Born with immortal seed

Chapter 592 The Familiar Yet Unfamiliar Power of Time
Rumble!
A shuttle-shaped warship sailed in, accompanied by muffled thunder, and stopped above the Five Peaks.

The tranquil clouds burst open, creating a surge of air and an invisible pressure that startled countless birds away.

"The Five Thunder Sect's Annihilation Divine Thunder Floating Ship!"

"Go far away. Their family is the most domineering. They'll start a fight at the slightest disagreement. They have no shame as a super-large corporation!"

The cultivators who had gathered in several groups below hurriedly retreated, not daring to provoke the infamous Five Thunder Sect.

"I thought that since the other families wouldn't be able to attend the opening of the Earth Mother Cave, I could choose with peace of mind and not worry about conflicting with their goals."

A cultivator, as strong as an iron tower and with dark skin, spoke, his voice as cold as metal and lifeless.

"The Annihilation Divine Thunder Floating Ship is more effective than a Nascent Soul True Monarch when placed on the front lines to deal with the sea of ​​demonic beasts, so they are willing to send it to the Five Peaks."

There are no dangerous restrictions in the Earth Mother Cave Heaven; at most, there are confinement traps, but they rarely cause direct death.

The monks who died each time were mostly killed in their own battles.

Even within the same area, the quality of medicinal herbs and fruits varies, with values ​​differing by hundreds or thousands of times, naturally leading to fierce competition.

The Heavenly Star Spirit Fruit is extremely rare and hard to come by, or rather, it is of the highest quality but has little practical value.

On the contrary, the second-rate longevity fruits and breakthrough medicines are the most sought-after, requiring not only personal strength but also consideration of one's background.

Ordinary rogue cultivators, regardless of their strength, how many have the courage to challenge the holy sons of super sects?

Unless they have planned it all out in advance, and after taking action they immediately change their names and flee the Central Region.

"Lin Yunzhong of the Five Thunder Sect possesses both a thunder spirit root and a thunder-type spirit body. He was born bathed in thunder in his swaddling clothes, which alarmed the elders of the Five Thunder Sect, who took him back to the mountains to raise him. After entering the Dao, his progress was rapid and vigorous. During his Core Formation period, he cultivated three major thunder techniques simultaneously, advancing at the same pace. He also reached the level of a thunder-type being in all three, and was hailed as a sure thing for Nascent Soul."

The gaunt cultivator beside him spoke eloquently, seemingly possessing extensive knowledge of the Five Thunder Sect.

"In addition, the outer elder of the Five Thunder Sect, Lan Qingyun, miraculously broke through to the Nascent Soul stage at the age of over four hundred years ago and successfully passed the tribulation... This time, the two candidates on the Annihilation Divine Thunder Floating Ship should be this old man and the young man. Brother Shi is, after all, a disciple of the Dragon Tree Sect, so they will definitely give him face and not go too far."

It's not difficult for anyone with a keen eye to find out the current situation of several important cultivators of the Five Thunder Sect.

However, knowing their whereabouts in detail and identifying the crew of the Annihilation Thunder Floating Ship is not so simple.

"That would be best. I only ask for one Body Tempering Fruit, which can help me save sixty years of cultivation and blood strengthening techniques."

Brother Shi, the burly man, was about to speak again when a cloud of auspiciousness flew in, obscuring a corner of the sky, its momentum still above the Floating Ship of Annihilation Divine Thunder.

The area, spanning dozens of miles, was covered by auspicious clouds, upon which the cultivators all stood tall and imposing, exuding extraordinary presence.

"The Moral Sect!"

The gaunt cultivator shrank back, somewhat fearfully hiding behind the burly man surnamed Shi.

The Earth Mother Grotto-Heaven is said to be open to the public and open to all, but the final interpretation right still rests with the Moral Sect.

In the past, there were arrogant demonic cultivators who openly entered and exited the sect, treating the Moral Sect as nothing. As a result, they were captured and their Earth Mother's essence was confiscated.

I will not be severely punished; I will simply be expelled from the territory of the Great Zhou.

Looking at the number of people entering each session, even the super-large groups have four or five people, which is considered a lot, because the Earth Mother's essence is too random.

