Born with immortal seed

Chapter 440 The mastermind behind the scenes
"What a bizarre curse technique!"

Bai Zichen was greatly shocked. The blood-red killing character appeared on his Taoist robe, looking as if it had been drawn with fresh blood, and it quickly seeped into his skin.

The key point is that it miraculously passed through all the protective measures, as if it were meant to appear there.

The true essence circulated, but it was no match for the blood-red characters. Instead, it was consumed by the character 'kill' as its resources, becoming even more ferocious and bloody, filled with killing intent.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Might Star Bone activated, and a mysterious heavenly might caused the blood characters that had already penetrated into the skin and muscles to fall out in panic, as if they had encountered a natural enemy.

"The world is full of secret techniques, and no one should be underestimated... It seems to be an ancient shamanic technique that directly curses and kills the opponent at the primordial spirit level. It is a clan secret technique that allows the weak to defeat the strong. I did not expect it to still be circulating in the Demon Cave."

Bai Zichen dared to boldly plunge into the boundless sea of ​​suffering without any reconnaissance or detours, largely because he had already refined the Heavenly Might Star Bone.

All insidious and unpredictable methods that specifically target the primordial spirit are exempted, thus avoiding the possibility of being caught off guard and suffering a fatal setback.

A bolt of lightning shot out, and the two Core Formation demon cultivators were pierced through instantly without any power to resist.

Even cultivators in the late stage of Core Formation were as fragile as paper dolls in front of him, collapsing at the slightest breath.

In the winding Nine Nether Cave, lightning bolts reached the bottom of the cave, a thousand feet deep. No matter how hidden the cave was, no one could escape the fate of having a charred lightning mark appear between their eyebrows.

Without any other wounds, he simply fell straight down.

Hundreds of demonic cultivators vanished without a sound, without even a chance to utter a wail.

“One hundred and seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, three hundred and seventy-five Qi Refining cultivators… wait, there are also two Core Formation cultivators in seclusion. The Nine Nether Caves are comparable to the top Core Formation sects in the Northern Region. No wonder they dare to brazenly disguise themselves as Tribulation Cultivators and stir up trouble everywhere in the Northern Region.”

Before becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, Bai Zichen could have swept away the Nine Nether Caves with a single sword strike, but he certainly wouldn't have done it as easily as he did.

It would require an all-out effort, and it would be impossible to immediately determine the total number of cultivators in the entire Nine Nether Cave.

"These cultivators are still too weak to test the upper limit of the Purple Star Thunder Sword... Fei Yan isn't in the cave, could she have been moved to another place?"

Bai Zichen approached the demonic cultivator who had used the Blood Soul Curse Technique without expression, ignoring the other's venomous gaze, and placed his hand on the top of his head.

The sword light was deliberately controlled, leaving the man alive, all for the purpose of soul-searching torture.

The biggest difference between the Taiwu Soul Searching and Soul Severing Technique and other soul-searching spells is that it does not directly shock and question the mind in the sea of ​​consciousness to obtain the desired information.

Instead, it guides the recall of past experiences, presenting them rapidly one by one.

The advantage is that it can bypass various restrictions on the primordial spirit to prevent leaks, because it is more like the subject actively recalling the past while in a coma.

The downside is that the content obtained from soul-searching may be incomplete, and the experience scenes obtained may not be what you need.

Furthermore, it is impossible to obtain any inheritance of cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, or secret manuals through this spell.

These contents were shrouded in a veil of mystery in the sea of ​​consciousness.

If anyone attempts to penetrate the fog to see what lies behind it, the Taiwu Soul Searching and Soul Severing Technique will fail, immediately ending the soul-searching state.

Their eyes met, and the powerful divine sense of the Nascent Soul True Monarch instantly overwhelmed the demonic cultivator, plunging him into a dazed and confused state.

A boy from the grasslands lost both his parents to a white disaster, and a plague broke out in his tribe, causing people to fall in droves.

Abandoned by the main group, he was left all alone on the grassland to wait for death when he bumped into a gray wolf that was so hungry it was unrecognizable.

He used a bone blade to stab the gray wolf to death, his body riddled with dozens of wounds from the wolf's claws.

Before he bled to death, a cultivator passed by, saw him lying among the wolf carcasses, and, out of interest, picked him up.

