The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Current State of Five Dragon Mountain

Shen Mo had no objections to this; after all, Five Dragon Mountain is quite large.

However, Heaven Patrolling Temple is a massive alliance with billions of immortals and mortals under its command. Now seeking his protection, they must come up with a large framework, and all terms must be discussed in advance, otherwise, there will be endless trouble in the future!

Fortunately, the sect’s high-ranking officials, including Yuan Heming, Zhou Zhiwei, and Gongsun Jiuru, were present. Shen Mo had them discuss specific matters with the eight Immortal Masters of the Daoist Temple, deciding not to assume this unkind role himself.

Discussing this matter requires considerable effort, so in his free time, Shen Mo took Chen Mengze and flew north in escaping light. Listening is unreliable; seeing is believing. He intended to personally visit the northern and western parts of Dongjie Continent to check the real situation there.

Lady Scarlet looked at the two departing figures with envy in her eyes, but knowing her importance in Shen Mo’s heart was far less than Chen Mengze’s, she did not request to accompany them.

”There’s still plenty of time...” Lady Scarlet murmured to herself, then turned and returned to the discussion hall.

Undoubtedly, among the eight Divine Bridge Immortal Masters initially from Heaven Patrolling Temple, she was the most eager to promote the migration affair. When discussing internally how to handle the changing situation in Dongjie Continent earlier, she had already suggested ”migrating to Phoenix Continent and seeking Shen Mo’s protection.”

Now, having traveled a hundred miles, ninety miles is already completed, so she naturally had to oversee things closely and exert all her efforts to make this happen!

...

In the northern part of Dongjie Continent, Shen Mo and Chen Mengze stood shoulder to shoulder atop the clouds, looking out to see nothing but devastation.

Millions of miles of land have been turned into absolute ruin; Immortal Mountains collapsed, earth veins shattered, land sinking, Spiritual Qi scarce, and everything died... It’s not just difficult to cultivate here, even survival itself is hard. At least beings above Earth Immortal realm, without any scruple, engaged in magic duels and fights, can create such a terrifying scene.

Fortunately, the Universal Realm’s world is high and vast; otherwise, if placed in the Lower Realm, one side of the world would likely be pounded into collapse and decay, falling into the Death Ghost Realm.

”Let’s go!”

Shen Mo held Chen Mengze, casting spells to summon wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, spreading the Cloud Thunder Wing, and transformed into a flowing light, heading southwest.

Upon reaching the western part of Dongjie Continent, the situation had improved significantly compared to the north. At least it hadn’t turned into a barren land, but Demonic Qi obscured the sun and moon, and everywhere were savage and bloodthirsty Heavenly Demons!

Countless human immortals and mortals and alien tribe forces relied on natural barriers, fortresses, and mountain formations to hold against the magical disaster, like dots of starlight in endless darkness... This inevitably reminded Shen Mo and Chen Mengze of the scenes from Sea State in the past; only this scene was magnified a thousand times compared to the war in Sea State. After all, in the Immortal Realm, a single Immortal Mountain alone is vast compared to the entire territory of the Red Flame Country.

This scene, as if the entire Heavenly Demon Realm descended on the western part of Dongjie Continent, turning it into a Demon Zone.

Shen Mo vaguely sensed several Big Heavenly Demons with extremely terrifying Qi, causing him heart palpitations, which should be seventh-order Great Demons comparable to True Immortal figures.

At the farthest edge where traces of Heavenly Demons were found, less than forty million miles from Dayu Mountain, it’s no wonder Lady Scarlet and others wanted to leave Dongjie Continent. If this situation continues to worsen, in a millennium or a century at the fastest, the demon’s territory would expand to Dayu Mountain!

”A season of trouble indeed.”

Shen Mo activated the Soul Refining Flag to set up the God Slaying Array, capturing millions of minor Heavenly Demons, then took Chen Mengze and headed to Dayu Mountain.

...

After three months of negotiation, Red Flame Sect and Heaven Patrolling Temple finally agreed on all conditions.

