Chapter 19: Xiao Fan's New Opportunity – Acquiring the Flame Hell Destruction Manual

Shen Mo knew that it was the Flame Hell Destruction Manual.

Without hesitation, he reached out towards the light cluster.

In an instant, all the golden scriptures seemed to have found an outlet and surged towards him.

In just a moment, these scriptures rushed into his mind!

A severe pain struck instantly!

It felt like his head was about to burst!

Shen Mo gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure.

The Scorching Sun Flame Body automatically operated, frantically absorbing the fire spiritual qi from the cave, converting it into his own spiritual power through the spiritual qi vortex, striving to ensure his head wouldn't suffer any damage.

After several breaths, the pain gradually subsided.

The fire spiritual qi in the cave had also been completely absorbed by the Scorching Sun Flame Body.

Shen Mo knew he couldn't stay underwater for long, otherwise, the other disciples would become suspicious. So, he quickly left the cave and rapidly ascended.

Before long, he returned to the surface.

At this moment, Zhao Rou and the others had already gone into the water to search for him.

Shen Mo emerged from a crevice, attracting no one's attention.

When he appeared in front of Zhao Rou, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them surfaced together, returning to the surface.

Zhao Rou hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Shen, where did you go? You scared me to death just now."

Shen Mo looked at this lotus emerging from the water and smiled, "Out of curiosity, I explored this deep pool, but unfortunately, I wasn't lucky and didn't find any treasures."

Zhao Rou rolled her beautiful eyes, "This deep pool has been turned upside down a long time ago. If Senior Brother Shen really found any treasure, it would be a miracle."

The other disciples also let out good-natured laughter, "Yeah, yeah, many people thought there must be treasures at the bottom of this pool and kept searching persistently, but they all came back empty-handed."

Shen Mo returned to the shore. Zhao Rou immediately handed him a clean towel.

Shen Mo took it, still with a faint fragrance on it. He smiled faintly.

He knew Zhao Rou's intentions very well.

She merely saw his limitless potential and wanted to cling to this big, sturdy leg.

To be honest, Zhao Rou looked quite good, especially her waist, which was slender yet powerful, full of the explosive force of a female leopard.

Establishing some deep yet shallow improper relationships was understandable.

But after seeing Murong Yue, Zhao Rou seemed to lack a bit of charm.

"My standards have risen," he clicked his tongue and smiled lightly.

While drying himself, he inadvertently saw Xiao Fan and Liu Fei also arriving together.

Judging by Xiao Fan's eager expression, he clearly wanted to try the pressure of the hundred feet waterfall as well.

Shen Mo's eyes flashed as he looked again at Xiao Fan's opportunities.

Xiao Fan's two greatest opportunities, the Scorching Sun Flame Body and the Flame Hell Destruction Manual, had both been intercepted by him halfway.

His future fate was likely to have changed significantly.

[Name: Xiao Fan]

[Realm: Minor achievement Qi Condensation Realm]

[Fate: Child of Fortune, Graceful Immortal, Reincarnated Mighty One, Survive in Desperation]

[Destiny: Stops at Perfection in Divine Transformation Realm, becomes the Hall Master of the Scorching Heaven Hall, honored as Immortal Chi Feng. While seizing the treasures of an ancient cultivator's inheritance site, he was surrounded by several Divine Transformation Realm cultivators. He killed two, severely injured one, but ultimately perished.]

[Recent Opportunity 1: Today, he will try the waterfall pressure in the deep pool, fail, dive into the deep pool, and inadvertently discover a medium-grade spirit stone at the bottom.]

[Recent Opportunity 2: Five days later, he will take on the task of hunting the Green Forest Python, and after killing it, he will find an indigestible top-tier Profound-grade treasure, the Dragon Blood Tree Heart, in the python's stomach. After refining and absorbing it, he will advance to a major achievement in Qi Condensation.]

[Recent Opportunity 3: Half a month later, he will take on the task of eliminating the Black Wind Bandit Camp. After clearing the camp, he will find a broken earth-grade spiritual artifact, the Forest Sword Technique, in the bandit's treasure vault.]

