Yu Xiao refined the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle and casually ran the Thunder Sword across the surface of the magical treasure.
The Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle immediately emitted a piercing sword sound.
Li Mo could sense that sword intent had infiltrated the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, likely Yu Xiao’s method to prevent the Artifact Soul from rebelling.
In his opinion, such measures were unnecessary.
After all, in a certain sense, the stronger the spiritual wisdom of an Artifact Soul, the more acutely it would recognize Yu Xiao’s dreadfulness—where would it find the courage to defy her?
"Its spirit is decent, which saves me the trouble of splitting my attention while traveling. There’s also some potential to elevate it into a high-grade magical treasure."
The Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle released a faint flicker of lightning in an ingratiating manner.
Li Mo, who had relinquished the treasure for only a moment, already lost his connection to the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, a clear sign that its Artifact Soul had fully submitted to Yu Xiao’s dominating presence.
"Little Junior Brother, I still have some sway within the Heavenly Sword Sect. If the opportunity arises, I’ll help you acquire a few Taoist inheritances."
Li Mo hesitated and flashed an awkward smile, ultimately deciding not to speak.
The methods Yu Xiao used to acquire Taoist inheritances were undoubtedly unconventional. If there were Void Refining Stage Elders who refused, Fifth Senior Sister might resort to her unique ways of persuasion.
With Yu Xiao’s promise, collecting the twenty-eight Sword Tombs would become much more convenient.
Yet Li Mo was well aware that Yu Xiao might not keep this matter in mind. Once he reached the Void Refining Stage, it would be necessary to visit each Sword Tomb within the inner sect personally.
"Thank you, Fifth Senior Sister. Please also notify the other Senior Sisters that if they have requirements for mid-grade magical treasures, they can seek their junior brother for craftsmanship."
Yu Xiao nodded and said unabashedly, "There’s no doubt they will. When you head to the Demon Cave, they’ll come to find you personally."
She spoke in a casual tone: "Artifact refining calms the mental realm. Regular refining while comprehending Sword Dao seems like a shortcut to the great path."
Li Mo’s lips twitched.
It seemed Yu Xiao had conveniently forgotten her earlier disdain toward artifact refining.
When Li Mo saw Yu Xiao preparing to activate the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fifth Senior Sister, an Elder from the Great Sun Sword Tomb has been wiped from everyone’s memory all of a sudden."
He had suspected before whether the Twelve Immortals were behind uncovering the truth.
But upon deeper reflection, if Zu Xiuyun intended to incite another upheaval of heaven and earth, it would be most advantageous for her to remain hidden.
Besides, the Twelve Immortals had been trapped in the True Void Hometown for eight thousand years.
Li Mo informed Yu Xiao of the risk he was taking by revealing this, which was merely the exposure of his preserved memories, yet it could alert the sect aligned with the Twelve Immortals.
No matter what Zu Xiuyun’s schemes were, at least they didn’t conflict with his own interests.
Yu Xiao paused mid-step, raising an eyebrow as she lightly said, "Titles, appearance, Spiritual Power, Lifebound Flying Sword—provide details."
Li Mo deliberately left out his encounters with San Sheng, focusing solely on the link between the Night Wander unrest and San Sheng’s disappearance.
Yu Xiao’s eyes were ablaze with lightning, her body emanating clicking sounds from within.
Under Li Mo’s astonished gaze, Yu Xiao spoke: "I’ll teach you a magic technique for recording information. The Externalized Dharma Body, born through the baptism of Spiritual Power, can resist most spells."
Yu Xiao’s aura wavered for a moment, clearly showing signs of deviation.
"I’ll engrave critical information onto the surface of my Externalized Dharma Body. It only requires enduring a bit of mild discomfort to retain it for a long time."
Yu Xiao’s Spiritual Power surged into the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, and the magical treasure instantly expanded.
"If San Sheng appears in the Heavenly Sword Sect again, he will die without question."
Li Mo drew a sharp breath, astounded by Fifth Senior Sister’s thought process, which was entirely unconventional.
While most cultivators at the Void Refining Stage shifted their focus to the Externalized Dharma Body, Yu Xiao seemingly remained committed to a flesh-centric approach—a mindset that eerily aligned with Li Mo’s own.
The Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle grew to a size of four kilometers, smashing through the corner of the main hall roof of the Zhi Mountain Temple.