Moreover, the Central Region has long been well-developed; there are not many barren deserts to be transformed into fertile land, which is why the Great Dao of Thick Earth has favored it.

However, the number of people entering the Daode Sect each time is in the double digits, and at the most exaggerated time, it can even account for more than half of the total.

It's unclear whether they have access to the back door of the Earth Mother's Cave Heaven or if there are other channels through which the Earth Mother's essence is continuously supplied.

"I wonder which True Lord is leading this trip. Lan Qingyun of the Five Thunder Sect has come to pay a visit with Junior Brother Lin."

The two flew down from the Floating Ship of Annihilation Thunder and bowed to greet each other.

An elderly man, with white hair and beard, but smooth skin and no signs of aging.

The other person wore a flowing Taoist robe, had long, unkempt hair, and walked barefoot.

The Taoist robe was decorated with five elements of lightning on the chest, and the back was covered with celestial divine lightning. The shoulders were covered with yin-yang lightning magic, and there was lightning and thunder with every step.

His eyes opened and closed, and a thick bolt of lightning struck down, ravaging the ground for miles around. The lightning magma rolled, revealing him to be an extremely confident cultivator.

Even though the people standing on the auspicious cloud in front of them were all elites of the Moral Sect, they showed no fear or hesitation.

The outside world has been praising Lin Yunzhong to the skies, saying that he is almost certain to successfully transcend the tribulation and become an infant.

In reality, within the Five Thunder Sect, the perception was even more exaggerated, with everyone tacitly assuming that Lin Yunzhong was already a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

This can be seen from the fact that Lan Qingyun took the initiative to address him as his junior brother, and did not regard him as an elder despite the great difference in their cultivation levels.

Aside from cultivating the three thunder techniques to the level of divine thunder with spirit, Lin Yunzhong's spirit seems to have been born to overcome the heavenly thunder tribulation.

During his daily cultivation, he would occasionally be struck by a bolt of lightning.

Having progressed from the Qi Refining stage to the Core Formation stage, Lin Yunzhong had long since adapted to this trial of heavenly lightning. Even the Great True Monarch of September said that Lin Yunzhong's tribulation of heavenly lightning was even more powerful than that of other disciples of the Heavenly Thunder Sect.

Furthermore, cultivators using the Thunder Magic are inherently less prone to developing inner demons, and the Great True Lord of September bestowed upon them a Primordial Taiyi Divine Thunder Talisman specifically designed to ward off inner demon tribulations. No matter how you look at it, the Nascent Soul Transformation Heavenly Barrier seems like walking on flat ground.

The reason he kept his path to Nascent Soul was simply to achieve perfection and attract the most desirable Nascent Soul phenomena, thus paving the way for the Great True Monarch realm.

"Daoist Yu Ziliang has caught a cold and is unable to rise to greet you... I wish you both a fruitful time in the Earth Mother Cave and that all your wishes will be fulfilled."

A cold voice drifted out from the center of the auspicious cloud, causing Lin Yunzhong to change color drastically.

It was only when Lan Qingyun grabbed his sleeve that he stopped him from speaking out of line.

"So it's Lord Yu Zhenjun. Since you're not feeling well, we won't bother you any longer."

Lan Qingyun cupped his hands in greeting, then turned and left.

There's no reason for the Nascent Soul True Lord to claim he's unwell; it's clearly just an excuse to avoid seeing him.

Even if you, Yu Ziliang, are of noble status, it is extremely impolite of you not to even acknowledge a visit from a True Lord of the same level.

If I hadn't known that Yu Ziliang wielded the Dao Meridian Divine Sword and that his true strength couldn't be judged by his apparent cultivation level, I would have already used Thunder Technique on him.

No one in the Five Thunder Sect has a good temper; they're quick to explode.

"That fake Nascent Soul cultivator who was forcibly pushed up with the Thunder Apricot Fruit is not worthy of discussing the Dao with me on equal footing... The Great True Monarch of September must be starving, he even values ​​this kind of old man and is willing to spend a Primordial Spirit Seed."

