Born with immortal seed

Chapter 406 The Demon Clan of the Outer Sea
The Great True Lord of Propagation subdued the Demon Dragon Cone. The demonic treasure still tried to break free, but it was calmed down when he reached out and stroked it.

The light and darkness alternated, and five fingers gently touched it. There were faint lights and scattered stars, like white clouds and grey dogs, changing in countless ways.

With a slight nod to Meng Kang, the Great True Lord of Propagation vanished without a trace.

A supreme spiritual treasure, even if it's from the demon realm, is a rare gem for any cultivator.

Even if it is not needed for the time being, the Demon Dragon Cone is of extremely high quality. If the Great True Monarch of the Dharma is to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, he can use the power of the cave heaven to cleanse and refine it, turning it into a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure that can be used normally.

This Demon Dragon Cone is his personal gain and has no connection with Heavenly Punishment Peak.

"Du Heng has been killed, and evil must be eradicated completely... Destroy the Sky Tower and wipe out the demon's lair!"

Meng Kang pointed, thus bringing the story of the Zengguang Du family to a close.

Although the group of Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Northern Region coveted the Demon Dragon Cone, they dared not utter a word against the two Great True Monarchs of Heavenly Punishment Peak. They could only launch a fierce attack on the Sky Tower.

They only thought about getting a share of the spoils from Zengguang Immortal City to nourish their own families.

However, Du Heng's words before his death, coupled with the fact that the Demon Dragon Cone had fallen into the hands of the Great True Lord of Propagation, planted a thorn in everyone's heart.

The last fourth-order grand formation couldn't withstand the onslaught of so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs for long, mainly because the Du clan members, seeing their ancestor commit suicide, knew the situation was hopeless and lost their will to fight.

At the moment the great formation collapsed, some knelt down and surrendered, some detonated the thunderbolt and turned into dust, and some even tried to set fire to the tower, wanting to drag the symbol of the Zengguang Du clan and the family down with them.

Within the towering immortal tower, the plight of a once-glorious immortal cultivation family in its final days unfolds.

Amidst cries and fierce battles, the precious light shone brightly, and spiritual energy soared to the heavens.

One after another, the descendants of the Du family fell, their blood flowing, and a layer of bloody light appeared on the thousand-foot-tall towering immortal tower.

Bai Zichen squinted as he gazed at the scene, showing no intention of joining in.

The overall situation is settled. The Nascent Soul cultivators of Heavenly Punishment Peak have already freed up their hands, so the good stuff in the Sky Tower is no longer available to outsiders.

Since no Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Qingfeng Sect was present, even though Bai Zichen's status was special and he was described as having the potential to become a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, he was still just a Core Formation True Person.

Having not contributed a single bit in dealing with Du Heng, how could they possibly have the nerve to enter the Immortal Tower and try to get a share of the spoils?

All twelve city gates were occupied, and key points were captured by the Tai Su Dao soldiers. The Du family's Core Formation True Person and Core Formation Guest Elder either died or surrendered, and the war in the Immortal City quickly subsided.

By the second day, only low-intensity resistance remained, with occasional cultivators jumping out to ambush and launch surprise attacks.

The various fireworks ignited by the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan had not yet been completely extinguished, and occasionally, halls whose pillars had been burned down collapsed with a roar.

The corpses were dragged to the central square, their belongings were searched, and then they were burned to ashes with real fire.

The Pagoda-Bearing Arhat and the Flower-Holding Arhat sat on a temporary high platform, their faces showing compassion, chanting sutras with hand gestures.

Eight monks below the stage, each holding a Buddhist implement, chanted the Ksitigarbha Sutra. The Buddha's light was pure white, and the Buddha's voice was vast and resounding.

Golden lotuses sprang from the ground, and apricot leaves fell from the sky—strange phenomena appeared. Countless illusory figures of men, women, and children dispelled their resentment in the Buddha's light, their faces becoming peaceful and serene except for the bloodstains.

