Planting an immortal tree in the wizarding world

Chapter 158 The Nascent Soul Ancestor Plants a Tree!

Early stage of foundation building (25%↑)
Ronan sat cross-legged beneath his natal tree of immortality, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

His cultivation level is gradually improving.

Peaceful days passed by one by one.

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched slightly.

However, he received a scene through the seed of his natal immortal tree placed in the Enchanted Immortal Pavilion.

The True Sect token placed under the pillow suddenly emitted a cloud of mist.

The mist condensed into several words: "The sect has a major mission. Come quickly."

"A major mission—the war with the Heavenly Sword Sect—is finally about to begin."

As Ronan pondered this, a thought struck him, and he transmigrated to the mortal realm of the cultivation world.

After drinking the intermediate-level transformation potion and changing into the attire of the cultivation world, he summoned the Azure Spirit Sword and used the "Seven Star Sword Escape" technique, transforming into a streak of light and heading towards the Enchanted Immortal Pavilion in the Valley of Wandering Gods.

After obtaining the token from the Enchanted Immortal Pavilion, Ronan headed towards the True Realm Sect.

It must be said that using the "Seven Star Sword Escape" to travel is much faster than using the "Magnetic Torrent".

As Ronan approached the Zhenhuan Sect mountain range, he abandoned his sword escape technique and switched to ordinary sword flight, heading towards the mountain where he usually issued missions.

Upon landing on the platform on the mountain peak, they found several Foundation Establishment cultivators and Core Formation cultivators there.

Among them was Dao Chen.

Ronan landed beside Dao Chen and asked, "What mission is it this time?"

Dao Chen said, "This mission is a battle between sects."

Ronan released his divine sense, perceived it for a moment, and then said, "Nascent Soul Ancestor, aren't you going to make a move?"

Dao Chen said, "It is unclear how far the war has progressed, so the Nascent Soul Ancestor will naturally not intervene."

"Moreover, the flying speed of a Nascent Soul Ancestor is beyond our imagination."

"If the war develops to an uncontrollable level, as long as we cultivators use communication talismans, the Nascent Soul Ancestor can quickly arrive at the battlefield by using an escape technique."

"Will this mission be dangerous?" Ronan asked.

Dao Chen sighed, "There's nothing we can do about the danger. For this mission, two Core Formation cultivators from the sect will be dispatched, while all Foundation Establishment cultivators will be mobilized!"

Ronan sensed it again, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "I didn't expect that there are thirty-one Foundation Establishment cultivators in the True Soul Sect, including you and me."

Dao Chen said, "When you were outside the True Realm Sect, you heard that the True Realm Sect only had a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, right?"

"That was before."

"In recent years, due to reasons such as the foundation building of inner disciples, foundation building of outsiders, and the acceptance of guest elders of the Longevity Sect to build foundations, the number of foundation building cultivators has greatly increased."

"It can be said that our True Sect has a very strong foundation-building force."

"This was something the Heavenly Sword Sect had not anticipated."

"If there are enough of us, this mission might not be dangerous."

"Moreover, the sect will not let so many Foundation Establishment cultivators die, especially Foundation Establishment cultivators like you and me with potential."

As the two were talking, three enormous flying boats flew toward the platform.

Then, one by one, the cultivators used their flying techniques to board the flying boat.

After all the cultivators boarded the flying boats, the boats flew together towards the former Immortal Realm of the Longevity Sect, where they joined the other two flying boats from the Immortal Realm of the Longevity Sect.

Most of the people on the flying boat were independent cultivators from outside the sects.

Driven by the desire to kill and seize treasures and gain opportunities for advancement, they answered the call of the True Revelation Sect and joined the sect war.

Then, the five flying boats pierced through the clouds and headed towards the border between the True Immortal Realm of the Realm of the True Immortal Sect and the Immortal Realm of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"Open the protective shield!"

On each of the five flying boats, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was in charge.

Dao Chen and Luo Nan, as newly recruited Foundation Establishment cultivators of the True Soul Sect, also became some of the commanders.

They had to direct the airships to activate their protective shields just before reaching the battlefield in order to deal with any sudden attacks from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, the other Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators sat in the quiet rooms of the flying boat, focusing on their cultivation.

When they are about to reach the battlefield, a Qi Refining cultivator will remind them.

After Ronan directed a group of Qi Refining cultivators to activate the protective shield of the flying boat, he released his divine sense to explore the surroundings.

He cannot rely solely on the protective shield; if an attack comes, he must react immediately.

Although, according to Dao Chen, this mission was not very dangerous for them.

However, if the war escalates and the Core Formation or Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect arrive, these Foundation Establishment cultivators will be in danger.

