Born with immortal seed

Chapter 687 Awakening the Fifth-Order Flying Sword
"What a pity to lose such a promising talent... As long as I announce that I'm taking on disciples, young sword cultivators from the cultivation world will be swarming the Rotten Axe Mountain. I can then slowly choose a suitable successor later."

Bai Zichen was only interested in the talent and felt it was rare to encounter a swordsmanship prodigy in this way, so he decided to take him on as a disciple.

Since the other party is unwilling, he will naturally not force them, which means that the two parties are not yet destined to be together.

I wonder if Yuan Wu will regret it when he finds out who he rejected today.

Even more regrettably, his grand ideals were very likely just castles in the air, or rather, the kind that were packaged by someone with ulterior motives.

"With the loss of two Nascent Soul cultivators and several Great True Monarchs, the Moral Sect's control over various regions has definitely decreased significantly... Are some people seeing an opportunity and unable to resist jumping out?"

After the battle between the Holy Lord of Hongfa and the Lord of Qingqiu Mountain, he has not appeared again, and everyone speculates that both sides were seriously injured.

However, the Daoist lineage master's activities are limited, and he cannot leave Xuandu Mountain.

Almost every peak of the Demai lineage has lost a Great True Lord. Peaks like Wubu Peak and Cunsi Peak are even more rare, with no Great True Lords guarding them.

From this perspective, the Daode Sect was at its weakest point in the past ten thousand years.

If the Daoist lineage master and Shan Zhi's guess is correct, based on the current trajectory, it will be impossible for the cultivation world to produce a Nascent Soul cultivator in tens of thousands of years; even a Nascent Soul cultivator will be difficult.

At the same time, the probability of spiritual roots appearing increases significantly, basically one in three, which is close to the ideal society where everyone cultivates immortality.

In such a cultivation world, magical arts and supernatural powers permeate every aspect of life. The gap in individual strength between the top and bottom levels is constantly narrowed due to the explosive development of artifacts, making it possible for the so-called Great Harmony to emerge.

But in the present day, that would be a complete fantasy.

It's more like there's an invisible hand manipulating things behind the scenes, recommending these few candidates.

With Yuan Wu's limited cultivation level, getting involved in this mess would create a heavy karmic burden, and it's uncertain how long he'll live.

"When we get back, we need to have Xi'er investigate. There are a few people similar to Young Master Jin who have emerged in the cultivation world..."

Bai Zichen had a pretty good idea of ​​which groups were capable of controlling such a large-scale operation.

……

Rotten Ke Mountain, Qingxia Cave.

The cave was filled with golden light and countless rays of light, which shattered even the fifth-order spiritual energy into tiny fragments.

"What a ferocious metal element path! Quickly drive away all other forces and leave only the purest metal element power."

The Jade Rabbit and the Rolling Rolling Rabbit stayed far away, their short white fur standing on end, and they curled up into a ball.

"My skin hurts so much..."

Rolling up its paw, a few strands of bear fur fell off, and obvious sword marks appeared on its skin.

Several white demon marks flickered, barely managing to resist the overflowing sword intent.

"This flying sword is incredibly powerful; no wonder its master said it has a chance to advance to the sixth rank..."

Jade Rabbit pulled Rolling Rolling back several steps, sensing the huge gap in their cultivation levels.

These days, it has been tending to the herb garden and researching breakthroughs in spiritual plant techniques, having long forgotten about its own cultivation.

The two demons, Red Beard and Ao Quan, can be considered the strongest among the demon race at present. They were equally polite when facing it, and even occasionally showed a hint of envy.

Everyone knows that becoming the spirit beast of the Time Sword Lord guarantees a spot for ascension.

How could such a stroke of good fortune not cause the demon race, who didn't even know where the path to becoming a demon lord lay, to break down their defenses?

When ascending, those whose natal spirit beasts are below the fifth rank can only hide in the cave heaven. Too many of them will obviously increase the pressure of crossing the void passage.

