Born with immortal seed

Chapter 640 Twilight Peaches
"Running away again?"

This demonic peach possesses an even stronger aura than the one in the Dongyang Villa; its veins seem to connect to the entire Monkey Mountain.

With each expansion and contraction, the equivalent of a Nascent Soul cultivator's energy is absorbed by the demon peach.

The red and white demonic peaches are equivalent to countless Nascent Soul cultivators.

Moreover, this peach has the ability to control the ghost of longevity. Even the smaller one from that day was enough to leave the Great True Lord helpless.

This demonic peach appeared inside the Red-Eared Ancestor's body, and it seems to have been there for a long time.

If they knew the truth, that would be one thing; it could be a mutual exploitation or a means for the Red-Eared Ancestor to prolong his life.

It's scary if you don't know.

This shows that the demonic peach has already acquired the ability to deceive even a Nascent Soul cultivator, and can easily enter the demon lord's body to lurk.

The thought alone is chilling; in the world of cultivation, who would dare say they can avoid a sneak attack?

Judging from the pressure alone, it is already infinitely close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Unexpectedly, just like the demonic peach in the Dongyang Villa, it immediately lost its arrogance after sensing the true meaning of time.

Bai Zichen had already anticipated this, as his Great Dao of Time had an absolute restraining effect on this type of demonized immortal peach.

But at least the last one summoned a ghost to resist it a little, this one looks even more powerful, and it actually turned around and ran away.

"Could it be that the Demon Peach has grown more sensitive to the true meaning of the Great Dao, which is why it is like this?"

With a wave of his hand, several fifth-tier flying swords split into thousands of sword lights, carrying traces of the true meaning of time, sealing the demon peach inside.

The two Azure Emperor Longevity Swords were swung out in succession, but the true meaning of time was exhausted, and they could only barely be mobilized to put on an empty shell.

But the demon peach didn't even bother to distinguish, and in fright, it fell to the ground with a thud, rolling twice.

A tiny figure, about three inches tall, emerged, wrapped in a blood-red square scarf. Proportionally, it had a large head and thin limbs.

His facial features looked like they were forcibly pieced together, awkward and unattractive, with a strange quality that was hard to look at.

He clasped his hands together, kowtowed repeatedly, and let out a series of pitiful screams.

"A spiritual fruit shedding its shell? An innate spiritual root?"

Bai Zichen's expression changed drastically, and he stepped to Yao Tao's side.

"Since you can transform and have stayed in Red Ear's body for so long, I don't believe you have no ability to communicate... Either answer the truth, or I can only wait for you to accumulate the true meaning of time to refine you!"

The cultivation world encompasses five regions, a vast and boundless expanse, yet 'innate spiritual roots' have not been seen for many years.

Back then, the Holy Lotus Sect's ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus was only growing towards the state of innate spiritual root, yet it made True Monarch Nine Lotus and Qu Yang both love and hate it.

On the one hand, they can provide assistance; otherwise, a cultivator like Qu Yang, who has nothing but spiritual root talent, would never be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in his lifetime.

On the other hand, he was firmly confined to the spot by the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus, and even his mind was controlled, turning him into a Snow Lotus puppet.

Another famous example is the Thunder Apricot Divine Tree of the Five Thunder Sect, which was once an innate spiritual root, but for some unknown reason withered and died.

Only one branch remained, still bearing a hint of green, but it was already a treasure of the Five Thunder Sect.

These are not true 'innate spiritual roots'. The genuine ones are all uniquely endowed, possessing a trace of the origin of creation.

Therefore, the final human form was flawless and immaculate, and there were no extraordinary meridians or dantian in the body.

As long as you summon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it will be inexhaustibly transformed into true spiritual power within your body, without any refining or absorption process.

All Nascent Soul cultivators, and even the big shots in the Earthly Immortal Realm, coveted the Innate Spiritual Root.

The mere fact that it can create an avatar with unlimited potential is worth as much as a sixth-tier treasure, making it all worthwhile.