Yu Ziliang snorted coldly, and the lights around him formed long dragons that drifted to every corner of the Five Peaks.

Given his position, he was well aware of how the so-called miracle of infancy was achieved.

The Five Thunder Sect is known as the lineage of the Thunder God in the Upper Realm. Within the sect grows a withered Thunder Apricot Tree, which was once an innate spiritual root.

Later, due to some unknown misfortune, the Thunder Apricot Tree withered completely, leaving only one branch with a trace of green.

To transform into a human is something that can no longer be done.

Yet it can still bloom for a thousand years, bear fruit for a thousand years, and mature for a thousand years, with a single Lei Xing fruit taking three thousand years to bloom.

This innate spiritual seed inherits a trace of the original essence from the innate spiritual root. As long as a cultivator who practices thunder magic reaches the perfected Core Formation stage, consuming it will allow them to undergo a complete transformation.

Even the elderly and weak, whose bodies are like funnels and whose true essence is dissipating, can return to their peak condition with the nourishment of the Thunder Apricot Fruit.

With the help of that innate essence, the probability of transforming into an infant is at least over 50%.

However, cultivators who break through to the next realm using this method will never make any further progress in their cultivation and will forever remain at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

They didn't care about promising Nascent Soul cultivators, but for an old cultivator like Lan Qingyun who had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage, they were a lifeline.

Successfully surviving the tribulation means an extra 500 years of life, and a completely different social status.

On a normal day, Yu Ziliang might have granted him a meeting.

But this still leaves the search for Bai Zichen, which involves traveling tens of millions of miles, without any results, causing great frustration.

He even doubted whether Bai Zichen had actually come to the Earth Mother Cave Heaven, or whether he simply didn't care and treated him like a worn-out shoe.

With Bai Zichen's strength, 99% of the immortal fruits and spiritual herbs in the Earth Mother Cave Heaven would be useless to him.

"Back when I was in the Core Formation stage, I met him once... Among the many Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Northern Region, Bai Zichen was the only one who calmly accepted the calligraphy scroll from the Ancestor of the Dharma and withstood the profound meaning of the Great Dao on it. The key point is that at that time, he was just a Core Formation cultivator."

Yu Ziliang sighed deeply, realizing that Bai Zichen was different from others from that very day.

However, he was in a hurry to return to the Tushita Heaven, perfect the Hundred Lifetimes Path, and refine the mortal world energy, so he did not stay to interact with them again.

Later, Yuan Mo took over Zengguang Immortal City, and for some unknown reason, he harbored a subtle hostility towards the Qingfeng Sect.

Although there was no overt targeting, no communication channels were established, which was not the attitude one would expect when dealing with the most promising sect in the Northern Region.

"A great battle is about to break out. Although Patriarch Hongfa is worried, he is not in despair. He must have a backup plan to save the day... My master passed on to me the Demon-Slaying Sword, which is fused with the essence of the Demon Saint, specifically to enhance my ability to deal with the demon race. At the same time, he regards Bai Zichen so highly. Does he think that a Nascent Soul level expert will play a key role at that time?"

Yu Ziliang, residing in the central position, frequently conveyed the oral instructions of the Daoist lineage's patriarch, making him closer to the core than any other Great True Lord.

A series of clues and illogical actions, taken together, lead to an incredible conjecture that may be the final truth.

Several days later, the earth's veins shifted, and a chasm leading straight to the earth's core appeared in the center of the mountain.

An immense suction force emanated from the crack in the ground, instantly sucking away the air in front of it. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was swept away, creating a scene resembling a desolate land.

The nearby cultivators swayed and cried out in alarm. Many were unable to resist and fell into the crevice in the ground like kites with broken strings.

Yu Ziliang spat out a Thick Virtue Earth Element Pearl, which immediately stabilized the earth's power across the entire Five Sacred Mountains. This immense power of heaven and earth, surpassing even the Nascent Soul level, was suppressed by his counterattack.

"Enter in turn and select the immortal fruits according to the arrangements of each peak. Do not overstep the bounds... Go on, I will wait for you here."

Yu Ziliang waved his hand, and the disciples of the Qingyun Shangdao Sect took turns bowing before calmly flying into the crevice in the ground.

