Born with immortal seed

Chapter 752 Harvest of Nascent Soul Transformation
"The Gate to the Grotto Heaven..."

After announcing to the cultivation world that he had successfully transformed into a god, Bai Zichen turned around and looked at the massive, oppressive gate.

The interior is not static, but rather a kaleidoscope of colors, a hue that is difficult to describe.

This grotto-heaven gate is a hundred times larger than the strange phenomenon at the time of infancy, and it is also more concrete.

It is not light and shadow, but a physical object that can be touched.

That Nascent Soul phenomenon was an imitation of the true entrance to a grotto-heaven, which allowed Nascent Soul cultivators to understand the so-called grotto-heaven in advance when they first formed their nascent soul.

This is the true gift of Heaven and Earth to cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage; only by accepting it can one be considered a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator.

Bai Zichen raised his hand, and it seemed as if a series of transparent faces appeared before him, forming a circle, smiling or waving at him.

His uncle, Bai Jiu'an, guided him into the Dao, supported him with all his might, and even sacrificed his own cultivation resources.

There was a senior brother named Liang who treated me like a son or nephew, asking for nothing in return, and carefully guiding me on my path.

There was the venerable Elder Yang, who faced death with equanimity, devoted himself to the public good, and considered the sect as his everything.

There was Tang Fei, who was mentored in the way of swordsmanship, died in a sword duel, and forged a fifth-order killing demon sword.

These people all looked at him with eager eyes and their faces showed satisfaction.

It seems that they all came back to witness Bai Zichen's successful transformation into a god.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, his palm landed firmly, the gate was icy cold, and the vast and boundless power of the cave heaven surged into his body through his fingertips.

The nascent form of the grotto-heaven behind him appeared naturally, lifelike, as if it had truly descended into the real world.

One mountain after another rises from the ground, ever growing taller into the sky.

The ground cracked open, and spiritual springs gushed forth, filling every ravine and converging into the central spiritual lake.

The water level rose rapidly, while the lake bottom caved in, forming an unfathomably deep abyss.

In the blink of an eye, those ancient spiritual plants went through another flowering and fruiting process, producing new spiritual fruits.

A brand-new mineral vein has been born, winding deep underground, its length unknown.

The reserves of the open-pit mines alone are estimated to be in the millions of kilograms.

At the same time, the highest peaks each had a fifth-order spiritual creature generated, accompanied by soaring spiritual light and various strange phenomena.

However, it was inconspicuous against the backdrop of the transformation of the cave.

As for the advancement of spiritual plants and the leap in the level of spiritual lands, they can be seen everywhere.

The whole process looked magnificent, like a world being recreated, but in reality, it only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Once the grotto-heaven truly took shape, its overall territory more than doubled.

The small island in the center of the spirit lake and the high platform in the bamboo forest, in particular, have reached the level of a fifth-order spirit land.

The grotto-heaven is a reflection of a cultivator's own Great Dao. Every change and every step forward will be manifested in the grotto-heaven.

From its initial form to its complete consolidation, a true grotto-heaven in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator is comparable to a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, and it is also an existence that has the hope of advancing along with one's growth.

A grotto-heaven contains countless possibilities.

Bai Zichen used the Great Dao of Time as his foundation, and the moment he ascended to the celestial realm, the changes he underwent were quite different from those of other Nascent Soul cultivators.

The gifts from the gates of the grotto-heavens are usually absorbed by a Nascent Soul cultivator at most, with the remaining power taking a thousand years to slowly dissipate before manifesting. There is absolutely no possibility of achieving it overnight.

In this process, half of the power is lost, meaning that the overall utilization rate is at most half.

Moreover, with such a long time, by the time all the absorption is complete, the Nascent Soul cultivator will be nearing the end of their life.

Bai Zichen is different. The characteristics of the Great Dao of Time allow the cave to complete a thousand-year journey in just one incense stick's time, and it can also perfectly absorb all the power.

The vicissitudes of life are beyond compare.

"Finally, it's no longer just a tiny, insignificant world that can truly play a role... For me, it doesn't need to provide much help in combat; just becoming a cosmic grotto-heaven is already quite good."

Bai Zichen thought of the Time Light Secret Realm he had entered before, and realized that he could use the difference in the speed of time flow between the two to cultivate supernatural abilities and secret techniques.

There are also herb garden secret realms, which shorten the maturation time of spiritual herbs. These are the most important type of secret realms for all top sects, and they also rely on the power of time.

His grotto has the potential in this regard.

At that time, it will combine the characteristics of the Herb Garden Secret Realm, the Cosmic Light Secret Realm, and many other things, and will be able to do many things.

"I'll have the Jade Rabbit choose the best place for my medicine garden... As for my secluded retreat, I'll put it on the small island in the center of Spirit Lake."

With such a vast territory, it's impossible for the entire area of ​​the Cave Heaven to become the Cave Heaven of Time and Light.

We must select the most suitable sacred site, proceed step by step, and make minor adjustments as we move toward our goal.

