Born with immortal seed

Chapter 647 Upgrade of the Cave Heaven
The burden on Weidao's shoulders comes not only from within Rotten Axe Mountain, but also from every corner of the Eastern Region.

It is already extremely difficult for a thousand disciples to operate this former sacred land of the demon race. There is still a lot of work to be done in modifying the formations.

The original grand formation was broken, and it became more suitable for the demon race to exert their power, so it was completely supported by a massive amount of demon energy.

If the Qingfeng Sect were to switch, relying on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to maintain the operation of the formation, it would immediately be reduced to the level of a low-grade fourth-order formation.

It could even collapse directly due to the destruction of several nodes in the array and the excessive load.

Fortunately, among the accompanying Core Formation cultivators was a disciple who had only recently been promoted, and whose talent in array formation alone surpassed that of Zhou Suqing.

After several years of Core Formation, one can reach the fourth-order array formation realm.

After exchanging ideas with him, Zhou Suqing was convinced and voluntarily stepped down, handing over the management of the Array Hall to him, while she focused on improving her cultivation.

“Junior Brother Mo has been busy researching the mountain-protecting formation these days, hoping to improve it as soon as possible and record the entry and exit restrictions into the disciple tokens. Otherwise, with him adjusting the internal formation, it would have been sorted out long ago. The other formation hall disciples are still a bit lacking in ability.”

The Mo Zhu mentioned by Wei Dao is the sect's genius array master.

Unlike Zhou Suqing, he can be said to have nothing to be praised except for his array formations.

His cultivation was mediocre, and he was already over 160 years old when he formed the Golden Core.

For Li Guizhen and the others, it was quite late.

Even his theory of alchemy was influenced by his exceptional mastery of array formations.

But in the art of formations, he possesses an undeniable talent.

"Junior Brother Mo's talent in array formations is even inferior to Senior Sister Zhou's. Perhaps our sect will truly produce a True Lord who has entered the Dao through array formations in the future."

During her time in the Eastern Region, Ma Ruoxi's horizons were broadened considerably.

The cultivators from the Central Region who remained on Rotten Axe Mountain were all at the level of holy sons from various super sects. They answered all her questions with great enthusiasm.

While gaining much knowledge, I also gained a clearer understanding of my master's status in the cultivation world.

These exceptionally talented and distinguished disciples of major sects even became somewhat subservient and obsequious when facing Ma Ruoxi.

It should be noted that several of these people have reached the peak of Core Formation, which means they have already met the requirements for Nascent Soul Transformation.

I just feel that my accumulation is not enough and I need to do more to solidify my knowledge.

During the conversation, they kept asking about Bai Zhenjun's preferences and past anecdotes.

Ma Ruoxi suddenly realized that the extraordinary people she had always known were nothing special.

Their master, with his Nascent Soul cultivation, accomplished something that even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't do, leaving the various sects deeply shocked and somewhat uneasy.

The preferences and temperament of this True Monarch Bai could almost determine the direction of the cultivation world for the next thousand years.

"Yes, you young people have all caught up with me. In a few years, I'll go back to Black Mountain, find a hilltop, raise cranes, plant plum trees, and enjoy my retirement."

Wei Dao's words were both self-deprecating and somewhat sincere.

The new generation of Core Formation cultivators in the sect are all a hundred years younger than him, or even more.

Seeing that Ma Ruoxi and the others had caught up with him in cultivation, it would be a lie to say that he felt no pressure.

Therefore, I value this opportunity very much, and even though I am exhausted and my hair turns gray early, and I am mentally exhausted, I have no complaints.

He took a piece of old ginseng to boost his energy and continued working tirelessly day and night to advance the paperwork.

The mess at Rotten Axe Mountain alone was giving him a huge headache, not to mention the letters coming from all over the Eastern Region.

Some expressed their allegiance, wanting to become vassals and cling to the powerful figure.

