Chapter 68: Five-Colored Earth and Immortal Seed
The Corpse Emperor Vajra Fist is at level seven. If I had this level of strength before, fighting that Wukong would have been much easier.
Although in battles of the same realm, or even when Wukong was a realm higher, Bai Ze could still fight back and forth, and even win in the end.
But actually, it was all tricks. For example, when Wukong was a realm higher, he borrowed the power of the White Bone Cave’s great array to increase his strength.
He also released Gao Xianzhi, and in the end, he only won by using the Nine Netherworld Fire given by the Jade Emperor.
If he didn’t use these auxiliary methods, let alone Wukong being a realm higher, even if they were in the same realm, it would be difficult to defeat Wukong.
But now that Bai Ze’s Corpse Emperor Vajra Fist has advanced to level seven, he is confident that if he encounters Wukong in the same realm again, he can defeat Wukong by directly confronting him with his body.
“Sigh, the materials are gone again.”
Bai Ze glanced at the core of the Spirit Evil Gathering Array. The natural treasures, demon inner cores, and evil qi beads placed on it had all been absorbed.
Moreover, he had no more in stock. What he had obtained from hunting six demon kings before was almost all used to upgrade him.
If there are no materials to replenish, it seems that the next upgrade will be slow.
“Not bad, Kid, congratulations on advancing to the Inner Core Fifth Level.”
At this moment, Ying Lao’s voice came from Bai Ze’s mind, making Bai Ze feel very close.
Since Guanyin Bodhisattva sensed Ying Lao’s existence yesterday, Bai Ze has not dared to actively contact Ying Lao, to avoid revealing any flaws.
Bai Ze said, “Teacher, are you alright? Guanyin Bodhisattva seemed to have discovered you yesterday.”
Ying Lao said, “It was my negligence. This Buddhist ‘other’s mind perception’ is very powerful, actually allowing her to sense my existence.
But it’s nothing, it was just a moment, she won’t know it’s me.
Teacher congratulates you, congratulates you on having another good master.
Now you just need to go to Mount Hao and kill that Red Boy, so that you can obtain the Daoist name of Sudhana.”
Bai Ze said, “Teacher, Wukong and the others are staying in the cave dwelling. If you talk to me like this, won’t they be alerted?”
Ying Lao snorted and said, “Hmph, just some juniors. If Wukong’s teacher were here, perhaps they could sense my existence, but he doesn’t have that ability.
Look, yesterday I reminded you to invite Tang Sanzang to hold the Yulanpen Festival, didn’t they not discover anything?”
Hearing what Ying Lao said, Bai Ze felt relieved. It seemed that those who could sense Ying Lao were all great powers.
So, going to Mount Hao with Tang Sanzang next, Bai Ze was not worried about being exposed.
Ying Lao said, “Go see if your immortal seed has taken root and sprouted?”
“Oh!”
Bai Ze responded and went to check the flowerpot where the immortal seed was planted. He didn’t know why Ying Lao would suddenly mention the immortal seed.
Bai Ze observed for a long time, but didn’t see the immortal seed take root and sprout.
He simply dug it out with a shovel. The emerald green immortal seed had not changed at all, just like a green gem. This made Bai Ze wonder if it was even a seed at all?
Could it just be a stone?
Bai Ze said dejectedly, “Teacher, so much demon king blood was poured on it, but it didn’t take root and sprout. Did you misidentify it?
Could this just be an ordinary stone?”
He also wanted to grow Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady or an angel, but he couldn’t even get it to take root and sprout. How could he grow an immortal fairy sister?
Ying Lao said, “No, no, the reason I contacted you this time was not to congratulate you on advancing to the Inner Core Fifth Level, but precisely about this immortal seed.”
Bai Ze: “How so?”
Ying Lao said, “Through your six roots, I sensed an unusual aura. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the Five-Colored Earth.”
Bai Ze was surprised and said, “You’re saying there’s Five-Colored Earth in White Tiger Ridge? Where is it?”
Ying Lao said, “It’s in the place where you finished fighting with Wukong yesterday. Go look for it.”
“Okay!”
