The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 544: Visiting Chen Mengze_1

Extreme Northern Zone.

In front of a Dark Ice cliff, five cultivators skulked secretly.

The one in the lead was a cultivator of the Spirit Sea Realm Layer VIII, yet his face was covered in the scars left by healed boils.

Logically, when cultivated to such a realm, even if not as radiant as jade, one’s skin should be smoother and whiter than that of a mortal. His pockmarked face made it obvious that he had been disfigured by poison, and the scars could not be removed.

The remaining four had cultivation bases ranging from the early to middle stages of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Boss, I know that female cultivator surnamed Chen is from a major immortal sect... Can we subdue her just by ourselves? If we really take her down, won’t her sect come to trouble us?" one of them asked, somewhat worried.

The pockmarked cultivator glared at him and scolded irritably, "What the hell do you know!"

"That bitch is a cultivator of the Riverside Sect. A few years ago, most of Qing State, including their sect, was swallowed by a Bizarre Dragon from another region. Does she have any sect to depend on?"

"Furthermore, I’ve put so much effort into this Formation; its power is quite formidable."

"As long as she returns to her cave mansion, she will inevitably be hurt by the Formation. By the time we swarm her, how can we not take this bitch down?"

Hearing the pockmarked cultivator’s solemn guarantee, the others felt relieved and began to chatter about their desires.

"There must be many treasures on her. After taking her down, I want to select some spiritual items or Elixirs first, to help me break through to Layer IV."

"I want her magic sword. I met a tough opponent in a Magic Duel a few days ago, and my destinied magic artifact was destroyed..."

"I would be satisfied to get the scraps. Whatever you older brothers don’t want, I’ll pick over!"

...

The pockmarked cultivator laughed obscenely, a lecherous and cruel expression on his face.

"Rest assured, all the treasures on that bitch are yours. I just want her."

"Be careful when you do it. Don’t kill or maim her, otherwise... I’ll make you suffer!"

His words immediately caused the others to laugh, followed by a string of vulgar and obscene language.

Just as they were merry, suddenly, a stream of spirit light fell from the sky. It was a shining Immortal Binding Rope, headed straight for the pockmarked cultivator!

This man was a rogue cultivator. He had fought his way from the Body Tempering Realm all the way to the late-stage Spirit Sea Realm and had some skill. He reacted immediately, sending out a Flying Sword to counter it while shouting, "Enemy attack, brothers—"

Before he could finish, a burst of brilliance exploded from the Immortal Binding Rope, blasting the sharp sword away.

Then, like a giant python attacking its prey, one end of the rope instantly coiled around the pockmarked cultivator, imprisoning his soul and Mana. The other end swayed, breaking through all sorts of magic and magic artifact attacks, stringing up the few remaining people as well.

THUD!

THUD!

THUD!

In the blink of an eye, the pockmarked cultivator and the others were strung together like candied fruit on a skewer by the Immortal Binding Rope, falling onto the ice ground one after another.

A few moments later, a golden rainbow flew in from afar. The terrifying and oppressive aura it exuded, even just a trace, made the pockmarked cultivator and the others turn pale. They wondered when they had offended such a powerful existence.

"Senior... Senior, please spare us!"

"We have no grudges or grievances with you, Senior. Considering the difficulties we face in our cultivation, we hope you won’t harm us."

"If any of our spiritual items catch your eye, you can take them all..."

These individuals, tied up by the Immortal Binding Rope, struggled to get up. They knelt on the icy and snowy ground, persistently kowtowing and begging for mercy from the owner of the rope.

The newcomer was dressed in a dark blue robe and possessed a refined and extraordinary demeanor...

It was Shen Mo, who, after forming his Golden Core, had emerged from the Jade Pool Dungeon. Faced with the pleas of the pockmarked cultivator and his companions, he seemed utterly disinterested.

With a simple thought, he cast the Soul Searching Spell on them. After gleaning the cause and course of events from their soul memories, he tossed them aside without further attention and found an ice platform on the cliff to sit down cross-legged!

After successfully condensing his Golden Core, Shen Mo had cultivated in the Jade Pool Dungeon for a period.

Only after consolidating the foundations of the early-stage Golden Core Realm did he leave the Dungeon and the main hall, flying out of the Dragon Fall Abyss by repeatedly executing the Sword Escape Skill!

This time, during his Core Formation, he didn’t achieve the legendary, supreme-quality Golden Core.

However, the "Chaotic Yuan One Qi Pill" he condensed in his body reached perfect quality, exceeding even the high-grade Golden Core of Patriarch Yuan Heming by one level.

His Essence and Qi underwent a perfect transformation, and Shen Mo’s abilities in all aspects received an astonishing improvement.

Take the Sword Escape Skill, for example. The power of this Skill itself had surged dramatically. Coupled with his significantly strengthened soul, executing such abilities that burdened the soul became increasingly effortless. With these combined, Shen Mo only had to execute Sword Escape four times to appear above the Dragon Fall Abyss.

During this period, for some unknown reason, he didn’t encounter any attacks from the unknown Evil Spirit. This made Shen Mo feel fortunate, though also a bit disappointed.

The defensive Spell contained in the leaf from Mi’s Mother Tree could still fend off one more attack from the Evil Spirit.

With this potent Spell as a safety net, he had actually wanted to test if, with his strength greatly enhanced after forming the Golden Core, he could independently face the attacks of the unknown Evil Spirit in the abyss. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Of course, it didn’t matter that he hadn’t encountered it.

It wouldn’t be quite right to return to the Dragon Fall Abyss, linger there, and try to force Mi to exhaust the remaining power of that Spell!

After that, he headed north, following the location of the temporary cave mansion Chen Mengze had previously left, to find her.

As it turned out, when Shen Mo approached her cave mansion, his vastly enhanced sense detected the pockmarked cultivator and his companions hidden outside, even from a thousand li away.

Upon hearing their foul language, Shen Mo had immediately unleashed the Immortal Binding Rope and bound them.

There was nothing new under the sun.

It was simply that the pockmarked cultivator had taken a fancy to Chen Mengze’s beauty and wanted to make her his captive, his personal prize. After multiple failed attempts to pester her, he had even been injured by her.

Thus, he harbored resentment and went to great lengths to find a powerful Formation. Using the treasures Chen Mengze possessed as bait, he gathered his so-called sworn brothers... intending to ambush and capture her outside her cave mansion!

For this wicked intention alone, these five deserved death.

Moreover, Shen Mo learned from their soul memories that this group had a long history of committing crimes and atrocities.

Since embarking on the path of cultivation, every one of them had relied on theft, murder, and plunder to acquire cultivation resources, continuing this way until they reached the Spirit Sea Realm, after which their depravity only intensified. Later, drawn together by their shared vileness, they began to associate. They usually acted alone but would band together to commit evil deeds when facing tough opponents!

Therefore, no matter how much they kowtowed until their foreheads were bruised, Shen Mo felt not a shred of pity.

He hadn’t taken their lives yet only because he was waiting for Chen Mengze to return, so she could personally deal with these five vicious rogue cultivators!