Born with immortal seed

Chapter 269 Coming out of seclusion
Cultivation knows no time; five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the bamboo forest beside Baiyulou, Gun Gun had already fallen asleep, humming softly.

With limbs tightly clasped together and a ring of white light appearing on the body's surface, it was an outward manifestation of being in the process of advancing to a higher level.

Almost at the same time, the thousand-year-old turtle next to the island in the middle of the lake sank to the bottom of the lake and did not reappear for several days.

When Zhou Suqing dived to the bottom of the lake, she found that the old turtle's back had turned completely golden, and it was barely breathing, or rather, it was only exhaling once every half hour.

It has also entered the final stage of spirit beast advancement. Once it crosses this threshold, it will activate the faint dragon bloodline within its body and become a third-tier dragon turtle.

From then on, he will enjoy a long life and become a local overlord.

Of course, according to the agreement between the old tortoise and Ancestor Yang, if it advances to the third-tier dragon tortoise, it will continue to guard the Qingfeng Sect for five hundred years.

Zhou Suqing immediately reported the news to the sect. If another third-tier spirit beast could be added, Feiyue Lake could truly be called an impregnable fortress.

The third-tier dragon turtle perfectly compensated for her lack of cultivation. Combined with the 3,600-ring water smoke array, she would not be afraid even if the scene of the Ghost Spirit Gate's attack were to be repeated.

Just as the entire Jade Moon Lake was drawing attention to the ancient tortoise, the door to a quiet room in the White Jade Pavilion, which had been silent for a long time, was finally opened.

Bai Zichen walked out slowly, his steps light, his face glowing.

I went to check on Gun Gun first, and only felt relieved after confirming that everything was normal and the demonic energy fluctuations were very stable.

"The old tortoise has accumulated considerable resources, so advancing to the third rank shouldn't be a problem. The only question is how much of the dragon bloodline it can activate... For demonic beasts, this kind of major rank advancement is basically one of the few times they can change their fate."

The old turtle at the bottom of the lake is like a volcano yet to erupt, containing terrifying demonic power.

The process of a demon beast advancing to a higher level is quite different from that of a human cultivator.

Bai Zichen only glanced at it before realizing that the old tortoise truly lived up to its reputation as the king of tortoises, its accumulated power far surpassing that of a normal peak second-tier demon beast.

No wonder when Patriarch Yang first accepted it, he said it was not far from advancing in rank. It took so many years before it finally showed any reaction.

This ability to endure and gradually build up strength is truly a testament to the turtle clan's skills.

Becoming a third-tier demon beast is no longer in doubt; the only question is how much benefit it can gain from advancing and to what extent it can awaken the wisp of dragon blood within its body.

"If I were to extract the sacred beast's true blood now, and let the old tortoise experience it up close, it would probably increase the purity of its dragon bloodline several times over..."

Bai Zichen chuckled. It was just a sudden whim; there was no way he would actually do that.

It is not one's own natal spirit beast, and the essence and blood of a sacred beast are of great importance. Before one has reached the Nascent Soul stage, it is impossible to expose it to the public.

Without looking any further, I boarded the Seeking Truth Boat and flew straight to the sect's main mountain.

After five years of cultivation, he consumed and refined fourteen Guangling Pills, saving him over a hundred years of arduous training.

In the last few months, if he hadn't been thinking about saving a Guangling Pill, he would have been at the peak of the early stage of Core Formation by now.

Now, it will only take two more years to achieve initial success and then officially enter the mid-stage of Core Formation.

It takes less than twenty years to advance from the initial stage to the middle stage of cultivation. Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root and a perfect Core Formation, it is impossible to achieve such rapid progress.

Qu Yang, the current Holy Son of the Holy Lotus Sect, possesses a fire-elemental celestial spiritual root, and his talent, aptitude, and comprehension are all top-notch.

With top-tier cultivation resources and the entire Holy Lotus Sect as their backing, it took them over forty years after reaching the Core Formation stage to cultivate to the mid-Core Formation stage.

