CHAPTER 373: CHAPTER 119: FOUR NASCENT SOULS SUPPRESS THE NO-LIFE SECT (END OF VOLUME)

After Li Mo finished his seclusion, the first thing he did was head to True Void Hometown’s [Platform].

As a gathering place for temple priests, the Platform was once the Twelve Immortals’ seclusion room, making it the liveliest location in True Void Hometown.

The Ground Lying Demon Infant, dressed in a Daoist robe, descended upon a corner of True Void Hometown, and with a few quick movements, arrived at the flesh-and-blood island [Luo Zu].

Due to the Nascent Soul’s restrained aura, its size was merely that of an ordinary person.

Li Mo raised his gaze.

Now, the scene on Luo Zu resembled Lion Camel Ridge from "Journey to the West," with mountains of skeletons and a forest of bones. Devout believers had long descended into madness.

Blood sacrifices were omnipresent; human lives seemed cheaper than wild grass.

Some temple priests were using the bloodiest and crudest methods to extract nourishment from believers in an effort to break through the Nascent Soul Stage bottleneck.

Among them, Blessed Earth Immortal and Stove God were the most prominent.

While these two openly and covertly fought each other, they also sought to seize the position of No-Life Sect Master. For other temple priests, maintaining neutrality was already commendable.

Li Mo understood that the temple priests had lost the restraint of the Twelve Immortals.

The Twelve Immortals used to influence the temple priests’ thoughts, causing them to be unaware of their identities, so situations of reckless exploitation rarely occurred.

Now, the temple priests realized that spreading true teachings was merely crafting a robe for the Twelve Immortals.

How could they willingly resign themselves to such a fate?

They wished to break away from the Twelve Immortals; only by advancing to the Divine Separation Stage could they achieve this goal. The blood sacrifices were just beginning; sooner or later, living humans would become their materials.

If no one intervened, the slaughter of believers by the No-Life Sect would never cease. Only the Twelve Immortals’ return to True Void Hometown could bring restraint.

Li Mo stood on the edge of Luo Zu, surrounded by endless cries of despair from the believers.

The number of temple priests had not diminished; instead, it surged to four or five hundred. Most of the newly inducted Demon Cultivators came from Sword Tongue Sect.

Large figures passed through the Platform, continuously transporting believers from the outside world.

The Golden Light Saint Mother was fully encased in crystals that sparkled as she walked, her Divine Sense able to utilize these crystals for omnidirectional surveillance of the surroundings.

She suddenly felt an inexplicable panic.

It was as if a sharp sword had appeared over her head; the golden light emanating from her body grew dim, and the threat of death followed her like a shadow.

"Who’s there?"

The Golden Light Saint Mother’s expression was filled with disbelief as her Divine Sense detected the Ground Lying Demon Infant at the island’s edge.

The Ground Lying Demon Infant appeared unremarkable, yet exuded an icy detachment that set it apart from the believers. Its gaze also carried a faint hint of scrutiny.

"You..."

The Golden Light Saint Mother’s mouth opened slightly, sending out her Divine Sense to determine which Immortal God the Ground Lying Demon Infant might be a subordinate of.

Instead, an unfamiliar title surfaced in her mind.

[Supreme Qingtian]

The Golden Light Saint Mother’s face turned ghastly pale.

She suddenly recalled rumors from the outside world: the No-Life Sect allegedly did not only have the Twelve Immortals; the long-lost Supreme Qingtian was said to be the Thirteenth Immortal.

Li Mo turned his head and asked, "Golden Light, who controls Sword Tongue Sect?"

The Ground Lying Demon Infant’s eerie grin alone caused the Golden Light Saint Mother to shudder uncontrollably, an unparalleled terror rising from deep within her.

She desperately wanted to distance herself from Li Mo, yet her mouth spoke against her will.

"Stove God is the Outer Elder of Sword Tongue Sect but has no real authority; Doumu Fairy is the wife of the Law Enforcement Hall Elder, often privy to various secrets..."

The Golden Light Saint Mother’s peculiar behavior naturally attracted the attention of countless temple priests.

Because Li Mo appeared to be merely two meters tall, the kilometer-tall Golden Light Saint Mother seemed as though she were ranting at thin air.

For a moment, no one grasped the situation.

"Hehehehe..."

