Under the fierce struggles of the Wine Sword Immortal, the dismantling process of the Artifact Pill Body was proving to be anything but smooth. Li Mo had no choice but to use the Da Ai Mi Tian technique alongside the Buddha Demon Body to forcibly suppress the Wine Sword Immortal, gradually eroding his Externalized Dharma Body. Within the Purgatory Pure Land, the Wine Sword Immortal’s Qu Wine Pitcher technique began to collapse bit by bit. The Blood Sea was reduced to mere nourishment for the Void Realm, while the number of Evil Ghosts replenished at a speed visible to the naked eye. Some Evil Ghosts were exorcised, transforming back into Buddhas. The demon waned; the Buddha surged. Due to the intricate and inseparable fusion of the Buddha Demon Body, Li Mo did not need to worry about the balance of the Purgatory Pure Land being disrupted. The Buddhas and Evil Ghosts complemented each other; as long as one remained, the other would not be extinguished. "Li Congding, what exactly is Three Qing Heaven scheming?" Li Mo questioned the Wine Sword Immortal, but the latter merely repeated the familiar Sword Drinking Order, as if his memory was trapped in the moment of the upheaval of heaven and earth. In a way, the Wine Sword Immortal was nothing short of a tragic figure. As one of the very few Divine Separation Stage cultivators among loose cultivators, he ended up becoming an unspeakable existence in an absurd, incomprehensible manner due to his widespread reputation. "Forget it, forget it." "No matter whether Li Congding is a Pill Cultivator or a Sword Cultivator, his Taoist inheritance is of outstanding use to me and might even complete my primary cultivation technique." Li Mo activated the Da Ai Mi Tian technique, letting cancer cells infiltrate the Wine Sword Immortal’s flesh and bones. In this tug-of-war, trapped within the Artifact Pill Body, the Wine Sword Immortal stood no chance. His strength rapidly diminished under the relentless invasion. Li Mo cast his gaze across the Buddha Demon Body. This battle had left him with considerable injuries, but his Great Wilderness Immortal Body benefitted his Buddha Demon Body greatly, and his cultivation in the Pseudo Void Stage advanced by leaps and bounds. "Indeed, with the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, using cultivators of the same level as stepping stones seems to be the most suitable shortcut for me, hehehe." Vast amounts of Spiritual Energy flowed into the Corpse Mountain Mini World, accelerating the evolution of his Magic Treasures. In Li Mo’s mind, the cultivation method called [Sword Drinking Order] gradually pieced itself together—a Sword Cultivation method that could undoubtedly be considered a sideline of unorthodox techniques. Li Mo’s expression subtly changed as his Divine Sense scrutinized the Wine Sword Immortal. "The Wine Sword Immortal has lost his Spiritual Wisdom. Indeed, his power surpasses that of the Karma Seal Mother, but assuming I have him completely under my thumb is sheer folly." Something about Three Qing Heaven was baffling to Li Mo—sending the Wine Sword Immortal felt like delivering a meal on a silver platter? There was no chance Three Qing Heaven was merely composed of fools. The meticulous arrangements of the Fire Spirit Hall had been flawless, so why did the Sub-Device Sect start to act irrationally? "Could the Wine Sword Immortal have been just a sacrificial pawn? Has Three Qing Heaven shifted its strategy?" Li Mo’s heart swelled with apprehension. Three Qing Heaven, an entity planning to overthrow the Immortal and Mortal Realms, could not possibly make error after error. "According to what the Karma Seal Mother said, Three Qing Heaven is not solely for the sake of the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater. It’s also tied to the millennial Ascension Conference." "By all logic, after I took control of the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater, the Ascension Conference should have been extinguished, and Three Qing Heaven ought to have abandoned all hope." Li Mo pinched the bridge of his nose in frustrated contemplation, utterly unable to deduce the motives of Three Qing Heaven. "No, I need to unravel their plan during this rare period of calm, then strategize based on what I discover." Li Mo lingered within the Purgatory Pure Land for a long time, leaving the Void Realm only after the Buddha Demon Body reached stability. Upon his return to the harbor, he found the Creation Sect organized and orderly. Cancer cells had dispersed the drunken haze, and two million cultivators were gradually regaining their consciousness. The Flesh Monsters, however, still relentlessly assaulted the harbor. But with the Wine Sword Immortal no longer supplying them, their forms were visibly