Li Mo

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Mo (李墨)
Alias(es)	Hei Wa; Golden Sand Daoist; Four-Legged True Person; Shanhai Hermit; Azure Sky Daoist; Qingtian; Supreme Azure Sky; Old Man Qingshan; Tai Yi; Thirteenth Immortal; Lamp-Lighting Ancient Buddha; Heavenly Dao Li Mo 3 64 90 148 154 301 378 412 593 605
Species/Race	Human cultivator; later manifests as Heavenly Dao 605
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ziqi Sect / Graveyard Incineration Furnace; Four Seas Chamber of Commerce; Great Sun Sword Tomb; Fortune Sect 146 289 436 593
Occupation/Role	Artifact refiner, physician and surgeon, cultivator, Great Sun Sword Tomb chief 102 197 436
Status	Alive; leaves to wander the Endless Void after attaining transcendence 612
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Childhood Stage Layer 1	20	Reaches the first layer rapidly and can already employ formidable spells.
Childhood Stage Layer 4	48	Brands a Mist-born Carp Swim Bladder as a Dao Seed, implants it in his Middle Dantian, and awakens the Primordial Acquired Dao Body and Primal Dao Seed.
Childhood Stage Layer 5	72	Cultivates in seclusion while preparing for Foundation Establishment and the Dao Seed competition.
Coming-of-Age Stage / Foundation Establishment	79	Completes Foundation Establishment, gains five Normal Blank Pages in the Book of Fortune, and completes the Spleen Supernatural Ability.
False Core Stage	144	Cultivates five Virtual Cores in his organs and merges Miasma Spiritual Power, Dao Seed, and Three Souls into a Five-Colored Shell.
Childhood Stage Layer 6	146	Rapidly advances through the Ziqi Sect’s cultivation path after displaying his five Dao Bodies.
Late Coming-of-Age Stage	170	Advances while refining the Great Luo Heaven Daoist Robe and strengthening Corpse Mountain.
Dual False Core Stage	174	Reveals False Core cultivation in Miasma Spiritual Power in addition to his other cultivation, alarming Golden Core Artifact Cultivators.
Pseudo Core Stage	198	Refines his Natal Magic Tool to its sixty-third Refinement while preparing to enter the Inner Sect.
Core Formation Stage Perfection	248	Reveals his full cultivation while attacking the Mystic Spirit Heavenly Dragon Venerable.
Spirit Severing Stage — Crippled Body Stage	382	Uses Great Sun Spiritual Power to repair the Sunlight Dharma Body.
Five Qi Stage	434	Breaks through by fusing his Dharma Bodies further and developing Buddha Demon Spiritual Power.
Nascent Soul Realm	457	Forms the Blood Medicine Pill Infant through his Earth-Soaked Golden Core.
Dao Preserving Realm	516	The Symbiotic Dharma Body advances to the Dao Preserving Realm.
Body Integration Realm	529	Uses the Interim Death Tomb as nourishment; his three Dharma Bodies achieve Body Integration.
Dao Evolution Realm	538	Other Immortals of the Land judge that he has likely reached this realm after his Body Integration breakthrough.
Tribulation-Stage physical body / Ascension-Stage Dharma Bodies	572	His physical body reaches Tribulation-Stage strength, while his three Dharma Bodies attain the Ascension Stage.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal	593	Replaces the Mother of Life, merges with her immortal body, and becomes the Lamp-Lighting Ancient Buddha.
Heavenly Dao Realm	605	Seizes control of Heavenly Dao and ends the first world upheaval.

Background

Li Mo begins as Hei Wa, a child selected alongside his cousins Li Qingfang and Li Zhuang. He chooses the Calligraphy and Painting category because his Eidetic Memory gives him an advantage in its antique-related knowledge. 3

After leaving the Calligraphy and Painting Hall, he witnesses the brutality of the cultivation world in Smelting Town and becomes determined to gain strength rather than remain vulnerable. 8 His early cultivation develops around a self-created circulation method: one stream of spiritual power cycles through his Middle Dantian for refinement, while another draws in ownerless spiritual energy. His Leakless Body prevents waste and accidents. 14

He later becomes associated with the Ziqi Sect through the Primordial Acquired Dao Body. A Clay Sculpture instinctively kneels before him, suggesting the body’s link to the sect and its deeper inheritance. 48

Appearance

Li Mo’s appearance changes repeatedly through cultivation, body modification, Dao Body manifestations, and deliberate disguises. He can alter his facial features surgically, conceal his aura, and pass as a frail old man, a herb gatherer, or a sword cultivator. 244 245 282

