The branch Nascent Soul Techniques of the two Beast Cultivation sects, while somewhat limited, are already extremely rare within small to medium-sized sects.
Li Mo allowed Han Cai and the other disciple to cultivate in seclusion, focusing all his attention on the release of his Divine Sense.
The cries of his Three Nascent Souls echoed endlessly, and the White Bone Treasure Body was pushed to its limit, enabling his Divine Sense to far exceed the Nascent Soul Stage.
Li Mo’s expression was subtle.
A moment later, he shook his head and withdrew his Divine Sense.
Though his naked eye could see about half a meter ahead, his Divine Sense, the moment it detached, would vanish into nothingness like a clay ox entering the sea.
"So close to the source, trying to ambush me from within the Blessed Land Cave Heaven?"
No matter what lay at the bottom of the well, the sheer weight of the Poison Beasts ensured that their landing would resonate for miles.
The Toad Poison Beast lagged behind the others, signifying its passive situation.
A premonition struck Li Mo—Blood Sword Intent must have been long prepared. The moment the Toad Poison Beast landed, he would face a storm of Sword Qi.
"No, I can’t let Blood Sword Intent take the initiative."
Li Mo examined the Toad Poison Beast with a thoughtful gaze.
He noticed that as it progressed into the Blessed Land Cave Heaven, the Toad Poison Beast was undergoing uncontrolled Mutation, pustule-like eyes emerging all over its body.
"Its unstable flesh and blood are to my advantage."
Li Mo’s thoughts stirred, and the Mountain Demon appeared beside him.
The Mountain Demon, now over four meters tall, had recently broken through to the Condensation Stage and was nearing the third sub-stage of Core Formation Stage.
The moment the Mountain Demon materialized, it was surrounded by pitch-black darkness. Startled, it immediately triggered rapid Mutation, its head becoming covered with eyes.
The greasy scent of the Blessed Land Cave Heaven exacerbated and catalyzed its Mutation, granting it power far beyond its Core Formation Stage.
The Mountain Demon’s body expanded, closing in on ten meters in height.
Before it could grow too arrogant, Li Mo struck it back to its original form with a single palm.
The Mountain Demon, like a guilty child caught doing wrong, stood obediently in place—though the eye at the tip of its tail continued darting around.
"Naughty monkey, assist me in reconstructing the Toad Poison Beast. If there’s even the slightest mistake... Heh heh heh, your Monkey Head Wine rations will be halved."
The Mountain Demon clutched its mouth and nodded its head repeatedly.
Still uneasy, Li Mo continued berating it for another hour before mentally relaying instructions to the Mountain Demon, linking its consciousness with cancer cells.
The Mountain Demon sank to all fours, and the skin on the Toad Poison Beast’s back transformed into a marsh.
The Toad Poison Beast remained unresponsive—or perhaps the greasy atmosphere of the Blessed Land Cave Heaven dulled its awareness of its own Mutation.
Li Mo pushed his Ash Spirit Power to its limits, activating Da Ai Mi Tian.
The cancer cells within his flesh and bones boiled, spreading to the Toad Poison Beast and accelerating its Mutation.
Li Mo’s eyes widened as he directed the process of Mutation using Da Ai Mi Tian.
The Toad Poison Beast wavered slightly, uncomfortable.
Its limbs began to elongate. Membranes—like those of bats—stretched between its lengthened limbs, significantly slowing its descent.
The Gang Wind no longer scalded its soul or corroded its flesh; its intensity had diminished by at least fifty percent.
To counteract the bizarre Mutations of the Blessed Land Cave Heaven, Da Ai Mi Tian consumed even greater amounts of Spiritual Power, causing Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul to be the first to deplete.
The back of the Toad Poison Beast swelled as a sac-like organ gradually took form.
Li Mo didn’t care if the sac was flawless; as long as it worked, it would suffice. It took half a day to force its integration with the Poison Beast.
During this period, he heard muffled impacts, likely caused by three Poison Beasts that had arrived earlier.
Li Mo urgently absorbed Spiritual Power, fully recovering just before the Toad Poison Beast touched ground.
Though he couldn’t see through the void, the greasy atmosphere felt more tangible, accompanied by the sound of flowing liquid.
