Born with immortal seed

Chapter 848 Sudden Changes
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From somewhere in the mountain stream, the sound of dripping water could be heard, and ripples spread out in the Merit Pool.

Each Bodhi tree seems to be brushed by an invisible hand, its leaves fluttering back and forth.

Just like the past tens of thousands of years, it passed peacefully.

Only one place, occupied by a cultivator in a green robe, was the most concentrated area of ​​spiritual energy, preventing any further spiritual energy from condensing into a tangible form.

For ordinary people, twenty years is the most golden period of their lives.

In the context of the Immortal Realm where everyone cultivates, this was merely a relatively long period of secluded cultivation.

For cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, and for the secluded mountain stream spiritual land, it was an inconspicuous leap forward.

Bai Zichen finally completed his cultivation journey in the early stage of Void Refinement. Thanks to the appearance of the Golden Palace Spirit Essence, he reached the middle stage of Void Refinement much faster than expected.

It should be said that to be able to make such rapid and vigorous progress in cultivation even after reaching the Void Refinement stage is an anomaly in the entire Earth Immortal Realm.

Even those cultivation techniques passed down from the Heavenly Demon Realm, which rely on blood sacrifice and the transgression of the future to achieve current strength and cultivation speed, cannot compare to this.

"The upper limit of true essence has increased by about 50%, divine sense has doubled, and the Cave Profound God-Slaying Sword Scripture has reached the twelfth level... Next, I returned to the problem that had troubled me for a long time in the lower realm: not having enough high-grade flying swords to use."

The twelve extra opportunities to refine his natal flying sword provided by the Sword Scripture forced Bai Zichen to relive the embarrassing experience he had in the mortal realm.

The other sword cultivators focused on one or two flying swords, but he still felt that he didn't have enough, even though he had a whole basket of flying swords.

If it were simply a matter of increasing the upper limit of one's natal flying sword, but refining even one sword would take hundreds of years, no one would accept that either.

A cultivator at the Void Refinement stage spends nearly half of their lifespan refining their natal flying sword.

If one continues to cultivate oneself, learn other supernatural powers and secret techniques, then where will one find the time to comprehend the Great Dao?

Even the most fanatical swordsman wouldn't dare to gamble so recklessly.

Or rather, a swordsman who does this cannot possibly cultivate to a very high level.

Fortunately, in addition to the Dongxuan Lushen Sword Scripture, Bai Zichen also had the Cantong Qi, which could greatly reduce the refining time.

Only then did he have the energy to devise a massive sword formation that no sword cultivator in the world dared to imagine.

"I should take advantage of this rare opportunity to fully master the fifth realm of swordsmanship... Once I leave here, I won't have such a pleasant life of cultivation outside."

No matter which path Bai Zichen takes after leaving Lihentian, his future will not be peaceful.

Staying in the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm to collect cultivation materials for the Supreme Sword Bone will inevitably incur the hostility of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, and may even attract the attention of powerful cultivators at the Integration Stage.

Heading to the Six Blessings Immortal Realm to dominate the seas will inevitably involve daily battles and nightly duels.

How can we seize a piece of sea that belongs to us without slaughtering countless people and leaving corpses strewn across the fields and rivers of blood?

Returning to the Nine Void Immortal Realm or simply heading to the Central Extreme Immortal Realm, one will inevitably encounter inexplicable adversaries like the Azure Profound Palace Master, or even those who are after the Guangyin Body.

Needless to say, the other immortal realms would never allow him to have a cultivation ground peacefully.

If you want to save yourself trouble, there's nothing better than being a Void Refinement cultivator without any background or connections, or someone who has offended a top-tier power and has nowhere to go, and flying straight to the unexplored outer world, to those places that you haven't even explored on the star map.

A mere cultivator at the Void Refinement stage might be able to occupy an entire star, enslave the local inhabitants, and dress them up according to their own ideal of the most perfect rules.

Of course, this move means there is no turning back, cutting oneself off from the mainstream cultivation world.

Without a star map or clear coordinates in the void, it would take at least a thousand years to return to the real world's main continent.

A single turbulent flow of the void can obliterate any mark.

How could such a place possibly have any exchanges with the Nine Immortal Realms?

They cannot obtain any scarce local resources or spiritual materials from the outside world, nor can they absorb the research results of the Earthly Immortal Realm. They are much like frogs trapped at the bottom of a well.

The fifth realm of swordsmanship allows each sword light to contain true meaning, making it a sword of the Great Dao.

If it weren't for the unique nature of time, he should have already entered this realm.

Now, by focusing on arduous cultivation, he can fully integrate his own Dao and refine the true meaning of time into his sword.

Even without using the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, one can unknowingly age while fighting against others.

Especially for those elderly and frail cultivators, even a tiny bit of the power of time can cause them to prematurely enter the five stages of decay.

He practiced swordplay countless times in his mind's eye, repeatedly refining the true meaning of time, and finally the prototype of the fifth realm of swordsmanship appeared.

After another ten years, he finally mastered the sword of time.

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Over the course of ten years, only the Merit Pool in the mountain stream gained an extra drop of holy water; the other Bodhi trees remained unchanged.

When Bai Zichen woke up, his aura felt like it came from the distant past, with shimmering waves emanating from around him.

The surroundings became slow and viscous, and the speed of time flowed noticeably different on him and elsewhere.

This astonishing temporal anomaly enveloped itself within it, and it took a long time for it to return to normal.

"The fifth realm of swordsmanship... In the lower realm, he would be the first person to achieve this after the Taibai Sword Master, and he would be praised as a pioneer who has carried on the past and opened up the future. However, in the Earth Immortal Realm, although there is no division into five realms, there are similar realms that the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion can basically master before reaching the Void Refinement stage."

