Innate Immortal Seed

Chapter 420: Chapter 417: Sword Breaks the White Bone Universe Technique

Bai Zichen no longer concealed his Sword Dao Realm of Refining Sword into Silk. A thread of Scorching Sun Sword Silk sliced through the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer, cutting it into two smooth halves.

It even had enough power left to crack the Bone Shield into several pieces. The crazed Elder Shen’s expression was clearly one of terror.

Even without using the Moon Xuan Sword, the Sun Furnace Heaven Sword was more than enough to dominate the Core Formation Realm.

”Who are you?! How could you break a True Monarch Secret Technique? It’s impossible for anyone below the Nascent Soul Realm to resist the White Bone Universe Technique when it’s empowered by Nether Qi!”

Elder Shen’s skeleton trembled, and the few remaining scraps of flesh fell off completely.

”Damn it! Now I’ll have to use several hundred clansmen just to rebuild my flesh and blood!”

Two of his ribs were pulled out, transforming into White Bone Flying Swords. His two forearm bones became White Bone Banners, and his two shoulder blades flew out to become White Bone Staffs.

Six Magical Artifacts blotted out the sky, filling every inch of space on the circular platform with grim, bony shadows. They were impossible to evade.

’Using the flesh and blood of his own clan’s Cultivators to refine his own white bone body... that’s a Demon Path method even purer than what Demon Path Cultivators use. They say the Southern Domain’s Cultivation Realm is a dog-eat-dog world where anything goes, a culture practically steeped in the Demon Path. I didn’t expect the Eastern Domain to be much different!’

Bai Zichen sighed. ’Fortunately, while my Bai Family has its share of open and hidden conflicts, they’re all contained within a larger framework. And I had a close elder to guide me.’

’It’s a world apart from the Beihe Shen Family, where disciples can die mysteriously at any moment, their flesh and bones becoming part of the Clan Leader’s body.’

’The Qingfeng Sect prides itself on being of the orthodox Daoist Family, strictly forbidding quick-success Cultivation Techniques that involve slaughtering living beings or offering Blood Food. That’s not to mention the common practice in Demon Path Sects of treating disciples without backing as disposable materials, driving them at will, or even directly refining them into Magical Artifacts.’

’That’s why I didn’t have to worry too much about internal strife while I was growing up, only about external dangers.’

He had originally felt that Elder Shen’s crimes didn’t warrant death, but now he only wanted to hack that pile of bones to pieces.

The Thunder Sound Sword, the Formless Sword, and the Cyan Dragon Sea Roaring Sword flew out from his Dantian Qi Sea. Each transformed into a streak of Sword Light to intercept the sky-full of Magical Artifacts.

If he had the Moon Xuan Sword in hand, its Moonlight would be like water, and with One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, he could have effortlessly obliterated all Magic and Divine Techniques.

The Great Sun Celestial Furnace Sword was already top-tier among Tier Three Flying Swords, but there was still a fundamental difference between it and a Tier Four Flying Sword.

This so-called White Bone Universe Technique involved the Underworld Nether Coffin. It was better to be cautious and end this fight quickly.

These four Flying Swords were all ones he had carefully considered, fitting for the identity of Li Hansi to be able to wield.

Four strands of Sword Silk crisscrossed with astonishing momentum, leaving Chen Ze and the Kong brothers dumbfounded.

Wielding Dual Swords was already the mark of a master swordsman. To simultaneously control four Flying Swords, the rate of True Essence consumption was like opening a floodgate. An ordinary Core Formation Cultivator would be considered to have a solid foundation if they could last for even thirty breaths.

And besides the issue of True Essence, it wasn’t as if the more Flying Swords you controlled, the proportionally greater your power became.

Your Swordsmanship had to keep up, with Sword Techniques exquisite enough to match.

Otherwise, if you were just smashing the Flying Swords back and forth, you’d be better off using all that vast True Essence to power a formidable cauldron-type Magical Treasure, which would better play to your strengths.

The four Flying Swords displayed four completely different Sword Paths, dazzling all who watched.

The Scorching Sun Sword Threads were grand and majestic, forgoing complex maneuvers and suppressing the two streaks of White Bone Sword Light until they dimmed.

The Thunder Radiance Sword Threads were too fast for the naked eye to see. One would only react after hearing the peals of thunder it left in its wake. It darted back and forth through a White Bone Banner, riddling it with holes until it was on the verge of being destroyed.

