Born with immortal seed

Chapter 742 Changes in the Star Palace
On Penglai Immortal Island, Bai Zichen, still recovering from his injuries, considered entering the Star Palace, only to find that he had lost his senses and could not find the entrance to the secret realm.

I've never encountered this situation anywhere, not even in Zuzhou.

The most distinctive feature of the Star Palace Secret Realm is that it can be entered and exited anytime and anywhere, with entrances extending to every corner.

It can only be said that there are barriers between continents, and even the laws of heaven and earth can be different, so it is normal that the Star Palace Secret Realm cannot be entered or exited.

At this time, they returned to Zuzhou and resumed normalcy.

Bai Zichen thought of leaving a message in the Star Palace, asking the Star Lord Po Jun to help summon the Azure Rhinoceros Sword, and then bribing him with spirit stones.

Unexpectedly, upon entering the Star Palace, I was stunned by the scene before me.

The buildings were piled up, and the courtyards were numerous. Every few miles, a palace lantern stood, illuminating a circle.

The once dilapidated palace has been completely renovated, and cultivators are casting spells to instruct construction workers to divide the mountain-like bluestone into neat and uniform bricks.

The road surface was paved smooth, a significant departure from the Star Palace Secret Realm of my memory.

"Greetings, Ancestor Ziwei!"

As Bai Zichen approached, all the cultivators knelt down upon seeing his mask and star-patterned robe.

The fact that they were not surprised or astonished shows that the Ziwei Star Lord exists in their minds.

Looking at the robes worn by these disciples, the sleeves and collars are adorned with the bright Taibai sword tassels, making their identities self-evident.

Where is Po Jun?

Bai Zichen never expected that when Po Jun Xingjun said he wanted to revitalize Tai Bai Sword Sect, it wasn't just a slogan, but a real commitment to action.

The Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture has been passed down, but it is still a long way from Po Jun Xingjun's dream.

What he wants is for the Taibai Sword Sect to rise to the top of the cultivation world again, becoming the number one sword sect in the world, and then to find and kill all the demons who participated in the destruction of the sword sect back then.

This is something that only one or two disciples could accomplish. Lord Po Jun had long ago secretly gathered top-tier immortal talents from various places and arranged for them to be nurtured and grown together.

After receiving the inheritance from the Sword Washing Cave, he finally had something to strive for, and it seems he has made the Star Palace Secret Realm his base.

“Ancestor Po Jun comes to the Star Palace once every six months to test and guide our cultivation... The last time he came was three months ago.”

The person replied that he was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and his disciples were also at the Foundation Establishment stage.

They were originally outstanding immortal seedlings that Po Jun Xing Jun had searched all over the world for. With abundant resources, it was not difficult for them to establish their foundation. Only later could they distinguish their superiority.

It's unknown how many of these people have reached the Core Formation stage.

But I imagine the time for it to blossom and bear fruit is fast approaching.

"I will stay in the Star God Palace. When he arrives, remember to inform him and tell Po Jun to come find me."

Bai Zichen arrived at the hall, where the twelve statues of the Star Lords were still in their original positions.

Besides the fact that the statues of Ziwei and Pojun are maskless, the faces of Jumen Xingjun and Lianzhen Xingjun are also obscured, indicating that a star lord is in power.

"It seems that none of the people in the Star Palace have had any problems during the turmoil and are doing well... Wait, Seven Killings actually has a Star Lord in office and has recruited a new Nascent Soul sword cultivator."

Just as I was looking for a place to sit down, I noticed a statue hidden in the shadows. It was dressed in a black robe, with delicate features, and only a faint aura of killing intent lingered around it.

Who could have imagined that this would be the Seven Killings Star Lord, who would always prioritize killing when faced with danger?

The fact that this Nascent Soul sword cultivator chose this Star God Mask suggests that he is also a person with extremely strong killing intent and a bloodthirsty nature.

In the past, when Po Jun Xing Jun recruited people, in addition to creating a platform for pure sword cultivators to help each other, taking advantage of the convenience of secret realms, and learning and inheriting techniques, the most important thing was the Tai Bai Sword Sect ruins hanging in front.

