The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Originality (Seeking Subscription for Monthly Tickets)_1

BOOM!

The Demon Slaying Sword was raised.

The countless tons of river water accumulated upstream instantly gushed downstream.

It was like a mountain collapsing!

Large waves of river tide, like a city wall, surged downstream with an overwhelming and terrifying momentum.

The spray of water that rose to the sky, turbid and spotted with white foam, crashed heavily towards Shen Mo!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

The Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy transformed into an eggshell-like shield, blocking all the falling water.

Not even the corner of Shen Mo’s robes or his Daoist boots were even slightly dampened!

The All-Encompassing Sword Canon is indeed extraordinary. It’s not yet at the Senior stage, but it already has such power.

Looking at the pouring waterfall, Shen Mo rejoiced inwardly.

The Supreme Clarity Sword Technique he cultivated had reached the ”Transcendence” level.

He was not far from the highest realm demarcated on the Destiny Panel.

Even so, the strongest sword style he could execute from it was only slightly more powerful than the River Opening Sword Style.

Shen Mo only needed to cultivate for a while longer.

Then, the dozens of stronger sword moves in the All-Encompassing Sword Canon... their killing power would surpass the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique.

Ultimately, the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique is of a too low level!

This Sword Path magic and the Heavenly Origin Technique were the basic cultivation methods for the peripheral disciples of the Riverside Sect.

They barely transcended the level of mortal martial arts.

It could be considered the lowest of the low-grade profound level techniques!

Shen Mo had been able to use it until now, thanks to an epiphany he had while practicing his swordsmanship here.

He had also continuously invested energy and resources to elevate his mastery of this swordplay to a level difficult for ordinary people to reach.

However, on one hand,

The Supreme Clarity Sword Technique was about to reach its limits, with little potential left to excavate.

After all, the foundation of this technique was shallow.

It was like the growth of a tree; no matter how lush a low shrub grew, no matter how thick its branches and trunk became, it could ultimately hardly compare to a towering tree species.

On the other hand,

Shen Mo faintly sensed that the improvement in this swordplay’s power was no longer proportional to his efforts.

It was like meticulously cultivating a low shrub.

Its speed of growth was far inferior to that of a giant tree.

Previously, this hadn’t been a major issue.

After all, his opponents were all creatures at or below the middle-stage of Class II.

Their martial arts and magic weren’t particularly strong either; most were also ”low shrubs.”

But now, he often fought against late-stage Class II and peak Heavenly Demons, and his targets even included Class III creatures and Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators.

Using the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique for attacks had become somewhat strenuous.

In the future, the focus of my Sword Path cultivation will be on the All-Encompassing Sword Canon. As for the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique, there’s no need to completely discard it! After all, being a Sword Path magic as well, it is beneficial to the progress of other swordplays.

The experience and insights gained from meticulously cultivating a shrub could naturally be applied to cultivating a giant tree species.

Thanks to his profound mastery of the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique, Shen Mo picked up the All-Encompassing Sword Canon extremely quickly.

It was much smoother than cultivating the Constellation Great Hand Seal!

However, the matter of creating my own sword move has always been elusive.

Shen Mo retracted the Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy, lightly flicked the body of the Demon Slaying Sword with his finger, furrowed his brows, and fell into deep thought.

The River Opening Sword Style in the All-Encompassing Sword Canon was invented by a predecessor who, by chance, witnessed a rockslide.

Witnessing rolling boulders crash into the great river and split its waters in two, he gained an insight and thus created the ”River Opening” move!

If this move had been created by Shen Mo, its power would be incredibly strong, as if he had already mastered it to the Perfection level.

This was why Shen Mo, and the predecessors who cultivated the All-Encompassing Sword Canon, wracked their brains to create unique sword moves.

Even a sword move like the ”Dog Bite Sword,” when used by others, wasn’t very powerful.

However, when used by its originator, it became a killer trump card!

