After the consciousness of the Death Tomb awakened, the side chamber plunged into an indescribable chaos.

No one expected that, in a Death Tomb where everyone fends for themselves, Li Mo could behave so recklessly, as if completely disregarding the tomb.

The smoke and dust stirred by taboo continued to spread outward, while hordes of Sword Ghosts surged in waves.

The Great Sun Sword Cultivators detected Li Mo's aura. Despite the extreme danger surrounding him, they unanimously moved toward the center.

To outsiders, such actions seemed like moths flying into the flame, but they did not believe the Death Tomb could trap Li Mo.

Since beginning his cultivation journey, Li Mo had done countless earth-shattering things. To outsiders, it seemed as if he danced on the edge of life and death, but in truth, he always had complete confidence.

Even the Land Immortals were baffled, unable to fathom Li Mo's intentions.

Even if Li Mo's Immortal Body could use taboos to refine his flesh, without reaching the Body Integration Realm, breaking through the physical bottleneck seemed utterly unrealistic.

With nine years remaining before the Sword Testing Conference ends, the nature of the taboos would only grow stranger and more unfathomable.

How many years could Li Mo endure?

So long as he did not ascend to the Body Integration Realm, the gap between him and the Death Tomb would remain like an uncrossable chasm, veering dangerously close to playing with fire and burning himself.

The Sky Dome Mirror floated in the void, faint images beginning to emerge.

In the images, Li Mo's entire body was covered in signs of decay, with no spot on his skin or flesh left intact. Even his five internal organs were disintegrating piece by piece.

The sounds of bones fracturing filled the air in an unending cascade.

For anyone else, their soul would have long since scattered to oblivion. Yet, whenever Li Mo seemed on the brink of utter exhaustion, he would immediately experience a sudden resurgence of vitality.

The Land Immortals couldn't help but feel the absurdity of it all.

One by one, eight Great Sun Sword Cultivators converged toward Li Mo, the sense of absurdity intensifying, even giving rise to an almost unreal illusion.

It must be noted that the eight were concealed within the Ghost Tiger, while the taboos were entirely borne by Li Mo.

Jiang Xi repeatedly offered to help Li Mo resist the taboo, but was sternly declined each time by Li Mo, who was still relying on the taboo to nourish and temper his body.

Li Mo could feel that, pushing his limits, he might accommodate five more people at most.

With the assistance of Innate Essence, the full potential of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body could be unleashed.

Li Mo furrowed his brows. Though the foundation of his physical body was steadily accumulating, he had yet to overcome the bottleneck of the Void Refining Stage.

"Pushing the physical body to the Body Integration Realm is harder than I imagined."

"The ordinary body cultivation methods require Spiritual Power transformation to the Body Integration stage, thus driving the body to be reborn, achieving the state of a Land Immortal."

"But what I am pursuing is body transformation without external aid."

Li Mo had doubts, yet as long as the Great Wilderness Immortal Body remained effective, and the strength of his physical body continued to grow, there was no reason it couldn't break through.

He speculated that ascending the Body Integration Realm without relying on Spiritual Power would bring benefits far surpassing ordinary methods.

It would indirectly influence his future path to becoming truly immortal and transcendent.

"The power of the taboo is simply not sufficient."

"Unfortunately, based on the cancer cells probing the depths of the Death Tomb, the consciousness of the Death Tomb is composed of vast lingering souls, making the full awakening of the side chamber impossible in one go. Its power surge will take another three years."

Li Mo lacked that patience.

Three years brought too many uncertainties, and who knew when the Sword Testing Conference might end?

If it did not last long, and he missed the opportunities within the Death Tomb, creating an environment equivalent to the side chamber of the Death Tomb later would undoubtedly be labor-intensive and yield minimal gains.

What seemed like an endless Sword Testing Conference to Xia Yun felt all too short to Li Mo.

Bang, bang, bang...

Chaotic footsteps approached from afar.

Jiang Xi shouted at the top of her lungs, "Senior Brother Taiyi! Twenty-seven Big Night Wanders are coming from the north and south! Be careful!!!"

"Understood."

Li Mo remained calm and composed.

