First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 258: Wrapping Up

"Crash!"

The blood light on the Soul Refining Banner surged, engulfing the souls that had just feasted and pulling them into the banner.

The remains and lost souls of the cultivators from the Liu and Wu families became a delicious meal for the mid-stage second-order demonic soul within the banner.

As for the peak second-order cultivators like Hong Jue and the Ghost Bride, they could only watch helplessly...

Shen Mo currently had no intention of cultivating a third-order demonic soul.

After all, the Soul Refining Banner was an evil cultivation artifact, and no matter how strong his control over it was, there would still be some backlash.

With his current cultivation level, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to suppress a mid-stage third-order demonic soul.

Instead, the banner would become a burden.

He could start cultivating it after he advanced to the seventh stage of Qi Gathering.

As for the undamaged artifacts and the Qiankun Bag, they were all collected by the two of them.

"Boom!"

Shen Mo slashed out with a sword qi, destroying the temporary cave dwelling in Sweet Spring Mountain.

Chen Mengze took out a Qiankun Bag and collected the heads of the cultivators from both families one by one.

When the Chen family was exterminated, the corpses of many clan members were either destroyed by the raging fire or eaten by wild beasts in the mass grave.

Chen Mengze couldn't find a place to pay her respects.

Only the ruins of the Chen family in Sishui City remained, still a desolate land where she could perform the ritual.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

The two of them flew towards the city on their flying swords.

The distance of twenty miles was covered in an instant.

At this moment, Sishui City was eerily quiet, to the point that even the patrolling soldiers were nowhere to be seen.

But Shen Mo knew that most of the cultivators in the city were closely monitoring the movements of the Liu and Wu families.

In fact, as soon as he appeared outside the Liu family's mansion, several divine senses reached out to him.

Shen Mo didn't pay them any mind for now. He took out all the attack talismans from the Qiankun Bag and handed them to Chen Mengze.

"The situation inside the city is different from Sweet Spring Mountain. If you can avoid using the Immortal Technique of the River, then don't use it!"

"Put away the commonly used artifacts as well."

"Now that the Liu and Wu families only have Body Tempering stage cultivators left, these talismans should be enough for you."

"As for the other members of the two families..."

Shen Mo fell silent for a moment before flying towards the secret vault of the Liu family.

He wouldn't kill ordinary mortals who had no cultivation unless they had committed heinous crimes.

But it wasn't him who wiped out an entire family.

What Chen Mengze chose to do was up to her.

...

The secret vault of the Liu family was located ten zhang underground in Liu Dingjiang's residence. It required a specific seal to open the entrance restriction.

However, the memories obtained from the soul-searching spell were incomplete.

Shen Mo didn't have the complete seal, but he had the "Great Hand Seal of the Northern Xuanwu Constellation."

One of the hand seals specialized in breaking restrictions.

"The Northern Xuanwu Constellation, Great Hand Seal. Void!"

Shen Mo formed the hand seals with both hands, and when the final hand seal was completed, a rat-shaped phantom rushed towards the restriction.

Then, its sharp teeth bit into the inscription on the restriction.

"Crack!" The entrance restriction shattered.

The barrier blocking Shen Mo's path also instantly dimmed.

When he first learned this hand seal, Shen Mo had some doubts whether the Spirit-Buried Rat had a trace of the bloodline of the ancient Void Sun Rat.

After all, both were adept at formations and restrictions, and both were rats.

It seemed a bit too coincidental.

However, the Void Sun Rat, which the Great Hand Seal transformed into, seemed to be the key inscription that broke the restriction and destroyed the entire barrier.

And the Spirit-Buried Rat's Divine Ability, "Concealment," could ignore restrictions.

It seemed that there were some differences after all!

Breaking the prohibition, Shen Mo stopped thinking too much and stepped into the secret vault.

Although the Liu family is one of the two major families in the city of Sishui, there aren't many good things in the secret vault.

