The First Immortal of Destiny

Over-refining True Yuan can harm rather than help.

Thus, besides continuing to seek his ”Great Path,” Shen Mo would put more energy and resources into improving his magic, martial arts, and proficiency in the fields of elixir, talisman, artifact and array.

Thinking this, his gaze returned to the Destiny Panel.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Skill: Sword Body, Flawless, Control Wind, By the Stars, Rebirth, Spirit Devouring, Cloud Transformation, Blood Shadow, Pure Yang Pupil, Sword Escape, Universe in the Sword, Spiritual Wisdom, Blessed land, Immunity, Cloud Thunder Wing, Crystal Brahma Flame, etc.]

[Cultivation Method:

”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique” Elite (8,004 / 30,000) Advanced twice;

”Reverse Dragon Curse” Senior (7,585 / 25,000) Advanced twice;

”Divination Treasure Mirror” Junior (5,254 / 8,000)]

[Martial Arts:

”Sword Control Spirit Technique” Epic (MAX);

”Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation” Elite (13,765 / 20,000) Advanced once;

”Constellation Great Hand Seal” Elite (3,459 / 23,000) Advanced once;

”All-Encompassing Sword Canon” Master (1,293 / 28,000) Advanced once;

”Tianhe Nine Turns” Epic (MAX);

[Lightness Magic:

”Soar Cloud Immortal Method” Senior (4,171 / 24,000) Advanced once]

[External Magic:

”Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body” Bloody Fiend Body (100 / 100) Advanced once;

”Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique” Elite (10,459 / 24,000) Advanced once]

[Soul Magic:

”Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture” Senior (2,447 / 18,000) Advanced once;

”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture” Senior (9,565 / 27,000) Advanced twice]

[Sacrificial Magic:

”Withering Pursuit Soul Palm” Master (2,834 / 17,000);

”Gecko Divine Skill” Master (5,652 / 14,000);

”Sacrificial One Sword” Epic (MAX)]

[Others: ”Purple Mansion Heart Scripture”, ”Heavenly Origin Technique”, ”Supreme Clarity Sword Technique”, ”Startling Swan Sword Technique”, ”Thunderclap Rapid Step”, ”Immortal Wind Cloud Physique”, etc.]

In order to cultivate to the peak of the Golden Core Realm as quickly as possible, the Martial Performance Body had been spending most of its time cultivating the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique.”

The cultivation speed of a cultivation method, after being advanced once, slows down as its level and grade increase. This is also true when comparing different methods: the higher the grade of the cultivation method, the more difficult it is to improve its proficiency.

However, Shen Mo finally cultivated his main cultivation method to Extremely Perfection and spent 956,000 low-grade Spirit Stones to advance it to a higher level.

If he were to carry out a third advancement in the future, the consumption of low-grade Spirit Stones would rise to nearly two million, which amounts to almost twenty thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones when converted.

By devoting so much time and resources, the gain was also immense. His rapid ascension to the peak of the Golden Core Realm was undoubtedly largely due to this main cultivation method.

After advancing the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique” twice, Shen Mo sent the old version, which had been advanced once, to the newly built Magic Tower.

This approach offered several benefits...

Firstly, he ensured his cultivation method was always a level ahead, preventing others from discerning its weaknesses through his main cultivation method.

Secondly, it allowed him to legitimately acquire a substantial amount of Spirit Stones from the Riverside Sect’s Treasure Hall, which could be used to offset the cost of advancing the cultivation method.

Lastly, this move would also benefit many Sect Disciples, fulfilling his duties as the Supreme Elder.

Ultimately, Shen Mo’s fortunes were tied to those of the Riverside Sect. The more prosperous the sect and the stronger its disciples, the more he stood to gain.

Leaving other factors aside, stronger Sect Disciples meant greater access to more dangerous mines and Forbidden Areas, and the discovery of more precious and scarce spiritual medicines and mineral resources. Some of these would replenish the sect’s Treasure Hall. This would allow Shen Mo to have access to more cultivation resources and better mobilize the manpower and material resources of the entire sect.

Shen Mo also planned to do the same with his other magic and martial arts. After acquiring enough Spirit Stones and conducting the second advancement, the version advanced once would also be contributed to the sect.

With more energy and Spirit Stones invested in the ”Mixed Yuan Qi Technique,” he was naturally somewhat neglectful of other cultivation methods.

However, over these years, the proficiency of his other magic and martial arts had, to some extent, improved significantly through cultivation and advancements using the [Martial Performance] Destiny, becoming much more profound than over a decade ago.

Particularly, cultivation methods such as the ”Reverse Dragon Curse,” ”Tianhe Nine Turns,” ”Soar Cloud Immortal Method,” ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture,” and ”Sacrificial One Sword,” among others, were all cultivated to Extremely Perfection. Some were even advanced to the next stage using [Martial Performance].

In the Skill column of the Destiny Panel, additional Skills such as Immunity, Cloud Thunder Wing, and Crystal Brahma Flame had emerged. These were born on their own after these cultivation methods reached the ”Godlike” level and triggered extraordinary celestial phenomena.

For example, the Immunity Skill originated from cultivating the ”Reverse Dragon Curse” to the Epic (MAX) level.

Originally, the ”Reverse Dragon Curse” resisted the ”Dragon Transformation Power” of the Dragon Rearing Pool and the life radiation from the Soaring Serpent Bizarre Dragon. It relied on a reserve of ”Dragon Reversing True Qi” cultivated within the body.

Once this True Qi was consumed, or suppressed and neutralized for some reason, the ”Reverse Dragon Curse” could no longer protect him from being invaded by various strange, foreign forces.

But with the Immunity Skill, even if his ”Dragon Reversing True Qi” was exhausted, he could still resist external foreign forces using the power of the Skill.

Its specific effect was comparable to that of the ”Reverse Dragon Curse” when it had reached the Senior level before its advancement.

Although it’s not as potent as the current ”Dragon Reversing True Qi,” its range of application is much broader. According to Shen Mo’s understanding and experimentation, Immunity could resist not only the corrupting influence from entities like those from the Dragon Transformation Pool and the Soaring Serpent Bizarre Dragon but also the erosion, interference, and pollution from other foreign forces.

Abilities like the Demon Dyed Divine Power from primal Heavenly Demons and minor Heavenly Demon Soul Generals were rendered useless against this Skill.

Furthermore, if I refine a forbidden land one day and descend into other Withering Realms, I could also activate the Immunity Skill to resist the assimilation attempts by the power of heaven and earth from those other worlds, protecting both the forbidden land and myself!

The Cloud Thunder Wing Skill originated from the ”Soar Cloud Immortal Method” when it reached the peak of Extremely Perfection.

When this Skill was activated, giant wings composed of extreme elements like wind, cloud, and thunder would materialize behind Shen Mo. A single flap could propel him ten to a hundred miles.

Its specific power depended on the celestial phenomena of the region at the time of casting.

If there was no wind, cloud, or thunder, he could leap at most just over ten miles; its escape speed would not even be comparable to the current ”Soar Cloud Immortal Method.” However, if activated in a stormy environment with raging winds, heavy rain, and lightning, a single flap of the Cloud Thunder Wings could propel him over a hundred miles. This speed was only slightly inferior to the Sword Escape Skill, but the wings offered greater flexibility and were more advantageous in a magic duel.

The Crystal Brahma Flame Skill originated from the ”Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture.”

It was a powerful, defensive-type Skill. With a mere thought, a three-foot shielding barrier, resembling crystal or white flames, could be raised.

It offered potent defensive capabilities against sword Qi, magic, magic treasures, and even soul curses.