Bai Zichen's gaze was dark. He flicked his finger, and the sword threads hissed and dispersed silently.

Each strand of sword thread carries a touch of timelessness, its final destination unknown.

Even though he didn't activate the power of time, the sword threads still carried true meaning; this was the change brought about by the fifth realm of swordsmanship.

Ordinary sword intent is not worth mentioning; even disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion who have only mastered it at such a high level are ashamed to even mention it.

But when we consider the true meaning of time, it's different, and it deserves to be discussed in detail.

"If one is in the prime of life, a sword of the Great Dao at this level is merely scratching the surface. Even if the sword light splits into thousands upon thousands, it will only cause a few months or years of lifespan to pass. Only for those cultivators whose lifespan is nearing its limit and who rely on longevity pills or life-locking secret techniques to prolong their lives, a single chain reaction can have a fatal effect."

If you want to change, you either need to elevate your Dao realm.

Either make significant progress in swordsmanship and forge a new path beyond the five realms of swordsmanship.

The advancement of the Great Dao of Time cannot be rushed; noticeable changes only occur when one breaks through a major realm or acquires a Time-related spiritual object.

However, in terms of swordsmanship, apart from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, there are several other sword-cultivating sects in the Earthly Immortal Realm that have merit and are worth learning from.

He got up and walked around. His three natal spirit beasts were all making the most of this rare opportunity.

As Gun Gun meditated on the memories of the Bai Ze demon god and cultivated his bloodline supernatural powers, cloud patterns appeared on his face, fire imprints on his palms, and lightning marks on his feet.

It seems he is currently cultivating an extraordinary supernatural power.

After reaching the fifth rank, it awakened many of Bai Ze's inheritances and became completely different from its past self.

Bai Taotao, having taken human form from an innate spiritual root, had such a significant advantage from the start, but now that Gun Gun is catching up, she is beginning to feel a sense of crisis.

Taking advantage of the sixth-level spiritual energy environment under the Bodhi tree, each breath infuses spiritual energy into the body like a whale inhaling.

The body formed from innate spiritual roots is like a bucket before the Void Refinement stage, accepting all spiritual energy without rejection.

Basically, the upper limit of the spiritual land's grade determines the speed of cultivation.

A huge peach appeared behind it, rising and falling with its breath as if it were alive, covered with bright red veins that throbbed powerfully.

The leaves on the Bodhi tree closest to the white peach tree have turned noticeably yellow and are falling off in a flurry.

Even the most useless Jade Rabbit became ruthless.

However, a fourth-order demon cannot withstand a sixth-order spiritual land. Too much of a good thing can be bad, and it will burst its demon body if it takes even one breath.

He could only hide in the Shaohua Cave Heaven, using the wisps of pure spiritual energy that were converted into his cultivation to accelerate his progress.

"Alright, as long as you are willing to work hard, I will not hesitate to give you a breakthrough medicine to help you advance to the level of Demon Lord."

Bai Zichen offered a word of encouragement, regardless of whether the Jade Rabbit could hear him.

He always took good care of the old servants in the manor, even if they could no longer offer any help.

Furthermore, fifth-tier breakthrough medicines are not considered particularly precious in the Earth Immortal Realm; at most, they'd only fetch a few immortal crystals.

This is one of the reasons why the average cultivation level of beings in the Earthly Immortal Realm is so high.

With proper cultivation, even the most hopeless talent can be elevated to the level of a deity.

"The water level in the Merit Pool seems to have risen slightly?"

Unbeknownst to him, Bai Zichen walked to the Merit Pool.

Ever since I sensed something unusual in the pool, seeing different faces reflected there, I subconsciously avoided this strange creature from the previous era.

He possesses the ability to refine emptiness, and no subtle change can escape his notice.

There was clearly no one else in the mountain stream except Bai Zichen.

The fact that there are changes indicates that the Merit Pool is not static, which also aligns with what the Little Purple Sword Spirit said about the Heartless Sword Immortal saying that the pool was dry when he arrived.

"I still have a piece of Earth Virtue Star Stone on me. Over the years, I have gradually refined all the merit power I accumulated in the lower realm into it. It only needs to be refined for several hundred more years before it can be used as a sixth-order magic weapon... If I can obtain a portion of the merit power of the Earth Immortal Realm, it can even be comparable to a trace of seventh-order divine power."

The power of merit also exists in the Immortal Realm, and the easiest way to obtain it is to achieve a great victory over the demon and monster races in the Heavenly Abyss.

Push the boundaries of the Immortal Realm forward, and transform the Demon Land and Monster Domain into a paradise of immortals.

This act is most likely to be favored by Heaven and bestow profound merit.

Such a great victory is a once-in-a-millennium event, and only a top-tier combined force can dominate it.

It is said that the holy water in the Merit Pool has a similar effect to the power of merit, only much weaker.

"Logically speaking, if the Earth Deity Star Stone is placed in the pool and fully immersed in the holy water, it would be equivalent to a portion of merit... The resulting treasure can ward off all evil and is an unparalleled protective magic weapon."

Bai Zichen took out the extremely heavy clod of earth that the Seven Absolutes Master had given him, and weighed it in his palm.

Unlike ordinary magic treasures, the treasure of merit cannot be upgraded by calamities.

As long as you have enough merit, you can advance smoothly.

Just then, the Merit Pool in front of them began to shake violently.

It wasn't a pool, but the holy water within it, which pounced on the Star Stone of Tude Town like hungry wolves.

The originally pure and transparent holy water of merit has somehow become stained with a layer of bright red, revealing an eerie and bloody appearance.

At the same time, faint roars could be heard, frenzied and filled with malice towards the world.

This is still a holy water that can cleanse impurities and purify the mind and spirit.

(End of this chapter)