First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 69: The Method of Sacrificial Training

In the afternoon, Shen Mo returned from the market.

He spent twenty spirit stones to buy the lowest-grade broken boundary talisman.

Although its effectiveness was far inferior to that of a high-level broken boundary talisman, it was sufficient for opening a low-level Qiankun bag.

[First Grade: Vajra Talisman]

[First Grade: Frost Talisman]

[First Grade: Divine Power Talisman]

[First Grade: Immobilization Talisman]

"This Xuanzhi monk actually has so many talisman scrolls hidden?"

When the Qiankun bag was opened, the treasures inside truly surprised Shen Mo.

There were more than ten different types of first-grade talisman scrolls, undoubtedly greatly expanding the range of talismans Shen Mo could draw.

"Other than the talisman scrolls, there's nothing valuable."

After taking out and storing the talisman scrolls, Shen Mo continued to take inventory and found that they were all worthless small items.

After rummaging through the storage pile for a while, he finally found what he wanted most.

[Method of Blood Sacrifice for Refining the Soul Banner]

Holding this somewhat ancient book in his hand, Shen Mo carefully read through it.

According to the records in this book, the forging of the Soul Banner was divided into three stages.

The first stage was shaping.

Using Xuanling ore and Tianhan cloud silk, the body of the Soul Banner was forged.

The second stage was blood sacrifice.

After the Soul Banner was forged, it required finding eighty-one ordinary people born at specific times and sacrificing their blood in stages to refine the Soul Banner and draw out their essence.

This stage was extremely complicated. After sacrificing a person with a special physique and birthdate, the blood and flesh of a hundred ordinary people needed to be sacrificed.

After that, the person with the special birthdate would be sacrificed again, and the process would repeat.

"According to what Gu Ming told me, the Soul Banner has already absorbed all the essence from people with special physiques. The remaining part is just sacrificing the blood and flesh of ordinary people, still lacking two or three hundred."

"So, if I want to complete the remaining part, I don't need to bother finding people with special physiques. I just need to fill the remaining sacrificial feed."

Shen Mo muttered to himself, thinking, "I need to find an opportunity to go out and find some wicked people in the mortal world to replenish the blood essence."

He didn't have any particular moral qualms about this method of blood sacrifice.

Having crossed over for more than half a year, Shen Mo had already adapted to the law of the jungle in the cultivation world.

In his eyes, cultivation techniques were mainly for enhancing one's strength, and there was no distinction between good and evil. As long as it could enhance his combat power, it was the best cultivation technique. Of course, one should not act recklessly like a demon.

It wouldn't be a problem to kill some wicked people to complete the Soul Banner.

However, he needed to be more discreet in completing the blood sacrifice, as the five major sects had rules and regulations.

If he went too far and ended up on the Black List of the Chiyan Kingdom, it wouldn't be a joke.

"After the blood sacrifice is completed, the final stage is soul binding."

After flipping through the subsequent content of the book, Shen Mo murmured.

According to the records, after the blood sacrifice was completed, soul binding could begin.

There were no restrictions on the souls to be bound.

Whether it was cultivators, ordinary people, demonic beasts, or heavenly demons, as long as they were living beings, they could be captured in the Soul Banner and refined into soul generals under one's command.

However, it required powerful soul power.

If the soul power was insufficient, it would be difficult to capture the souls of living beings and could even backfire and harm oneself.

After observing the steps and explanations of the blood sacrifice method, Shen Mo roughly determined the progress of refining this Soul Banner.

"Before the competition for new talents begins, I should try to complete the blood sacrifice part."

The next day, Shen Mo descended the mountain and took advantage of the opportunity to replenish the remaining blood essence of the Soul Banner.

Wicked people were naturally easy to find, as the world was not peaceful, and bandits were everywhere.

The method of blood sacrifice should not be easily revealed, for safety reasons. Shen Mo rode his sword to search in an area thousands of miles away from the Linjiang Sect.

Hei Feng Village, located in the strategic location of the three mountains and four rivers in Yongzhou.