This was used to attract sword cultivators. No sword cultivator in the cultivation world could resist this temptation, and they all wanted to see the fundamental techniques of the Taibai Sword Sect.

But now that the Sword Cleansing Cave Heaven has been opened, the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Scripture cannot be cultivated simply by having the technique; one must also obtain the recognition of the Cave Profound Sword Stele within the cave heaven.

The previous exploration proved that even if one went deep into the Sword Washing Cave, touched the Dongxuan Sword Stele, or even witnessed the Dongxuan God-Slaying Sword Scripture, it was still impossible to begin cultivating it.

Only those who truly become disciples of the Taibai Sword Sect can be bestowed with a sword seed.

The lineage of Po Jun Xing Jun has been passed down through generations, and his dedication to restoring the Sword Sect goes without saying.

Bai Zichen borrowed the light of Xinghe Sword Lord to cultivate his true sword dao, and was recognized by Dongxuan Sword Stele as Xinghe Sword Lord's successor, thus receiving a sword seed.

Pan Shizhen, for example, has already given up the idea of ​​continuing to delve deeper into the art of swordsmanship, and has returned to the art of talismans, honestly inheriting the mantle of Baoxuan Daoren.

"Could it be that he was a rogue cultivator who lacked a suitable cultivation method after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, and that's why he was tempted by the promises made by Po Jun?"

Bai Zichen pondered the reason behind it, closed his eyes and meditated under the statue of the Star Lord, and continued to refine the two demon-slaying flying swords.

With the blessing of the Cantong Pact, the refining speed was already lightning fast, and the two sword spirits were working together perfectly.

It is estimated that it will take at most twenty or thirty years to achieve success.

A Nascent Soul cultivator wielding a fifth-tier flying sword must use special methods, which require overdrawing their own life force.

Even with the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box, this is not enough; the combined load of multiple swords being drawn simultaneously is enough to overwhelm any sword cultivator.

Even with a sword box that's practically a cheat code for sword cultivators, he still had to waste the number of flying swords he had, as he couldn't use them all, since the high-level flying swords were specifically targeting him.

Even the Taibai Sword Lord, before his ascension, possessed far fewer fifth-tier flying swords than he did.

Or rather, Bai Zichen is the biggest oddball in this respect.

Not only among sword cultivators, but even if the scope is expanded to all people, they still stand out from the crowd.

Under normal circumstances, it is the limit for a person to possess three or four extraordinary magical treasures.

On one hand, there's the time cost of communication and refining; with a large quantity, the time spent on this can be substantial.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot withstand the tempering process that takes hundreds of years.

On the other hand, the spirits of fifth-tier magic weapons have begun to develop their own personalities, making it a two-way selection process that is extremely difficult to subdue.

If you already have a magic weapon of the same level, there is a high probability that I will not be able to enjoy the full tempering of true essence after I throw it to you.

If there are already multiple items, then the energy in the dantian and dantian is even more pitiful, and any benefits will have to be taken in turn.

Unless there is an extremely great benefit, most of the time the spirit of the artifact is unwilling.

Bai Zichen's exceptional swordsmanship talent was only one reason, and a very small one, for attracting fifth-tier flying swords. At the fifth tier, the flying sword's dependence on its master was minimal.

The primary function of the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box is to repair the sword body, temper its essence, nurture its spirit, and possess independent pure energy that does not interfere with each other.

Which sword spirit could resist such temptation?

When Bai Zichen ascends to immortality, it will be a great loss to the mortal realm, as he will take away too many fifth-tier flying swords with him.

Later, it became even more difficult for sword cultivators to obtain a fifth-tier flying sword.

……

Three months later, as expected, the Star Lord Po Jun arrived at the Star Palace Secret Realm.

"Ziwei, you're really alright! I knew the mask on the Star Lord's statue hadn't reassembled, so you must still be alive and well!"

