The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 1003: Chapter 1003: Grade VIII Immortal Talisman, Earth Yuan Array

”This is the Earth Yuan Array. Along with four fellow Daoists, we have moved eighteen Immortal Mountains to form the prototype of the formation!”

In the northwest corner of the Demon Zone, although the air was still filled with the discomforting demonic qi, the figures of the Heavenly Demons were nowhere to be seen, making it slightly clearer than the Torch Dragon Mountain Range.

Standing atop a cloud, Shen Mo looked down at the concealed formation below. Beside him, the Jade Spring Fairy explained the details of the formation.

Among the eighteen Immortal Mountains, nine were grand and majestic, but overall still smaller than Jade Spring Mountain. Even in the Universal Realm, immortal mountains as towering as Jade Spring Mountain are rare. The remaining nine were less impressive, although still a thousand-fold grander than the high mountains of the Lower Realm; they were common in the Immortal Realm, similar in size to Yinsu Mountain.

”Fairy, you caused such a commotion moving mountains and arranging this formation. How do you plan to lure the Great Heavenly Demon, Chunyang Zi, out of the demonic cave and slay it?”

When bringing the Immortal Mountains here, the earth veins were also moved, creating a tremendous spectacle. Even from tens of millions of miles away, the sensation of the earth shaking was perceivable. Chunyang Zi, a Seventh-Order Intermediate Stage power equivalent to a Divine Immortal in the Demon Zone, could no doubt sense it with its ability to envelop the entire Dongjie Continent.

Moreover, even if you set up a deadly formation on other Immortal Continents, the Heavenly Demon Chunyang Zi would not be easily fooled into a trap.

Though the Heavenly Demons are a race reviled by the will of heaven and earth, under the means of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, as forces infiltrating the Universal Universe, once a Native Heavenly Demon uses the Demon Dyed Divine Power to seize control of other creatures, they become almost indistinguishable from the myriad races of the Immortal Realm, aside from facing heavier tribulations.

The Heavenly Demon Chunyang Zi, being a demon-corrupted cultivator, possesses all the mystical techniques available to other human race true immortals, including intuition and divination to avoid deadly threats. Confronted with a formation capable of killing it, it would naturally keep its distance!

”We chose this area because it was already a place where the Immortal Path flourished, with five medium-tier Immortal Mountains nearby...”

In the Universal Realm, Immortal Mountains are categorized into three grades based on size, earth and spirit veins, and mountain resources. Upper-grade Immortal Mountains like Jade Spring Mountain, medium-grade like Dayu Mountain, and lower-grade like Yinsu Mountain, with Five Dragon Mountain being at the upper middle range.

Similarly, other cultivation blessed lands such as rivers, valleys, and abysses are also divided into various grades.

Pointing to five palm-like Immortal Mountains and then to another four of similar size, the Jade Spring Fairy continued, ”These four mountains were relocated here after three months of deliberation.”

”During this time, fellow Daoist Wu Meng from Big Snow Mountain on Kunlun Continent used an eighth-grade immortal talisman. Although it couldn’t injure Chunyang Zi, it kept him occupied for months. By the time it reacted, the nine medium-tier Immortal Mountains had already formed the prototype of the formation, enough to severely damage it. With each added mountain, the formation’s power increased, until it reached the full count of the Seventy-two Earth Fiends Magic, sealing the entire Demon Zone, annihilating countless Heavenly Demons including Chunyang Zi, and refining the demonic primal intent that polluted this realm clean!”

Shen Mo, with his quick wit, rapidly grasped the cause and effect...

This was an open and honest strategy, forcing Chunyang Zi to come and face its doom!

The creation of the Earth Yuan Array was clearly detectable to Chunyang Zi, yet the Jade Spring Fairy and the other four Earth Immortals never intended to hide it. They forcibly kept Chunyang Zi occupied for three months, long enough to form the prototype of the great array.

The key among them was a single eighth-grade immortal talisman from Wu Meng, the Earth Immortal of Big Snow Mountain!

