Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Deep within the myriad origins of the sea, the chaotic energy is thin.

Li Mu sat cross-legged among the seven trees, his body surrounded by a dim, grayish light, like a flickering candle. He closed his eyes and looked inward. Within his chaotic Dao body, his meridians were dry and cracked, his acupoints were collapsed, and his Dao foundation was covered with dense cracks, spreading like a spider web, with the bottom visible.

The origin of chaos is such that only one in ten remains.

Li Mu opened his eyes, the chaotic star vortex in them dimming, a sense of urgency rising within him: "This battle is temporarily over, but once they recover, they will surely return! But, given the current situation…!"

Li Mu frowned. The situation was more difficult than he had expected. The Chaos Origin had been consumed too much, damaging its original foundation.

The chaotic will spread out, enveloping the entire vast land. In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, more than half of the sixty thousand ancestral trees had withered, their trunks charred and their branches and leaves gone. The source vein spiritual network was seventy percent withered, its roots dry and its flow sluggish, and its source marrow layer thin.

Li Mu's gaze was deep and thoughtful.

The chaotic will swept across the border of the vast land, where corpses floated like a sea, the remains of Purple Cloud Dao Soldiers and the fragments of Cold Nether Dao Soldiers layered upon each other, covering the sky and the earth. The remaining primordial Dao essence had not yet dissipated, its purple and eerie light flickering and drifting in the void.

Li Mu's gaze narrowed slightly as his chaotic will enveloped the corpse of the Purple Cloud Dao Ancestor. Within the corpse, fragments of Dao principles floated and sank, and the essence of origin remained. The moment the chaotic will touched it, a torrent of mixed resentment surged forth, scorched by purple flames and corroded by death energy. Li Mu withdrew his will, lost in thought.

Li Mu muttered to himself, "Devouring to the aliens might allow us to make them our own."

The Great Dao of Chaos encompasses all things, while the methods of the Ghost Clan devour and assimilate. When the two are combined, corpses can be refined into resources.

Li Mu's eyes brightened, and he released his divine sense to send a telepathic message to the Second Ancestor of the Star Evolution Platform. "Gu Xi, Hao Tian, ​​you two come here!"

Before long, Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​the two ancestors, arrived through the air and bowed to receive orders.

Li Mu pointed to the outside of the boundary and gestured, "Clean up the battlefield and bury all the corpses from the outer battlefield into the vast earth."

Gu Xi Daozu was taken aback: "Dao Master, those are the corpses of Dao soldiers from the Zixiao and Lengyou domains, numbering in the tens of millions. With so many corpses buried in the vast earth, their resentment will gather and may pollute the source veins..."

Li Mu waved his hand to interrupt, indicating, "I have my own plan, just do as I say!"

Gu Xi and Hao Tian exchanged a glance, said nothing more, and turned to flee towards the battlefield outside the boundary.

Li Mu stood among the seven trees, his gaze sweeping across the void.

Millions of corpses, millions of fragments of Dao principles, millions of primordial essences. If these can be refined and used to nourish the vast land, the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors can be restored, and the Source Vein Spirit Network can be continued.

The Great Dao of Chaos encompasses all things; the methods of the Ghost Clan devour and assimilate.

Combining the two might be worth a try.

Li Mu focused his mind on the Chaos Treasure Palace and took out the Ghost Clan crystal core.

The core of the Ghost Clan trembled violently, its eerie white light surged, and distorted phantoms struggled and writhed, their delirious murmurs surging forth. Layers of chaotic will enveloped it, seeping into the depths of the core, attempting to devour the Ghost Clan's transformation technique.

time flies.

One hundred days later, Li Mu opened his eyes and woke up. His gaze was deep, with chaotic star vortexes flowing within, and a faint, eerie white light could be seen flashing by.

"I see."

Li Mu murmured to himself, his hands forming a hand seal.

Chaotic Dao Yuan surged forth, condensing into a hazy gray array pattern in the palm of his hand. The array pattern flowed, and twisted lines could be vaguely seen within it, similar to the Dao of the Ghost Clan, but based on the Great Dao of Chaos.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and array patterns flew out, landing among the seven trees.

As the array patterns landed, the gray light surged, expanding instantly to tens of thousands of miles, enveloping the entire Origin Sea. The array patterns flowed, their twisted lines winding like snakes, and a strange power surged forth. Li Mu sat cross-legged at the center of the array, closing his eyes to deduce the patterns.

Seven days later, Gu Xi and Hao Tian returned, stepping through the air.

