Born with immortal seed

Chapter 461 An Unexpectedly Simple Deal

The original plan was for Bai Zichen, who had already demonstrated his strength, to represent the Five Elements Sect.

Given his status as a Nascent Soul sword cultivator, as long as he is willing to hand over the Demon Saint Pearl, considering the extent of Qingqiu Dead Sea's apprehension towards the Moral Sect, they should not pursue the matter further.

The three Nascent Soul sects besieging Liangjie Mountain had already been observed, and none of them were particularly noteworthy.

With his protection, there is no need to worry about him retaliating against the Five Elements Sect in the future.

As a result, Qingqiu's attitude from the Dead Sea left Bai Zichen completely bewildered.

The most arrogant of the transformed demons are those who take pride in their bloodline and regard humans as slaves and food.

Even though the cultivation world has undergone many changes and times have changed, human cultivators, from top-tier fighters to mid-tier and bottom-tier cultivators, have far surpassed the demon race.

The most obvious point is that the beast tides commonly recorded in historical books have rarely occurred in the last 10,000 years.

Even if there are small-scale beast tides, they can be quelled in a short time.

Even so, those transformed demons remained intoxicated by their powerful physical bodies, bloodline abilities, and the dream of suppressing human cultivators at the same level.

They ignored the need for updates and iterations, and the increasingly flexible battle formations.

Ignoring the power of super battleships, even the most advanced ones can withstand the might of spiritual treasures.

They underestimated the explosive growth of the human population, coupled with the development of various breakthrough pills.

Perhaps the number of the strongest individuals has decreased due to the great changes in the world.

However, at the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation levels, the number of cultivators has increased exponentially.

Human cultivators are the most adept at using their numerical advantage.

As a former sacred place of the demon race, the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu must be arrogant and unruly in Bai Zichen's mind, and he can imagine what kind of face it is.

I never expected such polite concession. If it weren't for the dense, almost tangible demonic aura, I would have suspected that the newcomer was a fake representative of the Qingqiu Dead Sea.

"This item was obtained from a noble family, but the Five Elements Sect has put in a lot of effort to preserve it for thousands of years... What do you think, Fellow Daoist Hu, about a Nascent Soul Pill and a single-attribute fifth-tier spiritual item?"

Bai Zichen stood still in the air, and only spoke after he had finished communicating with the other person through divine sense.

"Our clan is not skilled in alchemy, and we do not have the Nascent Soul Pill, so we will use this Nascent Soul Fruit as a substitute."

With a flick of his wrist, an emerald green fruit, resembling an infant, suddenly appeared in his palm, its features distinct and lifelike.

Exposed to the air, it let out a "waa" cry, very similar to a cultivator's nascent soul.

It is the Nascent Soul Fruit that the Blackwater Immortal has been longing for, and it is an essential ingredient for refining the Nascent Soul Pill.

'To be able to casually retrieve a spiritual fruit like the Nascent Soul Fruit, it seems the secret realm of the medicinal garden is in the hands of the Qingqiu Dead Sea… Luckily, I wasn't blinded by the so-called ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants, otherwise, if I had taken the Demon Saint Pearl to the entrance, I would probably have been facing a fourth-tier great demon.'

Bai Zichen looked at the second spiritual material that Old Man Hu had taken out, a piece of light brown spiritual wood about three feet long.

"The Jade Heart Wutong Wood is a fifth-grade low-level material, and it belongs solely to the wood element. It should meet your requirements, fellow Daoist."

Old Hu didn't haggle at all and readily took out the corresponding items as Bai Zichen requested.

The Nascent Soul Fruit is still one step away from the Nascent Soul Pill in terms of alchemy, but a batch of Nascent Soul Pills can usually produce two to three pills.

The remaining auxiliary materials are not of high value, and the cultivator who provides the Nascent Soul Fruit and the fourth-level alchemist who starts refining it will definitely be able to get a Nascent Soul Pill.

If a third Nascent Soul Pill is produced, that person will have to use extra spirit stones to subsidize the two of them.

Therefore, the value of the Nascent Soul Fruit is definitely no less than that of the Nascent Soul Pill.

"Good, Fellow Daoist Hu is indeed a straightforward person."