A monster is causing havoc, and people are coming to ask for help.

There is a connection to curry favor, involving gifts and valuables.

People came in droves, each with their own purpose.

Although Bai Zichen did not make any statement, everyone, including the sects in the Central Region, tacitly agreed that the Eastern Region would be his sphere of influence in the future.

It will be even more powerful than the previous Jin Yuezong, becoming a behemoth whose word is law.

At this time, there are relatively few sects visiting us, after all, the demon race has wiped us out, and many forces have survived.

Once the sects from the Central Region who have chosen the right spiritual veins move here, the area around Rotten Axe Mountain will become even more lively.

The number of daily affairs to be handled is ten or even a hundred times that of Heishan, and the complexity of the situation is unmatched by Liang.

Each sect's origins, its powerful backers, its intermarriages, its master-disciple relationships...

These are all things to consider. He has already used up hundreds of jade slips to record every little detail of his work in just a short time since he came to Rotten Ke Mountain.

Fortunately, with a powerful patriarch above them, even if they inadvertently offend a sect, it won't cause any serious consequences.

Like Ma Ruoxi, Wei Dao is also in the process of learning and becoming familiar with the way.

Through repeated meetings and discussions, he rediscovered his past abilities and gradually brought Rotten Axe Mountain back on track.

"Senior Brother Wei, you're too kind. We're all still inexperienced and need you to guide us..."

Seeing the mountain of jade slips and brocade letters piled up in front of Wei Dao, Ma Ruoxi exchanged a few pleasantries and then took her leave.

After circling around the mountainside, Li Guizhen arrived here and said he had had an epiphany and wanted to go into seclusion to cultivate. However, the disciples from other sects who were staying in the mountains were too enthusiastic.

After thinking it over, I decided that going to the animal park to see what was going on was more to my liking.

After conquering Lankeshan, several hundred demonic beasts were captured, with third-tier beasts making up about one-fifth of them.

Their cultivation was sealed, and they were thrown into the beast garden.

There was a beast garden built in the mountains, where the Red-Eared Ancestor kept several kinds of rare and exotic beasts. Ordinary demon beasts were not considered to be of the same kind in the eyes of the Nascent Soul Demon Lord.

However, when the mountain broke, all the mythical beasts inside, such as the Seven-Colored Auspicious Bird, the Auspicious Cloud Heavenly Horse, and the Musk Golden Deer, scattered, and only a few have been captured to this day.

They simply threw the group of demon prisoners in as well, since they hadn't figured out what to do with them yet.

Bai Zichen had long forgotten about this trivial matter; his idea was to try raising these demonic beasts into spirit beasts.

With just nearly a hundred third-tier demonic beasts, they could completely and safely crush any sect in the Northern Region.

Even the Dharma Aspect Sect and the Wusheng Sect cannot achieve this number at the Core Formation stage.

Back then, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, with less than ten third-tier demonic beasts, was able to become the number one beast-taming sect in Liang Kingdom.

If these demonic beasts can be transformed into spirit beasts, the elders of the Qingfeng Sect can almost all have a third-tier spirit beast, thus greatly boosting the combat power of the middle-level members.

Ma Ruoxi went there with the intention of watching the excitement, and if she found a suitable monster, she could apply to the sect for one.

During this meeting, Bai Zichen directly pointed out that the path she was on had already gone astray.

Her obsession with swordsmanship had gone to extremes, perhaps because when she lent her the sword, the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword took control of itself at a critical moment of life and death, unleashing its power to kill all the invading cultivators, leaving an indelible impression on her.

Over the years, Ma Ruoxi has grown tired of and felt uncomfortable with other supernatural powers and spells.

Only by practicing swordsmanship can she experience joy from the depths of her heart.

However, her talent in swordsmanship was not as good as her master's, which was like walking on one leg and not even walking smoothly.

