Born with immortal seed

Chapter 759

"As expected, my sword flight speed is unparalleled in the mortal realm. Apart from a few escape techniques related to the Great Dao of Space, no one should be able to catch up with me."

As the lightning struck, Bai Zichen revealed himself. He chased after him for 50,000 to 60,000 miles without closing the distance, and the Ancient Demon Asura had already given up.

Referring to the ancient sword cultivators in the classics, when he wielded a fifth-order flying sword, his speed was comparable to that of the true demons from the Heavenly Demon Realm, and he rarely suffered a loss in this aspect.

Asura Ancient Demon is the strongest twin star among the true demons, but he is no ordinary sword cultivator either, so the two sides even out.

This is the source of his confidence to respond in this way, and it is not entirely due to arrogance.

He could maintain this state of perfect unity between body and sword for several days without showing any signs of fatigue.

This is in stark contrast to the traditional perception that sword cultivators are not long-lasting.

Although he managed to stop the ancient demon with Dao Sheng's sword, Bai Zichen was well aware that he had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation.

The Sun Emperor was originally a True Demon of Refining Emptiness who came to the human world with his cultivation sealed. Now, he has transformed into an Asura, forgetting all the magical powers he had cultivated in the past, but possessing an Asura demon body that can be described as invincible in terms of physical strength.

In addition, given the unparalleled combat talent bestowed by the Asura Demon God, it remains to be seen whether he will become stronger or weaker than at his peak, but he definitely possesses combat power that is infinitely close to the Void Refinement stage.

Dao Sheng Yi Jian is already his strongest single-target killing technique, but no one knows that the Ancient Demon also possesses other demonic supernatural abilities.

I don't seek to kill the ancient demon; I just want to keep it occupied so that it doesn't have time to wreak havoc on the cultivation world and commit further atrocities.

"This attack will shorten my lifespan by seven months... No wonder no Nascent Soul cultivator is willing to travel outside. They won't live past the Core Formation stage after a few trips."

Bai Zichen exhaled a long breath of white light, and fragments of crystals fell to the ground with a crackling sound, finally calming down his boiling blood pressure.

As a human who had become a god, he suspected that the restrictions he faced in the human realm were greater than the rejection of the demon realm by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

He counted on his fingers, silently calculating in his mind, and determined the lifespan he would lose after this battle.

If he didn't follow the Great Way of Time, and the true meaning of time were to restrain his lifespan at any time, the speed of his lifespan would be at least three to five times that.

"It seems that not choosing the Star River Sword Formation was the right choice. Otherwise, once the sword formation is activated, the stars will be ground up like millstones, and it would take more than a few months, easily several years."

Having just advanced to the Divine Transformation stage, Bai Zichen possessed abundant lifespan.

However, considering that this battle will not end in a short time and may very well become a long and protracted war, I am not sure what to expect.

"Fortunately, I mentioned to Pan Shizhen that I needed longevity-enhancing and life-extending pills, so I asked him to help me collect them first... With connections from both the Taiping Sect and the Daode Sect, we should be able to make a considerable profit."

Except for the time at the Jingming Sect in the Western Sea, when Bai Zichen almost emptied the Jingming Sect's alchemy room in order to make up for the negative effects of consuming the Twilight Peach.

However, due to the different environments, the alchemy formulas in the two places did not follow the same path. The spiritual herbs and alchemy techniques used also went their separate ways after the two places separated.

Therefore, most of the pills in Zuzhou should still be usable.

The thought that there might be dozens or even hundreds of such battles in the future made even someone as capable as Bai Zichen extremely worried.

"It's just a matter of suffering a bit more and losing a few hundred years of lifespan. Who told me to agree to the request to spread the Dharma and have to wait until he comes out of seclusion?"

He, who always cherished his life, couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought that such days would come every two or three months and become the norm.

Only after returning to a pristine environment and undergoing gradual conditioning can the complexion slowly regain its radiant glow.

Just over a hundred days later, a red light appeared on a map of the ancestral continent in front of him, ten thousand miles away.

Bai Zichen sighed and flew towards the map, stopping five thousand miles away.

He summoned the Supreme Pure and Subtle Sword Box, expressionlessly drew out three flying swords, which transformed into three streaks of color and vanished on the spot.

This map of Zuzhou was produced by the Qihuo Sect and is modeled after the ancient Baoshizhou map.

Having lost its other functions, it is only used to monitor the movements of alien races above the Nascent Soul stage. As long as they show their power, they can be marked on the map immediately.

The complete map of the ten continents is said to reveal the locations of all the deities of the hundred races, including newly formed spiritual lands and newly matured spiritual creatures.

Later, it seems the monitoring went too far, incurring public wrath, so they had to publicly tear it up, indicating that this treasure would no longer be passed on.

The fact that Qihuozong presented this rare treasure can be seen as a gesture of goodwill, given that the response received by the Nascent Soul cultivator from Datong Army during their last visit was far from polite.

It must be admitted that this map of Zuzhou played a significant role.