……

He became a menial disciple in the sect, enduring cold stares and bullying, but he worked hard and cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining.

His opportunity to consume a Foundation Establishment spiritual item was switched by a steward, who then wrote down the name of his relative.

Harboring resentment, the young man deliberately led the steward and a group of fellow disciples into a dangerous place during a sect mission, where they died tragically among a horde of monsters.

He had prepared in advance, took the opportunity to avoid the situation, and later slipped back to retrieve all the belongings.

He then left his sect, achieved Foundation Establishment, and joined a notorious cult of cultivators in the Eastern Region.

……

He provided information from within the sect, which enabled the organization to breach the mountain gate. Standing beneath the main hall, he beheaded his former fellow disciples one by one, a triumphant smile on his face.

Ruthless and merciless, she would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and was quickly cultivated by the organization, even receiving a spiritual object that helped her reach the Core Formation stage.

After forming his Golden Core, he became increasingly arrogant, once committing the insane act of slaughtering five immortal cultivation families in a single year, earning him a notorious reputation.

Once, he spotted a pretty female cultivator in the market. Seeing that she was very generous, he asked his accomplices to set a trap and kill her. When they searched her storage bag, they found an excessive amount of money inside and realized something was wrong.

They soon learned through intelligence that the female cultivator was a direct descendant of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and that the organization intended to hand her over in exchange for her forgiveness.

He immediately changed his appearance, killed several of his companions at the outpost, and revealed the true identities of the members of the Robbery Cult to the public. He then escaped to the Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness along a pre-prepared route.

……

"The Jellyfish Spirit Pearl is just an appetizer. If you can focus on serving your master, you may be granted the opportunity to transform into an Infant!"

The large, Core Formation elder forced a smile, but his facial expression was stiff and looked quite strange.

"You yourself are only at the late stage of Core Formation, similar to me... Why haven't you enjoyed the opportunity to transform into Nascent Soul first?"

The Core Formation Demon Cultivator is capricious and unpredictable. Because he has practiced curse spells, he often hears indistinct shamanic chants during meditation, which are repeated over and over again.

These sounds seem to have traveled through time, coming from the very distant past, and cannot be blocked.

This gave him mastery of bizarre and powerful curse spells, but also caused him to become somewhat schizophrenic and rambling.

However, when the shamanic chants are not being recited, he remains the same calm and ruthless Core Formation demonic cultivator.

"The opportunity to transform into an infant is extremely precious; the master has his own plans!"

A hint of annoyance flashed in the old man's eyes as the token in his hand disappeared into the distance.

"Fellow Daoist, you are from the Eastern Region, so you should understand the meaning of this item and know that my master is indeed capable of doing this."

“I need a guarantee that if anything goes wrong, we can immediately retreat to the outer sea… If Bai Zichen becomes a True Lord and hands over his disciple to you, it means we’ve completely turned against each other, and I’ll never be able to escape this sea of ​​suffering again.”

The Core Formation demon cultivator pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Rest assured, Xingxiu Hai always keeps its word and is generous in rewarding those who make contributions..."

The old man was overjoyed and clapped his hands with a smile.

……

Even though Bai Zichen compressed less than half of the life of a Core Formation cultivator, it is still an immense and indescribable experience.

Even cultivators at the same level would take several days to receive the information, and their sea of ​​consciousness would feel sore and swollen from receiving too much information at once.

However, there is a qualitative difference between a Nascent Soul True Monarch and a Core Formation True Person, not to mention that Bai Zichen's spiritual strength surpasses that of many others at the same level.

The triggered life experiences were sped up a million times, and the massive amount of information was of no concern to the Nascent Soul, which absorbed it all without question.

"Starry Sea, True Dragon Token..."

Bai Zichen had long since discovered that Huo Feiyan was not in the Nine Nether Cave, but he did not expect that the content of their conversation would expose the hidden hand targeting the Qingfeng Sect.

The True Dragon Token is the token of the Starry Sea above the outer sea, and it has the power to command the monsters in the sea.

However, once the monsters reach the third tier, their intelligence increases, and the effectiveness of the True Dragon Token decreases considerably.

For a fourth-order transformed demon, the so-called True Dragon Token is nothing but a piece of scrap metal; whether or not to give it face depends on who has it.

