The First Immortal of Destiny

"Kill!"

Qin Zhen hid within the small Puppet Yama, lifting his hand to unleash three Class V puppets.

Relying on their indestructible bodies, the puppets recklessly charged through the demons, with strange runes on their bodies continuously flowing, and magic gushing out, annihilating countless evil insects!

Daoxuan was not to be outdone, constantly urging his Flying Sword magic treasure to harvest the lives of the insect demons before him...

All the Immortal Masters who entered the Insect Nest Cave paradise carried a small bronze mirror, just like when they crusaded the Corpse Mountain Range, the slain demons were all recorded within, to be tallied by Jade Spring Fairy after the battle, assessing merit for rewards; the bronze mirror also hid a thread of Taihua mirror light, which could be triggered to instantly escape danger in life-and-death crises, as long as the mind wasn’t clouded, there was basically no risk of falling!

Shen Mo rarely acted personally after deploying the Soul Refining Flag, letting the Demon Soul Generals rampage and devour the demons in the vicinity.

To ensure Qin Zhen and Daoxuan had merits recorded, Shen Mo intentionally let some demons approach, with numbers and strength controlled within a range manageable by the two!

This cave paradise was undeniably vast, and the number of demons like the Thousands Insects Evil Corpse was also large;

it wasn’t until over a month later that the demons in the cave became sparse!

During this period.

The three groups of Demon Soul Generals were successively annihilated, and not long after, the trio encountered a six-ranked Thousands Insects Evil Corpse, stronger than Mingpeng, which "killed" tens of thousands of Demon Soul Generals!

Shen Mo engaged in a fierce battle with it, ultimately defeating and killing it.

Before dying, this demon transformed into swarms of evil insects, each exploding with ruinous powers, devastating thousands of miles, before completely vanishing, Shen Mo couldn’t even refine it into a Demon Soul General.

Moreover, both Qin Zhen and Daoxuan were severely injured in the demon’s last counterattack, and had to trigger the Taihua mirror light to escape the cave!

Perhaps sensing the tide turning, the demons Shen Mo encountered thereafter began to avoid combat, relying on the complex terrain and emerging dangers within the insect nest to maneuver, constantly attempting to break through his blockade towards the outer realm... He guessed there had been progress on Jade Spring Fairy’s side, striking more ruthlessly, sparing not even a single evil insect in sight.

...

"Clang!"

A brilliant sword light slashed out, destroying layered rock walls, severely injuring a fleeing six-ranked Thousands Insects Evil Corpse.

Shen Mo immediately shook the Soul Refining Flag, preparing to refine this corpse into a Demon Soul General, but in the next instant, the energy of this corpse suddenly changed, its dissipating life force becoming vigorous, the sword wounds on its body healing in the blink of an eye!

"Oh?" Shen Mo exhibited a hint of surprise.

Then, with a flicker of thought, he donned the "Insight into All Beings," realizing he couldn’t perceive the details of this corpse with this Destiny, Shen Mo immediately set up escaping light and retreated... The orange-quality Insight into All Beings, could discern information and weaknesses of creatures below Class VII; if it was ineffective now, it indicated this Thousands Insects Evil Corpse was no longer its original, its Soul Body surely seized by Hallow Venerable!

Sure enough, no sooner had Shen Mo fled two thousand miles than Jade Spring Fairy’s figure manifested amidst the surging mirror light.

"Damn it!"

Hallow Venerable hadn’t anticipated Jade Spring Fairy would pursue so quickly, a trace of fierceness appearing on his face as he suddenly summoned something into his hand: a filthy, ragged robe covered in foul blood.

This bloody robe seemed brimming with wickedness, and upon appearing, emitted an aura of corpse mountain and blood sea!

Thousands of miles away, the "Danger Perception" Destiny on Shen Mo began frantically alerting him, he felt a sense of impending doom, and immediately triggered the mirror light in the bronze mirror, instantly transported outside the Insect Nest Cave.

However, he still couldn’t shake off the influence of the bloody robe’s aura, feeling a terrifying and despairing horror akin to a mountain and sea within!

Qin Zhen and Daoxuan, who had been recuperating outside the cave for days, tried approaching Shen Mo for a brief exchange, but upon nearing within a few miles, were shocked away by the ominous aura constantly emanating from him.

At this moment, it was as if the fear and despair of millions converged into an ocean, completely submerging his mind...

Shen Mo realized something was amiss too, his current state felt like a frail mortal encountering the most terrifying and hopeless event, clearly imposed by external forces and not from within, yet unable to break free; if he couldn’t escape this peculiar "emotion" soon, he might die of sheer panic!

Fortunately, having reincarnated for hundreds of lifetimes in the tribulation realm, his Path Heart had been honed to become ever more steadfast and transparent, he endeavored to resist the emotional barrage of fear and despair, clearing his mind to remove the "Indestructible Body" from the fate disc, and replacing it with "Courage"!

"Courage (White): Your courage is abundant, allowing you to remain composed even in perilous situations."

This was a "chicken rib Destiny."

Calling it a chicken rib was merely because of its lower rank, unable to fully exert its effects; a Special Destiny drawn from the Destiny Pool, how could it be truly worthless?

As long as one was willing to consume Destiny Points to elevate its rank, it would no longer be a chicken rib!

"You attempted to upgrade the Destiny ’Courage (White)’ by consuming Destiny Points, but failed."

"You attempted to upgrade the Destiny ’Courage (White)’ by consuming Destiny Points, but failed."

"You attempted to upgrade the Destiny ’Courage (White)’ by consuming Destiny Points, and succeeded. Congratulations, you acquired the new Destiny ’Courage (Green).’ "

"You attempted to upgrade the Destiny ’Courage (Green)’ by consuming Destiny Points, but failed."

...

"You attempted to upgrade the Destiny ’Fearless Courage (Purple),’ and succeeded. Congratulations, you acquired the new Destiny ’Fearless (Orange).’

"Fearless (Orange): You are undaunted, even when confronted with true terrors of the world, you won’t go mad."

After consuming thousands of accumulated Destiny Points, "Courage" successfully advanced to the orange-quality "Fearless," and the fear and despair in Shen Mo’s heart dissipated like a receding tide.

Shen Mo heaved a long sigh of relief, opened his eyes to survey the surroundings, and found Qin Zhen and others who had long exited the Insect Nest Cave, watching him from a distance with wary expressions; after a brief reflection, he realized the ominous aura tainting his body hadn’t been fully cleansed, only that he wasn’t affected anymore due to wearing the "Fearless" Destiny!

"With time, this aura will gradually fade, no need for any extra effort," Shen Mo muttered to himself, then took out the Drunken Immortal Pot, brewed spirit wine of three thousand years, consumed a full cup, and began replenishing his exhausted mana.

And just then.

Suddenly, ghostly wailing echoed within the Insect Nest Cave, tugging at the listener’s heartstrings; the heavens darkened, flashing with lightning, and torrential bloody rain poured down over a hundred thousand miles, along with various ominous portents.

All living creatures inside and outside the cave felt it—a True Immortal had fallen!