Born with immortal seed

Chapter 813 The Five Elements Return to One
In the mortal realm, in order to cultivate the Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, Bai Zichen used a fifth-order spiritual object and a self-created trickery to imitate the Five Elements Sacred Body and complete his spiritual root.

But in reality, it only counts when using the cultivation technique.

In daily cultivation, one doesn't need these five elements of spiritual roots; one still uses one's own three spiritual roots.

In the realm of mortal immortals, all sorts of strange and wonderful secret techniques have been developed to break through the Void Refinement stage.

The various forces have changed over time.

On the Daoist side, as the most powerful force that once ruled over all the heavens and myriad realms under the leadership of the Heavenly Emperor, this secret technique had long been thoroughly figured out.

There are mainly two paths. One is to use the most extreme and purest sixth-order spiritual object as a substitute and integrate it into a suitable spiritual place, so that the Nascent Soul cultivator can truly have an additional spiritual root.

Newly formed spiritual roots are similar to acquired spiritual roots and will not hinder cultivation.

The dragon tip that Lin Hejun pointed out that day must have been this sixth-tier spiritual object.

Sixth-tier spiritual items are rare to begin with, and they require extreme purity and refinement; even with immortal crystals, one might not be able to buy one.

A seasoned cultivator in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm might indeed have a way to recommend where to buy it.

Besides, there is another much simpler path that saves on cultivation and refining, and can be completed in an instant.

It involves having a powerful being of the Fusion Realm inject a wisp of Qi into the body, creating a spiritual root out of thin air.

Such an action would deplete the essence of the combined body and severely damage one's vitality, making it far less feasible than finding a suitable sixth-tier spiritual object.

Unless they are blood relatives or the most valued successors, which fusion would be willing to do such a thing?

Ninety-nine percent of those who reach the Nascent Soul stage in the Earthly Immortal Realm follow the first route.

"I don't have any sixth-tier five-elemental spiritual items, but it seems this item can perfectly replace them..."

Bai Zichen pondered for a moment, then returned the book and went back to his own cave dwelling.

Once seated in the quiet room, he reached out into the void as if pulling out a heavy object.

A hazy, five-colored glow appeared, and five feathers flashed by in an instant, causing the room to fall silent.

“These feathers can brush anything, forming their own five elements world. The five elements divine light derived from them are all first-class divine powers... No matter which angle you look at it from, it meets the requirements of the pseudo-spiritual root secret technique.”

Bai Zichen flicked his fingers across the five-colored feathers, pondering for a long time before making a decision.

"Let's first go through the process in our mind's eye and see if this method works."

He didn't want to see a failed spell, whether it meant losing a Five Elements Feather or suffering a backlash from the secret technique.

It can only be said that the higher one's level of understanding, the more obvious the wondrous effects of the Cantongqi become.

One trial and error can save hundreds of years, or even a top-tier divine object.

Previously, I felt that the Cantongqi was somewhat unworthy of the status of the fundamental practice of the Jingming School, but now it seems that I was completely wrong.

This kind of cultivation method has no requirements on the cultivator's realm or innate talent. Talented disciples can master it at the Nascent Soul stage and benefit from it until they reach the Deity Transformation stage or even the Void Refinement stage. It can definitely be called a heaven-defying cultivation method.

In the space of consciousness, a strand of golden thread appeared inexplicably.

It is as fine as a spider's thread, no, it is thousands of times finer than a hair, and can be easily overlooked without careful observation.

In the blink of an eye, the golden thread grew into a golden pillar, supporting the sky above and the earth below.

Just as he was moving forward in rhythm with the secret technique, it suddenly exploded, with countless golden flowers flashing wildly, creating a golden rain in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Bai Zichen's vision went black, and he felt a sense of emptiness, realizing that his first attempt at using the False Substitution Technique had failed.

However, this was expected; there's no way one can succeed by jumping straight in without careful study.

