Born with immortal seed

Chapter 869 Artificial Gods

The menacing giant finger was all show and no substance; it was instantly reduced to ashes by Bai Zichen's twisting motion.

The stark contrast left him stunned.

"This shouldn't be happening! This is the very essence of a primordial deity, something even a fused being wouldn't dare underestimate... I understand now, it's because He is too ancient, and His condensed body cannot withstand this power!"

After eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how bizarre, can only be the correct result.

The Great Sun God has been dead for over a million years. Only because of his immortal nature has his remnant spirit slowly condensed after he broke free from the control of the Dao Court.

The Daoist court certainly didn't envision it this way originally; it's just that the Heavenly Emperor disappeared too quickly, and there wasn't enough time to eliminate him completely.

The Great Sun God, who can awaken from his broken body, appears powerful, but is extremely vulnerable in certain aspects.

For example, when encountering the Avenue of Time.

Without even drawing the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, the mere contact with the true essence of time caused the Great Sun God to be as if he had encountered his greatest nemesis, instantly being swept back into a state of slumber.

Bai Zichen even suspected that when the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword was used in conjunction with the other swords, the River of Time could completely bring the Great Sun God Lord back to the beginning, back to the time when he was killed by the Heavenly Emperor a million years ago.

Millions of years of accumulating power, gathering resentment, and spreading incense have all come to naught.

That indestructible core could withstand the passage of time, but the newly formed divine body lacked the tempering and refinement required, and was most afraid of the passage of time.

"Is that blood from an injury?"

Where the giant finger disappeared, a pool of golden blood floated, burning continuously.

The blood was writhing and crystallizing, clearly the divine blood of the Great Sun God.

The Ghost God Position Chart in his arms throbbed even more violently. Bai Zichen took it out and placed it directly into the divine blood, staining a corner of the scroll red.

In an instant, the blood and flames were completely absorbed, leaving not a single drop.

Meanwhile, the blazing light of the Fire God's name on the Ghost and God Position Chart became increasingly restrained, its power more profound, as if it might leap out at any moment.

"All twelve Fire Gods have been awakened and can communicate with each other at any time, which can help the twelve cultivators plant the seeds of the Great Dao of Fire... Cultivating all the way to the Void Refinement stage will be a piece of cake."

Bai Zichen couldn't help but imagine that if he could completely absorb the Great Sun God, wouldn't he be able to communicate with the Fire God at the Integration level?

He personally looked down on this kind of forced growth method, but as long as the word got out, the number of cultivators willing to give up their entire fortune for such an opportunity could circle around the Sword Gate three times over.

As for the obvious upper limit and the hidden danger of having one's connection with the gods severed when facing the master of the Ghost God Position Map, resulting in a significant drop in strength, these become insignificant.

With a map of ghosts and gods in hand, one can quickly cultivate a powerful force, requiring little innate talent and guaranteeing loyalty.

"Could it be that the Great Sun God and the other primordial deities were left behind to power up the Ghost God Rank Chart, so that it could illuminate the immortals and gods above them..."

Bai Zichen was startled by the sudden thought, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that it made sense, and many aspects could be explained.

If this is true, the value of this scroll far exceeds our imagination.

There is a high probability that the Daoist Temple is involved.

Aside from the Dao Court, what other forces in the Earthly Immortal Realm would be qualified to use the remains of a deceased innate deity?

I just don't know why I ended up in the lower realm.

Looking up at the now-silent Great Sun, he longed to venture inside and investigate, but the thought of the Great Sun God kept him from doing so.

"The true meaning of time has a great restraining effect on the lingering will of this god who died millions of years ago. However, in close contact, we still have to be wary of the Great Sun God's counterattack... Only when our cultivation reaches the late stage of the Void Refinement realm and we have all the Azure Emperor's Longevity Swords gathered will we have a full chance of success."

No matter how tempting the Ghost and God Position Chart was, it wasn't worth Bai Zichen risking his life for it.

Since descending to the lower realm, he has experienced similar events many times, ignoring the rewarding journeys and explorations.

He is only willing to take risks when it is necessary to achieve a predetermined goal or to establish a major relationship.

Since he is free from desires, there are very few treasures that can move him, given that he hardly needs any resources for cultivation.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, was the person you just fought the Great Sun Divine Lord?"

Zhu Shouzhou didn't even notice that his voice was trembling slightly when he spoke.

If that finger were to hit the ground completely, even if it wasn't aimed at them, the two people within its radius would be either killed or severely injured.

For a moment, he thought he would pay a heavy price for this greed.

As a result, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the Great Sun God was inexplicably defeated by the 'White Jade Toad'. The changes that occurred in between were incomprehensible.

"It must be Him. How come you two haven't mentioned that the primordial deities have such a backup plan?"

Bai Zichen looked displeased. If it weren't for the extraordinary feat achieved by the True Meaning of Time, he would have suffered a great loss this time.

He won't die, but he'll be seriously injured and it will take decades to recover.

His purpose in going to the Six Blessings Immortal Realm was to create a time gap and increase his strength as much as possible before other forces noticed him.

If it were discovered that the owner of the Guangyin body and the person who possesses the Supreme Pure Sword Box are the same person, both the Dao Court and the Heavenly Sword Pavilion would join forces to search for him in the Six Blessings Immortal Realm.

He had a premonition that if his identity were fully exposed, it would definitely cause him a lot of trouble.

If he had already reached the Integration Realm by that time, he would have been able to remain calm and composed no matter what situation he encountered.

