Born with immortal seed

Chapter 904 Vermilion Bird and Red Lotus
"According to my original plan, I should have cultivated steadily and accumulated several hundred years of experience in the Void Refining stage before coming to the Central Immortal Realm to establish connections with some lineages... But plans can't keep up with changes, and many twists and turns have been added, which has also caused my cultivation to reach the Integration stage far too early."

Bai Zichen needs to use the super teleportation array to go to the Central Immortal Realm. The Six Blessings Immortal Realm only has a direct route to the Three Immortal Islands.

The application was submitted but no name was registered. It was not long before entry was granted. After paying the required amount of immortal crystals, the teleportation array was activated before all the people were present.

Whether or not the Three Immortals Island recognized his identity was not investigated further; both sides maintained a tacit understanding and played along.

Upon arriving in the Central Immortal Realm, he quickly realized that the cultivators here were different from those in any other immortal realm he had ever experienced.

He concealed his cultivation level, casually asked a spirit farmer by the roadside a few questions, and immediately sensed a strong sense of confidence.

Despite only having reached the Core Formation stage, he showed no fear and spoke eloquently to a complete stranger whose cultivation level was unknown.

In any other place, they would be trembling with fear, sweating profusely, lest they provoke a vicious cultivator.

Before they had exchanged more than a few words, the conversation had already drifted to reminiscing about the Heavenly Emperor and criticizing the current state of the Daoist court. In his opinion, a figure like Qinghua Tianzun was full of wrong decisions, and that he himself would definitely have done a better job if he had been in charge.

If it were an ordinary visitor from another region, they would be terrified after hearing just a few words, wishing they were deaf.

Bai Zichen was eager to learn more and was willing to patiently communicate: "You said your ancestors were guards of the execution platform, ordered to protect it?"

“That’s right. There are 365 guards protecting the four directions. My ancestor was one of them… Later, the Dao Court withdrew, and our ancestor was unwilling to leave, so he simply settled nearby, which is how our clan came to be.”

Ling Nong proudly flaunted his lineage, as if every native cultivator of the Central Immortal Realm could trace their ancestry back to a remarkable heritage.

"After the Execution Platform was abandoned, has anyone used it? I'll point out that the Dao Court brought here the most vicious criminals to be executed here."

The Heartless Sword Immortal returned to the Earthly Immortal Realm and cultivated to the Integration Realm before dying at the Execution Platform. However, judging from the timeline, the Execution Platform had long been abandoned by that period.

If the Daoist court truly intends to bring him to justice, it should do so against the counterfeiters.

"Of course not. The jade slip left by our ancestor says that the Execution Platform needs the Heavenly Venerable to preside over it and the combined efforts of the 365 Platform Guards to operate... Without them, how could the Execution Platform function?"

Ling Nong spoke of it with great pride, gesturing wildly with delight.

"However, there are often people who don't want to live who rush into the execution platform, but they are swept away by the killing intent and not even a speck of dust is left."

"Thank you, you've solved one of my problems... although it has also created many more new problems."

Bai Zichen tossed down a piece of immortal crystal and drifted away.

The Execution Platform was infamous, and many powerful beings with higher cultivation levels had died there, so it was impossible for him not to do his homework.

There is only one immortal city within a hundred miles, with tens of millions of people, making it almost the bottom of the Central Immortal Realm.

"What just happened? It seems a very kind-looking elder passed by, and we reminisced about the past of our ancestors..."

Ling Nong was momentarily dazed. He looked down and saw a bright, shining immortal crystal, which he pretended to fall down on and pressed firmly against his body.

He looked around to make sure no one was watching before putting it away.

……

Greedy Wolf Immortal City, Ascending Immortal Tower.

"The white-robed man has made his move again. This time he is facing Yunji Ke from the Wei family. In the past few days, the Wei family's mountain gate has been covered with soul banners and lit with lamps for the dead. It seems that he will also die at his hands."

"The Wei family is a clan of immortal lords, with members holding important positions. Are you just going to let it go like this?"

