Born with immortal seed

Chapter 732 Choosing a Method and Bestowing Treasures
"I have my own suitable cultivation method, it's not that I find it troublesome."

Bai Zichen casually unleashed a sword aura, which swirled twice in the air before slowly dissipating.

He could tell that the other party meant well. In terms of cultivation speed alone, these cultivation techniques were even better than the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture.

Things like gathering spiritual energy for cultivation and breaking through bottlenecks are things that the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture cannot do.

However, the Sword Scripture is still the most suitable technique for him, not only because it is powerful enough, but also because it can increase the number of his natal flying swords.

For sword cultivators, this is the supreme and wonderful method.

Bai Zichen, in particular, is able to maximize the advantage of the number of flying swords, which is his greatest advantage in fighting against opponents of higher levels.

"Such pure sword energy!"

Taiyi realized that she really couldn't understand this Daoist. He was so young and already had the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, yet he was in charge of the Great Dao of Time.

He disdained the Tongtian Lingbao and practiced techniques that were no less powerful than the Taishang Tianzhenjing.

By all accounts, this doesn't seem like the kind of successor that a Core Formation disciple like Qingfeng could cultivate.

Judging from the sword essence's grade alone, it should be a technique that directly points to the Void Refinement stage.

In this situation, there is indeed little need to change the main cultivation method.

"Besides cultivation techniques, the Immortal Sect has five supernatural abilities and secret techniques listed in the top tier, and thirty-two in the second tier... Daoist can summon them and examine them one by one."

Taiyi recited the numbers without hesitation. As a spirit puppet, he could list all the tens of thousands of supernatural powers and secret techniques in the library.

"A-A, A-B... is this the classification method of the Jingming School?"

Bai Zichen waved his hand, the scroll turned slightly, the technique disappeared, and beams of light fell down.

The five level-one divine abilities and secret techniques are all killing moves at the Nascent Soul stage, and some can even be used at the Void Refinement stage.

However, the ultimate level of self-sacrificing secret techniques is only the power of a sword born from the Dao.

It's not as promising as Dao Sheng Yi Jian, which can continuously improve with the level of swordsmanship and the number of flying swords.

There is also a divine power called the Nine Stars Primordial Chaos Technique, which involves selecting a magical treasure and placing it in the deepest part of the dantian (energy center).

Through a special refining method, the magic weapon is not allowed to be activated or used on ordinary days, but when it is used at a critical moment, its destructive power can be multiplied.

The initial refinement time is one hundred years, which doubles the destructive power of that attack.

Every century thereafter, its power doubles, accumulating up to a maximum of five hundred years.

With this supernatural power, the Heavenly Treasure can unleash power beyond its own grade.

Although it would only take one hit to return it to its original form, it could get infinitely close to becoming a sixth-tier magic weapon.

However, this supernatural ability takes too much time, and nurturing it in the Qi Sea will affect the normal cultivation progress.

He already possesses the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, so the necessity of cultivating a similar Nine Stars Primordial Chaos Technique is debatable.

There is only one supernatural power called the "Pulling Machine Forbidden Technique," which is unrelated to killing, but can lock onto a target and sense its location even if they are on different continents.

In addition, a wisp of divine thought can be attached to the other party, which will remain dormant during normal times but will suddenly emerge and lend a helping hand at critical moments when danger arises.

No matter how far away, it will not cause the caster's true energy to weaken or diminish.

This reminded Bai Zichen of the young man surnamed Ke during his trip to the Ancient Immortal Mansion, who carried an ancient zither and whose grandfather, Ke Lizhi, could instantly transfer power through a secret technique.

However, the Binding Technique is more flexible, requiring no physical carrier and only needing to separate a wisp of divine thought.

When encountering an enemy, it can unleash up to one-third of its original strength. Of course, the flying swords are all illusions and will be weakened accordingly.

It can also separate ten strands of divine thought at the same time and establish a connection with ten disciples.

