First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 212: Li Zhong of the Star Peak

Tianshan City.

Ten miles southwest.

A sword qi erupted from the ground, causing a deep well-like hole to appear on the surface as debris flew around.

Soon after, two figures riding swords emerged from the hole.

It was Shen Mo and Zhao Lingyin.

After four hours of arduous digging, they finally arrived near Tianshan City.

Along the way, the demonic beast, Wanwu, relentlessly pursued them.

Zhao Lingyin cleared the way ahead while Shen Mo repeatedly obstructed and destroyed the stone path, narrowly avoiding being caught by it.

During this time, they even stumbled upon a tomb palace.

The tomb palace was incredibly huge, with layers of prohibitions guarding it. It should be the burial place of a powerful individual.

However, the demon lord was still hot on their heels.

Shen Mo didn't release his hidden spirit mouse and instead went in to explore.

Half an hour ago, Shen Mo received a message from Lu Ming's talisman, saying that the powerful experts from the five major immortal sects had led a large number of disciples and rushed to join the battle.

This made Shen Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

Even though they had teleportation arrays, saving them the trouble of rushing there, the fact that the five major immortal sects were able to organize their forces so quickly and head to Tianshan to exterminate the demons...

It indicated that the Chiyan Kingdom hadn't experienced a large-scale demonic disaster.

Soon after, Shen Mo contacted a senior brother from the Star Peak, who possessed peak Qi Gathering cultivation and was skilled in long-distance communication talismans.

"Senior Brother Li Zhong should be nearby!"

Shen Mo activated his All-Seeing Eye technique and scanned the surroundings. Soon, he discovered three streaks of light flying towards them.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

After a moment, three disciples of the immortal sect landed on their swords in front of Shen Mo and Zhao Lingyin.

"Junior Brother Shen Mo, it's great that you're safe!"

"Sweeping through the disciples of other immortal sects and breaking the records left by Fairy Peiyu... with such talent and strength..."

"If you had died at the hands of the demon lord, the Peak Master would have gone mad."

The one leading them was Li Zhong, an inner disciple of the Linjiang Sect. He had reached the 9th layer of the Qi Gathering stage and was an elite of the Star Peak.

He had a burly figure, a broad face, and large ears. His eyes weren't particularly big, but they were radiant.

He wasn't wearing the sect's attire, only a simple leather armor.

His muscular arms were exposed, giving off an air of boldness and recklessness.

Like Senior Sister Yao Ting, Shen Mo had met this Senior Brother Li at a gathering of inner disciples in the peak, so he had a deep impression of him.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li, for your concern! These two are..."

Seeing him rambling on, Shen Mo quickly paid his respects and interrupted him.

Li Zhong smacked his lips, seeming somewhat unsatisfied.

Then, he turned around and introduced Shen Mo.

"These two are my good friends from outside the sect!"

"This person is Shangguan Jie, a disciple of the Tianjian Sect. He has reached the 8th layer of the Qi Gathering stage and his swordsmanship is extremely sharp!"

Shen Mo followed suit and paid his respects.

However, Shangguan Jie seemed to hold a great prejudice against him and only snorted coldly, showing great disrespect.

Shen Mo didn't take it to heart.

After all, not long ago, he had beaten Meng Sanchi, the genius of the Tianjian Sect, to a pulp, causing the Tianjian Sect to only achieve third place in the Tianshan rankings.

"She is Song Fang, a disciple of the Yan Yue Sect!"

"Don't be fooled by her cultivation at the 7th layer of the Qi Gathering stage. Her strength is not weak, and she excels in the art of formations."

"We can't do without her when dealing with a second-stage peak demon."

Song Fang from the Yan Yue Sect didn't have the same bad attitude as Shangguan Jie. She smiled and returned Shen Mo's greeting.

Just introduced Shen Mo and Zhao Lingyin to his two good friends.

