Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Two of the three fundamental causal threads of the Primordial Dao Lord were severed by Li Mu.

The chessboard crumbled inch by inch, the bloodstains between the brows of all beings faded away, and the shackles of cause and effect collapsed; the remains of the nine puppets scattered like dust.

Li Mu's fingertip ground the black pieces onto the center of the chessboard, and the phantom of the Reincarnation Wheel enveloped the entire Primordial Vast Domain.

As the wheel spins, life and death cycle, prosperity and decline alternate. Countless karmic forces are drawn into the wheel by the power of reincarnation, and the remaining karmic forces within the vast domain are pulled away by the power of reincarnation and rapidly dissipate.

The Primordial Dao Master looked miserable, his Daoist robe was torn, his third eye between his brows closed, and bloodstains slid down his eyelids. The Primordial Daoist aura around him was declining from its peak.

"I have cultivated the Primordial Dao for countless years, severing cause and effect, and have been invincible in all endeavors." The Primordial Dao Master stared intently at Li Mu, and laughed bitterly, "The Dao of Reincarnation... is actually beyond cause and effect. Heaven wishes to destroy me, not because of my lack of skill!"

Li Mu remained expressionless and sneered, "Using the lives of innocent people as a shield, you dare to talk about the heavens?"

The Primordial Dao Master laughed loudly, but his laughter was shrill and mournful.

Suddenly, the Primordial Dao Lord stood up abruptly, his Dao body disintegrated, his flesh and blood dissolved, his bones became ethereal, and a Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect at the core of the Dao Source revealed its true form.

The Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect hangs in the void, its entire body as clear as glass, its surface covered with Dao patterns of cause and effect like a galaxy, the Dao patterns extending into the endless void, connecting all cause and effect in the Primordial Vast Domain.

"Lord of Chaos, I have shattered my own karmic Dao Fruit, my karma has collapsed, and my vast domain has been destroyed; you will not escape unscathed either! I will exchange my entire life's karma for the collapse of your Great Dao!" The Lord of the Primordial Beginning roared loudly as he died.

The next moment, the Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect expanded, and cracks spread all over its translucent shell, ready to erupt.

Chaotic star vortexes swirled in Li Mu's eyes.

The Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect involves the endless karmic force accumulated over tens of thousands of years in the Primordial Vast Domain. Once the Dao Fruit explodes, the karmic force will collapse, and the consequences will be extremely terrible.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and the hazy Dao light condensed into a cage, trapping the Dao fruit of cause and effect within. Three layers of chaotic Dao light intertwined to form a wall: the Wall of Time, the Wall of Space, and the Wall of Reincarnation.

However, the self-destruction of the cause and effect path has already begun, the cracks in the fruit shell are spreading rapidly, and the origin of cause and effect is expanding wildly in the cage.

Li Mu's hand seals suddenly changed, and the illusory image of the Samsara Wheel fell down. The wheel spun, and the power of birth and death transformed into a gray-black vortex, entangling the cause and effect of the Dao, inch by inch erasing that violent karmic force.

With a deafening roar, the Dao Fruit of Cause and Effect shattered.

The infinite source of cause and effect poured out, threatening to swallow up the vast emptiness.

Just then, the Wheel of Reincarnation descended, spinning rapidly. The endless, violent karmic obstacles were washed away by the power of reincarnation and sank into the long river of time. In the river, birth and death cycled, withering and flourishing alternated, constantly being incorporated into the cycle of reincarnation.

However, the Great Dao Master's lifelong cultivation and the origin of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect are not something to be trifled with.

The Wheel of Reincarnation trembled violently, cracks appeared on its surface, and karmic forces continuously seeped out, attacking Li Mu's chaotic Dao body. His gray Dao robe was eroded by the karmic forces and turned into ashes.

Li Mu remained expressionless, clasped his hands together, and poured the Chaos Dao Source into the Wheel of Reincarnation.

The phantom of the Wheel of Reincarnation suddenly expanded, growing from a hundred feet to ten thousand feet, a million feet, and so on, until it enveloped the entire Primordial Vast Domain. On the surface of the wheel, the long river of time surged, the void folded layer upon layer, and the power of reincarnation poured out.

The source of cause and effect was crushed by the power of reincarnation, transforming into the pure source of cause and effect.

Li Mu opened his mouth and inhaled, directly drawing the chaotic Dao body into it.

The chaotic foundation trembled violently, and the source of cause and effect surged along the meridians, pouring into the depths of the foundation.

