First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 162: Cannibalism

Hong Jue, the hermit, did not disappoint Shen Mo!

Two round black beads, attached with prohibition talismans, lay quietly in a corner of the bag.

However, besides the Thunderous Wrath Beads, there were only a few pills and talismans. Shen Mo did not find the promised one thousand spirit stones and Profound Grade medium-grade magic weapon from Hong Jue, as he had expected.

There were low-grade spirit stones, but only five hundred of them.

There were magic weapons as well, but they were just a low-grade flying sword of the Profound Grade, a worthless common item.

It seemed that he had invested all his resources into cultivating the "Thousand Poisons Transforming Water Technique" and water-based magic weapons.

"The apology he made back then was just empty words!"

"Once I take away the sword formation, he will probably still try to harm me by using the Thunderous Wrath Beads to launch a surprise attack."

Having obtained two Thunderous Wrath Beads, Shen Mo was quite satisfied.

Carefully removing the prohibition talismans, he took out a North Star Sword Embryo and began to refine it.

Unlike other heavenly treasures, the Thunderous Wrath Beads did not need to be melted with earth fire. They only needed to extract their essence using the technique of forging.

The foundation of the sword embryo had already been cast, which was simpler than repairing the robe and armor.

After two hours.

A small sword, filled with the essence of water, coiled around Shen Mo's fingertips.

[Through forging, you have upgraded the Profound Grade medium-grade "One of the North Star Seven Star Sword Embryos" to the Profound Grade high-grade "Tianji." You have gained new insights into the art of forging, and your forging experience has increased by 30.]

"With two Thunderous Wrath Beads, the North Star Sword Embryo has transformed into a Profound Grade medium-grade weapon. To continue advancing, I probably need five more similar beads."

"To upgrade it to a top-grade magic weapon, I will need ten more on top of the Profound Grade high-grade."

Shen Mo felt delighted.

As long as the sword embryo could take shape, whether it was medium-grade or top-grade, it would greatly enhance the power of the sword formation.

...

"Immortal Master, please save me!"

Shen Mo was sorting through the items in the other four bags when the village chief of Matou Village rushed into the yard and knelt down, crying for help.

The spirit-storing rats, which had been released for ventilation and surveillance, were staring at the village chief with their small green eyes.

"Master, should I drive him away?"

Although this little guy was greedy and lazy, lying down when there was no meat to eat, it was still a mid-stage second-order demonic beast. It didn't pay much attention to ordinary people.

"Forget it, let's go and take a look."

Shen Mo rolled up his sleeves and put all kinds of spirit stones and miscellaneous items into his own bag.

In fact, with his keen ears and eyes, he probably already knew what had happened.

Matou Village, west of the village.

Strong villagers wielding hoes and poles were fighting against the starving ghosts in the courtyard.

Most of the weak villagers had no expressions of fear on their faces.

Except for numbness.

Their eyes occasionally flickered with green light, greedily staring at the pot of meat soup inside the house.

But they didn't dare to approach because there were ghosts present.

The starving ghosts paid no attention to the scalding meat soup.

Next to the meat soup, there was one of the strong villagers who had been feeding the starving ghosts with blood during the day.

At this moment, he only had one arm left.

Without thinking, it was clear that his lost arm had already become a delicacy for the starving ghosts.

Facing the ugly and terrifying starving ghosts, he showed no fear.

But now, his face was filled with despair, and his body couldn't help but tremble, as if he was afraid of his own future.

"The Immortal Master is here! The Immortal Master is here to eliminate the ghosts!"

The strong villagers cheered.

But the weak villagers remained silent.

It seems that everything is unrelated to them except for that pot of meat soup.

"Evil spirits want to eat people, and people also want to eat people! This world..."

Shen Mo sighed deeply.

Upon hearing these words, the village chief and the strong villagers all had a change in their expressions.

In order to not "offend" the immortal master, they deliberately chose to have their meal in the middle of the night. As a result, one starving villager ended up becoming a ghost.

They broke into one of the houses and injured the homeowner.

Immediately, the village chief of Matou Village thought of the immortal master who was resting at home.

Unexpectedly, Shen Mo had already seen the dirty things happening in the village.

"Buzz!"

The Long Sparrow Sword released a brilliant sword aura.

The villagers who were barely alive during the day had instantly turned into ashes under the sword aura, becoming hungry ghosts.

"Immortal master, spare us! We had no choice."

The village chief and hundreds of strong villagers all knelt down, continuously kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"The harvest of crops is getting worse every year, and even the wild animals in the mountains are almost extinct."

"There are also many people who starve to death and turn into terrifying ghosts, eating whatever they see."

"If we can't eat enough to fill our stomachs and have no strength, the entire village will be killed and eaten by the ghosts!"

"Our elderly family members saw no hope of survival and hanged themselves, that's why we resorted to eating..."

Shen Mo nodded calmly, "What about the children and young people in the village? Are they also consciously choosing to hang themselves?"

"This..."

The village chief of Matou Village fell silent and kept kowtowing.

Tears and snot flowed down his face, mixing with the blood flowing from his forehead, making him look extremely pitiful.

Gradually, the villagers who had a numb expression also began to kneel down.

In a weak voice, they pleaded on behalf of the village chief and the other strong villagers to the "immortal master".

The situation was almost clear!

In Matou Village, there was a high chance that the starving villagers would turn into hungry ghosts.

And the elderly in the village either voluntarily or passively hanged themselves.

Compared to hungry ghosts, there were slightly fewer hanging ghosts.

Even the children, young people, and the sick and disabled in the village, like the elderly, had become the desperate food source for the villagers.

Even those physically weak middle-aged men and women were almost no different from the food reserves.

But even so, they still struggled to survive!

In order to have someone in Matou Village to resist the ghosts, they even knelt down and begged Shen Mo on behalf of the village chief and those who ate the most meat.

"You all, strive to live!"

With a finger seal, the Long Sparrow Sword hovered and landed at Shen Mo's feet.

Immediately, he stepped onto the flying sword and flew away from Matou Village.

Flying all the way.

The villages he encountered were either dilapidated and declining, without a trace of vitality.

Or they were like Matou Village, barely surviving by eating people.

The same was true for the towns!

Shen Mo looked on, walked on...

What he saw was only more misery!

He did not intervene to change anything, or rather, he was powerless to change anything.

Just like in Matou Village, even if he had killed the village and the hundreds of strong villagers, what difference would it make?

Their bodies would soon be eaten by other villagers, and before long, everything would return to the way it was.

Moreover.

For what reason should he kill a group of mortal beings who were struggling to survive?

(End of this chapter)