CHAPTER 546: CHAPTER 62 THE 3RD IMMORTAL BODY [SUPREME HEAVENLY BEINGS]

Even for the Cosmic Furnace, wearing down a Body Integration cultivator isn’t easy.

Baixi Zi had yet to be integrated into the Artifact Core Dharma Body, his consciousness merely worn away—only for Zhou Zhu to emerge in his place.

Li Mo glanced over the two and, confirming no unexpected complications, paid them little attention, allowing the slow grinding process of the Artifact Core Dharma Body to continue.

"Upon achieving the state of Land Immortal, the Externalized Dharma Body, tethered to the Void Realm, resembles a turtle retreating into its shell—but it’s not without benefits."

Li Mo could sense that the two continued to provide nourishment for the Three Dharma Bodies cultivation.

"Once I ascend to the Mahayana Phase, dealing with Body Integration cultivators should be much easier. With the Void Realm alone, I could effortlessly crush scores of cultivators."

Li Mo’s consciousness returned to his physical body, where he toyed with the jade stone left behind by Qu Ai in his palm.

Qu Ai couldn’t transmit thoughts through the jade stone but could use its intricate patterns to relay messages; currently, Eleventh Senior Sister had successfully set foot in the Ancestor Court.

Li Mo couldn’t help but show a curious expression.

"A living Immortal? Just what kind of existence are they?"

In a certain sense, the appearance of an Immortal offers glimpses into the environment of the Upper Realm. It’s something worth personally confirming.

"Unfortunately, the cancer cells I attached to Qu Ai’s body have entirely lost connection."

The Ancestor Court is no ordinary mortal object; even fragmentary pieces can block the senses of a Body Integration cultivator.

Li Mo rubbed his chin as his gaze lingered on the Ancestor Court.

If possible, he considered seizing the Ancestor Court. If fused into the Corpse Mountain Mini World, it would surely be greatly beneficial to the Spiritual Treasures within.

Li Mo feigned contemplation of the Ancestor Court while focusing most of his energy on cultivating the Innate Saint.

He could feel divine senses sweeping over him constantly—not surprising given the extreme wariness of various factions, far from the outward appearance of calm waters.

Li Mo didn’t mind.

With his current strength, he could already operate freely within the cultivation world.

The Innate Saint was slowly being completed, with faint traces of its aura leaking outward—though these were masked by the Spirit Root Worm, causing only occasional tremors of earth and mountains.

Over time.

The factions grew accustomed to Li Mo’s nearby seclusion, believing Taiyi Daoist’s temperament eccentric, as the Innate Immortal Seed seemed to possess some unusual qualities.

Li Mo welcomed such understanding, even as the signs of Ancient Age Death Disease worsened.

This primarily manifested in inexplicable mental unrest.

Li Mo had already determined that the Ancient Age Death Disease involved the soul and might even explain why mortal and cultivator souls of later generations exhibit anomalies.

He would much prefer the disease tormenting his physical body. No matter how painful the process, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body ensured that the impact was ultimately advantageous.

But if it targeted the unknown aspects of the soul, even Li Mo felt somewhat unsettled.

Fortunately, he had used the Creation Book to imprint the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, with his soul now bonded to the Externalized Dharma Body. Once the Innate Saint completes its transcendence, the likelihood of safely overcoming this was strong.

Li Mo dared not slack off, devoting himself completely to the completion of the Innate Saint.

Swoosh.

A tunneling light approached the Ancestor Court. Li Mo’s eyes snapped open, looking into the distance—it was another Body Integration cultivator from the Golden Armor Sect, Yu Ke.

Yu Ke headed straight for Li Mo’s position but maintained a rather polite demeanor.

He walked to the array in front of Li Mo and said courteously, "Taiyi Daoist, this humble one, Yu Ke, represents the Golden Armor Sect to offer apologies. I hope you may show mercy."

"Ah, so it’s Fellow Daoist Yu. Please, come in."

Li Mo deactivated the array, and Yu Ke held out a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object he had deliberately prepared—a smooth earth stone resembling Shoushan Stone.

Upon seeing Li Mo, Yu Ke was taken aback by the Immortal Body aura casually emanating from him.

"Seeing you is far better than hearing of you. Taiyi Daoist truly stands apart—you rival, if not surpass, the Twelve Immortals who have lived for tens of thousands of years."

