After a while, the members of Qingxuan Sect finally found the right path and arrived at their pre-arranged accommodation.
It was a standalone courtyard located in the southeast corner of Qianlong Pavilion.
There were numerous rockeries and lakes, the air was fresh, making it a very suitable place to live.
"Each of you can pick a room for yourself," Murong Yue waved her hand, "I'll go out for a stroll."
"Choose freely?"
Shen Mo immediately glanced at the fortunes of Xiao Fan and Liu Yunxuan. Sure enough!
A new opportunity appeared on Xiao Fan's life panel.
[Recent Opportunity: Today, after entering the southeast area of Dragon Pavilion, choosing Room No. 4, Xiao Fan unintentionally activated the Sun Marrow Flower seeds underground while practicing at night. The Sun Marrow Flower bloomed overnight, and consuming its dew enhanced his physique.]
Shen Mo's heart stirred. He had heard of the Sun Marrow Flower.
It was a low-grade earth-level treasure. Its effect was to enhance one's physique.
If it was a profound-level physique, there was a high chance it could directly upgrade to earth-level.
An earth-level physique, if lucky, could also be raised by a small realm.
"I don't know if it works on heaven-level physiques, but no matter what, it will definitely be beneficial after consumption."
"Accumulating enough earth-level treasures should also enhance a heaven-level physique."
Shen Mo nodded slightly.
Then, without waiting for the others to choose a room, he walked straight towards Room No. 4.
Xiao Fan frowned.
He had wanted to pick that room. But Shen Mo walked ahead of him. There wasn't much he could say about it.
After all, all the rooms were the same.
Moreover, these rooms were specifically for them, the outsiders, to live in. It was unlikely that there would be any treasures hidden inside.
Xiao Fan had to give up and chose Room No. 6. Shen Mo walked into Room No. 4 and carefully examined it.
All the rooms were the same, decorated with low-key luxury. Each room had an independent soundproof array.
This alone was enough to show the wealth of the Divine Sword Sect. A soundproof array, after all, was a top-grade yellow-level item.
Each soundproof array required a set of array flags and consumed three low-grade spirit stones daily.
In this courtyard, there were over a hundred identical rooms. Cumulatively, this amounted to a vast number!
"As the head of the five major sects of Xuanjiang, they are indeed wealthy. This alone leaves Qingxuan Sect far behind." Shen Mo marveled in his heart.
He didn't feel like going out, so he simply closed the door and started cultivating.
Night soon fell.
Three servants brought meals, delivering them to each person's room. Before long, night deepened.
Shen Mo immediately began serious cultivation.
Following the breathing technique of the flame hell destruction manual, he rhythmically breathed in shallow and deep cycles.
Divine Sword City was a treasure land, said to have a massive spirit-gathering array beneath it, absorbing all the surrounding spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy here was dense and vibrant, at least two or three times richer than that of Qingxuan Sect.
Cultivating here, Shen Mo achieved twice the result with half the effort and quickly entered a state of cultivation.
Meanwhile, a stone slab on the ground began to loosen. It seemed as if something was trying to emerge from beneath the stone slab.
Before long, the stone slab made a slight sound, silently cracking into dozens of pieces.
A golden plant slowly grew, stretching its stems and leaves.
Its appearance was very mystical, with a straight stem and two leaves resembling small suns.
In an instant, Shen Mo's room was filled with light.
However, since other rooms were also lit, this anomaly did not attract attention. Noticing the change, Shen Mo opened his eyes and glanced at the ground.
At the top of this golden plant, a small flower bud was forming.
Inside the bud was the Sun Marrow Flower Dew. That was the true earth-level treasure. It was not yet time for the flower to bloom.
At this moment, Shen Mo felt a stirring in his heart and suddenly looked towards the window.
There was a small snake there.
The snake was entirely snow-white, flawless, and pure as if carved from white jade.
Only its eyes were blood-red, resembling small rubies.
The little snake was staring intently at Shen Mo, its scarlet tongue flicking in and out, seemingly very interested in him.
