Chapter 277: Chapter 43 Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Mixed Element Scripture
The human slip gifted by Old Earth True Monarch contained thirty-seven Nascent Soul techniques, indicating he had already performed some preliminary filtering.
Among the Nascent Soul techniques, twenty-one were more compatible with Ash Spirit Power, while sixteen aligned with Mist Fog Spiritual Power, each accompanied by annotations.
Li Mo revealed a faint smile.
From the annotations, he discerned traces of Dome Mountain, Big Deer Thousand Feet, and Fan Mu, all remnants of Artifact Cultivation practices.
The thirty-seven techniques were likely the finest Nascent Soul techniques possessed by the Sub-Device Sect, judging from the excitement displayed by the Chaos Beast Infant.
The Primordial Dao Seed reaped immense benefits, and Li Mo’s understanding of Nascent Soul techniques underwent significant transformation.
Though the Sub-Device Sect had not produced a Divine Separation cultivator in millennia, their focus on Nascent Soul techniques stemmed from a thousand years of calamities forcing Artifact Cultivators into intensive research.
Nascent Soul techniques had undeniably developed into a distinct classification.
"Even major sects would likely struggle to rival this level of sophistication."
Li Mo marveled at the sea of insightful knowledge regarding Artifact Infants found in the human slip, highlighting the Sub-Device Sect’s profound understanding of the Nascent Soul Stage.
Though Artifact Cultivators’ Nascent Souls varied in form, they commonly exhibited mineral-like metallic characteristics, which made modifications lean toward the gold-earth transformation.
The Sub-Device Sect’s Nascent Soul technique modifications were not overly aggressive, capitalizing on the invasive nature of Artifact Cultivation.
One such Nascent Soul technique, "Jade Clear Sulfur Nascent Soul Great Miao Method," involved grinding the top-grade spiritual material sulfur stone into powder, which was then applied to the surface of the Nascent Soul, enabling gradual transformation.
The sulfur absorbed Artifact Cultivators’ Spiritual Power, gaining a radiation-like corrosive quality.
The Sub-Device Sect referred to Nascent Soul techniques as "Golden Body Sculpting."
Li Mo found it hard to imagine the countless generations of Artifact Cultivators’ effort and dedication required to refine such profound Nascent Soul techniques.
Yet, it made sense. Only the Sub-Device Sect, with their ability to reincarnate without limits, could repeatedly experiment with Nascent Soul modifications without reservation.
Li Mo’s comprehension deepened profoundly.
This realization applied not only to Pu Dao’s Artifact Infant but also to other Dual Nascent Souls that could undergo modifications via Golden Body Sculpting, albeit depending on the extrapolations of the Fake Soul Consciousness.
Li Mo jotted down his general thoughts and promptly focused on the New and Old Skin artifact.
The Sun and Moon Spirit Pattern posed a considerable challenge, but with sufficient experience under his belt, he proceeded to inscribe the pattern onto the surface of the artifact.
The process went without incident, mainly because the foundation laid during the Hundred Refinements was solid enough.
The Sun and Moon Spirit Pattern gleamed brightly. Appearing as ordinary lines, the pattern concealed an intricacy at the microscopic level that could cause one’s scalp to tingle.
Li Mo’s expression remained calm and composed. His arms were uncannily steady, and his fingers worked in coordinated harmony, painting a dazzling display of Spirit Pattern inscription.
The New and Old Skin successfully advanced to a Fake Magical Treasure.
The artifact’s Yang and Yin sides appeared unremarkable yet met Li Mo’s expectations.
Unfortunately, completing the Sun and Moon Spirit Pattern up to two-thirds pushed the difficulty substantially higher; Li Mo decided against continuing due to limits on his Divine Sense.
A single misstep could destroy the New and Old Skin entirely.
Creating a Magic Treasure required an abundance of spiritual materials. Even Li Mo, in possession of the Corpse Mountain Mini World, found his stock of top-grade spiritual materials limited.
Moreover, there was no rush to promote the artifact to a Magic Treasure, as it was already sufficient for the Nascent Soul Stage.
It could even be considered luxurious.
Li Mo refined the New and Old Skin artifact and, with a mere thought, donned the Yang side of the Magic Robe, finding its design naturally more conventional compared to the aesthetics of Daluo Heaven.
However, upon activating the Fake Magical Treasure, the robe transformed into a material resembling human skin.
