Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

The offensive in the three regions stalled.

The Primordial Dao Lord stood in the void, his Eyes of Cause and Effect piercing through layers of array walls, locking onto the gray figure on the Sea of ​​Myriad Dao Origin. His clone's Chaotic Origin was more than half burned, its aura flickering like a candle in the wind.

"At the end of its strength."

The Primordial Dao Master sneered and formed hand seals.

"broken."

As soon as the Primordial Dao Master finished speaking, the illusory crystal on the chest of the Devious Puppet suddenly exploded.

The eerie white liquid poured out like a burst dam, carrying with it causal Dao patterns, transforming into a ghastly white pillar of light that slammed straight into the Time Array Wall. Wherever the pillar passed, the void solidified, time stopped, and everything froze.

A deafening boom!
The sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

The Time Array trembled violently, as the gray radiance and the eerie white liquid clashed and fought. The corrosive power of the unorthodox path was fully unleashed, and with the support of the causal chains, the power of the erosion was amplified. The time scales on the surface of the array shattered in patches, the power of time stagnated, and the gray radiance crumbled inch by inch.

A crack.

It is no more than three feet long and no more than an inch wide.

The Primordial Dao Master's eyes blazed, and threads of cause and effect surged from his fingertips, piercing deep into the array wall through the crack, penetrating the barrier of time and the array patterns of the Chaos Array, heading straight for the Sea of ​​Myriad Origins, attacking Li Mu's clone like a venomous snake.

Seeing this, Li Mu's clone neither dodged nor avoided. Deep within the chaotic star vortex, a resolute glint flashed, and his hands suddenly clasped together.

The primordial chaos exploded like a blazing sun, and a hazy light of the Dao soared into the sky. The avatars and bodies disintegrated inch by inch, their flesh and blood dissolved, their bones etherealized, and everything transformed into the purest primordial chaos.

The clone's body could not move an inch, its flesh and blood dissolved, its bones became ethereal, and everything turned into the purest chaotic origin, pouring into the myriad origin seas like a flood bursting its banks.

The thread of cause and effect had come to nothing.

The Primordial Dao Master's face was gloomy. The threads of cause and effect pierced through a patch of remaining Dao light. The origin of that chaotic avatar had merged into the chaotic land, into the roots of the seven primordial ancestral trees, into every inch of the source veins of the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, and into every pattern of the Time Array Wall.

In the vast, chaotic land, amidst the myriad primordial seas, the seven primordial trees trembled simultaneously.

The Golden Crow shrieked, and celestial fire poured down from the treetops; the Azure Dragon roared, and the vitality of the Wood element surged forth like a tide. The Black Tortoise raised its head, and the Weak Water surged skyward. The Qilin trod on the clouds, and the Earth element's light exploded. The White Tiger roared, and the Metal element's sharpness tore through the sky; the Thunder God swung his hammer, and purple lightning swept across the Source Sea. The Wind God flicked his sleeve, and a hurricane swept across the vast land.

Seven-colored rays of light intertwined to form a pillar, soaring into the sky and pouring into the barrier of time.

The battlements trembled violently.

The three-foot-long crack healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, the time scale on the surface of the array wall began to flow again, and the power of time surged like boiling water, becoming three-tenths thicker than before.

The treacherous puppet relentlessly eroded the crack, and the eerie white liquid surged in, attempting to widen the crack.

However, the crack in the array wall closed at an unstoppable speed, and the puppet's actions were futile and like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The crack in the array wall closed completely, trapping the monstrous puppet inside. Unable to move forward or backward, it desperately braced itself with its arms. In the next moment, the immense power of time spread up the puppet's arms, and time scales appeared on its pale arms, a moment that felt like ten thousand years.

The puppet's body withered at a visible speed, the eerie white liquid evaporated, the bones were exposed, and it crumbled inch by inch. The chains of cause and effect trembled violently under the erosion of time, and the primordial Dao patterns flickered uncertainly.

The Primordial Dao Master's expression changed drastically. He formed hand seals, and threads of cause and effect surged forth, wrapping around the puppet's waist, attempting to pull it back.

It's too late.

The barrier of time trembled violently, and a gray, surging light, like a raging sea, poured into the puppet's arms, its torso, its head, and its core. The puppet screamed in agony, its eerie white liquid spraying like a torrential rain. Cracks, like a spiderweb, spread across its body, from its chest to its limbs, and from its limbs to its head. Its eerie white eyes exploded, scattering eerie white light in all directions.

The Primordial Dao Lord tightened the threads of cause and effect, forcefully pulling the puppet out of the array wall.