Bai Zichen also noticed some changes in the cave that had not yet been mentioned, which seemed to originate from the spiritual plants.

There wasn't enough time to investigate in detail, and there were other important things that hadn't been done yet.

The gate to the grotto was completely absorbed, revealing a dark expanse behind it. The stars in the sky lost their color, and silver liquid poured out.

It's as if there's an immortal who somehow draws upon a power that doesn't belong to this world, making him incompatible with heaven and earth.

"The power of creation!"

Bai Zichen's eyes gleamed. In the past, before cultivators found the best way to utilize the power of the cave, they used all sorts of strange methods.

It is used to temper the physical body and quickly adapt one's physique to the level of the Nascent Soul stage.

If there is an ingestion container, it can be used in alchemy to basically ensure the success of this batch of elixirs.

Very little of it is used for upgrading magic items.

It wasn't until a famous deity in the Middle Ages discovered that the power of creation could create a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, and compiled a set of effective methods, that it was rapidly promoted.

Within a few generations, the uses of the power of creation were unified.

The number of Heavenly Treasures in the cultivation world is extremely small. Apart from a few ancient treasures left over from the ancient times, they are brought by cultivators from the Earthly Immortal Realm.

At this moment, the opportunity to advance to the next level on one's own, even if the probability is not high, is enough to tempt all Nascent Soul cultivators.

It was from that period that the number of Heavenly Treasures in the cultivation world began to rise significantly.

Bai Zichen waved his hand, and the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror landed in his hand, actively facing the power of creation in the air.

This mirror, which was still a step short of being a mid-grade spiritual treasure, was hit by the silver paste, causing its surface to tremble violently.

The joy and satisfaction of the spirit was almost overflowing from the treasure mirror.

In the blink of an eye, a top-grade spiritual treasure was created.

As expected, it has the power to create anything, even a fourth-tier flying sword can be upgraded directly to the fifth tier.

Bai Zichen pondered the choice of accepting the power of creation many times, each choice having its reasons and flaws.

If it were earlier, he would probably have chosen the Exquisite Primordial Tower, taking a small chance to win a spatial-type Heavenly Treasure.

The chances are even lower than with a flying sword. After all, a fourth-order flying sword has been nurtured in the Supreme Pure and Subtle Sword Box for hundreds of years, and has been influenced by the pure and spiritual energy. It has already grown to its limit in the fourth order.

The Linglong Hunyuan Pagoda is nothing special; it's just an ordinary fourth-tier spatial spiritual treasure.

But if successful, with this treasure protecting him and Bai Zichen's strength, ascension is basically guaranteed.

During the trip to the Western Sea, I met the ancestral temple of the Daoist lineage, the Jingming Sect, and learned that the laws of heaven and earth in the Western Sea were more lenient, and even the difficulty of ascension was much lower.

The void nodes controlled by the Jingming Sect are the most stable void passage to the Earthly Immortal Realm, which was improved by Immortal Lord Shaoyang.

And the natural barriers and passageways leading to various parts of the human world were also carved out of the void.

This demonstrates the profound attainments of Immortal Lord Shaoyang in the Great Dao of Space.

Thanks to this, the Jingming Sect was able to produce several cultivators who successfully ascended to immortality even after the Ascension Platform failed.

As the Daoist disciple of the Jingming Sect recognized by the spirit of the cave, Bai Zichen could naturally use this void passage.

Even without a spatial-type spiritual treasure, as long as one cultivates to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, there should be no major problems.

For this reason, the final choice leaned towards the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror.

This magical artifact is practically useless to an individual, but it is a top-tier artifact when one wants to develop power and teach a large number of disciples.

The Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror, a top-grade spiritual treasure, is equivalent to a combination of several well-read and skilled Nascent Soul cultivators at the peak of their cultivation.

He is proficient in all kinds of classics and tireless, always ready to help anyone who asks. He should be able to produce seven or eight more Core Formation cultivators for the Qingfeng Sect every hundred years.

With the number of Core Formation disciples accumulating, is there any need to worry about future Nascent Soul disciples?

"The power of creation has indeed not been exhausted; it still has about 30% remaining..."

Bai Zichen was struggling as he guided the silver nectar that had shrunk by more than half when a strong desire came from within the cave.

Looking into the cave, they found a spiritual plant growing on the mountaintop, something they never expected.

Without thinking too much, he first poured the silver syrup onto the spiritual plant, and immediately there was a change.

The spiritual plant, which had already taken root in the soil, sprouted a thin vine from its base, which climbed up the mountain wall and glowed with fluorescence.

"The Yellow Springs Gourd was picked from the Immortal Vine so many years ago, how could it still grow back?"

Bai Zichen looked at this scene in surprise. This spiritual plant was the Yellow Spring Gourd, which grew on the same vine as the Gourd Boy.

Because they were born later, more of their original essence was taken away by the Calabash Boy, causing them to fall behind in development.

When the gourd boy became a person with innate spiritual roots, the Yellow Springs Gourd had already been forced to move to the branch vine.

