Born with immortal seed

Chapter 704 The Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Registrar

"It's a demon suppressor!"

A sword light leaped up beside Bai Zichen, cheering and jumping for joy, as if it were the delight of a long-awaited reunion.

The Demon-Slaying Sword Master could hardly contain his joy at seeing his old friend; his voice trembled as he spoke.

“Master, this is the flying sword that was forged in the same furnace as me, we are of the same origin... both of us were for the purpose of slaying the demon race and protecting the human race.”

"I originally intended to strive for the sixth rank, but I realized I couldn't succeed halfway through the process, so I simply split it into four, turning them into four fifth-rank flying swords!"

"So that's it!"

Bai Zichen immediately recalled the story that the Daoist Master had told him: the Demon-Slaying Sword was actually a set of flying swords.

The four flying swords, specially crafted by immortals in the upper realm to exorcise demons, are all highly effective against demons.

The Lord also mentioned that these four flying swords seemed to possess other supernatural abilities that await further development.

It is certain that one of them is in the cultivation world, one was taken away by the Heavenly Demon, and one returned to the Earthly Immortal Realm.

From this perspective, the Demon-Suppressing Sword on the withered peak is the one that remained in the human realm but did not end up in the hands of the Moral Sect.

The gray sword light did not retreat or hide; it was clearly sensing its former companion and, contrary to its usual behavior, approached.

"Slaying demons?"

The sound of the Demon-Suppressing Sword was deep and resonant, like the sound of bells and chimes.

"It really is you! How come you've arrived in Penglai, while we're still separated in the Central Region of Ancestral Continent?"

As the two swords clashed, Bai Zichen finally understood where that sense of familiarity came from.

The two flying swords were almost identical in design, with the only difference being the markings on the hilts.

"My previous master hunted down a Nascent Soul demon lord. This demon lord slaughtered a city with a population of millions and then disappeared. It took a lot of effort to find out that it had come to Penglai... It was a Void Sun Rat with the power to devour the heavens. My master fought it for over a year, causing many islands and reefs to sink and the sea level to rise. At the last moment, the Void Sun Rat spat out a star that had been refined for many years to block my attack and used the Shrinking Earth technique to shatter my master's physical body."

The Demon-Slaying Sword Master's tone was calm, revealing little emotional fluctuation.

"However, once the Nascent Soul state was freed from its constraints, it unleashed a sword of primordial spirit that it had never succeeded before, igniting the soul of the Void Sun Rat and dragging it to the Yellow Springs together."

“Since then, I have been wandering around, hiding from the monks who tried to capture me…”

"Heavens, you pitiful demon slayer, what a miserable life you've been living! Why don't you come and serve my master? In these few decades, you've slain more demons than I have in the Moral Sect in tens of thousands of years, and you've even exchanged a few blows with the demon god Ying Liu from the Heavenly Demon Realm!"

The Demon-Slaying Sword started chirping and making noises, diligently helping its master win over the sword spirit.

“Let’s leave here first. I’m afraid that Yin Zu will be unwilling to give up and will come back to look for us… As long as we are far enough away and not in his calculations, even if Yin Zu casts a divination, he won’t be able to predict our whereabouts.”

Seeing that the Demon-Suppressing Sword was hesitating, Bai Zichen quickly spoke up.

As long as the Blade Spirit didn't panic and run away immediately, and was willing to communicate, that's already quite good.

Staying on the dry peak is tantamount to entrusting one's life to the Yin Ancestor's ideas.

If they attack again, it would be almost impossible to scare them off a second time with the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword.

It's one thing for a cultivator at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm to show weakness in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator once, but with Yin Zu's keen perception, he would surely discover the flaw in requesting the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword if it happened again.

He grabbed the Demon-Suppressing Sword from the Silu Sword, took a series of steps with a burst of spiritual light, and instantly left Kufeng behind.

They traveled in the opposite direction from Yin Zu, heading straight for the Western Sea.

Using the Spirit Light Escape Technique, he frequently communicated with the Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Recorder during flight, covering all the information he wanted to know.

First of all, like the Demon-Slaying Sword, the Demon-Suppressing Sword is usually at the bottom of the fifth-tier flying swords in terms of power, but it can leap to the top of the fifth tier once it faces the demon race.

If the way of the Demon-Slaying Sword is to be filled with killing intent and extinguish life.

So the Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Silu is for suppressing all demons.

The sword contains a world within it, which can be used to subdue demons.

If you defeat a demon, and it is one with astonishing defense that is extremely difficult to kill, or one that can regenerate infinitely, you can throw it directly into the Demon Suppression World.

In less than a thousand years, those demonic beasts will be annihilated and killed, and precious demonic crystals will be formed at the same time.

If the opponent has not yet been subdued, it can only be effective against demonic beasts that are one level lower than the Silu Demon-Suppressing Sword; otherwise, it can resist the suppressing power.

"It's not too useless. It's like carrying a magic array with you, so it's not a waste of the monster's remains."

Bai Zichen, relying on the sharpness of his flying sword, has yet to encounter a demonic beast whose defenses he cannot break through and which he cannot kill.

