Chapter 925: Pursuit

Chapter 925: Chapter 925: Pursuit

Upon learning this news, Shen Mo’s mood turned exceedingly pleasant.

Earlier at the Kang Family in Canluan Lake, he and Qin Zhen, along with others, had encountered the remnant soul of Immortal Master Ciji. Having stayed in the Moon Palace for over six thousand years, Immortal Ciji had a deep understanding of the Longevity Demon Lord. From his words, Shen Mo learned that the Longevity Demon Lord greatly valued the damaged golden pages and would occasionally bring them out for study!

If the Longevity Demon Lord successfully overcame the Immortal Tribulation and stepped into the True Immortal Realm, Shen Mo would definitely have a headache.

Even if he wanted to compromise, it would be impossible... That damaged golden page is left by the "leftover evil of the old era." The original manuscript had been thrown into the Death Ghost Realm by Guan Ling, and the copies in the hands of the Silver-haired Child, Qin Zhen, Lady Scarlet, and others were all destroyed after Shen Mo issued warnings.

Of course, hiding in the Green Cloud Cave Fairyland and not venturing out, with Jade Spring Fairy’s protection, there was no need to worry about the Longevity Demon Lord coming to attack.

However, by then, he would likely have no choice but to stay on Jade Spring Mountain, not daring to go out until he himself cultivated into a True Immortal and had ample self-preservation ability; otherwise, with a Demon True Immortal outside keeping watch daily, a slight misstep could lead to a mysterious death.

Luckily, the Longevity Demon Lord failed his tribulation!

"If I can take this opportunity to destroy him completely, that would be ideal..." Shen Mo pondered secretly.

Though the Longevity Demon Lord failed in his charge towards the True Immortal Realm, he seems not to have fallen, and could potentially rise again;

Even Shen Mo couldn’t guarantee he could cultivate into a True Immortal faster than him. Instead of perpetual anxiety, it would be better to take his life while he’s vulnerable, eliminating future troubles!

"Swish!"

Shen Mo summoned the Soul Refining Flag, pouring mana into it.

Soon, Sixth Rank Demon Soul General Fairy Pei Yu emerged from the Blood River.

"Go to the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, see if the Moon Palace has indeed vanished as rumored. Report back with any findings..." Shen Mo imprinted a Soul Splitting Rune into Fairy Pei Yu’s Vitality, then carefully instructed through mental connection.

"As you command!" Fairy Pei Yu bowed deeply before riding the demon cloud’s sinister light skyward.

Afterward, Shen Mo withdrew a fist-sized mass of blood and flesh, resembling longevity flesh, from the Demon-Suppressing Tower... The remains of the Sixth Rank Thousands Insects Evil Corpse Roc had all transformed into fuel for his cultivation ascendancy. Yet he hadn’t exhausted the Demon Lord’s blood and flesh, saving it for a day when he might use it to plot against the Longevity Demon Lord!

Immediately, he used this blood and flesh to connect with the Longevity Demon Lord mysteriously, employing the Divination Treasure Mirror to calculate.

However, the result was as indistinct as on previous occasions: the divination was wrapped in haze as if the secrets were twisted into paste. The Longevity Demon Lord was only half a step from the True Immortal Realm, but he hadn’t become immortal yet. The secrets shouldn’t be this chaotic.

Such a scenario suggests he either possesses a magic or treasure that conceals the secrets, or the Moon Palace inherently wards off others’ calculations with its mystical effects!

With divination yielding nothing, Shen Mo divided his attention, always monitoring Fairy Pei Yu’s movements.

The Sixth Rank Demon Soul General flew northward, taking over a month to pass through the Delayed Spirit Zone;

Upon reaching Wind Flame Mountain, relying on her "immortal body" and the endless mana Shen Mo provided, she forcibly traveled past the demonic fire wind whose power was akin to the Three Disasters and Six Tribulations, passing through the spatial rift into the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, then continued to escape deeper!

