Born with immortal seed

Chapter 661

Master Jiujing said that his personal flying sword, the Taiqing Crystal Sword, had received praise from the swordsman of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion and had the potential to reach the sixth rank, which was true.

But there's another half-sentence: this sword originally belonged to the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, and it was obtained by that generation's swordsman during his exploration of the Heavenly Waterfall.

He happened to be present and, seeing the money, he and his companions suddenly attacked, severely injuring Jianzi and then stealing the flying sword.

Only after leaving did they learn the young man's identity. They were filled with regret but there was nothing they could do but flee into the distance.

As one of the few combined-level forces in the Earthly Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Sword Pavilion was deeply humiliated by the fact that its Sword Master, considered a strong candidate for the next sect leader, had been injured and had his treasure stolen. How could they possibly let this go?

With the intervention of several elders who had reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage, Nine Crystal Venerable and his accomplices were immediately trapped with nowhere to go.

The several extraordinary abilities that he was so proud of were nothing more than trivial skills in the eyes of others, and it would be difficult for them to even delay for a few days.

His companion died soon after, and he too was on the verge of death.

Upon hearing about the mission to explore the lower realms, he immediately turned around and signed up, hoping to earn himself a protective charm.

This complete world already has its own cultivation system, with a fixed lower realm for ascension, completely different from the small worlds that depend on the Earthly Immortal Realm.

It possesses its own independent laws of heaven and earth, and its own rules of operation.

Even powerful beings who have merged their powers cannot break the rules.

However, the magical treasures born in this world possess irreplaceable value and are the key to creating cultivators who have achieved the Fusion Realm.

Every time such a world is discovered, it sparks a fierce struggle among various factions.

To prevent the demon and monster races from benefiting, the powerful figures of the Earthly Immortal Realm made a pact: when exploring the lower realms, they must unite against external threats.

At the same time, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage are encouraged to sign up, and the rewards are being increased repeatedly to ensure that the Heavenly Treasures do not fall into the hands of the Heavenly Demon Realm and the Heavenly Monster Realm.

When Master Jiujing came to the mortal realm, he was not particularly interested in the Heaven-Opening Treasures, as they were not something he was qualified to touch.

It would be better to take this opportunity to find some spiritual items that are useful to oneself.

Every time a celestial treasure returns to the Earthly Immortal Realm, it causes a huge uproar.

Those qualified to compete are all exceptionally strong cultivators at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, and possess astonishing backgrounds.

Without powerful backers, it's impossible to be selected.

After decades of searching, Master Jiujing found a clue and was greatly encouraged.

When he descended to the mortal realm, ten thousand years had passed since the last wave of pioneering the human world, and it was also the last time a primordial treasure appeared.

The Calabash Boy had only ascended to heaven a few hundred years ago, making him the focus of everyone's attention. Innate spiritual root was a term that was on the lips of all high-level cultivators.

For the Earthly Immortal Realm, innate spiritual roots are no match for Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasures.

The former can be found occasionally, while the latter can only be born in the world at the beginning of creation.

But in the human realm, they are almost rare.

Master Jiujing inadvertently learned that a primordial spiritual root had appeared in the Black Sea, which was another gourd born from the same vine as the Gourd Boy.

Having successfully shed his physical body and ascended to immortality, the gourd boy's true form is a blue gourd.

After it, another gourd of the underworld grew from the vine's tail.

But before they grow to maturity, they are exposed and coveted, so they have no choice but to break free from the vine.

Later, it was obtained by a Nascent Soul True Monarch, who took the gourd to the Black Sea, and it eventually fell into the hands of a great demon, becoming its treasure.

Master Jiujing followed the Yellow Springs Gourd all the way here, only to discover that it was actually a trap set by the demon race.

The Yellow Springs Gourd is indeed here, and four peak fifth-order demon lords have been lying in ambush for a long time.

Just as he was overjoyed to have obtained the Gourd of the Underworld, an overwhelming offensive came and completely engulfed him.