The Jade Wave Sword Threads were gentle and soft, like a ceaseless, babbling brook. The White Bone Banner furled and unfurled repeatedly but failed to catch even a shadow of the jade waves. All that appeared on the banner’s surface was a pool of clear water.

After several exchanges, the White Bone Banner lost its edge and began to fall to the Jade Wave Sword Threads’ assault. The banner shrank smaller and smaller, until it was only the size of a handkerchief.

The Formless Sword Threads were the most unpredictable. With no trace of Sword Light to be seen, only faint ripples in the water, they intercepted both White Bone Staffs completely.

At the same time, he pushed the Celestial Illusion Sword Technique to its limit. Layers of Sword Shadows and scenes of Illusion appeared. Although the two White Bone Staffs pursued it relentlessly, it was only the Sword Shadows that took the blows. The body of the Formless Sword was never caught, appearing and disappearing at will between illusion and reality.

He had obtained the True Enlightenment Sword Technique in his youth. For over a hundred years, he had constantly sought to understand it, practicing without cease. For any Divine Technique, that was not a short amount of time.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch with a thousand-year lifespan couldn’t possibly cultivate multiple Great Divine Techniques that each required over a century of practice.

Otherwise, cultivating just two more would leave no time for anything else.

The True Enlightenment Sword Technique could be considered the Sword Manual of the Naihe Sect; it always felt new and offered different insights each time he reviewed it.

This was also why Bai Zichen had mastered multiple Sword Paths and had not developed the fixed style of a typical Sword Cultivator, allowing him to adapt to any situation.

A few breaths later, amidst a booming thunderclap, the Thunder Radiance Sword Threads were the first to shatter a White Bone Banner to pieces before moving on to the next battle.

In the blink of an eye, all the imposing White Bone Magical Artifacts were destroyed. He severed Shen Moqun’s limb bones, preparing to capture him and use a Soul Searching Technique to interrogate him about the Water Mansion’s secrets.

Just then, the eyeballs in Elder Shen’s sockets instantly ignited, turning into two balls of Nether Fire. With a WHOOSH, his entire body was set ablaze.

”Kill me! Kill me now!”

Elder Shen seemed to have returned to his senses. He howled in agony, his voice hoarse, and one could tell the pain he was enduring surpassed the limits of what any living creature could bear.

His initial high-pitched screams quickly subsided into a low groan, and finally, his voice became as faint as a thread, still issuing a desperate plea.

The cries for help soon stopped, because Elder Shen had been burned to nothingness by the Nether Fire, leaving not a single trace behind.

A deep, muffled BOOM echoed from the depths of the Water Mansion, as if something was being opened.

”Chen Ze, inheritor of the Yuanming lineage, greets Junior Martial Uncle Li.”

Chen Ze had finally killed the two Water Qius. When the Town Spirit Beasts collapsed onto the circular platform, there wasn’t an intact spot on their bodies; they were about to fall apart completely.

A round Token at his waist shone brilliantly, and a lifelike Fish Dragon flew out, tumbling and splashing in the watery domain.

Apparently, the two Kong brothers had already used Sound Transmission to inform their fellow Cultivator of his identity.

”With an inheritor like you, the Yuanming lineage has nothing to worry about.”

From the Kong brothers’ words, Bai Zichen knew that none of them had ever met Li Hansi in person; they had only corresponded through letters.

’Then there’s no need to worry about my real identity being exposed through my words or actions.’

He had used a Physical Body Secret Technique to transform into Li Hansi and had further concealed the technique with the Celestial Illusion Bracelet. No one could possibly see through his disguise.

After all, having cultivated the Five Crystal Glaze Body, his control over his physical form was already meticulous, almost reaching perfection.

Bai Zichen even felt that a Nascent Soul True Monarch might not be able to notice any disharmony in his physical transformation, even face-to-face.

Furthermore, Bai Zichen’s knowledge of the Fish Dragon Sect was not necessarily less than theirs.

He possessed the heirlooms of both the Youlong Sect and the Profound Clarity lineage. Coupled with the fact that the Bai Family’s Ancestor was a Red Bright Inheritor, there was no need to worry about being exposed during conversation.

’I even have the Profound Clarity lineage’s lost heirloom, the supreme treasure Holy Beast Essence Blood! If I wanted to, I could use it to reunite the five main lineages and become the master of the Fish Dragon Sect once more!’

The Qing Emperor Longevity Sword was split into three: the Sword Nurturing Technique, the Sword-Encompassing Technique, and the Wood God Skill. All were passed down to the Direct Lineages of the five main branches.

