The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 503
As far as Shen Mo knew, although Flower Fairies were gentle and kind by nature, they were not naive. They had a keen sense of potential danger and would deal harshly with creatures that harbored ill intentions against them! Otherwise, the Flower Fairy clan would have long been extinguished by other species during their multiple "moves"; they certainly would not have survived from ancient times until now.
"I’m not afraid!"
As if she sensed that Shen Mo harbored no ill intentions, Mi chuckled cunningly. She tapped her finger on the Gold petal, and in its radiating glow, a delicate, dewy, jade-like leaf flew out from the Flowery Realm. The leaf was twice as wide as an average human’s fingers, much bigger than Mi’s body. It looked like an ordinary leaf, but Shen Mo detected a faint hint of danger from it!
Mi raised the leaf high with both hands, holding it above her head, and said with a smile, "Big Moro gave me a Mother Tree leaf for self-defense. If you dare to harm me, I’ll use it to kill you."
Shen Mo gave a sheepish grin. This sweet creature, who seemed so gentle, was now talking about fighting and killing. She must have been corrupted by someone while she was gathering spiritual plants in the Outer Realm. If I ever find out who corrupted Mi, I’ll definitely teach that person a lesson!
Thinking this, his mind stirred, and he activated his [Bright Vision]. Under this Destiny vision, he could see that the Mother Tree leaf in Mi’s hands was lush and brimming with life, clearly containing an incredibly dense Wood-type Primal Spirit. However, within this vibrant green life force, a few abnormal auras were entwined, exceedingly mysterious and terrifying; even Shen Mo felt a sense of dread observing them. This must be a killing move left on this Mother Tree leaf by the Big Moros of the Flower Fairy clan!
Shen Mo estimated that if Mi truly used this leaf to attack him, his [Rebirth from the Residual Body] Skill would likely be triggered within a few rounds.
Of course, he had no intention of harming Mi in the first place. The stronger the killing move contained in the Mother Tree leaf, the better; it might even help him when he forcibly crosses the Dragon Fall Abyss!
「Half a month later, in the territory of Zhong State.」
In a village strewn with bones, where even the chickens and dogs were dead, two evil cultivators, one fat and one thin, sat in a courtyard, savoring their "delectable dishes" and gulping down their "fine wine"!
Both of them had faces that were somewhat flushed red and blackened, their eyes radiated an eerie green light, and they were enveloped in a thick stench of blood and baleful resentment. Without using a trace of their Mana, shadowy ghostly figures circled around them, emitting mournful, whimpering cries.
"Senior brother, the world has changed these past few years, and we, as heretical cultivators, have finally seen brighter days!" the thin, tall evil cultivator said, taking a sip of wine and remarking with satisfaction. "In the past, we brothers had to hide from the Defense Division’s pursuits. How could we enjoy wine and meat like today, living such a Carefree life!"
The wine he was drinking, bright red as blood, carried a sickly sweet, coppery aroma. It was brewed using the blood and marrow of countless mortals and cultivators.
The short, fat evil cultivator let out a belch reeking of wine, fished out a half-raw chunk of meat from the pot, and began to devour it with relish. As he ate, he nodded and said, "Yeah, after enjoying these years of good living, I wouldn’t want to be a Divine Immortal, even if given the chance!"
The meat chunks in the large pot were almost gone, with only four human heads bobbing up and down within. Among them, two heads belonged to a middle-aged man and woman, one smaller head appeared to be that of a child about five or six years old, and the last, with white hair, was an elderly woman. This family of four had once been the masters of this courtyard, living a frugal but peaceful and warm life. Now, they had tragically become the meat dish accompanying the wine for these two evil cultivator brothers!
Not only that, but several human skins flayed from the villagers were also drying in the courtyard. The wine cups they used were cultivators’ skulls. Leftover human bones lay scattered in disarray on the ground, and outside almost every house, stark white bones could be seen.
These two brothers cultivated a vile Evil Magic of the Blood Path, which emphasized harming the deficient to supplement their own surplus, using the "Essence and Qi" of others to strengthen themselves. Whether it was the Flesh and Blood and souls of mortals, or the True Yuan and soul of cultivators, they would "make the best use of everything"! Flesh and Blood could strengthen their vitality; the three souls and seven spirits were used to nourish their own souls; Mana and Demonic Qi, rich with resentment, toxins, and Curses, could be refined into their own True Yuan to increase their Mana. Bones, human skins, organs, and other such things could all be refined into defensive robe armor and offensive magic treasures. It could be said that even the phrase "crushing bones and sucking marrow" was insufficient to describe their evil deeds!
Such brutally evil beings naturally made the blacklist of the Defense Division and were hunted down by forces like the Five Great Sects. Before the invasion of the Foreign Realm Demons, these evil cultivator brothers had spent years hiding all over, not showing their faces for decades.
As the Demon Tide rose, they became active again, harming mortals and cultivators everywhere. At that time, the situation hadn’t completely lost control yet. All major cities had Defense Division cultivators Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils, so their arrogance wasn’t as blatant as it was now!
However, over the past two years, as the world turned upside down, the forbidden land, beings from the Outer Zone, unknown Evil Spirits, and more descended upon this realm. The Five Great Sects either went into hiding, sealed their mountains, or their sect gates were in ruins. Consequently, the Defense Division also existed in name only. Various immortal sects, smaller sects, and Cultivating Families were also preoccupied with their own survival, only able to defend their own sect gates and their small plots of land within their cities!
Meanwhile, the evil cultivators who had hidden in previous years seized the opportunity of the chaotic situation to emerge. They preyed on mortals and weaker cultivators, greatly strengthening themselves through their Evil Magic.
At this moment, the evil cultivator brothers, having devastated all the mortals in the entire village and now feasting in the courtyard, were a microcosm of how demons and monsters plagued the Red Flame Zone amidst these turbulent times!
This village was located within Zhong State, not far from the large human city of Light Shine City. Yet, even so, they dared to poison the entire village, annihilating every person and animal in it! Moreover, this was not the first village these evil cultivator brothers had ravaged. In the past two years, the number of villages they had despoiled exceeded a hundred, and the innocent men and women who had died tragically at their hands even reached over a hundred thousand.
It wasn’t that no cultivators had come forward to execute these Evil Demons. However, the short, fat evil cultivator’s Realm had advanced to Layer VIII of the Spirit Sea Realm, while his junior brother also possessed the cultivation strength of the middle-stage Spirit Sea Realm. Most of the cultivators who came Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils were killed by them. All their worldly possessions fell into their hands, and even their remains and souls became resources for their own strengthening.
For the two evil cultivator brothers, living such Carefree and happy days, they naturally wouldn’t even envy Divine Immortals!
"Senior brother... the people and livestock in this village have all been eaten. It’s time to move to another place!"
The thin evil cultivator fished a child’s head out of the large pot and began to eat. As he chewed, his mouth dripping with grease, he mumbled indistinctly, "Mmm... a child’s head is just delicious. So tender and springy... A few days ago, I passed by a mountain village. The mountains are clear and the waters beautiful there; the people and livestock raised in such a place must taste excellent!"