In order to clear away obstacles before they could compete for the Heaven-Opening Treasure, the demon race launched a targeted hunt against human cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

Because Master Jiujing always went his own way and didn't associate with the main group, he had long been targeted by the demon and monster races.

The Yellow Springs Gourd is real, it was stolen and passed around, and the powerful demon who obtained it fled to the Black Sea is real...

Throughout this entire process, the demon race did not exert any external force; the situation unfolded entirely on its own.

This is precisely to avoid interference and ensure that information can be deduced or that a spiritual warning is issued.

They merely observed and waited, proactively spreading the news to places where Master Jiujing often appeared, and then waited patiently in the Black Sea.

Everything went exactly as expected, without the slightest deviation.

As expected, Master Jiujing fell into the trap and failed to notice anything amiss.

However, its formidable strength far exceeded the expectations of those who set the ambush. Even after losing the initiative, it still managed to fiercely counterattack and kill two demons, while the rest were also seriously injured.

When my physical body was disintegrating and my nascent soul was too weak to maintain itself, I thought that even though the Yellow Spring Gourd was not yet fully formed, as an innate spiritual root, it should still have the function of protecting my primordial spirit.

He rushed inside, found a place to stay, and then used a secret technique to fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years.

When he woke up and felt much better, he discovered that his primordial spirit was connected to the Yellow Springs Gourd and could no longer be separated from it.

If one tries to escape by force, it will only cause the primordial spirit to split, and one will not even live for a hundred days.

He could only eke out a living in the Yellow Springs Gourd, trying his best to gather his essence and study the gourd's mysteries to see if he could refine it.

This innate spiritual root is very strange. Its body is intact and its vitality is active, but it has lost its spirituality.

Even if it were given millions of years to grow, it would never be able to transform into human form like the gourd from the same root.

Master Jiujing slept and woke up in the Yellow Springs Gourd, his bond with it growing deeper and deeper, and he had given up the idea of ​​breaking free.

Only by encountering a suitable target for possession can one have a chance to escape their predicament.

And so, we waited until today.

"What a bizarre development... No wonder I've never heard of the name Nine Crystals Master before. Logically, a Void Refinement Grandmaster should have some legends or stories passed down."

Bai Zichen let out a long sigh and rubbed his slightly swollen forehead.

Even if it's just a few fragments of memory, since they come from a Void Refinement expert, they are still a considerable burden for him.

After digesting it, I vaguely sensed that my spiritual sense had grown stronger.

"Unfortunately, the content about the Earthly Immortal Realm and the content of this person's cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities were not mentioned. I wonder if it is because his cultivation was sealed, and there are also restrictions on the content of his inheritance... Fortunately, I have already unintentionally learned the text of the previous scroll of the Tribulation Crossing Secret Technique. It turns out that this is the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script commonly used in the Earthly Immortal Realm."

That alone is already a great achievement.

The Golden Tadpole Spirit Script is the common script used by human cultivators in the Earthly Immortal Realm, created by the first Mahayana True Immortal of the human race.

Every word is precious, containing profound truths about the universe, and inspiring deep reflection.

In comparison, the flower and bird talismans are less refined and too rough.

The Great Virtue Phoenix Seal and the Great Mighty Dragon Seal have too many limitations, and there are often restrictions outside of the demon race.

Only the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script can unleash its mysteries no matter where it is, because traces of this script can be found in both the Heavenly Demon Realm and the Heavenly Monster Realm.

The Golden Tadpole Spirit Script cannot be copied or inscribed; only those who truly master it can write it down.

This has resulted in a large number of records about the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script in the cultivation world, but only a handful of sects have truly mastered it.

Bai Zichen unintentionally learned the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script, which not only helped him cultivate the Tribulation Transcending Secret Technique, but also meant that he would no longer be completely confused when encountering other cultivation methods left behind by cultivators from the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Another secret technique can be mastered, which allows one to sacrifice one's own treasures to regain the pure essence of heaven and earth to replenish the energy of the nascent soul.

