Born with immortal seed

Chapter 845 Spirit Beast Breakthrough
The Golden Palace Essence looks light and airy, but it feels heavy in your hand.

The fact that this object could feel so heavy for a cultivator whose physical strength was comparable to that of a Body Tempering cultivator suggests how substantial it was.

It cannot be refined and absorbed like traditional spiritual objects, and swallowing it directly will not allow it to spread to the limbs and bones; on the contrary, it will be harmful rather than beneficial.

"I don't know, Master Wuxin didn't mention it..."

Upon entering the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm, the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword encountered its first setback, facing a problem it could not solve.

"However, the essence of a creation artifact must be slowly absorbed using the Qi-absorbing method and placed in a cave to gradually integrate with it. Since the Golden Palace Spirit Essence can replace a creation artifact, its method of use should not be too different."

Bai Zichen nodded silently and put the Golden Palace Spirit Essence into his cave.

The Qi Absorption Technique is one of the most widely circulated spells in the Earthly Immortal Realm, mainly targeting cultivation resources that are extremely difficult to absorb and refine.

Whether it's stubborn and rare substances or precious herbs and flowers that cannot be used in medicine, they can all be slowly polished and absorbed with the perseverance of water dripping on stone.

This timeframe could be measured in centuries or millennia.

Its strength lies in its ability to transform a tiny spark into a blazing torch.

With this method, low-level cultivators will no longer be helpless and have no way to deal with high-level spiritual creatures.

In the memories of the little purple sword spirit, there were contents about the Qi-absorbing method in the Longevity Hall of Langyuan Immortal City.

After comparing the two, Bai Zichen found that the Qi-absorbing method currently circulating in the Dao Court differed significantly from the one known to the sword spirit.

After the process was made easier, the absorption efficiency improved significantly.

Over a hundred thousand years, with such a wide range of magical techniques at play, how could there not have been progress?

The leaders of all forces in the Immortal Realm do not allow mediocre individuals to remain in their positions for long.

As the Golden Palace Spirit Essence entered the cave, Xiao Bai's primordial spirit teleported above and took a deep breath.

Visible golden star fragments flew into the body, instantly making the primordial spirit abundant and strong.

Almost every breath, it made a little progress.

This sensation didn't completely end until sixty breaths later.

"The improvement in the range of divine sense is just a minor detail; the important thing is the fundamental change in the primordial spirit. Just this one bite is probably worth ten years of my arduous cultivation."

Bai Zichen examined himself and discovered that his cultivation level had unknowingly increased by ten years.

However, compared to the growth of one's primordial spirit, this improvement in cultivation is insignificant.

The method of consuming qi is not without limitations; a period of time must be allowed between each meal for it to take effect.

In the case of Jinque Lingcui, this interval is about one year.

He wasn't in a hurry at all; he took this opportunity to consolidate himself, having been constantly on the move since advancing to the Void Refinement stage.

"No matter how exquisite the cultivation techniques in the mortal realm are, they will pale in comparison when they come to the Earthly Immortal Realm... Originally, I could have used the Dao Court's passage to learn higher-level cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities, but someone didn't want me to stay peacefully."

Many of Bai Zichen's past techniques and supernatural abilities are already on the path to becoming obsolete.

Aside from the Great Dao Divine Powers, techniques like the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Technique and the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light are practically useless, offering no advantage whatsoever in battles against cultivators of the same level.

This is also the biggest difference between him and the direct descendants of top-tier forces like Qin Wulie.

"On the contrary, self-created sword techniques contain infinite possibilities and have great potential for improvement... But how can the wisdom of one person compare with the foundation of millions of cultivators over millions of years?"

He discarded all those insignificant and useless supernatural powers and established a priority list for his future cultivation.

The order of priority is established, specifying how much effort each supernatural power requires and which cultivation method should be prioritized.

After repeating this process nine times, the Qi-absorbing method became ineffective, and the Golden Palace Spirit Essence was completely integrated into the cave.

One can sense that Shaohua Cave is very different from the past, but when asked to give a specific explanation, one cannot provide a detailed conclusion.

However, he was already very close to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.

"Is this what they call rapid progress in cultivation? It's truly extraordinary."

Bai Zichen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could reach the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, even without the help of the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box or the Time-Traveling Divine Power, he could still gain the upper hand when he encountered Qin Wulie again.

Given the vastness of the Immortal Realm, cultivators at the Integration Stage are as rare as a drop in the ocean.

The vast majority of cultivators never have the chance to see him even once in their entire lives.

In many cases, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage can become powerful figures in their own right.

Taking Bai Zichen's next destination, the Six Blessings Immortal Realm, as an example, there are fewer than a handful of immortal islands with a combined-level cultivator in charge.

Aside from behemoths like the Dao Court, even top-tier forces like the Heavenly Sword Pavilion and the Five Emperors City rarely have more than double-digit numbers of Nascent Soul stage experts.

Many of them are reincarnations who have cultivated themselves to this level.

Those who truly achieve union through their own efforts throughout their lives are even rarer than phoenix feathers.

