Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Li Mu focused his mind slightly and looked inward at his Dao body.

In the chaotic Dao Sea, strange white particles adhered like moss, eroding the Dao patterns. The chaotic Dao Yuan swept over them, but the particles remained unmoved, instead penetrating deeper and deeper.

Li Mu stared at the Ghost Mother with a cold gaze and a slight frown, sensing how troublesome these strange white particles were.

The Ghost Mother stood opposite, her pale eyes calm as still water, a strange smile on her face, looking sinister and terrifying.

"The Great Dao of Chaos encompasses all things." The Ghost Mother stared at Li Mu and stated indifferently, "I have honed myself a thousand times with the light of your axe, and have long since thoroughly understood your Dao. The more you embrace, the deeper I am corrupted!"

"A brilliant plan!" Li Mu said in a deep voice, his expression unchanged.

The Demon Mother's lips curled into a smile: "Without scheming, how can one transform?"

"Forty-nine groups of ghostly sources have devoured each other for millennia, and I am that wisp of remaining spirit." The Ghost Mother stepped forward, her figure ethereal, and landed ten feet in front of Li Mu, speaking in a gentle voice: "My intelligence arose early, but I was trapped by the impurities of the ghostly sources, unable to achieve perfection. I borrowed your Chaos Axe Light to polish away the impurities, temper the ghostly crystal, and help me transform!"

Li Mu stared at the Ghost Mother and said knowingly, "So, you incited the strange creatures to launch a full-scale attack on the Chaos Land."

The Demon Mother smiled and said, "That's how it is. If we don't attack the Chaos Land, why would you make a move? If you don't make a move, how can I borrow your strength?"

“A thousand rebirths, each strike of the axe cleansing away a layer of impurities. After a thousand rebirths, the Ghost Crystal is pure, and the Dao Foundation is perfected.” The Ghost Mother looked at Li Mu: “You killed me a thousand times, and I should thank you!”

Li Mu sneered: "Thank me?"

"Of course I thank you. Without your axe light, I would have been trapped in the source of the demons forever, living a life of confusion." The Demon Mother nodded with a smile.

Li Mu stared at her: "Oh, now that you've transformed, what are your plans?"

The ghostly mother's pale eyes were as calm as still water: "I have no intention of destroying your vast land."

The Demon Mother looked at Li Mu and continued, "What I wanted was only transformation, and now that it's done, why should I fight you to the death?"

Li Mu said coldly, "You've eroded my foundation, and you're just going to let it go like this?"

The Ghost Mother looked at Li Mu and chuckled: "That little bit of erosion, you can resolve it yourself in time. If I were to use my full strength, your foundation would have been damaged long ago!"

The Demon Mother turned around and looked into the depths of the Demon Realm: "I attacked you for a thousand years, and you refined me for a thousand years, each taking what they needed. Now that I have succeeded, the foundation of your Vast Land has increased tenfold, and neither of us owes the other anything."

Li Mu stood with his axe in hand, resolutely saying, "You think you can just say you don't owe anything and then you don't?"

"What do you want? To fight me to the death?" The Ghost Mother turned around, her pale eyes fixed on Li Mu, and laughed, "Forget it. I can't kill you, and you can't kill me. If we continue to fight, we'll only both be injured, and someone else will benefit!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Demon Mother transformed into a streak of white light and disappeared into the depths of the Demon Realm.

"Master Li, farewell forever."

The voice of the ghost mother was fleeting and vanished without a trace.

Li Mu stood in the void, sheathing his axe, his gaze sweeping across the strange realm.

Of the 120,000 Dyed Ancestor Trees, more than half had withered, their trunks shriveled, their branches and leaves fallen, their strange fruits rotted and fell off, their strange white light dimmed, their murmurs dissipated, leaving only a deathly silence.

However, the strange domain surrounding the Chaotic Land did not disappear.

The withered roots of the ancestral tree intertwined, forming a strange white barrier that sealed off the outer edge of the chaotic land, as if waiting for something.

Li Mu frowned slightly, and his chaotic will spread out, sweeping across the barrier.

Within the barrier, a strange white light flowed, and twisted Dao patterns were densely packed, just like the methods used by the Strange Mother before.

"This woman, she left this as a backup plan?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Li Mu's eyes. He turned around, took a step, and his figure disappeared.

The source of all things lies deep within the ocean.

Seven primordial ancestral trees stand tall, their seven-colored light intertwining like a sea.

Li Mu landed among the seven trees, sat cross-legged in the void, and closed his eyes to look inward.

