Born with immortal seed

Chapter 689 Time Treasure
"It's you. In terms of hardness, no spiritual material in the cultivation world can surpass you..."

Bai Zichen looked inward into the cave, surveying the world he had created from the perspective of a creator god.

Now, fifth-grade spiritual materials are readily available in the cave, transforming into scenic wonders everywhere.

As his gaze swept over a five-colored, stubborn rock, he reached out and grabbed it, bringing it back to the real world.

It is precisely because of its hardness that one can visualize the five-crystal divine iron used for tempering the body, about the size of a fist, as if holding a small mountain in the palm of one's hand.

Sitting cross-legged, the little white nascent soul leaped out of the Niwan Palace, made a hand seal, and spat out a mouthful of platinum flames, which began to scorch the five crystal divine iron.

It is a top-grade fifth-order spiritual material, known for its hardness, and ordinary flames cannot harm it.

His Infant Fire Foundation is a combination of the pure Yang True Fire cultivated from the Fire Dragon Returning to Origin Scripture and the pale white True Flame attached to the Glazed Fire God Body, combining the two major characteristics of Yang-style demon-slaying and burning divine consciousness.

However, due to the numerous supernatural abilities that need to be cultivated after Nascent Soul stage, there is no time to upgrade the Nascent Soul Flame; it only gradually strengthens as cultivation level increases.

Otherwise, if one goes to the outer heavens and captures the innate fire essence, one can gradually upgrade the pure yang true fire into pure yang heavenly fire.

This matter requires both patience and good fortune.

The number of innate fire essences is already scarce; even after wandering the vast starry sky for several years, one might not see one even once.

Moreover, encountering it does not guarantee success in capturing it; the advancement of True Fire requires four or five strands of innate fire essence.

This is why many Nascent Soul True Monarchs build their caves on peaks over ten thousand feet high, so they can reach out and touch the sky and easily capture extraterrestrial spiritual objects at any time.

After burning the Five Crystal Divine Iron for a hundred days, the edges of the ore softened and, under the control of true essence, became a perfectly round lump.

Feeling the time was right, Xiaobai's nascent soul and main body simultaneously raised their arms, gathering the true meaning of time at their fingertips, and pressed down forcefully on the Five Crystal Divine Iron.

With a touch of the fingertip, a stroke is made, leaving a faint fingerprint, and as it moves, an ancient character is generated.

Little White Nascent Soul followed closely behind, pressing his finger in the void, achieving perfect harmony, and the ancient characters were deepened.

As soon as he finished writing the word, Bai Zichen's face turned ashen. Even with his strength, he felt that his true essence, divine sense, and true intent were all in dire need of attention.

However, it is best to make this mother coin in one go, with the same thread running through it, in order to ensure perfection.

Otherwise, if the coins are stamped, the subsequent sublimation of the master coin will be affected.

Bai Zichen either doesn't do anything, or he wants to do it to the best of his ability. He can count on this mother coin to help the Falling Treasure Golden Coin Sword advance to the fifth rank.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Bai's nascent soul exhaled three mouthfuls of his natal true essence, and with renewed focus, he lowered his finger once more.

Another character slowly took shape as the fingertip moved, symmetrical from top to bottom.

He selected the characters '朔' and '望' from the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script, the common script of the Immortal Realm, and created a chain reaction with the True Meaning of Time, leaving his mark on the Five Crystal Divine Iron.

The black and white ink flowed freely, the characters gleaming brightly, almost painful to the eyes.

As the light faded, the characters "朔望" (shuòwàng, meaning "new moon and full moon") returned to normal, leaving only white marks on the surface of the Five Crystal Divine Iron.

"Heh heh... I almost exhausted myself trying to refine a single mother coin. This job was much harder than I thought."

Bai Zichen's clothes were soaked, his topknot fell to the ground, and his black hair was scattered on his back. He lay on the ground and chuckled softly.

Originally, I thought that it wouldn't be difficult for the Money Sect to use 108 mother coins to refine the Fallen Treasure Money Sword, but I underestimated the difficulty of refining mother coins.

The Money Sect specializes in casting master coins for various sects and has developed a mature system.

