Born with immortal seed

Chapter 648 The Largest Land Reclamation War in History

The branches of the Vermilion Fruit Tree were heavy with fruit, the ancient Vermilion Fruits had become abundant, each bright red and emitting a unique fragrance.

When the fruit reaches an age of ten thousand years or more, the application range of the already versatile Zhu Guo (朱果) becomes even wider.

At least in more than thirty fourth-order pill formulas, one can find that the alternative spiritual materials are all marked with Vermilion Fruit.

Aside from being used for alchemy, it is also a life-saving spiritual fruit for those who are seriously injured.

Even if the physical body is destroyed and the nascent soul is scattered, as long as one consumes a ten-thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit while still having a clear mind, one can rely on its powerful life force to sustain life.

"This Vermilion Fruit Tree was brought from the Western Regions by the Red-Eared Ancestor. Its age is unknown, but it is conservatively estimated to be over 50,000 years old..."

Seeing the direction Bai Zichen was looking, the Jade Rabbit made its introduction at the opportune moment.

"The fifth-tier Vermilion Fruit Tree is much stronger than the ten-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus of Qishan. It's a pity that it lacks the right conditions. Even if it grows for another 100,000 years, it will never become an innate spiritual root."

Bai Zichen swept his divine sense across the tree and found that beneath the weathered and ancient bark lay a vast and vibrant life force.

The tree roots have sunk deep into the ground and have become one with the cave world.

It absorbs spiritual energy and expands the earth's veins, while the growth of the cave heaven also benefits the Vermilion Fruit Tree.

When he achieves the Nascent Soul stage and his grotto-heaven is elevated, all the spiritual plants in his small world will experience a slight improvement.

After ten thousand years, any kind of spiritual fruit or exotic herb will undergo a qualitative change.

Of course, spiritual plants that are too ordinary in nature cannot grow for more than 10,000 years; a thousand years is the limit.

Going any further up, things will begin to rot and decay.

"Innate spiritual root..."

The jade rabbit's long, thin ears twitched, as if it had heard some incredible words.

“Master, where innate spiritual roots are there in this world? Since the Calabash Boy, everyone knows the wonderful uses of innate spiritual roots. They can be refined into external avatars, allowing for rapid cultivation and protection from calamities. As long as there is even the slightest hint of it, countless people will be watching, making it impossible to grow to the fifth rank. In this era, spiritual plants also have no chance to be tainted by the original essence from the creation of the world.”

"Please continue to introduce the other two spiritual plants."

Bai Zichen remained noncommittal; at least from what he had seen and heard, innate spiritual roots had not completely disappeared.

If the snow lotus atop Mount Qi had a different host, like myself and Senior Brother Ge Cang, it would have long been able to devour enough Nascent Soul True Monarchs and accumulate enough power.

At this point in time, it is very likely that the shackles of innate spiritual roots will truly be broken.

And then there's the incredibly strange immortal peach, the Twilight Peach, developed in imitation of the Five Virtues Longevity Peach, which is also on the verge of reaching the innate spiritual root level.

With these two examples before him, he dared not assert that there were no true innate spiritual roots in the cultivation world.

With the example of the gourd boy and the pearl, and so many tragic precedents, if someone with innate spiritual roots were to successfully transform into human form, they would certainly do so discreetly and in seclusion, rather than making a big fuss.

Only through direct confrontation can one perceive the difference between a human form formed from an innate spiritual root and a human cultivator.

Otherwise, if you disappear into the crowd, no one will be able to spot the clues.

"This ten-thousand-year-old dragon saliva grass was obtained by the Red-Eared Ancestor from the Lord of the Black Sea. It has been nurtured by the aura of three generations of dragon demon lords, and the grass and trees have already taken on the shape of a dragon. Originally, it could be used to refine dragon saliva powder, which was of great use to demon beasts in the process of transformation, and could shorten the time by half. However, with the Moon Essence Nectar bestowed by the Holy Clan, the importance of the dragon saliva grass has been greatly reduced."