There are only some spirit stones, basic materials, and some low-grade elixirs, talismans, and magical tools, which is normal.

Cultivation itself consumes a lot of resources, and if there were any treasures, Liu Dingjiang and his son would have used them long ago.

High-grade pills, talismans, magical tools, etc., are all carried with them.

It is impossible for them to be left unused in the secret vault.

The purple-golden halberd in Liu Yu's hand has consumed a lot of precious spirit gold.

Shen Mo plans to refine it again and see if he can turn it into a Profound Grade top-grade flying sword.

"The treasure they obtained from the ruins is quite good!"

"This thing should belong to the Chen family. If there is a chance, I will go to Dasheng Mountain and Zizhu Valley to retrieve this treasure."

"With this treasure, Chen Shijie's cultivation progress can also be faster!"

The so-called "chance".

Naturally, it is waiting for the death of Huo Que Dao Ren!

Or Shen Mo's strength is enough to rival the seventh level of the Spiritual Sea Realm.

From the souls of Liu Dingjiang, Wu Dayong, and others, Shen Mo glimpsed the true appearance of this treasure.

It is a Yin-Yang Jade Disk.

It can absorb the essence of the sun and moon and turn it into drops of nectar.

This kind of nectar has the medicinal properties comparable to second-grade elixirs!

What's even more valuable is that even with a large amount of consumption, it will not produce any poison.

For Shen Mo and other outstanding talents, such a treasure is not much.

But for cultivators with mediocre aptitude, it is an unparalleled treasure!

It can accelerate the cultivation speed and narrow the gap in aptitude with extraordinary talents.

However, this Yin-Yang Jade Disk is jointly controlled by Dasheng Mountain and Zizhu Valley, and it greatly benefits their disciples.

To retrieve it...

First, they have to face the strong seventh level of the Spiritual Sea Realm, Huo Que Dao Ren!

Leaving the Liu family's secret vault, Shen Mo followed the same procedure and swept through the Wu family's treasury again.

The wealth of the Liu and Wu families mainly comes from various industries in the city of Sishui, which Shen Mo cannot take away.

He can only benefit other small families and wandering cultivators in the city.

As for the resources that can be taken away, converted into medium-grade spirit stones, it is probably around three hundred.

Taking into account the spoils obtained from killing two Qi Gathering Realm cultivators in Tianquan Mountain, it should be able to reach four hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

Half of them need to be returned to Chen Mengze and Uncle Chen!

When Shen Mo came out of the Wu family's treasury, he found that Chen Mengze was already waiting for him at the entrance of the Wu family.

With his divine sense, he discovered that the members of the Liu and Wu families who had cultivation were all beheaded by Chen Mengze, regardless of age.

Their heads, along with the heads of Liu Dingjiang and others, were piled up at the Chen family's ruins.

As for the members of the two families who did not cultivate due to being too young, poor aptitude, or low status...

They did not suffer any consequences!

To be honest, Shen Mo didn't care too much about whether these people lived or died!

If they were killed, they were just ordinary people who were slaughtered for the Chen family.

If they could leave alive, it was also Chen Mengze's "kindness"!

However, Shen Mo was quite pleased that Chen Mengze was able to stop killing in time.

Shen Mo could see the relief in her expression, which faded after avenging her blood feud.

This time when returning to the sect, it shouldn't take long before she can attempt to advance to the seventh level of the Spiritual Sea Realm!

At this moment...

Shen Mo suddenly sensed a powerful divine sense fluctuation quickly scanning over him.

"A Spiritual Sea Realm expert!" Chen Mengze's expression also became serious.

Shen Mo paused for a moment and nodded.

In the field of his flawless vision, a spiritual light flew from Dasheng Mountain at an astonishing speed, heading towards the city of Sishui.

From its momentum, it should not be Huo Que Dao Ren, who possesses the seventh level of the Spiritual Sea Realm.

It should be Liu Yu's master, Baiyuan Dao Ren, a second-level Spiritual Sea Realm expert!

(End of this chapter)