Above the Dao Foundation, the chaotic Dao patterns flowed wildly, accepting the influx of the Dao Source of Cause and Effect. The origin of cause and effect wandered among the three patterns of the Dao of Time, the Dao of Space, and the Dao of Reincarnation, trying to find its own place.

Soon, the source of cause and effect found a suitable location and converged towards the depths of the Chaos Foundation.

Before long, the outline of the fourth pattern appeared.

The patterns are transparent, and the phantom images of all living beings float and sink within them. The cycle of cause and effect and karmic retribution continues endlessly. The patterns resonate with the source of cause and effect, drawing a vast amount of karmic origins to converge upon them.

The Four Transformations of Chaos—The Transformation of Cause and Effect.

Li Mu was startled.

The Great Dao of Chaos evolved on its own, sensing the origin of cause and effect, and sought to condense into the fourth pattern.

However, the cycle of reincarnation was not yet complete, and the origin of reincarnation was thin. As soon as the rudimentary form of the cause-effect cycle appeared, the cycle of reincarnation trembled violently, and the cracks spread and expanded rapidly.

The two paths repel each other.

Cause and effect are the thread, reincarnation is the loop. The thread has a beginning and an end, but the loop has no beginning or end. The power of cause and effect attempts to take root in the patterns of reincarnation, while the power of reincarnation seeks to crush cause and effect and incorporate them into the cycle.

The two forces clashed fiercely within the chaotic foundation, eroding and obliterating each other.

Li Mudao's body trembled.

Within the meridians, the origins of cause and effect and the origins of reincarnation collide and explode; within the acupoints, the power of cause and effect and the power of reincarnation relentlessly annihilate each other; above the foundation of the Dao, the rudimentary form of the fourth Dao pattern flickers uncertainly, and the Dao pattern of reincarnation is about to collapse and dissipate.

The intense conflict between the two Great Daos caused two violent forces to spread towards the Dao patterns of time and space, leading to the collapse of Li Mu's Chaotic Dao Foundation.

The four transformations of chaos began to emerge, but at the cost of the collapse of the third transformation.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and chaotic Dao Yuan surged out, transforming into a gray light barrier that forcibly isolated the two origins of cause and effect and reincarnation. However, the two forces simultaneously backfired, and could not be suppressed by ordinary means.

It's impossible to control.

The origin of cause and effect comes from the lifelong cultivation of the Primordial Dao Lord, and the origin of reincarnation is not yet complete; when two tigers fight, one will inevitably be injured, and no matter which path collapses, the Chaos Dao Foundation will suffer severe damage.

Li Mu's eyes swirled with chaotic starlight, his thoughts racing.

Only by returning to the Chaotic Vast Land, where the roots of the seven Primordial Ancestral Trees still exist and the origin of the Myriad Dao Source Sea is not exhausted, can the two Great Daos be suppressed together, using the Chaotic Vast Land as a furnace and the seven trees as a foundation.

Li Mu took a step forward, his figure transforming into a gray stream of light, and sped away towards the chaotic land.

It vanished like lightning, covering billions of miles in an instant.

Chaotic Vast Land.

The Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors has been reduced to scorched earth.

The remains of the 100,000 Ancestral Trees lay scattered on the ground, their trunks charred black and their branches and leaves turned to ash; the corpses of Dao soldiers were strewn about, piles of white bones mixed with fragments of armor and Dao soldier remains.

At the entrance to the Myriad Paths Source Sea, the seven Primordial Ancestral Trees were withered and listless, their trunks covered with cracks, and their seven-colored Dao light dimmed like a flickering candle.

Li Mu landed in the center of Yuanhai.

The chaotic will suddenly spread out, instantly enveloping the entire chaotic land. Broken walls, withered ancestral trees, dried-up source veins, and shattered Dao platforms were all reflected in perception.

Sensing Li Mu's return, the seven primordial ancestral trees trembled in unison. The remnant spirit of the Golden Crow wailed, and the Heaven-Burning Dao Flame reignited from its withered wings; the remnant spirit of the Azure Dragon roared…
The seven spirits cried out in anguish, their voices shaking the source sea.

Li Mu sat cross-legged among the seven trees, his hands forming a mudra.

Within the Chaos Dao Body, the conflict between the origin of cause and effect and the origin of reincarnation intensified. The Dao wall that separated the two forces collapsed in large part, and the Dao forces of cause and effect and reincarnation clashed wildly in the meridians, causing the acupoints to collapse at an increasingly faster rate.

Li Mu closed his eyes, and his chaotic will sank into the depths of the earth's veins.

