The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 215 Sword Immortal Qin Yun
In the Great Chang world, all mortal beings, whether human or demon, must reach the state of oneness with heaven and earth in order to comprehend the profound Dao of Heaven.

Only by grasping a trace of the essence of the Dao and gradually gaining a deeper understanding can one form a realm of artistic conception. The former master of Nine Mountains Island had reached this level.

Then, one comprehends a trace of the essence of the Heavenly Dao, which is the realm of the ultimate. There are very few in the entire world who have reached this level of the Innate Golden Core Realm.

After reaching the ultimate realm, one enters the Dao and comprehends one's own Dao.
For Shi Mo, it was not difficult to comprehend even a trace of the essence of the Dao; in fact, he could easily comprehend different essences of the Dao.

Shi Mo put in a little effort and merged his understanding into the Dao. Instead of rushing to break through and condense his primordial spirit, he continued to comprehend and perfect his own Dao.

This process allowed Shi Mo to vaguely rediscover the joy he had felt when he first comprehended the ultimate Dao of Chaos, a joy that also required continuous comprehension and refinement.

Shi Moyi would go into seclusion for several years. For innate demons whose lifespan was longer than that of innate humans, it was quite normal for them to go into seclusion for eight or ten years at a time.

In addition, Shi Mo had instructed Qing Niu, the eldest disciple of the Nine Mountain Island Master, so Qing Niu did not come to disturb him during his seclusion for several years.

During this time, Qin Yun ventured into the Immortal's Cave and was trapped there for three years. When he came out, he was as if he had been reborn. His strength and realm improved rapidly, and he soon went to fight several great demons, displaying his extreme level of combat power in one battle.

Qin Yun instantly became the number one person in Jiangzhou, after all, the entire human race previously only had nine Innate Golden Core Realm experts at the Extreme Realm level.

Even the dragons went to offer their congratulations. As the leader of the dragons in the Great Chang World, the Eastern Sea Heavenly Dragon stood on the same side as the human race and the celestial bodhisattvas of Taoism and Buddhism.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye. Qin Yun, whose strength had become increasingly refined, revealed his strength at the Dao Entry level and killed the Azure Winged Demon King, who had occupied Yunzhou for over a thousand years and whose strength was not much inferior to that of the Lord of Nine Mountains Island.

Upon receiving the news, many powerful demons who had established themselves in their respective regions were shocked and returned to their respective sects within the Nine Demon Lineages. Even two supreme demons at the extreme level left their lair.

In Jiangzhou, on Yunhu Lake and Jiushan Island, Shi Mo, having dealt with all the demons, both large and small, stayed on the quiet Jiushan Island instead of rushing to leave.

"Huh? They really came." Sensing the rapidly approaching, sharp aura from afar, Shi Mo, who was suspended in mid-air, couldn't help but feel a little helpless:
"This Qin Yun is indeed a prodigy! However, I can't take the blame for the feud between him and the Lord of Nine Mountains Island! It seems I have no choice but to give up the identity of the Lord of Nine Mountains Island."

As for going to Cloud Demon Mountain, Shi Mo didn't want to pretend to be a junior with the demons there, nor did he want to actually become a demon.

A streak of sword energy shot from the distant horizon and arrived above Jiushan Island in the blink of an eye.

"Who are you?" Qin Yun frowned in surprise and doubt upon seeing Shi Mo, who stood suspended in mid-air in a gray robe and whose aura was restrained.

Shi Mo waved his hand with a faint smile, and a mountain filled with demonic energy rose from the ground below: "This is the true form of the Lord of Nine Mountains Island!"

"The Lord of Nine Mountains Island is dead? Did you kill him? Who exactly are you? Are you human or a demon?" Qin Yun was stunned when he saw the Lord of Nine Mountains Island's mountain-like body, and then asked with increasing surprise and doubt.

"I might be considered a demon! But I'm not a monster, nor do I intend to be one," Shi Mo said casually with a faint smile. "From now on, this place will be mine. Fellow Daoist Qin is welcome to visit often."

"Are you from the Heavenly Demon Palace?" Qin Yun frowned as she looked at Shi Mo.

"No! I'm actually interested in joining the Heavenly Demon Palace, but I'm afraid they might not accept me and would suspect my background," Shi Mo said, shaking his head.

Qin Yun's expression shifted, and he asked, "You are not a being from the Great Chang World?"

"You could say that, but I have no hostility toward this world, you can rest assured about that," Shi Mo said with a noncommittal smile.

"How can I trust you?" Qin Yun asked, frowning.

“If I had malicious intent, I wouldn’t have exposed myself; instead, I would have hidden myself so you wouldn’t find out,” Shi Mo said, leaving Qin Yun with no way to refute him.

Qin Yun looked at Shi Mo and remained silent for a moment before saying, "To be able to kill the Lord of Nine Mountains Island, your strength is not weak. However, you should not be in the Nascent Soul Realm. Could it be that you are in the Extreme Realm? Or have you already entered the Dao?"

"You want to test my strength? Then let's just fight. I've never fought a true powerhouse in this world before!" Shi Mo laughed.