Thus, they have all been regarded as the future hope of the Holy Lotus Sect.

He possessed the Nascent Soul stage, capable of upholding the prestige of the Holy Lotus Sect once again after the passing of True Monarch Nine Lotus.

However, Bai Zichen knew that this situation could only happen once, and once he reached the mid-stage of Core Formation, his cultivation speed would no longer be this fast.

Firstly, as one's cultivation level increases, the effects of the Guangling Pill are halved, making it less significant compared to the longer cultivation time required in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

Secondly, with such potent medicinal effects, resistance is more likely to develop.

Even if he has the connections to buy Guangling Pills from Danxia Sect again, he'll probably reach his limit after taking a few more.

Subsequently, the effects of the elixir rapidly decreased until they reached zero.

However, as long as he possesses the powerful Holy Body that allows him to ignore bottlenecks, his cultivation speed will not be much weaker than that of a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator.

Like Naqu Yang, I heard that he was stuck at the bottleneck of advancing to the mid-stage of Core Formation for a full seven years.

Even so, he has already been praised as the second Nine Lotus True Monarch and the future hope of the Holy Lotus Sect.

Bai Zichen originally planned to cultivate to the mid-stage of Core Formation in one go, to give the sect members a little shock, but after receiving a reply from True Person Ge Cang, he had to leave seclusion ahead of schedule.

Qiu Zhenzhou flew to the mountain gate and first went to find Wei Dao. The two of them went together to the cloud platform at the highest peak.

Master Ge Cang stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sea of ​​clouds. A thunder pearl hovered and spun in front of him, emanating a chilling aura.

Despite the mere fluctuations of a low-grade magic weapon, the two Core Formation cultivators immediately fixed their gaze on it upon disembarking from the flying boat, unable to look away.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on successfully refining the Acquired Thunder God Pearl! You've taken another step forward on your path to the Nascent Soul stage!"

Wei Dao looked delighted. If Ge Cang Zhenren could transform into a Nascent Soul, it would be a tremendous boon for both Qingfeng Sect and himself.

With Qingfeng Sect's rapid rise to become a Nascent Soul sect, its power increased significantly, naturally leading to a greater supply of resources to support Core Formation cultivators.

Moreover, with the brilliant teachings of the True Man Ge Cang preceding them, their experience in transforming into an infant has been passed down.

Wei Dao himself was also able to refine the Acquired Thunder God Pearl and attempt to reach a higher realm.

Every Core Formation cultivator, unless their path to enlightenment is completely severed, still harbors a sliver of hope for reaching the Nascent Soul realm.

"This treasure is rare and exquisitely crafted... Perhaps the reduction of the heavenly tribulation made the heavens too jealous, resulting in the fact that despite using spiritual materials of the caliber to refine top-grade magic weapons, the final product was still only a low-grade magic weapon."

Master Ge Cang reached out and took the Divine Pearl of the Day After Tomorrow into his body, and the heart-palpitating and oppressive feeling immediately disappeared.

"Moreover, after withstanding a heavenly tribulation, the Thunder God Pearl will inevitably be destroyed, without exception. Judging from the contents of the inheritance stone tablet, the Naihe Sect truly lives up to its reputation as the strongest sect in the mysterious, bitter, and desolate land, with all its inheritances being extraordinary. After the two junior brothers reach the late stage of Core Formation, they can begin to prepare for the refining of the acquired Thunder God Pearl. There are several rare spiritual materials in it, which are not so easy to collect."

A magical artifact capable of resisting or weakening a heavenly tribulation should not be judged by its apparent grade.

Regardless of the difficulty of its crafting or the amount of spiritual materials it consumes, it is comparable to a top-grade magic weapon.

The Bitter Sea, stretching for millions of miles, makes the desolate and cold land seem more like a geographical term than a place that cultivators from the Five Regions can actually reach.

If it weren't for the powerful cultivator who called himself the Holy Son of the Naihe Sect traveling through the Northern Region tens of thousands of years ago and leaving behind many stories, people wouldn't know that there was such a sect behind the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

However, a Holy Son of the Sect appears every few hundred years, and he does not hide his identity; all of them are at the peak of the Core Formation stage.

