Chapter 916: The Plight of the Flower Fairy and the Gold Man

Chapter 916: Chapter 916: The Plight of the Flower Fairy and the Gold Man

This time’s promotion, Fairy Pei Yu and the Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals, besides having more pure and harmonious origin power, have also shown an incredible increase in gnosis!

Previously, only those at the top tier were granted a sliver of authority over the Soul Refining Flag by Shen Mo, "awakening" a part of their wisdom and independent consciousness; while ordinary Demon Soul Generals still acted in a muddle, following only instincts and the commands of the Flag Master, devoid of gnosis.

However, as the strength of the Demon Soul Generals continuously increased, their awakening level also grew higher. Now, Fairy Pei Yu and other Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals’ gnosis has become no different from that of ordinary people!

Of course, even though they possess gnosis not inferior to humans, in essence, they remain Imperial Souls on the flag, a form of existence extremely special. They are neither cultivator, demonic beast, Spiritual Monster, nor anything akin to a Heavenly Demon, and cannot be regarded as ordinary creatures.

Much like the present Fairy Pei Yu, who looks no different than a living person and even regained memories from the time of "cultivation in Profound Moon School" and "incarnation of a Heavenly Demon rampaging on earth," yet she is ultimately no longer the Proud Disciple of the Profound Moon School, nor a rising star of the Celestial Demon Clan...

Shen Mo, through the connection of the Soul Refining Flag, has peered into her inner thoughts and reflections.

After receiving a sliver of authority over the Soul Refining Flag, she gradually developed self-awareness, until the promotion to the sixth rank brought her rebirth; while for her, past memories felt like watching someone’s experiences, not even counting as "past life Wisdom"!

Thus, her heart holds no attachment to the Profound Moon School or the Celestial Demon Clan, nor any intent to visit her original form’s master ancestor Feng Wushuang or to see old friends from the past.

The other three Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals have similar circumstances as Fairy Pei Yu.

Apart from the desire and instinct to devour blood meals and strengthen themselves, there is also recognition of their Demon Soul General identity, and an unchanged intent to counteract Shen Mo to become the master of the Soul Refining Flag, always keeping him on guard.

Overall, the benefits of Demon Soul Generals developing gnosis outweigh the disadvantages;

Shen Mo can send them out to do things he finds inconvenient, fight in magic duels relying not merely on instinct and orders, acting more fiercely, cunningly, and powerfully!

"Withdraw!"

After discerning the changes in the Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals, Shen Mo pointed his finger, injecting a streak of mana into the Soul Refining Flag.

Fairy Pei Yu, Ghost Bride, Possession Ghost Yang Chengxiong, Thousand-eyed Demon all bowed to Shen Mo, subsequently flying into the Blood River one by one... Don’t be deceived by their obedient appearance; fundamentally, they are still Demon Soul Generals created by the demonic flag, bloodthirsty and cruel by nature, only submissive under Shen Mo’s profound cultivation and the suppression of the Soul Refining Flag!

And the demonic artifact nature of the Soul Refining Flag also dictates that Shen Mo can never trust it like other magic treasures, has never kept it in his Dantian to nurture, and in moments of weakness, it’s the first thing he guards against.

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In the following months, while Shen Mo roamed in Dreamland, he successively acquired clues concerning the Flower Fairy and the Gold Man tribe.

After the Ascension to the Immortal Realm, Fairy Flower Valley landed in a corner of the Cangwu Continent, while the forbidden land of the Gold Man tribe descended upon Zhuji Continent, both being billions of miles away from Phoenix Continent, with numerous risks along the way that Flower Fairy Ami and Tai 26 cannot withstand!

Upon Ami’s pleading, Shen Mo summoned Fairy Pei Yu from the Soul Refining Flag to escort her to Cangwu Continent to search for the whereabouts of Fairy Flower Valley, while Tai 26 was escorted by the Ghost Bride.

After undergoing the refinement of Thunder Tribulation, the strength of these two Sixth Rank Demon Soul Generals is sufficient to compare to an average Formless Immortal Master; as long as they don’t encounter True Immortal level demons and unpredictable evil spirits, they should be able to protect Ami and Tai 26 on their journey!

Also, with Shen Mo’s current cultivation level, by implanting the Soul Splitting Rune within the Demon Soul Generals and the suppression of the Soul Refining Flag, even if Fairy Pei Yu and the Ghost Bride both reached the sixth rank, even if they are far away on other immortal continents, they cannot escape his control, nor can they recklessly devour other creatures, ensuring not to repeat the fate of Horse Groom Lv the Possession Ghost!

Two years later, Ami returned to Green Cloud Cave along with Fairy Pei Yu.

She never planned to return to her clan, only wanted to go back to Fairy Flower Valley to see the grand and minor Moro within the clan and confirm the safety of her people; moreover, as a backup plan of the Flower Fairy clan, even if she wanted to return to Fairy Flower Valley, Big Moro Yao and others would not agree!

Shen Mo was busy with cultivation and did not spare much attention on Fairy Pei Yu, but later, according to Ami’s description, Fairy Flower Valley developed smoothly, along with Big Moro Yao, other Class V Flower Fairies also awakened one after another from the Mother Tree, and even presented her with a generous gift... five Mother Tree green leaves!

These leaves naturally bear divine runes, capable of engraving several spells of the Divine Bridge Realm level, ideal for gifting to close friends for protection, or bestowing upon disciple generations.

Another three years passed, and Tai 26 also returned.

Unlike Ami, he wasn’t planning to return to Jade Spring Mountain, and upon leaving, he bid farewell to familiar people within the Red Flame Sect.

Ultimately, he did not remain in Zhuji Continent because of a major change the Gold Man tribe, from which he hailed, encountered...

Decades ago, when the forbidden land of the Gold Man tribe ascended into the Universal Realm, it landed in a region on Zhuji Continent rife with demons and evil spirits; the high heavens and thick earth of the immortal realm made it so that even their tribe’s strong could no longer propel the forbidden land away, forced to battle, maneuver amid the demons and monsters!

However, the Gold Man tribe ultimately could not match the overwhelming power of the demons, suffering heavy casualties over the decades, with even the forbidden land broken, survivors fleeing and scattering everywhere.

During their displacement, they not only had to evade demons and monsters and strange evil spirits but also needed to avoid being captured and refined into treasures by greedy cultivators, truly enduring countless hardships, surviving by the skin of their teeth, with many Gold Men dying hopelessly and painfully!

Arriving at Zhuji Continent, Tai 26 spent several years searching and, with the help of the Ghost Bride, found and rescued over two hundred Gold Men;

This time returning to Jade Spring Mountain, he brought them back along!

There might still be other Gold Man tribes in the Universal Realm, but the tribe of Gold Men from the Primordial Realm’s ascension to the immortal realm perhaps only numbers over two hundred following Tai 26; out of past camaraderie on Golden Light Ridge in jointly opposing evil cultivators and Outer Zone demons, neither Shen Mo nor other high-level sect members hesitated to accept these over two hundred weathered and cornered Gold Men.

Given their innate talent in handling mineral and spiritual materials, the high-level sect members awarded them different ranks of Elder and Deacon positions based on their Realm, assigning them to work in the Hundred Arts Hall.

Both the Flower Fairies and the Gold Man tribe are diasporic groups, "ascended" from the Primordial Realm to the Universal Realm, yet their subsequent situations widely diverged due to the differing locations where their forbidden lands landed; the former have found a foothold in the immortal realm, while the latter teetered on the brink of extinction, truly evoking sighs!