The higher the item's rank, the better its effect.

It was in this environment that Master Jiujing created this, transforming all his treasures into the primordial energy of heaven and earth in order to survive and prevent his primordial spirit from being assimilated.

"On a single vine, both the Azure Sky Gourd and the Yellow Spring Gourd have grown. This must be the number one immortal vine in the history of the cultivation world..."

Bai Zichen turned his gaze to the Yellow Springs Gourd and examined it from top to bottom.

What happened to the Immortal Vine afterward is not mentioned in the cultivation world.

It either turned to ashes or was taken away and refined into a powerful magic weapon.

In fact, if I hadn't met Master Jiujing, I would never have even heard of the Yellow Springs Gourd.

He slowly stretched out his hands, holding the gourd amidst the blazing white flames. The intense heat even caused his skin to hiss, and a burnt smell emanated from it.

Bai Zichen possesses the Sun Bone of Copper and a Fire-type Heavenly Spiritual Root, making him fearless of Heavenly Fire and extremely resistant to all fire-type spells.

Furthermore, even with a physical body comparable to that of a fourth-level body-forging cultivator, the four flames were almost torn apart, demonstrating the sheer absurdity of their power.

Even so, they held hands tightly, refusing to let go.

Even with his Void Refining Realm cultivation, Master Jiujing couldn't refine the Yellow Spring Gourd after tens of thousands of years.

That doesn't mean Bai Zichen can't do it.

The loss of the physical body, leaving only the nascent soul, is not the root cause.

The main reason was that his primordial spirit was fused with the Yellow Spring Gourd during his coma, and his innate spiritual root was too suitable for becoming a cultivation body, which became a disadvantage.

It is not yet in human form; the gourd shell has acupoints through which spiritual energy flows.

The more Master Jiujing tried to break free, the closer the relationship became.

Bai Zichen is in perfect condition and uses his true essence to refine it, so he doesn't have this problem.

Those four unknown flames scorched the Yellow Springs Gourd for tens of thousands of years, but instead of destroying its shape, they turned the central ring into a glassy texture.

Once the temperature drops slightly, it reveals a reddish-gold luster.

Because it has lost its spirituality, it is not difficult for outsiders to refine the Yellow Springs Gourd, and they encounter almost no resistance.

The true essence quickly passed through the acupoints, leaving several basic marks.

“I’ve been clashing with ominous and doomsday-related ideas lately. First I encountered the Twilight Peach, then I ran into the Yellow Springs Gourd… The Yellow Springs is a symbol of death, no wonder it has allowed Master Jiujing to keep his soul intact for so many years.”

Bai Zichen has figured out a few uses for the Yellow Springs Gourd, but more detailed uses still need to be explored.

For example, it can suck an enemy into a gourd, which will turn them into pus in a short time, leaving no trace of their body.

It can also gather the water of the Yellow Springs, which has the effect of awakening innate wisdom and enlightening those who are lost.

Even some dead plant seeds can be stuffed into a gourd and shaken vigorously to germinate and take root, which is more suitable for those precious plants.

However, since it only shed its roots prematurely and doesn't have a truly mature innate spiritual root, it definitely hasn't reached the fifth rank.

The effects they can produce are all limited.

Like absorbing people and turning them into corpses, the highest level one can reach is the Perfection of the Core Formation stage.

If it goes any higher, the Yellow Springs Gourd won't have the power to stop it; no matter how much it calls out, it'll be useless.

The Yellow Springs Gourd was initially refined, and a sword light shot out, attempting to escape.

Fortunately, a lightning net was there to block it, preventing the flying sword in the gourd from escaping.

But the sword light moved swiftly, cutting through all the oncoming lightning bolts with unstoppable force.

