Born with immortal seed

Chapter 673 A Golden Dragon Falls
Starry Sea.

As the sun rises, golden sunlight streams down, and occasionally a ferocious sea creature leaps from the surface, only to quickly dive back down upon seeing the tense atmosphere in the distance.

Countless warships formed several circles, and various killing formations were set up one after another.

The air was thick with murderous intent; seabirds vanished, none daring to pass through this area.

Ma Ruoxi, with her hand on the sword at her waist, leaped off a floating ship and landed on a reef several miles in size.

“This place may look inconspicuous, but it is connected to the water veins, which is perfect for setting up array nodes... The array master who reported this deserves credit, so give him ten minor merits.”

She has matured a lot over the years, becoming more reserved and no longer the fiery and spirited young girl she once was.

In Zhongzhou, one must be able to stand alone, coordinate with various forces, and handle all sorts of miscellaneous matters.

Upon arriving in the Eastern Regions, there was no way to refuse.

The Qingfeng Sect has limited manpower to send to Lankeshan, so they can't slack off, and it's unrealistic to put all the blame on Weidao alone.

Although Wei Dao was in charge of all the affairs of Lan Ke Mountain, given her and Li Guizhen's status, there were still many people who wanted to communicate with them.

The value of the words "personally passed down by the True Lord of Time" is so great that people flock to it, and its effect in discussions with other forces is far superior to that of anyone else coming forward.

Li Guizhen stayed on Chilong Island to help his master's family inherit the position of leader of an overseas sect, and stayed by his side to ensure their safety.

Ma Ruoxi set off with the pioneering allied forces and fought on the front lines, her hands stained with the blood of demons and beasts.

She seems much gentler now, but her deep passion for swordsmanship has not diminished.

When faced with something they've set their mind on, they won't give up easily.

Several years ago, news was received that someone had spotted the remnants of the Youlongmen sect who murdered Second Senior Sister Huo Feiyan in the waters near Xingxiu Sea.

They gathered several friendly cultivators and relentlessly pursued the enemy. After three years, they finally killed the last remaining member of the Youlongmen sect on a nearby reef.

Upon learning of this, Bai Zichen praised her for having a fellow disciple and not forgetting her oath upon entering the sect, and passed on a technique of the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword.

He further stated that this method is special, and only those who receive spiritual enlightenment from him can have the possibility of successfully practicing it.

Upon seeing the contents of the supernatural power, Ma Ruoxi regarded it as a priceless treasure.

Anyone with eyes can see that the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, as a time-manipulation technique, is Bai Zichen's signature killing move.

His title of Sword Lord of Time is based on this supreme divine power.

Ma Ruoxi never imagined that there was such a miraculous operation as splitting the Time Divine Power into three segments to lower the threshold for cultivation.

Her theory of alchemy, "Water is not a drill for stone, nor is a saw for wood; it is the gradual erosion that makes it so," perfectly matches her own water-stone spirit, and her cultivation truly embodies the spirit of water dripping through stone.

But as time marches on, we drift further and further apart, with no chance of ever touching again.

Such supreme paths have been comprehended by only a handful of geniuses in the cultivation world over hundreds of thousands of years, and Ma Ruoxi dared not have such aspirations.

He only wanted to focus on practicing swordsmanship and not disgrace his master.

After receiving the Longevity Sword from the Azure Emperor, he discovered that even without understanding the true meaning of time, he still had the opportunity to master this divine power of time.

Several months have passed, and it's not yet fully completed, but we've already made some progress.

"Yes, I'll have someone write it down when I get back."

Several cultivators followed behind her. The one who spoke had dark, shiny skin, was strong and capable, and occasionally a fierce glint would appear in his eyes.

"Master, I heard that a pool of jellyfish pearls has been discovered on a coral reef in the Starry Sea. Shall we go and take a look?"

After Bai Zichen took away the scroll of the Ghost Gods and Gods' Karma Chart that Tian Yangsheng always carried, his symptoms were relieved, and he became no different from a normal cultivator.

