The First Immortal of Destiny

Is it trying to escape?

Shen Mo put away the Taiyi Sword, took out Healing Pills, and began circulating his cultivation method to recover from his injuries.

Once a forbidden land detached from this world, even with his extraordinary abilities, it would be difficult for him to launch various attacks against it, let alone completely destroy it!

Of course, when Shen Mo had previously eradicated the Near Sea Demon Cave, he had acquired the method for refining forbidden land from the Big Heavenly Demon, Fairy Pei Yu. All he had to do was refine Green Cloud Cave into a forbidden land, and then he could pursue and completely annihilate Turi Jia and the Thousand-eyed clan!

However, at the moment, he hadn’t yet had the chance to refine a forbidden land, so he had to let Turi Jia and his clansmen go for now.

The dilapidated, honeycomb-like forbidden land, shrouded in a misty gray light, its presence grew fainter and fainter until it finally vanished completely from this world.

Shen Mo changed into a brand new magic robe to cover the injuries on his chest and abdomen. Then, with a flash of golden light, he executed his Flying Escape technique, soaring above the roiling lava.

Above the lava, a partial segment of the honeycomb still floated, constantly emitting various Spells to resist the lava’s searing heat.

There were still surviving Thousand-eyed Demons inside. When Turi Jia left the Primordial Realm, he did so in such a hurry that he didn’t have time to take them with him! In the next instant, Shen Mo reached out and seized the broken forbidden land, directly refining it into Green Cloud Cave.

「In Green Cloud Cave.」

Yuan Heming, Zhou Zhiwei, Yuan Jing, and Chen Mengze, four Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators in total, were all cultivating in their respective cave mansions within the Vacuous Zone. The remaining Sect Disciples, unless they were scattered throughout the Red Flame Zone, had been assigned by Shen Mo to the Mountain River Realm. They were currently hard at work constructing palaces, pavilions, and other essential facilities for the sect. Meanwhile, some disciples were assisting the mortals and cultivators whose eyes had been gouged out to settle down.

Suddenly, the heavens and earth trembled. In the northwest corner of the Fairyland, the ground shook violently as celestial phenomena manifested, striking horror into everyone present.

Shen Mo sent out a telepathic message to soothe everyone, and only then did the unrest subside!

「At that moment.」

The entire Chong’a Mountain was already deserted, with only a Mountain Protection Array, reliant on Spirit Stones for power, left to shield the area!

This was why Shen Mo didn’t fear Turi Jia’s threats. Even if Turi Jia found his way to Chong’a Mountain, the most he could do was destroy the Mountain Protection Array, which had not yet been fully repaired; he wouldn’t be able to kill a single disciple.

As for why Turi Ke didn’t retrieve the forbidden land like Shen Mo did? The reason was simple: even if the forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed clan was refined from Turi Ke’s cave paradise, once it manifested, it couldn’t be easily moved, nor could it be freely retracted or deployed. It could only be pushed away from this world and sent to the next Withering Realm at the cost of a great deal of Mana.

Someday, if Shen Mo were to refine Green Cloud Cave into a forbidden land and bring it to other worlds, he too would face this restriction!

The advantage was that in just a few years, he would be able to travel in the Outer Realm.

However, if he were to directly carve out a small piece of the Primordial Realm and refine it into a forbidden land, it would take hundreds, or even thousands, of years to resist the assimilation force of other worlds and stabilize the forbidden land. If he were to leave it prematurely, even Shen Mo himself would find his Dao dissipating and would perish.

Comparatively, the restrictions were far more severe!

Inside the half-shattered forbidden land abandoned by Turi Jia, there were over 30,000 corpses of Thousand-eyed Demons. Among them were more than two hundred corpses of Class III Thousand-eyed Demons; the rest were the bodies of low-class demons.

There were over one thousand surviving Thousand-eyed Demons.

Two were Class IV Thousand-eyed Demons, and over a hundred were Class III Thousand-eyed Demons; the remainder were Class I and Class II Thousand-eyed Demons, all of whom had survived under the protection of the Class IV demons!

SLASH! SLASH!

Two streaks of sword Qi descended from the Nine Heavens of Green Cloud Cave, instantly slaying the two remaining Class IV Thousand-eyed Demons, their eyes filling with terror as they died, striking fear into the hearts of the other demons.