An endless storm of thunder poured down like raindrops on streets and alleys.
The Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, now exposed, began ravenously absorbing external Spiritual Energy. Its internal arrays activated in sequence, displaying the treasure’s power to its fullest.
Yu Xiao entered the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle, and the rolling sound of thunder persisted endlessly.
The sudden commotion drew numerous Divine Senses. Yet as soon as the cultivators realized it was caused by Yu Xiao, they quickly withdrew their prying gazes.
Duke of Thunder, still busy with his own Sword Shuttle, could easily deduce Yu Xiao’s intentions for heading to the Great Sun Sword Tomb.
"Tsk, redesigning the Spirit Patterns to forcibly elevate the treasure to mid-grade—Taiyi’s aptitude in artifact refining might surpass his cultivation talent."
Li Mo had only recently returned to the Great Sun Sword Tomb, and already mid-grade magical treasures had taken shape?
News of the artifact’s origin from Li Mo’s hands stirred eager curiosity among some Sword Cultivators. After all, who among them wouldn’t be interested in a Sword Shuttle?
Thanks to Yu Xiao’s high-profile actions, Li Mo’s reputation as an Artifact Refiner was firmly established.
Nevertheless, Li Mo wasn’t planning on selling Sword Shuttles just yet—he intended to assess the Heavenly Sword Sect’s reaction first. If the sect adopted a permissive stance, he might even consider expanding his trade in Corpse Wine.
It was worth noting that an immense surplus of Corpse Wine had already accumulated in the Corpse Mountain Mini World, and contact with the Four Seas Commerce for clearance remained out of reach.
Unable to dispose of the Corpse Wine, Li Mo could only use it to irrigate the Dan Trees.
The Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle ascended into the sky.
Li Mo watched Yu Xiao leave, preparing to merge the new Sword Body into the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal Bone. Just then, faint rustling noises echoed from various parts of the Purple Sun Palace.
"Damn it, seriously?"
Sword Ghosts seemed intent on leveraging the residual waves caused by the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle to break free from the restraints of the Sword Platform.
Normally, Sword Ghosts possessed a spiritual wisdom attuned to avoiding calamity, and their level could potentially reach Big Night Wanderer—or even Night Patrol Deity comparable to the Void Refining Stage.
"Year after year, people change. The Wu family’s child has not returned—my child, my child..."
From the southeast corner’s large Daoist Temple, a woman’s mournful sigh echoed, causing Li Mo to break out in goosebumps.
"Zhi Xin Temple? Is the Night Patrol Deity showing signs of losing control?"
He had already spent time conducting investigations into the Great Sun Sword Tomb and discreetly marked locations within it that triggered intense trepidation. The Sword Ghost in Zhi Xin Temple appeared to be a Night Patrol Deity.
"Fifth Senior Sister, you better not wash your hands of this and leave me with a mess of trouble to deal with."
The windows of Zhi Xin Temple broke apart.
An aberrant and horrific lump of rotten flesh squeezed out from within.
"Definitely a Night Patrol Deity."
Li Mo’s expression grew solemn; once a Night Patrol Deity lost control, even without interference from hidden hands, the Great Sun Sword Tomb itself faced potential collapse.
The Night Patrol Deity’s form resembled that of a woman, towering over two hundred meters tall with an exposed, naked upper body featuring numerous Rushans. A disgusting tar-like stench filled the air.
"Before Zhi Xin Temple collapses entirely, surrounding the temple with arrays could stabilize the Night Patrol Deity temporarily, allowing the Great Sun Sword Tomb to recover and repair its damaged structures gradually."
Li Mo rushed toward Zhi Xin Temple, only to hear Yu Xiao sternly declare, "Charming spirits and deceptive apparitions—worthless threats."
The Thunder Sword struck.
A dazzling streak of lightning exploded.
A thin white line cleanly pierced through Zhi Xin Temple, leaving the Night Patrol Deity motionless.
The Night Patrol Deity’s upper body fell away, the severed edge unnervingly tidy—a glimpse into her abdomen revealed it stuffed with countless dead infants, an appalling sight.
Her lower half retreated into the temple, heavily injured and nearly demoted to Big Night Wanderer status.
