Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

After listening to Sword Master Feng's detailed introduction to the main cultivation techniques of several Sword Elders, Li Mu fell into deep thought.

"Sword Master, since there are nine combined sword cultivators, I suggest that we mainly use the Dragon Snake Sword Formation and the Seven Star Sword Formation." After careful consideration, Li Mu put forward his own suggestion, "The Dragon Snake Sword Formation can make full use of the powerful strength of the combined sword cultivators, imitate the dance of dragons and snakes, and form a powerful attack and defense system. The Seven Star Sword Formation can give full play to the unique sword intent of each sword cultivator, form a complementary relationship, and effectively enhance the power of the sword formation."

"Then, what about the Bagua Sword Formation?" Sword Master Feng asked curiously.

"Compared to the other two sword formations, the Bagua Sword Formation has more stringent requirements for tacit understanding. It requires the perfect coordination of the eight sword cultivators, and everyone's sword intent must reach a certain level before it can exert its true power." Li Mu explained: "It may be difficult for the Bagua Sword Formation to achieve perfect coordination in a short period of time. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Bagua Sword Formation as an alternative plan for special circumstances."

"It would be best to prepare the three sword formations together and use them in different ways in case of emergency." After a pause, Li Mu looked at Sword Master Feng, and several sword elders added.

Hearing this, Sword Master Feng and several Sword Elders nodded in agreement with Li Mu's proposal. Facing a powerful enemy like the Demon God, they must be fully prepared to ensure victory in the battle.

"Elder Li is right," said Sword Master Feng. "We will follow your suggestion and prepare the three sword formations together and use them in different ways. However, do the Heart-to-Heart Pill and the Will-to-Link Pill you mentioned really have such an auxiliary effect?"

Hearing this, Li Mu thought for a moment and answered in detail: "Sword Master, I only know a rough idea about these two elixirs. The Tongxin Pill uses the fifth-level Tongxin Spirit Grass as the main ingredient. Tongxin Grass is a parasitic spiritual plant. It usually parasitizes the seventh-level Yaoguang Spirit Wood. Yaoguang Spirit Wood usually grows in places where the essence of heaven and earth converge. The wood is unusually hard and has unique textures. It contains powerful vitality and spirituality. The fruit of Yaoguang Spirit Wood is a precious spiritual fruit. Taking it can enhance cultivation and purify the mind. If you find the Yaoguang Spirit Wood, you can pick the Tongxin Grass."

"The Tongxin grass blooms once every five hundred years and bears fruit once every hundred years. The Tongxin Pills in the same furnace also have the effect of Tongxin, which can make people's minds communicate in a short period of time and become one with many people. This will effectively improve the tacit understanding of the same sword formation."

"As for Lianyi Pill," Li Mu frowned and continued, "Its main ingredient is the seventh-level Lianyi Spiritual Flower. Lianyi Spiritual Flower is a seventh-level spiritual plant and is relatively rare. It does not have a fixed growth environment like Tongxin Grass, but randomly appears in places with rich spiritual energy. It grows on the ground all year round and is difficult to detect. This spiritual flower has a long growth cycle and can only mature once every thousand years..."

"In order to refine Lianyi Pill, in addition to Lianyi Spiritual Flower as the main ingredient, it is also necessary to use a variety of rare spiritual herbs and spiritual essences to make the pill. The efficacy of Lianyi Pill is stronger than Tongxin Pill. After taking it, not only can the tacit understanding between the members of the sword formation reach an unprecedented level, it can even improve their consciousness and state of mind to a certain extent."

Li Mu looked at everyone and gave a detailed introduction.

Sword Master Feng and several sword elders were stunned. They did not expect that Li Mu had such a deep understanding of these spiritual medicines.

"Elder Li, you are truly a scholar! You know everything about even these rare spiritual plants." Xiao Shuang looked at Li Mu with a gleam in her eyes as she praised him.

"Yes! Elder Li is not only an expert in weapons and formations, but it seems that he also has profound attainments in the art of alchemy and the ability to identify spirits and medicines. We really admire him." Elder Yun Yi nodded in agreement.

"Elder Yun, you are too kind. I am just slightly interested in growing spiritual plants! I am not good at alchemy." Li Mu smiled slightly and quickly denied it.

"Elder Li, do we have these elixirs in our sect?" Sword Master Feng looked at Li Mu and asked with concern.

Li Mu shook his head and replied, "Some of the ingredients for Tongxin Pill can still be found in the sect's medicine garden, but the main ingredient of Lianyi Pill, Lianyi Linghua, is extremely rare. I have never seen it in the sect."

"In this case, we can only ask Taiyi Sect. If we want to set up a formation to attack the sealed place, Taiyi Sect must also contribute!" Sword Master Feng suggested after thinking for a moment.

Xiao Shuang nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, I will contact Taiyi Sect right now to see if they can provide any clues about the Lianyi Spirit Flower."

