First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 166: Plotting the Treasure Vault

[Tian Shun Kingdom, the fifth year of the Qianyou era, autumn. Shen Mo, a disciple of the Linjiang Sect, beheaded a second-stage early-stage Green Skin Ghost in a residential area in Jingcheng's Gengwu Lane.]

[Tian Shun Kingdom, the fifth year of the Qianyou era, autumn. Shen Mo, a disciple of the Linjiang Sect, suppressed a second-stage early-stage Possession Ghost in the Grand Tutor's Mansion in Jingcheng.]

[Tian Shun Kingdom, the fifth year of the Qianyou era, autumn...]

After refining and guarding the Command Token, Shen Mo recorded all the information about killing and refining all the fierce ghosts on it.

As for why he didn't immediately go to guard the command post and search for the treasure vault, the reason was simple.

The command post of a country's guard is a crucial place, even if there are no immortal cultivators stationed there, there will still be hidden means.

For example, powerful killing talismans, formations, puppets, and so on.

At the very least, dealing with cultivators below the Spiritual Sea Realm should be no problem.

If Shen Mo forcefully broke in, it would be easy to end up with a head injury.

As for using the Spirit Hiding Rat to steal treasures, Shen Mo had also considered it.

However, the defense measures of the treasure vault in the command post of a country's guard are not comparable to an ordinary treasure pavilion in Jiyun Town.

The Spirit Hiding Rat went there and spent half a day, only managing to steal a medium-grade spirit stone.

And according to what it said, there were hundreds of medium-grade spirit stones in the treasure vault, and tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, not to mention other spiritual medicines and materials that it couldn't count.

Moreover, the strength of the ghosts and creatures in Jingcheng has become increasingly powerful.

Even the Spirit Hiding Rat, as a second-stage mid-level demonic beast, cannot guarantee its safety when running around casually.

Therefore, Shen Mo killed and refined many ghosts.

It was enough to make the guards of the Tian Shun Kingdom's command post open the treasure vault for him and select a batch of valuable cultivation resources.

Once inside the treasure vault, they would have no control over him!

Leaving the Green Skin Ghost and the Wedding Dress Ghost to assist Zhang Tai'an on the city wall, Shen Mo stepped on the Dragon Sparrow Sword and flew towards the command post in the city.

The capital of the Tian Shun Kingdom was not very big, and Shen Mo had also explored the route.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Shen Mo's figure to appear outside the treasure vault of the command post.

"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the heavily guarded treasure vault!"

A sharp voice sounded.

The array formation surrounding the treasure vault faintly flickered with spiritual light.

Shen Mo speculated that just the array formation outside the treasure vault would be enough to suppress a peak Qi Gathering Realm cultivator.

At the same time, two pale-faced and sinister-looking eunuchs emerged from the darkness.

They were holding compass-shaped magical instruments in their hands.

"One is at the sixth level of the Body Tempering Realm, and the other is at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm. I didn't expect that the inner court would also cultivate eunuch cultivators."

With a sweep of his divine sense, Shen Mo could roughly tell the cultivation level of these two eunuchs.

He felt somewhat surprised in his heart.

But upon further thought, he felt that it should be the case.

Cultivators from various sects and wandering cultivators have all left one after another. Naturally, the royal family of the Tian Shun Kingdom would cultivate cultivators loyal to themselves.

And eunuchs who have close ties to the royal power are undoubtedly the best candidates.

Without the supervision of sects.

And with the power of a whole country to rely on.

In a few years' time, eunuchs with good aptitude can indeed cultivate to the later stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

Even if they have achieved success in their cultivation, in the eyes of the royal family and the nobles, they are still not "immortal teachers," but rather servants of the royal family.

By having them guard the treasure vault of the command post, they can also control talented individuals in the royal family's hands.

It wouldn't let the command post become too dominant!

After seeing Shen Mo's face clearly, the expressions of the two eunuchs relaxed, and they immediately became respectful and fearful.

