Born with immortal seed

Chapter 787 Demon God's True Feather
“Normally, it takes more than a thousand years for the annual ring flower and the youthful grass to mature. In my cave, this process can be shortened by half.”

Bai Zichen looked at the unique spiritual plants belonging to his own grotto-heaven in the lake, some of which had already grown.

"The annual ring flower is fine, but the youthful grass can be released to encourage the disciples in the sect. Leaving it here is just a waste of time and energy."

The Shaohua Grass does not need to be refined; it can be consumed directly to help break through the limits of magical abilities.

However, it was of no use to Bai Zichen and could only be given as a reward to his disciples.

As for the annual ring flower, if necessary, Lan Tianming can refine another batch of longevity elixirs to extend Ge Cang's lifespan.

This was the only thing he could do, at least to prevent Senior Brother Ge from rushing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage without being fully prepared.

About a month later, Song Ding and the others finally returned.

The destruction of the Five Elements Peacock brought great shock to the demon race of Xuanzhou.

The event was incredibly powerful that day. Even if we don't know the true strength of the Five Elements Peacock, the fact that it could quickly kill a peak fourth-tier demon without even giving its spirit a chance to escape is enough to demonstrate the strength of the human race.

With keen interest, they learned the identity of the attacker from a human cultivator who had fallen into the clutches of the demon race.

Only then did they realize that there was such a powerful figure behind this sudden appearance of human cultivators.

If every demon king were to undergo this treatment, the so-called Seven Great Demon Kings would soon become history.

For a time, the demon race of Zuzhou did not take advantage of the destruction of the human race's settlement to attack, but instead maintained an unusual silence and restraint.

But beneath the surface, undercurrents are surging.

Like that seven-colored deer demon, it was gentle by nature, disliked fighting, and was the oldest of all the demon kings.

They even sent their offspring to contact the human race, hoping to reach a ceasefire agreement.

They were not an isolated and helpless group of human cultivators, but rather a group backed by a cultivation continent that was even more vast and prosperous than Xuanzhou, and supported by powerful Nascent Soul cultivators.

If the battle continues, there is no indication that the demon race will prevail.

"Oh, what did that deer demon say, or what could it offer to persuade you to leave Xuanzhou?"

Bai Zichen was stroking a half-human-sized statue in his hand. It had four arms, five-colored auspicious clouds above its head, and was riding a golden peacock king.

His features were solemn, his face held a fierce look, and he exuded an aura of authority without being angry.

Despite being made of the most ordinary clay, it evokes a sense of mystery and elusive artistic conception.

With the demons lying low, Li Guizhen and his companions seized the opportunity to raid the Five Elements Peacock's lair, capturing not only the statue but also numerous spoils of war.

Based on the clues, they split up and went to several locations, retrieving more than ten items related to the Summoning Technique, including ancient books, stone tablets, and linen. They also persuaded a local Summoning Technique cultivator with Core Formation cultivation to return to Rotten Axe Mountain together.

The main purpose was to convince this person and bring back hundreds of his clansmen, which took a lot of effort.

"In addition to acknowledging that the territory of the Five Elements Peacock belongs to the human race, the Seven-Colored Deer Demon will also join forces with the other two demon kings to abandon their aid to the Flying Tiger Demon King... tacitly agreeing that if we kill this tiger demon, it will hand over all thirty-six demon caves it has occupied."

Li Guizhen explained in detail the conditions put forward by the Xuanzhou demon race.

Although the Qingfeng Sect only left two Core Formation elders there, the other Nascent Soul sects wisely handed over the decision-making power to the Sword Lord of Time through Li Guizhen.

After Bai Zichen descended with his divine sense clone and slew the Five Elements Peacock with a single sword strike, it would be unrealistic to expect any major event in Xuanzhou to bypass him.

Furthermore, the Seven-Colored Deer Demons even hoped to have a direct dialogue with the human race's God-level cultivators.