Po Jun Xing Jun's eyebrows danced, his expression slightly excited.

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I was just lucky; I almost perished in the outer sea."

Bai Zichen shook his head with a faint smile. Po Jun had reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage, which meant he had taken the pills from the Sword Washing Cave.

"Fellow Daoist has made quite a commotion; there must be no fewer than a hundred disciples in the Star Palace."

"Haha, this is nothing! Since the Datong Army started, chaos has broken out in various places, and the sects' control over their territories has greatly decreased, making it much easier to recruit immortal seedlings."

Po Jun Xingjun looked smug, clearly very satisfied with his achievements over the years.

"On Rotten Axe Mountain, there are still over a hundred disciples, half of whom have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and one of whom has already formed the Core Formation stage."

Only then did Bai Zichen realize that Po Jun Xingjun had actually gone to Lan Ke Mountain and brought many disciples with him.

Since they both recognized that they were successors of the Taibai Sword Sect, they should help each other. He helped him guard the Rotten Axe Mountain by taking advantage of the fact that he had acquired a fifth-grade spiritual land.

Since Ge Cang agreed, it means that the matter is not a big problem and is within an acceptable range.

Perhaps in Ge Cang's eyes, this is a great thing. These disciples were all captured from various parts of the Central Region by Po Jun Xingjun, and their aptitude and potential are no worse than those of the inner disciples of Qingfeng Sect.

Many of them were even strong contenders for the position of true disciple.

If this new force is truly to be brought under Bai Zichen's command, as Po Jun Xingjun said, then the strength of Lan Ke Mountain might even surpass that of the original mountain within a century.

"What is the current situation in the Eastern Region?"

It was from Po Jun Xingjun that Bai Zichen learned that Lan Ke Mountain had been besieged by Da Tongjun and Tian Yu Sect, and was just one step away from falling.

Fortunately, Ge Cang arrived in time and displayed his divine power, striking fear into the hearts of the opposing side.

With the help of Shan Zhi, the opposing side was left behind, and his fearsome reputation spread throughout the Eastern Region. For many years, no one has dared to invade.

“The various sects in the Eastern Region don’t have the guts; they are all busy accumulating power and consolidating their own territories. The Datong Army did send out several more people to spy, but after being stopped by Brother Ge and me, they did not take any further action.”

Lord Po Jun picked out the important things to say, and in his words he truly regarded himself as a member of Rotten Axe Mountain.

"Recently, demonic traces have reappeared, causing panic and unease in the cultivation world. The Datong Army has taken advantage of this to expand its territory, and some panicked and helpless sects have flocked to their ranks. The prices of various demon-exorcising items on the market have increased by 50%, and they are still in short supply."

"Thank you for your help with everything at Rotten Axe Mountain, fellow Daoist."

The Datong army is still not behaving themselves; there will be opportunities to deal with them in the future. Right now, Bai Zichen's focus is not on them.

"Where is the Daode Sect? In this situation, they haven't shown up to spread their teachings?"

"Yes, it's puzzling that the Moral Sect hasn't issued a summons for demon extermination yet..."

Po Jun Xingjun looked puzzled. In such matters, the Daode Sect was always at the forefront, so there was no reason for them to be so slow.

When Du Heng cultivated the True Demon Technique and his ambush of his fellow cultivators was exposed, the Moral Sect immediately assembled a large army, and two Great True Monarchs were dispatched to annihilate Zengguang Immortal City.

This incident, which is ten or a hundred times more serious, has gone completely silent.

There's no reason to say they fear the ancient demons of Asura. When it comes to eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, the Moral Sect has never been afraid of sacrifice. Even powerful Nascent Soul cultivators are willing to become pawns.

Otherwise, according to its rules, how could so many people sincerely follow the sect?

"Guessing is useless. I'll go there myself... Also, I'd like to ask you to accompany me. I want to retrieve the Azure Rhinoceros Sword to enhance my prestige."

The attitude of the Moral Sect will determine Bai Zichen's next course of action, which must be known in advance.

(End of this chapter)