CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 230: SORTING OUT_1

"Right. You mentioned earlier that Uncle Chen, who has always been caring towards you, has also gone to the Tianshan battlefield." Zhao Lingyin, her cheek leaning on Shen Mo’s shoulder, said softly, "Do you need me to concoct some Demon Suppressing Pills and Taixu Pills for you to send him?"

"That’s not necessary. As soon as Uncle Chen arrived in Tianshan City, I sent him many elixirs."

Chen An, being an Outer Deacon, inevitably has to take outer disciples on training expeditions. Normally, he would take disciples to the Linjiang Mountain Range to slay demonic beasts. Now, with the Heavenly Demons invading from across the border, he naturally has to lead his disciples onto the Tianshan battlefield to slay demons. Therefore, the moment Uncle Chen arrived in Tianshan City a few days ago, Shen Mo immediately sent him Demon Suppressing Pills, Taixu Pills, and other elixirs, along with quite a few Grade II talismans.

Shen Mo pinched Zhao Lingyin’s cheek and said with a smile, "Could it be that you’ve forgotten I’m also a Grade III Alchemist?"

"The alchemy tasks assigned by the sect are already heavy. Don’t think about helping me concoct elixirs. When you have leisure, research more magic and martial arts."

"The situation is still manageable now... but in the future, if the Heavenly Demons become too powerful, even Alchemists like you might have to go to the battlefield to fight!"

Zhao Lingyin gave a light hum, showing her dissatisfaction. Who was she weak compared to anyway? After all, she was also a Qi Gathering Realm Layer VI cultivator. With her current cultivation, Layer VII was just around the corner! By then, suppressing enemies with her Realm and magic treasures wouldn’t be out of the question.

After a moment, she asked hesitantly, "Given your relationship with the Chen family, father and daughter, do you... still plan to help them take revenge?"

Shen Mo did not hide it from her and nodded solemnly. "Wait until I cultivate for a while longer! The Liu and Wu families in Sishui City both have an immortal sect backing them. Over the past twenty-odd years, it’s highly possible they’ve obtained secret treasures from a Spirit Sea Realm Cultivator’s remains. When my strength is sufficient to contend with the Spirit Sea Realm, I will go find them and settle the score!"

Ever since Chen Mengze told him about this, Shen Mo had kept it in mind. Back then, his Realm was low and his strength was weak, so he didn’t make any grand promises. Now, he possessed several powerful cultivation methods and had numerous means of attack. Those past aspirations were now within his ability to achieve!

However, to be safe, he still decided to wait until his strength increased a bit more. Then, he would find Uncle Chen and Chen Mengze, and together they would go to Sishui City to eradicate the Liu and Wu clans.

"Hmm," Zhao Lingyin responded, then suddenly asked, "That Senior Sister Chen, who grew up with you since childhood... have you never had feelings for her?"

"..." Shen Mo was suddenly caught off guard by the question.

He secretly regretted telling Zhao Lingyin so much. Regarding Chen Mengze, he had merely stated the facts, not revealing at all that Uncle Chen intended to matchmake them. However, Zhao Lingyin’s intuition was unexpectedly sharp! Back in the Alchemy Zone, she had discovered his true identity by the scent of four different kinds of elixirs. Now, she had keenly sensed the unusual nature of his relationship with Chen Mengze.

After contemplating for a moment, Shen Mo slowly said, "Although we were childhood sweethearts, we were not fated to be Dao companions. When I was in the outer sect, Uncle Chen did intend to take me as his son-in-law... However, Senior Sister Chen looked down on my low strength back then and refused him in every possible way. So, the matter was dropped. She bears a deep blood feud and wants to find a Dao companion with potential and strength, which is understandable. But once missed, it means there’s no fate between us. I no longer have any such thoughts about her; I only regard her and Uncle Chen as family."

Hearing this, Zhao Lingyin’s pretty face showed a mix of annoyance and joy.