At that time, Shen Mo, Qin Zhen, and their companions were all Divine Bridge cultivators, taking two to three years for the journey, while Fairy Pei Yu had evolved into a Sixth Rank Demon Soul General, with escape speed comparable to Formless Realm. She reached the foot of the towering heavenly tree in just six months.

Blocking the path to the dungeon’s depths was a site where "Thirteen Immortal Preachings" Evil Spirit dwelled. However, Fairy Pei Yu didn’t encounter it this time.

Shen Mo speculated that this Evil Spirit might have descended elsewhere because he plundered some treasures;

This left him somewhat regretful; he originally planned, if the Longevity Demon Lord indeed left the Immortal Mansion Dungeon, he would venture personally and snatch some treasures from the "Disciple of the Immortal." Now his wishful thinking fell short!

Then, from Fairy Pei Yu’s perspective, he saw the top of the towering giant tree was desolate, the originally hanging jade sphere, the moon wheel, and the Moon Palace had all disappeared, and the Longevity Demon Lord and his cohort of powerful figures were missing; atop the tree, there were only faint signs of tribulation and remains of True Immortal Spells, which even using the Demon Soul General’s five senses, made Shen Mo tremble with fear.

"It seems... There indeed was an unknown Immortal who transformed into external tribulation, interrupting the Longevity Demon Lord’s advancement!"

After Fairy Pei Yu hovered by the tree crown for several days, Shen Mo instructed her to disperse the soul general’s body, saving her the return trip, intending to spend more mana to coalesce her again someday.

"Since divination bore no results, alternative means must be found to search for his whereabouts."

Shen Mo stowed away the Soul Refining Flag, then operated a sensing method, swiftly entering a dream-like state, linking his consciousness to Dreamland!

Unlike most Xian Dao Stronghold’s intentions, Shen Mo’s priority wasn’t the spiritual item resources on the Longevity Demon Lord; he was more inclined to witness the Longevity Demon Lord’s fall...

After years of endeavor, the overall output, income from the Red Flame Sect, and his accumulated wealth entirely suffices for the cultivation required in the Formless Realm.

Even the mighty bronze halberd in the Longevity Demon Lord’s possession didn’t ignite Shen Mo’s greed, for it belonged to the flow of celestial artifacts. Even if stolen, it would take hundreds of years to tame the Artifact Spirit; with that time and energy, better to nurture celestial artifacts like Taiyi Sword with his primal power and the Spiritual Wisdom Skill, perhaps elevating them into celestial artifacts!

Of course, should he utterly annihilate the Longevity Demon Lord, Shen Mo wouldn’t mind taking over his entire wealth.

Shen Mo’s "Consciousness" appeared in the Dreamland’s shallow layer, then flashed with thought sparks, quickly flying towards Dreamland’s deeper layers.

With more disciples from the Red Flame Gate achieving the Divine Bridge Realm, Shen Mo "rented" out a building in the city to serve as a base, regularly conducting intelligence trading, so when sect’s Divine Bridge enters Dreamland, they have a meeting spot; this building’s shape is somewhat twisted, resembling a curved bamboo enlarged countless times, termed the Bamboo Pavilion by Red Flame Sect’s group, positioned near Dinggai Plaza. Its annual rent skyrockets to a thousand copper coins!

Today, someone indeed was on duty at the Bamboo Pavilion, Deputy Sect Master Ming Cang.

In recent years, besides Yuan Heming, Situ Huo, Chen Mengze, and others, the Red Flame Sect had three more Golden Core Peak members ascend to the Divine Bridge Realm, among whom Ming Cang was one.

Regularly, including Shen Mo, those entering Dreamland from Red Flame Gate wouldn’t always be stationed at the Bamboo Pavilion but would leave content for sale in the ground floor hall, allowing other Dreamland cultivators to read, relying on Dreamland rules for settlement, negating any worry of freeloaders!

"Sect Master!" Upon seeing Shen Mo, Ming Cang immediately stood and saluted.