However, in the past ten thousand years, there has been no news of a Holy Son of the Naihe Sect in the cultivation world, and it seems that this sect has stopped the tradition of sending its Holy Sons to travel to the Northern Region.

"Thank you, senior brother, for the tip."

Bai Zichen and Wei Dao thanked him in unison. No Core Formation cultivator dared to say that they did not need a tribulation-crossing magic weapon like the Acquired Thunder God Pearl.

Even though Bai Zichen possesses a mysterious sacred body, he will not encounter any bottlenecks when facing the Nascent Soul stage, and he will not need a supreme elixir like the Nascent Soul Transformation Pill.

However, the Heavenly Tribulation is an external force imposed upon one, a test of heaven and earth, something that has never occurred in any of the previous realms.

If he doesn't make any preparations and believes that his sacred body can help him overcome the tribulation, then he's truly lost his mind from cultivating.

When a bolt of lightning strikes you, Heaven won't show any special mercy just because you have a sacred body, and it won't deflect the lightning.

"sit."

Master Ge Cang pointed to the long table and sat down on a futon: "Junior Brother Bai, you left a message saying there was something extremely urgent. What is it?"

Wei Dao looked at him with the same confusion, then hurriedly pulled him to the summit platform, saying that there was something important that needed to be discussed in person by the three of them.

The Qingfeng Sect is currently at its peak since its founding.

Ge Cang Zhenren was almost at the pinnacle of the Core Formation Realm, the top combat force below the Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Wei Dao and Bai Zichen are both perfect Core Formation cultivators with bright futures ahead.

Bai Zichen, in particular, cultivates at a speed that surpasses even that of Ge Cang Zhenren back then. At the same time, he possesses exceptional swordsmanship talent and is a peerless ruthless individual capable of killing enemies of higher levels.

Among the younger generation of disciples in the sect are two Core Formation seedlings, Zhou Suqing and Qi Yue.

Among the next generation, those who have just reached the Foundation Establishment stage or are still true disciples, there are several with great potential.

With the scale and quality of disciples being recruited rapidly expanding, the sect's future prospects will only get better and better.

The external Ghost Spirit Sect, this formidable enemy, is no match for us; we'll wipe them out sooner or later.

Apart from the matter of Burial Valley, which caused some concern for True Person Ge Cang, the rest were minor issues.

Issues such as insufficient sacred sites, lack of resources for ordinary disciples, and unfair selection mechanisms...

These are all things that the sect's higher-ups, the sect leader, and the five hall masters need to consider; they are far from being as urgent as a Core Formation cultivator might describe.

"I got some information on this trip, and it's about 70-80% reliable..."

Bai Zichen's expression was solemn as he summarized the contents of the telepathic message from the demonic cultivator in the black mist at the Pill King Conference that day.

"The Blood God True Man is not dead. He has returned to the Blood Sea Sect in the Southern Region, and his cultivation has been fully restored. He has also embarked on the path of Nascent Soul Transformation... The Blood Sea Sect has a tradition that each Nascent Soul True Man must slaughter several sects, both to demonstrate their authority and because their cultivation technique requires the gathering of a Blood River. According to the messenger, once the Blood God True Man returns to Liang Kingdom, our sect is very likely to become one of his targets."

"Is this news true?"

Wei Dao suddenly stood up, almost knocking over the table. Realizing he had lost his composure, he calmed himself down and sat back down.

"Junior Brother Bai, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this news is too shocking..."

"I also know that this matter is of great importance. This information was obtained from a person who was suspected to be a high-ranking member of the Blood Demon Sect by exchanging three top-grade magic treasures... The other party swore an oath of Dao Heart to guarantee the truth of the content, so I think at least most of the content can be believed. At most, he deceived me in some details."

Bai Zichen looked at Ge Cang Zhenren and asked.

"Senior Brother Ge, in your opinion, how long does it take from embarking on the path of Nascent Soul to truly becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

(End of this chapter)