Bai Ze didn’t delay and hurriedly ran to find the legendary Five-Colored Earth.
He ran towards the place where he had the final battle with Wukong. From afar, he saw a crimson light surging from the ground. The light was like a crimson silk swaying in the air, which made Bai Ze even more certain that there was a treasure there.
At this moment, Bai Ze had already arrived there and stood there for a long time.
Ying Lao asked in his mind, “What’s wrong?”
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At this moment, in front of Bai Ze, the ground within a radius of one zhang was all crimson red, and it was shimmering with a ruby-like luster.
The light halo in the sky, like a red scarf, was caused by the red soil on the ground.
Bai Ze said, “Teacher, this aura should be the Five-Colored Earth you mentioned, right?”
Ying Lao said, “That’s right, this is the crimson soil of the Five-Colored Earth. Use this soil to plant your immortal seed, and it should be able to take root and sprout.”
Bai Ze said, “But Teacher, if I remember correctly, when I fought with Wukong yesterday, there was no Five-Colored Earth here.
I followed your instructions and made Wukong bleed from his nose.
I always feel that this ground was caused by being soaked in Wukong’s blood.”
Ying Lao was silent for a moment and said, “Perhaps that monkey head is a naturally walking Five-Colored Earth.
Have you forgotten? Back then, Nüwa refined Five-Colored Stones to mend the sky, and that monkey head was precisely a stubborn stone left over from mending the sky.
So, Wukong is equivalent to a Five-Colored Stone.
It’s natural that his blood can dye the soil into Five-Colored Earth.”
Bai Ze said, “But, but I clearly remember that Wukong only bled a few drops of nose blood yesterday, and now the red soil in front of me is one zhang big.”
Ying Lao said, “What’s so strange about that? The Five-Colored Stones used by Nüwa to mend the sky were naturally the essence of essences. A drop of that monkey’s blood is naturally comparable to a lot of soil.”
Bai Ze nodded, indicating that he understood.
This also reminded him of a question. Nüwa used Five-Colored Stones to mend the sky and Five-Colored Earth to create humans.
Now that Bai Ze had obtained an immortal seed, an immortal seed that could grow immortals, he also needed Five-Colored Earth to cultivate it.
It seemed that whether it was creating humans or creating immortals, they couldn’t do without Five-Colored Earth.
However, now Bai Ze seemed to have only obtained red soil. What about the other four colors?
Did they have to be used together?
“Forget it, don’t think so much for now, let’s try with this red Five-Colored Earth first.”
Bai Ze snapped his fingers, and several skeleton soldiers crawled out from underground. Bai Ze ordered them to go to the warehouse to get shovels and soil-collecting tools to dig up all the Five-Colored Earth on the ground.
The two skeleton soldiers moved quickly. In about a quarter of an hour, all the red soil was dug up and filled a jar.
This jar was originally used by the White Bone Cave to store wine, each one could hold three jin.
Now Bai Ze actually had three jin of Five-Colored Earth!
Bai Ze covered the jar, and the red light halo emitted by the Five-Colored Earth also disappeared, as if nothing had happened here.
Bai Ze carried the Five-Colored Earth back to his room, took the emerald green immortal seed, dug a hole in the Five-Colored Earth, buried it, and then watered it.
“I’m just waiting for you to take root and sprout!”
After doing all this, Bai Ze patted his small hands, afraid of wasting even a single grain of Five-Colored Earth. He patted the wine jar in front of him.
Just as Bai Ze was about to leave the room, he felt a strange change behind him, as if there was a fluorescent light spreading.
He quickly ran back and lay beside the immortal seed. He saw that the crimson soil was squirming, and it seemed that the immortal seed was about to break out of the soil.
This surprised Bai Ze. He didn’t expect it to be so fast. He had just buried the seed and watered it, and it was already taking root and sprouting?
It seemed that this immortal seed was indeed not something that could be planted casually, it had to be planted in special soil.
At this moment, a small, pointed sprout broke out of the soil.
“Great!”
Bai Ze was overjoyed. After so much effort, the immortal seed had finally sprouted.
