The First Immortal of Destiny

At the disciple ceremony held at Ascending Lake, Shen Mo bestowed upon Little Qingning a low-grade Spirit Sword, some insights into Forge, and several bottles of elixirs of various tiers, eliciting envy from the spectators!

It’s not that these gifts are particularly precious; more importantly, the significance behind the gift... symbolizes the attention from Shen Mo, the owner of Qingyun Cave, who controls the life and death of millions of mortals and immortals within this cave, a renowned Divine Bridge Realm Immortal Master in the Outer Realm comparable to a Formless Master, and a powerful Law Master of the Red Flame Sect, towards Yu Qingning, a mere Qi Gathering Realm disciple.

Such treatment and expectation were once obtained by Fan Ying, an orphan of Jade Verdant Cave, who has luckily been promoted to the Inner Door a few years ago and formally accepted Jiang Lingfeng as a teacher!

After the ceremony, upon returning to Guanyun Mansion, Shen Mo started preparing for his journey.

Zhao Lingyin, who was close to him day and night, naturally sensed something. Unable to resist, she asked, "Lord, are you preparing to travel since you are refining alchemy and preparing magic treasures?"

"Yes. In a while, I plan to take a trip to Dongjie Continent."

Currently, Shen Mo’s cultivation is at a bottleneck period, and it’s about time he went out for a walk; he intends to head for Dongjie Continent first.

Firstly, with the Basic Destiny [Heavenly Machine Protection], he might encounter opportunities during his travels that might assist him in breaking through this bottleneck.

If he waited lazily in Qingyun Cave and Jade Spring Mountain every year for opportunities to fall from the sky, who knows when such chances might come!

Secondly, Shen Mo plans to check the scenery elsewhere in the Universal Realm, particularly around Dayu Mountain near Dongjie Continent, to see if the area is suitable for Qingyun Cave to settle.

If suitable, he will leave the Gecko False Body at Dayu Mountain to handle the situation of the "Hallow Venerable returning from cultivation world"!

If the environment is not suitable, he will search for another treasure land.

Thirdly, he will escort Lady Scarlet back to LiMountain Elixir Sect along the way.

It’s been almost twenty years since Lady Scarlet left the True Immortal Mansion and stayed at Red Flame Sect. With her natural charming bones and solid path foundation, she can freely display her path, occasionally teasing, even Shen Mo found it difficult to resist.

Sending Lady Scarlet away earlier would allow him to have more peace.

Fourthly, Shen Mo plans to request the Ancient Vine Sect for the Enlightenment Tea they owe him.

After all, the spiritual tea is extremely effective, even if Divine Bridge Realm cultivators drink it over a long period, they would benefit. Whether Shen Mo drinks it himself or gives it to those close to him, it is a wise choice.

Over the years, the Ancient Vine Sect owes him at least three to four hundred jin of Enlightenment Tea, considering principal and interest. If the Ancient Vine Sect can’t deliver such a quantity of spiritual tea at once, Shen Mo might not make things difficult for the sect, most he would take away the Enlightenment Tea Tree to settle the account.

As for Red Flame Sect, Shen Mo needn’t worry too much!

In recent years, Jade Spring Mountain and Corpse Mountain Range have been quite peaceful due to Yuan Heming and the other three Deputy Sect Masters managing sect affairs; there won’t be any problems. Moreover, he will leave the Gecko False Body; if unexpected changes occur, he can switch to real body directly.

"Then... I’ll accompany you to Dongjie Continent."

Zhao Lingyin, hugging Shen Mo’s arm, smiled gleefully and said, "Lingyin also wishes to explore the wonders of the Immortal Realm, broaden her knowledge, and refine my Path Heart. Furthermore, cultivating with you is far better than my solitary practice!"

After some thought, Shen Mo agreed.