Deep within the earth's veins, the source vein's spiritual network is tattered and broken. At the three nodes—Celestial Pivot, Earthly Gate, and Human Pass—three blood nails are deeply embedded in the source veins, endlessly circulating and obstructing their flow. The Dao Lords of the Three Realms have perished, yet the blood nails remain.

A flash of anger crossed Li Mu's eyes, and his chaotic will transformed into three gray hands, simultaneously grasping the three blood nails.

pull.

At the Tian Shu node, the blood nail was pulled out inch by inch from the source vein. In an instant, the Zi Xiao Dao Fire collapsed and transformed into pure fire elemental essence, which was swept up by the Chaos Dao Yuan and incorporated into the vast earth vein.

At the Earthly Gate node, the blood nail was pulled out, and the cold, deathly aura exploded into countless dark green light spots, which were enveloped by the Chaotic Dao Yuan and refined into the earth elemental source, replenishing the earth veins.

At the critical point of the body, the blood nail was pulled out, and the Daoist essence of cause and effect dissipated like gray-white mist. The mist was swept up by the chaotic Daoist essence and incorporated into Li Mu's body, merging with the origin of cause and effect.

Three blood nails floated in the void.

The nail is three inches long, with three colors interwoven, and contains the essence and killing energy of millions of Dao soldiers from the three realms.

Li Mu opened his mouth and inhaled, causing the three blood nails to shatter and transform into pure blood essence, which surged into his chaotic body. As the blood essence entered his body, the chaotic fire swept up the remaining will, refining it into chaotic essence, which was then poured into his meridians to fill the collapsed acupoints.

As the acupoints heal, the cracks in the meridians are patched up.

However, the conflict between cause and effect and reincarnation continues to intensify.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and the Chaos Dao Foundation emerged from within his body, hovering between the seven trees, while the Chaos Will sank into the depths of the Chaos Vast Land.

The vast land is the source of all paths and the origin of the ocean.

Deep within the Origin Sea, the Origin Qi surged and boiled. The Origin Qi was a hazy gray color, containing the origin of the Chaos Dao. At the core of the Origin Sea, a Chaos Dao Seal floated, its body ancient and simple, without light or brilliance, drawing upon the primordial power of the entire Chaos Land.

Li Mu's chaotic will touched the Chaotic Dao Seal.

Dao Yin trembled violently.

The next moment, the boundless primordial chaos surged from the depths of the Origin Sea, climbing up the roots of the seven primordial trees, pouring into their trunks, branches, and leaves, and into the seven-colored Dao light. The seven-colored Dao light soared into the sky, intertwining to form a gray pillar of light, which descended from the sky and poured into Li Mu's primordial chaos foundation.

The primordial essence of the chaotic land was poured forth in its entirety.

Upon the foundation of the Dao, the Dao patterns of time shone brightly, and the power of time surged forth like a flood bursting its banks, pouring into the Dao patterns of reincarnation; the Dao patterns of space trembled, and the power of the void surged like a tide, pouring into the nascent Dao patterns of cause and effect.

The two forces of Dao, using the origin of the vast land as a medium, powerfully suppressed the conflicting forces of the two Great Daos.

The two forces of Dao still repel each other. However, the power of time stabilized the power of reincarnation, and the power of space suppressed the Dao of cause and effect. The conflict between the two Daos has not been eliminated. However, the crisis has been temporarily resolved, and this problem can be gradually eliminated in the future.

Li Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief, his will sinking into the chaotic vast land.

With the removal of the three nails, the Chaotic Vast Land's Origin Vein Spirit Network was restored to its original state, and the scorched Chaotic Vast Land began to radiate new life.

However, all his former subordinates have perished and are no more. In the vast chaotic land, he is now all alone.

Li Mu's expression darkened, and he delved into the Chaos Dao Intent to examine the remnant souls of his subordinates.

Soon, the chaotic will swept across, and the remnant trembled slightly. Li Mu quickly made a discovery. Immediately, he formed hand seals, and the Dao patterns of time spread from his feet. The power of time surged out, and the flow of time reversed, with the shattered scene rewinding frame by frame. Gu Xi's hand seals collapsed, and the brilliance of the vast sky poured down. Xiao Jin crashed into the purplish-black sun, and Xiao Wa's four feet sank deep into the hard purple sun...

The power of time has solidified, freezing scenes across the chaotic vast land.

Spatial Dao Power surged continuously from Li Mu's fingertips, transparent patterns piercing through the ruins and locking onto the location of each wisp of remnant soul. Gu Xi's remnant soul landed on the ruins of the Heavenly Evolution Dao Platform, Hao Tian appeared at the edge of the Origin Sea, and Xiao Jin was on the east side of the Forest of Ten Thousand Ancestors...