With the million sect contribution points bestowed by his grandmaster, he could freely exchange for all kinds of cultivation resources. Even most of the sect's Core Formation elders did not have as much wealth as him.

He has now reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, making him one of the fastest-progressing disciples among his peers in the Qingfeng Sect.

Unlike the other two major demon clan royal courts, Xingxiu Sea was originally an ordinary sea area. It was only because the dragon clan chose to settle here, and because of the countless natural or artificially created reefs around it, that it resembled a constellation, hence the name.

There are large islands that rise above the sea and are comparable to cities.

There are submerged reefs that have sunk into the sea, blocking the passage of warships.

The large warships of the pioneering alliance could not be pushed forward easily, so they could only set up a battle formation to trap the demon race.

They continued to move the formation forward, compressing the space occupied by the demon race, until they were all wiped out.

A few days ago, a commando team reported that they had blocked a third-tier cold dragon in a water cave in a coral reef.

Having been outmaneuvered by Han Qiu, the siege was unsuccessful, and they had no choice but to send a message requesting reinforcements.

Two Qianyan Fire Dragon Cannons and five Hanxing Demon-Slaying Crossbows were brought in. First, the ground was scorched with flames, forcing the Hanqiu to reveal itself.

Then, the demon-slaying crossbows fired in unison, instantly creating five huge bloody holes in the demon's body. The force of the impact propelled the demon into the stone wall, where it was firmly pinned down.

Faced with a large-scale war weapon, even if the enemy is prepared, a third-tier demon beast really can't cause any trouble.

What was originally a very ordinary demon-slaying operation turned into a surprise when dozens of jellyfish pearls were retrieved while cleaning the Cold Dragon Cave.

Now, no one wanted to leave; they all stayed in the water cave like madmen, searching for the missing items.

The support team had not returned for several days, and more importantly, they were carrying large-scale war artifacts. On the third day, a follow-up reinforcement team arrived, and the matter could no longer be concealed.

The jellyfish pearl is a top-grade third-tier spiritual item, but in some ways, it is not as useful as many fourth-tier spiritual items.

Only pearls produced by oysters that are over a thousand years old, swimming to the water's eye before dying, can be called jellyfish pearls.

The life force of the clam spirit combines with the essence of the water eye, and each one can purify the demonic essence of a water-type monster and strengthen its foundation.

It is more effective for monsters with ordinary bloodlines that have grown up with great difficulty.

If one is truly of dragon bloodline, with no impurities in their demonic essence and a foundation as solid as if tempered for thousands of years, then the jellyfish pearl is of little use.

That cold dragon found this treasure land from who-knows-where, and relied on the jellyfish pearls in the water cave to continuously improve its bloodline and purify its demonic essence.

Give it another hundred years, and it will be able to steadily embark on the path of transformation.

For human cultivators, the jellyfish pearl cannot directly improve their cultivation level, but it can slightly improve their water elemental root aptitude, which is well-documented.

The worse one's spiritual root, the more obvious the improvement.

With four spiritual roots, long-term use can increase the talent of the water elemental root by half.

Those with three spiritual roots have at most one-third of the aptitude.

Having one-fifth of the dual spiritual root aptitude is considered very good.

The Heavenly Spirit Root goes without saying, how could a mere jellyfish pearl possibly have any influence?

Ma Ruoxi possesses dual spiritual roots of water and soil, and the jellyfish pearl can have an effect on her; this is why Tian Yangsheng asked this question.

"Let them fight it out, they will eventually have to hand it over to the treasury and wait for distribution... My spirit is progressing on one side and standing still on the other. It's hard to say whether this imbalance is a gain or a loss. I'll have to ask my master when the time is right before I can make a decision."

At this point, the Water Stone Spirit Body no longer provides any benefit to cultivation speed, and it is also difficult to find a completely suitable dual-elemental compatible spirit object.

