First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 149: Dividing the Spoils

A person with wide eyebrows and starry eyes, dressed in the attire of an inner disciple of the Tianjian Sect, held a heavy and wide sword in his hand.

"A fourth-level Qi Gathering Realm expert who has comprehended the sword intent."

Shen Mo felt a bit troubled.

The inner disciples of the five major immortal sects were different from other wandering cultivators.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the two Qi Gathering Realm experts from the Ghost Corpse Sect couldn't withstand a few attacks from the Bride Ghost.

That was because they had just entered the Qi Gathering Realm, and all their skills were focused on controlling the Corpse Puppets. Moreover, the Divine Ability of the Bride Ghost was truly strange. It was only under various factors that they ended up with a complete defeat.

In a different environment, even a third-level Qi Gathering Realm expert might not be able to easily deal with them.

Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that their own strength was insufficient!

But this disciple of the Tianjian Sect in front of them was not very old, yet he had already comprehended his own sword intent. He was definitely not an ordinary person.

Under normal circumstances, Shen Mo naturally wouldn't be afraid to fight him.

However, in the past few days, he had been continuously activating the Sword Formation and refining the Bride Ghost. Both his mental and spiritual powers were no longer in their prime state.

"Whether it's right or wrong, who needs you to judge?"

Shen Mo replied indifferently, then silently recited an incantation.

Receiving the command, the Bride Ghost's gaze directly fell on the disciple of the Tianjian Sect.

At the same time, the Bloodlight of the Soul Refining Banner surged, and one after another soul figures condensed out, rushing up with a terrifying momentum.

Chi!

The disciple of the Tianjian Sect, Geng Zheng, only felt his blood and qi in his body surge uncontrollably towards his seven apertures.

As his eyes and mouth overflowed with blood, a clear sword hum sounded from within his body, instantly suppressing the uncontrollable blood and qi.

Immediately after, he was engulfed by countless ghostly figures!

At this moment, Shen Mo had already retrieved the Soul Refining Banner and flew away on the Long Sparrow Sword.

...

Half a day later, in a desolate ghost village.

Shen Mo met up with Chen Mengze.

"It seems like you've suffered quite a few injuries. Are you alright?" Chen Mengze looked at the sword wounds on Shen Mo's body with a concerned expression.

Shen Mo waved his hand. "They're just flesh wounds, it's nothing!"

It had to be said that the disciple of the Tianjian Sect was indeed powerful.

Under the gaze of the Bride Ghost and the siege of hundreds of soul figures, he managed to rely on his heavy sword to fight his way out.

Of course, Shen Mo also left, which was the reason why the soul figures didn't continue to gather and consume him.

And this person's speed on the flying sword was also extremely fast!

He stubbornly stuck to Shen Mo like a piece of chewing gum.

Shen Mo had no choice but to turn around and fight him!

The sword wounds on his body were left at that time.

With the "Dragon Elephant Blood Demon Body" technique, Shen Mo's injuries were not serious. On the contrary, the disciple of the Tianjian Sect named Geng Zheng was beaten half to death by Shen Mo.

If it weren't for the fact that Geng Zheng took out several third-grade talismans in the end to save his life, he would probably have become another powerful soul figure on the Soul Refining Banner by now.

Thinking about this, Shen Mo couldn't help but spit out blood in frustration.

He had only used the Soul Refining Banner and refined the Bride Ghost a little, but he had unexpectedly provoked such a powerful enemy out of thin air.

He clearly took a step back, but this person still chased after him and kept bothering him.

Moreover, he was stubborn and tough, extremely annoying.

Not to mention, even if he won, he didn't gain any benefits!

"If I encounter him again, either I'll kill him in one strike."

"Or I'll explain to him clearly the origin of the Soul Refining Banner!"

"Otherwise, he will always see me as an enemy and cause more trouble."

The comprehension of sword intent is closely related to the experiences, personality, and lifelong aspirations of a swordsman.

Therefore.

From the sword intent, one can roughly glimpse the person's character.

Punishing evil and promoting good is the person's principle.

Dealing with this kind of person is both simple and troublesome: as long as they are not wicked, even if you offend them, you don't have to worry about them seeking revenge.

But once they identify you as an evil cultivator, you have to fight to the death, and even before you die, they will splatter your face with blood.

Fortunately, the other party doesn't know his identity, so let him go.

After taking several pills, he recovered his condition.

Shen Mo couldn't wait and divided the spoils with Chen Mengze.

The cultivators who died in the hands of the bride ghost formed a wedding procession, and they left behind a large number of relics.

Many spatial bags were opened one by one with breaking boundary talismans.

Flying swords, talismans, pills, ghostly minerals, demon pills, spirit souls, various materials...

After taking them all out, they almost formed a small mountain.

The two of them picked and chose, selecting the items they needed.

The rest, the ones they didn't like, were all divided up and sold as spirit stones in the market after leaving the ghost country ruins.

Shen Mo here.

He took away all the spirit souls, demon pills, materials for pill refining and talisman making, a Profound Grade lower-grade inner armor named "Red Carp," and the black coffin left by a disciple of the Ghost Corpse Sect, along with the corpse puppets inside.

There's no need to say much about the materials for pill refining and talisman making.

The inner armor he obtained is called "Red Carp."

It is completely red and crystal clear, with fine scales like fish scales. When worn, it feels exceptionally fitting and light, without any discomfort.

After advancing in Blood Slaughter Body Refinement, his dependence on the inner armor is not as urgent as before.

But having an extra layer of protection is naturally good.

Shen Mo spent thirty spirit stones to buy the "Heart Protector" inner armor, but it had already been repaired and was no longer usable.

Now that he has the Red Carp inner armor, it can replace the broken "Heart Protector."

When he has free time in the future, he will see if he can improve the quality of this red inner armor.

The spirit souls, corpse puppets, and other items were all refined by Shen Mo using the Blood Slaughter Beads, transforming into a stronger physique.

On Chen Mengze's side.

She picked out some good-quality talismans, pills, a nail-shaped magical tool, and a piece of brocade.

The nail-shaped magical tool is about the same size as Shen Mo's North Dipper Sword Embryo, about the length of a finger.

Its power naturally cannot compare to the Flying Sword's slashing and stabbing.

But it excels in being treacherous and ruthless. When thrown, it is silent and without brilliance, making it very suitable for sneak attacks.

With Chen Mengze's cultivation level, if she were to strike with this nail, even if a late-stage Qi Gathering cultivator didn't notice, they would have an extra hole in their body.

The brocade is a defensive magical tool. When activated, it can transform into a light veil and wrap around the surroundings.

It can withstand sword qi, fist energy, fierce fire, poisonous water, and other immortal techniques.

Of course, this brocade is only a Profound Grade lower-grade magical tool.

Don't expect it to be very powerful. It's already good if it can buy one or two breaths of time when facing enemies.

After Chen Mengze refines the two new magical tools, Shen Mo asks her to be on guard.

He wants to refine the pitch-black finger bones into a sword embryo.

"Let's begin! Netherfire."

With a thought, a pale and cold flame appears in Shen Mo's palm.

Then, the finger bones obtained from the ghost's house and one of the North Dipper Sword Embryos float in front of him one after another.

While burning the finger bones with the Netherfire, Shen Mo starts to recall the method of refining and transforming recorded in the "North Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation" jade slip.

With a foundation in the art of forging second-grade weapons, the subsequent steps are not difficult for Shen Mo.

However, he underestimated the extreme intent contained in the finger bones.

Just using the Netherfire to refine them took a day and night.

(End of this chapter)