The First Immortal of Destiny

"Who?"

Qin Zhen, beside Shen Mo, heard his muttering and asked softly.

"An old friend I haven’t seen in years!"

With that, Shen Mo released his sense, carrying a trace of Divine Sense toward the red figure.

The person heard the transmission and immediately turned to look in Shen Mo’s direction. Upon seeing Shen Mo, their expression first froze, then quickly transformed into a look of ecstatic surprise: "Senior Brother Qingyun!"

In the next moment, spirit light shimmered around the red figure, transforming into escaping light and settled in front of Shen Mo and the others.

The figure was dressed in a vibrant red feather attire, naturally alluring, exuding endless charm with every expression... It was none other than Lady Scarlet from Wangxian Mountain in the Heaven Patrolling Zone of the Primordial Realm.

Years ago, when Shen Mo initiated the Ascension of Green Cloud Cave, he discovered that the entire Wangxian Mountain had vanished.

This place was within the domain of the Li Mountain Elixir Sect, at a time when the Universal Realm had established contact with various Withering Realms.

Shen Mo speculated that vast territories, including Wangxian Mountain, were refined into forbidden lands by Divine Bridge Immortal Master Danchen Zi of the Elixir Sect and then taken by him, either descending to other Withering Realms or ascending to the Immortal Realm!

Yet, even if Lady Scarlet was carried by the forbidden land of the Elixir Sect and successfully ascended to the Immortal Realm, the realm is so vast and endless that the chance of reunion was nearly impossible.

Who could have foreseen, by chance, encountering Lady Scarlet in the Immortal Mansion Dungeon!

After a simple introduction of identities among Lady Scarlet, Silver-haired Child, and others, Shen Mo gazed at Lady Scarlet and expressed with emotion: "I thought it would be difficult to meet again in this life, never expecting to encounter Lady Scarlet here, which truly fills me with delight."

"It’s been years since we last met, and Lady Scarlet has smoothly entered the Divine Bridge Realm. Truly something worth celebrating!"

Back then, Lady Scarlet was merely a middle-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, unlike Shen Mo, who had a Destiny Panel to enhance Basic Destiny.

After all these years, her cultivation reaching the peak of the Golden Core Realm was nearly her limit. Seeing her with Divine Bridge Realm cultivation was somewhat unexpected for Shen Mo.

Lady Scarlet’s alluring face, initially filled with reunion joy and excitement, showed a touch of melancholy upon hearing this.

Then, her delicate lips parted as she began recounting her experiences since severing ties with Shen Mo.

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Including patriarch Danchen Zi of the Li Mountain Elixir Sect, nine Divine Bridge Immortal Masters from Heaven Patrolling Temple obtained the "Descending Magic" from Outer Zone creatures and began refining forbidden lands, searching for traces of the Immortal Realm.

Due to uncertain prospects and caution, the nine Divine Bridge Immortal Masters only refined one forbidden land without bringing disciples or other creatures!

Later, the Universal Realm established contact with other worlds.

Danchen Zi and others returned to the Primordial Realm, collaboratively refining a broader and thicker forbidden land, encompassing their sect’s members, numerous Xiu Xian Forces, and Heaven Patrolling Zone’s creatures, then descended collectively to the Immortal Realm!

Lady Scarlet, along with billions of cultivators from the Heaven Patrolling Zone, departed the Primordial Realm at that time.

However, pushing the forbidden land to ascend to the Immortal Realm wasn’t as simple as descending to other Withering Realms—Shen Mo himself almost fell into the endless void!

While leaving the Primordial Realm and ascending to the Immortal Realm, they had to temporarily halt in various Withering Realms, similar to Shen Mo; even after entering the Universal Realm, when finding a place to settle the forbidden land, they faced attacks from "Immortal Realm natives."

Throughout the process, there were successive incidents...