"A fair fight, how could I possibly stoop to pursuing the matter afterward... Besides, that white-robed man isn't without connections, otherwise he wouldn't dare to swagger around in the Central Immortal Realm!"

"Over the years, he has defeated five potential Nascent Soul cultivators. Except for He Lingzi, who escaped with his Heavenly Wings broken, the others all perished... What is this person's intention? Could it be that he intends to cause a break in the next generation of Nascent Soul cultivators in this region?"

"It's all for fame. If we make too much of a fuss, we'll attract the attention of several minor Celestial Venerables from the Dao Court, and they'll be easy prey!"

Several guests sat at a table, having a heated discussion about the hottest topics of the day.

Judging from their cultivation level, they are only at the Nascent Soul stage, meaning they are from the Middle Immortal Realm. No one in other Immortal Realms would dare to talk so brazenly about high-level cultivators in public.

Of course, information about high-level cultivators in other immortal realms wouldn't be so widely and transparently circulated.

"Fellow Taoists, I have returned from paying tribute to the Central Immortal Realm. I wonder which of your disciples are here... This will give you plenty of topics to talk about with your fellow villagers when you return."

A traveling merchant from out of town presented a pot of fine wine and politely inquired about its origin.

You can clearly distinguish between the two groups of people by their behavior and attire.

"The Dao Court is full of talented people. Any two people from the three provinces could easily defeat him. It's just that the Heavenly Venerable has a great use for them and doesn't want them to stand out too early to avoid being envied by the heavens... I've heard that there is a minor Heavenly Venerable in the Hall of Longevity who has the demeanor of his predecessors and is expected to take over the position of the Heavenly Venerable of Longevity. If he makes a move, the white-robed man is nothing but a clay chicken and a tile dog."

The burly man with the red beard was taken aback, but he couldn't come up with a real name, so he could only resort to the most widely circulated name among the people.

The title of Changsheng Tianzun (Chang Sheng Tian Zun) is highly controversial due to its unique status and the fact that it has been vacant for many years, with new rumors emerging every now and then.

Such things include finding a new Daoist incarnation, having a disciple who has received the Daoist lineage of the Eternal Life Heavenly Venerable, and the Xuan Tian Sword sensing that its master is acting strangely again.

Even if it is discovered to be a complete fabrication hundreds of years later, people will still enjoy it.

The traveling merchant seemed to have heard too many stories, as he leaned closer and listened intently.

“Little Celestial Venerable… Almost every hundred years a candidate for Longevity Celestial Venerable appears, but not even one has reached the Foundation Establishment stage. The Longevity Palace is almost becoming a joke!”

In the adjacent courtyard, two ethereal cultivators were drinking together. The soundproofing was useless to them, and their conversation upstairs could be heard.

Both of them were at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, a rarity even in the Central Immortal Realm, where the proportion of those facing difficulties was the highest, and even rarer in a small city like Greed Wolf.

The chasm between the two worlds blocked ninety-nine percent of those who had reached the Void Refinement stage. Apart from a few who accepted their fate, indulged in nature, and nurtured their descendants, ninety percent of those who still tried to take a gamble would head to the Central Immortal Realm.

The cradle of humanity, the site of the Taiyi and Tiandi Mahayana Buddhist temples, built at the height of the Daoist dynasty at any cost...

Its foundation is on a completely different level from the other eight immortal realms, so it naturally has more opportunities.

"Xu Qianshu of the Five Mountains Sect has mastered the supernatural powers. His ancient Gengjin Illusion Technique allows him to steal the essence of the enemy's divine weapon to replenish himself after killing someone... He has been on a winning streak until now, and I'm afraid there is really no one in the Dao Court who can defeat him."

The person who spoke had bright, deep purple eyes, wore a flat crown on his head, and wore a Taoist robe in the ancient style, adorned with jade pendants.

"So your prodigy died in vain, aren't you going to take revenge on him?"

“My cousin fought Xu Qianshu fairly, regardless of life or death… If we are not as skilled as him, asking our elders to help us win back the favor would be a loss of both face and dignity.”

The Taoist priest in black robes had a lean appearance and was simply dressed. He spoke calmly.

