The First Immortal of Destiny

Such a horrific and eerie place actually exists in this world!

No wonder not a single forbidden land has descended within a five thousand-mile radius of the Ghost Nation Ruins!

After listening to Flower Fairy A Yao’s explanation, Shen Mo felt somewhat relieved, glad he hadn’t recklessly entered the area enveloped by the Ghost Fog.

Although the Ghost Nation Ruins were merely tainted by the ”Aura of the Death Ghost Realm” and not the actual ”Death Ghost Realm,” its peril far surpassed all known Evil Spirits and dangerous locations of which Shen Mo was aware.

”Fellow Daoist Shen, you need not worry excessively,” Flower Fairy A Yao said in an extremely gentle tone, uttering words that were, for this world, the cruelest. ”In all the Withering Realms our clan has experienced, there has always been one or more regions encroached upon by the Death Ghost Realm... At least for the next million years, the presence of the Death Ghost Realm will not pose a significant impact on us. We merely need to migrate away before the Primordial Realm completely withers, and move to another world!”

Involuntarily, Shen Mo sensed the ”anger and fear of the will of heaven and earth.” He looked up at the sky, a complex expression in his eyes. Ultimately, he too was part of ”all living beings and all things in heaven and earth” within the Primordial Realm.

”Thank you, Big Moro Yao, for your guidance...”

Having thanked Yao, Shen Mo activated his escaping light and flew towards Zhong State.

Since the Death Ghost Realm’s permeation of the Ghost Nation Ruins posed no immediate threat to him, Shen Mo had no intention of probing further. He only felt immense regret for the fall of Feng Daogu and the others.

The dead are gone; the living can march forward.

Now, Shen Mo intended to seek out and deal with Outer Zone Demons such as the Thousand-eyed, Smoke Demon, and Human-faced Willow.

During his passage through the ”Demonic Killing Field,” several Demons had secretly attacked him. Now that Shen Mo’s injuries were completely healed, he naturally intended to repay them in kind, and ferociously so.

「An hour later, Shen Mo’s figure appeared above the forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed clan.」

His reasons for choosing to start with the Thousand-eyed clan were not difficult to surmise.

On one hand, this clan’s Class V powerhouse had acted with extreme ruthlessness. If not for the intervention of other Outer Zone experts who had blocked the attack, Shen Mo, if struck by that single blow, would have been severely injured, if not killed outright—likely perishing on the spot at the hands of the Heavenly Monarch’s Tribulation Body.

On the other hand, the corpses of Thousand-eyed Demons could be used to forge the ”Thousand Laws Mirror,” a first-class, top-grade forging material.

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The forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed clan resembled a colossal wasp hive suspended high in mid-air, pockmarked with innumerable holes.

Each hole could accommodate one or more Thousand-eyed Demons!

Within its sphere of influence, the number of creatures had already dwindled to less than one percent of what it was before the cataclysmic change in heaven and earth. The surviving human immortals and mortals, and extraordinary demonic beasts had almost all had their eyeballs gouged out, their sockets now just two horrifying bloody holes.

Shen Mo was well aware that the cruel nature of Outer Zone Demons, when it came to harming mortals and cultivators, was hardly any better than that of Heavenly Demons.

However, at that time, his strength had been insufficient. Any attempt to intervene would have been futile, merely sending him to his death.

Now, however, he had attained the esteemed position of Heavenly Monarch and was confident in his cultivation level; he feared no demons or monsters below Class VI.

As for Class VI powerhouses, even among all Outer Zone creatures, they were as rare as a phoenix feather or a qilin’s horn. So far, Shen Mo had only encountered the Soaring Serpent and the Four-eyed Giant.

He was certain that there were absolutely no Class VI great demons within the forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed clan.

Even if you had not attacked me, even if your corpses cannot be forged into magic treasures, you demons deserve to die for this merciless slaughter of innocent immortals and mortals alone!

Standing high above, Shen Mo gazed down upon the Thousand-eyed clan’s hive nest, his eyes as impassive as water.