At least you don't have to take huge risks by following behind the ancient demons to keep track of their movements at all times.

……

The entire Zhushan Sect felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, trembling under the shadow of the demon, their fighting spirit shattered.

Under the oppressive aura of an ancient demon at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, the strongest among them was merely an old cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage, clinging to life. How could he possibly muster the courage to resist?

This sect is most famous for its various bamboo mechanisms, which are exquisite and ingenious, and are extremely popular in the cultivation world, generating a large amount of spirit stones every year.

Most of them value skill and craftsmanship, but are not satisfactory in terms of the materials used or the power of the protective restrictions attached to them.

But as for his achievements on the path of Taoism, there is really nothing remarkable to mention.

A demonic shadow obscured the sky, and a giant hand with its five fingers spread out reached towards the Bamboo Mountain Sect, intending to devour the sect in one gulp.

"Damn it!"

The ancient demon was able to utter simple short sentences, and the demon god's avatar was also quite good at learning.

In the past, they were involved with the Japanese imperialists and did not need to confront the original sovereignty, which is very difficult to do.

Enraged, he raised his hand and knocked away the sword light that suddenly appeared behind him.

The sword light came out of nowhere, and even though this was the second time he had experienced it, he still had no clue what it was.

Under the onslaught of sword light, the ancient demon's rage continued to rise. Every movement of his fists, feet, palms, and fingers, the Asura demon body, was simplified to the extreme.

It conforms to the great principles of nature, possesses a strong aesthetic appeal, and every move is flawless.

One sword light can be repelled, but another sword light will attack as soon as you turn around, seemingly without end.

Before learning, one should disregard the sword's gleam and aim directly at the target. Dao Sheng's sword left a deep impression on him.

The large hole in his chest made him realize that this was a sword technique that could truly threaten his life.

After fighting for dozens more rounds, whether the ancient demon was still shaken or his rebirth ability had not yet been repaired, he pursued for a while without success and then used his blood escape technique to get away.

The sword light didn't chase after it; it circled around once and returned to its master.

Only the disciples of the Zhushan Sect remained, kneeling and kowtowing in gratitude. It was as if divine intervention had saved their lives, thanks to the Time True Lord.

In March of the following year, within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Ancient Demon was forced to a draw after 15 rounds of fighting, and both sides stopped fighting.

In July, in the southern desert, the two sides collided again, turning the boundless sea of ​​sand into crystals and changing its shape.

Even the most experienced caravans in the desert could not discern the original route and could only grope their way forward.

This time, the ancient demon launched a surprise attack, dispelling the Law of Heaven and Earth and returning to his ten-zhang-tall body, thus increasing the speed of his Blood Escape technique by more than double.

Bai Zichen was almost caught up. He spat out two mouthfuls of his life essence and even used the original power of the Purple Thunder Dazzling Sword to maintain a distance of a thousand miles before the Blood Escape was exhausted.

It can be said that Ashura Ancient Demon has surpassed him in terms of speed this time.

Of course, the two had different loads and different weights, which led to this result.

Fortunately, it didn't last long, allowing Bai Zichen to catch his breath.

At the end of the year, the ancient demon rushed all the way to the Ten Thousand Evil Mountains, and Bai Zichen's first thought was that it was a fifth-order great demon.

After wandering around the mountains twice, the nest of the fifth-order moth was empty; it had disappeared somewhere.

Without a target to attack, there is no fighting; they lie low and wait for the next opportunity.

Year after year, no matter where the ancient demon went, a sword light would descend upon him within a quarter of an hour, keeping a close watch on him.

This has been the case for fifty years.

The frequency of the battles exceeded Bai Zichen's wildest expectations.

His travels took him across the five regions and into the outer seas, leaving his mark on countless places.

Bai Zichen's omnipresence finally came to a halt after it increased to a range of eight thousand miles.

After paying the price of living next to an ancient demon at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and venturing into various dangerous situations, his strength did not increase significantly, but his application of supernatural powers and familiarity with Nascent Soul techniques improved by leaps and bounds.

The ancient demon, who once instilled fear and terror in the cultivation world, has accomplished virtually nothing in the past fifty years.

Taking the emergence of the Sword Lord of Time as the timeline, apart from some unfortunate rogue cultivators, no sect truly fell during this process, and everyone gradually adapted.

The main point is that I know that with the Sword Lord of Time protecting me, my life is safe.

If you do encounter this, try to stall for time and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

The Western Regions, Fengdu Ghost City.

"Fifty years have passed since the first war. When we embarked on this journey, we never imagined we would end up like this..."

Bai Zichen leaned against a pillar of yellow earth and sand, his eyes slightly closed, his face showing signs of exhaustion.

Unable to engage in deep seclusion, they must constantly respond to information from the Ancestral Continent map and track the location of the ancient demons.

Having narrowly escaped death multiple times and shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting millions from the ancient demon Asura, Bai Zichen's psychological burden is unimaginable.

Over the course of fifty years, he drew his sword countless times, each time giving it his all.

There were already many silver strands in his hair, and his expression gave him a haggard and aged look for the first time.

