Born with immortal seed

Chapter 711

White banners hang from every peak of Rotten Axe Mountain, and incense and candles burn day and night.

Hundreds of coffins were temporarily made, and those whose bodies could be recovered were placed inside, using formations to maintain their immortality.

Most of them are from the Black Mountain region, and they believe that their souls should return to their homeland after death.

If one is buried in a foreign land, wouldn't even the possibility of reincarnation be impossible?

In the customs of Heishan, even if such a person is buried, the corpse will soon turn into a ghost.

There are many more whose complete bodies cannot even be pieced together.

Or perhaps they are faced with a pile of minced meat, making it difficult to identify the person.

They could only take a few pieces of clothing and place them in the coffin as a memorial, with the disciple's name engraved on them.

"All disciples who die in battle will be given a pension of 100,000 contribution points, and one member of their descendants will be exempted from the outer sect examination..."

Although Ge Cang was not injured, he suffered considerable losses in the battle and only came out to handle affairs after resting for two days.

"The deceased elder will be granted a pension of one million in contributions, and his descendants will be granted an additional opportunity to open the secret hall..."

Knowing that Wei Dao had come to the Eastern Region for the opportunity to transform into a Nascent Soul, he asked another question, saying, "Has Wei Dao used up all his pills? If there are any left, they must be returned to his descendants."

The secret hall of the Qingfeng Sect has been greatly upgraded compared to the past.

It mainly contains the private stash of the two Nascent Soul elders; anything they don't need is stored in the secret hall, including spiritual treasures and pills for breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

In addition, the Qingfeng Sect now occupies a considerable territory, and there are always lucky disciples and rogue cultivators who offer rare and precious treasures.

Gradually, the secret hall began to resemble a Nascent Soul Grandmaster, unlike before when it contained only useless and worthless items that even Core Formation cultivators wouldn't bother with.

The conditions for opening the secret chamber are becoming increasingly stringent.

In the past, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one could choose three items in the secret hall as a form of support from the sect to help newly promoted Foundation Establishment elders get through the period when they were most impoverished.

Now, only by taking on the role of elder will one have this opportunity.

Furthermore, the secret hall is divided into two sections, heaven and earth. The treasures in the heavenly pavilion cannot be moved without a written order from the ancestor, which requires a significant contribution.

Most people still choose from the lower tiers.

"Master bestowed pills upon him, and Senior Brother Wei only used a small portion of them. The rest were all found in the manor... However, Senior Brother has no relatives, and it is unknown who should inherit his legacy."

Ma Ruoxi suffered five wounds that day, her robes were soaked in blood, and two of her third-tier flying swords were broken.

If Ge Cang had arrived even half a quarter of an hour later, she might have followed in Wei Dao's footsteps and died in the darkness before dawn.

Fortunately, Bai Zichen's disciples all have a tradition of practicing body-strengthening techniques, and she chose a technique that accelerates physical growth and healing based on her own combat habits.

His face was still somewhat pale and bloodless, but it no longer affected his normal activities.

The apprentice, Tian Yangsheng, was fortunate amidst his misfortune; several bones in his chest were shattered by a copper hammer.

Fortunately, he had acquired an inner armor, which absorbed half of the impact; otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just needing to stay in bed for months.

"He has several disciples; let whoever inherits his mantle pass it on to him."

Ge Cang rubbed his forehead, feeling as if the scene of Wei Dao being regarded as a seed for Core Formation, when he was still the Foundation Establishment Sect Leader, seemed like a distant memory.

During a private conversation with Senior Brother Yang on Black Mountain, they decided to prioritize Wei Dao, Zhou Suqing, Bai Zichen, and Dai Hui for cultivation, allocating more cultivation resources to them.

Time flies, and looking back hundreds of years later, Dai Hui fell at the Core Formation stage, the first to pass away.