The Path of Talismans is quite unique. Take for example offensive talismans: a Grade I talisman threatens the Body Tempering Realm peak, Grade II a Qi Gathering Realm early-stage, and so on. Even a Grade VII talisman can only threaten the Golden Core Realm peak, and an eighth-grade only the Divine Bridge Realm early-stage!

However, if primal Essence and Qi of a true immortal is infused during the crafting of a Grade VII talisman, the talisman’s power will leap significantly, threatening even other true immortals!

The difficulty in crafting Grade VII talismans and seventh-grade immortal symbols is comparable, requiring Talisman Makers of Grade six and above.

However, mundane cultivators—even those at the Divine Bridge or Formless Immortal Master—lack the power of Immortal Source; thus, they craft only mundane talismans. Even at Grade VII, they can at most kill Golden Core cultivators. But if this skilled Talisman Maker were also a true immortal, infusing their Immortal Source Mana during crafting, the talisman becomes an immortal symbol, vastly superior to mundane ones of the same difficulty!

Currently, in the realm of talismans, Shen Mo has reached Grade six, capable of crafting Grade VII talismans. Yet, as he hasn’t attained immortality, the talismans he crafts are mundane Grade VII, unsuited to wield the primal power from a true immortal like the Jade Spring Fairy, and thus are of little use practically.

However, once he becomes a true immortal, even without any advancement in his talisman skills, he could craft Grade VII immortal symbols for battles and magic duels with other true immortals!

Below Grade VII, neither talisman paper nor runes can withstand the infusion of Immortal Source, so there’s no distinction between mundane and immortal talismans; beyond Grade VII, eighth and ninth-grade immortal symbols, among the most wondrous and formidable, can even threaten Heavenly Immortals.

The Great Heavenly Demon Chunyang Zi, possessing power comparable to a Divine Immortal, was still held back by an eighth-grade immortal talisman for months!

By the time it broke through the talisman’s power, the Jade Spring Fairy and other Earth Immortals had already arranged nine medium-tier Immortal Mountains, forming the prototype of the Earth Yuan Array, posing a greater threat than the eighth-grade immortal talisman.

To put things in perspective, an Immortal Mountain in the Universal Realm is akin to a main star in the Lower Realm.

Shen Mo spent two to three centuries setting up the Stars Circulation Array using merely nine worlds from the Constellations of Horned Flood Dragon, yet it was enough to suppress the Qing Sheng Yuan Monarch Law Body. Now, with the prototype involving nine Immortal Mountains, the Earth Yuan Array’s power naturally rivals the Stars Circulation Array. When completed, Chunyang Zi will have no choice but to face the array head-on.

Over time, the Earth Yuan Array will grow stronger, until it encompasses the entire Demon Zone when it reaches the full extent of the Seventy-two Earth Fiends Magic, making escape impossible for Chunyang Zi and its demon offspring.

Therefore, for Chunyang Zi, choices are limited: escape or fight...

Opting for escape is not a good decision.

When descending upon Dongjie Continent, in order to transform it into the Demon Zone and foster more Native Heavenly Demons, the Demon Cave of the Celestial Demon Clan has firmly rooted itself in the Immortal Realm, unlike cave parades or forbidden lands that can be relocated.

Even if Chunyang Zi and other Seventh-Order Great Demons led a cohort of Heavenly Demons to flee, losing the geographical advantage, their combat power would fall by a level, rendering them vulnerable to pursuit by Immortal Realm true immortals, with little chance to rebuild the Heavenly Demon nest anew.

If they choose to fight, there’s a slim chance of survival before the Earth Yuan Array completes the Seventy-two Earth Fiends Magic.

With each additional Immortal Mountain relocated, the formation’s power increases incrementally. Once the array is fully completed, no chance remains, regardless of their strength.

Thus, the Jade Spring Fairy and other Earth Immortals make no attempt to conceal their relocation of mountains, for each tremor of the earth and mountains acts as a death knell to Chunyang Zi and the Heavenly Demons, waiting to see when they can no longer sit idly by!