Bai Zichen's suggestion was either to abandon the sword for ten years and live a normal life as a Core Formation cultivator, and to learn to use other magical treasures.

Gradually letting go of inner demons and looking back, you might find a sudden enlightenment.

The swordsmanship realm, which has been dormant for a long time, may suddenly burst forth and soar to new heights.

But Ma Ruoxi was certain she couldn't do that; she didn't have the great perseverance and determination to sever ties with the way of the sword.

Then there's no other way but to go down this path to the bitter end, to keep honing the way of the sword until the day one's spiritual inspiration arrives and one suddenly achieves enlightenment.

In this process, the lack of protective measures and magical artifacts can only be compensated for by using spirit beasts.

……

"Oh dear, what a silly black and white bear, you can't even count the bamboo... Judging from your reaction speed, you're still far behind what I was like when I transformed."

The jade rabbit, with its round topknot, hopped around with its tiny body, its childlike voice uttering words.

Holding a freshly broken bamboo shoot in his hand, he took a bite and then disgustedly threw it on the ground.

"Pah, pah, pah! Who said bamboo shoots are delicious? They're not as good as my big radish!"

Rolling on its back, its eyes open, it didn't want to move at all.

No matter how much the Jade Rabbit attacked it, it remained unmoved and had given up resisting.

"You must work hard. With such good conditions, if you don't become a fourth-tier demon beast, you will really be letting down your master's cultivation... If you were left in Rotten Axe Mountain, and you couldn't show your value to the demon race and your cultivation efficiency was low, you would have been eliminated long ago."

The Jade Rabbit tilted its head and thought for a moment, then couldn't help but offer a few words of advice.

Behind the bamboo forest, the essence and blood of fourth-tier demons were lined up in a long queue.

The bodies of the several powerful demons killed this time were also thrown into the nascent cave, serving as provisions for Gun Gun.

Jade Rabbit knew very well that even if the capable demons of Rotten Axe Mountain received funding from the Red-Eared Ancestor, they would not be able to enjoy such treatment.

The flesh and blood of powerful demons were almost unlimited for them to eat; even Rotten Axe Mountain couldn't produce such a large quantity.

The main problem is that there are too many third-tier demonic beasts in Rotten Ke Mountain that are qualified to take human form, while the number of transformed great demons who die unexpectedly is very small, which naturally leads to a deficit.

Gun Gun grunted a couple of times, turned around, and then buried its head in its hands and fell fast asleep.

The Jade Rabbit shook its head helplessly, not swinging the pestle in its hand, but instead chuckled and put it away.

After all, it has been with its owner since birth, and the Jade Rabbit has no unrealistic dreams about how much it and its owner value it.

He could only put away the pestle and wander alone in the bamboo forest, searching for a point of inexplicable harmony.

The two completely opposite spiritual energies collided here, gathering together to create an extremely special situation.

"That phoenix tail bamboo, which is 20,000 years old, is perfect for this environment. If we transplant it here, the spiritual energy concentration of the entire bamboo forest will be boosted."

With her self-taught plant cultivation skills and innate sensitivity in this area, the Jade Rabbit quickly found the most suitable location to plant the plant.

The Phoenix Tail Bamboo was the oldest and most precious plant in the original Rotten Ke Mountain Herb Garden.

It blooms every three hundred years, bears fruit every three hundred years, and matures every three hundred years.

This is already the result of the accelerated growth of the medicinal garden, which is why a batch of Divine Phoenix Bamboo Rice was produced.

This bamboo rice contains gentle spiritual energy and is formed within the Glazed Phoenix Flame, resulting in two forces constantly clashing within the bamboo rice.

Divine Phoenix Bamboo Rice cannot be used for alchemy because its properties are not stable enough and it will cause a chain reaction that affects the normal alchemy process.

But the Jade Rabbit chose the Phoenix Tail Bamboo, which has such a long growth cycle and cannot be used as the main material for alchemy, and there must be a reason for it.