Later, it fell into the hands of cultivators, wandered from place to place, and became bait to lure Master Jiujing into a trap, never showing any of its charm.

After obtaining the gourd, Bai Zichen couldn't figure out how to use it, so he could only leave it in the cave.

Unexpectedly, after he transformed into a Nascent Soul cultivator, while absorbing the entrance to the grotto-heaven and transforming the entire grotto-heaven, the Yellow Spring Gourd, which had been dormant like an inanimate object, might have just rolled into the Breath Soil.

It was only after being infected by the power of the sublimation of the nascent cave that it underwent the strange change.

The changes that were not detected in the cave previously sensed came from the Yellow Springs Gourd.

With the added blessing of the remaining power of creation, a vine grew directly from it.

It can be observed that the Yellow Springs Gourd has shrunk by one size and is still shrinking.

After a while, it should wither completely, transferring all its essence to the vines and transforming into a brand new spiritual plant.

Whether it can transform into that immortal vine and produce a gourd of innate spiritual root level depends on future developments.

But at least for now, it's a good start, better than having a gourd of the underworld lying idle there.

The grotto-heaven took shape, imbued with the power of creation, divine consciousness multiplied, and lifespan increased by a thousand years...

Bai Zichen took stock of the changes after the Nascent Soul stage, and the improvement in true essence became the most insignificant point.

"I don't know if we can fight against the Asura Ancient Demon in our current state. The most urgent task is to repair the flying swords as soon as possible so that they can be used to fight again."

The previous solemn tribulation was really difficult to deal with. All the flying swords went through a torment and it took a while for them to return to their peak.

However, in an emergency, an extreme method can be used: consuming spiritual energy to speed up the process.

The pure spiritual energy in the entire box is only enough to restore the two flying swords; I wouldn't even consider it unless absolutely necessary.

Just as Bai Zichen was about to land back on the ground, he suddenly remembered something: he had not obtained any new Daoist supernatural powers.

After achieving the Divine Transformation stage, one will inevitably be bestowed with divine powers and supernatural abilities; this has been an ironclad rule for tens of thousands of years.

Just because you mastered two great divine abilities before you became a Nascent Soul cultivator doesn't mean you can embezzle the divine abilities that were rightfully yours.

"Without divinely bestowed divine powers, where did the rewards of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth go? They couldn't have simply vanished into thin air..."

Bai Zichen privately tested the several supernatural abilities he had mastered, and there were no major changes.

After much thought, I returned to the way of the sword.

It was confirmed that the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword and the One Sword Creates Myriad Laws were normal upgrades during combat, without any abrupt, leaping changes.

A sudden inspiration struck him, and a sword light flowed between his fingers, like the most obedient toy. With a gentle flick, it vanished without a trace.

However, according to his divine sense, the sword light appeared in a mountain range 800 miles away, cleaving a huge rock in two with a thunderous roar.

"That's what you call omnipresent, taking lives from a thousand miles away!"

Bai Zichen was overjoyed, never expecting such a pleasant surprise to await him here.

Although he failed to attain the Great Dao Divine Power, he made a breakthrough in sword intent, and mastered the omnipresent true meaning of the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master and the Sword Emperor.

However, there are differences in the details.

Although he gained inspiration from the Sword Emperor and mastered the skill through his own reflection, he took a different path.

The Sword Emperor's omnipresence means that multiple versions of himself can simultaneously wield their swords at a person within a single space, making it impossible to dodge.

Bai Zichen's sword intent is more in line with the literal meaning of being omnipresent, hitting wherever he points within the range of his divine sense.

He wielded his sword in Qingxia Cave, and sword light fell from nine hundred miles away without diminishing in the slightest.

The ancient swordsman, with his sword and his feet moving swiftly, could slay enemies thousands of miles away. In reality, he had only refined the flying sword and entrusted his spirit to it.

Then, the flying sword flew out again, and the enemy arrived in front of him. He then used the sword to take the enemy's life.

Not only is there a time limit for flying on a sword, but because of the long distance, people can find a weakness in flying on a sword and take it away.

It is most effective when used in a surprise attack or ambush.

This sword control technique, once thoroughly understood, will lead to great disappointment. There is a reason why ancient sword cultivators have been gradually phased out and few people practice it.

It's far from what it is now; with a flick of the finger, one can truly appear within a thousand miles in an instant.

They are different branches on the same path as the Sword Emperor, and no matter how far apart they are, sword light can still fall.

At the level of the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master, one can kill a demon tens of thousands of miles away with a single palm strike while still on Heavenly Punishment Peak, leaving the demon with no chance of escape.

"Besides divine sense, there must be other factors affecting the attack range... Otherwise, no matter how strong the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master is, his divine sense range would not exceed ten thousand miles."

Bai Zichen thought for a moment, and countless solutions came to mind.

Sword cultivators are inherently aggressive, and the advantage they gain from attacking from a distance is even greater.

(End of this chapter)