Unfortunately, the sword moves in the Canon were myriad and all-encompassing.

Most of the sword moves Shen Mo could conceive of had already been created by predecessors inspired by various phenomena.

To create a unique sword move, opportunity, vision, and talent in the Sword Path were all indispensable.

Shen Mo possessed knowledge from his past life.

But in his previous life, he had merely been an ordinary person and had never personally witnessed truly powerful weapons.

Relying solely on imagination and speculation, he naturally couldn’t create a sword move unique to himself!

HUM!

The Demon Slaying Sword trembled slightly, emitting a faint hum.

As it danced, a faint aura of the mortal world emanated from it.

However, Shen Mo soon lacked the strength to continue the derivation.

He had tried to transform his experiences from his past and present lives into a sword move embodying the bustling mortal world.

Alas.

All of yesterday’s events were like fleeting smoke. He simply lacked the power to derive a single sword style from them!

There was no look of disappointment on Shen Mo’s face.

If sword moves based on such concepts were so easy to create, why would the Canon contain moves like the ”Dog Bite Sword”? If it didn’t work out this time, he could just try again when he next had an idea!

Shen Mo retracted the Demon Slaying Sword and was about to leave the riverbank when he saw three streaks of light descend.

”Junior Brother Shen, long time no see.”

One of them was Guo Zhao. As soon as he landed, he greeted Shen Mo warmly.

The other two, a man and a woman at the late-stage of Qi Gathering, judging by their attire, also appeared to be Elite Disciples from Stars Peak.

However, Shen Mo had never seen them before.

”Senior Brother Guo, you’re looking more splendid than ever,” Shen Mo said to Guo Zhao with a faint smile.

Senior Brother Guo chuckled good-naturedly and began to introduce the other two, ”This is Junior Brother Tian Kang from the Tian Immortal Clan; he is the most outstanding disciple of their Tian Family’s current generation.”

”And this is Junior Sister Shi Xiaoqian of the Shi Immortal Clan; her great-grandfather was the late former Peak Master of Bright Moon Peak!”

”We were originally having a small banquet...”

It turned out that the three of them, while at the banquet, had unintentionally started talking about Shen Mo, who had recently been gaining quite a bit of attention.

Guo Zhao had boasted about Shen Mo’s excellent cooking and barbecuing skills!

Consequently, Tian Kang and Shi Xiaoqian proposed that Guo Zhao invite Shen Mo to the banquet.

Shen Mo, who had been cultivating the All-Encompassing Sword Canon, hadn’t noticed the message from the Sound Transmission Talisman!

Afterward, the three of them had hurried to Shen Mo’s cave mansion together.

On the way, they happened to see Shen Mo practicing his sword by the river, so they all descended.

”Senior Brother Tian, Senior Sister Shi!”

Shen Mo cupped his hands towards the two of them and said politely, ”This place is a mess, so I’m afraid I can’t showcase my barbecuing skills. Let’s go to the flat ground by my cave mansion...”

Before he could finish, Tian Kang interrupted, ”No need, I trust Senior Brother Guo’s word! I have a task bounty here that I want to entrust to you.”

Tian Kang’s rather rude and arrogant attitude made Shen Mo frown slightly.

However, out of consideration for Guo Zhao, he didn’t say much.

His demeanor just became a little colder, ”Oh! What task does Senior Brother Tian have that he specifically seeks me out to complete?”

Tian Kang smiled haughtily and said in a condescending tone, ”In a couple of days, Junior Sister Xiaoqian and I are going to the Tianshan Mountain battlefield to slay demons. I’m afraid we won’t be accustomed to the food in the city.”

”You will accompany us!”

”When the time comes, you just need to gather ingredients and prepare two meals a day!”

”I’m willing to pay you a hundred Spirit Stones a month. What do you think?”

Shen Mo’s frown deepened, and then he said indifferently, ”Senior Brother Tian, I suggest you find someone else.”