CHAPTER 362: CHAPTER 362 VISITING DASHENG MOUNTAIN_1

WHOOM!

The deep, muffled boom of something tearing through the air caused countless cultivators in Jiyun Town to look up.

They saw a faint golden sword Qi, like a long rainbow piercing the sun. It tore through massive layers of white clouds, emerging from the mountain gate of the Riverside Sect and speeding into the distance.

"Which Elder from the Riverside Sect is traveling with such an imposing presence?"

"Who knows? With the recent rampant demon incursions in the Red Flame Country, this Senior might be rushing off to deal with them."

"Sigh... The prices of all kinds of elixirs and talismans have risen again. When will these hard times ever end?"

"If you’re short on cash, go to the battlefield and kill demon heads! The Demon Slaying Hall offers many good things in exchange..."

Jiyun Town was located forty li down the mountain from the Riverside Sect. It was common for Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses to pass by in their escaping lights, so neither the immortal sect disciples nor the rogue cultivators in town found it particularly strange. Their conversations quickly drifted to other topics.

The escaping light they had witnessed was, in fact, Shen Mo utilizing the Startling Swan Sword Technique.

If one’s cultivation was high enough and their five senses and spiritual sense sufficiently powerful, they would discover that this flying rainbow differed from ordinary escaping lights.

When a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator flies using the Soar Cloud Immortal Method, the vibrant magical aura envelops them, making them resemble a meteor.

However, within that brilliance, there was undoubtedly the silhouette of a cultivator!

Even if one couldn’t see it with their naked eyes, their sense could still perceive its existence.

The escaping light Shen Mo transformed into was, in reality, only a dazzling "Startling Swan Sword Qi," no different from the Universe Sword Qi he unleashed.

No matter how powerful one’s sense was, they could not detect Shen Mo’s presence beneath the spirit light of the sword Qi!

The reason was simple: this was not an ordinary Escape Skill, but a magic that transformed the body into a sword.

When the Sword Light is released, it carves out a peculiar region within the void. Although not comparable to an independent small space, wherever the Sword Light reaches, it still possesses some characteristics of space and even a Dungeon.

Shen Mo, transformed into the Startling Swan Sword Qi, perceived things differently from an outside observer!

Wrapped in the spirit light of the Sword Qi, it was as if he were on a high-speed train from his previous life. The scenery outside rushed backward, blurring into streaks, a phantasmagoria filling his vision.

Yet, it was also like being in the eye of a storm—eerily calm!

He couldn’t hear the wind, the chirping of birds, or even the sound of the sword Qi tearing through the air... It was as if an invisible barrier had appeared before him.

BOOM!

The Sword Light, after streaking for a hundred li, suddenly dissipated!

Amidst the scattering motes of light, Shen Mo’s figure was revealed.

Traveling just over a hundred li consumed nearly ten percent of my Mana. The cost is too high!

Shen Mo carefully assessed the consumption of his Mana, silently deliberating.

Most of the Mana must have been used to... maintain that peculiar space. That’s why its offensive power seems ordinary!

Furthermore, even if I use the Startling Swan Sword Technique as an escape method, there’s a fatal flaw...

It’s too dangerous!

Even with my powerful sense, it’s difficult to perceive external movements in time. If attacked, reacting quickly would be very hard!

Despite its many limitations, Shen Mo still prepared to use [Martial Performance] to thoroughly deduce and cultivate this technique.

He wasn’t aiming for anything else, only to better comprehend the mysteries of the "peculiar space," hoping that one day he could use the Sword Path to create an independent space, or even a cave paradise!

