The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 401 Visit from Jiang Lingfeng_1
"Senior, our visitor, Senior Jiang Lingfeng, is waiting in the Xianyang Pavilion!"
While Shen Mo was busy examining the Green Cloud Umbrella, a maid and disciple, Lu Taorui, knocked on the door of the Forge Room.
"Escort her to the main hall and serve her the spiritual tea and Spirit Fruit. I’ll be there soon."
Shen Mo responded, then closed the Green Cloud Umbrella and tidied up the high-class materials scattered all over the Forge Room. He straightened his robe and jade crown before heading out.
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"Senior Sister Jiang, what brings you here today?"
Sitting down, Shen Mo asked with a laugh, "If you needed me for something, why didn’t you just send a message with a Sound Transmission Talisman? There was no need for you to go to all this trouble."
Jiang Lingfeng sipped her spiritual tea, exhaled a fragrant mist, then replied solemnly, "I have come to invite Junior Brother Shen to accompany me to the Immortal Burial Sea. A simple message using a talisman would have been too impolite for such an invitation!"
"The Immortal Burial Sea?"
Shen Mo raised an eyebrow, his expression questioning.
"Exactly. Junior Brother Shen, you were the Deputy Envoy during the visit to the Marine Race, so of course you are aware of Hall Master Yuan’s disappearance from the Immortal Welcoming Hall!"
Seeing Shen Mo nod in acknowledgment, Jiang Lingfeng continued, "Just two days ago, Hall Master Yuan sent a message to the sect indicating that he was still alive."
"However, the message seemed to be heavily interfered with, making it intermittent and unclear!"
"The Supreme Elder personally intervened and divined the location from which the message was sent, pinpointing an area about a million miles east of Golden Turtle Island, within a three-thousand-mile radius."
"My Master, the other two Peak Masters, and various Hall Masters—all experts at the late-stage Spirit Sea Realm or higher—are unavailable. They either have urgent matters to attend to and cannot leave, or they cannot be away from the sect for an extended period."
"Thus, the task of rescuing Hall Master Yuan has fallen to me!"
A look of surprise spread across Shen Mo’s face. Hall Master Yuan Chengshan of the Immortal Welcoming Hall truly hadn’t perished.
However, whatever could trap a Hall Master for so long—be it a ferocious creature or a perilous deathtrap—was not something an ordinary disciple could handle.
No wonder the sect decided that the experts sent on the rescue mission must possess strength at least equivalent to the late-stage Spirit Sea Realm!
In fact, even that level of cultivation wasn’t entirely secure; it would be best if an expert at the half-step to Golden Core Realm undertook the mission.
Yuan Chengshan, Bright Moon Peak Master Yuan Jing, and Sect Master Yuan Qingshi all belonged to the Yuan Family. Having the Sect Master or Bright Moon Peak Master personally rescue him would undoubtedly be the best choice.
Of course, as Jiang Lingfeng had said, many high-ranking members of the sect either couldn’t get away or couldn’t leave the sect for long, which was why the task had been assigned to her.
A million miles east from Golden Turtle Island... This was clearly deep into the far reaches of the Immortal Burial Sea, even more distant than the island housing the magic altar that led to the Sword Tomb Dungeon!
Such a place, with extremely scarce Spiritual Qi and vicious, cruel Sea Beasts, was truly a remote and desolate wilderness.
With Shen Mo’s current cultivation, flying nonstop at full power with Flying Escape, he could cover fifty thousand miles in a day and a night!
An ordinary early-stage Spirit Sea Realm practitioner wouldn’t possess such speed; covering thirty thousand miles would already be considered remarkable.
Of course, this was under ideal conditions!
They would also need to recover their Mana during the journey, especially when venturing deep into the far sea where the scarcity of Spiritual Qi was appalling.
Considering all this, the travel time alone would take at least a month and a half!
If everything went smoothly, they might find Yuan Chengshan shortly after reaching the designated sea region and bring him back to the Riverside Sect.
