Longevity Strange Immortal

Inner Refining Technique is not considered a top-quality Alchemy, it merely offers a direction for the improvement of the Corpse Wine Technique.

Li Mo did not continue paying attention; unless supplementary techniques emerge, it might take forty to fifty years to perfect a formula suitable for the Divine Separation Stage.

"Sigh."

"If I could make contact with the Heart Beast Sect, leveraging the Four Seas Commerce, I could save a lot of time."

After establishing Nascent Soul-level cultivators, the Heart Beast Sect's dominance in the black market has only expanded further. They've even begun collaborations with medium and smaller sects.

The channels to acquire various techniques are far beyond comparison to what they were in the past.

Li Mo let out a helpless sigh.

Unfortunately, the Mountain Protection Array of the Heavenly Sword Sect is in place, severing nearly all connections to the outside world.

Bound by Divine Separation Stage resources, leaving Heavenly Sword Sect is not an option for him.

Li Mo hoped that once the Ground Lying Demon Infant achieved the Divine Separation Stage, it could reconnect with the True Void Hometown.

Fortunately, before he came to the Heavenly Sword Sect, he left enough Corpse Wine stock in the Heart Beast Sect to supply them for five hundred years, ensuring the commerce did not suffer.

"Cough cough cough..."

Li Mo's thoughts were interrupted. His stomach and intestines unexpectedly began to churn.

Clearly influenced by the Fate Knowing Stage Death Disease, his stomach exhibited signs of activation. This indicates that the disease will inevitably erupt within fifty years.

Li Mo squinted his eyes.

He did not rush to imprint his stomach. His extensive experience facing death diseases told him that imprinting at the peak of the disease's eruption was most advantageous.

The main strategy was to rely on the Creation Book to suppress the disease within his body.

Besides, the number of blank pages was limited.

Although twenty-eight blank pages were added in the Divine Separation Stage, nine had already been consumed by spiritual sinew and the Fake Demon alone.

If the Fate Knowing Stage Death Disease progresses smoothly, Li Mo could save a few blank pages.

At present, it seems the stomach's Divine Skills and Dao Body are likely auxiliary in nature. If it's merely beneficial for absorbing medicinal power, it won't be very useful.

"The imprinting process for the five senses must be prioritized."

The Cave God's Eye and Taiyin-Taiyang have already intertwined with the power of Sword Intent. In addition, they are subtly linked with the Candle Dragon and can be integrated into the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.

Li Mo has been pondering over a new Great Wilderness Immortal Body.

He had a bold idea—what if, before the Five Senses Dao Body is born, the five senses are closely connected with the Great Wilderness Immortal Body?

This might influence the Creation Book, making the Five Senses Dao Body more compatible with the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.

Li Mo's idea was hardly a mere fantasy.

Back when he cultivated the Supreme Cave God Jade Talisman Map, he connected the Cave God's Eye's blood vessels and nerves to both eyes, and also imprinted them with the Creation Book.

Subsequently, the Divine Skills [Taiyin-Taiyang] awakened in both eyes, indeed related to the Cave God's Eye.

"If the Five Senses Dao Body were connected to the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, integration would be simpler."

The Great Wilderness Immortal Body already surpasses other Dao Bodies in complexity. Even a divine sense scan from Li Mo made his scalp tingle.

Li Mo dared not act recklessly. After all, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body is the common ground between the Beast Sword Dual Infants, and he could only rely on Da Ai Mi Tian for gradual exploration.

"It's still a matter of low cultivation level..."

Li Mo ceased considering matters of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, immersing his consciousness in Xia Dao Palace.

Ten days later.

The deductions for Innate Saint and Mayfly Dream finally concluded; Nascent Soul Techniques were also deduced into thirty-four directions, currently undergoing initial filtering.

Li Mo immediately began the Dao Body fusion surgery.

The Innate Saint primarily resides within the nerves interspersed throughout the flesh and bones—though subtle, the presence of White Bone Spiders mitigates major issues.

The main challenge lay with the Mayfly Dream.

As a unique Dao Body born from the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, it hides within Spiritual Power and can only materialize once the Fake Soul Consciousness is nurtured.

Li Mo deliberately refrained from utilizing the Fake Soul Consciousness, leaving it suspended at the center of the Mud Pill Palace.

