The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 1129: Chapter 1105: Shifting Situations, Shen Mo’s Breakthrough (2)

According to the calculations of Shen Mo and Master Jinguang, even if each cave of the Heavenly Demon Realm contains only one Seventh-Order Intermediate Stage Great Heavenly Demon, under such a scale of demonic calamity, the Earth Yuan Array would require at least thirty Earth Immortal level True Immortals, and forty-two Ghost Immortals and Human Immortals to sit as array cores in the Seventy-Two Immortal Mountains to provide the array with support.

Only in this way can the caves and the Seventh Order Heavenly Demons within be thoroughly suppressed, increasing the chances of victory when the final battle arrives.

This is precisely why both sides are waiting for that crucial moment to come;

And according to the current trend, whether it’s the Corpse Mountain Range completely turning into a Demon Zone, or the Earth Yuan Array’s power reaching its peak, it will not exceed three years’ time!

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In the past, Shen Mo had to manipulate the Earth Yuan Array and refine the Soul General, leaving no time and energy to focus on cultivation.

However, the situation is different now, with Master Jinguang and other True Immortal powerhouses helping to maintain the operation of the Earth Yuan Array; and the backlash force has been dramatically reduced as the Soul General inside the Soul Refining Flag cultivates the ”No-self Demon Sutra,” making it easier for him to refine new Soul Generals.

Therefore, even though the battlefield is ablaze, and the situation boiling, he can still take the time to condense the Chaotic Yuan Dharma Phase, striving to advance his cultivation level further before the decisive battle erupts!

In the second year after the arrival of the demon caves, Shen Mo, after suppressing a Three Disasters and Six Tribulations, and slashing the Heart Demon born from his Path Heart, finally broke through to the Formless Realm Peak as he wished.

For a moment, celestial light spread over Five Dragon Mountain, and various phenomena appeared, attracting the attention of many Great Cultivators and even True Immortals.

During this period, the Soul Generals inside the Soul Refining Flag did not pause their practice of the ”No-self Demon Sutra,” though the consumption of Spiritual Qi by countless practicing Soul Generals reached astonishing levels, and coupled with the massive gathering of Xian Dao stronghold powerhouses in the Corpse Mountain Range, the Spiritual Qi of this place fell by a whole level.

Fortunately, as the Soul Generals were originally refined Heavenly Demons, they were able to absorb Demonic Qi for cultivation, thereby restraining the increase in the concentration of Demonic Qi to a certain extent.

Before Shen Mo broke through the realm, two Sixth-Order Peak Soul Generals within the flag successfully advanced to the Seventh Order, and after overcoming their tribulation of advancement, they merged their bodies with the Dao;

One was found by Wang Hong from the Nine Abysses Sea, and the other emerged from the demonic cave, consuming over a thousand cultivators before being dragged into the Blood River by the Seventh-Order Demonic Soul Banzhi Jiajun.

Counting Banzhi Jiajun, there are a total of three Seventh-Order Demonic Souls who imprinted their Dao Marks on the flag, making the Soul Refining Flag even more mysterious and profound.

It was also the first time since the refinement of the Soul Refining Flag that Shen Mo brought it into his Dantian...

Originally, the Soul Refining Flag was a demonic artifact, unlike the mild and balanced magic artifacts of the righteous path;

Even though he redefined the sequence of the Soul Generals within the flag, granting the top-tier Soul Generals of the first sequence some artifact privileges to suppress other Soul Generals and share the backlash, the backlash of the demonic flag could not be completely eliminated.

In the past, whenever Shen Mo used the Soul Refining Flag, he was always on guard against it, lest he fail to suppress the backlash and harm himself, and he had never dared to bring the flag into his Dantian!

But now, with the cultivation achievements of the ”No-self Demon Sutra” within the flag becoming increasingly profound, and the backlash force gradually decreasing, he no longer had many concerns. After bringing the Soul Refining Flag into his Dantian, he strengthened his connection with this exotic treasure by taking advantage of the breakthrough opportunity.

Instantly, Shen Mo felt as if he had transformed into the supreme being that controls the heart demon tribulation of billions of cultivators from the void;

With just a thought, he could manifest the Seventh-Order Demonic Soul Banzhi Jiajun and other Souls who practiced the ”No-self Demon Sutra” from the flawed Path Hearts of cultivators, including human cultivators, evil cultivators, alien tribes, demons, and old era leftover evils, manifesting as heart demon tribulations, devouring their flesh, soul, lifespan, Dao fruits, and everything else to strengthen themselves!

Of course, this was merely a premonition.

The Immortal Path has not yet been perfected, and the Soul Refining Flag has not yet grown into a supreme treasure of the Great Path.

