Born with immortal seed

Chapter 97 Blood Flame Bag
“Supporting the younger generation of disciples in the sect, how can one speak of whether one can bear the weight of the responsibility… However, I do have a favor to ask of Junior Nephew Bai.”

Elder Jin narrowed his eyes and glanced at Lang Zhongping, who immediately understood.

"Uncle Jin, Junior Brother Bai, I suddenly remembered that two rogue cultivator families had invited me to discuss the supply of talismans... I forgot about it for a moment, and I have to go there right away."

“Nephew Bai, this matter may be easy for you, but it is of great importance to me.”

With only two people remaining in the arena, Elder Jin cut straight to the point.

"I only ask one promise from you: when you successfully establish your foundation, please choose a specific spiritual weapon for me in the Ancestral Hall, and I will pay you with spirit stones at 30% above the market price!"

"Uncle Jin, could you please explain the whole story so I can consider whether or not to agree?"

Bai Zichen had already made up his mind that if it involved extremely complicated matters, he would refuse outright.

The Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine is indeed good, but he currently has enough Dragon Power Pills, so it's not irreplaceable.

"My junior disciple probably doesn't know, but my cultivation path is completely different from that of my fellow disciples; I follow the path of insect control..."

After Elder Jin established his foundation, he traveled to nearby prefectures and counties and obtained a jade slip that passed down the art of insect control. After reading it, he developed a strong interest in it.

Beast taming cultivators are also known as the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, but insect taming is too niche; no sect within the Liang Kingdom focuses on it.

But Elder Jin never gave up. For decades, he searched everywhere for exotic insects and bred and mutated them according to the inheritance on the jade slip. He actually managed to cultivate several powerful exotic insects.

The current problem is that the number of spirit insects being raised has increased to hundreds or even thousands, which is already a bit of a strain for Elder Jin, a Foundation Establishment elder.

After much thought, he set his sights on a spiritual artifact hidden within the sect.

Mid-grade spiritual artifact, Bloodflame Bag.

This magical artifact originally belonged to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect. It was crafted using the spirits of mother and child and the foul blood from the earth. If a person is taken into it, they will be turned into a pool of blood within a short time, further increasing the artifact's power. It is extremely insidious.

However, that Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator was unlucky and ran into Ancestor Ge. He was turned to ashes by a single divine lightning strike, and his magical artifacts fell into the hands of the Green Maple Sect as spoils of war.

This kind of demonic artifact was originally to be destroyed and reforged, but once the Blood Flame Bag was reforged, it would have no value at all. In the end, the Hall Master of the Refining Hall took action to modify it, preserving its grade, but its specific function was completely different.

"Nowadays, as long as a large amount of animal flesh and blood is thrown into the Blood Flame Bag, it will spew out a ball of meat paste and blood mixed with spiritual energy after a few hours... Although cultivators find it dirty and unusable, and it lacks spiritual energy when made into spirit beast balls, it is perfect for my precious spirit insects!"

"I've calculated it. As long as we prepare ten cattle and sheep each month, it will be enough for the spirit insects. Even if the scale of the spirit insects expands several times in the future, it will be easy to solve."

Elder Jin's expression was fervent, showing his immense passion for the art of insect control.

"I see. But why did you come to me for help, Uncle-Master? Shouldn't you have explained this to the Sect Leader or the other Hall Masters?"

Bai Zichen understood upon hearing this: the Blood Flame Bag was extremely important to Elder Jin, and in fact, only he, who had raised so many spirit insects, could truly unleash the current power of this spiritual artifact.

“I have mentioned this several times at the Elders’ Council, but the spiritual artifacts have entered the Ancestral Hall and are not on the exchange list… It turns out that Junior Nephew Bai is not aware of the rules for newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect. You newly appointed elders will have the opportunity to enter the Ancestral Hall to choose a spiritual artifact, mainly low-grade spiritual artifacts, with a small number of mid-grade spiritual artifacts with many restrictions. The Blood Flame Bag is among them.”

