First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 136: Altering One's Persona

Shen Mo had a thought in his mind.

He retrieved the Netherfire from the Cauldron and stored it in his Qi Sea Dantian.

"Using Netherfire for alchemy is really convenient."

"No need to chop firewood or control the fire manually, it also enhances the quality of the pills."

"No wonder those alchemists and master blacksmiths are so eager for it. They would exhaust their wealth just to obtain a desired Netherfire."

"There are really good things in the Pill Tower. Once I max out my proficiency in the remaining four types of spiritual pills, I'll go and take advantage of it!"

Suppressing his distractions, Shen Mo swallowed the Purifying Source Pill.

At the same time, he began practicing the Purple Mansion Heart Sutra.

[You have consumed a Purifying Source Pill. The medicinal power is being refined by the Purple Mansion Heart Sutra, and the poison in your body is continuously being expelled.]

After taking the pill, he immediately felt a cool sensation in his abdomen.

As the Purple Mansion Heart Sutra circulated, there was a burning sensation in his Qi Sea, Meridians, and organs.

Gradually, the cool sensation spread throughout his body with the medicinal power.

Like a territorial dispute, the power of coolness continuously covered his body, and the burning sensation not only did not diminish, but became even more intense.

Shen Mo's forehead was covered in sweat from the pain, and he almost couldn't continue practicing his cultivation technique.

"Cough!"

"Cough, cough!"

Suddenly, he started coughing violently and expelled a cloud of gray-black mist.

At the same time, the burning sensation in his body gradually weakened until it disappeared.

"Not bad!"

Shen Mo felt refreshed as if he had taken a cool shower.

"The poison in my body has been eliminated by 60-70%, and it no longer affects my cultivation."

"If I take two more Purifying Source Pills, I should be able to completely eliminate the poison."

"If it's a perfect or top-quality pill, one is enough!"

Even pills of the same grade and level can have vastly different effects, sometimes reaching several times or even dozens of times the difference.

The pursuit of higher quality pills is the relentless pursuit of every alchemist!

Shen Mo is no exception, especially with the help of the Destiny Panel. He firmly believes that one day he will be able to refine excellent pills from all the spiritual pills he obtains.

He continued to refine pills, sell them, and earn Spirit Stones for his cultivation in [Warrior's Practice].

However, it didn't take long for Shen Mo to encounter trouble.

Frequently selling top-quality pills eventually attracted the attention of someone with ill intentions.

In the Cloud Town, there was the presence of the Elder Dan, and the Order Keeper maintained order, so no one dared to act within the market.

But once they left Cloud Town, they had no scruples!

Shen Mo concealed his identity with a black robe and hat, not revealing that he was a disciple of the Linjiang Sect.

In the eyes of those with ill intentions, he was nothing more than a money tree growing in the wild!

This time, the ones intercepting Shen Mo were three evil cultivators, all at the mid-stage of Qi Gathering Realm, specifically at the fourth, fifth, and sixth stages of Qi Gathering.

They weren't there to kill Shen Mo and take his cultivation resources.

Instead, they wanted to suppress Shen Mo, imprison him, and make him their slave, specifically to refine pills and earn Spirit Stones for them!

To deal with a cultivator at the early stage of Qi Gathering, they dispatched three cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Gathering.

In the eyes of these three evil cultivators, this was as easy as picking up a snail... a sure thing.

The result?

Shen Mo used his Soul Refining Banner to capture them, and they turned into three soul avatars in the midst of the blood-red demonic aura!

What made Shen Mo unable to accept it was that these three evil cultivators were all poor, and after searching their storage bags, including materials, talismans, and so on, they only obtained less than three hundred Spirit Stones in total.

There were also a few incomplete evil cultivation techniques, which Shen Mo didn't think much of and left them to gather dust in a corner of his storage bag.

This is also the current situation for most cultivators, always earning less than they spend!

Don't be fooled by Shen Mo's rapid progress in alchemy and talisman making, with a large amount of spiritual stones coming in every day. He spends money even more recklessly.

This incident also served as a wake-up call for Shen Mo!

If he continues to set up stalls in the Fang Market of Jiyun Town, his cultivation at the Second Stage of Qi Gathering will no longer be enough to deter petty thieves!

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The Spirit Burrow Mouse thought that "petty thieves" was referring to it, so it crawled out of the spirit pet bag.

It climbed onto Shen Mo's shoulder, scratching at his clothes and rubbing against his cheek.

"I wasn't talking about you, you glutton!"

Shen Mo lightly tapped the little creature's head.

He casually gave it a piece of dried meat made from the flesh of a thousand-year python and dragon. The Spirit Burrow Mouse then happily returned to the spirit pet bag.

"I need to find a way to solve this hidden danger!"

"Today, being targeted by a mid-stage Qi Gathering evil cultivator, tomorrow it might attract a late-stage Qi Gathering cultivator."

"Even a Spirit Sea realm expert might be tempted!"

It is widely believed in the cultivation world that skilled alchemists can make money. Shen Mo frequently sells excellent second-grade spiritual pills, and even has a good number of perfect and top-grade pills.

This is enough to show that his alchemy skills are extremely high. Even if he is not a third-grade alchemist, he is not far from it.

And his cultivation level, only at the Second Stage of Qi Gathering, and dressed as a wandering cultivator, would make anyone tempted!

You see,

Capturing a wild third-grade alchemist, using them as a workhorse, squeezing out their blood and sweat...

Would be enough to support a Spirit Sea realm expert's daily cultivation.

"It's not appropriate to expose my identity as an inner disciple of the Linjiang Sect."

"Inside the sect, it's not all peaceful and harmonious. Even within the same sect, let alone in the previous life on Earth, how many families turned against each other for huge benefits?"

"With my current cultivation level, I can't intimidate the crowd, so I'll create a powerful disguise."

The plan was set.

When Shen Mo went down the mountain again to sell spiritual pills, he didn't set up a stall.

He vaguely sensed that there were several malicious gazes in the market, sizing him up.

"A bunch of clowns, they really think of me as a ripe and sweet persimmon!" Shen Mo cursed inwardly, but confidently walked into the Baodan Pavilion in Jiyun Town.

This wasn't his first time at the Baodan Pavilion.

He bought the Hongyun Pill Cauldron here and even obtained the alchemy insights of the alchemist Hongyun by chance.

He often visited this shop to purchase the spiritual herbs needed for alchemy.

After some time, he became familiar with the short and fat shopkeeper.

"Oh, old customer, you're here. What can I help you with today?" When Shen Mo entered, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

Although Shen Mo concealed his appearance and figure, everyone's actions and behavior have subtle differences, coupled with different cultivator auras. It wasn't surprising that the short and fat shopkeeper recognized him.

Moreover, his servant, He Er, once carried the Hongyun Pill Cauldron and entered the outer sect with Shen Mo.

Shen Mo had no doubt that this shopkeeper had long known that he was a disciple of the Linjiang Sect.

Fortunately, he saw through it but didn't expose it, very clever.

Shen Mo was also willing to do business with someone who understood.

"Shopkeeper, do you accept second-grade spiritual pills in your shop?" Shen Mo didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

The Baodan Pavilion specializes in selling alchemy-related items, but it seems that they don't sell finished pills. Hence, Shen Mo asked this question.

If they don't accept them, he can go to another shop.

"We do, we do!"

The short and fat shopkeeper nodded repeatedly with a smiling face. "Customer, you don't know, not far from here is the Ascension Pill Shop. It's also our property!"

(End of this chapter)