The First Immortal of Destiny

Shen Mo had already cultivated external cultivation methods such as the `Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body` and the `Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique`.

However, the mechanism by which the `South Hua Treasure Body Traversing Difficulty Immortal Scripture` strengthened one’s vitality was significantly different from the former two. It aimed to reinforce the relatively weaker internal organs. For him, being able to improve on his existing foundation was undoubtedly a good cultivation method!

With this gain, Shen Mo continued to study the magic and martial arts he obtained from Lady Yu, hoping to sift for gold and find one or two useful methods.

As time went by, Lady Yu’s refinement of the forbidden land grew increasingly perfect.

It gradually began to exhibit a peculiar quality, somewhat similar to the external manifestation of the Green Cloud Cave. An area of the Spirit Deer Mountain Range, approximately one hundred miles in radius, became enveloped in a hazy brilliance, and the sense of separation from this world intensified.

Even at this point, Shen Mo still hadn’t seen any changes in the Evil Spirit land.

He estimated that he would have to wait for Lady Yu to fully refine it, sense another world, and leave through the ”Ascension method” before he could verify if his previous guess was feasible.

Shen Mo was not in a hurry; the wait would only be two to three months, and he would soon know the final result.

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One day, while Shen Mo was cultivating in his simple cave mansion, his five senses suddenly detected three obscure auras appearing in the Spirit Deer Mountain Range.

These were three Mechanic Path cultivators: two men and one woman.

They employed magic techniques, magic artifacts, and other means to conceal their cultivation levels, moving furtively as they began to set up a Formation outside the space Lady Yu had severed. It was clear at first glance that they harbored ill intent!

Instantly, Shen Mo ceased his cultivation, transformed into a streak of escaping light, and shot out of his cave mansion. In the blink of an eye, he was hovering in mid-air, looking down at these three Mechanic Path cultivators with a cold expression.

Since the creatures here were not truly living beings, Shen Mo could not use ”Insight into All Beings” to peer into their true cultivation Realms. However, through various details perceived by his five senses, he could still determine that all three were Divine Bridge Realm experts. Besides, they dared to confront Lady Yu—something a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator wouldn’t dream of!

Seeing Shen Mo suddenly fly out, the three showed no surprise or shock. Immediately, a middle-aged male cultivator flew up to confront Shen Mo.

”I wonder what your relationship is with Lady Yu? If you are neither kin nor friend, I advise you to leave quickly and not meddle in this affair!”

The middle-aged cultivator detected that Shen Mo had no mechanical spiritual materials on his person and also possessed mid-stage Divine Bridge Realm cultivation. A trace of surprise and doubt flickered across his face, but it quickly vanished. He spoke with an air of stern counsel, though his words seemed superficially well-intentioned.

”This is an internal matter of the royal family. We do not intend to harm Lady Yu; we merely wish to invite her to the royal palace.”

”If you disrupt our important affairs, you will undoubtedly bring disaster upon yourself...”

As he spoke, the other two Mechanic Path Immortal Masters finished planting array flags throughout the Spirit Deer Mountain Range.

Seeing this, the middle-aged cultivator dropped all pretense, fearlessly unleashing his aura. He revealed himself to also be a mid-stage Divine Bridge Realm expert; no wonder he had shown no worry upon seeing Shen Mo!

Although the Evil Spirit land was free from natural disasters and wars, in other respects, it was not much different from a normal cultivation world, similarly rife with disputes over interests, grievances, and deadly conflicts.

Due to the unique circumstances of Zuoli Country, its royal family was likely the most powerful and deeply-rooted cultivating family in this world. Consequently, Lady Yu was not its only Divine Bridge Realm Immortal Master. Standing at the pinnacle of power and authority, internal strife and discord were not unusual.

As far as Shen Mo was concerned, he had no desire to meddle in the conflicts among the upper echelons of Zuoli Country, nor did he care why Lady Yu was embroiled in this vortex.

