The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 551: Chapter 551: Audacious to the Extreme_1

”You unforgivable bastard, are you not afraid of Shen Mo taking your worthless life when he learns of your heinous actions?”

Wu Gong, ignoring the injuries on his body, wielded his magic sword and stood in front of Zhao Lingyin. His eyes wide with anger, he glared fiercely at Yuan Shengcai.

”BOOM!”

Yuan Shengcai flung his sleeve, and Wu Gong was thrown aside.

He acted ruthlessly and decisively, but his face still maintained a note of amusement, ”You are getting old, Alien Minister Wu. Just rest at the side. Later, I have ways to erase your unpleasant memories of today.”

”As for Peak Master Shen...”

”Once Junior Sister Lingyin is controlled by the mother Love Gu insect, she will naturally favor me.”

”At that time, we will be a pair of lovebirds, brooking no interference. Even if that Shen Mo bastard gets into the Dungeon, he can only secretly swallow the bitter fruit.”

”What’s more, we have been imprisoned for three years, and even my Patriarch Yuan couldn’t find a way in and out of the Dungeon. It is predestined that we will no longer see the light of day in the Outer Realm.”

”What chance does he have to trouble me?”

The exit of the Mountain River Dungeon was blocked by a Soaring Bizarre Dragon. The countless Flying Snake Monsters aside, the Bizarre Power of the Soaring Dragon alone was an impassable chasm!

Those outside couldn’t get in, and those inside couldn’t get out.

Even Patriarch Yuan Heming was helpless and could only hope that when his cultivation level was deeper, he would be able to resist the Bizarre Dragon and take nearly one hundred thousand disciples away from here...

But in the eyes of many, the chance of success in Patriarch Yuan’s plan was infinitesimal and doomed to be a futile effort.

Unless the Soaring Bizarre Dragon blocking the entrance decided to leave of its own volition, they would all be trapped in the Mountain River Dungeon for the rest of their lives, deprived of the vast world outside!

If it weren’t for this, would the situation in the Mountain River Realm have developed to this stage?

Would Yuan Shengcai, Tian Zhiyu, and the others dare to act so shamelessly?

”BOOM!”

”BOOM! BOOM!”

Zhao Lingyin summoned her remaining Mana, activated the shell pearl bracelet on her wrist, and formed several water screen shields in front of her, only for them to be shattered by Yuan Shengcai’s magic treasure in an instant.

”Shen Mo...”

She murmured his name, the figure that dominated her thoughts appearing in her mind.

The next moment, Zhao Lingyin raised her green jade sword, not to slash at Yuan Shengcai, but to cut at her slender neck.

At this moment, constrained by the Formation’s effects, she could not mobilize a shred of True Yuan Mana within her body. Before Yuan Shengcai, she was like a weak mortal, incapable of inflicting even the slightest harm upon him.

But she didn’t want to be fed the Love Gu insect, have her temperament and consciousness twisted, and suffer the tragic fate of ”transferring her affections” and ”devoting her heart to another”...

She saw no other way but to take her own life to prove her loyalty!

Even though the sect law had crumbled, the death of a Spirit Sea Realm disciple was still no small matter.

Furthermore, her status was delicate. She was a genius of the Alchemy Path, with the potential to enter the ranks of Grade IV Alchemists, and she was also the prospective Dao companion of a high-ranking sect member. If she were to die innocently, the sect would undoubtedly investigate thoroughly. The culprits, Yuan Shengcai, Tian Zhiyu, and others, would not escape accountability!

This way, she could preserve her innocence and make her enemies suffer. It could be considered a ”best of both worlds” solution.

It was just that the price was perhaps far too tragic!

Zhao Lingyin had thought of this, and naturally, Yuan Shengcai had anticipated it as well. He indeed coveted her beauty, but he also did not want to be saddled with the crime of ”forcing a fellow Spirit Sea Realm disciple to her death.” His expression changed instantly. He cast a Spell, knocking the magic sword from Zhao Lingyin’s hand, then made a grasping motion with his five fingers, imprisoning her Dao Body.

Across her fair neck, the blade had drawn a deep gash, from which crimson, eye-stinging blood continuously streamed.

