Born with immortal seed

Chapter 522 The Golden Path
"A body-refining cultivator?"

The golden centipede, with its immense power, shone with golden light amidst the dark, eerie wind, and even swirled the river water into the air.

Half of its body emerged from the demonic wind, its limbs waving wildly, as if silver threads were falling, dividing the space into squares, and this space was inexplicably imbued with a binding force.

"Whether you are a cultivator from the Great Sun Holy Sect or the Dragon Tree Sect, the death of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is enough to cripple your family!"

The two sects mentioned by the Thousand-Foot Golden Centipede are both famous in the cultivation world for their body refinement, especially the Great Sun Holy Sect, which produced a Nascent Soul Body Refinement expert.

It is said that he once crossed the ocean in his physical body and went to the world beyond the edge of the ocean.

Unlike cultivators, demonic beasts do not cultivate nascent souls or refine realms. Even if they become fourth-order high-grade demonic beasts, they have no power to speak of.

This is why, in most cases, a low-grade fourth-order demon beast can suppress a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, while the strength of a high-grade fourth-order demon beast and a Great True Monarch is basically evenly matched.

Without the suppressive effect of a nascent cave heaven, a fourth-tier superior-grade demon can only achieve a similar effect by relying on bloodline supernatural powers or demon clan secret treasures.

The Thousand-Foot Golden Centipede is naturally exceptionally sensitive to spatial power, and when activated, its effect in imprisoning the void is no less than that of a nascent cave heaven.

It's not something Bai Zichen can easily do to escape from this space.

"The Milky Way revolves, the sun and moon rise and set, their brilliance shines upon the world..."

Bai Zichen didn't reply at all, but sat down cross-legged in mid-air and immediately set up the Star River Sword Formation.

A powerful demon of the fourth rank, possessing the bloodline of a wild beast, who knows how many supernatural powers it has inherited.

Only using the Star River Sword Formation is safe enough.

The little white nascent soul leaped out of the Niwan Palace, slapped the Supreme Pure Micro Sword Box, and twelve flying swords transformed into sword light and soared into the sky.

As light and darkness alternated, the sword formation was complete, and the Thousand-Legged Golden Centipede was directly encircled within it.

Whether you are a Great True Monarch or a Fourth-Order High-Grade Great Demon, the Star River Sword Formation is like a giant millstone, grinding the prey that falls into the formation into nothingness.

Unfortunately, the Golden Centipede actually mistook the 'Ziwei Star Lord' for a body-refining cultivator and leisurely prepared to crush his opponent with physical strength.

They had no idea that the human Nascent Soul cultivator opposite them would suddenly pull out a sword formation, leaving them no time to prepare.

"The Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword is reserved for the Dragon Lord; you are not qualified for it... Since you're already inside, enjoy yourself."

Xiao Bai's nascent soul and main body closed their eyes simultaneously, their minds sinking into the sword formation, where the twelve stars began to revolve.

Three of the stars are larger, while the other nine appear smaller.

The once astonishing size of the centipede was rendered minuscule by the presence of the formation.

Endless starlight bombarded down, like a never-ending meteor shower.

"Besides body tempering, you also cultivate swordsmanship. Just who are you?"

The golden centipede was both shocked and enraged. A whirlwind of evil arose, and it expanded to absorb all the starlight.

After only two rounds, it was blasted to pieces and could only rely on its physical body to withstand the damage.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
As expected of a fourth-tier superior-grade great demon, such starlight sword light left no trace on its body, leaving it completely unharmed.

However, the centipede still sensed a sense of unease, because the starlight sword light was truly endless.

One round ends, and another begins; there's no need to catch your breath or adjust.

Even sword cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage cannot launch such a high-intensity offensive.

Moreover, being under the boundless starry sky, even if one wanted to retaliate, one wouldn't know where to point.

Several beams of golden light, emitted towards the twelve stars overhead, traversed the seemingly boundless starry sky at an almost instantaneous speed.

But in the instant before they touch, the stars shift from extreme stillness to extreme motion, exchanging positions in a mere split second.

Bai Zichen was not a novice who had activated the Star River Sword Formation for the first time; he had already made up for the only weakness of this sword formation.

The stars formed by the fourth-order flying swords were as sturdy as those of the fifth-order swords within the sword formation, and could not be broken by a mere fourth-order high-grade demon.

The golden light was blocked, and several sharp, short limbs clattered to the ground. They were made from a part of the forelimbs of the centipede and were incredibly lethal.

If it's a third-tier flying sword, it will basically pierce through the body.

This process was repeated, and the centipede's several counterattacks were calmly thwarted.

Several hours later, the Starry Sky Sword Intent filled every corner of the world. The density of the Starry Sky Sword Light doubled, and each sword strike carried a trace of sword intent.

Click!

Even the most powerful beast, with a limb severed, appears weak and powerless in the face of a sword formation that is almost as powerful as heaven and earth.

Another quarter of an hour later, this time three limbs were severed in succession, and dark green blood gushed out.

However, in just this short time, the front limbs had already grown out.