He made a detailed count and found that he had lost more than 300 years of lifespan, which is a very long time for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

In fifty years, it completed a journey that had taken three hundred and fifty years, saving countless lives.

Aside from the omnipresent supernatural power, the biggest gain was another natal flying sword, which was brought about by the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Scripture after the realm was improved.

After a brief consideration, he chose the Taiqing Crystal Sword.

There's no profound reason; as his cultivation level increases, sooner or later all the flying swords will be refined into his natal essence, it's just a matter of the order in which they are refined.

Among the remaining fifth-tier flying swords, the Taiqing Crystal Sword should be the sharpest and the most powerful in terms of pure lethality.

"The latest letter from the Dharma Master says that he will emerge from seclusion in ten years to succeed me. I can finally be free..."

Thinking of the news he had just received from the Daode Sect, Bai Zichen felt somewhat relieved.

In fact, his ability to persist on this matter for so long far exceeded the expectations of the Daode Sect.

At the very least, he could sense the incredulous expressions on the faces of the disciples of the Moral Sect each time they came to visit.

He single-handedly supported the cultivation world, saving countless sects from disaster. This achievement is already incredibly significant and dazzling.

Almost everyone assumed that he would fade away after participating twice.

Any excuse will suffice, such as being injured in a battle with an ancient demon and having to return to the grotto to recuperate.

With such a glorious track record as a foundation, most people can accept this way of exiting the game.

Everyone knows the price that a Nascent Soul cultivator has to pay for traveling.

The Sword Lord of Time lingered on the front lines, never retreating, and kept the Ancient Demon completely contained. Over the course of fifty years, the amount of his lifespan that must have been used up is impossible to calculate.

This is widely recognized in the cultivation world as the cultivator with the greatest chance in ten thousand years to reopen the Heavenly Gate and ascend to the Upper Realm.

Yet, for the sake of all living beings, they would still sacrifice a great deal of their lifespan, thus affecting their bright future.

This has led many cultivators to publicly call on the Sword Lord of Time to be more true to himself.

I don't know if it's just following the crowd or if that's what they really think.

If it were any other Nascent Soul cultivator, this action would indeed be enough to ruin their path to the Great Dao.

Let alone future cultivation, even the lifespan left after defeating the ancient demon will be limited.

For the rest of his life, he will basically only be able to barely survive in the cave, and he can forget about having a future in the Great Dao.

In the cultivation world, many places have erected shrines in memory of the Sword Lord of Time, offering incense and prayers to express their gratitude for his contributions.

Longevity-enhancing and life-extending elixirs from various regions were collected through the channels of the Moral Sect and the Taiping Sect and sent to Rotten Axe Mountain. The types of these elixirs covered almost everything that had ever appeared in the cultivation world.

We can slowly select and consume the products once the Sword Master of Time has time to return to the dojo.

……

Rotten Axe Mountain.

"Elder Li, all 305 promising young talents for this year's Qi Ling Immortal Cultivation have been brought back."

A steward landed from the airship and reported the gains of the trip to Li Guizhen.

"Are there any promising young talents worth noting?"

After returning from Chilong Island, Li Guizhen changed his ways and helped Ma Ruoxi with a lot of work.

On the one hand, he had lived overseas for a long time and had not shared the hardships with the sect during the most difficult period, so he wanted to do more.

Chilong Island, having been reclaimed from Youlongmen, is certainly far inferior in terms of construction and development compared to Lankeshan, the former holy land of the demon race.

When the sea was originally divided, it was the territory of the Moral Sect, and Cunsi Peak had enough power to maintain order in the outer sea.

Instead, the Fish Dragon Sect remained high in the open sea and was not affected by the Qingfeng Sect's targeting.

On the other hand, he had already cultivated to the point of perfect Core Formation.

The road ahead is not one that can be taken lightly; it is quite normal to spend decades preparing for it.

He's not a prodigy like his master who can disregard common sense; normal people should stick to what they know.

Fortunately, the Nascent Soul Spirit Object, Nascent Soul Pill, Tribulation Transcending Secret Technique... Master had already made thorough preparations, just waiting for me to see the Great Dao and govern accordingly.

Compared to other cultivators, they are already much luckier.

"There are five people with unusual spiritual roots, seven with spiritual bodies, and one who seems to have unusual bones. We are unsure about their abilities and have not yet determined their level. We would like to ask the elders to make a decision."

The steward quickly reported the results of the trip, not daring to be negligent.

Recruiting promising disciples has always been one of the most important tasks, and its completion directly affects the annual performance evaluation of the disciples in charge.

After the return of the White Ancestor, there were no more restrictions on the recruitment of disciples at Rotten Axe Mountain, and the scope of recruitment expanded to the entire Eastern Region.

Even cultivators from farther away would send their children here, hoping to become disciples of the Azure Maple Sect.

These are often individuals with exceptional talent, whose elders possess a certain level of cultivation, and who dream of ascending to the heavens in one step and becoming direct disciples of the White Ancestor.

(End of this chapter)