In the illusion realm of Zone 10’s small world, the love and hatred of the mortal world were being played out relentlessly. Li Mo had invested one hundred thousand artifact embryos into the illusion realm. After just nineteen brief years, the unwilling emotions of their deaths converged into a thread of spiritual power. The originally distinct black-and-white Buddha Demon Spiritual Power gradually became increasingly murky. As the murky spiritual power settled into the Mud Pill Palace, it not only accelerated the formation of the Void Realm but also polluted Li Mo’s other Buddha Demon Spiritual Power. Li Mo pondered deeply, fiddling with the murky spiritual power at his fingertips. "If the Immortal and Mortal Realms are treated as separate worlds, does the ascension of a cultivator to immortality not amount to robbing the mortal realm’s resources and sending them to the immortal realm?" "Carrying spiritual power directly into the immortal realm would surely face resistance from the mortal world. Therefore, spiritual power must imprint itself and even compel the mortal realm to voluntarily abandon the spiritual power within a cultivator’s body." Li Mo muttered softly, "Perhaps the Heavenly Dao of the immortal and mortal realms isn’t the same?" "Is the source of Earth’s upheaval linked to the Heavenly Dao?" Li Mo shook his head slightly. He consciously refrained from delving further into the truth of Earth’s upheaval. After all, knowing the truth would likely lead to disaster. Besides, if the Heavenly Dao were problematic, it would mean there would be nowhere in this world to escape. Li Mo refocused on the Mud Pill Palace, methodically using the murky spiritual power to pollute his cultivation. The process of advancing to the Void Refining Stage was akin to shaping the Mud Pill Palace into a small world, where the Externalized Dharma Body acted as its Heavenly Dao. The Western Pure Land, described in Buddhist scriptures, was almost perfectly realized within the Mud Pill Palace. Of course, the Void Realm was also mixed with piles of white bones and bloodthirsty evil ghosts, creating a sense of strange symbiosis between the Buddha and Demon forces. Evil ghosts and Buddhas were both manifestations of the Buddha Demon’s leaders, their numbers surpassing millions. The blood and flesh pillars provided food to the evil ghosts, while the Buddhas gathered nearby to save souls and accumulate merit. They occasionally transitioned between becoming demons or Buddhas. The roots and stems of lotus and treasure trees intertwined with the bleached white bones. The vegetation appeared sacred, yet the fruit they bore was entirely composed of malformed meat tumors. As soon as a meat tumor fell to the ground, an evil ghost promptly emerged from within. It was worthy of being called the "Purgatory Pure Land." Li Mo patiently operated the Circulation Cycle, transforming the Buddha Demon Spiritual Power step by step into the Void Refining Stage as its murkiness continuously deepened. The Mother Furnace continued to produce artifact embryos endlessly, which were sent into Zone 10’s illusion realm. As the Buddha Demon Spiritual Power turned grayish and murky, Li Mo came to realize that its impurities stemmed from the kindness and malevolence generated by the artifact embryos. Li Mo’s face showed signs of intrigue as he directed the spiritual power into the Corpse Mountain Mini World. The spiritual power circulated for a long while, finally merging into the body of a dying old wolf. Its uncontrollable convulsions began, and its expression grew increasingly humanlike. Moments later, the old wolf captured prey, disemboweled it, and then sculpted a mud statue of Buddha. Placing the offering before the statue, it began meditating. "Using the impurities in spiritual power to assimilate living beings is what I call conversion." Of course, Li Mo’s conversion of Buddha Demon Spiritual Power was far more sinister and bizarre than the Karma Seal Mother. "Still, what I value most is body refinement through spiritual power." When the murkiness of spiritual power reached fifty percent, it began again to refine the flesh, with Buddha Demon Spiritual Power tempering every fiber of muscle, bone, and blood. The effects of body refinement surged tenfold. Yet faint, eerie whispers suddenly echoed in Li Mo’s ears. They came from the artifact embryos, as if the souls of those who had died were trapped within the spiritual power. Ordinary cultivators would undoubtedly fall prey to the erosion of spiritual power, disrupting their mental realms under its influence. But Li Mo was different. Upon contact with the Buddha Demon Spiritual Power, his Great Wilderness Immortal Body instantly triggered an unusual transformation in his pituitary gland. The pituitary gland