The five flying boats sped forward, soon arriving at the Heavenly Sword Sect's Immortal Realm.

The cultivators who were in seclusion all came out of their meditation rooms and went to the deck of the flying boat, where they stood with their hands behind their backs, looking ahead.

Besides Ronan, there were four other Foundation Establishment cultivators on the same flying boat.

One of them was the Taoist nun Lan Bi.

Lan Bi was still dressed in a plain robe and holding a whisk.

Her chest stretched her plain robe, and her face, though unadorned with makeup, was fair and radiant.

However, because she was always serious and never smiled, none of the other cultivators took the initiative to talk to her.

Some Qi Refining cultivators glanced at Lan Bi and immediately looked away, not daring to linger.

They were afraid that if they looked at him even once more, they would anger this Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Although Ronan and Lan Bi had worked together on missions, they didn't interact much.

Moreover, there aren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the True Soul Sect.

Over the past hundred years, Lan Bi has also carried out numerous missions with other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, she and Ronan were not exactly close.

Upon seeing Ronan, he, like the other cultivators, merely glanced at him before looking away.

After all the cultivators had gone up to the deck, a short while later they had almost entered the Heavenly Sword Sect's immortal realm.

Suddenly, streaks of sword light rose from the Heavenly Sword Gate.

Soon, the sword light flew to the five flying boats, dimmed, and revealed several cultivators.

One of the cultivators looked at the five flying boats and asked, "Gentlemen, does your True Sect really intend to go to war with the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

"You, the True Sect, have already occupied two spiritual veins. Aren't you satisfied yet?"

Upon hearing this, a Core Formation cultivator from the True Soul Sect said, "When your Heavenly Sword Sect invaded our True Soul Sect some time ago, why didn't you say that?"

"We possess two spiritual veins not because we are ungrateful, but because we fear that some cultivators might try to seize our True Sect."

"The immortality faction is like this, and so are you."

“Now, our True Sect occupies two meridians and has two immortal domains. Your Heavenly Sword Sect is no match for us at all.”

"Why not give up resistance and merge your Heavenly Sword Sect Immortal Domain into our True Recognition Sect Immortal Domain?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator from the Heavenly Sword Sect sneered: "Although your True Soul Sect is currently strong, there are many sects in the cultivation world. If they unite, your True Soul Sect will also be destroyed!"

Listening to the conversation between the two sides, Ronan knew that this sect struggle was not a passive counterattack by the True Sect, but an active attack.

It seems that Zhen Huanzong intends to seize another spiritual vein.

'Does the Zhenzong sect really intend to dominate the cultivation world?'

Ronan pondered to himself that Zhenzong's actions had both advantages and disadvantages for him.

After all, the actions of the True Sect pose a threat to other sects in the cultivation world.

It is inevitable that one will put oneself in a dangerous situation.

Perhaps if things go wrong, the Zhenhuan Sect will be wiped out, becoming a thing of the past in the world of cultivation. However, if the Zhenhuan Sect does manage to conquer the Tianjian Sect, it may be able to obtain the Tianjian Sect's techniques and secret manuals.

In the "Chronicles of Cultivation Sects", the Heavenly Sword Sect is also a sword cultivation lineage passed down from the ancient cultivation period.

Ronan guessed that the Heavenly Sword Sect might possess ancient sword manuals.

His Green Wood Sword Technique has now reached a state of perfection.

Then one would need to study the sword manual again to enhance one's swordsmanship.

'We'll see.'

Ronan then slowly retreated behind the other Foundation Establishment cultivators to observe how things would unfold.

If war breaks out, he will help deal with the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

If he sensed the approach of Core Formation cultivators or Nascent Soul cultivators, he would immediately flee.

As Ronan's thoughts raced, negotiations between the True Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect failed, and war broke out.

Five airships slowly descended.

The sect wars started out as nothing more than a war of plunder.

The Qi Refining cultivators of the True Sect would first plunder the rogue cultivators on the outskirts of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

They would use the resources of these independent cultivators to strengthen their own power, and then advance towards the center of the True Realm Sect.

Upon seeing that the True Realm Sect had begun its operation, the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect immediately sent messages to their sect and then set up one sword formation after another to attack the flying boat.

"Do it!"

With a loud shout from the Core Formation cultivator, Ronan and the others each used their own methods.

Instantly, various magical artifacts and spell lights surged out of the airship like bees flying out of their hive.

Heading towards the sword formation of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The next moment, spells clashed, magical artifacts struck, and all sorts of sounds rang out.

……

The main peak of the Huanzhenzong Mountain Range.

