The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023: Dragon Controlling Escape Magic, Dragon Scale Fairy Talisman

After examining the feedback information from ”Insight into All Beings,” Shen Mo’s gaze once again fell on Su Qingtao.

However, he did not respond to the questions Su Qingtao had raised earlier, but instead stated, ”This place is my cultivation venue, and Su fellow daoist barged in without a word. That’s rather presumptuous and reckless. If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I’m afraid you won’t be able to escape!”

”Explanation?”

A trace of astonishment flashed across Su Qingtao’s face; she had never imagined that one day she’d be asked for an explanation by a cultivator of the Formless Realm.

But she quickly recalled the powerful formations that had earlier made her feel terrified and the ability of the young cultivator before her to suppress her magical abilities.

After a brief consideration, her eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, and the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a row of neatly white teeth, among which two sharp tiger-like fangs were particularly conspicuous... It was clearly a friendly smile, but it made Shen Mo sense a dangerous feeling, akin to being on pins and needles.

”If I say I was just passing by, would fellow daoist believe it?”

”No.”

Shen Mo shook his head and replied indifferently.

Actually, without Su Qingtao stating it outright, Shen Mo had already guessed her intentions.

Besides cultivating the [Transforming Dragon Curse] associated with Cao Ren, she had no cause and effect ties with Five Dragon Mountain or the Red Flame Sect, so she’s likely here for Cao Ren.

After attending the Xuanyuan Clan’s bride selection ceremony, Cao Ren had returned to Five Dragon Mountain with the Jade Wheel Palace. Since his lifeform had changed, after visiting his father, Cao Shanyue, he did not stay inside the mountain gate but instead established a Water Mansion by the river near the outer mountain gate as his cultivation residence.

Shen Mo originally thought Cao Ren had completely eliminated the risks of cultivating the [Transforming Dragon Curse] after shedding his dragon bloodline in the Scale-Scraping Pool, but now things seemed not as simple, and Su Qingtao still came knocking.

His conjecture was not far from the truth...

Due to the considerable power of the True Dragon Clan, Su Qingtao dared not voraciously hunt True Dragons; she only dared to use the [Transforming Dragon Curse] to raise mixed-blood dragon beasts to satisfy her hunger and use them as cultivation material. However, because of Cao Ren, the True Dragon Clan eventually discovered her existence, and a large number of Class VII True Dragons began to search heaven and earth for her whereabouts, eventually forcing her out of her old nest in Cangwu Continent, compelling her to flee everywhere!

Thus, having severed ties with the True Dragon Clan, Su Qingtao was unrestrained. Though she couldn’t hunt Class VII True Dragons as freely as her master could, she hadn’t eaten small amounts of Class VII and below True Dragons over the years, and even the mixed dragons raised in the Jade Pool weren’t as flavorful.

Among the True Dragons she ate, there was one Class V True Dragon from the dragon’s ancestral land that happened to attend the Xuanyuan Clan’s bride selection ceremony and had a good relationship with Cao Ren.

After ingesting the brain plasma of this Class V True Dragon, Su Qingtao became aware of the existence of ”Taiao Tianren.”

She quickly recalled years ago how Xiang Shengtian, who had created the [Reverse Dragon Curse], escaped numerous times from the Dragon Rearing Pool, and even shattered a corner of the Jade Pool. It was only by using a substitution spell that she managed to subdue him, but ultimately she did not consume his entire primal Essence and Qi.

And the little fellow with the dragon name ”Taiao Tianren” was exactly Xiang Shengtian’s disciple, and not only had he obtained some sort of immortal fate, she hadn’t been able to sense him.

What made her resentful was that this person was supposed to be a mixed dragon she had bred in the Dragon Rearing Pool, yet he survived the thousand scrapes of the Scale-Scraping Pool in the dragon’s ancestral land, successfully transforming into a Pure Blood True Dragon. Yet because of this person, her true roots were exposed, forcing her to be chased by a multitude of Class VII True Dragons over the years.