Subsequently, Shen Mo collected the corpses of these two Class IV Thousand-eyed Demons, along with the more than 30,000 other bodies, and deposited them all into a Treasure Hall situated outside the Vacuous Zone. This Treasure Hall had been specifically constructed by the Sect Disciples under his orders to store various spiritual materials.

As for the remaining over one thousand Thousand-eyed Demons, Shen Mo spared their lives, directly confining them to an area and effectively raising them in captivity.

”You lot raised mortals and cultivators, treating them as livestock. I shall raise you, treating you as livestock. This counts as paying you back in kind...” Shen Mo remarked dispassionately, standing atop the clouds and gazing down at the Thousand-eyed Demons below.

The corpses of the deceased Thousand-eyed Demons could be refined into the ”Thousand Laws Mirror.”

With over 30,000 corpses, there would be enough for every disciple of the Riverside Sect at Body Tempering Layer VII or above to receive one!

As for those disciples whose cultivation had not reached Body Tempering Layer VII, their Mana was incredibly scarce. It was enough for them to properly use the swordplay and magic bestowed by the sect. They lacked the ability to craft a ”Thousand Laws Mirror,” nor did they have the spare strength to activate other magic treasures during battle.

Of course, Shen Mo would not simply bestow these Thousand-eyed Demon corpses and the refinement method for the ”Thousand Laws Mirror” for free.

Sect Disciples had to earn Sect Merits by completing various Sect tasks, and then use a substantial amount of these merits to exchange for them from the Sect’s Treasure Hall.

Otherwise, even if cultivation resources were abundant, they wouldn’t be enough for one hundred thousand disciples to share.

Furthermore, indiscriminately showering them with vast quantities of Spirit Stones and resources would only cultivate a batch of useless disciples!

As for the living Thousand-eyed Demons, like domesticated demonic beasts, they could provide a continuous supply of extraordinary materials for Shen Mo and the Riverside Sect to refine the ”Thousand Laws Mirror.” Once their population expanded sufficiently, a batch would be slaughtered and their corpses collected, thereby maintaining a stable number. In any case, within Shen Mo’s cave paradise, they wouldn’t be able to cause much of a stir!

To this end, Shen Mo specially assimilated the ravaged forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed into the northwest region of Green Cloud Cave, adjacent to the northern Mountain-River Zone.

The flying birds and running beasts in the Mountain-River Zone could enter the Hive Zone unimpeded.

However, Shen Mo had established formidable barriers around the Hive Zone, specifically targeting the Thousand-eyed Demons. These were akin to the four extremities of the Red Flame Zone; unless they cultivated to Class V, they could not hope to escape this worldly prison!

Yet, within Shen Mo’s cave paradise, these Thousand-eyed Demons had absolutely no opportunity to mature into Class V great demons.

After dealing with these matters, Shen Mo departed from Green Cloud Cave and headed towards the forbidden land of the Smoke Demon clan.

「In the following period of time.」

Shen Mo successively ”visited” the forbidden lands of the Smoke Demons, Human-faced Willows, Error Monsters, Single-footed Yakshas, Sound Ghosts, Thousands Insects Evil Corpses, and other Outer Zone demons.

Some great demons he could overcome, compelling them, like Turi Jia, to flee the Primordial Realm with their forbidden lands.

Shen Mo shattered portions of several forbidden lands and directly assimilated them into the northwest corner of Green Cloud Cave, adjacent to the Thousand-eyed clan’s hive. He also penned up the surviving demons within.

Concurrently, Shen Mo rescued numerous mortals and cultivators who had suffered torment at the hands of Outer Zone demons!

There were also some Protectors of these forbidden lands whose strength was exceptionally terrifying, forcing even Shen Mo to flee in disarray.

Fortunately, with his current cultivation level, even a peak Class V great demon would not find it easy to kill him...

One Class V Thousands Insects Evil Corpse pursued him for a million li. However, Shen Mo turned back and struck, shattering most of its forbidden land and capturing over a hundred Thousands Insects Evil Corpses.

The entire Thousands Insects Evil Corpse clan numbered less than two hundred members!