Bai Zichen reached out and beckoned to the formation, and a square box that was neither gold, wood, nor jade flew over from afar.

Hidden inside the box is the Demon Saint Pearl, which has been preserved in the Five Elements Sect for thousands of years.

Upon obtaining the box, Bai Zichen's expression changed drastically. A storage bag on his chest seemed to be boiling and churning with barely suppressed emotion.

He quickly summoned the Purple Star Thunder Sword, and a wisp of lightning enveloped the storage bag, barely isolating it.

"What does Fellow Daoist Bai mean by this?"

Old Hu's eyes widened; the kind-faced old man from a moment ago suddenly exuded a menacing aura.

"It's nothing. I'm just used to having my sword by my side when I'm trading. Let's continue."

Bai Zichen forced a smile, pushed the box forward, and it flew steadily in the air.

Old Man Hu snorted coldly, and the Nascent Soul Fruit and the piece of paulownia wood turned into streams of light and came over. Hu Jiu'er's figure swayed, and a fox claw that reached out from the clouds grabbed the square box.

"Grandpa, it is indeed the Demon Saint Pearl."

Hu Jiu'er pushed the square box with her small hand, and the talismans sealing it cracked open with a series of pops.

"Okay, let's go!"

Old Hu glanced at Bai Zichen, said nothing more, and left.

"How could it be so easy? They rushed all the way, it felt like someone was chasing them..."

Bai Zichen conjured a giant palm of true essence, pinching the Nascent Soul Fruit and the paulownia wood, and watched the departing figures of the two transformed demons thoughtfully.

He immediately offered to trade the Demon Saint Pearl in a friendly manner, agreed to the conditions without hesitation, and left after the exchange was completed.

I had imagined how to deal with the people from Qingqiu Dead Sea many times, but it was all useless. They were dealt with cleanly and efficiently in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

“Something unknown must have happened behind the scenes to force the transformed demon of Qingqiu Dead Sea to take such action… Otherwise, it would be better to believe that the demon race would be so easy to talk to than to believe that the Southern Demon Sect has all reformed overnight and has the world at heart.”

However, Bai Zichen was still quite satisfied with how smoothly the matter of the Demon Saint Pearl had been resolved.

It was still a bit nerve-wracking to provoke a Nascent Soul level power, and he couldn't stay in the Two Realms Mountain for too long.

Firstly, since he hadn't yet finalized his own cultivation technique, it was impossible for him to stay in one place for secluded cultivation.

Secondly, staying in one place for too long might bring trouble to the Five Elements Sect, and the hidden dangers he carries are no less than those of the Demon Saint Pearl.

"Gentlemen, as expected, we have lived up to your expectations. With this Nascent Soul Fruit, exchanging it for a Nascent Soul Pill is no problem."

With a thought, Bai Zichen placed two spiritual objects in his giant palm of true essence in front of Hou Tu Zhenren and the others, then turned to Qing Mu Zhenren and said...

“This piece of Jade Heart Wutong wood is quite complete. It was taken from the thickest part of the tree trunk. It doesn’t even need to be specially refined to be a top-grade magic weapon… After a hundred years of refining and nurturing, it has a high chance of being upgraded to a spiritual treasure, which is just what Fellow Daoist Qingmu needs.”

For top-grade magic weapons and beyond, the refinement grade is no longer solely determined by the quality of the spiritual materials used.

When it comes to the mysterious and elusive matter of the spirit of a magical artifact, even if it is made from fifth-grade spiritual materials, there is no guarantee that the artifact will be a magical artifact.

It can only be said that the grade of the spiritual materials, the skill of the weapon refiner, the secret techniques of weapon refining, and the direction of the spiritual vein on that day could all affect the final result.

The safest way to use it is not to try to refine it into a spiritual treasure, but to carve the Jade Heart Wutong Wood into thin slices and refine it into a wooden talisman.

In the art of talismans, spiritual materials play a crucial role.

However, doing so would be a terrible waste, as such a complete piece of fifth-grade spirit wood is extremely rare.

"How can that be? That transformed demon is so agreeable, it must be because of True Lord's face. This junior has already told you via telepathy that besides the Nascent Soul Fruit, you can bring up the other matter yourself..."

