CHAPTER 381: CHAPTER 8 MIDDLE DANTIAN SWORD POUCH TRANSFORMATION SURGERY

Li Mo’s back emitted a seven-colored halo, instantly dispelling the darkness within the room.

The special nature of the Universal Illumination Sword Intent allowed the Sword Qi to take on a radiant form, easily penetrating the cracks and corners of the room.

Li Mo repeatedly checked his surroundings, confirming there was no second flying sword present.

He then made some simple arrangements, mainly to prevent any unnoticed dangers from approaching.

Scattered cancer cells filled the air, and the doors and windows were sealed with Blood Soul to prevent any outsiders from suddenly entering the room.

Once everything was in place, Li Mo went to the bookshelf and picked up a book.

"The Three Suns Sword Tomb, as a middle-level Dao inheritance, is at least the Outer Sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect. How could its recorded magical inheritance be written on ordinary paper?"

The contents of the book were about the "Evergreen Pine Sword Technique," a mortal world sword technique.

"Evergreen Pine Sword Technique..."

Li Mo mumbled the name a few times to himself before taking out a sword technique from the Corpse Mountain Mini World. The cover boldly read "Evergreen Pine Sword Technique."

The contents were almost identical, showing not a hint of anything unusual.

It was completely unworthy of expending effort to study.

Unwilling to give up, Li Mo began to practice, holding the Illusion Fish Sword and attempting the moves.

Due to his extraordinary comprehension, combined with the enhancement of his Sword Skill Divine Power, even though it was his first time encountering the Evergreen Pine Sword Technique, he appeared incredibly proficient.

Rays of Sword Light flashed, and the room was occasionally bathed in seven-colored brilliance.

Clang.

Li Mo sheathed the Illusion Fish Sword, his Body and Soul entirely unmoved.

"Something’s not right; there must be a hidden truth within."

Li Mo picked up book after book, flipping through every sword technique on the bookshelf, only to find that the Sword Skill Divine Power was barely nourished by them.

He was secretly frustrated, indirectly blaming Luo Yang for being unreliable.

Returning the way he came was unrealistic. Though the forging room was less than a hundred meters away, who knew whether some bizarre taboo might manifest?

Li Mo had no interest in the Cocoon Sword at all; he just wanted to use his time in the Three Suns Sword Tomb to promote the Sunlight Bodhisattva to the Divine Separation Stage.

"Wait a minute, could it be related to the Universal Illumination Sword Intent?"

His gaze swept over various books, fixing on one titled "Light Scything Sword Technique."

Li Mo picked up the Light Scything Sword Technique, then infused a faint trace of Universal Illumination Sword Intent into his eyes. His perception gradually began to shift in mysterious ways.

The characters of the Light Scything Sword Technique began to transform, becoming more profound and difficult to comprehend.

A moment later.

The text in the book transformed into the cultivation technique "Jade Pure Long Light Sword Scripture," covering content for childhood and part of the Weak Crown Period.

"Interesting. The Heavenly Sword Sect’s inheritance clearly doesn’t care about Daoist affiliation; those with ability can naturally comprehend advanced cultivation techniques."

Li Mo deepened his use of the Universal Illumination Sword Intent, and the Jade Pure Long Light Sword Scripture became increasingly complete.

The Tao Seed, insatiable, ravenously absorbed the nourishment brought by the Heavenly Sword Sect’s inheritance, slightly refining his main cultivation technique.

When the Universal Illumination Sword Intent reached its peak, the Jade Pure Long Light Sword Scripture had been fully supplemented up to the Divine Separation Stage.

Li Mo nodded to himself in satisfaction.

Testing with his collection of sword technique manuals, he found that any technique whose conception vaguely aligned with the Yang Attribute could be converted into Heavenly Sword Sect cultivation techniques.

"It’s likely related to the Mountain Protection Array, which turns immortal sect manuscripts into ordinary sword techniques."

If there was a flying sword with the taboo of tarnishing the Heavenly Sword Sect’s magical inheritance, it could be reasonably utilized to achieve the corresponding effect.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

Using the Universal Illumination Sword Intent, Li Mo uncovered two additional cultivation techniques from mortal sword techniques, gaining deeper insights into the Heavenly Sword Sect’s cultivation system.