Unlike his first attempt, he had high requirements and wanted to create a coin that would be passed down through the ages and be full of his personal mark.

Fortunately, each of the Golden Tadpole Spiritual Scripts could inspire the true meaning of the Great Dao. The two characters he selected and the true meaning of time mutually reinforced each other, which allowed him to complete the engraving work to the fullest extent.

After the engraving was successful, the Five Crystal Divine Iron shrank considerably, but its weight remained unchanged, and it even became a bit heavier.

"How about calling it Shuowang Tongbao...? No, that's not good either. It's hard to immediately associate the coin with me from the name, which is not conducive to its spread. Let's just stick to calling it Guangyin Tongbao."

Bai Zichen held up the mother coin, temporarily named Guangyin Tongbao, before his eyes. It had a five-colored background with white characters on top, and a strong sense of time flowed around it.

Although it has no grade or rank, it is definitely a mother coin that belongs exclusively to him.

Even the most skilled weapon refiners in the cultivation world could not simply copy the design and forge it.

The most likely imitation is of the Five Phoenix Sword Sect's Ku Rong Sword Lord, but his understanding of the true meaning of time is only superficial, far less advanced than his own.

Another one is that the Golden Tadpole Spirit Script can restrict 99% of cultivators.

Such spiritual script from the mortal realm is impossible to obtain unless one has a close relationship with the upper realm.

The Five Phoenix Sword Sect's lineage isn't very long, and it doesn't seem like it could be connected to the Earthly Immortal Realm.

If it were the Daode Sect or the Taiping Sect, there might be a way to learn from them.

“The counterfeiting of the mother coin can be prevented at the source. The next step is to stamp the coins, which requires complex molds... It would be faster to have professionals do this. It would take the disciples less than ten years to achieve a certain scale.”

Bai Zichen didn't intend to do everything himself, as that would be too inefficient and unnecessary.

As long as the core components are in your hands, that's enough.

At the command, the entire Eastern Region was in an uproar. Normally, people would have to queue up to see Wei Dao, but now that they had a chance to directly curry favor with the Sword Lord of Time, how could they miss it?

Although the trend of minting coins has passed for thousands of years.

In the vast world of cultivation, there are always a few sects that privately issue currency, confined to their own territory and unknown to outsiders.

In such a secluded environment, where sects have absolute control, there is still a basis for distribution.

Within a few months, hundreds of instruments were sent to the foot of Rotten Axe Mountain.

Inside were both dilapidated artifacts that were over ten thousand years old and newly made, shiny and new.

We welcome all who seek to uphold morality; if there are any professionals knowledgeable in coin making, that would be even better—we'll keep them too.

A few days later, several Taoist priests arrived on the road leading to Lankeshan. Regardless of age or gender, they were all dressed in bright yellow Taoist robes with coins embroidered on the front and back.

"I rushed and rushed, and finally arrived. Hopefully, I'm not too late..."

The leading Taoist priest had a broad face and large ears. He held two large gold ingots in his hands and wore a long necklace with 108 beads of gold, agate, pearl, turquoise, and other precious stones. He exuded an air of nobility.

His waist, wrists, and earlobes were all adorned with jewels, making one wonder whether he was a Taoist monk or a worldly merchant.

The others all had similar styles, just not as exaggerated.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Sect Leader. When it comes to minting coins, who in the world can compare with our Money Sect? Even the Great Zhou copper coins of the Morality Sect have sought our help... If Lord Time Sword really wants to succeed, he will definitely use us."

Following closely behind was a young Taoist priest with a chiseled face and adorned with jade ornaments, who had adopted a different style.

"Stop talking nonsense! We are now the Money Gate! Remember, loose lips sink ships!"

The leading cultivator spoke sternly, his face grim.

Seeing his junior brother's grim expression, he added, "Our sect has long lost its former glory, and for four generations we have not produced a True Monarch... Our cultivation methods require the gathering of wealth from all over the world, but since no major sects are minting precious coins, there is no shortcut to cultivation. Fulfilling the requirements of the Time Sword Lord is our sect's only hope for a resurgence, and I do not want anyone to find fault with us from other places."

"Understood, Senior Brother Sect Leader."

The Jade Ornament Taoist nodded and said nothing more.

