Longevity Strange Immortal
Chapter 212 - 72: Comprehending Cultivation Technique, Is It Difficult?

Chapter 212: Chapter 72: Comprehending Cultivation Technique, Is It Difficult?

Li Mo ceased his comprehension, and the Collection Hall resembled a still pool of water.

Above, the celestial river had partly faded, indicating that some of the artifact cultivators had been here for more than ten days, merely consolidating their gains rather than rushing to leave.

For ordinary cultivators, it was unrealistic to memorize the complex inheritance of the Inner Sect in such a short time. Even with preparation, complete enlightenment was out of reach.

This highlighted the terrifying nature of Li Mo’s comprehension.

If it were not for their distant relationship with Li Mo, some might have shamelessly sought his advice, which could save them decades of detours.

Thinking of this, the artifact cultivators glanced at Li Mo, who remained in seclusion.

Li Mo’s leaked spiritual power was incredibly peculiar, shifting between various exotic beasts or transforming into the iris of Yin-Yang Fish.

What shocked them most was the emergence of mystical patterns on his skin.

They could not decipher the meaning of these patterns. Staring at them for too long caused a burning sensation in their eyes, akin to facing a Nascent Soul Great Power.

Only artifact cultivators with fewer than five cracks in their Golden Core could barely discern some clues.

The patterns seemed connected to the Flawless Golden Core, reverberating with echoes of the Dao.

It was hard to fathom why a Core Formation artifact cultivator would be involved with the Dao at all. Perhaps the rumors were true—was Daoist Qingtian truly a reincarnated celestial immortal?

How else to explain Daoist Qingtian’s transcendent comprehension?

Moreover, Nascent Soul Great Powers also paid considerable attention to Li Mo, likely having discovered something as well.

"Hah..."

Li Mo exhaled a dense mist of poisonous smoke, which transformed mid-air into the Five Poisons, then shifted into the spectral form of a half-human, half-insect beast.

"As expected of Daoist Qingtian; he’s already refining cultivation techniques."

Mu Daoist murmured with admiration.

She had heard countless times about Li Mo’s self-created spells and meat limb magical artifacts, but witnessing it firsthand, Mu Daoist finally understood its world-shaking significance.

The formation of a cultivation technique typically involved tens of thousands of years of generational transmission by cultivators.

Even if Li Mo was merely adding content to the framework of an existing technique, it was still beyond imagination—truly awe-inspiring.

However, Li Mo was immersed in refining the technique, unlikely to emerge from seclusion anytime soon.

Among the Collection Hall’s Core Formation artifact cultivators, Daoist Zaiyu was the most profoundly affected, perhaps due to his dogged nature.

Daoist Zaiyu’s Tao Heart had been struck a heavy blow. If not for the centuries of accumulation during his Nascent Crying Stage, his mutation might have spiraled completely out of control.

Though he had avoided outright danger, the damage to his foundation was irreversible.

The damage manifested as a decline in his Golden Core’s quality, not only adding another fissure but also diminishing his ability to fully comprehend cultivation techniques.

Daoist Zaiyu’s chances of advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage had now grown thirty percent riskier.

The only solace was that, as a disciple of a Stone Embryo Stone Nascent Soul Great Power, he could directly consult his master regarding issues with his cultivation technique.

Nonetheless, it was foreseeable that Daoist Zaiyu’s reputation was bound to plummet sharply.

No longer would anyone echo claims of his superiority among his peers. The artifact cultivators present all believed that even a mere trace of Li Mo’s aura had rendered Daoist Zaiyu utterly defeated.

If Daoist Zaiyu regained his clarity and displayed the same sense of resignation as Xingfu Hermit, perhaps the others would stop criticizing him in secret.

The crux of the problem was that Daoist Zaiyu no longer even dared to look at Li Mo directly.

Whenever he heard others discussing Li Mo, traces of fear flickered in his eyes—a look of pure dread.

However, examples like Daoist Zaiyu were hardly uncommon.

Artifact cultivators who resented Li Mo for his exceptional talent often abandoned their hostility upon realizing the insurmountable gap between them. Their mental realms had already shattered.

