Longevity Strange Immortal-Chapter 593 - 27: The Death of Heiwa

If one could absorb versions of oneself from different timelines, Li Mo suddenly realized that the Longevity Stage Death Disease virtually had no drawbacks. The occasional outbreaks of the death disease could even be considered a way to refine the flesh.

As long as the death disease is perfectly overcome, it does no harm to the foundation.

Moreover, Heiwa’s White Life Period Death Disease had already been transcended by Li Mo once before. Even if it were to recur, the Three Immortal Body could still protect the soul.

The only truly troublesome one is the Longevity Stage Death Disease.

However, the threat of the Longevity Stage Death Disease would significantly decrease with successive outbreaks. After a dozen or so cycles, it might even entirely degrade into nourishment.

"But..."

"Whether I can survive until Heiwa’s demise is another matter."

Li Mo sighed in mild resignation.

Based on his prior experiences, Heiwa’s trajectory before completing the closure of the timeline was predictable and seemingly impervious to death or the disappearance of the Dao.

In other words, only after Heiwa sets foot in the Ancestor Court would his future become unpredictable.

Li Mo glanced around.

"The Ancestor Court poses no immediate danger. Heiwa’s unnatural death most likely awaits his ascension to the Immortal Realm. Hence, it appears..."

Li Mo murmured with a bitter smile: "Given Heiwa’s pace of just arriving in the ancient era, I might have to wait ten thousand years before I can witness Heiwa’s death and the disappearance of his Dao. But there isn’t that much time."

He cannot hide in the Ancestor Court forever. Once the Immortal and Mortal Realms are entirely overrun, the Ancestor Court will struggle for survival, and its destruction would simply be a matter of time.

Staying within the Ancestor Court, in fact, might result in an even more gruesome death.

After all, should Li Mo ascend to the Immortal Realm, he could use its resources to improve his cultivation. Staying within the Ancestor Court merely ensures that his cultivation does not decline.

There are two alternative options: either returning to the mortal world or ascending to the Immortal Realm.

"Sigh..."

Li Mo couldn’t guarantee that he could survive for ten thousand years within the Immortal and Mortal Realms.

To speak pessimistically, even if Heiwa perished upon venturing into the Immortal Realm, how could Li Mo possibly outlast him? It’s utterly unrealistic!

Heiwa’s Creation Book, nurtured through Li Mo’s Da Ai Mi Tian, is, reasonably speaking, bound to be even more mysterious, and his strength would not be weaker than Li Mo’s.

"When you look at it this way, what a useless goal."

Li Mo pinched his nose bridge, feeling a headache. The Immortal Realm is equally rife with indiscriminate catastrophes. Even secluded corners offer no real security.

What if... Endless Void Realm?

Li Mo gazed at the unfathomable Endless Void, involuntarily shivering.

Unknown entities are likely to originate from the Endless Void. Venturing rashly into the Void as a drifter would probably not end well either.

"The Endless Void can only serve as the last resort in a desperate situation."

Li Mo skeptically examined the Mud Pill Palace. The connection to Heiwa’s fake soul consciousness flickered faintly, and his awareness subsequently reached out to the Supreme Heavenly Being.

The Supreme Heavenly Being leans toward blessings upon the soul, likely due to the connection induced by cancer cells with Heiwa from alternate timelines.

Li Mo inspected Heiwa’s condition, and a glimmer of eagerness emerged in his eyes.

"There’s... definitely a loophole."

"As of now, the temporal flow rates of the two timelines aren’t aligned, and Heiwa’s temporal flow is clearly faster than mine."

"What if... I further amplify the disparity in temporal flow rates."

"One year for me, one hundred years for Heiwa."

"That way, there’s genuinely a chance for me to become the grave digger of a future Li Mo."

Li Mo touched his chin, calculating silently. His thoughts quickly homed in on the Supreme Heavenly Being, as its Immortal Body inherently entwined with the fake soul consciousness was deeply interconnected with Heiwa.

The Taoist Intent of Time associated with the Time Dao provided a clear path for Immortal Body refinement.

Simply put, the Immortal Body inherently carried lingering echoes of the Dao. If the Taoist Intent of Time were infused within, it might yield extraordinary benefits.

Li Mo immediately began deducing possibilities, while simultaneously scanning Corpse Mountain Mini World with his divine sense.

