Born with immortal seed

Chapter 816 An Attempt at Using the Essence Blood of a Sacred Beast

By pressing down with his thumb and forefinger, Bai Zichen's token at his waist connected with the jade platform, accepting a light red bounty mission.

Pure white indicates no danger; all that's needed is time and effort.

Pale red signifies some challenge for a Nascent Soul cultivator, while bright red indicates extreme danger, requiring a near-death experience to complete.

As for the tasks at the Refinement of Emptiness level, they are not on the same level and cannot be compared at all.

This task requires collecting thirty Dragon Saliva Fruit seeds, a specialty of the desolate eastern region of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, which can only be found by venturing millions of miles away.

There are often ancient dragon-like beasts living nearby, so there is a certain risk involved.

Far from the Immortal City, the Dao Court's control has greatly decreased, and the armored guards' deterrent power is not as effective.

There are also various ancient beasts, all of which have reached the fifth rank in strength when they grow up. They each occupy a mountain and rule their own territory.

In the past, the Daoist court would carry out a major purge every few hundred years, resulting in bloodshed that stretched for miles and the extinction of ancient beasts.

But just like the crops in the spirit field, they are never killed off completely, and the remaining young beasts grow up again under the ancient beasts' extraordinary vitality.

One batch after another, they were transformed into cultivation resources, divine weapons, and treasures for Daoist cultivators.

The ancient beasts' hatred for humans was etched deep into their bones, and could never be forgotten, no matter how long the years passed.

Now that the Dao Court is powerless to act, the desolate region has once again become a paradise for ancient beasts.

Every human who enters must face the frenzied attacks of the ancient beasts.

Bai Zichen certainly wouldn't choose to enter the desolate region at this time, lest he be handing himself over to the person secretly watching him.

Fortunately, there happened to be a spiritual plant called Dragon Saliva Fruit in the cave, which had already ripened several times in the medicine garden, and the Jade Rabbit collected all the spiritual seeds.

He had just accepted it when he turned around and handed over the spirit seed in exchange for three immortal crystals.

He scraped together his remaining possessions and bought two portions of Polygonatum odoratum.

"If someone came to tamper with my cave, wouldn't someone have been asking Han Fang for information?"

Bai Zichen's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He had only had some doubts about Han Fang before, but now he was certain.

It's a bit much to expect someone to be completely open with you and share everything with you after only knowing you for a short time.

He originally intended to discuss the matter of being monitored with Han Fang, but the other party was too enthusiastic, so he changed his mind at the last minute.

It feels strange that someone you barely know would drop everything to comfort you after receiving a message from you.

Regardless of whether Han Fang is connected to the mastermind behind Bai Zichen, this information will definitely be leaked through his channels.

The prestige of a single Immortal Lord from the Daoist headquarters is enough to astonish the cultivators of Langyuan for some time.

For Bai Zichen, the biggest shortage is time.

Once he breaks through to the Void Refinement stage, whether he adds another Great Dao Divine Power or makes another breakthrough with the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, he will not be afraid of years of accumulated Void Refinement experience.

After consuming and refining the two portions of Earth-based Polygonatum, the Earth element successfully reached the Heavenly Spirit Root level.

Of the five elements, only the water element spiritual root is missing.

"Judging by the time, Han Fang should have already spread the news... However, my fate is difficult to predict, and it involves a Nascent Soul cultivator, so anyone who tries to investigate will only find it shrouded in mystery."

Bai Zichen conjured a water mirror, in which the person's face was sallow, and even his eyes had a faint yellow glow.

It's impossible to predict how everyone will react after this news gets out.

His understanding of Langyuan was still quite superficial, and he was unaware of the habits and conduct of the strong people there.

However, judging from the praise of the Immortal Lord Nanhua in the divine edicts passed down by Patriarch Shaoyang and the Taiping Talisman Scripture, the Jingming lineage should be doing quite well in the Taoist court, and the tiger skin of Leiting Tai Province should be able to play some role.

