The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 799 799: Lady Yu's Ascension, Everyone Escapes_1

Perhaps it was due to the inherent mechanism of Zuoli Country's Evil Spirit Land; during this process, no living cultivators or demonic beasts attacked Shen Mo and his companions.

Moreover, Shen Mo discovered that a large number of Mechanic Path cultivators and demonic beasts, though unclear on what had transpired, were slaying the living corpses emerging everywhere. They were not intentionally helping Shen Mo and his group but were coveting the uncorrupted extraordinary materials on the bodies of these living corpses.

Normally, these uncorrupted corpses were mostly buried deep underground or in perilous locations, making them very difficult to obtain.

Now, these living corpses, driven by some unknown will, were reanimating one after another and continuously rushing towards the Spirit Deer Mountain Range. For Shen Mo and the others, this was an unusually troublesome undead tide; but for the local powerhouses, these walking dead were like a trove of moving elixir and herb, precious spiritual materials. Slaying enough of them was sufficient to significantly enhance their cultivation!

Even Divine Bridge Realm Immortal Masters and Class V big demons were tempted, specifically selecting the living corpses that had possessed the greatest strength in life and the most extraordinary bodily materials to slay. The living corpses that fell by their hands were unable to 'revive,' inadvertently alleviating considerable pressure for Shen Mo and his companions.

If Zuoli Country could continue to exist within this Evil Spirit-infested land in the future, the abyss where Shen Mo had thrown the living corpses would undoubtedly become a prime training ground for Mechanic Path cultivators. The countless living corpses piled within would represent an astonishing reserve of cultivation resources for the local cultivators!

「...」

BOOM!

RUMBLE!

The Spirit Deer Mountain Range remained filled with an endless tide of living corpses and the glow of magic auras.

The Silver-haired Child and the other two were using all their techniques, forcefully subduing the living corpses one by one and placing them into Kang Haoxiu's spatial treasure. Once a sufficient number accumulated, they were handed over to Shen Mo to dispose of in the deep abyss.

The number of living corpses was continuously decreasing, and the condition of Shen Mo's group was no longer at its peak.

Except for Shen Mo, everyone showed signs of exhaustion. Under the relentless onslaught of the undead tide and the attacks of powerful living corpses, they had inevitably suffered wounds of varying severity.

However, no one voiced any complaints; all were doing their utmost to protect the forbidden land Lady Yu was refining. From the anomalies in the Evil Spirit Land, they saw a glimmer of hope for breaking the equilibrium here and escaping their predicament.

「On the fifth day of fending off the undead tide, Shen Mo had already consumed High-grade Elixirs multiple times to restore his Essence and Qi.」

At this moment, he suddenly perceived that the embryonic forbidden land, covering a hundred-li radius around the Spirit Deer Mountain Range, had undergone a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation in its aura.

"Qingyun, I have successfully refined the forbidden land! Next, I will attempt to sense the existence of the Immortal Realm with the 'Ascension Method' and ascend..." At the same time, Lady Yu's voice reached Shen Mo's ears. She had successfully refined the hundred-li area, including her secluded valley, and restored her perception of the Outer Realm.

Perceiving the living corpses swarming everywhere, Lady Yu's voice trailed off. After a long silence, she asked Shen Mo, her tone filled with surprise and confusion, about the cause of this upheaval.

According to Shen Mo's knowledge, no Outer Zone creatures or forbidden lands had ever descended upon 'Zuoli Country.'

Or perhaps, in the real world, Outer Zone creatures had descended upon the gradually declining Artificial Realm, and powerhouses at or above the Divine Bridge Realm had journeyed to other realms or ascended to the Universal Realm. However, in the 'mirage' of Zuoli Country projected by the Evil Spirit, there were no Outer Zone creatures, and no one had ever obtained the method for refining forbidden land or for passage to other realms.

Thus, Shen Mo quickly concocted an excuse, informing Lady Yu that "when a Lower Realm cultivator attempts Ascension to the Immortal Realm, this world unleashes calamities to obstruct their departure." This was to assuage Lady Yu's concerns.

