First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 26: Returning to Yong'an Town

If we divide the Eighth Stage of Body Tempering into the Preceding Entry Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Returned to Origin stages...

At this moment, Shen Mo's accumulation has reached the Late Stage, faintly touching upon a new breakthrough.

If this were before, Shen Mo would have started looking for opportunities to break through.

But he learned from Uncle Chen that in order to open multiple Dantian when advancing to the Qi Gathering realm, it is necessary to firmly consolidate the foundation and accumulate as much as possible.

A tall building starts from the ground.

Therefore, Shen Mo is not anxious to break through at the moment, but rather wants to continue consolidating his cultivation base and naturally break through after accumulating to the Returned to Origin stage.

"I have refined a total of twenty-three finished Fire Departing Talismans using one hundred Fire Departing Crystals."

He took out all the Fire Departing Talismans from his storage bag and counted them, feeling quite satisfied.

"Even if I am prepared for the worst, twenty Fire Departing Talismans are definitely enough to deal with the Two-Headed Python."

"As for the remaining three talismans, I will sell them in the market and exchange them for some defensive talismans."

He immediately set off and quickly arrived at the Tianfu Hall in the market.

"The price for Fire Departing Talismans is nine low-grade Spirit Stones."

Upon hearing that Shen Mo intended to sell talismans, the disciple in charge of the shop informed him of the purchase price.

According to the normal market price, the selling price for Fire Departing Talismans is ten low-grade Spirit Stones.

However, the Tianfu Hall is not like ordinary cultivators who use the talismans themselves. They need to make a profit from reselling them.

Shen Mo didn't pay too much attention to the difference of one Spirit Stone, as it would also take time for him to set up a stall and sell to other cultivators.

After selling three talismans and exchanging them for twenty-seven low-grade Spirit Stones, he purchased a Rock Shield Talisman and an Earth Escape Talisman here.

He personally experienced the effects of these two talismans and was quite satisfied. They were essential items for daily life and travel.

With these two talismans in hand, Shen Mo's confidence greatly increased for his trip to Yong'an Town.

Even if something goes wrong and he fails to kill the Two-Headed Python, he can still ensure his safety.

"Lastly, I need one more thing."

All the necessary talismans have been prepared.

But for this trip, he still lacks a piece of grafting spirit soil.

According to the Zhao family, it will take another two to three months for the Zhu Guo planted in this round to ripen.

If he successfully kills the Two-Headed Python, he won't be able to stay in the Zhao family's spiritual field until it ripens.

Therefore, in order to avoid the premature picking of the Zi Yang Zhu Guo and losing its medicinal effect, he needs this spirit soil to hold the immature Zi Yang Zhu Guo so that it can continue to grow.

Grafting spirit soil is not uncommon and is something many plant cultivators use.

Its price is not too expensive, five Spirit Stones can obtain a pot of it.

Shen Mo purchased this item from a senior brother's stall in the market.

After putting it into his storage bag, Shen Mo officially set off!

Yong'an Town, Zhao Family.

A family meeting is currently being held in the main hall.

The family head, Zhao Bing, is sitting at the top.

Beside him are his eldest son, Zhao Jiachang, and his second son, Zhao Jiaxing.

In the back row are some members of the collateral branches.

The topic of today's family meeting is seeking assistance.

"Father, the patriarch of the Chen family has already agreed to help us eliminate the demon. However, they are not satisfied with the condition that all the three-year harvest of spiritual fruits will belong to the Chen family once the matter is resolved."

"And the young master of the Chen family has stated that our Zhao family must offer ten mu of spiritual fields as a reward before the Chen family will take action."

"Ten mu of fertile land, the Chen family is truly unreasonable, disregarding the long-standing relationship between our families and making such an outrageous demand!"

Upon hearing his son's words, Zhao Bing's face turned gloomy and he slammed the table.

"The Chen family is taking advantage of the urgent situation in our Zhao family. They don't care about anything else."

"No matter what, the fertile land is our ancestral property and we cannot give it up!"

"But if we don't seek help from the Chen family, how can we keep our fertile land? If we continue to delay, the fertile land will lose access to spiritual water and become barren."

"Don't we still have the immortal master from the Linjiang Sect? He said he would come back to help us get rid of the demons."

"That immortal master was probably just saying it casually. It's too uncertain to pin our hopes on him."

"We still need to be prepared. If the appointed day comes and the immortal master doesn't come, we should be ready."

"What are you all talking about?"

Just as the Zhao family members were arguing, Shen Mo's voice appeared in the hall.

"Immortal master?"

Everyone was stunned and immediately looked towards the sound.

When they saw Shen Mo's figure, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"Hahaha, I knew it, the immortal master is a man of his word!"

Zhao Bing quickly stepped forward and bowed in salute.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me for a month?" Shen Mo heard the discussion of the Zhao family members clearly before, "Why did you promise and then seek help from others?"

"Immortal master, you don't know..." Zhao Bing looked embarrassed and explained, "After you left, the Monster Qi in the fertile land not only didn't dissipate, but became even stronger."

"Our entire Zhao family is living in fear because of this."

Although those snake demons are currently only occupying the fertile land and haven't ventured out to harm the Zhao family's residence yet, the threat is still there, making everyone in the Zhao family restless.

In addition, Shen Mo had only casually mentioned it before, so the Zhao family didn't dare to pin all their hopes on him.

That's why they thought of seeking help from the friendly immortal cultivation family.

"Never mind." Shen Mo waved his hand and didn't dwell on it.

"I am fully prepared for this trip. Today, I will help your Zhao family get rid of the trouble in the fertile land."

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Bing couldn't stop smiling.

But he couldn't help but carefully look outside the residence and saw that besides Shen Mo, there was no one else.

The smile on his face slowly froze, and he hesitated, "Immortal master, did you come alone?"

Zhao Bing thought that Shen Mo would bring along many strong cultivators from his sect this time.

After all, the last time he came alone, he ended up in a very embarrassing situation.

"I failed last time because I didn't know in advance that there was a big demon. I wasn't prepared enough."

Shen Mo also guessed what Zhao Bing was thinking and raised an eyebrow, "This time, I am fully prepared. Zhao Bing, you can rest assured."

Shen Mo instructed the members of the Zhao family to wait for his message at the entrance and not let anyone else disturb his demon-slaying.

Then, he stepped into the area once again.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

This time, when he entered the fertile land, the snake demons lurking everywhere didn't have the courage to attack.

Feeling Shen Mo's aura, they scattered and fled in fear.

Obviously, the previous time when he easily killed the snakes had left a deep fear in these low-intelligence Demonic Beasts.

Shen Mo didn't mind this. His primary target was not these small snake demons to begin with.

He would first kill the Silver Ringed Double-Headed Python, then deal with the remaining small snake demons much more easily.

(End of this chapter)