Among the tens of thousands of Taoist Bodies stored in the Corpse Mountain Mini World, a cursory glance indeed revealed several that could serve as references.

[Rebirth Body]: Every time life span reaches exhaustion, it rejuvenates the body, reversing aging.

However, cultivation regresses correspondingly; otherwise, this would certainly rank as an Immortal Body in the ancient Cultivation World.

[Turtle Breath Dao Body]: Activating this Dao Body causes the perception of time within sensory faculties to slow down, aiding comprehension of Taoist inheritance.

...

Though these peculiar Dao Bodies have little relation to the Time Dao, they still offer partial insights for refining the Supreme Heavenly Being.

Li Mo spent ten years on deductions and gradually clarified the approach to refining the Immortal Body.

The progress of Taoist Intent of Time was evident, advancing from controlling one-tenth of a breath’s time to two-tenths, a testament to finding the correct direction.

Although the improvement seemed minor, it was significant, considering that he’d been stagnant for several millennia previously.

Li Mo consumed over a dozen fragments of fake soul consciousness and then commenced the Immortal Body surgery, with the Spider Sword Orb silently encasing the Mud Pill Palace inside and out.

Refining an Immortal Body is unlike working with ordinary Dao Bodies.

Li Mo utilized the Spider Sword Orb’s negative stimulation to guide the refinement of the Great Wilderness Immortal Body. Any minor oversight could result in utter failure.

The Taoist Intent of Time acted upon the soul, creating distortions in the perception of time within the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

Li Mo forced himself to stabilize his mental realm, as the Great Wilderness Immortal Body was suppressing the Taoist Intent of Time, and natural transformations were beginning to take root within the Supreme Heavenly Being.

While Li Mo was secluded in cultivation, the Ghost Tiger subtly spread beneath his feet.

It ensured that other cultivators would not disturb Li Mo.

Since attaining True Immortal status, the Ghost Tiger’s body had entirely manifested from shadows, its presence akin to boundless hell where seas of Chang Ghosts struggled incessantly.

Such an overwhelming sight naturally led all cultivators to keep their distance.

As they steadily advanced to False Immortal status, not only did they fail to discern Li Mo’s true strength, but instead grew increasingly uncertain of the depths of his power.

Li Mo’s body and soul, refined through the baptism of spiritual energy from ancient and modern times, were practically flawless.

Even "veteran" True Immortals were not beyond his capability.

"It’s done!!"

Li Mo’s eyes snapped open, a flash of delight on his face, as Heiwa’s White Life Period Death Disease indeed showed signs of accelerating—now on the brink of eruption.

The disparity in temporal flow was now roughly one day to three days.

Every thousand years for Li Mo equated to three thousand years for Heiwa.

Progress was finally visible.

Li Mo did not slow down, continuing to stimulate the Great Wilderness Immortal Body.

The Supreme Heavenly Being gradually detached from its original Immortal Body framework, transforming into a unique Immortal Body exclusive to Li Mo. Going forward, deducing Taoist inheritance could contract tens of thousands of years into mere moments.

Thirteen years later.

The temporal flow disparity reached one day to twenty-seven days.

Transformations within the Supreme Heavenly Being began to decelerate, while signs of the White Life Period Death Disease became evident. Li Mo split his focus toward combatting the death disease.

"Ugh."

Li Mo groaned softly, as traces of decay emerged once more within the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

With the fake soul consciousness spread throughout the Mud Pill Palace, the White Life Period Death Disease was quickly suppressed, bolstering the strength of the soul by thirty percent.

Bit by bit, Li Mo wore down the remaining traces of the White Life Period Death Disease, while continuing refinement of the Supreme Heavenly Being.

The temporal flow disparity soon reached one day to forty-six days.

Li Mo wielded his Lifebound Flying Sword, allowing Taoist Intent of Time to permeate his body and soul without reservation. Cultivators now found it nearly impossible to approach within a hundred meters of him.

Any closer would lead to erosion by the Taoist Intent of Time.

Ye Zhuo Daoist recently sought to reconnect with Li Mo, but mere exposure to the Taoist Intent of Time exacerbated the death disease within his flesh, blood, and bones.

Eventually.

The Taoist Intent of Time reached mastery of four-tenths of a breath.

