First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 288: Great Harvest (Seeking Subscriptions)

Tian Qisheng's face was pale, and his robe was torn apart by the sword qi.

A sword mark crossed his chest and abdomen.

The pill he took should be a third-grade Meat and Bone Pill.

Under the effect of the medicine, the sword wound gradually healed. After using his spiritual power to remove the remaining Starfall Sword Qi, it was mostly fine.

"Kid, how did you see through the weakness of my spell?" Tian Qisheng's voice was weak.

Although he was frustrated by the hands of a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator.

If this were to be known in the future, he would probably become the laughingstock of his peers.

But what he cared more about was how Shen Mo seemed to know his weakness as if he were a prophet.

This weakness was extremely subtle and inconspicuous.

Even when fighting against someone at the Spiritual Sea Realm, it was difficult to detect.

But now, it was seen through by a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator at a glance... This made Tian Qisheng quite wary and puzzled.

Seeing Tian Qisheng's inquiry, Shen Mo shook his head and didn't reveal a single word.

[Mingcha Zhongsheng] was a special destiny that concerned his greatest secret.

Even if he exposed the strangeness of the Soul Refining Banner, he would not expose the fact that he possessed the Heavenly Destiny Panel.

"Your Great Handprint Immortal Technique should have been passed down by Zhou Shili, the Peak Master..." Tian Qisheng muttered to himself, guessing at the head of the Starfall Peak.

Shen Mo didn't mind, letting Zhou Shili take the blame. Anyway, with his status and position, Tian Qisheng didn't dare to question him.

"Tian Hong, as the patriarch of my Tian family, since he has agreed to it..."

"Then I won't say anything more!"

"I will go to the family treasury and bring you the required spiritual stones."

"But... do you also need to return the Flowing Shadow Sword of my Tian family?"

Now that the situation was settled, Shen Mo naturally wouldn't back down.

He smiled faintly and said, "Elder Tian, a code for a code!"

"The more than seventy thousand spiritual stones are the materials owed by the Tian Clan to the Garrison Bureau. After making up for it, this matter will naturally be settled."

"But you, Patriarch Tian, injured me with the Spirit Sword before."

"Injuring the Chief of the Garrison Bureau is not a small crime... Moreover, the Flowing Shadow Spirit Sword is already my spoils of war!"

"Is there any reason to use personal wealth to make up for official business?"

Tian Qisheng coughed violently again.

After suppressing his injuries with his cultivation technique, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a dark face, "Kid, you should know that the Flowing Shadow Sword is the sword of the Tian Clan Patriarch!"

"In terms of value and significance, it is different from ordinary magical treasures."

"You dare to take this sword, aren't you afraid of getting burned?"

No matter what Tian Qisheng said, Shen Mo insisted that this sword was his spoils of war.

If Tian Qisheng's injuries weren't so severe, he would have wanted to fight Shen Mo again.

In his heart, he even had the idea of killing his unworthy descendant, Tian Hong.

After glaring fiercely at Tian Hong, Tian Qisheng's imposing manner weakened instantly. "Speak up, how many more spiritual stones do you want?"

"Spiritual stones are not what I lack at the moment!"

Shen Mo's thoughts quickly circulated, and he soon opened his mouth to report a series of celestial treasures and spiritual gold mines.

The Tian Clan had accumulated for five hundred years, and who knows how many good things were stored in their family treasury.

Instead of asking for some spiritual stones, it would be better to exchange the Flowing Shadow Sword for some rare resources that were not available on the market.

Tian Qisheng's chest kept rising and falling as he listened, disregarding his injuries, and argued loudly with Shen Mo.

Even Tian Hong, who was pressed to the ground by the sword qi, couldn't help but speak up and negotiate!

So, the few people who were fighting to the death earlier suddenly started arguing in a strange and absurd manner, appearing quite peaceful.

Many onlookers, who were cultivators, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

But it can be understood!

...

After some bargaining, Shen Mo finally reached an agreement with the Tian family.

After Tian Qisheng entered the Tian Mansion, he didn't make any small moves, after all, he didn't know Shen Mo's "intentions".

Even if Tian Hong was thinking about his own life...

He wouldn't use his divine sense to inform him and activate the formation to shield the Tian family mansion.

After a moment, Tian Qisheng walked up to Shen Mo with a Qiankun bag in his hand.

At the same time, he wiped away the divine sense imprint on it.

Shen Mo took the Qiankun bag, refined it, and then probed it with his divine sense.

"There are exactly 720 middle-grade spirit stones, not one less."

The Tian family didn't mind his reverse rounding operation, whether they didn't care or were too angry to notice.

"Heavenly God Iron, Red Sky Luminous Gold, Thunder Devouring Bead..."

These were all spiritual materials that Shen Mo needed. If they were put up for auction, they would fetch a price higher than what he could currently afford.

Overall, it was worth about the same as a low-grade spiritual flying sword.

However, these kinds of spiritual materials usually get snatched up as soon as they appear.

For Shen Mo, in order to collect them all, he would need to spend a lot of effort in addition to a large sum of spirit stones.

For him,

Being able to save time searching everywhere would be considered a big profit.

Satisfied, Shen Mo nodded and took out the Flowing Shadow Sword that had been sealed by a large handprint and prohibition talismans from the Qiankun bag.

He handed it back to Tian Qisheng.

Then, he raised his Executioner Sword and dissipated the condensed but uncutting Kaijiang Sword Qi.

Releasing everyone, including Tian Hong, who had been suppressed by the sword qi.

"Elder Tian, Clan Chief Tian Hong, and all the members of the Tian family!"

Shen Mo didn't leave immediately, but stood at the entrance of the Tian family, speaking loudly.

Under the shock of his spiritual power, his voice almost entered the ears of all the cultivators present with an indescribable aura.

"Although we had a little unpleasantness."

"The Garrison Bureau still welcomes the Tian family cultivators to come and register."

"These spirit stones and materials will mostly become monthly allowances, distributed to Fellow Daoists who are dedicated to exterminating demons!"

Seeing Shen Mo's actions,

Tian Qisheng and Tian Hong couldn't help but frown again.

He clearly wanted to borrow the Tian family's prestige to show goodwill and attract the cultivators from the small family clans and wandering cultivators in the city.

As expected, Shen Mo continued, "And other Fellow Daoists in the city."

"Whether they come from a cultivation family, or the Golden Toad Tower, the Fighting Gold Sect, or wandering cultivators."

"As long as their strength is outstanding, they don't need to worry about the thinness of the monthly allowance!"

"The Garrison Bureau treats everyone equally. In addition to the monthly allowance, rewards will be given for achievements..."

Just after stepping on the face of the Tian Clan, he used the same prestige to announce to all the cultivators in the city that the Garrison Bureau was recruiting registered cultivators.

Even the Tian Clan, who had a grudge against him, Shen Mo was "forgiving and forgetting" and seeking talents.

This kind of open-mindedness could move many cultivators who had doubts and worries.

"Good kid, good method!"

Tian Qisheng praised and scolded at the same time, waved his sleeve, and turned back to the mansion.

Tian Hong and the others naturally followed suit and closed the door with a loud bang.

Shen Mo didn't mind, he continued to stand there and recruit the crowd of cultivators.

In no time, dozens of cultivators, ranging from Body Tempering stage to Qi Gathering stage, gathered around him.

Elder Xu Tong from the Golden Toad Tower, as well as the cultivators surnamed Zhang and Daoist Qingfeng, came down from the high building and squeezed through the crowd to stand in front of Shen Mo.

(End of this chapter)