He relied on the wondrous power of the Cantongqi and used the space of his consciousness to experiment and make mistakes. This near-realistic evolutionary effect was far more advanced than mere theoretical discussion.

In that one moment, he understood the three flaws in the spellcasting process.

Simply engaging in theoretical study will not get you on the right track in just a few years.

After repeating this process three months later, Bai Zichen successfully evolved the fake Golden Feather Secret Technique in his sea of ​​consciousness.

He then bathed and burned incense, picked up a golden feather, and with utmost concentration, performed the disguise technique.

After an incense stick had burned for a while, Bai Zichen felt a strange, inexplicable feeling welling up inside him, and he gained a deeper understanding of the spiritual energy in the air.

The metal elemental energy that had previously been shut out surged in like a tide, quickly passing through every part of my body.

In the blink of an eye, he had become a cultivator with four spiritual roots.

Moreover, unlike other Nascent Soul cultivators who take the false route, he skips the step of refining in a suitable spiritual land after fusion and directly takes shape.

"The efficiency of refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has increased by another 30%... No wonder there is such a huge difference between the true essence of a Void Refining cultivator and that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. After the Five Elements are unified, the speed of refining and recovery has increased by more than tenfold."

Bai Zichen exhaled lightly. With the Golden Spirit Root, the Dongxuan Slaughtering God Sword Scripture became even sharper, almost emitting a piercing metallic clang when it circulated through his meridians.

"However, there is still a problem. My aptitude for fire and metal is already equivalent to that of a celestial spiritual root, but my aptitude for earth and wood is still mediocre. Once I have all five elements, I will appear out of place and expose serious flaws."

There are ways to solve this.

Even in the mortal realm, there are spiritual items that can be taken long-term to improve one's spiritual root aptitude. Surely the immortal realm wouldn't lack such items?

The five-colored feathers had an extraordinary origin and their effects far surpassed those of a sixth-order pure spiritual item, making him look at these five treasures from the Five Elements Peacock of Xuanzhou with even greater respect.

It can be basically confirmed that the five-colored feathers should come from the relics of the Demon Saint.

"Let's rest for a bit. We can replenish the water spirit root later..."

Bai Zichen stood up with a beaming smile. He had resolved the major obstacle in his path to the Void Refinement stage in just a few years since his ascension, which was much smoother than he had hoped for.

He doesn't need to break through the bottleneck. After unifying the five elements, he can replenish each spiritual root to the level of a heavenly spiritual root, find a sixth-order spiritual land, and easily achieve the Void Refinement stage.

After resting for several months, I repeated the previous process in my mind's eye.

He then merged the water-elemental feathers into himself in one go, thus fully acquiring the water elemental root, and from then on, he possessed all five elements.

With a single grasp, he refined a ball of spiritual energy, dividing it into five strands that flowed into his meridians.

It then circulated within the body, transforming into a pure and refined essence.

Both efficiency and the quality of the true essence have been significantly improved.

The balance of the five elements is not quite right, which makes the true essence less than perfect; otherwise, the performance would be even better.

"I need to keep my cultivation progress a secret from others to avoid attracting their attention... I can ask Han Fang about spiritual items to improve my innate constitution. Even if he doesn't know, as a local cultivator, he should know where to find them."

Bai Zichen carefully put away the remaining three true feathers, knowing they might be useful in the future.

Used for refining weapons and swords, they are all at least level five with the potential to reach level six.

Looking again at Shaohua Cave, there were further changes.

There is a great river that spans the cave, and a high mountain piled with gold and iron that rises out of nowhere.

All of them are fifth-order spiritual lands, adding to the diversity of the grotto-heavens.

……

Langyuan, Qingxuan Mansion.

An old Taoist priest with thin cheeks and a slightly yellow complexion shook his robes and got up from the prayer mat.

He opened his mouth and exhaled a long, cold breath, which immediately turned into ice crystals and fell to the ground.