They now have the leverage to negotiate with the top powers in the Immortal Realm.

Bai Zichen was confident that once he merged with the human race, his strength would rival that of the Five Sons of Humanity.

"For tens of thousands of years, there has never been such a shocking change... If you don't believe me, you can ask the cultivators on other giant ships to confirm that it is indeed unprecedented."

The white-haired old man said sincerely.

"Send all the scriptures related to the Great Sun God to my cabin, along with the method to leave the Azure Sea Heaven..."

Bai Zichen remained silent for a long time before speaking. After that, he flew away on his sword to continue collecting the scattered flames of the Sun God.

"Thank goodness! This ruthless man didn't pursue the matter further... If it were me, I would definitely think someone was deliberately trying to harm me!"

Zhu Shouzhou patted his chest and let out a long sigh.

"Fortunately, my junior brother stopped me earlier. I was really overestimating myself if I had wanted to attack him..."

The white-haired old man felt a chill run down his spine; he had almost committed a terrible crime.

To glimpse the whole picture from just one example, one only needs to look at how the swordsman surnamed Bai dealt with the Great Sun God to imagine the outcome of a fight against him.

The finger from the Great Sun God pressed down, carrying the power of the entire star, as if the blazing sun had come before them.

But the next moment it inexplicably vanished. Such a miraculous method doesn't seem like something a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage could possess.

"Compared to strength, Fellow Daoist Bai is truly magnanimous and humble..."

Zhu Shouzhou was also still shaken, never expecting to persuade 'Bai Yuchan' so easily.

Only Bai Zichen knew that the Great Sun God's misfortune was most likely related to him.

It's highly likely that something abnormal about him triggered the Great Sun God's riot, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.

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"There are only two ways to leave the Azure Sea Heaven. One is to break through the void and ascend to the Six Blessings Immortal Realm after reaching the peak of the Void Refinement stage and using the sublimation of the cave heaven. The other is to find the Heavenly Water Eye and enter it momentarily when the sea rises and falls and splits to the two sides. The Six Blessings Immortal Realm has thirty-six ancient water eyes, which are unfathomable and connected to unpredictable underwater worlds. Every one hundred and thirty-three years, one of them will establish a connection with the Azure Sea Heaven."

The seashell in his hand reflected a mesmerizing pearly light, and in just a moment, Bai Zichen understood the contents of it.

"In terms of cultivation environment, Spirit Island Blessed Land and Azure Sea Heaven cannot compare with Six Blessed Immortal Realm. It would take at least a hundred years longer to cultivate to the peak of Void Refinement here. This is a critical moment where every second counts. Being confined to this place will only slow down the pace, causing one step behind to lead to further setbacks."

"Besides me, there are few people who are confident that they can definitely cultivate to the peak of the Void Refinement Realm... The vast majority of people still leave the Azure Sea Heaven through the Heavenly Water Eye."

"According to the timeline, it will be more than 20 years before the Tongtian Water Eye connects to the Six Blessings Immortal Realm."

Only after clarifying his departure time could he make the remaining plans.

It's unrealistic to expect a major breakthrough in cultivation in such a short time. It would be better to focus on collecting the unique water-based spiritual items of the Azure Sea Heaven.

There are also the owners of the giant ships at sea, all of whom are quite wealthy. Perhaps they can exchange them for a few things that he urgently needs.

However, the information related to the Great Sun God Lord gave Bai Zichen new insights and overturned his previous view: "Before leaving the Azure Sea Heaven, we should go to the sun, otherwise we will not have this opportunity in the future. With the protection of the Time Divine Power, the worst outcome is that we can escape far away without damaging our foundation."

"Furthermore, according to the book, the Ghost and God Rank Chart is equally effective in restraining these innate deities..."

The fact that the decisions made within just two days were completely different demonstrates the importance of the information obtained from it.

Since the awakening of the Great Sun God, it has become the greatest calamity for the people of the Azure Sea Heaven, who spare no effort in collecting relevant information.

As a result, by sheer chance, Bai Zichen discovered information about the Ghost and God Position Chart within it.

Back then, the Heavenly Emperor killed the four primordial deities and abandoned their divine bodies in various realms. In addition to the time-consuming and protracted process of completely annihilating them, he also had the idea of ​​making the best use of them.

According to the news that later spread from the Taoist court, Houtu Tianzun and Gouchen Tianzun jointly created a rare treasure and asked the Heavenly Emperor to bless it, so that the treasure could transform the remains of innate deities into their own.

They bestow titles upon deities and create powerful beings.

The envisioned thirty-six days could be mass-produced with this extraordinary treasure, without fear of loss, and the difficulty of normal fusion cultivation would be completely eliminated.

Even if such a Heavenly General inevitably has a weak foundation and no further potential for advancement, and may use Nascent Soul cultivators as cannon fodder, it still has an overwhelming advantage over any force in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor transcends and leaves the Earthly Immortal Realm, the Dao Court can rely on this treasure to remain prosperous for eternity and dominate all the heavens and myriad realms.

Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Emperor disappeared after a battle with the Azure Dragon True Spirit of the Heavenly Demon Realm, which led to a split within the Dao Court.

The treasure also disappeared without a trace, and the grand plan failed before it could even be implemented.

After comparing and analyzing the artifacts, Bai Zichen was fairly certain that the Ghost God Position Map was the extraordinary treasure that the Dao Court had created.

If that's the case, then the incomplete version of the Great Sun God has a completely different meaning for him.

(End of this chapter)