To soothe the earth's veins, to keep mountains and rivers stable, and to stabilize all valleys—this is a power approaching the level of a deity.

Even with the help of the sect's secret treasures, Yu Ziliang suffered a severe depletion of his true essence, most of the countless lamps went out, and his forehead was covered in a dense layer of fine sweat.

……

When over a hundred cultivators flooded into the Earth Mother Cave Heaven, one cultivator with ordinary features and an indifferent expression was positioned in the middle to lower ranks.

His magnificent Taoist robe and early-stage Nascent Soul realm attracted the attention of many.

There were only a handful of Nascent Soul True Monarchs on this trip.

Among cultivators in the Central Region, very few who have the necessary conditions fail to enter the Earth Mother Cave Heaven during the Core Formation stage.

In any case, the level of danger is not high, making it the most appropriate first stop for disciples of major sects to travel.

"Such rich earth elemental energy, it's almost at the fifth rank..."

Li Hansi looked around, ignoring the surrounding spiritual herbs, and went straight for the core area.

Bai Zichen had already arrived near the Five Peaks, considering that he was now quite famous among the human race's high-ranking officials, and everyone knew him.

To avoid trouble, he simply changed his appearance and began to act as 'Li Hansi' of the Fish-Dragon Sect.

The faint gravity on the ground caused the cultivators who entered the Earth Mother Cave Heaven to instantly experience a stratification of strength, with nearly half stumbling and falling to the ground, unable to maintain their flight.

One needs at least the late stage of Core Formation cultivation to barely maintain it.

Bai Zichen wielded the Avici Heavenly Prison Demon Sword, its sword light dazzling, instantly leaving everyone behind.

Ancient trees line the way, their hundreds of branches waving in the air, forming a dense, impenetrable net.

Even if a Nascent Soul True Monarch wanted to pass through quickly, it would be more convenient to take a detour; otherwise, if they were surrounded, it would be difficult to escape.

But the black and white sword light was straight and unyielding, breaking branches and vines along its path, and was severed by the sword intent even from a hundred feet away.

Even the ancient trees below withered and turned black instantly, as if all their vitality had been extinguished.

After flying straight for several days, they finally came across a giant brown sphere that was spinning continuously in place.

It exudes a chilling aura; before it, we are so insignificant, as if we had traversed the surface and arrived at the Earth's core.

Every inch of skin and every bone on its body surface radiated a crystal-clear red light, and the four bones were particularly dazzling as they resisted the terrifying gravity that could crush even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Whether it's the Celestial Spirit Herb or the Jade Heart Fire Date, you have to enter it to have a chance to obtain them..."

Bai Zichen slowly extended his palm and pressed it onto the rough, undulating sphere. After a long pause, he felt dizzy and disoriented.

It seemed to have triggered a special force, and instead of being directly teleported into the core area as Pan Shizhen had said, it did not.

Not only the true meaning of the earth, but also a mysterious power descended from the sky, causing the true meaning of time on his body to react.

The true meaning of time permeates everything, leaving everything in its path colorless, stagnant, and still, with only a monotonous black color remaining.

Only his palm was still extending forward at an extremely slow speed, connecting with the force above.

"A time-related spiritual object, or a terrifying time-related magical artifact?"

Bai Zichen had already made a judgment in his mind, after all, this was not the first time he had encountered a similar situation.

However, the speed of thought seemed to be frozen and slowed down, making it difficult to respond and take the next action.

The power that my fingertips touched was both familiar and strange; it was the power of time, carrying a deadly danger.

Because it wasn't trained by oneself, one is far from being able to control it freely.

If it were someone else, they would have been frozen solid under such overwhelming power of time, unable to even move their fingers.

Only by letting the power of time wash away everything can one find liberation.

If one is unlucky, they may be directly taken away by the power of time, leaving behind a cold corpse as the five signs of decay descend upon them.

But more likely, they simply didn't sense the true meaning of time within Bai Zichen's body, and therefore wouldn't be able to activate this mysterious power.

Just like the cultivators who entered the Earth Mother Cave in the past, they were all safe and sound.

(End of this chapter)