Longevity Strange Immortal

After Li Mo entered seclusion, Zhi Mountain Temple remained peaceful and uneventful. Even passing Sword Cultivators deliberately avoided the temple.

It wasn't just because he demonstrated the strength to overcome the Five Passes of the Immortal Gate.

It was also related to the Taiyi Sword Body.

As a Taoist Inheritance inclined toward support, the Taiyi Sword Body's enhancement of strength was subtle, with its main feature being the mitigation of Sword Intent erosion on Body and Soul.

However, Li Mo evidently possessed the ability to suppress mutation through his Dao Body.

Because of this, the Taiyi Sword Body became a mere chicken rib—something of little use.

If Li Mo mastered the Taiyi Sword Body, it would have been more detrimental than beneficial before its advancement, something other Sword Cultivators were happy to see.

Little did they know, Li Mo's sights were already set on all the Sword Bodies of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Zhi Mountain Temple was no longer the center of attention for the disciples of the Purple Sun Palace. Both Li Mo and Daoist Bai Shuo had entered seclusion, leaving only Daoist Ye Zhuo occasionally leaving in the guise of a deceitful person.

Daoist Ye Zhuo claimed he was preparing for the Five Qi Period. Each time he returned to the temple, there were indeed minor improvements in his cultivation, but the details were known to no one.

Li Mo didn't bother to probe further.

Ye Zhuo Daoist excelled not in the Sword Dao but in the secret methods of Dual Cultivation.

Li Mo could imagine the means Ye Zhuo used to acquire resources; though it was unorthodox, his existence was undeniably explosive within the Heavenly Sword Sect.

In contrast, Daoist Bai Shuo better matched Li Mo's impression of a Sword Cultivator.

Also in seclusion, Bai Shuo continuously extended his Divine Sense outward, inspecting each Sword Platform of Zhi Mountain Temple every ten days.

Seeing this, Li Mo focused all his energy on his own cultivation with peace of mind.

After fully assimilating the Taoist Inheritance of Juxin Temple, he had started using Xia Dao Palace to deduce the Nascent Soul Techniques for the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant.

Originally, Li Mo planned to seize a few more Taoist Inheritances to perfect the Nascent Soul Techniques, ensuring the Dao Body formed after imprinting was flawless.

However, he discovered that the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant had transcended the existing system of the Heavenly Sword Sect entirely, with the Taiyi Sword Body merely providing a rough framework.

The Sword Body Taoist Inheritance was unsuitable for the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant.

Even if he took over all four Teaching Daoist Temples of the Purple Sun Palace, it would be of little significance.

"Sigh."

Li Mo felt a slight headache.

Fortunately, the clear path of the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant was to nurture the Flying Sword. As long as he dedicated the time to its deduction, results could eventually be filtered out.

Currently, three-tenths of the Taoists in Xia Dao Palace were focused on deducing the Nascent Soul Techniques, two-tenths were devoted to the Golden Toad's main cultivation technique, and the remaining fraction was handling Dao Body Fusion.

The cultivation technique for the Tattooed Beast had mostly taken form, named [Golden Toad Sword Vomiting Scripture].

The Golden Toad Sword Vomiting Scripture mainly catered to Sword Cultivators, supplemented with the body-refining Floating Buddha's Celestial Hand.

Li Mo was very pleased with this.

Once the Golden Toad mastered the technique, not only would its body become increasingly resilient, but it could store Sword Qi in its belly, compensating for its lack of long-range attacks.

After repeatedly ensuring no oversights, Li Mo passed the main cultivation technique to the little creature.

The Golden Toad perched atop the main peak, immediately beginning cultivation upon receiving the technique, actively dispersing the half-true, half-false Void Spiritual Power within its body.

Ribbit~~

The toad's croak echoed across the Corpse Mountain Mini World.

Then, tangible Metal Spiritual Energy surged into the Golden Toad's mouth. Its childhood stage was completed within half a day, advancing naturally into the Weak Crown Period.

Opening its mouth, the Golden Toad spat out a sharp Sword Qi, slicing a distant mountainside a thousand meters away into two halves.

Ribbit~~

Although Void Spiritual Power was merely an illusory imagination, vanishing once outside the Corpse Mountain Mini World, it allowed the Golden Toad to accumulate valuable cultivation experience.

Before reaching the Divine Separation Stage, the Golden Toad should face no significant bottlenecks.

At present, only the Ghost Tiger and Candle Dragon among the Tattooed Beasts still lacked primary cultivation techniques, and Li Mo had no immediate solution for them.

Li Mo could only place his hopes on the festivals jointly held by the Twenty-Eight Sword Tombs and other major sects.

