Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Deep within the myriad origins of the sea, chaotic energy surges.

Li Mu sat cross-legged among the seven trees, his body surrounded by a mixture of gray Dao light and eerie white light. The essence of countless corpses flowed like a long river, surging into the array patterns along the gray silk ribbons. Within the array patterns, twisted lines meandered wildly, and the power of transformation surged like boiling water.

Li Mu's hands moved in rapid succession of hand seals, and chaotic Dao energy surged forth like a tide, pouring into the array patterns. The array patterns trembled violently, and the gray Dao light surged, fiercely pressing down on the eerie white light. The distorted phantom screamed and struggled, and the eerie white light exploded, turning into countless specks of light that scattered.

Li Mu opened his mouth and inhaled, and billions of light spots surged like a long river flowing backward, all disappearing into his mouth.

The seven primordial ancestral trees emitted seven-colored Dao light, which flowed into Li Mu's body along the roots. Wherever the seven-colored light passed, the meridians were reconnected, the acupoints were reopened, and the cracks in the Dao foundation were healed.

Li Mu's aura rose steadily, his chaotic origin recovered to 70%, and the last bit of strange energy surged and struggled within his body.

A strange white light flashed, distorted phantoms appeared, and murmurs surged forth. Li Mu's eyes narrowed, and his hand seals changed again. The Chaos Treasure Palace burst open, and the chaotic sea of ​​energy within the palace gates churned, unleashing a torrent of devouring power.

That eerie energy surged like a long river flowing backward, completely engulfing the mansion gate.

The gates of the mansion closed, and the chaotic sea of ​​qi surged, enveloping and refining the strange source layer by layer. The eerie white light exploded, and the distorted phantom struggled and twisted, crumbling inch by inch, transforming into pure essence that merged into the chaotic sea of ​​qi.

Li Mu opened his eyes and woke up.

His eyes held a chaotic vortex of stars, deep and unfathomable, within which a strange white light flashed and vanished completely. His body was surrounded by a hazy, ethereal light, and his aura was as solid and imposing as a mountain.

Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors.

On the trunk of the Thirty Thousand Ancestral Tree, strange patterns meandered like snakes, flowing with eerie white light. The expressions of the ancestors changed drastically, and various colors of light surged out, enveloping the Ancestral Tree.

Thunder Ancestor Dao Ancestor's purple lightning flashed as he stared intently at the main trunk of the Thunder Ancestor Tree: "Here they come again!"

With a roar, the phantom of the Fire Ancestral Tree expanded rapidly, white flames leaping and burning towards the strange patterns.

Xue'er's Taiyin True Eyes rotated between her brows, and moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall, enveloping the Ice Blue Ancestral Tree.

The next instant, the strange patterns slowly faded and disappeared into the depths of the tree's heart. The trunk returned to its original state, and the light flowed among the branches and leaves, its aura becoming steady.

Lei Yan Daozu was taken aback and asked in surprise, "It's gone?"

Tie Tou frowned, puzzled: "What's going on?"

Xue'er gazed into the depths of the Source Sea with her icy blue eyes, a smile playing on her lips: "Brother Li has mastered it."

Starry Sky Platform.

The light screen of the Source Measurement Array suddenly shone brightly. On the screen, the Dao light of the thirty thousand ancestral trees in the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors flowed steadily. The speed of the Source Vein Spirit Network's flow increased dramatically, and Source Qi surged in like a tide.

The changes in the light screen reflected in the eyes of Dao Ancestor Gu Xi were joyful. He said, "Dao Master has refined the strange source and nourished the vast land. The source vein spiritual network has recovered to 50%, and the ancestral tree's vitality has been revived."

Dao Ancestor Haotian quickly calculated with his fingers, his starry eyes shining brightly, and excitedly said: "At this rate, Haotu can recover to 70% of its pre-war level in three hundred years."

Gu Xi Dao Zu stroked his beard and laughed, "Dao Zhu has taken a different approach, turning enemies into resources. If the two masters of Zi Ji and You Sha knew this, they would probably be furious."

The Dao Ancestor Haotian nodded with delight, agreeing, "There are tens of millions of corpses and countless fragments of Dao principles in the two domains. The Dao Lord's swallowing of this is equivalent to the accumulation of ten thousand years in one domain."

The source of all things lies deep within the ocean.

Li Mu stood up, his body enveloped in a gray, restrained aura. The seven primordial trees swayed gently, their seven colors swirling. The golden crow flapped its wings, the azure dragon coiled, the black tortoise raised its head, the qilin treaded on the clouds, the white tiger crouched, the thunder god held a hammer, and the wind flicked its sleeves.

The seven spirits chirped in unison, conveying a sense of joy.