He rolled up his robe, revealing a ruler mark and a shallow horizontal line on his forearm.

With a flick of the fingers upwards, the ruler mark disappears.

Looking at the old Taoist priest's face again, it looked much better.

"That's truly a remarkable tactic; it almost cost this old Taoist half his life... The guards' intelligence was wrong. What they said about three Nascent Soul cultivators ascending to immortality? One of them, a man and a woman, were actually at the Void Refinement stage!"

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace was still furious and turned his attention to the three ascendants who had injured him, who were also armored guards.

At first, they tried to solve the problem on their own, but as things escalated, the entire Jiawei unit lost face.

We can't have You Gaogong directly mobilize for the sake of three ascendants; otherwise, this purple-armored commander would be inferior to the other two combined beings in Langyuan.

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace was at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, and was also skilled in divination and knowledgeable about destiny, which is why people sought his help.

The task itself was not difficult, and it would also save face for You Gaogong, so he readily agreed.

Rumors circulated that the three ascended beings possessed extraordinary treasures, which blocked the Azure Mystery Palace Master's divine calculations.

The truth, however, is known only to him.

The Lord of Qingxuan Prefecture had indeed failed in his first three attempts to find the location through divination, but the divination results pointed to a vague direction, so he simply left the other guards behind and went alone.

Finally, at the edge of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, they were lucky enough to catch up with the three.

But as soon as they started fighting, they realized something was wrong.

It wasn't a simple capture as expected. Apart from the dragon-type demon beast, the other two ascended cultivators were both at the Void Refinement Realm.

Although they had ascended to heaven hundreds of years ago, they had been constantly being hunted down and on the run, and they had no skills to study scriptures or collect spiritual objects, let alone calm down and break through their bottlenecks.

This situation is completely unreasonable.

If he weren't on the same side as You Gaogong, he would suspect that the guards were deliberately providing false information to frame him.

The newly promoted Void Refinement Realm cultivator was nothing to worry about; the Azure Profound Palace Master roused himself slightly, not believing that he posed much of a threat.

First, the dragon-type demon beast summoned a large cauldron to cover him, and then the female cultivator shot out a line of ice, causing half of his chest to completely lose sensation.

Then another male cultivator swung his ruler and struck his arm with a loud crack.

The defensive artifacts were rendered useless, failing to even stop the ruler.

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace was completely bewildered from the start, and before he could retaliate, he was hit with the same moves again, which he found difficult to defend against.

A strange sense of threat arose in my heart; this odd combination actually revealed a hint of danger.

The key issue is the large cauldron on his head, which greatly restricts the Qingxuan Palace Master, preventing him from unleashing even half of his full potential.

He had already recognized it as the most coveted and coveted creation treasure among all cultivators at the peak of the Void Refinement stage!
Only treasures like these can achieve this; even sixth-tier magic weapons cannot.

After being hit three times in a row, the Lord of Qingxuan Palace sensed something was wrong, so he blasted open a treasure and forced his way through the cauldron to escape back.

The Heaven-Opening Treasure represents the hope of fusion, and is indeed extremely tempting.

However, due to a lack of understanding, he was injured and put at a disadvantage from the start, and it's hard to say what the outcome would be if the fight continued.

Since all three of them have been marked, once their injuries have healed, they can deal with them decisively and seize the Heaven-Opening Treasure.

It was precisely because of this discovery that the Lord of Qingxuan Palace concealed the last movements of the three ascendants, only saying that their spiritual insights had been obscured and their divine calculations had yielded nothing.

The purpose was to seize the Heaven-Opening Treasure for himself.

"Both the man and the woman are extraordinary. They ascended to the Void Refinement stage within a few hundred years and comprehended the Great Dao Divine Powers. It's rare that they can fight beyond their level and still sustain their abilities. Otherwise, why would this old Daoist have spent over ten years just to heal this minor injury!"

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace rubbed his forearm, which was still slightly sore.

(End of this chapter)