The First Immortal of Destiny

「At the Hou Corpse Cave.」

When the Class V great demons and the God Slaying Array attacked the Green Cloud Cave, it often took three to five months to completely break through a Mountain Protection Array on the periphery, even with Shen Mo and Daoxuan Immortal Master maneuvering against them. Although this progress could be deemed ”painstakingly slow,” they were constantly approaching the core area.

On the other hand, the Green Cloud Cave, despite not losing too many cultivators from the Red Flame Sect and Azure Heaven Cave, also paid a heavy price. Each big array broken meant that a large amount of previously invested Array Path resources had gone to waste. If this continued, the demons would soon reach the doorstep of the Green Cloud Cave. The situation appeared to be worsening.

Deputy Sect Masters such as Yuan Heming, Situ Huo, and Ming Cang, along with Peak Masters like Chen Mengze, Jin Chinian, Yuan Jing, Xu Liang, Feng Wushuang, and Thunder Corpse Master, as well as a group of Hall Masters and Purple-robed Elders, all repeatedly requested to go into battle. They hoped to lead a million Red Flame Sect Members to form a Creation Array and decisively strike at the prestige of the Hou Corpse Cave demons!

In their eyes, although most of the demons setting up the arrays possessed Class II strength or higher—more than ten times the number of the Red Flame Sect’s 30,000 Qi Gathering Realm disciples—the three God Slaying Arrays deployed by the demons were extremely crude. They were far inferior to their own side’s profound mastery. Adding the Body Tempering Realm disciples, they could construct a million-strong big array, sufficient to break the demons’ three big arrays and kill several Class V great demons.

However, Shen Mo always refused their requests for battle with the excuse, ”The time is not yet ripe.”

They could only watch helplessly as, one after another, the peripheral big arrays were constantly breached by the Hou Corpse Cave, gradually approaching the core hinterland of the Green Cloud Cave...

「Two years later!」

On this day, all the immortals and mortals residing within the Green Cloud Cave suddenly felt the world shake violently. However, in the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal, as if it had all been an illusion. Shen Mo, who was presiding in the Longevity Hall, however, showed a look of immense relief.

After ten years of arduous effort, he had finally reverse-refined the Green Cloud Cave back to its original state as a cave paradise. Although it could no longer be used as a forbidden land to descend into other worlds, it had regained its ability to be retracted and deployed at will.

The next moment, the multicolored sphere of light enveloped by the Mountain Protection Array gradually dimmed as streams of golden light emerged. Somewhat like detaching from a world, its presence in this realm gradually weakened until it finally vanished without a trace!

In its place stood Shen Mo, dressed in a luxurious robe.

With a flicker of thought, his Divine Sense swept out. A moment later, Daoxuan Immortal Master used Flying Escape to arrive from a peripheral big array. The master of Azure Heaven Cave already knew that the so-called ”Green Cloud Cave” was essentially the cave paradise where Shen Mo had anchored his Dao fruit. Nevertheless, he was still filled with astonishment when he personally witnessed the Cave being retracted.

”Fellow Daoist, have you opened up a cave paradise?” Shen Mo asked, looking at Daoxuan Immortal Master.

”I am ashamed! My Talent is dull, and I have ultimately failed to grasp the essence of the method you imparted. I am still unable to open up a Fairyland of my own.” Daoxuan Immortal Master showed a hint of helplessness but quickly composed himself. ”However, in these past two years, under my orders, my grand-disciples have refined a large number of spatial treasures, enough to take away all the creatures of Azure Heaven Cave. Fellow Daoist, you suddenly retracted your cave paradise today and now ask this... are you preparing to leave Five Dragon Mountain?” he inquired, his expression complex.

Shen Mo nodded slightly. ”I have completed the reverse-refinement of the Cave and can leave at any time.”

”But before I depart, these 500,000 elite demons here and the millions of demons from Hou Corpse Cave need to be thoroughly... cleaned up!”

”Fellow Daoist, you have helped my Green Cloud Cave delay the demons’ offensive for a long time. It is time for you to lead your Sect Disciples back to Azure Heaven Cave. Once you return, use the spatial treasures to take the creatures and cultivation resources from the Dungeon and flee Five Dragon Mountain directly!”