Apart from being shorter, it looks perfectly normal.

"An indestructible body..."

Bai Zichen himself had refined the Undying Cave True Bone, and had a clear understanding of how troublesome demonic beasts with undying bodies could be.

Especially this giant centipede in front of us, which possesses the bloodline of a wild beast, making its physical body several times stronger than that of other demonic beasts.

If he hadn't broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, he would have doubted whether the great demon had succeeded in killing him when his true essence was exhausted.

"There are too many powerful figures gathered on both sides of the Ji River. It might attract the Dragon Lord... If we delay, things will change. We need to use swift and decisive methods to slay the demon."

Bai Zichen discovered another flaw in the Star River Sword Formation, or rather, it shouldn't be called a flaw—

To defeat a fourth-tier high-grade demon with no chance of fighting back while only being in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm is already an amazing feat.

However, considering that he had provoked opponents who were all superior in terms of cultivation level, the explosive destructive power of the Star River Sword Formation seemed somewhat insufficient.

When encountering a powerful demon like the Thousand-Legged Golden Centipede, which possesses an indestructible body, it easily becomes a war of attrition, depending on whether the indestructible body is worn down and exhausted first, or whether the true essence of the side that sets up the formation is insufficient.

There's no better way to solve this than to upgrade the grade of the flying swords used in the formation.

The sword formation itself embodies the essence of Xinghe Xingjun's hundreds of years of sword cultivation, and even represents the sword formation achievements of Taibai Sword Sect.

With Bai Zichen's current knowledge, it would be wishful thinking to try to modify or strengthen it.

"It's unrealistic to have only fourth-tier flying swords inside. If we could fit a fifth-tier flying sword in there, the point-to-point damage would be multiplied..."

While watching the fierce and turbulent battle, Bai Zichen still had time to let his thoughts wander and consider the direction for improving the Star River Sword Formation.

"The fifth-tier flying sword that Po Jun obtained seems to have a close connection with the Taibai Sword Sect. It won't be easy to win it over. Let's see if there's an opportunity when the core secret realm is opened... The Abyssal Prison Demon Sword is closer to me. As long as I have the cultivation of the late Nascent Soul stage, it will recognize me as its master... Oh right, perhaps there is another way to enhance the power of the sword formation!"

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and the sword light splitting naturally came into play. The starlight sword light falling from the starry sky increased tenfold in the next moment.

Because there were so many of them, they all gathered into twelve beams of light, sweeping back and forth.

A mere touch and it turns to ashes.

If it touches even a tiny bit, it will be cleanly severed.

Known as the "thousand-legged creature," it lost hundreds of pairs of limbs in the blink of an eye, and its back was dented by two severe blows.

"May the Heavenly Pool bring prosperity, and may all five elements unite as one!"

The centipede began to become agitated; it hadn't experienced such a life-threatening situation in a long time since its bloodline had mutated from its wild beast form.

Facing the vast starry sky, with stars that resembled real celestial bodies, it even felt as if it were facing the Red-Eared Ancestor.

And then there's the Dragon Lord. After the little dragon from the Starry Sea was bestowed with that heaven-defying treasure that could never exist, it always looked inferior to the other party whenever they met.

It had observed the treasure activate up close, causing chaos in the heavens and earth, and everything to return to the state of earth, water, wind, and fire. Just observing it was enough to make one's heart pound.

But this two-legged beast in front of it, which was only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, actually gave it a similar feeling.

When did such a monstrous talent emerge from among the human race?
If this continues, their fate is uncertain.

The centipede spat out its demon core, releasing a mouthful of its natal demon essence, and the true meaning of the metal element surged forth.

It is said that the Thousand-Legged Golden Centipede, inheriting the bloodline of that wild beast, possesses great talent in the Dao of the Void, and even has several supernatural abilities related to it.

But few people know that its expertise is actually even deeper on the Gold Road.

It doesn't resemble a demonic beast at all, but rather possesses the skill level of a Great True Lord who specializes in this art.

The golden essence nurtured within the demon core for a thousand years was incomparably sharp. More importantly, its appearance immediately drew all the golden power in the world to converge upon it.

Even objects that come into contact with hardware will lose control.

Simple Five Elements spells are no longer popular in the cultivation world; just look at the development trend of the Five Elements Sect.

However, the Five Elements Dao is an extremely domineering and powerful path. Mastering one of them allows one to easily control a type of spiritual power in the world.

Any magical artifact or metal-based supernatural power that is made primarily of metal will become ineffective in the face of a cultivator who has truly mastered the power of metal, and may even be used against them.

Even if you don't use any magical treasures, your body will definitely contain trace amounts of those treasures.

The true meaning of metal can be used to control the flow of blood within the body.

After enduring so many rounds of starlight sword light, how could the Thousand-Legged Golden Centipede not recognize that the twelve stars above its head were composed of twelve flying swords?

In the cultivation world, over 90% of flying swords are made from the finest metals.

The Golden Centipede was very confident that it could shake the sword formation and make the starry sky unable to continue.

