Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

The purple lightning spear slammed into the chaotic barrier, instantly blasting open countless cracks interwoven with purple and gray.

The vast void shattered like a broken mirror. At the easternmost edge of the vast land, thousands of miles of land collapsed in response, and the earth's primordial energy leaked out wildly, turning into pale turbulent currents that swept through the deep space.

"Activate the formation!"

With a thought, Li Mu activated the Chaos Array of the Zhou Tian at full power, and billions of gray roots surged up from the earth's veins, carrying the earth's essence and forcibly sealing the broken gap.

"Oh?" The illusory figure of the Purple Extreme Lord was slightly taken aback and said in surprise, "At the very beginning of the Dao Transformation stage, you have managed to integrate the great formation with the earth veins to this extent."

The Lord of Purple Extremes' eyes shimmered with purple light, piercing through layers of void and staring directly at Li Mu's chaotic will. He thought to himself in surprise, "No wonder the old master was defeated... The Great Dao of Chaos is indeed quite ingenious."

The purple lightning spear shattered inch by inch, turning into purple dust that dissipated into the sky.

Li Mu's Daoist thought did not retreat but advanced, his gray robe fluttering: "Fellow Daoist, please return when you have tested enough. Although this vast land is weak, it is not to be trifled with."

"Oh."

The Lord of Purple Extremes sneered and said mockingly, "I only used three-tenths of my strength in this spear thrust."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Lord of Purple Extremes raised his finger and made a gesture. Nine Purple Heaven Divine Chains descended from the void, intertwining to form a sky-covering array. In the center of the array, a purple sun phantom slowly rotated, radiating the power to burn the world and destroy the Dao.

"This is the 'Purple Heaven Refining Dao Diagram.' If it were to fall upon your vast land, thirty percent of your territory would turn to ashes."

The Lord of Purple Extremes spoke in a calm tone, as if stating a trivial matter.

Li Mudao's eyes suddenly lit up with a gray light: "You can give it a try."

Before the words were finished, the earth's veins trembled, and all the veins of the Chaos Array lit up. The projection of the Chaos Dao Fruit at the array's core suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant gray eye that reflected the birth and death of all things, locking onto the phantom of the Purple Extreme Lord.

The two forces collided remotely, silently annihilating the void and forming an ever-expanding "absolute nothingness".

At the Starry Dao Platform, Ancestors Gu Xi and Hao Tian awoke simultaneously.

"Something's changed in the East Pole!" Gu Xiqinghui's Daoist robes fluttered wildly, and the Daoist rhyme of Gui Cang soared into the sky, attempting to stabilize the trembling earth vein nodes.

The Great Dao Ancestor's starry eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Such terrifying pressure... It's at the Dao Transformation level!"

Lei Yan, Qing Yuan, Chi Xiao, Tian Yao, and other Dao Ancestors from various domains all sensed this and turned their divine thoughts toward the east.

"What is that?" Chi Xiaoyan stared intently at the purple sun array diagram in the sky, his heart filled with horror.

The Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor exclaimed in shock, "The Lord of Transformation... how could this be!"

"Brother Li!" Xue'er revealed herself, looking anxiously at the purple sun array diagram.

……

In an instant, the thousands of ancestors of the Vast Land appeared one after another, gazing intently into the distance, filled with worry. This level of battle was beyond their ability to intervene.

The Eastern Void.

The Lord of Purple Extremes stared at the giant chaotic eye, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Using an array as the eye, transforming the earth into a pupil... a remarkable technique. Unfortunately, your vast land's veins are too severely damaged; this eye cannot last for thirty breaths."

Li Mu did not answer, but focused all his energy on activating the great formation.

A beam of chaotic light suddenly burst forth from the giant gray eye, tearing through the void and shooting straight at the Purple Heaven Refining Dao Diagram!

With a deafening roar, the tribulation light and the array diagram collided violently, and the purple and gray Daoist auras exploded like a tsunami, turning the surrounding void into a chaotic torrent.

The vast easternmost region of the Vast Land was struck again, and the area of ​​collapse expanded to three thousand miles.

The earth's veins groaned, and the primordial energy overflowed like a burst dam.

"Dao Master!" Dao Ancestor Gu Xi cried out in a hoarse voice, "The Eastern Pole Origin Vein can't hold on any longer!"

"I'll borrow your very essence for a moment!"

With a thought, Li Mu caused all the thousand branch pivots of the Zhou Tian Chaos Array to vibrate simultaneously, forcibly extracting three-tenths of the ancestral trees of various domains as their source, and frantically converging them towards the Eastern Pole through the array's veins!

Lei Yan Daozu grunted, and the water level in the Thunder Pool plummeted: "Daoist Li, you..."

