The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 457: Chapter 457 Heaven Patrolling Daoist Temple_1

”The seven constellations of the western White Tiger—Palm: Beak!”

Shen Mo formed a seal and quickly launched the Fire-avoiding Palm.

Despite having the phantom of the ancient Beak Fire Monkey to suppress the true flame, Shen Mo was still severely burned.

The Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy attached to his body had melted significantly, continually dripping like molten glass. His outer robe was burned to ashes, and the Auspicious Snow inner armor was blackened. Intensely hot, toxic energy burned his skin to a charred black...

The robust blood essence primality, under the stimulation of the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, constantly healed the damaged skin and flesh, with large amounts of scorched dead skin and rotten flesh peeling off, revealing new, smooth skin!

”Damn Yang Chengxiong, I knew I shouldn’t have spared him!”

Cursing under his breath, Shen Mo didn’t dare to hesitate for a second. The True Yuan within the three Spirit Seas in his Dantian surged out frantically, continuously boosting his escape speed.

With the support of the Control Wind and Cloud Transformation Skills, and Shen Mo’s proficiency in the Soar Cloud Immortal Method, his escaping light’s speed was on par with that of peak Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses!

However, the middle-aged Daoist who had released the Spiritual Flame was a Golden Core Realm veteran. His escape speed was fifty percent faster than Shen Mo’s.

Seeing that the true flame didn’t incinerate Shen Mo, he showed a surprised expression, immediately abandoning the magic ship and charging towards Shen Mo alone.

「Half a month later.」

A tattered and weakened Shen Mo appeared outside a bustling city. By this point, he had altered his Appearance, posture, and soul aura using True Immortal Magic.

However, this disguise wouldn’t last long. Based on prior experience, in less than a day, that middle-aged Daoist would appear nearby, commanding the Boat House.

Luckily, having ten-odd Shichen to catch his breath, Shen Mo immediately consumed a batch of Elixirs and refined their medicinal power to replenish his Mana and True Yuan, recovering from his Dao Body and soul injuries!

The Heaven Patrolling Temple’s control over this region is even more stringent than I expected!

Shen Mo casually picked a house and cast a magic to conceal his image and aura. He planned to rest there for a few Shichen.

Previously, Shen Mo had slain several cultivators from Yellow Spring Valley and used the Soul Searching Spell on them. From their soul memories, he had learned about the general situation of this region!

The territory of this realm was hundreds, even thousands of times more vast than Red Flame Country. Sects like the Taiyi Sword Alliance, comparable to the Five Great Sects of Red Flame Country, numbered in the hundreds among those Shen Mo currently knew.

The mortal empires, unlike in Red Flame Country where there was only one major power, were numerous; almost every large Sect controlled at least a few, or even dozens of dynasties.

Above these great Sects, there existed an entity that transcended all other powers: the Heaven Patrolling Temple!

Similar to the Defense Division in Red Flame Country, the Heaven Patrolling Temple was established in this realm to deal with demonic disasters and other calamities. However, only those who had reached the Golden Core Realm could join the Heaven Patrolling Temple for cultivation.

Because it gathered the top powerhouses of this realm, over time, the Heaven Patrolling Temple became a transcendent existence, reigning over numerous Sects and holding the highest authority in this realm.

The ruthless Yang Chengxiong, who had escaped from Shen Mo, upon realizing he couldn’t kill Shen Mo, had candidly informed the Taiyi Sword Alliance about everything related to Shen Mo.

Two years prior, Shen Mo had clashed with two Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses from the Taiyi Sword Alliance.

Upon learning that a Foreign Zone cultivator was attempting to construct a Teleportation Array to connect with this realm, the Taiyi Sword Alliance had promptly reported the matter to the Heaven Patrolling Temple.

Subsequently, the Heaven Patrolling Temple dispatched the middle-aged Daoist to hunt down and kill Shen Mo.

Despite great effort and repeated injuries, Shen Mo had been unable to completely shake off this middle-aged Daoist.

He guessed that there might be Golden Core Realm powerhouses proficient in divination within the Heaven Patrolling Temple. Otherwise, after he changed his appearance and soul aura using the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, they wouldn’t have been able to identify his true identity using ordinary methods! Only calculation-based magic that consumes Lifespan and good fortune, such as the Riverside Sect’s Divination Treasure Mirror, could pinpoint his location so precisely every time.