The sect leader of the Money Sect sighed inwardly. The disciples in the sect were honest and capable, but lacked talent.

Although this junior brother Sha is very talented, he is arrogant and always feels that he is underappreciated. He believes that as long as he has the opportunity, he can spread his wings and soar.

Only he, who was in charge of the sect, knew that the Money Sect had long been operating at a loss. No one was hiring them to mint coins, which not only reduced their income but also greatly slowed down their cultivation speed.

In order to enable himself to form his core, his father, who was also the previous leader of the Money Sect, traded the Treasure-Losing Money Sword, which had been passed down for ten thousand years, to the Taiping Sect.

In addition, since there is no fixed income, disciples of the Money Sect often have to work part-time as weapon refiners to earn spirit stones.

Upon hearing that the Lord of the Light of Time at Rotten Axe Mountain was recruiting for the casting of coins and manpower, the entire sect mobilized without hesitation.

Even without pay, cultivators from the Money Sect would join if a cultivator of this level forged coins.

As long as you can participate, it's like getting on the fast track to spiritual practice.

Several Nascent Soul True Lords in the history of the Money Sect were in charge of minting important coins with far-reaching influence, such as the Great Zhou Copper Coin and the Taiping Paper Money.

By using the coins issued by the Huashen Sect to gather wealth from all over the world, and receiving this feedback, he successfully transformed into an Infant.

Although the Sword Lord of Time has not yet reached the Divine Realm, in some aspects he surpasses even the Divine Realm.

The Money Sect was aiming for this point; even if this kind of currency wasn't wildly popular in the cultivation world, it could at least circulate in the Eastern Region.

By mobilizing all their forces, even if they don't reach the Nascent Soul stage, they can at least help recruit a few more Core Formation cultivators.

This matter concerns the very survival of our sect; how could we not take it seriously?

……

"The Great True Lord has visited many times, but I have failed to greet him at the main gate. Therefore, I offer tea instead of wine to express my apology."

Bai Zichen raised a porcelain cup, the aroma of tea filling the air, and drank it all in one gulp.

“Secluded cultivation is common, especially for a Sword Master with such talent, it’s normal for him to have sudden enlightenment at any time.”

The Great True Lord of September has visibly aged; not in his physical form, but in the luster of his eyes and the complexion of his face.

As a cultivator nearing a thousand years old, and with the Thunder Path technique being the most damaging to the body, his body was riddled with hidden injuries over the years.

If he weren't a Nascent Soul cultivator at the pinnacle of this realm, having consumed all sorts of longevity pills and spiritual items, along with various elixirs for repairing his physical body, other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Thunder Path would have long been unable to maintain this state.

"I heard that Sword Lord intends to follow the example of the sages and start minting coins again. I was just thinking that our sect once minted Five Thunder Yuanbao coins, but unfortunately it only lasted for a hundred years... The relevant equipment is still intact, so I brought it here for Sword Lord to refer to."

With a flick of his sleeve, the Great True Lord of September produced a disc that spiraled upwards in layers.

The surface is covered with thunder patterns, and each layer has hundreds of coin-minting holes, which can mint tens of thousands of coins at the same time.

"Great True Lord, you are too kind. I shall accept your kind request..."

The fact that they were going to mint coins, and that Bai Zichen had only just heard of the famous Five Thunder Yuanbao, was a very unsuccessful attempt by the Five Thunder Sect.

This coin is made primarily of a low-grade thunder crystal. It requires a thunder cultivator with at least a Core Formation level to inject thunder-type true essence into it in order to form the Five Thunder Yuanbao.

The casting of the master coin involved nearly ten top-tier lightning-type spiritual items treasured by the Five Thunder Sect, emptying almost a third of the sect's treasury.

Despite the enormous expense and high expectations placed upon it, the Five Thunder Treasures achieved only mediocre results after its release, failing to make any waves.

The Taiping paper money of the same period was much more popular, and many monks chose it voluntarily.

Of course, the final version ended the same way: both types of coins had to be discontinued due to excessively high production costs.

“I already know the Great True Lord’s intentions, and the Myriad-Foot Water Eye is also among the targets of our conquest… Lord Red Beard has already joined the ranks of that escaped demon dragon. Once it sends us definite news, we will set off immediately.”