Li Mu made a gesture, and the Chaos Treasure Mansion appeared in his palm. Within the mansion's gate, the chaotic sea of ​​qi surged, and the refined strange source transformed into pure essence, flowing out of the mansion's gate and merging into the root system of the seven trees.

Seven-colored rays of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Origin Sea.

Li Mu reached out and summoned the Chaos Treasure Palace, which pierced directly into his brow.

Xue'er arrived under the moonlight and landed in front of Li Mu. The Taiyin True Eye between her brows rotated, and the moonlight fell, making the entire Origin Sea look like it was covered with silver frost.

"Brother Li, how is Xiao Yuan doing?"

Li Mu smiled slightly: "Nurtured by the Spirit Pool, it can be restored after a thousand years. At that time, the foundation will definitely be even stronger than before."

Xue'er breathed a sigh of relief, a smile playing on her lips.

Xiao Jin arrived in a flash, landing at the edge of the Origin Sea. His body was covered in surging crimson-gold battle aura. He scratched his head and said, "Master, those strange patterns on my body are gone."

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "The source of the strangeness has been refined, and the strange patterns have disappeared on their own."

Xiao Jin grinned and said happily, "That's good. I thought it was going to turn into something weird."

Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​the two ancestors, arrived together and landed in front of Li Mu.

Gu Xi Daozu cupped his hands and said, "Dao Master, the Origin Vein Spirit Network has recovered to 50%, and the Ancestral Tree's vitality has been revived. At this rate, it can recover to 70% of its pre-war state in three hundred years."

The Dao Ancestor Haotian continued, "After the Dao Lord refines the millions of corpses from the Zixiao and Lengyou domains, the Haotu Origin will surge. Three hundred years later, its foundation will surpass that before the war."

Li Mu nodded: "Three hundred years is enough."

Li Mu's gaze swept over the ancestors: "Ziji and Yousha are severely injured and unable to attack in the short term. During this time, Haotu is doing its best to recover."

All the ancestors responded in unison, "Yes!"

Li Mu looked at Xue'er: "Please take good care of Xiao Yuan."

Xue'er nodded happily: "Don't worry, Brother Li."

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Deep within the void fault, turbulent currents are thin, and fragmented stars float.

The Dao Ancestor of the Netherworld, leading three thousand remnants of the Netherworld Fiends, lay in ambush here. His deathly aura had been completely concealed, and he hid in a void rift. A Netherworld Crystal Compass floated in front of him, its surface shimmering with light, reflecting the chaotic landscape.

The primordial spiritual network flows ceaselessly, and a hazy, ethereal light soars into the sky. In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, thirty thousand ancestral trees sprout new buds, their branches and leaves shimmering with ethereal light. In the Thunder Pool of the Eastern Region, purple liquid surges, and the trunk of the Thunder Ancestor Tree remains as robust as ever; in the Fiery Hell of the Southern Region, crimson flames rage, and the cracks in the trunk of the Blazing Fire Ancestor Tree heal; in the Ice Plains of the Northern Region, moonlight cascades like a waterfall, and the Ice Blue Ancestor Tree crystallizes new crystals…

The Dao Ancestor of the Netherworld stared at the compass, his pale pupils suddenly shrinking.

"This...how is this possible!"

The Dao Ancestor Youyuan leaned closer, his deathly aura surging: "What's wrong?"

The Dao Ancestor of the Netherworld raised his hand and pointed at the compass: "See for yourself."

Dao Ancestor Youyuan looked at the compass, his expression changing drastically: "The source veins are reviving, the ancestral tree is sprouting, that vast land... has recovered so quickly?"

The Dao Ancestor of the Netherworld asked urgently, "The Dao Lord is still seriously injured, the Cold Nether Ancestral Tree has withered by more than half, and the source veins have withered by 40%. This vast land is more severely injured than us, so why is it recovering so quickly?"

The Dao Ancestor of the Netherworld stared intently at the compass with his pale, lifeless eyes. In the mirror, the gray Dao light grew stronger and stronger, and the source vein spiritual network flowed faster and faster.

After a long while, Dao Ancestor Jueming reached out and summoned a dark crystal jade slip. He then probed into it with his divine sense and copied down all the images reflected by the compass.

The next moment, the jade transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the depths of the void.

The desolate and vast realm.

Above the deep pool, deathly energy surged.

The Lord of the Netherworld sat cross-legged in the center of the dark pool. Thirty percent of the death energy around him had been restored, and most of the cracks in his body had healed, except for an axe wound on his chest, which flickered with a hazy Dao light, preventing it from healing. He closed his eyes to heal, and a dark crystal core floated in front of him. Within the crystal core, death energy surged, nourishing his body.

