Born with immortal seed

Chapter 827 Three Lives Lotus Seed
"The most amazing thing is that even after reaching the Void Refinement stage, I still didn't feel any bottleneck. It seems like I can cultivate smoothly all the way to the Void Refinement Perfection stage..."

This is precisely what truly perplexed Bai Zichen, leaving him utterly baffled.

The explanation of the luminous yin body allowed him to establish a great path related to time during the Foundation Establishment stage, to truly master the real Azure Emperor Longevity Sword early on, and to truly embark on the great path of time, unlike the disciples of the Fish Dragon Sect in previous generations.

It cannot explain this cheating-like phenomenon of ignoring any bottlenecks.

The Dao Body of Guangyin has already reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm; what other Dao Body could be more wondrous than it?

In the mortal realm, one's perspective is limited, but even in the realm of immortals, there is still no one who can match them.

"Without breaking through the bottleneck, and given the difference in the speed of time passing within the cave heaven, I can reach the peak of the Void Refinement realm in at most two thousand years... If I encounter some more opportunities, it could even be faster."

From the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Refinement stage, his lifespan increased directly from three thousand years to ten thousand eight hundred years.

We need to start learning to adapt and look at problems with a different perspective than before.

It would have been unacceptable to cultivate a single supernatural power for hundreds of years in the mortal realm, but it seems acceptable now.

The similar yet distinct Guangyin body gave Bai Zichen new ideas about his future path.

Looking at the map of Yao Guang Continent, his gaze fell on a place called Extreme Cold Mist River.

This place is a forbidden area on the Yao Guang Continent, where cold winds from an unknown, dead world have been blowing for tens of thousands of years.

It seemed to appear overnight, instantly turning the place into a dead zone.

The local cultivators tried to stop it, but abandoned the attempt after paying the price of one Void Refinement cultivator and five Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators being frozen into eternal ice sculptures.

The goal was simply to establish a large array to control the area of ​​the Extreme Cold Mist River and prevent the entire continent from being dragged into a glacial world.

Furthermore, because several ice springs have been created, continuously spewing out ice crystal mist, it is an excellent choice for cultivating ice-type divine light.

Occasionally, cultivators would risk freezing their physical bodies and primordial spirits to enter the Extreme Cold Mist River and collect the Frosty Clouds.

Bai Zichen chose this place primarily because it is one of the few sixth-order spiritual lands on the Yao Guang Continent, which can meet his cultivation needs.

As a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, the previous fifth-tier spiritual lands are no longer sufficient.

To maintain a normal cultivation speed, one must have a corresponding level of spiritual energy.

Secondly, the harsh environment also ensured that no one could find him.

Even if the Lord of Qingxuan Palace really breaks off all pretense and comes after him, I believe that with Bai Zichen's fate, he will not be predicted by a cultivator of the same level.

As for combined-powerful beings, they are not within the scope of consideration.

If the Lord of Qingxuan Palace were to actually summon a Nascent Soul cultivator, then no matter how many countermeasures he devised, they would be useless.

No matter where they hide on the Yao Guang Continent, they cannot escape the gaze of a merged being.

Several days later, a beam of lightning-like sword light pierced through the wind and snow, standing firmly in the frigid misty river.

"The wind is so cold. It's not just that the temperature is low, but that it has the power to freeze a person's thoughts and spirit completely... No wonder even those who have reached the Void Refinement stage have collapsed inside. It's really not pleasant when you make a wrong judgment."

Bai Zichen raised his palm, and visible ice crystals formed, instantly freezing the moisture on his skin.

It's like a layer of ice gauze draped over the skin.

At the same time, the chill penetrated into the body, causing the blood and vital energy to nearly freeze.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a world of ice and snow had formed, and the sky was shrouded in a hazy gray.

Each hanging star was tinged with frost, as if it had lost its vitality and fallen into a deathly silence, ceasing its rotation.

The next moment, the little white primordial spirit in the sea of ​​qi shivered from the cold, its face turning ashen.

"What a vast, white world! I'll hide in the center and complete the fusion of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword in one go, then I'll return to the public eye..."

Even if the Guangyin body's fate is tragic and it doesn't end well, Bai Zichen will still have to rely on the Guangyin body.

If you want to fight beyond your level and have some presence in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the only way is through the Great Dao of Time.

The physical body of the past inevitably becomes part of the river of time, but that doesn't mean he will accept this ending.

A giant hand pierced into the furnace of consciousness, reigniting it with a roar, and the crimson flames once again illuminated every corner.

To resolve the current predicament, it's not enough to simply raise the temperature and ward off the cold; we must first dispel the chill in our hearts.

Otherwise, even the most powerful magic weapon cannot withstand the icy chill that rises from the depths of one's heart.

Bai Zichen walked step by step into the frigid misty river, his steps firm, until he was gradually swallowed by the wind and snow.

Yin and Yang interact and transform into each other. As long as the flame in your heart remains burning, you will not fall into the deepest cold.

……

Thirty years is but one deep cultivation session for a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage.

Star Armor returned to Yao Guang Continent from the Great Void, picked up the White Armor Guards, and returned to the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Over the years, the White Armor Guardians have eliminated most of the Rainbow Dragons in their operations.

The small amount remaining will no longer pose a devastating threat to the Yao Guang Continent.

'The six white-armored warriors haven't returned, and those two from the Azure Profound Palace at the Void Refinement stage haven't made a sound either. How utterly impolite…'

The blue-armored guard glanced at the passengers in the starship and compared them to when they set off.

The hunting of star beasts inevitably resulted in casualties. As for what the Qingxuan Mansion's Void Refiner did here and how he got back, he did not intend to investigate further.

No one would risk offending Qingxuan Mansion over the whereabouts of a few white-armored warriors.