As the morning sun rose, Shen Mo gently pecked Zhao Lingyin’s cheek and then flew away from the cliffside platform on his sword. Under normal circumstances, he could have stayed with Zhao Lingyin for two or three days. But the situation was different now; Zhao Lingyin’s alchemy tasks were demanding, and it was already not easy for her to squeeze out a day to meet him. Shen Mo himself also needed to sort through and consolidate his recent experiences.

Just as he returned to his Inner Sect cave mansion, he noticed quite a few fellow disciples standing on the cliffside platform. There were elites from the three main peaks, as well as unattached inner disciples. Some were familiar to Shen Mo, while others were new faces. Most of them had heard he had returned to the sect and had specially come to exchange pleasantries.

Shen Mo had won first place at the Tianshan Grand Ceremony, securing significant assets and benefits for the Riverside Sect. Everyone in the sect, down to the Body Tempering Realm disciples in the outer areas, could benefit from this, such as receiving a larger monthly stipend for completing sect tasks. Furthermore, Shen Mo had also broken Fairy Pei Yu’s record for ascending the steps, bringing even more glory to the sect.

Given these two points alone, it was not surprising that so many fellow disciples came to greet him. Moreover, strength earned popularity everywhere. Among them, there were undoubtedly some who wanted to take this opportunity to befriend Shen Mo.

Shen Mo couldn’t very well turn them away directly, so he held a reception banquet in front of his cave mansion. After the banquet, once he saw these fellow disciples off, he immediately sealed his cave mansion, declining all further visitors.

Without a foundation of cultivation strength, current fame and glory are nothing but castles in the air.

「Inside the cave mansion.」

Shen Mo sat cross-legged, and a light screen, invisible to others, appeared before his eyes.

His gains from fighting on the Tianshan battlefield for two months were substantial.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation Method:

Purple Mansion Heart Scripture: Senior (2,370/12,000);

Heavenly Origin Technique: Elite (1,520/8,000)]

[Martial Arts:

Supreme Clarity Sword Technique: Master (13,845/16,000);

Sword Control Spirit Technique: Senior (1,290/12,000);

Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation: Senior (4,560/12,000);

Constellation Great Hand Seal: Senior (1,020/5,000)]

[Lightness Magic:

Thunderclap Rapid Step: Senior (13,830/15,000);

Immortal Wind Cloud Physique: Junior (1,435/3,000)]

[External Magic:

Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body: Dragon Body (100/100);

Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique: Senior (2,075/6,000)]

[Soul Magic:

Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture: Junior (745/3,000)]

Seeing that his magic and martial arts had all improved, a satisfied expression appeared on Shen Mo’s face.

Next, I’ll focus on cultivating the Constellation Great Hand Seal and the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, striving to advance them to the Junior level as soon as possible! As for the other cultivation methods, I’ll just maintain their usual cultivation progress. In addition, the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique is quickly approaching the Epic level! At that point, there will be no further advancement possible... If I get the chance, I’ll need to find a high-class swordplay to cultivate, to avoid stagnating in my Sword Path proficiency in the future.

However, Shen Mo had just obtained a spiritual level cultivation method from the Peak Master. It wouldn’t look good to start eyeing Stars Peak’s techniques so soon!

After calculating his internal sect Merit Points, Shen Mo soon felt relieved. In addition to rewards for completing sect tasks, a certain amount of Merit Points were also credited to one’s identity jade pendant. Winning first place in the Tianshan Grand Ceremony, slaying Heavenly Demons, and so on, also yielded Merit Points. The task rewards had already been claimed. But with these Merit Points, he could spend an equivalent value of Spirit Stones to purchase martial arts and cultivation methods from the Magic Tower. It was a kind of implicit reward. If one didn’t have enough Merit Points, even with vast wealth, they couldn’t hope to buy even a low-grade profound level cultivation method from the Magic Tower.

With my Merit Points, I have enough to buy a spiritual level cultivation method! However, when it comes to spiritual level magic and martial arts, the prices are terrifyingly high.