The key problem was that without the Holy Beast Aura, it was impossible to take the most crucial first step.

Back then, the Profound Clarity lineage held the position of Sect Leader largely because they possessed the Holy Beast Essence Blood.

Even when they had no Nascent Soul True Monarch, their status never fell out of the top two main lineages.

With the Holy Beast Essence Blood in his possession, Bai Zichen had an even more legitimate claim than the real Profound Clarity inheritor, Li Hansi.

From the identity Token in his hand, a Fish Dragon also emerged, looking even more vigorous and majestic.

The two Fish Dragons circled and played, stirring up a vortex.

Bai Zichen had taken two drops of Li Hansi’s Essence Blood. His physical transformation was identical, to the point that he could even fool the heirloom Token that Li Hansi himself had refined with his own Essence Blood.

With his identity verified, he could feel that Chen Ze and the other two were visibly relieved.

A mere resemblance in appearance was hardly solid proof in the Cultivation Realm.

Previously, the Kong brothers had been more in awe of the power Bai Zichen displayed. They had decided to confirm their sectarian relationship first, regardless of the details.

The five main lineages were, in a sense, all remnants of the Fish Dragon Sect. Even though they didn’t lack cultivation resources, they didn’t dare admit their identities to outsiders.

They could only introduce their heritage by claiming to be lucky Loose Cultivators who had chanced upon an inheritance.

In their hearts, they held a persistent obsession with retaking the Ten Thousand Stars Islands and rebuilding the Fish Dragon Sect.

Even a Second Generation Disciple like Chen Ze had been indoctrinated since childhood by his master with tales of the Fish Dragon Sect’s former glory, and it had long since become a deep-seated belief.

”The appointment at Lankao Mountain—Junior Martial Uncle, why didn’t you arrive? We finally had a chance to gather the five main lineages to discuss opening the Overseas Immortal Mansion... Unfortunately, we were missing the token from the Profound Clarity lineage, so we couldn’t proceed. We had to reschedule,” Chen Ze asked. According to their original plan, their group should have been in the Outer Sea by now.

”I ran into an enemy on the way. It took a bitter fight to kill him, and I was slightly injured.”

Bai Zichen brandished the Cyan Dragon Sea Roaring Sword, indicating that it was his spoil of war.

’A gathering of the five lineages, an Outer Sea Immortal Mansion... The Fish Dragon Sect actually had such a secret? The Jade Scroll left by the Ancestor never mentioned it. It seems the Hidden Vein and the Branches were excluded!’

He had no idea what this ”Lankao Mountain appointment” was, so he could only make up an excuse to brush it off.

”After I recovered from my injuries, I came to the Central Domain. As it happened, I was looking for a couple of Water Spiritual Objects, which is why I came to the Great Wild Marsh... I saw Magic derived from the Dragon Transformation Scripture and followed it here. Do you know anything about this Water Mansion?”

Bai Zichen put away his Flying Swords. Regrettably, aside from a single Water Bead, Elder Shen had not left behind any treasures.

It seemed his storage bag, along with his White Bones, had been utterly incinerated by the Nether Fire, not even leaving a speck of dust behind.

The contents of Li Hansi’s correspondence with the other lineages were his only vulnerability, so he immediately took the initiative to ask a question, steering the conversation away from the previous topic.

”To answer Junior Martial Uncle, this was originally the Cave Mansion of the Middle Ancient Nascent Soul Cultivator Wuu Sanzang. But according to Shen Moqun, there’s more to the story...”

Chen Ze relayed the information he had, a lingering fear still in his heart.

He had originally thought that his Late-Stage Core Formation cultivation wasn’t enough to move freely through the Great Wild Marsh, so he had deliberately pretended to be a young, hot-headed Cultivator and lost a fight, all to deceive Elder Shen.

He never expected that Elder Shen wasn’t looking for someone to deal with the Town Spirit Beast, only to kill them afterward and seize the Water Mansion for himself.

From the very beginning, he had never intended for his fellow Core Formation Cultivators to live a moment longer. He was simply luring people in for a blood sacrifice to resurrect the so-called past life of Wuu Sanzang.

The White Bone Universe Technique was immensely powerful, and the Town Spirit Beasts were fearless, not knowing pain or retreat.

Without Bai Zichen’s intervention, it was highly likely that Chen Ze would have met an unexpected and humiliating end.