Half of the puppet's body crumbled, and a stream of eerie white liquid flowed out. The remaining half of its body was covered with cracks, and its eerie white light dimmed like a flickering candle. The chains of cause and effect broke inch by inch.

The Primordial Dao Master's face was ashen, and his Eyes of Cause and Effect pierced through the array wall, gazing into the depths of the Myriad Dao Source Sea.

Li Mu's clone has completely dissipated.

The primordial chaos merged into the vast land, the seven trees remained as solid as ever, and the barrier of time not only remained unbroken but was three times thicker than when the clones were stationed there. Its surface was covered with a hazy, ever-flowing light, with time markings as numerous as stars, and the power of time surging like the sea.

The Time Array controls the external environment, while the Chaos Array controls the internal environment; it's an extremely difficult to crack.

Starry Sky Platform.

Xue'er gazed at the spot where the clone had vanished with her icy blue eyes. In the instant the clone disappeared, she clearly sensed a wisp of will piercing through the void and fleeing into the endless depths. That was the clone's last power, returning to its original form.

"Hold on a little longer, Brother Li will definitely be back!"

Xue'er looked at Gu Xi, and the ancestors of Haotian gave a signal. Then, the Taiyin True Eye between her brows rotated, and the moonlight soared into the source-measuring array eye.

"Defend the position."

Xue'er let out a clear shout, her voice echoing throughout the chaotic land.

The seven primordial ancestral trees trembled in unison, the seven spirits resounded in unison, and the ancient Dao Ancestor sat cross-legged at the array's core, his clear Dao light pouring into the great array. The Haotian Dao Ancestor made hand seals and calculated rapidly, starlight flowing like a tide... In the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors, the hundred thousand ancestral trees trembled in unison, Dao soldiers lined up in formation, and the Dao Ancestor of the Harmonious Dao activated his origin, and various colors of Dao light surged into the Chaos Array like rivers flowing into the sea.

The hazy light of the Chaos Array surged by 30%.

The Primordial Dao Lord stood in the void, his eyes, filled with karma, were as dark as water.

The Demonic Puppet was severely injured, with half of its body shattered and more than half of its Demonic Origin lost, rendering it useless. The Purple Cloud Army was swept by the power of the Light of Time, turning thousands of soldiers into withered bones and causing slight disarray in their formation. The Cold Nether Army had 30% of its death aura extinguished, halting its offensive.

All three offensives were thwarted.

"A mere clone!"

The Primordial Dao Master gritted his teeth, his hands forming hand seals, and the Daoist aura of cause and effect soared into the sky. Threads of cause and effect surged from his fingertips, spreading towards the barrier of the Time Array. Upon touching the barrier, the time scale shattered, and the threads crumbled inch by inch.

The array walls remained completely still.

The Primordial Dao Master's expression darkened, and he withdrew the silk thread.

The Time Array Barrier was more stable than before, and the cost of the causal threads penetrating it was several times greater. Li Mu's clone sacrificed his own disintegration to pour all the Chaos Origin into the Vast Soil, making the Vast Soil's foundation extremely stable. The array barrier and the source vein were one, making breaking the array as difficult as ascending to heaven.

The Lord of Purple Extremes arrived through the air, his nine purple sun dharma forms merging into his body, landing beside the Lord of Primordial Dao. His purple robes fluttered, and his face was extremely grim.

The Netherworld Dao Master followed closely behind, his face full of rage, his pair of eerie green eyes fixed on the unmoving Time Array Wall.

"Fellow Daoist Taichu, how should this battle be fought?" Daoist Yousha asked in a booming voice, his eyes filled with rage.

"The Chaos Dao Master's mastery of array formations is extremely high. He uses the seven primordial ancestral trees as eyes to set up the Chaos Grand Array, and then uses the Chaos Grand Array to derive the Time Grand Array, which merges with the source veins of the vast land." The Primordial Dao Master said in a deep voice, "The array wall is the source vein, and the source vein is the array wall. Attacking the array wall is equivalent to attacking the foundation of the entire Chaos Vast Land. Before that clone collapsed, it poured all the Chaos Origin into the source vein. The thicker the array wall, the more the root is here."

The Purple Extreme Lord's purple eyes narrowed: "According to you, this tortoise shell formation cannot be broken?"

“A direct assault will not break through.” The Primordial Dao Master shook his head, then changed the subject and said in a deep voice, “We must dismantle it from within.”

