"Do not resist. I, this old man, shall impart to you the Supreme Method of the Xia Dao Sect."
As the worm spoke, it secreted a translucent, viscous liquid that quickly vaporized into unknown and enigmatic spiritual energy, surging into Li Mo’s head.
Li Mo showed no intention of reacting, wearing a half-smile that was inscrutable.
The worm’s expression stiffened briefly; Li Mo’s peculiar demeanor was unsettling, as though he had deliberately allowed the worm to approach him, his every move exuding an air of profound abnormality.
Yet the worm soon reassured itself. After all, no creature of flesh and blood could escape its grasp.
Furthermore, the worm had scrutinized Li Mo multiple times and had confirmed his cultivation stage was merely at the Corpse Infant Stage. Given its own cultivation at the Nascent Soul Stage, seizing Li Mo would be effortless.
The worm let out an eerie laugh, its expression brimming with the cunning satisfaction of a schemer.
"Imagine me, Kunlunzi, living for four thousand years, encountering such a superior fleshly body that possesses multiple types of Innate Taoist Bodies."
"What splendid fortune, truly splendid."
Kunlunzi’s Taoist inheritance consisted of the technique known as **[Supreme Three Corpses Nine Worms Technique]**, a profoundly sinister art often passed down under the name of the Xia Dao Sect.
In ancient times, the Supreme Three Corpses Nine Worms Technique enjoyed great infamy within the Devil Sect, stealthily assassinating countless powerful figures.
The prerequisite for initiating cultivation required an Illusion Spirit Root; during childhood, one had to use the fleshly body as a hothouse for nurturing and seizing the seemingly ordinary intestinal worms dwelling within the stomach.
Once the worm broke through the body, the cultivator would achieve Foundation Establishment and advance to the Weak Crown Period.
At the Weak Crown Period, the Supreme Three Corpses Nine Worms Technique could parasitize any living mortal and gain control over corpses by fostering Illusion Spirit Roots.
Upon reaching Kunlunzi’s level, it was possible to use the residual consciousness from a sea of corpses to construct a large-scale illusion realm that could pass for reality.
In other words, a large-scale illusion array.
The main host body acted as the array eye, while the strength of the illusion realm was intricately linked to the host body’s characteristics. If the host body possessed special Innate Taoist Bodies...
It would add layers of profound mystery.
For instance, Kunlunzi’s previous host possessed the **Wisdom Spirit Body**, enabling the illusion realm’s Xia Dao Disciples to attain a degree of spiritual wisdom.
The Xia Dao Disciples cultivated solely to nourish Kunlunzi’s intestinal worm body.
Kunlunzi spent five to six hundred years searching for a satisfactory Wisdom Spirit Body, but in comparison to Li Mo’s body, it now seemed utterly worthless.
A realm constructed from sixty thousand corpses was effortlessly seen through by Li Mo.
In his astonishment, Kunlunzi discovered that Li Mo’s overwhelmingly solid foundation contained unprecedentedly rare Innate Taoist Bodies.
He could barely discern the Mixed Element and Heavenly Person Dao body auras.
"This person might truly be the reincarnation of a demoted immortal. If I could parasitize him, the resultant illusion realm would likely become immune to external interference."
"Moreover, that trace of Mixed Element presence—illusion artifacts would have near-authentic power, to say nothing of the Beastly Dao Body, which could generate sect-guardian spirit beasts."
Kunlunzi began trembling uncontrollably.
For he realized that this encounter might be the greatest immortal fate he’d encountered in four thousand years.
"Heh heh, perhaps I’ll even break through to the Divine Separation Stage. What splendid fortune, truly splendid."
Kunlunzi felt profound gratification, as the unknown spiritual energy he emitted grew stronger, while his intestinal worm body gradually began burrowing into Li Mo’s Mud Pill Palace.
"What kind of fortune is this?"
Before he could even touch Li Mo’s Mud Pill Palace, he sensed an unfathomable and incomprehensible profundity.
Kunlunzi had never seen a Mud Pill Palace with the appearance of micro dust yet emanating an aura as awe-inspiring as the vast Bohai Sea, leaving him utterly shaken.
