Born with immortal seed

Chapter 645 Eye Technique Cultivation
"Among the younger generation of the sect, my two disciples are barely considered to have the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage, but they are still far inferior to the true disciples of the major sects in the Central Region. As for the other Core Formation disciples, their chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage are even slimmer. Zhou Suqing's progress has been too slow in recent years, and she has fallen behind."

Bai Zichen arranged them one by one, and among the remaining people, he originally had high hopes for Zhou Suqing.

After all, during her Foundation Establishment stage, aside from actual combat, she was proficient in all techniques, making her an exceptionally gifted individual.

Throughout the sect, apart from Bai Zichen, no one could overshadow her.

However, after reaching the Core Formation stage, he showed signs of fatigue and was overtaken by younger generations such as Li Guizhen.

Unable to break through, he could only begin to cultivate various immortal arts in an attempt to gain inspiration for a breakthrough.

Besides his forte, array formation, he successfully advanced to the fourth rank.

The rest—alchemy, weapon crafting, and puppetry—all stopped at the third tier.

This level of skill is already considered top-notch within the Qingfeng Sect.

It's just that there's a bit of a gap between expectations and reality.

Bai Zichen had very few opportunities to interact with the other Core Formation disciples, and could only get glimpses of them through records and descriptions from others.

However, judging from their public performance and what others have said, none of them have reached the potential level of Li Guizhen.

It can be basically concluded that he can only serve as a successor to the previous generation of disciples, to be waited for later generations.

As for Wei Dao, he can give up his illusions about the Nascent Soul stage on his own.

Even with Bai Zichen's support, providing breakthrough pills and even Nascent Soul pills, it would only give him one chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage before his death.

The success rate of transforming an infant into a spirit is no more than 20%.

"Even if I ascend to immortality, I still have Senior Brother Ge... After that, the disciples who can truly support the sect have probably not yet appeared. However, once I establish Rotten Axe Mountain as my training ground, heroes from all over the world will naturally come to join me, and there will be enough outstanding immortal seedlings to choose from."

Bai Zichen put aside his concerns about the future and turned his attention back to himself.

"As expected of the number one eye technique of the demon race, the difficulty of cultivating the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes is second only to the original, undisassembled Azure Emperor Longevity Sword among all the supernatural abilities I have ever seen. It is still so difficult to cultivate even after refining a pair of pupils left behind by the Dragon Lord."

On the day of the attack on Rotten Axe Mountain, Shan Zhi used magic to see through the Red-Eared Ancestor's method of creating hair clones, which made him very envious. He then thought that the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon could also achieve a similar effect.

This is a good opportunity to get started with it.

This eye technique can only be cultivated by the True Dragon race; any other race that attempts to cultivate it will only end up destroying their own eyes.

Furthermore, depending on the bloodline, the pupil techniques and supernatural abilities cultivated vary.

In the Dragon King, illusions are dispelled, truth is seen, and the light shines far and wide.

It can also lock onto targets, analyze the opponent's fighting habits, and expose all weaknesses.

As a sixth-order divine ability, it can be used up to the Void Refinement stage.

Bai Zichen could not possibly possess the bloodline of a true dragon, but by refining the Dragon Lord's crystallized eyes and integrating them into his own pupils, he could barely meet the requirements.

Originally, I thought that since the crystallized eyeball contained the essence of the Dragon Lord's eye technique, I could cultivate it smoothly.

Unexpectedly, even the first step of opening the pupils and distinguishing yin and yang in the eyes was extremely difficult.

He could feel that this force was altering his pupils so that he could see further when gazing into the distance.

Thirty miles away, on a yellow peach tree, a kingfisher was piercing the peach with its sharp, long beak, quickly pecking the flesh and swallowing it.

With a sudden, sharp strike, it broke the peach pit in two and ate it clean.

This wasn't a divine sense perception; it was something I actually saw with my own eyes.

Even with mountains in between, it still wouldn't affect the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon.

But that was all. That power disappeared after he entered the realm, as if he had used it all up.

If Bai Zichen were to cultivate on his own and reach the level of recreating the Dragon Lord, it would take at least several hundred years.

Long-lived dragons can do this without a second thought.

Human cultivators cannot do it; it is an exaggeration even for Nascent Soul cultivators.

If a Nascent Soul True Monarch dedicates nearly half of their life to cultivating a single pupil technique, how much time can they possibly spare for other things?

After several months of initial study, Bai Zichen finally understood that the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes were exactly the kind of supernatural power he hated the most—the kind that was easy to advance to the bottleneck of advancement but time-consuming and mentally exhausting to cultivate.

Only the reversed kind of supernatural power can bring out the advantages of his sacred body.

But for the true dragon race, lifespan is the most readily available thing.

A true dragon at the level of a demon lord has a lifespan that is almost equal to that of a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage. It is reasonable for it to spend hundreds of years cultivating a powerful divine ability.

The Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon were created by a sixth-order demon saint, so it goes without saying which side they lean towards.

