First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 109: Intensive Cultivation

Shen Mo was unaware of the storm of public opinion he had caused in the Pill Domain by breaking Zhao Lingyin's record.

After returning to his cave dwelling, he formulated a cultivation plan for himself and secluded himself, never stepping out of the cave.

One month later, at the cliff of the cave dwelling.

Shen Mo finished a day of alchemy work and looked at the trembling talisman on the pavilion, picking it up.

"Junior Brother Shen, do you have any free time?"

"Senior Brother Xu and I have discovered a high-level cave dwelling and want to explore it with a team of disciples from the peak. Are you willing to come along?"

The voice of Lu Ming came from the talisman.

"No need to worry, Senior Brother Lu. I need to seclude myself these days and I'm afraid I don't have time to explore the cave dwelling with you."

Shen Mo replied with a long-distance sound transmission talisman and opened another message on the talisman.

There were also many messages inside.

The people exchanging messages were all disciples of the Star Peak.

This long-distance sound transmission talisman was similar to the communication tools in his previous life.

Not only could it be used for one-on-one communication, but it could also be used to form chat groups, allowing multiple people to communicate and exchange at the same time.

Before entering the Mountain and River Boundary last time, Lu Ming had told Shen Mo that he planned to hold a banquet for the disciples of the Star Peak to participate in communication and invited him to attend.

Shen Mo agreed at the time, but then forgot about it.

Half a month ago, when he was busy with alchemy, Lu Ming came to find him and he remembered the matter.

Since he had agreed, he couldn't break his promise.

So Shen Mo made time and went to the banquet.

Lu Ming had outstanding talent and was easy to attract attention. Coupled with his social skills, he quickly became acquainted with the senior brothers and sisters in the peak.

Almost all the prominent figures within the Star Peak came to participate in this peak banquet.

During this banquet, Shen Mo also got to know many senior brothers and sisters.

He became familiar with their faces.

At the same time, through this exchange, he gained a better understanding of the information among the disciples of the Linjiang Sect, the hierarchy within the disciples, and the internal forces of the sect.

As one of the five major immortal sects, the Linjiang Sect had a total of tens of thousands of people when including the outer sect, inner sect, and core disciples.

But obviously, the outer sect disciples were just like miscellaneous servants within the sect, belonging to the reserves.

Only when they were promoted to the inner sect could they be considered true formal disciples and enjoy various benefits within the sect.

However, the number of inner sect disciples in the Linjiang Sect, even when counted generously, was only a little over a thousand.

Among these thousand-plus people, only nine disciples had obtained the identity of core disciples recognized by the sect.

These nine core disciples were the true shining stars within the Linjiang Sect, admired by all the inner sect disciples.

Within the Linjiang Sect, the status of core disciples was even higher than that of ordinary elders.

They could enjoy almost unlimited supply of resources from the sect.

But becoming a core disciple was also extremely difficult.

First of all, the sect stipulated that the cultivation level of core disciples must reach the Sea of Spirits Realm.

This cultivation level was already on par with the elders within the sect.

Moreover, the age at which core disciples broke through the Sea of Spirits Realm must not exceed forty.

If it exceeded, they would not have the qualification to become core disciples from the identity of inner sect disciples, but would directly obtain the title of elder.

This was for cultivators who had broken through the Sea of Spirits Realm. If inner sect disciples had been struggling for many years without breaking through the Sea of Spirits Realm, and wanted to be promoted to a higher position, they would be arranged by the sect to become functionaries, responsible for handling various sect affairs, managing the affairs of disciples in the outer sect, and receiving inner sect disciples who had not been accepted by the three major peaks.

For example, the functionary who managed the outer sect before, Ma, and Chen An, who treated Shen Mo as his own, belonged to this category.

After struggling for many years with no hope of promotion to the Sea of Spirits Realm, they chose to be promoted to a higher position and gained more free time.

But at the same time, they also cut off their expectations for further progress.

"Among these nine core disciples, the Xuri Peak has five of them, while the Xingchen Peak and Mingyue Peak each have two core disciples."

Shen Mo recalled the information he heard at the previous banquet and understood why the Xuri Peak was known as the top peak among the three peaks.

"Speaking of which, Guo Zhao's younger brother is much stronger than I imagined."

With a change of thought, Shen Mo couldn't help but think.

He had heard before that Guo Zhao's younger brother was a famous genius in the sect and was ranked among the core disciples at a young age.

But he didn't know the true value of being a core disciple.

With tens of thousands of disciples in the sect, there were only nine core disciples in total.

And within the Xingchen Peak, there were only two core disciples. No wonder Guo Zhao, as a disciple, could have conversations with the peak master and had good relationships with many elders in the peak.

With such a talented younger brother, no one would refuse to establish a good relationship with him.

"I am fortunate to be able to make friends with Guo Zhao through Chen Shijie's opportunity."

Shen Mo thought to himself.

Although he had performed well among the disciples, he might not have been noticed if it weren't for his previous relationship with Guo Zhao.

After all, he was a cultivator at the seventh level of the Qi Gathering Realm, proficient in the path of forging, and also from the prestigious Great Immortal Clan. His younger brother was also one of the top geniuses in the peak.

He was quite popular within the peak.

"Unfortunately, Guo Shixiong invited me to join the instance twice recently, but I was too busy to participate."

After the banquet, Lu Ming created a group and invited all the disciples who attended the banquet. Both Guo Zhao and Guo Xun were in the group.

However, as a core disciple, Guo Xun was busy with his own affairs and rarely spoke, appearing somewhat aloof.

On the other hand, Guo Zhao was quite active. Every time he went out with his fellow disciples, he would ask Shen Mo if he wanted to join.

"Guo Zhao Shixiong has gained a lot from the two ruins he explored recently. If I go with him, I will definitely get a lot of benefits."

Guo Zhao reported his gains from the two ruins in the group.

From his description, Shen Mo learned that these two ruins were left by top Spirit Sea Realm cultivators. They obtained three third-grade elixirs and a defensive spirit umbrella ranked as a middle-grade Profound Grade.

"There is still a long way to go."

Shen Mo used to be a loner, accustomed to a secluded and simple cultivation life.

But since he joined the group with his fellow disciples, he often listened to their conversations and experiences during their adventures.

Listening to their many experiences and gains outside, his mood became restless.

However, when he thought about the gains he had made from a month of diligent cultivation, Shen Mo became much calmer.

"After this month, my talisman and inscription skills have both successfully advanced to the second grade."

Opening the attribute panel, Shen Mo looked at the data in front of him and expressed satisfaction.

[Owner: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: First level of the Qi Gathering Realm]

[Inscriptions: (Second grade) 647/3000]

[Talisman: (Second grade) 547/3000]

[Forging: (First grade) 864/1000]

These were the experience gains from his various secondary professions in the past month.

Because he made more elixirs and inscriptions, these two skills grew the fastest.

In comparison, Shen Mo forged fewer items, so although he had gained something, he had not yet filled the experience bar to advance to the second grade.

"It seems that refining high-grade elixirs and talismans is the way to gain a large amount of experience points."

Shen Mo sat cross-legged under a willow tree in front of the cliff.

His secondary professions had hardly made any progress for a long time.

But since he bought six second-grade talismans and obtained two second-grade elixir recipes from the alchemy tower, he started refining them.

Finally, he experienced a surge in experience points.

(End of this chapter)