The human skin instantly expanded to cover a thousand meters, layer upon layer wrapping Li Mo at the center. When struck by external forces, the skin oozed blood.
Li Mo invoked Da Ai Mi Tian, applying a mutated transformation to the New and Old Skin artifact.
The surface of the human skin revealed snarling faces. On closer inspection, each face seemed imbued with faint spiritual wisdom—an eerie sight.
Through the mutation of the artifact’s Yang side, its defense increased by seventy percent. Additionally, once these faces consumed flesh and blood, the robe self-regenerated.
"The Yang side feels similar to Daluo Heaven; now let’s test the Yin side."
Li Mo flipped the New and Old Skin artifact.
When he donned the Yin side of the robe, within seconds, his body began to age rapidly. His aura dissolved entirely, and his five internal organs and six viscera turned shriveled and lifeless.
Moments later, his skin developed corpse spots and sunken wrinkles, while his bones appeared to deteriorate, leaving his back increasingly hunched.
No flaws could be discerned from the change.
Li Mo’s body retained only the faintest vitality in the Three Elixir Fields, even that tenuously.
He simultaneously activated the Primordial Chaos Technique to suppress his aura, rendering himself virtually undetectable, even to Divine Separation cultivators. Not even Heavenly Demons would pose much of a threat.
"Once the Da Ai Mi Tian transformation is complete, my Magic Treasures will be enough to rely on."
Common Nascent Soul cultivators lacked even Hundred Refinement Magical Artifacts, let alone Magic Treasures—Li Mo already held multiple.
Instead of adopting the title "Supreme Qing Tian," Li Mo believed "Duo Bao Taoist" (Many-Treasures Taoist) was more fitting.
Li Mo switched back to the Yang side of the New and Old Skin artifact and seated himself cross-legged, channeling the Circulation Cycle while pondering Nascent Soul techniques.
During seclusion, he released seven Tattooed Beasts to roam freely around the Ancestor Platform.
The Tattooed Beasts absorbed spiritual energy for growth and could protect themselves externally; in case of danger, they could retreat to the Ancestor Platform anytime.
Li Mo cultivated in peace.
Twenty years had not yet passed when the No-Life Ten Directions Festival reached completion ahead of schedule.
Li Mo immediately reviewed his Cultivation Technique, his expression shifting to intense excitement as he confirmed the No-Life Ten Directions Festival had indeed evolved to include Divine Separation Stage content.
Unfortunately, the Divine Separation descriptions in the Great Yan Transformation Sky Demon Scripture were incomplete, leading to similar flaws in the No-Life Ten Directions Festival’s content.
The details of minor realms were notably ambiguous.
Still, Li Mo recognized the viability of the No-Life Ten Directions Festival’s breakthrough method for the Divine Separation Stage—it was far from being a heretical path.
Li Mo could divide the Soul-devouring Demon Infant into a hundred fragments, embedding them into believers bearing No-Life Elixir Fields and allowing the fragments to merge with their Golden Cores.
Through this, the believers could nourish the fragments on Li Mo’s behalf.
Unlike the Great Yan Transformation Sky Demon Scripture, Li Mo’s reclamation of the Nascent Soul fragments would not harm the believers’ cultivation base, though their day-to-day cultivation would undeniably be affected.
If all hundred fragments reached the Initial Entry Nascent Soul Stage...
Li Mo could leverage this to break through to the Divine Separation Stage.
However, the No-Life Ten Directions Festival had its downside: if any believer perished or their Dao faded, the corresponding Nascent Soul fragment would naturally be lost.
Li Mo also identified the most fitting synergy between the Sky Demon Sect and the No-Life Sect.
While the loss of separated human heads wreaked havoc on Sky Demon Sect disciples’ foundations, the No-Life Sect could simply rely on the No-Life God Statue. Even if their temples and Nascent Souls were obliterated, they could be effortlessly reshaped.
"Careful planning is necessary, especially for advancing into the Divine Separation Stage."
Li Mo took a deep breath and closed his eyes to communicate with the No-Life Meat Elixir Field he had sold during the Enlightenment Conference, discovering that one had already been refined.
The No-Life Meat Elixir Field had exchanged hands several times, and the cultivator refining it wasn’t a demon cultivator.
