The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 1113: Chapter 1097: New Changes in the Destiny Disc (2)

On the way through Big Snow Mountain on Kunlun Continent, while discussing metaphysics and the Dao with the Earth Immortal, Wu Meng, Shen Mo fell into a state of enlightenment, and the bottleneck that had imprisoned him for years dissipated into nothingness.

At the very moment the bottleneck disappeared, although Shen Mo did not advance to the Peak Realm of Formless, the tribulation Qi on his body showed faint signs of burgeoning. Through his own tribulation Qi, he clearly sensed that the world was enveloped by a vast and terrifying tribulation Qi, and his Immortal Tribulation was but an insignificant part of this Heaven-and-Earth Killing Tribulation!

Once again, Shen Mo was certain that his own Immortal Tribulation was intertwined with the periodic grand tribulations of the Universal Realm.

Thus, he bid farewell to Wu Meng and retreated from Kunlun Continent to Five Dragon Mountain on Phoenix Continent.

Chen An had already consumed ten Creation Immortal Pills, significantly enhancing his talent, though still inferior to those born with a Spiritual Body. However, reaching the Golden Core Realm was no longer difficult, and with a bit of luck, he might even construct a Divine Bridge.

Zhao Lingyin and Chen Mengze consumed only a few Creation Pills, and upon discovering their ineffectiveness, ceased consumption;

Where the elixirs they saved went, Shen Mo didn’t ask much. However, Lu Taorui, Jiang Yingying, Yu Qingning, and others seemed to each have obtained one or more Creation Pills!

Recently, Chen Mengze broke through to the late stage of the Divine Bridge Realm, surpassing Zhao Lingyin.

At her cultivation speed, she might achieve Formlessness before Shen Mo becomes a True Immortal.

Shen Mo was quite looking forward to this...

The ”Pure Jade Mantra” was a cultivation method even praised by the Empyrean Fairy, and the nature Qi Chen Mengze cultivated daily benefited Shen Mo greatly;

If she was right, when they reach the same level, dual cultivation could yield numerous mystical benefits for them, perhaps even elevating their cultivation by a minor realm, significantly boosting his foundation right before he faces his Immortal Tribulation, allowing him to confront it more calmly!

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Shortly after returning to the sect, Shen Mo once again plunged into closed-door cultivation!

By gathering the Chaotic Yuan Dharma Phase through magical powers, and while pushing higher in cultivation levels, Shen Mo also planned to elevate ”Luck” and ”Appearance” from Basic Destiny to Gold quality, as the other three had long reached Perfection and could not be further advanced until some new change appeared in the Destiny Disc.

He could wield combat power comparable to that of Earth Immortal in the True Immortal Realm and beyond, due to multiple factors combined, and the boost from Basic Destiny played a significant role.

Shen Mo’s mind flickered, focusing his thoughts on the Destiny Disc section.

[Destiny Points: 15374.]

”Based on past experience, these destiny points should be enough to elevate both Luck and Appearance to Gold quality!”

In contemplation, Shen Mo invested destiny points into the ”Luck” aspect of Basic Destiny.

[You consumed 100 Destiny Points, attempting to elevate Luck to a new tier, but failed.]

[You consumed 100 Destiny Points, attempting to elevate Luck to a new tier, but failed.]

[...]

The panel continuously fed back messages of failed advancements, but Shen Mo remained composed and continued pouring destiny points.

Once 4600 destiny points were consumed, the panel’s feedback changed...

[You consumed 100 Destiny Points, attempting to elevate Luck to a new tier, and succeeded.]

[Congratulations, host, Basic Destiny Luck has advanced from ”Heavenly Machine Protection” to ”Heaven-Earth Power”.]

The moment Luck advanced successfully, Shen Mo’s feelings were more profound by hundreds and thousands compared to when it advanced to [Heavenly Machine Protection];

Only to feel that his own fortune intimately merged into the universe world with a fiery, prosperous momentum, as if the universe’s will completely ”accepted” him without a trace of ”hostility”, as if from that moment he became the pet of the universe.

Nevertheless, the Immortal Path shackle that originally stopped at the Immortal Realm hadn’t advanced to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, because the universe’s will is not the will of any creature, still abiding by its rules, not self-destructive over mere ”likes or dislikes”. Shen Mo still needed to accrue achievements in heaven and earth to break through the Immortal Path shackle!