Bai Zichen certainly knew why the Great True Monarch of September was doing this. Given his status, seniority, and position in the cultivation world, he wouldn't have bothered to visit a junior so many times if it weren't for the Five Thunder Sect.

It seems that the Five Thunder Sect's talent pool is entirely occupied by the Great True Monarch of September, and no disciple has emerged who has truly impressed the world since.

If the Great True Monarch passes away in September, the sect will be without a Great True Monarch, and will not be worthy of the title of the number one Thunder Path sect in the cultivation world.

He hadn't originally prioritized the Myriad-Foot Water Eye, since it was already at the edge of the Black Sea, and even if humanity developed for thousands more years, they still wouldn't be able to reach there.

It's true that we must eradicate demons completely, but there's no need to rush it. We can wait a couple of years.

As a result, the so-called True Dragon Saint Son Ying Guang took the initiative to target him, so it's no wonder that Bai Zichen was vengeful.

I have already instructed the Red-Bearded Lord to secretly gather information about Ying Guang. Once we have detailed information and his exact location, we will eliminate him with lightning speed.

Incidentally, this also fulfilled the wish of the Great True Lord of September; wasn't that exactly why he volunteered to participate in the pioneering war?

We can also check then to see if there's any extra Changchun Holy Water.

No one would complain about having too much of this holy water that can save any spiritual plant. Even if you don't need it right now, it's always good to have a drop on hand.

"So the news that Sword Lord subdued Crimson Beard Lord is true. The trip to the Ten Thousand Foot Water Eye will surely be smooth sailing and a fruitful return!"

The Great True Lord of September revealed a childlike smile and laughed heartily, "This old Daoist will shamelessly stay on Rotten Axe Mountain for the time being, and wait for the Sword Lord's good news."

After several years, he finally received a definite response, which put his mind at ease.

He even considered setting off with only a few Nascent Soul cultivators from the Moral Sect, as he couldn't give up until he actually ventured into the Ten Thousand Zhang Water Eye.

Even with the best efforts to preserve his life, the Great True Lord of the Ninth Month only has a few decades left to live, so he might as well fight one last time before he dies.

As long as they can obtain a single drop of Everlasting Spring Holy Water and save the Thunder Apricot Divine Tree, the Five Thunder Sect can maintain its position as a top sect in the cultivation world even without the Great True Monarch of September.

"Master, Wei Dao sent someone over, saying that several cultivators from the Money Sect have arrived. They specialize in minting coins for various sects and seem to have real skills. They wish to have an audience with us."

After the Jade Rabbit, who had been pouring tea, went downstairs and placed the freshly filled teapot on the table, she said softly.

"The Money Sect? This sect hasn't lost its lineage after all, and they've come looking for us... Have Wei Dao accompany them, and lead them to Qingxia Cave later."

Bai Zichen's eyes lit up. If it wasn't just a coincidence of names, then the previous owner of the Falling Treasure Golden Coin Sword had arrived.

This sect has fallen so low that it has to sell its inherited flying sword in exchange for Core Formation spiritual items and other cultivation resources. Everyone thought it was in dire straits and could no longer continue its lineage.

It's wonderful that you have disciples and followers.

Firstly, the flying swords were forged by their family; secondly, when it comes to forging coins, no one in the entire cultivation world could be more professional than the former Money Sect.

“Sword Lord, you have other guests. This old Taoist will take his leave now, so as not to disturb you.”

The Great True Lord of September immediately stood up, bowed, and prepared to take his leave.

"Great True Lord, please take your time. I will seek out fellow Daoists to discuss the Dao and the heavens again tomorrow."

Bai Zichen didn't stand on ceremony and spoke calmly.

A quarter of an hour later, led by Wei Dao, five cultivators dressed in bright yellow Taoist robes tiptoed into Qingxia Cave, holding their breath.

"Xiao Xiuwu Shentong, along with his fellow disciples, pays respects to the Sword Lord."

Wu Shentong, the current leader of the Money Gate, knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. Only when he entered did he catch a glimpse of a young man in a green robe sitting on the jade throne at the head of the table.

(End of this chapter)