The First Immortal of Destiny

”What a domineering Immortal Law!” Shen Mo’s eyes brightened. He couldn’t help but exclaim.

He had seen similar effects used in Spells by Mi and other Flower Fairies, but had never felt so amazed, so mysterious!

Just like the Universe Sword Qi, there is a difference between the ”Dog Bite Sword Style” and the ”Reincarnation Sword Style.” The attacking magic that came from the leaves of the Mother Tree belonged to the latter. Its profound artistic conception made Shen Mo aghast, and its strength was enough to annihilate any existence below the Divine Bridge Realm!

Lin Zhaozai’s breath was weakening, bringing him close to death. Suddenly, the bones within him, heavily rooted and parasitized by vegetation, blazed with a strange glow.

”BOOM!”

”BOOM!”

”BOOM!”

A large swath of terrifying bloodlight exploded, and the lush forest was blown to pieces in an instant.

Each piece of bone scattered a line of blood glowing with an eerie light. These lines converged in one place, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. Here, a collection of skull fragments, having shaken off the obliteration of the Forest Hell magic, reassembled into a complete skull. The bloodlines then seeped into the pale cranium, bit by bit.

”Kid, I, Lin, will remember you. The day you become a Heavenly Monarch, even if I am in the underworld, I will come to kill you!” Lin Zhaozai’s jaw moved, and he spoke with a seemingly calm tone that concealed infinite hatred, malice, and murderous intent!

As soon as his words fell, Shen Mo felt a bone-chilling sensation in his heart.

This was not a meaningless threat, but like a Dao oath, it placed an imprint between heaven and earth. When Shen Mo is about to build the Divine Bridge, no matter where Lin Zhaozai is, he will sense it and will manifest as a tribulation to prevent Shen Mo from becoming a Heavenly Monarch!

If Lin Zhaozai fails to do this, at best his cultivation level will regress. At worst, endless disasters will befall him and he will die.

Shen Mo’s face changed slightly. He swung the Taiyi Sword towards Lin Zhaozai’s skull, trying to nip this tribulation in the bud...

”WHOOSH!”

Bloodlight surged on Lin Zhaozai’s skull, enveloping it and turning into a blood rainbow that flew towards the sky. Its escape speed was so swift that even Sword Lights and Spells could not catch up!

Shen Mo intended to let Mi activate the green leaves of the Mother Tree again to completely eliminate Lin Zhaozai.

However, stimulating the Heavenly Monarch level magic contained in these leaves was also a significant burden for Mi, and she was simply unable to call upon the green leaves of the Mother Tree again in the short term.

”Damn it!”

In a flash, Shen Mo slashed out with the Demon Slaying Sword. The Sword Light enveloped this Lifebound Magic Sword as it slashed towards the blood rainbow.

He certainly wouldn’t let Lin Zhaozai’s skull escape so easily. He activated his Sword Escape Skill and pursued with intent to kill. However, after chasing for only a few hundred miles, his soul reached its limit and could no longer sustain the Skill. Furthermore, his conventional Escape Skills were far too slow compared to the blood rainbow.

He could only watch as the blood rainbow flew further and further until it completely disappeared!

Left with no choice, Shen Mo had to turn back and return to the Ancient Vine Sect’s immortal sect. The Demon-Suppressing Tower used to suppress Lin Zhaozai, along with the simple iron chains, were still left behind. When the bones exploded, they completely broke free from the chains and the Imprisonment.

There was only one consolation.

Lin Zhaozai, this Evil Monarch, practiced the White Bones Path, and nearly ninety-nine percent of his cultivation level was attached to the skeleton.

The shattering of his skeleton caused him a great deal of damage. Otherwise, he would have escaped the Prohibition of the Demon-Suppressing Tower and the chains early on using this method in the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons. Why would he have waited until now?

If it weren’t for him being hit by the Spell hidden in the green leaves of the Mother Tree, his origin power would have been completely drained after a little more time. Lin Zhaozai would not have chosen this self-mutilating method to resist Forest Hell.