They bowed to the Arhats on the high platform, and then disappeared in droves.

The Buddha's light lasted for a full 180 days before gradually dissipating, and the lingering Buddhist chants ceased.

"Your sect is indeed quite powerful. May I ask if you, young friend Mu, could introduce me to that fellow Daoist who spreads the Dharma?"

In a long alley in the immortal city, a cultivator dressed in black robes and wearing a long hat walked ahead, followed by a Core Formation cultivator.

The robe worn by the person behind is in the style of the Daode Sect, but the collar is not an iron ruler, but a Bagua pattern composed of the sun and moon.

“Senior, the Ancestor Hongfa is the deputy peak master of Tianfa Peak. He holds a very high position and is not someone I can communicate with… If you are interested in making friends with him, please ask him to help you make contact after you meet my ancestor.”

Master Mu was sweating profusely, repeatedly cupping his hands in explanation, hoping not to displease the person in front of him.

Cunsi Peak has cultivated the outer sea for tens of thousands of years, occupying seventeen large islands, slaying five transformed demons, and opening up a territory for the human race at sea.

At the same time, two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and countless disciples of the Moral Sect perished in the outer sea, their remains never found.

The outer sea is truly boundless and the environment is harsh, making human cultivators inherently less advantageous than sea monsters.

Furthermore, the deeper they went, the more difficult it became to resupply, and the number of sea monsters increased exponentially.

With the combined strength of Cun Sifeng's family, it was simply impossible to achieve what they had done in the Central Region: to swiftly expel or annihilate all the transformed demons and clear away all the spiritual veins.

It took tens of thousands of years, countless costs, and back-and-forth struggles to reach the current situation.

However, it is still a long way from Cunsi Peak's ultimate goal: to open up a sea route and find the cultivation continent on the other side of the sea.

This time, through strategic alliances and at a considerable cost, a basic agreement was reached with the Merfolk to jointly resist the overlord of the outer sea, the Starry Sea Dragon King.

They invited a fourth-tier Merfolk to travel to the inland region to meet with the peak master of Cunsi Peak, who was in seclusion, so that they could directly negotiate the details of the cooperation.

In order to gain the trust of the Merfolk, the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs of Cunsi Peak are currently visiting the Merfolk's lair.

On the way back, not far from Zengguang Immortal City, this fourth-order merman heard that a great battle was taking place there and insisted on coming to see it.

How could Master Mu, a Core Formation cultivator, possibly overcome the will of a fourth-tier demon? He could only contact his fellow disciples on Heavenly Punishment Peak and watch the entire battle from afar.

"If you're in a difficult position, then forget it. Go to the Great Zhou and take care of the important matters first... Several years ago, someone saw the Dragon Lord leave the Starry Sea and go in an unknown direction. If he has contacted other transformed demons, it would be troublesome if they came after our two families."

The fourth-tier merman spoke clearly and fluently, making it impossible to imagine that this was a fourth-tier transformed demon.

"The Dragon Lord has a noble bloodline and enjoys extremely high prestige in the sea. He can easily summon several transformed demons, and he himself is very likely to have reached the peak of the fourth rank... In ancient times, our clan was just his servant, specializing in spinning and weaving silk. Fortunately, the dramatic changes in the outer sea allowed us to become an independent clan."

“The Starry Sea treats our clan as servants and slaves, demanding tribute and blood offerings every now and then. My grandfather, father, and three elder brothers all died directly or indirectly at the hands of the so-called True Dragon Clan. To this day, thousands of young and strong clansmen are kidnapped and forced into hard labor every year. If it weren’t for this, we would not have cooperated with your Moral Sect and turned to human cultivators.”

"Rest assured, I will soon be heading to the outer sea to assist the nobles in resisting the Starry Sea."

Master Mu hurriedly said, fearing that the allies he had finally managed to win over might waver in their stance.

The Starry Sea Dragon King is the greatest enemy that Cunsi Peak has encountered in the past thousand years in its exploration of the sea route. Several attacks have failed because of it.