"Dao Master, the battlefield outside the boundary has been cleared." Dao Ancestor Gu Xi bowed and indicated, "The millions of corpses have all been buried in the westernmost part of the vast land."

"Well done!" Li Mu looked at Gu Xi and Hao Tian and gestured, "Next, I need to go into seclusion for a while to keep an eye on Hao Tu. Ignore any unusual movements."

Gu Xi Dao Zu was taken aback: "Dao Master, what if there are external enemies attacking?"

Li Mu waved his hand: "Ziji and Yousha are severely injured and will definitely be unable to attack again in the short term. If they do attack, I will handle it myself. You guard Haotu well, and you don't need to pay attention to any strange phenomena!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Xi Dao Zu's eyes, and he respectfully replied, "Understood!"

Dao Ancestor Haotian quickly cupped his hands in response: "Rest assured, Dao Master, we two will definitely guard Haotu well."

Li Mu nodded slightly, and with a flash, he disappeared into the depths of the Myriad Origin Sea.

Standing amidst the seven primordial ancestral trees, Li Mu sat cross-legged in the void, his hands forming hand seals. His chaotic will spread out, instantly enveloping the entire vast land and seeping into the westernmost region.

In the westernmost region, countless corpses piled up like mountains. The remains of Purple Cloud Dao Soldiers and the fragments of Cold Nether Dao Soldiers lay layer upon layer, covering the sky and the earth. Above the corpses, a purple, eerie light flickered, and resentment surged like a tide.

Li Mu's hands moved in rapid succession of hand seals, his chaotic will transforming into countless gray silk ribbons that emerged from the depths of the Origin Sea, plunging into the void like writhing dragons, and instantly spreading to the westernmost region. The gray silk ribbons touched the corpses, coiled around them, and pierced deep into their depths.

The method of the Ghost Clan is to devour and assimilate.

The corpse trembled violently.

The purple light exploded, and resentment surged like boiling water. Within the corpse, fragments of the Dao principles floated and sank, and the essence of origin surged, rushing out wildly along the gray silk ribbons and converging towards the Sea of ​​Myriad Dao Origins.

Countless fragments of the Dao principles, countless essences of the origin, surged like a long river flowing backward, traversing the void.

Li Mu changed his hand seals again, and the chaotic Dao Yuan surged out, condensing into a gray array pattern in front of him. The array pattern flowed, and the twisted patterns inside were as winding as snakes. The power of transformation surged out and covered the original river.

The primordial river surged into the array patterns, bursting with purple light and eerie glow. Resentful shrieks echoed, and twisted patterns spread throughout the array, with layers of bizarre power enveloping and refining the resentment, purifying the primordial essence.

Not enough. A stream of pure primordial energy surged from the array pattern, its milky white light shimmering and merging into the source vein of the chaotic earth.

"This method works!"

Li Mu's spirits lifted, and he changed his hand seals again.

The gray silk ribbons swelled tenfold, amplifying the power of transformation and frantically altering the origin of the corpses. Millions of corpses trembled, and purple and ghostly light surged forth like a tide, transforming along the silk ribbons before flowing towards the source sea. The array patterns operated at full power, and the power of transformation boiled like boiling water, refining resentment and transforming it into the chaotic origin.

One day.

100 days.

One year.

In the westernmost region, the corpses withered at a visible speed, their purple light dimmed, their resentment dissipated, and the fragments of the Dao shattered, turning into nothingness.

However, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred.

Deep within the myriad primordial sea, a strange white light shot into the sky. Within the light, distorted phantoms manifested, sometimes as a ball with countless tangled arms, sometimes as a tree growing upside down, and sometimes as a pile of corpses endlessly repeating the moment of death. The phantoms opened their mouths and shrieked, their delirious murmurs surging forth like a tide.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

"Hang it up, hanging it up will make it stop hurting..."

"Become us...become us..."

The murmurs reverberated throughout the Origin Sea, causing the seven Primordial Trees to tremble. The illusory Golden Crow flapped its wings and shrieked, the Azure Dragon coiled and chanted, and the Black Tortoise raised its head and roared... The seven spirits resounded together, and the Dao light intertwined into a sea, pressing down on that distorted illusory figure.

The distorted phantom struggled and writhed, while a strange white light surged forth.

The entire vast land trembled. In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, the thirty thousand remaining ancestral trees shook in unison, and the light between their branches and leaves flickered uncertainly. On the trunks of each ancestral tree, strange patterns emerged, twisting and winding like snakes crawling.