Various forces and billions of immortals and mortals on Dayu Mountain could relocate to Five Dragon Mountain in Phoenix Continent to reside, but must comply with a series of agreements!

Such as, annually paying enough spiritual item resources to Red Flame Sect, standing together against formidable enemies and catastrophes, not refusing when their cultivators and masters are conscripted, and more—in short, although the two sides are not in a subsidiary relationship nominally, it is no different from the past when big and small immortal sects and cultivating families in Qing State became vassals of Riverside Sect.

Anyway, when Shen Mo met Qin Hu and others once again, their faces did not look good, appearing as if they wanted to devour Yuan Heming and others alive!

The major affair was settled, and everyone on Dayu Mountain began to prepare actively, because of prior planning, it only took about a year to get ready.

Aside from Golden Core True Masters and Divine Bridge Immortal Masters, everyone else, along with their belongings, were placed into spatial treasures. Even Shen Mo’s Sword Zone space carried over tens of millions of immortals and mortals, and then Jade Wheel Palace disappeared into the void, arriving at Five Dragon Mountain after half a year!

At this time, Five Dragon Mountain had changed greatly from over two centuries ago, with sects emerging, formations scattered throughout, with the largest sect being Red Flame Sect!

Not long after Shen Mo returned from the Lower Realm to the Universal Realm, he moved Green Cloud Cave back to Five Dragon Mountain...

After two or three centuries of development, the number of creatures within the cave increased five to six times. Red Flame Sect members alone surpassed ten million, with over one hundred thousand at Qi Gathering Realm, more than four thousand at Spirit Sea Realm, over six hundred Golden Core True Masters, and thirty-three Divine Bridge Immortal Masters; continuing to remain at Jade Spring Mountain, Dragon-suppressing Slope seemed crowded!

Moreover, Red Flame Sect’s industries are now mainly concentrated inside the cave, Blood Snake Ridge, and Five Dragon Mountain. They remained at Jade Spring Mountain solely for the shelter of Jade Spring Fairy.

Now the situation is different, given Shen Mo’s current strength and the Mountain Protection Array built on Five Dragon Mountain, demons below True Immortal Realm and ordinary disasters need not be worried about; should they encounter formidable enemies that even Shen Mo and the Mountain Protection Array cannot resist, such as Blue Venerable who gathered forces infiltrating the Immortal Realm to attack, Red Flame Sect’s cultivators and billions of immortals and mortals within the cave can cross the boundary gate to seek refuge in Horned Flood Dragon Nine Realms!

However, transporting so many people across realms consumes a terrifying amount, and won’t be done unless absolutely necessary.

Besides Red Flame Sect, numerous cultivating forces, rogue cultivators, alien tribe forces also exist on Five Dragon Mountain, such as Azure Heaven Cave, a subsidiary courtyard of Mechanic Sect, but they are not vassal forces sheltered under Red Flame Sect, merely ”tenants” sharing interests, renting spiritual lands and blessed lands, or mining for minerals, or planting medicinal herbs and spiritual plants, or collecting spiritual item resources, regularly paying high ”rent” to Red Flame Sect!

There’s also a somewhat special group, native to Horned Flood Dragon Nine Realms.

These Lower Realm cultivators, after saving enough Dreamland Coin for crossing the boundary gate, arrived at the Immortal Realm, some of whom were rogue cultivators willing to naturally join Red Flame Sect;

Others who had established their sects and families in their respective worlds for years chose not to live under others’ roofs, opting instead to re-establish their sects on Five Dragon Mountain, preparing to welcome fellow sect members from the Lower Realm once they saved enough Dreamland Coin to enter the Immortal Realm. Naturally, these forces, whether immortal sects or cultivating families, became vassal forces of Red Flame Sect!

With the arrival of Heaven Patrolling Temple, Five Dragon Mountain became increasingly lively.

However, how to properly settle billions of immortals and mortals posed numerous challenges, and Shen Mo once more employed his good tradition, dumping the task onto the sect’s high-ranking officials!