The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 508 Cultivate Progress_1

At the break of day, when the Rising Sun is just beginning to ascend, a radiant golden light covers this mountain ridge, which is why it is named Golden Light Ridge!

Although this place lacks a large Spirit Vein and isn’t exactly a prime cultivation spot, it still qualifies as a renowned scenic mountain. Many rogue cultivators have chosen to seclude themselves here, and during peaceful years, both the nobles and common folk of the Capital loved to come here for outings.

Now, however, it has become a living hell, filled with Demons, pervaded by the stench of blood!

Shen Mo was determined to carry out a ruthless slaughter, using the blood of Demons to cleanse this place and their flesh to nourish the mountain’s flora.

Originally, he simply couldn’t stand seeing Demons run amok and torment the weak and ordinary, but now he had yet another reason!

As he unleashed the Pure Yang Fire, burning and killing the Demons and evil cultivators on the ridge, a flicker of understanding arose in Shen Mo’s heart. Perhaps the most suitable Blessed Land for my Core Formation is right here, on Golden Light Ridge, he mused.

「...」

After venting some of the fiery anger in his heart, Shen Mo could clearly feel his Path Heart becoming clearer. When I form my Golden Core in the future, the transformation of my Essence and Qi will be correspondingly more flawless!

Or perhaps, everything I’ve seen and experienced since the dramatic world changes two years ago—the Soaring Serpent swallowing the sky, the atrocities of the evil cultivators, the chaos spread by Demons—has layered a thick coat of dust upon my Path Heart, which is like a clear mirror.

My inability to change the situation has prevented me from being truly carefree, which directly conflicts with my Carefree Path Heart...

Normally, this isn’t apparent. But when it comes time to form the Golden Core, this reluctance, regret, anger, and helplessness—this dust upon my Path Heart—will become the greatest impediment to forging a perfect Golden Core!

After all, even with my profound cultivation and the panel’s assistance, while my chances of successful Core Formation are high... there’s a world of difference between forming an inferior quality Golden Core and a perfect one.

If I form an inferior quality Golden Core, I’ll likely never be able to construct the Divine Bridge to reach the Heavenly Monarch Realm in this lifetime. All my past efforts, the advantages I’ve painstakingly built in vitality, soul, Basic Destiny, cultivation method attainments, and Skills, would be instantly nullified before a perfect, let alone an exquisite, Golden Core!

This is an outcome I must strive to avoid at all costs.

Therefore, I must seize any opportunity that allows for a more perfect transformation and enhances the quality of my Golden Core!

Right now, restoring the Chaotic Yuan Pill or finding Chaotic Yuan Fruits are still distant prospects. It’s only regarding a suitable Blessed Land for my Core Formation that, after that moment of insight, I’ve begun to grasp the key.

Incinerating tens of thousands of Demons with the Pure Yang Fire felt like wiping away some dust from my Path Heart. It has made me more confident that the transformation of my Essence and Qi during Core Formation will be more thorough, and the resulting Golden Core more perfect...

If I could personally slaughter every last Demon on Golden Light Ridge until it’s utterly clean, I suspect I might not even need external aids to form a superior, or perhaps even better, Golden Core!

Of course, that’s not realistic. I can’t even eliminate that Class IV Thousand-eyed Demon, let alone other unknown Outer Zone Demons.

So, I just need to follow my Path Heart. When the time comes, I will unleash a thorough slaughter!

The more Demons I kill, the more effective this Core Formation Blessed Land will be...

Ideally, I would raze Golden Light Ridge to the ground and wipe out every Demon here.

But if I can’t, it’s not a major problem. Condensing the Golden Core isn’t an instantaneous process. After a round of Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils, I don’t have to undergo Core Formation here immediately. I can go to the Jade Pool Realm to restore the Grade V Chaotic Yuan Pill, or gather Chaotic Yuan Fruits, Clear Spirit Qi, and other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures before formally beginning the Core Formation!

However, if I were to do nothing and just leave, the Evil Qi in my heart would be hard to dispel, and my Path Heart would remain clouded.

Even if I later successfully restore the Grade V Chaotic Yuan Pill and gather Chaotic Yuan Fruits, Clear Spirit Qi, and other such treasures, the transformation of my Essence and Qi during Core Formation would likely still fall short of perfection!

Thus, my determination to kill is resolute.

「...」

The wry-mouthed evil cultivator and other disciples of the Yaksha Path had already constructed several temporary structures for resting.

The dwelling for the "Blood Demon Patriarch" was, naturally, the best constructed. The ground was leveled using Spells, the walls were built from carved Qingshi, and the doors and windows were crafted from pine and cypress. The other structures were comparatively simple, hastily assembled from bamboo and wood.

After the six evil cultivator disciples finished their work and were about to rest, Shen Mo sent them away.

Given their cultivation, they naturally couldn’t enter the circles of powerful Demons or easily come across clues for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures like Chaotic Yuan Fruits and Clear Spirit Qi. However, they could still inquire about where great Demons congregated and where Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were traded.

With Prohibitions implanted in their souls and having witnessed the ruthlessness of the Blood Demon Patriarch, these few evil cultivator disciples dared not utter a single word of complaint. They immediately stepped onto their respective magic artifacts and scattered in all directions to gather relevant information.

As for Shen Mo, he entered the stone house. He affixed Prohibition talismans to the walls, doors, and other areas, and had the Demon Soul General guard outside while his mind focused on the panel.

Over two years of secluded cultivation had significantly advanced his mastery in all his cultivation methods.

Especially after his Basic Destiny, Wisdom, was upgraded from Blue quality to the Purple quality "Foresighted." Besides his thoughts becoming more agile and his understanding of many matters clearer, it also provided an invisible boost to his magic and martial arts.

It became easier to comprehend the laws of the world; by analogy, understanding cultivation methods and magic also became somewhat easier.

There were even a few times during his cultivation when Shen Mo unexpectedly entered a state of "enlightenment," significantly accelerating the progress of related cultivation methods!

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Skills: Sword Body, Flawless, Control Wind, By the Stars, Rebirth, Spirit Devouring, Cloud Transformation, Blood Shadow, Pure Yang Pupil, Sword Escape, Universe in the Sword]

[Cultivation Method:

"Mixed Yuan Qi Technique" Master (1430/20000)

"Reverse Dragon Curse" Elite (4365/16000) Derived 1]

[Martial Arts:

"Sword Control Spirit Technique" Epic (MAX);

"Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation" Senior (9815/18000) Derived 1;

"Constellation Great Hand Seal" Master (16620/18000);

"All-Encompassing Sword Canon" Epic (MAX);

"Tianhe Nine Turns" Junior (3490/11000);

[Lightness Magic:

"Soar Cloud Immortal Method" Master (3335/16000)]

[External Magic:

"Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body" Bloody Fiend Body (100/100) Derived 1;

"Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique" Epic (MAX)]

[Soul Magic:

"Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture" Epic (MAX);

"Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture" Elite (7085/14000) Derived 1]

[Sacrificial Magic:

"Withering Pursuit Soul Palm" Elite (6845/12000);

"Gecko Divine Skill" Senior (5220/10000);

"Sacrificial One Sword" Senior (7835/14000)]

[Others: Omitted]

He had gained two more Skills. Both "Sword Control Spirit Technique" and "All-Encompassing Sword Canon," two Sword Path martial arts, had been cultivated to the Epic (MAX) stage, obtained after triggering Godlike Swordplay.

Sword Escape was derived from "Sword Control Spirit Technique," while Universe in the Sword was obtained from "All-Encompassing Sword Canon"!