The First Immortal of Destiny

Shen Mo did not continue to indulge in the warmth of Chen Mengze, Zhao Lingyin, and others. After dressing neatly, his escaping light appeared above the Red Flame Sect!

After some contemplation, he flew towards the mountain peak.

At the peak, there is a celestial spring, producing Tribulation Crossing Jade Water, and relying on the spring exists a fairyland and blessed land, which is the cultivation site of the Jade Spring Fairy, the owner of the Immortal Mountain.

In his pursuit of "truth," he involuntarily summoned his magic sword, wielding sword light to slay this fairyland. The terrifying momentum instantly alarmed all the cultivators on Jade Spring Mountain, causing them to look upwards in shock; at the same time, a uniquely beautiful silhouette appeared, her features unclear but to Shen Mo, she seemed to have the affinity of heaven and earth, her presence gathering all beauty that inspired admiration!

In a fairyland with a master, unless the master is killed or suppressed, or has the intention to let others enter, outsiders will find it difficult to breach the fairyland... Shen Mo’s offensive was completely blocked by the silhouette before him.

"Jade Spring Fairy?" Shen Mo inquired loudly, holding his magic sword.

The silhouette nodded slightly, then scolded Shen Mo’s previous actions in an extraordinarily calm tone, seeming to hold him accountable.

Facing this True Immortal figure, Shen Mo’s attitude became respectful.

"My abrupt attack on the fairy’s fairyland and blessed land was not with malice, but out of confusion. I wish for the fairy to guide me!"

However, his statement did not move the Jade Spring Fairy. After all, the previous actions were highly provocative, clearly offending the dignity of an immortal, and couldn’t be dismissed lightly.

Seeing the Jade Spring Fairy not responding, Shen Mo understood her intention.

"Universal Demon Slaying!"

Shen Mo shouted coldly, tossed the Taiyi Sword upwards, and the blade spun in mid-air, then released a myriad of sword lights, slaying towards him.

"Puff!"

"Slash!"

Sword light flashed, and two arms rose in the sky of blood and fell upon the mountain peak rocks, creating two moderately sized pits.

And the beauties Chen Mengze, Zhao Lingyin, Duanmu Xiang, who came from the cultivation mansion, happened to see this scene, their delicate faces turned pale in shock, all under the terrifying True Immortal pressure, flew escaping light towards Shen Mo, yet he used magic to fix them in place, unable to move!

Shen Mo himself severed his arms, apologizing to the Jade Spring Fairy, finally quelling the anger of this unparalleled female immortal.

He seized the moment and loudly said, "I hope the fairy is not stingy with her teachings. Have True Immortals like you ever considered... the possibility that the world you live in might be false? Or does the fairy have profound means to verify that everything experienced is real, not merely another’s dream or thought?"

The Jade Spring Fairy remained silent, but her aura began to fluctuate violently, obviously somewhat unsettled.

"If the fairy cannot answer this question, could you inform me... what is the path of True Immortal? How can I cultivate into a True Immortal? What is beyond the Eighth Realm of True Immortal, and what are its mysteries?"

Shen Mo’s barrage of questions caused the Jade Spring Fairy’s mana to riot, celestial light scattering wildly.

She seemed to be somewhat irritated by the questioning, her body emitting a hint of sharp killing intent, swiftly waved her fluttering sleeves, striking towards Shen Mo.

"Dare to disrupt my Path Heart, die!"

The delicate immortal gown sleeve, at this moment, seemed to contain a weight of thousands of catties, like an Immortal Mountain crashing towards Shen Mo, sealing all his paths of escape.

Shen Mo, however, showed no sign of fleeing, standing in place, looking up and laughing, "You don’t know, you don’t know! Because... I don’t know, either!"

The next thought.

He operated the Three-headed Six-armed True Immortal Magic, his mana swirling ceaselessly within;

At the location of severed arms, the blood essence primality surged, white bones, variously colored flesh and sinews, began to regenerate rapidly, growing a pair of arms in the blink of an eye.

Afterward, he grasped the Taiyi Sword spinning before him and slashed with the strongest strike towards the sleeve carrying True Immortal wrath, like an Immortal Mountain crashing down!

"Boom!"

The sleeve shattered, turned into sparkling light feathers, gradually dissipating into the atmosphere.

Along with it disappeared the figure of the Jade Spring Fairy and the world Shen Mo was in!

"Beloved..."

Not far, the beauties Chen Mengze, Zhao Lingyin, Duanmu Xiang, in varied and colorful spirit lights, gradually began to collapse, their figures becoming illusory and dim, about to vanish into nothingness!

But the affection in their eyes was true and unfalse, making Shen Mo’s Path Heart tremble slightly.

At this moment, Shen Mo knew this world was not real, but over three hundred years of cultivation, over three hundred years of daily interactions with these beautiful women, over three hundred years of burgeoning emotions in his heart... were truly real, causing him to almost give birth to thoughts of "abandoning the pursuit of truth and continuing to indulge in the illusory sweet dream!"

But countless cycles of "tribulation realm reincarnation" have not worn down his Path Heart, have not altered his original intent.

He closed his eyes, blocked his ears, forced himself not to look at their disappearing forms, not to hear their heartfelt calls, afraid that a moment of tenderness would shake his Path Heart, leading to eternal downfall!

A line of clear tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.

...

Suddenly, Shen Mo awakened.

Finding himself in a secret chamber within Guanyun Mansion, above, virtual space where Heavenly Thunder rumbles, Dao body inside and out covered in tribulation fire true flame and ghostly wind!

Both body and soul were in such ragged condition, badly battered, and on the verge of death, even the chaotic Yuan power within the Dantian was long depleted, barely transforming into strands of mana based on past accumulation, driving magic treasure and cultivation method to protect the master.

And Green Cloud Umbrella, Taiyi Sword, Drunken Immortal Pot, and other magic treasures were already at a dead end, about to shatter!

"I see... I am still undergoing Formless Tribulation!"

Despite Shen Mo’s weak spirit and terribly poor condition, his eyes were extremely bright.

On him, the elixir and herb used for recovery, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, had long been exhausted in the three-year tribulation crossing period, stored within the Drunken Immortal Pot;

After some thought, he operated the Mixed Yuan Qi Technique, using the breath and intake method to continuously absorb nature’s spiritual energy from all directions, also extracting blood essence primality from the Demon corpse to activate the Bloody Fiend Pearl to act as fuel, utilized to restore mana and recover his own state!

Before long, the chaotic Yuan power within Shen Mo’s Dantian gradually overflowed, and the injuries of the Daoist body and mind began to recover under various divine magic and powerful skill effects.

The Green Cloud Umbrella, Taiyi Sword, and other magic treasures, which had been enduring for a long time, also had a source of mana, releasing previously unseen power to aid Shen Mo in resisting external tribulations!

"Fizz!"

The formless tribulation fire gradually weakened, unable to burn Shen Mo into ashes after three years of scorching, ultimately extinguishing, leaving only a wisp of smoke.

The ghostly wind born within was also suppressed by Shen Mo’s exquisite means, unable to stir any wave; while the sea of thunder above was cut and flattened under his extremely powerful Sword Light.

"Boom!"

Shen Mo’s Daoist body and mind emitted varied peculiar sounds, then his entire aura uncontrollably soared upwards, quickly exceeding the peak of the Divine Bridge Realm.