"I never expected that my enthusiastic start to cultivate the eye technique would end in disappointment... Bloodline is the key. Just by having a trace of true dragon bloodline in my eyes, I was able to destroy those crystallized eyeballs. If it were a demon with other bloodlines, it shouldn't be this troublesome."

Bai Zichen sighed and could only turn his attention back to refining his sixth natal flying sword.

The two fifth-tier flying swords, the Demon-Slaying Sword and the Southern Bright Fire Sword, each have their own merits.

Considering that the former was completely devoted to him and wouldn't leave even if he was driven away, he was very easy to manage and never had any problems.

The latter was so arrogant that it refused to even connect with its spirit, sealing itself away and refusing to communicate.

It wasn't until a few days ago, when he borrowed a sword from the cultivators present to fight against the Nascent Soul Demon Lord, that he gained the recognition of the Nanming Li Huo Sword.

At that time, he gave up resistance and actively merged into the Dao Sheng Yi Jian.

And together they unleashed their primal power, together unleashing that magnificent sword strike.

In comparison, the Nanming Li Huo Sword is more unstable and should be refined first.

Taking on two fifth-tier flying swords at the same time was a heavy burden for him.

"No, bloodline is more important... So, among the True Dragon clan, whose bloodline can compare to that of the sacred beast Azure Dragon?"

Just as Bai Zichen was about to put down the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes and turn his energy to refining his natal flying sword, a flash of inspiration struck him.

He is no longer the same person he was in the past, when he knew nothing about the divisions of the demon race.

The fourth-tier great demon is the first tier where one can transform into human form, marking a watershed moment between demon beasts and the demon race.

Even within the demon race, demon beasts below the fourth rank are often not considered as members of the same race.

Only by taking human form and elevating their intelligence can they be considered true members of the same kind.

Of course, many demonic beasts possess the bloodline of wild beasts, and even when they reach the fourth rank, they still retain their demonic bodies and cannot transform.

A fifth-tier demon lord—from ancient times to the present, this level of cultivation is considered worthy of being called an ancestor, a title universally recognized throughout the world.

A sixth-tier demon saint is already an important ruler in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

A seventh-tier demon god is equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator; some of them possess such enormous bodies that they can form a world in themselves.

Legend has it that this terrifying demon god could swallow an entire ocean and spit out a continent with a single gulp.

The essence blood of the sacred beast in Bai Zichen's hands is truly suspicious; how did it end up in the mortal realm? There are indeed many secrets from ancient times.

In the Heavenly Demon Realm, the term "sacred beast" refers to those few true spirit divine beasts.

Its true form is beyond imagination; even within the demon race, very few have actually seen the sacred beast.

All I know is that at certain times, when all I see when I look up is starlight and red glow, a massive demonic body will brush past the horizon.

The entire process lasted for several hours, making one wonder if this demonic body would ever end.

Thus, what we see is only a part of the sacred beast.

The Heavenly Demon Realm was able to survive adjacent to the Earthly Immortal Realm only because of those few sacred beasts.

In terms of strength alone, each of these sacred beasts is comparable to a Mahayana cultivator.

However, the whereabouts of the sacred beast are a mystery. Even if it appears near the Heavenly Demon Realm, it is impossible for it to be commanded by a demon race whose strength is far weaker than its own.

How this drop of sacred beast's blood ended up in the human realm remains a great mystery.

The sacred beast essence blood in Bai Zichen's hands belongs to the Azure Dragon, which perfectly matches the bloodline requirement of the Candle Dragon's Yin-Yang Eyes.

In terms of bloodline power, let alone the mortal realm, even in the realm of immortals, this drop of sacred beast blood is an unparalleled treasure.

He didn't expect to refine it directly, but instead used the essence of the sacred beast's blood to influence the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon.

When the long-lost essence of the sacred beast floated in his palm and reappeared, a dragon's roar seemed to echo in the Azure Cloud Cave.

From the deepest part of the cave, an old dragon roared and flew out, heading towards Bai Zichen.

Halfway there, the old dragon exhausted itself and scattered into countless points of light, vanishing into nothingness.

"It is a dragon that passed away in Qingxia Cave many years ago. Stimulated by the essence of the sacred beast, it directly attracted the dragon soul. Fortunately, there are not many dragon beasts in Lankeshan. If it were in Xingxiu Sea, it would probably attract the remnants of countless dragon beasts."

Ever since he learned the origin of the sacred beast's blood essence, he has kept his distance from it.

Fearing that the crystal might not be able to withstand the impact and break apart, several talismans were specially added.

However, if something unexpected really happens, these little tricks will be completely useless.

Bai Zichen was adept at extracting the essence of sacred beasts, having already used it when he was practicing the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword. The Dragon Clan had also perfected the method of separating essence.

Now, we return to our old ways, using the same methods, but applying them to different people.

A faint, indescribable aura emanated from the essence of the sacred beast, swirling before his eyes.

Until his eyes opened again, a winged dragon flew up from the depths of his eyes, and his entire aura was different.