resembled a bat-like exotic beast, which silenced the disturbing noises. "Heh heh heh, the noises vanished, yet my divine sense was nourished instead. It seems the Great Wilderness Immortal Body converts negatives into positives." Even among all immortal bodies, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body could unquestionably rank near the top. Li Mo patiently operated the Circulation Cycle, quickly consuming over two hundred thousand artifact embryos while over eighty percent of his Buddha Demon Spirit Power underwent a transformation. Noticing this, Li Mo retrieved the Spirit Root Worm and ceased producing more artifact embryos. The short-term production of two hundred thousand artifact embryos by the Mother Furnace had already damaged its foundation. Under normal circumstances, it would only generate several thousand every century. Li Mo was not one to exhaust resources recklessly. After breaking through his bottleneck, his Innate Essence overflowed once more. Now, he had at least eight thousand years of Innate Essence in reserve. Li Mo allocated five hundred years’ worth of Innate Essence into the Mother Furnace, while simultaneously driving cancer cells to further occupy the weakened Mother Furnace. Da Ai Mi Tian, greatly benefitting from the Void Refining Stage, now contained five hundred spirit patterns. Though far inferior to the Spirit Root Worm and Corpse Mountain, its steadiness was unmatched. Moreover, Da Ai Mi Tian had even derived a sixth spirit pattern. The effect of the autophagy spirit pattern allowed cancer cells to mimic the structure of their host’s internal systems by consuming their own nutrients bit by bit. Once fused with the host, the cancer cells would enter a state of symbiosis. Thanks to the autophagy spirit pattern, Li Mo completely refined the Mother Furnace, transforming it into an externalized, independent organ. "Theoretically, the more types of spirit patterns exist, the more profound the immortal patterns that are born will be." Li Mo was certain that the cultivation world had never seen a six-spirit-pattern Magical Treasure. The power of such a Spiritual Treasure would undoubtedly be earth-shattering. The Buddha Demon Spiritual Power snowballed, spreading impurities more rapidly. Li Mo formally stepped into the Void Refining Stage, and calm returned to the Purgatory Pure Land, where the Buddha Demon Dharma Body now stood over six thousand meters tall. Upon reaching the Void Refining Stage, he realized he no longer needed to cultivate manually. The Buddhas and evil ghosts within the Purgatory Pure Land quietly generated spiritual power, nourishing the Buddha Demon Dharma Body, with efficiency far surpassing the Circulation Cycle. "Heh heh heh, convenient indeed." Li Mo felt the qualitative leap in his strength and realized that if he were to confront the Karma Seal Mother again, the latter could no longer suppress him so thoroughly within the Void Realm. After only a few breaths, Li Mo began stabilizing his cultivation again. Unknowingly, his advancement to the Void Refining Stage had taken nearly seventy years, during which the Three Pure Heavens had most likely begun their covert operations. Li Mo was confident about one thing. The Three Pure Heavens would never openly attack the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater. They were a group of cunning schemers who aimed to recreate Earth’s upheaval and would go to great lengths to avoid exposure. "Relying on myself alone won’t do. There’s no logic in guarding against thieves for a thousand years. I must ensure that the strength of the two sects can actually make a difference." Li Mo surveyed the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater, observing the Mother Furnace nearing full recovery. Over the course of seventy years, its scale had barely grown, with Heart Beast Sect gaining only one new Nascent Soul Stage cultivator: the familiar Hu Wen. The Nine Curves Chain Formation at the crater’s entrance remained only half-constructed, but under Li Mo’s Void Refining Stage divine sense, numerous flaws in the array were visible. Should the port’s development continue at its current pace, it would take two to three thousand years to meet Li Mo’s standards. In fact, the sixty thousand cultivators might become a liability rather than an asset. It would be better to absorb them into the Corpse Mountain Mini World and face the Three Pure Heavens independently. "No, I must intervene in the port’s progress immediately." "First, I need to resolve the drawbacks of Artifact Cultivation." "At present, the manpower of sixty thousand is insufficient. To fortify the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater, the workforce must triple." Li Mo suddenly thought of something and muttered