Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

"Brother Li, are you ending your retreat now? Have you made any breakthroughs in your cultivation?"

Xue'er, who was sorting out the ingredients, sensed a familiar scent. She immediately put down what she was doing, turned around and looked at Li Mu, asking in surprise.

"Well, it's over." Li Mu smiled and responded, "I have broken through the bottleneck of my cultivation and reached a new realm."

Xue'er was slightly delighted and walked up to Li Mu, looking at him carefully and found that Li Mu's aura was deeper than before, like a bottomless ocean, making it impossible to glimpse his true strength. However, the aura of cultivation he revealed was that of the late stage of Spirit Transformation. She felt something was wrong but couldn't put her finger on it.

“Brother Li! Didn’t you advance to the Void Refinement Realm? Don’t be discouraged, you…” Xue’er looked at Li Mu and quickly comforted him.

Before Xue'er finished speaking, Li Mu smiled slightly and cancelled his breath-holding technique - the Niyuan Breath-holding Technique, revealing his cultivation level of the middle stage of the Void Refining Technique.

Xue'er's eyes widened instantly, with an expression of disbelief on her face. She exclaimed in a low voice: "Middle stage of Refining Void! Brother Li, you...how did you do it? Before you went into seclusion, you were still in the middle stage of Spiritualization! This, this..."

Looking at Xue'er's shocked expression, Li Mu laughed and started practicing the Breath-Concentrating Technique - Ni Yuan Breath-Concentrating Technique again. His aura of cultivation recovered to the late stage of Spirit Transformation.

"Xue'er, I am practicing an ancient technique that focuses more on the training of the mind. Farming and refining equipment are also forms of practice." Li Mu looked at Xue'er and explained with a smile: "During the period of seclusion, with the help of the power of those spiritual plants, I was able to comprehend the deeper realm of the technique, and my cultivation level naturally broke through."

Xue'er listened attentively, she had never heard of such a special way of practice. However, as a member of the Sky Fox clan, Xue'er was good at sensing emotions. When Li Mu said this, she vaguely sensed that there was something hidden in Li Mu's words.

“So that’s how it is!” Xue’er believed in Li Mu without a doubt. She didn’t want to delve into the hidden meaning behind Li Mu’s words. She chose to believe Li Mu, and pretended to be enlightened. She praised him sincerely: “Brother Li, your way of cultivation is really unique. No wonder you can break through so quickly. I have to work harder too!”

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Xue'er, you have outstanding qualifications and talents. As long as you are willing to work hard, your future achievements will be limitless."

Xue'er nodded and smiled at Li Mu. The atmosphere became relaxed and they chatted about some trivial matters in the sect and discussed preparations for going out.

Not long after, Li Mu appeared next to the spiritual field where Yanyuan spiritual grass and Mouxing spiritual grass were planted. He carefully looked at the growth of the two sixth-level spiritual herbs and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Under the innate magical power - identifying all spirits, the attribute information of the two sixth-level spiritual materials were all presented to Li Mu's eyes.

【Yanyuan Lingcao (growth period)】

[Grade: Sixth-Level Spiritual Plant]

[Characteristics: Increase energy and prolong life, prolong the soul, eliminate the five declines, refine vitality, purify the spirit and strengthen the body. 】

[Status: The power of time is insufficient, and growth is slightly slow. ]

[Yanyuan Spiritual Grass, sixth-level spiritual plant, seventy years of medicinal age, growth requirements: needs to be planted in a spiritual land with vigorous vitality, spiritual energy, and abundant power of time. It takes a hundred years to grow into a seedling, fifty years to bloom, and fifty years to produce Yanyuan Longevity Fruit. The hundred-year-old Yanyuan Longevity Fruit has the effect of increasing longevity. The Yanyuan Longevity Fruit is the main material for refining Yanshou Pills and Yanshou Wine.]

【Mouxing Lingcao (growth period)】

[Grade: Sixth-Level Spiritual Plant]

[Characteristics: Mou Xing condenses the soul, Mou Xing solidifies the soul, Mou Xing gathers the source, tempers the soul, and has affinity with the stars. 】

[Status: Full of starlight, bathed in starlight, growing rapidly. ]

[Mouxing Spiritual Grass, a sixth-level spiritual plant, 110 years old, growth requirements: needs to be planted in a place with abundant star sources and abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth, needs to be accompanied by starlight crystals to help it grow, matures in 150 years, blooms in 60 years, and bears Mouxing Spiritual Fruit in 60 years. The 60-year-old Mouxing Spiritual Fruit has the effect of strengthening the soul, and is the main material for refining Jushen Pills and Tianxing Pills.]

The spiritual attribute of Yanyuan Spiritual Grass is to increase lifespan, while the spiritual attribute of Mouxing Spiritual Grass is to increase star source. One directly increases lifespan, and the other can be used to improve the spiritual consciousness technique - nebula visualization method - star god chapter.

