Born with immortal seed

Chapter 275 The Great Mutation Operation in the Bamboo Forest

No further clues were found in the cave, and the identities of the deceased could not be determined from the remains.

They expanded the search area again and conducted another round of searches.

With no trace of Song Lian found, Bai Zichen had no choice but to abandon the search and rescue efforts and begin his journey home.

A dignified Core Formation cultivator spent a whole day on a true disciple, which was already out of consideration for Tong Huan's request and the fact that Song Lian's disappearance was related to completing a sect mission he had issued.

Back at Thunder Cliff, he informed Tong Huan of the outcome of his trip.

If you wish to find Song Lian's body, when the sect develops in that direction in the future, simply use the Soul Lamp to search along the way.

"By the way, go and investigate whether Song Lian traveled with any sect disciples when he left the mountain gate... If he really was a sect disciple who killed someone because of a dispute over the distribution of treasures, you must find this person."

Bai Zichen instructed Tong Huan that even if he didn't ultimately become the Palace Master, he should always remember the idea of ​​purifying the sect's atmosphere.

"I don't expect fellow disciples to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and modest, or to risk their lives to save other disciples... But to use underhanded tactics, to murder for money, or to kill among fellow disciples is absolutely unacceptable. Even if they are true disciples or have already become Foundation Establishment cultivators, they will be severely punished if the facts are verified."

"Yes!"

Tong Huan responded loudly, never expecting that a fellow disciple whom he considered a friend would be separated from him by death after a single parting.

It would be one thing to die in an archaeological site or be killed by a monster, but to die at the hands of a fellow disciple is hard to accept.

Several days later, Zhou Suqing, along with several second-tier array masters from the Array Hall, arrived at Thunder Cliff.

Old Ancestor Yang was able to complete a third-tier formation in one fell swoop, something they didn't yet possess.

Zhou Suqing, who has the deepest understanding of array formations, is only a peak second-tier array master, half a step away from the third tier.

It requires the combined efforts of several people to explore the direction of the spiritual vein, with each person in charge of the array plate and the placement of array flags, thus assigning the task to each individual.

The crucial step to finally activate the grand formation requires the intervention of a Core Formation cultivator.

Otherwise, with just a few of them, they wouldn't be able to mobilize such terrifying spiritual power, and their bodies wouldn't be able to withstand it either.

Bai Zichen naturally took on the final step, accepting a box of high-grade spirit stones from the sect's secret hall from Zhou Suqing, and carefully observing the actions of these array masters.

Within the Qingfeng Sect, only the third-tier, low-grade Crimson Flame Array remains.

Tongtianlei Cliff is not a good match, but there is no better choice.

A third-tier grand formation is already connected to the earth's veins and spiritual veins, which is why it has such great power, making it vastly different from a second-tier formation.

Therefore, each array flag must be placed precisely at the most suitable point to avoid affecting the flow of spiritual energy later on.

Watching the group of array masters making hand gestures, some tossing copper coins, others fiddling with counting rods, their brows furrowed as they calculated even the smallest distance.

Bai Zichen discovered that although he had little talent in array formations, he was far superior to these array masters in finding key points of spiritual energy.

As long as he uses his insightful talent, the direction of the spiritual veins and the nodes of spiritual energy are clearly visible to him.

While learning the techniques and experiences of these array masters, I also verified them against the spiritual energy nodes in my mind and found that one was correct.

It can only be said that the sect's array masters have a very solid foundation.

Although the search for spiritual energy nodes was somewhat slow, none of them went wrong.

Seven days later, all the array flags fell into their proper positions, and Zhou Suqing flew into the air with the array plate in her hand, her expression solemn.

She will undertake the most arduous task of all: adjusting the formation until it is 100% in sync with the spiritual veins.

Of all the array masters present, only she could have done it.

It's not just about the realm of array formations.

The two old men, with white hair and beards, were also peak-level second-tier array masters.

It mainly comes down to the level of one's personal cultivation. Zhou Suqing, after all, has achieved mastery of alchemy, and in some aspects, he can be regarded as a near-true cultivator who has reached the Core Formation stage.

"rise!"

Zhou Suqing threw out the array plate, and hundreds of complicated spells were cast into it, spinning rapidly in the air.

With a deafening roar, crimson light shot straight into the sky, stretching for hundreds of miles.

The twelve array flags buried in various parts of Thunder Cliff responded simultaneously, and twelve beams of red light shot out, merging with the crimson light.

High in the sky, fiery clouds filled the sky, and clusters of flames spontaneously appeared in the void.

"Uncle Bai, now's the time!"

With Zhou Suqing's reminder, Bai Zichen slapped the box in front of him, and thirty-six high-grade spirit stones flew out.

A surge of spiritual energy was drawn from the spirit stone, coalesced, and injected into the array plate.

At the same time, they felt the immense, heavy force emanating from the ground, fluctuating with the movement of the formation.

Even with his strength, he couldn't control it; he could only drift along, subtly adjusting the power of the earth's veins as he moved forward.

"The power of the earth's veins is incomparably powerful... To manipulate such a great power of heaven and earth, one must reach the Nascent Soul stage."

Bai Zichen felt the terrifying power of the third-order array when it was first activated; it was a power that even a Core Formation cultivator could only coordinate and guide, but could not control.

The entire Thunder Cliff trembled, and the third-order grand formation was finally successfully set up.

A ring of crimson light descended, and any cultivator who dared to invade Thunder Cliff would be attacked by hundreds of flames.

With each step forward, the power doubles.

Upon reaching the formation, they were immediately engulfed in a sea of ​​fire, the power of which was approaching that of true fire.