Bai Zichen wanted to hide and didn't want to have a direct conflict with the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. He felt that as long as he stayed here for a hundred years, he could avoid the limelight.

I believe we will be able to safely reach the Six Blessings Immortal Realm and carry out the next plan.

The Six Blessings Immortal Realm lacked a force capable of subduing the entire region, resulting in a chaotic situation where maritime forces were intertwined.

At the same time, it is relatively easy to request and purchase a high-level inheritance.

It has changed hands countless times, and all restrictions and marks have been completely erased, making it impossible for anyone to trace its origin.

This perfectly meets his need to keep a low profile while also making it convenient to collect resources for his spiritual practice.

Unfortunately, Bai Zichen was unaware that the shocking murder case that had occurred outside Lihentian had attracted the highest level of attention from Tianjian Pavilion.

Because of the coincidence of his appearance, he was regarded as being in cahoots with the Jiexiu, or at least having some connection with them.

Their regard for Bai Zichen increased more than a hundredfold.

It won't be as he thought, that the Heavenly Sword Pavilion would give up the search for this person a hundred years later.

If we proceed with the original plan, we will suffer a great loss as soon as we appear in the sight of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

Ninety-nine percent of the Bodhi trees planted throughout the mountain streams are just ordinary spiritual trees, but there are one or two of the oldest and thickest Bodhi trees that exude a refreshing fragrance.

Beneath the dense Bodhi leaves lie several Bodhi fruits, symbolizing wisdom.

Nine eye-like lines are arranged in a regular pattern on the top, so no matter which side you turn to, there is an eye staring intently at you.

"The Bodhi of Enlightenment in the lower realm has seven eyes and only exists in legends. The nine-eyed Bodhi is not even recorded in books... With such a spiritual object to assist in cultivation, it would be unreasonable for one's supernatural powers not to improve quickly."

The true meaning of the Great Dao cannot be promoted by the mere Nine-Eyed Bodhi. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Zichen cultivated the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Pupil and the Five Laws of the Great Void to their extreme.

Without the Nine-Eyed Bodhi, even without reaching a bottleneck, one would still need to dedicate oneself to cultivation for over a hundred years.

Having awakened his wisdom root, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, which, combined with his own Dao body, complemented each other perfectly.

They completed the entire process in just a few years, as if by magic.

These are all auxiliary supernatural powers, yet they can play a tremendous role.

In particular, Zhulong's Yin-Yang Eyes have developed a habit of consulting his spiritual eyes when in doubt.

Influenced by the essence of the sacred beast's blood, this spiritual eye ability performed far better than it had in the hands of the demon dragon lord.

Over the years in the mountain stream, Bai Zichen's several natal spirit beasts finally underwent changes.

Compared to its master, the cultivation speed of the natal spirit beast can only be described as an ox pulling a cart, leaving it far behind.

With the best initial conditions, Bai Taotao will not encounter any bottlenecks before reaching the Void Refinement stage, and there is no upper limit to her ability to refine spiritual energy.

With the help of a sixth-tier spiritual land in the mountain stream, Bai Taotao successfully advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, just by looking at its predecessor, the Calabash Boy, who ultimately met an unknown fate and whose original form was refined into a magic weapon, one can understand that the advantage of innate spiritual roots in human form only extends to the level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Going further up, those natural advantages disappear and become insignificant.

If no one is watching over you, it could lead to your death.

It's slightly better than the scene in the lower realm where everyone is shouting for it and wanting to take it away, but the difference is still limited.

As for the Jade Rabbit, without Bai Zichen, it would just be an ordinary, unremarkable transformed demon on Rotten Ke Mountain.

Even if it cultivates for another ten thousand years on its own, it still won't have a chance to ascend to the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Even after reaching the Earthly Immortal Realm and having access to the cultivation environment of the Upper Realm, he is still only at the fourth-order upper-grade level.

If the few spirit beasts left behind on Rotten Axe Mountain knew this, they would definitely hate them to death.

If this continues, he won't even be qualified to be a caretaker of a medicinal herb garden.

Bai Zichen has issued an ultimatum: if it does not cultivate to the fifth rank within two hundred years, the supply of resources will be cut off, and it will be left to fend for itself.

This made the Jade Rabbit feel a sense of crisis, and it stopped lying down and being lazy.

The most surprising thing is that the panda, which had been sleeping for many years, finally woke up.

This natal spirit beast, which has been by my side the longest, has undergone a significant change in appearance after crossing the fifth tier.

Having awakened the Bai Ze bloodline, Gun Gun undoubtedly possesses the highest potential among all natal spirit beasts.

It's just that the starting point was too low, and the bloodline of the Tai Chi Bear was too mixed, which affected its growth rate.

Now that he has reached the Demon Lord realm, he still has an endearing and simple appearance, but his black and white fur has changed, and some of Bai Ze's traits are showing on his body.

When his eyes shrunk, the majesty of the demon god's bloodline could be vaguely seen.

Bai Zichen didn't care about the strength in other combat techniques; he only looked at the changes in Gun Gun's spiritual sense.

