The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Heavenly Demon Reappears_1

After long contemplation, Zhou Shili decided to first inquire about Shen Mo’s intentions before making a decision.

”Young man, if I were to take you as my Direct Disciple, would you be willing to...”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Shili’s expression changed. Like many other Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses, he looked down.

At this moment, Shen Mo also sensed an ominous aura.

Could it be...

BOOM!

The floating stone platform trembled violently.

Shen Mo steadied himself and looked down.

He saw a deep chasm opening at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Its cracks spread, tearing through the flat ground where numerous immortal sect disciples were gathered.

Fortunately, those assembled here were all inner door elites from their respective sects. Their reactions were extremely swift; they summoned their magic artifacts and flew away from the collapsing ground just in time.

But then, an overwhelming Demonic Qi erupted from the chasm.

Amidst the surging Demonic Qi, figures flew out from the rift, howling as they charged towards the scattering immortal sect disciples.

Shen Mo was familiar with these figures—they were the Native Heaven Demons, not yet demon-corrupted!

But their numbers were staggering, so numerous they blotted out the sky, easily in the tens of thousands!

Moreover, the auras of many Heavenly Demons were so potent that even Shen Mo felt a chill!

In the blink of an eye, the entire region within a hundred miles had become the Heavenly Demons’ battlefield.

”Not good! The Lower Realm Heavenly Demons are invading! They’ve opened a passage right beneath Tianshan Mountain!” The Yanshi Master of the Ghost Corpse School’s face changed dramatically as he spoke with urgency.

An elder from the Profound Moon School said anxiously, ”The disciples gathered here are all the finest talents of our sects. If they are all demon-corrupted and devoured, the losses will be substantial. We must act quickly to sweep away this demonic miasma!”

However, the Dustless Sword Master from the Heaven Sword Sect held a different opinion.

His eyes flashed with Sword Light, his body resonating like a drawn sword. ”We don’t have time to worry about them now! If we don’t seal the passage, I fear Third-order Heavenly Demons will cross over. The situation will become even more unmanageable then!”

Zhou Shili, the Peak Master of Stars Peak, nodded and said decisively, ”Fellow Daoist Wuchen is right! The disciples here are all strong in cultivation; I believe they can handle this crisis. Even if they cannot prevail, they should be able to escape with their lives.”

”Our priority now is to descend to the mountain’s base and seal the spatial passage as quickly as possible!”

The Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses from the Seven Stars Altar also agreed with the proposal from the Dustless Sword Master and Zhou Shili.

These dozen or so experts communicated via Divine Sense, settling on a strategy in a mere instant.

Then, they transformed into streaks of light, piercing through the overwhelming Demonic Qi and charging directly into the depths of the chasm!

Wherever they passed, the raging Demonic Qi was suppressed.

Large numbers of rampaging Heavenly Demons were torn to dust!

However, like a stick thrust into a hornet’s nest, dense swarms of Heavenly Demons continued to emerge frantically.

Left on the floating stone platform, Shen Mo and the nine other participating disciples also activated their artifacts, flying towards their respective sect contingents.

Previously scattered by the initial onslaught of countless Heavenly Demons, the immortal sect disciples were now spread far and wide.

Magic artifacts, talismans, magic, and various other spirit lights flared up, striking at the demonic figures in the sky. The scene was utterly chaotic!

”Senior Brother Lu, if the Heavenly Demons become too powerful, retreat to Tianshan City first! There are formations there; it’s relatively safer,” Shen Mo informed Lu Ming via Divine Sense.

Although he didn’t understand why a Heavenly Demon passage would appear beneath Tianshan Mountain, he knew the current situation was dire!

Tens of thousands of Native Heaven Demons had already poured out with the gushing Demonic Qi.

Moreover, more were continuously crawling out from the chasm.

Among them were many mid to late-stage Class II, and even peak Class II Heavenly Demons.

Relying solely on the disciples of the Five Great Sects present, they were likely incapable of annihilating them all!

Only if the Peak Masters and the others successfully sealed the Heavenly Demon passage, stemming the tide at its source, could these demon heads, big and small, be thoroughly cleansed!

