The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: Astonishing Conjecture_1

When the heavens and earth drastically changed, just like in the Red Flame Zone, the Heaven Patrolling Zone also had powerful beings from the Outer Zone, forbidden lands, and Evil Spirits appearing everywhere. However, their numbers were far fewer than in the Red Flame Zone. Coupled with the fact that the Heaven Patrolling Zone was a hundred, even a thousand times larger, a cultivator here might not necessarily encounter a Demon from the Outer Zone in their entire lifetime! Of course, everyone present was in the Golden Core Realm and knew more than low-class cultivators. Moreover, Lady Scarlet had a connection with the LiMountain Elixir Sect, and Fu Jianghuo, Peng Lexiao, and Peng Leyao were all Elders of the Clear Heart Sect. Even if they hadn’t personally slain a Demon from the Outer Zone, they had certainly heard of and seen many. Initially, they hadn’t thought of Demons from the Outer Zone. But after Shen Mo’s reminder, and a quick comparison, they immediately identified several types of Demons that had descended upon the Heaven Patrolling Zone. This further confirmed Shen Mo’s suspicions!

”Who cares if they’re from the Outer Zone or not! There are still plenty of bones and scales left in the remains. They haven’t lost all their spirituality, making them high-grade materials for forging.”

”Shen, if you’re interested, come and pick some; otherwise, we’ll take it all!”

Having already made a decent gain on the first level of the pagoda, Song Han was in high spirits and called Shen Mo over to pick through the remains with them. Most of these demonic beasts and Demons from the Outer Zone had been at Class IV cultivation stages during their lives. Because their origin powers had been sealed by the Demon-Suppressing Tower, the remains were well-preserved. Even after the long passage of time, they hadn’t all turned to dust! Indeed, they could be used to forge high-class magical treasures, and their forging effect was on par with top-notch spirit gold.

Shen Mo, of course, wouldn’t pass up on free items. With his [Method Eye Candle Wisp], he picked out many high-quality spiritual materials from the remains, their total value equivalent to a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact—a good harvest indeed.

While sifting through the remains, Shen Mo noticed that many of the Demon bones showed signs of healed injuries, as well as traces of tearing and gnawing. Soon, an extremely brutal and bloody scene formed in his mind: Inside the Demon-Suppressing Tower, a large number of demonic beasts and Demons from the Outer Zone had their powers locked. Trapped in this layer of the pagoda, starving and without any food, these Demons began to kill and devour each other! The weak were eaten by the strong, and even the strong eventually succumbed, unable to escape the Demon-Suppressing Tower, dying in despair as their Lifespan ran out.

Having collected all the spiritual materials from the remains, the group proceeded to the next floor of the pagoda. Just like before, the passage to the second level was blocked by two large bronze doors. Immediately, Lady Scarlet and the others summoned their respective magic treasures and cast their magic, beginning to bombard the bronze doors. Spiritual marks on the doors flowed and shimmered as the doors vibrated from the booming attacks. Shen Mo also swung his Demon Slaying Sword, striking the bronze doors with his sword Qi, though he didn’t use his full strength.

His mind was still preoccupied with the fact that the tower suppressed Demons from the Outer Zone.

The Demons from the Outer Zone descended upon this world only in the past few years. But the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons has existed since the Ancient Times, and it was last opened seven hundred years ago! The timeline clearly doesn’t match. Why would the tower be suppressing Demons from the Outer Zone? Could it be that creatures from the Outer Zone also descended here in Ancient Times?

He pondered this, but it still didn’t feel right.

Over the years, through his interactions with Flower Fairy and other creatures from the Outer Zone, Shen Mo had gained a certain understanding of the truth behind the drastic changes in the heavens and earth, and the descent of creatures from the Outer Zone. The Red Flame Zone, the Heaven Patrolling Zone, and other large and small realms all existed in the same world. This world was like a leaf on a branch of the Universe Tree. The invasion of the Heavenly Demon Realm was, in essence, two different leaves touching. The cataclysmic changes of heaven and earth marked their World Leaf withering and falling into a pile of decayed leaves and muck, intertwining with other leaves that had long since fallen. The so-called Outer Zone creatures were actually the remnants of a World Leaf on the verge of complete decay!

Take the Flower Fairy clan, for example. Ever since their primal world withered and decayed, they had been constantly ”moving,” relying on forbidden lands to migrate to fresher, newly detached worlds. In other words, throughout history, apart from coincidental clashes with other World Leaves that caused disasters like the ”Invasion of the Heavenly Demon Realm,” there had never been a large-scale descent of Outer Zone creatures, forbidden lands, or Evil Spirits into their current world!

So, the Demon-Suppressing Tower in the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons, which suppressed so many Demons from the Outer Zone, was quite anomalous!

After much pondering, Shen Mo finally arrived at a possible explanation.

The ancient battlefield of immortals and demons might not belong to the world of the Red Flame Zone or the Heaven Patrolling Zone. Instead, it could be a world that had already withered during Ancient Times. For some unknown reason, it didn’t completely decay but established some kind of mysterious connection with the Heaven Patrolling Zone. Thus, whether their current world remained on the branches of the Universe Tree or had fallen into the decaying mire, it wouldn’t affect the manifestation of the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons! The Outer Zone Demons suppressed in the Demon-Suppressing Tower likely descended from other decaying worlds after the ancient battlefield’s own world withered. The cataclysmic war of Ancient Times might have been a battle between the indigenous cultivators of that ancient battlefield world and the Outer Zone Demons. The fact that Outer Zone races like the Thousand-eyed and the Human-faced Willow are not yet extinct suggests that the indigenous cultivators were most likely defeated in that war!

If my guess is correct, the value of the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons might far exceed what people imagine! It established a mysterious connection with our current world even before *that world* withered from the Universe Tree... Perhaps it’s also connected to other worlds. In that case, the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons serves as a valuable passage bridging unbreachable chasms. Maybe it can be used to reach other worlds that still remain on the Universe Tree, worlds that haven’t withered yet!

Thinking of this, Shen Mo couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine, and his heart was thrown into great turmoil. If his guesses were indeed true, then Outer Zone creatures, upon learning this secret, would undoubtedly go to any lengths to seize the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons, hoping to permanently relocate to an unwithered, undecayed world. Whether they were demonic factions, benevolent groups, or neutral parties, none could resist such a tremendous temptation.

BOOM!

Just then, the bronze doors to the second floor of the pagoda burst open, and a putrid, decaying stench rushed out. After a cautious exploration, Lady Scarlet and the others raised their defenses and proceeded inside.

Shen Mo regained his focus. He reached out to touch the Golden Flowery Realm at his chest, his expression somewhat complex.

With this spatial treasure providing a barrier, Flower Fairy Ami is unaware of the situation inside the Demon-Suppressing Tower... After some hesitation, I’ve decided not to reveal this information to Ami or her Flower Fairy clan for the time being! Otherwise, the entire Red Flame Zone and Heaven Patrolling Zone would be plunged into a devastating war.

”Shen, stop daydreaming. Come and take a look,” Lady Scarlet’s captivating voice sounded.

A strange light flickered in Shen Mo’s eyes as he strode into the second-floor chamber of the pagoda.

Lady Scarlet, Song Han, Fu Jianghuo, and the Peng Siblings have all witnessed the remains of the Outer Zone Demons. They aren’t aware of the full implications now, but there’s no guarantee they won’t leak this information in the future, alerting the Outer Zone races that have descended upon the Heaven Patrolling Zone!

Shen Mo had already devised a countermeasure for this.

If necessary, I’ll capture them one by one and use a Soul Curse to erase their memories of today’s events!