First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 123: Turning Misfortune into Fortune

"If I don't have enough spiritual power to replenish, I won't be able to hold on."

"Either I'm left with nothing after being nibbled by these little demons, or I'm drained by the massive amount of spiritual energy required by the Soul Refining Banner."

In fact, it wasn't his mistake. He hadn't prepared enough spiritual medicine for his journey.

But under normal circumstances, no one could have anticipated this situation.

A box of Revitalizing Pills contains fifty pills, and two boxes make a hundred pills, which is already a considerable amount.

Even if his Shen Mo's dantian were completely depleted of spiritual energy, it would be enough for him to fully recover ten times.

Who could have imagined that even with such a large reserve, it wouldn't be enough for him?

He couldn't just sit and wait for death!

His divine sense entered the Qiankun Bag, and he began frantically searching for stored spiritual medicine to see if there was anything suitable that he could use.

After a thorough search, Shen Mo's despair deepened.

Most of the pills he had refined had been sold in the market and exchanged for spirit stones before he left.

At this moment, the remaining pills mostly didn't possess the ability to significantly restore spiritual energy in a short period of time.

"Right, in the spiritual treasury earlier, I took three precious items, and there should be a bottle of pills that I didn't have time to check!"

He suddenly remembered, as if grasping at the last straw, and his divine sense entered the bottle.

"But please don't disappoint me!"

As he took out the jade bottle, as soon as Shen Mo opened it, an indescribable medicinal fragrance spread around him.

The dissipating spiritual power within his body actually showed some improvement at this moment.

"Just by inhaling a whiff of the medicinal fragrance, it has such an effect. This pill is definitely not ordinary!"

He quickly took out the pill.

In this jade bottle, there were a total of three pills, pale green in color, full of vitality, and not only surrounded by a misty aura but also with three distinct pill patterns.

"This is... the Wood Elemental Qi Pill!"

If Shen Mo hadn't studied the Medicine King's Manual, his eyesight and knowledge would not have been enough to recognize this pill.

With the help of the manual given by the Tower Spirit, he could easily identify many spiritual medicines and pills at a glance.

Seeing that it was the Wood Elemental Qi Pill, Shen Mo's face immediately showed ecstatic joy.

This pill was a top-grade third-rank pill, and its effect was to assist in cultivation, containing a large amount of spiritual energy.

Usually, it was used by cultivators in the Spiritual Sea Realm.

"Three Wood Elemental Qi Pills, and they are all three-patterned top-grade pills. The spiritual energy contained in them is definitely enough to support my consumption!"

Thinking of this, Shen Mo's heart settled, and he quickly swallowed one of the pills.

"Mmm..."

As soon as the pill entered his body, Shen Mo felt a scorching flame spreading throughout his body.

Immediately after, an incredibly majestic spiritual power was continuously released, almost causing Shen Mo's body to burst.

At this moment, his body swelled, his veins bulged like coiling dragons, and his face turned red from the pressure.

The third-rank top-grade pill that could only be taken by cultivators in the Spiritual Sea Realm contained medicinal power that a Qi Gathering Initial Realm cultivator couldn't bear.

If it weren't for him cultivating the "Indestructible Dragon Elephant Body" technique and having opened three dantians during Qi Gathering, with a Qi Sea space far surpassing cultivators of the same level, he would have exploded and died the moment the pill entered his body.

"Hoo!"

Taking a long breath, he forcefully suppressed the surging spiritual power and began to infuse it into the Soul Refining Banner at a faster speed.

"Buzz!"

The light of the Soul Refining Banner increased by another three inches, and the speed of refining the little demons also accelerated.

The time for an incense stick to burn ended.

When the power of the last two talismans also dissipated, Shen Mo was surrounded by little demons from all directions.

He no longer needed to worry about being torn apart by these little demons.

During this time, he had already refined more than thirty little demons.

There were only a little over a hundred little demons chasing after Shen Mo, and he had already refined thirty percent of them.

The remaining number, although still large, gave Shen Mo the confidence to protect himself with many small demon guards.

At the same time, he continued to use the Soul Refining Banner to continuously devour the souls of these small demons.

"Gulu!"

When the spiritual power in his body gradually calmed down, Shen Mo took the second Green Wood Transformation Pill.

Waving the Soul Refining Banner, he continuously devoured and refined these small demons.

Three hours later.

Shen Mo's flying sword had already traveled hundreds of miles, only eighty miles away from returning to the Linjiang Sect.

At this moment, Shen Mo's body was being refined by the Soul Refining Banner, and he had already subdued over ninety small demons.

There were only a few small demons left who were still trying to bite him and turn him into bones. The terrifying scene from before was long gone.

"Kill them for me!"

Shen Mo waved the banner, and many banner spirits and demons immediately moved to surround and kill the remaining few demons.

After a period of consumption, they were quickly annihilated.

Seeing this scene, a smirk finally appeared on Shen Mo's face. "Escaping from death."

After going through all this trouble, he finally survived the originally hopeless situation.

It seemed that not only could he return to the sect safely, but he also gained unexpected benefits.

"I have subdued ninety-four small demons. Each one of them has the strength of the Qi Gathering Realm!"

Looking at the dense array of demon souls surrounding the void, the smile on his face became even more pronounced.

Unfortunately, he was unable to refine the remaining six small demons due to the depletion of his spiritual power. He had no choice but to let the banner spirits kill them.

But it didn't matter!

"With these more than ninety banner spirits, in the future, if I encounter danger, I can take out this Soul Refining Banner and fully utilize it. Even a cultivator in the later stage of the Qi Gathering Realm may not be able to do anything to me!"

Before today, Shen Mo's Soul Refining Banner had only captured one banner spirit, and its power was limited to enhancing the banner itself. It was far from being considered mature.

But this time, he was able to harvest a lot of them all at once.

"We're almost at the sect. Let's put away the Soul Refining Banner first!"

When Shen Mo saw the mountain gate getting closer, he collected all the banner spirits and put the Soul Refining Banner back into his storage bag.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the sect, he pretended to look exhausted and stumbled.

"Quickly take me to see the Sect Master, the Elders, and the three Peak Masters. Inner Sect disciple Shen Mo has important matters to report!"

When Shen Mo arrived at the entrance of the mountain gate, he shouted loudly at the disciples guarding the gate.

"See the Sect Master? See the Elders?"

The disciples guarding the gate were planning to verify the identity of the returning disciples, but they were stunned when they heard Shen Mo's words.

What exactly was going on?

In front of the Changsheng Hall of the Linjiang Sect.

The Sect Master, Yuan Qingshi, stood at the forefront.

On his left and right stood four white-bearded old men wearing red robes.

These four old men were the Elders of the Linjiang Sect.

They had been practicing in secret realms within the sect for many years, rarely showing themselves.

But today, they all arrived together.

Apart from the Elders, Tang Lu, Yuan Jing, Zhou Shili, the three Peak Masters, had also arrived early.

It could be said that all the high-ranking members of the Linjiang Sect were gathered here today.

Their gazes were all focused on the two people kneeling in front of the hall.

These two people were Shen Mo and Lu Ming.

Only they had managed to escape and brought back the news that would shake the entire cultivation world of the Crimson Flame Kingdom.

The Demon Passage's seal had failed.

The demons from beyond the domain were about to return to the mortal realm!

(End of this chapter)