Longevity Strange Immortal-Chapter 582 - 16: The Array Leading to the Heavenly Dao

Chapter 582: Chapter 16: The Array Leading to the Heavenly Dao

"The Immortal Path is arduous indeed."

Zu Xiuyun quickly vanished from the official road, and Kong Yong sighed.

Listening to the conversation between Li Mo and others, it was clear that this journey might lead them both to their demise and the disappearance of their Dao, while he himself would head to the Ancestor Court for tens of millennia.

Kong Yong doubted he could survive in the Ancestor Court.

As a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage, he found himself in the perilous boundary between the Immortal and Mortal realms, where it was rumored Incense Fire Immortals were in hiding.

"Ten thousand years..."

According to legends, even Mahayana Realm cultivators had only four to five thousand years of life span.

Those at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage seemed to have reached the Immortal Realm, but they faced thunder tribulations every few hundred years, unable to roam carefree.

"Staying in the Ancestor Court for ten thousand years, could it be that I might become an Immortal?"

Kong Yong shook his head slightly, feeling it unrealistic yet exciting at the same time, as even at the cost of annihilation, who could resist touching the Ancestor Court, a place so close to the Immortal Realm?

Moreover, his life was a gift from Li Mo, and to witness such a place before dying was enough.

"Immortal, when shall we set out for the Ancestor Court?"

"No hurry."

"In about two days, a wave of refugees will come from the north."

Li Mo stood there with a smile, showing no intent of leaving the Northwest.

Kong Yong inhaled sharply; when they looted tombs and graves in the mortal world, they always chose the sparsest pathways, fearing accidental encounters with those with the power to make words come true.

Yet now, according to the Immortal’s intent, it seemed they were to interact with mortals actively?

Truly a True Immortal, unperturbed even if the sky fell.

Kong Yong calmed his mind, stored Zu Xiuyun’s hairpin in a wooden box, and rested against a roadside stone.

Meanwhile, Li Mo closed his eyes and began the Circulation Cycle. After passing the Void Realm Tribulation, the Three Dharma Bodies started repairing the damaged Void Realm.

The power of the Void Realm Tribulation exceeded that of a Small Thunder Tribulation, yet it couldn’t shake Li Mo’s foundation.

The Void Realm continuously sprouted decay throughout, yet he spent just a few hundred years of Innate Essence to prevent its total collapse, allowing the Dharma Bodies to resolve the issues autonomously.

"Next, I need to stabilize my cultivation and attempt to reach True Immortal before the outbreak of the White Life Period Death Disease."

Only by achieving True Immortal could Li Mo influence the drastic changes of the world’s future. In the ancient Cultivation World, his numerous actions were all due to foresight; it wouldn’t suffice in the future.

"Having experienced two world-altering events, the Immortal Realm is likely nearly destroyed. Let’s see if I can seize this fleeting opportunity."

Li Mo suppressed his stray thoughts, his Mental Realm subconsciously elevating slightly.

"Immortal, Immortal, the refugees are coming!"

Kong Yong’s voice was filled with suppressed fear as a massive wave of thousands of refugees approached from the official road, resembling an indescribable giant beast of desolation.

Li Mo opened his eyes.

The refugees were emaciated and withered, wherever they walked, vegetation shriveled at a visible pace, and the soil rapidly turned to sand.

"Even a drought wouldn’t cause such devastation, barren land for miles."

Li Mo licked his lips.

The refugees’ destructiveness stemmed from their belief that their surroundings had become uninhabitable, though the true environment of the Northwest was far from desolate.

With the refugees’ intimidation, the Buddhist Sect would undoubtedly abandon their isolated way.

The Buddhist Sect is certain to attempt the Feather Transformation.

Once the Doulu Tripod is handed over to Leiyin Temple, even without Zu Xiuyun, the birth of No-Life Mother would be assured.

As Li Mo pondered, the refugee wave drew ever closer to them.

Kong Yong breathed heavily.

He once witnessed a Land Immortal collapse into a ragdoll merely because a child noticed them.

"Do not move, let the refugees pass through us."

Kong Yong closed his eyes fearfully, unaware that both of them were already shielded by Spirit Root Worms, invisible to the refugees.

Even as the refugees brushed past Kong Yong, his legs nearly gave way beneath him.

Before the world changed, mortals and Nascent Soul Stage cultivators were like chickens and ducks, hardly any different; now everything was reversed.

Li Mo disregarded Kong Yong, his gaze sweeping over the refugees.

He held the Storage Bag containing the Doulu Tripod, meticulously calculating its gifting, hoping it would eventually reach Leiyin Temple.

"You’ll do."

Li Mo glanced at an elderly woman and casually slipped the Storage Bag into her sack.

The memories in the Creation Book concerning No-Life Mother shifted, and the instrument for nurturing No-Life Mother at Leiyin Temple changed to the Doulu Tripod.

The refugee tide continued westward, occasionally leaving a few dead along the way.

"Let’s go."

Li Mo pulled up Kong Yong and silently communicated with the True Void Hometown, promptly vanishing from the Northwest, arriving at a small world slowly expanding.

Kong Yong looked bewildered, finding himself inside a sealed cave.

The rock wall gently twisted over time, expanding the space as if living, and for a moment he thought he was inside the belly of some being.

Seeing Li Mo focused on cultivation, Kong Yong did not disturb him.

After three days.

The air in the True Void Hometown stirred fiercely.

Chunyangzi appeared in the True Void Hometown, this small world naturally presented no difficulty for him, word-to-law was akin to omnipotence absent omniscience.

Kong Yong’s scalp tingled.

