Born with immortal seed

Chapter 601 The Buddha of the Jewel Wheel
Bai Zichen then used his sword heart to unleash his supreme sword technique, engulfing all the countless sparks of crimson gold into the sword light, leaving nothing behind.

Like a dazzling firework, sparks fly and then dissipate.

A moment later, sparks reappeared in the air; the Nanming Fire Sword had not truly disappeared.

"My mind is clear, and I can see the shadow of the flying sword... But when I try to look at it, or even just focus on it with my divine sense, it shatters into sparks of crimson gold."

Bai Zichen was at a loss for what to do. This had nothing to do with strength, and it was even different from the true meaning of the Great Dao.

This is a law of heaven and earth. The essence of the innate southern fire was inherited in part and became part of it after being refined into a flying sword.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators can only set up countless restrictions to imprison and limit them; they cannot directly subdue them.

"Such is the law, am I really supposed to enter a mountain of treasures and leave empty-handed... It would be one thing if I couldn't find it, but to be unable to take it even when it's right in front of me is unacceptable. This is the last flying sword that can form the Star River Array!"

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Zichen seemed to wake from a dream and once again futilely reached out to grab the Crimson Gold Fire Star.

Holding it in the palm of his hand, he unsurprisingly failed; no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't drag the flying sword out of its intangible state.

It seemed as if one could hear the contemptuous laughter of the Nanming Lihuo Sword, mocking the cultivator in front of him for wasting his time trying to do something that even a Nascent Soul cultivator could not do.

Therefore, we need to re-evaluate him.

If you can't even see through this, you can't achieve a 50% chance of becoming a Divine Transformation expert; even a 20% or 30% chance would be too high.

"But... I've got you!"

Bai Zichen snapped his fingers with his left hand, and his clenched right fist seemed to be covered in a ghostly light. He suddenly grabbed downwards with his five fingers, and a flying sword appeared in his hand.

No matter how much they struggled, they couldn't break free from the steel-like five fingers, not to mention the Star River Sword Formation shrank instantly, and the invisible binding force surged from all sides.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Nanming Li Huojian shouted crisply, his tone somewhat like that of an immature teenager who couldn't accept that his golden body had been broken.

"Nothing is impossible. The superposition of tangible and intangible states is indeed incredibly mysterious, beyond my ability to decipher... But what if you actively transform into tangible form and deliver it to me!"

Bai Zichen was secretly pleased. The new Time Divine Power he had gained after breaking through the Great Dao was being used for the first time in this kind of situation.

Time flies, and the right hand traces back a moment in time. At that time, the crimson starlight was the essential molecule that could form the Nanming Li Huo Sword.

In one swift motion, the entire Nanming Li Huo Sword was captured, ensuring its complete escape.

With fingers as swift as shuttles and the power of time as a lock, he placed seventy-two restrictions on the Nanming Lihuo Sword to prevent it from escaping again.

"Fortunately, the Time Divine Power came to the rescue, otherwise we would have had no choice but to retreat and watch the Southern Bright Fire Sword shrink back into the depths of the volcano... and there was no violent collision. The sword formation covered up in time, so the Ruyi Buddhist Kingdom should not have noticed anything unusual."

Bai Zichen was satisfied as he sent the Nanming Lihuo Sword into the nascent form of the cave, which was different from the situation with the Abitianyu Demon Sword back then.

Sending a fifth-tier flying sword, which is temporarily imprisoned and has no plan to recognize a master, but instead wants to escape at any time, into the Supreme Pure Sword Box would be too dangerous.

If the pure energy washes away the power of time, and the Nanming Li Huo Sword starts causing trouble in its scabbard, one will inevitably have to be cautious in taking action.

The nascent form of the grotto-heaven is different; it can be monitored at any time, allowing for timely detection and response.

With the power of the cave restraining it, it would be difficult for the Nanming Lihuo Sword to escape.

"However, the refining process of a fifth-order flying sword is inherently lengthy, and the Nanming Lihuo Sword is extremely resistant, so it's impossible for it to willingly submit... Without a hundred years, even the first step of refining cannot be completed!"

Bai Zichen shook his head with slight regret. He had been lucky enough to obtain a fifth-tier flying sword, but he couldn't refine and use it to enhance the Star River Sword Formation. This dampened his excitement considerably.
Once captured, refining a Nascent Soul cultivator is quite simple, but refining a Nascent Soul True Monarch is still more difficult due to the difference in cultivation level.

Advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it is a long and arduous journey for Bai Zichen.

The simplest way is that it would take him another 150 years to cultivate to the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Before leaving, they dug deeper into the volcano twice more, adding two more mounds to the nascent cave.

Emerging from the crater, circling once, and just as it was about to leave, Bai Zichen was suddenly startled and slowly turned around.

His heart sank. He had been forced to stand ten feet in front of him before he could even react.

"Amitabha Buddha, is the young benefactor retrieving treasure from the volcano?"

A kind-faced Buddhist monk, with his hands clasped together, asked as if seeking guidance.

He wore a bright red kasaya draped across his body, covered in gold thread, exuding an air of mystery.

His arms were adorned with enormous Buddhist wheels, some gleaming with golden light, some containing pure white relics, some radiating precious aura, and some bathed in rosy light...

He had no imposing presence whatsoever, like a seasoned sermon monk who lacked any spiritual cultivation.

"Junior Bai Zichen, I have met the Buddha Baolun... I have received guidance from Daoist Baoxuan and have come here to retrieve a treasure."

Bai Zichen dared not speak falsehoods and told the truth.

The Buddhist monk before him was the first Nascent Soul cultivator he had ever directly encountered since entering the Dao, the number one Buddhist monk in the world, Baolun Buddha.

