First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 126: Bounty

Not only does the cultivation technique of Tianming [Yanwu] require spiritual stones to increase experience, but also a large amount of medicinal herbs that enhance Qi and condensed demonic beast corpses and demon cores that contain the aura of bloodshed, all of which are needed to refine the "Indestructible Dragon Elephant Body" technique.

There are also various high-level talisman scrolls and top-grade alchemy recipes, all of which require a large number of spiritual stones to obtain.

And then, there's the Heavenly God Iron!

If one were to truly discover the presence of this spiritual mine and wanted to obtain it, they would also need a large number of spiritual stones.

After ten days of diligent effort, Shen Mo earned over five hundred spiritual stones.

In addition to the snake-dragon demon cores and various miscellaneous items obtained from the spiritual library.

After counting, selling, and clearing out the inventory.

Shen Mo currently has a total of one thousand five hundred spiritual stones in his hands.

And his secondary professions of alchemy and talisman making have also made significant progress through repeated forging.

[Master: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: Qi Gathering Realm, First Stage]

[Talisman Dao: (Second Grade) 1120/3000]

[Alchemy Dao: (Second Grade) 1211/3000]

[Forging: (First Grade) 987/1000]

Although he is still far from reaching the third grade stage in terms of experience points.

Shen Mo is quite satisfied with being able to increase his experience by hundreds of points in such a short period of time.

After swallowing the Netherworld Fire and making it his companion, he can freely control the fire to refine pills for himself. With the help of this fire, his alchemy efficiency has improved slightly.

That's why he was able to earn so much in such a short time.

On this day, he meditated and practiced cultivation throughout the night.

At dawn, after using a cleansing technique to clean his body, Shen Mo planned to continue refining pills.

But today, his sound transmission talisman rang.

The person who sent the message was Steward Ma.

According to what he said, there is now some information about the Heavenly God Iron that Shen Mo has been looking for.

Upon receiving this news, Shen Mo's spirits lifted and he quickly flew on his sword to the Steward's Hall located in the central square.

Inside the hall.

"Steward Ma, where is the information?"

Shen Mo came to Steward Ma's window and asked.

"That disciple, he said he has a clue."

Steward Ma pointed to a disciple in a green robe standing in front of the mission screen.

Shen Mo followed his direction and looked over.

That disciple in the green robe was obviously a peripheral disciple, still at the level of Body Tempering Realm.

How could a disciple of this level know about the Heavenly God Iron?

Could it be a trick?

Shen Mo had doubts in his heart, but still went forward to inquire.

"Are you the disciple who took on this bounty mission?"

"I am Xu Que, a peripheral disciple. I have seen Senior Brother."

This disciple in the green robe saw Shen Mo and was quite nervous, quickly bowing in greeting.

"No need for formalities. If you know the information about the Heavenly God Iron, just tell me directly."

Shen Mo waved his hand.

"A few days ago, when I was traveling outside, I heard from the town guards that there will be an auction in the market of Jiyun Town on the fifteenth of July."

"The Heavenly God Iron will be one of the many treasures showcased at the auction."

An auction? On the fifteenth of July? In Jiyun Town?

Upon hearing this news, Shen Mo's doubts were dispelled.

Marketplaces rarely hold auctions, but when they do, they will undoubtedly have many high-level cultivation resources that are not usually available.

It is normal for the Heavenly God Iron to appear.

"The information has been verified and it is true."

Steward Ma came over at the right time and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo abandoned the idea of taking this disciple to Jiyun Town to verify it.

Since Steward Ma has already verified the information for him, it should be true.

Therefore, as agreed, Shen Mo handed over one hundred spiritual stones as the bounty fee to this peripheral disciple.

Xu Que's breathing became noticeably more rapid as soon as he obtained the spiritual stone.

For peripheral disciples, one hundred spiritual stones were simply an astronomical number.

After watching him leave in a hurry, Shen Mo chatted briefly with the steward.

Then, a disciple next to the mission light screen said something that caught his attention.

"Twenty middle-grade spiritual stones! That's equivalent to two thousand low-grade spiritual stones! The reward is so generous, all for finding one person?"