Meanwhile, the Dao Body fusion surgery required connecting the nerves to the Fake Soul Consciousness.

Fortunately, its risks were lower than spiritual sinew transplantation, due to the absence of violent reactions from Spiritual Power. However, the surgery would be exceedingly tormenting.

Looking around the room, Li Mo noticed the illusory shadows of Tattooed Beasts responding with feral expressions.

In case of true danger, there would be no need for Daoist Bai Shuo to intervene. The Tattooed Beast would instantly manifest in the external world, albeit with an excessively immense presence.

"In a sense, could the new abilities of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body be considered a Protective Spirit Shield?"

As Li Mo spoke, countless White Bone Spiders surged forth from his mouth and nose, encasing his entire body. They then burrowed through his pores and drilled into his flesh and bones.

Da Ai Mi Tian was pushed to its limits as cancer cells pinpointed the locations of nerves.

Clenching his teeth tightly, Li Mo felt a tingling sensation spread through his body inside and out, as the White Bone Spiders continued to divide, becoming finer and finer.

As the White Bone Spiders settled into position, stimulated by cancer cells, the nerves extended toward the Mud Pill Palace.

The Innate Saint stirred slightly, and Li Mo's consciousness involuntarily experienced hallucinations, his mind filled with countless distorted and writhing light shadows.

Li Mo quickly summoned the Spirit Root Worm.

The Spirit Root Worm unleashed illusions as well, forcibly reducing the effects of the Innate Saint.

Dao Body fusion is inherently a tug-of-war; even a minor mistake could lead to catastrophic failure.

Li Mo's advantage lies in leveraging deductions to prepare thoroughly before the surgery, ensuring any problems could be resolved immediately.

No matter how skilled the medical techniques of other cultivators might be, they couldn't possibly accomplish Dao Body fusion.

As the first nerve entered the Mud Pill Palace, the Fake Soul Consciousness unexpectedly cooperated, allowing its semi-real semi-illusory structure to be connected to the nerves.

"Ah."

Li Mo felt a sudden wave of icy clarity overwhelm him, leaving his consciousness exceptionally alert.

The surgery progressed swiftly.

The two Dao Bodies were indeed highly compatible, their synergy causing a surge in the strength of the Innate Saint, enough to threaten the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.

The Fake Soul Consciousness absorbed the Dao Body aura of the Innate Saint.

The fusion process turned out to be simpler than Li Mo had anticipated—perhaps the Innate Saint, as an Incomplete Immortal Body, exerted absolute dominance over Mayfly Dream, allowing the fusion to progress seamlessly.

At the moment of fusion completion, Li Mo's comprehension became exceptionally lucid.

His current state was reduced to four Dao Bodies, but their power was leaps and bounds beyond what a mere "top-quality Dao Body" could describe.

[Great Wilderness Immortal Body], [Innate Saint], [Primordial Remnant Body], [White Bone Treasure Body].

Li Mo meticulously examined the Innate Saint.

He discovered that nurturing the Fake Soul Consciousness anew would still take twenty years, but the deduction time had increased to over two hundred years, nearly doubling.

The most crucial aspect was that the Fake Soul Consciousness could maintain long-term clarity.

Li Mo could even continually reconfigure the deduction content. If the first fifty years of deduction were completed, the remaining time could be utilized to deduce other matters without wastage.

"Let me test it."

Incidentally, the direction for Nascent Soul Techniques had already been narrowed down to twelve.

Li Mo activated the Innate Saint, constructing a virtual semblance of himself through the Fake Soul Consciousness, while the environment simulated the same Zhi Mountain Temple Main Hall.

Goosebumps dotted his skin; the illusion was so lifelike, it felt unnervingly eerie.

With the aid of the Innate Saint, the Fake Soul Consciousness executed movements seamlessly, swiftly commencing the cultivation of Nascent Soul Techniques.

Less than ten years later, the first direction of Nascent Soul Techniques reached failure—Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant transformed into an unnamable deceitful object and burst forth violently.

When Li Mo restarted the deduction, he noticed an expression of realization in the Fake Soul Consciousness.

There was no frantic hysteria, no irrational anger.

The Fake Soul Consciousness calmly accepted its falseness, muttering to itself, "I knew it all along, yet resistance was futile."

Li Mo furrowed his brow, recalling the behavior of the Fake Soul Consciousness.

