The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 605: Chapter 605: Samadhi True Fire_1

”You fierce demon head! Daring to secretly spy on us.”

On the Fire Scale Dragon Boat, Elder Zhu suddenly snorted coldly. His anger flared, making even his crimson eyebrows and beard bristle.

His right hand’s fingers formed a sword sign, and he pointed sharply toward the rear.

Instantly, a streak of sword Qi, so condensed it seemed tangible and so brilliant it stung the eyes, erupted from his fingertip. It slashed like a thunderbolt towards a point in the void hundreds of miles away!

”PUFF!” The Sword Light flashed, and the magic aura shattered.

The Thousand-eyed Demon Soul General, who was using a Spell to conceal its form, was exposed. Before it could even utter a sound, it was bisected by the sword Qi.

Its tattered Soul Body, along with the light from its Spell, disintegrated and vanished into nothingness in an instant!

Witnessing this, Yang Chengxiong looked thoughtful. He then asked Elder Zhu, ”Elder Zhu, should I use my Skill to investigate the true nature of that demon head?”

After merging with the Demon Soul General, he had not only gained the ability to devour blood and flesh to strengthen himself but also mastered the destinied Skill of concealing himself within the void.

Aside from being unable to possess others again, Yang Chengxiong now wielded nearly all the abilities of a Possession Ghost, a Demon Soul General, and the techniques he knew as a Sword Alliance disciple!

Elder Zhu glanced at him and refused.

”Since this demon head dared to seek you out, its cultivation and strength are undoubtedly greater than yours, not lesser.”

”You might not even be a match for the Imperial Soul it previously used to spy on us. If you try to use your Skill to probe its true nature, you risk being killed and re-refined into a Soul General!”

”For now, don’t concern yourself too much with it. Once we retrieve that Spiritual Fire, there will be ample time to deal with it.”

The Taiyi Sword Alliance was founded even earlier than the Riverside Sect.

The Riverside Sect had its problems, and the Taiyi Sword Alliance naturally couldn’t avoid similar issues. Factions within the sect were numerous and not entirely harmonious; this disunity even extended into their presence within the Heaven Patrolling Temple.

These eight Golden Core Realm cultivators were all top experts from Elder Zhu’s faction, practically their full strength deployed.

The primary objective of this expedition was a wisp of True Fire located at the heart of this Fire Hell.

If it were an ordinary Spiritual Fire, such a mobilization—specially constructing the Fire Scale Dragon Boat and dispatching numerous Golden Core Realm cultivators, including Elder Zhu himself—would have been unnecessary.

In truth, this True Fire was known as the Samadhi True Fire!

The heart is the sovereign fire, also called the divine fire; its name is Upper Mei. The kidneys are the minister fire, also called the essence fire; its name is Middle Mei. The Dantian is the civilian fire, also called the Qi fire; its name is Lower Mei. These constitute Samadhi.

This True Fire is a legendary, top-tier Spiritual Fire.

It was formed by a powerful being who, after countless years of arduous cultivation, sublimated their Essence and Qi to the absolute pinnacle.

This volcanic mountain range was likely the final resting place of this Immortal Path senior. It was due to this individual that this area transformed into a fiery purgatory. And because of their demise, the Samadhi True Fire became ownerless, burning within this Fire Hell for ten thousand years!

Seven hundred years ago, Elder Zhu’s Master, who was also a Golden Core Realm Elder in the Taiyi Sword Alliance, had ventured into this Fire Hell.

He discovered traces of the Samadhi True Fire but, due to insufficient strength, ultimately failed to acquire the flame.

That Sword Alliance Elder passed away two hundred years ago. Before his death, he informed his Direct Disciple, Zhu Zhao, of this matter, which led to today’s expedition.

This so-called Shen Mo is merely a superficial wound, a minor nuisance!

Capturing and killing him would primarily serve to humiliate those fools and increase my influence within the Daoist temple.

However, if I successfully obtain the Samadhi True Fire, its divine properties will undoubtedly allow my cultivation level to advance significantly. And cultivation strength is the foundation for us cultivators...

Zhu Zhao mused, his gaze burning as he stared into the deepest part of the volcanic cluster.

「About three thousand li away」

Shen Mo’s golden escaping light suddenly decelerated.

Through his connection with the Thousand-eyed Demon Soul General, he had gained a clear understanding of the situation on the Fire Scale Dragon Boat and with the individuals aboard.

This is troublesome! Shen Mo’s expression turned grave.

Although the Demon Soul General’s presence prevented him from using his Destiny Skill, ”Insight into All Beings,” Shen Mo could still roughly estimate the cultivation Realms of the eight Sword Alliance cultivators.

Their leader, Elder Zhu, was at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, the strongest among them.

Besides him, there were two late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

The remaining five, including Yang Chengxiong, were early-stage or middle-stage Golden Core Realm cultivators and not a major concern.

Shen Mo, currently a middle-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, relied on his superior magic and formidable Skills. He might be able to contend with a single late-stage Golden Core cultivator, but facing a peak Golden Core Realm expert would be extremely challenging.

Although only two Minor Realms separated them, this gap represented a difference of one to several centuries in cultivation level!

Yang Chengxiong has definitely informed others of my arrival in the Heaven Patrolling Zone.

To completely suppress this information, I would have to eliminate all of them here. But with my current strength, that’s likely impossible.

Besides, even if the Heaven Patrolling Temple learns of this, it’s improbable that a Divine Bridge Realm Heavenly Monarch would personally come to kill me. Generally, they would dispatch late-stage Golden Core Realm cultivators, or at most, a peak Golden Core Realm expert to track me down.

By this calculation, a desperate battle against Elder Zhu, a peak Golden Core Realm cultivator, seems unwise.

In my estimation, even if there are Divine Bridge Realm Heavenly Monarchs within the Heaven Patrolling Temple, their numbers won’t be large.

Moreover, they are the absolute masters of the Daoist temple; why would they trouble themselves with such trivialities?

In that case, if the Heaven Patrolling Temple still intends to hunt me, the strongest force they would dispatch would be peak Golden Core Realm cultivators, or perhaps only late-stage ones. The situation would be no more perilous than if I were to attempt to annihilate Elder Zhu, Yang Chengxiong, and their entire group now.

Furthermore, if I make any significant gains or find opportunities to advance my cultivation level on this journey, I’ll be in a much better position to handle threats from the Heaven Patrolling Temple later.

Thinking this, Shen Mo gradually abandoned the idea of a deadly confrontation to destroy everyone on the Dragon Boat.

However, he did not depart immediately.

The others could be spared for now, but if an opportunity arose, Shen Mo still wanted to eliminate Yang Chengxiong.

The Heaven Patrolling Temple’s surveillance and control over this domain had waned, but they could still likely determine his general location without issue.

Yang Chengxiong had a close connection to the Soul Refining Flag and could sense its presence.

Unless Shen Mo stopped using the Soul Refining Flag, cultivators dispatched by the Heaven Patrolling Temple to hunt him could use Yang Chengxiong to pinpoint its—and therefore his—exact location.

Shen Mo dodged a ferocious pillar of fire, urged his escaping light onward, and trailed two to three thousand li behind the Fire Scale Dragon Boat.

I’ll follow them for now...

If an opportunity presents itself, I’ll kill Yang Chengxiong and then escape using Sword Escape.

Besides, the Sword Alliance dispatching so many experts means they must also be after some significant opportunity.

Who knows, I might even be able to snatch a considerable prize!