"But the most important thing is to have a trump card that can overturn the table, something with enough deterrent power..."

Bai Zichen returned to the cave and glanced at Gun Gun, who was still fast asleep.

However, Bai Taotao said that as the master's five elements returned to one, the wind and clouds in the cave changed, and he guarded the gourd vine day and night and obtained the opportunity to become a god.

I estimate that I will be able to achieve perfect enlightenment within twenty years and take the final step.

As expected of someone with an innate spiritual root, their cultivation speed is astonishing; even without special opportunities, they can still attempt to reach the Void Refinement stage.

With a thought, I arrived at a peak covered with chains of time.

As he reached the summit, the chains fell one by one, and he realized that they were not meant to restrict his movement inward, but rather to prevent any living creatures from entering.

The layers of shackles fell to the ground, revealing a prismatic crystal, which floated quietly in mid-air.

Waves of powerful aura emanated from the crystal, just as they had when I faced it back then at the Core Formation stage, my heart pounded with fear.

"When I first entered the path, I was like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky. I only felt that it was cold and unattainable... Only when I reached my current level did I know what it meant to be a mayfly seeing the blue sky."

Bai Zichen's outstretched arm trembled slightly, showing no increase in his resistance to the sacred beast's blood essence despite his improved cultivation level.

On the contrary, the higher one's cultivation level, the more one can feel the power contained within this crystal.

The Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is invincible in the mortal realm, but it is limited by the laws of heaven and earth, as everyone's lifespan is finite.

However, once you arrive in the Immortal Realm, a Nascent Soul cultivator can easily live to the limit of their lifespan, while a Void Refiner can only enjoy a short period of lifespan. A mere two hundred years of lifespan taken away by a single Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is nothing.

For cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, this is merely scratching the surface.

Only when all four swords are drawn together is it somewhat intimidating.

If one wants to advance further in the Great Dao of Time, one can only wait until after reaching the Refinement of Emptiness before experiencing a leap forward.

As for the Dao's birth and death, it was a self-created sword move with a lofty intention, but it was not tested at a high level.

One can only achieve invincibility within the same level; it's still quite difficult to achieve the ability to fight enemies of higher levels after ascending.

After much thought, I realized that there was only one thing left that was definitely beyond my current level.

That is the source of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, which also comes from the essence blood of a sacred beast in the Outer Sea Immortal Mansion.

Sacred beasts are true spirits, on the same level as Mahayana immortals, and are the guardian deities of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Even a single drop of essence blood, after countless millennia, still possesses unimaginable power.

I really don't know where the Heartless Sword Immortal got it from, or how he ended up in the mortal realm. Even a powerful being who has achieved the Fusion Realm wouldn't be willing to let it go.

To obtain the ultimate trump card, the only option is to take the risk of contacting the essence blood of a sacred beast.

The moment the fingertips touched the crystal, a rich, almost blackish green light burst forth, and the phantom of a blue dragon coiled around it, causing the scene on the mountaintop to jump back and forth.

Like a shadow puppet cassette tape, it moves forward and backward, creating an eerie passage of time.

Even a few wisps of energy can amplify the effect of the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes.

When you touch it directly, your feet will take root in the ground, and roots will grow and burrow into the earth, while branches will climb all over your body.

All five senses and seven orifices are rapidly sprouting new buds and branches, blossoming into dazzling flowers.

Gradually, this evolutionary process accelerated, and branches and leaves grew all over its limbs, forming a lush green canopy.

From a distance, it looks just like a tree-man.

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Within the inner city of Langyuan, at the Heavenly General's Mansion.

The immortal city is so vast that it has been expanded several times over hundreds of thousands of years, extending outwards by more than ten times.

The inner city alone is filled with palaces and pavilions standing side by side, their golden scales reflected in the setting sun, resembling a crouching giant beast with countless scales.