A hundred years later, the divine thought will detach and return to the body, which can help the divine consciousness advance by one level.

This effect remains in effect until the practitioner reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

In an instant, the Qi-Connecting Forbidden Technique was transformed from a simple method of protection and borrowing power, a way to remotely descend with supernatural abilities, into an alternative path for training one's divine sense.

Bai Zichen's spiritual sense has always been a strength, playing a significant role in both cultivation and combat.

However, as one's cultivation level increases, countless individuals possess extraordinary talents, such as those born with powerful spiritual senses, those who cultivate techniques that enhance their spiritual senses, and those who consume special rare and precious herbs.

At the Great True Monarch stage, almost everyone has a fortuitous encounter, and very few cultivators are stuck exactly on the standard line of divine sense.

Normally, the maximum range of divine sense of a fully formed Nascent Soul cultivator is three hundred miles, but this is just the minimum.

At least half of the Nascent Soul Perfection Great True Monarchs would exceed this number. Bai Zichen's 450 li is not even considered outstanding; he can only be considered barely above average.

Compared to his heaven-defying combat power and his cheat-like cultivation speed, his spiritual sense seems rather mediocre.

This is a good opportunity to use this forbidden technique to train my spiritual power.

After making his selection, Bai Zichen gently touched the second light scroll from the left, and all the other supernatural powers and secret techniques scattered into points of light.

The entire content of the "Tracing the Mechanism and Forbidden Methods" was thoroughly absorbed into my mind, along with cultivation guidelines and several articles of experience and guidance from predecessors.

However, among the subsequent A and B level supernatural abilities and secret techniques, he took a liking to two of them and recorded them both.

One method is the method of consolidating vital essence and prolonging life, which can preserve vital essence and enable practitioners to live to the maximum lifespan.

Normally, a Nascent Soul True Monarch with a lifespan of a thousand years rarely lives to that age without external forces.

Hidden injuries sustained in battles, damage to the limbs and bones during cultivation, and the toxicity from long-term consumption of elixirs...

Even the most health-conscious cultivators would lose decades of their lives.

The Longevity-Preserving Method allows cultivators to live to a full thousand years old, and may even unlock their potential, exceeding their lifespan.

Bai Zichen, who controls the Great Dao of Time, should theoretically not need this supernatural power.

However, thanks to the Peach of Immortality at Dusk, he gained strength by consuming his lifespan in advance, and it is foreseeable that his strength will increase even further in the future.

If one possesses such a supernatural power, one might see if it can help compensate for the depletion of one's lifespan; even a slight effect would be beneficial.

Even if it doesn't work out, it will still give you a much better understanding of lifespan.

One is the Pure and Bright Dharma Body, whose size can reach ten thousand feet, possessing infinite divine power and inexhaustible true essence, at least equivalent to the total amount of one hundred people combined.

This supernatural power is one of the ways to manifest the heavens and the earth.

Compared to the normal Dharma Body, the cultivation requirements for the Pure Bright Dharma Body are much higher. One must first cultivate one of the five Refining Emptiness level techniques in order to even begin practicing it.

Bai Zichen had just completed his study of the Cantongqi, thus meeting the requirements.

Aside from everything that should exist in the ordinary Dharma realm, the Pure Bright Dharma Body also possesses its own purifying power, with every punch and kick containing true meaning.

If you are tainted by even a trace of evil, you will be burned and purified, and you will never be able to get rid of it until you die.

Maintaining a pure and clear Dharma body requires an astronomical amount of true energy every minute and every second.

For him, who did not possess the Shangqing Micro Sword Box, this was somewhat like abandoning the important for the trivial, voluntarily giving up his strengths to attack his weaknesses.

However, the Law of Heaven and Earth is an essential supernatural power for all Nascent Soul cultivators.

It's not only used for magical battles, but also for traveling through the heavens and exploring the netherworld.

Only this can withstand all kinds of extremely harsh environments.

In the future, when meeting with others, if they are towering figures while I am only the size of a grain of rice, it will look rather inappropriate.

