The First Immortal of Destiny

With spatial barriers separating them, neither the cave paradise nor the Dungeons formed by the fallen paradise can connect with the exterior directly via Teleportation Arrays!

Like Shen Mo’s Green Cloud Cave, to facilitate the travel of Sect Disciples, many Teleportation Arrays were set up within the Fairyland, but they can only be used for internal transportation; sect cultivators who want to reach the Blood Snake Ridge stronghold must first go to a designated area to leave the Fairyland, and then be teleported through the Mountain Protection Array’s Teleportation Array.

Outsiders wishing to enter the cave paradise and Dungeon must do the same, needing to reach near the entrance of the cave or Dungeon via a Teleportation Array or other means, then enter therein.

Years ago, Shen Mo, along with Wei Ye from the Gold Toad Tower, E Xun and Shi Hongyi from Lovebirds Valley, and rogue cultivator Gongsun Yan among others, used the Teleportation Array on an ancient altar island in the distant sea of the Immortal Burial Sea to directly teleport to the Sword Tomb Dungeon of the Taiyi Sword Alliance in the Heaven Patrolling Zone. This was because the Sword Tomb had been fully integrated into the Primordial Realm and transformed into a hidden land!

This kind of "Dungeon" on the same dimension as the Outer Realm would not obstruct the spatial power of a Teleportation Array and naturally allows smooth passage.

There is another method to ignore the spatial barriers of the Fairyland and Dungeons, which is like Shen Mo, possessing extraordinary means like "Reverse Yin and Yang".

However,

If Shen Mo uses the Sword Zone or other spatial treasures to carry a large number of creatures and applies "Reverse Yin and Yang", it would be an immense burden for him, akin to dragging weight, with the slightest carelessness potentially tearing his soul apart.

In extreme cases, determined by the range between his real and Standing bodies and the overall strength of the creatures he is carrying, he might be able to transport around one to ten million immortals and mortals from Jade Verdant Cave in one switch, needing to go back and forth over a hundred times.

Not to mention whether Mingpeng and other Demons would leave enough time for Jade Verdant Cave, even if Shen Mo’s Essence and Qi recover swiftly, he couldn’t endure such intense consumption!

Fortunately, before Shen Mo came, he had already discussed with the Taihua Mirror.

He just needs to send the replica celestial mirror into Jade Verdant Cave, build the mirror platform, and set up the replica celestial mirror. At that point, the Taihua Mirror would project a strand of divine power to directly move the creatures of Jade Verdant Cave to a safe place.

Due to the dire situation of Jade Verdant Cave, its cave master, Cheng Qianbao, had already gathered billions of mortals and cultivators together, densely occupying an area over a thousand li. Yet with the celestial artifact power of the Taihua Mirror, the immortals and mortals within hundreds of li should also be able to be taken directly!

Soon, as Cheng Qianbao issued an order, his disciples raised various spatial treasures to contain these mortals, leaving only about one hundred million people on the spot.

Regardless of age or gender, each face showed panic and unease, yet there was also hope, eagerly looking at Shen Mo in mid-air!

Building the mirror platform was not a difficult task; it was equivalent to a simple magic altar, enhancing the connection between the replica celestial mirror and the Taihua Mirror, while supplying the replica celestial mirror with the mana needed for operation.

All kinds of spiritual brick materials were already prepared by Shen Mo. With a flash of Sword Light from his sleeve, a large quantity of materials floated down from mid-air, continuously piling up in the open space among the crowd under his spell control. Once the altar took shape, he began to outline the Formation patterns!

With Shen Mo’s mastery in the Array Path, erecting a simple magic altar was an easy feat. With little effort, he successfully built the mirror platform.

Afterward, he retrieved the replica of the Taihua Mirror from the Sword Zone and placed it on the mirror platform. As middle-grade Spirit Stones were embedded in various parts of the mirror platform, profound lines began to flow and connect, emitting a faint glow from the mirror surface!

It didn’t take long before the replica celestial mirror exuded a hint of celestial charm, as if coming to life.

"It’s done!" Shen Mo’s face revealed a hint of joy.

Cheng Qianbao, Lv Xiangtai, and the disciples of Jade Verdant Cave nearby each showed expressions of surprise and joy. As the news quickly spread among the millions of mortals and cultivators, waves of cheers erupted instantly.

Lv Xiangtai, who had once entered the Mirror Realm, stepped forward and sensed the spirit light, then his figure disappeared, reappearing several breaths later from the mirror surface.

"Reporting back to the cave master and Senior Qingyun, there are no discrepancies here! Senior Taihua has also sensed the replica celestial mirror and is preparing to cast a spell to take away the creatures of Jade Verdant Cave," Lv Xiangtai said with joy on his face.

Before he finished speaking, the spirit light on the mirror surface intensified, encompassing thousands of miles, enveloping all the immortals and mortals present.

In the next moment, one figure after another vanished from their original places, evidently entering the Mirror Realm.

Seeing this, Shen Mo also breathed a sigh of relief.

From the beginning of entering Jade Verdant Cave, he had a vague feeling that something was amiss, things were progressing too smoothly...

Although he fought a battle with Mingpeng and other Demons to break through their blockade, no matter how he thought about it, it didn’t seem extraordinarily difficult.

Mingpeng must have a scheme by setting a trap, but its true intentions and trump cards have yet to reveal themselves.

Besides, when he erected the replica celestial mirror and guided a strand of Taihua Mirror’s divine power, Mingpeng was trying to shatter the Jade Verdant Cave Dungeon, but its overall offensive was not strong, completely unlike the abilities of a Demon in the Formless Realm!

"Maybe I’m overthinking!"

"Anyway, now that the Taihua Mirror’s divine power has been successfully projected, it won’t be long before the creatures of Jade Verdant Cave are all taken away."

"My task is fully completed. I have obtained these hundred thousand merits, just a few thousand more to accumulate two hundred thousand, allowing Jade Spring Fairy to personally lecture me on the Dao, perhaps there’s no need to specifically slay a Formless Realm Demon!" Shen Mo silently calculated in his heart as he watched one by one the mortals and cultivators of Jade Verdant Cave disappear into the spirit light.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

Jade Verdant Cave suddenly darkened, as if day had turned to night.

In the sky, clouds had already gathered, unbeknownst to anyone.

Suddenly, glaring lightning struck down, cutting through the night, instantly illuminating the entire world; the heavy clouds rolled like a black ocean, surging, ceaselessly converging in one direction.

A vague figure manifested, its body composed of the surging dark clouds and terrifying lightning, tall and solemn, mysterious and deep. The light within Jade Verdant Cave seemed to be swallowed by this figure, with the entire world plunged into alternating light and darkness with the glow of its lightning!

Though Shen Mo could not see its face clearly, the aura exuded by this figure felt incredibly familiar, sharing the same source as the True Immortal’s Finger.

It was the Demon Immortal that the Thousands Insects Evil Corpse had become... Hallow Venerable!

The Hallow Venerable was restrained by the superior Jade Spring Fairy and naturally could not descend here with its real body. This figure made of dark clouds and lightning was not its real body, but it also bore immeasurable divine might.

This terrifying weather only lasted for a brief moment before returning to normal, as if the previous appearance of the True Immortal’s figure and the suffocating pressure were all illusions!

However, things were far from simple.

Countless mortals and cultivators in Jade Verdant Cave let out cries of painful despair, inflating like balloons in the blink of an eye before bursting into masses of flesh and blood. After a twisty writhing, they transformed into billions of sinister evil insects!