Born with immortal seed

Chapter 828

The young Qingxuan Palace Master laughed in fury, slamming his palm onto the spirit pool, causing the lake surface to boil.

"What kind of power dares to steal my opportunity to merge with the immortals! I will write a letter and send it to the Central Immortal Realm, asking my uncles to put all these people from the Hidden Dragon Realm on the wanted list!"

Normally, the Lord of Qingxuan Palace should have noticed something amiss and calmly considered whether or not to continue the operation.

How could someone who can become the head of a prefecture be so brainless and unwise?

One's destiny can be manipulated, leading to obsession and a loss of reason.

He was obsessed, with only one thought remaining: to obtain the creation artifact from the ascendant of the Hidden Dragon Realm.

Once trapped in it, one's fate becomes inextricably intertwined with the Hidden Dragon Realm, and it is difficult for the individual to extricate themselves.

Moreover, he was like a moth drawn to a flame, determined to rush in.

The favors his ancestors accumulated while serving in the Daoist headquarters were not limitless; each use reduced them further, representing the last vestiges of a prominent family's resources.

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace did not learn a lesson from the encounter of his two subordinates. Instead, he felt that it was indeed a chance to merge into one, which attracted such a powerful person.

We must go all out, otherwise we will waste the hard-won advantage and hand it over to others.

"Let the Imperial Guards deal with Bai Zichen internally. Once headquarters issues a warrant, we'll request reinforcements to capture the three stowaways, ensuring everything goes smoothly."

The Lord of Qingxuan Palace glanced at Liu Tong with a hint of regret. This boy possessed a flawed Taixu Dao Body, yet his supernatural abilities were astonishing.

He was originally the only one among all his subordinates who could be considered to have a future of joining forces.

After this ordeal, the lotus seed became stupid and foolish after its rebirth. Not to mention merging with the body, even cultivating back to the Void Refinement stage became a luxury.

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In the frigid, misty river, two cultivators traveled together.

When they set off, the group consisted of more than ten people, all of whom were at the Nascent Soul stage. Most of them cultivated the Great Dao of Fire, while the remaining few brought plenty of treasures to ward off the cold and gather Yang energy.

Even with experienced guides leading the way, a monk would fall down every few steps they took.

His body was stiff, his facial features were tightly furrowed, and he was covered by thick snow.

No one would try to save their fellow travelers. This kind of situation had been emphasized a thousand times before the journey began, and every cultivator who came to the Extreme Cold Mist River to practice their magic was fully prepared for it.

The frequency of casualties this time surprised even the main guide.

When you want to turn back, you find that the path you came from has long been submerged.

Then, even the guide died in the blizzard of the frigid Misty River, becoming a brand new ice sculpture on the road.

“Since a hundred years ago, the direction of the cold current has become completely unpredictable. Is the Blood Coagulation Divine Finger passed down in our sect going to be lost in this generation?”

In the end, the two were on the verge of death, having long since exhausted their protective gear for keeping warm.

If one does not follow the pure Yang path and is able to gather one's natal fire, one will also be unable to escape the fate of being frozen into an ice block from the inside out.

As it stands, the process has only been pushed back a few days; nothing has changed.

The Blood-Coagulating Divine Finger technique requires the collection of eighteen strands of Buzhou Cold Light to reach perfection.

In the past, there was a chance to collect it on the outskirts of the extremely cold Misty River, but in the last hundred years, all the disciples who went in have perished there.

The group, clinging to a侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality), didn't venture too far. By the time they realized the rumors weren't exaggerated and the surrounding area had become extremely dangerous, it was too late for regrets.

"If I go forward, I will only die once, and there is still a one in a hundred chance that I can master the Blood Coagulation Divine Finger... Even if I become an ice sculpture, future generations can still witness the perfect state of this divine power from my corpse."

The other person was extremely ugly, repulsive to look at, a rare sight among Nascent Soul cultivators.

At the moment of transformation, one has the opportunity to reshape their image from the inside out.

Cultivators generally tend to lean towards their ideal image, making even the ugliest face seem more pleasing to the eye.