His ambition to uphold the Dao remained undiminished; he wanted to fight for the Nascent Soul Dao, but he died in a foreign land.

Zhou Suqing has an outstanding talent for formations. After forming her core, her lack of combat skills has been largely compensated for, and she can at least hold her own against cultivators of the same level.

However, due to limitations in one's inherent constitution, the Nascent Soul stage remains somewhat of a mirage, something that can be hoped for but never attained.

On the contrary, Bai Zichen, who had the lowest cultivation level and was the youngest, seemed to have a cheat code, far exceeding everyone's expectations.

On that day, Senior Brother Yang thought highly of Bai Zichen, but he only thought that Qingfeng Sect could produce a sword cultivator who could be a pillar among the Core Formation True Persons and serve as a protector of the sect.

Who could have predicted that hundreds of years later, that handsome young man would have reached the pinnacle of the cultivation world?

Regardless of what the future holds, it is enough to leave a mark on history and become an object of admiration for countless sword cultivators. Its brilliance is comparable to that of several great figures in history who were once illustrious and whose achievements are recorded in history.

"Of Senior Brother Wei's three disciples, none of them successfully formed their core; they all died before him..."

Seeing Ge Cang looking over, Ma Ruoxi replied.

"What about distant relatives beyond the fifth degree of kinship?"

Ge Cang frowned. Such a thing was true; there was no one to inherit the pension and the elixir.

"Senior Brother Wei has never married or had an heir, and the Wei family is not a prominent or aristocratic family. We need to investigate this thoroughly when we get back."

Ma Ruoxi had learned about this matter before coming, and said softly.

"Make a note of this, and make sure to carry it out when you return to Montenegro."

Ge Cang didn't dwell on this matter for too long; there were many other things to deal with.

"When I arrived, war raged everywhere, and even the Northern Region seemed poised to rebel... Before leaving, I visited Feng Moyun of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and Fellow Daoist Yan of the Heavenly River Sword Sect, who had just returned. If anything goes wrong, they will lend a helping hand."

"Does Uncle mean we shouldn't return to the Northern Region for now?"

Ma Ruoxi's eyes lit up, and she asked nervously.

“Rotten Axe Mountain is Junior Brother Bai’s dojo, so this old Taoist must guard it for him… Otherwise, when he returns and finds that even the dojo has been lost, how will he explain it to Junior Brother Bai?”

Ge Cang did not believe that Bai Zichen had perished outside. The fact that the soul lamps in the sect were lit did not mean anything. Many forbidden areas and secret realms were isolated from the world and could not communicate with the outside world.

I'm certain that Junior Brother Bai is someone who can create miracles, and this time will be no exception.

"This time, the Tianyu Sect was almost wiped out, and Fei Siya of the Jiuyuan Sect was terrified. I believe that no one in the Eastern Region will dare to provoke them... As for the Datong Army, they have too many opponents in the Central Region to count, so it is unlikely that they will continue to devote their efforts to the Eastern Region."

Four True Lords perished, and most of the remaining Tianyu Sect disciples died on Rotten Axe Mountain, mainly due to the lingering effects of the mountain's power, their deaths remaining shrouded in mystery.

In the newly restored Eastern Region, the Tianyu Sect's strength has already ranked among the top two.

This single blow wiped out a Nascent Soul sect.

The army that came with Fei Siya also suffered heavy casualties, abandoning tens of thousands of corpses as they fled straight back to the Central Region.

The Datong Army is indeed powerful, and which sect in the Central Region wouldn't tremble at the mere mention of its name? However, the presence of several super sects forces it to spread its power out in a dispersed manner.

Especially at the level of high-level cultivators, the Datong Army itself is not up to par, and it relies entirely on the cultivators of the four hidden sects to maintain appearances.

The focus of everyone's attention was whether the four hidden sects had any Nascent Soul cultivators in charge.

If there are only a few Great True Lords, no matter how vigorous their momentum is now, they will all fall into the dust when the Holy Lord of the Moral Sect is able to take action.

