The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 980: Chapter 980: Evolving the Karma Lotus, Impenetrable to All Dharmas

The primal Essence and Qi remaining in the corrupt blood had long been worn away along with the immortal charm of the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe itself.

Yet, Shen Mo still sensed from the black smoke formed by corrupt blood, an aura incompatible with this world and the Immortal Path. Some were heavy, some ancient, some grandiose, some compassionate, some ethereal, some cold, some eerie, and some bloody. Among these, one particular aura must belong to Lord Blue Venerable, akin to the evil Qi left by the Tree Demon’s death.

All of these auras, without exception, seem to have undergone great fear and extinction, filled further with decay, despair, and terror. The sinister nature of the ”Corrupt Blood Robe” originates from this place!

”Could it be... that there are other Great Paths beyond the Immortal Path?”

”The so-called remnants of the old era initially cultivated the Great Path from the era preceding this one, not the Immortal Path?”

”The Immortal Path spells were forbidden, conventional methods couldn’t kill the original owner of the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe... perhaps they deliberately wounded the original owner so their corrupt blood, using a Great Path distinctly different from the Immortal Path, could pollute this robe, extinguish the Artifact Spirit within, completely destroying this celestial artifact!”

Shen Mo’s thoughts flashed like lightning, then he used his own Mana and nature’s spiritual energy to transform it into Crystal Stone akin to Dark Ice, sealing strands of black smoke, and storing them inside a Special Jade Box with a prohibition placed on it.

”First, let’s evolve the Karma Lotus! I’ll return to the Lower Realm and consult that old witch’s Dharma Body properly later.”

With this thought, Shen Mo gestured, and the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe flew onto him autonomously. With the infusion of Mana, a peculiar feeling of bloodline connection arose, seeming as though it was his own skin, without any discomfort!

Afterwards, he silently began circulating numerous cultivation methods and magical powers on his body;

Various phenomena filled all directions, and the surface of the celestial robe also had spiritual marks shimmering with brilliance, appearing more dreamlike and fantastic!

Thanks to the Heavenly Mandate of [Martial Performance], Shen Mo mastered over a hundred cultivation methods, magical powers, and magic-martial arts. Practicing too many methods can conflict with existing ones, and without deducing or cultivating them, they lack substantial power, making them meaningless. Otherwise, he could learn more cultivation methods.

Through the close connection of physical body, soul, and Mana, the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe continuously absorbed and analyzed Shen Mo’s cultivation methods and magical powers, with the immortal charm rippling out even deeper and more profound.

Merely after over a month, five celestial lotuses on the robe ”came alive,” evolving into the Prohibition Lotus!

Then, Shen Mo flashed his figure, directly teleported to the Heart Refining Zone where disciples were scarce, and shook the Soul Refining Flag, summoning millions of Soul Generals from within.

On his journey to the west of Dongjie Continent, he captured a total of 5,370,000 Heavenly Demons, but most were Class I and II Native Heaven Demons, with only over one million being relatively strong mutated Heavenly Demons, and none were Big Heavenly Demons above Class V; all these Heavenly Demons, big and small, were refined into Demon Soul Generals by Shen Mo, increasing the total number of Soul Generals in the flag to over eight million!

The number of Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals, comparable to the Formless Realm, have increased considerably compared to two hundred years ago, totaling twenty-five in number;

Including Fairy Pei Yu, Ghost Bride, Master Hong Jue, Possession Ghost Yang Chengxiong (Horse Groom Lv), Gold Piercing Ghost Jinshan, Green-skinned Ghost Tieshan, Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, Thousand-eyed Demon, Banzhi Jiaming, Fox Demon Pei Wanchen, and so forth, most are ”old-timers” who have followed Shen Mo for many years with names and faces!

Even the weakest Soul Generals may possess peculiar and strange magical powers, so he simply consumed more Mana, summoning all Soul Generals without selecting only the strong high-class Demon Soul Generals.

”Come on!”

Shen Mo, draped in the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe, shook the blood flag, commanding all the Soul Generals across the sky.

In an instant, over eight million Soul Generals of all sizes simultaneously displayed their respective celestial arts and magical powers, converging towards him, forming a terrifying flood much wider and vaster than the Immortal Realm’s great river!

In the midst of the magical flood, the Mana inside Shen Mo surged like a broken dam, continually flowing into the robe.

The robe rippled with profound immortal charm, constantly resisting the attacks of countless magical arts and magical powers, the divine light radiating beautifully...

”About twenty-five to thirty percent of the offensive is being negated by the robe’s principles.” Shen Mo let the magical flood wash over him, silently estimating in his heart.

With his own mastery of cultivation methods, magical powers, magic-martial arts, he evolved five Karma Lotuses, and as long as the attacks from eight million Soul Generals don’t surpass the scope analyzed by the five Karma Lotuses, they are extinguished like dream illusions upon touching the defense field formed by the robe.

The Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe constantly absorbs and analyzes the magical offensive of eight million Soul Generals, while the light of celestial lotuses leaped alive, evolving further into Karma Lotus.

Two years later, the robe evolved thirteen Karma Lotuses, bringing the total number of Prohibition Lotuses to eighteen.

This count aligns with Shen Mo’s previous estimate; five Karma Lotuses could negate twenty-five to thirty percent of cultivation methods and magical powers, leaving seventy to seventy-five percent uncast. By calculation, it’s just enough for the celestial robe to evolve thirteen Karma Lotuses!

By this point, the magical arts and magical powers unleashed by eight million Soul Generals are completely extinguished under the robe’s power even before approaching within a hundred miles of Shen Mo, causing no damage at all.

With a slight mental movement, Shen Mo infused more Mana into the robe.

Instantly, the robe’s light circulated, and the immortal charm rippled outward, expanding over the entire Heart Refining Zone, encompassing all Soul Generals inside.

Nearly in the blink of an eye, all eight million Soul Generals fell from the sky, unable to perform magical powers, unable to even employ origin power or fly up, while the Red Flame Sect disciples practicing in the Heart Refining Zone suddenly lost all Immortal Dao cultivation, dropping from cultivators to mere mortals.

All Dharmas were forbidden!

Shen Mo quickly restrained the terrifying power of the celestial robe; firstly, due to the massive consumption of Mana, making such a vast area a Prohibition Lotus Zone, even with his cultivation level, could only last for about a hundred breaths; secondly, since the Red Flame Sect disciples in the Heart Refining Zone were deprived of cultivation methods and celestial arts, it was likely unexpected incidents could occur.

After ”draining” the Soul Generals within the flag, Shen Mo issued a Law Master’s decree, ordering over a hundred thousand sect disciples at the Qi Gathering Realm and above to take turns unleashing celestial arts and martial arts, attacking the void of Green Cloud Cave.

Green Cloud Cave is originally Shen Mo’s cave paradise, and if he desires, he can channel all attacks at himself with a single thought.

However, such actions consume extra Mana, so while ”extracting” the Soul Generals’ magical powers and evolving Karma Lotus, he didn’t use this method of spellcasting, and gathering over ten thousand Red Flame Sect Members proved quite cumbersome, hence employing this approach to ”squeeze” the sect disciples.

Yet, the final result left Shen Mo somewhat disappointed; after a painstaking effort of half a year, only two Prohibition Lotuses were induced!