After flying a distance, the Jade Rabbit pointed to a thriving spiritual herb below and said.

Despite resembling weeds, it exudes an astonishing dragon's might, as if a real dragon beast were crouching within it, surpassing even ordinary transformed dragons.

The surrounding area was originally barren land, but now tender buds and branches are sprouting from the cracks in the ground.

The vast majority were burned by the subterranean fire, and only a few were able to be refined into gold and successfully grow to the ground.

In a short time, they had already formed a continuous area, all accompanied by a distinct aura of dragons and beasts.

"How long until that crystal-clear golden fruit ripens?"

Bai Zichen pointed his finger at the spiritual plant he cared about most.

What was once a shallow body of water was suddenly struck by a golden, crystal-clear fruit that dried up the water source, leaving behind five golden hills.

These are all minerals hidden underground, which have been stirred up and attracted to the surface, forming several concentric circles.

"Uh... I guess it will take another two thousand years."

The Jade Rabbit counted on its fingers for a while, carefully calculating, before finally announcing a number.

"Ever since I gained sentience, this Glazed Golden Fruit has been on Rotten Axe Mountain, and no one knows where it came from. I heard that Ancestor Red Ear wanted to leave it to the next Lord of Rotten Axe Mountain to use at the crucial moment of breaking through to the fifth rank."

"Two thousand years, how can this fruit have such a long growth cycle..."

Bai Zichen was speechless for a moment. In that time, he would have already ascended to the upper realm.

At that time, the effect of the Glazed Golden Fruit on him will be significantly reduced, far less than it is now.

This fruit has the same effect as enlightenment and Bodhi, but lasts for ten times longer, during which time many things can be done.

The Red-Eared Ancestor was preparing for his successors to challenge the Demon Lord, but Bai Zichen didn't need to do that. He wanted to use it to elevate his comprehension and talent to their peak.

I can then complete the Cantongqi into two volumes as much as possible, and use the extra time to work hard on swordsmanship.

A single glass of golden fruit is worth more than decades of his arduous cultivation.

But upon hearing the answer that there were still two thousand years to go, his enthusiasm immediately plummeted.

The demon race doesn't care; they can afford to wait. For example, the white ape is only at the middle level of the fourth rank so far. Under normal circumstances, it would take a thousand years to cultivate to the peak of the fourth rank.

It's just an extra thousand years of waiting, a guarantee on the road to becoming a Demon Lord, it's well worth it.

Even with all the methods available to prolong their lives, the human race's Nascent Soul cultivators are still far from living to two thousand years old.

Faced with this glass-like golden fruit, one can only sigh in vain, having only served as a stepping stone for future generations.

“I have a Taiyi Azure Spirit Technique that can help spiritual plants grow faster. I wonder if it can help the Glazed Golden Fruit ripen earlier… However, it is a fifth-tier spiritual fruit, and a mere spiritual plant assistance spell may not be of much use.”

The thought flashed through Bai Zichen's mind, and he decided to turn back and pay attention to collecting secret techniques related to spiritual plants.

It would be one thing if he didn't have it, but he couldn't accept having a spiritual plant like the Glazed Golden Fruit, which could greatly enhance his strength, right beside him and not being able to use it.

"Come and take a look, do you recognize the base of this peach?"

Bai Zichen flicked his sleeve and, with the Jade Rabbit, vanished in a flash.

Within the grotto-heaven, the laws of heaven and earth made way for him, and all his supernatural powers were amplified many times over.

With a thought, they were already dozens of miles away.

At the heart of the grotto, milky-white chains formed from the power of the grotto, mixed with the true meaning of time, were set up in a grand manner solely to imprison two immortal peaches, one large and one small.

Upon seeing strangers arrive, the smaller one became inexplicably excited, jumping up and down and swinging back and forth while dragging its chain.

