The First Immortal of Destiny

So far, Shen Mo had amassed a large number of Demon Soul Generals of varying power levels within his Soul Refining Flag.

There were over fifty at Class IV and above. Those above Class III and below Class IV numbered over four hundred and seventy. Those below Class III tallied up to over 57,000!

If he decided to congregate them all in one place, he could instantly form a terrifying demonic beast force. However, he did not do this. Instead, he manipulated Fairy Pei Yu and came to the Chaotic Stone Stockade, intending to subjugate the various demons within as his subordinates.

The reason for this was quite simple.

The vast majority of Demon Soul Generals have no will of their own. Even Fairy Pei Yu, who ranked among the top tier and had awakened some gnosis, was still quite different from common demons.

Even ordinary demons, let alone Class V great demons, could detect the anomaly in them!

Shen Mo split a portion of his soul into Fairy Pei Yu. Only through direct control of her actions and words could he make her seem indistinguishable from regular demons, thus not revealing the nature of her Imperial Soul.

Manipulating numerous Demon Soul Generals with Shen Mo’s powerful soul, aside from Fairy Pei Yu, might be feasible. However, if his attention were dispersed, hiding flaws in front of the great demons of the Hou Corpse Cave would be extremely tricky.

It would be better to subjugate new demons. This would not only avoid many troubles but also make their ”demon identity” more convincing!

As he pondered, Shen Mo, acting through Fairy Pei Yu, waved his silver flame spear and fiercely stabbed toward the natural big array that enveloped the Chaotic Stone Stockade.

”BOOM!”

Intense flashes of silver flame, demon light, and the big array’s spirit light erupted with a deafening explosion.

Although the big array was not destroyed, it stirred up all the demons within the Chaotic Stone Stockade. Amid a maelstrom of bloody wind and dim demonic light, over ten Class IV demons led thousands of elite demons out of the big array.

Leading them was a half-human, half-snake Snake Demon at the peak Realm of Class IV.

Her upper half consisted of three female torsos, sprouting from the waist up. All three were unclothed, and each ”woman’s” face bore a different expression. They joined at the waist, which then transformed into a particularly thick and ferocious snake tail!

The other demons also exhibited various strange shapes: there were pure demonic beasts, half-human half-demons, beings that were human-like but not demons, and others that were neither human nor demon. Like those within the Hou Corpse Cave, the demons here originated from heterogeneous sources, comprised of both indigenous creatures and beings from the Lower Realm whose ancestors were from the Outer Zone.

”Which blind demon head doesn’t know what this place is? Have they eaten a Dragon Heart or phoenix gall to dare to run wild here?” the three-bodied Snake Demon cursed audibly.

Even at Five Dragon Mountain, there were many mutated Heavenly Demons.

Upon seeing Shen Mo (acting through Fairy Pei Yu), she immediately mistook him for a Demon-corrupted cultivator type of demon.

However, after perceiving that the ”demon head” before her also possessed Class IV peak strength, the three-bodied Snake Demon, though her curses were fierce, did not immediately lead her followers to attack.

Shen Mo (acting through Fairy Pei Yu) stared coldly at the three-bodied Snake Demon. The aura cultivated from slaughtering countless demons sent a chill through the Snake Demon’s heart. Her scolding became quieter and quieter, until her previous ferocity completely faded. She then said, ”Seeing as you don’t recognize the Bliss Immortal Palace, I’ll spare your life this time. Get lost, quickly! Otherwise, my tens of thousands of followers will devour you, leaving nothing behind!”

”Why waste so much breath?” Shen Mo (acting through Fairy Pei Yu) said.

”I came here today for all of you! If you know what’s good for you, obediently vacate the Chaotic Stone Stockade and swear a Daoist oath to serve me as your master.

”Otherwise, turning you all to ash will be as quick as a snap of my fingers.”

