The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Deduction of the Chaotic Yuan Skill_1

The [”Blessed Land”] Skill, while different from what is commonly known as a ”cave paradise,” shares some similarities.

After trying it, Shen Mo discovered that the Skill’s greatest function was to store Spiritual Qi and gather the nature’s spiritual energy of his current region. The amplification reached thirty percent, covering a radius of a hundred li—comparable to a large Spirit Gathering Array!

This Skill provided a relatively small benefit to him personally, but for the disciples of his sect, it was a great blessing.

Whether they were outer disciples in the Body Tempering Realm, inner disciples in the Qi Gathering Realm, or Outer and Inner Deacons, anyone cultivating within a hundred li of him could increase their speed somewhat.

Of course, Shen Mo could also independently control this Skill and disperse its boosting effects, preventing his whereabouts from being exposed due to abnormal nature’s spiritual energy.

Before the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique,” Shen Mo had cultivated the ”Constellation Great Hand Seal” to Extremely Perfection, thereby mastering another Skill: [”Spiritual Wisdom”].

After activating this Skill, the shadows of the ancient exotic beasts manifested by his Palm could become more spiritual, and their power also increased considerably.

In addition, he could apply this Skill to top-grade magic artifacts to expedite their birth of gnosis and their promotion into Spiritual Artifacts!

Whenever Shen Mo had free time, he would apply [”Spiritual Wisdom”] to the seven Big Dipper Swords, the Green Cloud Umbrella, and other magic artifacts. At this point, they were only a step away from giving birth to an Artifact Spirit.

Even the Demon Slaying Sword Spirit had become somewhat more intelligent under this Skill’s influence.

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Furthermore, Shen Mo used the deduction effect of his ”Performance Martial Arts” Destiny, sacrificing over six hundred and thirty thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones to deduce the ”Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique” to the next stage.

As he continued to cultivate this technique, his physique, which had surged during Core Formation, began to strengthen further.

”Fortunately, in recent years, the sect has reclaimed many properties in other domains and is no longer struggling to make ends meet as before. Otherwise, I would have had to spend some time gathering the Spirit Stones needed to deduce the cultivation method.”

Shen Mo mumbled to himself and then slapped his Universe Bag.

Spirit light surged, and when it subsided, a pile of middle-grade Spirit Stones appeared before him.

”The ’Mixed Yuan Qi Technique’ is now at Extremely Perfection; there’s no further way to advance it. It’s time to upgrade!”

As the thought arose, information from the panel appeared.

[Do you want to consume four hundred and seventy-eight thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones to deduce the ’Mixed Yuan Qi Technique’ to the next stage?]

WHOOSH!

The next moment, a golden light resembling an eye flared from Shen Mo’s brow. It vanished in a flash, having completely absorbed the Spiritual Qi contained within the Spirit Stones.

Deep within his mind, in the Profound Space, the Martial Performance Body also sat cross-legged and meticulously began to deduce the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique.”

Simultaneously, Shen Mo, in his secret chamber, entered a peculiar state akin to ”enlightenment.”

He was enveloped by an endless, profound aura, as deeper and more intricate insights continuously surged into his mind.

After an unknown period, Shen Mo’s mind trembled slightly, and he withdrew from the profound state.

His gaze instinctively fell upon the Destiny Panel.

[After continuous insight and deduction, you have finally deduced the ’Mixed Yuan Qi Technique’ to a more profound level.]

[During this process, you unexpectedly gained an opportunity: Destiny Point +1.]

After circulating his cultivation method and carefully assessing the benefits, a touch of joy appeared in Shen Mo’s eyes.

”Excellent! After one deduction, this technique is even more refined than before!”

”According to the original cultivation progress, if I encountered no bottlenecks, it would take a full Sixty Year Cycle to reach the peak of the Golden Core Realm. Now, that time has been shortened to fifty years.”

”Once I cultivate it to Extremely Perfection again and perform another deduction, the time required should be significantly reduced.”

”However, after a cultivation method or magic technique is deduced once, even with the aid of [Martial Performance], the subsequent cultivation speed is much slower than before.”

”Moreover, the number of Spirit Stones required for each subsequent deduction doubles!”

The deduction just now consumed over four hundred and seventy thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones; now, the cost has increased to nine hundred and fifty-six thousand.

For other undamaged and untampered cultivation methods and magic techniques, once deduced, the cost for the next deduction also doubles.

”Fortunately, my current monthly allowance is generous, and I can also profit from refining Elixirs, magic artifacts, and other items for sale. It won’t take long to save up enough Spirit Stones for further deductions.”

”For now, there’s no urgent need to continue deducing this main cultivation method.”

”Once I have enough Spirit Stones, I’ll first deduce the ’All-Encompassing Sword Canon,’ the ’Constellation Great Hand Seal,’ and the ’Soar Cloud Immortal Method’—which is nearing Extremely Perfection—once each, and then decide on the next steps.”

”After all, these kinds of magic and martial arts directly affect my combat strength.”

If it were possible, Shen Mo would naturally want to deduce all the techniques he had learned multiple times, to see if he could elevate them to the treasured or even immortal level.

But the problem is that after a single deduction, the number of Spirit Stones required for the next one doubles, which is truly terrifying!

For example, the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique” Shen Mo had just deduced was originally a low-grade spiritual-level cultivation method. After one deduction, Shen Mo estimated it had advanced to the middle-grade spiritual level.

To deduce it to the top-grade, it would require accumulating and consuming over 2.8 million Lower Grade Spirit Stones, which converts to more than 28,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones...

Even if deducing from the spiritual level to the treasured level still followed the doubling rule without a more drastic increase, continuing to deduce it to the low-grade treasured level would mean a single deduction would cost nearly forty thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones!

Such terrifying consumption would barely be met even if the entire Riverside Sect were wrung dry.

As for a legendary immortal-level cultivation method, the cumulative consumption could reach over a million middle-grade Spirit Stones!

Forget the Spirit Stones circulating in the cultivation world’s market; Shen Mo doubted that the total reserves of all Spirit Stone Veins in the entire Red Flame Zone could even approach such an astronomical figure.

Moreover, acquiring such a massive amount of wealth was also a significant challenge.

Even if he had become a Divine Bridge Realm Heavenly Monarch before the world’s drastic changes and, disregarding all else, had wanted to monopolize all the Spirit Stone Veins in the Red Flame Zone, it would still have required immense effort and time to manage.

With that kind of spare time, he would be better off focusing on advancing his cultivation level.

Under the current circumstances, with forbidden lands, powerful experts from the Outer Zones, and Evil Spirits all having descended upon the Red Flame Zone, it was even more impossible!

Therefore, Shen Mo had to learn to weigh his options and improve his cultivation and strength with maximum efficiency.

As he was pondering, a graceful figure pushed open the door. ”My lord,” she said, ”just now, a sudden anomaly appeared in the sky above the mountain gate, and the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy also seems a bit richer. Could it be due to a breakthrough in your cultivation?”

The newcomer was Zhao Lingyin. Unlike maids and disciples such as Lu Taorui, who wouldn’t dare to enter casually even after Shen Mo finished his cultivation and lifted the internal and external Prohibitions, Zhao Lingyin had more liberty.

Shen Mo rose, embraced her, and smiled. ”I have indeed made some progress.”

His beloved was in his arms, her figure lithe and soft, exuding a thousand charms and a captivating allure. The fresh scent of her Green Wood Spirit Body, which Shen Mo never tired of, lingered around his nostrils.

”Hmm? Lingyin, is that the faint scent of an Elixir on you? Did you successfully refine a Grade V Elixir?”