An agreement that cannot gain the approval of the strongest is nothing but a piece of waste paper.

One of its offspring, a white deer, transformed and came directly to the Ancestral Continent with Li Guizhen and the others, showing no fear of being captured and killed by the human race.

All day long, they only felt longing and curiosity about the outside world, without the slightest fear.

"Furthermore, the white deer also said that its ancestor had no intention of competing with the human race, nor did it need blood offerings to improve its cultivation. However, the Demon Dragon King and the Nine-Headed Serpent King, who live in seclusion overseas, are extremely hateful towards the human race. In the past few hundred years, they have only returned to the place where their ancestor's remains were when he passed away because of the call of his ancestral bloodline... If a great war that endangers the demon race were to occur, these two demon kings would also join the battle."

"Moreover, their ancestors all reached the fifth-order demon lord realm and left behind Nascent Soul techniques to deal with enemies... The Seven-Colored Deer Demon hopes to sign a peace agreement with us, divide the territory, jointly govern Xuanzhou, and not interfere with each other."

While expressing goodwill, the seven-colored deer demon also told the human race that the other two reclusive demon kings were not to be trifled with, and that if the war were to escalate, the demon race was not without the power to fight back.

Unfortunately, the Five Elements Peacock concealed too much of its power, completely deceiving the Seven-Colored Deer Demon.

Otherwise, it would know exactly what kind of concept this divine consciousness clone of the Time Sword Lord was.

This is different from the clones created by other Nascent Soul cultivators in the past.

"Keep a close eye on that white deer, don't let it run away and cause any trouble. I'll summon it when I have time to chat and have some fun..."

Bai Zichen chuckled lightly. What kind of Nascent Soul technique could compare to the Five Elements Divine Light?

In his eyes, the Five Elements Divine Light was a supreme divine power on par with the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword.

"Since it's an auspicious beast that doesn't eat blood, let's grant its suggestion. But let's add a time limit, five hundred years it will be... Song Ding, I'm giving you a task: before you reach the Nascent Soul stage, kill that demonic dragon and the nine-headed serpent, and open two more overseas dojos for the sect. Can you do that?"

The outer sea that Xuanzhou is situated on should be the North Sea.

Bai Zichen would never stoop so low as to travel to the North Sea just for two fourth-tier demon kings.

Even using a divine thought clone wouldn't work.

He is the protector of the sect's disciples, not their babysitter.

It would be perfect to leave these two demon kings to Song Ding, so they could serve as whetstones for his cultivation process.

Since the Seven-Colored Deer Demon said that these two demons live in seclusion in the North Sea and have extreme hatred for the human race, it is likely that even if a ceasefire agreement is signed, their names will not be on it.

He is a direct descendant of the Demon Lord and has mastered the techniques of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, but no matter how strong he becomes, he will not surpass the performance of the Five Elements Peacock. At most, he is on par with the Dragon Lord of yesteryear.

To become his successor, this is a test that must be passed.

Furthermore, judging from the words of the seven-colored deer demon, the remains of the two demon lords seem to still be underwater in the North Sea.

If they can slay demons and seize treasures, Song Ding's family fortune can achieve a qualitative leap.

"Yes, I will certainly not disappoint my master."

Song Ding readily agreed. Besides successfully transforming into a Nascent Soul, the biggest gain from this trip to Xuanzhou was witnessing the Five Elements Peacock.

Having shattered his old notion of being invincible among his peers, the Guicang Sacred Body is still a long way from being invincible in combat.

If we're talking about the number one sacred body in the cultivation world, it has to be Master's Time Sacred Body, which combines both cultivation and combat abilities.

The news that Bai Zichen possessed the Sacred Body of Time was of unknown origin, but it quickly became a sensation in the cultivation world, and most people accepted this claim.

In fact, the term "Sacred Body of Time" did not exist in the cultivation world in the past, nor was it mentioned by cultivators from the upper realms.

But it has a huge market, and even those Nascent Soul True Monarchs firmly believe in it.

