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Chapter 367: Caution with the Immortal Seed
Chapter 367: Caution with the Immortal Seed
"Hence, I say it's more appropriate to call it the Demon Seed."
At this moment, Tian Lei Shangren coldly huffed from the side. This late Nascent Soul cultivator seemed to have a rather fiery temper.
"I suspect that it was because we brought this thing into the sect that attracted the Extrinsic Demon, allowing it to pinpoint and open a passage into our world. In the end, this Demon Seed most likely used this opportunity to escape from the Tian Yan Continent."
After Tian Lei Shangren finished speaking, Huo Yun Shangren hesitated but did not refute.
"The invasion of the Extrinsic Demon is related to the legendary Immortal Seed."
Chu Ning was greatly surprised by this news but still asked, "Senior, can this Immortal Seed really help one advance to the Tribulation Scattering Realm?"
"Unknown!" Huo Yun Shangren shook his head.
"In ancient times, cultivators who broke through to the Tribulation Scattering Realm could ascend to the Upper Realm. However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth changed over time. By ten thousand years ago, no, according to the time you mentioned earlier, it should be twenty thousand years ago. After the last known cultivator ascended upon reaching the Tribulation Scattering Realm, no other cultivator has been able to reach that stage and ascend. Later, news spread that there was an Immortal Seed in the Tian Yan Continent, and if one could devour and refine it, they would be able to advance to the Tribulation Scattering Realm and ascend to the Upper Realm. That was when the great battle of ten thousand years ago took place."
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning furrowed his brows slightly.
"Senior, what does this Immortal Seed look like?"
Huo Yun Shangren shook his head at this question.
"To be honest, although the two of us obtained the Immortal Seed during that battle, it was wrapped in a layer of spiritual aura that even we couldn't see through."
Suddenly, Chu Ning thought of something and quickly asked, "Seniors, is this Spirit Seed related to the Immortal Seed?"
"Indeed!" Huo Yun Shangren nodded.
"Both of us obtained a Spirit Seed during the Golden Core stage. I obtained the Fire Spirit Seed, and Lei Laoguai obtained the Thunder Spirit Seed. If we haven't guessed wrong, these Spirit Seeds were born from the Immortal Seed."
Hearing this, Chu Ning's expression changed slightly.
"Then, doesn't this Spirit Seed have something to do with the Extrinsic Demon as well?"
"We didn't have any findings in that regard before, but it's hard to say." Huo Yun Shangren replied.
Tian Lei Shangren asked from the side, "What's your name, and did you also obtain a Spirit Seed?"
"My name is Chu Ning, and I did indeed obtain a Spirit Seed by luck." Chu Ning answered.
Tian Lei Shangren hummed in acknowledgment and continued, "That Spirit Seed didn't exhibit any side effects before we encountered the Immortal Seed, so you can rest assured and refine it. The Extrinsic Demon shouldn't be able to locate you through the Spirit Seed."
After a slight pause, he added, "Since you've obtained the Spirit Seed, it seems that your talent and fortune are not bad. Since you've already received part of the legacy of our Thunderfire Sect, I might as well pass on my own set of cultivation techniques and spells to you. If you can cultivate them, then do so. If not, help me find a cultivator with a Thunder attribute spiritual root to pass on my legacy in the future."
"I was just about to suggest the same." Huo Yun Shangren nodded slightly.
"You seem to have a Fire spiritual root. In that case, you can cultivate the set of techniques and spells I'm about to give you."
As he spoke, Huo Yun Shangren casually condensed a ball of light.
Then, the entire illusion faded slightly.
The same happened with Tian Lei Shangren.
With a snap of their spiritual sense, the two late Nascent Soul cultivators sent two balls of light flying towards Chu Ning.
Chu Ning did not resist, and the two balls of light quickly entered his head.
"Thank you, Seniors!" Chu Ning bowed deeply to the two of them.
Although he had not yet comprehended the cultivation techniques and spells they practiced, these two were famous late Nascent Soul cultivators from twenty thousand years ago. Their legacy was surely extraordinary.
At this moment, Chu Ning asked with some confusion, "Seniors, it's been quite some time since the Great Elder and the others were pulled into this spatial rift. Why didn't they come to the ninth layer to awaken you?"
Huo Yun Shangren shook his head.
"Since you've obtained the method to crack and enter the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation, you should have felt that only by drawing upon the explosive-attribute and thunder-attribute spiritual energy of heaven and earth can one truly enter. There is no spiritual energy in that spatial rift, so even the Great Elder and the others couldn't enter the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation."
Hearing this, Chu Ning nodded slightly.
"Our Thunderfire Sect used to be one of the top sects in the Eastern Sacred Continent. However, after being dragged into that spatial rift, the elders probably didn't have the heart to sort through the sect's legacy. Moreover, the sect was originally built on Thunderfire Mountain, and although there is spiritual energy here now, there is no longer a spiritual vein to support it, so there's no point in staying. You can take the various formation tools used in the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation from beneath these two stone pavilions later. There are also several rare refining materials that we collected back then. It's just a pity that although we collected several ancient treasures before, they were all damaged during our battle with the Extrinsic Demon. Furthermore, the Thunderfire Sect wasn't established for very long, so we didn't manage to collect any spirit treasures or ancient artifacts."