After the formation was set up, Bai Zichen secluded himself for several months to digest the gains from observing the formation and successfully entered the second stage.

He became a second-tier low-grade array master and possessed the first second-tier cultivation skill.

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"Ancestor, all members of the Bai family have been summoned."

Bai Xiran is the elder leading the Bai family team this time. If they were related by blood, he would have to call Bai Zichen his great-uncle.

"Tell them that as long as the spirit bamboo mutates... in addition to spirit stones, I will reward them with a Foundation Establishment spiritual item for each Sacred Sound Bamboo cultivated, and a Foundation Establishment Pill for each Thunder Sound Bamboo cultivated."

Bai Zichen gathered all the members of the Bai family together under the pretext of teaching the younger generation of the clan.

Dozens of feet behind him floated crystals containing the essence blood of sacred beasts.

Using the secret techniques of the Fish-Dragon Sect, an invisible giant hand manipulated the sacred beast's essence blood crystal, scooping up more than seventy thin blue threads and scattering them towards each member of the Bai family.

Even Bai Xiran, who was in charge, was no exception.

When the reward program was announced, everyone in the Bai family was thrilled.

Although the Bai family has only produced two mutated Sacred Sound Bamboo plants in its hundreds of years of history, these people always harbor the illusion that perhaps the next lucky one will be them.

Moreover, Bai Zichen deliberately foreshadowed this, saying that Thunderclap Cliff, as a third-tier spiritual vein, has an environment that has been modified and is extremely suitable for the growth of spiritual bamboo.

This was to prevent the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique from repeating its effect on the Fish-Dragon Sect disciples when stimulated by the true use of the sacred beast's essence blood.

The number of mutated spirit bamboos in the future will far exceed expectations, so the Bai family should not be too shocked.

“Every year at the end of the year, all members of the Bai clan come to my courtyard... I come to check on the progress of their cultivation. Those who take the most care of the spirit bamboo can sit down and listen to my lecture.”

The disciples of the Fish-Dragon Sect who are responsible for taking care of the Spirit Bamboo are basically only exposed to the essence blood of the sacred beast once every ten years.

This was not because the cultivators could not withstand the aura of the sacred beast, which had been diluted by secret techniques; rather, the essence blood of the sacred beast, as a treasure of the Fish-Dragon Sect, was hidden deep within its secret vault.

Apart from Nascent Soul True Monarchs, only a few elders of high status are qualified to open it.

How could the subordinates possibly bother several elders in the late Core Formation stage or even the peak Core Formation stage every few days just to take care of the Lingzhu disciples?

Therefore, Bai Zichen set the timeframe at a minimum of one year to ensure that the sacred beast aura on each member of the Bai family would allow the Yi Mu Qing Shen Technique to exert its best effect.

"If this still doesn't speed up the mutation of the spirit bamboo, then I have no choice but to accept it... If others find out, they will only think that after I formed my core, I was thinking of my family and wanted to support the Bai family."

Bai Zichen is full of anticipation for the changes in the bamboo forest.

If he could cultivate a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Bai family during this period, that would be something he would be happy to see.

With the allure of Foundation Establishment artifacts and Foundation Establishment pills before them, it's hard to believe these clansmen won't fight to the death.

"There are still too few people. I'll send a letter to Bai Xianzong later. Population is the family's primary productive force... If we had two or three hundred family members, the bamboo forest could be expanded several times over, and thousands of acres of land at the foot of the mountain could be used to grow spirit bamboo."

Because of Bai Zichen's mandatory requirement to cultivate the Ink Bamboo Sea, not a single acre of spiritual land on Tianlei Cliff has been developed.

Lingtiantang was greatly puzzled and visited Tong Huan several times.

Knowing it was Bai Laozu's idea, what could they do but slink back to the mountain gate?

Lingzhitang was overjoyed, thinking that as an unpopular establishment, they were finally about to usher in their spring.

Taking care of tens of thousands of bamboo plants is no easy task, and it will create many new jobs at Lingzhitang.

Unexpectedly, another blow came quickly. Old Ancestor Bai gathered a large number of his clansmen and had no intention of letting the Spirit Plant Hall get involved.

I was excited for nothing again.

However, after reporting to his master, Tong Huan approved the relocation applications of the five elders, leaving only one vacant third-tier spiritual land for unforeseen circumstances.

The patrol team led by Lu Song, the personnel dispatched by each hall and pavilion, the attendants of the elders, and the old staff of Baiyulou.

There were finally seven or eight hundred cultivators on Thunderclap Cliff, and it began to come alive.

Meanwhile, in the weapon-refining room, Bai Zichen finally forged his first flying sword after consuming dozens of materials.

First-tier Ink Bamboo Sword.

A month later, looking at the seven or eight ink bamboo swords scattered haphazardly in the weapon-refining room, he finally stopped and extinguished the earth fire.

"In the end, I can basically guarantee a one-third success rate in sword forging... However, I don't have that many materials to practice with second-tier flying swords. I'll try to forge a few low-grade spiritual weapons first to prove that I have the level of a second-tier weapon refiner."

Bai Zichen's materials were of such high quality, mostly third-grade spiritual materials, that it would be a waste to use them to refine low-grade spiritual weapons.

A letter arrived, and the Refining Hall delivered two hundred sets of ordinary spiritual weapon materials.

Anyway, whatever the value, just deduct it from Old Ancestor Bai's contribution points.

He glanced at it and saw that his identity token showed he had over 70,000 sect contribution points.

The main reason was the two attacks, plus the large amount of contribution points brought about by handing over the materials of the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc Demon King to the sect.

(End of this chapter)