The First Immortal of Destiny

「Half a day later.」

The entire Fairy Flower Valley was enveloped in a mixture of yellow and green immortal light, much like the color changes during the shifting of seasons, dreamy and mysterious! As time passed, Fairy Flower Valley’s presence in this world gradually faded, like ink on a robe continuously washed away by clear water, until it completely vanished after the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.

Standing at a distance, Shen Mo quietly watched all of this. Only when Fairy Flower Valley had completely departed the Primordial Realm did he call out to Mi and take her back to the Green Cloud Cave.

Compared to the Marine Race of the Immortal Burial Sea, the statuses of Flower Fairy Ami and Gold Man Tai 26 were more special. The former, after all, were creatures born in this realm who had peacefully coexisted with the cultivation world of the Red Flame Country for thousands of years; moreover, they could transform into human forms through cultivation. However, Mi and Tai 26 not only belonged to different races but were not even native creatures of the Primordial Realm!

Fortunately, the Flower Fairy and Gold Man races were considered benevolent forces in the eyes of Red Flame Country cultivators. They had once fought side by side with the cultivation world of the Red Flame Country against evil cultivators and Outer Zone Demons in the Battle of Golden Light Ridge! Consequently, the current members of the Red Flame Sect were very friendly towards Mi and Tai 26.

In previous adjustments, Shen Mo had granted both of them the status of Purple Robed Elder and Red Robed Elder respectively, officially making them Red Flame Sect Members, with all the attendant benefits. Considering their racial talents, Shen Mo also assigned them administrative roles: Mi was responsible for looking after and managing the spiritual plants in the Jade Pool Zone and other spiritual fields, while Tai 26 was responsible for processing and refining spirit gold mines. Like other Purple Robed and Red Robed Elders, after completing their basic tasks, it was up to them whether to invest more time and energy. This arrangement left them relatively unburdened, with plenty of time to enhance their own strength!

「Vacuous Zone, Guanyun Mansion.」

Unlike the original Vacuous Realm, after its integration into the Green Cloud Cave, this place was influenced by Shen Mo’s Skills such as [Flawless], [Blessed land], and [Immunity]. Its nature’s spiritual energy became much richer, and it would no longer be polluted by the entry and exit of cultivators below the Golden Core Realm. Apart from Prince Yongzuo, the newly joined Golden Core Realm cultivators, Class IV Demon Kings, and disciples who were bestowed the title of Purple Robed Elder had all built their cave mansions in the Vacuous Zone. However, these cave mansions were situated far from Guanyun Mansion to avoid disturbing Shen Mo’s cultivation. Usually, the large mansion housed only a handful of people, including Shen Mo, Zhao Lingyin, and a few maids and disciples like Lu Taorui, making it exceptionally tranquil.

On this day, Shen Mo sat cross-legged on a jade stone platform, mobilizing the vast and profound power of chaotic Yuan within his body. He began to execute the refining method obtained from Fairy Pei Yu, attempting to fully refine the Green Cloud Cave into a forbidden land! After inspection by Big Moro Yao, this method was found to have no loopholes, assuring Shen Mo that he could proceed safely.

Ordinary Heavenly Monarchs and Class V powerhouses in the Divine Bridge Realm, when they want to create a forbidden land, typically carve out a part of the original world to make a small world. They then place their Dao fruit in it, refining it into their own Dao field. However, the Green Cloud Cave was essentially a higher-level Dao field, so Shen Mo could skip this step.

For him, the most crucial part… was to completely transform the cave into the embryonic form of a forbidden land. Then, using the Perception Magic from the ”Ascension Method,” he would sense the existence of other Withering Realms and the ”Immortal Realm.” Subsequently, by relying on his Mana and Skills, he would push the Green Cloud Cave to break free from the shackles of this realm and descend to another! Fortunately, Shen Mo had thoroughly studied this method over the past several months and had consulted Big Moro Yao on difficult points, so there should be no mishaps.

BOOM!

In an instant, Shen Mo’s power of chaotic Yuan permeated every inch of space and every speck of soil in the Green Cloud Cave. Like an invisible hand plucking an insect egg from a leaf, the colorful light sphere manifesting around the entire Green Cloud Cave was enveloped by streaks of golden auspicious light, gradually levitating from the ground of Chong’a Mountain. Shen Mo’s soul also entered an extremely profound state, as if it had left his body and entered the Profound Darkness… It was somewhat similar to the state Cao Ren described when he activated the [Transforming Dragon Curse], a state where his soul journeyed into the depths, reaping various benefits in the process. However, the place Shen Mo’s soul traveled to was far more mysterious and unpredictable than the depths Cao Ren communicated with!

「Half a month later.」

Shen Mo finally sensed the existence of other worlds in his consciousness. They were as numerous as stars and as vast as a sea of smoke. Yet, most of them were dim and devoid of light, filled with an aura of death and decay similar to what he had sensed in the Ghost Nation Ruins. Clearly, they were tainted by the Death Ghost Realm. It wouldn’t be long before they would completely wither and become part of the Death Ghost Realm!

A very small portion of them, on the other hand, were relatively bright and full of vitality. Even though they were also tainted by the aura of the Death Ghost Realm, they were much ’stronger’ compared to the majority of the worlds. The Primordial Realm that Shen Mo could perceive was one of the brightest and most lively among them; it was unsurprising that many species from other dimensions chose to descend upon this realm!

However, there was one exceptional world in his perception that was exceedingly radiant. If other worlds were likened to stars in the sky, this radiant world was equivalent to a Bright Moon hanging high in the sky, causing all other stars to pale in comparison. More importantly, Shen Mo did not sense any hint of death or decay from this ”Bright Moon”; it seemed as if it had existed since ancient times, eternally indestructible!

Is this... the ”Immortal Realm”?

In the ancient legends passed down by extraterrestrial beings like the Flower Fairy, there was a leaf on the Universe Tree that would never wither. Legends of the ”Immortal Realm” also existed in the cultivation world of the Red Flame Country and in the Primordial Realm itself, even though ancient manuals contained no clear records of cultivators achieving Ascension to the Immortal Realm!

In this regard, these were not baseless assertions. Even Class V creatures in a Withering Realm that had fallen from the Universe Tree could sense this ”Everlasting World.” Hence, the stronger beings in the normal worlds still hanging on the branches of the Universe Tree would definitely be able to perceive it too! Perhaps, many years ago, when the Primordial Realm had not yet fallen from the Universe Tree, the powerful creatures in this realm had sensed this ”Everlasting World.” They might have even left the Primordial Realm and ascended to the ”Immortal Realm,” thereby leaving behind the legend of the ”Immortal Realm” for subsequent generations! It was only because these events were too ancient and remote that they were not recorded on bamboo slips or jade slips; only vague legends were handed down. Therefore, there was a high probability that this ”Everlasting World” was the legendary ”Immortal Realm”!

In the next moment, Shen Mo’s consciousness locked onto the position of the ”Immortal Realm.” Then, he channeled his cultivation, pushing the Green Cloud Cave to break free from the shackles of the Primordial Realm and slowly move closer to it. If someone were standing outside at that moment, they would see streaks of golden light surging within the colorful light sphere that manifested around the entire Green Cloud Cave, its presence in this world steadily weakening!