A suit of silver flame armor slowly materialized on Shen Mo (acting through Fairy Pei Yu), and above his head, the Illusionary Mirror rose. The extraordinary spirit light from the Illusionary Mirror swept over the three-bodied Snake Demon and the ten or so Class IV demons beside her.

With part of his consciousness inhabiting Fairy Pei Yu’s body, Shen Mo couldn’t utilize many of his Skills, Special Destinies, or some of his magic and martial arts.

As for the remaining abilities, such as swordplay and Palm techniques, their power when executed through Fairy Pei Yu was vastly inferior to when he performed them himself. To ensure she possessed enough strength to carry out his various plans, Shen Mo had specifically borrowed the Illusionary Mirror from the Peak Master of Profound Moon Peak for her.

Furthermore, in addition to the Moon Wheel Treasure that Fairy Pei Yu originally possessed, she was now also equipped with powerful tools like the Evil-eating Centipede, the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle, a skull magic treasure, and high-class talismans.

With Shen Mo’s consciousness in control, few demons below Class V could contend with her!

No sooner had Shen Mo’s (acting through Fairy Pei Yu) voice fallen than the three-bodied Snake Demon and the various other demons instantly plunged into a furious rage. They stirred their demonic power, cursing, yelling, and roaring as they rushed to attack him.

「Half a day later」

The Chaotic Stone Stockade was breached.

Over half of the demons, large and small, were dead or wounded. Those still alive knelt tremblingly before Shen Mo (acting through Fairy Pei Yu).

Within the Chaotic Stone Stockade, only six Class IV demons remained; the rest had been slain.

The survivors, including the three-bodied Snake Demon and those who were fortunate enough to preserve their lives under Shen Mo’s (acting through Fairy Pei Yu) overwhelming ferocity, all made a Daoist oath, acknowledging him as their master.

Shen Mo did not let the corpses and souls of these demons go to waste.

After withdrawing his consciousness, he had Fairy Pei Yu devour them all to increase her strength!

Shen Mo was not a true demon, so he could not allow his Demon Soul Generals to devour living creatures indiscriminately.

In recent years, the Demon Soul Generals had three main sources of blood food.

First, there were the wild Sea Beasts.

When Shen Mo left the Primordial Realm, he captured a batch from deep in the Immortal Burial Sea and kept them in Ascending Lake. However, Ascending Lake was minuscule compared to the vast Immortal Burial Sea, so the number of wild Sea Beasts it could sustain was limited.

Second, there were various demons from the Demon Zone.

These included the Thousand-eyed, Smoke Demon, Human-faced Willow, Error Monster, Single-footed Yaksha, Sound Ghost, Thousands Insects Evil Corpse, and other Outer Zone demons. However, their numbers were also low. Moreover, many of these demons were valuable materials for Artifact Refining and corpses refining, making it quite wasteful to devour them directly as blood food.

Third, there were the native demons on the southern slope of Five Dragon Mountain.

When elite disciples of the Red Flame Sect reclaimed land, they killed large numbers of ferocious demons. They would bring the corpses back to Green Cloud Cave in exchange for cultivation resources and Sect Merit. These slain demons then became sustenance for the Demon Soul Generals in the Soul Refining Flag.

In addition, Shen Mo also often commanded powerful, high-ranking Demon Souls imprinted with Soul Splitting Runes to lead groups of lower-ranking Demon Soul Generals out to hunt.

However, as Shen Mo was new to the area and did not completely understand the situation on Five Dragon Mountain, he dared not act too recklessly. Beyond the range covered by his five senses and divine sense, he generally did not allow the Demon Soul Generals to hunt indiscriminately.

Therefore, while the overall strength of the Demon Soul Generals within the blood flag had improved significantly, none had yet advanced to Class V.

Now, to deal with the demons in the Hou Corpse Cave and the schemes of the Immortals, Shen Mo was extending his reach towards the foot of the mountain. Without as many restrictions, he could capture the local demons there at will.

Once he had sufficient blood food, he could cultivate Class V Demon Soul Generals one after another!