Chapter 452 - 440: Sun Element Copper Bone

Chapter 452: Chapter 440: Sun Element Copper Bone

Bai Zichen nodded slightly. He could understand Wei Dao’s mentality.

Afterward, the other three also had their own questions, and he answered them one by one.

He didn’t give too many instructions regarding the Sect’s development.

He only asked them to properly guard the two commanderies of Black Mountain and Hejian, develop peacefully, and avoid getting involved in the disputes between the various powers of the Northern Domain.

The rest of the time was spent answering questions about Cultivation.

He didn’t actually have much insight to impart regarding the various bottlenecks and cultivation difficulties encountered in the Core Formation Realm.

But from the perspective of a Nascent Soul cultivator, looking back at the troubles encountered during the Core Formation Stage, he could always offer different solutions.

This entire exchange took up the better part of a day.

He then quietly returned to Celestial Thunder Cliff and brought along the round and chubby Genggeng. Once he cultivated his own Realm, he would be able to place his Lifebound Spiritual Beast inside it.

Inside, it would be a world of its own, with an environment far superior to that of a Spirit Beast Bag.

He then summoned Bai Ziying. Despite having a cousin like Bai Zichen, she had still only cultivated to the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm.

With below-average talent and a lack of diligent effort, it was still difficult for her to achieve anything great, even without ever lacking Cultivation Resources since childhood.

Bai Ziying, however, didn’t seem to mind. She spent her days tending to flowers and plants, living a comfortable and leisurely life.

Bai Zichen left a drop of Clear Spirit Jade Marrow for both her and Bai Ziyu. If the day ever came when they wanted to make another attempt, it would increase their chances by ten percent.

Ever since Bai Ziyu had gone to the Shennong Sect to further his studies in the Spirit Plant Technique, he had not returned for a long time.

It was said that he had found his calling. He was like a fish in water at the Shennong Sect and was already trying to cultivate Tier Three Spirit Seeds.

The once-cheerful girl who would unreservedly call him "Big Brother" was now over a hundred years old. During their conversation, she was much more reserved. No matter what they talked about, she would just respond with "Mm-hmm," never disagreeing with him.

The difference between the Human Race and Demon Beasts was no greater than the gap between a Nascent Soul True Monarch and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

These two were beings that could no longer be compared on the same level.

Even with the bond of kinship and blood, a sense of distance would naturally form when they might not even see each other for decades at a time.

Bai Zichen felt his interest wane. He waved his hand, dismissing Bai Ziying, and stroked the soft fur of Genggeng in his arms.

’The Great Dao is a solitary path. Every Cultivator who pursues the Longevity Path is lonely... This meeting is probably our last. By the time I return to the Sect again, so much will have changed. I’ll be lucky if even a third of the familiar faces are still around.’

After experiencing the Future Star Constellation Tribulation, and with the Thunder Sound Bamboo from the Celestial Thunder Wall that mutated after being struck by Celestial Thunder, he had gathered his materials.

He had a total of nine sets of materials for refining Thunder Sound Swords, two sets of materials for refining Formless Swords, and a huge pile of other, non-matching Sword Refining Materials.

’Before I leave the Sect, I’ll use up all the Sword Refining Materials and see how many Tier Three Flying Swords I can make. Also, that Spirit Stone Ore Vein I discovered... I’ll take all the excavated Top-Grade Spirit Stones with me for now...’

The Contribution Points accumulated on Bai Zichen’s Sect Token had reached a truly terrifying number.

This was mainly because he had turned in two Tier Four inheritances, hundreds of storage bags from this recent event, and six Demon Pills.

He could only exchange his points for a very small portion of the Top-Grade Spirit Stones. He even had to carefully control the amount to avoid causing a Spirit Stone shortage in the Sect.

Even in transactions between Nascent Soul True Monarchs, Top-Grade Spirit Stones were still the most common form of currency.

When bartering, it was often difficult to find an item one desired, leading to missed opportunities.

As for Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, the conditions for their formation were too harsh. They were indispensable to every Cultivator and every Sect, and those who had them were reluctant to use them for trade.

Often, not even one in ten high-end exchange meets would involve the use of Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.

...

A Spirit Ship flew a thousand zhang high in the sky, gliding smoothly across the horizon.

The Seeking Truth Ship was only a Mid-Grade Flying Treasure. Its speed couldn’t match a Tier Three Flying Sword, let alone the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, which had been refined into his Lifebound Flying Sword.

Between sitting on the Spirit Ship and using Sword Control to travel through the Cyan Nether, the latter’s flight speed was four times that of the former.

’The Daoist Classic Cantongqi is truly worthy of being a Cultivation Technique brought back from another Cultivation Continent by Ancestor Qingfeng. It’s on par with the Five Crystal Glaze Body, genuinely passed down from True Monarch Shao Yang.’

Bai Zichen held a Jade Scroll, a new understanding dawning in his heart.