Hou Tu Zhenren waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he dared not accept.

"How am I any different from those who take a cut? The Demon Saint Pearl is a treasure that the Five Elements Ancestor risked his life to retrieve. How can I possibly profit from it?"

Bai Zichen feigned great anger and stuffed the Nascent Soul Fruit and the Jade Heart Wutong Wood into Hou Tu Zhenren's arms.

"I still have some supernatural powers that I haven't mastered, so don't bother me unless it's something important."

The three Nascent Soul stage elders of the Five Elements Sect looked at each other in bewilderment. They were startled awake by the crying sound of the Nascent Soul Fruit in the hands of the Earth Immortal, and quickly found a jade box to put it away.

"With the Nascent Soul Fruit in hand, our disciples now have hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage... Junior Brother Blackwater, I hope this Nascent Soul Fruit can be used on you."

"I will do my best, but if I cannot advance to the peak of Core Formation within a hundred years, there is no need to waste the Nascent Soul Fruit. Let's leave it for the more promising disciples later. Even if they take the Nascent Soul Pill at that age, their chances will be slim."

Master Blackwater spoke calmly, his expression resolute.

"Even if the 'Shattering the Core and Transforming into an Infant' fails, at least I will leave behind some experience for future generations... Success doesn't have to be mine, but I will definitely be a part of it!"

"Good, Junior Brother, with such ambition, I can leave in peace. In your hands, we will surely see the sect restored to its former glory as the Five Elements Sect!"

Master Hou Tu wept tears of joy, for sects that have reached the pinnacle always possess an even higher spirit.

For generations, the cultivators of the Five Elements Sect have been shackled, struggling to maintain their basic standards and survive in the challenging environment of the Southern Region.

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"This has never happened before. Was it provoked by the Demon Saint Pearl?"

The cyan crystal floated in the air, with a layer of lightning covering its surface, binding the ever-expanding cyan dragon phantom above it into a very small space.

If it weren't for the help of the Purple Star Thunder Sword, Bai Zichen even thought that the sacred beast blood essence crystal would break through the storage bag's restrictions and fly into the air to resonate with the Demon Saint Pearl.

"The greatest function of the Demon Saint Pearl is to purify bloodlines and enhance potential... but it is all the essence of sacred beasts, so where is the room for improvement? The intense reaction may be related to the fact that the Demon Saint Pearl comes from the Heavenly Demon Realm."

To this day, he has not clearly defined the rank of the Azure Dragon Sacred Beast in the ancient texts.

A single drop of essence blood can cause a qualitative change in the Dragon Lord, allowing him to enter the realm of a fifth-order Demon Lord, which is very likely to be the legendary Demon Saint level.

Fifth-tier Demon Lord, sixth-tier Demon God, and seventh-tier Demon Saint are equivalent to the Nascent Soul, Void Refinement, and Body Integration realms of human cultivators.

Demon Saints, also known as the Integration Stage, are considered extraordinary figures even in the Earthly Immortal Realm, based on the fragments left behind by ancient immortals from the lower realms.

A giant standing at the pinnacle of a realm, supporting the destiny of an entire clan.

"It's a pity. If I had come to the Five Elements Sect earlier, I could have kept the Demon Saint Pearl with me for a while. Maybe I could have found other ways to use the essence blood of the sacred beast... But at that time, the Qingqiu Dead Sea had not yet lost the genuine Demon Saint Pearl. This rare treasure was gathering dust in the storehouse, and no one would remember it."

Bai Zichen shook his head and gave up on his unrealistic fantasies; after all, that was the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu.

Moreover, the escort team for the Demon Saint Pearl is equivalent to one late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and one early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator intervenes directly, who can stop the two demons from reaching the Qingqiu Dead Sea, which is only a short distance away?

"What is lost on one front is gained on another... At least after being stimulated by the Demon Saint Pearl, I seem to be able to integrate the essence of the sacred beast's blood to improve the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture."

Bai Zichen was delighted to discover that the essence of the sacred beast blood, which had already reached its limit and could no longer withstand even a trace of it, could now be refined and integrated into the fire dragon.

(End of this chapter)