"Hold on!" Li Mu's voice was as firm as iron, and he shouted sternly, "If we survive this calamity, we will repay you double!"

The ancestors gritted their teeth and endured it, their essence pouring out like a river.

In the void of the easternmost point, the Chaos Giant Eye, infused with the essence of all ancestors, experienced a surge in the power of the gray tribulation light, forcibly forcing the Purple Heaven Refining Dao Diagram back a thousand miles!

The illusory figure of the Purple Extreme Lord swayed slightly, and for the first time, surprise appeared in his purple eyes.

"You can actually mobilize the origins of all ancestors as easily as using your own limbs... Your control over this vast land is deeper than I expected."

With a flick of his sleeve, the Lord of the Purple Extremes slowly retracted the Purple Heaven Refining Dao Diagram, and the nine divine chains once again wrapped around his body.

That's all for today.

The illusory figure of the Purple Extreme Lord gradually faded, leaving only a series of voices piercing through the void and imprinted on the vast sky: "Ten thousand years later, the star orbits of the two domains will meet, and their origins will converge. At that time, my true form will personally arrive."

"You have ten thousand years to consider: submit to Zixiao, and the beings of this world will be preserved; resist stubbornly... and this vast land will become the Zixiao Refining Dao Diagram!"

As his voice faded, the aura of the Purple Extreme Lord completely disappeared.

The void of the Eastern Pole returned to silence, with only the shattered source veins and the chaotic flow of dissipated source energy testifying to the perilous and brief confrontation that had just taken place.

...

Starry Sky Platform.

Li Mudao returned to his body, his face pale, and the projection of the Chaos Dao Fruit at the array's core dimmed by three points.

Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​the two ancestors, stepped forward quickly.

"Dao Master, the Eastern Pole Earth Vein is severely damaged, and nearly 10% of the Origin Qi has been lost!" Dao Ancestor Haotian said with a gloomy expression.

Li Mu closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and after a moment he opened his eyes and said: "Draw 30% of the reserve source energy from each region and prioritize repairing the Eastern Pole Array Region. It must be restored to its original state within a hundred years."

Gu Xi Daozu said with a wry smile, "Thirty percent of the reserves... other Daozus may have complaints."

"Do as instructed." Li Mu said in an unquestionable tone, "Today, the Lord of the Purple Extreme is only exerting three-tenths of his strength. Ten thousand years later, if the Vast Land has not been restored, the Lord of the Purple Extreme will come with full strength."

The official residence was eerily silent.

The divine thoughts of the ancestors, including Lei Yan, Qing Yuan, Chi Xiao, and Tian Yao, descended one after another, each with an ugly expression.

"Master Li," Dao Ancestor Chixiao asked with concern, his fiery eyes flashing, "what exactly is the realm of the Purple Extreme Lord?"

Li Mu glanced at him and replied, "Late stage of the Dao Transformation Realm. His vast earthly origin is abundant, and his Dao principles are perfect, far surpassing mine!"

"What should we do then!" Qingyuan Daozu's face paled slightly. Li Mu's green robe fluttered slightly, and he looked around at the Daozu present, indicating that "Ten thousand years is but a fleeting moment. The origin of Zixiao Vast Land is magnificent and its Dao principles are perfect. If that person were to come in person, the current Vast Land would not be able to withstand three blows."

Lei Yan Dao Ancestor's purple lightning exploded: "Dao Master, do you have a solution? We can't just sit here and wait to die!"

“Cultivate the forest, nourish the source.” Li Mu said, enunciating each word clearly, “Within ten thousand years, we will regenerate the forest of ten thousand ancestors. Using a thousand ancestral trees as a foundation, we will then encourage the growth of nine thousand new trees. With ten thousand trees forming a forest, the origins will be connected, which can solidify the veins of the vast land and strengthen the source of the vast land’s Dao.”

Dao Ancestor Gu Xi frowned and said, "Ten thousand ancestral trees? Dao Master Li, it takes tens of thousands of years for an ordinary ancestral tree to mature. Even if it is accelerated by the Chaos Origin, it is by no means an easy task!"

“Ordinary methods will not work.” Li Mu flicked his sleeve, and the Chaos Dao Fruit was projected at the core of the array. He solemnly said, “I will use the Chaos Dao Fruit as the mother source to differentiate ‘Dao Seeds.’ Each domain must set aside ‘tree-nurturing grounds’ to nourish them with the earth’s veins and irrigate them with the source. Then, a suitable realm lord will be selected to refine the Dao Seeds, merge them into the realm, and accelerate their formation!”

The Great Heavenly Dao Ancestor's starry eyes flashed, shocked by Li Mu's methods, and he asked excitedly, "How many Dao Seeds are there? How will they be distributed?"