But if things went awry, just searching a three-thousand-mile radius of the sea could take an exceedingly long time.
Moreover, the ocean differs from land; the space beneath the surface is incredibly vast. Even if one’s spiritual sense could cover a range of one to two hundred miles, they would still have to search meticulously from shallow to deep.
Adding the two to three months for the round trip, they might end up drifting at sea for half a year or even longer!
As Shen Mo was still frowning in thought, Jiang Lingfeng explained her reasons for inviting him.
"Junior Brother Shen, you have been to the far reaches of the Immortal Burial Sea; compared to me, you are more familiar with the situation there."
"Moreover, your adopted sister Ming Yu is the daughter of Demon Lord Ming Cang. If we can enlist the help of the big demons under his command, this trip should go much smoother!"
"It is with these two considerations that I invite you to join me!"
Shen Mo nodded, then used the Sound Transmission Conch to call Ming Yu, who was hidden in The Smallest Space, and told her about the matter.
"Brother, the sea region you mentioned is too remote.
"My mother would definitely not agree to dispatch the big demons under her command to help you search for Hall Master Yuan’s whereabouts.
"After all, just the round trip would take several months. If anything happened at the Near Sea Demon Cave during that time, my mother wouldn’t have enough manpower to dispatch.
"Furthermore, those Sea Beasts in the far sea will also attack us Marine Race. I fear this trip would result in heavy casualties!"
After brief consideration, Ming Yu laid out the stakes, effectively thwarting Jiang Lingfeng’s calculations.
Jiang Lingfeng was not an unreasonable person. Hearing this, a look of regret touched her face, and she sighed, "It seems I was somewhat inconsiderate."
"But without the help of the Marine Race’s big demons, rescuing Hall Master Yuan will undoubtedly be even more difficult..."
"Junior Brother Shen!"
"I know you’ve declined several sect tasks, but this time, you must accompany me, no matter what."
"Your actual combat strength is comparable to mine, and you’ve been to the far reaches of the Immortal Burial Sea. With your help, our chances of finding Hall Master Yuan will increase significantly."
Shen Mo picked up his tea and took a sip, saying nothing.
He inwardly complained. Senior Sister Jiang Lingfeng’s cultivation was strong, but her way of handling people and affairs... was hardly praiseworthy. She’d taken it for granted that she could enlist the help of the Marine Race’s big demons, completely failing to consider if there was any benefit in it for Demon Lord Ming Cang and his subordinate Demon Kings. And now, she was treating him with the same attitude.
To be honest, if it were a simple matter of lifting a finger, Shen Mo would have gladly helped rescue Yuan Chengshan.
However, this mission would be incredibly time-consuming and fraught with uncertainties.
Moreover, Jiang Lingfeng was the one who had accepted the task; the sect’s rewards would go to her.
As for Shen Mo himself, aside from all the effort and trouble, he wouldn’t gain any significant advantages. To make matters worse, he would lose at least several months of income he could have earned through Alchemy and Forging—a substantial loss.
Yet now, Jiang Lingfeng was inviting him to the far reaches of the Immortal Burial Sea without offering any incentive, which was asking too much!
Facing her expectant expression, Shen Mo put down his teacup and sighed softly, "I’m sorry, Senior Sister Jiang."
"I need to spend my time earning the resources necessary for my cultivation. I genuinely can’t spare the time."
"Regarding this matter... I’m afraid I can’t help you!"
"Taorui, please see Senior Sister Jiang out for me."
At Shen Mo’s call, Lu Taorui timidly entered, stood beside Jiang Lingfeng, and waited to escort her out of GuanYun Mansion.
"Junior Brother Shen, please reconsider."
Unwilling to accept this, Jiang Lingfeng tried to persuade him a few more times before reluctantly getting up to leave.
"Brother, it seems Senior Sister Jiang didn’t understand your meaning," Clam Girl Ming Yu said, covering her mouth with a soft giggle.
