First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 298: Progress in Skills

The light galloped like a swift horse.

In the blink of an eye, winter had arrived, and Hongye City was greeted with continuous heavy snowfall. The earth was covered in silver frost, making it look even more icy and magnificent.

On this day, a ray of light from a flying sword came from afar, passing through the hazy light of the Observing Bone Treasure Mirror and landing on the snow-covered city wall.

A young girl jumped off the flying sword and stepped on the thick snow, making a creaking sound.

"Brother, is this the Hongye City where father's good friend is stationed?"

The girl's name was Qian Xiaofeng, around fifteen or sixteen years old. Her face was red from the cold, and she exhaled white breath as she spoke.

Her older brother, Qian Xiaohu, who was two years older, was quite steady in his words and actions. After putting away the flying sword, he smiled indulgently and said, "Traveling thousands of miles, have I ever lost my way? Naturally, this is the city."

"In Qingyang City where our Qian family is located, there is also a garrison. Even if we want to exterminate demons and train, we can go there. Why did father insist on us coming here to have our names registered?"

Qian Xiaofeng didn't have any complaints about joining the garrison, but she didn't quite understand her father's request.

Their father was Qian Xingji, the shopkeeper of the Baodan Pavilion!

Some time ago, when Qian Xiaohu had just advanced to the Qi Gathering Realm and stabilized his cultivation, Qian Xingji urged them to hurry to this city.

Qian Xiaohu knew more about the situation and also felt the change in attitude towards them from their clan members in recent days.

"Father has offended Uncle Gong and the relationship with the clan has become somewhat delicate."

"Perhaps... he is worried that if we continue to cultivate within the clan, we might encounter some accidents!"

"As for joining the Qingyang City Garrison, it's too close to the clan, and there are many clan members stationed here. It's impossible to avoid attracting attention."

Qian Xiaohu silently pondered in his heart.

However, he didn't tell Qian Xiaofeng about these thoughts.

He just patted her head and said, "Father has his own considerations. Xiaofeng, don't think too much."

"Besides, the commander of the local garrison is Father's business partner..."

"With him taking care of us, we don't have to worry about being wronged!"

Qian Xiaofeng angrily swatted away her brother's hand and then said with great anticipation, "Father said that this senior is a genius of the Linjiang Sect, with extraordinary divine abilities that transcend the mundane!"

"Are you talking about Master Shen Mo?"

Not far away, a cultivator guarding the city walked over on the snow.

Despite the freezing weather, this person was dressed lightly, obviously possessing the cultivation of the Qi Gathering Realm and not fearing the cold.

This cultivator was Tao Dong, and it was his turn to guard the city wall this month.

When Qian Xiaohu and Qian Xiaofeng were talking on the city wall, they didn't avoid others, and Tao Dong unintentionally overheard their conversation, so he became interested and came over to ask.

"That's right, it's Senior Shen."

Qian Xiaohu respectfully greeted Tao Dong and said with a friendly expression, "May I ask how Fellow Daoist is called?"

"I am surnamed Tao, named Dong..."

Tao Dong saw that Qian Xiaohu and Qian Xiaofeng were using extraordinary flying swords and wearing exceptional robes, and he knew that their father had a history with Shen Mo, so he became quite enthusiastic.

Qian Xiaohu and Qian Xiaofeng were newcomers, and with a local cultivator taking the initiative to be friendly, they naturally wouldn't be cold-faced.

After a brief conversation, the three of them quickly became acquainted.

"When Senior Shen first arrived in Hongye City, the first local cultivator he met was me, Old Tao."

"When we parted, he even personally invited me to join the garrison..."

"..."

"When it comes to Senior Shen's abilities, I naturally know them better than anyone."

"As soon as he arrived at the garrison, he forcefully expelled a group of freeloaders. Shortly after, a demon infiltrated the city..."

"After the Tian family's Linghai Realm was injured, they didn't dare to provoke Senior Shen anymore and obediently paid a large sum of spirit stones."

