First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 217: Wu Gong's Warning

"Then be careful yourself!"

Zhao Lingyin earnestly cautioned, paused for a moment, and hesitated, "My master rushed back from the Alchemy Union and... he wants to see you."

Her master, Wu Gong Wu Keqing, went to the branch of the Alchemy Union to study ancient medicinal formulas.

Because there were heavy restrictions outside his secluded room.

So he only recently received news of the Tian Shan demonic disaster.

Afterwards, Wu Gong put aside his research on ancient formulas and bid farewell to other alchemists.

He flew back to Tian Shan City.

However, by that time, Zhao Lingyin had already safely returned to the city.

Upon learning that Shen Mo had saved his precious disciple, Wu Gong wanted to invite Shen Mo to meet him and personally express his gratitude.

Understanding Wu Keqing's intentions, Shen Mo's uneasiness disappeared.

...

Three miles outside the Demon Cleansing Hall, there was a small courtyard.

With flowing water and pavilions, flowers, plants, and bamboo, the environment was very peaceful.

As a fourth-grade alchemist of the Linjiang Sect and a strong Linghai Realm cultivator, Wu Gong wouldn't settle for just any place to rest.

The inner disciples who came to carry out the demon extermination tasks didn't receive such good treatment.

The Xianfang area in Tian Shan City had limited space.

If they wanted to live comfortably, they either had to spend more spirit stones to rent a spiritual courtyard with abundant spiritual energy or live with ordinary mortals, which came with many restrictions and inconveniences.

Inside the pavilion.

Shen Mo and Wu Gong sat facing each other.

Zhao Lingyin sat on the side, her fair wrists gracefully moving as she brewed spiritual tea for the two.

Shen Mo felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange!

After expressing his gratitude, Wu Keqing didn't speak anymore.

He just drank the spiritual tea and looked at Shen Mo with an inexplicable gaze, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Then there was silence for a while.

Shen Mo put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up to bid farewell, "Since Mr. Wu has no other teachings, then I'll take my leave..."

"Ah! Don't be in a hurry to leave, sit for a while longer."

Helpless, Shen Mo could only sit back down reluctantly and taste the tea in his cup.

Then.

Wu Gong remained silent again, his gaze deep and penetrating, making Shen Mo feel uneasy.

After half an incense stick's worth of time, Zhao Lingyin couldn't bear it anymore.

She snatched Wu Keqing's tea cup and furrowed her eyebrows, "Master, what are you doing?"

"My junior apprentice brother still needs to go to Tian Shan to kill the Heavenly Demons, don't delay him."

"Silly disciple, it's your master's fault..."

Wu Gong chuckled twice.

Then, his expression turned serious, and he said to Shen Mo, "You, young man, have good talent and strength! However, you lack support from a powerful immortal clan. Moreover, you haven't studied under any strong masters within the sect."

"This time at the Tian Shan Grand Ceremony, you made such a big splash..."

"In the future, there may be many difficulties!"

"Be careful in all matters and don't follow in the footsteps of Pei Yu Fairy."

Upon hearing her master's words, Zhao Lingyin couldn't help but feel anxious and secretly communicated with him using her divine sense.

"Master, do you mean that someone will be jealous of junior apprentice brother's achievements and try to harm him?"

"You, this girl, once you have someone you care about, your mind is completely focused on him. Even when I lost the ancient medicinal formula, I didn't see you show such concern."

"I... I didn't..."

Zhao Lingyin's pretty face blushed slightly.

She glanced at Shen Mo without changing her expression and muttered in a low voice using her divine sense.

Wu Gong saw all her small movements and smiled kindly.

"Then tell your master, where did the first batch of fourth-grade spiritual pills you refined go?"

"And a few days ago, every ten days or so, you would leave the lakeside cottage. You would disappear for two or three days. Who did you go to see?"

"Clearly, you didn't want to come to Zhongzhou with your master, so why did you change your mind later?"

"Furthermore, just now I tested this kid a little bit, and you were so quick to defend him..."

