The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 259: Chapter 259 White Ape Master_1

From Liu Yu’s memory, Shen Mo learned that his master, the White Ape Master, was always domineering and formidable.

Now that he sees him in person, it is indeed true!

Even though the White Ape Master held the jade slip documenting the misdeeds of the Liu and Wu families, he showed no intention of discerning right from wrong...

Since this was the case, Shen Mo didn’t bother saying much more.

With a thought.

Destiny’s ”Insight into All Beings” subtly activated, and dust from Spirit Stones rustled softly from his sleeves.

[Human: White Ape Master]

[Realm: Spirit Sea Realm Layer II]

[Profile: This cultivator is a native of Yu State in the Red Flame Country, born into one of the Cultivating Families. Endowed with extraordinary talent from a young age, he was granted the opportunity to cultivate at Dasheng Mountain.

After sixty years of arduous cultivation, he finally entered the Spirit Sea Realm. He has mastered several profound-level medium and high-grade cultivation methods, training them all to Perfection.

His main cultivation method, the Treasure Beast Santra, has reached Senior. Consequently, his temperament and external features increasingly resemble those of a mountain White Ape.

This cultivator’s physique surpasses those of his peers; he adeptly wields staff techniques and excels in close combat.]

[Weakness: Due to his main cultivation method, this cultivator is extremely fearful of heavenly thunder. Thunder-type Skills can injure him.]

The five senses of a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator are exceptionally keen. Just as Shen Mo began to probe with Destiny, the White Ape Master sensed that something was amiss.

His eyes flashed fiercely, and he slapped a palm directly toward Shen Mo.

WHOOSH!

The Soul Refining Flag unfurled with a flash of blood-red light.

The Green-skinned Ghost, Tieshan, materialized from the flag. Ghostly Qi, Demonic Qi, and Bloody Fiend Qi on its body surged chaotically.

Its mountain-like Soul Body stood in the way of the incoming palm!

BANG!

Like an iron pestle striking a great bell, a deafening explosion of sound erupted.

The Green-skinned Ghost was known for the toughness of its Soul Body. Even after being refined into a Soul General and then mutated by demon-corruption, this characteristic had remained perfectly intact.

A casual slap from the White Ape Master didn’t shatter the Green-skinned Ghost but only caved in its chest, leaving behind a clear, five-fingered palm print!

”Huh... such a formidable Soul General!” the White Ape Master sighed. His knowledge and experience far surpassed that of Liu Dingjiang and his ilk.

He quickly discerned that this creature was an unusual Soul General, refined from a mutated Heavenly Demon.

It must be a Native Heaven Demon from Tianshan Mountain in Zhong State that demon-corrupted a formidable Soul Ghost. Then, this ugly Daoist before me refined it into a Soul General!

There had indeed been evil cultivators who tried to refine Heavenly Demons into Soul Generals using the Soul Refining Flag during past demon calamities. However, this method required the Blood Sacrifice of a large number of mortals, which was equivalent to uprooting the cultivation world. Even when the threat of Foreign Realm Demons was dire, the various immortal sects investigated such practices with extreme rigor, and few managed to successfully refine such a flag. After the demon calamity was quelled, the Five Great Sects settled old scores, wiping out many evil cultivators. Consequently, this method had become exceedingly rare!

”An evil cultivator, a demon head! Is this the source of your audacity to fight me after killing my disciple?” The ferocious expression on the White Ape Master’s face grew more intense, his beard and hair bristling slightly. The killing intent was almost palpable!

Shen Mo’s fleshy face twitched, and the Soul Refining Flag in his hand began to wave again.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

A bloody mist veiled the area, and Demonic Qi surged skyward.

One after another, mutated Demon Soul Generals stepped out from the flag.

The Class II peak Master Hong Jue, the Ghost Bride, the Gold Piercing Ghost Jinshan, and the Red Fiend, along with the previously summoned Green-skinned Ghost Tieshan—a total of five formidable Soul Generals.

There was also the Possession Ghost, Horse Groom Lv. Immediately after condensing from the flag, it vanished into the void.

The numerous Soul Generals roared silently, their auras linking together, rivaling the White Ape Master’s terrifying momentum!