”The Hou Corpse Cave demons are no longer a threat, but a True Immortal figure stands behind them. If we disrupt such a magnate’s arrangements in Five Dragon Mountain... even I am unsure of the consequences.”

”Leaving this place of conflict early is the best way for you, Fellow Daoist, and for the immortals and mortals of Azure Heaven Cave to avoid the dangers here to the greatest extent possible!”

Hearing this, Daoxuan Immortal Master pondered for a moment, then gave Shen Mo a Daoist salute. ”Very well! I shall immediately issue a decree to recall all my disciples and grand-disciples. Upon returning to Azure Heaven Cave, we will act as you’ve advised, Fellow Daoist! The demons here, large and small, I leave entirely to you. We shall meet again!”

”We shall meet again!”

「...」

「One day,」 Shan Hao, the tiger great demon who controlled the overall situation for the Hou Corpse Cave, suddenly sensed an unusual movement from the Green Cloud Cave forces. He immediately used his Divine Sense to communicate with all the Class V great demons present and the demons commanding the three Creation Arrays!

”These last two big arrays on the periphery have lost their former agility. They are only meeting our attacks with defensive formations... I suspect the cultivators within the arrays have all departed, leaving only Spirit Stones to maintain the big arrays’ operation.”

”Pei Yu, Banzhi Jiaming, you two circle around to the rear and attack the Mountain Protection Array in the core hinterland. Test it out!”

”See if you can provoke a counterattack from the peripheral big arrays. If the peripheral big arrays show no reaction, it will confirm my suspicion. We can then bypass these two big arrays at the edge and directly assault the formation in the core of the Green Cloud Cave.”

”Pei Wanchen, Heisha, you two...”

Shan Hao issued a series of commands, beginning to deploy his forces, intending to break through the core big array enveloping the Green Cloud Cave in one fell swoop!

”As you command!”

Fairy Pei Yu and Banzhi Jiaming, two Class V great demons, acknowledged the order. They transformed into two streaks of demonic baleful light, attempting to bypass the peripheral big arrays and fly directly to the rear.

Banzhi Jiaming, a great demon who had newly surrendered to the Hou Corpse Cave, hailed from the Single-footed Yaksha clan, just like Banzhi Jiaxuan. However, while Banzhi Jiaxuan was stunningly beautiful and captivating, this male Yaksha was green-faced with protruding fangs, exceptionally ugly and ferocious.

He and Fairy Pei Yu, one after the other, passed the two peripheral big arrays using their escaping lights. Ordinarily, with these two Formations standing guard, it would be very difficult to directly attack the core big array behind them; even attempting to get close would provoke a strong counterattack from the peripheral big arrays! But this time, the two peripheral big arrays merely maintained their defensive posture and did not shift their formations.

”Great King, you were not mistaken. These two peripheral Formations are indeed unmanned...” A savage look appeared on Banzhi Jiaming’s face. He immediately roused his full Mana, lashing out with his bat wings to whip up a violent storm of sand and dust, striking at the Mountain Protection Array enveloping the Green Cloud Cave!

The Spell attack unleashed by a Class V great demon was no ordinary wind and sand. In the Primordial Realm, each grain of sand could shatter a mountain, and each gust of wind could strip away a layer of bedrock. Furthermore, it carried all sorts of incredible, demonic powers. Even a peer expert caught in this storm of sand and dust would be blinded, their Protective Spirit Energy scoured away.

BOOM!

A thick barrier of light rose from the Mountain Protection Array in the hinterland. Complex runes flowed, shattered, and reformed within it, resisting Banzhi Jiaming’s assault, but it launched no counter-attack.

”Hmm? This big array isn’t being controlled by anyone either?”

A flicker of doubt crossed Banzhi Jiaming’s face, but it was quickly replaced by ferocity and brutality. Perfect! This makes it easier for me to break this array. For today’s merit, the Great King must reward me with tens of thousands of young boys and girls for my enjoyment!

With this thought, he intensified his offensive.

Just then, a brilliant silver radiance surged forth beside him, suddenly striking towards his ugly head.