Such people either have a physical ailment that cannot be changed.

Either they have experienced a great trauma and are unable to let go of their obsession.

"Alright, let's listen to our senior brother and give it our all!"

Just as the two Nascent Soul cultivators reached an agreement, the wind and snow in the distance suddenly stopped, and an incredible scene unfolded.

A monk emerged from the thick snow, and wherever he went, there was no bad weather, only the warmth of spring.

The wind and snow seemed to be lining the way to welcome him, or more accurately, bowing their heads and daring not to disobey him.

A few breaths later, the man vanished without a trace.

If it weren't for the clear path left behind, one would truly believe it was a deathbed illusion.

"The Void Refinement Ancestor?"

The ugly cultivator asked the question for a moment, then stood up as if waking from a dream and rushed over like a madman.

The chill ahead has receded, making it the perfect time to collect the cold light of Buzhou.

Moments later, the wind and snow resumed, and the area returned to the terrifying, frigid Misty River of the past.

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"Although I can harmonize yin and yang, staying in this place for too long will inevitably cause my true energy to slip towards the yin and cold attributes. Recently, when I practiced swordsmanship, the sword light has been covered with frost and cannot be controlled. It's almost like I've practiced ice-type swordsmanship."

Bai Zichen had long since passed the stage of using extreme cold and heat to enhance the lethality of his sword light.

Even if you reach the limit, what difference does it make if you freeze everything eternally and all things wither away?

How can one compare to its upper limit? It spans the past and present, witnessing the vicissitudes of life, the unfathomable power of time and swordsmanship.

The path of time may have hidden dangers, but this will only arouse his stronger desire to explore.

If one shrinks back, one will only be assimilated by the river of time, just like all the previous owners of the Guangyin body.

Only by facing the great path of time head-on, reaching an unprecedented level, and achieving true control can one escape this fate.

As for how strong it needs to be, the level of all the previous Longevity Celestial Venerables of the Daoist Court is still insufficient.

"Let's first take a detour around the Yao Guang Continent and see if we find anything. While we're at it, let's ask the local cultivators how to leave this place and return to the Earthly Immortal Realm..."

Bai Zichen emerged from the Extreme Cold Mist River and naturally saw the two Nascent Soul cultivators struggling forward, but he paid them no heed.

Over the past century, the seven swords have been completely united.

Such a powerful Azure Emperor Longevity Sword also has a terrifying backlash; when wielded, it will sweep the swordsman into the river of time.

After one sword strike, both friend and foe perished.

If he didn't possess the divine power to traverse time, anyone else would have been swept away without a trace.

Trying to climb out would be a fluke even within a thousand years; more likely, they would perish completely in the distant river of time, just like the ancient demons.

"The power generated by the fusion of the seven swords can cut off more than five thousand years of lifespan with a single sword. No one below the level of fusion can withstand it... More importantly, the river of time descends, dragging the opponent into the river indiscriminately, and washing the opponent back and forth with the materialized Great Dao of Time."

He once used this to outlast the ancient demon Asura, so it seems that an even stronger River of Time would pose a significant threat to the fusion.

The premise is that the other party stands there obediently, allowing him to unfold the river of time and draw people in.

A single drop of water represents a century.

A single wave can represent a thousand years.

Unless one truly achieves immortality, the lifespan of a fully-fledged being at the Fusion Realm will still be limited by the passage of time.

Those fusions that have lived beyond the first cycle of life and are still full of vitality are not those that have broken through the limits of heaven and earth.

Instead, he used a secret technique for survival to live a second life, allowing him to live with minimal cost.

"Besides that, the biggest gain during this seclusion was that the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror actually upgraded..."

Bai Zichen took out the mirror. The Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror had been a good teacher and helpful friend to guide and instruct grassroots disciples for many years, helping countless Qingfeng Sect disciples to change their wrong cultivation methods and get on the right track.

Having accumulated enough cases, and stimulated by his own advancement to the Void Refinement Realm after arriving in the Earthly Immortal Realm, he successfully became a low-grade Heavenly Treasure.