"We can't even break in! How can we disintegrate from within? Are you kidding me!" the Netherworld Dao Lord questioned. The Primordial Dao Lord stirred his divine sense, and threads of cause and effect sketched a map of the vast land's primordial veins in the void. The primordial veins, like dragons, extended from the Myriad Dao Primordial Sea, traversing the entire vast land and nourishing the hundred thousand ancestral trees. Seven innate ancestral trees were rooted in the deepest part of the Primordial Sea, their roots intertwined with the primordial veins to form a network, creating three major primordial vein nodes—one at the Heavenly Pivot, one at the Earthly Gate, and one at the Human Gate.

“These three nodes are where the source veins of the Chaos Vast Land converge, and also where the roots of the Seven Trees are located.” The Primordial Dao Master pointed to the three nodes with his fingertips and continued, “If these three points are severed, the source veins will immediately collapse, the roots of the Seven Trees will crumble on their own, and the Chaos Array and the Time Array will break down without being attacked.”

The Lord of Purple Extremes stared at the Origin Vein Diagram, his purple eyes flashing, and asked in confusion, "These three nodes are hidden deep within the vast land, how can they be deciphered?"

The Primordial Dao Master remained silent for a few breaths, then raised his eyes to look at the two masters. A resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Three Talents Origin-Breaking Nail."

Upon uttering those five words, the Purple Extreme Lord's expression changed drastically, and the Netherworld Lord abruptly stood up, staring at the Primordial Lord with disbelief on his face.

"The Three Talents Source-Breaking Nail?" the Netherworld Dao Master said irritably. "Old man Taichu, have you calculated how many Dao soldiers' essence blood that thing requires to sacrifice?"

The Primordial Dao Master remained expressionless and indifferently explained, "The Three Talents Source-Breaking Nail uses the source to sever the source. The essence blood of the Purple Cloud Dao Soldier is the fire, the essence blood of the Cold Nether Dao Soldier is the erosion, and the essence blood of the Primordial Dao Soldier is the thread. Through cause and effect, the three talents unite. When the nail is driven into the source vein node, the three streams of blood evil Dao source erupt simultaneously, which can sever the connection between the source vein and the roots of the seven trees. Once the source vein is severed, the two great formations become dead objects."

The Lord of Purple Extremes, his purple eyes dark and gloomy, gazed at the Purple Heaven Army behind him. Four million Dao soldiers were arrayed in the void, their purple armor like scales, their purple spears like a forest. How much essence and blood would it take to forge this nail?
After a long silence, the Lord of Purple Extremes asked in a hoarse voice, "How much essence blood is needed?"

“One million Dao soldiers will be drawn from each domain,” the Primordial Dao Lord said in a deep voice. “Each person will have ten drops, and ten million drops will be condensed into a single nail. The Dao soldiers’ cultivation will be damaged, but they can recover after a hundred years of recuperation.”

"Will this plan succeed? Don't let all our efforts be wasted?" The Netherworld Dao Lord's death energy surged like boiling water as he stared intently at the Primordial Dao Lord, asking with concern.

The Lord of Purple Extremes gazed at the Lord of Primordial Dao, awaiting his response.

The Primordial Dao Lord stood in the void, his Eyes of Cause and Effect sweeping over the two Lords, Ziji and Yousha.

"I have deduced this several times," the Primordial Dao Master said in a deep voice. "As long as the Three Talents Source-Breaking Nails are driven into the Heavenly Pivot, Earthly Gate, and Human Gate, the source vein will be severed immediately. Once the source vein is severed, the Time and Space Array Wall will collapse without any attack."

The Lord of the Purple Pole said in a deep voice, "If this strategy fails, the army will be difficult to recover within a hundred years..."

"A hundred years." The Primordial Dao Lord interrupted with a cold laugh, "The Chaos Dao Lord has returned, do you and I still have a hundred years?"

The Primordial Dao Lord looked at the two and solemnly said, "I have said all I have to say. If you fight, I will draw your blood to refine the nails. If you don't fight, you will each return to your respective domains and wait for the Chaos Dao Lord to come knocking on your door."

The Lord of Purple Extreme and the Lord of Netherworld Fiend exchanged a glance and fell silent.

"This is the only way!" After much deliberation, the Lord of Purple Extremes sighed helplessly.

The Netherworld Dao Master gritted his teeth and replied, "Let's go all in and do it this way!"

The Primordial Dao Lord nodded, formed hand seals, and the Daoist aura of cause and effect soared into the sky, transforming into three gray-white command arrows that landed in front of the armies of the three regions.

"All three domains, obey my command. Withdraw."

The command arrow exploded, and the light of cause and effect illuminated the void.