With a shift in his thoughts, the Destiny Panel appeared.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Skills: Sword Body, Flawless, Control Wind, By the Stars]

[Cultivation Method:

Purple Mansion Heart Scripture Epic (MAX);

Heavenly Origin Technique Master (6264/10000);

Mixed Yuan Qi Technique Junior (2010/13000)]

[Martial Arts:

Supreme Clarity Sword Technique Epic (MAX);

Sword Control Spirit Technique Elite (9306/14000);

Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation Epic (MAX);

Constellation Great Hand Seal Elite (9490/15000);

All-Encompassing Sword Canon Elite (13705/18000);

Startling Swan Sword Technique Senior (558/6000)]

[Lightness Magic:

Thunderclap Rapid Step Epic (MAX);

Immortal Wind Cloud Physique Master (7923/10000);

Soar Cloud Immortal Method Junior (4351/12000)]

[External Magic:

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

Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique Master (8625/16000)]

[Soul Magic:

Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture Elite (2745/8000)]

[Sacrificial Magic:

Withering Pursuit Soul Palm Junior (3320/8000);

Gecko Divine Skill Senior (1905/6000)]

Without a doubt, the Mixed Yuan Qi Technique, Constellation Great Hand Seal, All-Encompassing Sword Canon, Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique, and Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture were still Shen Mo’s priorities for improvement.

These were followed by the Soar Cloud Immortal Method, Startling Swan Sword Technique, and the two Sacrificial Magic techniques.

The remaining magic techniques were of the lowest priority.

After standing quietly amidst the misty clouds for a moment, Shen Mo circulated the Mixed Yuan Qi Technique. With each breath, vast amounts of nature’s spiritual energy surged into his body, continuously refined into pale golden True Yuan that flowed into his Spirit Sea.

A moment later, with a thought, he used the Soar Cloud Immortal Method to transform into an escaping light and flew towards You State and Yu State.

After opening his Spirit Sea, his speed using escaping light was much faster than flying on a sword.

Moreover, Shen Mo also had the enhancement from his Control Wind Skill. This time, it only took him three shichen to reach the outskirts of Sishui City.

The Liu and Wu families in the city had been eradicated, so Shen Mo didn’t enter.

He circled around and landed directly at the mountain gate of Dasheng Mountain, a sect within Yu State’s territory.

"Riverside Sect disciple, Shen Mo, is here to visit Senior Fire Sparrow of Dasheng Mountain!"

The main gate of Dasheng Mountain was guarded by its disciples. Seeing a Spirit Sea Realm disciple from a major sect arrive to pay a visit, they naturally dared not delay and hurried up the mountain to report.

「Half a teacup’s worth of time later.」

An elder with entirely white hair, yet devoid of any amiability, walked out from Dasheng Mountain. It was none other than the White Ape Master, who had once fought Shen Mo.

However, Shen Mo appeared in his original guise this time. The White Ape Master naturally did not recognize him as the "demon head" who had slain his disciple Liu Yu and annihilated the Liu and Wu Cultivating Families that night!

"My Senior Brother Fire Sparrow is currently in seclusion and cannot receive esteemed guests!"

The White Ape Master sized Shen Mo up and down. Finding him unfamiliar, he couldn’t help but ask curiously, "I wonder, for what important matter does fellow daoist Shen wish to see my Senior Brother?"

"You can tell me first. If it is urgent, I will convey your message to my Senior Brother!"

Shen Mo smiled faintly and said directly, "A close friend of mine accidentally misplaced a family heirloom, the Yin-Yang jade disk."

"I heard that this treasure is jointly held by your Dasheng Mountain and Purple Bamboo Valley, so I have come specifically to request it!"

"I wonder if fellow daoist can fulfill this wish of mine?"

The Chen Family of Sishui City, from which Chen Mengze hailed, had possessed the legacy left by a Spirit Sea Realm Cultivator for nearly a hundred years.

Since the original owner had not returned to retrieve the items for such a long time, it was highly probable that he had already perished.

According to the rules of the cultivation world, this legacy and its treasures rightfully belonged to the Chen Family, even though the Chen Family Patriarch, due to his limited cultivation, had been unable to open the inner chamber of the legacy to retrieve the Yin-Yang jade disk!

Now, including the Chen Family Patriarch, all other members of the Chen Family had perished.

Nominally, the Yin-Yang jade disk naturally belonged to Chen Mengze and her father.