The First Immortal of Destiny

BANG!

The sword Qi violently struck the Milky Way Waterfall, stirring up a thousand layers of terrifying waves.

This gigantic waterfall, cascading down three thousand feet and spanning several hundred feet in width, was actually severed by Shen Mo's sword strike for three breaths before water began to flow again.

So powerful!

Witnessing this power firsthand, he couldn't help but feel thrilled.

This Nether Fire has brought me significant benefits!

For the next half a day, Shen Mo, captivated by the Nether Fire, experimented endlessly with its various applications. After toying with it for a long time, his initial enthusiasm finally waned.

Everything else has already been enhanced.

Now, it's time to enhance my Destiny!

He opened the Destiny Panel, his gaze quickly falling upon the Basic Destiny entries and his Destiny Points.

The last time he had enhanced his Destiny was during his seclusion before heading to the Mountain River Realm for training. More than forty days had passed since then. After his experiences in the Mountain River Realm, coupled with his dedicated cultivation during this period, his Destiny Points had once again accumulated to 51.

Actually, he had wanted to update his Destiny yesterday. However, he had a sudden idea midway and decided to first visit the Alchemy Tower to break two alchemy records he had cultivated to an expert level, claiming the rewards before proceeding. Having suppressed the urge for a long time, it was finally time for this.

In fact, Shen Mo knew very well that regardless of how many new cultivation methods, exotic treasures, or martial arts he acquired, the true foundation supporting his climb to the peak on the long path of cultivation and his pursuit of immortality would always be his Basic Destiny attributes. A mortal's Talent was insufficient to climb far on the path of cultivation. Therefore, whenever he accumulated a significant number of Destiny Points and prepared for an enhancement, he often felt an irrepressible excitement. It was the thrill of altering his fate.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Vitality: Martial Bone]

[Talent: Admirable Talent]

[Luck: Average]

[Appearance: Dignified]

[Wisdom: Ordinary]

[Fate: ???]

[Lifespan: ???]

The attributes of Fate and Lifespan remained as they were when he first opened the Destiny Panel—still question marks, with no information visible. Initially, he had been puzzled, thinking they would be revealed once he broke through to the Qi Gathering Realm. But his hopes were dashed.

Now, Shen Mo guessed that changes might occur when he upgraded all five basic attributes—Vitality, Talent, Luck, Appearance, and Wisdom—to the green, superior tier. Of course, this guess was entirely baseless. Shen Mo was merely speculating wildly. If his expectations were dashed again, he could accept it. After all, his initial intense curiosity had long since faded. As time passed, he had grown accustomed to the temporary unavailability of information for the Fate and Lifespan attributes.

They will appear sooner or later.

With this thought, Shen Mo quickly began to allocate his points with abandon.

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Wisdom to the next tier. Failure.]

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Wisdom to the next tier. Failure.]

...

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Wisdom to the next tier. Success.]

[Congratulations! Your Basic Destiny attribute, Wisdom, has been promoted.]

After numerous failures, Shen Mo had learned that the failure rate for enhancing Basic Destiny attributes was exceedingly high. One couldn't rely on luck and continuously pour points into a single basic attribute; otherwise, all Destiny Points would be wasted for no gain. This was a lesson learned from his recent, frequent attempts to enhance Talent, hoping to upgrade it from its "Admirable" state to "Genius". He had wastefully consumed many Destiny Points without achieving an upgrade. Had he allocated points to other, weaker areas, he likely would have already elevated all five basic attributes to the green tier.

This time, he distributed his points more evenly and smoothly upgraded Wisdom from the white tier to the green tier: [Agile Mind].

Then, Shen Mo turned his gaze to the last remaining white-tier basic attribute.

[Luck: Average]

Destiny, add points!

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Luck to the next tier. Failure.]

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Luck to the next tier. Failure.]

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Luck to the next tier. Failure.]

...

[You have consumed one Destiny Point in an attempt to elevate Luck to the next tier. Success.]

[Congratulations! Your Basic Destiny attribute, Luck, has been promoted.]

[All of the Host's Basic Destiny attributes have been promoted to a superior tier.]

After twenty-three failures, Shen Mo finally succeeded in upgrading his Luck.

Finally...

Having elevated all his Basic Destiny attributes beyond the mundane, Shen Mo was overjoyed.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Vitality: Martial Bone]

[Talent: Admirable Talent]

[Luck: Prosperous]

[Appearance: Dignified]

[Wisdom: Agile Mind]

[Fate: ???]

[Lifespan: ???]

It seems I guessed wrong again. Although every Basic Destiny attribute has turned green, the information for Lifespan and Fate still hasn't appeared.

Gazing at the Basic Destiny information again, Shen Mo thought to himself, It seems further exploration is needed.

Despite not perceiving any change in the values for Fate and Lifespan, the promotion of two Destiny attributes was still a cause for celebration.

Starting today, I have transcended the realm of the ordinary.

All my shortcomings have been addressed. I can now barely be considered to have a decent physique for cultivation.

Elated, Shen Mo noticed he still had twelve Destiny Points remaining. So, he used the remaining Destiny Points to attempt to draw a Special Destiny.

BUZZ!

The dim Destiny Pool emitted a resonant hum.

A Destiny attribute appeared before Shen Mo.

[Martial Performance (Blue): Equipping this Destiny grants the ability to deduce magic, cultivation methods, and martial arts. Expending sufficient Spirit Stones can accelerate cultivation progress.]

Martial Performance?

The appearance of this Destiny attribute left Shen Mo momentarily stunned. After reading the Destiny's description, he was overjoyed. It was like someone delivering a pillow just as he was nodding off—perfect timing. This Destiny's effect was precisely what he urgently needed!

According to this Martial Performance Destiny's description, by expending Spirit Stones, I can significantly accelerate my cultivation speed for various magic and cultivation methods.

As Shen Mo mused, he opened the interface for his magic and cultivation methods.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation Method: "Purple Mansion Heart Scripture" Primary (874/1,000)

"Heavenly Origin Technique" Senior (3,914/4,000)]

[Martial Arts: "Supreme Clarity Sword Technique" Master (3,982/16,000)]

[Lightness Magic: "Thunderclap Rapid Step" Junior (478/5,000)]

[External Magic: "Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body" Dragon Body (1/100)]

[Soul Magic: "Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture" (Yet to be condensed)]

I still haven't fully comprehended these various magic and cultivation methods to unleash their full power!

Shen Mo muttered, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.