The expressions of all the founders of the Daoist sects changed drastically.

In the Thunder Pool of the Eastern Region, Dao Ancestor Lei Yan suddenly stood up, purple lightning flashing as he stared at the Thunder Ancestor Tree in front of him. Strange patterns spread across the tree trunk, twisting like snakes. The Thunder Ancestor Tree trembled violently, and lightning danced erratically among its branches and leaves.

"Why, why are there strange patterns appearing?!"

In the Southern Fire Prison, Iron Head roared, and the phantom of the Ancestral Tree of Departing Fire swelled, with strange patterns spreading across its trunk. White flames leaped and fiercely battled against the strange patterns.

In the icy plains of the Northern Region, Xue'er sat cross-legged by the spirit pool, her Taiyin True Eyes rotating between her brows. Moonlight fell, enveloping the small source in the pool. Strange patterns appeared on the trunk of the Ice Blue Ancestral Tree, the moonlight became disordered, and the moon crystals shattered.

The central Earth element is covered by the roots of the Jade Ginseng King, which spread out. Strange patterns meander on the trunk of the Earth element ancestral tree, which is yellowish-brown and dim.

In the Golden Ape Ancestral Domain, Little Golden leaped into the air, its crimson-gold battle aura soaring into the sky. It punched the trunk of the Crimson-Gold Ancestral Tree; the fist's energy tore through the air, shattering a strange pattern. However, the pattern instantly reformed and spread upwards again.

"Demon Tree, die!" Little Gold roared, unleashing a barrage of crimson-gold battle fists.

……

Starry Sky Platform.

The light screen of the source-detecting array suddenly blazed brightly, and a strange white light shot into the sky, manifesting distorted phantoms. Countless bizarre patterns spread along the edges of the light screen, like a spider web covering the entire vast land.

Gu Xi Daozu's expression changed drastically: "Dao Master!"

Haotian Daozu quickly calculated with his fingers, his starry eyes shining brightly, and exclaimed in astonishment: "Dao Master used the methods of the Ghost Clan to transform corpses and refine their essence! This is too audacious!"

Ancient Dao Ancestor said urgently, "The strange phenomena have spread to the entire vast land, the ancestral tree has been tainted by the strange phenomena, and the Dao soldiers are in a state of panic. What should we do!"

The Dao Ancestor Haotian said in a deep voice, "The Dao Lord has said that any unusual noises should be ignored. The Dao Lord dares to do this because he is confident in his abilities!"

Gu Xi Daozu was slightly taken aback: "Alright!"

The Dao Ancestor Haotian reminded us, "The Dao Lord has his own plans. You and I only need to maintain order and appease the ancestors. Everything should be under the Dao Lord's control, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically instructed us!"

Upon hearing this, Dao Ancestor Gu Xi also felt that it made sense, and breathed a sigh of relief. He formed the Guicang Seal between his fingers, and clear light shone down, covering the Xingyan Dao Platform.

Haotian Daozu took a step forward and stood above the Dao Platform, starlight flowing and transmitting his thoughts to all realms.

"All Dao Ancestors, heed my command!" Dao Ancestor Haotian said in a deep voice, "This is due to the Dao Lord's seclusion. Each of you return to your positions, reassure your subordinates, and do not panic."

As the message was transmitted, Dao Ancestor Lei Yan's eyes flashed, purple lightning crackled, and he sat cross-legged under the Thunder Ancestor Tree. Purple light enveloped the Thunder Ancestor Tree, suppressing the strange patterns.

Xue'er's Taiyin True Eye rotated between her brows, and moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall, covering the Ice Blue Ancestral Tree, and the moonlight washed away the strange patterns.

The roots of the Jade Ginseng King spread out, and the light of the Earth element soared into the sky, suppressing the strange patterns.

……

The Dao Ancestors of all realms joined forces, their various Dao lights intertwining into a sea to suppress the strange patterns. However, the strange patterns continued to emerge from the depths of the Origin Sea, spreading across the entire vast land.

On the trunk of the ancestral tree, the patterns meander like snakes, and on the bodies of the Dao soldiers, strange patterns appear, twisting and writhing.

In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, the Taoist soldiers were in a panic, and screams filled the air.

"What is that?!"

"What's growing on my body?! Why is this happening?!"

"It hurts... it hurts..."

……

On the Starry Dao Platform, the ancient Dao Ancestor's clear light shone down, enveloping the panicked Dao soldiers. Wherever the clear light passed, the strange patterns dimmed, and the Dao soldiers calmed down.