"I’ll leave first."

Daoist Zaiyu lowered his head, ignoring the looming threat of the Great Mother, and hastily left the Collection Hall.

The other Inner Sect disciples followed suit and rose to their feet.

Based on their experiences in Zone 10, whenever the first artifact cultivator left a building, the others would need to quickly evacuate as well.

The Great Mother might attempt to test the defenses of the Collection Hall once more.

At the same time, a question lingered in their minds.

Usually, once practitioners entered a state of deep comprehension, it was difficult to disengage easily, or else unexpected flaws might arise in the cultivation technique.

Yet if Li Mo stayed in the Collection Hall alone, he might have to face the Great Mother’s endless assaults.

Sanshan grew anxious, hoping to contact the Old Earth True Monarch. However, he knew Nascent Soul Great Powers could not freely intervene in the Inner Sect, or they wouldn’t have resorted to Nascent Soul Emergence before.

"Mu Daoist, what do you think..."

Sanshan sought Mu Daoist’s help, but she felt conflicted.

Her peripheral glance landed on Li Mo, who was indeed in a state of deep comprehension. However, his mind clearly remained aware of external events.

She couldn’t wait indefinitely for Li Mo to emerge from seclusion, but neither did she wish to offend him.

After a long period of deliberation, Mu Daoist hesitated and said, "Fellow Daoists, why not wait two more days? It would be a responsible gesture."

"Agreed."

"We can’t very well leave Daoist Qingtian alone in the Collection Hall."

"Indeed, we overlooked this matter."

......

On the surface, the artifact cultivators all agreed repeatedly, but privately, they cursed Mu Daoist. After all, with her suggestion, anyone who exited the Collection Hall first would appear to be opposing Li Mo.

Mu Daoist’s move was quite shrewd.

Fine, two days it is.

With the prior deterrence from the Nascent Soul Great Power, it seemed unlikely that anything major would occur in two days. Besides, Li Mo’s strength alone was enough to confront seven or eight Great Mothers.

At that moment, Li Mo suddenly opened his eyes and said calmly, "It’s fine. I can leave anytime."

All the artifact cultivators turned their gazes toward him in disbelief.

Li Mo stretched lazily, appearing completely clear-headed despite the lingering phenomena from his comprehension of the cultivation technique.

"Multitasking?" Xingfu Hermit murmured to himself.

Even though "multitasking" seemed a bit exaggerated, when applied to Li Mo, it felt perfectly natural.

Li Mo looked slightly resigned. Although he wished to complete the refinement of the cultivation technique in one go, the progress of the Primordial Dao Seed remained far off.

This was mainly because he had absorbed the essence of over a thousand cultivation techniques. The Primordial Dao Seed had already reached the level of the Nascent Soul Stage, transforming his perspective entirely.

The refinement of the cultivation technique began in childhood, preserving the original framework while cutting away any unnecessary and convoluted components—a true rebirth.

Li Mo was curious to see if the refined technique would exhibit any new characteristics.

Currently, the Primordial Dao Seed only targeted the Five Poison Five God Heart Sutra.

On one hand, this significantly increased efficiency. On the other, it addressed the challenge of unleashing spiritual energy seamlessly during the refinement process.

Thirty-odd figures quickly departed the Collection Hall.

The scene outside was a collapsed open space, littered with the Great Mother’s remnants of flesh.

The traces of combat strongly suggested Li Mo had pummeled the Great Mother to death with his fists, refraining from using magic.

Indeed, Li Mo had deliberately avoided allowing the phosphorescence hidden in the Great Mother’s flesh to contaminate his magical artifacts, resorting to the simplest and most brutal approach to carve out a path drenched in blood.

As they surveyed the chaotic scene outside, they couldn’t help but swallow hard.

The artifact cultivators departed without exchanging farewells, transforming into tunneling light to retreat into the rock walls.

Once outside the Collection Hall, the camaraderie among cultivators disintegrated. No one knew if the entities they would encounter were human or something else entirely.

"Sanshan, farewell."

