After Li Mo figured out the structure of the Waterborne Scale Body’s Taoist body, he entered the trapped sword platform, becoming one of the many sword ghosts stationed in the tavern.
At first, Ye Zhuo Daoist thought Li Mo was just there to seal sword ghosts.
But he quickly noticed something unusual.
Even though Li Mo was cultivating with his eyes closed, his whole body emitted a rustling noise, followed by the emergence of fine fish scales on his skin, and fish-gill-like organs forming on his neck.
As the gills fluctuated, Li Mo vaguely revealed profound changes, and there were sounds of digestion from his stomach.
Ye Zhuo Daoist was horrified, it seemed Li Mo was mimicking the characteristics of sword ghosts.
"Senior brother, you..."
Li Mo opened his eyes, his pupils covered with a film as thin as a cicada’s wing.
"Uh." Ye Zhuo Daoist remembered the feeding sword scabbard in his hand and wisely said no more, as Li Mo’s physique was beyond his understanding.
Li Mo couldn’t be bothered with Ye Zhuo Daoist and continued with the fusion surgery of the Waterborne Scale Body, numerous Spider Sword Orbs traversing between his internal organs.
The Waterborne Scale Body, being a lower-grade Dao Body, wasn’t particularly complex in structure.
The Dao Body mainly leaned towards deep-sea adaptation and slightly amplified the Water Element Spiritual Power, causing the Kun Whale’s Scale Armor to undergo some transformation.
"With the current Great Wilderness Immortal Body, it’s akin to a wine jug that can absorb a hundred rivers; even if you pour a few vats of liquor into it, there would be no obvious change."
Li Mo’s Dao Body fusion surgery was completed in just half a month.
With the high-grade magical treasure Da Ai Mi Tian, cancer cells aided by Spider Sword Orbs could easily nurture the Dao Body.
Li Mo only needed to prepare in advance, and when the Waterborne Scale Body was about to take shape, let the Great Wilderness Immortal Body completely devour it.
During this time, Ye Zhuo Daoist was extremely nervous, fearing that Li Mo might deviate, frequently casting astonished glances, his mind unsettled.
As the Dao Body fusion neared completion, the characteristics of the Waterborne Scale Body gradually vanished, allowing Ye Zhuo Daoist to let out a sigh of relief.
"The Great Wilderness Immortal Body truly welcomes everything; even with the fusion of numerous beast Dao Bodies, there will be no loss of control."
Li Mo had a premonition.
Continuing with the Dao Body fusion, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body transcending the realm of Dao Bodies was only a matter of time.
"Huh, caught another one."
Li Mo came to his senses, the Illusion Fish Sword in his hand retracted, the fishing line binding a deformed sword ghost with a beetle’s body and a human face.
"[Insect Armor Dao Body], it should enhance the Tattooed Beast’s defense."
The hundreds of thousands of sword ghosts in Fire Spirit Hall were all transformed from mortals, but it must be noted that the proportion of mid and lower rank Dao Bodies among them was extremely high.
For every ten sword ghosts, one or two possessed Dao Bodies.
"It seems mutation can promote the growth of Dao Bodies."
"Or perhaps, Dao Bodies are essentially a benign form of mutation?"
Li Mo’s gaze was deep, initially believing mutation to be a disaster caused by a great upheaval, but now it seemed it had existed tens of thousands of years ago.
After confirming that there was no conflict between the Insect Armor Dao Body and the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, he began a new round of Dao Body fusion, his muscles inexplicably bulging.
His skin gradually hardened, and soon, pitch-black insect armor covered his entire body.
To ensure the Insect Armor Dao Body matched the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, Li Mo made improvements to the Dao Body, striving for smooth fusion.
Once the Great Wilderness Immortal Body digested the Insect Armor Dao Body, there was no visible difference in Li Mo’s appearance.
But upon close examination, one would notice his skin was like cowhide, not only several times thicker but also more resilient.
The transformation of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body also affected the efficiency of body refinement.
The physical strength of Li Mo’s almost stagnant meat body, once again entered a phase of rapid growth under the stimulus of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.
"I thought the Five Qi Period needed to be achieved for the meat body to continue growing..."