His body expanded to just over ten meters tall. Sitting cross-legged, his head touched the ceiling as his blood, flesh, and bones compressed wildly.

"Fellow disciples, do not idle within the Death Tomb. Observe the formation I am performing and seek to comprehend the mysteries of the Sword Dao."

The sword cultivators inside the Ghost Tiger respectfully performed a Dao salute.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for sharing your knowledge and teaching us."

Li Mo nodded slightly before tens of thousands of Lifebound Flying Swords flowed from his mouth, their blades transforming into colorful dragons and beasts.

"Watch carefully. Regardless of spirit attribute, every sword array must maintain orderly Dao Rhythm."

Jiang Xi and the others fixed their gazes, entirely ignoring the approaching Sword Ghost tide, carefully studying the patterns formed by each of the flying swords.

The external cultivators could not help exchanging glances.

Were they all mad, or had the Great Sun Sword Tomb gone insane?

And… what kind of Immortal Body did Senior Brother Taiyi possess? Controlling thousands of Lifebound Flying Swords while simultaneously absorbing taboos to nourish himself?

No ancient text recorded an Immortal Body like this.

"Go."

To ensure that he wouldn't run out of swords after some were damaged, Li Mo summoned 37,000 flying swords, each containing a different spirit attribute.

"I created this sword array in my free time. I will transmit its specific methods to you."

Li Mo's consciousness swept through Jiang Xi and the others, implanting the information about the sword array into their minds. The Lifebound Flying Swords then sequentially hung suspended in the air.

Fourteen types of large-scale sword arrays and seventy-two types of smaller ones.

In the instant the Sword Ghost tide broke through the walls, the sword arrays extended to cover a radius of a thousand meters around Li Mo, overlapping and operating like massive grindstones.

Crikkkk—

The grating sound made one's teeth ache, as the Sword Ghosts were forcibly stopped outside the arrays.

In the corrosion of various forms of Sword Intent, the ghosts were reduced to mangled remains and ultimately pulled into the Artifact Pill Body within the Ghost Tiger.

"Hiss..."

Jiang Xi and the others were dazzled.

Comparing it with the sword array method just imparted, they could barely understand bits and pieces.

Meanwhile, external cultivators could only sigh and lament while facing the vague mirrored images, though even a fleeting glimpse revealed Li Mo's superlative comprehension.

Master San Yan couldn't help but say, "Qi Yunfei, even the Sky Dome Mirror struggles to project clearly against a Void Refining cultivator—useless."

"Or… are you plotting to monopolize a private observation of nephew Taiyi's sword arrays?"

"Nonsense!"

Qi Yunfei's Sword Intent overflowed, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

An esteemed Mahayana Sword Cultivator, he was openly accused of coveting a mere Void Refining junior's techniques. No matter how profound the sword arrays were, how could they match the Sword Dao insights he'd cultivated over ten thousand years?

"Sword arrays crafted by a Void Refining cultivator may have merit but are unworthy of such attention."

Qi Yunfei sneered coldly. Then, pouring his Spiritual Power into the Sky Dome Mirror, the projected images became progressively clearer.

The cultivators focused intently on the sword arrays, their expressions shifting unpredictably.

Including Qi Yunfei, all of them had significantly underestimated Li Mo's creation.

After his Dao Seed confronted the Heavenly Dao, it seemed to transcend the mundane. Sword arrays refined by the Dao Seed might vary in power, but they all shared one defining characteristic.

Seamless perfection, as if crafted by the heavens themselves.

Consequently, Divine Separation Sword Cultivators were unable to comprehend the arrays and found the synergy among the 86 types utterly mind-boggling.

Void Refining Sword Cultivators could glean only superficial insights, the actual information appearing elusive and scarce.

None could fathom how Li Mo managed to sustain the operation of each sword array while simultaneously resisting the invasive effects of the taboos within and without.

Even Land Immortals, the most discerning among them, were left perplexed.

To their eyes, small-scale sword arrays were manageable, and larger arrays had identifiable traces.

But Li Mo had intricately combined the small and large arrays into an impenetrable "array within an array," something no ordinary cultivator could ever assemble.

Qi Yunfei's expression turned unsightly.

The rest of the cultivators refrained from comment, yet he felt as though Li Mo had just struck him across the face.

