Longevity Strange Immortal-Chapter 38: Amended - Liver Divine Skills [Tea Poison]
Chapter 38: Amended: Chapter 38 Liver Divine Skills [Tea Poison]
Compared to the Second Layer of Puberty, the Third Layer is undoubtedly much easier.
However, constrained by the Yang Yuan Ben Jing, Li Mo could not push through with overwhelming force, so he simply mobilized all his Mist Fog Spiritual Power to continuously attack the bottleneck.
After persisting for over half a day, when his heartbeat gradually calmed down, his cultivation naturally broke through to the Third Layer of Puberty.
The Middle Dantian expanded by twenty percent, and the Spiritual Power within was further compressed.
Li Mo felt exhilarated. Each breakthrough in cultivation brought a rebirth-like transformation, even his Tattooed Beast benefited greatly.
He closed his eyes and connected with the external Spiritual Energy.
As a result, he noticed that the quantity of Alien Spirit Energy permeating his surroundings had more than doubled, with some of its properties being rather obscure—impossible to sense without the Corpse Spirit Root.
As an Acquired Spirit Root, the Corpse Spirit Root’s assistance in cultivation could rival ancient Five Elements Spirit Roots, greatly improving Spiritual Energy absorption efficiency.
Li Mo simply rotated the Yang Yuan Ben Jing.
Like swallows returning to their nests, traces of Spiritual Energy scrambled to dive into his mouth and nose, drawn by the Corpse Spirit Root, and surged into his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
Should Li Mo wish to filter the impure Spiritual Energy within, it was now significantly easier.
Under the influence of the Corpse Spirit Root, the Spiritual Energy became exceptionally gentle, though due to the Mist Fog Spiritual Power’s bias towards Water and Earth attributes, it was limited to three types of energy.
"Am I now... a Water-Earth Dual Spirit Root cultivator?"
Li Mo’s expression turned peculiar.
But upon comparison with Innate Spirit Roots, the functionality of the Corpse Spirit Root was nearly equivalent. Moreover, by the time he reached Perfect Puberty Stage, and his Five Internal Organs underwent Spirit Root Transformation, its effects would likely become even more evident.
Li Mo stood up and tested the surging strength of his physique within the room.
He found that he was beginning to transform toward a non-human state—lifting a several-hundred-pound ox would no longer be a problem.
But to Li Mo, the most significant change was the sandy transformation of his blood; his vitality far exceeded that of the Second Layer.
Hui Qingyi’s techniques now flowed effortlessly.
Li Mo’s lips curved into a smile. While painting to stabilize his mental state, his Divine Split pondered which internal organ to transform with Spirit Roots in the Third Layer of Puberty.
After hesitating for a moment, he enveloped his liver in the Mist Fog Spiritual Power, focusing on the upper right abdomen.
The Creation Book simultaneously flipped to the sixth page, where his liver was inscribed onto a blank page, symbolizing the gestation of a new Divine Skill.
Li Mo held some understanding of the Five Internal Organs.
The liver predominantly handled detoxification and could even influence the absorption of medicinal properties, making it the most immediately beneficial organ for cultivation. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"Hiss..."
Li Mo winced, scalp tingling as heart-searing pain emanated from his liver, abruptly disrupting the Circulation Cycle of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians—it felt as though ants were gnawing at his liver.
He paused his seated meditation and took out the Artifact Refining tools purchased from Treasure Pavilion.
The fundamental Artifact Refining Technique was already memorized; he had also bought a catalog for a Low Grade Magical Artifact, detailing the method to craft the "Golden Sand Map."
In Treasure Pavilion, Low Grade Magical Artifact catalogs were practically given away, since without more cultivators venturing into Artifact Refining, low-level spiritual materials would lack widespread demand.
Li Mo knew that if he fainted and died, waking up later would take at least ten days.
He didn’t want to waste the money spent on the inn.
The fundamental Artifact Refining Technique was rather simple—it involved nourishing spiritual materials with Spiritual Power to remove impurities and craft them into Magic Artifact Embryos.
The difficulty lay in requiring extraordinarily precise control over Spiritual Power.
Due to the Mist Fog Spiritual Power’s affinity for Water and Earth attributes, the materials Li Mo purchased from Treasure Pavilion were similar—in this case, hide from an unknown Fake Beast.
