Refining the Secret Realm

The Soaring Serpent Strange Dragon still coiled atop the Linjiang Mountain Range, sleeping soundly without waking!

Mountain and River Valley naturally remained within the reach of its life radiation. If River-Facing Sect cultivators dared teleport over, they would immediately be mutated into Winged Flying Snakes.

However, Shen Mo had already cultivated into a Heavenly Monarch, his essence, qi, and spirit fused into one;

and with the support of the Counter-Dragon Curse and the [Unstained by Nirvana] divine ability, he no longer feared this mutating force at all.

As for the Flying Snake parasites hidden within the shadows of its scales, they still fearlessly pounced on him despite his formidable aura, vexing Shen Mo like swarms of gnats and flies. He immediately activated the Pure Yang True Flame, burning thousands upon thousands of Winged Flying Snakes to death before stepping through the spatial rift into the Mountain and River Realm.

Quite a few Winged Flying Snakes had also slipped into this secret realm. Most lurked in the darkness near the entrance, and upon discovering Shen Mo, they rushed at him like bats startled from a cave.

"Demon Slayer!"

Shen Mo gave a low shout, and endless Sword Qi bloomed from his body, cutting these parasitic aberrations into scattered pieces.

He then raised his hand and sent out seven Big Dipper Dao Swords, laying down a grim sword formation that completely sealed the entrance and exit of the Mountain and River Realm.

"After all these years, nothing much has changed in this secret realm!"

In but an instant, Shen Mo's five senses and divine consciousness swept through the entire inner space of the Mountain and River Realm.

The lake containing Earth Heart Essence, where he had refined the Vajra Ape Soul General; the ruins where the Spirit-Hidden Rat had received the legacy