Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 436: The First Great Demon An Cang—Heavenly Dao Treasury Shopping Spree

At its peak, a single word was carved:

"One."

This was the palace of the First Great Demon—An Cang.

Within a radius of three thousand li around the palace, not a single demon dared set foot.

Even the Children of the First Great Demon would not approach lightly.

Even if there was urgent news, they would only communicate via long-distance jade transmission.

This palace was rugged and simple—unlike the grand, ornate fortresses of the other Great Demons.

It had a kind of primal, raw beauty.

At the very moment the Nine Nether Ice Flame flew from Shen Mo's body and devoured the magic heart of a peak True Demon Lord—

This silent palace suddenly stirred.

The long-sealed stone gate began to turn.

Creak...

Rumble—!

Dust billowed as it slowly opened.

From within, a thin figure rode a surge of demonic energy and emerged.

Bathed in the dim glow of a few glowing corals, his figure could barely be discerned.

He stood over a zhang tall.

A long dragon tail trailed behind him.

But his head was unusually large and heavy—almost as if most of his body weight was concentrated in his skull.

This was the First Great Demon—An Cang.

"How strange..."

An Cang spoke aloud.

At first, his voice was hoarse and jarring, but it quickly stabilized into proper demonic speech.

"Why... do I sense the power of that eternal flame?"

"I clearly remember it was extinguished long ago... Could a wisp of it still remain in this world?"

An Cang's expression grew increasingly wary.

After thinking for a moment, he gently tapped a dark purple-black jade token at his waist.

Before long, a large figure rode demonic energy and flew toward him.

This figure was burly and imposing, standing over three zhang tall.

But before An Cang, he bowed deeply in humility.

"Subordinate An Tianying, awaiting your command, Lord An Cang."

In demon naming traditions, the surname "An" was shared by all.

The second character carried deep meaning:

If it was "Zhen" (True), it signified a bloodline of True Demons.

If it was "Tian" (Heaven), it signified a Great Demon bloodline.

And if it was a unique two-character name like An Cang, An Feng, or An Chen—then it likely belonged to one of the Ten Great Demons.

Of course, beings like Anfan, who were once humans or hybrids and later rebranded as demons, did not count.

As for Lesser Demons, they had no names at all.

An Cang calmly said, "I sensed the presence of the Nine Nether Ice Flame. Go and investigate immediately. No matter the means, find out which Demon-Suppressing Guard has tamed it."

An Tianying's expression changed slightly, then he immediately nodded with utmost seriousness. "Understood. I will see to it at once."

With a flicker, he vanished.

An Cang sighed softly, his figure blurred with demonic energy as he returned to the palace.

Boom—

The stone gate shut once again.

The three thousand li around the First Demon Palace returned to a deathly silence.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

It was once again the day of the Heavenly Dao Treasury's ten-day descent.

After the great battle last time, many Demon-Suppressing Guards across the ten fortresses had earned a large number of battle merits.

Naturally, they eagerly anticipated this round of the Heavenly Dao Treasury's arrival.

However, just like on a previous occasion, they noticed that the Heavenly Dao Golden Roll had not appeared immediately.

What appeared first was the massive gate representing the Heavenly Dao Treasury.

The Demon-Suppressing Guards found it a little strange, but didn't dwell on it. One by one, they sent their consciousness into the Heavenly Dao Treasury and began spending their merits.

At the Xuanwu Fortress armory—

Wang Xing'an laughed heartily. "I earned a ton of battle merits this time—I'm going on a full-blown shopping spree!"

Wu Zhanyun said enviously, "Commander Wang is probably planning to exchange them for rare techniques, right?"

Li Heitan looked jealous. "What a pity that techniques from the Heavenly Dao Treasury are directly transferred into the mind and don't come with physical manuals—otherwise we could at least get a peek."

Wang Xing'an waved his hand. "Forget rare techniques—I want Monkey Brew! I want Fiery Nectar! I want Golden Elixir Wine!"

Wu Zhanyun and Li Heitan: "..."

Even Shen Mo was left both amused and exasperated.

However, Monkey Brew, Fiery Nectar, and Golden Elixir Wine all contained vast amounts of life essence—far more potent than Essence Blood Pills.

Drinking those wines could indeed quickly replenish life energy.

The only side effect was intoxication.

Besides, exchanging for more powerful techniques or martial arts would require starting over—spending time to cultivate them from scratch. And there was no guarantee they would be better than one's current techniques.

From that perspective, Wang Xing'an's decision actually made sense.

"The one you should really be envious of is Shen Mo, not me," Wang Xing'an chuckled.

Wu Zhanyun, Li Heitan, and the others nodded in agreement.

Over the past five days, word had spread throughout Xuanwu Fortress.

Everyone now knew that a divine blacksmith had emerged from the armory!

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All eight Flame Flood Dragon Cloudships were forged by him alone.

The chief contributor to the last battle—was Shen Mo!

Naturally, many Demon-Suppressing Guards speculated how many battle merits Shen Mo had received.

But no one could guess the true figure.

Sensing their stares, Shen Mo smiled and waved. "No point guessing. Guessing won't earn you any merits. Better to think about how to grow stronger."

With that, he looked up at the great gate in the sky and immersed his consciousness into the Heavenly Dao Treasury.

The moment he entered, Shen Mo silently chanted: "Divine Elephant Suppresses Prison Force."

The massive golden list began rapidly searching.

Finally, a line of golden characters appeared before him:

[Divine Elephant Suppresses Prison Force] (Fragment) – Heaven Grade, Upper-Tier Blood Qi Technique – 80 Class-B Merits.

Shen Mo had looked this up before. The version of Divine Elephant Suppresses Prison Force in the Heavenly Dao Treasury had eight layers—just enough to awaken 840 million giant elephant micro-particles.

The ninth layer should be the one where Dragon Elephant particles begin awakening.

"To exchange for the next four layers, I'll need... sixty Class-B merits."

Shen Mo smacked his lips.

Then with a bold wave, he said, "Add to cart."

No more pretending. Cards on the table—I'm rich now!

That said, even if he had wealth, he wouldn't squander it.

He had already cultivated the first four layers of Divine Elephant Suppresses Prison Force—there was no need to waste merits on them again.

He only needed layers five through eight.

Buzz.

Golden light flashed.

A glowing orb appeared beside Shen Mo.

Golden text shimmered within it.

Shen Mo reached out to touch it but discovered the orb was intangible—he couldn't make contact.

"Time to pick a few more things..."

Shen Mo paused to consider.

His martial arts techniques did still have room for improvement.

For example, the Nine Suns Divine Phoenix Technique—just from its name, it clearly had nine layers.

Previously, with the help of Phoenix Perch Wutong, Shen Mo had sensed the phoenix aura and comprehended the fifth layer: "Divine Phoenix Destroys the World."

But the remaining four layers were still completely absent.

He could absolutely search for them in the Heavenly Dao Treasury.

As for spiritual energy defense techniques, he was currently using the Earth Grade supreme technique "Immovable Dragon King Cauldron."

Now that he had enough battle merits, he could consider upgrading to a Heaven Grade technique.

As for movement techniques, his current one, "Heaven-Treading Phantom Step," was a lower Heaven Grade technique, and it hadn't fallen behind yet—still perfectly usable.

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