Because they are full of treasures, they are the most envied. It is extremely difficult for those with innate spiritual roots to reach the Great Dao.

So when a three-foot-tall little man suddenly jumped out from the peach in front of him, it was completely unexpected and far beyond his wildest expectations.

"Immortal, spare me! Immortal, spare me... I meant no harm. I was just really hungry and wanted to find some blood to possess. I didn't mean to offend you, Immortal. I deserve to die."

The three-foot-tall boy was almost knocked into a bloody shadow when his voice rang out directly in his mind, filled with a sense of fear and trepidation.

"You are that peach, truly possessing an innate spiritual root?"

Since they can communicate normally, Bai Zichen doesn't need to guess; he can just ask directly.

"I am not a person with innate spiritual roots, please do not eat me!"

Yao Tao screamed at the top of her lungs, but the content was somewhat ridiculous.

A peach, which usually resides within other living beings and devours others to enhance itself, is now crying out that it shouldn't be eaten—a truly surreal scene.

“Tracing back my lineage, the true innate spiritual root is the Five Virtues Longevity Peach that grows in the Earthly Immortal Realm… This spiritual plant, once it takes human form, possesses all sorts of incredible supernatural powers. Later, the Heavenly Demon Realm stole a fruit pit and planted it in the deepest part of Corpse Mountain, where five great demon saints guarded it day and night. This also attracted the essence of Corpse Mountain to merge with it, and ultimately, I was born in the most filthy place in the Heavenly Demon Realm.”

Yao Tao spoke quickly, as if afraid Bai Zichen wouldn't believe her.

"The Five Virtues Longevity Peach integrates the five innate virtues. With these five virtues by one's side, one can turn danger into safety, avert misfortune into good fortune, and extend lifespan are all secondary benefits. The smaller one is the opposite of the Five Virtues Longevity Peach, known as the Twilight Peach. In the Heavenly Demon Realm, seeing it is considered an ominous sign. But it is only one step away from having an innate spiritual root, and it is impossible to cross that threshold in this lifetime, so it came to the lower realm to see if there is a chance to take another step forward."

The Heavenly Demon Realm paid such a high price in order to create an innate spiritual root that could rival the Five Virtues Longevity Peach.

The peaches at dusk are certainly not bad, but they are still far from meeting our expectations.

It can grow to the sixth level and take on human form, but this is different from the transformation of innate spiritual roots, as the human form has no cultivation ability.

It's only slightly better than other spiritual plants; it can move freely, but its main body still needs to stay in place and sense its surroundings through its tentacles.

So these peaches come from the Heavenly Demon Realm! No wonder they're so strange!
Bai Zichen asked a question, and Huang Hun Tao answered truthfully without daring to disobey in the slightest.

Knowing its origins, it turns out that the Red-Eared Ancestor accidentally made contact with the ape clan of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

The ape clan was very 'concerned' about this fellow clan member in the lower realm. In addition to bestowing the Moon Essence Nectar so that the demon clan of Rotten Axe Mountain could successfully complete the path of transformation, they also thoughtfully bestowed the Twilight Peaches upon the Red-Eared Ancestor after learning that his lifespan was not long.

According to the Holy Clan, cutting open the chest and replacing the decaying heart with a peach would slowly maintain life.

Moreover, decades later, the immortal peaches, having adapted to the lower realm environment and generated with the vital energy of heaven and earth, can in turn replenish their vitality.

Its most obvious effect is that it can lock lifespan, allowing the old demon lord, Red-Eared Ancestor, to maintain the strength of a young god even in wartime.

In fact, there is one major side effect of consuming the Twilight Peaches: once the peaches have accumulated enough energy, they will recoup all the effort of the past years in one go, and by a hundred or a thousand times.

Even a Nascent Soul Demon Lord, once completely absorbed by the Twilight Peach, would become nourishment for the peach.

