Chapter 700 Truly Worthy of a Radiant Golden Fate, the Child of Fortune

“Mad? You’re the one who’s mad! Your whole family is mad!”

Shi Tianhao cursed inwardly, gnashing his teeth, wishing he could insult Shen Mo’s ancestors for eighteen generations.

But he dared not let a single word slip, fearing Shen Mo hadn’t gone far and might hear him.

“What rotten luck. I came to the Mangcang Mountains to seek treasure with a map I got by chance, and I run into him again?”

Shi Tianhao seethed with frustration.

…

Meanwhile, Shen Mo sped through the skies, recalling the recent fortunes he had glimpsed.

“Truly worthy of a Radiant Golden Fate, a child of fortune.”

“These opportunities practically deliver themselves. Wonderful.”

“Beyond words.”

He could not help but grin widely.

[Recent Fortune 1: With a treasure map purchased on the black market, you enter the Mangcang Mountains to seek treasure. By chance, you find two groups of cultivators fighting over a treasure. When both sides are grievously wounded, you strike suddenly, killing four Nirvana cultivators. You seize all their storage bags and obtain the treasure—Bone-Cleansing Fire.]

[Recent Fortune 2: One month later, while at the Mangcang Mountains’ outskirts, you encounter an earthquake and fall underground. By chance, you discover a canyon revealed by the quake. At its depths lies a petrified beast egg, containing a dead Void Beast cub. Refining its essence, your strength soars, stepping into the ranks of forty-pattern Nirvana cultivators.]

[Recent Fortune 3: Two months later, in the mountain depths, you witness the brutal battle between the Canopy Cloud Sparrow and the Sky-Rending Demon Lizard. You collect much of their scattered flesh and blood, and in the chaos steal a Demon Lizard egg.]

[Recent Fortune 4: Four months later, you hide within the fur of a fainted Azure Bull God, reaching the deepest part of the mountains. Guided by the treasure map, you find the cave dwelling once inhabited by the Great Desolate Venerate. Due to insufficient strength, you only obtain part of his inheritance, unable to command the Azure Bull God, Canopy Cloud Sparrow, or other beast lords.]

[Recent Fortune 5: Five months later, you witness a meteor fall. Searching for treasure, you slay the other seekers and acquire Meteorite Iron. Within lies Starfall Frost Essence, but due to your low realm, you cannot claim it and must leave.]

[Recent Fortune 5: …]

“The Great Desolate Venerate’s cave dwelling…”

Shen Mo’s expression grew solemn.

Having lived in the Sacred Profound World for so long, he now understood that those heaven-shaking Saints did not belong to the same era.

The Great Desolate Venerate was the oldest. It was said that in his time, the dragon race ruled all realms.

Demons were nothing more than a minor affliction, scarcely worth consideration.

Then, cultivators sought only to expand outward, climbing the Great Dao.

Afterward came the era of the Prison Saint, the Nine Yin Saint, the Rune Ancestor, and others rising to prominence.

Blood Demon Saint, Divine Phoenix, Celestial Fox, Celestial Crocodile—these were the leaders of the monster race then.

In that era, demons had already become a dire threat to humans, monsters, flood dragons, and true dragons alike.

Later still came the age of the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor.

Compared to them, every other Saint paled like fireflies before the bright moon.

Yet nearly all Saints revered the Great Desolate Venerate, for he was their elder.

Only the Ancestral Dragon was older, able to barely suppress him.

Now, there was a chance to glimpse his cave dwelling.

This was a peerless fortune, one that might well determine Shi Tianhao’s ceiling for future growth.

“Let me carry this burden for you instead, Brother Shi.”

Shen Mo smiled faintly, heading toward the depths of the Mangcang Mountains.

Along the way, as foretold, he encountered two groups of cultivators locked in fierce combat.

They hailed from subordinate forces of the Thunder Prison Clan and the Eastern Li Dynasty.

Together, they numbered more than ten, all Nirvana cultivators.

At the sight of Shen Mo, they immediately grew wary.

When they saw Shen Mo clearly, the cultivators from the Thunder Prison Clan were instantly shaken.

The news of Shen Mo turning the tide in the Thousandfold Thunder Prison had already swept through the Eastern State. Many had heard his name, though not everyone knew his face.

But as cultivators of the Thunder Prison Clan, they had long since studied his portrait. Naturally, they recognized him at a glance.

“If you don’t want to die, get out! This isn’t something you can meddle in!”

One of the five cultivators from the Eastern Li Dynasty sneered coldly, threatening him.

The five from the Thunder Prison Clan trembled inwardly.

Bold. Truly bold. To speak like that to Shen Mo, the honored consecrated who held the qualification to use the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Prison. That was beyond reckless.

They hurriedly stepped forward with utmost respect, bowing deeply. “Honored Shen, we did not realize it was you. Please forgive our rudeness. If you wish to claim this Bone-Cleansing Flame, we are willing to offer it with both hands.”

“Honored Shen?”

Hearing those three words and seeing such reverence, the five from the Eastern Li Dynasty were stunned.

It took them a moment to process.

Shen? Who else could it be? Of course, it had to be that man, the one who stood at the very peak of renown!

Sweat instantly poured down their foreheads, streaming as if they had been doused with water.

Their leader dropped to one knee with a loud thud, his entire body soaked with fear, as if he had just been hauled from a river.

“Senior Shen… we did not know it was you. Please, treat us like nothing, like air, and spare us!”

The one who had spoken rudely to Shen Mo collapsed to both knees, face ashen, pale as though covered in white paint.

Shen Mo found it all rather amusing. Did he really have such a fearsome reputation?

He did not know that, in the eyes of many cultivators, he was already on par with Supremes. A Supreme could kill them in a mere flick of the fingers. If Shen Mo was their equal, naturally he could too.

“The Bone-Cleansing Flame is useful to me. I will take it.”

“As for you, fight wherever else you wish. Just don’t fight here, lest someone else reap the spoils.”

He waved his hand dismissively, his tone casual.

“Yes, yes! Many thanks, Honored Shen!”

All ten cultivators answered in unison, relieved as if granted amnesty, and fled faster than startled rabbits.

Shen Mo studied the white flame in his hand with a faint smile.

The Bone-Cleansing Flame—an upper-grade Saint treasure.

Neither fire nor water, more like a flowing crystal.

For Nirvana cultivators, it was nearly useless, its spiritual energy not even comparable to many lower-grade Saint treasures.

Its sole purpose was to refine the bones.

Bone refinement was the very first step to condensing the Supreme Bone.

The purer the refinement, the stronger the Supreme Bone would ultimately be.

It was like painting on a sheet of paper. If the paper was perfectly clean and flawless, the greatest work could be made upon it. If it was smeared with uneven marks, the space for perfection would naturally shrink.

A single Bone-Cleansing Flame was far from enough to temper the entire body’s bones.

But for many hundred-pattern Nirvana cultivators, they would willingly spend their last Saint spirit stones or treasures to acquire even one.

Because it was their key to knocking on the gate of the Supreme Realm.

Of course, for Shen Mo, a single Bone-Cleansing Flame was far from sufficient.

To forge the strongest Saint-grade Supreme Bone, he would need as many Bone-Cleansing Flames as possible, scrubbing every impurity from his body’s bones until they were immaculate, flawless, and pure.

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