According to the most mainstream view, among the four sects, only the Xuantian Sect is likely to have a Nascent Soul cultivator.

This sect was once locked in a ten-thousand-year standoff with the Daode sect. Even though it was at a disadvantage, it was able to hold onto its mountain gate and did not have to retreat into its grottoes to avoid the world like the other sects.

Until a later generation, the Moral Sect had three Nascent Soul cultivators living in the world at the same time, who joined forces to expel the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Xuantian Sect.

Left with no other choice, the sect moved mountains and recruited 108,000 celestial warriors to carry the entire mountain peak into the cave.

Throughout the long years, the Xuantian Sect was the only hidden sect that remained isolated from the outside world and did not seal off the entrance to its grotto-heavens.

This also indirectly confirms the strength of the Xuantian Sect.

In the Datong army, the Xuantian Sect currently holds a dominant position and has far more say than the other three factions.

"That would be best. Should we continue to recruit disciples?"

There are only about three hundred disciples left on Rotten Axe Mountain, which is not even able to keep the spiritual veins running normally.

We either recruit disciples locally to replenish our ranks with fresh blood, or we transfer disciples from the Northern Region. There is no third option.

"We will continue to follow the same policy as before, so there is no need to worry. We have the old Taoist priest here to support us."

Ge Cang reassured Ma Ruoxi before waving her away.

He was left alone in Qingxia Cave, accompanied only by the dripping sound of water. Spiritual energy gathered into a thin mist that could be seen with the naked eye, and entered his limbs and bones.

The outline of the cave gradually emerged, with more green buds sprouting on the wooden stump, and two thin branches slowly climbing out.

"The old Taoist is indeed not good at prolonged battles, but not in the traditional sense... Compared to ordinary lightning cultivators, as long as the Jianmu tree is still standing, he can unleash as many heavenly lightning bolts as possible without any burden. It's just that every time it comes to burning the Jianmu tree to nourish all things, it's close to a do-or-die situation."

Ge Cang was a cultivator in the Northern Region who, during his Core Formation stage, defeated all cultivators in the Northern Region with his lightning techniques, and even gained some fame in the Central Region.

However, in recent years, Bai Zichen has risen to prominence, and his swordsmanship has been so dazzling that no one has noticed this fact. Everyone has forgotten that he is also a fighting maniac who can fight beyond his level.
Although his achievements are not as exaggerated as Bai Zichen's, he is still worthy of being classified as a genius in combat.

By observing Fei Siyi's actions, he immediately discerned what the other party was thinking, a tactic that most people would employ upon seeing the surface situation.

However, Ge Cang possesses two Great Daos, and at any cost, he can use ten times the normal amount of true essence.

The consequence is that the Jianmu Divine Tree will return to its initial state, and it won't be able to recover for at least a hundred or two hundred years.

During the period that followed, Ge Cang was unable to use this Great Dao Divine Power, and was essentially no different from an ordinary Thunder Cultivator Great True Monarch.

This is the real reason why he is not good at prolonged battles.

Of course, the fame gained from this battle should keep Rotten Axe Mountain quiet for a long time.

"I hope the Moral Sect will step forward soon and quell the unrest. If this continues, the death toll will eventually surpass that of the war between the two races..."

Ge Cang's negative impression of the Moral Sect stemmed from unpleasant past experiences, but now only the Moral Sect could salvage the situation.

Other sects, regardless of their strength, resources, or willingness to invest, could not possibly undertake such a momentous event that would sweep across the entire world.

……

The Western Sea, a deserted island.

"It will take me about twenty years and seven months to advance to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. I wonder when I should eat this peach to maximize its effect..."

Bai Zichen took the peach out again, held it in his hands, and gently stroked it.

Even if someone else were to master the Great Dao of Time, they still wouldn't be able to give a specific timeframe, because the effort required to break through a realm is impossible to predict.