"If this person were truly to grow, the mortal realm would gain yet another Land Immortal."
Kunlunzi took a deep breath. He had expected searching for the Mud Pill Palace to be time-consuming and arduous, but within mere moments he had already drilled inside.
Upon entering the Mud Pill Palace, his expression froze in utter shock.
Most Nascent Soul cultivators’ Mud Pill Palaces spanned mere tens of thousands of meters. If their cultivation techniques involved the Mud Pill Palace, they might extend its size several times further. But...
How could someone’s Mud Pill Palace be boundless?
Gentle golden light bathed the palace, filling Kunlunzi with a peculiar warmth, as though the golden light was nurturing him.
He could vaguely see an enormous sun residing at the center of the palace.
Kunlunzi trembled instinctively. Logically, he should have been elated. The higher the host body’s potential, the better for parasitism. Yet, irrational fear crept into his heart.
Li Mo’s talent was disturbingly exceptional, to a degree that made Kunlunzi apprehensive.
"Even if there is someone naturally gifted, how could they have survived until now? Surely they would have been refined as a furnace immediately upon entering the Dao?"
No matter how he considered it, a mortal with such unparalleled talent could not possibly have cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage unless they joined the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Kunlunzi hesitated slightly. After a long pause, he resumed crawling toward the sun at the center of the palace.
Had the illusion realm not collapsed, he might have opted for cautious deliberation. Now, he was left with only one path forward.
Kunlunzi moved carefully, releasing unknown spiritual power as he advanced.
This power was primarily intended to numb the host body’s consciousness.
He cautiously ventured deeper, and the sun at the center became increasingly distinct.
Kunlunzi’s face darkened immensely.
The sun was a Golden Core, but its surface was covered in dense human heads, radiating an absurdly dazzling golden light that was unbearable to behold.
"This... is a Buddha Sect relic?"
Kunlunzi cursed under his breath. If this truly was connected to the Buddha Sect, then everything made sense.
After all, the Buddha Sect was indeed adept at reincarnation and rebirth methods. It was possible that this body had already been seized by multiple Living Buddhas.
Kunlunzi’s expression underwent constant transformation. Noticing that the Great Sun Golden Core posed no immediate threat, he transitioned from hesitant caution to reckless determination.
"Fortunately, my luck holds. I encountered him before he fully matured."
He spat out semi-transparent bug threads, which steadily began enveloping the Mud Pill Palace. Once the palace transformed into an insect nest, the parasitism would be complete.
To Kunlunzi, the process proceeded frighteningly smoothly.
Just as the bug threads began to spread toward the Great Sun Golden Core, a voice echoed from within the Mud Pill Palace, "Kunlunzi, how familiar are you with the Buddha Sect?"
Kunlunzi, upon hearing Li Mo speak, unexpectedly felt somewhat relieved.
"Of course I’m not familiar. Hah, what secrets could I possibly know compared to you, this Living Buddha?"
Kunlunzi paused for a moment before responding thoughtfully, "You couldn’t have reincarnated as a Living Buddha, could you? But that doesn’t seem right—if you had, you wouldn’t lack the memories of your previous soul-seizing, hm, heh heh."
As the area covered by the bug threads expanded, an illusion realm began to take shape within the Mud Pill Palace.
Kunlunzi’s aura surged exponentially, his body swelling to over a hundred meters tall, suppressing the Great Sun Golden Core and standing in opposition to the Buddha Light.
"Kunlunzi, what exactly is the objective of the Poison Beasts?"
"Does the Buddha Sect have any surviving forces?"
"Have you lived for over five thousand years?"
"Kunlunzi, do you know who’s behind Qinghong Workshop?"
Li Mo rambled on in a series of questions, intensifying Kunlunzi’s fury until he couldn’t help but interrupt, "How the hell should I know what the witches of the No-Life Sect are plotting? You’re about to die—stop thinking so much."
"The Buddha Sect has long vanished. You should’ve perished along with the Dao by now."