A crack appeared on top, revealing what looked like tender, juicy fruit flesh, yet it also had a bloody and ferocious appearance, giving it a grimacing, menacing look.

The other, larger peach remained still, observing its companion's actions with indifference.

A three-foot-tall blood-soaked figure emerged, bowing and prostrating itself. Despite its ugly and awkward appearance, it gave people a feeling of warmth and comfort.

"What an eerie peach! If I get too close, it will uncontrollably steal my lifespan!"

The jade rabbit curiously took two steps forward, then suddenly stumbled backward, its legs giving way and it fell to the ground.

Her face was filled with fear, her small body curled up in a ball, trembling.

"How can there be such a terrifying peach in the world? It's practically a demonic peach that can only grow in the endless abyss... If I were to spend every day with it, I would lose at least half my lifespan!"

"You've never seen this kind of peach before?"

Bai Zichen also wanted to see if the Jade Rabbit knew anything about the Twilight Peaches, and whether it could decipher the relationship between the Twilight Peaches, which were imitated and cultivated in the Heavenly Demon Realm, and the demon peaches in the Dongyang Villa.

It seems that the Jade Rabbit's status on Rotten Axe Mountain is still too low, and it is not qualified to have any contact with it.

Perhaps it was a secret of the Red-Eared Ancestor himself, and he didn't reveal it to others, but only tried to find a solution on his own.

However, the Jade Rabbit's spiritual senses were astonishing; it was able to sense that a ghost was draining its lifespan.

Aside from cultivators who possess the true meaning of time, those below the Nascent Soul stage have absolutely no way to fight against the Longevity Ghost.

Once you encounter it, you can only accept the loss and suffer the consequences.

Lose a few years of your lifespan and get rid of it as soon as possible.

Even the Crimson-Eared Ancestor, after being absorbed into his body by the Twilight Peach, became an invisible puppet.

Of course, it chooses to actively blend into the twilight peaches.

Otherwise, its physical functions would have been unable to support it, and it would have been impossible to see it in the war between the two races. It would have been lying in Qingxia Cave enjoying its last days.

They are no different from those great deities who live in seclusion in grotto-heavens and dare not show their faces.

His heart was replaced by the peaches of immortality at dusk, locking in his lifespan. The last hundred years of the Red-Eared Ancestor's life passed very, very slowly.

The power of time seems to have lost its magic on it.

Not only did his strength not decline, but he also faced the strongest battle of his life at the very end.

Without Bai Zichen, the Crimson-Eared Ancestor would have actually succeeded in killing Peak Master Huang Ting.

In that era, there were no cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage in the five regions of the world who could withstand even a single encounter with it.

As long as we bypass the Moral Sect and the Ruyi Buddhist Kingdom first, we can quickly bring the Zuzhou Continent under the control of the demon race.

At that time, a blood sacrifice of millions of living beings will be performed at the spatial node to shorten the distance with the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Once the demonic energy surges in, more demon lords will be able to descend upon the realm, at which point the Moral Sect and the Ruyi Buddhist Kingdom will be unable to withstand the onslaught alone.

However, a divine sword suddenly appeared, extinguishing the hopes of the demon race with a single strike, and from then on, the two races took different paths.

"Never seen anything like it! Once you've seen such a terrifying peach, you'll never forget it!"

The Jade Rabbit waved its hands repeatedly and fled far away.

"Immortal, I sincerely submit. How about letting me eat this ignorant little peach, and then I'll know its origin!"

The three-foot-tall peach-shaped figure spoke in a high-pitched voice.

"Shedding the physical body, opening the mouth and taking form... You, you have an innate spiritual root?"

When the Jade Rabbit saw the blood-red peach-shaped figure, it jumped high into the air, just like its owner had when they first met.

"Don't have any improper thoughts, otherwise when the true meaning of time sweeps through, you will truly die, and you won't even have the chance to return to that peach tree in the Heavenly Demon Realm and grow up again."

