First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 36: Stone Spirit

He didn't feel much sympathy in his heart.

After all, he didn't have deep feelings for the original host's parents. Looking through the vague fragments of memories, it all felt like reading someone else's story.

But he knew clearly that the best comfort in the world was not telling the other person that everything would be fine.

Instead, it was to put on a sad face and say, "Cry, daddy is even more miserable than you."

Sure enough, Chen Mengze's troubled expression softened slightly. "My father originally had a firm determination for revenge, but after half a lifetime of setbacks, his cultivation base didn't make much progress. Gradually, he let go."

"He didn't want to tell me about this, and he didn't want me to bear the burden of our family's blood feud."

"How did you find out then?"

"My father got drunk once and cried." Chen Mengze paused and added, "And when I was a child, I secretly overheard some conversations between him and your father while I was sleeping."

After learning all this, the carefree little girl from back then grew up.

A seed of hatred was planted in her heart.

She encouraged herself to cultivate, only thinking about the day when she could seek revenge.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Shen Mo looked at Chen Mengze, not knowing what to say.

He didn't say anything grand like, "If there's a chance in the future, I will avenge you."

Although, given his relationship with Uncle Chen, if he really reached a level where he could surpass the Liu and Wu families in cultivation, he would indeed take action.

But Shen Mo also knew very well that he didn't have that kind of strength right now.

Saying such things at this moment would only be a hollow promise.

So, he could only quietly be a listener.

Just as the two of them were at a loss for words.

"Ah!"

"Immortal Master, save me!"

Suddenly, a miserable cry echoed from inside the mine, breaking the silence of the night.

At the same time, the summoning jade pendants on Shen Mo and Chen Mengze's waists began to flicker.

"Something's wrong!"

The two exchanged a glance, their expressions changing, and their minds became alert.

They quickly got up and rushed towards the source of the sound.

The deepest level of the Xuanjing Mine.

A giant monster made of purple-gold ore, about the height of a person, was raising its hand.

In its hand, it held the withered body of a miner.

The miner was being choked by the monster's steel-like hand, his face turning purple as he struggled.

In the distance, some miners tried to escape but were stopped by four similar monsters.

They trembled in fear, desperately calling for the Immortal Master to save them.

"It's a Stone Spirit!"

Chen Mengze arrived at the scene and saw these monsters. His eyes turned cold. "These Stone Spirits are not weak."

"The leader among them, judging from its aura, should already have the strength of a human cultivator in the Qi Gathering stage. I'll take care of it."

"The remaining four, their auras are roughly at the level of the Body Forging Realm Eighth Stage. You hold them off, and once I kill the strongest one, I'll come to help you!"

As Chen Mengze spoke, he rolled up his sleeves.

"Clang!"

A green rainbow suddenly shot out, turning into a sword ray, slashing towards the attacking Stone Spirit.

"Clang, clang!"

The sword qi landed on the Stone Spirit, making a sound like metal colliding, but it couldn't even scratch its body.

"These Stone Spirits are formed by the iron aura of the Xuanjing Mine. Their bodies are as hard as mysterious iron, incredibly strong, but their movements are clumsy. Don't confront them head-on!"

Chen Mengze clearly understood the characteristics of these Stone Spirits. While rolling up the sword qi, he instructed Shen Mo, who was standing not far away.

"Understood."

Shen Mo drew out his Qingfeng Sword and protected the trembling miners in front of him.

After slaying the snake demon in Yong'an Town, he gained practical experience and was no longer an inexperienced novice.

At this moment, facing the enemy in battle, he remained calm and composed.

"Supreme Sword Technique!"

The long sword was raised, and the green Sword Qi transformed into sharp blades, slashing towards the stone spirits.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The Sword Qi kept falling, and although the stone spirits joined forces, they couldn't advance an inch. They could only be continuously pushed back under the impenetrable Sword Qi.

Although his current Cultivation Base was still at the Eighth Stage of the Body Forging Realm, it was a world of difference compared to the strength of these four stone spirits.

But because of his proficiency in Martial Skills and the blessing of destiny, his true combat power far exceeded expectations. Now, he was able to hold his own against four opponents without falling behind.

"Slash!"

Seizing the opportunity, he infused all of his True Qi into his right hand and suddenly slashed down with Shen Mo. "Boom!"

This Sword Qi actually split one of the extremely hard stone spirits in half.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

One of the stone spirits was completely shattered, and the many crystals on its body seemed to lose their Spiritual Qi, falling to the ground and turning into ordinary minerals.

Only the top piece of mysterious crystal ore still emitted a faint glow.

"It's a mysterious crystal essence."

He picked up the stone that emitted a faint glow and felt delighted.

The mysterious crystal essence was the essence formed by the condensation of mysterious crystal ore. It was the main material for forging magical items.

These stone spirits, which were formed due to the rich iron energy, were able to move because of the mysterious crystal essence as their source.

Once the stone spirits were killed, their bodies would turn into ordinary objects, but only the essence of the ore would be preserved.

"Come again!"

After killing one stone spirit, Shen Mo struck again.

His figure was as swift as a swallow, and in an instant, he arrived in front of another stone spirit.

In the next moment, "clang!"

The surging Sword Qi fell from his hand.

Another stone spirit was killed, turning into a pile of waste stones.

In this way, in less than half an incense stick's worth of time, all these small stone spirits that had been harming the miners were beheaded and restored to their original form by Shen Mo.

At the same time, Chen Mengze also finished dealing with her side.

"You single-handedly killed all four stone spirits?"

When she was about to come back to help Shen Mo, she saw him playing with the four remaining pieces of mysterious crystal essence in his hand, feeling somewhat astonished.

"That's right, although these stone spirits have some brute strength, their movements are too slow and pose no threat." Shen Mo shrugged and said.

Chen Mengze glanced at Shen Mo and secretly felt that this guy's combat power seemed to exceed her expectations.

Although the stone spirits had no intelligence and were cumbersome in size, they were often not as good as cultivators of the same rank in battle.

But to be able to deal with four opponents so quickly, it was definitely not an easy task.

"Thank you for your help, Immortal Master."

The miners, who were still in shock, thanked Chen Mengze and Shen Mo.

"It's just a small matter."

Chen Mengze waved her hand and said, "The stone spirits have been eliminated, so you shouldn't have any more danger. Focus on your work, and if there's anything important, you can use the summoning token for help."

Generally speaking, a large amount of iron energy needs to be gathered for the transformation of stone spirits to take place.

So once a stone spirit appeared here, it would have exhausted the iron energy of the vein.

It wouldn't appear again in a short period of time.

Because the two of them arrived in time, the miners didn't suffer much injury and only needed a short rest.

They quickly resumed their work, digging veins and selling their blood and sweat for the Linjiang Sect.

As for Shen Mo and the others, after killing the stone spirits, they returned to guard the Immortal Cave.

(End of this chapter)