Yu Ke used the Twelve Immortals as a pretext to praise Li Mo, cautiously offering the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object.

Li Mo accepted the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, noting its quality would qualify as superior even in the Corpse Mountain Mini World. He thought to himself, "The softer fruit indeed invites the squeeze."

The Golden Armor Sect, while a large sect, paled in scale compared to the Heavenly Sword Sect or even the Three Yuan Pavilion, which viewed it with some disdain.

Li Mo didn’t know the exact number of Land Immortals the Golden Armor Sect had, but he was sure there were no Transcendence Stage cultivators among them, and likely only one or two Mahayana-phase individuals.

Clues to this could be gleaned from the distribution of the Twelve Immortals’ positions.

Individuals like Da Hua Taoist or Qu Ai, whose Taoist inheritance didn’t have strict requirements, ought to have been within reach for any major sect.

Yet, from beginning to end, the quota for Innate Immortal Seeds never fell to the Golden Armor Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, your sect’s Taoist inheritance is truly remarkable."

"Is it the manifestation of the Externalized Dharma Body—the ’Three Elements Armor Technique’? This skill is long lost in the Three Yuan Pavilion, existing only in the direct lineage as a single transmission cultivation technique, taught only by the sect leader themselves."

Yu Ke emphasized the words "sect leader’s direct transmission," underscoring the unresolved grievances between Golden Armor Sect and Three Yuan Pavilion—almost explicitly stating that body cultivation orthodoxy lay with Golden Armor Sect instead.

Li Mo exchanged a few remarks, and the two chatted as if lifelong friends.

Yu Ke, assured there was no personal enmity between Golden Armor Sect and Li Mo, secretly sighed in relief before retrieving three Top-grade Spirit Stones from his storage bag.

"Taiyi Daoist, about Zhou Zhu... What do you think if..."

Li Mo felt some difficulty.

Golden Armor Sect’s courtesy was exorbitant—what they had offered was remarkably precious; Top-grade Spirit Stones weren’t the kind of resource one could gather easily.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, you understand it’s better to resolve hatred than continue it, but considering Zhou Zhu’s actions, reconciling would be highly unrealistic."

"No, no, no..."

Yu Ke quickly interjected, "Our sect’s intention is that Zhou Zhu must never be released. We leave his fate entirely to you."

Li Mo’s eye twitched. Well now, the Golden Armor Sect was actually afraid he wouldn’t be ruthless enough.

Yu Ke chuckled bitterly, saying, "Taiyi Daoist, you must be well aware of body cultivation. Typically, it focuses heavily on refining oneself, but Zhou Zhu practices Yin-Yang balance by absorbing and refining others’ essence."

"Not only is his path misguided, but he relies excessively on forging furnaces to aid his cultivation."

Yu Ke shook his head. Zhou Zhu might seem to consume an insignificant amount of resources, but in reality, he wasted hundreds of disciples every year, including some Tao Seeds.

Moreover, Golden Armor Sect, having been established for less than four thousand years, faced clear ideological conflicts between Zhou Zhu, an ancient cultivator, and the upper echelons of leadership.

Li Mo learned that Zhou Zhu’s imbalanced mental state began roughly seven thousand years ago.

It was reportedly during his cultivation of the Three Elements Armor Technique, as he integrated his spiritual energy into his blood, that he accidentally witnessed the Dao of Heaven.

From that moment, Zhou Zhu became erratic, though he showed no signs of deviation.

"The Dao of Heaven?"

Li Mo fell deep into thought.

Seeing this, Yu Ke hastily departed the mountaintop, taking disciples stationed at the mountain’s base away with him.

Li Mo watched Yu Ke leave while probing Zhou Zhu’s body with his Divine Sense, but found no trace of a special Taoist Body capable of suppressing deviation.

"The Dao of Heaven? Seven thousand years ago? Surely, it should’ve already been seized by Chunyangzi?"

A thought flickered through Li Mo’s mind, and he sent cancer cells into Zhou Zhu’s body, triggering uncontrollable mutation, causing his flesh and bones to continually distort.

Zhou Zhu’s Spiritual Wisdom remained unaffected; after the cancer cells had ceased, his flesh and bones quickly returned to stability.

"How strange. Zhou Zhu seems to be fixed in some kind of state."

