First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 168: High-Quality Spiritual Artifact

"They're dead, all dead!"

Zhang Taian's voice was heavy.

All of his soldiers were dead.

Either turned into ghostly creatures in extreme pain, or torn apart and devoured by other ghostly creatures.

Now, he was the only one left.

When he was dragged back by the ghostly bride, he saw from a distance that the palace was filled with various ghostly creatures.

Occasionally, there would be flashes of spiritual light from formations and talismans.

But they were just a small part among countless ghostly creatures.

Like the faint glow of fireflies in the pitch-black night, barely visible.

Perhaps after an hour or the burning of an incense stick, the palace would completely fall.

Except for the outsider, Shen Xianshi.

Perhaps, Zhang Taian himself was the last living person in the Tian Shun Kingdom!

He had mentally prepared himself.

But when this day came, he still couldn't accept it.

"Shen Xianshi, is my country really gone?"

"The people I protected, the commoners I cared for..."

"My soldiers, the farmers who toiled in the fields, the merchants struggling to make a living, even the courtesans selling their charms..."

"They're all dead. If not dead, they've become ghostly creatures."

"Shen Xianshi, tell me, what can I do while I'm still alive?"

Two streams of blood tears flowed down Zhang Taian's face.

Shen Mo remained silent, his expression dim.

He had never experienced the pain of losing a country or a family, so he couldn't offer any comforting words.

He couldn't bear to tell Zhang Taian that in the future, the Tian Shun Kingdom would become a ghostly country, with no one surviving.

After hesitating for a long time, Shen Mo took out healing pills to treat Zhang Taian's injuries.

Then, he took out a large amount of food, dried meat, and a batch of cultivation resources, all packed into a low-grade Qiankun Bag that he had seized.

At the same time, he helped Zhang Taian refine the Qiankun Bag.

"Soon, I will have to leave here. I can't stay for long."

"Wait a moment, I will arrange a soul general to send you out of the capital!"

"Perhaps..."

"There are still many living people outside the city, struggling to survive."

"You can help them find a place to survive amidst the tide of ghosts."

Upon hearing this, determination returned to Zhang Taian's eyes. He put on his face mask and nodded heavily at Shen Mo.

Immediately, Shen Mo activated the Soul Refining Banner.

He summoned the Green-Skinned Ghost Iron Mountain, the ghostly bride, and even Hong Jue, the solitary cultivator, three powerful soul generals.

The soul general Iron Mountain had killed before was a peak second-stage ghostly creature, a Gold-Piercing Ghost.

It was transformed from a prominent noble in the capital.

All the gold and silver it had accumulated in its lifetime were worn on its body, but they were merely decorative and had no practical use.

However, this kind of ghostly creature still retained the power to suppress others that it had in its lifetime.

It could command other ghostly creatures to obey its orders.

Compared to individual ghostly creatures, they were much more troublesome.

With the protection of the three powerful soul generals, Shen Mo estimated that even if the Gold-Piercing Ghost called for reinforcements and chased after Zhang Taian, the three soul generals would be able to safely escort him out of the city.

"Shen Xianshi, take care of yourself!"

These were Zhang Taian's final words of farewell.

The ghostly bride carried Zhang Taian and, escorted by Iron Mountain and Hong Jue, floated towards the treasury.

The peak second-stage Gold-Piercing Ghost did not catch up to them outside the treasury. Otherwise, Shen Mo wouldn't mind using the formation restrictions to deal with the ghost.

The ones who died outside the treasury were just insignificant little ghosts.

Apart from the dissipating ghostly aura, there were patches of tattered remains on the ground.

Once Shen Mo sensed that the three soul generals had safely sent Zhang Taian out of the city, he withdrew his attention and continued his work of refining the Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Gang.

"Drip!"

A pool of crimson blood fell onto the gathered crystal sand gang.

Accompanied by Shen Mo's spiritual imprint and the infusion of spiritual energy, the crimson blood flowed like a living fish, circulating on the golden iron sand.

Meanwhile, Shen Mo felt that the connection between himself and this high-quality spiritual weapon was gradually becoming tighter.

"It's not easy to refine a Profound Grade high-quality spiritual weapon."

Shen Mo muttered to himself and swallowed another Qi-merging pill, continuing the refinement.

...

Two days later.

The capital city of Tianshun Kingdom had completely become a ghost town.

The ghost bride who escorted Zhang Taian, Hong Juesanren, and Qingpi Guitieshan had all returned to the Soul Refining Banner through self-destruction.

Inside the Town Defense Bureau, there was not a single living person left.

Whether it was eunuch cultivators, extraordinary martial artists, or imperial officials, they either became fierce ghosts or delicious meals for fierce ghosts.

Except for the treasury guarded by the formation!

The prohibition lights were still flickering.

Many ghosts that broke through were killed.

However, the more ghosts the formation killed, the more powerful and fierce ghosts noticed this place.

Including the golden-clad ghost.

Even in death, it still maintained its high-class style.

With a wave of its hand, a large number of ghosts continuously attacked the formation, eventually turning into strands of ghost energy and scattered remnants.

Under the relentless assault of the ghost tide, it was unknown how long the formation could hold on!

Inside the treasury.

Shen Mo formed a hand seal with his fingers and pointed it towards the void.

Suddenly, a faint white light flew out from his sleeve.

After carefully manipulating the formation, the white light flew towards the sky and disappeared into the dark clouds in the blink of an eye.

"Baili Faming, activate!"

Immediately, a white light flashed in Shen Mo's eyes.

Through the feedback of the Unobstructed Eye, Shen Mo felt as if he was in the clouds, with the entire capital city of Tianshun Kingdom, including the outskirts, within his line of sight.

During this time, he not only refined the "Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Gang" and the "Unobstructed Eye," but also rushed to refine a batch of Revival Pills and talismans.

In the field of vision of the Unobstructed Eye.

Shen Mo saw.

The capital city of Tianshun Kingdom and the surrounding areas had completely become a ghost country!

Starving ghosts, hanging ghosts, drowning ghosts, feces-eating ghosts... Red Devil ghosts, Qingpi ghosts, golden-clad ghosts...

Any ghost that Shen Mo had encountered or knew of could be found in the city.

There were also many strange and unfamiliar souls that even he had never seen before.

For a moment, Shen Mo had the illusion that he had left the Gate of Ghosts and returned to the ruins of the ghost country.

"Crack!"

"Crack, crack!"

"Creak!"

Strange sounds came from all around.

The formations inside and outside the treasury could no longer withstand the erosion of a large number of fierce ghosts.

After a brilliant flash of light, the formations directly collapsed and dissipated.

Without the obstruction of the formations, the ghosts, led by the golden-clad ghost, rushed into the treasury and surrounded Shen Mo.

"Good timing, just in time to test the power of my new treasure!"

A loud laughter came from the midst of the ghosts, and then the ghost crowd suddenly expanded like a blown-up bladder.

"Buzz!"

An invisible gas barrier, centered around Shen Mo, directly pushed all the approaching ghosts away, regardless of their strength.

Then, the Blood Curtain of Soul Refining Banner trembled, and the ghost shadows roared and struggled.

The two hundred souls led by Hong Juesanren and the ghost bride turned the tables and surrounded the golden-clad ghost and its subordinates.

Shen Mo didn't care about ordinary quality ghosts.

In the blink of an eye, they were torn into shreds of ghost energy by higher-level souls.

As for the relatively high-quality ghosts, after being beaten by the souls, they were immediately entangled by blood light and pulled into the Soul Refining Banner for refinement.

(End of this chapter)