Therefore, neither the Red-Bearded Lord nor Ao Quan, the two great demons, were able to directly sign a spirit beast contract with Bai Zichen.

Whenever she thinks of this, the Jade Rabbit can't help but feel fortunate that she surrendered quickly enough, coupled with her skill in cultivating spiritual herbs.

Otherwise, they would have followed in the footsteps of the other great demons on Rotten Axe Mountain, and wouldn't have the good life they have today.

The Jade Rabbit only needs to focus on its plant cultivation and herb-making skills, and quietly wait for its ascension.

Upon reaching the Earthly Immortal Realm, the difficulty of breaking through realms decreases tenfold, allowing one to easily advance to the Demon Lord level and achieve a carefree demonic life.

However, looking at it now, I still need to strengthen my abilities a bit, otherwise I won't even be able to help my master.

Unlike pandas, which have a deep bond with their owners and spend their days lying around eating and drinking without worrying about the future.

After activating Bai Ze's bloodline, the future suddenly became bright.

As the Jade Rabbit set a goal for itself and decided to stop being so idle, the golden light in the center of Qingxia Cave had become so intense that it seemed almost tangible.

The golden light hissed and crackled, seemingly endless, each beam subtly avoiding Bai Zichen.

Even when he lowered the hem of his robe, not a single drop of moisture was touched.

The sword of the Queen Mother of the West was half-buried in the ground, and the nine metal spiritual materials arranged around it all melted into flowing light, connecting with the sword body.

These are all fifth-tier sword-forging materials, used extravagantly here, all to help the Western Queen Mother Sword awaken as soon as possible.

In this great war between the two races, Bai Zichen killed so many powerful demons that it was almost impossible to count them all.

He also destroyed the Rotten Mountain, the royal court of the demon race in the outer sea, which meant that nearly half of the demon race's accumulated wealth over tens of thousands of years fell into his hands.

Since there's no way I can forge a fifth-tier flying sword anyway, I don't feel bad using it at all.

The Golden Mother Sword of the Western King alternates between light and darkness, resonating with the outside world, and its golden energy becomes increasingly abundant.

Seven days later, only an empty shell remained of the sword-forging material, its essence completely absorbed by the Western King Golden Mother Sword.

Bai Zichen flipped his hand, and the Northern Heavenly Divine Mud turned into black water, which he then sprinkled onto the Western Queen Mother's Sword.

The two made a hissing sound upon contact, and a terrifying aura erupted from within the sword.

As the bright golden light swept across, it was as if the Qingxia Cave had been plowed through, with stone dust falling softly from the mountain walls.

This fifth-tier flying sword was clearly different from before; it seemed to have come back to life.

Wow!
With a clear cry, all the golden light receded, and the sword flew out, spinning twice above the head.

He grasped the flying sword in his hand, and the sensation was exactly the same as before, but there was an indescribable difference.

A tender sword spirit condensed within the sword, like a newborn child, full of curiosity about everything in the outside world.

After several communications, I established contact with Blade & Soul.

"Master, master..."

The sword spirit had not yet mastered the ability to translate emotions into language, and stammered out a longing expression of deep affection.

"Huh? It didn't retain any of its past memories after it went into a deep sleep. What did the evil clone do to it?"

The Purple Star Thunder Sword jumped out and said in surprise.

Of all the swords, this one is the most unique, able to freely enter and exit its sheath and express its opinion without any reason.

"Back then, I regressed to the sword embryo state for the sake of the box, but after waking up, I still had my own memories. How could I become a blank sheet of paper... As a result, my spirituality dropped greatly, and I became much further away from a sixth-tier flying sword. The advantage is that I can reshape its personality. In the past, the Western Queen Mother Sword was not an obedient master, and it was not so easy to subdue it."

"We'll deal with the sixth-tier matter when we actually go to the Earthly Immortal Realm; it won't have much of an impact right now."