Over the ten years, the Fake Soul Consciousness truly exhibited several seemingly ordinary actions, which now appeared to have been attempts at finding methods to escape.

The Fake Soul Consciousness wisely refrained from disrupting the deduction. Otherwise, it would have been obliterated.

Though Li Mo knew the Creation Book ensured the Fake Soul Consciousness wouldn't spiral out of control, he still felt reluctant to torment an identical consciousness to his own.

"The main drawback is the illusion being confined within a room; it's far too easy to notice anomalies."

As Li Mo resumed deducing, the Spirit Root Worm wrapped around the Fake Soul Consciousness. Root tendrils pierced it and created increasingly immersive illusions.

The illusions encompassed not just the Zhi Mountain Temple Main Hall but also a majority of the Purple Sun Palace.

The Fake Soul Consciousness no longer harbored doubts, and the efficiency of deduction increased by thirty percent.

In just ten minutes in the external world, over a century of deductions transpired.

The directions for Nascent Soul Techniques had been reduced to four.

[Sword Gu]: Lifebound Flying Sword, once leaving the Sword Pouch, can parasitize living beings to extend the time before taboo effects trigger.

[Sword Ghost]: The Spiritual Wisdom of the Lifebound Flying Sword gradually accumulates, eventually forming a humanoid figure within the Sword Pouch.

[Sword Fish]: All Lifebound Flying Swords engage in indiscriminate self-destruction once every hundred years, producing a Sword Dragon imbued with myriad Sword Intents.

[No Sword]: The Sword Pouch no longer houses Lifebound Flying Swords, requiring only an influx of Spiritual Power to temporarily transform it into Lifebound Flying Swords.

All four directions were quite suitable for Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant. However, Li Mo immediately discarded Sword Ghost and Sword Gu.

Sword Gu was far too off-track—Sword Cultivators aim to wield a single sword to shatter myriad techniques, leaving parasitic effects to Da Ai Mi Tian.

As for Sword Ghost, Li Mo speculated the Sword Pouch would evolve into a small world at higher realms, but with the presence of the Corpse Mountain, it was entirely unnecessary.

"Sword Fish and No Sword each have their merits..."

Li Mo hesitated for a long while, considering Sword Fish might enhance the compatibility of Beast Sword Dual Infants, coupled with the Sword Dragon serving as a trump card.

After determining the direction, all remaining deduction time was spent perfecting the Nascent Soul Technique.

Through numerous repetitions by the Fake Soul Consciousness, the [Dragon Fish Nascent Soul Sword Cultivation Scripture] was devised.

"It's complete..."

Li Mo originally intended to rest for a few days, but the Fate Knowing Stage Death Disease stirred again. Not daring to neglect it, he promptly commenced cultivation with the Dragon Fish Nascent Soul Sword Cultivation Scripture.

The ensuing modifications to Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant required the superficial implantation of [Sword Scales].

The Sword Scales were crafted using the Sword Refining method, gleaming with razor-sharp luster. At Li Mo's current level of medical skill, it was a breeze.

Once the Dragon Fish Nascent Soul Sword Cultivation Scripture was mastered, the Lifebound Flying Swords within the Sword Pouch began undergoing transformation.

The shapes of the Lifebound Flying Swords were wildly diverse, but as the Nascent Soul Technique took effect, they gradually began showing attributes resembling those of carps.

The blades became elongated and slim, while the edges manifested patterns resembling fish fins.

The carp-like transformation remains incomplete at the moment, with its distinction yet unclear. Only after imprinting the Dragon Fish Nascent Soul Sword Cultivation Scripture into a Dao Body could deeper insights be gained.

Li Mo felt quite satisfied with the appearance change of his Lifebound Flying Swords.

It was rare for Lifebound Flying Swords to assume sword-like forms; most often, they appeared as blood-soaked organs or even masses of unidentifiable, rotting flesh.

Undoubtedly, Sword Fish closely aligns with his impression of ancient flying swords in the Cultivation World.

Li Mo closed his eyes and communicated with Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant, faintly sensing the Taixu Beast Infant—commonalities between the two were sufficient to deduce Nascent Soul fusion.

Whether Nascent Soul fusion remains a mere possibility will depend on the promotion of the Ground Lying Demon Infant to the Divine Separation Stage.