Regarding the [Ten Thousand Demon Festival] tied to the Ten Thousand Demon Dao, there was a chance for unexpected rewards, given the notorious mixture of Taoist Inheritances within the Ten Thousand Demon Dao.

"It's a pity the Ten Thousand Demon Festival won't be accessible any time soon; estimates suggest at least two to three hundred years."

Li Mo assigned all the idle Taoists of Xia Dao Palace to Dao Body Fusion, deducing that the Nascent Soul Techniques for the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant could be finalized before it advanced to the Divine Separation Stage.

Currently, the Dao Body Fusion deductions had entered the final stages.

Besides integrating the Nayuan Body nurtured by the Eight Spirit Tendons with the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, he was also considering the fusion of the Mayfly Dream with the Innate Saint.

Li Mo noted one thing.

Even if Dao Body abilities complemented each other, conflicts inevitably arose, requiring Dao Body Fusion to balance strengths and weaknesses.

For example, when using Mayfly Dream to deduce with the assistance of Fake Soul Consciousness, instances of the Fake Soul Consciousness descending into madness were not uncommon.

This drawback wasn't insurmountable. If the Fake Soul Consciousness were bolstered by the Innate Saint, it could completely avoid the deviation issue.

Efficiency would increase by at least fifty percent.

Li Mo had observed that the compatibility of these two Dao Bodies was sufficient for fusion.

However, considering the Innate Saint—an Incomplete Immortal Body—recklessly merging it with the Mayfly Dream could taint the purity of the Immortal Body.

Upon comprehending the Sun Sword Intent, Li Mo suddenly realized that he had been stuck in a misconception.

Li Mo possessed the Creation Book and had no need to blindly follow the paths of predecessors; creating a cultivation system suited to himself was the true principle.

Besides, who could guarantee that a pure Immortal Body concealed no hidden traps?

"Who even knows what defines an Immortal Body?"

"If I fuse all the Sword Bodies of the Heavenly Sword Sect into one unprecedented Sword Body whose power rivals any Immortal Body…"

"Would that still count as an Immortal Body?"

Li Mo himself lacked a definite answer. The Immortal Path had long been severed since the upheaval of Heaven and Earth.

While he couldn't be sure his choices were absolutely correct, he firmly believed they aligned with his principles. Even if the path ahead was treacherous, he would have no regrets.

Li Mo's mind became crystal clear.

His Divine Sense felt as though it had undergone a baptism, experiencing a surge of twenty percent.

He quickly calmed his mind and connected with his Sunlight Dharma Body, letting his Divine Sense gradually stabilize. Judging by its strength, it now rivaled that of Heavenly Palace Stage cultivators.

This gave Li Mo greater confidence in Dao Body Fusion, and Nascent Soul Fusion no longer seemed out of reach.

Seizing a moment of leisure during his deductions, his gaze swept across the Corpse Mountain Mini World, settling on the Corpse Immortal Finger, now over a thousand meters long and still undergoing nurturing.

The Corpse Immortal Finger's aura was restrained, appearing like a living entity, inhaling and exhaling Yin Attribute Spiritual Energy from its surroundings.

"First, let's refine the Foundation Spiritual Objects."

In Dao Body Fusion, there was generally a hierarchy of dominance; Nascent Soul Fusion, however, required the progression of the Ground Lying Demon Infant to the Divine Separation Stage. Only when its cultivation matched the Sunlight Dharma Body's could the fusion procedure commence.

After careful consideration, Li Mo decided to refine the Corpse Immortal Finger into a Flying Sword akin to the Fake Buddha.

By increasing the shared characteristics between the Dharma Bodies, the fusion would proceed more smoothly. He didn't want to end up creating a malformed Externalized Dharma Body.

The Taoist Inheritance of Juxin Temple, aside from its main magical techniques, included a vast array of scattered Magic Techniques, including sword refining.

These techniques were passed down by the Sword Cultivators who controlled the Taoist Inheritance throughout the ages.

Should Li Mo achieve any substantial creation in the future, he too could contribute his techniques to the legacy.

Just like the creator of [Innate Sword Body Promotion Technique], who nearly reshaped the trajectory of Sword Cultivators.

After much thought, Li Mo chose the [Sword Fetus Technique], a method commonly used within the Heavenly Sword Sect. It involved using blood, flesh, and bone as nourishment for a Flying Sword, while infusing the sword with the content of numerous magical techniques to accelerate its refinement.

The Five Hidden Sword in the True Word Sect's Secret Realm was refined using the Sword Fetus Technique into the Fake Buddha.

Li Mo decisively inscribed patterns onto the surface of the Corpse Immortal Finger, repeatedly stimulating it with Yang Attribute Sun Sword Qi to awaken its spirituality.

The process wasn't particularly difficult, but it was extremely tedious and dull.