"When Junior Nephew Bai arrives on that day, please select the Blood Flame Bag for me, and I will transfer four thousand spirit stones to you, how about that?"

Elder Jin looked anxious and revealed his true intentions.

"Does Master Jin think so highly of me? If I fail to establish my foundation in time, wouldn't it be a waste of my trust?"

Bai Zichen did not answer directly, but asked a question instead.

“Indeed, I have high hopes that Junior Nephew Bai will be among the top three in terms of Foundation Establishment time among the seven true disciples... As long as you agree to this, regardless of whether you advance to Foundation Establishment in the future, this pot of Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine will be served today.”

"I am deeply grateful to Uncle Jin for his favor... I hope I will not disappoint my elders."

Bai Zichen considered for a moment, smiled frankly, and put away the Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine on the table.

When he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, unlike other newly promoted elders, he already possessed a low-grade spiritual artifact, the Bell of All Beings, as well as a spiritual artifact that Pei Dongyong said he would sponsor. He did not rely on the sect's rewards to have spiritual artifacts by his side.

Agreeing to this exchange seems to be beneficial and harmless.

"Good, I knew Junior Nephew Bai was a straightforward person!"

Elder Jin stretched out his chubby palm and held it in the air. The two high-fived each other as a promise.

A group of veiled dancers were summoned to perform and make music during the banquet, while several musicians struck bells and drums, creating a scene of extravagance.

Bai Zichen discovered that these cultivators, who were far from their sects, were all quite flamboyant in their activities.

……

Wind-driven shuttle.

Bai Zichen stood on the deck, feeling the gentle breeze on his face, and gained a deeper understanding of the Qingfeng Sect's heritage.

For this trip to the Five Sacred Mountains Temple, the sect leader, Weidao, specially approved a Wind Chaser for transportation to bolster the grandeur of the newly arrived immortal cultivation family from Black Mountain.

As a top-grade flying artifact, the Wind Shuttle is made of third-grade low-level spirit wood as its core, supplemented with countless spiritual materials. The sail on top is also made from the hide of a third-grade wind-type demon king. When flying, it quietly glides in a thin line in the air, extremely stable, without making a sound.

The extravagant use of so many Tier 3 materials gives the Wind Chaser two major characteristics.

First, it is big enough.

This flying shuttle can accommodate at least a hundred cultivators, and the lower warehouse can hold a huge amount of supplies.

Second, it has drawn several small formations to deal with a variety of complex situations, and is also equipped with multiple war artifacts, making it not an ordinary flying artifact that can only be attacked and cannot fight back.

All these characteristics indicate that this Wind Chaser was not crafted for individual cultivators, but rather intended for use in sect-level wars.

Bai Zichen estimated that it was about the same speed as his full-speed sword flight.

As a top-tier flying artifact, it is definitely slow, but considering the Wind Chaser's enormous size and stable flight mode, it is quite remarkable.

During those three months, he diligently and tirelessly cultivated his body.

With the help of the Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine, Bai Zichen's cultivation of the first level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body can be said to be very smooth.

But he still hadn't been able to perfect the first level before boarding the Wind Chaser.

"It's been almost ten months... I've been learning the basics for a year, and I've been using all sorts of body-refining pills non-stop, but my body-refining speed is only average."

Bai Zichen sighed and exerted his strength. His left arm slowly changed to a five-colored crystalline form, as if a layer of crystal had been applied to its surface.

Without using any magic, he used only his physical strength to firmly grasp a piece of cold iron.

After a few breaths, I released it, leaving a faint mark.

Once the first level of the Five Crystalline Body is completed, the physical body becomes as hard as a top-grade defensive magic weapon, adding immense strength.

It took Master Ge six years to master the first level and half a year to complete the training.

While his speed in mastering the basics was astonishingly fast, his cultivation speed couldn't compare to that of Elder Ge, a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

(End of this chapter)