The next instant, the Taiyi Sword appeared in his hand. A terrifying Sword Light bloomed to its utmost, then ferociously slashed towards the forbidden land of the Thousand-eyed clan!

BOOM!

A formidable aura suddenly erupted.

Amidst flashes of multicolored spirit light, the entire hive nest was suddenly enveloped by shields of various golden and iron hues. These were, in essence, a multitude of Spells that coalesced to form a spherical barrier resembling Five-colored Scale Armor.

BANG!

The Demon Slaying Sword Qi struck the Five-colored Scale Armor.

Instantly, a portion of its power was dismantled and assimilated by these vibrant Spells, which, in turn, amplified the defensive capabilities of the spherical barrier.

However, when it came to the profundity of swordplay, Shen Mo stood at the apex of this world.

A seemingly simple Demon Slaying Sword Qi, if meticulously dissected, would reveal the extremely complex and profound components that constituted its might.

At its core lay Shen Mo’s own Essence and Qi, and his Proficiency in Swordsmanship.

The next layer consisted of manifold amplifications from elements such as the Supreme Spirit Sword—the Taiyi Sword, the ’Sword Body’ Skill, and the ’Uncommon Victory’ Destiny.

The outermost layer was the infusion of power drawn from heaven and earth, and the forces of heavenly catastrophes and Earthly Tribulations!

The spherical barrier, resembling Five-colored Scale Armor, could not entirely block this sword’s edge. Under the glaring light, a series of Magical Barriers buckled under the strain, and like being struck by heavy arrows, a large section of them shattered!

The next instant, the Demon Slaying Sword Qi tore into the hive nest, leaving a terrifyingly deep and long gash in this forbidden land.

In that moment, an unknown number of Thousand-eyed Demons—likely tens of thousands—perished tragically beneath this sword Qi.

Shen Mo was about to draw his sword for another strike.

Just then, a fleshy orb, the size of a large water vat, flew out from the hive nest.

Its body was covered with numerous bizarre eyes, each shimmering with a different light, lending the fleshy orb itself an exceptionally brilliant and colorful appearance.

”Qingyun, must you drive our clan to extinction? Are you not afraid that I, Tu, will seek out Chong’a Mountain and slaughter everyone in your esteemed immortal sect?” the fleshy orb transmitted, its soul power vibrating with menace as it delivered the threat to Shen Mo.

At Shen Mo’s thought, ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones from the stores within his cave paradise instantly crumbled to dust.

Instantly, his Destiny, ’Insight into All Beings,’ revealed the information of this Thousand-eyed creature.

[Thousand-eyed: Turi Jia]

[Realm: Middle-stage Class V]

[Description: This Evil Demon is an Outer Zone creature. During the great cataclysm, it was responsible for the Thousand-eyed clan’s forbidden land descending into the Red Flame Zone.

Each of its Dharma Eyes contains a Spell. In total, it controls over nine thousand eight hundred Spells, three hundred of which, if used individually, could pose a deadly threat to a cultivator in the Divine Bridge Realm.

It can plunder the eyeballs of other creatures, extracting the essence within to strengthen the effects of its own Dharma Eyes.]

[Weakness: This Evil Demon’s abilities are entirely reliant on its Dharma Eyes. For every Dharma Eye destroyed, it weakens proportionally.]

Shen Mo did not halt his poised, deadly sword strike due to the appearance of this Class V great demon or its ludicrous threats. He immediately answered it with his sword.

CLANG!

Sword Light blazed, and Spells surged.

When tranquility returned to the space between heaven and earth, although the Class V Thousand-eyed Demon Turi Jia was not slain, hundreds of its eyes streamed bloody tears, all wounded by Shen Mo’s Universe Sword Qi.

Seeing Shen Mo’s decisiveness and utter lack of interest in conversing, Turi Jia ceased transmitting its Divine Sense. Instead, the myriad eyes covering its body began to flash with strange lights in succession.

In a mere instant, thousands of its eyeballs activated Spells, converging into a colossal, multicolored blade potent enough to sunder the heavens and shatter the earth. It then fiercely chopped down towards Shen Mo!