CHAPTER 360: CHAPTER 106: DIVINE SEPARATION STAGE INHERITANCE? STEAL IT FOR ME!

Everything appeared to defy reason.

Yet, when Li Mo pondered deeply, it seemed that near moments of the Heaven and Earth’s upheaval, countless inexplicable incidents had indeed occurred—not only in the No-Life Sect.

For instance, Tian Chenzi, merely at the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage, ascended to the Immortal Realm through a bewilderingly untraceable Sacrificial Festival, leaving behind only a wrecked corpse.

The same applied to Chen Tiangang.

The Mother Furnace formed by tens of thousands of corpses, repeating ascension every thousand years, was also a bizarre product of the upheaval.

Li Mo had investigated, and found that many Immortal Sects and Devil Sects carried similar legends.

’Stories such as some ancestor master ascending with rays of light illuminating thousands of miles, fading only after a century.’

’Or buried Nascent Soul Elders suddenly breaking through to regain consciousness, informing their descendants that their soul had journeyed to the Immortal Realm, narrating their experiences before collapsing dead once more.’

Such tales varied between truth and fabrication, but indirectly confirmed that ascension into the Immortal Realm was not unprecedented.

"It feels like during the Heaven and Earth upheaval, ascending during daylight is as effortless as eating and drinking—an impossibility in today’s context."

One must understand, no Land Immortal had ascended in the Cultivation World for thousands of years.

Perhaps the difficulty of the Immortal Path had left Land Immortals hidden in the shadows, utterly uninterested in worldly affairs of the Cultivation World.

"Could the No-Life Mother also be connected to the Immortal Realm?"

Li Mo’s gaze rested on the Substitute Dao Page shimmering faintly; with just a surge of Divine Sense, he could begin to seize various opportunities related to the No-Life Mother.

"Come now, I’ll see for myself the connection between the No-Life Mother and the Twelve Immortals."

Li Mo infused his Divine Sense without reservation, allowing the Substitute Dao Page to manifest memories yet again.

His consciousness was transported into an abyss of darkness, similarly enclosed within a container, bearing resemblance to the lineage of the "Canned Immortal."

It seemed that due to First Senior Sister’s elevation in cultivation, her perspective was now far beyond what it had been.

The No-Life Mother’s container was evidently a magic treasure, at least top-grade, its interior inscribed with an extraordinarily intricate pattern, seemingly mimicking the feminine palace chamber, a deliberate mechanism to nurture life.

"It appears the memory originates from the No-Life Mother’s genesis."

Li Mo’s interest was irresistibly piqued.

His gaze locked onto the treasure’s patterns, his Artifact Refining Divine Power frantically extracting nutrients from within, though the fragmented memory only provided partial content.

Li Mo felt a tinge of regret, when suddenly the Substitute Dao Page revealed information.

[Doulu Tripod, Spiritual Treasure]

"A Spiritual Treasure?!!"

Li Mo’s breathing quickened.

If he were willing to consume the Substitute Dao Page, he could directly acquire the Doulu Tripod, said to be the No-Life Mother’s very first opportunity.

Spiritual Treasures surpassed magic treasures, their divine versatility said to contain traces of the Dao’s resonance.

Li Mo, relying on sight alone, could barely discern even a fraction of its profound wonders; only an analysis via the Tao Seed could unveil its deeper mysteries.

The Spirit Patterns constituting the Spiritual Treasure numbered at least in the thousands, already hinting at the edges of the Dao.

Even if Li Mo’s Divine Sense expanded a hundredfold, he likely could not untangle the structure of the Doulu Tripod.

After momentary hesitation, he ultimately decided to abandon the Doulu Tripod.

While Spiritual Treasures were indeed rare, his current focus lay in nurturing three magic treasures that all carried potential for promotion to Spiritual Treasures.

Da Ai Mi Tian, Corpse Mountain, and Spirit Root Worm.

Even if it required thousands of years, hope was eventually within sight.

"If I seize the Doulu Tripod, would it prevent the No-Life Mother’s birth?"

"Hmm, it shouldn’t."

Li Mo shook his head inwardly; while the No-Life Mother had been nurtured within the Doulu Tripod, it didn’t mean the tripod was a necessary condition for her creation.