Chun Yuanzi, the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the True Soul Sect, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at a tree that was over a meter tall.

This is his natal tree of immortality.

After obtaining the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Trees' Longevity" from the Longevity Sect, none of the other members of the sect practiced it; only he did.

Only he has the conditions to cultivate the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Trees' Longevity".

Because the place where he lived and cultivated was right above the largest spiritual spring in the Zhenhuan Sect mountain range.

He planted his natal tree of immortality in the eye of the spiritual spring so that it could grow.

The natal tree of immortality absorbs a great deal of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Chun Yuanzi estimated that in another hundred years or so, the spiritual energy of the entire spiritual vein might be completely absorbed by the natal tree of immortality.

Therefore, he had to plan to acquire other spiritual veins.

Previously, the war with the Longevity Sect was indeed due to the Longevity Sect's repeated invasions of his True Immortal Realm, which forced them to retaliate passively. In the end, in order to eliminate future troubles, they seized the opportunity and destroyed the Longevity Sect.

After he obtained the "Scripture of Longevity of Ten Thousand Trees", he felt that the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Longevity Sect might also be cultivating this technique.

Otherwise, the cultivators of the Longevity Sect wouldn't have repeatedly harassed the True Rejuvenation Sect.

However, when they attacked the Longevity Sect, spells and magical artifacts flew everywhere. Not to mention the vegetation on the mountain, they even cut off several pieces of the mountaintop.

He guessed that the Longevity Tree, the natal tree of the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Longevity Sect, was destroyed by them during the battle.

The cultivation conditions for the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Trees' Longevity" were extremely demanding, even to him.

However, he was also nearing the end of his lifespan, and his cultivation had reached a bottleneck. In the past hundred years, he had almost stagnated.

They are still practicing the same old techniques, and things are probably still the same.

Therefore, he had no choice but to try to cultivate the ancient technique, the "Scripture of Ten Thousand Trees' Longevity".

However, cultivating this ancient technique requires a great deal of resources.

He must start planning now.

The sects bordering the Zhen Huan Sect in the vicinity were all targets of his schemes.

Previously, he was still planning which sect to target first.

After all, sect wars cannot be ended overnight.

This involves multiple battles.

The war may last for years, or even decades, before it can end.

Of course, due to certain reasons, such as the intervention of other sects, the war could become completely unsustainable and eventually come to nothing.

He estimated the rate at which his natal tree of immortality consumed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and felt that a sect war was about to begin.

Otherwise, once the spiritual veins of the True Sect and the Longevity Sect are both depleted, his natal Longevity Tree will not be able to grow again.

……

The border between the True Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

For the cultivators of the True Soul Sect, attacking the Heavenly Sword Sect was a form of plunder.

And the same is true for the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Those cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect who feared war had long since fled far away.

Those cultivators who longed to gain cultivation resources in the war all came upon hearing the news.

Their idea was the same as that of the True Realm Sect cultivators: to kill other rogue cultivators and obtain cultivation resources!

At the border, the cultivators on both sides began to fight.

Various spells, magical artifacts, and magical treasures clashed and darted through the air.

Qi Refining cultivators generally fight against other Qi Refining cultivators.

Luo Nan and his Foundation Establishment cultivators were also fighting against the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The Heavenly Sword Sect also has Core Formation cultivators who are fighting against Core Formation cultivators from the True Soul Sect.

Although a cultivator of a higher realm can kill a large number of cultivators of a lower realm with just one spell.

However, because the high-level cultivators on both sides were focused on their battle, they rarely paid attention to the low-level cultivators.

If a high-level cultivator on one side attacks a low-level cultivator on the other side, it means that the high-level cultivator on the other side has gained the upper hand.

After that, the war will be one-sided.

Ronan, riding the Azure Spirit Sword, flew through the sky and faced off against a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator, like him, was also in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

However, his magical power and mental strength are both inferior to his.

As for the strength stat, it's even worse than his.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator was a man who looked to be in his thirties, and he wielded a pair of mother and son swords.

With his hands forming a sword incantation, the two swords, one short and one long, moved like two swimming dragons toward Ronan.

The man stared intently at Ronan, clearly wanting the cultivation resources he possessed.

After all, seizing the cultivation resources of a cultivator at the same level as oneself would save one a lot of effort in collecting resources.

Moreover, seeing that Ronan also used a sword, this person felt that Ronan must have many cultivation resources suitable for him.

As the mother and child swords attacked, Ronan also pointed his finger, and the Azure Spirit Sword transformed into an azure rainbow and shot out.

A clash with the mother and child swords!
The mother and child swords shattered into several pieces, scattering in all directions.

(End of this chapter)