Moreover, there's no sign of it stopping; barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will smoothly ascend to the level of a top-grade Heavenly Treasure within two thousand years.

In this way, the scope of the Treasure Mirror's guidance was expanded to include Nascent Soul cultivators.

"If placed in the lower realm, it would be a sect-protecting treasure that surpasses all other heaven-reaching spiritual treasures, ensuring the sect's eternal prosperity and the birth of a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators in each generation... Unfortunately, in the Earth Immortal Realm, the Nascent Soul realm is far from sufficient. It must at least be effective against Void Refinement to be considered a great treasure."

Bai Zichen looked through it once and then put the Nine Yang Divine Fire Mirror back.

Having just been promoted, an old man spirit holding a scroll appeared in the mirror. His condition is still very unstable, so he needs to be properly nurtured in the cave.

After leaving the Extreme Cold Misty River, without concealing their cultivation level, they unsurprisingly encountered a Void Refining cultivator from the Yao Guang Continent.

He claimed to be a member of the Daoist Guard, and that he had entered a period of enlightenment and seclusion at the end of his last mission, which is why he stayed on the Yao Guang Continent.

"It is an honor for Yao Guang to stay here for a few more years, Fellow Daoist Bai... As for your inquiry about how to return to the Nine Void Immortal Realm, I only know one path."

Master Qijue is the number one native cultivator of the Yao Guang Continent, with a mid-stage Refinement Void cultivation level. He is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, chess, painting, and the art of discussing the Dao.

He was known for being the best in metaphysics, cultivation, combat, formation, chess, painting, and arithmetic, hence his self-proclaimed title of the Master of Seven Wonders.

Over time, no one remembered their original names anymore.

"Please teach me, fellow Daoist."

Bai Zichen dared not underestimate the unassuming little cultivator in front of him, who was known as the most brilliant and talented representative of the Yao Guang Continent in tens of thousands of years.

To have come this far from being born into poverty, it took many times the effort to break free from the labels and invisible constraints that came with it.

The Dao Court's introduction was very brief, only stating that no one in their family had ever reached the Nascent Soul stage or higher, even if they traced their lineage back ten generations.

He had traveled to the Central Immortal Realm and served the Daoist court for thousands of years. When he grew old, he received a large stipend and returned to his homeland to enjoy life.

Having been away from the Yao Guang Continent for thousands of years, he returned and immediately subdued two fellow cultivators who had never left, leaving them completely obedient and no one daring to object.

"If the starship does not arrive, the only way to return to the Earthly Immortal Realm ahead of time is to take the star route that is not certified by the Dao Court... This was the method I used when I first left the Yao Guang Continent. Fourteen of us went out together, but only three of us survived and reached the Nine Void Immortal Domain."

The voice of the Seven-Jue Master is unpleasant to listen to, like two pieces of iron rubbing back and forth, which is irritating.

“Since Fellow Daoist Bai has a need, this old man will certainly not hide it from you… However, the fellow Daoists who risked their lives to forge this star path back then, as well as their descendants, are now living in dire straits. This old man wants to find a way for them to make a living.”

"Brother Dao, just tell me what you need, how many immortal crystals do you need?"

Bai Zichen didn't take the other person's words seriously. With the other person's identity, he needed to help the descendants of several old friends. He didn't need any star path. It was just an excuse.

"I don't want immortal crystals. I want to find a You Tan Ghost Seed, but unfortunately a sixth-order star beast is blocking my way... If Fellow Daoist Bai can lend a hand, I will offer up the Star Road after the matter is settled, and I will compensate those cultivators' descendants with resources."

Master Qijue no longer concealed his true purpose and soon revealed it.

"You think you can get me to take action just for a single star path? Fellow Daoist, you're underestimating us Void Refinement cultivators."

Bai Zichen chuckled, surprised that the other party was so bold in setting conditions.

Even without a specific star path, he can still leave the Yao Guang Continent, and cultivators at the Refinement stage are not afraid of the external environment.

It's just that without the right route, wandering around will waste a lot of time.

(End of this chapter)