Suddenly, the void split open, and a beam of light fell into the palm of his hand.

The Lord of the Netherworld opened his eyes and probed with his divine sense.

Within the jade slip, scenes shifted—in the chaotic vast land, the source veins and spiritual network flowed ceaselessly, and a hazy Dao light soared into the sky; in the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, thirty thousand ancestral trees sprouted new buds, and Dao light flowed among their branches and leaves; in the Thunder Pool of the Eastern Region, purple liquid surged as before; in the Fiery Hell of the Southern Region, crimson flames raged to the heavens; in the Ice Plains of the Northern Region, moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall…

"That kid recovered even faster than us!"

The Netherworld Dao Master abruptly rose, his deathly aura surging like boiling water, his body radiating a burst of ghostly light. His chest, bearing the axe wound, throbbed with excruciating pain, and a gray, flickering Dao light flashed. He groaned, forcibly suppressing his injury, and raised his hand in a gesture, causing a ghostly crystal jade slip to appear.

A few words were engraved in his mind, and the jade was simplified into a stream of light and disappeared.

In the vast Purple Heaven Domain, the Lord of Purple Extremes sat cross-legged atop the shattered Dao Platform. Forty percent of his purple light had returned to its original state, and most of the fractured part of his body had healed. His severed arm had regenerated, its new limb slender and its purple light dimmed. Three purple crystals floated before him, their cores swirling with purple light, within which the illusory image of a purple sun rose and fell, nourishing his Dao body.

Suddenly, the void cracked open, and a dark crystal jade slip fell into the palm of the hand.

The Lord of Purple Extremes opened his eyes and probed with his divine sense.

Within the jade slip, the voice of the Netherworld Dao Master rang out: "Something is amiss. Come here immediately."

The Lord of Purple Extremes' expression darkened, purple light surged, and with one step, his figure vanished.

Somewhere in the void.

The turbulent currents are thin, and scattered stars float.

The Lord of Purple Extremes arrived, breaking through the void, his body shimmering with purple light, his face grim.

A flash of ghostly light appeared in the void to the west, and the Lord of the Netherworld appeared, his body surging with deathly aura, his eerie green eyes gazing at the Lord of the Purple Extreme.

"What's going on?!"

The Lord of the Purple Extreme was surrounded by surging purple light, his face as gloomy as water.

"See for yourself." The Netherworld Dao Master raised his hand and tossed the reconnaissance jade slip to him.

The Lord of Purple Extremes took the jade slip, poured his divine sense into it, and said with disbelief, "This... how is this possible! What method did that kid use?"

The Netherworld Dao Master said coldly, "Who knows! This kid can't be fathomed by ordinary methods!"

The Lord of Purple Extremes had an ashen face, with purple light surging erratically.

The Lord of You Sha looked at Zi Ji: "Wait another thousand years, and he will surely surpass you and me."

The Lord of Purple Extremes remained silent.

The Lord of the Netherworld continued, "We can't wait, we have to act ahead of schedule."

The Lord of Purple Extremes said irritably, "Our injuries have not yet healed. What is the point of fighting now if we are just courting death!"

The Lord of the Netherworld was furious and demanded, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

The Lord of Purple Extremes pondered for a moment, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes: "Let's join forces with the lords of other realms! Make it clear that if the Lord of Chaos grows stronger, we will all be at his mercy!"

"Who?" The Lord of the Netherworld was slightly taken aback and asked with concern.

The Lord of Purple Extremes' eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "Heavenly Eclipse, Primordial Beginning."

The Netherworld Dao Master frowned, pessimistic, and said, "Those two old monsters, one who devours time and the other who controls the Great Void, have always been solitary and never get involved in the conflicts outside the realm. Do you think you can persuade them?"

The Lord of Purple Extremes sneered: "If you can't persuade them, then let them get restless on their own."

The Netherworld Dao Master stared at him: "What do you mean?"

The Lord of Purple Extremes said in a deep voice, "That kid cultivates the Chaos Great Dao, which encompasses all things. Heavenly Eclipse devours time, and Tai Chu governs Tai Xu, both of which are branches of Chaos. If this kid becomes powerful, the first ones he will devour will be them."

The Netherworld Dao Master's eerie green eyes flashed: "You mean!"

The Lord of Purple Extremes sneered: "He is invincible among those of the same level in the Great Dao of Chaos. Once this child achieves mastery, all realms will submit. Heavenly Eclipse and Primordial Beginning, one devours time and the other controls the Great Void, both came from Chaos and will surely return to Chaos. If this child comes knocking on our door, they will have no choice but to bow down and submit!"