"Don't you see who issued this reward? Zhao Lingyin, the number one genius in the Pill Domain, is the only direct disciple of Wu Keqing. Can she not be extravagant?"

"But who exactly is this Mo Shen? Why would Zhao Lingyin offer so many spiritual stones just to find out his whereabouts?"

"Who knows? All I know is that this person broke many alchemy records left by Zhao Lingyin in the Pill Tower, which is why she took notice of him."

"If he broke the records and left his name, why would they need to specifically offer a reward to find out his identity?"

"Obviously, the name he left behind is fake!"

On the side, two disciples were chatting animatedly.

"To break Zhao Lingyin's alchemy records is such an honor. What does this person have to worry about that he would leave a false name?"

"That, I don't know. But I heard that Zhao Lingyin has been so focused on finding him these days that she has even lost interest in alchemy."

"If we can find a clue, we can get so many spiritual stones. It would be more than enough to advance to the Gathering Qi Realm. Maybe we can even get in touch with that genius of the Pill Domain!"

"You're dreaming. If it were that easy, why would such a high-priced reward go unclaimed?"

One of the tall disciples next to the thin disciple rolled his eyes and interrupted the other's daydream.

"A reward to find Mo Shen, issued by Zhao Lingyin?"

Shen Mo, who was nearby, perked up his ears when he heard the name Mo Shen.

Listening intermittently to the conversation between the two peripheral disciples, he managed to piece together some information.

It seemed that Zhao Lingyin was looking for him?

And she even saw through the fact that he left a false name?

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist, why is Zhao Lingyin so eager to find this Mo Shen? Why go to the extent of offering a reward?"

Shen Mo was curious, so he approached and asked.

The two peripheral disciples saw Shen Mo's purple robe and knew he was an inner disciple. Their expressions froze, and they respectfully replied, "Senior Brother, you don't know."

"Mo Shen broke various records left by Zhao Lingyin in the Pill Tower. As the top genius of the Pill Domain, Zhao Lingyin is proud and would never accept it."

"Naturally, she wants to find this person and see who he really is and why he has such ability."

"But the records that Mo Shen broke in the Pill Tower seem to be low-level elixirs, and the quantity is not that much."

Shen Mo was a little puzzled. He felt that Zhao Lingyin's reward for finding him was an overreaction, even a bit excessive.

Twenty middle-grade spiritual stones were simply beyond imagination.

Seeing such a generous reward, not to mention others, even Shen Mo himself had the urge to report himself.

"It's not about the grade and quantity of the elixirs that broke the records."

"Zhao Lingyin is the strongest genius in the Pill Domain in recent years. She constantly breaks various alchemy records left by her predecessors in the Pill Tower, and hardly anyone can reach her level."

"Now, suddenly, someone appeared out of nowhere and broke her records in a short period of time. She can't find this person, so naturally, she can't accept it."

"I heard that she even tried to defend her records and break the refreshed records set by that person, but she failed!"

Now, she spends her days studying basic elixirs like aphrodisiac pills, trying to find her own shortcomings, and has no time to focus on alchemy."

Is it really that exaggerated?

After listening to the vivid description of the two peripheral disciples, Shen Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

It seemed that he had underestimated the impact of continuously breaking Zhao Lingyin's records on her.

"Fortunately, I had the foresight to leave a false name."

He secretly applauded his caution at that time.

At this moment, Shen Mo didn't want to expose his alchemy abilities.

After all, the sect kept records.

Half a year ago, he couldn't even do alchemy.

In just a little over half a year, he suddenly became proficient in alchemy and even broke the alchemy records of the number one genius in the Pill Domain.

This kind of thing was bound to raise suspicions.

Naturally, he wasn't afraid of others suspecting the existence of the Heavenly Fate Panel.

After all, besides transmigrators, the indigenous cultivators of the cultivation world couldn't imagine such a cheating device.

But he could foresee that others would think he had obtained some kind of opportunity or precious alchemy technique.

Maybe he would be targeted and coveted by someone with ill intentions.

In the future, when he went to challenge the Pill Tower, he needed to be more careful.

He thought to himself as he walked out of the steward's hall.

(End of this chapter)