"According to the battle report sent back by the clansmen who were watching the battle, my clansman did not last more than a hundred moves before he was pierced through the heart and body by thousands of golden wheels, and his soul was also crushed."

"He Lingzi didn't die not because he was very capable, but because Xu Qianshu's Great Dao Divine Power was not yet fully developed back then... If it were today, he would only be defeated even faster than my clansman!"

"That person has clearly condensed the Immortal Foundation and is ready to break through to the Integration stage at any time as long as he can adjust his state of mind! The Five Mountains Sect is about to produce another Immortal Lord!"

Both of them were from one of the most prominent immortal clans in the Central Immortal Realm, and their ancestors' rise to power was inextricably linked to the Dao Court.

They were all high-ranking officials in the Daoist court for several generations, accumulating a wealth of experience before starting their own families.

It was only thanks to the efforts of their descendants that their status within the Taoist community never declined.

Otherwise, how could one establish a foothold in the fiercely competitive Central Immortal Realm?

The immortal foundations formed by the top powers are the focus of attention in the Earthly Immortal Realm, and a secret that every sect tries its best to protect.

The Five Mountains Sect's Golden Spear and Jade of Heaven are the most famous, and most of their combined forms are based on these two immortal foundations.

The former is sharp and killing, and its true meaning can penetrate everything. It can activate supernatural powers by relying on a small scar left behind, even across infinite space and different worlds.

Once the defenses are breached, the attack will penetrate deep into the flesh, and even after healing, it will tear again.

Even if you replace your entire body with flesh and blood, you still can't escape it.

The killing intent accumulates and intensifies, and after thousands of years of scarring and injury, it can even erupt and kill.

Juntian Jade transforms the divine soul into supreme divine jade, whose origin is immortal and will not fall through reincarnation.

It has at least one more chance to reincarnate than other combinations.

"Yes, this time he really stepped on the Dao Court to make his name. Once he rose to power, he was no longer in the same world as us."

The purple-eyed cultivator chuckled to himself, saying that he had been stuck at the peak of the Void Refinement stage for over a thousand years.

But not everyone has the courage of Xu Qianshu to undertake the daring feat of venturing into a foreign land and facing all kinds of challenges along the way.

Having the courage doesn't necessarily mean having the ability to deal with different opponents.

With each battle, Xu Qianshu's momentum increased, his supernatural abilities grew, and correspondingly, more and more of his abilities were revealed to the local cultivators.

Those who appear later are fully prepared with countermeasures, and their elders can point out their weaknesses before engaging in combat.

"It's a pity my Vermilion Bird Red Lotus arrived too late, otherwise lending it to the noble Yun Ji Ke would at least have saved his life..."

The Vermilion Bird Red Lotus is a fire-elemental innate spiritual root, which can overcome metal.

Legend has it that only the ninety-nine-petaled lotus that grows in the lava of the earth's core, with each petal and vein radiating intense heat, can undergo a transformation when the blood of the Vermilion Bird is dripped onto its roots.

The purest fire essence is born, and after hundreds of years of fusion and transformation, the lotus flower turns into charcoal as the fire essence grows stronger.

If the lotus flower is even slightly stronger, the fire essence will be impure.

Only the most perfect match can create the extremely special innate spiritual root, the Vermilion Bird Red Lotus; it might not even happen once in thousands of attempts.

After transforming, it did not take human form, but became a miniature Vermilion Bird.

It can be taken to be reborn from the ashes and is not afraid of heavenly fire. It is often used to make a substitute death amulet.

When Yunji Ke engages in combat, he can carry a Vermilion Bird Red Lotus. With this characteristic, he can suppress the Metal element and most likely save his life.

"It's all about timing and fate, no wonder you're here, fellow Daoist..."

The black-robed Taoist priest drowned his sorrows in wine, finishing a bushel in one gulp. When he looked up, he found his companion staring blankly at his back.

"Fellow Daoist, what is this...?"

"Where is the Vermilion Bird Red Lotus that you speak of, young friend? May I borrow it for a look?"

A young man appeared in the courtyard at some unknown time, and spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice booming in their ears.

(End of this chapter)