Li Zhong suddenly grinned and pointed at Shen Mo, proudly saying to Guan Jie and Song Fang, "He is Shen Mo!"

"I am a disciple of the Inner Sect of the Linjiang Sect and the Xingchen Peak."

"A few hours ago, I defeated other geniuses of the immortal sects..."

"I climbed the stone steps of Tian Shan and reached 736 steps in one breath!"

"Do you know what that means? The former Fairy Pei Yu..."

Before Li Zhong could finish speaking, he was hit on the back of his head by a fierce palm strike from Song Fang.

"Clang!"

The slap sounded like hitting a solid iron bell.

Li Zhong didn't even flinch, but he knew that Song Fang had some objections and closed his mouth reluctantly.

At this moment, Shen Mo probably understood why Guan Jie didn't have a good expression on him.

It's probably because this Senior Brother Li has been provoking trouble all the way!

Every sentence he says, he never forgets to poke at the pain of the Tianjian Sect and the Yan Yue Sect.

Guan Jie and Song Fang have probably endured until now because they couldn't beat Li Zhong!

Fortunately, Song Fang's slap interrupted Li Zhong's incessant chatter!

Shen Mo took the opportunity to quickly explain the situation of the Tianmo Wanwu.

Then, Song Fang nodded to everyone.

They surrounded the mouth of the deep well and inserted small flags, connecting them together with golden spiritual liquid.

Li Zhong and Guan Jie stood beside the well, waiting for the appearance of the Tianmo Wanwu.

Seeing their orderly preparations, Shen Mo finally felt relieved.

Although he knew Li Zhong, he wasn't very familiar with his character.

He didn't expect this Senior Brother Li to be so "bold and unrestrained"!

Shen Mo turned around and faced the beauty beside him, smiling and saying, "Master Ling... cough... I want to help Senior Brother Li deal with the demon!"

"Lingyin, you go back to Tianshan City first, so as not to be affected by the battle here!"

"After killing this demon, I will come to find you in the city."

Zhao Lingyin's cheeks turned slightly red, but her eyes were clear and bright like a heavenly lake.

She nodded, then took out a jade box from her Qiankun bag and handed it to Shen Mo.

When Shen Mo opened the jade box, he saw several bottles of elixirs inside, all of which were third-grade spirit pills that could restore spiritual power and nourish the soul. There were even five pills of the Purifying Source Pill, which could dispel poison.

Roughly counting, there were thirty to forty pills!

Earlier, when they were digging underground, she didn't let Shen Mo take second-grade spirit pills.

She said that higher-grade spirit pills had better effects and were easier to dispel poison.

Then she took out more than twenty third-grade spirit pills and gave them to Shen Mo to take.

Now, she was going back to Tianshan City, so she took out all the third-grade spirit pills she had.

Shen Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Are you trying to feed me like a pig?"

"There were still more than ten pills left before. You might as well use these spirit pills to exchange for treasures..."

Speaking of this, Shen Mo paused slightly.

He originally wanted to say that the demonic calamity was coming, and the world was becoming more and more unstable.

He wanted Zhao Lingyin to exchange for more powerful treasures, immortal techniques, martial arts, etc., to enhance her strength.

But then he thought that she didn't lack these external things at all.

The emerald green jade sword she held in her hand was a Profound Grade top-grade flying sword, and it also had the "Life-taking" sword intent.

The occasional display of her swordsmanship was also a top-level immortal technique of the sect, of a higher rank than his "Shangqing Sword Technique."

In her sea of consciousness, there was the treasure soul cauldron guarding her soul, faintly surpassing the Profound Grade level, with a hint of the aura of a spiritual weapon.

And the seemingly ordinary alchemist robe she wore was also a Profound Grade top-grade robe.

The cloud boots on her feet, the jade belt around her waist, and even the red silk used to tie her hair were all high-grade treasures.

She possessed a top-grade alchemy cauldron and had several types of earth fire...

(End of this chapter)