The golden liquid on the demon core spun, and the twelve stars, as it had predicted, began to shake, deviating from their normal operating trajectories.

The impact was far from enough to cause the sword formation to collapse and disintegrate.

"How can it be!"

The centipede let out a desperate scream as its demon core was struck by thousands more starlight sword beams.

This golden essence, nurtured for a thousand years, is being activated for the first time. It can be said to be infinitely close to the fifth level, which is absolutely impossible for a Nascent Soul cultivator to resist.

One miscalculation led to the failure to achieve the desired effect, and instead exposed the demon core, resulting in further severe damage.

"Golden Path... That was a close call. Fortunately, I am different from other sword cultivators; my proportion of flying swords is not high."

Bai Zichen felt a chill run down his spine. Just now, the Star River Sword Formation had briefly lost control, and he almost had to use his trump card, the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword.

Fortunately, the formed sword formation was filled with the sword intent of the starry sky, just like real stars in the universe, and it remained unchanged after the violent shaking.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that not many flying swords in the formation were affected.

Of the twelve flying swords, the three most important are the Purple Star Thunder Sword, which takes the form of a bolt of lightning. When still, it flows gently, and when in motion, it is as powerful as thunder.

In any case, it definitely has nothing to do with the essence of hardware.

The Moonlit Sword is entirely white and has no fixed shape; it is likely forged from a spiritual material such as the essence of Yin.

The Fanghua Sword has a pale blade made of Fanghua Crystal, and a bright red hilt made of Red Beauty Stone.

The three fourth-tier flying swords have nothing to do with the essence of metals, so the foundation of the sword formation will not be shaken.

Among the remaining flying swords, there are four bamboo and wood type Thunder Sound Swords and Snow Casting Swords made of ice and snow essence, all of which were unaffected by the metal element power.

Although the other four flying swords were shaking and out of control, they were quickly corrected within the framework of the Star River Sword Formation.

"A demonic beast actually comprehended two true meanings, almost causing its own downfall... Those who are renowned and remain unshaken all have some skill, so they should not be underestimated!"

This also served as a reminder to Bai Zichen that if flying swords were of the same attribute, they would be easily countered.

The centipede's counterattack failed, hastening its demise.

Originally, relying on its indestructible body, it could have lasted for at least several days, but once its demon core was damaged, its regeneration speed obviously couldn't keep up.

Several more high-profile counterattacks followed, but they were all bark and no bite.

The Star River Sword Formation is like a real universe. In the deep background of the twelve stars, more and more starlight appears, as if a celestial being has torn down a piece of the Milky Way.

As the starry sky grew ever more vast and boundless, encompassing infinite possibilities and never ceasing, the ever-accumulating starry sky sword intent had already riddled the Thousand-Foot Golden Centipede with countless holes.

With the twelve constellations personally taking part, a thunderous celestial body crashed down, blasting the thousand-foot golden centipede in two.

boom! boom! boom!
Fortunately, the Star River Sword Formation formed its own world; otherwise, the surrounding area of ​​a hundred miles would have been devastated by landslides and scorched earth.

The most terrifying event would be the breach of the Ji River, which would cause floods to inundate the plains on both banks, potentially affecting millions more lives and leaving them homeless.

The centipede was like a lump of mud, completely lifeless, and a miniature centipede, shrunk countless times, flew out.

Unfortunately, trapped in the sword formation, even his spirit and soul had nowhere to escape.

"Edict!"

The Star River Sword Formation rotated, quickly forcing the Golden Centipede Spirit into a narrow space and easily capturing it.

However, lacking suitable tools to seal his essence, he could only allocate a portion of his true energy to suppress it within the realm.

A fourth-tier demon essence has endless uses, especially a high-grade fourth-tier one.

If a cultivator is in dire need, such as a fourth-tier puppeteer, the price can easily be sky-high.

After all, there are quite a few cultivators in the cultivation world who can refine fourth-order puppets, and there are even more high-order puppets passed down by various sects.

In contrast, the fourth-tier demon essence, which serves as the core of the puppet, is the rarer element.

Bai Zichen withdrew the Star River Sword Formation, and the sky brightened again, transforming from an endless starry sky back into a clear sky with white clouds.

The massive remains of a golden centipede fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the yellow earth, raising a huge cloud of dust.

Bai Zichen's heart stirred, and he looked towards the downstream direction of the Ji River. Not long after, three streaks of light appeared.

It was Kong Bai and the other two who had come after following the trail.

A mysterious cultivator wearing the Purple Star God mask stood with his hands behind his back in the air, with the scattered, broken body of the thousand-legged golden centipede demon behind him.

When the three arrived, they were greeted by this extremely impactful scene.

"The Thousand-Foot Golden Centipede has been slain..."

Even the dignified True Lord, the yellow-faced Nascent Soul cultivator, began to speak with trepidation and stuttered.

How much time has passed, yet the Thousand-Legged Golden Centipede, whose strength surpasses that of many Great True Monarchs, has been killed just like that?
(End of this chapter)