The Ground Lying Demon Infant’s sharp teeth began to grind against each other, causing an endless flow of Turbid Blood Spirit Qi to pour into its Nascent Soul mouth, its body instantly swelling in size.

Within mere moments, the Ground Lying Demon Infant grew beyond five hundred meters.

Countless human heads danced like lanterns in a frenzy.

"You’re daring! Supreme Qingtian, I’ve been searching for you for a century!!"

The Blessed Earth Immortal’s neck stretched out from the summit of Rushan, staring fixedly at the Ground Lying Demon Infant with eyes brimming with greed.

The ground of Luo Zu trembled violently.

Nearly a hundred subordinate gods responded to the Blessed Earth Immortal, with twenty Demon Cultivators already at the Nascent Soul Stage, forming an overwhelming force pressing toward Li Mo.

The Stove God also started to make moves, his form showing clear signs of mutated loss of control.

"Supreme Qingtian? Thirteenth Immortal?"

"Haha, I’ve heard that the Thirteenth Immortal acquired the core legacy of the No-Life Sect. I, Stove God, am willing to take you as my disciple."

While Stove God outwardly sent his subordinate gods to aid Li Mo, he covertly aligned with the Blessed Earth Immortal to surround Li Mo. Both sides had silently decided to eliminate him.

They felt an indescribable threat emanating from the Ground Lying Demon Infant.

Yet since the Demon Infant had not yet advanced to the Divine Separation Stage, he could not possibly be their match—especially since the temple priests held a decisive numerical advantage.

Soon, the Ground Lying Demon Infant surpassed a thousand meters.

The bottomless mouth-like apertures covering its Nascent Soul body began emitting suction, pulling out entire strands of scarce grass and wood from Luo Zu.

The Blessed Earth Immortal’s face revealed hesitation as he exchanged glances with Stove God.

Once the Ground Lying Demon Infant grew beyond two thousand meters, the atmosphere turned unbearably heavy, and weaker temple priests struggled to maintain control of their bodies.

Under True Void Hometown’s rules, the Ground Lying Demon Infant’s potential limits extended far beyond this.

Its explosive growth continued unabated, and within mere seconds, it soared upward hundreds of meters—a tangible manifestation of the pressure it brought.

"Supreme Qingtian, you know the No-Life Sect was always a sect that used believers as resources. We merely follow the Twelve Immortals’ teachings."

"If you’ve come seeking resources, there’s no need to become enemies with us..."

The Blessed Earth Immortal and Stove God quickly discarded notions of deep hatred and resorted instead to one playing the white face and the other the red face, probing for Li Mo’s weaknesses.

In the end, the Ground Lying Demon Infant just silently amassed power.

The Blessed Earth Immortal realized Li Mo was not the type to fall for such schemes and said coldly, "Well done, Supreme Qingtian. Don’t think that earning a fraction of the Twelve Immortals’ legacy allows you to act lawlessly in Luo Zu."

He opened his mouth wide and unleashed smoke filled with flesh-melting, soul-corroding toxins, concealing himself within.

Crowds of grotesque temple priests charged toward the Ground Lying Demon Infant.

The Golden Light Saint Mother stood frozen in place, noticing that some temple priests approached her, evidently seizing the moment to eliminate rivals.

"Supreme Qingtian, we should jointly leave True Void Hometown; there’s no need..."

"Hehehehe."

The Ground Lying Demon Infant responded with bursts of sinister laughter, leaping nimbly into the thick fog and vanishing from sight.

The Blessed Earth Immortal’s expression soured as his Divine Sense abruptly lost tracking of the Ground Lying Demon Infant.

The temple priests became as vigilant as if facing a mortal enemy.

Suddenly, scattered stones began floating mysteriously, crackling with dark golden magnetic force, forming a cage that trapped all of Luo Zu.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Some temple priests clutched their abdomens in shock, only to discover their Five Internal Organs transforming into birds and beasts. Their bodies fell uncontrollably into turmoil.

"Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha said let there be light."

Within True Void Hometown, a place devoid of sun, moon, and stars, an unexpected, dazzling solar brilliance arose.

The Blessed Earth Immortal transitioned from ruthlessness to despair in a mere cup of tea’s worth of time. The aura in True Void Hometown now contained no fewer than four distinct forces of Spiritual Power.

Stove God unleashed spirit light, assuming Li Mo had allied himself with external factions. Unable to contain his panic, he screamed hysterically.

