The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 429 Preparing to Leave_1
The enhancement of Shen Mo’s strength was not delayed.
But he really couldn’t spare any more free time to turn all the prepared spiritual materials into finished Elixirs, magic artifacts, and talismans!
About half of the spiritual materials were still lying quietly inside the Universe Bag.
In establishing the Bloody Fiend Sect, the loss from these unrefined materials was also significant, apart from the expended spiritual items.
Unfortunately, the evil cultivators in the Wando Archipelago were all incredibly poor. Although many of them were exterminated, and the spiritual items needed by evil cultivators were piled like mountains, only a few Spirit Stones and other resources could be found!
Fortunately, the Spirit Storage Rats that were released, relying on their innate talent, found some special ore veins.
Two months ago, this little fellow had successfully advanced to the early-stage of Class III, greatly enhancing its strength, and its Innate Divine Ability also improved considerably.
Up to now, the origin power left by the Barbarian Bull Venerable hadn’t been fully consumed, and advancing it to the middle-stage of Class III should not be a problem.
Among the spiritual items found in the ore veins it discovered, the vast majority couldn’t be used directly to forge magic artifacts, but they could be utilized in many aspects of the cultivation world.
For instance, a material called Spirit Banned Frost Sand, with strange yet stable properties, could interrupt and veil a cultivator’s sense.
It could be very useful in constructing retreat chambers, Treasure Halls, and Teleportation Formations!
When firing bricks and tiles, adding a small pinch of Spirit Banned Frost Sand would imbue the fired products with this characteristic. Chambers built with these bricks and tiles, even without needing Prohibition, could shield against prying and disturbances from the Outer Realm.
Moreover, Red Flame Country produced very little Spirit Banned Frost Sand; only a few sand fields in Sea State could yield this material.
Now that an additional demonic cave had appeared in the nearby sea, the output of this sand had greatly decreased, providing ample profit margins.
Other ore-based spiritual materials were much the same: either unique to the Wando Archipelago or possessing a huge value discrepancy.
Shen Mo used Yang-Strengthening Powder, Sea Beast Bloody Fiend essence, and other items as rewards, having the Bloody Fiend Sect disciples gather over 10,000 kilograms of these ores for him. While this might sound like a vast amount, when piled together, they only occupied one cubic meter of space in the Universe Bag; it could hold two or three hundred times more!
Shen Mo estimated that when he returned to Red Flame Country and sold these ores, the Spirit Stones obtained would not only compensate for losses in Alchemy and other areas but also likely earn him an additional one thousand to eighteen hundred middle-grade Spirit Stones.
After deliberation, he decided to expand this income into a long-term source of wealth.
The only troublesome aspect was that the Wando Archipelago was too far from Red Flame Country. Even with magic artifacts like the Black Canopy Magic Boat, a round trip would still take two to three months.
Moreover, the cultivator controlling the magic ship had to be at least a middle-stage Spirit Sea Realm powerhouse; otherwise, it would be difficult to ensure the journey’s safety.
Considering this, setting up a Teleportation Array at the Bloody Fiend Sect’s headquarters would be the wisest choice!
Unfortunately, Shen Mo did not possess the materials for setting up a Teleportation Array. Furthermore, the meager spiritual item output of the Wando Archipelago was insufficient to gather the resources needed for a large array. These materials would have to be purchased from Red Flame Country and then brought back.
Besides, setting up the Teleportation Altar also required a cultivator proficient in the Array Path.
A Teleportation Altar capable of transporting people millions of miles would be immense. Setting it up randomly anywhere in Red Flame Country wouldn’t be secure; only by establishing it within the Riverside Sect could its safety be ensured.
Moreover, the upper echelons of the sect seemed inclined to use the Wando Archipelago as one of the retreats should the demonic scourge become uncontrollable.
After returning, Shen Mo would still need to discuss with the senior leaders about establishing a new Teleportation Altar and linking the two large arrays. In doing so, he would undoubtedly have to concede some benefits.
