First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 281: Blocking the Door with Strength

Inside the mansion, Tian Hong's face looked grim as he held the clan leader's sword.

The Tian Clan, a prominent immortal clan, paid over three thousand low-grade spirit stones to the Garrison Bureau every year, which was not considered much.

However, due to the accumulation of years, it had reached a staggering number of over seventy thousand.

If converted into medium-grade spirit stones, it would be over seven hundred.

But the Tian Clan did not pay this sum without any effort.

They simply bypassed the Garrison Bureau and directly paid it to the cultivators they were trying to win over and recruit.

When calculated carefully, the Tian Clan's efforts in this regard over the years might be far more than seventy thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Of course, these efforts also brought greater returns.

However, it was impossible for Tian Hong to willingly make up for this debt.

"Kid, don't speak nonsense," Tian Hong warned.

"The Tian Clan has paid much more than these seventy-two thousand spirit stones to maintain the peace of Hongye City!"

"If the Garrison Bureau is unable to fulfill its duties, we will lend a hand. How can we be expected to contribute and lose money at the same time?"

"Your behavior..."

"What's the difference between you and those cultivators who only collect their salaries without doing any real work?"

Tian Hong, as the one in charge of the Tian Clan, was indeed quick to find an excuse.

He used Shen Mo's previous actions to accuse him of his current actions.

It was like using the enemy's spear to attack the enemy's shield.

"Oh?"

Shen Mo responded lightly, nodding calmly.

"According to Clan Leader Tian, these cultivation resources were all used to maintain the peace within the city, is that right?"

As soon as Shen Mo said this, Tian Hong felt a sense of unease.

And as expected...

In the next moment...

Shen Mo continued, "Since that's the case, I want to discuss with Clan Leader Tian about the responsibility for the invasion of the Heavenly Demon today!"

"Did you spend these seventy-two thousand spirit stones on stray dogs?"

"That's not right. If that were the case, you should have been able to summon a second-rank dog demon..."

"In that case, you could have barked at the demon leader a few times!"

"But instead, while I was away, a mutated Heavenly Demon entered the city and even devoured several Fellow Daoists and six members of the Chi Clan!"

"The blame from the Five Great Immortal Sects and the Garrison Bureau Headquarters will naturally fall on me."

"But before that..."

"Tian Clan, you also need to give me an explanation!"

After saying this, Shen Mo couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with Tian Hong. He waved his right hand.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz buzz!"

The seven-inch-long swords wrapped around his wrist whizzed out.

"The Big Dipper Sword Formation, rotate!"

Shen Mo chanted an incantation with his mouth and pointed his finger towards the Tian Clan mansion.

In an instant, a towering sword formation took shape.

Amidst the rumbling sound, it enveloped the entire Tian Clan mansion, which covered a vast area.

At this moment, the seven Big Dipper swords, Tian Shu, Tian Ji, and Yao Guang had all reached the level of high-grade Profound Grade.

The remaining four were also very close to high-grade.

Not long ago, Shen Mo had experienced a breakthrough in his sword technique, which had improved his proficiency in this sword formation.

The power had also increased as a result.

Coupled with the passive boost from the Divine Ability "Sword Body," the power of this Big Dipper Sword Formation had reached a level that even Shen Mo himself couldn't accurately estimate.

He didn't know if he could use this sword formation to compete against a cultivator in the Spirit Sea Realm.

Brilliant sword light filled the air in all directions.

Under the pressure of the terrifying sword aura, the Tian Clan was like a bug, unable to escape easily.

This action also angered Tian Hong, the clan leader of the Tian Clan.

"Shuzi, how dare you be so arrogant!"

A furious shout echoed from within the Tian residence.

At the same time, Shen Mo felt a great sense of danger.

This was not an illusion!

He had already put on the Fate Chrysalis, and at this moment, this special Fate was continuously warning him.

If he stood still and did nothing, a fatal danger would befall him!

Unfortunately, Shen Mo's five senses and divine consciousness did not perceive any danger, nor did they provide any mental cues.

However, compared to the easily deceived and manipulated divine consciousness, Shen Mo believed more in the Fate Chrysalis!

In the next instant, his thoughts shifted, and the Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Armor overflowed from his meridians.

Instead of transforming it into a crystal sand armor shield, he covered it on his skin, as if it were coated with a layer of copper and iron crystal film.

This artifact had three uses.

One was to hide it in the meridians to enhance physical strength.

Even if it was only partially absorbed, it could reduce the damage to the flesh to a minimum.

The second was to create a protective shield of qi, which could block most attacks.

The last was to float on the surface of the body, essentially protecting only one person, with the strongest defensive power.

But having just the Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Armor was not enough!

Suddenly, two arms sprouted from under Shen Mo's ribs, protruding from his inner armor and robe, and quickly formed a series of hand seals.

He silently recited an incantation.

Finally, his hand seals settled on the Northern Xuanwu Seven Constellations, the Great Hand Seal of the Wall!

A phantom of a wild boar appeared between his second pair of palms.

Like a copper wall and an iron barrier.

Extremely solid, protecting Shen Mo all around.

In addition, his original arms did not stop either. Facing the direction of the Tian residence, he slashed out a move of the Senluo Sword Style!

Although he did not know what the danger was, it was clear that it came from the Tian family residence.

Either the Tian family was hiding a Spirit Sea Realm expert, or Tian Hong had used the family's heritage...

Although it seemed like there were many actions, only half a breath had passed.

"Swoosh!"

The sword qi unleashed by Shen Mo, like a collapsing mountain blocking a river, appeared as countless separate yet closely connected boulders.

They converged into a sword qi, splitting the void in front of him!

Then, the sword qi shattered.

As it turned into countless fragments of light, Shen Mo also saw the source of the danger.

It was a flying sword!

Or rather, it was a spirit sword that had reached the level of a spiritual weapon and had given birth to a sword spirit!

This spirit sword not only had formidable power, but also ignored the blockade of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation and directly stabbed towards him.

After shattering the Opening Jiang Sword Qi, it disappeared once again.

But at this moment, not only the Fate Chrysalis, but also Shen Mo's five senses and divine consciousness were frantically warning him.

This elusive spirit sword had not been blocked by the Opening Jiang Sword Qi, and was still assassinating him.

"Poof!"

In the next instant, the spirit sword slashed in front of Shen Mo.

It collided with the Great Hand Seal of the Wall, and then the phantom of the wild boar faded away!

Fortunately, although the Opening Jiang Sword Qi and the Great Hand Seal did not stop the spirit sword, they also wore down about seventy to eighty percent of its power.

By the time the spirit sword pierced Shen Mo, the Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Armor had also diminished three-quarters of its threat.

"Poof!"

The spirit sword entered his body and pierced his left shoulder blade.

Originally, it was aimed at his heart, but in the instant that the Nine Extreme Crystal Sand Armor blocked its blade, Shen Mo used his light body technique to move.

In fact, even if Shen Mo's heart was pierced now, he would not be afraid.

He only needed to use the "Three Heads and Six Arms True Immortal Technique" to heal his heart with the essence of his blood.

However, he made this choice for a reason.

After cultivating two major body cultivation techniques and investing countless resources, his physical body was already comparable to a peak second-order demonic beast.

The power of the spirit sword had already greatly diminished, and after it pierced his shoulder blade, it was unable to penetrate further.

Not only that, the body of the sword was firmly wedged in Shen Mo's bone and flesh wound.

It trembled incessantly, unable to advance or retreat!

(End of this chapter)