"The Dragon Lord already knows that the essence blood of the sacred beast is in my hands, but due to his identity as a demon, he cannot set foot in the inland, so he sent his subordinate cultivators to stir up trouble first?"

Bai Zichen's expression turned serious, and the feeling of having everything under control after achieving the Nascent Soul stage began to fade.

It is extremely difficult to completely kill a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

There are no Grand True Monarchs in the late Nascent Soul stage in the Northern Region, so as long as he doesn't actively jump into the trap, there's really nothing that can threaten him.

Even worse, if the trap isn't sturdy enough, it could backfire and injure the ambush attackers.

With the Purple Star Thunder Sword and the Five Crystal Glazed Body, one can be invincible without the intervention of a Great True Lord.

Even if someone were to bring in a divine treasure, Bai Zichen wouldn't be too worried.

Stimulated by the Heavenly Treasure, the growth and recovery speed of the Ziwei Thunder Sword might even reach a new level, potentially becoming a fifth-tier flying sword ahead of schedule without the infusion of the power of the cave.

But the Dragon Lord is different; he is an opponent who can truly pose a threat to me.

"When the Fish-Dragon Sect was destroyed hundreds of years ago, the Dragon Lord was already a fourth-tier high-grade cultivator. Now it is very likely that it has advanced further... Moreover, as the overlord of the overseas demon race, it possesses the bloodline of a true dragon. Its strength cannot be judged by its apparent rank. I'm afraid that even two or three cultivators of the same rank might not be its match."

The essence of the sacred beast is related to the Dragon Lord's hope of advancing to the fifth rank and becoming the supreme ruler of this realm, which means there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two.

The hatred of obstructing one's path is worse than that of killing one's parents; it will never be satisfied, even for a hundred generations.

Bai Zichen also couldn't possibly have handed over the sacred beast's essence blood. Even if he had already mastered the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword, he wouldn't need the Azure Dragon's aura to cause the Yi Wood Azure God Technique to mutate.

The fact that the essence of the sacred beast could change his Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture and further enhance his fire spirit root aptitude was of great benefit to him.

Moreover, the effects of the essence blood of sacred beasts go far beyond this, and currently less than one-hundredth of it has been developed and utilized.

"The Dragon Lord fears the Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race and dares not set foot in the inland. Those super sects have become my greatest support. It is impossible for a few human cultivators who have come to the Starry Sea to deal with me. At most, they can annoy me like this time or influence the sects from various directions."

Originally, there was a plan to infiltrate the five main lineage inheritance teams of the Fish-Dragon Sect under the identity of Li Hansi, and go to the outer sea to open that immortal mountain.

Looking at it now, the risk is still too great.

No matter how arrogant he was, he didn't think he could get the better of the Dragon King.

The key trump card, the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, even if it strikes twice, is far from enough to seriously injure a fourth-tier dragon beast with a lifespan of four hundred years.

With the Dragon Lord presiding over the home turf, it's like adding wings to a tiger, and he can also mobilize the assistance of fourth-tier great demons from all sides of the sea.

At that time, there would be no way to go to heaven or earth, and they would be delivered into the mouth of the Dragon King.

"It's best to avoid even the areas near the sea in the Eastern Region. If I were the Dragon Lord, and I found my target so close, I would most likely take the risk and abduct them directly from the shore. Nascent Soul cultivators spend most of their time in their hidden realms; by the time they realize what's happening, it'll be too late!"

Bai Zichen was startled, realizing that being inland did not guarantee safety; it also depended on how much the Dragon Lord was willing to pay.

When the desire for the blood essence of the sacred beast outweighed the fear of the human Nascent Soul cultivator, the Dragon Lord could have concealed his cultivation level and discreetly come to Black Mountain, capture him with lightning speed, and then immediately return to the outer sea.

As long as a time difference can be created and no major fluctuations are caused, Nascent Soul cultivators who stay in the inland areas for too long in order to prolong their lives may not be able to react in time.

Bai Zichen was confident that even when facing the Dragon Lord, he wouldn't be easily captured and would definitely cause a huge commotion.

However, he was not prepared to place his safety entirely on the feelings of a few Nascent Soul stage monsters.