For an outsider like him, everything here—aside from informational carriers like cultivation methods—was a mere ”mirage,” unworthy of deep investigation!

However, he could not sit idly by if someone intended to harm Lady Yu.

He had painstakingly chosen her as the key to breaking the deadlock and had invested considerable time and energy in her. She was on the verge of completing the refinement of the forbidden land, and results were imminent... Yet now, these individuals had appeared out of nowhere to disrupt everything!

Regardless of whether their claim of ”not harming Lady Yu’s life” was true or false, their actions would ultimately affect her ”Ascension,” thereby disrupting his plans. He would not allow events to proceed in this direction!

With barely a moment’s hesitation, Shen Mo summoned the Soul Refining Flag and shook it vigorously.

Roaring Demon Soul Generals and ordinary Soul Generals flew out from the Blood River, accompanied by endless bloody light and Demonic Qi. The overwhelming demonic shadows soon obscured the entire sky above the Spirit Deer Mountain Range!

”Do you truly intend to make an enemy of us?”

The middle-aged cultivator’s expression changed slightly. Every part of his Mechanic Path body, every organ, flashed with various lights as he emanated a terrifying aura.

Especially when he saw twelve mid-stage Class V Demon Soul Generals, sixteen early-stage Class V Demon Soul Generals, and countless bizarrely-shaped Class III and Class IV Demon Soul Generals emerging from the Blood River like frog spawn, shock and fear appeared on his face for the first time!

A Class V Soul General was comparable to a Divine Bridge Realm cultivator. Other Soul Generals aside, in the middle-aged cultivator’s estimation, those twelve mid-stage Class V Demon Soul Generals alone could annihilate the entire Zuoli Country!

Wordlessly, Shen Mo continued to shake the Soul Refining Flag, commanding the Soul Generals that blotted out the sky to deploy the God Slaying Array!

Before others, although he was a mid-stage Divine Bridge Realm expert, the inexplicable power within the Immortal Mansion Dungeon suppressed him, limiting his demonstrable strength to that of a peak Golden Core Realm cultivator. His Soul Generals were similarly affected; once they engaged in combat, their true, weakened state would be fully exposed. Therefore, he had to rely on the Creation Array to contend with the middle-aged cultivator and the other two Mechanic Path Immortal Masters.

Upon seeing the Demon Soul Generals surge forth, the middle-aged cultivator and his two companions immediately activated their escaping lights and fled into the distance, not even sparing a thought for the array flags they had planted throughout the Spirit Deer Mountain Range.

Just as Shen Mo thought he had scared them off, the middle-aged cultivator, in the midst of his retreat, casually launched a magic technique at Banzhi Jiaming, the Demon Soul General refined from the Single-footed Yaksha. The attack instantly pulverized it. Witnessing this, the middle-aged cultivator paused, then immediately attacked several other mid-stage Class V Demon Soul Generals, easily shattering their Soul General bodies!

”Hmph!”

”I was wondering when so many Class V creatures had appeared in Zuoli Country.”

”A mere test reveals your true colors. It’s clearly an illusion, lacking true Class V strength. What’s the point of such a bluff?”

The middle-aged cultivator halted his escaping light, signaled his two companions to return, and they advanced on Shen Mo, intent on killing him.

It wasn’t that Shen Mo was unlucky; rather, powerful cultivators like these were thorough and wouldn’t be frightened off without probing. After all, the cultivation world teemed with countless profound magic techniques, many of which could deceive the five senses and consciousness, each with its own peculiarities.

However, Shen Mo had never pinned his hopes on this bluff succeeding. He calmly continued to manipulate the Demon Soul Generals, arranging them in specific positions. In the blink of an eye, the Creation Array was complete, trapping the three returning Mechanic Path Immortal Masters within it!

”Still playing tricks? Break!”

A hint of disdain touched the middle-aged cultivator’s lips. Brilliant light erupted from his five fingers as he attempted to tear apart the entire God Slaying Array.