On the foundation of the Chaos Dao, strange white particles clung like moss, slowly eroding the Dao patterns. The Chaos Dao Yuan swept over them, but the particles remained unmoved.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and the Chaos Treasure Palace opened, unleashing a surge of devouring power that entangled the particles.

The particles trembled violently, flashing with an eerie white light, yet they remained unmoved by the force that had devoured them.

Li Mu opened his eyes, his gaze deep and thoughtful as he considered the matter.

Xue'er flew through the air and landed beside Li Mu: "Brother Li, are you alright!"

Li Mu waved his hand: "It's alright."

Xue'er keenly sensed Li Mu's insincerity. Her Taiyin True Eye spun between her brows, moonlight descended, and swept over Li Mu's body. Her expression changed slightly, and she exclaimed in surprise, "That guy left something inside you?"

Li Mu nodded helplessly and said, "It is a strange path that attaches to the foundation of the Dao and erodes the power of the Dao."

"Can you remove it?" Xue'er asked urgently. "I'll try."

Before he finished speaking, moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall, pouring into Li Mu's body. The cool moonlight enveloped the strange white particles, attempting to wash them away. The particles remained motionless, and as the moonlight washed over them, they only sank deeper.

Xue'er's face turned pale, and she exclaimed in panic, "Brother Li, this!"

Li Mu smiled helplessly and reassured her, "Stop it, the more you try to wash it away, the deeper it will burrow. I'll handle it myself!"

Xue'er quickly stopped, her icy blue eyes filled with anxiety, and asked with concern, "Then what should we do? Brother Li, can you pull them out yourself?"

Li Mu looked at Xue'er and smiled reassuringly, "Yes, it's possible. It's a matter of patience and time."

Upon hearing this, Xue'er breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Li Mu had not lied to her.

At this moment, the void cracked open, and the two ancestors, Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​arrived together.

Gu Xi Dao Zu bowed and said, "Greetings, Dao Master."

Dao Ancestor Haotian stood with his hands clasped in front of him.

Li Mu looked at the two of them and asked with concern, "How's the post-war food?"

As the Ancient Ancestor raised his hand, a light screen appeared. On the light screen, there were 80,000 ancestral trees in the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors. Of these, 13,000 trees had charred trunks, 20,000 had withered branches and leaves, 700,000 Dao soldiers had been lost, and 40 Dao Ancestors who had merged with the Dao had perished.

Dao Ancestor Haotian continued, reporting, "The Ghost Domain has not receded, and the Ghost Barrier remains. That barrier seals the boundary, and we cannot explore beyond it."

Dao Ancestor Gu Xi said with a solemn expression, "Dao Master, the Strange Mother has been defeated, but the strange barrier remains. What is her intention in leaving this contingency plan?"

Li Mu said calmly, "I am already aware of this matter, you don't need to worry about it!"

Gu Xi Daozu was taken aback: "Dao Master?"

Li Mu waved his hand: "Step back. Keep an eye on Haotu. Report any unusual activity immediately."

"Yes!"

Gu Xi and Hao Tian exchanged a glance, bowed, and retreated.

Watching the two ancestors depart, Xue'er's Taiyin True Eyes spun between her brows, and the moonlight fell, reflecting the eerie white barrier at the boundary. Her expression was complex.

"Brother Li, who is the Ghost Mother trying to block with this barrier?" Xue'er asked Li Mu curiously.

Li Mu looked toward the border of the vast land, pondered for a moment, and gestured, "Block the four domains."

Xue'er's eyes flashed: "The Four Domains?"

Li Mu nodded: "The four-domain allied forces of Ziji, Yousha, Taichu, and Tianshi lie in wait at the border. They dared not move when the Guimu was around, but now that the Guimu has retreated, it's time for them to make their move."

Xue'er asked in surprise, "Was the barrier left by the Ghost Mother meant to help the Chaos Vast Land?"

"Yes and no!" Li Mu said calmly, "It can hold out for a while, but not forever. If the armies of the four regions arrive, that barrier won't last long. She probably has other purposes!"

Xue'er asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

Li Mu waved his hand: "No rush. The barrier is not broken yet, and the four regions may not dare to come. The most urgent task is to remove these strange sources from our bodies first."

"Mm!" Xue'er nodded in understanding, sat cross-legged beside Li Mu, and waited quietly.

Seeing this, Li Mu closed his eyes slightly, and his chaotic will sank into his Dao foundation, enveloping those strange white particles. Unhurriedly, his chaotic Dao essence wrapped around the particles like silk, layer by layer, slowly enveloping them.