The Daoist Classic Cantongqi was divided into nine scrolls. Together with its companion Cultivation Technique, the Tripod Song, a total of ten Jade Scrolls made up the complete technique.

This technique’s abilities to purify True Essence and accelerate the Refining of a Lifebound Magical Treasure were things he didn’t care about.

The only ability he valued was its power to awaken the spirituality of a Magical Treasure, promoting its transformation and advancement to a higher tier.

With so many Tier Three Flying Swords on hand, if he could cultivate even one or two into Tier Four Flying Swords, it would be a perfect result.

However, he didn’t have much time to allocate to it, and so far had only cultivated to the fourth scroll of the Daoist Classic Cantongqi.

Bai Zichen chose not to use Sword Flight. He was willing to travel to his next destination at a quarter of the speed just to have a suitable environment for Cultivation.

Transforming into Sword Light was fast, and with the Supreme Qingwei Sword Box in hand, he didn’t need to worry about exhausting his True Essence.

But to enter a state of deep Meditation and peacefully refine nature’s spiritual energy would be asking too much under those conditions.

Sitting in the Seeking Truth Ship was as steady as being on solid ground. Not only could he meditate and cultivate, but he wouldn’t even feel the ship’s motion while performing Alchemy or Artifact Refining.

Before leaving the Mountain Gate, Bai Zichen had gathered his three disciples and given them earnest instructions.

Especially Lii Guizhen, who was on the verge of breaking through to Core Formation within a few years and could form his Golden Core at any moment.

As he left, Bai Zichen used his Nascent Soul Power and stepped into the river of time that swirled around him.

Using this power, he swung his longsword. Thunder and lightning scattered everywhere, leaving the four ordinary words ’From Torch to Sun’ carved into the stone wall in front of the volcanic rock.

The characters were carved deep, but there was no discernible power contained within the stone wall.

’Everyone thinks I’ll choose the Central Domain for my training journey, with the Eastern Domain as a second choice. No one would guess that my first stop will be the Southern Domain...’

The best chance of finding a High-Tier Cultivation Technique to allow him to continue his Cultivation smoothly was naturally in the Central Domain.

It had the most Secret Realms in the Cultivation Realm and the densest concentration of ancient Sect ruins. If there was any place in the world to find a Cultivation Technique that led directly to the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Central Domain would undoubtedly be the first choice.

Bai Zichen, however, did the opposite, heading for the Southern Domain, a land of frequent Earth Fire eruptions and endless poisonous miasmas.

Countless insects and ferocious beasts, along with dark and venomous creatures born in the dense rainforests, caused tens of thousands of Human Race Cultivators to fall in the jungles of the Southern Domain every year.

He wasn’t cultivating any special technique that required refining poisonous insects, so he wanted no part of it.

The main reason was not to evade potential trackers, but to fulfill a promise from years ago: to deliver a Fire-Extinguishing Spiritual Object to Master Qingmu of the Five Elements Sect.

’Master Qingmu’s injuries were sustained back when he saved our Sect from dire straits. Although I thanked him for his kindness with the Desolate God Stealing Sun Technique, my heart cannot be at ease until the hidden danger of the Demon Fire inside his body is removed.’

Among the Treasures Bai Zichen obtained from the Core Formation Cultivator of the Zengguang Du Family who had laid the trap, one of them was the Sun Six Wu Divine Essence Pill.

This Tier Four Top-Grade Spiritual Pill was known as a Demon Extermination Holy Item. Its Pill Formula had been lost, and no one could refine it anymore.

However precious it was, it could not compare to the friendship of the Five Elements Sect, who had disregarded all danger and traveled millions of li to Black Mountain to risk their lives to help after receiving the call for aid.

Bai Zichen chose the Southern Domain as his destination precisely because he planned to first visit the Five Elements Sect and personally deliver the Sun Six Wu Divine Essence Pill to Master Qingmu.

He didn’t mind the Seeking Truth Ship’s slow speed; it gave him the perfect opportunity to organize his cultivation techniques and fill in any gaps in his knowledge.

’The last two Spiritual Materials needed for the Sun Element Copper Bone... I acquired one from the Sect, and I found the other in some Demon Cultivator’s storage bag... They’re all gathered now. I can begin the cultivation and transformation.’

He had already experienced the benefits of the Celestial Might Star Bone, so he was naturally impatient to begin cultivating the Sun Element Copper Bone, the only remaining one for which he met the requirements.

This scroll of the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Techniques was for cultivating the skull into an Immortal Bone, after which he would no longer fear Celestial Fire.

If it could defend against Celestial Fire, then its defense against other Mortal Fires and True Flames went without saying.

Combined with the Fire Dragon Returning Essence Scripture that Bai Zichen majored in, he could transform into a Fire Dragon and breathe Pure Yang True Fire.

It could truly be said to be comparable to the legendary Fire Virtue True Body, granting him immunity to the vast majority of damage from Fire Element Techniques.