The sac in the Toad Poison Beast’s body inflated, allowing it to land over a thousand meters down without incident.
The sac was riddled with holes; the defects of its temporary Mutation were evident and could easily lead to the Toad Poison Beast’s flesh and blood collapsing.
Li Mo waited a while; the Blessed Land Cave Heaven remained shrouded in silence.
He had controlled the commotion to the greatest extent possible. Unless Blood Sword Intent was nearby, it would be difficult to detect the position of the Toad Poison Beast.
Through the Toad Poison Beast, Li Mo realized it was now immersed in an oily liquid—a sticky substance that was the source of the greasy stench.
The Toad Poison Beast grew restless, its tongue snatching up corpses one after another.
The bodies belonged to cultivators from various factions who had previously scouted the Blessed Land Cave Heaven.
Li Mo released his Blood Soul Artifact, carefully dragging one corpse onto the Toad Poison Beast’s back to uncover the cause of its sudden aggression.
The corpses displayed disturbingly grotesque characteristics—their swollen abdomens seemed like late-term pregnancies, filled with hair-thin blades of grass.
The grass was a type of Low Grade Spirit Material, but it appeared to have an irresistible allure for Poison Beasts.
The tens of thousands of corpses within the Blessed Land Cave Heaven were clearly part of Master Luo Hua’s calculated scheme, far beyond the instincts of these unintelligent Poison Beasts to resist.
Though the well’s entrance spanned only a few thousand meters, the Blessed Land Cave Heaven’s space was unexpectedly vast.
"Heh heh heh, don’t let me catch you slipping."
Li Mo, unable to prevent the Poison Beast’s behavior, waited as it finished feeding on the corpses, knowing Blood Sword Intent could still use Spirit Materials to lure them away.
However, once he deciphered Master Luo Hua’s tactics, there was little to truly fear.
Li Mo sat cross-legged leisurely, continuing to cleanse Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul with Spiritual Power. His Ash Spirit Power was nearing the Nascent Soul Stage.
Several days passed, and Han Cai and Huang Mu Daoist emerged from seclusion one after another.
With Nascent Soul Techniques in hand, they effortlessly subdued their respective Nascent Souls, becoming some of the most formidable cultivators of the Dead Baby Stage.
Han Cai and Huang Mu Daoist stationed themselves in the southern and northern areas, guarding the Meat Mountain that concealed Qinghong Workshop.
In the unnervingly quiet darkness, neither dared to act rashly. Even the occasional movement from Poison Beasts didn’t elicit a response.
In his spare time, Li Mo persistently used the Creation Book to probe his surroundings.
The Creation Book opened and closed multiple times, gradually restoring fragments of its special pages without triggering any reaction from the Blessed Land Cave Heaven.
"Could it be overthinking? Perhaps the special pages are unrelated to the No-Life Mother?"
Li Mo remained uncertain, opting to proceed cautiously.
The fusion of Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul progressed surprisingly well, soon revealing signs of breaking through its bottleneck, enveloped in Magnetic Light within the Melting Furnace.
Just as the promotion was within reach, the sound of something heavy splashing into the oily liquid broke the silence.
The oily liquid surged turbulently, waves interspersed with corpses colliding against the Toad Poison Beast.
"More Poison Beasts?"
Li Mo raised an eyebrow, holding the Human Head Treasure Lotus Lamp [Fake Buddha] in his palm.
A faint flash of Sword Sound passed, but ultimately it failed to unleash Sword Qi.
It seemed that Master Luo Hua was uncertain about the newcomer’s identity and, given the cost of releasing Sword Qi, opted to wait and observe.
What happened next was unexpected.
The arrivals were not Poison Beasts—their numbers had already exceeded twelve.
And they moved steadily toward the center of the Blessed Land Cave Heaven.
Li Mo remained calm, realizing that if anyone should be panicking, it wasn’t him. Master Luo Hua’s prior actions clearly revealed a disturbed Mental Realm.
The atmosphere became tense.
Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul absorbed an Artifact Pearl, its Spiritual Power surging and advancing to Nascent Soul.
[Magnetic Daoist Child]
The Daoist Child manifested, donning a metallic Magic Robe.
