First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 87: Earth Spirit Liquid

Following the direction indicated by the Spirit-Hiding Mouse, Shen Mo swiftly flew on his sword and soon arrived at his destination.

Before him was a vast lake.

"After searching for so long during the day, this area seemed desolate. I never expected to find a lake here."

"However, the color of this lake..."

In front of him, the lake appeared blood-red and horrifying.

"You're saying that the treasure is hidden here?"

"At the bottom of the lake."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo immediately wielded his Dragon Sparrow Sword and struck.

"Boom!"

A powerful sword energy turned into a stream of light, cutting open the entire lake surface and causing the water to surge like a tsunami.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shen Mo quickly dove into the depths of the lake.

This was...

He arrived at the deep bottom of the lake and quickly discovered a pale blue liquid that didn't mix with the lake water, lying quietly at the center of the earth.

"It's Earth Spirit Liquid!"

Soon, Shen Mo recognized this treasure.

It was a precious type of second-grade spiritual medicine.

In the market, it was worth ten spiritual stones per drop, and its value was immeasurable.

Earth Spirit Liquid had a remarkable effect on improving cultivation and enhancing one's realm. Even cultivators in the Qi Gathering Realm or the Spiritual Sea Realm could benefit from taking it.

Earth Spirit Liquid only grew in the depths of lakes in special environments and took years to mature.

"There should be ten drops of Earth Spirit Liquid here. This is a great harvest."

Using his spiritual power, Shen Mo lifted the Earth Spirit Liquid from a distance, stomped his foot, and flew to the shore.

Just as he reached the shore and before he could react, he heard an extremely angry roar.

Following the sound, Shen Mo saw that there was now a giant ape, about twenty feet tall, by the lake.

"A Golden Ape?"

Shen Mo was quite familiar with this demonic beast.

This ape was a common type of demonic beast, with a body as tough as a diamond. Ordinary knives and axes couldn't harm it, hence the name Golden Ape.

Apart from a few rare cases of atavistic bloodlines, it was difficult for this type of demonic beast to cultivate to the second rank.

But the one in front of him clearly reached the level of a second-rank beast.

"Many high-grade natural treasures often have demonic beasts accompanying them. Could this Golden Ape be the demonic beast accompanying the Earth Spirit Liquid?"

Seeing the furious expression on the Golden Ape's face, Shen Mo couldn't help but feel delighted. "It seems I've gained another harvest."

The Golden Ape roared and charged straight towards Shen Mo, as if it wanted the human in front of it to put down the Earth Spirit Liquid.

Facing the ape's body, which was like a small mountain rushing towards him, Shen Mo remained calm and punched directly.

"Boom!"

Shen Mo's not particularly large arm struck the rapidly approaching body of the Golden Ape.

The Golden Ape trembled all over and was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

"A second-rank demonic beast dares to fight me!"

He slowly retracted his fist, his eyes filled with indifference.

Shen Mo was no longer the beginner cultivator from a few months ago who could only kill a half-step second-rank demonic beast with the help of numerous talismans.

Now, even if it was a mid-stage second-rank demonic beast, it would be difficult to put up a fight against him.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

The Golden Ape climbed up from the ground. In its gaze towards Shen Mo, there was no longer the irrational anger but a hint of fear and panic.

"Don't run away, offer yourself to me."

Seeing the change in its gaze, Shen Mo understood its thoughts.

Before the Golden Ape could turn around and flee, Shen Mo took out the Soul Refining Banner from his storage bag.

After being blood-sacrificed, the Soul Refining Banner needed to collect souls to reach its full potential.

But due to his cultivation in the sect, Shen Mo had never had the opportunity to refine souls.

Now, with no one around, it was a good opportunity.

"Whoosh!"

With a slight shake of his palm, the Soul Refining Banner moved accordingly.

The long banner fluttered, and a red light covered the area, like bloodlines intertwining, tightly binding the entire body of the Golden Ape, rendering it immobile.

"Capture!"

Shen Mo silently recited the soul-refining incantation recorded in the Soul Refining Banner's manual and shouted.

The bloodlines tightened, and the Golden Ape's incredibly tough body couldn't withstand it.

Underneath its tough exterior, drops of blood slowly seeped out.

The King Kong Ape let out a miserable scream and was ultimately pierced through by countless bloodlines.

When the King Kong Ape fell to the ground, its soul was successfully captured by the Soul Refining Banner.

On the blood-red banner, there was now an imprint of the ape's body.

"Roar!"