"So that's how it is!"

"This Ascension Tribulation is somewhat too merciless."

"The deceased were not spared; even the corpses within the Imperial Tomb have undergone changes. This is not only an attempt to disrupt my refinement of the forbidden land but perhaps also to shake my Path Heart..." Lady Yu conveyed telepathically. She then gathered her scattered thoughts and began to sense the existence of other realms within the Profound Darkness.

Throughout this, Lady Yu never mentioned her husband, the late king's corpse, nor did she suggest allowing the Zuoli Country's royal family or her close associates to enter the forbidden land with her for 'Ascension to the Immortal Realm.' Among the many living corpses that crawled out from the Imperial Tomb, Shen Mo did not see any corpse resembling the late king.

The rumors in the cultivation world of Zuoli Country about how Lady Yu embarked on her path to immortality might very well be true.

This thought flashed through Shen Mo's mind only to be quickly dismissed. To him, whether Lady Yu had used her husband's corpse for cultivation was not very important. Even if it were true, considering she had been buried alive as a sacrificial offering, her actions were somewhat justifiable.

Shen Mo swallowed a few more Elixirs. After recovering his Mana levels, he, along with the Silver-haired Child and the others, resumed blocking the surging tide of living corpses.

「Two days later.」

The hazy brilliance enshrouding the forbidden land, which covered a hundred-li radius around the Spirit Deer Mountain Range, grew increasingly dazzling. Its presence in this world rapidly diminished until, an hour later, it vanished completely, leaving behind only a land of absolute spiritual silence and desolation.

The instant Lady Yu 'broke free' from the Evil Spirit Land, Shen Mo, the Silver-haired Child, Kang Haoxiu, and Qin Zhen all perceived a peculiar sensation.

Previously, their perception of this world had been extraordinarily vivid, as if it were a truly existing realm.

But now, the Evil Spirit Land seemed to have abruptly shed its 'state of reality,' instilling in them a sense of unreality, as if the tangible scene had instantly transformed into a flower in a mirror or the moon reflected in water.

"Delays will breed complications! We must leave quickly!"

Shen Mo uttered a low cry, instantly transforming into a Gold streak of light that shot into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he had flown beyond the Ninth Heaven.

The next instant, his mind abruptly fell into a trance. When he regained his senses, he found himself within the Immortal Mansion Dungeon. Behind him lay a phantasmal, dream-like expanse of iridescent mist, which was gradually dimming and vanishing.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Three rays of spirit light burst forth from the iridescent mist, landing successively beside Shen Mo. They were the Silver-haired Child, Kang Haoxiu, and Qin Zhen.

"Hahaha... We finally escaped from that damned place!" The Silver-haired Child's youthful face lit up with an expression of immense relief. Amidst his laughter, he even spat towards the iridescent mist.

"It's all thanks to Qingyun for finding the weakness in this Evil Spirit phenomenon; otherwise, we might have died of old age in Zuoli Country." Qin Zhen, controlling the Puppet Yama, raised its hands in a Daoist salute towards Shen Mo and said in a muffled voice.

Kang Haoxiu's typically grim and aloof face also showed a rare smile, that of someone who had survived an ordeal. He opened his mouth and echoed Qin Zhen's sentiments.

"Our successful escape is primarily thanks to Qingyun. When we find the remains of my past incarnation and those of Ciji and the others, Qingyun shall receive an extra share..." The Silver-haired Child waved his hand 'magnanimously,' yet he carefully avoided mentioning letting Shen Mo pick treasures first, lest the Five Dragon Divine Chariot he had refined in his previous life be chosen by him.

Shen Mo was about to suggest they all move away from the iridescent mist to avoid any unforeseen dangers when a tiny, dim streak of light suddenly flew out from it.

Quick-witted and swift, he immediately executed the Demonic Grabbing Hand, snatching the faint streak of light in his palm.