"Hmm? A spiritual beast? This wasn't mentioned in the opportunity."
Shen Mo could sense its intelligence and extraordinary nature.
"Little one, come here." He beckoned.
The little snake tilted its small head, curiously observing Shen Mo.
It was very perceptive but cautiously did not approach directly.
It first moved from the windowsill to the floor, glanced at the Sun Marrow Flower, and ignored it, then circled around Shen Mo's bed a few times before finally coming to his side.
The snake gently nudged his hand, as if urging him for something.
Shen Mo was puzzled, "Want to eat something?"
He took out a few pills and some spirit stones from his storage ring.
But the snake only sniffed at them and showed no interest.
It suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed a high-temperature fire element spiritual energy.
Shen Mo realized.
He possessed a top-grade heaven physique, the Fiery Sun Scorching Body, which naturally attracted a lot of fire element spiritual energy.
Moreover, he was currently cultivating the heaven-level technique, Flame Hell Destruction Manual, which attracted even more and purer fire element spiritual energy.
This little creature was attracted by the fire element spiritual energy.
"Alright, I'll give it to you."
Shen Mo immediately began cultivating the Flame Hell Destruction Manual.
Strands of fire element spiritual energy began to flow in from all directions.
The little snake comfortably nestled in Shen Mo's arms.
Its entire body seemed to relax as its scales glimmered in contentment.
About thirty percent of the surrounding fire element spiritual energy was absorbed by the little snake.
Shen Mo just smiled and didn't drive it away.
The little creature was quite cute, and Shen Mo couldn't bear to chase it off.
However, given its intelligence, it was certainly raised by someone.
Who raised it? A disciple of some sect? Or an elder or the head of some sect?
Since the little snake was well-behaved and did not disturb his cultivation, Shen Mo continued his practice peacefully.
However, it wasn't long before footsteps could be heard approaching.
Shen Mo looked up towards the window. He saw a young woman with a graceful and exquisite figure.
Her long, jet-black hair was casually draped over her shoulders. Her smooth, fair skin was like white jade.
She wore very thin clothing, exposing her fair arms and flat abdomen.
Her full bosom was barely covered by a piece of black gauze, drawing all attention.
Her features were enchanting and seductive.
Anyone who saw such a sight outside the window would find it hard to stay calm.
Moreover, Shen Mo was only eighteen years old.
But Shen Mo sensed danger from her. A very real and palpable danger.
If Murong Yue was an ice-cold beauty, this person was a snake-like beauty.
Anyone ensnared by her beauty would pay with their life.
Shen Mo's heart tightened, and he immediately checked her life panel.
[Name: Mo Yuheng.]
[Realm: Peak Foundation Establishment.]
[Fate: Sect Disciple, Fortunate Timing, Master of Medicine and Poison, Inheritor of Strange Arts, Myriad Beast Spirit Body.]
[Destiny: Will cultivate to the early Nascent Soul stage. Sixty-one years later, while seeking a breakthrough, will encounter a beast tide and perish under the attack of tens of thousands of frenzied beasts.]
[Recent Opportunities: None.]
Shen Mo looked again.
[Sect Disciple: Blue Fate. You are a disciple of Qingteng Sect, one of the five major sects of Xuanjiang, and have been taught by the sect master since childhood, making your cultivation speed superior to others.]
[Master of Medicine and Poison: Red Fate. You cultivate medical and poison arts faster than ordinary people.]
[Inheritor of Strange Arts: Blue Fate. You excel in using unconventional weapons such as whips and darts.]
[Myriad Beast Spirit Body: Orange Fate. A lower heaven-grade physique, you can communicate with beasts without barriers and are more likely to gain their favor.]
Shen Mo pondered.
Mo Yuheng was the one Zhao Ting had mentioned, one of the Supremes of Xuanjiang, known as the Beastly Supreme?
Shen Mo had assumed Mo Yuheng was a man.
He had not expected her to be such a stunning yet dangerous young woman.