In the most popular biographies and stories among the common people, almost dozens of items were listed about the miraculous powers of the Time-Born Holy Body and the phenomena that manifested in cultivators.

Even if Bai Zichen himself saw it, he would probably be stunned for a moment.

“Master, please look, these are the five feathers that unleash the Five-Colored Divine Light.”

Li Guizhen made way, and the Red-Bearded Man and Ao Quan leaned forward, causing two feathers to fall to the ground.

Su Qingqing's face turned pale. She activated her handkerchief and shook out the yellow feathers, finally feeling relieved.

Two sword cries emanated from Song Ding's body. The Demon-Slaying Sword and the Demon-Suppressing Sword, like birds returning to their nests, flew back to their master's side and threw out two feathers.

The Five-Colored Divine Light that had caused so much suffering to everyone was thus disassembled and taken back to Rotten Axe Mountain.

Bai Zichen reached out and beckoned, a gentle breeze swept by, and five feathers floated up lightly.

It felt as light as a feather, yet so heavy that even a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn't bear it—it was all just an illusion.

"It is indeed a bit too heavy..."

Five feathers lay in his palm, and Bai Zichen said earnestly.

Don't be fooled by his effortless appearance; he actually used the power of his Pure and Bright Dharma Body to achieve such effortless mastery.

In fact, among all the treasures he had seen, there seemed to be none that could compare in weight to five feathers.

Each one is like a majestic mountain pressing down on you.

When the five roots came together, a real star fell, making him look somewhat solemn as he slowly moved his palm.

“Normally, the peacock could only lift two feathers at most, let alone five at the same time. Even some Nascent Soul cultivators who don’t know how to temper their bodies would struggle with that… This can only mean that there is a special connection between the two, which is why they can be activated and used even without being refined.”

As soon as Bai Zichen touched them, he discovered that the five feathers showed no signs of being refined.

This is even more frightening, as it is as if the Five Elements Peacock, with only five feathers, used the most primitive and simple method to almost wipe out more than ten human Nascent Soul cultivators.

The moment the divine sense touched it, it snapped back, unable to penetrate any deeper.

It's understandable why the Five Elements Peacock isn't refined—it's not that it doesn't want to, but that it can't.

If even mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are like this, how much more so the peak fourth-tier demon race?

However, the Five Elements Peacock should have some connection with the original owner of these five feathers, either through bloodline or inheritance.

Therefore, even if it is hidden behind one's back, one can still use the Five-Colored Divine Light to achieve unparalleled success.

"The True Feather of a Sixth-Order Demon God?"

Bai Zichen stroked the feathers with his hand, each one seemingly a solidified entity of the Great Dao. He had never before come into such direct contact with the Five Elements Great Dao.

A cultivator who chooses any of these paths, if they have the corresponding True Feather by their side, will likely achieve cultivation results comparable to those of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

In some ways, it feels somewhat similar to the essence blood of a sacred beast.

Of course, it's far less dangerous than a drop in the ocean.

After thinking it over, this guess is still the most reliable, and it's not something that an ordinary demon god like Zhen Ling could do.

Only something that is infinitely close to the seventh rank, or even left behind by a demon saint, can have such an overwhelming effect.

Bai Zichen does not follow the Five Elements Dao and has no corresponding bloodline, so he will cultivate the Five-Colored Divine Light.

For a moment, I really didn't know what to do with these five real feathers to make them useful.

“I have placed these five true feathers in the Azure Cloud Cave. If you wish to comprehend the true meaning of the Five Elements, you may go there on your own... but do not overestimate your abilities and get too close, lest you suffer a backlash.”

Bai Zichen blew a light breath, and the five true feathers floated away, his gaze remaining fixed on Song Ding.

If Song Ding's Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light could obtain the essence of the Five Elements Great Dao, its power would increase by leaps and bounds, reaching a new level.

The five genuine feathers were of the greatest use to him.

(End of this chapter)