The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 921: Chapter 921: Visiting, Magic Duel (Part 2)

After Ciji’s remnant soul scolded Kang Yan, a descendant of the family, he shifted the topic and continued: ”Anyway, I’m about to dissipate entirely, and I just hope to reincarnate smoothly, not wishing to stir up more trouble!”

”Over the past six thousand years, most of the magical treasures and spiritual items I have ransacked from the True Immortal cave mansion have ended up in your hands. Wanting the thief to eat meat without getting beaten is a fantasy! If you ask me, you’d better just send off fellow daoist Fulong with a gift and offer some spiritual resources as compensation.”

”If that doesn’t work, I could step in, bow my head, and make an apology, and the matter would be over, no need for conflict!”

”That kid managed to escape the hands of the Demon Lord, advancing to the Formless phase in just a few decades, he’s definitely not ordinary. Besides, he has four fierce Soul Generals under his command, and if it comes to a real fight, you’re bound to suffer a huge loss...”

Kang Yan remained silent for a long time before speaking: ”An esteemed guest has arrived. Let me go out to meet him first, then we’ll talk further!”

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When the Heaven Patrolling Boat House arrived at the shore of Canluan Lake, over a thousand Kang family cultivators greeted Shen Mo and his entourage with the grand ceremony reserved for welcoming the Formless Immortal Master.

Shortly thereafter, Kang Yan appeared to meet them, welcoming them to the Strange Peak Mansion and hosting a grand immortal banquet in their honor!

The banquet had just begun, with everyone pleasantly exchanging greetings, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious. Yet, as the conversation delved deeper and Shen Mo began discussing serious matters with this Kang family patriarch, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Shen Mo’s requests weren’t excessive; he merely asked for Kang Yan to release the Silver-haired Child, return the storage bracelet and all spiritual items from his previous life, and for Ciji’s remnant soul to come out and apologize to the three of them.

However, Kang Yan only agreed to let the Silver-haired Child go, with the added condition that the Silver-haired Child must vow not to seek revenge against the Kang family in the future.

As for the rest, he refused to meet any other requests...

He believed that when the Kang Family’s Divine Bridge Realm cultivator Kang Haoxiu entered the True Immortal cave mansion with Shen Mo and others, all others returned safely, leaving only Kang Haoxiu to fall within. It was a fault of the group for not helping, and the storage bracelet and its spiritual items should count as compensation to his direct bloodline.

Moreover, at the time, Immortal Master Ciji was controlled by the Longevity Demon Lord, acting against Shen Mo and others was not of his own volition, and thus he shouldn’t be held accountable!

Shen Mo realized that although Kang Yan was willing to settle this grudge, he didn’t want to pay any real price.

The Silver-haired Child had been suppressed at the bottom of Canluan Lake for nearly a Sixty Year Cycle, and if released lightly, should the child achieve success in the future, he would surely come back seeking revenge. By forcing an oath, he could eliminate future threats without any actual loss to Kang Yan or the Kang family!

Regarding Immortal Master Ciji, if it were in another locale, he wouldn’t care about an ancestor’s loss of face, let alone apologizing to Shen Mo and others, he wouldn’t mind even if he reincarnated immediately;

But to be found at Canluan Lake and confronted for justice would undeniably tarnish the reputation of himself and the entire Kang family, which would cause invisible massive losses. Moreover, admitting guilt would force him to grant a considerable amount of resources as a compensation gift!

As for the storage bracelet and the spiritual items within, they go without saying.

Once the remnant soul of Immortal Master Ciji returned to the Kang family, most of the spiritual items fell into Kang Yan’s hands, he would not vomit up the fat he’d swallowed.

”Kang Daoyou’s words are biased! Kang Haoxiu was killed by the Longevity Demon Lord, whose cultivation level was profound, just a step away from the True Immortal Realm, armed with powerful Immortal Treasures; how could we save his life under such perilous conditions?”

”As for Senior Ciji, no matter whether he was controlled by the Longevity Demon Lord, the fact remains that he almost killed us decades ago. Shen is not unreasonable; just let Senior Ciji come out and sincerely apologize to us, and this grudge can be considered settled.”

”And about fellow daoist Fulong’s storage bracelet...” Shen Mo refuted patiently one by one.

Unexpectedly, Kang Yan kept shaking his head, unwilling to accept these terms and not releasing the Silver-haired Child, evidently wanting to hold on as a hostage to continue bargaining.

After a prolonged debate.

Shen Mo was growing impatient, his tone turning cold: ”This can’t work, and that can’t either. Does Kang Daoyou think that just because I’ve recently achieved Formless, I’m easy to bully?”

”I don’t mean that!”

Kang Yan denied this while showing no trace of fear on his face, leisurely taking a sip of spiritual wine, and continued, ”In matters of right and wrong between us, each holds their own opinion. Further arguments are pointless. As cultivators, only by possessing strength superior to others can we impose our reasoning upon them.”

”Fellow daoist Qingyun, if you want me to accept your reasoning, then you must show your true skills!”

Saying this, he splashed the wine from his cup toward the sky.

In an instant, thunderstorm raged over Canluan Lake.

Rainwater from the lake began to converge, forming a thousand-foot-tall giant shimmering with water light above the lake, its body filled with intricate runes, emanating an intimidating aura, roaring skyward as soon as it appeared.

This was a method similar to ”Casting Beans into Soldiers”, achievable only after deep cultivation of spiritual-level cultivation methods and magic, but ordinary cultivators could not compare with Kang Yan’s means.

He utilized spells to transform water-type Spiritual Monsters, full of spirituality, although not a real creature at present, but without powerful outside interference, it could exist for hundreds or thousands of years, potentially gaining gnosis and evolving into a true Spiritual Monster like a top-grade profound artifact!

”If you can use magical abilities to defeat this water monster, I will agree to all your requests!”

Shen Mo glanced at him with an intrigued smile, initially thinking that his overt combat power would make this Kang family Formless Realm concede a bit;

But now it seemed he wouldn’t cry until he saw the coffin. Not wanting to confront directly, Kang Yan cleverly played this hand, intending to gauge Shen Mo’s abilities and skills once again!

”Very well!”

Shen Mo, contemplating, casually picked up a jade chopstick and then performed the Universe swordplay, wielding it like a magic sword.

”Clang!”

Blinding sword light burst forth, with the Sword Qi seemingly coming alive, taking the jade chopstick as its skeleton, swordplay prowess as its soul, nature’s spiritual energy as its flesh and blood, and Shen Mo’s thoughts as its divinity, transforming into a True Dragon clad in Sword Light Scale Armor, fearlessly charging at the water-type Spiritual Monster!

Both the water giant and the Sword Qi True Dragon were supported by the mana of Formless Realm Immortal Masters, their victory or defeat entirely determined by the cultivation level and magic mastery of the two, a Magic Duel that did not injure harmony in appearance.

The ringing of swords akin to dragon’s roar, the raging thunderstorm like the giant’s roar... in the blink of an eye, the two spells, the two monsters, charged at each other!