CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 85: ENTERING THE MOUNTAIN RIVER REALM_1

"I heard that the Ghost Corpse School is an unorthodox sect. Each of their disciples practices the method of corpse and puppet manipulation. When they fight, it’s not their own strength, but their Ghouls, which are very strange."

"The Profound Moon School is exclusively for women. This time, if we get a chance to train together with their disciples, perhaps there could be a chance for a romantic encounter, haha!"

"Stop dreaming. The disciples of the Profound Moon School practice the Jade Maiden Path; they can’t be easily moved emotionally, let alone have romantic affairs."

After the Elders announced that they would participate in a joint training with the two great immortal sects, some disciples with information about the immortal sects couldn’t help but start discussing it.

"Silence."

"Activate the Teleportation Array! We’re departing!"

The Elder of the Three Peaks let the disciples chatter for a while before speaking up to silence them.

Then, Elder Zhao from the Rising Sun Peak took out ten middle-grade Spirit Stones and embedded them into the Teleportation Array.

HUMMM!

As the Spirit Stones were infused, the previously silent and dim Teleportation Array activated.

The totem patterns on the array burst with golden light, which was quite dazzling.

Then, spatial power emerged.

Everyone standing in the Teleportation Array was swept into it.

「On a Teleportation Array in Mountain River Valley, Qing State.」

Everyone’s figures abruptly appeared.

"Have we arrived?"

"Is this the Mountain River Valley?"

It was the disciples’ first time using a Teleportation Array, so they were quite excited, looking around everywhere.

Shen Mo also scanned his surroundings. He soon spotted two groups in the dense forest.

One of the groups was dressed in black robes, and their aura was chillingly cold.

What was most noticeable was that most of them carried black coffins on their backs.

They must be from the Ghost Corpse School.

Shifting his gaze, Shen Mo looked at the other group.

This group consisted entirely of women.

They did not live up to the fantasies of many Riverside Sect disciples; not all of them possessed outstanding figures or stunning, fish-sinking, geese-falling appearances.

In this Profound Moon School, renowned as a women’s immortal sect, many disciples were also rather plain-looking.

After all, in cultivation, one’s appearance wasn’t important, but one’s cultivation talent was.

It seems they all arrived ahead of schedule.

Elder Huang and the others emerged from the Teleportation Array and exchanged greetings with the leaders of the Profound Moon School and the Ghost Corpse School, the two great immortal sects.

Without wasting words, they quickly opened a spatial rift leading into the Mountain River Realm.

"Everyone, line up to enter. The Riverside Sect is the host, so our disciples will go first. The other two immortal sects can discuss the order amongst yourselves," Elder Huang said, then instructed the disciples, "The Mountain River Realm has five major areas. The region you are heading to for your training, the Barren Lands of the Mountain River Realm, can only accommodate disciples below Layer III of Qi Gathering.

"But even this Barren Lands region has a vast internal space, thousands of miles in radius, expansive and boundless.

"This spatial rift will randomly teleport you to different areas. If you decide to team up, hold hands as you enter. That way, the spatial rift won’t separate you.

"Otherwise, there’s no telling where you’ll be teleported."

Most of the Riverside Sect’s disciples had already arranged their teams in advance.

Only a few people tried to find last-minute team members after hearing Elder Huang’s words.

"Let’s go as a team, those of us from Stars Peak," Yang Qingshan proposed first. "The Mountain River Realm is full of opportunities and various dangerous areas. It’s only right that we from the same peak stick together."

His words received immediate agreement from everyone.

They all turned their eyes to Lu Ming.

He was the strongest among the new disciples of the peak; naturally, it made sense for him to make decisions for the team.

"Yes, I was thinking the same," Lu Ming nodded and looked at Shen Mo. "Shen, would you like to come with us?"

"No, thank you."

Shen Mo’s refusal was somewhat unexpected by the crowd.

"Shen, do you have any concerns?" Lu Ming asked, slightly taken aback and curious.

"Exploring as a team certainly mitigates risk," Shen Mo said, "but dividing the spoils can easily lead to dissatisfaction."

Lu Ming replied, "Everyone has witnessed your strength. If we team up and divide the rewards, no one would object even if you received a share no smaller than mine."

Shen Mo still shook his head. "Let’s just forget it. I’ll act alone to avoid any disputes."

According to his estimates, with the Spirit Storage Rat’s help, his chances of finding treasures were more than ten times higher than others. At that time, if a truly valuable treasure appeared, despite their current earnestness, it was hard to say if they would willingly hand it over to him. It was best not to test the human heart so easily with the lure of profit. By not teaming up with these disciples from his peak, he could avoid such potential trouble.

Lu Ming looked at him deeply, then said, not insisting further, "It seems Shen is very confident about the potential gains from exploring the Mountain River Realm.

"Alright then. Since Shen prefers to go alone, I won’t insist. I wish you a bountiful harvest in the Mountain River Realm.

"Also, take this Sound Transmission Talisman.

"If you encounter any difficulties while alone, you can send us a message. If we’re nearby and able to reach you, we will naturally help."

Even though Shen Mo refused to accompany them, Lu Ming still acted generously.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu."

Shen Mo accepted the Sound Transmission Talisman and thanked him.

Subsequently, the group from Stars Peak entered the spatial rift.

Shen Mo found Cao Ren, and after waiting in line for a while, they stepped into the spatial passageway of the Mountain River Realm.

Endless yellow sand filled the sky, with barren, red earth stretching for a thousand li.

This was the first scene Shen Mo saw upon entering the Mountain River Realm.

High in the sky, a sun hung, surveying the earth.

In every direction, there was an endless wasteland, stretching as far as the eye could see.

It was as if Shen Mo and Cao Ren were the only two people in the entire world.

"Where have we been teleported to?" Cao Ren looked around, marveling at the sight.

But soon, when he sensed the incomparably dense nature’s spiritual energy in the air, his focus immediately shifted.

"This nature’s spiritual energy is too dense! It’s much richer than the sect’s Spirit Vein."

"Indeed, it’s an excellent place for cultivation," Shen Mo nodded in agreement.

His cave mansion in the Inner Door was situated in the most abundant section of the Riverside Sect’s Spirit Vein, but compared to this seemingly barren space, the Spiritual Qi there was at least three times more sparse.

The internal space of relics was truly extraordinary. Shen Mo secretly guessed that this spatial relic fragment obtained by the Riverside Sect might have once been a Blessed Land or Fairyland created by some great power in the cultivation world.

"Let’s quickly test its effects!" Without another word, Cao Ren plopped down on the ground and assumed a cultivation posture. "The ’Purple Mist Qi Sutra’ I practice has just reached the bottleneck of the Senior Stage.

"I was lacking a place with abundant Spiritual Qi to break through this cultivation method’s barrier."

He immediately began to operate his cultivation method, cultivating on the spot.

Shen Mo paid him no mind and loosened his sleeve.

The Spirit Storage Rat immediately darted out.

"I was suffocating in there!" it exclaimed in a rather aggrieved tone.

"Apologies. My Universe Bag isn’t high quality and can’t hold living creatures. To bring you in, this was the only way." Shen Mo knew this lazy creature didn’t need a verbal apology, so he took out two pounds of Double-horned Red Bull from his Universe Bag as compensation.

True enough, the Spirit Storage Rat took the Double-horned Red Bull, chomping away as it devoured the food like a whirlwind. Its grievances quickly vanished.

"Now that you’re full, it’s time to work for me." Shen Mo patiently waited for the Spirit Storage Rat to finish eating, then asked, "Well? Are there any treasures to be found within a ten-mile radius of this place?"