Moreover, the six missing white-armored warriors may not be completely dead.

In the past, when they went on missions in the outer world, it was common for armored guards to be captured, only to return hundreds of years later and find that they had not died.

They're just trapped in certain forbidden areas and can't get away.

Some of these guards completely integrated into the local community, started families, and multiplied their clans.

Some held on until the next batch of starships arrived, then boarded the journey back to the Immortal Realm.

No one cared about the missing people; the group of white-armored warriors were all excitedly discussing their experiences.

Whenever someone announces that they have acquired a few star cores, it elicits gasps of surprise.

One of the white-armored cultivators even traded with a native cultivator from the Yao Guang Continent, exchanging two bottles of longevity pills for two star cores, which was the envy of many.

……

Langyuan, Qingxuan Mansion.

There is a sacred pond in the mansion, its surface covered with lush lotus flowers that grow taller with every sway in the wind.

Suddenly a light rain fell, and two golden lights shone into the spirit lake, which then began to shake violently.

Flowers bloomed and faded, and a golden lotus pod grew, which was taller than a person in just a few breaths.

After another 333 days of gestation, two complete lotus seeds formed on the golden lotus pod and fell into the lotus leaves.

"The Three-Life Lotus Seed... How could someone possibly force Liu Tong to this point? Where on the Yao Guang Continent could you find a powerhouse of this caliber?"

A flash of light appeared, and an elderly man with a slightly yellowish complexion appeared in the sky, muttering to himself.

This is a rebirth secret technique of the Qingxuan lineage. It involves refining a wisp of one's true spirit into a lotus seed. If misfortune strikes, one can be reborn through the lotus in the spirit pool.

Of course, after being reborn, he was completely alone and had to start all over again.

As the name suggests, a single Three-Life Lotus Seed can live for three lifetimes.

Such reborn divine objects are rare in the Daoist court; they are usually passed down from the era of the Heavenly Emperor.

Every seed used is one less available. If it weren't for the inheritance within the Qingxuan Mansion and the fact that his two subordinates frequently engaged in shady and disreputable acts, the Qingxuan Mansion Master would truly be reluctant to use the Three Lives Lotus Seeds so casually.

After the two lotus seeds absorbed the vital energy of the pond, all the lotus flowers and leaves in the pond withered and turned into a pile of broken branches and leaves.

Only the lotus seed emitted a bluish light, and you could vaguely see a small person curled up inside.

"Three years later, the lotus seeds will mature and be able to transform into human form... I hope these two won't have their souls damaged, so I can know what kind of mishaps might occur when trying to capture a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace cast two beams of light, carrying the lotus seeds as they sank into the pool to prevent any accidents during the physical body reconstruction stage.

He turned and went to the front hall, handling the affairs of the mansion as if nothing was wrong.

……

A thousand days later, a man emerged from the spirit pool, standing blankly on the shore. It took a while before his eyes regained their sparkle.

"What a miraculous Three-Life Lotus Seed! Even if this isn't my first time being reborn, I still have to marvel at how such a masterpiece of craftsmanship could exist in this world..."

Jiang Bai, tall and slender, took out a set of magic robes and put them on, feeling his body, which was only at the Nascent Soul stage.

The grotto-heaven still exists, but due to the difference in realms, most of it is sealed off, and only a few areas can be used.

This body, born from a lotus seed, has the same qualities and constitution as its previous body, and retains all its past memories.

With enough elixirs and miraculous medicines, one can regain the Void Refinement Realm within a hundred years.

"But I always feel like I've forgotten something important..."

Jiang Bai turned his gaze to the spirit pool, where another person rushed out and stood still; it was his companion, Liu Tong.

He just looked dazed and didn't recover; he didn't even know how to put on his clothes.

"What happened on the Yao Guang Continent that caused the deaths of both of you?"

A Taoist priest in blue robes appeared and asked in an old-fashioned manner.

Upon closer inspection, his youthful face bore a striking resemblance to the Lord of Qingxuan Palace.

"Lord, the two of us... the target we were chasing had concealed his cultivation level; he was actually a Void Refinement cultivator!"

Jiang Baigang had just dressed Liu Tong when he turned around and paid his respects.

The Taoist in blue robes was none other than the incarnation of the Lord of Qingxuan Palace.

My memories of the time before my death were fragmented, as if someone had been stirring them with an iron rod, and I could only recall fragments by enduring the pain.

All he could remember was that the white-armored guards he caught up with suddenly displayed the cultivation level of the Void Refinement Realm, and he was no match for them. When he woke up again, he was in a reborn state, emerging from the Three-Life Lotus Seed.

The specifics of how they were defeated and what tactics the enemy used remain shrouded in mystery.

"useless!"

The young Qingxuan Palace Master was clearly less imposing than the original body. He angrily flicked his sleeve and grabbed Liu Tong.

He checked it over carefully before tossing it away with a complicated expression.

"His primordial spirit was severely injured, leaving him without a human form, no different from a cripple. Whether he can recover depends on fate... Who could have harmed Liu Tong, who possesses a flawed Taixu Dao Body, to such an extent?"

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace gasped. Even he would have found it difficult to prevent his early-separated True Spirit from suffering such severe damage, given the dual protection of the Three-Life Lotus Seed and the incomplete Taixu Dao Body.

Either the difference in their levels of understanding is too great, or it's a crushing defeat on the path of the Dao.

"Could it be that someone else besides me is paying attention to the affairs of the Hidden Dragon Realm and is making a move against this person?"

Even if Bai Zichen suddenly revealed his Void Refinement cultivation, the Qingxuan Palace Master would not believe that this person had the ability to defeat two subordinates and even affect their True Spirits.

There must be powerful figures from other forces involved.

(End of this chapter)