But compared to the grief and indignation in her heart, this physical pain was rather insignificant to Zhao Lingyin.

”I’ve been civil with you, yet you insist on seeking death, attempting to use it to bring ruin upon me. Truly despicable!”

A cruel glint flashed across Yuan Shengcai’s face. He then seized Zhao Lingyin’s jaw with one hand, brutally dislocating it. With his other hand, he pinched the mother Love Gu insect, preparing to stuff it into her mouth.

”Now that you’ve fallen into my hands, how could life and death be up to your will?”

”I won’t stoop to your level. Once the mother Love Gu insect takes effect, you will come to know my good qualities!”

Suddenly, a change occurred.

A dazzling Sword Light unexpectedly flared before their eyes.

The next instant, blood sprayed as both of Yuan Shengcai’s palms were severed by the Sword Light!

The hand pinching the red Gu insect flew into the air, and his other hand dropped from Zhao Lingyin’s jaw. The wounds at his wrists were incredibly smooth and neat, and blood gushed out like small fountains.

”AHHH!”

Yuan Shengcai let out a miserable scream and stumbled back several steps. Overcome with excruciating pain, he looked around in horror.

Only then did the entire Chessboard Array shatter with a thunderous crash.

And within that swift Sword Light, the form of a magic sword was revealed. It was precisely the top-grade profound level Flying Sword, the Thunderstroke Sword... A cold glint flashed from the sword, and a furious Shen Mo materialized out of thin air where the sword hovered!

His robes were tattered and torn, covered in the marks of Flying Serpent bites and collisions. He was also stained with a considerable amount of Flying Serpent Flesh and Blood, clearly indicating he had just survived a bloody battle.

As soon as Shen Mo appeared, he swept Zhao Lingyin into his embrace. In her disbelieving, stunned gaze, he took out an Elixir, crushed it, and applied it to the wound on her neck. He then reset her jaw. Only after carefully examining her condition with his five senses and sense did he finally breathe a sigh of relief, ”Lingyin, I’m back. Everything is fine now!”

”You...”

Zhao Lingyin’s eyes reddened. Previously, when forced to the brink of suicide, she hadn’t shed a single tear. Yet now, she couldn’t stop them from streaming down.

A torrent of mixed emotions—the grievance of being bullied, the relief of surviving a calamity, her longing for Shen Mo, the surprise of their reunion—all transformed into tears, soaking the front of Shen Mo’s robes!

Shen Mo held her gently in his arms, comforting her softly. At the same time, with a thought, arcs of Universe sword Qi surged from the Thunderstroke Sword, suppressing Yuan Shengcai and Tian Zhiyu, who, their faces etched with terror, were attempting to flee on their escaping lights.

”Peak Master Shen... no, Patriarch Shen! Earlier, I was muddle-headed, bewitched by that scoundrel Tian Zhiyu. That’s why I committed such a foolish act!”

”You are a man of great magnanimity. I beg you, for Patriarch Yuan’s sake, spare me this once...”

With his palms severed, Yuan Shengcai dared not show the slightest hint of resentment, nor did he dare to even try and staunch the bleeding from his wounds. He prostrated himself in the blood-soaked mud, kowtowing repeatedly to Shen Mo. His previous arrogance and current subservience were a laughable sight.

Tian Zhiyu’s face was also filled with terror, his complexion ashen!

He didn’t know how Shen Mo had breached the Soaring Serpent’s natural barrier to enter the Mountain River Realm, nor how he had achieved the Golden Core Realm in just a few years. But he knew he was unlikely to meet a good end.

Now, seeing Yuan Shengcai shift all blame onto him, Tian Zhiyu’s face turned shades of green and white. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said resentfully, ”Earlier, I did encourage ’Elder Yuan,’ that’s true. But if he weren’t so audacious in his lechery, how could he have been swayed by my persuasion?”

Just then, numerous streaks of escaping light and figures on Flying Swords came racing from the entrance of the Mountain River Realm and various other locations.

Soon, Sect Master Yuan Qingshi, all the Hall Masters, and the Elders had gathered. Upon seeing Shen Mo, their faces lit up with a mixture of shock and joy. Then, as they took in the scene, their expressions instantly became complicated.