He knew he had underestimated the Nascent Soul stage powerhouse. Even without a fierce exchange, the Star River Sword Formation and the Southern Bright Fire Sword did not clash at full power.

But for a Nascent Soul cultivator, they would likely be discovered as soon as they arrived at the volcano, with no secrets whatsoever.

Moreover, someone like the Buddha Ratnavali receives a tremendous boost in power within the Wish-Fulfilling Buddha Land.

He knew very well that even a powerful being who had just entered the Nascent Soul stage was beyond his ability to fight, and he had no chance of escaping from the Buddha of the Wheel of Treasures.

It's better to confess honestly; having ulterior motives will only make things worse.

Judging from his past experiences, this number one Buddhist cultivator in the cultivation world is a reasonable and powerful person. His method of dealing with villains is nothing more than capturing them and taking them to the Buddhist realm, where they listen to scriptures and chant Buddhist mantras day and night to reform their minds.

With the two races locked in a fierce war and sharing a common enemy, there's no reason for them to attack a rising star from their own side.

"So you are the young benefactor who single-handedly slew the demon race's fears and rose to prominence. You are indeed extraordinary. Our human race's sword path has a worthy successor."

The Buddha of the Wheel of Jewels seemed uninterested in the treasures in the volcano, offering a few words of praise before speaking again.

"Since you came to the Central Region, have you visited the Moral Sect?"

"Not yet. I have no past relationship with the Daode Sect, so I'm embarrassed to bother them."

Bai Zichen was a little confused, and followed up on the question.

"The Moral Sect is the leader of the Xuanmen and the main force in dealing with the demon race. In the future, young benefactor, you will have to deal with the Moral Sect in order to kill demons, seek help, and receive merits. How can you not pay them a visit? When you go there, please give this prayer bead to the Daoist Master of the Moral Sect and tell him that Bao Lun, a fellow traveler, sends his regards."

The Buddha of the Wheel of Jewels grew a third arm, plucked a bead from the rosary on his chest, and spun it around.

"I will definitely bring the Buddha's relics with me and then visit the Daode School."

Bai Zichen took the prayer beads, and countless chanting sounds came from them, vast and powerful, repeating in his ears.

He quickly used his true energy to isolate the prayer beads, not daring to be careless.

Seeing that the Buddha of Jewel Wheel remained silent, he hesitated and asked, "Buddha of Jewel Wheel, may I leave now?"

"Go, and don't forget what I told you. If you encounter danger in the future, and are within ten thousand miles of the Wish-Fulfilling Buddha Land, recite my name three times in succession, and I will appear to save you once, as a way of repaying you for delivering this message."

As soon as the Buddha Baolun finished speaking, Bai Zichen bowed respectfully and unleashed a beam of sword light.

"What amazing swordsmanship talent! If given a few hundred more years, he might truly become a fellow practitioner... It's a pity he inherited the Taibai Sword Sect's lineage. If we lose this battle and the Heavenly Demon Realm descends, he will surely die without a burial place. It won't matter where he escapes; even the old monk can't protect him. I still hope that those old ghosts can stand up and fight for the future of humanity for generations to come."

As the Buddha of the Wheel of Jewels watched the sword light vanish, a terrifying force of light from the distance pulled him back.

Light and shadow danced, and in the blink of an eye, the Buddha of the Precious Wheel appeared in the Wish-Fulfilling Buddha Land, hundreds of miles away.

As he entered through the city gate, all the monks, novices, and devout believers prostrated themselves before him, their expressions fervent, and they chanted scriptures rapidly.

Rays of Buddhist light and strands of incense and prayer power rushed toward the Buddha of the Wheel.

He uttered "Amitabha" and threw out a crystal wheel, which was filled in a few breaths, as if Buddha's light was about to drip down.

"Your Excellency, do you, like me, envy the path of spreading the Dharma...?"

The Buddha of the Wheel of Jewels nodded slightly, and all 100,088 of his Buddha statues in the entire Buddha Kingdom lit up simultaneously, having returned to the ten-thousand-story pagoda at the center of the Buddha Kingdom.

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"That's really strange. After appearing, they only asked me to deliver a message, without mentioning the Nanming Li Huo Sword at all?"

Even now, Bai Zichen doesn't believe that Baolun Buddha hasn't discovered his true target.

It can only be said that the virtuous monk possessed a remarkable state of mind, managing to control his desire even for a fifth-tier flying sword.

Perhaps even the Buddha Baolun knew that the Nanming Li Huo Sword could only reach its full potential when it was in Bai Zichen's hands.

“However, do people of their level not have a way to communicate and need a stranger like me to relay messages… To be able to stand on equal footing with Buddha Baolun, this Dao lineage master must also be a Nascent Soul cultivator. In addition to the three Nascent Soul cultivators currently existing, the Moral Sect actually has another Nascent Soul cultivator.”

Bai Zichen was secretly alarmed. It seemed that the Moral Sect was not domineering at all, but rather quite lenient and easy to talk to.

"I just wanted to establish contact with the Daode Sect, and I need to use their collection of books to verify many things... I was just worried about not having a suitable reason to convey the message of Buddha Baolun. I think that would be enough for the Daode Sect to take seriously."

The actions of a powerful being who has reached the Divine Transformation stage all have profound meaning.

However, as long as there is no malice towards him, Bai Zichen will not delve into it. It is possible that the Buddha Baolun is just curious and came to meet him.

Since he felt she was a suitable messenger, the conversation ended after just a few words.

"We should think about refining the Nanming Li Huo Sword, otherwise it would be such a waste to leave a fifth-tier flying sword idle!"

The sword light was like a cold, silvery streak, fleeting in an instant. When you reacted, all that remained was a blank space that left you with endless possibilities for imagination, and a chilling sword intent that lingered in the air for a long time.

(End of this chapter)