are 305 top-grade spirit stones. Two other mountain peaks have been hollowed out to store ordinary spirit stones, which have not yet been counted."

Even a cultivator as unmoved by external things as Bai Zichen couldn't help but take a deep breath when he saw the detailed list on the jade slip.

This is even though the main treasures were all collected by the Red-Eared Ancestor and were not stored on Rotten Axe Mountain.

If there's any way to make money faster than robbing a cultivator, it's robbing an entire sect.

This is the treasury of one of the two great sacred sites of the demon race in the inland!

"The Ancestor of the Dharma Propagation had instructed that since the True Lord had chosen Rotten Axe Mountain, all the harvests from the mountain would be at the True Lord's disposal... We only ask that the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan be found later and returned to our sect."

The player ranked first on the personal merit list can choose a fifth-tier spiritual land, but it doesn't say that all the spoils of war in the mountain can be taken away.

The current concession by the Daode Sect is both a gesture of goodwill and a way to make the search for the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan more convenient later on.

After all, the Holy Lord of Dharma had paid a heavy price to stop the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, and he could not act rashly again.

The Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure inherited from Heavenly Punishment Peak, fell into the hands of the Dragon Lord after Meng Kang's death.

But this time, the Dragon King died without being discovered, probably because he was given to some great demon and has already escaped back to the Eastern Region or even the outer sea.

The Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan was the personal magic weapon of the first peak master of Heavenly Punishment Peak. He left it behind before ascending to heaven, making it a symbol of extraordinary significance.

No matter what, we had to find it.

"As it should be."

Bai Zichen nodded slightly; the number was similar to the one the Jade Rabbit had given him.

He has already sent a message to Black Mountain, asking the Green Maple Sect to send some of its disciples to Rotten Axe Mountain.

Otherwise, how could he, alone, have taken over this former sacred land of the demon race?

In the days that followed, Bai Zichen took command of the various armies from Rotten Axe Mountain.

The human alliance was advancing with unstoppable momentum, and the demon race was unable to mount an effective resistance. They were probably only driven by the belief that they could escape back to the open sea.

In reality, the remaining strength of the demon race was not so devastating, but the demon beast horde relied too much on the command of its leader.

Too many powerful demons who had transformed into human form perished, leaving many demon clans leaderless.

Coupled with the impact of the fall of Rotten Axe Mountain, the demon race often crumbled at the slightest touch.

It is believed that after the complete restoration of the Eastern Region, a considerable number of demonic beasts will remain in the inland areas, which will then be left to be dealt with by the sects that follow.

It's not feasible to use a cannon to kill a mosquito right now; it would be a waste of time.

In less than three months, the Central Region Allied Forces had reoccupied most of the Eastern Region and pushed the battle line back to the coastal area.

Inland, only the original gate of the Jin Yue Sect remains, occupied by a rare fourth-order ray beast, which has not yet been completely conquered.

Rays are mostly first or second tier, and even third tiers are very rare, because they die of old age before reaching that stage.

This enormous, docile beast is also extremely stable when it flies, making it the best natural pack animal.

This fourth-tier ray is a mutated species; it flies through the air, blotting out the sun and spanning dozens of miles.

We could have captured it much earlier, but the Daode Sect's Hongda Zhenjun took a liking to it and wanted to capture it alive to add a pack animal to the sect, which is why it has been delayed until now.

However, news recently arrived that the fourth-tier ray beast is trapped in the air and is nearing exhaustion.

It is estimated that it will not be long before we can take it down and restore the Jin Yue Sect.

However, the data reported from various parts of the Eastern Regions was appalling, causing those who heard it to grieve and weep.

In the years since the entire region fell, the demon race has not deliberately killed humans, but more than a million cultivators have died simply because they were forced into labor and conscripted into work, and were treated as rebels.

The influence is equally enormous among ordinary people.

Years of plague and floods have led to the deaths of countless ordinary people in many cities.

Roughly estimated, the population of the Eastern Region decreased by about 30% during the period of demon rule.

This ratio is shocking!
Behind this lies countless human tragedies; one can only imagine the devastation they have endured.

Bai Zichen instructed Yu Ziliang to urgently mobilize the logistics airship to transport a batch of relief supplies.

