The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 936: Chapter 936: Void Gate, Lingxiao Missing

”Heaven’s damnation! You wretched beast...”

Lingxiao Zi’s face changed abruptly, and he cursed with extremely short words. The ferocious armor on his body burst forth with blinding spirit light, enveloping him in an unshakeable aura like a rock.

But in the next moment, his figure was involuntarily drawn towards the wooden door, and then he disappeared within it!

”Squeak!”

The dilapidated wooden door slowly closed, then trembled slightly, vanishing as if it had never appeared.

The sudden change left Shen Mo and the others somewhat apprehensive.

”What method did the Longevity Demon Lord use? What on earth is this wooden door? It seems Lingxiao was sent to the Outer Zone, who knows if his life is in any danger?” Chu Yuanhui communicated with others using divine sense, clearly expressing a hint of apprehension towards the Longevity Demon Lord’s tactic.

”I’ve heard about this door...”

Ning Qing’s face, carved like icy jade, showed a hint of contemplation. Under everyone’s inquiries, she continued, ”If I’m not mistaken, this wooden door should be the Void Gate of Immortal Level Magic Artifacts. Of course, this is what outsiders call it; no one knows its specific magical name.”

”The Void Gate is most likely an immortal level magic artifact, but its origin is extremely mysterious. Not only is its true name unknown, but no one knows its owner or how long it has existed in the Immortal Realm! Some speculate that the owner of the Void Gate has long since fallen...”

”In the past ten thousand years, this treasure has appeared several times in various immortal continents such as Cangwu Continent, Kunlun Continent, Juku Continent, and Penglai Continent, but there hasn’t been any sign of it appearing in Phoenix Continent!”

”The talisman that the demon invoked might very likely be a credential to summon the Void Gate. All over the various immortal continents in the Universal Realm, many similar credentials are scattered. Anyone holding such a credential can borrow a trace of this immortal gate’s power.”

”As such, there’s a widespread saying that these credentials were refined by the owner of the Immortal Gate while alive, left for close associates for self-defense. It’s just that these people didn’t use the credentials before they died of old age, and the frequent appearances of the Void Gate are to fulfill the owner’s will to protect the talisman holders... But I don’t quite believe this explanation. The reason behind the frequent appearances of the Void Gate should not be so simple!”

”To return to the point, every time the Void Gate appears, it randomly takes away a person present, and who is taken seems to be entirely without pattern. Three thousand years ago in Kunlun Continent, there was an incident where someone used a credential to summon the Void Gate, and a disciple at the Body Tempering Realm was taken away.”

”Lingxiao Zi being teleported away by the Void Gate was merely unfortunate luck or perhaps he met some hidden criteria for being chosen by this immortal level artifact!”

Someone like Shen Mo, a Formless Realm expert, communicates extremely quickly using divine sense. In just a few fleeting thoughts, Ning Qing roughly conveyed the clues she knew.

”Then... has Fellow Daoist Lingxiao been sent to the Outer Zone?” Shen Mo asked via transmitted thoughts.

Tang Chan, hiding on Jiuli Mountain, was exceptionally worried and anxious when she saw her master taken away by the Void Gate. She kept silently reciting Shen Mo’s name, hoping to find out Lingxiao Zi’s whereabouts from him.

Shen Mo, being unfamiliar with the artifact himself, turned to consult the more experienced and knowledgeable Ning Qing.

”I also don’t know where Lingxiao Zi has been sent!” Ning Qing shook her head and replied, ”He could be in some barren area in the void, could’ve been sent to the Lower Realm, or perhaps to a Withering Realm. But given Lingxiao Zi’s cultivation level, as long as he wasn’t sent to a remote area of the Outer Zone, returning to the Immortal Realm shouldn’t be difficult, nor is it likely he’ll fall in the Outer Zone. However, he might miss the upcoming battle!”

Shen Mo conveyed these words verbatim to Tang Chan, reassuring her not to worry too much.

”Too bad it wasn’t me taken by the Void Gate!” Shen Mo lamented inwardly.

If he were the one taken instead of Lingxiao Zi, Shen Mo could completely consume a certain amount of Divine Slayer merits, allowing Death Jaw, which holds a trace of the Space-Time principle, to send him straight back to the Immortal Realm. Then he could stay hidden, waiting for a critical moment to ambush the Longevity Demon Lord, perhaps even deciding the outcome in one fell swoop!

Of course, the current situation is not the worst.

If Ao Hua or Ao Kang were taken ”randomly” by the Void Gate, the Dragon Suppression Tablet would lose their origin power support, causing its power to diminish significantly, and it might be hard to suppress the bronze halberd, making the situation even worse!

The remaining six Formless Realm experts completed their communication in an instant;

They understood that if this great demon of the Longevity race had no more credentials, he would not be able to summon the Void Gate again to send people to the Outer Zone, calming their hearts considerably. They once more unleashed their killing techniques, attacking the imperial chariot.

At the same time, the Longevity Demon Lord also drove his chariot forward in an assault, using its divine properties to resist the onslaught while invoking a fierce and aggressive bow and arrow magic treasure.

Five arrows covered in blood-red patterns were directly set on the bowstring, and under the infusion of the Demon Lord’s mana, they shot towards the crowd with a force like collapsing mountains and overturning seas... Two arrows targeted Ao Hua and Ao Kang on the Dragon Suppression Tablet, one at Shen Mo, one at the Chu sisters who shared one momentum, and one at Ning Qing!

Ao Hua and Ao Kang were supporting the Stele, and all their mana was dedicated to suppressing the bronze halberd, leaving them unable to divert their attention to defend against the oncoming arrows.

Immediately, Shen Mo shook the Soul Refining Flag with one hand, summoning three million Soul Generals in the blink of an eye.

Among them, there were two hundred thousand Demon Soul Generals, all of Class III or above;

There were also ninety-three Class V Demon Soul Generals, with eighty-one serving as the array cores, and the other Soul Generals serving as array bases. In a short amount of time, they set up a large formation masking the sky with demonic energy, which was none other than the God Slaying Array!

However, Shen Mo did not summon Fairy Pei Yu, the Ghost Bride, the Possession Ghost Yang Chengxiong (Horse Groom Lv), the Thousand-eyed Demon, and other Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals.

In the face of the Longevity Demon Lord, the undying nature of the Soul Generals was a mere joke. With his killing techniques, he could completely annihilate the undying Soul Generals and erase their soul marks;

Moreover, Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals like Fairy Pei Yu were only effective against ordinary Formless Realm opponents and wouldn’t be of much use in front of this great demon, not even capable of serving as an array core for the God Slaying Array, which required at least nine creatures of the same rank!

Therefore, Shen Mo chose not to summon the Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals to conserve mana expenditure.

”Charge!”

Shen Mo shouted solemnly.

Instantly, the power of the Soul Generals Array erupted.

The demonic energy within the three million Soul Generals was absorbed by the array, transforming into fuel for its operation. Numerous profound and complex runes flickered and intertwined, creating an overwhelming, dark-hued force of destruction like a tidal wave;

Countless thunderbolts, ferocious weapons, flames, and ghostly winds surged forth from the rising demonic clouds, blocking the path in front of the Dragon Suppression Tablet.

Meanwhile, Shen Mo himself swung the Taiyi Sword, slashing with the Demon Slaying Sword move towards the blood-patterned arrows that were shot at him!