Born with immortal seed

Chapter 438 The Enemy is in a Sea of ​​Bitterness

Bai Zichen took out the Suanni wine pot, and with a turn of the spout, a ball of golden spiritual liquid flew out.

"The Sun Yuan Copper Bone is still missing two kinds of spiritual materials, which cannot be purchased in Liang Kingdom. We have already entrusted a merchant to transport them from the Central Region... It's a pity that we were unable to establish a relationship with Heavenly Punishment Peak, otherwise it would have been much easier to go through their channels."

Yu Ziliang left too early, leaving Qingfeng Sect and Tianfa Peak without a key figure to connect them.

Bai Zichen didn't mind moving closer to Tianfa Peak. The Moral Sect was domineering, but it was much better than those unpredictable and unscrupulous demonic sects.

They are neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil; they occasionally act chivalrously, but more often they are unorthodox and self-serving, engaging in mutual slaughter.

As a model of righteousness and a member of the Heavenly Punishment Peak lineage, there is no need to worry about the Zengguang Immortal City forcibly seizing or plundering. However, the requirements for subordinates are quite strict, and laws and regulations are used as the standard in everything.

However, the Immortal City Master, Yuan Mo Zhenjun, seemed to have a misunderstanding and did not give Qingfeng Sect a chance to meet.

Even the Wusheng Sect, a demonic sect that would have been ordered to correct its ways by the Daode Sect within the Great Zhou territory, had its representative chat happily with Yuan Mo.

"Neither I nor my sect have ever dealt with Yuan Mo, so there's no need to target him... I don't know if he's doing this on someone else's behalf or for personal reasons, but he's trying to squeeze the Qingfeng Sect out of the top circles in the Northern Region."

If, for several consecutive times, the Qingfeng Sect is not invited to participate in the discussions between Nascent Soul sects.

Meanwhile, the Qingfeng Sect was absent from the auction in Zengguang Immortal City, and related events did not include them as an invitation target.

A dignified Nascent Soul Grandmaster would have almost zero presence in the Northern Region.

This is the consequence of a super sect taking control of Zengguang Immortal City, which is located in the core of the Northern Region. Once he becomes familiar with the city's structure and sorts things out, his influence on the cultivation world of the Northern Region will be even greater than during the Du family's era.

"However, with two Nascent Soul True Monarchs like myself and Senior Brother Ge appearing, even without our invitation, no one would dare to underestimate the Qingfeng Sect... Once I've finished cultivating several divine abilities that only Nascent Soul cultivators are qualified to use, I'll go out and thoroughly clean up the place. I also need to bring Huo Feiyan back."

Bai Zichen carefully studied the shoulder bone section of the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique once more.

The plump, white nascent soul leaped out of Niwan, holding the Supreme Pure and Subtle Sword Box diagonally in its arms, with the River of Time encircling its front like a belt.

With a pinch of her two small hands, the ball of golden liquid was injected into dozens of magic seals and instantly merged into her shoulders.

The Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique involves refining immortal bones, each of which brings different effects.

He is currently refining the Heavenly Might Star Bone, which, once completed, will allow him to resist confusion, be immune to attacks of divine sense, and be immune to attacks from a level higher than himself.

Bai Zichen's current cultivation level already meets most of the cultivation requirements for the seven immortal bones.

However, these immortal bones still require certain conditions, such as the fifth-order Yin-Yang spiritual object of the Two-Pole Dazzling Bone, the sword light differentiation realm of the Invisible Sword Bone, and so on.

The golden liquid seeped into the shoulder bone, and the five-crystal body reacted, shining brightly in an attempt to push away and block it.

However, with his master deliberately controlling the back door, the five crystal bones were still completely infiltrated by the golden liquid as they flickered.

Star-shaped spots began to appear on the shoulder bone, and the color was changing towards a dark gold.

It took a full three months to refine the bone.

Ultimately, it exudes an astonishing aura of majesty and solemnity, making one hesitant to look directly at it during the internal examination.

"The first immortal bone has finally been refined, and from now on I will no longer be afraid of those sneak attacks based on divine sense."

Bai Zichen nodded in satisfaction. With his cultivation level and the Heavenly Might Star Bone, it meant that methods targeting the Nascent Soul stage below the Nascent Soul stage were no longer effective.

"Upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, every bit of improvement in strength is extremely difficult. Ordinary supernatural abilities are useless in my hands, probably no different from a spell I casually cast, and have no value in learning them... For every newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, the most significant change in the early stages is the formation of the Nascent Soul Domain."

Only those who possess a domain can be considered true Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

At the same time, the newly opened realm is a world of its own, which, in addition to defeating enemies, is also related to the path of the future.

The small, incomplete world, once it reaches the late Nascent Soul stage, faces significant obstacles in its transformation into a nascent cave heaven.

It is difficult for it to evolve into a real world and give rise to its own set of fundamental rules.

Moreover, once the territory has been expanded, rebuilding the foundation is extremely difficult and can only be achieved with a heaven-defying divine object.

