Born with immortal seed

Chapter 656 The Demon Peach Unleashes its Power
The ancient tortoise harbors too many grievances; it still has several trump cards yet to be used, but it is nearing the point of no return.

Bai Zichen didn't even show his face, and it was unknown who it was using its desperate forbidden technique that burned away its lifespan.

“I acknowledge that you have the potential to become an immortal, far surpassing all the Nascent Soul cultivators I have seen in the past tens of thousands of years… Why overdraw your essence and destroy your foundation to achieve this level?”

The ancient tortoise struggled to support its demonic body, and its voice, seemingly unchanging from ancient times, was now tinged with anxiety.

For the ancient tortoise, which has never strayed far from the vast ocean since its birth, this was an unprecedented experience.

It does not require rare and precious materials or various spiritual objects. The cultivation method it practices is engraved in its mind at birth, making it less dependent on external objects than the ascetic cultivators among the human race.

Simply wait for the power of time to take effect, and your level of understanding will naturally rise.

If you encounter an invincible enemy, just turn around and dive into the deepest part of the Chongming Sea.

The structure there is complex, and the reason for its success is unknown. All that is known is that the higher the level, the more difficult it is to delve into.

Once you reach the level of a demon lord, you will be blocked outside by the great power of heaven and earth.

The only thing we can be certain of is that the extraterrestrial object that created the Chongming Sea must have originated from the upper realm, otherwise it would be so miraculous.

When news of the demon race's crushing defeat arrived, the ancient tortoise was not worried.

It's somewhat unrealistic to say that it could run rampant below the Nascent Soul stage given its strength.

However, given its powerful vitality and terrifying defensive capabilities, it's unlikely that any cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage could harm it.

In fact, it had once sparred with that junior dragon lord from Xingxiu Sea.

Even with the opponent possessing that strange celestial phantom treasure, the Primordial Longevity Turtle was still able to remain undefeated.

The opponent didn't go all out, and it didn't use its killing move either.

In the end, it will most likely end in a draw, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.

As for the Nascent Soul cultivator, the Ancient Longevity Turtle felt that the other party was unlikely to risk losing their lifespan by attacking the Chongming Sea.

Therefore, it remained complacent, showing itself to drive away the human army without a second thought when they arrived.

However, once they clashed, they discovered that the saying "a great reputation is not undeserved" was completely proven true in Bai Zichen.

Once trapped in this sword formation, it's like falling into an endless abyss, from which there's no way to climb out.

All sorts of spells and supernatural powers, when used, have no clear target and all end up in vain.

It's questionable whether even a single point of a powerful offensive has actually hit the mark.

The key question is, how could a mere human possibly possess a more enduring aura and a more profound true essence than himself, who possessed the bloodline of an ancient alien species?

Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, maintaining such an offensive is not an easy task.

This human claimed that he would ascend to the upper realm in the future. Although it was arrogant and ignorant, it does seem to have some hope now.

Is it possible that just to make things difficult for oneself, one is willing to use forbidden techniques and mortgage one's future?

In that case, let alone ascending to the Immortal Realm, even breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage would be a pipe dream.

"Haha, your path to immortality is severed?"

Bai Zichen chuckled and said heartily, "You don't need to worry, even if I trapped you for another ten years, it would be a piece of cake for me."

Outsiders simply couldn't understand how he could control twelve flying swords simultaneously.

Even if one cultivates the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture to the late Nascent Soul stage, there is only one quota left to refine six natal flying swords.

Even relying on his own true essence and simultaneously activating six flying swords, it was still as difficult as ascending to heaven.

It requires the aid of extraordinary treasures, or the person must have consumed certain celestial fruits and elixirs that increase the upper limit of true essence, to barely achieve this.

Moreover, among the flying swords he wields are fifth-tier flying swords that are beyond his own level. Under normal circumstances, he would be exhausted after swinging the swords several times at full power.

Even if the Sword Master Taibai were alive today, he would be speechless upon seeing this scene, as it completely defies all the common sense of swordsmanship.

The twelve sword lights converged into a single line, intertwining and pulsating in his palm.

It looks ordinary at first glance, but once you look closely, you can't take your eyes off it; it's so captivating it'll make your eyes go blind.

"cut!"

The twelve stars merge into the Milky Way, and countless sword threads move across the heavens.

The moment this sword was unleashed, the world changed color, and a dazzling light shone in the boundless starry sky, as if a sword from beyond the heavens had opened up the world once more.

After realizing the Dao and creating the sword, he has been studying how to integrate this sword technique into his daily sword-wielding, rather than using it only as a last resort.

By setting up the Star River Sword Formation, amplifying the characteristics of each flying sword, and then extracting their sword intent, the resulting sword already possesses a hint of the Dao giving birth to the sword.

Of course, the consumption of true energy is not that exaggerated; it won't leave you completely exhausted and unable to fight again after just one sword strike.

It is roughly equivalent to a slightly overdrawn full-force attack, but its destructive power is several times greater than that of the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword's original power.