When Li Mu's chaotic divine sense touched them, they became blurry, their pupils empty, and their phantoms flickered like the moon's reflection in water, impossible to hold onto.

suddenly.

The Dao patterns of reincarnation emerged spontaneously from Li Mu's chaotic Dao foundation. The gray-black patterns flowed with the power of birth and death, and the illusory image of the reincarnation wheel slowly rotated. The power of reincarnation surged out from the wheel and spread towards the illusory image of the remnant soul.

Gu Xi's remnant soul trembled. A glimmer of light appeared in her empty, clear eyes. A point of starlight shone in Hao Tianxing's eyes. Xiao Jinbi's eyes opened a crack, and Xiao Wa's curled-up phantom stretched out.

As the power of reincarnation was poured in, the remnant soul solidified slightly. As soon as the power of reincarnation was withdrawn, the remnant soul quickly dimmed, like water in a hand; if you open your fingers, the water will all flow away.

Chaotic star vortexes spun rapidly in Li Mu's eyes, and his will sank into the Dao patterns of reincarnation.

The illusory image of the Wheel of Reincarnation appeared, faint and almost transparent.

The remnant soul mark of Gu Xi was faintly visible, as was the remnant soul of Hao Tian... and the marks of a group of Dao soldiers were scattered throughout the vast land, faint and transparent, drifting with the current.

Li Mu's chaotic will touched the mark of Gu Xi. Deep within the mark, the obsession at the time of his fall was sealed—regret for not being able to protect the vast land and wait for the return of the Dao Lord; touching the mark of Xiao Jin, he was unable to block that attack for Xue'er; touching the remnant soul of Mingyue, he immediately sensed its desire to see him one last time... Each remnant soul mark sealed a deep and heavy obsession.

When the Dao patterns of reincarnation first condensed, reincarnation evolved on its own. It was the resonance between the power of reincarnation and the obsession of the remnant soul that enabled the remnant soul's imprint to be contained within it.

Li Mu withdrew his chaotic will, understanding dawning on him.

The essence of reincarnation is thin, so the remnant soul's phantom is naturally faint. The remnant soul's imprint can temporarily remain in the chaotic vast land, unable to condense into a form, which is the effect of the Great Dao of Reincarnation.

However, their lingering souls can only be "seen," not "called back."

To reverse life and death, one must first complete the Great Dao of Reincarnation; the Dao of Reincarnation is neither in the past nor in the present.

Li Mu's gaze sharpened as it fell upon the Chaos Dao Seal.

The Dao Seal emerged from the depths of the Source Sea. Its body was ancient and simple, with a grayish Dao light that was restrained. Its surface was covered with cracks, and most of its original source had been lost, but it had not been completely severed.

The Chaos Dao Seal encompasses all things, and the origin of all Daos is contained within it.

Li Mu formed hand seals, activating the origin of the Dao Seal and channeling it into the Dao Patterns of Reincarnation.

The next moment, as the primordial chaos surged into the Dao patterns of reincarnation, a gray-black light shot into the sky, and the phantom of the reincarnation wheel suddenly expanded, solidifying by three-tenths.

One after another, the remnant soul imprints appeared: Gu Xi, Hao Tian, ​​Xiao Jin, Xiao Wa, Ming Yue, Lin Xiaolun, a group of Dao Ancestors, and a group of Dao Soldiers.

However, cracks appeared in the Cycle of Reincarnation patterns and began to spread.

The Chaos Dao Seal has lost most of its original power, and the remaining power is insufficient to complete the Cycle Dao Pattern. If it continues to be extracted, the Dao Seal will collapse and the Dao Foundation will be completely destroyed.

Li Mu quickly stopped, thought for a moment, and then made a large gesture.

Two sources of Dao appeared before their eyes: the Purple Cloud Dao Source, with the illusory image of a blazing purple-black sun floating in the air; and the Netherworld Dao Source, with dark green death energy surging forth.

Two orbs of Dao Source floated in the void, each containing the lifelong cultivation of a Dao Master.

Li Mu formed hand seals, and the Chaos Dao Domain enveloped him.

The next moment, the Purple Cloud Dao Source shattered first, the purplish-black sun exploded, and the pure Purple Cloud essence disintegrated on its own, surging into the Chaos Dao Domain and pouring into the Chaos Vast Land.

The Netherworld Dao Source followed closely behind, collapsing on its own and releasing endless death energy. Death energy is yin in nature and erodes all things.

However, the Chaotic Vast Land accepted all comers, and under Li Mu's will, it slowly began to digest them. (End of Chapter)