Once the path of righteousness is chosen, there is no turning back.

No Nascent Soul True Monarch with any ambition would ever try to take shortcuts or cheat in the process of collecting void power and refining realms.

This is why so many newly promoted True Monarchs would disappear for a hundred years at the height of their Nascent Soul stage, ignoring external changes and devoting themselves entirely to refining their realms.

"I have two spatial artifacts, which gives me a significant advantage over others... The most difficult part is collecting void power. I have to wait for the spatial rift at a height of ten thousand feet to see if I can capture a trace of void power."

The path of a Nascent Soul True Monarch has long been solidified and clearly defined, and it is not difficult for it to manifest in the realm.

The difficulty lies in the process of collecting the power of the void, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to expand your domain.

Even the smallest wisp of void power can expand into a spatial domain of a hundred feet.

In the later stages, the same Void Power may only have one-tenth of the effect.

At what stage should they stop? This has always been a point of contention among all Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Bai Zichen held a blood essence core in his left palm and a black and white crystal in his right.

The former is a unique spatial artifact of the Blood Sea Sect, which can be refined into a storage magic treasure when it is incorporated into the body.

Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you can use this as a foundation to successfully evolve into a realm.

As for the black and white crystals, they came from the remains of a fire demon found underground in a volcano; they were the condensed form of this monster's ability to traverse the void.

With the help of spatial spirits, it can be transformed into the power of the void, thus navigating the early stages of the realm's development and construction.

“Building a Nascent Soul Realm is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Let’s find Huo Feiyan first… She has been missing for four or five years. Although her soul lamp is still lit, the longer it goes on, the lower the chance of rescuing her.”

Bai Zichen murmured, his brows furrowing.

A disciple with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, and who most likely struggles even to form a Core, wouldn't even be able to secure a nominal position under other Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

If one becomes an apprentice late in life, the master may not even remember his name.

But Huo Feiyan's life or death was not only related to his reputation and the honor of the Qingfeng Sect, but also to the bond between master and disciple.

“Taking on a disciple is a responsibility… When there is trouble, the disciple will serve; when there is danger, the master will come to the rescue.”

A green copper coin was tossed high into the air, and Huo Feiyan's birth date and personal information were filled in. The plump nascent soul leaped out from Niwan and made hand seals.

When a secret technique is activated directly using a Nascent Soul body, the effect of any spell will be enhanced.

Bai Zichen exerted all his strength to obtain the most accurate and detailed results.

The Copper Coin Divine Calculation has three levels in total, with the last level requiring Nascent Soul cultivation to master.

The Copper Plate Sect was quick to seize the opportunity and offered up its inheritance early on, with the entire sect joining the Green Maple Sect.

Nowadays, it wouldn't be so easy for such a small sect to merge into the Qingfeng Sect. It would be impossible to get permission unless it possesses a lineage that is precisely the weakness that the Qingfeng Sect desperately needs.

Bai Zichen is probably the only cultivator in the history of the Copper Coin Sect who has mastered the Copper Coin Divine Calculation technique to its highest level.

Heading north, the birds fly in with ill omen.

The coin fell, the hexagram was generated, but his tightly furrowed brows did not unfurrow.

The divination result is too vague; it's impossible to find someone using it.

"Even with so much information about Huo Feiyan, the deduction is still so vague. The 'copper coin fortune teller' is indeed unreliable..."

Bai Zichen sighed. Divination and calculation are inherently easy to learn but difficult to master, and there are very few reliable lineages in the cultivation world.

Taking the Northern Region as an example, there is only one sect that is well-known, Tianji Sect. Their real expertise lies in geomancy and managing the earth's veins.

Divination and fortune-telling are merely additional methods.

Further down, there are those wandering monks, like the Copper Coin Sect of the past, with only a few disciples and not even a fixed sect.

Rather than being experts in divination, it would be more accurate to call them charlatans.

Only the extremely mysterious Evil Fate Sect in the Central Region is the sect that has conducted the most in-depth research on divination and fortune telling. They believe that a person's good or evil, and the opportunities in their life, are unrelated to their own actions and are all determined by fate.

Without cause or reason, destiny is predetermined.

Many cultivators believe that the Evil Fate Sect possesses cultivation techniques that lead people onto the path of destiny.

This sect's location is unknown, and its disciples occasionally travel to the cultivation world, displaying deductive abilities that are enough to leave the world speechless.

"They only told me to go north, without even a hint of direction. It would be normal if I used Huo Feiyan's soul lamp for decades and still couldn't find it... There's still no news from Tong Huan, so we had to try other methods of location."

Bai Zichen suddenly remembered that Huo Feiyan possessed a second-tier flying sword and a spiritual weapon that he had bestowed upon her.

If we can find the location of the magical artifact, wouldn't that be the same as finding Huo Feiyan's whereabouts?

"If searching for people directly doesn't work, what about changing the target to the spiritual artifacts I crafted myself?"

Without hesitation, he gathered all the information about the magical artifacts and activated the Copper Coin Divination once more.

