The First Immortal of Destiny

Lady Scarlet was naturally alluring; her every frown and smile, every word and action, could stir the most primitive desires in others!

In other words, she likely possessed a special kind of Spiritual Body, which could be called a ”Charming Body” or ”Desire Body.” Her cultivation of enchanting and sensual cultivation methods and magic often yielded double the results with half the effort.

It was no wonder that a mysterious high-ranking figure from the LiMountain Elixir Sect had taken a fancy to her when she was still in the Spirit Sea Realm, assisting her all the way to achieve the Golden Core.

However, Shen Mo’s Basic Destiny, ”Moon-like Appearance,” also had a similar effect, naturally allowing him to resist the allure of carnal charms. Coupled with his profound soul and clear Path Heart... even in the presence of the innately captivating Lady Scarlet, he could maintain a heart as still as water, without a single distracting thought arising in his mind.

After taking another sip of spiritual tea, Shen Mo casually remarked, ”If it’s not about alchemy, then I truly cannot guess the purpose of your visit, Lady Scarlet.”

Lady Scarlet’s eyes, brimming with allure, twinkled as she smiled before speaking.

It wasn’t that she intentionally tried to entice Shen Mo; it was simply her nature. In the first half of her life, she suffered greatly because of this. Even after embarking on the path of cultivation, she found no peace; her fate could truly be called fraught with hardship.

Only when she met her fated benefactor did her circumstances take a turn for the better. Not only did she achieve the Golden Core, but she gradually became one of the most influential figures on Wangxian Mountain!

”I came today, Fellow Daoist Shen, with two matters I wished to inform you about.”

”The first one, well, it does have some connection to alchemy... Are you aware, Fellow Daoist, that the LiMountain Elixir Sect is currently recruiting Alchemist alien ministers?” Lady Scarlet’s voice, as soft and alluring as silk, gently explained her purpose.

Shen Mo had indeed heard something about this.

In the Heaven Patrolling Zone, there were hundreds of sects whose scale, heritage, and number of powerful cultivators were comparable to, or even surpassed, the Riverside Sect.

The LiMountain Elixir Sect was one of them. Moreover, it, along with eight other immortal sects, held a position in the Heaven Patrolling Zone that was subtly superior to other immortal sect factions!

Outsiders didn’t know the specifics, but they could generally guess it was related to the Heavenly Monarch-level existences within the Heaven Patrolling Temple.

Furthermore, this sect’s attainments in the Alchemy Path could be said to reign supreme in the Heaven Patrolling Zone!

Therefore, their threshold for recruiting Alchemist alien ministers was also quite high, accepting only Grade IV Alchemists and above.

With Shen Mo’s current attainments in the Alchemy Path, passing the LiMountain Elixir Sect’s trials and becoming an alien minister of this sect should not be difficult!

However, he wasn’t particularly interested in becoming an alien minister for a major sect.

Although he had been tirelessly pursuing greater attainments in the Alchemy Path, it was to earn more cultivation resources and refine better Elixirs for himself—ultimately, all for the sake of advancing his own cultivation!

If he became an Alchemist alien minister for the LiMountain Elixir Sect, even with opportunities to access higher-grade elixir recipes and more exquisite alchemy techniques, he would inevitably be burdened by alchemy assignments, busy day and night without freedom... Once he accepted their benefits, he wouldn’t be able to leave even if he desired!

In that case, it would inevitably and severely hinder his ultimate goal of ”advancing his cultivation level.”

This contradicted his original intentions; it would be putting the cart before the horse!

Moreover, serving as an alien minister for a major sect, aside from having to toil like an ox and horse for the sect, offered absolutely no chance to enter the true upper echelons.

One only needed to look at Zhao Lingyin’s Master, Wu Gong. Even though the three Peak Masters were usually polite to him and he possessed a wide network of connections…

...he held little sway in sect affairs, less than an ordinary Elder, let alone being comparable to core disciples or Hall Masters—the true upper echelons!

In the eyes of major immortal sects, alien ministers were, after all, outsiders.