Apart from being shackled by the Immortal Path and not being allowed by the source of the Great Path, the current level of the Soul Refining Flag’s power cannot perform such mysterious methods smoothly.

And just as he withdrew from the comprehension of the breakthrough, he noticed that the tribulation Qi on him had become more vigorous, and the vast tribulation Qi enveloping the universe world had also grown heavier, both tightly intertwined, and impossible to dissolve.

Besides, all cultivators in the Corpse Mountain Range, including True Immortals, had tribulation Qi emerging from their bodies, rising into the rhythm of the world, which was rather striking!

As if disturbed by Shen Mo’s tribulation Qi, the fourteen demon caves descending on the Corpse Mountain Range also underwent new changes.

Each cave opened completely, and billions of Heavenly Demons gushed out like a tide... if the demonic caves were compared to a large river, and the Heavenly Demons to river water, the previous situation was merely a canal; now it’s a dam breach, surging outwards at ten to a hundred times the speed into the Outer Realm.

The entire battlefield was boiling, with large numbers of Xian Dao powerhouses engaged in battle, seeing the situation going wrong, rapidly retreating back to Five Dragon Mountain through the replicas of the Taihua Mirror.

Those with slower speed were directly engulfed by endless demonic shadows, with not even a bone left!

As cultivators retreated back to Five Dragon Mountain, the Earth Yuan Array once again reduced its defense, protecting the Seventy-Two Immortal Mountains with its formation.

And the thirty-seven True Immortal powerhouses, including Jade Spring Fairy, Master Jinguang, Xuanyuan Di, Kong Ce, Taiao Tianhao, and Jiuli Dark Lord, while stationed in the Immortal Mountain array cores, intensified the infusion of immortal power into the Earth Yuan Array to enhance its formation power.

The Demonic Qi surged violently, with billions of Heavenly Demons of all levels forming fourteen waves of demonic tides, crashing towards the array cores at Five Dragon Mountain, Lingshi Mountain, Gourd Mountain, and other Immortal Mountains with immense might.

The Heavenly Demons at the forefront crashed into the Immortal Mountains, supported by the array, and were instantly pulverized, while those behind kept advancing, raising overwhelming waves; in a very short time, tens of millions of Heavenly Demons fell, their primalities dispersing to gradually form a demonic ocean!

”It’s still the same old tricks...”

Jade Spring Fairy, Master Jinguang, and others had previously confronted the Great Heavenly Demon Chunyang Zi, knowing the ways of the Seventh Order Heavenly Demons inside the caves.

They drove billions of Heavenly Demons to attack the array cores of the Immortal Mountains, aiming to weaken the power of the formations to the greatest extent.

Furthermore, the fallen Heavenly Demons weren’t wasted; their primalities gradually formed a demonic ocean, which could in a short time corrupt this world into a Demon Zone, facilitating the actions of the Seventh-Order Heavenly Demons, and polluting the realm of the Earth Yuan Array, cutting off most of its Mana sources.

After quickly communicating with Shen Mo through Divine Sense, Master Jinguang took over most of the control permissions of the Earth Yuan Array.

Under his manipulation, each True Immortal powerhouse continuously infused Immortal Source Mana into the array. While the big array protected the key array cores, it began refining the endless primalities of Heavenly Demons, converting part of their power into strength for the array, enhancing defense, killing, refining, and other powers!

Shen Mo stood over Five Dragon Mountain, with his five senses and Divine Sense locking onto the fourteen demon caves, secretly vigilant against the Seventh Order Great Heavenly Demons hiding within.

Though he couldn’t help feeling a pinch in his heart, as it had taken hundreds of years to amass such an undertaking, and no matter whether it’s Five Dragon Mountain or the other seventy-one Immortal Mountains acting as array cores, their spirit and earth vein grades were sure to drop, resulting in the world’s Spiritual Qi becoming much thinner, with various resources and products decreasing significantly.

He only hoped that during the Magic Duel with the Seventh Order Great Heavenly Demon, the Earth Yuan Array could protect this realm;

If the Corpse Mountain Range were to turn into a Spiritless Land like the western part of Dongjie Continent, and the Immortal Mountains like Five Dragon Mountain were to collapse and disintegrate, he would have to spend immense time and effort to seek out new sanctuaries again!

Interestingly, contrary to the expectations of Shen Mo and Jade Spring Fairy, the Seventh Order Great Heavenly Demons within the demonic caves, besides joining forces against the Earth Yuan Array, never stepped out of the caves, until the last wave of Heavenly Demons surged out like a tide, completely engulfing the world of the Corpse Mountain Range.