Yun Yi also added: "At the same time, we can also ask other sects or Wanbao Pavilion to see if there is any news about Lianyi Spiritual Flower. After all, this kind of rare spiritual herb sometimes appears in the trading market."

"Let me go to Wanbao Pavilion! I just want to buy some spiritual materials for refining weapons, so I'll ask about it while I'm at it." Li Mu smiled slightly and volunteered.

"Well, Yunjian, you accompany Elder Li for a walk." Sword Master Feng looked at Fang Yunjian who was waiting quietly on the side and gestured.

Fang Yunjian responded respectfully: "Yes, Master."

Soon, the two left the main hall of the residence and headed for the Wanbao Building in the ancient city - the floating port.

The Wanbao Building stands in the center of the floating port, majestic and magnificent, with dazzling spiritual stones as lights, colorful glazed tiles, and crystal chandeliers, all of which demonstrate the luxury and are the place where all treasures gather.

There was a couplet hanging on both sides of the gate where monks were coming in and out in an endless stream.

First couplet: A pavilion holds treasures, and the mountains and seas connect the inside and outside.

Second line: A thousand years of treasures, books spread across the stars to shine through the ages
Horizontal banner: Circulation of Wanbao

As soon as the two men stepped into the gate of Wanbao Pavilion, they heard hurried footsteps.

A middle-aged man with an elegant temperament came hurriedly to greet them. It was the owner of Wanbao Pavilion - Qian Suwen. He was dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe and had a warm and kind smile on his face.

"Master Li, Deacon Fang, welcome, welcome to Wanbao Pavilion." Qian Suwen greeted the two warmly with a flattering smile on his face.

Fang Yunjian is the deacon of Xuantian Sword Sect and is in a high position. However, Qian Suwen's attention is mostly on Li Mu, for fear of neglecting him, as he is a great weapon-refining master who has refined many seventh-level Taoist weapons.

Li Mu smiled slightly. He was not surprised by Qian Suwen's enthusiasm. Strength is the greatest voice, and his attainments in refining equipment have long been famous.

"Master Qian, you are too polite. Deacon Fang and I came here today to search for some spiritual materials for refining weapons and several spiritual plants, the Heart-to-Heart Grass, and the Lianyi Spiritual Flower." Li Mu said straight to the point.

After hearing this, Qian Suwen immediately nodded and motioned for the two to follow him to the inner hall for a detailed discussion.

The three of them walked through the bustling hall and came to a secret room that was elegantly decorated, quiet and comfortable.

"Master Li, Wanbao Pavilion has everything you need. Here is the warehouse information. Please have a look!" Qian Suwen said respectfully. Before he finished speaking, he simply took out a jade slip that recorded everything in the Wanbao Pavilion warehouse in detail and generously let him choose. As a senior guest of Wanbao Pavilion, Li Mu has always been treated very highly. He took the jade slip, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and his consciousness was invested in the jade slip, and the information inside was displayed in his mind one by one.

After a careful look, Wanbao Pavilion indeed has all the spiritual materials needed for refining equipment, with high quality and sufficient quantity. Li Mu secretly admired in his heart that Wanbao Pavilion is indeed worthy of its reputation and is worthy of being the leading treasure trading place across several spiritual realms.

In the warehouse data, Li Mu found the two main medicines needed to refine the Return to Void Pill - Purple Gold Spirit Flower and Transformation Spirit Marrow, as well as the remaining auxiliary spiritual medicines. Although the age of these spiritual medicines is far different from the spiritual medicines picked from the Extreme Land, they are sufficient for refining the Return to Void Pill.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. The difficulty of refining Guixu Pill was extremely high. Not only did it require precious spiritual medicines, but it also required extremely high alchemy skills and control of the temperature. Now that the spiritual medicines needed to refine Guixu Pill were complete, he could at least start trying to refine it.

However, Li Mu's consciousness stayed on the jade slip for a long time, but he still did not see any information about the Lianyi spiritual flower. Obviously, Wanbao Pavilion did not know the whereabouts of this spiritual plant.

"Pavilion Master Qian, this Lianyi spiritual flower...!" Li Mu raised his head and looked directly at Qian Suwen, wanting to know more about this spiritual medicine.

Seeing this, Qian Suwen immediately understood Li Mu's intention and responded with a wry smile: "Master Li, this Lianyi Linghua is indeed a rare spiritual plant. There is no such thing in the warehouse. It grows in a relatively hidden place, has a short flowering period, is extremely difficult to pick, and has special effects. Therefore, not many herbalists pay attention to this kind of spiritual plant. Even our Wanbao Pavilion rarely has the opportunity to include it."

Hearing this, Fang Yunjian frowned and quickly interrupted, "Manager Qian, the Lianyi Spirit Flower is extremely important to our sect. If your pavilion can help find it, our sect will definitely reward you handsomely!"

"That's right, Manager Qian, thank you for your help in this matter. If you can help me get this elixir, I will owe you a favor." Li Mu added.