Bai Zichen's expression turned solemn. He issued a warning and then used the power of time to reinforce the cave's chains.

"This peach is just special in origin. Even if it transforms, it is only a false transformation. It is far inferior to a true innate spiritual root."

Innate spiritual roots are flawless and have no bottlenecks. As long as one frantically refines the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, one's cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds.

Like the Calabash Boy, who went from being a gourd to a deity in just two hundred years.

Even if a true immortal were to rebuild their cultivation, they could not possibly be faster than this.

Therefore, the body formed from the innate spiritual root is also called the flawless Dao embryo.

It surpasses even the most supreme holy bodies and spiritual bodies in the world.

"I see. It's strange and demonic enough. I've never seen a spiritual plant do this before."

After being taken away from the scene, Yutu finally returned to normal.

"From now on, just be careful not to get too close to the Demon Peach... You are in full charge of Gun Gun's area. I want to see it grow to the peak of the third tier within a hundred years."

Bai Zichen gave a direct order, which made Gun Gun, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, shiver and jump up with a jolt.

"I will obey my master's orders."

The jade rabbit readily agreed, reaching into its sleeve to touch the pestle, its mouth pouting into two.

……

Another year passed, and the number of ships on the Eastern Seas increased significantly.

The banners unfurled represent different sects.

Those who can raise their banners must have at least a Nascent Soul True Monarch backing them up; otherwise, they have no right to start their own faction.

The Eastern Expedition Command underestimated the power of the Sword Lord of Time. Indeed, some sects in the Central Region were unable to cope with the pressure, suffering heavy losses of disciples and withdrawing from the war to conquer the outer seas.

However, more sects actually increased their manpower, raising the size of the allied forces to a new level.

In addition, countless families of cultivators and independent cultivators flocked to the coastal cities of the Eastern Region.

They were not qualified to join the war in the open sea, so they would seize any opportunity that might arise.

As everyone knows, once this battle ends, the cultivation world will not see such a large-scale war again for a long time.

Firstly, it was unnecessary, and secondly, years of warfare had exhausted the war potential accumulated by the human race over tens of thousands of years of peace.

This is the best opportunity for low-level cultivators to change their fate.

On February , the dragon looked up.

Since the demon-exorcising war led by the Daoist sect in the Middle Ages, the largest pioneering war has officially begun.

This time, the target is not a particular spiritual vein or a powerful demon.

It was the rear area of ​​the demon race, a place that the human race had never truly set foot in and conquered for countless years.

Their target is the three major overseas holy lands of the demon race.

If possible, we should also visit the bottomless pool at the end of the Black Sea.

It's important to understand that even before the super teleportation array malfunctioned and when there was still communication between the continents, humanity's control over the outer seas was extremely limited.

At that time, the focus of the struggle was still the continental interior.

Only when they lose in the competition on a continent will they choose to go far away to the open sea, drifting countless miles, and randomly find an island to live in seclusion.

Those ancient people who were still recovering from serious injuries would also choose to go out to sea to build cave dwellings.

After all, there are many powerful figures in the inland areas, and too many enemies. If you're not careful, your cave dwelling could be destroyed.

Relatively speaking, the open sea, where people rarely go, is definitely safer.

This is why there are so many legends about celestial treasures hidden deep in the ocean.

Indeed, there were lucky rogue cultivators who, in the past, inherited the sea cave dwellings of their predecessors thanks to their extraordinary good fortune.

However, due to the frequent pioneering wars during the Middle Ages, a large number of monsters retreated overseas, until the three great holy lands of the outer sea were formed.

The difficulty for human cultivators to set foot in the outer seas is increasing.

The demon race essentially surrendered the inland lands. Apart from the ancient Qingqiu Dead Sea and the Rotten Axe Mountain, which fled to the Eastern Region and occupied a piece of land, the other great demons almost disappeared.

Correspondingly, the depths of the outer sea became a forbidden area for human cultivators, and they would no longer give way to it.

(End of this chapter)