Kunlunzi opened his mouth and spat. The Great Sun Golden Core was enveloped in countless bug threads, its light reduced to a faint glimmer, and the Mud Pill Palace fell into a silent darkness.
Kunlunzi, upon hearing a soft sigh from Li Mo, grew even prouder and continued spewing threads.
To him, the Great Sun Golden Core was merely Li Mo’s relic. Once sealed by the threads, any resistance against parasitism would amount to futile struggle.
Little did Kunlunzi realize that Li Mo’s sigh stemmed from lamenting his lack of a method to retrieve others’ memories. He felt that the worm possessed significant knowledge.
Li Mo’s consciousness muttered, "Kunlunzi, if you voluntarily reveal some secrets, perhaps I’ll grant you a painless death."
Heavy footsteps echoed closer, as if a colossal creature had entered the Mud Pill Palace.
Kunlunzi glanced around nervously.
The grotesque head of the Soul-devouring Demon Infant emerged from the darkness, its mouth filled with tens of thousands of serrated teeth.
Next came the Chaos Beast Infant, its form shifting constantly among various Exotic Beasts, even altering Kunlunzi’s own flesh and bones.
Kunlunzi retreated several steps and bumped into a solid object.
When he turned to look, the Artifact Infant of Pu Dao tilted its head, its metallic body radiating magnetic force, exerting a pressure far greater than all the other Nascent Souls combined.
Kunlunzi could even feel a strange illusion that the Artifact Infant seemingly bore a Taoist Body.
Kunlunzi swallowed hard.
Why did this cultivator possess three Nascent Souls and one relic within his body? Could it be that four ancient entities had seized him simultaneously?
And when these four ancient entities realized the unprecedented talent of this person, did they decide to share the host?
"Enough. I won’t extract useful information from you. Kill him."
Kunlunzi attempted to speak, but Pu Dao’s Artifact Infant delivered a direct punch that shattered the surrounding bug threads into fragments.
The Soul-devouring Demon Infant opened its mouth, its suction force immobilizing Kunlunzi.
The Chaos Beast Infant disguised itself as a Ghost Tiger, lurking in the shadows through shadow transformation.
Li Mo watched calmly as the three Nascent Souls mercilessly attacked Kunlunzi, who pleaded repeatedly for mercy.
"Senior, can I not explain?"
From the very start, Li Mo had deliberately allowed Kunlunzi into his Mud Pill Palace, primarily because the blank pages of the Creation Book had begun to stir.
The blank pages revealed Kunlunzi’s shadow.
Through the feedback, Li Mo learned that Kunlunzi’s intestinal worm body was an unusual type of Illusion Spirit Root and could be transplanted into his body using the Creation Book.
Li Mo’s gaze revealed a sliver of pity.
With the Creation Book in his possession, Kunlunzi was entirely trapped, any resistance futile—the imprinting process was on the verge of completion.
Ignoring the wails within the Mud Pill Palace, Li Mo landed on the back of the Lizard Poison Beast.
The remaining tens of thousands of corpses were entirely relegated to the Corpse Mountain Mini World, completing the fifteenth spirit pattern on his White Bone Treasure Body.
Li Mo’s divine sense scanned, noticing a half-real, half-illusory insect pupa at the illusion array’s former array eye. It seemed to function as storage.
Kunlunzi’s anguished screams echoed in response, "We can cooperate. The final Poison Beast could lead us to the depths of the True Void Hometown. Many Devil Sect Great Powers are already colluding. Ahhhh!"
"Moreover, my Storage Bag isn’t on me. Killing me would be pointless."
Li Mo weighed the insect pupa, causing Kunlunzi’s cries to abruptly cease.
The three Nascent Souls refrained from tearing the intestinal worm body apart, silently returning to their respective Dantians, leaving Kunlunzi’s corpse to drift within.
After studying the insect pupa briefly, Li Mo carefully broke the seal. Within his view appeared the **Distant Path Technique** carved onto a stone tablet.
"Now that I have the technique in hand, Kunlunzi’s Illusion Spirit Root corpse can prove useful..."