Li Mo smiled, the Great Sun Spiritual Power and the Turbid Blood Spiritual Power surged incessantly, with the spiritual power Circulation Cycle becoming even more unrestrained.
The Buddha Demon Spirit Power had already taken shape, and the Externalized Dharma Body stirred restlessly.
Ye Zhuo Daoist quickly became accustomed to the noises Li Mo emitted, once he began cultivating, it was as if a volcano was erupting inside his body.
Li Mo’s calm Mental Realm helped Ye Zhuo Daoist regain peace.
"It’s a pity, there’s still no third sword ghost suitable for my Dao Body, probably because the sword ghosts’ range of activity is too limited..."
Li Mo frowned slightly as he gazed at the dense fog, instinctively retracting the Illusion Fish Sword.
Ye Zhuo Daoist snapped awake.
Only to hear Li Mo murmuring softly: "Fifth layer already, it seems a bit too fast?"
"Fifth layer, the Copper Mirror fifth layer?"
Ye Zhuo Daoist couldn’t help but ask, but his response was the shaking ground, the dense fog tinged with bloodstains, appearing eerie and terrifying.
Within the coverage area of the trapped sword platform, the tavern remained unchanged.
But Ye Zhuo Daoist noticed the corners of the walls had turned completely fleshy, exposed blood vessels like earthworms drawing nutrients from the depths of the ground.
The roar of the Beili River’s water was deafening, with massive creatures swimming within. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel※fire.net
Ye Zhuo Daoist saw it.
A thousand-meter sword ghost covered in meat tumors slowly moved through the city, where it passed, countless arms grew from the ground.
A long tongue struck toward the sword ghost, which raised its arm to deflect it, then lifted a house to smash into the Beili River.
The dense fog scattered.
A sword ghost lay on the riverbank, its open mouth crammed with heads.
The two entangled for a moment, seeing they couldn’t do anything to each other, then turned and left.
"Big Night Wander..."
Ye Zhuo Daoist muttered, the Copper Mirror fifth layer was even more dangerous than the nights of the Purple Sun Palace in the past.
"Don’t worry, with the concealment of the trapped sword platform, unless we face a Night Patrol Deity directly, our safety can still be assured."
The Beili River traversed half the town, the sword ghosts in the water fed on willows.
Fortunately, the two had foresight and had already uprooted all the willows, preventing the Big Night Wander from frequently visiting the tavern’s vicinity.
Li Mo glanced at the Three-Life Skull.
Back when the Three-Life Elder warned of the Tomb-Sweeping Festival, it must have been in hopes of the sword cultivators joining forces to respond, but in the end, the Fire Spirit Hall completely fell.
"After the Tomb-Sweeping Festival, was there no Mid-Autumn Festival? Or perhaps the mortals of Wumen City didn’t even last half a year from madness to extinction?"
Li Mo cast out the Illusion Fish Sword once more.
The only benefit of the Big Night Wander was making the Fire Spirit Hall immensely chaotic, with no more regularity in the tracks of the sword ghosts.
Just a hundred days in, Li Mo hooked another sword ghost.
Dao Body [Innate Wisdom Heart]
"Even Buddhist Sect Dao Bodies are present? The Fire Spirit Hall’s fish pond is indeed a hodgepodge."
Ancient Buddhist Practitioners reincarnated by transplanting their brains, and the Innate Wisdom Heart allowed them to retain most of their memories after being reborn.
For Li Mo, it was better than nothing; however, the subtle link between the Innate Wisdom Heart and the Innate Saint made it worth considering.
"The concept of ’Heavenly Person’ supposedly originated from the Buddhist Sect; it’s highly likely that the Innate Saint is connected to the Buddhist Sect. It is necessary to integrate the Innate Wisdom Heart."
The core organ of the Innate Wisdom Heart is the brain.
With the aid of the Sunlight Dharma Body, the transformed brain tissue soon began to throb, and the Innate Wisdom Heart promptly merged with the Innate Saint.
Li Mo’s memory improved, with the details of Xia Dao Palace becoming increasingly vivid.
"The Illusion Realm composed of Spirit Root Worms seems to be brain-dependent, and the efficiency of Xia Dao Palace deductions can increase by at least twenty percent."
