Born with immortal seed

Chapter 712 Nascent Soul Perfection
In his mind's sea of ​​consciousness, it was as if a whirlwind had swept through, and several pieces of charcoal fell out of the furnace, scorching the ground into fire pits.

The sky was filled with stars, which were swept by an invisible giant hand, causing them to tilt and become disordered.

Even after the violent tremors, the pieces fell one by one, leaving trails of meteor-like flames.

I felt my mind was in disarray, I felt nauseous and uncomfortable, as if an iron rod was being violently stirred in my brain, and no matter what level of cultivation you were, you couldn't withstand it.

A few moments later, the chaotic sea of ​​consciousness rapidly recovered with astonishing inertia, returning to its original state.

Only a few more folds appeared in the thick canopy above, and two fire patterns appeared on the inner wall of the furnace that had been burning since the Qi Refining stage and never went out.

Only from these traces can we recall the changes brought about by the peaches at dusk.

Little White Nascent Soul stood up, his body flashing with light and shadow. He seemed unchanged, but there was an inexplicable feeling about him.

The Nascent Soul aura steadily increased, reaching the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

No matter how miraculous the elixir or how mysterious the immortal fruit, none of them can instantly increase a person's cultivation level without any process.

It's somewhat similar to the legendary elixir from ancient times that supposedly grants immediate ascension, though it's been weakened countless times.

"Losing fifteen years of lifespan is still within an acceptable range..."

Bai Zichen raised his palm, and a strand of white hair fell down, landing right on the back of his hand.

Savoring this power that transcends time, it is entirely different from his own path of time.

"Fortunately, there was only one Peach of Immortality at Dusk; otherwise, even I might not have been able to resist this power and could easily have become addicted to it without limit!"

Bai Zichen, who was speechless from being shocked by the Dusk Avenue, suddenly woke up. The power he gained from a single peach was too simple and straightforward.

Once one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, if the number of Twilight Peaches is unlimited, one can certainly eat them one by one with great pleasure.

No cultivator could resist the rapid increase in their cultivation level, which was visible to the naked eye.

Trading hundreds or thousands of years of lifespan for the perfect Nascent Soul realm is definitely not a bad deal.

However, without perseverance and hard work, it is easy to achieve nothing but a castle in the air.

Having the realm of understanding is insufficient; without mastering the application of true essence, one cannot grasp the wonders of the grotto-heaven.

Compared to other cultivators who have reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it will definitely have significant flaws.

Even if Bai Zichen doesn't suffer a loss in combat due to his supreme swordsmanship, he still can't sweep through his peers like he did today.

Following the example of the ancient sages, achieving the Divine Transformation stage and possessing the combat power of the Void Refinement stage is indeed difficult to accomplish.

This is not like the Middle Ages or earlier. Without the protection of the Ascension Platform, if you still want to successfully ascend and minimize the impact of the void turbulence, the required strength is at the Refinement of Void Realm.

Only in this way can we ensure our safety 100% in the void passage.

If you don't reach that level, you need to look at your protective treasures, the direction of your fortune, and the scale of the void turbulence you encounter.

It's good that this is the case; at least there's positive feedback, and taking it will improve one's cultivation and lead to advancement.

Other cultivators would likely be stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through.

They would still feel they hadn't eaten enough peaches at dusk, and would desperately consume more, forcing themselves to live out their lives in a state of longing for the future.

The Twilight Peaches are simply a preview of your cultivation achievements a hundred years from now, which you exchange for using your lifespan.

It does not inherently have any effect on enhancing cultivation or breaking through barriers. If you want to improve your realm with this innate spiritual root, you are making a mistake.

If one is destined to never reach the late Nascent Soul stage, then even if one eats the whole peach, aging for hundreds of years, the outcome will still be the same.

"As expected of an innate spiritual root, if this demonic peach were to flow into the cultivation world, it would surely cause a bloodbath... One bite, and without needing to meditate or refine spiritual energy, one's cultivation level would skyrocket. The Twilight Peach is also a rare variety cultivated by the Heavenly Demon Realm, so I'm afraid no one in the world would recognize its true nature and would only regard it as a celestial fruit descended from heaven."

Bai Zichen sent the partially damaged Dusk Peach into the grotto and instructed Bai Taotao to take good care of it.

Once this peach opens, its spiritual energy will continuously dissipate, and after ten days it will fall into the state of an ordinary peach, devoid of any divine power.

As the embodiment of the innate spiritual root, Bai Taotao took away 99% of the spiritual power, leaving behind only a tiny fragment of its physical form.

Only by taking action and using its own spiritual power to nurture the Twilight Peach could the spiritual energy be preserved for at least ten years.

After familiarizing himself with the true energy within his body, Bai Zichen activated the sixth level of the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture, circulating it for one cycle, and naturally reached the Nascent Soul Perfection stage.

Just like eating and drinking, it didn't stir any emotion in me; I've gotten used to it.

The barren soil beneath the seat, already devoid of vegetation due to the influence of the twilight avenue, was unsuitable for life.