"Senior Brother Qingtian, if there’s anything I can help with, I will offer my life without hesitation."

Sanshan’s face was filled with gratitude. The fact that he had come this far was entirely thanks to Li Mo’s guidance.

"Hmm. This place is unsafe; let’s stay in contact telepathically."

Li Mo summoned Taiyin Law Heaven before Sanshan’s eyes, and his hundred-meter silhouette was engulfed by a cavern, vanishing into the earth layers in an instant.

Mu Daoist followed closely behind, while Sanshan stood idly before the Collection Hall’s entrance for several hours, until a fit of violent coughing broke his trance.

He suddenly jolted back to awareness and muttered with a faint smile, "Once I grasp the Feast Earth Great Life Heart Scripture, I’ll surely have a chance to reach the Nascent Soul Stage."

"Hiss."

As soon as Sanshan finished speaking, he inexplicably felt a twinge of pain in his neck. Faintly visible beneath his skin was a flicker of phosphorescence.

Sanshan paid it no mind, activating his protective artifact and leaping forward.

Moments later, the Collection Hall was left desolate.

Only a faceless human head lantern continued to sway endlessly.

Li Mo released his Divine Sense to ensure there were no traces of others around Taiyin Law Heaven, then sought out a secluded corner to conduct isolated cultivation.

However, he lasted only half a month before the slow pace of cultivation became unbearable.

During comprehension, he had consumed over eighty percent of his canned spiritual energy in one burst, leaving the remaining spiritual energy insufficient for extended use.

After much deliberation, Li Mo decided to head toward the Supreme Furnace.

The Supreme Furnace was a structure specifically for aiding cultivation. Though not a traditional seclusion chamber, it provided essential functions.

Li Mo focused his thoughts, and the cavern swiftly moved through Zone 10.

The Supreme Furnace was located far from the Collection Hall, and its area significantly exceeded the latter’s.

Li Mo thought he might encounter artifact cultivators along the way, but the path remained devoid of any figures, as if the turmoil at the Collection Hall had plunged Zone 10 into unprecedented quiet.

On the contrary, this made him exercise even greater caution, but as he approached the Supreme Furnace, no anomalies occurred.

Li Mo withdrew Taiyin Law Heaven and opted to let Ghost Tiger carry him to the Supreme Furnace instead.

Its shadow weaved through the cracks in the rock walls, occasionally crossing paths with decayed corpses.

Upon reaching the edge of the Supreme Furnace, Ghost Tiger encountered a metallic wall engraved with fragmented and damaged patterns, with proliferating bloody tissue spreading across the damaged areas.

Li Mo squinted his eyes as fragmented memories from the Creation Book surfaced.

It was connected to Falling Abyss.

"Falling Abyss?"

"If the Falling Abyss exists in Zone 10, then what is the Falling Abyss located within the Golden Cauldron Sect?"

Compared to the Falling Abyss in the Golden Cauldron Sect, the version in Zone 10 much more resembled the legendary ancient magical artifact, forged entirely from top-grade spiritual material and golden embryo and shaped as a bronze tripod.

Li Mo signaled Ghost Tiger to search around the metallic wall and quickly discovered the tripod’s opening.

The opening was several hundred meters wide, leading to the interior of the Supreme Furnace, where artifact cultivators were indeed active.

Li Mo didn’t rush to enter, instead meticulously examining the tripod’s entrance until he noticed clear traces of blood vessels linking the bronze tripod to the Mother Furnace.

"It’s unquestionably Falling Abyss; it seems the Mother Furnace is capable of replicating even magical artifacts."

Li Mo slightly shook his head. Many objects within Zone 10, including corpses, appeared to have duplicates available in the Outer Sect.

With that thought, he turned and entered the Supreme Furnace.

The dense spiritual energy within surged toward him, revealing dozens of towering metal pillars standing thousands of meters high, with the ground littered with corpses.

The metal pillars were covered with densely packed amber containers, most of which were damaged.

At first glance, Li Mo immediately recognized that the Supreme Furnace had once been a place for nurturing artifact people.