"The initial batch is three thousand seeds." Li Mu raised his hand, and a hazy gray light appeared in his palm, with countless fine Dao patterns flowing inside. He indicated, "It will take a hundred years to complete. Each of the fifteen Great Dao Domains, including the Starry Eight Domains, Crimson Flame, Blood Forest, and Weak Water, will receive ten seeds. The remaining Dao seeds will be distributed to Xue'er, Xiao Jin, and others who already have Ancestral Tree Dharma Forms, so that they can cultivate their subordinate Ancestral Trees."

The Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor's blood-red eyes narrowed, and he hesitated, saying, "Ten Dao Seeds? Although my Blood Forest territory is vast, its source veins only account for seventy percent. It is a land of death and strife, so I'm afraid I can't nurture that many ancestral trees!"

“The fiendish earth can be transformed.” Li Mu looked at the Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor and gestured, “The fiendish origin you condensed through your blood sacrifice method, after being tempered by the Chaos Dao Fire, can be transformed into ‘Blood Spirit Source Essence’ to nourish the earth veins. I can teach you the tempering method.”

The Heavenly Demon Ancestor's expression changed slightly: "The Blood Spirit Essence is my foundation..."

"With the survival of the vast land imminent, do not harbor any selfish thoughts." Dao Ancestor Chixiao snorted coldly and gestured, "My fiery and poisonous land is also difficult to nurture the ancestral tree. If Dao Lord Li has a method of transformation, the Crimson Flame Domain is willing to cooperate fully."

Li Mu nodded in approval, saying, "The Flame Poison can be refined into the 'Purifying Dao Crystal,' which is of great benefit to the Fire Ancestral Tree. The method will be transmitted later."

Ancestor Chenguang said in a deep voice, "Cultivating a new plant requires a massive amount of source energy. Right now, the earth's veins are already insufficient, and if we divert more energy to nourish the ancestral tree... it may damage its foundation."

“Origin Qi can be drawn from the void.” Li Mu pointed to the Chaos Array Diagram and indicated, “The Zhou Tian Chaos Array has already covered the edge of the vast land. In the next thousand years, I will personally sit in the array eye to draw in the wandering Origin Qi from the void. At the same time, the ancestral trees of all domains will also need to divide their branches into three parts to form a ‘Source Absorption Array Network’ to assist the array in its absorption and release.”

The Azure Origin Dao Ancestor's blue eyes remained filled with worry as he said, "Even so, the source energy required for the ten thousand ancestral trees is still as vast as the ocean. What if external enemies invade along the way..."

“Therefore we must act quickly.” Li Mu said decisively, “Within a hundred years, all three thousand Dao Seeds will sprout; within five hundred years, the ancestral trees will begin to take shape; they will continue to nurture seven thousand Dao Ancestors; within a thousand years, half of the ancestral trees will condense into Dharma forms; and after ten thousand years, ten thousand trees will form a forest, and the earth’s veins will be ten times thicker than they are now. At that time, even if the Lord of the Purple Extremes were to come in person, I would still have the strength to fight him.”

Dao Ancestor Lei Yan nodded eagerly and said, "Then let's do it! It's better than sitting and waiting for the world to be destroyed!"

Dao Ancestor Minggu looked at Li Mu and asked with concern, "Dao Master, when can this Dao Seed be distributed?"

"Ten years from now," Li Mu gestured, "In these ten years, all regions need to prepare the land for nurturing trees and ensure the smooth flow of the earth's veins. I will personally go to each region to set up the 'Chaos Nourishing Source Array' to help transform the earth's veins."

The Dao Ancestors exchanged glances and bowed in unison, saying, "We obey the Dao Master's command."

Before long, the projection of the Chaos Dao Fruit appeared on the Star Evolution Dao Platform, casting down three thousand gray light spots, like stars floating and sinking.

Li Mu pointed his finger, and the light spots split into raindrops. Ten fell towards Gu Xi, and ten flew towards Hao Tian. The Dao domains of the fifteen peak Dao Ancestors, including Lei Yan, Qing Yuan, and Chao Yuan, each received ten of them.

The remaining two thousand or so Dao Seeds transformed into streaks of gray rainbows, flying towards Xue'er, Xiao Jin, and the others.

"The Dao Seeds have been distributed!" Li Mu looked around at all the Dao Ancestors present and solemnly instructed, "Plant the Dao Seeds in your respective Dao Domains, draw upon the earth's veins to nurture them, and within ten years they will surely take root. Each of you should then choose a suitable Realm Lord to assist you in merging with the Dao Seeds!"

Gu Xi Daozu held ten Dao Seeds tightly and said respectfully, "Nine 'Spirit Nourishing Ruins' have been opened up in the Guicang Domain, which can be planted at any time."