At this moment, however, a few slender blades of grass struggled to grow, overturning the stones and squeezing through the hard soil.

It was the aura of the Great Dao that caused this change, bringing about a transformation from barrenness to flourishing once more.

"Having reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, there's no further room for advancement; only the finer details remain to refine the technique..."

With each cycle of the sixth level of the technique, the true essence would become more refined and abundant, until it increased by about 30% overall before stopping.

At the same time, his divine sense surged, covering the entire deserted island and extending outwards into the sea.

The maximum distance reached 450 li.

"No wonder it is said that a Nascent Soul cultivator is omniscient and can know everything in the world without leaving home... When I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will not need any magic or supernatural powers. I can use my divine sense to detect everything within a thousand miles. With the Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Pupil technique and the Listening Technique, all the Thousand-Mile Eyes and Wind-Following Ears will become child's play."

At this stage, one is only one level away from becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, and can take that step at any time.

Taking the first step is easy, but gaining a foothold is incredibly difficult.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Great True Monarchs in the cultivation world, but the number of Nascent Soul cultivators would always remain fixed at a few.

Before the connection between heaven and earth was severed, the number was greater, but not by much.

Bai Zichen looked at his own divine sense, which was faint and indistinct, and was still quite a distance away from the crystallization of divine sense required for the Nascent Soul stage.

This already demonstrates a spiritual strength that surpasses that of peers and is above the level of a normal Great True Monarch.

However, to reach this level of cultivation, one must either be exceptionally gifted with a naturally strong divine sense, or have learned special techniques to enhance one's divine sense.

More often than not, it's a combination of both.

Reaching the Nascent Soul stage through arduous cultivation alone, without external assistance, is unrealistic.

In this state, recklessly challenging the Nascent Soul stage is likely to result in not even witnessing the Heavenly Tribulation; the stringent requirements of the first few stages will likely deter one from progress.

"The sixth level of the Dongxuan Slaughtering God Sword Scripture allows one to refine another natal flying sword, but how to choose it is also a great question."

Bai Zichen's gaze lingered on the group of fifth-tier flying swords, carefully considering which one to refine.

The longer you refine your natal flying sword, the greater its power and the faster you can control it.

However, he didn't pay much attention to this.

It often takes hundreds of years to refine the same flying sword, only to increase its lethality by 20% or 30%, which is far too far for Bai Zichen, who has only lived for a little over 300 years.

Moreover, even with the Supreme Pure Sword Box, focusing solely on refining a flying sword wouldn't yield better results than immersing it in pure energy.

The point he values ​​most is that when his natal flying sword is activated, the consumption of true essence is close to zero.

With his swordsmanship, the space he can create increases exponentially with each additional natal flying sword.

Both the Dao Sheng Yi Jian and the Xinghe Sword Formation still have a lot of room for improvement.

Bai Zichen's list of natal flying swords also includes Yuexuan and Zhuxue, two fourth-tier flying swords.

But that was a product of a special era. With his strength, it was no longer possible for him to allow flying swords below the fifth rank to be included in his natal candidates.

"Si Sha and Si Lu followed me to slay demons, but there are hardly any demons to be found on Penglai Immortal Island... If we don't deal with the demons, the effectiveness of these two flying swords will be greatly reduced."

Of the remaining flying swords that haven't been assigned a destiny, aside from those specifically designed for slaying demons, there are only the Taiqing Crystal Sword and the Xiwang Jinmu Sword.

In fact, they are all described as having a sixth-tier prospect.

The Taiqing Crystal Sword is a fifth-order flying sword forged in the Immortal Realm and nurtured by the Yellow Springs Gourd for hundreds of years, making its sword light extremely sharp.

But this unconventional approach is its only strength: extreme sharpness.

The Western King Golden Mother Sword came from Wuming of the Heavenly Sword Sect. It was once a sixth-tier candidate flying sword, but lost to the Purple Star Thunder Sword.

According to the little purple sword spirit, it was a formidable competitor, having already possessed the foundation of a sixth-tier sword, but lacking the right opportunity.

"The Queen Mother of the West's sword can control the path of metal and overcome all flying swords made of metal. Let's refine this sword first..."

Bai Zichen hesitated for a moment before making his final choice.

It's the sword of the nameless sword immortal, which sounds like it has an even more prestigious background.

Anyway, I'll be able to master the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Scripture sooner or later, and then every fifth-tier flying sword can become my natal flying sword.

He pressed a heavy point onto the Queen Mother of the West's sword, his mind and spirit converging, and a drop of his essence blood seeped into the sword, beginning the refining process.

Even with the Cantong Pact, it would take more than sixty years to refine a fifth-order flying sword.

Bai Zichen also made a pleasant surprise: the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword had been quietly completed, and the Sword of Time was once again in place.

This proves that the Twilight Peaches are not only useful for improving cultivation, but can also be used for other supernatural powers and secret techniques in cultivation.

"That would be best. I'll take this opportunity to practice all the cultivation techniques I haven't had time to cultivate in the past... Once True Monarch Purple Seal sends the signal, I'll go see what he calls a great opportunity, infiltrate the high-level cultivators of Penglai, and inquire about the passage to Ancestral Continent."

To break through to the Divine Transformation stage, a great deal of preparation is required.

Aside from the crystallization of divine thoughts, there doesn't seem to be a good solution at the moment, so it has to be put on hold for later.

To cope with heavenly tribulations and inner demonic tribulations, he possesses the Nine-Eyed Bodhi Beads given to him by the Buddha of the Wheel of Jewels, which can provide some assistance during these calamities.

With a firm resolve, there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for the Heavenly Tribulation, it depends on what kind of tribulation Heaven will arrange for him.

Under normal circumstances, Bai Zichen's ability to overcome the tribulation would be a sure thing.

If even he is not strong enough, then other Nascent Soul cultivators at the peak of their cultivation need not even dream of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.

The fear is that, like in the time of infancy, a different type of heavenly tribulation will occur, one that only appeared in ancient times; then things will be hard to predict.

During the Future Star Tribulation, he used every means at his disposal, but in the end, he still managed to withstand the final bolt of heavenly lightning with the Purple Star Thunder Sword.

A heavenly lightning strike at the Nascent Soul level cannot be dealt with by a single flying sword.

Regardless of its original grade, the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword is just a fifth-tier flying sword in the mortal realm, only with greater destructive power.

In addition, regarding the initial form of his grotto-heaven, his grotto-heaven had long since expanded to its limit.

With the introduction of so many spiritual objects, the fifth-order spiritual plants transplanted by the Jade Rabbit became the supporting nodes for the nascent cave heaven.

The danger of rising to the top in one step is an unstable foundation, which can lead to a heavy fall from a great height.

There have been instances where individuals have survived tribulations and crystallized their divine senses, only to encounter setbacks at the final step when the immense power of heaven and earth was injected into the nascent form of their grotto-heaven.

Unable to withstand this immense power, the cave was eroded and shattered, a situation comparable to the absence of any nascent soul phenomena after the Nascent Soul stage.

The ascension to the grotto is a reward from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth for cultivators who advance to the Nascent Soul stage. Failure to ascend will not be as cruel as dropping one's cultivation level, but one should not even think about taking another step forward.

On the very first day of his transformation into a deity, he was already completely fixed in his current state.

Moreover, in terms of strength, they are definitely a notch weaker than the Nascent Soul cultivators who possess a grotto-heaven.

"It seems that all I can do right now are refine the flying sword and purify my true essence..."

The Cantongqi is working tirelessly to purify true essence. Bai Zichen considered that it was far less than what other cultivators did, who would spend hundreds of years refining their true essence to adapt to the tribulation.

His true essence level was already quite high; at most, he would need a hundred years of refinement, and there would be no need for more.

Cut another piece of peach flesh from the Dusk Peach, this time a slightly larger piece, and heard an even more distinct crying sound.

A trail of blood flowed down the peach flesh, and in a daze, it looked as if an infant was being cut into pieces, creating a series of illusions.

"Can consuming evening peaches really cause such side effects?"

Bai Zichen was immediately alarmed and sent a message to Bai Taotao to inquire.

Although the Heavenly Might Star Bone on his shoulder transmitted a cool sensation and a profound majesty that immediately awakened him, this was still a very serious matter.

"Master, this is a normal phenomenon, not unique to the Twilight Peaches... All innate spiritual roots are born by seizing the creation of heaven and earth and receiving the essence of the sun and moon. Especially after I took human form, I gained the recognition of this world. Anyone who eats them will experience hallucinations of varying degrees. This is a naturally formed protective mechanism and has no major impact."

Bai Taotao explained slowly, afraid of being blamed for this.

"I see……"

Bai Zichen sat down with a flick of his sleeve, swallowed the food in one gulp, and closed his eyes.

Nothing was happening on the deserted island at that moment, but a gentle breeze happened to blow by, making it feel like a huge change had occurred.

His eyes were open, revealing complex emotions, and a few more wrinkles seemed to have appeared at the corners of his eyes.

A strand of hair fell from her forehead, its black and white hair mingling, and when it fell to the ground and was blown away by the wind, it turned into powder.

……

Xijing, the City Lord's Mansion.

"Ancestor, each cave dwelling has been prepared and is ready for all True Lords to move in."

After finishing his report, Pei Shaojun bowed his head and remained motionless.

"Were they waiting to greet us on every road outside the city?"

The young man leaning against the cloud bed looked only a few years older than Pei Shaojun, but was his ancestor in terms of seniority, the Purple Seal True Lord, the city lord of Xijing City.

"Everything is arranged. Attendants have been selected according to the temperament of each True Lord to ensure they feel at home."

Pei Shaojun knew his ancestor's hidden capricious nature and that his rise to power was more due to his obedience and ability to understand others' thoughts than to any exceptional talent.

(End of this chapter)