"Supreme Qingtian, you’ve actually brought foreign powers to plot against the No-Life Sect. If the Twelve Immortals find out, you’ll be pulverized!"

The spirit light illuminated the fog, revealing the imposing descent of four Nascent Souls, each exceeding five thousand meters in size.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Sunlight Bodhisattva clasped both hands together, his forehead etched with Sword Intent; the Ground Lying Demon Infant was surrounded by lantern-like human heads, its body enveloped in mouth-like apertures; the Taixu Beast Infant shifted constantly, all living creatures transforming into birds and beasts; and the Profound Magnetic Infant overshadowed the heavens, its magnetic force eroding all things.

The Stove God was rendered speechless, for he recognized faint similarities between the faces of these four Nascent Souls and Supreme Qingtian.

"How is this possible? How could there exist a cultivator graced with four Nascent Souls? Is he truly Thirteenth Immortal, True Immortal reincarnated?!!"

Li Mo’s thoughts stirred, and a one-sided massacre erupted across True Void Hometown.

All temple priests connected to Sword Tongue Sect were instantly subdued by magnetic force, while those who merely displeased him were uniformly reduced to tenants of Corpse Mountain.

As temple priests perished, their bound believers were released, disintegrating into ashes.

The believers able to enter True Void Hometown were, in truth, already puppets of the temple priests.

A minority among the temple priests survived, but even they understood that Li Mo spared them only to preserve a spark of the No-Life Sect’s future.

"With the Twelve Immortals absent, I’ll establish the rules for the No-Life Sect myself. Better this than attracting attention from both the Daoist and Demon factions, leaving no time for endless vigilance."

Li Mo found True Void Hometown intriguing.

Zu Xiuyun seemingly created True Void Hometown within the Doulu Tripod; inevitably, it had ties to No-Life Mother, making it worth investigating further.

Temple priests acting low-profile worked better anyway—Li Mo had no desire for True Void Hometown to become a target for countless factions.

Li Mo activated all the Spiritual Power from Sunlight Bodhisattva.

The Sunlight Bodhisattva spoke words of compassion and radiated light throughout True Void Hometown, infusing it with omnipresent Universal Illumination Sword Qi and calling for "Conversion."

Li Mo directly implemented ancient Buddhist regulations for managing monks, making temple priests recite scriptures and chant liturgies daily, forbidding the slaughter of mortals.

Without the Twelve Immortals to share the offerings of mortals, fewer believers would suffice.

"Let’s just keep it this way for now."

Li Mo planned to join the Heavenly Sword Sect and then consult Fifth Senior Sister Yu Xiao. In any case, the mess of the No-Life Sect was not something he wanted to deal with himself.

The Sunlight Bodhisattva affected the temple priests’ brain structures, directly altering their thoughts.

The temple priests knelt to the ground, and once they regained consciousness, the four Nascent Souls had vanished, prompting them to start cleaning up the ravaged Luo Zu.

......

Li Mo learned from Stove God about Sword Tongue Sect’s current situation, realizing that his status within the affiliate Sword Sect would be perfect for hiding.

The Outer Elder [Taiyi Taoist] had middling talent, stuck in the Corpse Infant Stage with no progress, and even his Lifebound Flying Sword was damaged.

Elder Taiyi previously managed the Medicine Field, an inconspicuous role.

After the disaster of Qing Town’s Examination, he was sent to guard Qing Town—a dispensable Nascent Soul Stage elder to Sword Tongue Sect.

Most importantly, because Elder Taiyi’s legacy was not direct lineage, combined with Stove God’s deliberate attempts to project the image of his damaged flying sword, Elder Taiyi was without noticeable influence.

Li Mo donned a guise of new and old skin, transmogrified his appearance using Da Ai Mi Tian, and mimicked Elder Taiyi’s aura via Illusion Spirit Root.

He stealthily wandered around Sword Tongue Sect.

Sword Tongue Sect seemed incredibly desolate, its Mountain Gate’s scale even inferior to that of Heart Beast Sect.

Li Mo openly replaced Elder Taiyi, joyfully spending his days idling in Qing Town.

If all went as expected, Elder Taiyi would inevitably be among those sent as fodder to the Cocoon Sword Meeting; all Li Mo needed to do was wait in the mortal town.