First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 205: Tempering, Promotion

Not only Elder Huang, but also the two elders from Xuri Peak and Mingyue Peak couldn't contain their excitement!

Even the Peak Master Zhou Shili broke a few strands of his beard.

Under the suspended stone platform.

Zhao Lingyin's cheeks were slightly flushed, her eyes shining brightly.

As for the other disciples, whether they were senior brothers and sisters from the Linjiang Sect or cultivators from other sects, they no longer spoke, seemingly waiting for the final outcome.

On Mount Tianshan.

The group of newly promoted geniuses had already determined their victory or defeat.

With the help of Shen Mo, Luming from the Linjiang Sect secured second place, stopping at the 644th step.

The other four disciples from the four major immortal sects also established their rankings through several battles.

Li Chen ranked third, stopping at the 619th step.

Therefore, the Ghost Corpse Sect ranked second among the immortal sects.

Meng Sanchi ranked fourth, stopping at the 615th step.

The Heavenly Sword Sect ranked third.

Xiao Linger ranked fifth, stopping at the 570th step.

The Yan Yue Sect ranked fourth.

Yang Chi ranked sixth, stopping at the 560th step.

The Seven Star Altar ranked fifth.

Their strength should not have stopped at this level, but unfortunately, they were heavily injured by Shen Mo earlier.

Originally, Xiao Linger was ranked behind Yang Chi.

However, Meng Sanchi, who had slightly recovered, might be grateful for Xiao Linger's intervention when she stopped Luming earlier.

Or perhaps he resented Yang Chi for taking the initiative to challenge Shen Mo, so he attacked Yang Chi, which could be considered helping Xiao Linger.

But in the end, they couldn't break through the blockade of Li Chen and his corpse puppet, stopping at this point.

Now, there is only half an hour left until the end of the Tianshan Grand Ceremony.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the final ranking.

Li Chen, Meng Sanchi, and other geniuses can no longer see Shen Mo's figure.

But through the sound transmission talisman, they learned that he had already climbed over the 700th step and was still climbing higher.

Although Meng Sanchi's expression was not very good, he had clearly returned to his previous state.

There was no resentment or jealousy in his eyes, but rather a hint of admiration.

Even someone as proud as him didn't dare to boast that he could climb over the 700th step!

The others were also shocked and admired more than resentful.

Except for Xun Tian, who was heavily injured and only climbed over 300 steps before being stopped by Miao Shimei from the Yan Yue Sect.

The resentment on his face frightened Miao Shimei, who took a few steps back, and finally used her jade hairpin artifact to fiercely stab him a few times to vent her anger.

Shen Mo didn't care about the commotion below. If it weren't for the purpose of tempering his own will, he wouldn't have attracted so much attention.

There was only one thought left in his mind, to climb higher and continue climbing!

...

709th step.

"Boom!"

A tremendous force, the sword's might was overwhelming!

"The Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation, rotate!"

Shen Mo activated the sword formation, enveloping himself, which relieved him of a lot of the pressure from Tianshan.

...

714th step.

"Crack!"

Countless terrifying sword qi pierced Shen Mo's heart, making him shudder.

"Three Heads and Six Arms, transform for me!"

This body cultivation technique went crazy, continuously transforming the blood essence into flesh and bones.

Shen Mo grew an extra head on his neck.

Two more arms grew on his ribs, but they were blocked by his robe and armor, so they didn't extend out.

And Shen Mo's physique became three times stronger.

...

723rd step.

Shen Mo held the Demon-slaying Sword, enveloped in the carefree sword intent, as if he was about to ride the wind and return!

Immediately, he countered the pressure of the Heavenly Sovereign Sword Qi with his sword intent, taking another step forward.

When his foot stepped on the 724th step.

On the ground at the foot of the mountain.

There was a burst of thunderous noise!

"724 steps, 724 steps!"