As expected, it did not disappoint him. At least in this aspect, he, who was only at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, was not as good as Gun Gun.

This means that anyone below the Fusion Realm has no secrets from him and cannot hide their whereabouts.

He has mastered the supernatural ability to see the heavens and measure the earth that was passed down in his bloodline. No trace of a spider or the movement of a mosquito within a radius of a hundred miles can escape his notice.

Bai Ze is known for being able to know everything under heaven without leaving his cave, largely due to this supernatural power.

Gun Gun did not inherit the fighting, wisdom and supernatural powers of Bai Ze's bloodline; it only had the abilities of spiritual perception and investigation.

Specializing in one thing, he already vaguely possesses the aura of a demon god's bloodline.

"In my dream, I flipped through many books in the palace, but I forgot them all when I woke up... But I can still remember the title of one book, which is the 'Dongxuan Lushen Yujian Xinjing'!"

The panda familiarly nestled against its owner's legs and hugged one of his thighs.

From the day it realized it possessed the bloodline of Bai Ze, it had such a palace in its mind, but it could not enter it to read the books inside.

After advancing to the fifth rank, the palace significantly relaxed its restrictions on it.

However, I don't yet have a soul strong enough to clearly bring what I see in my dreams back to the real world.

The title of this book only came to mind at this moment because it was so familiar.

"The Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Manual? Could this be another name for the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Manual? If so, this sword technique is indeed as I suspected, originating from the demon race."

From the phrase "demons must be exterminated" to the extraordinary aura of those who practice the sword manual, all these clues indicate that the origin of this technique is indeed problematic.

It's no surprise that the founder of the Taibai Sword Sect, which rose to prominence unexpectedly, possessed unparalleled strength.

However, in the blink of an eye, he took out this so-called divinely bestowed Dongxuan Slaughtering God Sword Scripture, filling the Sword Sect's lack of fundamental techniques, which was somewhat of a cover-up.

If it came from the Heavenly Demon Realm and then parted ways for some unknown reason, then everything makes sense.

That's why the ancient saying among the demon race is "Demons must be killed if they are found." Even the destruction of the Taibai Sword Sect was largely due to the efforts of the demon race in the Heavenly Demon Realm, who spared no effort to completely exhaust a large number of demon lords.

"Then you should sleep more often in the future, so you can read the books in the palace more thoroughly..."

Bai Zichen casually joked that as long as one could master some of Bai Ze's supernatural powers, it would be enough to become an encyclopedia of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

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The Central Immortal Realm, the Dao Court in the Ninth Heaven.

The atmosphere in the Southern Dipper Six Palaces Star Hall was oppressive, and a long silence ensued.

The silence was broken by a series of heavy footsteps, drawing everyone's attention.

"Why did you call me back prematurely? I was listening to the teachings of the Celestial Venerable Qinghua in the heavens... This is a once-in-three-thousand-years opportunity. We were just getting to the point about the way to govern all spirits when you interrupted me."

This man had thick eyebrows and sharp eyes, was tall, and had a long, flowing beard that reached his chest.

His robes exuded an ancient charm and were intricately designed, making him appear as if he were a cultivator from a previous era.

His gaze swept across the room, and the others in the hall all lowered their heads.

"Palace Master, it's not that we want to disturb you, but a pressing matter has arisen..."

The God of Longevity stepped forward and, mustering his courage, revealed the truth.

"When the Star Lord of the Upper Life was ordered to suppress the immortal blessings of the Nine Void Immortal Realm, he was ambushed and suffered heavy losses... The key point is that he lost the immortal blessings of the past hundred years and was seriously injured himself."

"Nonsense! Losing one's celestial status is a capital offense, punishable by death at the execution platform. How dare he!"

This person was none other than the Star Lord of Fate, the head of the Six Palaces of the Southern Dipper.

He is also the only one among the six who has achieved a combined power level.

The six stars of the Southern Dipper govern the lifespan of celestial officials and the positions of rank and emoluments for deities.

For a long time, the portion of the celestial offerings presented by various parts of the Daoist court that could not be transported through the super teleportation array was transported by them.

The other five star lords are all at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, and are heroes who have the opportunity to break through to the Body Integration stage.

Each wielding their respective divine weapons, and operating within the territory of the Dao Court, who would dare launch an attack?

Once the Daoist court's Heavenly Net is activated, even a Nascent Soul cultivator will not be able to escape.

In reality, the Celestial Blessing was lost, the Celestial Lord was seriously injured, and dozens of Star Guards were killed or wounded.

When the reinforcements from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm arrived, they found not a single enemy on the scene.

This matter may be considered a major or minor offense, but for the person primarily responsible, the Star Lord of Life, it is an unforgivable crime.

When the three judicial departments of the Dao Court investigate, the others will all be implicated and punished.

"Tell me in detail what exactly happened!"

The God of Destiny suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.

As the first star of the Southern Dipper's Six Palaces, he must take leadership responsibility for any problems that arise.

Once the charge of losing his celestial rank was confirmed, even the God of Destiny said he would be punished with at least ten thousand years of hard labor.

(End of this chapter)