Without Bai Zichen, the peerless sword immortal who appeared out of nowhere, judging from how much this peach had grown, it probably wouldn't have been far from the final step. Even after it died, it would still be used by its fellow demons in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

Qi and blood, physical body, demonic essence... and most importantly, the last breath exhaled by a sufficiently powerful cultivator on their deathbed.

This is the cultivator who best represents the true meaning of twilight, instantly enabling the twilight peaches to accumulate to full perfection.

Having eaten its fill, it leaped out of the remains of the Crimson-Eared Ancestor, bathed in crimson light, to search for its next target.

The purpose of the ape clan's actions was unclear to Twilight Peach. All that could be said was that no matter how careful the Red-Eared Ancestor was, after surviving several rounds of traps, he still fell into the biggest one.

All along, a ghost has been silently stealing the essence and spirit of the Red-Eared Ancestor, causing it to fail in its advancement to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and prematurely age.

"Then what good is it for me to keep you around?"

Bai Zichen listened to so much, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Immortal, I come from the Heavenly Demon Realm and am very familiar with information about the Upper Realm. With your abilities, Immortal, you will surely be striving for ascension in the future. I can provide you with a great deal of information."

The peaches at dusk were in a panic and hurriedly tried to prove their worth.

"Moreover, the Immortal's control over the Great Dao of Time is the upper limit of my Twilight True Meaning, and I dare not rebel against it. Otherwise, if a sword light of time were to strike, I would have no ability to resist whatsoever."

"Then take another look, where did this immortal peach come from?"

After much deliberation, Bai Zichen moved out another demonic peach that had been suppressed within the nascent cave.

"Huh, how come there are such similar immortal peaches... Could it be that after me, the Heavenly Demon Realm created a new variety of immortal peach based on the Five Virtues Longevity Fruit?"

Even the peaches at dusk were startled; their similar appearance wasn't important, it was the scent they emitted that mattered.

It clearly shares the same origin as the Five Virtues Longevity Peach and is similar in essence to the Dusk Peach, only smaller and weaker, and not yet fully formed.

"It's at least ten more cycles before it reaches maturity. Each time it devours a Nascent Soul cultivator, it's equivalent to one cycle, growing stronger by one round... Eventually, it can reach a realm similar to mine."

'Master Dongyang is a sixth-level alchemist in the Earthly Immortal Realm. Why would he carry a mutated immortal peach? Could he be secretly cooperating with the Heavenly Demon Realm?'

Bai Zichen remained silent, deciding to suppress the new Dusk Peach in the same way.

In any case, the power of his own true meaning of time was still enough to deter them, so he was not worried that they would cause a great upheaval in the nascent cave.

To trace the connection between these two events, there seems to be a huge fog in the upper realm, which can be lifted by the peaches at dusk.

Perhaps we'll have a chance to explore the mysteries once he reaches the Divine Realm.

Bai Zichen didn't care at all about the information about the Immortal Realm that Huang Hun Pan Tao had mentioned.

You, a 'natural spiritual root' created by the Heavenly Demon Realm, still failed to achieve success in the end.

At most, they know some common knowledge about the Earthly Immortal Realm; they could never know the real inside story.

What attracted him more was the body that could be transformed into an external avatar.

The Red-Eared Ancestor's hair clones are incredibly powerful, and there's also the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique passed down through generations of human cultivators.

Having an avatar is the ultimate dream of almost every cultivator.

The first thing a high-level cultivator does after stagnates in their cultivation realm and can no longer make progress is to start researching clones.

If he could find clues from the peaches of immortality at dusk and nurture true innate spiritual roots, he was confident that he could subdue them with the true meaning of time, as long as their essence remained unchanged.

At the center of Bai Zichen's nascent cave, another powerfully vibrating peach heart has been added.

The two demonic peaches trembled simultaneously, triggering a surge of spiritual energy in the area.

He had no intention of interfering with these changes; he would let them take their natural course.

……

Fifteen days passed in a flash.

Banners stretched endlessly, with a large golden flag flying atop the tallest and largest airship, flanked by numerous smaller sect flags.