Her reasoning wasn’t wrong; retreating in seclusion isn’t always beneficial for cultivation;

Though the mind may achieve tranquility, this tranquility is easily broken. Only a path heart, polished and honed through experience, and knowledge in the mundane world, remains steadfast and unyielding, unaffected by external influences!

Moreover, after consuming elixir and spiritual items, Zhao Lingyin, cultivating together with him in "The Sutra of Cloudy and Rainy from Wushan," achieved better cultivation results than her solitary practice of the "Green Wood Mantra".

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Since he decided to bring Zhao Lingyin along, Shen Mo pondered for a while and simply called upon Qian Xiaofeng, Lu Taorui, Flower Fairy Ami, Spirit Storage Rat "Xu Ziyu," and Tai 26 and others.

The reasons for bringing Qian Xiaofeng and Lu Taorui are self-explanatory;

They are Shen Mo’s direct disciples; having them around allows him to guide their cultivation and teach techniques concerning the Sword Path and Alchemy Path!

As for Flower Fairy Ami, due to her life form and cultivation style, she always wished to leave Jade Spring Mountain to explore, to gather miraculous flowers and herbs of the Immortal Realm.

Additionally, she wishes to seek the whereabouts of Flower Fairy’s forbidden land "Fairy Flower Valley".

During their farewell at the Primordial Realm, out of caution, Yao Big Moro specifically left Ami and Mother Tree’s branch beside Shen Mo.

In case the Fairy Flower Valley met with misfortune during or after its descent into the Immortal Realm resulting in flower fairies’ extinction, the Mother Tree within the forbidden land dying, the Mother Tree’s branch with Ami will grow into a new Mother Tree, naturally giving birth to flower fairies, ensuring the continuation of the Flower Fairy clan!

Over the years, the Mother Tree branch planted in Golden Flowery Realm hasn’t changed, sufficiently indicating that Fairy Flower Valley hasn’t encountered disaster, and should have "ascended" to the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, Ami developed the idea of searching for her kin.

Similarly, Tai 26, when seeking Shen Mo’s protection, anticipated Shen Mo would one day refine the forbidden land and take him to other worlds to reunite with the Gold Man clan.

As for Spirit Storage Rat, though it transformed into a human form, essentially it remains Shen Mo’s Spirit Pet.

Its exquisitely crafted appearance is quite favored by Zhao Lingyin, Qian Xiaofeng, and others, and that’s why Shen Mo hasn’t stored it inside Sword Zone!

Taking it along with them, utilizing its treasure hunting instinct and [Hiding] skill, they might pick up some treasures along the way. If faced with similar situations as the previous Celestial Palace, it could play a significant role.

Three months later, Shen Mo officially embarked on the journey.

Zhao Lingyin, Lady Scarlet, Flower Fairy Ami, and others, along with the Heaven Patrolling Boat House, were all taken into Sword Zone.

Ordinarily, he resorted to using [Sword Escape], [Cloud Thunder Wing], and common escape skills for travel, releasing Heaven Patrolling Boat House for a break and to restore his state when tired.

Dongjie Continent lies east of Phoenix Continent, distance unknown but several tens of thousands of miles away...

During the journey, the party witnessed various scenes in Immortal Realm, whether majestic, thrilling, or enigmatic.

Passing through regions.

They encountered vast mountain ranges like the Corpse Mountain Range, occupied by countless demons and monsters, while human mortals lived like livestock, living day to day under the ravages of demons.

They saw lands like Jade Spring Mountain, with True Immortal figures sheltering them, considered lands of fortune, full of natural treasures, but Shen Mo didn’t dare easily visit.

They witnessed ancient battlefields that seemed to have erupted in magical wars, where remaining sights stunned minds, and Bloody Demonic Qi lingered for millions of years.

They encountered large numbers of treacherous and mysterious Evil Spirits, whose strangeness and peril closely rivaled those spirits Shen Mo previously encountered at "Suspended Fairy Mountain" and "Thirteen Immortal Preaching".

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