These matters could be discussed later.
Anyway, there was no major conflict between his fundamental desires and those of the sect’s senior leaders, so everything should be negotiable!
In the Patriarch’s Main Hall, Shen Mo, Jiang Lingfeng, and Ming Yu sat together, discussing their return journey.
"Senior Sister Jiang, do you plan to stay in the Wando Archipelago instead of returning to the Riverside Sect with us?"
"Yes!" Jiang Lingfeng nodded, her expression quite composed. "If all three of us leave before the Teleportation Array is built, the Bloody Fiend Sect will lack high-end power to resist the evil Priests who haven’t been fully eradicated! It’s not too late for me to return after the large array is formed."
A thought flashed through Shen Mo’s mind, and he agreed with her arrangement.
Although in the past few months, he had commanded ten Demon Soul Generals to hunt down Priests across the islands, given the vastness of the Wando Archipelago, many powerful Priests had still escaped this devastating calamity.
Among these Priests, there were surely quite a few survivors of Class VI strength or above!
Currently, apart from Shen Mo and his two companions, the strongest among the Bloody Fiend Sect disciples were only at the middle-stage of the Body Tempering Realm, far from being their opponents.
Once they left, the surviving evil Priests would certainly retaliate wildly, massacring the Bloody Fiend Sect disciples.
This was not only because they, who were once high and mighty, were unwilling to be reduced to skulking rats; in their eyes, the vitality of the Bloody Fiend Sect members, far more potent than that of ordinary islanders, was also a high-grade cultivation resource!
If arrangements weren’t made in advance, he feared that by the time the Teleportation Array was set up, all the Bloody Fiend Sect members across the various islands of the Wando Archipelago would have been slaughtered by them.
Originally, Shen Mo had planned to leave a few Demon Soul Generals of varying Realms, pre-assigning them orders to roam the archipelago and deter these surviving evil Priests.
Now, since Jiang Lingfeng intended to stay here for some time, that arrangement was no longer necessary.
After all, Demon Soul Generals freed from the Soul Refining Flag’s control posed too great a hidden danger. There was no telling when they might go berserk, devour all the creatures of the Wando Archipelago, and ascend to Class IV by doing so.
"That’s good too! With you overseeing the Wando Archipelago, I can rest assured," Shen Mo said. "After Ming Yu and I leave, the materials needed to construct the Teleportation Altar and the Array Path cultivators will be sent in as little as four months or, at most, a year. Then, you can return directly to the sect through the Teleportation Array!"
As Shen Mo spoke, he took out a few Elixirs for increasing cultivation from his Universe Bag and handed them to Jiang Lingfeng.
"The nature’s spiritual energy here is scarce. Even for us Spirit Sea Realm cultivators, it’s not easy to absorb and refine it, which inevitably affects cultivation progress. This is a token of my regard as your junior brother. Please do not refuse!"
He seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Lingfeng, who was rather insensitive to matters of personal gain or loss, readily accepted the Elixirs.
After further discussions that lasted nearly half a day, Shen Mo and Ming Yu concealed their presence and quietly left the Bloody Fiend Sect headquarters.
This way, the surviving evil Priests would be unable to determine their movements and naturally wouldn’t dare to show themselves rashly, allowing Jiang Lingfeng a longer period of peace.
Not until they had flown several thousand miles away did Shen Mo take out the Black Canopy Magic Boat from his Universe Bag. He and Ming Yu boarded the magic boat and sailed west, towards Red Flame Country.
However, this time, Shen Mo had to control the magic boat, so he couldn’t be as leisurely as on their journey here.
To avoid dangerous terrains and perilous lands such as the Suspended Fairy Mountain, Shen Mo specially released a few Class III Demon Soul Generals. After branding them with Soul Splitting Runes, he sent them out far ahead to patrol within a four-thousand-mile radius of the Black Canopy Magic Boat.
At the same time, he took out the Fire Chi Cauldron and began to refine Elixirs in the cabin of the magic boat!