Dao Ancestor Haotian nodded and said, "There are three branches converging beside the Star Array Eye, with the thickest source, so cultivating these Dao Seeds is not a problem!"

Lei Yan Daozu wrapped the Dao seed with purple lightning and gestured, "Beneath my Thunder Pool lies a thousand-year-old 'Thunder Heart Wood,' which is perfect for a seedbed."

Dao Ancestors such as Chixiao and Tianyao each took ten Dao Seeds, their expressions solemn.

"Can the Blood Forest Demon Land truly be transformed?" The Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor asked worriedly, clutching a Dao Seed.

Li Mu raised his hand and pointed, a wisp of gray light entering his forehead: "The Blood Sacrifice Array reverses three times, tempering its ferocity and preserving its essence. It can be made into 'Blood Spirit Essence' in a hundred days."

The Heavenly Demon closed his eyes for a moment, his blood-red pupils gleaming, and exclaimed with delight, "Wonderful! It can actually be done!"

Dao Ancestor Chixiao stepped forward and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "I humbly request Dao Ancestor to bestow upon me the method of burning the Dao Crystal!"

Li Mu flicked his finger, and a gray light flew out, indicating, "The core of the Fire Prison contains three thousand fiery poisons. Using the Chaos Dao Fire as a guide, its impurities are refined and condensed into a crystal core. The process is dangerous, so do not be greedy for speed."

Dao Ancestor Chixiao's eyes blazed with excitement as he exclaimed, "Thank you, Dao Master, for bestowing this power upon me!"

The ancestors said no more, and their figures dispersed one after another, each returning to their own domain.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Mu's main body was stationed in the Sea of ​​Myriad Dao Sources, while his chaotic clones traveled throughout the Dao Domains of the Ancestors, forming the Chaotic Source Nourishing Seal. The gray Dao patterns, like living things, burrowed into the earth's veins and intertwined to form an array.

The moment the formation was completed, the earth's veins hummed, and the flow of primordial energy increased by 30%.

In the ancient realm, a clear light descended, and all ten Dao Seeds sprouted, their tender branches swaying and resonating with the earth's veins.

In the Azure Realm, azure light soared into the sky, and the phantom of the newly born ancestral tree appeared, its vitality and Daoist essence nourishing all living beings.

Thunder Domain, Tide Domain, Fire Domain... all fifteen large Dao Domains, the lands that nurtured the Ancestral Tree, have shown signs of flourishing.

……

Xue'er stood atop the Ice Blue Ancestral Tree, five Dao Seeds floating in her palm. The True Yin Essence descended from the tree crown, enveloping the Dao Seeds.

Ice patterns spread across the surface of the ten Dao Seeds, gradually connecting with the earth vein nodes beneath their feet, their auras merging.

"melt."

Xue'er gave a soft shout, and the five Dao Seeds sank into the earth's veins, their icy blue roots emerging from the void and penetrating the depths of the cold veins. Ten saplings gradually appeared, with frost and snow fluttering among their branches and leaves; they were clearly Ice Dao Trees.

In the distance, the roots of the Crimson Gold Dao Tree where Xiao Jin was located twisted and gnarled, forcefully pressing the five Dao Seeds into the Vajra Vein Core. New shoots broke through the soil, each carrying a clanging, metallic sound.

Tie Tou, Lin Xiaolun, Mingyue... more than 600 Dao Ancestors each displayed their skills, and the Dao Seeds returned to their places one after another.

……

At the edge of the vast land, the Chaos Array was operating at full power.

Li Mu opened his eyes, his pupils filled with a sea of ​​gray light. The array pulses pulsed, and the free-floating primordial energy in the void was forcibly pulled in. After being transformed by the Chaos Dao Fruit, it turned into sweet rain and fell upon all realms.

The depleted earth veins were nourished and gradually replenished, and the broken source vein nodes gradually healed under the nurturing of the source array.

Ancient Dao Ancestor and Haotian Dao Ancestor stood side by side on the Dao Platform, their divine senses illuminating the entire vast land.

"Seventy percent of the damaged land in the Eastern Pole has been repaired." Dao Ancestor Haotian calculated the array plate, his expression slightly relaxed, and said with emotion.

The Ancient Dao Ancestor stroked his beard and sighed, "All three thousand Dao Seeds have sprouted and will grow into trees in as little as a hundred years. However, selecting suitable Realm Lords to unite with the Ancestral Trees and help them achieve Dao is quite a task!"

Li Mu smiled slightly and gestured, "It's alright. The timeframe of ten thousand years is still far off. They won't make any rash moves. Right now, we just need to proceed steadily and cultivate the forest and nourish the source."

"understand!"

The two accepted the order, remaining silent and obeying, overseeing the nurturing of the ancestral tree's sapling by the Dao Ancestors. (End of Chapter)