In other words, Shen Mo had indeed achieved his goal of severely injuring him.

Even if Lin Zhaozai wanted to restore himself to his previous state, it would be impossible without a decade or so. As for restoring his Divine Bridge Realm, it’s likely to be even more challenging!

Next, let’s see who recovers faster: this Evil Monarch, or me achieving the Heavenly Monarch level.

If it really doesn’t work, when I am about to construct the Divine Bridge, I can seek a Heavenly Monarch level existence to protect my cultivation. It’s not impossible…

Shen Mo thought to himself. Soon enough, he returned to the ruins of the Ancient Vine Sect’s mountain gate.

The Forest Hell, bombarded into pieces, had completely withered. However, it emitted an intense Wood-type Spiritual Qi, revitalizing the devastated and broken forests below.

One can only say that the Flower Fairy clan is indeed worthy of its name. Even their method of slaughter ultimately results in a thriving land sheltering everything around it.

It could be predicted that this place will soon become a Blessed land for those who cultivate Wood-type cultivation methods!

Huh?

The main cultivation methods of the Ancient Vine Sect are mostly Wood-type, and it seems that Qin Wenzhen has a Wood Spirit Body.

Upon careful thought, it seems like there is some destiny at work here. This sect almost suffered complete annihilation, but it narrowly escaped this tribulation and gained this Cultivation Blessed Land. Perhaps in the future, it could regain its former glory…

Shen Mo murmured to himself, feeling some marvel at the unpredictability of fate.

Immediately, his sense swept out, locating the scattered Prohibition chains. After collecting these five ancient iron chains, he landed in front of the Ancestor Hall and retrieved the Demon-Suppressing Tower, which had broken into three pieces, storing it in the Golden Flowery Realm.

At the same time, with a flicker of hazy light, he released all the disciples of the Ancient Vine Sect, including Qin Wenzhen and Ge Qing.

Under Lin Zhaozai’s slaughter, approximately half of the Qi Gathering Realm and Spirit Sea Realm disciples from the Ancient Vine Sect perished.

In contrast, the Body Tempering Realm disciples, who had meager strength and sparse Mana, were somewhat overlooked by Lin Zhaozai. He didn’t devour many of them, consuming only a small portion. The rest hid in the Ancestor Hall and survived.

It could be said that under this catastrophe, the Ancient Vine Sect suffered significant damage; even the late-stage Golden Core patriarch ended up as Lin Zhaozai’s food.

However, with Shen Mo’s help, Qin Wenzhen, Ge Qing, and two Golden Core alien ministers survived, as did more than half of the sect’s disciples. Also, the sect’s Treasure Hall, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, and other precious resources weren’t lost, which could be considered a stroke of good fortune amidst the misfortune!

After leaving the Golden Flowery Realm, Qin Wenzhen, Ge Qing, and the other two Golden Core alien ministers, leading the remaining disciples, bowed their thanks to Shen Mo.

Not long after that, the Golden Core powerhouses, who had initially intended to aid the Ancient Vine Sect but ended up watching the conflict the entire night, also descended on their escaping lights. After comforting Qin Wenzhen, Ge Qing, and others, they warmly greeted Shen Mo.

However, Shen Mo had just gone through a bloody battle. His Dao Body, soul, and True Yuan were in poor condition, and he didn’t have the leisure to interact with them too much. After a brief greeting, he found a clean spot to sit cross-legged, summoned the Evil-eating Sky Centipede to act as his protector, and began to swallow Elixirs. He started to heal the wounds to his Soul Body and restore his Essence and Qi.

Right now, the Ancient Vine Sect’s Mountain Protection Array was destroyed, and Qin Wenzhen and the others were injured. Moreover, the sect still possessed many top-tier resources, such as the Enlightenment Tea Tree, so there might be people who would want to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, Shen Mo chose to stay here to heal. It was also to awe those who harbored malicious intentions.