”Five Thunder Magic, Thunder of Purple Heaven!”

Lu Ming, wielding the Heavenly Thunder Flag, continuously repelled the encroaching Heavenly Demons with arcs of lightning. He sent back a voice transmission, ”Alright, I understand! Junior Brother, where are you headed?”

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Shen Mo switched to a Flying Sword under his feet. The Demon Slaying Sword in his hand blazed with a brilliant Sword Light, annihilating several Heavenly Demons.

He turned sharply and darted towards the collapsed flat ground. ”Senior Sister Lingyin and a few other senior brothers and sisters are trapped by demon heads. I’m going to help them!”

When the ground collapsed earlier, some immortal sect disciples had reacted too slowly, falling a step behind while activating their artifact controlling.

Subsequently, they were surrounded by the tide of Heavenly Demons that surged out!

When Peak Master Zhou Shili and the other ten-odd Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses passed by, they had casually launched some magic to help them break the Heavenly Demons’ offensive.

However, the Heavenly Demons were as numerous as a plague of locusts!

Zhao Lingyin and the others hadn’t managed to break far before being surrounded again.

Along with other immortal sect disciples, a group of eleven or twelve had formed a small battle group, unleashing waves of attacks to resist the onrushing tide of Heavenly Demons.

They were like a small boat in a raging tempest, on the verge of capsizing at any moment!

CLANG!

A sharp Shangqing Sword Qi, brilliant as a rainbow, slashed open a path for Shen Mo!

He flew as swift as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he had fought his way to Zhao Lingyin’s side. Immediately, seven Dao swords whistled out from his sleeve.

”The Big Dipper Array. Conversion!”

Instantly, the hundred-odd Heavenly Demons surrounding Zhao Lingyin and the others were all enveloped within the Sword Array.

Most of them were early-stage Class II Heavenly Demons, with a few occasional middle-stage ones.

But to The Big Dipper Sword Array, the difference was negligible!

As the magnificent Sword Light flared, all the Heavenly Demons within the Sword Array were cleanly slaughtered in just a few breaths.

However, this location was close to the chasm’s exit. In such a short time, over two hundred Heavenly Demons, wreathed in Demonic Qi, charged towards Shen Mo and the other immortal sect disciples.

Shen Mo used the Sword Array to shield Zhao Lingyin and the others while freely brandishing the Demon Slaying Sword, unleashing sword Qi.

His Mana was depleting rapidly!

”Senior Sister Lingyin, are you alright?”

Shen Mo swept his sense over her, and his heart instantly turned cold.

He saw Zhao Lingyin with her eyes tightly shut, her face contorted in pain. If not for a Senior Sister from the Riverside Sect supporting her, she probably wouldn’t even be able to stand.

”Junior Brother Shen, just now, it seemed a demonic shadow burrowed into Junior Sister Lingyin’s brow!”

Shen Mo had met this Senior Sister from the Riverside Sect several times.

Her name was Yao Ting, an elite disciple of Stars Peak, with a late-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivation.

If she hadn’t been looking out for these somewhat weaker junior brothers and sisters, she wouldn’t have been heavily surrounded by Heavenly Demons.

”On behalf of Lingyin, I thank Senior Sister Yao for your help!” Shen Mo said as he took Zhao Lingyin from Yao Ting’s arms.

A peculiar expression flickered across Yao Ting’s face.

The Peak Master had instructed them to take good care of Zhao Lingyin, so she hadn’t hesitated to lend a hand to protect this prodigy of the Alchemy Path. But she had never heard that Junior Brother Shen was close to Zhao Lingyin! Throughout their journey, she hadn’t seen them speak or interact. How could he so naturally take Zhao Lingyin from her and even thank her on Zhao Lingyin’s behalf...

However, the battle was urgent.

After a moment’s thought, Yao Ting decided not to dwell on it.

”Senior Sister Yao, fellow sect members, fellow daoists! I will use the Sword Array to hold off the Heavenly Demons. Then, we head towards Tianshan City!” Shen Mo announced loudly, holding Zhao Lingyin in one arm and the Demon Slaying Sword in the other.