Before the sword thread even hit the ground, the ancient tortoise sensed the threat of death; all things fell silent, an emptiness beyond words.

"Stop! Stop now! I'll surrender!"

The ancient tortoise retracted all its limbs and brain into its shell, leaving only a piece of shell, surrounded by countless white mists that piled up to form a thick barrier.

"I am willing to become a spirit beast and sign an equal contract. As your contract partner, you can share my power, the most direct manifestation of which is an increase of five hundred years in lifespan! With this time, you can cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, at which time we can ascend to the upper realm together!"

"An equal contract? It seems you still haven't grasped the situation and have missed your last chance..."

Bai Zichen sneered. Under the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes, he could see several nodes within the Ancient Longevity Turtle where demonic energy was highly concentrated, constantly approaching the fifth level. The contract between demonic beasts and spirit beasts had no master-servant relationship and only appeared when the demonic beast's strength exceeded that of the cultivator.

The prospect of extending one's lifespan by five hundred years is an irresistible temptation for all human cultivators.

This means that a Nascent Soul True Monarch has lived for another half a year, giving them more opportunities to reach higher realms.

But as a cultivator who had reached the late Nascent Soul stage at less than three hundred years old and had never taken any longevity pills, Bai Zichen didn't really take this too seriously.

If all goes well, he won't even need to reach the end of his lifespan to cultivate to the perfection of the human realm.

If it doesn't work, even another five hundred years won't help.

Besides, there are so many other ways to extend lifespan, there's no need to choose the one with the highest risk, leaving yourself with endless troubles.

An equal contract has negligible binding force on spirit beasts and cannot withstand the test.

Without any hesitation, the twelve-colored sword threads easily pierced through the white mist, smoothly cutting downwards, and only after a while did a collision sound be heard.

boom!
The metal and stone collided, the earth shook, and sparks flew up faintly.

It darted back and forth, piercing several holes in the ancient tortoise's hard shell with a whoosh, and the sword intent surged wildly into its body.

Move the mountain!

A mountain peak appeared directly above the Star River Sword Formation, and without any adjustment, it crashed down with an aura of mutual destruction.

If it hits the sea, it could unleash a cataclysmic tsunami.

When it lands on land, all living things within a radius of ten thousand miles perish.

However, when the Star River Sword Formation was struck, it only caused ripples, and the mountain disappeared like a dessert that had been swallowed.

The reaction reached the interior of the sword formation, where countless fragments of rock ignited and sparks flew, creating a meteor shower.

Give your life!

The ancient tortoise let out a shrill scream, its limbs withered, and a ring of cold flames ignited on its shell, making it possible to visualize its lifespan being burned away.

Then, the cold flames coalesced into a giant hand and reached out to grab Bai Zichen, who was standing behind the twelve stars.

This is already the bloodline supernatural power of the ancient tortoise, risking its life to save another.

Anyway, its lifespan is long enough that sacrificing a thousand years in one go will not affect its origin, which is within an acceptable range.

Facing the brink of life and death, he pushed this bloodline power to its limit, burning away three thousand years of his lifespan in an instant.

Such extravagant behavior could only have been done by the ancient tortoise.

Other demon races, even fifth-tier demon lords, would be close to death if they burned so much of their lifespan at once.

This is a life-risking supernatural power that ignores distance and defense; it can launch an attack as long as the user appears within the divine sense range of the Primordial Longevity Turtle.

For targets of the same level, burning three thousand years of lifespan can be exchanged for the opponent's fifteen hundred years.

If you use a technique that is beyond your level, your three thousand years of lifespan will only reduce the opponent's lifespan by three hundred years.

"You're ruthless enough to give up your hope of ascending to the upper realm to fight me to the death. Don't I have the same courage?!"

The ancient tortoise felt resentful. If it had lost three thousand years of lifespan, advancing to the fifth rank would have been no problem.

However, the already low probability of ascending to the Heavenly Demon Realm will drop even further.

He poked his head out and stared intently at Bai Zichen, wanting to witness with his own eyes the scene of this human cultivator's death from the five signs of decay.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch only has a lifespan of a thousand years, and even now, after cultivating to this point, he still has a long way to go.

It had already considered that the other party possessed the power of time and might have touched upon the Great Dao of Time, which is why it burned away three thousand years of its lifespan in one go.

This bloodline supernatural power is related to the Great Dao of Time, but it is not entirely subordinate to it; it also involves the content of the Great Dao of Longevity in the laws of heaven and earth.

The true meaning of time can at most offer some resistance, but it is impossible to block it completely.

No matter how terrifying the sword threads inside the body were, the massive demonic body of the Primordial Longevity Turtle allowed it to withstand the rampage and destruction for a short while.

In that short time, it was convinced that Bai Zichen had died ten times over.

"A divine power that directly attacks lifespan?"

The white flame giant hand was invisible and intangible, ignoring the sword light's interception, traversing stars and celestial bodies, and grabbing from afar. Bai Zichen suddenly felt a sense of being out of his mind.

Even though nothing seemed amiss and the giant white flame hand appeared normal, alarm bells were ringing in my mind.