Since he couldn’t even break into the upper echelons of the LiMountain Elixir Sect, he naturally couldn’t use this sect as a stepping stone to attempt joining the even more mysterious Heaven Patrolling Temple!

Considering all this, why would Shen Mo seek such vexation for himself?

Of course, for some Alchemists already obsessed with the Alchemy Path who lacked other avenues, becoming an alien minister for the LiMountain Elixir Sect was a fairly decent option.

At the very least, it was safer and offered more status than being a rogue cultivator.

They would no longer need to worry about the prohibitive cost of spiritual medicines for alchemy; they could simply focus wholeheartedly on refining Elixirs and diligently studying alchemy techniques!

Why had Lady Scarlet suddenly brought this up? What was her intention?

Perhaps she was trying to scout talent for her male lover, or perhaps she genuinely wanted to find an opportunity for him, or maybe she simply wished to have a friend who held the status of an Alchemy Sect alien minister…

Shen Mo didn’t delve deeply into this, merely tactfully expressing his lack of interest in the position.

”Sigh! Fellow Daoist Shen, your standards in the Alchemy Path are so extraordinary. If you were inclined, becoming an Alchemy Sect alien minister would be as easy as flipping your hand.”

A trace of regret flickered across Lady Scarlet’s face, but she didn’t press him further. Instead, she began to tell Shen Mo about the second matter.

After escorting Lady Scarlet from his cave mansion, Shen Mo selected three more cultivators from those seeking Elixirs and completed the transactions.

Only then did he close the main gate of his cave mansion and begin to ponder Lady Scarlet’s earlier words.

”To seek opportunities in the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons... It seems... not unfeasible.”

The second matter Lady Scarlet spoke of concerned a grand event in the Heaven Patrolling Zone, one that occurred only once every seven hundred years.

In two months, the mysterious and vast ancient battlefield of immortals and demons would reappear in the mortal realm. At that time, a large number of cultivators from this domain, regardless of gender or cultivation level, would enter the ancient battlefield to explore its secrets, seek treasures, and pursue opportunities.

If one missed this chance, the next would not come for another seven hundred years!

Shen Mo had previously known some information about the ”ancient battlefield of immortals and demons.” However, whether it was from Soul Searches he had performed or intelligence from Yu Yan, the details were always vague.

After all, Spirit Sea Realm cultivators had a lifespan of five hundred years, and Golden Core Realm cultivators, a thousand.

The cultivators Shen Mo had encountered and performed Soul Search on were not firsthand witnesses, and the same was true for the information Yu Yan and his disciple had obtained.

Even if they knew of the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons, it was merely second-hand information passed down from their predecessors!

However, the LiMountain Elixir Sect was a major sect in the Heaven Patrolling Zone, having stood in this domain for over three thousand years; their understanding of the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons naturally far exceeded that of ordinary people. And since Lady Scarlet’s mistress was a high-ranking figure in this sect, she naturally knew a great deal of inside information!

As for when exactly the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons originated, or how it was formed... even the LiMountain Elixir Sect was not very clear on these matters.

They only knew that in Ancient Times, an earth-shattering war had occurred where countless powerhouses perished. The ancient battlefield of immortals and demons was their battleground, and also their graveyard!

Normally, its whereabouts were unknown; even Heavenly Monarchs of the Divine Bridge Realm, exhausting all their means, could not trace its location.

Since ancient times, the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons would manifest once every seven hundred years, lasting for about ten years. Like the rising and setting of the sun and moon, it had become a ”natural law” of the Heaven Patrolling Zone.

Furthermore, it was certain that among the powerhouses who fell in that cataclysmic war, many were beings who surpassed even Heavenly Monarchs of the Divine Bridge Realm.

Therefore, the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons was filled with boundless perils, yet also teemed with infinite opportunities.

There were even rumors that several Heavenly Monarchs within the Heaven Patrolling Temple had obtained the legacies of peerless experts in the ancient battlefield. That was how they ultimately established their Divine Bridge and became those lofty, revered beings!