Li Mo was overjoyed, and added enhancing the brain’s Dao Body to his target list.
This type of Dao Body wasn’t particularly rare either.
After subsequently acquiring the Beast Dao Body [Gu Snake Poison Body], Li Mo discovered the [Purple Mansion True Body] in an alley outside the tavern shortly after.
The Gu Snake Poison Body was just an ordinary lower grade Dao Body, enhancing the toxicity towards Mountain Demons, and it took ten days to become part of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.
Meanwhile, the Purple Mansion True Body was a superior Dao Body.
It’s said that the Mud Pill Palace of the Purple Mansion True Body is three times the size of those of cultivators of the same realm and even has the wondrous ability to store items.
The size of the Mud Pill Palace indirectly affects the upper limit of Divine Sense.
However, the complexity of the Purple Mansion True Body posed a significant challenge, as it required thorough transformation of the brain, making Li Mo exceptionally cautious.
After numerous deductions and sufficiently understanding his own brain, Li Mo proceeded with the surgery.
The Spider Sword Orb, carrying cancer cells, drilled into his skull, stimulating a vast amount of brain neurons, causing the brain tissue to undergo spontaneous transformation.
The surgery lasted five years.
As the Purple Mansion True Body merged with the Innate Saint, the Mud Pill Palace began to expand wildly, resulting in myriad changes within the illusion array enveloping the tavern.
Li Mo’s laughter echoed within the courtyard.
The Spirit Root Worm arrived at the center of the Mud Pill Palace, parasitizing on the Lotus Throne of the Buddha Demon Body, beginning to evolve into a high-grade magical treasure.
Li Mo’s Cave God’s Eye shone brilliantly, examining the illusion array with a peculiar expression.
Strange Sword Intent was germinating within his eyes.
Ye Zhuo Daoist was drenched in cold sweat, although he was used to Li Mo comprehending Sword Intent, the newly born Sword Intent of the latter appeared semi-illusory and semi-real.
"Does it not possess a spirit attribute? Even the Beast Sword Intent of the Heavenly Zhe Sword Tomb possesses a spirit attribute. Senior brother, are you planning to create a new Taoist inheritance?"
Ye Zhuo Daoist retreated repeatedly, the light and shadows around Li Mo contorted.
After lasting half a day, the anomaly vanished.
"Hehehe, can it be that one can comprehend Superior Sword Intent directly?"
Li Mo glanced at the Symbiotic Dharma Body, where an indeterminate sword scar appeared on its surface, only to gradually disappear if stared at for a moment.
Superior Sword Intent [Distant Path]
Sword Intent typically evolves from zero to existence, requiring the comprehension of Lower Sword Intent first, followed by deep understanding until it evolves into Mid-level Sword Intent.
The Illusionary Sword Intent is different, being Superior Sword Intent as soon as mastered.
The effect of Distant Path Sword Intent is quite unconventional, using Illusion Techniques to deceive others’ perceptions, making the other Sword Intents appear overwhelmingly powerful.
If they firmly believe, the Distant Path Sword Intent can "turn fiction into reality."
Before Li Mo could delve deep into the Sword Intent, the Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Infant suddenly developed an appetite for Illusion Spirit Root.
He fed the Illusion Spirit Root he had accumulated daily to the Symbiotic Dharma Body, after which the Ten Thousand Transformation Array nurtured a unique Illusionary Lifebound Flying Sword.
A translucent carp swam into the sword pouch.
The Illusionary Lifebound Flying Sword resembled a True Dragon more than anything, but Li Mo couldn’t quite pinpoint where.
Li Mo had a premonition that when an opportunity arose for the Flood Dragon’s horn to transform into a True Dragon, the Illusionary Lifebound Flying Sword would surely persist till the end.
The expansion of the Mud Pill Palace also allowed the Xia Dao Palace to avoid congestion.
After a simple layout by Li Mo, mountains and rivers manifested within the Mud Pill Palace, and forty thousand Taoists scattered across establishing Taoist inheritance.
"If the Xia Dao Palace is real enough, would it be possible to deduce the true cause of the world’s upheaval in the future?"