The particles struggled, and a strange white light exploded, but they were wrapped up by layers of chaotic Dao Yuan and could not break free.

Li Mu focused his mind and worked on it little by little.

One day.

Three days. Ten days.

A single particle shattered, transforming into pure essence that merged into the foundation of the Dao.

Li Mu smiled slightly, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"One!"

Xue'er, bathed in moonlight, shielded Li Mu: "Brother Li, is it done?"

Li Mu laughed and said, "Just one grain. Above the foundation of the Dao, there are millions of particles. Grinding them one by one would take at least a hundred years."

Xue'er frowned and exclaimed in surprise, "So long!"

"If all goes well!" Li Mu smiled wryly, then continued to immerse himself in the chaotic sea of ​​consciousness, focusing on exorcising the demon.

Seeing this, Xue'er stopped talking and sat beside her, silently protecting her.

……

Time flies, and a century has passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep within the Myriad Dao Source Sea, seven primordial ancestral trees stand tall, their seven-colored Dao light intertwining like the sea.

Li Mu sat cross-legged among the seven trees, his eyes slightly closed. His body was surrounded by a gray, abyssal Dao light, and on the foundation of the Chaos Dao, a strange white particle was wrapped in layers of Chaos Dao Yuan, like a worm in a cocoon.

The particles struggled, and a strange white light flickered.

Li Mu focused his mind, and the chaotic Dao Yuan coiled around him like silk, layer by layer, slowly grinding away.

With a "crack," the particles shattered, transforming into pure essence that merged into the chaotic sea of ​​qi.

Above the Dao Foundation, the strange white substance that had been attached to it completely dissipated, and the Chaos Dao Source continued to flow endlessly.

Li Mu opened his eyes and woke up. The chaotic star vortex in his eyes was as deep as an abyss. Within it, the myriad worlds were born and destroyed, the five elements rotated, yin and yang were in harmony, and all kinds of laws were evolving in an endless cycle. A gray light flashed around his body and disappeared. His aura was as solid as a mountain, with no pressure leaking out.

"Brother Li, it's done?" Xue'er asked joyfully as she sat cross-legged beside him, her Taiyin True Eye rotating between her brows.

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "It's done."

Xue'er's icy blue eyes sparkled, and her pretty face revealed a beautiful smile.

Li Mu's gaze pierced through the void, landing on the boundary of the vast land.

The eerie white barrier stood as before, its twisted Dao patterns flowing endlessly, sealing off the outer edge of the vast land.

Beyond the barrier, deep within the void rift, four-colored energy surged like a tide, intertwining purple, dark, gray-white, and primordial colors, lying dormant.

Starry Sky Platform.

Above the light screen of the source-measuring array, the eerie white barrier remained stable, while outside the barrier, four-colored energy surged erratically.

Gu Xi Daozu stood before the formation, his clear eyes reflecting a screen of light. As if sensing something, he sighed, "A hundred years have passed."

The Dao Ancestor Haotian stood up, starlight swirling around him, and said joyfully, "The Dao Lord has finally emerged from seclusion."

Before he finished speaking, the void split open, and Li Mu arrived, landing on the platform.

Gu Xi and Hao Tian, ​​the two ancestors, immediately bowed and greeted the Dao Master: "Greetings, Dao Master!"

Li Mu waved his hand, his gaze falling on the light screen of the source detection array.

Above the light screen, the eerie white barrier swirled endlessly, while outside the barrier, four-colored energy surged like a tide.

Gu Xi Dao Zu said: "The strange barrier left by the Strange Mother has not dissipated for a hundred years."

Haotian Daozu: "The four-domain allied forces lie in ambush outside the barrier. Ziji tried to spy on them several times with secret methods, but was blocked by the power of the treacherous path."

Li Mu nodded, his gaze fixed on the depths of the strange barrier, as if waiting for something.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xi and Hao Tian both looked in the direction Li Mu was gazing.

Deep within the mysterious barrier, eerie white light surged.

A tall, slender figure slowly materialized, its appearance identical to that of the Ghost Mother. Its pale eyes were as deep as an abyss, and its long hair fell over its shoulders, with a wisp of eerie white light flickering at the end of each strand.

The avatar of the Demon Mother took a step forward, passed through the demonic barrier, and landed in front of the Star Evolution Platform.

Gu Xi Daozu's expression changed drastically. He formed the Gui Cang Seal between his fingers, and the clear radiance of Dao light surged.

