Born with immortal seed

Chapter 511 Dramatic Changes in the Eastern Region
"There are 808 kinds of poisons. Only about 50 more have been added in the last six months. The efficiency has obviously started to slow down."

The three Nascent Soul sects, along with the Five Elements Sect, all considered collecting the poisonous creatures listed in the catalog for True Lord Bai a top priority and took it very seriously.

Thousands of sect disciples roam the Ten Thousand Evil Mountains, risking their lives to capture poisonous creatures in order to complete sect missions.

Over the years, there have been quite a few deaths, injuries, and poisonings.

Those sects didn't even dare to make a single request, only hoping to satisfy True Lord Bai.

A sword cultivator whose strength is equivalent to a Great True Monarch is like a god in the cultivation world of Dian Kingdom.

His words carried supreme authority.

Sects like the Joyful Sect and the Blood Sea Sect exploit and extract resources from surrounding forces to an appalling degree.

Many sects are willing to abandon their ancestral spiritual veins and leave these major sects to go to the more remote southern border, just to find a way to survive.

In the Southern Region, everyone was used to it.

Therefore, the three sects, including Baiqiao Sect, were terrified of the bounty offered by Bai Zichen and had no intention of claiming it.

It wasn't until Bai Zichen realized something was wrong, and no one came to him to claim it, that he discovered the crux of the problem.

Only by taking the initiative to invite the True Lords of the three sects and having an open conversation did they dare to choose the bounty with peace of mind.

Several transactions after leaving the Northern Region left Bai Zichen with a shortage of spirit stones.

The high-grade spirit stones were almost all spent, leaving only two top-grade spirit stones to keep things going.

Fortunately, there were still a large number of spoils of war and a dazzling array of magical treasures. He himself didn't care for them, but they were still tempting enough for those Core Formation cultivators.

In recent years, Bai Zichen has been staying at the Five Elements Sect, but he spends most of his time in the Star Palace Secret Realm, focusing on comprehending the Taibai Sword Pill.

He made daily progress in practicing swordsmanship, and his ability to break through all techniques with a single sword became increasingly perfect.

Having used the Taibai Sword Pill to this extent, it has essentially fulfilled its mission.

What would normally take decades or centuries to traverse was completed in just a few years.

"This is the advantage of having people under your command; you don't have to do many trivial things yourself... However, as you go further, the remaining poisons will not be so easy to obtain, and you will have to take matters into your own hands."

The ability to differentiate sword light is an unparalleled realm that other sword cultivators can never reach, even after a lifetime of effort.

For Bai Zichen, his already remarkable swordsmanship talent, coupled with the Holy Body that works in every field, means that breaking through to his current realm is only a matter of how much time it takes.

Reaching the fourth realm of swordsmanship is just around the corner.

However, the remaining hundred or so poisonous creatures are either inherently powerful or are guarded by high-level insects and beasts, making them difficult to obtain.

The progress will definitely slow down more and more from here on out.

Bai Zichen thought for a moment and took out all the few top-grade magic treasures he had stored in the realm and added them to the rewards.

At the same time, he informed Qingmu Zhenren of the location of the cave where the spiritual milk was produced, and asked him to tell the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the three sects that as long as they could gather another hundred poisonous items, the four sects would be able to share the cave in the future.

He's about to reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and the last bit of the Earth Spirit Milk's effect is about to expire. It's better to use it as a reward to incentivize those Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

The next poisonous creatures are all tough nuts to crack; if we want to make any significant progress, we'll need a Nascent Soul True Monarch to personally lead the team.

Bai Zichen's goal was to motivate Yu Baichan and the others, thus saving himself some more time.

After collecting the new batch of poisons, Bai Zichen put on his mask again and returned to the Star Palace Secret Realm, launching his final sprint toward the Sword Light Differentiation Realm.

"When you first enter the realm of sword light differentiation, you can create a hundred sword lights, each with one-tenth the power of the original sword light... When you refine it to a deeper level, a thousand or ten thousand sword lights are nothing to you. When the sword gives birth to all things and forms an array with a single sword, that is the pinnacle of swordsmanship in the human world."