The Substitute Dao Page seizing the Doulu Tripod might merely delay her birth by centuries.

Moreover, if First Senior Sister developed a more extreme approach, the resulting No-Life Mother might emerge even more terrifyingly powerful.

Drip... drip...

With the nurturing underway, liquid began to drip down from the Doulu Tripod’s apex.

Li Mo’s vision grew clearer as his Divine Sense heightened to its limit, soon discovering corpses suspended upside-down within the Doulu Tripod.

"The Twelve Immortals..."

One corpse after another of women came into view.

The corpses, long dead, exhibited gigantism—flesh bloated and decayed, leaving not a trace of their unmatched beauty during life.

Li Mo noticed the twelve corpses were rotting but not truly dead.

Likely, after being excavated from their graves, they underwent a certain degree of refinement, with their seven apertures stuffed with jade to prevent their final breath from escaping.

"When gold and jade seal the nine apertures, it ensures the dead remain incorruptible."

Perhaps in the modern Cultivation World, methods to manipulate corpses were mundane, given the ambiguity surrounding the boundary of life and death.

But in ancient times, such acts were viewed as utterly depraved behavior of First Senior Sister.

"But, if First Senior Sister used herself as material to nurture the No-Life Mother, then who executed such a ludicrous process?"

The Doulu Tripod suppressed perception, leaving the situation outside the container shrouded in mystery.

Li Mo scrutinized the corpses’ appearances as the Creation Book presented the identities of the Twelve Senior Sisters, allowing him to identify the first three.

First Senior Sister, [Zu Xiuyun].

A devil sect’s infamous prodigy, she had risen from a humble background to the peak of Land Immortal status.

In the eyes of most cultivators, she clearly had the chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm, but inexplicably vanished without a trace, her cause of death being self-sacrifice.

Second Senior Sister, [Hu Teng], was a plant spirit of low intelligence, merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet barely able to assume human form thanks to Zu Xiuyun.

Hu Teng had grown within a village, worshipped by mortals for generations.

Through her secretion of spiritual liquid, she healed mortals of their ailments, which ironically stagnated her cultivation at Foundation Establishment.

Choosing Hu Teng likely resonated with Zu Xiuyun’s conceptualization of Ji Benggong.

Third Senior Sister, [Skillful Woman].

She shared the closest bond with Zu Xiuyun, the two collaborating as self-proclaimed unrivaled tomb raiders.

Regrettably, Skillful Woman lacked a Spirit Root, born with blocked spiritual acupoints, and despite Zu Xiuyun’s guidance, took thirty years to barely enter the Dao.

Ultimately, she consumed Lifespan Extension Pills to live over two hundred years.

Li Mo finally understood why the Creation Book excluded these three from its records.

Zu Xiuyun seldom engaged in the No-Life Sect’s affairs, nor did she disclose her name; even the Ancestor Platform’s statue resembled her form but lacked authenticity.

Hu Teng and Skillful Woman simply possessed cultivations too low to qualify for the Creation Book’s documentation.

"Hsss..."

Li Mo quickly discerned the commonality among the Twelve Senior Sisters.

Each of them boasted Spirit Roots of varying qualities but uniformly possessed Tao Bodies, potentially a trait that made them unique.

First Senior Sister, [Evil Demon Entering the Brain]: insane, paranoid, and immune to all Heart Demon consequences save Tao Body defects, with an uncanny intuition for devil sect magic.

Second Senior Sister, [Plant-Human]: exuding an aura that drew living beings to her, through gradual absorption of others’ essence for her cultivation.

Third Senior Sister, [Enlightened Spiritual Child]: possessing an inexplicable sensitivity to fortune, capable of evading misfortunes while finding opportunities.

......

Li Mo was tempted.

The Substitute Dao Page allowed him to replace the No-Life Mother, preserving his current Tao Body while fusing the Tao Bodies of the Twelve Immortals to reconstruct his physique.

"Damn it, while I can’t wield twelve Tao Bodies simultaneously, stealing partial traits from them is entirely possible."

Traits from the Tao Bodies could birth a New Dao Body or integrate into an existing one.