"Soon after, the Golden Toad Tower and the Doujin Sect both paid their spirit stone dues and sent several elders to join. Other families naturally followed suit."

"The current Garrison Office is completely different from the past!"

"There are already thirty to forty Qi Gathering stage cultivators alone, and there are over two hundred cultivators at the Body Tempering stage, with a strong presence!"

"The achievements are also outstanding, and I don't know how many wandering demons have been killed..."

After Tao Dong's lengthy discussion, Qian Xiaohu and Qian Xiaofeng couldn't help but show their longing.

At the same time, in a secluded cultivation room in the Garrison Office.

Shen Mo's face was solemn as he continuously formed hand seals. He engraved complex inscriptions into the knife-shaped artifact floating in front of him.

[Using Cold Crystal Stone, Spirit-Enlightening Iron, Frostfire Gold, and Blood Silver Ore, you have successfully forged a Profound Grade middle-tier artifact, the Cold Flame Knife. Your understanding of the art of forging has improved during the forging process, and your forging experience has increased by 50.]

"Clang!"

Shen Mo flicked his finger on the blade, causing the flame-like patterns on it to flow, making it exceptionally beautiful.

"The quality is acceptable!" Shen Mo murmured.

Then, he put the Cold Flame Knife into the embroidered bag with cloud patterns.

The original low-grade embroidered bag was no longer sufficient for his daily needs, so Shen Mo spent fifteen middle-grade spirit stones to purchase a high-grade embroidered bag.

The internal space of the bag was three hundred cubic meters, three times that of a middle-grade embroidered bag.

In addition, this type of high-level embroidered bag had another advantage: even if it was stolen or snatched away, it would not be easily opened.

Even if a Boundary Breaking Talisman was used!

At this moment, in the embroidered bag, besides the spiritual items Shen Mo commonly used, there were also neatly arranged finished pills, talismans, and artifacts, as well as all the materials needed for their refinement.

There is no need to say much about the pill-related items.

The talismans and artifacts were specifically prepared for the two newly opened shops after discussing with Qian the shopkeeper.

The talisman shop was named Lingfu Residence, specializing in the buying and selling of finished talismans and talisman refining materials.

The artifact shop was named Wanluo Immortal Soldier Tower, specializing in the buying and selling of finished flying swords, artifacts, inner armor, robes, and forging materials. It also provided services for repairing artifacts and robes.

Except for the first month of opening, Shen Mo spent nearly a hundred middle-grade spirit stones to purchase various spiritual items, and then he no longer invested money into the two shops.

It can only be said that Qian the shopkeeper really had some skills.

In just the second month, the two new shops were successfully operating and making profits.

Shen Mo also benefited a lot from them. After collecting the materials for making talismans and forging artifacts from Lingfu Residence and Wanluo Immortal Soldier Tower, he directly sold the finished products through these two new shops.

This not only saved him a lot of effort but also improved his proficiency in talisman and forging techniques.

[Master: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: Qi Gathering stage, Seventh Heavenly Layer]

[Talisman: Third Grade (755/6000)]

[Pill Refinement: Third Grade (5390/6000)]

[Forging: Third Grade (20/6000)]

Shen Mo's proficiency in talisman techniques was not far from advancing to the next grade, and at this moment, he had actually reached the third grade.

However, there hasn't been any significant growth recently, and the reason is simple. He has already mastered all the second-grade talismans he knows.

It's not easy to obtain third-grade or fourth-grade talisman scrolls.

As a result, the experience bar for talisman techniques has been increasing very slowly, almost stagnating!

There is no problem with pill refinement. He can just coax Zhao Lingyin a bit and get some third or fourth-grade pill formulas from her. There is no need to worry about the scarcity of pill formulas.

On the other hand, his forging techniques have improved a lot.

Just after finishing the Cold Flame Knife, he happened to advance to the third grade.

After all, with the Wanluo Immortal Soldier Tower, every time he forged or repaired different artifacts and robes, Shen Mo's forging techniques would improve.

(End of this chapter)