• In his cultivated form, he exceeds three meters in height, bears roaming tattoo patterns, possesses one yin eye and one yang eye, and has a smoke-emitting Grotto-Heaven Divine Eye on his forehead. 383
• A seven-colored halo can appear behind his head when his Buddhist and Dao Body powers are active. 383 412
• His body can grow to monstrous sizes through Tattooed Beast Transformation and body cultivation, reaching one hundred meters during his battle with Fen Li. 436
• His Dao Bodies can manifest as Yin-Yang Twin Fish, Eight Trigrams, stars within his eyes, and Tattooed Beast phantoms. 412
• His New and Old Skin artifact has a defensive Yang side resembling an ordinary Daoist robe and a concealing Yin side resembling decayed hemp clothing. 282

Personality

Li Mo is pragmatic, patient, and intensely focused on survival and cultivation. He avoids needless conflict when it interferes with his goals, but he does not hesitate to kill, dissect enemies for resources, or absorb corpses into Corpse Mountain when doing so benefits his path. 205 248 290

His ruthlessness is paired with exceptional adaptability. He creates temporary arms when conventional multi-limb modification is unsuitable, develops his own Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Primordial Scripture, and repeatedly uses combat, Death Sickness, and dangerous environments as opportunities to temper himself. 92 285 517 538

Despite his severity, Li Mo protects people he recognizes as his own. He ensures Li Qingfang and Li Zhuang benefit from his rising status, treats injured Artifact Cultivators without discrimination, assists Han Cai’s possible advancement, and prepares the Fortune Sect for his eventual departure. 72 197 335 552

Abilities & Skills

Eidetic Memory

Li Mo’s Eidetic Memory grants him extraordinary recall and concentration.

• Allows him to memorize complex material arrangements for batch artifact refinement. 102
• Supports his early choice of Calligraphy and Painting cultivation. 3
• Lets him maintain and refine complicated circulation cycles with precision. 14

Leakless Body

The Leakless Body prevents spiritual power loss and improves Li Mo’s cultivation efficiency.

• Ensures his dual-stream circulation method operates without accidents or waste. 14
• Provides endurance far beyond cultivators of the same realm during strenuous micro-painting and artifact work. 55
• Helps stabilize his absorption of spiritual energy alongside the Taotie Devouring Body. 146

Dao Bodies and Dao Body Fusion

Li Mo possesses and fuses numerous Dao Bodies, making his cultivation unusually compatible across several systems.

• The Primordial Acquired Dao Body connects him to the Ziqi Sect and enables him to reinforce the Graveyard Incineration Furnace. 48 185
• The Taotie Devouring Body allows rapid absorption and digestion of spiritual energy, pills, and other nourishment. 146 170
• Paint Green Clothes is identified as a Desolate Ancient Dao Body and supports his Tattooed Beast cultivation. 186
• His five Innate Dao Bodies include the Nine-tailed Crimson Fox, Ghost Tiger, Kun Whale, Salamander, and an unidentified Beast Dao Body. 178
• At a later stage, his stabilized Dao Body set includes Innate Sage, Mayfly Dream, Primordial Imperfection, Taotie Devouring Body, and Ancient Desolate Sacred Body. 266
• He fuses hundreds of Beast Dao Bodies into the Great Desolate Immortal Body, bringing it close to Immortal Body status. 454

Artifact Refinement

Li Mo is an elite artifact refiner capable of mass production, high-level refinement, and creating new tools.

• Completes eighty Human Brain Pearls in four hours. 61
• Refines eight low-grade artifacts at once while maintaining his Circulation Cycle. 102
• Simultaneously refines twelve pseudo-Magic Treasures with more than a dozen arms. 287
• Creates sword shuttles for Lu Yuan, Thunder Duke, and Chi Baicheng within days. 453
• Refines a Giant Sword Shuttle for Yu Xiao using dual spirit marks to aid cultivation. 454

Medicine and Surgery

Li Mo is a skilled physician and cultivation surgeon.

• Treats wounded Childhood Stage cultivators in his courtyard during the Beast Calamity. 102
• Replaces fused organs, reconstructs blood vessels and meridians, and performs complex surgeries on injured Artifact Cultivators. 197
• Transplants the Mountain Lord’s Head onto Li Baoquan and uses the Iron Thorn Unfixed Finger to create a new cultivation physique. 317
• Transforms Zhang Guo and He Guo into Great Vehicle Stage organs before their ascension attempt. 552

Miasma Spiritual Power

Li Mo’s Miasma Spiritual Power is corrosive and highly versatile.

• Forms Miasma Silk Thread, a tough, corrosive filament capable of cleanly severing wood and enemies. 14
• Combines with the Desert Diagram to cut through statues. 52
• Lets him manifest poison smoke and Five Poison phantoms during cultivation. 217

Sword Cultivation

Li Mo becomes an exceptional sword cultivator despite his hybrid methods.

