The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 598: Chapter 598 Resurrection of the Skeleton_1

The second-level tower chamber was not much different from the first; it too was strewn with corpses!

However, the overall quantity was slightly less. Their strength in life was noticeably higher than the Demons imprisoned on the first level, exceeding theirs by a Minor Realm.

The same was true for the third and fourth levels.

The remains suitable for forging magic treasures were also of higher quality, and Shen Mo and his companions harvested a considerable amount.

Notably, from the second level onwards, the skeletal remains began to include those of human cultivators. However, these were somewhat different from the remains of ordinary cultivators, apparently belonging to evil cultivators who had practiced forbidden techniques!

To have been suppressed by this Demon-Suppressing Tower, their strength in life must have been considerable. Regrettably, no magic treasures, cultivation methods, or jade slips were left behind.

This tower was, after all, a prison for suppressing Demons. With their abilities restricted, how could they have been allowed to bring any spiritual items inside? That was to be expected.

The bronze door leading to the fifth level was protected by a very powerful Prohibition.

Even Shen Mo, unleashing his full power with the Void Palm to break the Prohibition, and working together with Lady Scarlet and the others, took two days and a night of continuous effort to finally wear down the Prohibition on the bronze door.

However, the fifth-level chamber, which should have held early-stage Class V Demons and early-stage Divine Bridge Realm evil cultivators, was completely empty.

Not only that, but the passage to the sixth level was also mysteriously open, and the sixth-level chamber was just as clean, without a single trace of bone debris!

...

”Judging from the design of this Demon-Suppressing Tower, it only has seven levels in total. Going down further will lead to the final level.”

Shen Mo stood in the center of the sixth-level chamber, his gaze fixed on the bronze door leading to the level below. He spoke with a peculiar tone.

Both doors were already open, but due to the Demon-Suppressing Tower’s unique construction and internal Prohibitions, his five senses and spiritual sense could not freely penetrate to clearly investigate the final tower chamber.

”If there truly is any fortuitous encounter to be had, it should be in the seventh-level chamber.”

Lady Scarlet chimed in, then took a Spirit Pet Bag from her waist and released a Red Trained Snake Demon.

This Snake Demon bore some resemblance to a flood dragon. Its cultivation Realm had reached the peak of Class III, just one step away from evolving into a Class IV great demon capable of assuming human form.

”Go! Investigate if there’s any danger on this level,” Lady Scarlet instructed the Red Trained Snake Demon, her lips parting slightly.

”HISSS...”

”Why do I always get stuck with the dirty work?”

”Having a master like you is the worst luck I’ve had in eight lifetimes!” the Red Trained Snake Demon grumbled, flicking its tongue reluctantly.

Hearing this Spirit Pet Snake Demon speak so insolently, Shen Mo and the others gave Lady Scarlet peculiar looks.

”I signed the Spirit Pet Contract with her when I was still just a Body Tempering cultivator. I raised her from a young age and doted on her, which is how she developed such a spoiled temper,” Lady Scarlet explained to the group, a blush rising on her cheeks.

Restrained by the Spirit Pet Contract, the Red Trained Snake Demon, despite her utter reluctance, had to obey her master’s command.

And so, muttering complaints about Lady Scarlet, she slithered towards the tower chamber on the level below.

After a dozen breaths or so, the Red Trained Snake Demon returned, flicking her tongue as she reported, ”Besides a human corpse, there’s nothing unusual or dangerous!”

The others didn’t doubt her words, but to be cautious, they each used their own methods to investigate the seventh-level chamber.

Those with Spirit Pets released them; those with puppets deployed them...

Shen Mo also took out his Soul Refining Flag and summoned the Ghost Bride, a Class IV Demon Soul General, to conduct a thorough search.

The information gathered from these various methods matched the Red Trained Snake Demon’s report exactly. Thus assured, Shen Mo and his companions confidently entered the seventh-level chamber.

In the vast tower chamber, there was indeed only a single human corpse, its body shackled by ancient iron chains.

He was still clad in a Daoist robe that had not completely decayed. The exposed bones were as lustrous as jade, emitting a faint sheen. Even as a mere skeleton, it still exuded a subtle yet oppressive aura, clearly indicating that in life he had been an expert of the Divine Bridge Realm, or perhaps even stronger!

Seeing this, everyone felt a twinge of disappointment.

If this powerful expert had left behind his legacy before dying, it would have been a significant fortuitous encounter.

However, his jade-like, exceptionally well-preserved remains clearly showed no signs of his origin power having been converted into a legacy. Thus, the possibility of an inheritance being left behind was slim.

Song Han, whose origins were as a treasure-scavenging cultivator, was the first to step forward and begin searching beneath the corpse’s Daoist robe.

After searching for some time without finding any spiritual items, he silently cursed his misfortune. He was about to start dismembering the skeleton to sell the bones in an immortal market of the Outer Realm.

After all, the remains of a Divine Bridge Realm Heavenly Monarch were exceedingly rare.

Many late-stage and peak Golden Core Realm cultivators would willingly pay a hefty sum for these remains, hoping to study them and find insights for their own advancement.

Just then, Shen Mo’s expression shifted slightly.

The very next instant, the Demon Slaying Sword in his hand quivered, and he unleashed a beam of Universe Sword Qi directly at the corpse!

CLANG!

Metal rang against bone, and sparks flew.

The sword Qi struck the skeleton. Apart from shredding its decayed robe to dust, it failed to damage the bone structure itself.

It merely left a small white mark on its skull!

Song Han, standing right beside the skeleton, broke out in a cold sweat from fright. He whirled around and glared at Shen Mo, ”What in the blazes has gotten into you, Shen Qingyun?!”

”Get back! This corpse—it’s still alive!”

Shen Mo cried out urgently. Then, paying no heed to the others’ bewildered expressions, he transformed into a streak of golden light and fled towards the level above.

At that very moment, the skeleton, which had sat quiescent for millennia, began to ooze viscous blood from its marrow, dyeing the entire frame a stark, vivid red.

Hair-thin meridians and flesh buds sprouted from nothingness, swiftly followed by skin, eyeballs, fingernails, and hair...

In the blink of an eye, the skeleton fleshed out!

It was like watching the process of a cultivator being corroded to bare bone by poisonous rain, only in reverse.

All of this occurred almost instantaneously.

By the time Lady Scarlet and the others processed Shen Mo’s warning and prepared to withdraw from the seventh-level chamber, their spiritual senses finally registered the skeleton’s bizarre transformation. They then saw it had already reformed into the likeness of a middle-aged man!

The middle-aged man abruptly opened his eyes, which had been sealed for countless years. His voice, unused for what seemed an eternity, was terribly raspy. ”HEH... HEH...”

”Ten thousand years of meditation passed in a flash... I wonder, what year is it now?”

”Has this Demon-Suppressing Tower, which imprisoned me for countless ages, weakened so much? To think even Golden Core Realm juniors can now intrude so easily!”

He was clearly not speaking the common language of this world, yet Lady Scarlet, Song Han, and the others understood his meaning perfectly.

”Go! We have to go now!”

Lady Scarlet cried out, her bracelet magic artifact flaring to life, encasing her in five-colored amber. Simultaneously, she activated an Escape Skill, transforming into a streak of spirit light that shot towards the sixth-level chamber.

Song Han, Fu Jianghuo, and the Peng Siblings were not slow to follow.

Each of them desperately activated defensive magic and Escape Skills, preparing to flee while warily watching the middle-aged man!