Hearing this, Qian Suwen's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he was overjoyed. The power behind Fang Yunjian was not small. If he could complete this task, he would not only receive a generous reward, but also obtain the favor owed by Li Mu. This would undoubtedly be a great event for Wanbao Pavilion and for him, killing two birds with one stone.

"Master Li, Deacon Fang, since this Lianyi Spiritual Flower is so important, our Wanbao Pavilion is naturally willing to help find it." Qian Suwen nodded happily and said with a smile: "I will immediately inform the elders of the Pavilion of this matter and mobilize the power of Wanbao Pavilion to search for the whereabouts of the Lianyi Spiritual Flower with all our strength."

"Thank you, Manager Qian!" Deacon Fang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and thanked him, "With the help of Wanbao Pavilion, our hope of finding the Lianyi Spiritual Flower is much greater."

"Then wait for good news from Shopkeeper Qian!" Li Mu handed the warehouse jade slip back to Qian Suwen and said, "Please arrange the marked spiritual materials and spiritual medicines for me!"

Qian Suwen took the jade slip, probed into his spiritual consciousness, and then happily agreed: "Master Li, don't worry, I will prepare the spiritual materials and spiritual medicines you need immediately."

After saying that, Qian Suwen turned around and excitedly went to the warehouse, calling his men to prepare spiritual materials.

After a while, Qian Suwen hurried back and handed a storage ring to Li Mu, with a bright smile on his face: "Master Li, inside are the spiritual materials and spiritual medicines you need. They are all prepared for you. Please take a look."

Li Mu took the storage ring and probed his spiritual sense into it. He saw that the space inside the ring was vast. Dozens of high-level spiritual medicines and various high-level spiritual materials were arranged in an orderly manner. All of them were rare items.

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction and expressed his appreciation for Qian Suwen's efficiency.

"Manager Qian, thank you for your hard work!" Li Mu smiled slightly, put away the storage ring, and thanked Qian Suwen.

"No, no, it's my honor to serve Master Li. It's my great honor." Qian Suwen responded modestly.

Qian Suwen looked at Li Mu with a flattering smile and asked with concern: "Master Li, I wonder how long you plan to stay in the Ancient City. Do you have any free time recently?"

Li Mu caught a glimpse of the ingratiating smile on Qian Suwen's face, and his heart moved slightly, and he roughly knew what he was thinking.

Next, Li Mu will wait for Master Feng and the others to complete the sword formation drill to see if there is a chance to take over the place where the Extreme Fire is sealed. He should not leave the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm within three to five years.

Li Mu smiled slightly, looked at Qian Suwen, and asked knowingly with a smile: "I will stay in the Ancient City for a while. There is indeed no emergency recently. Manager Qian, what do you want to say? Just tell me!"

Hearing this, Qian Suwen's eyes flashed with joy, and he quickly took a few steps closer and said earnestly: "Master Li, to be honest, the Wanbao Pavilion's once-in-a-decade auction is coming soon, and I would like to ask Master Li to help refine a Taoist weapon as the finale of the auction."

"Refining Taoist weapons is not an easy task. The spiritual materials and craftsmanship required are extremely demanding, and the success rate is not high." Li Mu nodded slightly and reminded Qian Suwen in a deep voice.

Qian Suwen nodded in understanding and said with a happy smile: "Master Li is right. That is why we want to ask you for help. I have prepared the spiritual materials needed. They are all rare treasures that are hard to find on the market."

As he spoke, Qian Suwen took out a more exquisite storage ring from his bosom and stuffed it into Li Mu's hand: "The spiritual materials in it should be able to meet your needs for refining Taoist soldiers, Master Li."

Li Mu took the storage ring and probed his spiritual sense into it. There were many kinds of spiritual materials, nine kinds of seventh-level spiritual materials, each of which exuded an extraordinary aura.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Mu's eyes, and he nodded and said, "This batch of spiritual materials is indeed rare. Shopkeeper Qian, you must have been prepared in advance!"

"Indeed, it is rare to meet Master Li, and it is a rare opportunity..." Qian Suwen smiled embarrassedly and said affirmatively: "I believe that only Master Li's craftsmanship can bring out the greatest value of these rare spiritual materials and refine a powerful Taoist weapon."

Li Mu frowned, but considering that he would have to stay in the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Realm for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay! Since Manager Qian trusts me so much, I'll take this job."

"Thank you Master Li, thank you Master Li!"

When Qian Suwen heard Li Mu's agreement, he was so excited that he thanked him repeatedly with a smile on his face.

Since we can ask Li Mu to take action this time, this Taoist weapon is almost certain to be accomplished!
"Master Li, Deacon Fang, don't worry. As for the spiritual medicine, Wanbao Pavilion will definitely do its best to find the whereabouts of the Lianyi spiritual flower." Qian Suwen once again assured Li Mu and Fang Yunjian.

Afterwards, with Qian Suwen's warm farewell, Li Mu and Fang Yunjian left Wanbao Pavilion. (End of this chapter)