Only someone like him, who, once his realm is perfected, will naturally move on to the next realm, can provide the time required for advancement.

The white peach has shed its shell, and the resulting twilight peach is quite different from the one in the past.

Unlike the Calabash Boy, after transforming into human form, he refined his original body into a natal magic weapon, becoming a unique self-refined, heaven-reaching spiritual treasure in the human realm.

No procedures or heavenly tribulations are required; one directly obtains this rank.

The Dusk Peaches have different properties and cannot be refined into treasures; their original purpose was for Bai Taotao to eat them.

Besides enhancing one's Great Dao, it also allows one to rapidly grow to the mid-stage or even late-stage Nascent Soul realm by utilizing the Twilight True Meaning contained within.

Bai Taotao kept her promise and offered up her true form, the demon peach. In return, Bai Zichen handed over the other demon peach and the lotus seeds of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus to her, leaving them to do as they pleased.

The sublime twilight peach, when taken with a single bite, will cause the eater to age by a hundred years, from the physical body to the nascent soul and spirit.

Naturally, this will lead to a simultaneous increase in cultivation level.

It can be used at the highest level of the Nascent Soul realm, where it can exert an equal effect.

Bai Zichen had never considered the Dusk Peaches, nor did he take their usefulness seriously.

Even if one were to actually use it, one would have to reach the Nascent Soul stage to fully unleash the power of the Twilight Peaches.

But now that the time has come, my thoughts have changed again.

"Reach the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, and even skip the final steps before reaching the Deity Transformation stage, condensing all the work such as crystallizing divine thoughts and purifying true essence, so that you can start your breakthrough to the Deity Transformation stage in the fastest and best possible condition!"

After the war between humans and demons ended, Bai Zichen's thirst for power was not as urgent as before.

With the formidable enemy gone, and his own strength sufficient to protect himself in the cultivation world, what does it matter if he delays reaching the Nascent Soul stage? It can even solidify his foundation.

His fall into Penglai Immortal Island and the series of events that occurred before he entered proved that the human world still had means to threaten him.

Especially with the two demons and three immortals on the immortal island, if two of them come to cause him trouble at the same time, even if the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is fully concealed, he will not be able to handle it.

To leave the Western Sea and return to the Ancestral Continent, it seems inevitable that one will have to deal with these Nascent Soul cultivators.

"It's okay to waste some resources. It's impossible to be so precise that you can maximize every bit of effect... It's more important to focus on strength as soon as possible."

The twilight peaches have a major drawback: while enhancing the effects of a hundred years of cultivation, they also cause one to age in all aspects to the age of one hundred.

If one were to consume the entire Twilight Peach, it would be equivalent to three or four hundred years of cultivation time. If a Nascent Soul cultivator were older, they would age to exhaustion and might never wake up again.

Fortunately, according to Bai Taotao, he possesses the Great Dao of Time, which gives him some resistance to the true meaning of twilight.

If an ordinary person were to age for a hundred years, he would only live for fifty or sixty years at most.

Thinking about it that way, using the Twilight Peaches is still quite worthwhile.

"Trading lifespan for a method, I never imagined that I, who cherished life the most, would end up on this path..."

Bai Zichen chuckled self-deprecatingly, wondering if his aging lifespan could be restored with the Longevity Elixir.

With a flick of his finger, the peach seemed to scream as small pieces of flesh fell off, bright red like blood.

After it was cut off, the aroma of the meat became even stronger, wafting straight into his nose.

When eating, it was as if they were really enjoying a piece of raw, bloody meat, swallowing it without chewing.

The portion was much smaller than the standard bite that Bai Taotao had mentioned.

With precise timing, the peach flesh began to take effect, causing all the tangible objects in the sea of ​​consciousness to tremble.

The same applies to the Qi Sea. Little White Nascent Soul stretched and turned over.

(End of this chapter)