To prevent disasters like demonic calamities, the Heaven Patrolling Temple’s vigilance against Foreign Zone cultivators has reached a terrifying level. Even if I successfully construct the ancient magic altar array, and the day of an uncontrollable demonic catastrophe arrives... the sect would be powerless to relocate here. Even if we mustered the strength of the entire cultivation world of Red Flame Country, we wouldn’t be a match for the Heaven Patrolling Temple! Shen Mo estimated that the number of Golden Core Realm powerhouses in the Heaven Patrolling Temple is over a hundred times greater than the Golden Core patriarchs in the Red Flame Country’s cultivation world. It’s even very likely that they have powerful figures who have reached the Heavenly Monarch level in the Divine Bridge Realm! If this region wasn’t so disunited, by gathering the strength of the entire cultivation world of Red Flame Country and forming alliances, there might be a chance to establish a foothold here! However, in this region, there is the Heaven Patrolling Temple, an entity like a Monster. If Red Flame Country had the power to suppress them, trivial demonic calamities would be nothing, and they wouldn’t have needed to rely on this Foreign Zone as their ultimate fallback plan.

Although he felt some regret, most things in life don’t go as planned.

Shen Mo quickly brushed off the distracting thoughts, took out a Jade Talisman, inscribed the general situation onto it, and then crushed it into dust.

Watching as the spirit light from the Jade Talisman disappeared over the horizon, Shen Mo pondered for a moment. His body flickered and transformed into a Three-headed Six-armed figure. Then, he raised his sword and swiftly cut off one of his arms.

Driven by the Gecko Divine Skill, the severed arm transformed into Shen Mo’s likeness, becoming a streak of light and flying off into the distance.

As for Shen Mo himself, after a brief rest, he proceeded in the opposite direction from his Separation.

He had tried this before and found that by using the Gecko Divine Skill’s Tail Cutting technique, he could confuse the divination abilities of the Heaven Patrolling Temple and buy himself some extra time. However, each time he performed this Sacrificial Magic, his vital energy would be greatly damaged in the short term, so he couldn’t use this technique constantly.

Now that Shen Mo intended to retreat, he had fewer concerns.

Having selected a new location and quickly constructing the ancient magic altar array, Shen Mo then took out a middle-grade Spirit Stone and activated the teleportation power of the magic altar.

As the spatial power fluctuated violently, within moments, Shen Mo had returned to the island in the Immortal Burial Sea.

Elder Sun, who was stationed there, immediately came forward to greet him, looking at him expectantly.

”Elder Sun, seal off this magic altar!” Shen Mo shook his head at him, then immediately stepped into the Teleportation Array leading to the Riverside Sect.

After exiting the Teleportation Array outside the Purple Heaven Palace, Shen Mo went directly to Longevity Hall and reported everything he had seen and heard during his trip to the Foreign Zone to Sect Master Yuan Qingshi and the others.

The Jade Talisman sent back to the Riverside Sect contained limited information. Only after Shen Mo personally narrated his experiences did the sect’s upper echelons finally understand that their plan to use the Foreign Zone as an ultimate refuge had completely fallen through.

”Peak Master Shen, you’ve endured much hardship on this journey!” Yuan Qingshi consoled him in a warm tone. ”Since that Foreign Zone cannot accommodate us cultivators from Red Flame Country, let’s temporarily set this matter aside.”

”Although the demonic catastrophe is currently raging, the situation is still much better than it was decades ago. With our concerted efforts, we can definitely suppress the demonic catastrophe. It might not come to the point of having to relocate the entire sect...”

The elite forces dispatched to the Outer Zone had successfully infiltrated the Heavenly Demon Realm. They were led by five Golden Core Patriarchs, assisted by ten peak Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses, totaling fifteen individuals.

From the Riverside Sect, the members of this expedition included one Golden Core Patriarch, an Elder from the Evil Punishing Hall, and Yang Xuan—who had been defeated by Shen Mo.

Currently, news had come back from them, stating that they had found some leads on the Heavenly Demons infiltrating other domains.