As the outer city continued to expand, its size became equivalent to thirty inner cities.

One can discern the owner's status simply by observing the style and specifications of the gate, the level of the entrance, and the placement of auspicious beasts and deities.

People in the Daoist court are inherently divided into classes and strictly adhere to ancient rituals.

At its most extreme, there was a shortage of divine horses to pull the carriages of each celestial official. In order to ensure the lineage of divine steeds, just as in ancient times, the Dao Court directly conscripted a large army and launched a campaign against more than ten minor worlds on the grounds of great disrespect.

This is all to ensure that every Yuche Shenjun (a type of motorcycle) maintains a uniform hair pattern, without the slightest deviation.

"My lord, this is the intelligence reported by our subordinates... Although it sounds bizarre, it is of great importance, and I think we should let you know."

Tian Chengyang changed into blue armor, with mysterious patterns on his chest, wrists, and knees. These were the three supernatural powers hidden in the "True Martial Original Transmission Mysterious Skill".

Completely different from when he was on the ascension platform, he stood bowing to the side, showing great respect to the cultivator above him.

The man at the head of the table looks very young, with a handsome and refined appearance—a classic beauty.

Only a pair of eyes filled with vicissitudes could possess such a gaze, a testament to the countless trials and tribulations one has endured.

He was dressed in a purple robe, with a jade belt around his waist, and was holding a book in his hands, studying it intently.

When they get excited, they'll shake their heads and mutter to themselves.

The worst thing is comparison. Compared to Tian Chengyang, the two are far inferior in terms of demeanor.

The purple-robed cultivator had the air of an immortal god; just sitting there, he exuded an aura of profound tranquility and towering grandeur without having to do anything.

This makes Tian Chengyang, an enlightened cultivator, appear as an ordinary mortal, devoid of any celestial aura.

The only person in Langyuan who could make Tian Chengyang, a veteran guard in blue armor, so obsequious and fawning was the purple-armored commander, You Gaogong.

"Thunderous Tai Province... I suppose you have already reviewed the files and checked the list of all ascended cultivators in the Hidden Dragon Realm, trying to confirm whether that Immortal Lord truly exists."

You Gaogong gently folded the scroll to one side, his expression calm and composed.

"Your Excellency has keen insight; that is indeed your opinion... I guided this person's ascension. There were no unusual signs, and no one came to greet him. How could he be related to Thunder Tai Province? The records clearly state that the most recent cultivator to reach the Integration stage among the ascended cultivators of the Hidden Dragon Realm was a rogue sword immortal who refused the Heavenly Sword Pavilion's offer and fought his way out of the Heavenly Abyss for a thousand years, accumulating enough resources to break through to the Integration stage."

"It is said that they caused quite a commotion in Tianyuan, and later went to surrender to the Five Emperors City."

The reason why Tian Chengyang did not react immediately after receiving Han Fang's report was that he was carefully searching for intelligence.

You can't report to your boss and then be completely clueless.

"In short, I have reviewed the whereabouts of all the ascended cultivators in the Hidden Dragon Realm. There are definitely still some who have reached the Integration stage, but I haven't seen a single one who joined the Dao Court and reached the Immortal Lord level!"

If someone truly attains the rank of Immortal Lord within the Daoist court, their life story and resume can be found internally, and there is absolutely no possibility of any omissions.

Tian Chengyang's words made it clear that he did not believe Bai Zichen and thought it was just the ramblings of a desperate man.

However, only immortal lords of the Central Immortal Realm are required to report this matter to their commander.

How to handle the situation is not something he, a mere guard in blue armor, has the right to comment on.

I don't know where this person got the guts to associate with the Thunder Province that everyone avoids.

Tens of thousands of years ago, when the super teleportation array was unobstructed, celestial officials from Thunderous Tai Province would have descended to subdue such an arrogant individual.

(End of this chapter)