It is very necessary to start learning early.

Furthermore, the Pure Bright Dharma Body has a follow-up; as mentioned above, it can be further advanced in the Earthly Immortal Realm, allowing the Dharma Body to undergo a qualitative change.

Of all the supernatural powers and secret techniques, Bai Zichen ultimately chose only these three.

The rest, however, were not without some benefit to him.

But either there are better alternatives, or it's time-consuming and not cost-effective, so it's impossible to invest that much time.

"Won't Daozi take a closer look?"

From the moment Taiyi gained sentience, she went through countless generations of Jingming Sect disciples, and even several ascended patriarchs accompanied her.

Having seen many talented cultivators, I can accept their preferences and habits.

Yet this disciple, who had been scattered elsewhere, suddenly rose to a high position, remaining calm and unmoved by external things.

From how he treated magical treasures to how he chose cultivation methods, supernatural abilities, and secret techniques, Taiyi felt that this was not the kind of successor that a Core Formation cultivator could cultivate.

It must be a major sect with a similar origin to the Jingming Sect, a once-in-a-millennium talent cultivated by the entire sect.

Only then can one remain unmoved and make calm choices amidst various temptations.

Regarding the selection of supernatural powers and secret techniques, Taiyi felt that there were many superior options compared to the ones chosen by Daozi.

If it were an ordinary disciple, he would certainly have spoken up to dissuade him.

But considering the extraordinary nature of this Daozi, he only asked one more question casually after the event.

"No need, what suits you best is the best."

At this stage, Bai Zichen had long since passed the point where a single cultivation technique or supernatural ability could bring about a qualitative change.

"Please follow me to the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion. Each generation of Daoists will be bestowed with three spiritual items... Some may be of great use immediately, while others may suddenly appear in a corner hundreds of years later, or they may remain as decorations until death, never finding their purpose."

Taiyi led the way toward the last important building.

"The process of bestowing gifts is the will of the spirit of the cave, and cannot be interfered with by the outside world... It is generally believed that the bestowed spiritual objects must have a side that is suitable for the Dao child, it just depends on how to discover and utilize them."

"The spirit of the grotto-heaven... I've heard you mention it many times, is it something like a spirit of an artifact?"

Bai Zichen saw the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion, a strangely shaped, multifaceted structure that kept rotating, its form changing every moment.

"No, it was a wisp of immortal energy that tore through the passage between the two realms after the Immortal Lord ascended, causing this grotto-heaven to change... Although it cannot manifest as a human, you can sense its presence and it manages the operation of the entire grotto-heaven. In fact, even without Tai Xi and me, the Jingming Sect can still operate very well under the management of the spirit of the grotto-heaven."

As Taiyi spoke, she had already opened the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion.

'A treasure bestowed by the Celestial Realm… the cultivation level of this Patriarch Shaoyang is probably beyond imagination.'

With a slightly excited heart, Bai Zichen walked into the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion, each step feeling as if he were walking on empty air.

Countless streaks of light flashed past, forming a continuous expanse of light and shadow.

Even he had to use all his power of the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes to barely make out the general outline of the flowing light.

These streams of light converged into rivers, creating inertia, almost becoming one, and difficult to separate.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, three streaks of light flew out and flew straight into his arms.

Suddenly, a tremendous force pulled him away.

"what!"

Bai Zichen caught a glimpse of silver, his heart trembled, and he flicked his finger, abruptly interrupting the teleportation process.

The figure, which had been gradually disappearing into the void, suddenly returned to the position it had been in a breath ago.

Eight sword threads leaped out simultaneously, their powerful sword intent causing the fleeting light to tremble, seizing the momentary opportunity.

The sword threads formed a net, encircling a streak of light and pulling it back to their side.

The next moment, he was teleported away, leaving only streaks of light darting around in the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion.

I vaguely heard a soft laugh from inside the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion, but I don't know if it was just my imagination.

(End of this chapter)