shrinking. Witnessing this, Li Mo chose not to intervene. The Flesh Monsters would likely persist for twenty or thirty years, providing significant resources to the harbor in the meantime. Han Cai noticed Li Mo’s arrival and couldn’t help but exhale deeply before conveying his message telepathically: "The invaders have been eradicated, and our sect’s Taoist inheritance endures!" "Taoist inheritance endures!!!" An uproar erupted from the harbor, and fervent gazes followed the collective cry of the cultivators. After a pause of several breaths, Li Mo summoned the Artifact Pill Body and held it in his palm, then released it into the skies above the harbor. The six- or seven-thousand-meter Artifact Pill Body blotted out the sun and sky, its surface adorned by towering Ancient Immortal Woods. Amidst this overwhelming display, the cultivators could faintly make out the Wine Sword Immortal being gradually drawn into the depths of the Artifact Pill Body, his flesh and bones fragmenting and collapsing. As they gazed upon the Wine Sword Immortal, their Spiritual Power involuntarily dissipated. There could be no doubt: the invader had reached the Void Refining Stage. Faced with the lingering might of the Wine Sword Immortal, even gathering their Spiritual Power proved impossible, yet he was ultimately left with a fate worse than death. "The harbor will reopen shortly. All disciples must heed the sect regulations of Creation Sect. Entry and exit from the harbor will now require sect approval." Initially, Li Mo had not intended to establish authority in such a dominating manner, but with the harbor reopening, the inevitable intermingling of various forces made it essential for him to assert absolute power to prevent internal chaos. "Taoist inheritance endures!" The reverberations of the harbor’s chant were deafening, and many cultivators recognized the opportunity within it. If all went as planned, the Creation Sect was poised to launch a sweeping acquisition across the Cultivation World, and no loose cultivator would refuse the allure of the Immortal Creation Technique. After all, black markets in various locations were rife with organ trades, and the Immortal Creation Technique was perfectly suited for loose cultivators. With the Immortal Creation Technique spreading across the Cultivation World, the two million cultivators present would gain access to a steady stream of resources, making Core Formation and Nascent Soul achievements within reach. "Surviving the upheaval of heaven and earth won’t be easy; I must make my preparations as well." Li Mo withdrew the Artifact Pill Body and scanned the unconscious Wine People with his Divine Sense. Hundreds of Wine People were heavily mutated, their cultivation generally at the Nascent Soul Stage. Although the drunken haze was gone, there were no signs of their consciousness returning. "For those at the Nascent Soul Stage, there’s no salvation. Thankfully, the comrades at the Divine Separation Stage still show a glimmer of life." Li Mo directly captured most of the Wine People into the Corpse Mountain Mini World—the bodies of Nascent Soul cultivators were top-quality resources, and they would soon find their release. The bodies of Ye Zhuo Daoist and other sword cultivators were swollen, their Externalized Dharma Bodies immersed in potent liquor, on the verge of irreversibly fermenting into wine dregs. Li Mo infused them with ten years’ worth of Innate Essence before leaving their recovery to Han Cai. The flesh of Divine Separation Stage sword cultivators required extensive surgical repair—a task Li Mo could easily handle himself, but he saw it as a fitting training opportunity for Han Cai. Through studying their Sword Bodies, Han Cai might uncover the secrets to creating specialized Spider Puppets. "Three Qing Heaven, is it." Li Mo set up a Nearby Array while engaging in conversation with the Futu Hermit, and disclosed part of the underlying truths of the upheaval of heaven and earth. He needed a pathfinder to gather information about Three Qing Heaven, and after careful consideration, chose the trustworthy Futu Hermit. Having been deeply involved in the operations of the Four Seas Commerce, the Futu Hermit possessed vast knowledge of the Cultivation World. Upon clarifying the stakes, the Futu Hermit agreed without hesitation, although he hadn’t anticipated the profound extent of the turmoil tied to heaven and earth’s upheaval. "Very well. During the previous evacuation, things were too rushed. The Four Seas Commerce has likely splintered. I’ll reassert control over the scattered black markets ahead of time." Li Mo’s tone turned grave: "Proceed cautiously; I’m concerned that the major sects may already have their hands in the black markets. The upheaval of heaven and earth... is