The radiance of the Haotian Dao Ancestor flowed, and his divination techniques were fully activated as he stared intently at that figure.

"alert!"

Gu Xi Daozu shouted, and the array patterns on the Dao platform shone brightly.

The avatar of the Demon Mother did not make a move, but stood with its hands behind its back, its pale eyes passing over the two of them and falling on Li Mu.

"Congratulations, Master Li, on your successful exorcism and the completion of your Dao foundation in a century."

Li Mu stood in the center of the platform, his gaze calm, and asked in a deep voice, "What brings you here?"

The avatar of the Demon Mother smiled and said, "Let's make a deal."

Gu Xi Daozu's expression darkened: "Dao Master, this woman is cunning!"

Li Mu raised his hand, interrupting Gu Xi Daozu's words.

"You may all step back."

Upon hearing this, Dao Ancestor Gu Xi and Dao Ancestor Hao Tian exchanged a glance, then bowed and retreated to the edge of the platform, their Dao light flowing around them, their vigilance undiminished.

Li Mu looked at the clone of the Demon Mother and said, "Speak!"

The avatar of the Demon Mother stepped forward and landed ten feet in front of Li Mu, smiling as she gestured: "The Four Domains Allied Forces are lying in wait at the border. With the four Dao Lords of Ziji, Yousha, Taichu, and Tianshi joining forces, once the Demon Barrier is broken, the army will surely press on!"

Li Mu said calmly, "So?"

The avatar of the Demon Mother raised her hand, and a point of eerie white light flickered in her palm. Within the light, a light screen appeared.

Above the light curtain, deep within the void rift, four-colored energy surged like a tide. Purple light soared into the sky, eerie light flowed like the sea, and gray-white radiance swirled, as primordial energy surged. Armies from the four regions arrayed themselves in the void, ancestral trees reaching for the sky, and Dao soldiers as numerous as clouds, covering the heavens and the earth.

"I will protect you from the four realms." The avatar of the Demon Mother looked at Li Mu: "Give me what you want."

Li Mu's eyes flashed, and he asked curiously, "What do you want?"

"The Sea of ​​Time!" the Ghost Mother said, getting straight to the point.

Li Mu said coldly, "Why should I help you?"

The Ghost Mother's pale eyes were calm as still water as she smiled and reminded me, "If you don't help me, how can you withstand the invasion of the armies from the four regions? Helping me is also helping yourself!"

Li Mu's expression darkened slightly, and he remained silent.

The Ghost Mother smiled slightly and continued, “Purple Extreme, Netherworld Fiend, Primordial Beginning, Heavenly Eclipse, the four-domain allied forces have been lurking in the void rift for a thousand years. You use me as a shield, and I use you as a whetstone. Each takes what they need. Now that my Great Dao is about to be completed, the four-domain allied forces can arrive at any time.”

Li Mu stared at her: "Are you threatening me?"

The Ghost Mother shook her head and laughed, "I'm negotiating with you. You help me devour the Sea of ​​Time, and I'll help you block the Four Domains."

Li Mu sneered, "You think you can stop me?"

"With the merging of the Forty-Nine Regiments of the Mysterious Source, my transformation is complete." The Mysterious Mother said indifferently, "Even if the four of them—Purple Extreme, Netherworld Fiend, Primordial Beginning, and Heavenly Eclipse—are combined, they cannot do anything to me. If I stand outside the Vast Land, they cannot enter."

Li Mu remained silent.

The Ghost Mother continued, "You help me devour the Sea of ​​Time, and I will help you withstand the attacks from the Four Realms for a thousand years. After a thousand years, your Vast Land's foundation will grow even stronger, and the Four Realms may not dare to make a move."

Li Mu stared at her: "What do you want the Sea of ​​Time for?"

The Ghost Mother's pale eyes flickered: "Complete the Ghost Path, the Path of Time, devour the years, and merge with the Ghost Path. After devouring the Sea of ​​Time, my Ghost Path will be perfected. At that time, that old bastard Tian Shi's devouring of time will all belong to me."

Li Mu said coldly, "So, you're planning to use me again to devour the Sea of ​​Time."

The Demon Mother nodded frankly: "That's right. Your Chaos Dao encompasses all things and complements the Demon Dao. If we join forces, the Heavenly Eclipse will surely be defeated. You will take 30% of the Source Vein of the Sea of ​​Time, and I will take the perfect Demon Dao. We will each get what we need."

Li Mu remained silent, seemingly pondering this method. (End of Chapter)