Appendix Spirit Root
Lu Li glanced at the trembling hill, then his body floated away into the distance. His thoughts were too influenced by Doros, and he would unconsciously be drawn by Doros to help Doros achieve his goals.
"I need to enter a state of slumber, reduce the absorption of the twisted power, sink my thoughts and consciousness into my secondary brain, get rid of the influence of Doros, and develop such a system!" Lu Li casually found a mountain, his body merging into it as easily as a hot knife into butter. He found a suitable spot to lie down and sealed his aura.
Lu Li's Zombie body gradually stiffened, becoming as lifeless as a dead object. After sealing his aura, he became as inconspicuous as an ordinary rock, difficult to detect. His consciousness sank into his secondary brain, beginning his research plan as a cultivator. As for the other Zombie, he would let them fly for a while to buy himself more time.
"Developing a successful system is neither too difficult nor too easy." Lu Li recalled the Inner Heaven Martial Arts System developed by the Black Heaven Hall, which had many aspects that could be learned from. However, the system being developed now is based on the power of distortion, which is bound to have many problems.
"The difficulty lies in promotion and protecting this seedling." Lu Li understood that the system he wanted to develop was undermining the foundation of the Twisted Lord, and once discovered, it would be cut down by the major powers working together.
"In the early stages, it's possible to conceal things a little. The mindset of the Twisted Objects is similar. In the early stages, they simply absorb the power of distortion. Once they reach a certain point, they unleash it directly, qualitatively transforming and condensing authority, catching others off guard. The system I developed can also learn from it: accumulating power in the early stages and then unleashing it directly in the mid-to-late stages."
"Furthermore, the speed of strength growth must be fast. We must have a certain level of strength before we are exposed, otherwise, once exposed, we will probably be wiped out instantly." Lu Li thought about the various elements he wanted to create this system.
"Let's do it this way! Absorbing the power of distortion in the early stages is simple. Based on the martial arts system and the principle of the Twisted Core that I've researched, I can allow people to absorb the power of distortion through cultivation and form an artificial Twisted Core in their own bodies."
"This period is purely for energy accumulation," Lu Li thought, and then directly used his Zombie body as an experimental subject to begin the modification. Relying on his familiarity with the Twisted Core, he controlled his body to form a Twisted Core without the power of distortion.
"Then activate the Twisted Core and absorb all the slightly fused twisted Twisted Core within me into it!" Lu Li started the Twisted Core, but its efficiency was indeed low. The twisted power that Integration his body was like a root, difficult to extract. Instead, the twisted power outside his body was drawn in.
Lu Li immediately stopped the operation of the Twisted Core within his body, dissolved it, and then reconstructed a new Twisted Core. After a while, he optimized and modified it again, experimented again, eliminated it once more, reconstructed it, and attempted to shrink the Twisted Core, then spatially fused it with a certain part of his body as if it were a twisted artifact.
However, that part absolutely cannot be the brain. The power of distortion will affect the human body. People who fuse with distorted artifacts will have their thinking distorted and will eventually be completely bound to the war machine of the Twisted Root. What Lu Li wants to do is to undermine the Twisted Root. He needs to withdraw before the wall collapses.
"It seems like that place is alright. It doesn't have any special functions, so I don't have to worry about any major side effects from fusing with the Twisted Core. I'll stick with it. Besides, simply absorbing the Twisted Power through the Twisted Core is too slow. I need a better way to improve. Absorbing the Twisted Power by devouring it seems like a good idea." Lu Li thought to himself, looking at the appendix on his body.
Lu Li had an idea and quickly began the modification. First, he reduced the Twisted Core to seven to eight centimeters in size. Then, he chose to fuse it with the appendix. In the future, by swallowing food with twisting power, the stomach would absorb the food normally, while the appendix would absorb the twisting power.
From the 1.0 version, which was the size of a ball Twisted Core, to the 2.0 version, which was the appendix Twisted Core, the design was improved little by little. In the 3.0 version, because the Twisted Core" sounded too unpleasant, Lu Li renamed it "Spirit Root".
As the 3.7 version of the spiritual root began to operate, Lu Li felt a slight heat in the lower right abdomen, which was a normal phenomenon when the Appendix Spirit Root was operating normally. The twisting power of his body slowly flowed towards the appendix.
Finally, Lu Li felt a lightness throughout his body, and the distorted sensations gradually returned to normal. Only after most of the distorted power in his body was absorbed did Lu Li feel a sense of lightness and a feeling of returning to his origin arise in his heart.
"Cleansing the body of residual distorted power is called 'cleansing the marrow and removing the hair,' allowing the body to return to a normal, undistorted state, becoming Flawless True Body, only then can one begin true cultivation, using distortion to contrast with uprightness, and using falsehood to condense truth."
"Then, at the Appendix Spirit Root, the absorbed twisting power will be forged into a powerful magnet for twisting power. At the same time, the capacity of the Appendix Spirit Root will be expanded so that the twisting power absorbed from outside the body will be absorbed by the spiritual root as soon as it enters the body, and will no longer cause twisting to the body."
"This powerful magnet, forged according to the cultivation method, will take at least three months, roughly a hundred days, which can be called the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment." Because Lu Li was Zombie, he was exceptionally familiar with the design concept and forged his spiritual root without caring about life or death.
They quickly reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and their spiritual roots are constantly changing, now reaching version 4.0. At this point, other beings cannot yet see that this system is actually digging into the foundation of the Twisted Root. At most, they will only think that it is another move by some being and will be suppressed, but it will not be too serious.
As things stand, this technique is no different from the early stages of a twisted artifact, except that the twisting power has a slightly smaller impact on the body. As long as it continues, the twisting power will inevitably affect a person's essence and mental consciousness.
What Lu Li needs to do next is to figure out how to avoid this influence and, incidentally, completely remove the absorbed distortion power. However, this is not something he can figure out by himself through slow deduction; he needs to conduct continuous experiments.
"We also need to strengthen our spiritual roots to prevent others from uprooting our Foundation Establishment stage cultivation if our true purpose is exposed later. We also need to package this method and promote it. It seems we'll have to rely on the Zombie!"
Lu Li pondered carefully, then calmed down and slowly perfected his initial spiritual root. Everything had to be done gradually. For example, the Zombie had developed too rapidly, and most forces had joined forces to confine them to a certain area.