His pupils trembled suddenly as the aura of the sacred beast surged in, accompanied by a cool current of air.

Every moment, the progress of Zhulong Yin-Yang Eyes surges forward by one point.

It won't take hundreds of years; at most, it will only take a few hundred days to reach the standard set by the Dragon King.

The Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon determine superiority based on bloodline. Even tracing back to the Earthly Immortal Realm, it's impossible for the True Dragon Clan to possess a bloodline comparable to that of a Sacred Beast.

"I wonder if the Dragon Lord knows this from beyond the grave, and if he sees me using the sacred beast's blood essence that it longed for, and the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon that it left behind, will he die again?"

Bai Zichen smiled knowingly. No wonder the Dragon Lord was so crazy about the essence blood of the sacred beast.

It is not only related to the path of the Demon Lord, but can also be used to overcome insurmountable obstacles.

By observing Zhulong's cultivation of Yin-Yang Eyes, one can see the importance of the True Spirit Bloodline to the demon race.

As long as it is related to the bloodline of the true dragon, it is the absolute king.

Looking at the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes, which originally would have taken hundreds of years to master, they could now be mastered in a year or two at most.

Moreover, at the same level, the effect is much better than before.

One hundred days later, Bai Zichen opened his eyes, his yin-yang pupils illuminating the vast world.

The Rotten Axe Mountain stretches for thousands of miles. From Qingxia Cave, he could see directly outside the mountain. A messenger was leaping down from the back of a gray crane spirit beast.

He hurried a few steps, entered the area of ​​Rotten Axe Mountain, and asked someone to inform him that he wanted to see him.

Looking up again, beyond the nine heavens, all the rays of light from outer space were reduced to their most essential spiritual light in his eyes.

The rising pure energy and the sinking turbid energy, flowing along the meridians, were clearly visible to him.

This means that, if Bai Zichen were willing, he could be even more knowledgeable about the spiritual vein nodes of this world than a fourth-tier array master.

Looking down, through the thick crust of the earth, one can see countless fissures in the earth's core.

The toxic flames surged through the cracks to the surface, erupting from the narrowest part of the fissure.

These hidden dangers, both big and small, had nowhere to hide under his Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes.

"Going further on, the speed of cultivating eye techniques will slow down if you rely solely on absorbing the aura of sacred beasts... Unless you can dismantle the crystal and directly face the essence blood of sacred beasts, then you can naturally return to this speed."

Bai Zichen could sense that the effects of the sacred beast's blood essence were diminishing.

A single drop of essence blood from a dignified true spirit beast is enough for a fourth-tier great demon to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and with compatible bloodlines, success is virtually guaranteed.

It wouldn't even consume that much; it would condense into a single point, just like how this demon race member could maintain their lead after ascending.

However, the aura of the sacred beast was still a layer away, so its effect was naturally much weaker.

Bai Zichen wasn't in a hurry; he knew that rushing to use such a supernatural power would definitely lead to negative consequences.

In any case, the current progress is already an unexpected bonus for him.

"If we maintain the status quo, in ten years at most, I will be able to make the Yin-Yang Eyes of the Candle Dragon truly perfect... reaching the same level as the Dragon Lord, but with even better performance in all aspects."

First, it was the Dragon Lord's crystallized eyeball that provided Bai Zichen with the most basic conditions for cultivation.

Furthermore, the aura of the sacred beast caused a qualitative change in his pupils, bringing the cultivation effect of the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Pupils close to that of a true spirit descendant.

The incredible things that happened during the cultivation process allowed me to witness the privileges that one could enjoy by possessing the highest level of true dragon bloodline.

Once the pupil technique is fully mastered, it will likely be even more powerful than Huang Tingfeng described.

Half an hour later, the messenger was led by Yu Ziliang to Qingxia Cave.

"You mean, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and four early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were able to escape and ascend to heaven by a single stingray?"

Bai Zichen was both amused and exasperated; he had planned everything meticulously, but he hadn't expected this outcome.

Although rays are enormous in size, they are gentle in nature; otherwise, they would not have been used as the mainstream flying pack animals.

Even if it mutates and grows to the fourth rank, its strength is still at the bottom among the great demons of the same rank.

I really don't know how they managed to escape from such an encirclement.

Driven by the desire to capture the ray beast, Hong Zhenjun of the Daode Sect led his men in pursuit from all directions, but they were left further and further behind.

They could only watch helplessly as the ray beast rode the wind, flying away from the Eastern Region and truly entering the outer sea.

Knowing his shame, Hong Zhenjun became even more courageous. In the past two months, he has captured two cities and led his army to the coastline.

The messenger was sent to find out the next course of action.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone knew in their hearts that this eastern expedition would definitely not stop here.

The demon race is currently at its weakest point since the Middle Ages.

Inland, only the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox remains; in the outer sea, there is not a single Demon Lord. Even more tragically, too many Great Demons of the Transformation level have died off in successive waves.

Taking advantage of popular support, they launched a surprise attack into the open sea, both to quell potential threats and to covet maritime resources.

(End of this chapter)