• Comprehends the Netherlight Sword Intent, a branch of Solar Sword Intent, and forges the Sun Precious Bottle. 394
• Gains Dark Moon, Soft Light, Scorching Heat, Blazing Fire, Sandstorm, Blood, Life and Death, Yin-Yang, Solar, and Metal-related Sword Intents at different points in his cultivation. 397 412 457 555 591
• Uses twenty-six natal flying swords as attribute-based Hui Dragons. 436
• Takes control of the Great Sun Evil-Slaying Eight Directions Sword Formation through his Sword Intent and Array Dao ability. 436

Book of Fortune and Temporal Ability

The Book of Fortune is central to Li Mo’s cultivation, Dao Body development, and eventual control over timelines.

• Generates Blank Pages and Special Pages that can record, derive, or provide cultivation resources. 79 255
• Allows Li Mo to obtain memories and information connected to prior lives and ancient events. 394 451
• Lets him consume remnants of alternate-timeline versions of himself to repair his foundation and strengthen his body. 591
• Supports the creation of Xia Dao Palace, where countless “Mortal Li Mos” deduce techniques and conduct cultivation surgeries. 599
• Enables him to comprehend and ultimately master the Great Dao of Time. 608 611

Tattooed Beasts and Corpse Mountain

Li Mo commands Tattooed Beasts and maintains the Corpse Mountain Small World as a mobile source of troops, resources, and cultivation nourishment.

• His major Tattooed Beasts include the Crimson Fox, Ghost Tiger, Kun Whale, Salamander, Golden Toad, Mountain Demon, and poison beasts. 52 173 255
• The Ghost Tiger can detach from his body, collect resources, hunt enemies, and guard his main body. 197 255
• Corpse Mountain grows into a Secondary Peak after consuming large quantities of corpses and resources. 197
• The Small World houses Wood Cultivators, Lifeless Divine Statues, and later large numbers of Li Mo-derived inhabitants. 255 599

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Book of Fortune — A page-based artifact linked to Dao Bodies, memories, technique derivation, and alternate timelines. 79 591
• Corpse Mountain — Li Mo’s Natal Magic Tool and Small World; consumes corpses, produces resources, and contains followers and residents. 197 304
• Great Luo Heaven — High-grade Daoist Robe that develops a resentful spirit aura and later undergoes aberrations from the Great Cancerous Heaven. 170 214
• Desert Diagram — A refined diagram used in battle and resource extraction, often paired with Miasma Silk Thread. 52 55
• Eight-Armed Spinal Nerve — A limb-type Magic Tool used for simultaneous refining and temporary-arm experiments. 76 92 102
• Blood Hiding Soul — A pseudo-Magic Treasure that conceals Li Mo’s aura thoroughly enough to evade Nascent Soul cultivators. 243
• New and Old Skin — Dual-sided robe used for defense or concealment. 282
• Sun Precious Bottle — Forged after Li Mo comprehends Netherlight Sword Intent. 394
• Mother Crucible — A Ziqi Sect treasure that supports his cultivation, protects the sect, and helps him defeat the Karma Seal Mother. 144 484

Relationships

• Li Qingfang — Cousin; Li Mo is concerned for her safety and ensures that his growing status benefits her and Li Zhuang. 3 8 72
• Li Zhuang — Cousin and junior; Li Mo provides aid and guidance after Li Zhuang’s encounter with Sinister Beasts and Puppet Cultivators. 3 102
• Han Cai — First master and early sponsor; initially considered dissecting Li Mo but later supports his cultivation and artifact-refining work. 65 92 335
• Layman Futu — Supporter and mentor-like elder who recognizes Li Mo’s potential, assists his plans, and worries about his Death Sickness. 59 87 90
• Qiongshan — Ziqi Sect elder who grants Li Mo the Dao name Qingtian and later accepts his leadership. 148 484
• Sanshan — Initially threatened by Li Mo’s talent; later becomes a cooperative fellow disciple who helps manage Li Mo’s Port shop and receives cultivation guidance from him. 177 178 216
• Wood Daoist — Fellow Artifact Cultivator and ally in the Inner Sect; guides Li Mo toward the Collection Hall inheritance and maintains the White Bone Pagoda blockade. 197 214
• Tian Changwen — Heart Beast Sect leader and trusted ally who supports Li Mo and brings the Heart Beast Sect to defend the Ziqi Sect. 484
• Ye Zhuo Daoist — Sword cultivator who becomes a follower and ally despite his notorious past; Li Mo assists his cultivation and considers taking him during ascension. 395 552
• Yu Xiao — Senior sister and sword rival; repeatedly challenges Li Mo, but their duels are marked by mutual recognition of each other’s strength. 454 555
• Zhang Guo and He Guo — Wood Cultivator followers who serve Li Mo for over fifteen hundred years and accompany him toward the Immortal World. 255 552