After Luck advanced to [Heaven-Earth Power], it invisibly brought him numerous benefits, the most direct effect being the much weaker intensity of tribulations faced later.

Whether it is Basic Destiny or Special Destiny, once advanced to Gold quality, they come with layers of tribulation;

Previously every time a destiny advancement reached Perfection, the intensity of tribulations never changed, but this time, the descending tribulation was at least thirty percent weaker than before, which was obviously the extraordinary effect brought by [Heaven-Earth Power]. Shen Mo easily passed through by spending mere mana!

Following that, Shen Mo spent 8900 destiny points to sequentially advance Appearance twice, from [Moon-like] directly to [Banished Immortal In The World].

Thus.

Vitality, Talent, Luck, Appearance, Wisdom—five Basic Destinies—all advanced to Gold quality.

Just as Shen Mo predicted before, the Destiny Disc underwent a series of mysterious changes after all five Basic Destinies reached Perfection!

Firstly, the five Basic Destinies like Vitality and Talent seemed to become upgradeable again.

In Shen Mo’s perception, after Gold quality, no new options appeared for destinies; no matter how much advancement, they still stayed Gold quality;

However, now every destiny point investment can enhance their eternal nature slightly, strengthening destiny effects a bit; as for the extent of possible enhancement, even he wasn’t sure.

Shen Mo attempted to invest 1000 destiny points into the Basic Talent [Born Immortal] and found a slight increase in his own Talent, but the overall boost was negligible, almost imperceptible, and the straightforward perception of Basic Vitality was also similar... maybe Gold quality destinies have reached the limit of the Destiny Panel, requiring continued substantial destiny point investment to achieve a slight enhancement!

The downside is that each Gold quality destiny becomes a bottomless pit consuming destiny points, accumulating more destiny points is never enough.

The upside is that every point invested yields rewards, no longer resulting in advancement failures despite huge destiny point consumption.

Besides Basic Destinies, already Gold quality Special Destinies like [Insight into All Beings], [Method Eye Candle Wisp], [Danger Perception], [Indestructible Body], etc., could also be further enhanced as there’s no difference with Basic Destinies—each destiny point investment strengthens the effect slightly!

For Special Destinies not elevated to Gold quality, they still follow the prior advancement mode, requiring respective stage destiny point investments, with the higher quality the lower advancement probability.

The second change appeared as Fates and Lifespan, which hadn’t previously been displayed, finally emerged on the Destiny Disc.

[Vitality: Saint Body]

[Talent: Born Immortal]

[Luck: Heaven-Earth Power]

[Appearance: Banished Immortal In The World]

[Wisdom: Unequaled Calculation]

[Fate: Master of Heavenly Fate]

[Lifespan: 7600 Years]

The displayed Lifespan was easily understood, as Shen Mo currently was a Formless Realm cultivator, originally possessing a Lifespan of 9000 years.

He often depleted his primal Essence and Qi, or consumed Lifespan and fortune for divinations, various situations causing a loss totaling 1400 years of Lifespan.

If he fails to become a True Immortal, he still has over 7000 years of good life left!

Shen Mo attempted to invest destiny points into these two categories, but neither had any reaction, meaning he couldn’t elevate his Fate and Lifespan by consuming destiny points.

Shen Mo wasn’t bothered by this; once he cultivates into immortality, his Lifespan will rise significantly.

Regarding the Fate showing ”Master of Heavenly Fate”, Shen Mo was somewhat puzzled; from the literal meaning, it likely implied being the master of the Destiny Panel; however, since obtaining the panel, he’s already held this identity, shouldn’t display merely at this time, thus likely isn’t as straightforward as he imagined.

Regardless, as Fates can’t be altered or elevated, he didn’t care much, opting to wait and see if any new changes appear later.

The final change was the disappearance of the slots at the bottom of the Destiny Disc.

Originally there were two slots, allowing Shen Mo to only equip two Special Destinies simultaneously. Now it seems this limitation has vanished, enabling all Special Destinies to be embedded on it.

More importantly, a slight realization arose from within...

Feeling that he need only a thought to condense all extraordinary characteristics accumulated from cultivation till now, including skills, magic, martial arts, powers, sword path, elixir, talisman, artifact and formation attainments, etc., into Special Destinies and embed them onto the Destiny Disc!