Shen Mo pointed his finger, and the imprint on the Soul Refining Banner immediately emitted a golden light.

At the same time, a phantom figure of the King Kong Ape's soul, surrounded by the aura of the Blood River, appeared in front of Shen Mo.

The ape's soul continued to howl, its momentum astonishing.

After a series of tests, Shen Mo was very satisfied and put away the Soul Refining Banner.

"After capturing the King Kong Ape as a Soul General with the Soul Refining Banner, the strength of this second-stage King Kong Ape has not diminished in the slightest."

"In the future, if I want to summon demonic souls to fight, I can summon them at any time."

"However, the amount of spiritual power consumed by using the Soul Refining Banner to summon Soul Generals is quite astonishing."

"For Soul Generals of this level, three to five is manageable, but if I were to summon dozens or even hundreds, I'm afraid I wouldn't last three breaths before depleting the spiritual power in my body."

"And this is under the condition that all three of my Dantians are open and my internal spiritual power is several times more abundant than cultivators of the same level."

"If an ordinary first-stage Qi Gathering cultivator were to control them, they would probably not be able to withstand such consumption."

After refining the Soul General for the first time, Shen Mo made some calculations and came to a conclusion.

The Soul Refining Banner was not as easy to use as he had imagined, to be able to control it effortlessly.

But no matter what, it was a life-saving trump card.

"Earth Core Spirit Liquid?"

Just as Shen Mo was pondering, a startled cry suddenly came from his ear.

Immediately after, six figures appeared in the distance, flying towards them like streaks of light.

"Fellow Daoists, the thing already has an owner."

Seeing the unexpected guests, Shen Mo frowned.

He quickly put the Earth Core Spirit Liquid in his hand into his storage bag.

"An owner?"

"The rules in the Mountain and River Boundary are not about who arrives first."

A woman in a flowing blue robe, holding a silver-white soft sword, sneered.

Behind her, the five female disciples of the Yan Yue Sect also drew out their own magical instruments one after another.

From their posture, it was clear that they were ready to snatch it.

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist, your name and surname?"

Shen Mo did not engage in conversation with the female cultivators behind the woman in the blue robe, but locked his gaze firmly on her.

Obviously, among this group of Yan Yue Sect disciples, this woman in the blue robe was the leader.

"Yan Yue Sect, Zhong Mei."

The woman in the blue robe raised an eyebrow, not afraid to reveal her identity.

"Senior Sister Zhong, we are all members of the Five Great Immortal Sects. If you snatch it like this, we may not be able to meet again in the future when we gather in the Chi Yan Kingdom."

"Who said we're snatching it?"

In the group, a beautiful-faced female cultivator frowned and said, "There are treasures in this Blood Lake. I discovered it a long time ago, but there was a monster guarding the lake, so it was not easy to collect it. That's why I went back to find everyone to come together. But I didn't expect you to be so fast."

"Luo Yue, no need to waste words with him. Even if it's snatching, so what?"

Zhong Mei drew out the silver-white soft sword in her hand and pointed it directly at Shen Mo. "You only have two choices now."

"Either hand over the Earth Core Spirit Liquid, or be surrounded and captured by us. We will force you to use the Boundary Breaking Talisman and leave the Mountain and River Boundary ahead of time."

"If you choose the former, you will only lose the Earth Core Spirit Liquid at most. If you don't know what's good for you, you won't be able to take away anything you obtained in the Mountain and River Boundary."

Although the rules of the Mountain and River Boundary allowed for competition and fighting for resources, Shen Mo's words did make some sense.

Some disciples of the Three Great Immortal Sects, if they were to go out of the sect in the future and interact with the other major sects in the Chi Yan Kingdom, it would be inevitable that they would have some connections.

So even in the competition within the Mountain and River Boundary, they would still give each other some face.

However, this kind of face only existed among the top disciples of the Three Great Immortal Sects.

In Zhong Mei's eyes, Shen Mo did not belong to this category.

He was alone, most likely just an ordinary disciple who was unwilling to team up.

Such a person would not achieve anything in the Lianjiang Sect in the future.

Not to mention walking in the Chi Yan Kingdom's cultivation world, he wouldn't even have the ability to embarrass those who had grudges against him.

"Very well then."

Seeing the attitude of these Yan Yue Sect female disciples, Shen Mo did not say much.

Contrary to their expectations, Shen Mo did not take out the Earth Core Spirit Liquid and hand it over.

Instead, he summoned the Dragon Sparrow Sword.

"If I let a group of women snatch it from me today, then I would have wasted these past few months."

(End of this chapter)