It respectfully bowed to its two companions, the Chaos Beast Child and the Soul Devouring Demon Child, a new harmony forming among the Three Nascent Souls.
Li Mo’s focus was on the Tai Magnetic True Body.
The floating arms of the Daoist Child constantly morphed into various Magic Artifacts—all of which were ones Li Mo had crafted in the past.
"Arms as artifact forms?"
The Tai Magnetic True Body allowed the Daoist Child to wield Magic Artifacts as Divine Skills. The broader the coverage of Magnetic Force, the more extensive the range of artifact attacks.
Li Mo’s thoughts flickered, and the arms reverted to their original form.
Once the artifact forms of the arms were fixed, they couldn’t be easily altered.
Li Mo hesitated, unsure if the refinement would involve the Foundation Spiritual Objects of his Externalized Dharma Body, and temporarily refrained from deciding on the type of Magic Artifacts for the arms.
A smile appeared on his face.
The combined Spiritual Power of the Three Nascent Souls flowed through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, making the Nascent Soul Stage merely a phase of gradual refinement to him.
If not for the lack of higher-tier Cultivation Techniques, Li Mo would have hidden away in wilderness to cultivate in seclusion.
A string of heavy splashes broke the rhythm again, and Master Luo Hua’s Sword Qi became even more erratic. The greasy stench began mingling with an unmistakable blood scent.
The blood scent clearly originated from the backlash of Master Luo Hua activating his Flying Sword.
"I’ve caught your weakness."
Li Mo muttered coldly to himself. The Fake Buddha’s upper and lower jaws twitched restlessly, as the Buddha head chanted praises to the Seven Treasures Scripture.
Without hesitation, he activated the Fake Buddha, and the Buddha’s mouth expelled a blade of Sword Qi.
Master Luo Hua retaliated, his Sword Qi collided with Li Mo’s in the darkness, creating shockwaves that sent the Toad Poison Beast staggering.
The Fake Buddha’s Sword Qi exploded, splitting into countless blades of Sword Rain.
Though the Leech Poison Beast was pelted, the wounds it suffered only pierced its skin.
Master Luo Hua shouted madly. Nearby, Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators yanked their own intestines free to connect to his stomach, allowing them to assist in guiding his Flying Sword.
Several waves of Motherly Sword Qi tore through the air.
"Elder Qing Mountain, you must die; the True Word Sect’s Flying Sword shall not fall into the hands of outsiders."
His voice rambled incessantly, discharging Sword Qi without regard for the consequences, his frame thinning to reveal a Flying Sword lodged within his spine.
The sword was named [Mother], a taboo weapon that required daily rituals of male blood offerings for nourishment.
What puzzled Master Luo Hua was why Elder Qing Mountain ceased counterattacks after one strike, allowing him to unleash Motherly Sword Qi on the Toad Poison Beast without resistance.
"Something’s wrong..."
He failed to notice the cancer cells embedded within the Fake Buddha’s Sword Qi.
One of the four Nascent Soul Sword Cultivators gasped for breath, just about to consume an Elixir to stabilize his injuries, when Master Fan Hua screamed in terror, "Someone’s here!!"
Master Fan Hua toppled backward, his Middle Dantian pierced through by Sword Qi.
Li Mo dashed across the liquid surface as if walking on solid ground.
Raising his hand, he slashed again.
Master Luo Hua evaded in a disheveled state, while Li Mo instantly shifted to the Leech Poison Beast’s back.
"If not for my interest in your Flying Swords, I wouldn’t have bothered coming all this way."
Retracting the Fake Buddha, Li Mo activated Mountain Demon Tattoo Beastification, morphing into a hundred-meter-tall giant ape as Da Ai Mi Tian unleashed its full ferocity.
Master Luo Hua’s stomach spilled out his intestines; losing contact with Mother caused his Cultivation to plummet back to the Core Formation Stage within moments.
Li Mo locked eyes on Mother, completely unconcerned with the fate of the other Sword Cultivators.
In an instant, Mother vanished, leaving Li Mo clawing at thin air.
Turning his attention to the Sword Cultivators, Li Mo noticed their despairing gazes fixed above.