"So it turns out to be a respected immortal teacher! We hope the immortal teacher will forgive us. The command post has been here for more than a year without a visit from an immortal teacher."

"We thought there was a powerful ghost that broke in."

"We were a little panicked!"

"Is the immortal teacher here to collect the offerings to the command post?"

Shen Mo calmly glanced at the compass in their hands and handed over the ancient token.

The seventh level Body Tempering official's expression changed as soon as he scanned the token with his divine sense: "Hiss! There are over five hundred small and large fierce ghosts, second stage early-stage possessed ghosts, second stage late-stage green-skinned ghosts..."

The other person became equally awed upon hearing this.

Such remarkable achievements, even during the period when many immortal masters fought ghosts, were considered extremely impressive. Even the king of the Tian Shun Kingdom had to show respect and treat them with courtesy. Not to mention that now, many immortal masters were leaving.

Even if there were a large number of martial arts experts who exerted all their efforts and joined forces to kill a second stage early-stage ghost, it would be worth recording in detail. But this immortal master in front of them had single-handedly eradicated a second stage late-stage ghost. There were also hundreds of other big and small ghosts.

The two official cultivators did not dare to delay and quickly handled the relevant procedures for Shen Mo.

Immediately after, they activated the compass and opened the Treasury of the Garrison.

Boom crackle!

The array's spiritual light completely converged.

The bronze door that locked the treasury slowly opened with a dull sound.

"Esteemed immortal master, according to your contributions, you can receive one Profound Grade high-quality artifact and three thousand spirit stones!"

"Of course, you can also choose equivalent cultivation resources."

"After you finish choosing, please come out and register!"

The official cultivator said respectfully.

"Alright, thank you!" Shen Mo smiled faintly and nodded at them.

"No need to thank..."

The two men had not finished their humble words.

A flash of light appeared at Shen Mo's fingertips, and the immobilization talisman hidden in his sleeve turned into a hazy radiance, shining on the two men.

Although the immobilization talisman he used was only first grade, it posed no difficulty in dealing with two Body Tempering realm cultivators.

The two official cultivators showed disbelief on their faces, mixed with surprise, anger, and fear...

Their bodies were firmly immobilized by the talisman, unable to activate the array in the treasury.

Life and death were entirely in Shen Mo's hands!

Shen Mo had no intention of harming them, otherwise, with a sweep of his sword, he could kill them.

Why bother using an immobilization talisman to hold them?

They were all destined for a tragic fate... If he could let them live for one more day, then let them live for one more day!

The effect of a first-grade immobilization talisman was not long-lasting.

Shen Mo took the compass artifact from the two men and wiped away their divine sense imprints.

In a few breaths, he refined the compass.

At the same time, he completely controlled the array and restrictions inside and outside the treasury.

If he wanted to empty the Treasury of the Garrison in this ghost gate secret realm, he naturally couldn't leave the array and restrictions unattended, otherwise, he would become a fool who walked into a trap.

With a single activation of the compass artifact outside, he could trap himself inside the treasury.

After a moment, the radiance transformed by the immobilization talisman dissipated.

The two official cultivators had complex expressions, a mix of relief and regret.

They held the artifacts taken out in their hands but didn't dare to make a move against Shen Mo.

Shen Mo took out several second-grade talismans and flew them into the hands of the two men, speaking in a calm tone, "Don't worry about neglecting your duties and being pursued by the court!"

"The Tian Shun Kingdom won't hold on for much longer. If you have loved ones, say goodbye to them."

"Afterward, go to a place with fewer people and escape for your lives!"

After saying that, Shen Mo no longer paid attention to them and entered the treasury on his own.

The two official cultivators' expressions changed several times, but in the end, they didn't dare to make a move. They displayed their light body techniques and ran towards the direction of the royal court.

"Now, I'll make a fortune!" Shen Mo couldn't help but exclaim as soon as he entered the Treasury of the Garrison.

On Sunday, I took my child out to play, so I missed a chapter. Today, there will be two updates!

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