With more than three hundred bandits, they committed all sorts of crimes such as killing, raping, and looting. After Shen Mo's search and comparison, he finally chose them as his target.

"They should all be killed."

When Shen Mo wielded his flying sword and severed the last bandit's head, he took out the Soul Refining Banner.

"Silk! Silk!"

He recited the incantation of the blood sacrifice method, and in an instant, the Soul Refining Banner emitted a brilliant red light.

In front of the Assembly Hall, the corpses and flesh on the ground were quickly absorbed by the Soul Refining Banner, eventually turning into white bones and skulls.

[You have performed the blood sacrifice method, allowing the Soul Refining Banner to absorb the essence of the bandits' flesh and blood. The blood sacrifice level of the Soul Refining Banner is approaching perfection.]

[You have performed the blood sacrifice method, allowing the Soul Refining Banner to absorb the essence of the bandits' flesh and blood. The blood sacrifice level of the Soul Refining Banner is completely perfect.]

[You have performed the blood sacrifice method, allowing the Soul Refining Banner to absorb the essence of the bandits' flesh and blood. The blood sacrifice of the Soul Refining Banner is complete, and its power has greatly increased.]

"Buzz!"

When the Soul Refining Banner completed the final drop of blood, it trembled and its power suddenly increased by fifty percent.

"Attack!"

Seeing this, Shen Mo raised the banner and gave it a slight shake.

On the Soul Refining Banner, a terrifying red light instantly turned into a sea of blood, completely shattering the Assembly Hall.

"It is indeed impressive. Even without capturing any souls, relying solely on the power of the Soul Refining Banner itself, it is not inferior to a full-force attack from a Triple Qi Gathering Realm cultivator."

Shen Mo was quite satisfied with the performance of the Soul Refining Banner.

"With this item, I have another trump card."

Although he couldn't easily show the Soul Refining Banner to others, at least he had an extra life-saving trump card. When faced with life and death situations, he had more confidence.

With the task completed, he put the Soul Refining Banner into his embrace and then set the mountain stronghold on fire.

Ignoring the raging fire behind him, Shen Mo rode his sword back to the sect.

After completing the blood sacrifice of the Soul Refining Banner, Shen Mo no longer continued to manipulate it, but turned to making talismans and cultivating the "Purple Mansion Heart Sutra."

After all, it was not easy to find souls to capture.

When there were only three days left until the start of the New Disciple Competition.

After a long period of hard work, Shen Mo finally succeeded in mastering the "Purple Mansion Heart Sutra."

"Splash!"

As he operated the "Purple Mansion Heart Sutra," a powerful devouring force erupted from within him.

The spiritual energy from all directions gathered like a tide and rushed towards him.

"Condense!"

While greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Shen Mo refined it within his body.

The thin and complex spiritual energy, after being refined by the "Purple Mansion Heart Sutra," was completely compressed into a single thread.

If the original spiritual energy within Shen Mo's body was like a lake, after the tempering and solidification of the "Purple Mansion Heart Sutra," the quantity of spiritual energy was reduced to the size of a basin.

However...

"The quantity has decreased, but the quality has skyrocketed."

Observing the situation within his body through internal vision, Shen Mo flicked his finger.

"Crack!"

A whirlwind of spiritual energy condensed and formed, cutting a huge gap in the center of the courtyard's giant tree, which could be embraced by three people.

"After compressing the Purple Mansion spiritual energy, when I use my immortal techniques in battle, the power will increase by at least twenty percent."

Satisfied, he retracted his palm and thought to himself, "With my current strength, it should be difficult to find an opponent among cultivators of the same level."

"Although there are many inner disciples participating in the New Disciple Competition, with numerous strong individuals, it shouldn't be difficult for me to achieve a good ranking."

Shen Mo assessed his own strength but did not become arrogant or complacent. "There are always stronger opponents. I have various trump cards to enhance my combat power, but others may have them too. It's better to be cautious."

(End of this chapter)