Li Mo wrestled against his inner conflict, recognizing the opportunity could save thousands of years collecting Tao Bodies and deciphering the intricate art of Tao Body fusion.

"No... No..."

"Calm down, what I truly lack right now is magical inheritance—prioritize what’s essential."

Suppressing distractions, Li Mo continued to focus intently on memories of the No-Life Mother’s creation, ensuring no detail escaped his scrutiny.

He wasn’t sure how long had passed, but as the blood leaked from the Twelve Immortals’ corpses pooled to over half a meter, sounds of scripture chanting echoed outside the Doulu Tripod.

"The Buddhist Sect?"

Chants intermingled with the rhythmic beats of wooden fish, copper bells, and sacrificial drums, unmistakably tied to the Buddhist Sect.

"Could the Buddhist Sect’s silence also be the No-Life Mother’s doing?"

Gradually, within the blood, a fetus took form: twelve heads, twelve pairs of limbs—a sight that filled Li Mo with dread.

As Li Mo gazed upon the No-Life Mother, his cancer cells roiled uncontrollably.

Da Ai Mi Tian detected the threat exuded by the No-Life Mother, instinctively communicating with various Dao Bodies to prepare defenses against her.

"Immortal Body..."

Though the No-Life Mother’s appearance was grotesque, her every move resonated as if she were on par with celestial beings, leaving Li Mo deeply impressioned.

Outside the tripod came a hushed sigh.

"Amitabha Buddha—As Buddha descends into the world, great calamities shall follow."

[True Buddha Descending]

"Could the background of the No-Life Mother truly be stripped away so effortlessly?"

Li Mo couldn’t help but marvel.

Seizing the No-Life Mother’s chance for True Buddha Descending would not only intertwine him with countless ties to the Buddhist Sect, but would also flood his mind with vast Buddhist secrets.

Li Mo ultimately chose to abstain; the Buddhist Sect’s current status remained uncertain.

Even if they persisted, they were viewed unfavorably by both Daoist and devil factions, as evident from the Heavenly Sword Sect’s attitude toward True Word Sect’s Secret Realm.

Simply delegating its management to an affiliated sword sect, crafting flying swords and gifting them casually.

The embryo flourished swiftly, reaching half a meter in size within mere breaths. It remained silent, its indifferent gaze fixed on the Twelve Immortals.

Moments later, the opportunity Li Mo awaited revealed itself.

"Amitabha Buddha—for Buddha we chant scriptures, guiding it to complete conversion to the Buddhist Sect, lest both Daoist and devil factions contend with a True Immortal or True Demon."

The Buddhist practitioners, as if confronting a devil sealed within the Doulu Tripod, recited the sect’s cultivation arts, their voices alternating between fervent and subdued tones with intentional interruptions.

Under the scriptures’ influence, the No-Life Mother developed traits akin to those of a Buddha.

Her skin turned bronze, palm centers displaying swastikas, with flesh and blood coalescing into a lotus throne, her eyes now brimming with a stark, ruthless intent.

Li Mo listened closely to the scriptures, noting the Buddhist Sect’s preference for mental infusions rather than verbal prompts to guard against their techniques’ leakage.

The Tao Seed gained mild understanding of the Buddhist texts, yet nothing more.

The No-Life Mother’s eyelids fluttered open, her teeth gritting out two phrases, "Without birth, one cannot know the lifeless world; without killing, one cannot understand all beings."

[Universal Salvation from the Sea of Birthless Suffering]

The Universal Salvation from the Sea of Birthless Suffering shared characteristics with the Ten Directions No-Life Sacrifice—a complete Divine Separation Stage technique.

"Seize it."

In just two breaths, Li Mo comprehended the Universal Salvation from the Sea of Birthless Suffering.

Still, the Buddhist Sect’s efforts to indoctrinate continued; deprived of one scripture’s memory, the No-Life Mother promptly grasped another.

[Selfless World-saving Scripture], another Divine Separation Stage technique.

The Substitute Dao Page’s shadow was fading.

Li Mo’s expression brightened, realizing the shadow’s persistence meant every scripture the No-Life Mother gleaned was his for the taking.

Steal it all!