Bai Zichen raised his seven-foot-long sword with satisfaction, infused it with true essence, and transformed it into the true meaning of metal. The nearby stones began to turn into metal.

The Blade & Soul is still immature; it can be nurtured slowly.

If placed in the pure energy of the sword box, it will be no different from a normal fifth-order flying sword within a hundred years at most.

"The Moral Sect has quite a few good things. There are probably other fifth-tier flying swords hidden in the Nine Luminaries Cave Heaven. However, I can't produce any treasures that would tempt the Moral Sect right away, and they may not be willing to let me offer another fifth-tier flying sword."

Consider the treasures accumulated over ten thousand years at Rotten Axe Mountain; the Daode Sect alone has treasures accumulated over two hundred thousand years.

With more territory to occupy and treasures bestowed by the upper realm, their wealth can only be described as unfathomable.

I asked the Jade Rabbit about the changes in those fifth-tier spiritual herbs, especially the Glazed Golden Fruit.

"Everything is thriving, and the connection with the grotto-heaven is becoming increasingly close... The little maid is taking special care of that glass golden fruit, organizing the spiritual energy and guiding the essence. It will be ripe in another 1,500 years!"

The Jade Rabbit straightened its expression and put on a stern face.

In terms of cultivation talent, it was at the bottom among all the great demons of Rotten Axe Mountain back then, and being able to transform into human form was already quite lucky.

They have a unique advantage in treating plants and saving spiritual plants, which is difficult even for the strongest spiritual plant masters among humans to surpass.

The relocated Golden Fruit not only grew safely, but also rapidly grew within ten years using the power of the cave, equivalent to five hundred years under normal circumstances.

With this ability, it's not a loss to occupy a spot as a natal spirit beast.

"Could it increase even further?"

Bai Zichen sighed softly. It was already a rapid advancement, but 1,500 years was too far away.

If things go smoothly by then, he should have already ascended to the Immortal Realm.

"Uh... we've reached our limit. Any faster and it will be too much... Unless the master transforms into a god, and the great power of heaven and earth surges into the cave, causing a dramatic change in the world, and we deliberately guide it, the Glazed Golden Fruit can be made to ripen within a few days, even if it takes a hundred years in a day."

The jade rabbit tilted its head and spoke cautiously.

"...Where's Gun Gun? Has he started breaking through to the fourth tier yet?"

Bai Zichen waved his hand as if swatting away a mosquito, then turned his gaze to the round stool that was circling around his legs.

As it grew bigger day by day, Gun Gun could no longer hang on his pusher like a pendant.

The panda, which didn't have a neck to begin with, shrank back, its head and body becoming one.

"This maid has crushed three leaves of dragon's saliva grass and mixed them with golden and silver three-turn flowers, snow gardenia, and other ingredients to prepare the body-strengthening powder. In addition, a drop of moon nectar from the storeroom has been taken out so that it can be taken at any time."

The jade rabbit bobbed its head back and forth, giving a clear and detailed report.

"Gungung, do you want me to feed you?"

Bai Zichen glanced at him with a serious look before Gun Gun nodded with difficulty, indicating that he would no longer delay.

In fact, given his efforts in nurturing Gun Gun, coupled with the activation of Bai Ze's bloodline and the double assistance of Dragon Saliva Grass and Moon Essence Elixir, advancing to the fourth rank is a sure thing.

It's just that Gun Gun grew up under his protection and never experienced any hardship, so he couldn't get over this psychological hurdle.

He then summoned Ma Ruoxi and, as usual, gave her some pointers on her swordsmanship before giving her further instructions.

First, we need to find out where similar figures to Young Master Jin exist in the cultivation world, especially our stronghold in the Northern Region, which we must pay close attention to, lest someone destroy our home base.

Secondly, we search for children with kendo talent, true geniuses, whose exceptional talent is immediately apparent and far surpasses their peers.

Both things must be done in secret, without making a big fuss or attracting attention.

(End of this chapter)