Rather, it was a Core Formation Loose Cultivator heavily afflicted by Death Disease, who had used the No-Life Meat Elixir Field to restore their cultivation to the Core Formation Stage.
Li Mo observed without overt reaction.
On one hand, he had yet to reach the Nascent Soul Stage; on the other, the No-Life Meat Elixir Field required time to disperse and remain disguised as an ordinary magical artifact for several hundred years.
Next, Li Mo planned to utilize the Heart Beast Sect’s arrangements in the black market to steadily disseminate the No-Life Meat Elixir Field throughout the Cultivation World.
"As long as one Nascent Soul achieves the Divine Separation Stage, promoting the remaining Nascent Souls will be much easier."
Li Mo schemed in silence, twenty years flashing by as Mayfly Dream nurtured another Fake Soul, jumpstarting a new round of extrapolations.
The additional thirty-seven Nascent Soul techniques smoothed the process of technique creation.
Though only ten years had passed within the Illusion Realm, the Fake Soul Consciousness had already established a framework for the techniques, with no damage inflicted on Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul during cultivation.
Even as setbacks arose in the thirty-sixth year when Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul suddenly malfunctioned, leading to the Fake Soul Consciousness’s awareness and subsequent collapse...
Li Mo could clearly see the malfunction stemmed from overly rapid progress of the techniques.
Golden Body Sculpting was inherently centered around gradual modification of the Nascent Soul, but compressing its process into forty years inevitably caused backlash.
Li Mo completed digesting the memories and couldn’t help but pace the chamber in deep reflection.
"What an extraordinary Nascent Soul technique. If cultivated to perfection, it would practically grant Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul an innate Divine Skill. Fascinating, so fascinating."
The climb along the Immortal Path revealed increasingly enchanting vistas.
Li Mo burst into laughter, his amusement stirring a storm outside the Ancestor Platform—a commotion that evidently drew the attention of Si Rui Zhai.
"Apologies, Eighth Senior Sister."
The thick fog settled back into tranquility, and the Brightening Wine placed on the edge of the island vanished again—evidently, Si Rui Zhai had unwittingly developed a craving for the liquor.
Li Mo scratched his head sheepishly and replenished the Brightening Wine, calming his mental state as he resumed contemplation of the techniques.
The technique, "Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Mixed Element Scripture," wasn’t confined to the Nascent Soul Stage. Tied to the Spiritual Heat Achievement Technique, it even held potential for advancement.
The Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Mixed Element Scripture focused on modifying the arms, enabling Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul to wield magnetic light.
Magnetic light carried the invasive properties of Artifact Cultivation, allowing it to permeate any object.
Li Mo could vividly imagine the scene.
A hundred-mile radius enveloped in magnetic light. Any being touched by the magnetic light would fall under Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul’s command.
Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul might even use magnetic light to shift mountains and drain lakes effortlessly.
The Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Mixed Element Scripture consisted of four layers, corresponding to the four stages within the Nascent Soul realm.
Li Mo meticulously confirmed no flaws in the Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Mixed Element Scripture before retrieving the requisite top-grade spiritual material from the Corpse Mountain Mini World.
The modification required just one type of spiritual material: the mother-child stone, resembling magnetic ore.
Typically used for crafting combined magical artifacts, Li Mo had collected several mother-child stones in the past that, after being nourished within the Corpse Mountain Mini World, had grown significantly in size.
To ensure no errors occurred during the Nascent Soul modification, Li Mo opted for the most rudimentary approach, grinding the mother-child stone into powder using external forces.
Based on the technique’s requirements, the mother-child stone powder needed to be refined to the point where it dispersed like smoke and was imperceptible to the naked eye.
Li Mo went further, aiming for particle fineness undetectable even to Divine Sense.
He took a deep breath, gripping two mother-child stones as he ground them against each other, while his Blood Soul transformed into countless capillaries to capture individual powder particles.
This method also served as training for his Divine Sense.
"I must master magnetic light before the outbreak of Death Disease, enhancing Pu Dao’s Nascent Soul’s combat capabilities."
Li Mo recalled the earthen altar within the Skywell Inn, whose occupants might pose trouble for him.
Li Mo failed to notice the single eye emerging within the dense fog outside the Ancestor Platform. Si Rui Zhai observed him, assessing his seemingly reckless seclusion.
"Creating a Nascent Soul technique within forty years."
"Could he really... be the Taishang?"