The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 717 717: Five Dragon Mountain_1

Just the change in nature's spiritual energy alone brought immense benefits to the creatures residing in the Fairyland! The concentration of spiritual Qi surged more than tenfold at once. As a result, even ordinary people without any cultivation could live healthily and vigorously to the limit of one hundred and twenty years of age. Cultivators at the Qi Gathering Realm and above, on the other hand, had already enjoyed the nourishing benefits of Mana during their cultivation, so their lifespans saw little change.

However, thanks to the significant increase in the richness of spiritual Qi, cultivators with the same Talent found that Body Tempering cultivators could more easily achieve Pulling Qi into the Body to refine their Dao Body and vitality. This allowed them to accumulate more Mana in their internal organs, acupoints, and Chakras. Consequently, it would be easier for them to open up their Dantian and break into the Qi Gathering Realm in the future!

The same was true for Qi Gathering cultivators. They could more easily accumulate more Mana in their Dantian, preparing to open up the Spirit Sea. As for cultivators at the Spirit Sea Realm and above, they were less affected by the density of spiritual Qi. However, the spiritual Qi of the Immortal Realm was not merely denser; it was far more complex!

The composition of the 'Turbid Qi' became increasingly complex. This gave cultivators more choices when selecting their Cultivation Methods, greatly broadening their Daoist path. Moreover, the spiritual Qi of the Immortal Realm contained more 'Clear Spirit Qi', making cultivation easier than in the Primordial Realm, regardless of one's realm. This also applied to flying birds and running beasts, and even the Marine Race, who could more easily cultivate their demonic power and develop their gnosis!

Consider the mountain where the Green Cloud Cave had descended. The birds, beasts, fish, and insects in its old forests and mountain streams were rarely ordinary. Class I and Class II creatures were as common as hair, while Class III and Class IV were also frequently seen.

The excitement within the Red Flame Sect continued unabated. With a flash of spirit light, Shen Mo appeared in the Longevity Hall. Then, he rang the Daoist bell. He summoned the Deputy Sect Master, the lords of the nine peaks and one lake, the Hall Masters, purple-robed Elders, core disciples, and others for the first high-level sect meeting after their Immortal Descending!

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As the low-class disciples gradually adapted to the environment of the Immortal Realm, Body Tempering Realm disciples and Gas Gathering Disciples began to emerge from the Green Cloud Cave, followed by Spirit Sea Realm disciples. Among them were many disciples originally from the Marine Race. They were mixed in with the human disciples, similar to when they had gathered cultivation resources in the Cancering Realm. Even though the river and sea environments were different, these Marine Race disciples were always more adept in mountainous and riverine terrains than ordinary disciples and could be of great use.

After discussions with the high-ranking members of the Sect, Shen Mo issued a Sect Master's decree, arranging various tasks for the disciples of the Red Flame Sect. After the initial commotion and excitement, the entire Red Flame Sect began to operate in an orderly manner once more!

Among these, three matters were of particular importance.

The first was to construct a high-grade Mountain Protection Array outside the Fairyland! When the Green Cloud Cave first underwent its Immortal Descending, the environment outside the mountain was unknown, and even the situation on this particular mountain was not yet fully understood. Therefore, caution was naturally necessary. Unfortunately, the forbidden land could neither be moved, nor could it be retracted or expanded. Its external appearance was also too conspicuous, making it easy for powerful beings in this realm to notice. Furthermore, after the Fairyland descended, escaping from this part of the world became incredibly difficult! Thus, setting up a large array outside could conceal the Fairyland's location, preventing its complete exposure to the Outer Realm. In the future, even if a powerful enemy attacked, they would have to breach the Mountain Protection Array before directly confronting the Green Cloud Cave, thereby increasing its defensive capabilities! Although the Fairyland's inner world was vast, equivalent in size to about five Mountain River Realms, from the outside, it appeared as a brilliant, multicolored sphere enveloping an area tens of miles in radius. Therefore, the outer protective array did not need to be excessively large—about the same size as the original Mountain Protection Array of the Riverside Sect's Chong'a Mountain would suffice.

The second matter was to dispatch disciples to explore the various environments of this mountain. Shortly after the Immortal Descending, Shen Mo had used his arts to capture several Class III and Class IV demonic beasts from the nearby wilderness and had a 'friendly' chat with them. Amazingly, these demonic beasts could all speak human language. Their accents were slightly different from those in the Red Flame Zone and the Heaven Patrolling Zone, but Shen Mo could understand their words without needing Divine Sense. He found this quite baffling. From them, Shen Mo learned that this mountain was known as 'Five Dragon Mountain.' In ancient times, five evil dragons had occupied this mountain. Later, they were subdued by an 'Immortal.' The mountain was thus named Five Dragon Mountain, and this name has been passed down ever since. From their perspective, Five Dragon Mountain was exceedingly dangerous. It was fraught with numerous treacherous and dangerous areas. They risked being slain by 'Immortals,' devoured by stronger big demons, or inexplicably caught in great battles. Even Class IV demonic beasts dared not wander randomly outside their own territories. As for further details, these few demonic beasts knew no more! Therefore, Shen Mo needed more information to assess the danger level of Five Dragon Mountain. After all, his five senses and Divine Sense could only cover a part of the southern slope of Five Dragon Mountain. His perception could not reach other areas, and even the regions he could sense were filled with dense fog. Since he was temporarily unable to leave the Green Cloud Cave, he had to delegate this task to his disciples. Once the Golden Core Realm cultivators and Marine Race Demon Kings like Ming Yu adapted to the Immortal Realm's environment, he would also dispatch them to gather intelligence and information. This would gradually expand the scope of reconnaissance. He needed to determine if any powerful individuals or factions on Five Dragon Mountain posed a threat to him or the Green Cloud Cave. Additionally, a Fengshui topographical map of the mountain needed to be created!

The third matter was to gather cultivation resources on Five Dragon Mountain. Disciples proficient in elixirs, talismans, artifacts, and arrays would be assigned to re-examine the properties of various spiritual items. The task of gathering cultivation resources had already been undertaken when they arrived in the Cancering Realm. This task would proceed concurrently with the second. Once the general situation of various parts of Five Dragon Mountain was preliminarily confirmed, he could dispatch disciples to collect resources, starting from nearby areas and gradually moving farther out. After confirming the safety of the vicinity, disciples with weaker cultivation would be assigned to mine ores, slay demonic beasts for materials, and gather spiritual plants and herbs!

Notably, during the Green Cloud Cave's descent into the Cancering Realm, large quantities of spiritual plants within it had died. The exotic flowers and herbs from Fairy Flower Valley were less affected, while plants native to the Primordial Realm suffered extremely high mortality rates, with many spiritual plant species even going extinct. Shen Mo estimated that, before long, another batch of spiritual plants within the Fairyland would go extinct. In such a case, many original elixir recipes would lack one or two key medicinal ingredients and thus become ineffective. Alchemy Path cultivators would need to redevelop these recipes and study the spiritual plants and medicinal herbs obtained from Five Dragon Mountain.

Besides spiritual plants, many spirit gold deposits on Five Dragon Mountain, as well as extraordinary materials derived from demonic beasts, also possessed different properties. Their characteristics and uses needed to be thoroughly understood, and new relevant registers and Manuals had to be compiled!

The aforementioned matters were relatively urgent. Additionally, there were numerous minor yet tedious affairs that the disciples of the Red Flame Sect needed to resolve one by one. The sheer volume of tasks was truly complex and overwhelming! If he didn't have a group of high-ranking Sect members to assist him, Shen Mo feared that even with his quick mind, he would likely be overwhelmed. Fortunately, he wouldn't need to personally attend to many of these matters. What Shen Mo truly needed to focus on was channeling his cultivation, using his Heavenly Monarch cultivation level to resist the assimilating power of this world.