It was precisely because the Mouxing Spirit Grass was not yet mature and the Nebula Visualization Method - Star God Chapter could not continue to improve that Li Mu temporarily put on hold the idea of ​​refining seven incarnations of the spirit and condensing them into the Refining Void Domain.

Fortunately, under the influence of the Star-Attracting Array, the growth rate of the Mouxing spiritual grass is still good. In about forty years, it can be harvested on a large scale. Li Mu can afford to wait for this time.

Li Mu's figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

Soon, Li Mu appeared at the same place again, with Jin Yuan's clone beside him.

"You take care of these two spiritual plants first. I will take them to some extreme places. It will take some time." Li Mu looked at Jin Yuan's clone and gestured.

The Jin Yuan clone responded silently and could not go against Li Mu's will. He already knew the true cultivation level of the original body and his next plan. He planned to take six clones of the God Transformation Realm to several extreme spiritual places to take care of the spiritual plants. He still needed them for the time being. Since he was closest to the Ji Jin Secret Realm, he was left here to take care of the sixth-level spiritual plants.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu flew into the air, flew on his sword to Xuantian Sword Sect - Wenjian Peak, and took the teleportation array.

Watching Li Mu leave, Jin Yuan's clone inspected the spiritual field and skillfully performed the rain-calling technique to water the spiritual field with spiritual rain. Usually, when the original body was out, this spiritual field was looked after by the seven clones in turn.

Not long after, Li Mu's figure appeared in the teleportation array of the Ice Ghost Valley headquarters in the Far North Spirit Realm.

"Greetings, Elder Li."

The two Divine Transformation monks who were guarding the teleportation array bowed and greeted Li Mu when they saw him.

Li Mu nodded, left quickly, flew out of the Ice Ghost Valley on his sword, and sped towards the extremely dark secret realm.

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Next, for a period of time, Li Mu took the teleportation array or drove the Earth Element Spirit Ship, and his figure appeared in the Far North Spirit Realm, the Dark Water Sea, the Eastern Fantasy Sea, the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm, and several other extreme places. He left several incarnations in the spiritual fields of the corresponding extreme places to take care of the spiritual plants, saving him the trouble of frequent inspections and care. When Li Mu returned to the Zhongzhou Spirit Realm and returned to the Qixuan Sect, more than a year had passed.

After sending the gold clone into the Extreme Gold Secret Realm, Li Mu completely relaxed. On weekdays, he either took care of the spiritual fields, or refined pills and weapons in the treasure house, supervised Xue'er's practice, and prepared Xiaobai for the tribulation. Occasionally, he controlled the puppet body to patrol the sect and participate in sect activities. His life was peaceful and relaxing.

One day, when Li Mu was concentrating on refining a furnace of elixir in Bao Mansion, he sensed something that his puppet substitute could not solve.

Li Mu frowned, quickly refined the elixir, and in a flash he left the Painting World Mansion and quietly appeared in the retreat room.

Seeing the puppet substitute flying towards him, Li Mu's mind moved slightly. He put the puppet substitute into the treasure house and walked straight to the main hall of the sect master's mansion.

At this time, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit awkward. The owner of Wanbao Pavilion, Wang Wenbao, was chatting with Fang Shixin and Elder Fang, while their eyes were fixed outside the hall, waiting for Li Mu to appear.

Hearing the footsteps, Wang Wenbao suddenly perked up and turned to look outside the door.

Li Mu appeared at the door of the hall. He was dressed in blue and had an extraordinary temperament, like a banished immortal walking out of a painting.

Wang Wenbao immediately stood up to greet him, followed closely by Fang Shixin.

Wang Wenbao's face was full of smiles, and he came forward enthusiastically: "Master Li, I wonder what you think."

Li Mu glanced at Wang Wenbao without saying anything. He strode to the gift box given by Wang Wenbao and took out the two jade cards from the box.

Under the innate magical power - identifying all spirits, the same attributes of the two jade plates appeared in Li Mu's eyes.

[Tianpuppet Spirit Tablet (1/8)]

[Level: Seventh-Level Taoist Artifact Spiritual Treasure]

[Characteristics: Knowledge of Heavenly Puppet, Depressed Puppet Space, Heavenly Puppet Heart Palace, Ten Thousand Puppet’s Secrets, Manipulation of Puppet Spirits, Thousand Times Divine Puppet]

[Status: The equipment is incomplete, the equipment spirit is missing, and the puppet palace is closed. 】