The Purple Star Thunder Sword transformed into lightning bolts, weaving and dancing between his palms, occasionally splitting into countless bolts of lightning.

Literally, the sword light splitting can instantly increase a sword cultivator's damage tenfold, and it can increase even further in the future.

Bai Zichen, who possessed the true understanding of swordsmanship and had personally witnessed Tang Fei using sword light to differentiate realms in combat, had a real understanding of the power of these swordsmanship realms.

The differentiated sword light looks useful, but it has limited effect when facing cultivators of the same level, and the opponent can easily break through it.

In practical combat, a 40-50% improvement would be considered good.

However, when facing an opponent one level below oneself, the sword light splits to demonstrate the supreme sword style, and even an opponent ten or a hundred times stronger can be instantly killed.

Only when one truly cultivates to the point where one sword can break through all laws will another qualitative change occur.

The sword gives birth to all things, and a single sword can form an array. This is the confidence behind those few defiant sword cultivators in history who challenged others of higher levels with their flying swords.

"A breakthrough in swordsmanship is also a good thing for the Star River Sword Formation... The sword formation is inherently vast and boundless, encompassing everything. Furthermore, by dividing and controlling the sword light, it can encompass the universe, stars, and abysses, with mysteries beyond words."

Suddenly, the lightning surged into a sea, bursting out of Louguan and dyeing the surrounding area for hundreds of miles into a scene of golden snakes dancing wildly, as if the Thunder God had descended to earth.

Sometimes it is dim and without light, with only a few sparks of electricity flashing, like the light of a grain of rice.

From the moment Bai Zichen touched the sword, all his knowledge and understanding of swordsmanship burst forth, transforming into resources that propelled his realm forward.

Although he possesses a mysterious sacred body, as long as he continues to study and practice diligently, he will eventually break through naturally.

Unlike cultivation, where true essence overflows and one automatically advances.

Whether it's cultivating immortality through various arts or using supernatural powers and secret techniques, the time required to break through bottlenecks varies depending on individual talent, time invested, and other factors.

If relying solely on his Sacred Body, it would take Bai Zichen ten years to reach the fifth realm of swordsmanship, step by step.

However, if one has a sudden enlightenment about swordsmanship and a new understanding that can be integrated, it may only take five years to complete.

As time passed, the area affected by each surge of lightning grew larger and larger, but Bai Zichen remained calm and composed, immersed in the Dao of Swordsmanship.

"Is Lord Bai not in the house again?"

Master Aoki rushed over in a hurry, clutching the latest issue of the Ten Provinces Trading Company's publication, even using Wood Release inside the gate to save time.

Upon learning this news from the disciple who served Bai Zichen, Master Qingmu sighed deeply, his brows furrowed, and his face clouded with worry.

Because the Dian Kingdom is far from the center of the cultivation world, the speed at which events, large and small, circulate is slower than in the Central Region.

Some less important information may have circulated in the Central Region for a hundred years without reaching the Southern Frontier.

As the top-tier merchant guild in the cultivation world, the Ten States Merchant Guild maintains good relationships with various sects and operates between the righteous and demonic paths.

Its founder, a fifth-level alchemist, had cultivated numerous connections and paved the way for its initial success.

The successive generations of heirs were all exceptionally capable, and they never lost their family's alchemy skills, which led to the establishment of the Ten States Trading Company today.

In addition to publishing the bulk purchase prices of various spiritual materials and herbs, the main auction items, and the resources urgently needed by the business, this internal publication of the Ten States Merchant Guild also features major events that have recently occurred in the cultivation world.

The Five Elements Sect has no channels of its own in the Central Region. Relying on a complicated and chaotic word-of-mouth, it is not as reliable as waiting for the publications of the Ten States Trading Company.

