That night.
Thanks to Hong Gu, after the banquet ended, Shen Mo and his group moved into the cultivation residence prepared by the Mount Li Alchemy Sect.
Having just finished cultivating with Zhao Lingyin, Shen Mo sat cross-legged atop the jade couch, practicing the <Nanhua Treasure Body Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Scripture>. From the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he drew in Primordial Spirit Qi mixed with all manner of baleful and turbid energies—metallic Killing Intent, the medicinal aura of vegetation, the foul qi of earth and stone—to strengthen his internal organs.
As for the Clear Spirit Immortal Qi, which could no longer increase his cultivation while he was at a bottleneck, he casually refined it out, wrapped it in his mana, and stored it within his dantian for later use.
To avoid being tainted by the baleful and turbid qi, Zhao Lingyin, who sat on the jade couch with the lingering afterglow still on her face, set up a spell barrier around herself. She silently meditated, digesting the benefits she had gained from cultivating the Wushan Cloud-Rain Art earlier.
Just then, Shen Mo suddenly woke with a start. With a flick of his hand, he laid down layer upon layer of defenses, shrouding the entire cultivation residence.
The next moment.
The whole of Dayu Mountain seemed to tremble, followed by a thunderous roar as though mountains were collapsing and the earth splitting apart.
Qin Hu, Hong Gu, and the other Daoist temple True Lords were alarmed into fleeing their respective cave abodes, hurrying toward the source of the disturbance!
"My lord..."
Zhao Lingyin was startled awake as well, looking at Shen Mo in surprise.
"I do not know what happened either. I only sensed the aura of a Great Heavenly Demon!"
Shen Mo frowned and inspected his [Cicada Sense] Destiny.