wryly, "I suppose San Sheng has already erased my presence. Otherwise, the Great Sun Sword Tomb ought to have sent reinforcements to the Sub-Device Sect." After all, he was their chief. Given the Heavenly Sword Sect’s protective nature, how could they stand idly by? "Forget it. It’s hard to say whether there are traitors among the Sword Cultivators. At least the sixty thousand cultivators have undergone cancer cell screening, confirming their loyalty." Li Mo’s divine sense reached out to the Mother Furnace, sensing the unformed artifact embryos. The artifact embryo’s shape had evolved over millennia, tailored by the Mother Furnace to suit the needs of the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater—though the reality was different. The Mother Furnace lacked spiritual wisdom, with a vision that didn’t even match the Nascent Soul Stage. Li Mo consumed dozens of Bodhi Fruits, while Xia Dao Palace spent seventy years deducing and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the artifact embryos. "The melting furnace—that’s the core issue hindering Artifact Cultivation from advancing." "It might be mere luck that the Mother Furnace stumbled upon a solution. As a melting furnace situated in the Dantian, it certainly exceeds the capabilities of mid-sized sects." "However, the furnace is unsuitable as a primary cultivation method. Beyond obstructing breakthroughs to the Divine Separation Stage, it also leads to elevated body temperatures and metalization of flesh and bones." A glimmer of determination flashed in Li Mo’s eyes. By removing the artifact embryo’s lower Dantian, relocating the furnace there, and replacing the Middle Dantian with the simplest Dantian, he devised a plan. "Original organs don’t represent top quality, but their potential for modification is unmatched." "Innate Human Pig—perfect." "The freed-up limbs are unparalleled for learning spells and transplanting magical artifacts." "No matter how much ordinary humans modify themselves, they can’t replicate generations of limb deformities. The innate physique of an Innate Human Pig is irreplicable." "The meridian paths require adjustment." Li Mo’s thoughts raced as he continuously altered the configurations of the meridians. Artifact Cultivators would naturally pass through the furnace during the Circulation Cycle, using the furnace as a tool to refine spiritual power—a process akin to the Taoist Body. "Ah, the brain needs a tweak." "The Mother Furnace’s memory imprints, combined with its blazing temperatures, risk burning the brain tissues, which explains the eccentricities of some Artifact Cultivators." For more chapters visıt 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩 Li Mo’s expression grew fervent, the act of reshaping artifact embryos akin to creating new life. A wholly new artifact embryo was forged, its appearance not deviating much from an ordinary human form. A slight protrusion in the back of the skull, a hollow abdomen after the removal of the stomach and intestines, reddened skin, and residual stumps at the base of each limb, designed for the ease of future transplantation. In truth, the new artifact embryo wasn’t suited to cultivation in most sects. However, it was remarkably apt for "Artifact Cultivation," perfectly embodying its uniqueness and excellently accommodating subsequent "body transformations." Li Mo had long held an ambition to establish a large-scale sect. Yet after encountering numerous Taoist inheritances, it seemed increasingly unrealistic. After all, all large sects possessed a non-replicable exclusivity. Heavenly Sword Sect’s Sword Tomb, the Three Elements Pavilion’s immortal remains, and the Ten Thousand Demon Dao’s ancient pre-Earth upheaval research into Heavenly Dao—all were unparalleled. Even if he simplified their Taoist inheritances and lowered their cultivation requirements, Heart Beast Sect and Sub-Device Sect wouldn’t produce more than a handful of Void Refining Stage cultivators in ten thousand years. Large sects boasted unfathomable foundations, perpetually mass-producing high-level practitioners. "To achieve revolutionary progress, the path lies in body transformation." Li Mo’s advantage lay in his dominion over all body transformation-related techniques, enabling him to rule over both the cultivation and mortal realms. And the Great Wilderness Immortal Body remained the perfect blueprint for body transformation. Even with the slightest weakening of its individual components, it could already be deemed a "Pseudo Immortal Bone." Li Mo saw boundless potential for transformation in both Artifact Cultivation and Beast Cultivation. Artifact Cultivation was about body transformation. Beast Cultivation focused on spirit beast refinement. "Flesh is weak. Mechanization leads to ascension."