As Qi Yunfei calmed himself, a growing apprehension took root in his heart, stealing glances toward Yu Xiao, who cultivated his Thunder Refining Body nearby.

"The Thirteen Immortals… Is it truly their destiny to ascend and attain immortality?"

The Heavenly Sword Sect had arranged the Sword Testing Conference within the Death Tomb mainly to prepare for the rise of the Innate Immortal Seeds, as ascending to the Immortal Realm transitioned from dream to reality.

According to agreements between the Daoist and Demon factions and Zu Xiuyun, upon the Innate Immortal Seeds' ascension, they could carry a select number of companions with them.

The future comparisons among the 28 Sword Tombs would determine the allocation of these ascension slots.

......

"A Land Immortal is spying."

Li Mo remained unfazed, only further solidifying his determination to ascend to the Body Integration Realm within the Death Tomb. Flesh rebirth was not the end. If everything went well, his Three Dharma Bodies would transcend the Void Refining stage together.

"You take me for a chess piece, not realizing the Sword Testing Conference is merely my stepping stone."

Li Mo's Cave God's Eye narrowed into a slit, noticing a cultivator approaching him. The person was Wang Huishan, one of the ten Divine Separation stage Great Sun Sword Cultivators participating in the conference.

The Immortal Creation Body greatly enhanced a Sword Cultivator's ability for self-preservation. Among the 28 Sword Tombs, likely only the Great Sun Tomb still retained its full complement.

The Ghost Tiger split off a shadow, silently traveling to Wang Huishan's side.

Wang Huishan hesitated, caught between approach and retreat, uncertain how to join forces with the companions from the Great Sun Sword Tomb amid such grandeur.

The Ghost Tiger devoured Wang Huishan in one gulp before returning to the side chamber where Li Mo resided.

"Ugh."

Li Mo let out a muffled groan.

Sheltering nine Sword Cultivators now, the taboos acting upon him intensified sharply.

Though gradually adapting, Li Mo quickly grew dissatisfied with the limitations of the Death Tomb's taboos. Even ninefold taboos barely hinted at an opportunity.

"What is Ye Zhuo Daoist doing? He's the only one still roaming outside."

Li Mo doubted Ye Zhuo Daoist was in any danger. With his capabilities, Ye Zhuo moved through the Death Tomb like a fish in water. It likely meant he was too far away.

Focusing on sensing the flesh's rebirth opportunity, the smoke and dust he released continued spreading.

No matter how Li Mo thought of enlisting a few more cultivators, none dared approach, and the Ghost Tiger's search efforts risked getting lost in the Death Tomb.

"Forget it, forget it."

Li Mo focused entirely on his body, continuously operating the Heavenly Gang Great Method.

The Three Dharma Bodies resonated with one another, veins and vessels filled with surging Spiritual Power. Even the remaining blank page served as a medium to imprint upon his organs.

Unknowingly.

Li Mo's Divine Sense meticulously monitored his body. Under the Death Tomb's tempering, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body had fundamentally transformed him.

Outwardly, the changes weren't obvious, yet even down to the cellular level, everything had undergone a complete metamorphosis.

Through the Divine Medical Technique, his organs drew nourishment from the Great Wilderness Immortal Body's modifications. Suddenly, Li Mo felt an epiphany.

"To ascend the Body Integration Realm through the flesh first, the Three Dharma Bodies must fuse entirely into the physical form."

Li Mo realized that the Externalized Dharma Body had to be treated as if it were an organ, remodeled through the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, and seamlessly integrated with his flesh.

He refrained from using the Fake Soul Consciousness to simulate; fleeting opportunities could not be delayed.

Hesitation risked disunity among his Three Dharma Bodies, rendering the flesh unable to dominate and making the Great Wilderness Immortal Body meaningless.

Li Mo seized that moment of inspiration.

Then.

All sword arrays dissipated as Li Mo briefly instructed Jiang Xi and the others, allowing the Sword Ghosts to surge in, embracing the agony of Corpse Disintegration and Chrysalis transformation.

No one anticipated that Li Mo would proactively abandon resistance.

For a moment, countless gazes honed in on him more intensely than ever before.

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