With a deafening roar, it hurtled towards Rotten Axe Mountain.

Another fleet of airships followed closely behind, a massive, dark mass that blotted out the sky and plunged the ground into darkness.

When attacking the sacred land of the demon race, it is not necessarily better to have more cultivators.

Judging from the defensive formation of Rotten Axe Mountain, it has very little effect on those below the Core Formation stage.

Even if they form a battle formation, they cannot shake the formation in the slightest; instead, the formation will absorb their spiritual energy.

Therefore, after the reinforcements arrived, Bai Zichen immediately mustered his forces and selected the best among them to gather on the main ship.

The ships behind were mostly loaded with logistical supplies, including various war resources.

He wasn't going to use human lives to fill the gaps, nor did he want to waste time and years slowly wearing down the rotten Keshan Mountain, so he could only do his best himself.

"True Lord, it's been a long time. Do you still remember me?"

Shan Zhi dusted off his robe, walked to the bow of the ship, bowed, and asked.

The figure before him was clearly the key person who had enabled him to make rapid progress in the Great Dao of Omniscience and to use this person's destiny to unravel the great war between the human and demon races.

He then tried to deduce the true identity of Ziwei Xingjun multiple times, and even asked his senior brother, the headmaster, for help.

But no matter what kind of divine calculation was used, nothing was gained.

On the battlefield, Shan Zhi initially didn't connect the identities of the Sword Lord of Time and the Star Lord of Ziwei.

But when he saw the sword light that was exactly the same as the one in the deduction, he was greatly moved and understood everything.

The Sword Lord of Time is the Star Lord of Ziwei, and the Star Lord of Ziwei is the Sword Lord of Time; the two are one.

Such immense power, coupled with unpredictable destinies, renders even divine calculations futile.

Given all the conditions, without needing a clear reason, it can be determined that the two are actually the same person.

"Xie Mingzong Shan Zhi... your calculations seem to be wrong. The human race has not suffered a complete defeat and its land has not been lost. The five regions have become a paradise for the demon race to slaughter at will."

Bai Zichen turned around with a faint smile on his face.

“Your Evil Life Sect believes that everything is predetermined by fate, but now it seems that human effort can also overcome fate.”

How could he possibly forget such a unique Nascent Soul?

Having traveled the cultivation world for so many years, Bai Zichen knew that the Evil Fate Sect was the most reliable divination master he had ever met.

They anticipated that the demon race would have a supreme treasure, and that the human race would be unable to withstand it, suffering heavy casualties.

That point cannot be considered wrong.

He also calculated that the turning point in the battle lay in a single sword stroke.

That is absolutely true.

By burning their own essence with the Heavenly Punishment Peak Master's Measuring Ruler, they sacrificed this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure to buy time and wait for the opportunity to ascend together.

Thanks to a sudden flash of inspiration during Bai Zichen's pre-battle seclusion, he integrated all his flying swords and insights into one, and relied on the special quality of the Ziwei Xuanlei Sword to forcefully withstand the attack.

Finally, he reversed the situation and defeated the Crimson-Eared Ancestor, completing the other half of the calculated image.

There may be many things that were not calculated, including the extremely crucial Ice Soul Fairy.

But for someone living a hundred years ago, to be able to see the future at a glance, even if it was fragmented and incomplete, was extremely difficult.

Shan Zhi's omniscient and omnipotent Dao is still credible, and is fundamentally different from other charlatans who pretend to be gods and ghosts.

"That was originally going to lead downwards. People like True Monarchs and Heavenly Punishment Peak Masters have noble destinies and can disregard divine calculations. It's like my deduction had two more uncertain factors in the end, so there will definitely be deviations."

Shan Zhi coughed violently, as if he were coughing up his internal organs.

"It is my honor to have glimpsed even a corner of your wisdom... Based on this deduction alone, I will surely reach the Nascent Soul stage within sixty years!"

(End of this chapter)