First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 28: Dust Settles

In the moment when the Silver Ring Double-Headed Python opened its eyes, Shen Mo felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave!

Not good!

Quick, retreat!

He burst out with his figure, activating the "Thunderous Swift Steps" to the extreme.

His illusory figure dashed back like lightning.

But it was still too late.

When this snake pretended to be dead to deceive him and get close, it had already gathered a deadly strike!

How could it let him escape a hundred feet away?

"Bang!"

It opened its huge mouth, and all the demonic energy inside its body overflowed, turning into a final wave of water bullets, blasting towards Shen Mo.

"Rock Rune!"

Facing the dying counterattack of a Demonic Beast close to the Second Stage, Shen Mo's heart turned cold, immediately activating the life-saving rune.

"Crack!"

The rune burned out, and a shadow of a mountain rose, protecting Shen Mo in front of him.

But this time, the rune couldn't completely block the power of this water bullet.

Cracks spread like spider webs, and under the impact of the water bullet, they eventually shattered on the ground.

"Poof!"

Shen Mo felt as if he had been struck by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his breath instantly weakened.

Although the Rock Rune had blocked most of the power of the water bullet, the remaining power was still not something that a Body Forging Realm Eighth Stage could easily withstand.

"Fortunately, I'm wearing an inner armor."

He touched the chest piece of the protective inner armor, feeling a slight sense of relief.

This inner armor was already in a damaged state, and it was even more severely damaged by this strike.

But at least it had borne a lot of damage for him.

Otherwise, that strike just now would not have been as simple as just spitting blood.

"I'm not dead, so now it's your turn!"

Enduring the pain, he stared coldly at the Silver Veined Python with two heads, slowly raising his palm.

In the palm of his hand, two Fire Rune Talismans rose again.

This beast finally died.

Shen Mo used up the remaining seven Fire Rune Talismans.

It took the time to burn a stick of incense.

This time, the Silver Veined Python was truly devoid of life.

"Splash."

He took out the Azure Edge Sword and cut open a wound on each of its two heads.

In the rotten brain fluid, Shen Mo reached out and took out two round and translucent light blue crystals.

"Indeed, there are Monster Cores."

Shen Mo looked at the two Monster Cores in his hand, his face showing joy.

Monster Cores are exclusive items of Demonic Beasts and are the source of their power.

But usually, only Demonic Beasts of the Second Stage or above can condense them inside their bodies.

This Silver Veined Python's combat power was between the boundary of the First and Second Stage.

Shen Mo didn't know if it had condensed Monster Cores, he was just trying it out.

Now it seems that this Silver Veined Python is closer to the Second Stage level than Shen Mo imagined.

"These two Monster Cores can sell for at least ten Spirit Stones."

"And... the snake gall!"

Digging into the abdomen of the python, he took out a bitter gall and also put it into his storage bag.

The gallbladder of snake-type Demonic Beasts is an excellent material for refining medicine, and its value is not inferior to Monster Cores.

After taking everything valuable from the Silver Veined Python, he shifted his gaze back to the Purple Yang Vermilion Fruit.

This is his greatest gain from this trip!

"Finally got it!"

He broke off this Purple Yang Zhu Guo along with its branches and transplanted it onto the grafting spirit soil.

"Phew~"

At the moment when the immature Purple Yang Zhu Guo was picked, the Spiritual Qi inside the fruit quickly dissipated.

But fortunately, it was grafted onto the spirit soil, which stopped this trend.

"It succeeded."

Seeing that the Purple Yang Zhu Guo did not wither quickly when picked prematurely, he felt a little relieved.

After putting the grafted spirit soil pot into the Qiankun bag, Shen Mo finally had the mind to deal with his current disheveled appearance.

"Splash~"

Among the vast spiritual field of fruit trees, he found a well.

He was ready to fetch some water and wash himself thoroughly.

After the previous battle, blood, sweat, and even the brain fluid of the Double-Headed Silver Ring Python had stained his originally spotless white clothes with dirt.

He smelled foul.

He didn't have Qi Gathering now, so he couldn't use the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to condense into water vapor to cleanse his body. He could only use water to wash.

After a thorough wash, he finally felt much more comfortable.

"Next, let's kill all those little snake demons."

After dealing with the Double-Headed Silver Ring Python, it was easy to capture the low-level snake demons that followed.

In just half an hour, Shen Mo swiftly found and killed all the snake demons lurking in the spiritual field, too afraid to come out.

"It seems like my footwork has become much faster!"

During the hunt for snake demons, Shen Mo suddenly realized this.

"Could it be that 'Thunderous Swift Steps' has broken through?"

He thought about it and looked at the information panel, reading through the information to find confirmation.

[You successfully activated a Fire Departure Talisman, depleting your Spirit Power.]

[You successfully activated a Fire Departure Talisman, depleting your Spirit Power.]

[You consumed seven Qi Recovery Pills, quickly filling the gap in your Spirit Power. Your Spirit Power is once again replenished.]

[During the battle, you unexpectedly activated a special effect and gained 1 destiny point.]

[Facing the fatal blow of the Double-Headed Silver Ring Python, you were shocked and frantically activated 'Thunderous Swift Steps,' unexpectedly comprehending the essence of the Thunderous Momentum. Experience of 'Thunderous Swift Steps' +132.]

[Your 'Thunderous Swift Steps,' through training, has successfully advanced to a slightly accomplished level, greatly increasing its effectiveness.]

After carefully reading through it, when Shen Mo saw the last two pieces of information, he was overjoyed.

"I didn't even notice during the intense battle, but 'Thunderous Swift Steps' has advanced another level!"

During this period of time, Shen Mo had been diligently practicing Cultivation Technique, Martial Skill, and Immortal Arts.

Whether it was the Heavenly Origin Technique or the Shangqing Sword Technique, there had been significant progress, but only 'Thunderous Swift Steps' had remained at the Initiation stage.

He originally thought that it would take several months of effort to cultivate this footwork to the next level.

Unexpectedly, in the midst of life and death, it brought him a rapid improvement.

"With the slightly accomplished 'Thunderous Swift Steps,' my body seems much lighter."

"If I use it with all my strength, my speed will be at least 30% faster than before the breakthrough. However, there is still a gap compared to the description in the classics of being as fast as a ghost."

After some experimentation, Shen Mo roughly estimated the effects brought about by the breakthrough, feeling extremely pleased.

Outside the Lingtian Valley of the Zhao family.

When Zhao Bing and the others saw Shen Mo walking out gracefully, they quickly asked about the situation.

"That big demon has been beheaded, and as for the few low-level snake demons, I have killed them all."

"From today onwards, your Zhao family can freely enter and exit the Lingtian Valley, and you don't have to worry about being attacked by Demonic Beasts anymore."

Shen Mo told the Zhao family members present about this news.

Suddenly, the whole crowd cheered, and the people of the Zhao family were extremely excited.

"Great kindness and grace from the Immortal Master, my Zhao family has no way to repay it!"

Zhao Bing took a deep breath and bowed to him, "In the future, my Zhao family will erect a monument of eternal life for the Immortal Master to express our gratitude."

(End of this chapter)