Li Mo’s expression lit up with joy as he hastily stored the Night Patrol Deity’s remains into the Corpse Mountain Mini World—a Void Refining Stage resource was incredibly precious.
"Half a Void Refining Stage Deceitful Object—if provided sufficient nourishment, could it recover?"
He immediately infused Innate Essence, but the remains seemed like an incomplete wooden barrel, incapable of being filled by pure Innate Essence.
While contemplating further, Spirit Root Worms voluntarily scurried toward the remains.
With ten Illusion Spirit Roots infesting the remains, the Deceitful Object’s spasmodic expression emerged, as the Spirit Root Worms forcibly awakened its consciousness, stabilizing its injuries.
Its limbs grew fleshy buds anew, occasionally yielding spiritual materials.
Meanwhile, the Void Refining Stage Deceitful Object’s consciousness descended upon the Sword Tomb Palace, manifesting as demons, inducing immeasurable fatalities and devastation throughout the Illusion Realm.
"Well? Disasters at Xia Dao Palace oddly seem to aid the predictive process."
The primary cultivation techniques {Ghost Tiger Scripture} and Candle Dragon’s technique both advanced significantly, the latter even forming an embryonic structure.
Yu Xiao completely subdued the Great Sun Sword Tomb and then drove the Thunder Residence Sword Shuttle straight into the clouds.
Her unapologetically overt actions clearly signified she was protecting Li Mo—perhaps connected to the events surrounding San Sheng, a matter even Fifth Senior Sister seemed reluctant to confront.
Li Mo split his attention to observe Xia Dao Palace, sighing bitterly: "Looks like heading to the Demon Cave to serve as everyone’s tool is inevitable now."
The Great Sun Sword Tomb returned to tranquility, though over a dozen flying swords arrived.
Li Mo refrained from activating the Nine Curves Chain Formation to block the swords; soon enough, numerous Sword Scrolls lay before the main hall doors—requests to create Sword Shuttle treasures.
He skimmed through the Scrolls, smirking coldly as he thought: "A clever bunch of old foxes—heap on demands for refining, yet no mention of compensation."
Especially Elder Lei Su, implying extensive connections with other Sword Tombs through veiled hints.
Li Mo used the excuse of limited energy to reject all refining requests and instead shifted his focus to the Sword Bodies of Earth Qian and Heavenly Zhe.
In the days that followed.
A steady stream of flying swords delivered messages, while Void Refining Stage Elders maintained courteous attitudes, slowly loosening their stance by offering some benefits.
"Patience. With announcements showcasing three fake magical treasures and one mid-grade magical treasure, I refuse to believe I’ll only get worthless garbage in exchange."
With Yu Xiao’s deterrent presence, he didn’t need to worry about Void Refining Stage Elders causing trouble.
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Leveraging his experience in cultivating Sword Bodies, Li Mo had already mastered the process and even tried nurturing four or five different Sword Bodies simultaneously.
The Heavenly Zhe Sword Body leaned toward beast insects and was a notably unique, pictorial Sword Body of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Li Mo had initially assumed its primary use would be practical combat, only to discover its purpose was to employ beastification to comprehend sword intent, bringing Sword Cultivators closer to the purest state of Sword Dao Heart Realm.
The Heavenly Zhe Sword Body proved immensely beneficial to him, compensating for the limitations of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.
Li Mo progressively merged Immortal Bone into the blend, reinitiating the cultivation of the Heavenly Zhe Sword Body fused with the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, intertwining them with the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal Bone.
Naturally, he would never let the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal Bone become mere nourishment for the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, yet a thought arose: "Could the Primordial Remnant Body transform into a self-crafted Immortal Bone separate from the twenty-eight Sword Tombs?"
The Primordial Remnant Body had increasingly become a hindrance, despite its potential to ascend to an Immortal Body—the augmentations from the Gold Earth Dao Body fell far short of expectations.
"Might as well experiment."
Li Mo didn’t bother with any intricate preparations; the loss amounted to just one vertebra.
As time passed, three crystalline and translucent Immortal Bones slowly took shape.
During this period, the Earth-Infiltrated Golden Core entered the stage of Breaking the Golden Core and becoming an Infant; Ghost Tiger mastered the primary cultivation technique and succeeded in advancing cultivation directly into the Perfect Core Formation Stage.
The Great Wilderness Immortal Body now edged closer to fully transcending mortality.