The First Immortal of Destiny

Shen Mo stood three or four thousand miles away from the Bitter Sea, gazing at the thousands of ominous figures at its edge. Ultimately, he decided not to hesitate anymore and used the Escape Skill to fly towards the depths of the Immortal Mansion!

Fortunately, these "Disciples of the Immortal" seemed unable to leave the area shrouded by the Bitter Sea. As long as he avoided getting hit by their magic or Skills, his life wouldn’t be at risk; however, after such an unexpected turn of events, Shen Mo could no longer easily take treasures from them.

During the "Immortal Preaching" scenario, he was unable to deploy the Soul General to set up the God Slaying Array.

He estimated that only by cultivating to the Formless Realm could he confidently withstand the siege of over eight thousand "Disciples of the Immortal," defeat and suppress them one by one, and take the remaining three treasures of treasured level.

Despite their numbers, only twenty-six exist at the Formless Realm (Class VI), and upon "falling into the Bitter Sea, hearing the Way for release," they too are subjected to the mysterious power of the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, unable to wield their full strength—even if they have become part of the Evil Spirit;

Once Shen Mo reaches Formless, attacks from magic and Skills below Class VI can’t even break through the barrier he casually sets up with the Palm; during the siege, he only needs to focus on dealing with those twenty-six at the Formless Realm!

"Being able to take two spiritual treasures is already a heaven-sent fortune!"

"Insatiable greed might lead to dying here, becoming a floating corpse in the Bitter Sea, or becoming a disciple under the ’Immortal’; it’s unnecessary to continue courting danger."

"Once my cultivation level advances further and I step into the Formless Realm, it’ll still be timely to come back for treasures..."

Alongside the silver-haired child and others was a mid-class V Demon Soul General known as Tieshan the Green-skinned Ghost, renowned for his defense. Following the connection through the mind, Shen Mo leisurely pursued the three who left several days earlier.

After passing the Bitter Sea, the journey into the Immortal Mansion was practically seven-tenths complete, leaving only a small portion to reach the core of the Immortal Mansion.

As for the silver-haired child, Kang Haoxiu, and Qin Zhen, although they continually faced crises, their progress was relatively smooth. However, they hadn’t found the relics or remains of Immortal Master Cizi and others—only discovering traces left behind from great battles—leading straight to the deepest part of the Immortal Mansion!

It appeared that over six thousand years ago, Immortal Master Cizi and the four from the Divine Bridge Realm freely entered the depths of the Immortal Mansion after Fulong Immortal Master’s fall.

But judging from the dangers encountered in the latter part of the journey, this possibility seems valid. The silver-haired child trio hadn’t faced mortal danger, and their speed even accelerated compared to before!

Their cultivation realms are inferior to Immortal Master Cizi and others. For them to advance so "smoothly," Immortal Master Cizi and his party naturally wouldn’t have fallen to calamity... According to this inference, the greatest danger in the latter half likely resides within the core region of the Immortal Mansion.

While advancing with escaping light, Shen Mo didn’t forget to take out a spiritual treasure resembling a wine pot and tried to tame the spirit within.

Through exchange, he learned the spiritual treasure was named "Drunken Immortal Pot";

By placing various herbs, Spirit Fruits, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, even finished Elixirs into the pot, it could independently brew spiritual wine possessing different attributes and effects!

According to the Drunken Immortal Pot spirit, its owner—the short and fat merchant—fell over three thousand years ago, becoming part of the Evil Spirit; since then, it had remained in the Bitter Sea, brewing spiritual wine within the pot without fail for millennia, yet its owner, addicted to alcohol, had never tasted a drop again.

Seeing the Drunken Immortal Pot spirit was fairly agreeable, Shen Mo began persuading it to recognize him as its master;

Like most magic artifacts whose owners have perished, as soon as this topic was broached, the wine pot spirit fell silent, displaying an attitude of neither wanting to recognize a new master nor offend Shen Mo!

Shen Mo wasn’t in a hurry, keeping the wine pot by his side, periodically nurturing it with [Spiritual Wisdom]. Over time, the pot spirit would surely submit; should years pass and the spirit still "swears never to follow," he wouldn’t hesistate to forcibly erase the imprint remnants of the short and fat merchant, dispersing the artifact spirit and detaining it for future cultivation!

However, doing so would inevitably damage the Drunken Immortal Pot’s body, causing it to drop from a lower-grade spiritual treasure to an ordinary magic artifact, and the three-thousand-year fine wine within the pot couldn’t be preserved.

There’s no certainty whether a new artifact spirit could birth, or if it could be cultivated to a spiritual treasure again;

Even if possible, significant time, effort, and ample resources would be required, akin to the damaged Wildland Fire Cauldron that still hasn’t given birth to a new artifact spirit or regained the status as a spiritual artifact.

Hence, when the silver-haired child proposed the scheme for dividing the yields of the Immortal Mansion journey, one clause stated if the previous life’s remains were found, the top-grade spiritual treasure Five Dragon Divine Chariot would belong to the silver-haired child, and Shen Mo did not object!

The Five Dragon Divine Chariot was personally refined by Fulong Immortal Master over thousands of years, nurtured gradually to its prime. As the reincarnation of Fulong Immortal Master, the silver-haired child could simply perform a tempered refining to unleash its full power.

Shen Mo had no qualification to compete for it; even if he seized it, he couldn’t suppress the artifact spirit of the Five Dragon Divine Chariot...

This treasure is merely a step away from the Immortal Treasure level. Should it sense the silver-haired child’s soul breath and learn his true master isn’t deceased, the odds of taming it are less than one in ten million; only by completely dispersing the chariot spirit could it be forcefully refined for personal use, but this would reduce it to a mere magic artifact, losing its greatest value!

Indeed, due to being reincarnated once, the silver-haired child bears a slight disconnect with his former life’s magic treasures; as long as this treasure is taken before he makes contact or performs refining, it’s possible to tame and refine this top-grade spiritual treasure.

To sum up, Shen Mo would strive to use gentle means to tame the Drunken Immortal Pot!

After communicating with the Drunken Immortal Pot spirit, he took out the hairpin-shaped ice-type spiritual treasure obtained from a young Taoist nun, attempting to converse with the hairpin spirit, but received no response despite speaking for a long time.

He even threatened to erase its spirit, yet the hairpin spirit remained unmoved, displaying a hopeless demeanor, loyal to the point of martyrdom for the young Taoist nun!

"Forget it. This treasure is not meant for me!"

"I’ll deliver it to Senior Sister Chen; if she’s able to tame this spiritual treasure, it’s her fortuitous opportunity. If even she can’t manage it, it will have to be dispersed for a re-cultivation attempt."

Although Chen Mengze isn’t an Ice Spirit Body, due to cultivating the "Pure Jade Mantra," she acquired an ice-pure body somewhat akin to an Ice Spirit Body, well-suited for this ice-type spiritual treasure. But identifying with this artifact spirit and being recognized as its master will depend on her own fate!

"The Seven Constellations of the Northern Black Tortoise, Palm. Null!"

"Break for me!"

With the seal activated, an awe-inspiring creature like a living ancient divine beast—the Void Sun Mouse—appeared from Shen Mo’s hand.

It instantly shattered the ancient array, resembling a net suddenly surging to enshroud him on the path, and then his escaping light continued, flying deeper into the Immortal Mansion!