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Survival in Smelting Town

• Chooses the Calligraphy and Painting path after being selected with Li Qingfang and Li Zhuang. 3
• Leaves the Calligraphy and Painting Hall, explores Smelting Town, and recognizes the importance of strength and status. 8
• Establishes his unique cultivation circulation and begins developing Miasma Silk Thread. 14

Heart Beast Realm and Foundation Establishment

• Obtains the Primal Dao Seed and awakens the Primordial Acquired Dao Body. 48
• Earns a reputation as the ruthless “Four-Legged True Person” through his artifact-refining ability and fearsome conduct. 64
• Switches to the Five Poisons, Five Spirits Heart Sutra, which reshapes his heart into a poison-sac structure. 65
• Establishes Shan Hai Daoist Temple and reaches Foundation Establishment, becoming a dominant figure among his generation. 75 79

Ziqi Sect and the Inner Sect

• Cultivates five Virtual Cores and advances to the False Core Stage. 144
• Reveals five Dao Bodies on the Path of Heart’s Inquiry, drawing the attention of Nascent Soul Great Powers. 146
• Enters the Inner Sect, overwhelms other disciples in the Collection Hall, and absorbs technique inheritance beyond the hall’s normal limits. 198 216
• Defeats the Great Mother’s possessed forces and seeks the Daoist Orthodoxy inheritance. 214

Demonic Cultivation and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss

• Enters the Life Cult’s sphere under the identity Supreme Azure Sky and establishes Qingshan Cave Heaven at Milk Mountain. 254 255
• Integrates beast, artifact, and demonic cultivation methods while building a following of Wood Cultivators. 254 255
• Gains the Primordial Imperfection Dao Body and explores the Heavenly Well and Courtyard Dwelling. 266
• Develops the Magnetic Light Nascent Soul Primordial Scripture and prepares for the Corpse Infant Stage. 285 286

Heavenly Sword Sect

• Causes an unprecedented disturbance at the Cocoon Sword Gathering by drawing countless sword tombs. 369
• Becomes known as the Thirteenth Immortal after demonstrating Solar Sword Intent and overwhelming strength. 412
• Defeats Fen Li, takes control of the Great Sun Evil-Slaying Eight Directions Sword Formation, and becomes chief of the Great Sun Sword Tomb. 436
• Fuses Sword Bodies and Beast Dao Bodies to bring his Myriad Sword Immortal Bone and Great Desolate Immortal Body near Immortal Body status. 454

Ascension and the Immortal Realm

• Achieves Body Integration Realm by using the Interim Death Tomb as nourishment. 529
• Defeats Zhou Zhu while using the battle to temper his physical body and aid Qu Ai’s infiltration of the Ancestral Court. 538
• Prepares the Fortune Sect for his departure, transforms Zhang Guo and He Guo, and travels to the Heaven-Piercing Tower. 552 553
• Creates Immortal Creation Bodies for his companions and distributes Magic Treasures and Corpse Wine. 555

Heavenly Dao and the End of Time

• Replaces the Mother of Life, becomes the Lamp-Lighting Ancient Buddha, and brings the Fortune Sect into control of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. 593
• Seizes Heavenly Dao, ending the first world upheaval and becoming the strongest recorded Li Mo. 605
• Battles the Lord of Time across countless timelines, comprehends the Great Dao of Time, and ultimately seeks transcendence beyond time itself. 608 609 611
• Leaves his companions to wander the Endless Void after ensuring that none of those who followed his plans are left behind. 612

Notable Quotes

“Heavenly Dao is not my Dao; my Dao is Heavenly Dao.”
— Li Mo 605

“When I first started cultivating, I always dreamed of freedom and ease. Now, I have finally achieved it. That is the meaning of attaining the Dao and transcending.”
— Li Mo 612

Trivia

• Li Mo’s first Dao name, Shanhai, is taken from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and reflects his ambition to tame primordial exotic beasts. 75
• Qiongshan later grants him the Dao name Qingtian, associating it with Metal fortune and his Primordial Dao Body. 148
• He can use temporary arms created through the Multi-Legged Soul Spider Curse and Flesh Lotus materials; they require spiritual power to remain alive and rot away when it is exhausted. 92
• Li Mo’s cultivation repeatedly blurs the distinction between beast cultivation, artifact cultivation, demonic cultivation, Buddhist cultivation, sword cultivation, and body cultivation. 254 432 517