Lady Scarlet’s biological father, Duanmu Yuan, Law Master of Li Mountain Elixir Sect, and patriarch Danchen Zi, faced disaster and fell in a Withering Realm.

Not only them, but all extraordinary creatures within the forbidden land suffered heavy casualties; even in Heaven Patrolling Temple, of the nine Divine Bridge Immortal Masters, only five remained alive!

To ensure the forbidden land continued ascending to the Immortal Realm, Duanmu Yuan, just half a step from the Divine Bridge Realm, along with Divine Bridge Immortal Master Danchen Zi, before their complete demise, left an inheritance for Lady Scarlet, using their residual origin power to help her erect her own Divine Bridge.

Afterward, Lady Scarlet regained her original name, Duanmu Xiang, taking charge of the Li Mountain Elixir Sect in her father’s stead and continued pushing the forbidden land towards the Immortal Realm!

However, inheriting others’ cultivation level and origin power wasn’t perfect... Lady Scarlet’s understanding and insight into the Great Path hadn’t reached the level required for the Divine Bridge Realm, making future cultivation advancement difficult.

She first had to supplement the lacking foundation to keep progressing toward higher realms, hence choosing to try her luck in the Immortal Mansion Dungeon.

After the Heaven Patrolling Zone’s forbidden land entered the Immortal Realm, it landed on a mountain named "Dayu Mountain" on Dongjie Continent, similar in size to Five Dragon Mountain. This mountain’s nature’s spiritual energy, mineral resources, and various natural conditions were fairly abundant.

Under Heaven Patrolling Temple’s jurisdiction, including Li Mountain Elixir Sect, Celestial Lotus Sect, Taiyi Sword Alliance, Ancient Vine Sect, Profound Invisible Sect, along with thousands of rogue cultivators from places like Wangxian Mountain, initiated years-long wars, exterminating the demons and monsters on Dayu Mountain, eventually securing their foothold in the Immortal Realm!

Two Divine Bridge Immortal Masters from Heaven Patrolling Zone were among those who perished in this battle.

Shortly after the war ended, a spatial rift appeared in Dongjie Continent, just twenty million miles away from Dayu Mountain where the Heaven Patrolling Zone’s forbidden land was located;

Alongside, the centuries-old rumor about the emergence of a True Immortal cave mansion circulated once more.

Lady Scarlet, seeking to enhance her cultivation, traversed tens of millions of miles to reach it and joined numerous Dongjie Continent experts in entering the Immortal Mansion Dungeon.

Compared to the entrance to the Wind Flame Mountain Sky Pit, the location of the spatial rift wasn’t remote or difficult to access.

Over the millennia, whenever the True Immortal cave mansion appeared, countless Dongjie Continent experts would enter, and through their relentless exploration, many demons and monsters, residual prohibitions, and evil spirits along the central path to the Immortal Mansion were cleared, not as arduous as Shen Mo’s deep venture!

Along the way, Lady Scarlet didn’t encounter much danger and reached the Moon Palace.

After recounting her experiences over the years, Lady Scarlet smoothly said, "Senior Brother Qingyun, I’ve reverted to my original name. If you don’t mind, you may call me Xiang’er."

Her biological mother called her "Xiang’er" during her lifetime. Following her father Duanmu Yuan’s surname, her real name was Duanmu Xiang, but due to her past circumstances, Lady Scarlet never used this name.

Now, with the help of Danchen Zi and Duanmu Yuan’s residual origin power, not only has Lady Scarlet cultivated to the Divine Bridge Realm, but she has also become the Law Master of the Li Mountain Elixir Sect, likely resolving years of estrangement and obsession, naturally restoring her original name.

While speaking.

Lady Scarlet embraced Shen Mo’s arm, showing rare coyness on her charming face, awkwardly and shyly continuing, "If Senior Brother finds the time and wishes to venture out, you are welcome to visit Dayu Mountain in Dongjie Continent; Xiang’er would be glad to welcome you graciously!"

"Cough! Cough cough..."