These were the "Mixed Light Sword Scripture" and the "All Constellations Sun Illuminating Sword Scripture."

After the Tao Seed finished its digestion, Li Mo refined the sword cultivation techniques according to his Body and Soul, ensuring the techniques were best suited to the Five Dao Body.

The Affiliated Sword Sect heavily relied on flying swords; their cultivation was entirely built around them, and the slightest mistake could lead to death and the disappearance of the Dao.

By comparison, the Heavenly Sword Sect was less extreme than the Affiliated Sword Sect.

However, the process from childhood to the Divine Separation Stage still revolved around the Lifebound Flying Sword, although their relationship was more symbiotic.

Before entering the Dao, Heavenly Sword Sect disciples were required to literally remove their Middle Dantian.

This process took forty-nine days, refining the Middle Dantian into a sword sheath for housing the flying sword. To preserve vitality, the Dantian had to be reimplanted into the body every five days.

Thus, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s childhood stage was also known as the "Sheath Refining."

From the three techniques obtained, Li Mo found the sword sheath Dantians to differ significantly.

The Jade Pure Long Light Sword Scripture’s sword sheath Dantian, "Long Light," aided sword cultivators in comprehending Sword Intent when housing the Lifebound Flying Sword.

The Mixed Light Sword Scripture’s sword sheath Dantian, "Mottled," could absorb three types of Yang Qi, enabling one’s Sword Qi to morph into countless variations.

The All Constellations Sun Illuminating Sword Scripture’s sword sheath Dantian, "Light Wave," continuously nurtured Sword Qi in the Lifebound Flying Sword, allowing for instantaneous bursts of release.

"Only a few mid-sized sects have unique Dantian techniques, yet in the Heavenly Sword Sect, one can freely select their Dantian."

Li Mo shook his head slightly.

He had no intention of cultivating Yang Attribute techniques, as those three Dantians were not within his consideration. However, at least his Medical Technique Divine Ability had grown.

With the aid of Xia Dao Palace’s derivations, he planned to create a sword sheath Dantian suitable for himself.

"Hehehe..."

"The Heavenly Sword Sect could never imagine that a Magical Treasure could simulate something resembling Sword Intent."

Li Mo summoned the Spirit Root Worm. Numerous blood vessels and veins emerged from his pores, wrapping around his body like a mass of fleshy vines, coiling at each Spiritual Cave.

As a Magical Treasure with eighty-nine Spirit Patterns, the Spirit Root Worm was already very close to top-grade.

Li Mo could control the Spirit Root Worm to construct seemingly authentic lower-level Sword Intents. While not flawless, it achieved about seventy percent accuracy.

The Sword Skill Divine Power actively connected with the Spirit Root Worm.

This process turned out to be even smoother than Li Mo had anticipated, quickly bearing results.

His consciousness felt as if he were immersed in a babbling stream. His skin could even sense the tactile feedback, and the Universal Illumination Sword Intent picked up on faint threats.

"What a pity..."

The Creek Flow Sword Intent simulated by the Spirit Root Worm was undoubtedly unsuitable for combat.

Unless Li Mo summoned the Corpse Mountain Tenants into this world and used the Spirit Root Worm to construct an array, the illusory Sword Intent would always remain false.

Opening his eyes, he flipped through sword techniques with conceptions of rivers and streams.

Sure enough, the writings had already changed.

"River Clear Threefold Sword Scripture," "Weak Water Sword Scripture," "Flow Control Sword Scripture," "Supreme Tide Sword Scripture"...

Due to the Creek Flow Sword Intent’s lack of sophistication, the techniques all ended at the Core Formation Stage. However, for Li Mo, they were sufficient.

Resonating Sword Sounds echoed from the Tao Seed.

Li Mo thoroughly reviewed the changes, finally unleashing a Hilly Sword Intent.

...

Luo Yang paused his forging.

For some reason, he suddenly felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy fluctuating in peculiar ways, with faint bursts of distinct Sword Intents erupting continuously.

"By the timeline, that Cocoon Sword really should start acting up."

Furrowing his brows deeply, Luo Yang realized it wasn’t a good sign if these anomalies stemmed from the Cocoon Sword, as it hadn’t demonstrated similar capabilities before.

Perhaps the taboo was intensifying? Could it have already ascended to Night Wander?