For the first time ever, nearly half of this issue was dedicated to the war between the human and demon races. Before even reading it carefully, Master Aoki felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that something terrible had happened.

After glancing at it a few times, he immediately ran over to inform Bai Zichen.

"Senior brother, you're here too. Have you heard about the changes in the Eastern Region?"

Master Heishui looked hurried as the two bumped into each other on the mountainside.

"I just saw it in the Ten States Merchants' publication and was thinking of informing Lord Bai, but the servant said that Lord Bai has gone out again."

Aoki Masato waved the publication in his hand and spoke quickly.

"The Supreme Elder of the Jin Yue Sect fought a fierce battle with a white ape from Rotten Axe Mountain for several days. In the end, he was outmaneuvered and had his skull shattered by the white ape's staff. Even his nascent soul couldn't escape; it was sucked in by the white ape's gaping maw, and his soul and spirit were instantly annihilated!"

The Supreme Elder of Jin Yue Sect is known as the number one cultivator in the Eastern Region. He has been a Great True Monarch for over a century and has always been the pillar of the sect.

During this great battle between the two races, he did not rush to the front lines, but instead sat in front of Rotten Axe Mountain to prevent the land-based demon race's holy land from colluding with the outer sea demon race.

If they strike from both ends at the crucial moment, the entire Eastern Region cultivator army will collapse.

He would rather sacrifice three continents than let a giant demon in human form leave Rotten Axe Mountain.

Having been neighbors with Rotten Axe Mountain for tens of thousands of years, Jin Yuezong was very familiar with the situation of that fifth-order great demon and knew that it had no ability to take action.

The Supreme Elder's actions were merely intended to intimidate the other transformed demons in Rotten Axe Mountain and prevent them from joining the battle, which only exacerbated the already chaotic situation.

Unexpectedly, six months ago, a white ape suddenly appeared and challenged the Supreme Elder of the Golden Yue Sect to a fight.

The final result was unexpected by everyone. This white ape, whose cultivation was obviously weaker than that of the Supreme Elder, had a fighting talent that was almost at the Dao level. After revealing its true form, it withstood the attack and tore the opponent's body apart, smashing its head with an iron rod.

At this moment, the monsters of Rotten Axe Mountain had already rushed down from the mountains and were howling and rampaging in the heart of the Central Region.

"Rotten Axe Mountain merely produced a powerful, humanoid demon with astonishing supernatural abilities; it won't affect the overall situation... The key issue is the annihilation of the Moral Sect's reinforcements, and the loss of the Heavenly Treasure!"

Even after so much time has passed, Blackwater Master's answer remains hesitant, simply because the news is too shocking.

The Heavenly Punishment Peak's Great True Lord Meng Kang, the Witchcraft Peak's Great True Lord Zu Ying, and their accompanying Nascent Soul True Lords, totaling nearly ten people, formed an extremely luxurious lineup.

With the addition of Nascent Soul True Monarchs from other sects, human cultivators have already surpassed the transformed Great Demons of the demon race in terms of high-level combat power.

The demons of the outer seas did not back down. Instead, they organized their forces to intercept the enemy midway, launching a massive and earth-shattering battle.

One after another, powerful demons manifested their true forms, each wielding a mysterious bloodline power, and fought against Nascent Soul True Monarchs, causing chaos in the heavens and earth's primordial energy. Strange phenomena appeared throughout the sky for thousands of miles, and blood rain fell.

First, a fourth-tier Xuan Turtle, then a fourth-tier Black Dragon, crashed heavily to the ground, creating a crater hundreds of feet wide, which was instantly filled with blood.

Another Nascent Soul True Monarch was torn apart by a dragon claw. The Nascent Soul figure glared at him with resentment before flying away with his natal magic weapon.

Caught by a thick, foul-smelling yellow light, the Nascent Soul cried out in agony, unable to even attempt to escape through the void, and was instantly dissolved into blood.

Ultimately, to everyone's surprise, the Starry Sea Dragon King revealed his true form, becoming a colossal dragon that stood tall and upright.