When the Divine Phoenix Bamboo Rice is consumed directly by a demon beast, the wisps of glazed phoenix flames inside will burn its essence. This amount will not cause any damage, but it will have a continuous stimulating effect.

This is quite beneficial for both body-tempering cultivators and demonic beasts who are in the process of breaking through their bottlenecks.

In addition, the fallen leaves of the Phoenix Tail Bamboo resemble gold and jade, and undergo a qualitative change after more than ten thousand years.

The fallen leaves of a ten-thousand-year-old Phoenix Tail Bamboo are equivalent to a third-grade high-quality spiritual material.

When it reaches 20,000 years old, those bamboo leaves will be equivalent to a low-grade fourth-order spiritual material.

It looks unremarkable, but that bamboo grove is enormous, shedding thousands of leaves every year, accumulating into huge heaps each time.

Its most widespread use is as talisman paper to make special talismans.

A single Phoenix Tail Bamboo plant can provide a batch of Divine Phoenix Bamboo Rice every nine hundred years, and the Golden Jade Bamboo Leaves harvested on ordinary days are enough for several talisman masters to use together.

Unless one reaches the level of a fifth-tier talisman master, drawing a fourth-tier talisman can be done in one go without much effort, and it is possible for one person to use it all.

In addition, this spiritual plant also has the function of clarifying spiritual energy and taking root in the earth's veins.

As the spiritual energy of the entire bamboo forest slowly rises, the land becomes more fertile; this is the power brought by the essence of plants and trees that are 20,000 years old.

The Jade Rabbit has spent these days exploring the nascent cave and, based on the situation in the herb garden, has developed a general plan.

There was no single-minded pursuit of quantity; the goal was to move all the spiritual plants and herbs that were over ten thousand years old into the cave world.

Instead, the additions were perfectly timed, after careful selection, allowing these few spiritual plants to play a crucial role in enhancing the overall effect.

After reviewing the document, Bai Zichen readily agreed, allowing the Jade Rabbit to begin implementation soon.

When the Phoenix Tail Bamboo moved in, all the spirit bamboos cheered and jumped for joy, as if welcoming their new king.

Despite lacking sentience, the spirit bamboo deliberately avoids growing in the same direction, leaving enough space for the phoenix tail bamboo.

There is also a glassy golden fruit, which is also tens of thousands of years old. When its color becomes completely transparent, it means that the spiritual fruit is fully ripe.

Eating one is equivalent to taking a fifth-level Enlightenment Bodhi, and the effect lasts much longer.

Normally, the Bodhi of Enlightenment has a validity period of three to five days at most.

This Glazed Golden Fruit is no less effective than a fifth-level Enlightenment Bodhi, and its effects last for thirty-three days.

Bai Zichen watched as the Glazed Golden Fruit entered the nascent cave, and the five metal essences of heaven and earth spontaneously converged at the location of the spiritual herb.

The area around the planted Golden Crystal Fruit will be surrounded by ring-shaped hills, where the essence of the five metals will almost solidify, becoming viscous and obscure.

Other fruits, such as the Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Saliva Fruit, also enter later.

These ancient medicinal herbs, though still a long way from being considered innate spiritual roots, each possess their own unique mysteries.

Each successful transplant, accepted by the nascent grotto, is accompanied by changing weather and unusual phenomena appearing in the sky.

I have a vague feeling that the edge of the nascent cave has expanded again, becoming several miles larger.

"The four ancient spiritual plants have brought about another transformation in my grotto-heaven. It can no longer be called a prototype; it is leaping towards a complete version."

Bai Zichen floated in mid-air, sensing the spiritual energy that naturally formed in the cave, and nodded thoughtfully.

Compared to the fifth-order spiritual energy in Qingxia Cave, it was naturally much weaker.

However, one is an external spiritual realm, while the other is one's own personal microcosm; the concepts are different.

(End of this chapter)