"I don't know when Xingxiuhai found out that the sacred beast's blood essence was in my hands. Fortunately, I didn't use my identity when I went to the Eastern Region to gather qi and cultivate the Demon-Slaying Purple Light, and I transformed into someone else's appearance... Besides, don't the demon race have any fifth-order beings? Now the Dragon Lord wants to control the sacred beast's blood essence. If he finds that he doesn't get the chance and the remaining time is getting less and less, he can tell the fifth-order demon race about this, and then my situation will become more and more dangerous."

Ever since the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword was first drawn, Bai Zichen had no intention of keeping this secret forever.

This supreme divine power involving the Great Dao of Time is too conspicuous. Even if it is not well-known in the inland areas, as long as cultivators from the outer seas see it, they will quickly associate it with the Fish Dragon Sect's former signature technique.

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that the essence of the sacred beast was in his possession; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have mastered this divine power of time.

"Now that this matter is settled, it is not appropriate for me to remain in the sect... I can go to the Central Region, the Southern Region, anywhere, as long as I conceal my identity. If I do not reveal myself, the Dragon Lord will not be able to take the huge risk of going to the inland without finding a clear target, and the sect will be safe in the end."

Bai Zichen casually flicked his wrist, and a ball of pure Yang true fire merged the Core Formation demonic cultivator in front of him, who was on the verge of death, into the flames, leaving only a pile of ashes.

"What a pity for Feiyan. Because of me, she was kidnapped to the outer sea and there is no way to rescue her right now... If she suffers any misfortune, I will definitely massacre the Starry Sea and make this so-called royal family of the sea pay for your death!"

Before that, let's clear out the two demonic caves, the Underworld Cave and the Pixiu Cave, and collect some interest first.

In the soul-searching scene, an old man from the outer sea simultaneously approached these three demonic caves, accepting the mission of disrupting Black Mountain and disguising himself as a treacherous cultivator to indiscriminately attack every disciple of the Azure Maple Sect.

It has to be said that the cultivators in the Demon Cave are incredibly poor. Even the Core Formation Demon Cultivator only has a few high-grade spirit stones and not many valuable spiritual materials.

Surviving in this harsh environment is indeed not easy; during the three months when the yin wind is at its strongest, one must rely on spirit stones to get through it.

Once one has refined the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, yin energy will inevitably enter the body, causing a serious illness.

At best, one's cultivation will regress; at worst, one will be bedridden and become no different from an ordinary person.

The sword light swept away hundreds of storage bags in the Demon Cave. Bai Zichen didn't need them, but since he had decided to leave, he still had to leave some belongings for the Qingfeng Sect.

Several months later, a demonic cultivator came to the Nine Nether Cave to visit a friend, only to find a pile of wreckage.

When the dead cultivator was blown by the yin wind, his flesh and blood fell off in a rustling sound, and soon only white bones remained.

Soon after, it was discovered that the demonic cultivators from the Underworld Cave and the Pixiu Cave had also not been seen for a long time.

The same scene of corpses strewn everywhere, from the entrance of the Demon Cave all the way to the deepest part, there were corpses lying in various places.

It was as if someone stood in front of the demon's lair, firmly blocking the entrance, and slaughtered all the demonic cultivators, leaving none able to escape.

What's frightening is that there were few signs of a battle at the scene; it was as if they had all suddenly died.

Such bizarre phenomena led to rumors that these three demonic dens had offended evil spirits in the desolate and cold land, which is why they died so mysteriously.

Only the remaining demon envoys of the Thirty-Six Demon Caves knew that they had clearly encountered a powerful Nascent Soul True Monarch who had destroyed three of the demon caves with thunderous force.

In an instant, the sea of ​​suffering was filled with unease, and all the demon lairs restrained the actions of their subordinates.

Only the silver-haired female cultivator in Jia Sha Cave knew that the culprit behind all this was Bai Zichen from Black Mountain, and the cause was simply that someone had kidnapped one of his disciples.

This secret was firmly locked in her heart, and she dared not reveal it to the outside world.

They were worried that if the God of Slaughter found out that someone had revealed his whereabouts, he would take the opportunity to wipe out Jia Sha Cave as well.

Because she was afraid that the other demon cave cultivators would find out that she had guided Bai Zichen to the Nine Nether Cave and two other demon caves, she was regarded as a traitor of the Thirty-Six Demon Caves.

(End of this chapter)