imminent." "Understood, Sect Master; I shall waste no time." The Futu Hermit nodded faintly before using arrays within the Ancient Wood to step into the outside world. Li Mo watched the Futu Hermit depart, then turned his focus back to digesting the Wine Sword Immortal, whose Taoist inheritance appeared to greatly benefit the Artifact Pill Body. If the Artifact Pill Body could ascend to the Void Refining Stage, he would gain another trump card, and dismantling same-level cultivators would no longer be such an arduous process. The entirety of the Creation Sect was making preparations for the harbor’s reopening. Cultivators scrambled for low-level modified organs; even reselling them outside would yield massive profits. Updates are released by 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙 The Futu Hermit quietly departed the harbor, vanishing into the Cultivation World like a drop absorbed into the sea. With his cognition warped, he meticulously recorded everything he encountered, delivering the compiled information to Li Mo every few days. Li Mo repeatedly combed through the data, searching for crucial clues. "Villagers in the North Sea caught a thirty-meter Flood Dragon? Perhaps it’s a deceitful object—it’s highly unlikely the Dragon Clan has any hope of revival." "A town in the south vanished into thin air; beast herds rioted, migrating westward; three years of drought in the Beihai suddenly broke with torrential rains..." Li Mo furrowed his brow tightly, fixating on a particular detail. "The Purple Gold Pavilion was annihilated. Hm, I recall the Purple Gold Pavilion was an affiliated sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect, known for crafting Lifebound Flying Swords primarily of the Yang Attribute." "The Purple Gold Pavilion lies in Beishu; let me check for undiscovered clues." "A meteorite fell in Beishu, transforming ten miles of mountainous terrain into sheer desolation." Li Mo’s pupils contracted—he knew the Purple Gold Pavilion’s Sect Flying Sword was named [Drought], notorious for rendering ten miles of land barren. It was likely the Pavilion’s destruction was caused by Drought’s rampage. Drought was a Yang Attribute sword housed in the Little Sun Trip, entrusted to the Purple Gold Pavilion for Sword Nourishment by the Great Sun Sword Tomb. "Damn it, has Three Qing Heaven shifted their target to the Great Sun Sword Tomb?!!" "Now it makes sense." "Three Qing Heaven knew twisted cognition wouldn’t affect Yu Xiao, so by leveraging the Sub-Device Sect, they tricked the Great Sun Sword Tomb into dispatching reinforcements, then disguised themselves as aloof sword cultivators, infiltrating the Great Sun Sword Tomb once more." Yu Xiao wouldn’t bother to scrutinize the number of dispatched sword cultivators. Twenty-three Divine Separation Stage sword cultivators—if the numbers were twisted to thirteen—it would escape Yu Xiao’s notice, especially given that the Fifth Senior Sister wasn’t even a disciple of the Great Sun Sword Tomb. "This is serious trouble." "The Ascension Conference and the twenty-eight sword tombs share one crucial link: immortals." Chen Tiangang, during the millennial Ascension Conference, will attempt to return to the mortal world; meanwhile, the twenty-eight sword tombs themselves are transformed immortal heads. Three Qing Heaven’s ultimate goal is the immortal corpses, which they seem to have obtained—no wonder they sent the Wine Sword Immortal to the Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater as a pawn." "While the significance of the immortal corpses remains unclear, Three Qing Heaven is drawing closer to re-enacting the upheaval of heaven and earth." Li Mo inhaled sharply. Reflecting on this, it was fortunate the Karma Seal Mother had not succeeded. The Outer Heaven Meteorite Crater was isolated from the world; if Three Qing Heaven obtained immortal corpses through the Ascension Conference, neither the Daoist nor Demon factions would have any knowledge of it. The twenty-eight sword tombs are different—their twisted cognition will certainly fail against the immortal heads. Three Qing Heaven has been exposed. The battle between the Daoist, Demonic factions, and Three Qing Heaven will soon surface. "Damn it, I need to quickly strengthen myself—what resources can aid me?" "The Substitute Dao Page! The remnant of the No-Life Mother must still exist, hidden somewhere in the Cultivation World. I must locate it." With the grand forces surrounding the upheaval of heaven and earth now in motion, even Land Immortals will stir from their slumber. Stars hung high in the skies. Among the twenty-eight sword tombs, the Great Sun Sword Tomb stood at the peak. Yet, like a waning crescent moon, one-third of it had vanished, plunging the sword tomb into chaos.