The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 828: Chapter 828: Tallying Gains and Losses

After rounds of drinks, Shen Mo publicly counted the spiritual items he had snatched from the Longevity Demon Lord!

The agar flesh chunks and golden blood naturally belonged to Shen Mo and needed no further mention.

Lady Scarlet, Silver-haired Child, and Qin Zhen all avoided the flesh and blood of the great demon, fearing even the slightest contamination of the aura, lest it attract the Longevity Demon Lord; how could they dare, like Shen Mo, treat it as a precious treasure and keep it close?

Shen Mo wasn’t afraid, daring to refine even the index finger of the Hallow Venerable, a True Immortal, into heavenly treasure. The Longevity Demon Lord had yet to become immortal, so, naturally, he was fearless, cheerfully collecting the flesh and blood, preparing to use the [Spirit Devouring] skill and bloody fiend method to extract its origin power in the future!

As for the elixir emitting a faint immortal charm and the gold page with a missing corner, Shen Mo kept them without hesitation.

Through the [Method Eye Candle Wisp], he saw at a glance that the Immortal Pill was peculiar; under the Dharma Eye’s perspective, this pill’s rich and mysterious medicinal properties contained an ominous entity... the specifics remained unclear to him, but ingesting this pill recklessly would result in a miserable end!

The Longevity Demon Lord had possessed this pill for ten thousand years, preferring to arrange schemes to lure outsiders into refining the Longevity Pill rather than consume this Immortal Pill, which spoke volumes.

This pill was no benevolent item. Researching Alchemy Path under proper precautions wasn’t questionable, but distributing it as elixir and herb to the Silver-haired Child and others would be to harm them.

After explaining the situation, Shen Mo sealed the Immortal Pill and threw it into the Demon-Suppressing Tower!

Having experienced the issue with the Longevity Pill, the Silver-haired Child, Lady Scarlet, and Qin Zhen felt a lingering fear; such ”mysterious origin” pills, regardless of their divine nature, were naturally not to be casually consumed; upon hearing Shen Mo’s explanation, they all cursed the Longevity Demon Lord’s insidious cunning, hoping he would not die well under the Immortal Tribulation.

Regarding the damaged golden page, Shen Mo was quite generous, allowing everyone to make tracings of the immortal script on it.

Every script looked like the intricate patterns on a talisman, clearly containing vast information. However, none in the Divine Bridge Realm present recognized these characters, leaving them to be deciphered gradually in the future!

The remaining spiritual items included finished magical artifacts, high-level talismans, herbs, spirit gold mines, and others. Most were left by those who fell in the Celestial Palace over the years and were refined into longevity flesh, having caught the attention of the Longevity Demon Lord there were no mediocre items among them.

Based on the contribution size from the Celestial Palace expedition, Shen Mo distributed these spiritual items, with Lady Scarlet receiving several high-level talismans!

Subsequently, everyone dispersed, returning to the sleeping quarters arranged by the maid disciples, either to continue healing injuries, restore Essence and Qi states, or to decipher immortal script characters.

This journey exploring the True Immortal cave mansion had come to a complete end...

Except for Kang Haoxiu, who was quite unlucky, having failed to enter the Longevity Demon Lord’s Dharma Eye, and died under a bronze halberd; hastily, Shen Mo didn’t even manage to collect his corpse relics.

However, Kang Haoxiu entered the Immortal Mansion intending to summon back Immortal Master Cizi’s corpse and relics, to enhance his strength and status within the family, escaping the awkward situation of not being favored by the family patriarch; as Immortal Master Cizi actually hadn’t fallen, but escaped with half a residual soul from the Longevity Demon Lord’s hand, in a sense, he had somewhat fulfilled part of his wish!

Such a conclusion, however, was clearly not what he wanted, since having perished himself, whether Immortal Master Cizi was still alive held no significance for him.

As for the others, they too had gains and losses, achieving parts of their goals in an imperfect manner.

The Silver-haired Child re-entered the Immortal Mansion aiming to retrieve the Storage Bracelet, Five Dragon Divine Chariot, and other relics from his past life, to help him quickly restore his Formless Realm cultivation.

The Five Dragon Divine Chariot was found, but its immortal charm was completely lost, transforming it into an ordinary magical artifact. Cultivating a new Artifact Spirit and ascending it to a spiritual treasure level magical artifact would require immense effort and years of meticulous nurturing.

Having been damaged once, upon repair its transformation into a Spiritual Artifact is likely, while ascending it to a spiritual treasure is exceedingly challenging; the Silver-haired Child may never restore the chariot to its original rank in his lifetime!

Additionally, the Storage Bracelet containing vast cultivation resources is highly likely still with Immortal Master Cizi.

His residual soul took away the longevity flesh remain and various magic treasures and spiritual items, leaving the Moon Palace without a trace... the Silver-haired Child suspects he returned to Canluan Lake at Kang’s ancestral land, planning to depart Jade Spring Mountain soon, to search for the residual soul at Canluan Lake and demand an explanation, while reclaiming the Storage Bracelet of his past life!

However, with Kang Family still hosting a Formless Realm expert, should they intend to shield Immortal Master Cizi’s residual soul, the Silver-haired Child would likely benefit little.

It’s possible the Kang family’s Formless Realm might even blame the Silver-haired Child for Kang Haoxiu’s demise.

Qin Zhen accepted Silver-haired Child’s invitation to explore the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, partly to seek elixir and spiritual items granting longevity for her Master, and also to collect rare materials to create a Class VI puppet.

This journey, she harvested a Grade VII Longevity Pill, which indeed could grant her Master an additional thousand years lifespan, but consuming this pill comes with endless future troubles; whether it can be utilized depends on her Master’s own decision;

Additionally, in collecting materials for the puppet, she received a good deal of rare materials from Shen Mo, and with a little more effort, crafting a Class VI puppet wouldn’t be too difficult, so it couldn’t be considered entirely unfruitful!

It’s just unfortunate the Class V Puppet Yama was completely destroyed within the Celestial Palace.

Lady Scarlet entered the Immortal Mansion to compensate for her insufficient Divine Bridge Realm foundation, yet encountering Shen Mo again brought her even more joy than acquiring masses of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

After all, under the special effects of the Charming Body, it had severely impacted her cultivation; even supplementing her foundation made elevating her state difficult; now having seen Shen Mo, just perceiving his presence, sensing his aura, without doing anything, greatly alleviates the negative effects of the Charming Body.

Of course, under such circumstances, she would only become more deeply entangled, difficult to discern whether this was good or bad!

Only Shen Mo had not placed high hopes on the Immortal Mansion expedition, yet reaped considerable benefits.

From the Evil Spirit of the Immortal Preaching, he gained the Drunken Immortal Pot, exquisite hairpin, and other spiritual treasures; from the Longevity Demon Lord, he acquired demon blood flesh that could boost cultivation, an Immortal Pill for researching Alchemy Path, and a profound, damaged golden page, among others. The quantity of other spiritual items was extensive.

At least until he reached the Formless Realm, he wouldn’t lack cultivation resources, proving the journey worthwhile!

Next, apart from focusing on increasing his cultivation, he had two matters to address.

The first was to find a way to mend Lady Yu’s three souls and seven spirits.

Subsequently, whether to send her for reincarnation or assist her in altering cultivation methods to persist in a form like a Soul Ghost, would depend on her own choice.

The second was to visit Dayu Mountain where the Heaven Patrolling Temple was located once.

The Ancient Vine Sect still owed him decades of Enlightenment Tea; since this sect had also arrived in the Immortal Realm, collecting principal plus interest was necessary, to enjoy personally or to elevate someone close!