The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 649: Escape (Seeking Subscription)_1

FWOOSH!

Pure Yang Fire landed on the flesh mountain, burning gaping holes through the billowing black smoke.

Nearby, the smiling expressions on the human faces instantly turned ferocious. They shrieked mournfully and cursed as they surged towards the flames. The moment they touched the true flame, the faces were incinerated, leaving not even ashes behind.

However, the Pure Yang Fire, which could originally burn all things as if they were fuel, diminished slightly in intensity. As the faces dissipated, a sliver of its power was invisibly carried away.

With the faces continuously sacrificing themselves, it wasn't long before the true flame was completely extinguished, and the holes on the flesh mountain rapidly regenerated.

Shen Mo ceased channeling his Skill, his expression somewhat grim.

Activating the Pure Yang Pupil did not consume the True Yuan in his body, but it placed an immense burden on his soul, meaning it couldn't be used indefinitely.

Currently, he couldn't even mobilize his qi and blood, let alone open his Universe Bag to retrieve Elixirs that could nourish his soul. He could only recover gradually, which further limited the number of times he could use Skills in the short term.

The damage from the true flame, against the Longevity Flesh Evil Spirit's enormous body and its tens of millions of faces, was akin to trying to roast an elephant with a candle flame—utterly insignificant.

Unless he could use his Skills without restriction, he might be able to slowly wear down this Evil Spirit!

Immediately, he sent a Divine Sense transmission, urging Fu Jianghuo and the other cultivators.

"My methods are insufficient to eradicate this Evil Spirit."

"Don't harbor any illusions. Leave the core area as quickly as possible and rendezvous with me. Then, together, we will fight our way out of these immortal sect ruins!"

Shen Mo didn't know how far the Evil Spirit's influence extended. Considering that not a single disciple of the Jade Flower Sect had escaped, it likely covered the entire sect ruins. Traversing a territory as vast as Caiyi Country on foot would take at least ten days to half a month.

During this time, flesh-sprout arms would continuously emerge from the ground. Relying on just him and Lady Scarlet, it would be very difficult to escape the perilous situation. Only if everyone banded together and shared a portion of the pressure would they have a chance to escape alive!

"But we've worked for years, and now that the sect's Treasure Hall, cultivation inheritances, and other items are almost within reach, it's truly a pity to retreat like this..." an Elder from the Clear Heart Sect transmitted.

The Clear Heart Sect had invested significant manpower and resources into excavating these ancient sect ruins, specifically for the valuable legacy within the core area. It would be difficult for anyone to accept if all that effort amounted to nothing.

"Before my True Yuan fell silent, I dispatched thousands of Gu insects to scout the area. I found all the palace halls empty—no Spirit Stones, no magic treasures, and no cultivation method manuals. I'm afraid they were taken away long ago!" the Elder who had nearly been dragged off by a flesh sprout earlier declared with conviction.

Subsequently, two other Golden Core Realm cultivators corroborated his statement, having also confirmed through their own means that the halls were empty.

Hearing this, everyone, including Shen Mo, fell silent.

"Though this Evil Spirit is troublesome, it shouldn't be capable of killing Heavenly Monarch-level figures. The Jade Flower Sect had three Divine Bridge Realm experts; perhaps they took all the resources and core inheritances!"

"That's highly possible. With all the Sect Disciples fallen and the sect entrance occupied by the Evil Spirit and difficult to clear, taking the treasures and leaving was also a sensible choice."

"What's the use of saying so much? Even if treasures are piled high inside, one must have the ability to retrieve them. The right course of action is to focus on dealing with these bizarre flesh sprouts and quickly regroup with Shen and Lady Scarlet."

"..."

Under normal circumstances, a Golden Core cultivator could cover this distance of one or two hundred miles in just twenty to thirty breaths.

But at the moment, the True Yuan in everyone's bodies had fallen silent. They couldn't even channel their qi and blood to power artifact flight. They could only sprint across the ground like Body Tempering Realm disciples. To make matters worse, their path was further obstructed by flesh sprouts continuously erupting from the ground.

Fortunately, with the support of Shen Mo's Pure Yang Fire, the cultivators who had fallen into the core area of the ruins gradually gathered. After the better part of an hour, they reached the mountain peak where Shen Mo and Lady Scarlet were.

Afterward, the group wasted no more time and began their escape from the ruins.

Shen Mo's physical body was incredibly robust. After equipping the 'Uncommon Victory' Destiny, his damage against the flesh-sprout arms was also greatly amplified. He took the lead, wielding the Demon Slaying Sword.

Countless flesh sprouts continuously emerged from the ground. No matter where Shen Mo and the others went—whether on Qingshi-paved roads or dirt paths, whether within palace halls and pavilions or in the mountain wilderness—a carpet of flesh sprouts spread, impossible to completely eradicate or kill.

Fortunately, most of them had magic treasures. Even cultivators who hadn't had time to retrieve a magic sword possessed fists comparable to hammer-type magic artifacts. They relentlessly attacked the flesh-sprout arms, gradually pushing towards the periphery.

However, this alone was not enough. The flesh sprouts would only multiply, eventually threatening to engulf them completely. When the flesh sprouts piled up like mountains, making passage nearly impossible, Shen Mo would activate his Pure Yang Pupil, burning open a path to survival!

It's fair to say that if he hadn't mastered this Skill, all the cultivators who came to excavate the Jade Flower Sect ruins, including Shen Mo himself, would likely have been swallowed by the flesh-sprout arms by now. They would have been dragged to the flesh mountain and become one of the countless faces on its surface.

No wonder such a massive sect, with tens of millions of Jade Flower Sect cultivators, all perished in this Evil Spirit calamity!

Cultivators are very different from creatures like demonic beasts and Soul Ghosts; it is extremely difficult for them to master Skills.

Even if among these tens of millions of cultivators, there were exceptionally talented individuals who, like Shen Mo, had cultivated a particular cultivation method to the Epic Realm and awakened a Skill after their techniques became Godlike, that Skill might not have been as formidable as the Pure Yang Fire. In that case, their fate is easy to imagine!

Moreover, Shen Mo suspected that when this Evil Spirit was born, its manifestations were far more violent, not as 'mild' as they currently appeared. Otherwise, there would surely be traces of struggle and combat throughout the Jade Flower Sect ruins!

The origin of this Longevity Flesh Evil Spirit is likely tied to the Outer Zone Demon Longevity race. It's highly probable that during the decline of the Vacuous Realm and the descent of the hundred Outer Zone races, a powerful expert from the Jade Flower Sect sought a 'Longevity Pill' from the Longevity race. After transforming into longevity flesh, this individual likely underwent some unfathomable changes, eventually becoming this type of Evil Spirit and overthrowing the entire sect.

Who knows how many atrocities the Longevity race has committed over countless years!

Shen Mo severed the tide of snake-like flesh sprouts before him with a single slash of his sword. If I ever encounter the Demons of this race, I will make them suffer, he swore silently in his heart.

「More than ten days later.」

Shen Mo and his party finally escaped the confines of the ruins.

Flesh-sprout arms no longer emerged from the ground. However, the True Yuan within their bodies had yet to return to normal; it remained as stagnant as dead water.

During this long journey, many cultivators had perished, including Elders of the Clear Heart Sect and the external experts they had invited. Ultimately, only nine people managed to escape the ruins alive. All of them were haggard, no longer possessing the imposing presence of Golden Core Realm experts. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

However, Lady Scarlet, Fu Jianghuo, and Peng Leyao, under Shen Mo's deliberate protection, had all survived the crisis.