The radiance of the Great Heavenly Dao Ancestor flowed, transmitting his message to all realms: "Do not panic, each return to your place."

time flies.

One hundred days later, the eerie white light gradually dimmed, the distorted phantoms dissipated, the strange patterns stopped spreading, and gradually faded, disappearing into the depths of the ancestral tree trunk and the Dao soldier's body.

Deep within the Myriad Dao Source Sea, Li Mu sat cross-legged among the seven trees, his body surrounded by a hazy Dao light. Within the array patterns in front of him, feedback from the origin of the Vast Earth continuously flowed into his chaotic Dao body.

Li Mu opened his eyes and woke up. His eyes were filled with a deep, chaotic star vortex, within which a strange white light flashed and disappeared. Within his chaotic body, 70% of his meridians were restored, 50% of his acupoints were reopened, and 30% of the cracks in his foundation were healed.

The primordial chaos of the vast land has recovered more than 50%.

Li Mu raised his eyes, and the chaotic will spread out, enveloping the entire vast land.

In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, strange patterns appear and disappear on the trunks of the thirty thousand remaining ancestral trees. On the bodies of Dao soldiers, similar strange patterns also appear, sinking deep into their flesh and blood.

Li Mu frowned slightly and immediately summoned the two patriarchs.

Before long, Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​the two ancestors, arrived through the air and landed in front of Li Mu.

Ancient Dao Ancestor Gu Xi hurriedly reported: "Dao Master, strange phenomena are everywhere, causing a great upheaval in the vast land. The ancestral tree is tainted by the strange phenomena, and the Dao soldiers are in a state of panic. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Hao Tian has maintained order and calmed the ancestors, preventing a major disaster."

Haotian Daozu looked at Li Mu and asked with concern, "Dao Master, will the strange patterns hidden in the Ancestral Tree and Dao Soldier cause any problems in the future?"

Li Muchen smiled slightly and reassured, "It's alright. The method of transformation involves devouring and assimilating. The entry of the patterns into the body marks the beginning of assimilation. Once I have completely refined the source of the strangeness and transformed it into the source of chaos, the power of the transformation of the ancestral tree and the Dao soldiers will naturally dissipate."

Gu Xi and Hao Tian exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Mu waved his hand: "You two continue to have confidence in Haotu. I still need to go into seclusion for a while to completely refine the source of the strangeness."

Upon hearing this, the two bowed and withdrew.

Watching the two leave, Li Mu continued to refine the source of the strangeness. Gray light flowed around his body, and the array patterns in front of him shone brightly. The twisted patterns inside were wildly winding, and the power of the strangeness was like boiling water. The essence of millions of corpses surged along the gray silk ribbons and poured into the array patterns in an endless stream.

The eerie white light grew stronger and stronger.

The distorted phantom reappeared, with countless arms entangled, countless heads piled up, and countless corpses shrieking. The phantom opened its mouth, and its murmurs surged like a tide.

Various kinds of murmurs reverberated through the Origin Sea, causing the seven primordial trees to tremble. The Golden Crow flapped its wings and shrieked, the Azure Dragon coiled and chanted, the Black Tortoise raised its head and roared, the Qilin treaded on the clouds and roared angrily, the White Tiger looked up to the sky and howled, and the Wind God flicked his sleeves and chanted. The seven spirits sang together, and the seven-colored Dao light intertwined into a sea, pressing down on that distorted phantom.

The distorted phantom struggled and twisted, its eerie white light surging as it fiercely battled the seven-colored Dao light.

Li Mu's eyes narrowed, and his hands formed a series of hand seals.

Chaotic Dao Yuan surged forth like a tide, pouring into the array patterns. The gray Dao light surged, merging with the seven-colored Dao light, and fiercely pressed down on the distorted phantom.

The distorted phantom shrieked, and the eerie white light exploded, shattering inch by inch.

The shattered, eerie white light transformed into countless specks of light, scattering into the void. Li Mu opened his mouth and inhaled, and billions of specks of light surged back like a long river, all disappearing into his mouth.

The seven primordial trees trembled simultaneously, and seven-colored Dao light surged into Li Mu's body along their roots. Wherever the seven-colored light passed, the twisted patterns crumbled inch by inch, transforming into pure essence that merged into the chaotic Dao Yuan.

The meridians are reconnected, the acupoints are reopened, and the foundation of the Dao is stabilized.

Li Mu's aura steadily increased, and his primordial chaos slowly recovered. (End of Chapter)