The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: 【Starry】_1

”The signal for help has been sent, but we can’t pin all our hopes on this!” Shen Mo said to Jiang Lingfeng. ”The chances of the Supreme Elders disregarding the demonic calamity and leaving Red Flame Country to save us are not very high. Moreover, even Golden Core Realm experts would need about ten days of Flying Escape to reach us. During this time, we’ll likely be assimilated by this Suspended Fairy Mountain.”

With my Bright Vision Destiny, I can see their life force isn’t as strong as before, Shen Mo observed. If this continues, we’ll be on those lotus thrones in the nameless Treasure Hall in seven or eight days!

Jiang Lingfeng hummed in agreement, her brow furrowed in thought. ”To leave this mountain, our only hope is to plunge into the sea and enter a state of Nirvana, devoid of all thoughts and feelings! I have a bottle of Grade V Dreamy Birth Pills, which I prepared for my ascension to Spirit Sea Realm - Layer IX. After taking the Dreamy Death Pill, one’s five senses are sealed, the soul enters a state of quietude, and not a single thought arises—it’s like being truly dead drunk. Only by taking the Dreamy Birth Pill again can one awaken under its effects.”

”But...”

Before she could finish, Shen Mo understood. As one of only two Class IV Alchemists in the Riverside Sect, he naturally knew the effects of the Grade V Elixir, the Dreamy Birth Pill. This elixir was commonly used by Spirit Sea Realm experts to experience the mysteries of life and death, seeking that sliver of opportunity for advancement to break through their current Realm—what was known in the cultivation world as ”crossing the Death Pass.”

This elixir must have been made by Zhao Lingyin’s Master, Grade IV Alchemist Wu Gong, Shen Mo deduced. And I only have one Grade IV elixir recipe, for the Blood Ginseng Red Sun Pill. I don’t even have a single Grade V elixir recipe, let alone one for the Dreamy Birth Pill!

Although it was a set, the elixir was divided into two pills: the Dreamy Death Pill and the Dreamy Birth Pill. Taking the Dreamy Death Pill could indeed induce a state of Nirvana, eradicating all thought, offering a ninety percent chance of preventing recapture by the Suspended Fairy Mountain. However, once in a state of soul Nirvana, one would be completely oblivious, unable to awaken even if attacked by blades or axes. Aside from a cultivator’s robust vitality, they would be no different from mortals—in some ways, even worse. Unfortunately, their current predicament didn’t allow them to take this elixir safely.

”If we jump into the ocean and fly out from the Suspended Fairy Mountain, then swallow the Dreamy Death Pill, we’ll immediately fall into Nirvana and plummet directly into the Immortal Burial Sea...”

”We could build a small, ordinary boat,” Jiang Lingfeng continued. ”After taking the Dreamy Death Pill, we’d try our best to land on it. But after drifting for some distance, the probability of conveniently floating near the Black Canopy Magic Boat is minuscule. It’s far more likely we’d encounter ferocious Sea Beasts and the boat would capsize! At that point, we might both end up in a fish’s stomach!”

According to their previous observations, no demonic sea beasts ventured within fifty miles of the Suspended Fairy Mountain; only ordinary fish and shrimp devoid of demonic power were present. It was likely that any nearby Sea Beasts had also been ”purified” by the mountain and its Buddhist temple—many statues in the nameless Treasure Hall even had fish heads. Over time, these creatures had instinctively learned to avoid this perilous place. However, beyond that fifty-mile radius, savage Sea Beasts still lurked. Although both possessed strong vitality, after taking the Dreamy Death Pill, they would be like the living dead, utterly unable to prevent a Sea Beast from capsizing their small boat and devouring them. Even if the Sea Beasts’ teeth and stomachs couldn’t harm Shen Mo’s and Jiang Lingfeng’s Dao Bodies, they would still be carried away. If no one fed them the Dreamy Birth Pill, they wouldn’t awaken and would most likely sleep until death!

”Then... let’s gamble!” A strange light flickered in Shen Mo’s eyes.

Even being eaten by savage Sea Beasts is better than becoming a statue on a lotus throne in that Treasure Hall! he thought. Unfortunately, I don’t have any Skills or Special Destinies that could put me into a state of ”no-thought.” I could use this brief moment to take Spirit Stones from my Universe Bag and offer them to [Martial Performance]... I could cultivate several cultivation methods that are close to the Epic realm—like *Heavenly Origin Technique*, *Immortal Wind Cloud Physique*, and *Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique*—to Extremely Perfection. Once I reach the Godlike state, I might obtain new Skills! However, even using [Martial Performance] to fully cultivate the *Heavenly Origin Technique*, which is closest to Extremely Perfection, would take well over ten days. There’s definitely not enough time now! Besides, even if I did acquire a new Skill, the chances of it coincidentally allowing me to enter a state of ”no-thought” without affecting my ability to use magic and martial arts are less than one in ten thousand. Using Destiny Points to draw a new Special Destiny from the Destiny Pool is just as improbable; the odds are so low they’re negligible! Still, I do want to spend Destiny Points to improve my Basic Destiny, Luck.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Vitality: Dragonlike Body]

[Talent: The Chosen]

[Luck: Noble]

[Appearance: Handsome]

[Wisdom: Agile Mind]

[Fate: ???]

[Lifespan: ???]

Right now, my Destiny Disc shows one purple, three blue, and one green. Fate and Lifespan are still unknown! My Luck is [Noble], which is blue quality. With my remaining Destiny Points, I can try seven times to see if I can upgrade it to [Starry]. After all, once Jiang Lingfeng and I take the Dreamy Death Pill, we’ll be betting our lives and fortunes... betting that we won’t be swallowed by a Sea Beast, but will instead drift near the Black Canopy Magic Boat and be seen by Ming Yu; betting that even if we are eaten, someone will find the Sea Beast that consumed us and rescue us! Of course, all this hinges on us drifting far enough from the Suspended Fairy Mountain so that even if a thought about it arises, we won’t be drawn back.

Then again, if we could safely return to the Riverside Sect or to the side of a Supreme Elder, those experts would surely find a way to counteract this bizarre phenomenon!

Immediately, Shen Mo opened the panel and invested his Destiny Points into his Basic Destiny, Luck.

[You spent 10 Destiny Points attempting to elevate your Luck to a new tier, but you failed.]

[You spent 10 Destiny Points attempting to elevate your Luck to a new tier, but you failed.]

[You spent 10 Destiny Points... Failure.]

Six consecutive attempts to upgrade his Basic Destiny ended in failure.

Even with my resolve, I can’t help but feel somewhat apprehensive. Was drawing a Special Destiny seven times the right choice? Shen Mo wondered. But what’s done is done; regret is useless now.

Shen Mo gritted his teeth and invested his last 10 Destiny Points.

[You spent 10 Destiny Points attempting to elevate your Luck to a new tier, and you succeeded.]

[Congratulations! The host’s Basic Destiny, Luck, has been upgraded from (Noble) to (Starry).]

Looking at the panel’s feedback, Shen Mo let out a long sigh of relief, a heartfelt smile spreading across his face.

[Starry]! Blessed by the power of the Stars!

At the same time, Jiang Lingfeng, watching from the side, saw him first grit his teeth and then become ecstatic, her eyes filled with puzzlement. But in the next instant, she saw a faint, dazzling starlight flare above Shen Mo’s head, illuminating him briefly before quickly vanishing, making Jiang Lingfeng wonder if she had imagined it.