First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 47: Accumulation

The entry into the Dragon Elephant Blood Slaughter Body brought about great changes for Shen Mo. Now, he could be considered as someone who cultivated both the body and the law.

For the next half month, he focused on consolidating and adapting to this change.

During his free time, he continued with his normal alchemy and talisman-making.

As agreed upon, the Spirit-Hiding Rat would come every day to ask for meat to eat.

At the same time, it would also bring a gift as a reciprocal gesture.

Sometimes, it would bring Xuanjing ore.

Other times, it would bring low-level spirit fruits that grew in the mountains and forests.

Sometimes, it would bring back a dried-up monster beast corpse.

Sometimes, it would even bring a spirit stone that it found somewhere, eagerly running over to present it as a gift.

But there had never been a precious gift like the "Dragon Elephant Blood Slaughter Body" jade slip.

Shen Mo was satisfied with this.

After all, his job was just to roast meat for the Spirit-Hiding Rat to consume.

The roasted meat was provided by the kitchen, so it was essentially zero cost for him, just his labor.

Being able to receive some things was already good enough.

He only needed to prepare the roasted meat every day and wait for it to bring today's gift.

This experience was like opening a blind box, which made Shen Mo quite excited.

Time passed quickly with such a fulfilling schedule.

In the blink of an eye, the two-month period of guarding the Xuanjing mine had arrived.

"Today is the time to return to the sect."

Shen Mo washed his face and looked at himself in the bronze mirror, murmuring.

"These two months have yielded quite a lot."

Although his original intention for coming here with Chen Mengze was just to get those fifty spirit stones and incidentally fish around here, practice alchemy, and so on.

But unexpected opportunities couldn't be stopped.

Not only did he gain Guo Zhao's friendship here, obtaining the Dragon Sparrow Sword from him, he also learned the art of forging.

Furthermore, he encountered the Spirit-Hiding Rat here, obtained an excellent body cultivation technique, and acquired various miscellaneous items.

These gains were beyond what he had expected.

[Master: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: Body Tempering Ninth Layer]

[Talisman Dao: (First Grade) 784/1000]

[Pill Dao: (First Grade) 597/1000]

[Forging: (No Grade) 300/500]

Opening the attribute panel, Shen Mo examined the experience points he had accumulated in the talisman script, alchemy, and forging arts of his current cultivation skills.

During this period, he had practiced alchemy and made talismans about the same number of times.

But the improvement in pill dao experience was much faster than talisman dao.

This difference was because the experience gained from the Red Cloud Pill Cauldron's alchemy insights allowed him to avoid many detours.

"Little Elemental Pill, 94 pills. Qi Returning Pill, 31 pills. Yang-Boosting Powder, 13 portions."

"Lightness Talisman, 22 talismans. Fire-Departing Talisman, 6 talismans. Concentration Talisman, 4 talismans. Strength-Enhancing Talisman, 3 talismans."

He took out all the pills and talismans from the Qiankun Bag and counted them.

There were quite a few.

Although in the early stages, he had exchanged the talismans and pills from the first month for demon pills and monster corpses.

But as his experience continued to grow, Shen Mo's efficiency in alchemy and talisman-making also improved. In these twenty-odd days, he had accumulated quite a lot.

"Lastly, let's look at the situation with Fate!"

Opening the Fate panel, Shen Mo examined his current basic attributes.

[Body: Strong and robust]

[Talent: Excellent aptitude]

[Luck: Average fortune]

[Appearance: Dignified appearance]

[Intelligence: Average intelligence]

【命：？？？】

[Fate: ???]

【寿：？？？】

[Longevity: ???]

“录的三白，两绿。”

"Recorded three white, two green."

These past two months, Shen Mo has accumulated a total of nineteen fate points, all of which were used to enhance his basic fate.

However, the failure rate was unusually high.

He pressed all nineteen fate points one by one, but only managed to raise the basic fate of wisdom from its original dull gray level to a mediocre white level.

"In overall evaluation, my current fate is only slightly better than an ordinary person's."

Shen Mo couldn't say he was satisfied with this, but he wasn't disappointed either.

Because changing one's fate is not an easy task.

As long as he continues to steadily accumulate fate points, he will eventually be able to elevate his destiny.

The road is long and arduous, so he will take it slowly.

"Shen Junior Brother, the disciples from the sect for the handover have arrived. Pack up your things, we're leaving!"

Pushing open the door, they entered the cave.

At this moment, Guo Zhao saw him and gave a brief instruction before hurriedly leaving to negotiate with the incoming disciples, handing over the roster and meeting minutes.

"Are we leaving?"

Shen Mo went to find Chen Mengze, who was also packing up.

He had already put everything he needed into his storage bag.

But even though they were about to leave, there was still a sense of emptiness in his heart.

"Ying ying ying!"

From a distance, he could hear the cries of beasts.

At the same time, a dark shadow quickly approached Shen Mo.

It was a Spirit Burrow Rat, coming to beg for food again.

"Alright, it's all for you."

Shen Mo had prepared ten catties of roasted meat and placed it all in front of the rat.

"Ying! Ying!"

Normally, Shen Mo would only give it three catties of meat.

Ten catties was a first, and seeing this amount, the Spirit Burrow Rat couldn't contain its joy, and the fur on its head began to sway.

Soon, it started devouring the meat like a whirlwind.

While watching it eat, Shen Mo gently stroked its soft body with his palm, feeling a bit reluctant. "I'm leaving. After finishing this meal, you'll have to find food on your own."

"Ying!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Spirit Burrow Rat paused, dumbfoundedly looking at him. Suddenly, the meat in its mouth didn't taste as good anymore.

Didn't we agree that I would find you a gift and you would take care of my meals?

It seemed to see a big question mark in its small eyes.

Shen Mo sighed and apologized, "I am a disciple of the Linqing Sect. This time, I am stationed at the Xuanjing Mine as part of a sect mission and cannot stay permanently."

"Today, the mission period has ended, and I have to return to the sect."

"We had a brief encounter, which can be considered fate, but all good things must come to an end."

"I will make some more roasted meat for you, so you can enjoy it slowly in the future."

While saying this, Shen Mo changed the topic and said, "Or, if you are willing to leave with me and go to the Linqing Sect, I can guarantee that you will have meat to eat every day."

After speaking, he quietly looked at the Spirit Burrow Rat, waiting for its decision.

This Spirit Burrow Rat is quite intelligent and possesses a Divine Ability.

Although this Divine Ability doesn't seem very powerful at the moment.

But as long as it has food, it can bring him things, which is quite rewarding.

Naturally, Shen Mo hopes to be able to tame it and have it as a companion.

But ultimately, it depends on its own opinion, and Shen Mo cannot force it.

"Ying!" The Spirit Burrow Rat tilted its head back, looking at Shen Mo. In its small eyes, it seemed to be contemplating.

Since its birth, it has always been active by the Lancang River and has never left this area.

At this moment, suddenly being asked to leave this territory, the Spirit Burrow Rat is still quite hesitant.

Moreover, Shen Mo said he would roast more meat for it. Even if he leaves, it shouldn't have to worry about not having meat for a short time, right?

(End of this chapter)