Therefore, she followed the memory of that Class V True Dragon all the way to Phoenix Continent’s Five Dragon Mountain, intending to turn Taiao Tianren into a dragon meat delicacy, yet didn’t expect the formations surrounding Five Dragon Mountain to be so astonishing.

While she was hesitating on whether to give up, she delayed slightly and was then struck out by this young cultivator with a wipe of sword Qi and a spell!

”Suit yourself if you don’t believe it!”

Su Qingtao began to retreat as there was a powerful formation blocking the way, so she dared not easily enter the formation and advance into Five Dragon Mountain.

Thus, she planned to temporarily retreat today and wait for that Taiao Tianren to leave the range of the formation when she would make her move to seize him to make exquisite delicacies!

Dang...

She moved lightly with her steps, causing the bronze bell at her ankle to emit a crisp sound.

This bell is also a powerful exotic treasure, containing the Heavenly Music Path within its sound, capable of confusing enemies’ minds and even wounding their souls. Anyone below the True Immortal level would fall prey to mental confusion and soul collapse upon hearing the bell’s sound!

However, under the effects of the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe’s suppression of magical abilities, this bizarre spell was quickly weakened to an almost imperceptible degree. When it reached Shen Mo’s ears, he only felt somewhat irritated, and by merely operating his Soul Magic, he calmed this irritation.

Su Qingtao seized this fleeting opportunity and activated a profound escape spell.

Underneath her exquisite bare feet, she stepped on radiant and dreamlike shadows. If examined closely, one might notice countless True Dragons roaming between heaven and earth in these shadows...

This [Haotian Wangji Dragon Driving Method], derived from her main cultivation method, is a high-class magic. It utilizes the supernatural ability of True Dragons—where a dragon can become great or small, ascend or hide; great dragons can swallow clouds and breathe mist, small ones can hide their shapes; ascending they fly through the cosmos, hiding they lurk within the waves. This allows her to disappear and traverse heaven and earth!

The more mixed dragons and True Dragons she consumes, the stronger the spell becomes.

It is precisely relying on this powerful magic that Su Qingtao could maintain her form despite the suppression of magical abilities by the Thousand Laws Robe, preventing her from falling out of the sky.

After all, the more profound the spell, the harder it is to suppress! The robe needs more time to evolve Karma Lotus specifically targeting this spell!

Watching Su Qingtao’s steps move continuously, the True Dragon phantoms within the shadows immediately began to cloud ride. Her form slightly flickered, accompanied by dazzling radiance, she instantly appeared thousands of miles away.

However, her escape speed clearly wasn’t fast enough compared to the expansion speed of the Earth Yuan Array.

The instant she shook her ankle with the bronze bell, Shen Mo had already used the authority key in his Dantian, leveraging the connection of his mind to control the formation hub, extending the Earth Yuan Array outward by a million miles, directly enveloping Su Qingtao within the grand formation!

The martial manifestations of the grand formation began to brew, changing the colors of heaven and earth.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, Su Qingtao did not hesitate for a moment, pulling out a Fairy Talisman that looked as if made from dragon scales from her bosom and tossed it into the sky. In an instant, it was like inserting an iron rod into precision machinery, causing the entire Earth Yuan Array’s operation to become stagnant and slow.

”Eighth-order Dragon Scale!”

Shen Mo’s expression suddenly changed, never expecting Su Qingtao to have such a supreme treasure at hand.

You must know, an Eighth-order True Dragon is a terrifying existence comparable to The Eighth Da Luo Golden Immortal realm, towering above figures like Blue Venerable Yuan Monarch, Empyrean Fairy Yang Jingmu, White Venerable, and other Heavenly Immortals, and even in the Universal Realm, it’s rare to see traces of such people!

It stands to reason that a Human Immortal like Su Qingtao would have no contact with such entities. This piece of Eighth-order Dragon Scale should have been bestowed upon her by her master as a protective treasure!