This includes, but is not limited to, coarse spirit rice, talismans for warmth and starting fires, and pills that can be crushed and dissolved in water to ward off evil spirits and replenish vital energy.

These seemingly insignificant basic supplies may not be of high value, but when the quantity reaches tens of millions or even more, they become quite remarkable.

Fortunately, the contributions were divided among the various sects, and the funds were quickly raised.

At a time when the war has not yet ended and the transport missions of each airship are extremely important, doing something unrelated to cultivators will certainly be highly controversial.

Only the Sword of Time, who makes the decision, has enough prestige to suppress dissenting voices and complete the mission without any compromise.

Rotten Ke Mountain, Qingxia Cave.

This place was originally the residence of the Red-Eared Ancestor, and it reached the fifth-grade superior spiritual land level.

The spiritual energy had become almost tangible, like cotton wool, which could be touched by hand.

Any living being in such a sacred place can feel the vibrant life force and feel as if they are floating on air.

"We have recovered 90% of our former territory, but to truly restore the Eastern Region to its former state, it will take ten or even a hundred times more effort than the Eastern Expedition against the demons."

Bai Zichen opened his eyes, and a dragon-shaped shadow swept past, his pupils splitting into yin and yang, looking terrifying.

A faint fluorescence shone from my eyes, but it disappeared within a few breaths, and I returned to normal.

The current situation in the Eastern Region can be described as having shattered the entire framework of the cultivation world.

Apart from a handful of sects that fled to the Central Region, the forces that remained on the homeland and maintained a non-cooperative attitude towards the demon race were suppressed to the point of disappearing without a trace.

Those sects that have completely sided with the demon race, become traitors to humans, and harm the human race must be severely punished as a warning to others.

After the war, unclaimed sacred lands in the Eastern Region will be put up for sale, and people can exchange them based on their merits, just like the pioneering war in Black Mountain.

Or rather, the pioneering war strategy was originally learned from the Taoist school of thought.

At that time, many sects from the Central Region will surely migrate here.

However, to make up for the loss of cultivators in the Eastern Region, it would be a drop in the ocean.

Even recruiting seedlings for immortality is proving very difficult, and it's estimated that there won't be many in the near future.

Since he has chosen Rotten Axe Mountain as his training ground, the affairs of the Eastern Region will inevitably be related to him in the future.

Bai Zichen exhaled a puff of white breath and pushed away the white mist in front of him.

Governing the common people and running a sect are not his strengths.

In his letter, he specifically instructed that Wei Dao personally lead a team to the Eastern Region.

As the former leader of the Qingfeng Sect, Wei Dao's ability in administrative affairs far surpassed his talent in cultivation.

Although the Qingfeng Sect reached its peak under Tong Huan, it had little to do with the then sect leader; it was mainly due to the efforts of the two patriarchs.

On the contrary, when Wei Dao was in office, the sect only had two Core Formation Realm cultivators.

They face a formidable enemy, the Ghost Spirit Sect, and lack both financial resources and wealth. Their territory is also resource-poor.

Under such conditions, he managed to lead the Qingfeng Sect out of its slump and at least maintain an upward trend.

After that, he first governed Hejian County and laid the foundation before returning to Heishan.

Now that Rotten Axe Mountain has become Bai Zichen's training ground, whether he intends it or not, all the sects in the Eastern Region will have to defer to him and act according to his wishes.

Jin Yuezong has no chance of ever returning to his former transcendent status.

Bai Zichen couldn't possibly spend his time on mundane affairs, so having a trustworthy agent was crucial.

My two disciples are fairly competent in their cultivation, but they are far from capable of handling the affairs of a region.

After much deliberation, Bai Zichen concluded that Wei Dao was the most suitable person in the bag.

Wei Dao was only worried that the affairs of the household would affect his cultivation progress. In his letter, he also assured that he would provide all the pills needed to cultivate to the point of perfect Core Formation.

Even the Nascent Soul Pill can be obtained for Wei Dao.

Such conditions are not something everyone can accept without hesitation, like Bai Zichen.

If I remember correctly, Wei Dao is already 380 years old, but he is only at the mid-stage of Core Formation.

In any sect, one could abandon the hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage and turn to the development of various immortal cultivation arts.

(End of this chapter)