This time the divination was indeed much clearer. I don't know if it's easier to find an object than a person, or if the spiritual artifact I crafted myself is more closely related.

The boundless sea of ​​suffering, where the heavens and earth meet, stretches for thousands of miles with lines of blood.

"No wonder those Core Formation demon cultivators couldn't find out their origins. It turns out they came from the Boundless Bitter Sea... Someone actually hired people from the Thirty-Six Demon Caves to investigate the sect's strength and weakness, and even kidnapped Huo Feiyan along the way."

The Thirty-Six Demon Caves in the Sea of ​​Bitterness were originally established by demonic cultivators who were driven out of the Central Region.

As the number of demonic cultivators increased, they were semi-passively formed into an underground force that was largely ignored.

In fact, when it comes to the number of Core Formation cultivators, no single sect in the Northern Region can match the total number of the Thirty-Six Demon Caves.

This place is a gathering place for all the demonic cultivators in the entire cultivation world who want to change their appearance and struggle to survive.

As his reputation grew, when other Core Formation cultivators, besides demonic cultivators, committed serious crimes and had nowhere to escape, they would think of the Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness.

What's amazing is that all the Nascent Soul Grandmasters seem to have a tacit agreement: as long as they escape into the Sea of ​​Bitterness, the pursuit will be abandoned.

How could a cultivator who was already vicious and ruthless endure the endless sea of ​​suffering?

In fact, each of the demon caves maintains communication channels with the outside world, and cultivation resources are regularly sent into the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

Meanwhile, all shady commissions from the outside world can be entrusted to the cultivators in the Sea of ​​Bitterness; several of the Thirty-Six Demon Caves have taken on the role of underground assassins.

Due to the distance, the demonic cultivators of the Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness mainly operate in the Northern Region.

The greater the distance, the higher the risk for them.

But which sect would have such a deep-seated hatred with the Qingfeng Sect that they would specifically hire a demonic cultivator from the Bitter Sea to take action?

Bai Zichen summoned the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, transforming himself into a bolt of lightning and disappearing in an instant.

This sword-riding speed was fundamentally different from the past, far surpassing the Moonlight Sword Light. He even had time to study the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword while flying on his sword.

The complete version of the Sword of Time cannot be forged in a short time. He should first repair the split version of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword and begin to nurture and develop the hidden sword.

Bai Zichen easily unleashed the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword once, this time targeting the Azure Dragon Havoc in the Sea Sword instead.

Fifty years later, this third-tier flying sword will be able to gather the power of time and unleash this mysterious and unpredictable sword strike.

"The Thirty-Six Demon Caves have existed to this day, not because they are so powerful, but because they know how to keep their distance and never provoke forces they shouldn't. In addition, the Boundless Bitter Sea has a harsh environment and produces nothing, so even if we occupied it, it wouldn't be of much value."

After analyzing the Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness, Bai Zichen began to feel the spiritual energy in the air becoming thinner after flying for several days.

The ground had become saline-alkali soil, barren of any vegetation, and once you entered the mountains, you could often hear howling and low humming sounds.

The true sign of entering the boundless sea of ​​suffering is when the sword light sinks, and an inexplicable pressure brings him down to the ground.

"No matter which den of iniquity I go to, I don't need to seek evidence. I just need to search one by one until someone releases Huo Feiyan."

Bai Zichen pulled out a map of the Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness, slightly changed direction, and flew towards the first demon cave.

"Bai Zichen of Qingfeng Sect is here. My disciple has fallen into a sea of ​​suffering. I beg you fellow Daoists to do me a favor and tell me her whereabouts."

Huo Feiyan's face was illuminated by light and shadow and projected into the air.

Bai Zichen's voice rolled out, stirring up the dust in the sea of ​​suffering and echoing back into the demon cave.

The Nascent Soul True Monarch deliberately transmitted his voice, imbuing it with his true essence, ensuring that no one in the entire Demon Cave could escape his voice.

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea was up, the restrictions on the Demon Cave opened, and two black-robed cultivators, their eyes revealing only their eyes, appeared, their gazes filled with fear.

“The demon envoy of Jiacha Cave greets the True Lord. We have not seen any outside cultivators here, and your disciple should not be here.”

The black-robed cultivator spoke in a hoarse, hoarse voice, his voice urgent.

Even though they were in the boundless sea of ​​suffering, these demonic cultivators had all heard of the great names of cultivators outside, so they were not completely isolated from the world.

"We in this bitterly cold land have heard of the name of Bai Zhenjun's divine sword, and we know your flying sword skills. We would never dare to lie."

"The Thirty-Six Demon Caves may seem to be at odds and fighting for territory, but in reality they communicate and help each other, which is why they have been able to stand firm in the boundless sea of ​​suffering. Do you think I would believe this explanation?"

Bai Zichen remained expressionless, his sword gleaming with lightning. The pressure emanating from him, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, had already forced a group of demonic cultivators in the distance to their knees.

(End of this chapter)