Immediately, he discerned that Chunyangzi was in fact, a mere mortal body, freely traversing small worlds, possibly having grasped word-to-law.

"This space is too small, don’t you think?"

Chunyangzi muttered, then casually patted the rock wall.

Boom.

The True Void Hometown’s heaven collapsed and earth crumbled.

Space expanded to over a hundred miles; the cave transformed into a small island of about ten meters, Chunyangzi appeared even older, yet he remained unbothered.

"Senior, it’s unnecessary, the True Void Hometown is just fine."

Li Mo appeared slightly helpless; currently, Chunyangzi sustained himself only by consuming spiritual materials.

Chunyangzi glanced around, light-heartedly uttering, "Maybe it’s old age, wanting to leave something behind, haha, don’t mind."

Li Mo offered the Ginger Wine and asked, "Senior Chunyangzi, is it time to arrange the Nearby Array?"

"Yes, wasted much time, finding someone with a pure mental realm is not easy."

Li Mo knew that the disciple Chunyangzi referred to was Tang Youzhu, a naturally deaf and mute individual with a child’s pure heart, enabling him to remain untainted amid the filth of the world’s upheaval.

Tang Youzhu was the final piece in the upheaval of the world, a figure to conclude the Chapter.

Chunyangzi glanced at Kong Yong, asking with intriguing curiosity, "Who is he?"

Kong Yong felt chills, even without Chunyangzi empowering word-to-law, he almost fell into deviation due to his disturbed mental realm.

"I plan to send him to the Ancestor Court. After we finish arranging the Array, we shall set out."

"If everything goes smoothly, I shall do it."

"Thank you, senior."

Kong Yong’s heart filled with dismay; a single misstep in thought might lead him straight into the Endless Void, a terrifying notion.

Chunyangzi grew serious, "Li Mo, there’s something else."

"Speak."

"Li Mo, upon the world’s upheaval ending, the immortal ladder connecting the Upper Realm will break completely. If all Land Immortals were eradicated, could we prevent history from repeating itself?"

Li Mo understood Chunyangzi’s concerns; the echoes of the world’s upheaval in later times indeed bore the shadows of high-ranking officials behind the scenes.

Yet massacring the Land Immortals would merely address the symptoms, not the root cause.

Not to mention, some ancient cultivators hid within vessels insulated against the world’s upheaval, plus the Death Disease would certainly resurrect many cultivators.

Even if Li Mo were to eradicate the Cultivation World, he couldn’t erase all evidence of the world’s upheaval.

"Unrealistic."

Chunyangzi dismissed his idea, knowing it was impractical, realizing erasing memories of the upheaval while the source remains is but a futile act of self-deception.

"Hold on, having them retreat into cultivation through techniques could render them.

Li Mo suddenly felt his cultivation level fluctuate, recognizing that without the appearance of False Immortals in the future, the world’s upheaval could come a thousand years early.

Though it seemed merely a millennium, the harsh cultivation environment meant his future self would struggle to reach the Body Integration Realm before the upheaval exploded.

Li Mo hurriedly transmitted the False Immortal Technique to Chunyangzi, stabilizing his cultivation.

Simultaneously, Kong Yong received a Taoist inheritance directly leading to False Immortal, unable to help feeling elated, repeatedly thanking Li Mo.

Chunyangzi skimmed over the False Immortal Technique, expressing wonder.

Though a False Immortal hadn’t attained the Immortal Way, their power matched that of an Incense Fire Immortal; if the world’s upheaval hadn’t erupted, the Immortal Realm might have recognized their status.

"Let us head above the Nine Heavens to arrange the Array, the place closest to the Heavenly Dao."

"Yes."

Li Mo and Chunyangzi disappeared from the True Void Hometown, while Kong Yong dutifully secluded himself in cultivation.

Above the Nine Heavens, near the Returning Ruins, countless Gang Winds converged.

Chunyangzi commanded the Gang Winds to shield himself while glancing at Li Mo, finding him exposed to the Gang Winds without concealment.

The terrifying Gang Winds sliced through, Li Mo’s flesh melting like butter.

"Li Mo, be cautious."

"No problem."

Li Mo activated the Great Wilderness Immortal Body, allowing his body to consume the Gang Winds.

Chunyangzi’s eyelids twitched violently; he had never seen anyone honing their physique above the Nine Heavens, the horrifying blood and energy churned waves, surging the Cloud Sea.

"It’s ready." Li Mo came to his senses, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body adapted his physique to the Gang Winds, gradually approaching the perfect Transcendance Tribulation Crossing.

Chunyangzi smiled in relief, his nervous emotions vanished.

Being able to traverse millennia, Li Mo surely had some merit; he didn’t need to worry about the future anymore, leaving it to the younger generation to handle.

"Li Mo, what spiritual material is needed for the Nearby Array?"

"Actually, none."

Li Mo gazed upon the vast Gang Winds, likening them to an ever-flowing river. The patterns of the Gang Winds faintly emitted the echoes of the Great Dao.

He casually waved his arm, the change in wind direction caused a disturbance in Spiritual Energy.

"Utilizing the Heavenly Dao itself to set up the Nearby Array is essential; only the Gang Wind enveloping the mortal world can bear the Heavenly Dao."

"Hahaha."

Chunyangzi burst into laughter, realizing Li Mo’s actions in ancient times.

One who dared to plot against the Heavenly Dao surely possessed the courage for timeless schemes; Li Mo’s aspirations would certainly stun the world.

"Seems I have been somewhat petty. Very well, very well."

"Gang Winds of the Nine Heavens, heed my command!"

Chunyangzi relinquished control of the Gang Winds to Li Mo, who instantly experienced the marvel of word-to-law, almost becoming the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao.