The First Immortal of Destiny

Within the cultivation world, there exist numerous circumstances under which a cultivator’s five senses can be confused and distorted—magic and spells, array and prohibition, dangerous dungeons, and the like!

Shen Mo remained collected. He ingested a Grade III Taixu Pill. Upon finding it ineffective, he applied the Heart Palm. He used the phantom image of a Heart Moon Fox to aid himself, aiming to clear his gnosis, but it was still futile.

It was then that his countenance turned solemn. The Reverse Yin and Yang employed by this person is definitely not an ordinary method to deceive the five senses.

In the midst of a peculiar, twisted sensation, Shen Mo extended his sense outward. He found that the entire Capital City of the Bright Sand Country was consumed in tremendous panic and turmoil...

Whether it was the ordinary mortals or Priests who had cultivation, all of them were staggering and stumbling around like headless flies. Furthermore, the vast majority of people in the city wore expressions of sheer terror and unsteadiness, screaming out loud, apparently encountering inexplicable phenomena!

He must have made preparations in advance; otherwise, given his Cultivation Realm, he would not have been able to disrupt the Yin and Yang of the entire city.

Such a method exhibits a trace of the flair of the Golden Core Realm!

Shen Mo still remembered the time in the Death Jaw Dungeon when the entire Tianshun Country became a Ghost Zone, overturned by four horrifying figures. At that time, just like now, it was an upheaval, as if heaven and earth were inverted...

Only later, after Shen Mo consulted ancient texts and manuals, did he deduce from scattered words and phrases that the perpetrators at that time were the Golden Core Realm powerhouses of the Heaven Sword Sect, Ghost Corpse School, Profound Moon School, and Seven Stars Altar! As for whether the Supreme Elder of the Riverside Sect had a hand in it, Shen Mo couldn’t guess. Even if he did, it was unlikely to be recorded in the sect’s manuals, considering that it wasn’t exactly a creditable affair.

Currently, the technique Wang Yuanxing was using had clearly surpassed the level of the Spirit Sea Realm. Shen Mo had no idea how he accomplished this, but such a situation immediately plunged him into unknowable danger. One careless move and he might be obliterated by Wang Yuanxing.

He was unable to ascertain the enemy’s location, unable to discern the direction from which an attack would come, and unable to sense whether the attacking technique was strong or weak—the danger of it all was self-evident!

Upon seeing Shen Mo stand still without taking ill-considered action, a hint of smugness appeared in Wang Yuanxing’s eyes. Then, with a wave of his hand, he flung a grotesque giant net, seemingly woven from blood vessels and sinews and bristling with bone spikes, towards Shen Mo.

At that very moment, Shen Mo sprung into action!

In his hand, the Demon Slaying Sword flicked upward, and the Universe Sword Qi it emitted instantly shredded the giant net of flesh and veins.

In the next instant, an immense, terrifyingly dazzling Sword Light swallowed the self-assured Wang Yuanxing...

By the time this strongest cultivator from the Wando Archipelago managed to extricate himself from the Sword Light’s onslaught, his magic robe was already in tatters, and his body now bore several frightful sword wounds!

”Impossible! How did you manage this?” Wang Yuanxing screamed in shock and anger.

In Shen Mo’s ears, his question came out reversed, sounding like obscure and indecipherable sounds! After some quick inner contemplation, Shen Mo soon untangled his words, but apart from returning a mysterious smile, he didn’t do anything so foolish as to reveal his means to this formidable opponent.

In reality, it was pretty straightforward!

Shen Mo possessed the [Chanjue] Destiny, which allowed him to anticipate danger a step ahead. Furthermore, he didn’t fall under the effect of Reverse Yin and Yang.

As perceived by the five senses, the color and form of the giant net of flesh and veins were vastly different from its actual appearance. Once it was unleashed, it seemed as though it was flying far away; at the same time, it didn’t pose any threat to Shen Mo...

However, [Danger Perception] issued frantic warnings, continuously conveying the net’s real and lethal threat to Shen Mo’s mind.

Of course, this alone only allowed him to shred the giant net of flesh and veins; he was still unable to pinpoint Wang Yuanxing’s exact location! It could be said that in such a situation, this top-ranking Priest of Bright Sand Country had secured an invincible position.

But, although the five senses were disordered, patterns could still be detected within the chaos. The information fed back by [Danger Perception] represented the truth within this chaos, like a fixed reference point.

Subsequently, with the help of this Special Destiny, Shen Mo, relying on his formidable soul and will, corrected this ”reversal deviation.” Thus, as if in a normal state, he launched his attack at Wang Yuanxing and wounded him!

As long as the techniques this person employed could continue to threaten Shen Mo, Shen Mo could use [Danger Perception] to continually recalibrate his five senses... Unless Wang Yuanxing abandoned his intent to kill him, thereby stopping the effect of [Danger Perception], it would be difficult for Shen Mo to counterattack!

However, if Shen Mo himself didn’t speak of it, how could Wang Yuanxing possibly know his methods?

”You’re just a high-grade sacrificial beast, destined to become my offering to advance my cultivation level!” Wang Yuanxing finally tore away his facade of a normal person, his expression becoming incomparably crazed and ferocious. He swung his hands repeatedly, launching a series of Evil Magic at Shen Mo.

CLANG!

The Universe Sword Qi, bolstered by [Uncommon Victory], instantly shattered endless blood lights, Resentful Spirits, and Yin specters!

PUFF!

The dim, dark stream of light that was Wang Yuanxing was hit by a Starfall Sword Qi but was blocked by his defensive magic artifact.

Shen Mo shook the Soul Refining Flag, and the Snake Eel Demon Soul General swam out from the blood demon. Turbid Qi rolled over its body. In a flash, a terrifying thunderbolt struck Wang Yuanxing, who was disguised as an escaping light and moving unpredictably.

The five senses of the Demon Soul General were also chaotic under the effects of Reverse Yin and Yang; by themselves, they were utterly unable to lock onto the enemy. However, Shen Mo could provide guidance for it, eliminating the need for the Snake Eel Demon Soul General to search for Wang Yuanxing on its own!

This Demon Soul General, upgraded to the peak of Class III, now wielded even more powerful thunder through its Skill and still retained its original characteristics.

Wang Yuanxing had initially used a magic artifact to block the incoming thunderbolt... But soon, the dim and faint thunder light, which was on the verge of annihilation, suddenly surged in power, its might sufficient to obliterate an ordinary late-stage Spirit Sea Realm cultivator!

RUMBLE!

The thunderbolt exploded, blasting Wang Yuanxing out of the dim, bloody light. Although he wasn’t severely injured, he looked extremely battered!

Seeing this, Shen Mo no longer hesitated and directly used Self-Sacrificing Sword. After sacrificing some of his Essence and Qi, a harrowing Sword Light slashed through Wang Yuanxing’s body.

In terms of sheer fierceness, Self-Sacrificing Sword even surpassed the Starfall Sword Form, which was blessed by the two Skills of [Sword Body] and [By the Stars]!

After executing this sword strike, Shen Mo’s aura also waned temporarily.

Wang Yuanxing, struck by this Sword Light, was in an even worse state... The numerous defensive magic techniques and magic artifacts, which had consumed massive amounts of Mana to set up, were destroyed in the blink of an eye. The Sword Light slashed through his waist.

It wasn’t that Shen Mo didn’t want to slash vertically and split him in two; it was just that under the interference of Reverse Yin and Yang, he inevitably missed his aim by a fraction.

The tattered magic robe could no longer offer any defense.

In the next moment, his body was severed into two pieces!