First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 67: A Conversation

This cave mansion covers at least twenty acres, much larger than Shen Mo's previous residence in the outer area.

So, he finally has his own little world.

He can fully realize the vision he has longed for.

"In addition, after everything is arranged, we need to inform Uncle Chen and the others and invite them to the housewarming banquet."

Housewarming is a big event, and it wouldn't be right not to invite friends and relatives to a feast.

Three days later, Shen Mo sent invitations to Uncle Chen, Cao Ren, Guo Zhao, and other familiar friends from the Linjiang Sect to come to the mansion for a gathering.

The first to arrive was Guo Zhao.

"Junior Brother Shen, this cave mansion is impressive."

He looked around and smiled.

"It is indeed a good location. I was able to obtain it with the help of someone."

Shen Mo nodded and invited him to take a seat.

"This place is located at the center of the spiritual veins, it is an excellent area. If you obtained it through connections, Junior Brother Shen's connections must be extraordinary."

"Senior Brother Guo is overthinking." Shen Mo smiled and said, "I don't have any extraordinary connections within the sect. It was just when my cultivation level was being verified, the steward took notice of me and voluntarily offered to find a mansion for me."

"The steward took notice?" Guo Zhao was taken aback and then curiously asked, "Could it be that Junior Brother Shen has astonishing talent?"

He knew very well that the outer sect stewards were not kind-hearted people.

Without exceptional abilities, it would be impossible to receive special treatment.

"It's just average." Shen Mo nodded. He had no intention of hiding anything.

"Could it be that Junior Brother Shen has reached the pinnacle of aptitude?" Guo Zhao asked curiously.

In the cultivation world where Shen Mo was, there were no various types of spiritual roots to distinguish the talents of cultivators.

Aptitude only distinguished those with the potential for cultivation from ordinary people.

Among cultivators, true measurement of talent and potential relied on a special method to test the spiritual bones.

And the spiritual bones were divided into four levels: low, medium, high, and top.

Above the top-level spiritual bones, there was also the concept of spiritual body.

The higher the cultivation aptitude, the greater the potential for cultivation in the future.

It is worth mentioning that the stage of spiritual bones only served as a means to distinguish the speed of cultivation and the level of cultivation techniques.

It was completely different when it came to the stage of spiritual body.

Having a spiritual body not only represented excellent cultivation talent, but the spiritual body could also bestow various extremely powerful effects on its owner.

For example, Shen Mo had heard that there was a core disciple in the Linjiang Sect who possessed a fire spiritual body.

All cultivation techniques and immortal arts related to the fire attribute were easily mastered.

Relying on countless cultivation techniques that had reached the perfect stage in the fire attribute, he could easily fight against higher-level opponents.

Of course, besides spiritual bodies that could enhance affinity with attributes such as water, fire, and earth, there were also some more special spiritual bodies.

For example, sword spiritual body, thunder spiritual body, and even true dragon spiritual body that could create bloodlines and give cultivators the power of exotic beasts.

But these things were basically out of reach for Shen Mo.

After all, the original owner's foundation was too weak and mediocre.

"Senior Brother Guo, you overestimate me. I don't have any exceptional talent."

Shen Mo shook his head.

The information about his spiritual bone aptitude was detailed in the destiny panel.

In the initial stage, his aptitude was only average, but after some destiny points were added, it reached a good level.

Shen Mo speculated that this stage probably corresponded to the term "advanced spiritual bones" in the cultivation world's terminology.

This level of talent and aptitude cannot be considered as exceptional. It may be decent among the peripheral disciples of the Linjiang Sect, but among the inner disciples, there are many others like him. How could he be regarded highly because of this?

"The reason why I am valued by the steward is because I have accumulated enough and opened three profound gates when I reached the Qi Gathering Realm, opening up the upper, middle, and lower three Dantians," Shen Mo truthfully explained.

"Three Dantians gathered together?" Upon hearing this, even Guo Zhao was somewhat surprised.

His own talented older brother, when he reached the Qi Gathering Realm, only opened two Dantians.

He had heard him regret many times that he had broken through too quickly and had not accumulated enough, resulting in missing out on a perfect opportunity.

It was quite astonishing that Shen Mo was able to open all three Dantians.

No wonder the steward of the outer sect took the initiative to choose a location for him.

"It seems that Junior Brother Shen's path is boundless."

"It's just a stroke of luck. With Senior Brother Guo's background and talent, I don't think he would flatter me for this matter. After all, my three Dantians only give me a slight advantage when I reach the Qi Gathering Realm, far inferior to those geniuses with exceptional aptitude," Shen Mo casually laughed.

"Hehe, it's not necessary for me to seek your favor for this matter," Guo Zhao's tone suddenly changed. "However, Junior Brother Shen should know that I do have a request for you."

The matter he requested was related to Chen Mengze.

Since coming back to the sect after leaving the Xuanjing Mine, he hadn't been able to see Chen Mengze for several days.

Naturally, he was concerned about it.

"Uncle Chen and Senior Sister Chen are old friends of mine within the sect. They naturally cannot be absent from this banquet," Shen Mo spoke up.

In fact, Shen Mo hadn't initially thought of inviting Guo Zhao to this housewarming banquet.

Originally, he only planned to invite Chen Mengze and her father, Cao Ren, to have a simple meal and celebrate.

But suddenly he remembered Guo Zhao and decided to invite him as well.

Part of the reason was that Guo Zhao had indeed taken care of him and taught him the art of forging.

But more importantly, he had something that he needed Guo Zhao's help with.

Upon hearing that he would be able to meet Chen Mengze at this banquet, Guo Zhao was delighted, but soon became hesitant and uneasy. "Senior Sister Chen probably doesn't want to see me."

Although there was an opportunity to meet, if Chen Mengze ignored him, Guo Zhao would also have no chance to show his abilities.

"Senior Brother Guo, as I mentioned before, Uncle Chen's injuries have not healed yet, and he still lacks a main medicinal ingredient for alchemy. Have you found it?"

"I have the news about the Azure Water Pearl," Guo Zhao nodded and said, "I sent someone to retrieve it yesterday, and I believe it will be in my hands in a few days."

"That's good," Shen Mo nodded. "If Senior Brother Guo can find this medicine, I believe Senior Sister Chen will be grateful to you no matter what."

"However, if Senior Brother Guo continues to interact with her in the same way as before, I'm afraid..."

Although Guo Zhao's emotional intelligence was decent under normal circumstances, he was completely clueless when it came to matters of the heart.

Whenever he encountered Chen Mengze, he would blurt out nonsense.

"How can I teach you, Senior Brother Guo?"

"Perhaps Senior Brother Guo doesn't really understand Senior Sister Chen's past experiences."

Shen Mo was not a love expert either. In this life and the previous one, he didn't have much experience in relationships, so he couldn't teach Guo Zhao how to win Chen Mengze's heart.

But he did know quite a bit about Chen Mengze's past.

So he told Guo Zhao about her emotional baggage.

"So, Senior Sister Chen carries such a blood feud."

After listening, Guo Zhao felt even more sympathetic towards Chen Mengze. "No wonder she is so determined in her cultivation."

"Thank you for the information, Junior Brother Shen."

"It's just a small favor." Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Considering the time, the others should be arriving soon. Senior Brother Guo, let's take our seats first."

(End of this chapter)