The Purple Cloud Army, a torrent of purple light, changed direction and retreated towards the void rift; the Cold Nether Army, its deathly aura surging like an inky tide, followed the Netherworld Lord's White Bone Throne westward. The Primordial Army sheathed its weapons and formed ranks, slowly retreating.

The three-colored light faded like the receding tide.

At the boundary of the chaotic land, the Time Array stands in the void, the time scale flows endlessly, the power of time surges like a tide, the surface of the array is gray and the radiance is restrained, showing no intention of pursuing.

Void fault.

The army from the three regions was stationed in three locations.

At the Purple Cloud Camp, 300,000 Purple Cloud Ancestral Trees took root in the void, their roots penetrating deep into the fault line to draw upon the source energy. Four million Dao soldiers lined up to rest and recuperate, those with damaged purple armor repairing their armor, and those with broken purple halberds reforging their weapons.

The Lord of the Purple Extreme stood in the central command tent, his nine purple sun avatars merging into his body. Outside the tent, a million Dao soldiers had already lined up, their purple armor gleaming faintly in the void.

"Issue the order. Extract essence blood to forge blood weapons! Ten drops per person!"

The Lord of the Purple Extremes calmly gave the order.

The order was given. A million Dao soldiers sat cross-legged in the void, their hands forming hand seals. Purple Heaven Dao Fire ignited from their palms, the flames licking their palms, forcing out their essence and blood.

a drop.

Two drops.

……

The purplish-red essence blood floated in the void, containing the cultivation essence of the Purple Cloud Dao Soldiers. After ten drops were drawn out, the faces of the Purple Cloud Dao Soldiers turned pale, their cultivation aura plummeted, and their purple armor became dull as if covered in dust.

Millions of Taoist soldiers, tens of millions of drops of essence and blood.

Crimson blood beads floated in the void, densely packed like stars, with the Purple Heaven Dao Fire burning incessantly within them, as scorching as the sun.

The Lord of Purple Extremes formed hand seals, and the image of nine purple suns appeared, drawing together millions of blood beads. The blood beads collided and merged with each other, from millions of drops to millions of drops, from millions of drops to tens of thousands of drops, and from tens of thousands of drops to thousands of drops.

A thousand drops of blood, each as large as a fist.

The Purple Heaven Dao Fire surged, and the thousand drops of blood were tempered within it, impurities evaporated, and the essence concentrated. The thousand drops merged into a hundred drops, the hundred drops merged into ten drops, and the ten drops merged into one.

Immediately, the Lord of Purple Extremes vanished from his spot in a flash.

Before long, the three Dao Lords, Tai Chu, Zi Ji, and You Sha, gathered together again, each carrying a million Dao soldiers and their subordinates, who were all gathered from the essence of blood and Dao Sha.

Three clusters of blood-red energy floated in the void, each formed from the essence and blood of a million Dao soldiers. The purplish-red cluster burned with the Dao Fire of the Purple Heaven, the dark green cluster surged with cold and deathly energy, and the grayish-white cluster flowed with Dao patterns of cause and effect.

Let's begin!

The Primordial Dao Master looked at the two of them and calmly stated his position.

The Lord of Purple Extreme and the Lord of Netherworld Dao both nodded.

The Primordial Dao Master formed hand seals, and threads of cause and effect surged from his fingertips, piercing through the three clusters of essence blood and drawing them closer together.

The moment it touches you.

Three-colored blood light exploded.

Crimson, dark green, and gray-white hues clashed and intertwined, unleashing a violent, malevolent aura like a raging sea, shattering the void inch by inch, and creating turbulent currents that surged like dragons. The essence and blood of millions of Dao soldiers from the Three Realms each contained their own Dao, while the Purple Heaven Dao Fire, the Cold Nether Death Qi, and the Primordial Causal Power repelled each other, none willing to yield.

The Primordial Dao Master's expression remained unchanged, and the Daoist aura of cause and effect flourished.

The threads tightened, forcibly binding the three forces together. The Nine Purple Sun Dharma Images of the Lord of the Purple Extreme appeared simultaneously, and the Purple Heaven Dao Fire poured into the blood mass, burning away impurities. The Death Qi of the Lord of the Netherworld surged, and the Cold Nether Power poured into the blood mass, eroding the alien Dao Power.

The three Dao Lords joined forces, their Dao Domains providing support.

The blood clot tumbled and condensed amidst three powerful Dao forces, its surface shimmering with three-colored Dao light, its patterns intricate like a spiderweb. (End of Chapter)