The Lord of Purple Extremes continued, "There's no need for us to waste words. Just pass on this boy's methods and let them see for themselves. Even though we from both domains were beaten to this state by him, his recovery speed is dozens or even hundreds of times faster than ours."

The Netherworld Dao Master's gaze darkened: "You're trying to use someone else to do your dirty work?"

The Lord of Purple Extremes sneered: "Using someone else to kill? I want them to understand that if this brat isn't eliminated, they'll be next. Just wait, Tian Shi and Tai Chu won't sit still."

The Netherworld Dao Master's eerie green eyes flickered: "What if they can sit still?"

The Lord of Purple Extremes sneered, "Can you sit still? Then wait to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of the Purple Extreme Lord vanished.

The Lord of the Netherworld stood in the void, his deathly aura surging and turbulent. After a long while, his figure transformed into a ghostly light and disappeared.

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Time fault, celestial eclipse of the Dao Palace.

The Celestial Eclipse Dao Master sat cross-legged on the Dao Platform, his body surrounded by flowing gray-white Dao light, with a dark crystal jade slip floating in front of him. Within the jade slip, the scene of the chaotic vast land flowed endlessly.

The void cracked open, and the purple light clone stepped out, landing in front of the Dao Palace.

"Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse, Your Highness Ziji requests an audience."

The Lord of Heavenly Eclipse raised his eyes, his gray pupils looking towards the outside of the palace: "Come in."

The purple light clone stepped into the hall, stood below, and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior Tian Shi, this junior has come to deliver a message on the orders of Dao Master Zi Ji."

The Lord of Heavenly Eclipse said calmly, "Speak."

The purple light clone raised its hand, and a light screen appeared. On the light screen, the scene of the chaotic land flowed—the gray light of the Dao soared into the sky, surrounded by seven colors, the forest of ten thousand ancestors had sixty thousand ancestral trees reaching the sky, and the source vein spiritual network shuttled like a dragon.

The Heavenly Eclipse Dao Master's gaze sharpened.

The purple light clone pointed at the light screen: "This child cultivates the Great Dao of Chaos. Chaos encompasses all things, and the Heavenly Eclipse devours time, belonging to a branch of Chaos. When this child achieves great success, he will surely come to devour the Sea of ​​Time."

The Lord of the Celestial Eclipse remained silent.

The purple light clone continued, "The Purple Cloud and Cold Nether Domains joined forces to attack him, but he defeated them terribly. Half of the Purple Extreme Dao Lord's body was shattered, and the Nether Fiend Dao Lord's White Bone Throne was completely destroyed. This boy fought two against one and still had strength left."

The light curtain swirled, the gray axe light cleaved the sky, half of Ziji's body shattered, and Yousha flew backward for thousands of miles.

The gray pupils of the Heavenly Eclipse Dao Master suddenly contracted.

The purple light clone cupped his hands and said, "If you don't believe me, senior, you can send someone to investigate. At the border of the Chaos Land, corpses float like a sea, and the remains of Dao soldiers from the Purple Cloud and Cold Nether regions are everywhere."

The Heavenly Eclipse Dao Master remained silent for a long time before raising his eyes to look at the Purple Light clone: ​​"Zi Ji sent you here to use someone else to do his dirty work?"

The purple light clone shook its head: "Senior is wise. The Purple Extreme Dao Master only wants you to know that if this child is not eliminated, the next one to die will be Tian Shi."

The Lord of Heavenly Eclipse sneered, "If I send troops, will Ziji reap the benefits?"

The purple light clone cupped its hands and said, "The Purple Extreme Daoist is willing to join forces with you, senior. Once the Chaos Land is pacified, the Sea of ​​Time can obtain 30% of the source veins, and two of the seven innate ancestral trees can be divided among us."

The Heavenly Eclipse Dao Master's eyes flashed.

The purple light clone continued, "If you don't believe me, senior, you can observe first. Once the Chaos Land recovers and this boy's cultivation stabilizes, it will be too late for you to make a move."

The Lord of Heavenly Eclipse pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and pressed down.

"I understand. You may return."

The purple light clone cupped its hands, turned around, and disappeared in a stream of light.

The Lord of Heavenly Eclipse gazed into the depths of the void, his gray eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Someone come here."

The void cracked open, and a gray-white phantom fell into the Dao Palace: "Dao Master."

The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse said in a deep voice, "Order all regions of the Sea of ​​Time to assemble their elite forces and prepare for war."

The grayish-white phantom was taken aback: "Dao Lord, are you really going to send troops?"

The Heavenly Eclipse Dao Master sneered, "Let's see. That old bastard Ziji wants to use someone else to do his dirty work, but I won't let him have his way. However, that kid... really can't be allowed to live."

The greyish-white phantom bowed and retreated. (End of Chapter)