After a three-month battle with True Lord Meng Kang, he summoned a phantom of a celestial court and trapped him directly.

Even with the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fans at full power, they couldn't escape from the Celestial Court.

A short while later, cold flames erupted from the celestial court, extinguishing the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan.

Even the mighty Great True Lord of the Moral Sect couldn't shake the Celestial Court with his self-destruction of the nascent cave heaven; he was frozen solid into an ice sculpture.

On the other side, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Xuan Turtle, relying on its strong body, comparable to a defensive Tongtian spiritual treasure, did not take Zu Ying seriously.

Little did they know that the cultivators of Wubu Peak only practiced ancient witchcraft, which allowed them to progress extremely quickly, but their cultivation path was not the same as that of orthodox techniques.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch only has a lifespan of three Jiazi (60 years).

Even someone at the late Nascent Soul stage like Zu Ying could only live to nearly three hundred years old by relying on various longevity elixirs.

A casual spell can ignore defenses and pierce straight to the heart, causing the ancient tortoise unbearable pain.

Its supposedly formidable physical strength was rendered useless.

Later on, he simply revealed his true form, which was as large as a mountain, and curled up into a ball, only taking the beatings without fighting back.

Upon seeing this, Zu Ying took out three feathers from her bosom, which spontaneously combusted without wind. At the same time, blood tears fell from her eyes, and a three-headed ghost phoenix gradually formed.

Just as they were about to complete this incredibly powerful sorcery, the Dragon Lord had already captured Meng Kang. With a push from his true dragon body, the illusory image of the Celestial Court enveloped Zu Ying once more.

Although this Great True Lord, who practiced ancient witchcraft, possessed bizarre and unpredictable magic, his defense was clearly his weakness.

Unable to withstand the pressure for even a few breaths, he froze in place, completely still.

The next moment, the witchcraft backfired, and the three ghost phoenixes could no longer continue. They turned around and sucked out Zu Ying's soul to devour it, then let out two triumphant cries before dissipating into the air.

Only an empty shell remained, its expression blank; its soul had vanished.

The two Great True Lords, along with more than ten True Lords from various sects, wiped out the entire army in one fell swoop, completely crushing the resistance forces in the Eastern Region.

The remaining sects packed up their belongings and began to evacuate to the Central Region.

Some sects even began to surrender to the demon race, transforming themselves into traitors.

The news of the Moral Sect's crushing defeat had such a profound impact that everyone was terrified, and the cultivator armies of the other super sects in the Central Region remained stationed at the border.

Everyone had strong doubts: what kind of treasure had the Starry Sea Dragon Lord obtained that made him possess power close to that of a god?

Perhaps to reassure the public, the Ten States Merchant Guild added a commentary, saying that the Moral Sect had only suffered losses at two peaks and was fully capable of regrouping a stronger force.

The strength of other super sects remains intact. The human race only underestimated the demon race at the beginning. If they treat the demon race with caution, they can start a counterattack.

However, rumors have already begun to circulate that the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Moral Sect is being restrained by the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox of the Dead Sea of ​​Qingqiu.

Heavenly Punishment Peak and Witchcraft Peak were severely damaged, while Contemplation Peak had just retreated from the outer sea and its strength had not yet recovered.

The main force of Yangxing Peak was trapped in Jiuyue Cave Heaven, and although the cultivators of Huangting Peak had high cultivation levels, they were not familiar with combat.

As for the other super sects, they are all show and no substance. Their Nascent Soul stage ancestors are either already dead or have limited lifespans and are unwilling to risk their lives for the sake of the Eastern Region.

After considering this, it became clear that the human race, which had previously seemed to have an absolute advantage, was actually helpless against the sea monsters.

They watched helplessly as the demons from the outer seas ran rampant in the Eastern Region, joining forces with the demons of Rotten Axe Mountain, and the entire region was almost becoming a world ruled by demons.

It seems we have returned to the ancient times when demons roamed freely.

(End of this chapter)