Not daring to hesitate, Luo Yang tucked his Lifebound Flying Sword, Three Burning, under his tongue and stepped out of the forging room. The surging Sword Intent emanating from him seemed almost tangible.

Ignoring the taboos of the other flying swords, he headed swiftly toward the source of the anomaly.

However, after only a few steps, Luo Yang’s face changed to an incredulous expression, his gaze fixed on the wooden door marked "A, C, 5."

Activating the Fire Eyes Technique, his pupils turned into blazing flames.

Through the walls, he witnessed Li Mo continually simulating various Sword Intents with the Spirit Root Worm, extracting cultivation techniques from the sword manuals.

"Qing Tian, I... concede."

With a single glance, Luo Yang saw through the Spirit Root Worm’s nature, inhaling sharply in disbelief.

Though somewhat surprised by the mid-grade status of the Magical Treasure, he remained calm—as ninety percent of sword cultivators rejected reliance on external items.

One sword suffices.

What truly astounded Luo Yang was Li Mo’s terrifying level of comprehension.

Simulating Sword Intents with an Illusion Technique Magical Treasure wasn’t merely a matter of having a concept in mind; it required a profoundly thorough understanding of Sword Intents.

Yet Li Mo’s exposure to Sword Intents consisted solely of fleeting glimpses during the descent of the stars.

And now, he had already grasped the embryonic forms of those Sword Intents.

"Unbelievable. No wonder you were so fixated on obtaining the True Word Sect Flying Sword. This boy can truly comprehend middle-level Dao inheritances on his own."

For the first time, Luo Yang felt an insuppressible fear toward a newcomer sword cultivator.

After the upheaval of the world, Sword Intents could gradually erode the Body and Soul, leading to mutations. Hence, sword cultivators typically wielded only one Lifebound Flying Sword to ensure their Body and Soul could withstand the erosion.

In Li Mo’s case, his unparalleled comprehension might result in mastering one Sword Intent after another.

However, his terrifying Taoist Body made his Body and Soul’s tolerance for Sword Intent erosion extraordinarily high, minimizing the risk of losing control.

"If Qing Tian were to comprehend hundreds or thousands of Sword Intents, would the chaos upon losing control..."

Falling silent, Luo Yang even entertained the dangerous thought of preemptively eliminating a potential threat.

"Perhaps I’m overthinking it. The perfect Universal Illumination Sword Intent exhibits no signs of mutation, indicating that Qing Tian’s Taoist Body can resist such corruption."

"Thus far, he possesses only the Universal Illumination Sword Intent, suggesting he is acutely aware of its risks and steers himself with an almost obsessive restraint."

"Hiss..."

Luo Yang remained speechless, feeling that the so-called innate immortal genius of the Heavenly Sword Sect might not refer to the Twelve Immortals, but Qing Tian Daoist himself.

"If the Inner Sect competition happens, Qing Tian could likely suppress all his peers within the same realm."

Shaking his head slightly, Luo Yang hung a wooden plaque containing a wisp of Three Flavors Sword Qi on the door of "A, C, 5."

The Cocoon Sword, always lurking around Luo Yang, would never dare approach within a hundred meters of the room upon sensing the Three Flavors Sword Qi emanating from the plaque.

With a conflicted expression, Luo Yang returned to the forging room.

"Ah, perhaps I should just tidy up the Three Suns Sword Tomb and bring Qing Tian back to the Great Sun Sword Tomb for more convenient guidance."

......

Li Mo spent over ten days fully digesting all the obtained cultivation techniques.

Before him lay two Immortal Paths: following the Heavenly Sword Sect’s path to immortality or cultivating the unorthodox Sword Dao enhanced by his Tao Seed’s refinements.

"There’s nothing to deliberate."

"If the Heavenly Sword Sect could truly lead to immortality, they wouldn’t need to rely on the Twelfth Senior Sister."

Li Mo communicated with the Tao Seed.

His mind surged with the creation of "Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Scripture," a cultivation technique entirely detached from the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Daoist inheritance.

The opening techniques for refining a sword sheath already stood out.

"Middle Dantian Sword Pouch Transformation Surgery."

Li Mo smiled bitterly, shaking his head. Though the Middle Dantian Sword Intent Encapsulation Surgery was highly compatible with him, it unfortunately required the consumption of a vast amount of Spirit Root Pages.