First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 50: Descending the Mountain

"The Hidden Sword Villa once fought alongside my Shen family to exterminate the Blood Robe Sect. Three months ago, someone suddenly discovered that the Hidden Sword Villa had been completely wiped out, with bodies strewn everywhere. Only their young master, Liu Jing, survived because he was visiting a friend at the time."

"The Green Mountain Sect was also a major force in the fight against the Blood Robe Sect. Two months ago, the sect leader of the Green Mountain Sect suddenly fell critically ill and died. On the same day, someone witnessed the remnants of the Blood Robe Sect invading the Green Mountain Sect. Subsequently, all 102 members of the sect were killed."

"The sudden turn of events caused panic among the people of Tianyou City."

"The remnants of the demonic cult not only stopped fleeing like dogs, but also brazenly regrouped. They even dared to slaughter members of righteous sects."

"When Shen Zhou learned of this, as the elected leader of the martial arts alliance, he naturally couldn't sit idly by!"

"He took in the surviving young master of the Hidden Sword Villa and others who had suffered the tragedy of their sect being wiped out."

"He issued a kill order and invited heroes from all over to join forces in exterminating the demonic cult."

"He vowed to completely eradicate the Blood Robe Sect and restore peace to the martial arts world of Tianyou City."

With Shen Zhou's prestige, the news spread quickly and many martial arts experts soon gathered.

"After searching, my Shen family finally found the old lair of the Blood Robe Sect."

Shen Zhiyun's tone was somewhat solemn. "But in just a few months, the Blood Robe Sect, which had already been wiped out, has once again gathered thousands of followers. Their momentum is not much weaker than their heyday."

"And the one leading this resurgence of the Blood Robe Sect is none other than Gu Ming, a disciple who had luckily escaped from the sect back then."

When mentioning this news, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.

"A common disciple of the Blood Robe Sect, with such power in just five years, is able to revive a sect that was once destroyed?"

Shen Mo's expression was astonished.

It was like the script of a web novel.

"That's right, this Gu Ming, who used to be an inconspicuous ordinary disciple of the Blood Robe Sect, was not even worth killing when my Shen family exterminated the sect," Shen Zhiyun said with a bitter smile. "But I didn't expect to sow the seeds of disaster!"

"After his resurgence, he proclaimed himself the Enlightened King and somehow gathered a group of top experts, each with extraordinary cultivation."

"My Shen family gathered many martial arts masters from Tianyou City, thinking that we could easily eradicate the Blood Robe Sect, which had risen from the ashes."

"But we suffered a disastrous defeat."

"A disastrous defeat?" Shen Mo furrowed his brows.

"Yes, a disastrous defeat." Shen Zhiyun let out a bitter laugh. "We didn't even get to see the face of that Enlightened King before being forced back by the four hall masters of the Blood Robe Sect."

"According to what my father said, those four hall masters under the Enlightened King are all peak experts. If even the hall masters are so formidable, then the Enlightened King himself must have reached the realm of an Innate Grandmaster."

"Innate Grandmaster?"

Shen Mo didn't understand the martial artist realm mentioned by him, but he didn't interrupt and let him continue.

"After forcing us back, the sect leader of the Blood Robe Sect released a message that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, fifteen days later, they will exterminate my Shen family to avenge the grudges of the past!"

After the probing battle, the people of Tianyou City were shocked to discover that the Blood Robe Sect's power and influence were even stronger than during its heyday.

Therefore, amidst the shock, everyone in the martial arts world of Tianyou City felt a sense of self-preservation.

The Shen family was also thrown into disarray.

"If you couldn't defeat them, why didn't you run away?" Shen Mo curiously asked.

They were given fifteen days. It was more than enough time to escape if they wanted to.

"Run?" Shen Zhiyun did not expect Shen Mo to ask such a question. He was momentarily speechless and finally said, "My Shen family has been establishing itself in Tianyou City for over a hundred years. We have the foundation and achievements we have today. How can we abandon it like this?"

"Furthermore, as the martial arts leader of Tianyou City, if my father is afraid of death and hides from the world, he will surely be ridiculed by everyone."

"The Blood Robe Sect's Ming Wang is obviously trying to see my entire Shen family flee for their lives. If we really run away, we would be playing into their hands."

Shen Zhou, a self-proclaimed righteous hero, would find it more unbearable to lose face and run for his life than to be killed.

"A useless sense of pride."

Shen Mo always found it difficult to understand people who valued their reputation more than their lives. In his opinion, staying alive was more precious than anything else. Only by staying alive could one have a chance to turn the tables.

"Although my father has made up his mind not to leave, he still knows that the Demon Cult is powerful and it will be difficult for my Shen family to escape this disaster."

"So, he gathered us younger generation and asked us to leave the family and seek our own paths. If the Shen family really perishes, at least we won't be completely wiped out. There will still be bloodline descendants in the world."

At this point, Shen Zhiyun's eyes turned slightly red, murmuring, "I wanted to stay and didn't want to leave, but my father's attitude is resolute."

"On the way out of the family, I remembered that you had received a letter from me back then. I heard that you were practicing in a certain immortal sect?"

After listening to his account, Shen Mo had a rough understanding of the situation.

"That's right." Shen Zhiyun nodded. "I thought that if my cousin had truly achieved something in the immortal sect, he might be able to help our Shen family and save us from this calamity."

But he didn't know that Shen Yuanchang had already died many years ago.

The only one he could seek help from now was this disciple of his immortal master.

"I hope, based on our blood ties, that you can help the Shen family." Shen Zhiyun gritted his teeth, as if about to kneel, but was lifted up by Shen Mo.

"Since I still have some connection with the Shen family, it's not a big deal to lend a hand." Shen Mo looked at Shen Zhiyun and spoke calmly.

It was obvious that the original owner of the body wanted to help.

If he were to sit back and do nothing, it would go against his conscience and might affect his future cultivation.

But there was still one question that needed to be clarified.

"What kind of strength does this Innate Grandmaster you mentioned possess?" Shen Mo knew that in this world of immortals and martial arts, ordinary martial artists were like ants in front of cultivators, weak and feeble. But he was still at the bottom of the cultivation world, so out of caution, he asked for a detailed description of the strength of this mortal warrior.

Better safe than sorry.

"The Innate Grandmaster is the strongest in martial arts. It is rumored that a martial artist at this level can exert a force of two thousand kilograms and has vast True Qi within their body. They can pluck leaves and make them fly, and can also harm others."

A force of two thousand kilograms?

That means their strength is equivalent to that of a peak Body Tempering cultivator.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo no longer had any concerns.

His current strength far surpassed this level.

Coupled with various immortal techniques and hidden cards, it would be as easy as taking something out of a bag to kill an Innate Grandmaster in the eyes of ordinary people.

"With this level of strength, I can easily capture and kill him. However, since this person was able to rise rapidly in just five years, there must be something suspicious about it. Either he has had a fortuitous encounter, or there is someone behind him guiding and helping him."

"We still need to be cautious."

With these thoughts in mind, Shen Mo pondered and finally made a decision, "Let's go and see first!"

(End of this chapter)