In the air, Tian Lei Shangren's final words lingered. "Chu Ning, beware of the Immortal Seed!"
Looking at the now empty stone pavilions, Chu Ning remained silent for a long while before heaving a soft sigh.
Cen Ziqin gently squeezed Chu Ning's hand. "Chu Ning, are you worried about the spirit seed within you?"
"Not entirely." Chu Ning shook his head at that moment. "Since the two seniors said that the spirit seed shouldn't cause any issues, it should be fine. I'm just feeling sentimental about how they were both prodigies, becoming top figures in the Eastern Sacred Continent, only to disappear like this in the end. It's truly thought-provoking!"
"Indeed! The Nascent Soul stage is already an existence that most cultivators can only dream of. Perhaps only after reaching the Spirit Transformation stage can one truly be called an immortal."
"Spirit Transformation stage!"
Chu Ning murmured those words, but what echoed in his ears were Tian Lei Shangren's final words of caution.
"Beware of the Immortal Seed!"
Sighing softly, Chu Ning smiled and said to Cen Ziqin, "That realm is still too far away for us. Let's focus on the present for now. All the materials used in the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation are extremely rare and hard to find. Since the two seniors asked us to take these materials, let's not be polite."
Speaking thus, Chu Ning, along with Cen Ziqin, made their way to the two pavilions.
He was already familiar with the setup of the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation, and with the hints from the two sect leaders of Lei Huo Zong, he knew that the pavilions housed the formation's setup. Finding what they needed was, therefore, a simple task.
Soon, Chu Ning began to retrieve the formation tools and materials from beneath the pavilions. As expected, there were top-grade refinement treasure materials, mostly thunder and fire-attributed.
Some of them were even unfamiliar to Chu Ning, but they didn't seem like ordinary objects.
As Chu Ning collected the formation tools and artifacts from Lei Yan Zong, the thundercloud sea of fire ahead disappeared from view.
Standing on the stone pavilion, Chu Ning and Cen Ziqin could now clearly see the entire Elder Mountain.
It was then that Chu Ning realized that the two pavilions weren't actually far from the cave abode on the eighth layer, and their occupied space was indeed much smaller.
It seemed that Huo Yun Shangren and Tian Lei Shangren had reached a stage in their cultivation where the concept of a cave abode no longer applied; perhaps all of nature was their cultivation ground.
However, at that moment, Chu Ning also sensed that the entire Elder Mountain was beginning to tremble.
The restrictions on every cave abode were rippling, gradually moving towards a state of collapse.
"It seems that dismantling the Tian Xuan Thunderfire Formation has triggered the sect's grand formation."
Upon noticing this, Chu Ning immediately summoned Bailing.
"Quickly take us out of here. If all the formations and restrictions collapse, it might cause this small space to crumble."
Hearing Chu Ning's words, Bailing didn't dare hesitate.
Sensing the spatial barrier behind the stone pavilion, she unleashed two beams of white light, swiftly enveloping Chu Ning and Cen Ziqin.
With a flash of white light, the two figures disappeared from within the small space.
Not long after their disappearance, Elder Mountain began to shake even more violently.
The formations and restrictions on the seventh and eighth layers were also fluctuating wildly.
"Boom!!!
Accompanied by a series of explosions, Elder Mountain started to crumble.
Soon after, the sky above the small space seemed to collapse as well, plunging everything into endless darkness.
At that moment, Chu Ning and Cen Ziqin emerged from a lake, flying up to its surface.
"Master, I can't sense the presence of the spatial barrier anymore." Bailing suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, Chu Ning exhaled in relief. "It seems that small space has truly collapsed."
Then, he sighed again and said, "Now, aside from us obtaining some of Lei Huo Zong's legacy, the sect has truly vanished from this world."
Cen Ziqin thought of Yaochi Palace at that moment and sighed as well. "In the cultivation world, the survival of a sect is just as difficult as that of a cultivator. To leave a lasting legacy is no easy feat."
Continuing her train of thought, she added, "Ai ya, we spent quite some time in the Lei Huo Zong ruins. Cheng Shijie and the others have probably reached the outskirts of the Thousand Lakes and Islands by now. They must be worried sick."
Hearing this, Chu Ning immediately said, "In that case, go and bring them here.
I'll make a trip to Feihong Island to see what Cheng Xinxin and her family decide, and then I'll head to Yuquan Island to fix the formation. Afterward, we'll meet up at Yuquan Island."
"Okay!" Cen Ziqin readily agreed.
Without further ado, the two set off on their respective tasks.
As a precaution, Chu Ning asked Bailing to accompany Cen Ziqin and gave her a Golden Thunder Eagle.
Only then did Chu Ning set off on his own, riding Xiaojin towards Feihong Island.
(End of Chapter)
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