Li Mo’s temporal flow steadied at one day to fifty days. Without significant breakthroughs in the Taoist Intent of Time, further progress seemed unlikely.

After a century in the Ancestor Court, he now lived five thousand years ahead of Heiwa’s timeline.

The advantage was that Li Mo could devour a past self every millennium; the downside was enduring the Longevity Stage Death Disease every two hundred years.

"Enough to qualify as a grave digger now."

Li Mo gently stroked the trunk of Jianmu. The celestial tree was approximately a century away from reaching the Immortal Realm, perfectly aligned for him to have Heiwa pave the way.

Li Mo originally planned to rest in the Ancestor Court for three hundred years.

Now, with Heiwa in the mix, Li Mo didn’t mind staying a few dozen more years since part of the Body Integration Realm cultivators had only just reached the Mahayana Realm.

"But preparations for Heiwa’s Longevity Stage Death Disease are critical—cannot afford to stumble prematurely."

Li Mo meticulously allocated resources within the Corpse Mountain Mini World targeting each type of death disease. During downtime, he ventured outside the Ancestor Court, subjecting himself to body refinement under the endless tides of the Void Realm.

The Longevity Stage Death Disease was yet to emerge, but the Childhood Death Disease appeared first.

Li Mo’s expression grew peculiar. The Childhood Death Disease posed no threat to him whatsoever, but it symbolized the Second Generation Heiwa stepping into the cycle of time.

"Strange how nostalgic this feels. What exactly is the Childhood Death Disease again?"

"Oh, right, it’s the loss of vitality in internal organs."

Li Mo’s internal organs were impervious to the Childhood Death Disease. When vitality waned even slightly, the Great Wilderness Immortal Body effortlessly obliterated it.

Over the subsequent decades, the death diseases of the Second Generation Heiwa erupted one after another.

Li Mo paid them little mind. His body half-draped upon the entrance to the Ancestor Court’s Jianmu, he endured the Void Realm’s invasive tides—intensity fluctuating wildly, one surge nearly obliterating his flesh and bones at one point.

Fortunately, the Ghost Tiger intervened when it noticed something amiss, promptly pulling Li Mo back from exposure.

As Heiwa approached ten thousand years old, signs of the Longevity Stage Death Disease intensified. The strength of all eight types of death diseases had already reached levels rivaling the White Life Period Death Disease.

Li Mo returned to the Ancestor Court, quietly awaiting the onset of the Longevity Stage Death Disease.

"Damn."

Even though he had mentally prepared himself, Li Mo was still horrified by the sheer terror of the Longevity Stage Death Disease. His body and soul simultaneously fell out of his control.

Though his physical appearance remained intact, his essence had mutated into a deceitful object.

The cultivators detected the horrifying aura and stared at Li Mo in shock.

Li Mo vanished from his position, choosing to confront the Longevity Stage Death Disease within the Corpse Mountain Mini World. But the soil he had previously meditated upon had already transformed into flesh.

One by one, tentacles grew out of the fleshified soil, proliferating endlessly.

The mutations triggered by Li Mo’s changes were far beyond what False Immortals could handle. Only the intervention of the Ghost Tiger prevented further chaos.

"Master..."

Zu Xiuyun’s face filled with worry. Li Mo’s state was anything but normal.

If left unchecked, the deceitful aberration caused by his deviation would grow extremely terrifying—possibly to the level of Elder Yue.

The Si Rui Pavilion had glimpsed Elder Yue’s true form, but in life, Elder Yue was a Daluo Golden Immortal. Li Mo had only recently entered the True Immortal Realm.

"Will Immortal Li be alright?"

Taibai Zi voiced his concern, drawing the attention of the other cultivators.

"He’s fine."

Zu Xiuyun spoke expressionlessly: "The Immortal is merely experiencing fleeting insights during his secluded cultivation. Fearing the fallout might harm us, he hurried away."

As she spoke, Li Mo’s overwhelming aura was already receding.

The cultivators collectively breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Mo had come to harm, the ascension plan to the Immortal Realm would have become a laughingstock, leading to inevitable infighting among the hundred-strong group lacking a guiding presence.

Li Mo indeed hadn’t lost control. He had at least some grasp of the nine tribulations of the death disease.

However, one thing caught him completely off guard. After decades of secluded cultivation...

Heiwa died.