Qin Yun raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then summoned his natal flying sword, its light flashing like a dragon as it hurtled towards Shi Mo.

With a clang, Shi Mo, who casually raised his hand to block, also retreated with a slight tremor after repelling Qin Yun's flying sword with a palm strike.

"What?" Qin Yun's expression changed drastically when he saw Shi Mo block his flying sword with his bare hands: "The method of achieving sainthood through physical body?"

"Not bad swordsmanship! As expected of Qin the Sword Immortal, but the power is still lacking," Shi Mo said casually with a smile.

He cultivated the Divine Demon Body Refining Method and had specially studied the means of protecting his body. His body was a perfect balance of strength and flexibility, so even sword techniques that were one or two levels stronger could hardly hurt him.

"Take another one!" With a sharp gaze, Qin Yun unleashed his natal flying sword once more, instantly creating a scene reminiscent of a surging tide.

The sky and earth met at the horizon, and the sound of ten thousand horses galloping grew louder and louder, its power becoming increasingly terrifying. This was the ultimate move that Qin Yun had comprehended from observing the Guangling Tide.

Faced with the earth-shattering, violent sword strike, Shi Mo neither dodged nor flinched, nor even raised his hand, letting the sword fall upon him.

Instantly, Shi Mo's body trembled violently, twisting and stretching like a rubber candy. After being sent flying backward, he quickly recovered completely.

Qin Yun was dumbfounded. What kind of technique was this? Even a powerful innate Golden Core realm expert from the Physical Body Saint lineage wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from his sword strike, right?

"The power of this sword strike is not bad," Shi Mo commented, patting his chest.

Incredulous, Qin Yun then waved his hand, and four flying swords flew out simultaneously, like ripples in a river and the rising of four bright moons, their sword light like a dream as they surrounded and attacked Shi Mo.

However, facing the extremely fast sword light, Shi Mo, whose hands parried with ethereal speed, seemed to move slowly, but easily knocked away each flying sword.

"So he really has the strength of someone who has entered the Dao? What Dao has he comprehended? How is he able to withstand my ultimate move so easily?" Qin Yun frowned in surprise.

Seeing Qin Yun sheath his flying sword and stop attacking, Shi Mo couldn't help but smile with a hint of lingering satisfaction: "Sword Immortal Qin, you've comprehended such swordsmanship at such a young age, your talent is truly remarkable. Remember to come and spar often when you have time."

"With your current level of cultivation, you're already at the Nascent Soul Realm, aren't you?" Qin Yun couldn't help but ask.

"What's the rush? It's safer at my current level. Those who have the strength to kill me won't bother me," Shi Mo said, leaving Qin Yun speechless.

"I'll come again to learn from you when I have the chance," Qin Yun said, adding, "By the way, I still don't know how to address you!" "Shi Mo," Shi Mo said with a faint smile, and Qin Yun nodded slightly, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, I'll visit you another day. Farewell!"

This battle caused quite a stir, and basically all the factions knew about it.

While surprised by Shi Mo's strength, as expected, no one at the Nascent Soul Realm dared to provoke him; instead, quite a few came to test and win him over.

Even the Yunmo Mountain lineage indicated that if he was willing to join Yunmo Mountain, they would not hold his killing of the Nine Mountain Island Master against him.

After all, there are too few combat forces at this level. If the Nine Demon Veins could get Shi Mo's help, those great demons would no longer be afraid of Qin Yun's threat.

However, Shi Mo casually responded to the probing and enticements from all sides before going into seclusion for quiet cultivation.

However, Shi Mo's seclusion for enlightenment did not last long. With his keen senses, he noticed the fluctuations caused by Qin Yun's battle with a demon god.

"Did Qin Yun still encounter the demon god in the bottle?" In the quiet room, Shi Mo opened his eyes and with a thought, he directly used earth escape to leave Jiushan Island.

In just a moment, Shi Mo arrived inside the mountain where Qin Yun had prevented the demon god in the bottle from emerging.

"Shi Mo?" Upon seeing Shi Mo, Qin Yun thought he had come to help the demon god, and his expression changed slightly.

However, Shi Mo proved with his actions that he was not there to cause trouble. He lunged forward and struck out with a palm, which seemed to freeze the space around him. The terrifying suppressive power immediately made the demon god's body sink.

"Damn it!" The demon god was both shocked and furious. He tried to devour Shi Mo's blood energy, but found that he could not take any blood energy from Shi Mo's body at all.

At the same time, Qin Yun, who secretly breathed a sigh of relief, also unleashed his strongest sword technique, 'Reincarnation,' slashing fiercely at the demon god with a sword light resembling a black and white sword diagram.

The demon god, who hurriedly blocked with both hands, sank down again. Facing Shi Mo's palm strike, the demon god did not hesitate to burn his essence blood and burst forth, forcing Shi Mo back.

"What a powerful demon god!" Shi Mo was slightly taken aback. Seeing Qin Yun unleash his ultimate move again, he stepped forward and struck down with his palm.

Under the alternating attacks of Shi Mo and Qin Yun, and with Qin Yun also taking the Nine-Turn Spirit Pill to recover, the demon god soon plunged his arm into the bottle in grief and despair, and Qin Yun hurriedly manipulated the stopper to insert into the bottle opening.

"Thank you so much," Qin Yun said gratefully to Shi Mo, finally relaxing completely and grabbing the jade bottle.

"I never expected that such a powerful demon god would be sealed inside this jade bottle. If he escapes, it will be quite troublesome," Shi Mo said, looking at the jade bottle in Qin Yun's hand with great interest.

Qin Yun was also still shaken. If that demon god had really escaped, the consequences would have been dire!
At the same time, Qin Yun also contacted the immortal ancestor of the Yi family, the family of his wife Yi Xiao, and explained the situation here to him.

The Yi family patriarch was also pleasantly surprised and urged Qin Yun to rush to the Shenxiao Sect to meet up with the sect's patriarch Zhang, who was on his way.

So, Qin Yun, having said goodbye to Shi Mo, hurriedly left.

Just as Shi Mo was about to leave after leaving the mountain's interior, he saw a streak of purple lightning bolt shoot towards him from afar, which condensed into a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a robe and a tall crown.

“Master Zhang of the Divine Firmament Sect is the number one person in the Great Chang World. He created his own thunder technique and was taken in by the Heavenly Dao Realm expert, Lingbao Tianzun. He is indeed extraordinary.” Shi Mo glanced at Master Zhang from afar and then left.

Master Zhang sensed something and glanced in the direction Shi Mo had left before leading Qin Yun back to the Divine Firmament Sect.

Not long after Shi Mo returned to Jiushan Island, a number of powerful demons came to visit him, each clearly wanting to befriend him.

Clearly, the Nine Demon Veins were still somewhat unwilling to accept their failure to win over Shi Mo.

Shi Mo was also quite annoyed by these powerful demons. They were just some innate demons, and frankly, he didn't think much of them. So what if they were extreme demons? They would never amount to anything until they reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

Not wanting to start a massacre, Shi Mo dealt with it casually, treating it as a way to pass the time during his cultivation breaks.

Unexpectedly, on this day, first came a beautiful woman in pink, the Goddess of a Hundred Flowers, and then came a noble woman in gold, Princess Jinyang. They were both great demons at the innate Golden Core level.

Princess Jinyang, in particular, possesses some of the bloodline of the Golden Crow, and her father is an extremely powerful demon with extraordinary Golden Rainbow Escape Technique.

They had all fought against Qin Yun, but even though Qin Yun had already reached the pinnacle of strength at that time, he still couldn't defeat them.

Coincidentally, a stunningly beautiful woman in white also arrived at Jiushan Island shortly afterward.
"Hmm? You only have the strength of the Innate Core Formation Realm, and you dare to come and see Fellow Daoist Shi Mo?" Princess Jin Yang was already annoyed after being ignored by the somewhat impatient Shi Mo for a long time. When she saw the beautiful woman in white, she couldn't help but sneer.

But to her surprise, after the other party introduced herself and her purpose, Shi Mo took the initiative to show himself, looking at the beautiful woman in white with curiosity and smiling, "You're from the Heavenly Demon Palace?"

“That’s right! My name is Yan Qiniang. I’ve met Fellow Daoist Shi Mo,” the beautiful woman in white said politely with a smile.

"You dare to come here from the Heavenly Demon Palace? Do you think Shi Mo would go to the Heavenly Demon Palace?" Princess Jinyang sneered.

Shi Mo then smiled and said, "Thank you for coming to invite me personally, Miss Yan. If you trust me, I am not unwilling to join the Heavenly Demon Palace."

"Shi Mo, you should think this through. Once you join the Heavenly Demon Palace, it will be the same as making enemies of the Nine Demon Veins," Princess Jin Yang couldn't help but say.

"I never intended to be friends with the Nine Demon Veins," Shi Mo smiled noncommittally. "You all wantonly slaughter humans, but I have no interest in killing."

Yan Qiniang's beautiful eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she smiled and said, "That's right! Although we are demons, we can live in peace with humans! Why must we kill each other?"

"Ridiculous! This world is a dog-eat-dog world. Just because the demons don't kill humans doesn't mean humans won't kill demons!" Princess Jinyang sneered. "Even within the human race, there's no shortage of infighting."

“At least the strong humans will not wantonly slaughter the weak and innocent, nor will they treat ordinary people as resources for cultivation,” Yan Qiniang said.

The beautiful woman in pink, Lady Hundred Flowers, couldn't help but ask, "Humans can hunt all kinds of wild beasts and freely pick flowers and fruits to eat, so why can't demons use humans as provisions?"

"If a wild beast can become sentient and cultivate into human form, why would it still remain a beast that only knows how to kill?" Yan Qiniang asked rhetorically.

Shi Mo glanced at Lady Baihua, who paused slightly upon hearing this, and couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, we have different paths, so we can't work together. Lady Baihua, Princess Jinyang, please go back! I will not join the Nine Demon Veins or associate with those great demons."

(End of this chapter)