Li Mo spent half a year instilling the Corpse Immortal Finger with weak spirituality, thus forming the rudimentary Sword Spirit, the first step toward transforming it into a sword.

Unexpectedly, the Corpse Immortal Finger, having originated from the Corpse Dissolution Immortal Body, possessed unfathomable mysteries.

Internal organs unexpectedly began to form within it.

After studying it for a while, Li Mo buried the Corpse Immortal Finger in the Corpse Mountain. After all, the Corpse Mountain was composed of a vast conglomeration of flesh, blood, and bone.

As the Corpse Immortal Finger absorbed nourishment, patterns on its surface gradually coalesced into a Sword Array.

By leveraging his control over the Corpse Mountain and the cancer cells scattered throughout the miniature world, Li Mo found it effortless to intervene in the sword refining process.

He repeatedly relayed the magical techniques from the Devil Sect to the Corpse Immortal Finger through his mental communications.

Bumps began to emerge from the mountain's surface.

As Yin Attribute Spiritual Energy filled the air, the Corpse Immortal Finger underwent a transformative rebirth.

After an indeterminate period, the Corpse Immortal Finger finally transformed into a grotesque Demon Head, faint traces of fragmented Sword Intent leaking from it.

The Foundation Spiritual Object had been entirely reborn, shedding its origins as part of the Corpse Dissolution Immortal Body, now displaying nascent spiritual wisdom.

Li Mo nodded slightly in approval.

Opening the Creation Book, he used a blank page to imprint the Foundation Spiritual Object, erasing its spiritual wisdom entirely.

Retrieving the Foundation Spiritual Object from the Corpse Mountain Mini World, Li Mo turned it in his palm, admiring it. By all appearances, it was an exceptional Flying Sword Embryo.

"The Sunlight Dharma Body's Foundation Spiritual Object is the Flying Sword [Fake Buddha], so I'll call you [Fake Demon]."

The Ground Lying Demon Infant could sense the existence of Fake Demon and grew restless within the temple.

"Stay calm; at the very least, Fake Demon needs to be elevated to the Nascent Soul Stage first."

After pacifying the Ground Lying Demon Infant, Li Mo utilized his Turbid Blood Spiritual Power to temper Fake Demon while nurturing it with copious amounts of Sword Washing Wine.

[Sword Washing Wine]

[Using the blood of a Nascent Soul Cultivator as the medicinal primer, adding three ounces of Bright Eyes Tears and storing it for fifty years in the belly of a corpse to ferment into wine dregs. Its medicinal effects cleanse a Flying Sword of impurities and accelerate its cultivation progress.]

Fake Demon's awakened Divine Skill was similar to Fake Buddha's. The latter possessed [Sword Dao Sun], while the former was imbued with [Sword Dao Moon].

[Any Yin Attribute Sword Intent would be augmented by the Sword Dao Moon, allowing ordinary swordsmanship to exhibit indescribable might.]

Today was not like days past; Li Mo's Divine Separation Stage Spiritual Energy significantly supported Fake Demon's growth.

In less than half a year, Fake Demon advanced to the Weak Crown Period.

Three months later, it naturally progressed to the Core Formation Stage, its size swelling to that of an adult's head.

Li Mo then constructed a wine pool within the Corpse Mountain Mini World, its base connected to the Yin Attribute Spiritual Vein, channeling all available Yin Attribute Spiritual Energy to nourish the sword.

He spared no expense in consuming Bodhi Fruit, repeating the process as soon as its effects subsided.

Constantly communicating with Fake Demon, his consciousness immersed in a black void. Meanwhile, he continued cultivating the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant without interruption.

Upon comprehending the Lower Sword Intent [Yin You], corresponding sword marks manifested on the surface of the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant, prompting the replication of over a hundred Yin Attribute Flying Swords.

Clang.

Fake Demon trembled, emanating waves of Yin You Sword Intent.

Li Mo opened his eyes, his entire body enshrouded in a faint black veil. The temperature within the Daoist temple dropped sharply, and the surrounding Spiritual Energy roiled in chaos.

As his gaze fell on the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant, he noticed the Yin and Yang Attribute Sword Intents, which counteracted and complemented each other, were spatially very close to each other on the surface of the Nascent Soul.

"Could it be that a certain branch of Sword Intent can simultaneously encompass both Yin and Yang Attributes?"

Li Mo's momentary excitement was quickly replaced by a grave expression.

Suddenly, stabbing pains flared briefly in his Five Internal Organs and Six Viscera, though they vanished as quickly as they came. Yet it was an unmistakable sign that the Fate Knowing Stage Death Disease was drawing nearer.

"Before the Death Disease arrives, the Ground Lying Demon Infant must advance to the Divine Separation Stage."