First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 267: Descending to the Mortal World

Repairing the Nine Extremes Crystal Sand Armor requires a considerable amount of Spirit Gold ore!

Fortunately, the material of the Purple Gold Halberd obtained from Liu Yu is extraordinary, and after nine refinements, it can yield a significant amount of Crystal Sand Armor.

Originally, he planned to refine this halberd into a spare flying sword.

However, he had previously taken half of it and refined it into a Forbidden Spirit Shield for Chen Shu.

Now, it seems that it won't be enough to forge a flying sword!

Using it to fill the Nine Extremes Crystal Sand Armor is not considered a waste.

He melted the Purple Gold Halberd into a purple liquid, repeatedly removing impurities.

After nine times, only a small lump of purple energy the size of a jujube remained.

Shen Mo's thoughts stirred.

He summoned the Nine Extremes Crystal Sand Armor, which had shrunk by one circle, and then refined the purple energy into it.

"Ssh!"

"Ssh, ssh!"

Amidst the sound of fine grinding of gold and iron, the injected purple gold quickly mixed with the original crystal sand color.

It was like a spoonful of clear water dripping into thick ink!

After a moment, Shen Mo retrieved the significantly enlarged lump of crystal sand.

"Senior Baiyuan, even though he is only at the Spirit Sea Realm Second Heaven, he was able to defeat me without any resistance!"

"However... compared to facing the Ghost King who was abandoned by the heavens, the situation has improved a lot."

"If I use all my means, even if I end up losing and dying, I can still injure Senior Baiyuan and escape if I am determined to leave."

"It's not like when I fought the Ghost King, where I couldn't defeat him and couldn't escape!"

At that time, the Ghost King had just entered the Third Stage, and his Divine Ability was not yet proficient. His strength should not be as good as Senior Baiyuan's.

If he were to fight it again, Shen Mo was confident that he could entangle it for a long time without being defeated.

"The path to immortality is long and arduous. I must strive in my cultivation!"

Immediately, a middle-grade spirit stone turned into powder in his hand.

Using his special destiny ability, "Warfare," he continued to deduce the cultivation of his techniques and martial skills.

...

In addition to daily cultivation, he refined pills and made talismans to earn spirit stones.

Shen Mo also found time to visit the lakeside pavilion.

He didn't spend much time with Zhao Lingyin, only the time it took to refine two batches of second-grade pills.

Of course, it was Shen Mo who helped her refine them.

Zhao Lingyin stayed by his side, watching him refine pills while playing the qin with him.

Shen Mo didn't hide the fact that he sought revenge for Chen Mengze and her father from her.

Zhao Lingyin didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but she complained that Shen Mo was being reckless and worried about him.

After being comforted with kind words, she quickly brightened up again.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Shen Mo refined a batch of spirit pills and sold them to Qian, the shopkeeper.

Then, he changed his appearance and aura, and exchanged all the spoils of war obtained from the secret storages of the Liu and Wu families for spirit stones.

He also purchased a batch of materials for refining pills and making talismans, preparing to go to Tian Shan City.

But just before he was about to set off, he received a summons from Elder Huang.

Shen Mo arrived at the Star Pavilion in a daze. As soon as he entered the main hall, he found several elite disciples waiting quietly inside, apart from Elder Huang, there was also a Spirit Sea Realm elder.

Seeing Shen Mo's arrival, Elder Huang nodded at him.

Then, he spoke to the disciples in the hall, "Recently, there have been signs of demons appearing everywhere in the borders of the Chi Yan Kingdom."

"After discussing with the Sect Master and the other elders, it has been decided to send disciples from our sect to descend to the mortal world!"

"In addition to guarding our sect's assets, they will also be responsible for sweeping away infiltrating demons, exterminating evil cultivators, and urging all parties to prepare for battle."

"You are all elite disciples of the Star Peak, with extraordinary strength. You should shoulder this great responsibility!"