When the Star Sand Sword clashed with it, it was cut back into sand grains. In terms of sharpness, the two flying swords of the same level had already lost.

It was clearly perceptible that the intense resentment emanating from the sword spirit within the Taiqing Crystal Sword pierced the sky.

Come to think of it, Master Jiujing wasn't really its owner; it came to the human world after being taken from someone else.

Decades later, he fell into a trap and was trapped in the gourd of the underworld, unable to escape.

From the perspective of the Taiqing Crystal Sword, it was as if it had just emerged from the Heavenly Waterfall and then fallen into the darkness of the human world, never having lived a single day of freedom.

The true essence of this flying sword lies in its pure sharpness, which can be combined with the "One Sword Can Break All Laws" technique to unleash its strongest effect.

However, aside from its sharpness, the Taiqing Crystal Sword is practically useless, and it falls short compared to other fifth-tier swords.

Whether it's long-distance sword control, sword collisions, or the evolution of sword intent, it has obvious flaws.

Having been nurtured in the Yellow Springs Gourd for tens of thousands of years, its sharp energy has become increasingly vigorous.

That's why Bai Zichen's eyes turned red when he looked at him, and he was completely convinced.

It's a pity the flying sword has no master; otherwise, the first strike from its true master would have been enough to shatter any restrictive formation.

"Hurry up and surrender, or I won't mind reforging a fifth-tier flying sword. I'm just worried that I have too many fifth-tier flying swords on me and can't use them all."

Bai Zichen summoned all the fifth-tier flying swords from the sword box, which circled around him like swimming dragons.

Purple Star Thunder Sword, Avici Heavenly Prison Demon Sword, Star Sand Sword, Southern Bright Fire Sword, Slaughtering Demon-Slaying Sword...

The simultaneous release and ringing of the flying swords proved that what he said was true.

The reforging process is equivalent to clearing the sword spirit of the flying sword and returning it to a state of chaos and ignorance.

Although its power remains at the fifth tier, the sword spirit, starting from scratch, has lost its ability to operate autonomously and cannot step out to help its master take on some of the operational responsibilities.

Just like the Star River Sword Formation, it largely relies on the spirituality of the flying swords to maintain the rise and fall of celestial bodies on its own.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for one person to ensure the perfect operation of the entire sword formation.

Of course, he couldn't actually reforge the flying sword. If he did, the Taiqing Crystal Sword would have to be fed in his hands for at least a thousand years to return to its current level.

This is no ordinary refining process; it requires constant companionship and battles to cultivate the sword spirit's spirituality.

Otherwise, what would it mean for Bai Zichen to just obtain the Taiqing Crystal Sword?

"Who are you? I have been in darkness for countless days and nights, and no amount of sweet talk can deceive me... Give me liberty or give me death! Don't even think about threatening me with the refining of the sword spirit!"

The Taiqing Crystal Sword spoke coldly, harboring extreme wariness towards all living beings.

"I don't like to force things, so let's do as you please!"

Bai Zichen pointed his finger, and the twelve flying swords slowly arranged themselves, forming the slowest formation in history.

Each flying sword transformed into a star, vying for beauty and showcasing every inch of its splendor.

The Star River Sword Formation trembled slightly as a terrifying force descended, the starlight rendering the Taiqing Crystal Sword unable to resist.

It then realized that this Nascent Soul True Monarch actually possessed the strength to easily suppress it, and immediately softened its attitude.

The reforging of the sword spirit is no longer just empty threats, but a real and tangible existence.

"Hold your hand, I surrender! I surrender! I want to follow the Sword Master willingly!"

When the Taiqing Crystal Sword was enveloped by the twelve starlight sword beams, it obediently gave up its self-proclaimed great prospects.

A cultivator who can gather so many fifth-order flying swords cannot be weak.

Even in the realm of mortal immortals, considering the years of cultivation, he would stand out from the crowd.

Besides personal strength, one also needs substantial wealth to achieve this.

(End of this chapter)