"Junior Brother Shen broke Fairy Pei Yu's record! Who said he couldn't do it earlier? Come out and let me slap you twice."

"I didn't expect that after so many years, the Chi Yan Kingdom has produced another genius comparable to Fairy Pei Yu!"

"Amazing..."

Amidst the noise, Zhao Lingyin's eyes turned slightly red as she took out a sound transmission talisman to send a message to Shen Mo.

But she was worried that this communication would affect his ascent of the Heavenly Mountain!

After hesitating for a long time, she finally suppressed her excitement and simply said, "Congratulations!"

In fact, Zhao Lingyin was overly concerned.

At this moment, even if he wanted to read the sound transmission talisman, it would be extremely difficult for him to use even a trace of spiritual power or a strand of divine consciousness.

After breaking Fairy Pei Yu's climbing record, he used various means to climb thirteen more steps.

But that was the limit!

"736 steps, if I don't use the Soul Refining Banner, I can only stop here..."

"With the Soul Refining Banner, I should be able to climb fifteen more steps."

"Let's forget it... It's not suitable to expose the banner in front of everyone!"

"The benefits I have gained here are already enough. Going further up might damage my Dao body's Qi Sea, not worth it!"

At this moment, Shen Mo was still unaware that his breaking of Fairy Pei Yu's record had shocked everyone.

If he had known, he would have definitely stopped at the 700th step and not continued climbing.

After all, the benefits of these extra thirty steps were far outweighed by the trouble of becoming famous.

What trapped him was that.

There was hardly any record of Fairy Pei Yu in the records of the Linjiang Sect.

Or perhaps it was mentioned in that book, but Shen Mo did not see it among the vast sea of records.

And Peak Master Zhou Shili did not expect Lu Ming to break the climbing record, so he never mentioned it to him.

When Lu Ming conveyed the message to Shen Mo, he naturally did not mention this point.

Many coincidences led to Shen Mo unintentionally revealing part of his true strength!

At this moment, he was completely immersed in the tempering of the Heavenly Sovereign Sword Qi.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

Whether it was the Demon-slaying Sword or the seven North Star Dao Swords, they were all resonating with the carefree sword intent emanating from Shen Mo's body, emitting a high-pitched sword hum.

At the same time, the Purple Mansion Spiritual Power within Shen Mo's body became more condensed, as if it had taken a miraculous elixir, becoming even more refined.

His physical body, under the pressure of the Heavenly Sovereign Sword Qi, became even more tough and resilient after being tempered.

"Dang!"

A bell rang from below the mountain!

Shen Mo raised his eyes and understood that the Heavenly Mountain Competition had ended, and the rankings had been determined. He could descend the mountain now.

However, he did not immediately get up, but continued to sit cross-legged on the stone steps.

Comprehending the various mysteries of the Heavenly Sovereign Sword Qi!

"Boom!"

Shen Mo suddenly felt the three major Dantians in his body tremble.

"I'm about to advance to the Fourth Layer of the Gathering Qi Realm..."

Feeling this, Shen Mo immediately took out another Dragon-Tiger Indiscriminate Pill and swallowed it with a gulp.

The Purple Mansion Heart Sutra continued to operate, constantly converting the medicinal properties of the pill into Purple Mansion Spiritual Power.

And at this moment.

The three major Dantians moved together, using a strong devouring suction force to draw the newly formed spiritual power into the Qi Sea.

But that was not enough.

The spiritual energy around the Heavenly Mountain, infused with the Heavenly Sovereign Sword intent, also formed a vortex and swept towards Shen Mo.

The large vortex, like clouds, shattered under the pressure of the sword qi, turning into small vortices that surged into Shen Mo's body.

This spiritual energy was imbued with a lot of the true meaning of the Heavenly Sovereign Sword Dao.

As Shen Mo absorbed the spiritual energy, he constantly collided, eroded, absorbed, and integrated the carefree sword intent and the residual sword intent within it...

(End of this chapter)