That's how they managed to contact the Merfolk at great cost, offering a host of conditions.

Merfolk are born as second-tier demonic beasts, and their upper bodies are somewhat similar to humanoids. After breaking through to the third tier, they can transform into two hands.

Although his combat strength is not particularly formidable, his path to human form is much easier than that of other fourth-tier demons.

They also have a blood feud with Xingxiuhai, and Cunsifeng had finally chosen them as partners.

Even if other transformed demons had a bad relationship with Xingxiu Sea, none of them dared to openly break ties with the Dragon Lord.

Although the title of True Dragon Clan was bestowed upon them by Xingxiu Sea itself, in terms of bloodline, they are indeed among the most revered in the outer sea, and have the purest bloodline among all kinds of dragons.

It's one thing to oppose the Dragon Lord, but it's another to cooperate with human cultivators. Even if the demon cultivators are cold-hearted and only admire the strong, this approach will easily lead to them being ostracized by their own kind, making it difficult for them to travel in the outer sea in the future.

The Merfolk and Cunsi Peak have had a connection for thousands of years. If they hadn't been oppressed and exploited too much, they wouldn't have made the decision to cooperate.

"That would be best. As long as your peak master has the strength of Fellow Daoist Hongfa, there's no need to fear the Dragon Lord taking direct action..."

The merman in black robes and a long hat turned his head, revealing a pair of golden eyes, his face appearing mottled and shifting in the shadows.

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The moonlight shines through the sky, and the fierce winds blow right in front of you, cutting through you as gently as a spring breeze.

The rays of the Great Sun Heavenly Fire occasionally swept past, but were deflected haphazardly by the Moonlight Sword's light.

The towering gale layer, which only Nascent Soul True Monarchs can fly freely, was traversed by Bai Zichen as if it were flat ground. He didn't take the endless gale and heavenly fire bursts that could shred a Core Formation True Person to heart.

They didn't even pick and choose their routes, heading straight for their goal.

"It will take three months for our sect to get a turn. Is this an attempt to intimidate me?"

With the battle of Zengguang Immortal City over, the subsequent purge of the Du family is a matter for Tianfa Peak and has nothing to do with the Nascent Soul sects of the Northern Region.

Everyone was waiting for Meng Kang, the Great True Lord, to convene a meeting and announce the future regulations.

Originally, the Du family's assets were supposed to belong to Tianfa Peak, but there were still so many shops and trading companies in the Immortal City that were rented out, all of which had intricate connections with these Nascent Soul Grandmasters.

Every day of closure results in a loss of tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Unexpectedly, Meng Kang Da Zhenjun refused to see any guests, even the Arhat Riding a Deer from the Faxiang Sect was turned away when he came to visit.

All affairs of the Immortal City are entrusted to True Monarch Yuan Mo.

That is, the old and frail Nascent Soul cultivator who wanted to return to the Northern Region to settle down and take root, and the designated lord of the Immortal City.

So everyone sent their visiting cards to Yuan Mo Zhenjun, and Bai Zichen was no exception, writing one as a junior and sending it to him.

Unexpectedly, two days later, I received this reply.

Even if the Immortal City is newly established and there are many affairs to attend to, it is impossible for the audience with the Qingfeng Sect to wait until three months later.

There are only about ten Nascent Soul level forces in total, and even the last one wouldn't take this long.

Bai Zichen tried to find Yu Ziliang, but was told that the other party had returned to the Great Zhou on the day the city fell.

Yan Yuanzai's side hadn't received any news that Tianfa Peak had any objections to Qingfeng Sect.

Bai Zichen sent a letter to Wei Dao, describing the whole story and asking him to open it personally.

I have several important things to do that I can't wait a moment longer, and I don't have time to waste in Zengguang Immortal City.

If they were to meet that True Monarch Yuan and be dismissed with just a few words, and then wait for the next round of arrangements for the Azure Maple Sect, a year and a half would be wasted here.

(End of this chapter)