As Zhao Lingyin's master, Wu Gong couldn't help but notice her abnormal behavior.

He just felt that it was a good thing that she was no longer obsessed with those low-grade elixirs.

So he didn't interfere much!

Zhao Lingyin was both embarrassed and annoyed by her master's questioning, so she simply poured out the spiritual tea in his cup and filled it with plain spring water.

"Ah, a woman's heart is unpredictable."

Wu Gong sighed, but his face was full of smiles as he carefully tasted the spring water.

Shen Mo was unaware that his master and disciple were communicating through divine thoughts and saying all these things.

In his heart, he felt that Wu Gong's warning was not without reason!

He directly mentioned the matter of Fairy Pei Yu, indicating that this Wu Keqing vaguely knew something about the true cause of Fairy Pei Yu's demise, and there must be something suspicious about it.

But it was inconvenient to say it directly!

Let's not mention the internal affairs of the Linjiang Sect for now.

Based on Zhou Shili's current attention to him, plus his recent great achievements, there shouldn't be anyone in the sect who would dare to do anything that would harm him.

However, there were probably many of the other four great immortals who were thinking about him.

In addition, after being contaminated by the Heavenly Demon, Shen Mo also gained related memories.

It's hard to say if they will deliberately target him!

But Shen Mo was not afraid. He didn't have a powerful immortal clan or a formidable master behind him, so what could they do?

The Heavenly Fate Panel.

That was his biggest reliance!

After cultivating diligently for a while, when his cultivation reached the later stage of Qi Gathering and he improved many of his techniques, his own strength would be enough to rival a strong expert in the Spirit Sea Realm!

By then, if there were any small fries who dared to plot against him, he would just cut them down with his sacrificial banner.

Of course, Shen Mo's considerations in his heart did not mean that he would act recklessly in the future!

He would continue to be cautious where caution was needed.

When he needed to be cunning, he would continue to be cunning.

He would maintain his previous good style, not embarrassing himself, and not going against his own heart!

After all, the "Carefree" Sword Intent he comprehended reflected his personality and pursuit very well.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Lingyin and her master, Shen Mo wielded the Demon-Slaying Sword and flew straight towards Tian Mountain.

Compared to half a day ago, there were fewer and fewer demonic shadows covering the sky.

But the demonic aura was still strong!

It spread around Tian Mountain, within a radius of a hundred miles.

Fortunately, this place was rugged and the land was not fertile.

There were not many ordinary people living here. Otherwise, this demonic disaster alone would have killed countless mortals.

Shen Mo looked up.

He also saw a large number of sect disciples turning into streaks of light, shuttling through the demonic aura, constantly unleashing their immortal techniques to fight against the Heavenly Demons.

With seven or eight decades of experience in blood battles against the Heavenly Demons, the various sects had many means to deal with the demonic contamination of the Heavenly Demons.

Previously, many disciples who came to the Tian Mountain ceremony, including elite inner disciples like Wan Wu, were all contaminated one by one.

Basically, they were caught off guard and suffered losses in terms of numbers.

But now, the cultivators who came to exterminate the demons were prepared and would not be easily contaminated by the demons during the battle.

Clear Void Pills, Demon Suppression Pills, and Illusion-Breaking Pills, as well as many talismans such as Concentration Talismans, Demon-Sealing Talismans, and Ice Heart Talismans, could to some extent prevent being contaminated by the demonic aura.

As for Shen Mo, he was not afraid of the demonic contamination Divine Ability.

Not only did he comprehend the Sword Intent, but he also cultivated the "Divine Soul Visualization Scripture".

He also mastered the Soul Refining Banner and thoroughly studied the Little Heavenly Demon Soul General and the Mutated Demon Soul General.

It was undoubtedly wishful thinking for a third-stage or lower Heavenly Demon to try to contaminate him!

Shen Mo shouted lowly and turned into a brilliant sword light, rushing into the dense demonic shadows.

(End of this chapter)