However, her theory of alchemy originated from the Water and Stone Spirit Body. If the harmony between the two systems of the spirit body is disrupted, it may further affect the theory of alchemy.

Ma Ruoxi is just one step away from the late stage of Core Formation, and it won't be long before she has to start thinking about solidifying her alchemical theories.

At this time, Ruodan's discussion of turmoil had far-reaching implications, so caution was necessary.

“Let’s head back. In three days, the eastern battle flags will advance a hundred miles ahead, and we need to go there to provide support… There’s a group of dragon beasts living over there, and we’ll definitely encounter resistance. There will be a fierce battle then.”

After Ma Ruoxi and her men finished recording the location and copied it onto the nautical chart, they turned and returned to the Allied Forces' camp.

……

In March, the battlefront advanced hundreds of miles, mainly consisting of third-tier dragon beasts, resulting in a bloody, meat-grinding slaughter.

Without the fate of a demon that could transform into human form, the allied forces had a clear advantage thanks to their large-scale war artifacts and battle flags.

They swept through the sea with overwhelming force, and some cultivators even shouted the arrogant slogan that they would sweep through the Starry Sea and return to the inland for a vacation by the middle of the year.

In May of the same year, the advance of the battlefront encountered a major problem, with several teams running into powerful demons in disguise.

On the side of the pioneering alliance, almost all of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs were sent out.

They can launch attacks on multiple fronts simultaneously, and the area covered by their battle flags is too large to be adequately protected.

Taking advantage of their home field, a single transformed demon can hold back three or four Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

One of Xiaoyue Zhenjun's disciples was bitten in half by a fourth-tier crocodile dragon and died on the spot.

Although Master Sanduo already had many disciples, he had taken in more than twenty more disciples in the years since he came to the Black Sea.

The one who died was one of the most promising disciples, who had already reached the late stage of Core Formation cultivation.

Enraged, Xiaoyue personally led the hunt, chasing the crocodile dragon for thousands of miles, even reaching the core of the Starry Sea.

They discovered that the sea was turbulent with undercurrents, forming many whirlpools. In addition, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky. A crescent blade struck the crocodile dragon's back hard, scattering a string of blood droplets.

Fearing something might go wrong, he didn't continue the pursuit and returned to the cloud ship with an angry expression.

This process, covering no more than a hundred miles, took a full three months.

Countless cultivators shed their blood and lives on the Starry Sea, fighting the demon race in the most brutal way.

Neither side would yield an inch, and both sides fought for every single inch of ground.

Even the carefully arranged battle flags were breached several times by the demonic beasts, leaving rivers of blood.

The two sides fought back and forth, taking turns to kill each other, but in the end, the human race prevailed.

Xiaoyue took a liking to the environment of Xingxiu Sea and wanted to use it as a training ground, so she put in all her effort.

All the disciples mobilized, setting up their most prized treasure-hunting formations, each capable of handling the task alone.

He even found an opportunity to tear apart a fourth-tier poison dragon, greatly enhancing the prestige of the allied forces.

After months of bloody battles, they finally gained a foothold and drove all the demons into the inner sea.

The Xingxiu Sea is divided into the Xingxiu Outer Sea and the Xingxiu Inner Sea by an island reef.

This indicates that the monsters in this area have no room to maneuver or resist, and their demise is only a matter of time.

They continuously reinforced the battle flags and established multiple defensive lines to prevent the demon race from breaking through in a desperate attempt to escape and becoming a laughing stock in the pioneering war.

The following year, on February 2nd, the final offensive began.

The usually low-profile Great True Lord of September made his appearance, leading the disciples of the Five Thunder Sect to set up three thunder altars, with divine thunder connecting them.

Thunderclouds stretched for miles overhead, dark clouds loomed over the city, and it felt like they were almost touching the sea.

Whenever a demon beast showed its face, a bolt of lightning would strike precisely, blasting it into charred remains.

Even a fourth-order great demon could not escape, trapped in the Thunder Cage, devoid of any ferocity.

This is the Five Thunder Sect's signature formation. It requires three Nascent Soul True Monarchs, twenty-seven Core Formation True Men, and two hundred and forty-three Foundation Establishment disciples. It uses nine Thunder God Formation Diagrams and eighty-one Thunder Essence Formation Flags to transform an area within a thousand miles into a sea of ​​thunder, capable of striking wherever it is pointed.

All seventeen supreme thunder techniques of the Five Thunder Sect are inscribed in the array, and can be activated at will using the power of the array.

With the Great True Lord of September here, he alone is more than equal to three Nascent Soul cultivators, capable of supporting the formation.

Even he himself could not master all the supreme thunder magic by himself; his energy was limited and could not be distributed infinitely.

Moreover, at his level, it's not something that can be achieved by cultivating one or two more lightning techniques to understand the path ahead or greatly increase his strength.

However, being able to enjoy the thrill of unleashing all the supreme lightning spells in turn with the help of the formation is a rare privilege.

On the other side, the Multi-Treasure Array under the command of Xiaoyue Great True Lord shone brightly, like countless bright stars gathered together.

Its destructive power is far less than that of the Five Thunder Sect's formation. It mainly focuses on trapping and hindering the enemy, and then Xiaoyue takes action to kill them one by one.

With the battle lines reduced, the pioneering allied forces were finally able to cope, and the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs were also able to take good care of their own battle flags.

Despite the monsters' desperate counterattacks, they still couldn't shake the specially reinforced formation.

As more and more monster corpses floated on the sea, the human cultivators began to show relaxed expressions. This bitter battle that had lasted for several years was finally coming to an end.

With the three major demon clan holy lands conquered, it can be said that there are no demon clan forces posing a threat in the entire Black Sea.

As for the Myriad-Foot Water Eye where Ao Laolong was located, it was far at the end of the Black Sea, and 99% of cultivators had no idea that such a place existed.

Only a few top-tier cultivators truly care about that place.

Roar!
A dragon's roar came clearly from the seabed, and two perfectly shaped golden dragons, each a thousand feet long, leaped out of the sea and circled in the air.

Only then did they realize that it wasn't a single dragon roar, but rather the simultaneous roars of two dragons, superimposed together.

The two golden dragons looked like twins, looking exactly alike, with prominent horns on their heads and five claws on their feet, exuding an awe-inspiring dragon might.

Its dragon scales shimmered like pure gold under the sunlight, perfectly flawless.

Judging from their aura, they were both of the fourth-tier high-grade.

Xiaoyue Great True Monarch's heart skipped a beat. The set of magical treasures composed of nine mirrors in front of him was affected by the dragon's might and he made a mistake in controlling them.

A yellow dragon crashed through the mirror and fled back to the seabed, covered in blood.

"It is said that the Starry Sea Demon Clan followed the Dragon Lord in his battles and suffered countless casualties. How could there be a powerful demon of this caliber!"

In this situation, two fourth-tier high-grade golden dragons can't turn the tide, but they will definitely have to pay a higher price.

It's possible that we ourselves will have to exhaust our own resources, and tens of thousands of cultivators from the allied forces will have to die in battle before we can finish.

"Open the way and allow us to lead our people to retreat, on the condition that we swear never to harass the Starry Sea again..."

A golden dragon held a fan in its hand, exuding an astonishing aura, while speaking in human language.

Before he could finish speaking, a beam of primordial sword light flew from behind and slashed towards him.

The golden dragon raised the fan above its head, and at the same time, its body shone with golden light, like a great sun bursting forth.

But that ordinary sword light instantly split into countless forms, creating a colorful and brilliant world within it, directly enveloping the golden dragon.

A few breaths later, sword light flowed, and the thousand-foot-long dragon body crashed down, slamming into the sea and creating a giant wave.

With a single slash, the golden dragon fell.

(End of this chapter)