"This is an order from the sect, and it cannot be declined or taken lightly..."

Shen Mo's expression remained unchanged, but he had some doubts in his heart.

It was not strange for disciples from the peak to descend and guard the four directions.

He had known earlier that many familiar elite disciples from the peak had taken on this position.

However, he was only at the fifth level of the Qi Gathering Realm, so why was he included in the list of those going to guard?

It should be noted that guarding an area was a significant position.

Although it was a temporary duty, it still held considerable weight and authority!

At the same time, it also came with great responsibilities.

Suppressing the Heavenly Demons and exterminating the evil cultivators, tasks that required formidable strength and carried great risks, not to mention.

Just the task of supervising and urging various parties to prepare for battle involved many intricacies.

Although the Five Great Immortal Sects had dominated the Crimson Flame Country for thousands of years, other clans, small sects, and independent cultivators were not under their jurisdiction in name.

Therefore, the Five Great Immortal Sects established the Guarding Division.

And when the demonic calamity was about to occur, the responsibilities of the Cleansing Demon Hall were strengthened...

Through these means, they could use their strength and righteousness to command all parties to resist the demonic calamity together.

But now was not the same as decades ago when the demonic calamity swept through the Crimson Flame Country and wiped out countless lives.

In the area to be guarded, those cultivation clans, small sects, and independent cultivators might treat the disciples going to guard with courtesy, but they would never blindly obey their orders.

How could the disciples going to guard urge them to actively prepare for battle?

Moreover, there was a crucial point that Elder Huang did not mention.

That was to urge all parties to contribute the corresponding amount of resources to the Cleansing Demon Hall.

This was the most difficult part!

If the disciples going to guard had overwhelming strength and an extraordinary background, and there was not even one Spirit Sea Realm expert in the area to be guarded, then it would be simple. They could use force to intimidate.

But if the area to be guarded was filled with powerful Spirit Sea Realm experts from various cultivation clans, small sects, and independent cultivators, then it would be almost impossible to make any progress.

They could only act as laborers, running around to deal with hidden Heavenly Demons and troublemaking evil cultivators...

And they would not be able to collect enough resources to hand over to the Cleansing Demon Hall.

They would also be criticized by the sect, which was truly a thankless task!

A few days ago, Li Zhong and others had complained a lot about this through voice transmission talismans.

Several elite disciples from ordinary backgrounds had suffered a lot of neglect and were almost driven to despair!

In the main hall, Elder Huang continued speaking.

"Those who take on this position, if they handle their duties properly, will also receive abundant merits and contributions in the battle against demons."

"But if they neglect their duties and the following situations occur, the Law Enforcement Hall will also hold them accountable!"

"The first situation is negligence, failing to timely discover lurking Heavenly Demons, allowing them to devour a large number of mortals and cultivators, thus promoting them to higher-level Heavenly Demons..."

"The second situation..."

The disciples in the hall listened attentively, even Shen Mo restrained his distractions and listened carefully to Elder Huang's explanation.

Fortunately, it seemed that the sect was aware of the difficulties faced by the disciples going to guard.

They did not deliberately emphasize the various punishments for urging various forces to contribute resources, showing considerable flexibility!

After the reading was finished, Elder Huang said again, "All disciples going to guard can come forward and receive ten middle-grade spirit stones, a bone-viewing treasure mirror, and a command jade slip..."

Shen Mo also stepped forward and received his allocated resources and command.

He swept his divine sense into the command jade slip, and his brows quickly furrowed.

There was no other reason.

The area he was guarding was precisely the Hongye City and the surrounding hundred-mile radius.

Tian Kang, who had caused trouble for him before, came from the Tian family... and their ancestral land was in Hongye City.

Moreover, this place was one of the prime areas in the Qingzhou region.

There were several large towns nearby, many powerful cultivation clans, and even the mountain gates of several small sects.

(End of this chapter)