The surface of the beast-hide was covered with reverse thorns, with remnants of crystallized blood and flesh, faintly emitting Earth Attribute Spiritual Energy.
Li Mo’s palm caressed the beast-hide as Mist Fog Spiritual Power slowly surged into it.
A sizzling sound soon followed—the beast-hide shrank as its subcutaneous fat and blood vaporized into black smoke, turning increasingly charred.
Nourished by the Mist Fog Spiritual Power, the beast-hide began to bear marks of Artifact Refining.
Li Mo raised an eyebrow.
He couldn’t believe how smoothly it proceeded, as refining even Magic Artifact Embryos often required over a dozen attempts for beginner Artifact Refiners.
Then Li Mo realized that his swift refinement of the beast-hide’s impurities could be attributed to the extraordinary purity of his Mist Fog Spiritual Power, coupled with his precise memorization and control.
Enduring agonizing pain, he pressed on with focused concentration to refine the beast-hide.
The hide became increasingly thin, but its blood vessels and veins remained intact, ultimately transforming into something akin to dragonfly wings—a Magic Artifact Embryo.
Autumn rain continued to pour outside the inn window.
After refining three pieces of beast-hide into Magic Artifact Embryos, the rain still showed no sign of stopping; the entire process had taken a mere two days.
He only failed once—a success rate that would make many apprentice Artifact Refiners blush.
Li Mo picked up a Magic Artifact Embryo to inspect it—it resembled ordinary rice paper, prompting him to mutter under his breath, "Already done?"
It was then he realized.
As the Creation Book inscribed more organs and granted corresponding Divine Skills, his talent and aptitude would continue to rise.
Li Mo placed the Magic Artifact Embryos to dry near the window.
Refining the finished Magical Artifacts wouldn’t be difficult, as they were only Low Grade.
According to the Golden Sand Map catalog, one simply needed to grind metallic spiritual materials into powder and then draw a sand river onto the Earth Attribute Magic Artifact Embryos.
Given Li Mo’s proficiency in painting, it would be effortless.
Once his Artifact Refining skills improved, he could begin cultivating the Primordial Postnatal Dao Body.
Taking advantage of his downtime, Li Mo examined his liver, which had been completely inscribed, and found the resulting Divine Skill unsurprising.
It was called "Tea Poison."
This Divine Skill not only enhanced the absorption of Elixirs but could also detect toxins in his body and gradually dispel them with Tea Poison.
Li Mo realized that the Divine Skills granted by the Creation Book tended to be supportive in nature.
He activated Tea Poison, allowing his consciousness to look inward at his flesh, bones, and organs, revealing his unusual physical structure.
As his awareness swept through his internal organs, he paused abruptly upon reaching his brain, his expression turning grave.
He remained in disbelief for a long moment—even with his Leakless Body, he broke into a cold sweat, his breaths becoming heavy and ragged.
His brain’s hue was unevenly dark—a sign of corpse-like transformation.
Li Mo was barely over fifteen. Disease-related death was beginning to manifest, which wasn’t entirely unexpected, but the presence of small black spots on the surface of his brain shocked him.
The black spots were evidently caused by Metal Poison, proving that he had been unknowingly subjected to unknown methods from the Sub-Device Sect.
Fortunately, the Metal Poison was suppressible with Tea Poison, though completely dispelling it would require sustained effort.
"Elixirs?"
If the toxins originated from Elixirs, it would be manageable enough—its source would be obvious.
But Li Mo suspected that Elixirs likely weren’t the issue, as eight out of ten Loose Cultivators poisoned in the Heart Beast Black Market couldn’t afford Elixirs.
Without hesitation, Li Mo ingested a Corpse Brain Pill, focusing his awareness on his brain to ensure the spirit-rooted liver had no adverse effects.
Ultimately, despite taking the Elixir, his brain did not display signs of worsening poisoning.
"This is a major problem; Metal Poison must be prevalent in the air."
Strangely, through Tea Poison, Li Mo discovered that the primary harm of Metal Poison was its impact on nerves, but the longevity inherent to immortal-bodied cultivators meant it was unlikely to threaten life.
He strongly suspected that the poisoning might only induce some hallucinations.