However, as the level of contact increases, it will definitely appear in the future.

At that time, the sword world within the Silu Demon-Suppressing Sword can be used; otherwise, even if an array master follows behind, the efficiency of setting up the corresponding suppression array would be too low.

It also allows you to keep the demons under your control without worrying about any unexpected problems arising during the process.

As for the Nascent Soul cultivator who tried to capture it back then, he and the Yin Ancestor today do not resemble each other in appearance, but their auras are clearly the same.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's not a reincarnation or cultivation at all, but rather the former devouring the latter. The Xie surnamed Nascent Soul cultivator who has been searching for me has the same aura as one of the Nascent Soul cultivators who received us when we first arrived in Penglai with my master."

The Demon-Suppressing Sword Master spoke more and more slowly, as if he was carefully considering the content.

"I also learned from the cultivators I met that the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in Penglai has been five for over 90% of the time, from the Middle Ages to the present. Currently, there are two demons and three immortals, before that there were the Five Elders of Taiping, and even earlier there were the Five Wonders of Penglai..."

"Is it possible that there were only five Nascent Soul cultivators on the island from beginning to end... Within a hundred years of their passing, a new Nascent Soul cultivator must have been born. Moreover, their cultivation speed is even faster than that of cultivators in the Earth Immortal Realm. How could there not be a problem?"

"I suspect that in their quest for immortality, they have used forbidden techniques to monopolize the fortune of this world, cutting off the path to Nascent Soul for other cultivators. This is to ensure their own continuous rebirth, repeating the process over and over again. In the meantime, perhaps a brilliant and talented cultivator breaks free from this pattern and reaches Nascent Soul before the five can react, tearing the former Nascent Soul cultivators off their thrones."

"But once he becomes part of the five-person group, he will still uphold the old laws and retain a sliver of hope for immortality."

This conjecture coincided with Bai Zichen's.

The Penglai Immortal Island alone has more late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators than the entire Ancestral Continent, yet the number of Great True Monarchs is less than eleven.

It's highly likely that they are five immortal beings playing a game of disguise, achieving a different kind of immortality.

What is noteworthy is how they managed to deceive the laws of heaven and earth and accurately find their reincarnation on multiple occasions.

Without any prenatal mystery, he cultivated with unparalleled speed, irrationally rushing back to his original realm.

"In this light, the Three Worlds Subduing Sword Technique might be more intimidating than the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword when we meet again."

The two communicated closely, and even the months-long journey did not feel tedious, as they unveiled the layers of mystery surrounding Penglai.

Speculating on various possibilities and expressing their own opinions, they finally saw the coastline of Penglai Island three months later.

If you want to leave the island, you can't take the old route; that place is known as the "Death Desert" by the islanders.

Upon seeing the long-missed sea, Bai Zichen was in high spirits, his brows furrowing and eyes brightening.

They flew tens of thousands of miles and landed on a desolate island. They casually cut down two bamboo stalks and built a hut to live in.

After hearing about Bai Zichen's past, the Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Sage had long yearned to be like him.

"If Sword Lord can guarantee that he will never make peace with the demon race and will continue to kill demons in the future, what harm is there in me joining him?"

The words of the Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Recorder are actually a disguised way of recognizing a master.

"Haha, you can rest assured about that... Even if I wanted to back down, the demon race wouldn't let me go. I'm on the list of demons who want to kill me. If you follow me, you'll only have too many demon enemies, and you won't even have time to draw your sword in the future."

A mere Nascent Soul cultivator has managed to offend a Nascent Soul cultivator, his name is on the list of demon gods, and he has also cultivated the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Scripture, which is most hated in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

This means that with multiple layers of negative impact, one could be considered an enemy of the demon race.

"The demon-suppressing demon pays respects to its master."

The Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Sage bowed slightly in respect.

"The pure air in the box is the first gift I prepared for you when we first met."

Bai Zichen patted the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box, and the pure energy that already housed the flying swords slowly rotated, filling the empty space.

"Master, I can just casually drill into my dantian and sea of ​​qi. I don't usually have high requirements for true essence... Huh, what a strange box!"

For the first time, the Demon-Suppressing Sword of the Sage was overjoyed to lose its composed demeanor and be enveloped in pure spiritual energy, which was truly unimaginable for a flying sword experiencing this for the first time.

"How could such a treasure exist in the world? I'm afraid even a sixth-tier flying sword would find it hard to resist such a temptation."

"You can stay here in peace. I will refine it when I have time. If you need any information about Penglai's Divine Transformation, just call me if it is urgent."

After arranging the Demon-Suppressing Sword, Bai Zichen looked at the new member added to his sword box and couldn't help but count it several times like a child.

"I have eight fifth-tier flying swords. I will try to break through to double digits in the mortal realm. After ascension, I can gather twelve swords in a short time... Otherwise, while my sword dao realm is improving, the Star River Sword Formation will become a mere decoration and cannot be put into practice. That would not be a good thing."

There must be other fifth-tier flying swords on Penglai Immortal Island. Before ascending, I can retrieve the one from the Ji River. Reaching double digits shouldn't be difficult.

Supreme swordsmanship talent, the unparalleled Qingwei Sword Box, and top-grade spirit stones paving the way...

With multiple approaches combined, I refuse to believe there's any sword spirit I can't defeat.

However, he has already been exposed to Yin Zu. It is unknown what the relationship is between the two demons and the three immortals. Perhaps soon all the Nascent Soul cultivators in Penglai will know his name, making it difficult for him to explore the fifth-order flying sword.

Bai Zichen stayed on this nameless island for many years, determined not to leave the mountain until he had fully imbued the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword with its essence.

……

"Where did this sword cultivator come from, who actually comprehended the Great Dao of Time and mastered the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword of the Heavenly Sword Master?"

Yin Zu's face was ashen, and he was furious to the extreme.

Who was he? He had dominated Penglai Island for tens of thousands of years, and together with others, he had made it an impenetrable place.

Many cultivators who were stronger and had better backgrounds than him back then have become skeletons in their tombs, and no one even remembers their names.

Although he was unable to return to the Earthly Immortal Realm, he enjoyed an alternative form of longevity, possessing a lifespan that even cultivators at the Void Refinement stage did not have.

Moreover, they weren't trapped in one place, unable to move; they were free to move around the entire Penglai Immortal Island.

However, once he leaves the cave, his body will age tenfold, and even his primordial spirit will age.

“Every Nascent Soul cultivator in Penglai has their cultivation progress under my control. It’s impossible for someone like this to suddenly appear… Could he be a pawn secretly cultivated by the Sword Emperor? Did this guy disdain the path of the Dao Embryo, or did he also submit?”

Yin Zu stopped and realized something was wrong.

"He can't be a disciple of the Sword Emperor. If he had the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, he would have used it to restrain us long ago. So, this person came from beyond the Western Sea!"

He took two copper coins out of his white robe and tossed them high into the air. They traced two perfect arcs and landed on the back of his palms, one facing up and the other down.

"How could my Six Ren Divine Calculations not predict the origins of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Two strands of copper powder fell gently, but failed to illuminate any results.

"But the gate to the West Sea is in the hands of the Jingming Sect. Ten thousand years ago, their mountain gate shook, causing all the volcanoes in Penglai to erupt. After that, they disappeared into their cave and never appeared again. Could it be that this sword cultivator has some connection with the Jingming Sect?"

Yin Zu and his companions had long considered leaving Penglai and returning to the cultivation world of Zuzhou.

After all, their methods of achieving immortality through trickery and exploitation have gradually revealed their flaws. A brand-new Dao embryo can only live for 1,500 years, which is much shorter than a normal Nascent Soul stage.

After a few more tries, he'll be close to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The only way to break this deadlock is to go to Zuzhou, which is the center of the cultivation world.

Even in ancient times, when cultivators from the Earthly Immortal Realm chose to descend to another realm, they only appeared in the Ancestral Continent.

The chance to ascend to immortality and the immortal scriptures that can solve problems, if they exist, can only be found in the Ancestral Continent.

However, in order to isolate the impact of the great war, several Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces to set up the Heavenly Curtain Array.

Later, when Shaoyang Zhenjun arrived, he took the divine artifacts of the immortals and integrated them into the great formation, separating the Western Sea from the cultivation world, so that the two were no longer on the same plane.

Outsiders cannot enter, and cultivators from the Western Sea cannot leave either.

To enter or leave, one must either go through the Jingming Sect's passage or gamble in the void, trying to survive the void turbulence and perhaps be carried out of the void by it.

The Jingming Sect has always been aloof and distant, avoiding contact with cultivators at the lower levels. Its disciples discuss profound mysteries and disdain trivial skills, displaying an air of superiority and arrogance.

Once a major upheaval occurs at the mountain gate, others will have no way to contact it even if they want to.

"Go back and, even if it means abandoning this Dao Embryo, capture that person?"

The idea flashed through Yin Zu's mind, but after a moment's thought, he decided to give up.

"This boy is incredibly strong. We would have to go all out to take him down... Besides, I've only ever seen the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword in Tian Jianzi's hands, and I've never actually experienced it myself. Who knows if it will shorten my lifespan and cause my primordial spirit to age at the same time?"

His Dao embryo was not yet fully prepared; if it were to perish, it would mean true death.

No matter how much they complain about the restrictions on longevity on ordinary days, they suddenly become afraid of death when faced with a real threat to their lives.

"Just let them know, whoever wants to deal with it can go ahead. It's just a fifth-tier flying sword, not worth the risk. Why bother asking someone for help and incurring their favor?"

Yin Zu stretched out his palm, and the black eagle under his feet turned into a streak of ink light, transforming into a hook-like divine weapon.

With a hook in front of him, a dark passage was torn open, leading to the underground ghost capital. He took a few steps and entered the majestic underworld in the distance.

After a few breaths, the ghosts disappeared without a trace, and nothing unusual happened.

(End of this chapter)