Li Mo, for reasons unknown, felt an inexplicable terror that was hard to articulate—what had seemed clear about the Earth’s and Heaven’s upheavals was now growing deeper and more unfathomable.

He resisted the urge to use cancer cells to probe Zhou Zhu’s memories.

"If what Zhou Zhu witnessed wasn’t Chunyangzi, then it absolutely cannot be provoked. There’s no need to risk exposing myself over such trivial matters."

"The upheaval of earth and heaven surely harbors even deeper horrors."

Li Mo exhaled heavily after a long silence and continued his meticulous work on completing the Innate Saint.

To avoid drawing attention, he summoned Spirit Root Worms, and as Spiritual Treasures rooted into the mountain, they gradually formed a hazy silhouette.

The likeness of Li Mo appeared so convincingly that unless one came within half a meter, distinguishing reality from illusion was impossible.

Li Mo himself withdrew into the Corpse Mountain Mini World, where he could act uninhibitedly without concern for the Innate Saint’s impact.

Innate Essence continuously poured into the Da Ai Mi Tian, nurturing the Tao Body through cancer cells.

Countless Spider Sword Orbs provided auxiliary assistance, interfering with the progress of Tao Body’s transcendence, aiming to ensure the Innate Saint’s trajectory aligned with expectations.

Not long after, Baixi Zi was the first to be transformed into nourishment for the Externalized Dharma Body.

Li Mo had already obtained the Taoist inheritance of Fangcun Sword Tomb; however, Baixi Zi’s comprehension of Sword Intent, coupled with his Lifebound Flying Sword imbued into his Tao Body...

...gave birth to two segments of Immortal Bones related to spatial concepts.

With the Artifact Core Dharma Body assisting the Ten Thousand Sword Immortal Bone, there was no need for effortful comprehension—slaying and pillaging alone could bolster the Immortal Body’s power.

Hundreds of years passed.

The Innate Saint reached the brink of transcending mortality, placing Li Mo within an unfathomable, mysterious state.

Whenever he focused intently on cultivation, his consciousness seemed to roam the vast expanse of the Great Dao, with faint traces of golden flames sparking within the Mud Pill Palace.

Li Mo’s consciousness existed in serene clarity, and he began to achieve continuous insights into Sword Intent.

With every breath, hundreds of varieties of mid-to-lower-grade Sword Intent took form; soon, even superior Sword Intents began appearing, followed by Mahayana Sword Intents.

The sword mark patterns of his Symbiotic Dharma Body formed an intricate, vast network akin to roots.

At the apex stood the Life and Death Sword Intent, with some sword marks extending towards one side, indicating the budding of a second type—the Ru Dao Sword Intent.

Unfortunately, the clarity of mind was fleeting.

As the Innate Saint approached transcendence, the sparks intensified, eventually coalescing into a fully-formed False Soul Consciousness hovering within the Mud Pill Palace.

Li Mo observed the intricate structure of the False Soul Consciousness closely.

When he snapped back to awareness, the **Supreme Heavenly Being** was already achieved.

"My Immortal Body is entirely distinct from the records of Supreme Heavenly Beings—likely influenced by the fusion of Tao Bodies."

A typical Supreme Heavenly Being’s soul would naturally detach from mortality over time, transforming into a Heavenly Soul.

Even if their physical body decayed, the soul would remain indestructible, ultimately reforming under any circumstances.

Although their memories would be lost, the soul would essentially undergo reincarnation.

Li Mo’s Supreme Heavenly Being was different.

The False Soul Consciousness would no longer deplete due to deductions, and its quantities faced no restrictions, with his Immortal Body birthing a new strand approximately every decade.

There was no risk of the False Soul Consciousness spiraling out of control; instead, it enabled his awareness to dive into the Mud Pill Palace.

The steady accumulation of False Soul Consciousness enhanced his comprehension, leading it beyond the realm of the ordinary.

If Li Mo perished and the Dao disappeared, he could rely on the False Soul Consciousness to seize another body and revive—although this lost the original unyielding nature of the Supreme Heavenly Being.

"Seventy-five strands of False Soul Consciousness—let’s see if the Ancient Age Death Disease can do anything to me."

Li Mo refrained from further hesitation, fearing an overlap between the phenomena of Slaying Immortals and the explosion of the Death Disease, and instead actively attuned himself to the conditions of the Ancient Age.