[Recent Opportunity 4: A month later, on behalf of Deputy Sect Master Liu Yuanfeng, he will go to Xishan City to handle the malicious competition among three families. On the way, he will encounter an old man who is astonished by his talent and gifts him a heaven-grade technique, the Purple Heavens Subduing Technique.]

[Recent Opportunity 5: ...]

Shen Mo clicked his tongue.

Truly worthy of being the Child of Fortune.

'I had just intercepted the Flame Hell Destruction Manual, and this guy immediately got the Purple Heavens Subduing Technique, another heaven-grade technique.'

Moreover, this Purple Heavens Subduing Technique couldn't even be intercepted.

It was forcefully given by a passing wandering cultivator!

Shen Mo shook his head.

Then he decided to reluctantly collect the Dragon Blood Tree Heart and the Forest Sword Technique.

After getting dressed, he left the deep pool.

At this moment, Xiao Fan could no longer endure the water pressure and had to leave from under the waterfall.

"Nine breaths! Brother Xiao Fan, you persisted as long as my elder brother!" Liu Fei clapped her small hands and exclaimed happily.

Xiao Fan immediately showed a trace of pride.

Indeed, he was a genius.

He had just arrived and already matched the record for the longest duration.

If he reached the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm, he would definitely surpass nine breaths!

Zhao Rou coughed lightly, "Currently, the longest duration is eleven breaths."

Xiao Fan and Liu Fei were stunned.

Liu Fei exclaimed, "When was the record broken? How come I didn't know?"

Although persisting under the waterfall's pressure was just a private contest among Qi Condensation Realm disciples with no rewards, it was not something easily broken.

Liu Yunxuan had held this record for five years without anyone breaking it.

Zhao Rou pointed to the figure of Shen Mo walking away, "Look, it was Senior Brother Shen."

"And I believe Senior Brother Shen didn't even use his full strength. If he had gritted his teeth and persevered, he might have lasted even longer," she said seriously.

The surrounding disciples nodded repeatedly.

"I think so too. Senior Brother Shen looked quite at ease."

"What level is Senior Brother Shen at now? He hasn't reached the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm yet, right? When he reaches the peak and comes back, he will definitely last longer!"

Hearing these comments, Xiao Fan and Liu Fei fell silent.

Xiao Fan felt a deep jealousy in his heart.

Despite his exceptional talent, why was he always overshadowed by Shen Mo?

On the other side.

Shen Mo turned and headed to the Mission Pavilion.

The Mission Pavilion covered a large area and had two floors.

Each floor had a large stone tablet displaying various tasks.

The two floors corresponded to outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples, respectively.

One had to become an inner sect disciple to take on tasks from the second floor.

Posting tasks was also simple; one only needed to go to the counter on each floor, tell the steward the task details, and the steward would display the task on the stone tablet.

Generally, tasks posted by the sect were more stable.

The dangers were known, and the rewards were usually modest.

However, tasks posted by disciples could have unpredictable dangers, with rewards that could be very high or very low.

It was early morning, the busiest time at the Mission Pavilion.

Disciples would come in the morning to take on tasks.

When Shen Mo arrived, disciples were bustling back and forth, making the place lively.

Many disciples were also exchanging information in the main hall of the Mission Pavilion.

For example, the appearance of dangerous beasts.

Or places where disciples had fallen, with unknown dangers.

Shen Mo quickly went to the second floor.

His eyes scanned the stone tablet.

"Nine-star task, find the Inheritance site of the Flame Hell Immortal, reward: fifty high-grade spirit stones, direct promotion to inner sect disciple."

"Nine-star task, kill the Great Strength Demon Ape in the Demon Ape Valley of the Qingcang Mountains, reward: forty high-grade spirit stones, free selection of a profound-level cultivation method or martial skill, and a personal guidance session from Vice Sect Master Liu Yuanfeng."

"Eight-star task…"