Seeing this, even the White Ape Master couldn’t help but reveal a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

Shen Mo had resorted to using the Soul Refining Flag out of necessity.

The expert from Dasheng Mountain before me is not like Liu Dingjiang or Wu Dayong. Killing him would be impossible; escaping his grasp would be the greatest fortune.

Thus, he couldn’t use several of his powerful techniques.

Take the Constellation Great Hand Seal, for example. Once cast, it would directly reveal my identity as a Qi Gathering Realm disciple of the Riverside Sect’s Stars Peak. Across the entire Stars Peak, only a handful of Qi Gathering Realm disciples have learned this magic, so it could easily be traced back to me. The Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation is similar. Although it isn’t a Riverside Sect technique, I often utilized it during demon-slaying battles on the Tianshan Mountain battlefield. Many cultivators from various parts of the Red Flame Country have seen me use this Sword Array, which bears a strong mark of my personal style.

In contrast, I rarely show the Soul Refining Flag to others! The Soul Generals within the flag each have their own methods and form a self-contained system. It’s perfect for dealing with the White Ape Master.

”Ghost Bride!”

With a thought, Shen Mo commanded the Ghost Bride to use its ”Glare” Skill.

Immediately, the Ghost Bride’s deathly pale pupils stared straight at the White Ape Master...

The expert from Dasheng Mountain felt his vital blood churn and surge, rushing toward the orifices in his head.

”Cheap tricks!” the White Ape Master snorted coldly, a hazy radiance appearing on his body. It was like a blurry White Ape perfectly superimposed onto his own form.

The next moment, the churning vital blood within him was instantly suppressed.

At this moment, the Gold Ingots and Silver Ingots spat out by the Gold Piercing Ghost rained down on him like sharp magic artifacts.

Given my current cultivation, summoning six Class II peak Soul Generals is already the absolute limit under these circumstances! If I continue to condense more, my Mana consumption will surge dramatically, and the burden on my soul will become extreme. Facing a Spirit Sea Realm expert... putting myself in such a predicament would be like an old god of longevity eating arsenic—courting death! Still, six Soul Generals should be enough.

Ingot after ingot of gold and silver thudded noisily against the White Ape Master.

However, the White Ape manifestation enveloping his body seemed to clothe him in unbreakable spiritual armor. The Gold Ingots and Silver Ingots failed to injure him! Instead, they all shattered, transforming into a shower of golden flowers and silver leaves.

Almost simultaneously, the Poisonous Water Pilian summoned by Master Hong Jue also surged towards the White Ape Master.

Perhaps annoyed by this endless barrage of attacks, the White Ape Master slapped his Universe Bag, and a dark iron rod appeared in his hand. It was entirely pitch-black, without a glimmer of spirit light, making its material indiscernible.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The ingots spat out by the Gold Piercing Ghost were all sent flying and shattered!

At the same time, the White Ape Master swung the iron rod in his hand, shattering both the torrent of poisonous water and Master Hong Jue along with it.

The next instant, the Ghost Bride, the Gold Piercing Ghost, and the Red Fiend—three formidable Demon Soul Generals—were all struck by the iron rod.

Before they could even grunt, they exploded into a chaotic miasma of ghostly Qi, Bloody Fiend Qi, and Demonic Qi, which recoiled back into the Soul Refining Flag.

HUM!

The White Ape Master brought his iron rod crashing down towards the Green-skinned Ghost and Shen Mo.

While the other Soul Generals were still reforming their Soul Bodies, the Green-skinned Ghost met the rod’s shadow with its own Soul Body, only to explode into a cloud of Demonic Qi with a loud CRACK!

This expert from Dasheng Mountain hadn’t employed any profound techniques. He relied solely on his immense Mana, formidable physical body, and the iron rod magic artifact in his hand. Every sweep and swing unleashed tremendous power!

Even the Green-skinned Ghost, with its resilient Soul Body, was obliterated by a sweep of his iron rod and had to ”die” back into the Soul Refining Flag.

Fortunately, with its intervention, the iron rod’s momentum weakened slightly.

Shen Mo activated his Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy and, with the Demon Slaying Sword in hand, faced the mountain-toppling might of the rod.