The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 412: Chapter 412: Extrapolating the Heart Sutra, Eliminating Hidden Dangers _1

The old monk and the Heavenly Demon had not completely perished!

Or rather, even though they had fallen...

The Pure Land that the old monk cultivated using the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture” had not completely dissolved but was corrupted by the demonic primality of the Heavenly Demon; following a series of strange changes that Shen Mo could not fathom, it transformed into the Suspended Fairy Mountain!

No wonder Shen Mo sensed a presence similar to the Special Destiny of ”Uncommon Victory” and the demonic nature of the Heavenly Demon from the Eight Pains Poison Insect. Even Yuan Chengshan and the creatures sitting on the lotus throne seemed to have been contaminated by the Demon Dyed Divine Power of the Heavenly Demon...

Of course, that formidable Heavenly Demon that had fallen was a mutated Heavenly Demon, having become so after corrupting cultivators, and it had lost its Demon Dyed Divine Power long ago. The two were only similar!

There’s no doubt that the Suspended Fairy Mountain is a great demon.

If I could look directly at it, or explore it with my sense, perhaps I could harm it with my ’Uncommon Victory’ Destiny!

But its unique characteristics make it hard for me to strike. For now, my only option is to avoid it.

If even the Pure Land of the old monk’s soul had become a Demon, how could Shen Mo trust the jade slip that had suddenly appeared on him? Moreover, the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture” involved the most mysterious part of cultivation—the soul. If, after cultivation, it strengthened the connection with the Suspended Fairy Mountain, that would spell big trouble. It was even possible that the Pure Land cultivated deep within his soul would turn out to be the ”Suspended Fairy Mountain”!

Having seen what had happened to Cao Ren, Shen Mo would not be so foolish.

He formed a Sword technique with his two fingers, summoned a burst of sword Qi to crush the jade slip of the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture”, and then summoned the Nether Fire from his Dantian to burn it to ash. Still feeling insecure, he gathered the ashes of the jade slip, placed them in a jade box, attached numerous Prohibition talismans, and stored it in a low-class Universe Bag, planning to discard it in a remote sea area in the future.

As for the cultivation method already memorized, Shen Mo activated his [Martial Performance] Destiny, and a thought arose in his mind:

[Would you like to consume 32,000 low-grade Spirit Stones to advance the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture” to the next stage?]

Seeing the cost of advancing the Heart Scripture, Shen Mo displayed an ”as expected” expression.

For cultivation methods, the higher the grade and the more complete they were, the more Spirit Stones were required to advance them using the [Martial Performance (Purple)] Destiny. Obviously, the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture” did not meet either criterion. In terms of grade, this Heart Scripture was at least middle-grade spiritual level. In terms of completeness, the Pure Land Sect was not inferior to the Riverside Sect. Even the old monk, a master who had undergone Reincarnation twenty-seven times, was suspected to possess the strength of the Divine Bridge Realm! How could such a powerful Buddha School not have refined its fundamental cultivation method, the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture,” to the point where no further improvement was possible?

Yet, advancing this Heart Scripture consumed only a few thousand more Spirit Stones than the ”Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body”. This was a far cry from the 198,000 low-grade Spirit Stones needed for the ”Sacrificial One Sword”, the 478,000 low-grade Spirit Stones for the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique”, or the 633,000 low-grade Spirit Stones for the ”Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique”. They were not on the same quantitative level at all!

There was only one possibility: the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture”, just like the ”Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body”, was incomplete. Or rather, it had been Corrupted and tampered with! The cost of 32,000 low-grade Spirit Stones was not enough to advance its grade; it must be for reverting it to its uncorrupted state, tracing it back to its origins and changing it back to its uncontaminated form. One should not forget that one of the effects of [Martial Performance] was to ”consume enough Spirit Stones to advance the cultivation method to the next stage.” The next stage could be a higher grade, more complete, or purer!

Trusting the Destiny Panel, Shen Mo immediately took out 320 middle-grade Spirit Stones and offered them to [Martial Performance].

Very quickly, the Spirit Stones turned into a pile of powder...

The Martial Performance Body also began to deduce this Soul Magic, which seemed to have been Corrupted!

[After continuous comprehension and deduction, you have finally improved the ’Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture’ to a more refined level.]

After the deduction was complete, Shen Mo used [Martial Performance] to try again. As a result, he found that to further deduce this Heart Scripture, he would need to consume more than 500,000 low-grade Spirit Stones, restoring it to its proper level.

Of course, even if Shen Mo had a million Spirit Stones, enough to deduce spiritual level techniques, he would choose the ’Mixed Yuan Qi Technique’ or the ’Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique’ and other magic and martial arts, so as to avoid cultivating himself into a Buddhist cultivator!

With this, the hidden dangers in this Heart Scripture should be completely eradicated by [Martial Performance]!

Shen Mo carefully examined the new ’Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture’. Although the changes were minor, many alterations had occurred in crucial, subtle areas. The Corrupted and tampered parts had clearly been removed, restoring it to its original version!

In the next moment, he took out a middle-grade Spirit Stone, activated the [Martial Performance] Destiny, and began cultivating this Soul Magic.

Not long after, Shen Mo managed to reach the Primary stage, and a new piece of information appeared in the Soul Magic section of the Destiny Panel.

[Soul Magic: ’Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture’ Primary (10/5000)]

If I get the chance, I can also use [Martial Performance] to deduce Cao Ren’s ’Dragon Transformation Spell’.

Shen Mo had tried to deduce the ’Dragon Transformation Spell’ to the next stage, which would require more than 600,000 low-grade Spirit Stones. If there were no problems with the ’Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture’ in the future, he would give it a try, deducing it and eliminating its hidden dangers... Of course, most of the Spirit Stones consumed would need to be borne by Cao Ren!

The owner of the Dragon Rearing Pool could never have imagined that someone in the world would possess such a powerful tool as the Destiny Panel.

Dismissing these distracting thoughts, Shen Mo focused his mind on the depths of his Mind Sea.

The Scorching Sun Soul Phase, visualized using the ’Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture’ by absorbing the True Intention of the sun, hung high in the sky of his Mind Sea. Below it, the outline of a tall mountain and the structures upon it began to take shape.

Although it was not very clear, Shen Mo knew that this mountain was the towering Green Cloud Peak, and the pavilions and towers upon it were his cultivation residence, GuanYun Mansion! My Pure Land is not the Suspended Fairy Mountain or a Buddhist temple! Shen Mo thought.

At the moment, this Pure Land was not yet substantial; it could not compare to the Suspended Fairy Mountain, nor even to the Scorching Sun Soul Phase. Future cultivation would involve continuously constructing its details and making it more tangible!

Once he cultivated to a certain level, Shen Mo’s soul could reside upon the pure soil of Green Cloud Peak, illuminated by the Scorching Sun Soul Phase and sheltered by GuanYun Mansion. Unless he himself used Sacrificial Magic, others would find it exceedingly difficult to harm his soul!

Having done all this, Shen Mo delayed no longer. In a flash, he left the Shell Reef House.

About ten breaths later, he appeared in the sea area where the island fishermen had found him, his increasingly powerful sense spreading out!

However, he still found no trace of Jiang Lingfeng.