The next moment, the little white nascent soul in the dantian trembled, and a chill spread throughout its body, as if something most precious was being dragged away.

Without being urged, the river of time behind him took flight on its own, circling the little white nascent soul again and again to provide protection.

This gave the Nascent Soul, who had felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, a sliver of warmth, allowing it to begin to process its thoughts.

"Stealing lifespan? How could one bypass the true meaning of time... It's like hunting geese all day long, only to have one's eyes pecked by the goose."

Because he walks the path of time, Bai Zichen has always been very confident in this aspect, as he is the only one who uses the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword to reduce the lifespan of others.

When will it be someone else's turn to attack his lifespan?

Even if one possesses similar supernatural powers, they will be hindered by the true meaning of time, so there is no need to worry.

However, this time the longevity supernatural power of the Primordial Longevity Turtle came in a strange and inexplicable way, and it only reacted when it activated its own Dao of Time, and it has not been completely dispelled.

It seems to only have a restraining effect, without any immediate and absolute elimination.

"At this rate, I'm going to lose a full three hundred years of my lifespan!"

Bai Zichen was greatly alarmed. Even if he was young enough, he shouldn't have died young.

However, losing this time will disrupt the entire schedule.

Let alone ascending to the Immortal Realm, even breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage makes me a little nervous.

He was unaware that this was already the treatment a Nascent Soul cultivator would receive when facing a life-risking divine power, and the Great Dao of Time had played a significant role.

As the darling of the Great Dao of Longevity, the Primordial Longevity Turtle truly embodies the truth that it is better to live long than to live well. The supernatural powers it unleashes by burning thousands of years of lifespan will surely be accounted for by the laws of heaven and earth.

Even if used on a Void Refining cultivator, it would still strip away decades of his lifespan.

Just as Bai Zichen was doing his best to activate the Great Dao of Time, he suddenly sensed a strange movement coming from a corner of the cave, which was so eager to jump out of its confinement.

Distracted, I noticed that they were two demonic peaches, one large and one small.

"Master, I smell the aura of the Longevity Spirit Beast! Let me out! I'll go and devour it for you. How dare it be so arrogant in front of the master who controls the Great Dao of Time!"

The large peach made a sound, showing its eagerness.

"You can handle it?"

Bai Zichen was skeptical, thinking that this was very likely an excuse that Yao Tao had made up to try to escape.

He clearly remembered that the two demonic peaches were utterly defeated by the true meaning of time, and had no power to fight back.

"My Twilight Power is specifically designed to counter Longevity Spirit Beasts. It might be a bit difficult for a Demon Venerable to master and use, but right now it's a piece of cake."

The large demon peach was full of confidence and didn't take the so-called Longevity Spirit Beast seriously at all.

As the river of time gradually dried up, Little White Nascent Soul's face turned ashen and his whole body stiffened once again.

Without further hesitation, Bai Zichen grabbed the small demon peach and left the cave, heading towards the giant white flame hand.

The demon peach, who was like a well-behaved child in the face of the true meaning of time, revealed its ferocity when it went outside, splitting open a gaping maw of blood.

With a sudden inhale, an invisible force was swallowed by the peach, which then let out a satisfied burp.

The chill emanating from Xiaobai's nascent soul instantly subsided by five-tenths, indicating a significant improvement.

After a moment's thought, he threw the small demon peach back into the cave and took out the large demon peach.

Judging from the tone of the demon peach, swallowing the ancient longevity tortoise would be of great benefit to them.

That's why we can't let one monstrous peach enjoy all the benefits alone.

"Giggle, it really is an ancient tortoise! ​​This beast is the most dull and stupid; it's extremely boring to eat!"

As soon as the giant peach appeared, it started spouting nonsense and was about to fly away when it was firmly caught by five fingers.

Sensing the profound meaning of time contained in the five fingers behind him, he immediately became obedient.

The crimson figure rose to its feet, and with a wave of its small hand, the giant white flame hand shrank into a tiny ball at its command.

Then it was swallowed whole by the crimson little man, who still wasn't satisfied and turned back to fawn over him, saying, "Master, let me eat it. I promise, this old tortoise will be hammered by me for at least a hundred years before its essence dissipates without leaving a trace, so it won't have any chance of reincarnation!"

Bai Zichen remained noncommittal. These two demonic peaches were strange, and he still hadn't figured out their secrets.

If it weren't for him encountering me, there would truly be no one in the cultivation world who could subdue him.

Without seeing the Red-Eared Ancestor, and without being careful, they all unfortunately fell victim to his attack.

If the large demon peach were to advance further and become a true innate spiritual root, even his Time Essence might not be able to restrain it.

The birth of yet another gourd boy, still filled with evil intentions and malice, will bring disaster to the entire cultivation world.

"Longevity peaches? How could real longevity peaches possibly appear in this world!"

The bloodline supernatural power was easily neutralized, but it was nothing compared to the shock the ancient tortoise felt upon seeing two demonic peaches, one large and one small.

Only then did it awaken from its daze and cry out in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)