【The seventh-level Heavenly Puppet Dao Instrument - Eight-sided Puppet Suppression Plate, made from the seventh-level Lingxi Jade Crystal, the seventh-level Chaos Beast King Bone, the seventh-level Reincarnation Spirit Spring, the eighth-level Sha Luo Soul, and many other spiritual materials of destiny and life and death. This spiritual plate has the Heavenly Puppet Heart Palace. After completely passing the Heart Palace - Divine Consciousness Refining, you can obtain the Puppet Dao Saint-level inheritance technique - "Heavenly Puppet Casting Dao Sutra". ., by consuming the power of divine consciousness, you can use this instrument to control thousands of puppets. However, this instrument is a puppet control instrument, the Tao is weird, it has been silent for a long time, and has a certain confusion of the gods, so use it with caution. 】

"Master Li, are you satisfied with these two jade tablets as a gift? We are doing our best to search for the whereabouts of the remaining jade tablets." Wang Wenbao felt a little uneasy when he saw that Li Mu did not respond immediately. He showed a concerned smile and asked in a flattering way.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Li Mu nodded without comment, and put the two Tiankui spirit tablets into the storage ring without hesitation.

"Of course! Of course! I wonder if you, Master Li, are free. We are still short of a few heavyweight items for the Wanbao Pavilion's once-in-a-century auction. I hope you can lend a hand." Wang Wenbao felt relieved when he saw that Li Mu was satisfied with the jade token. The smile on his face became even brighter. He took the opportunity to continue asking Li Mu questions, his tone full of expectation and flattery.

"It's not easy to refine Taoist weapons. You want three at once. Wanbao Pavilion's appetite is too big!" Li Mu glanced at Wang Wenbao and said unhappily.

Wang Wenbao's heart tightened when he saw Li Mu's glance, but he immediately realized that Li Mu's words were not a complete rejection and there was still a chance to discuss the matter.

So, Wang Wenbao put on an even more flattering smile and explained, "Master Li, you misunderstood. Wanbao Pavilion naturally knows the difficulty of refining Dao weapons, and we also understand your hard work. But this auction is of great significance to Wanbao Pavilion. We hope to take this opportunity to show our strength. You have superb refining skills, and the Dao weapons you refine are all top-notch. If we are lucky enough to get your help, this auction will surely go down in history."

Wang Wenbao paused, and seeing that Li Mu did not interrupt him, he continued excitedly: "Of course, we at Wanbao Pavilion will never let you pay in vain. In addition to the promised compensation, we are willing to provide you with three times the spiritual materials for refining weapons. If the three Dao weapons are refined, the remaining spiritual materials will belong to you. In addition, if the Dao weapons are successfully refined and achieve good results at the auction, we will also pay you a considerable commission."

Seeing that Li Mu was still thinking and did not refuse, Wang Wenbao was delighted and continued to introduce the grand occasion of this auction in detail: "Master Li, this auction held once every 100 years in Wanbao Pavilion is the biggest event in this area. At that time, high-level cultivators, sect masters, and ancient families from the five seas and four areas will show up and gather together to participate in this grand auction.

"In this auction, in addition to the many high-level spiritual objects, rare medicinal materials, mysterious treasures, etc. prepared by our Wanbao Pavilion, there are also items sent by these high-level cultivators. Each item is a rare treasure in the world, and some even contain the essence of Taoism. There are also spiritual objects from other regions..."

At this point, Wang Wenbao's eyes sparkled with excitement. He looked at Li Mu and continued, "Master Li, if the Dao soldiers you refine can be shown at the auction, it will surely cause a frenzy. I believe that your Dao soldiers will become the most dazzling existence at this auction."

"Moreover, Master Li, you should know that such a grand event is not only a platform for trading spiritual objects, but also a great opportunity to collect high-level spiritual materials. High-level cultivators from the five seas and four regions will bring their treasures to exchange. If you participate, you will definitely be able to gain some rare materials that are difficult to find on weekdays, which will undoubtedly be of great help to your future path of refining equipment."

After saying this, Wang Wenbao stared at Li Mu, waiting for his response.

As a weapon refining master who can refine seventh-level Taoist weapons, Li Mu must understand the importance of this auction and the huge benefits of participating in it. Wang Wenbao is very much looking forward to him agreeing to his request, so that he can gain great benefits while also adding glory to the auction of Wanbao Pavilion.

Li Mu was persuaded by Wan Wenbao. At the moment, he was worried about Xiaobai's passage through the true spirit thunder tribulation. Ever since he devoured the soul of the Immortal Demon Lord, he has fallen into a long sleep. When it wakes up, its cultivation will surely increase further, and the time for it to pass the true spirit thunder tribulation is getting closer and closer.

However, Xiaobai is a sixth-level Gu spirit with unique soul power, but his body is very fragile, and the true spirit thunder tribulation may cause fatal damage to him.

Li Mu knew very well that without sufficient preparation and the heaven-defying means, Xiaobai might not be able to successfully survive the true spirit thunder tribulation, and might even die in the thunder tribulation.

Li Mu took a deep breath, looked at Wang Wenbao and nodded, "Yes, I can refine three Taoist weapons for Wanbao Pavilion as the finale, but I have to say this in advance. If the things I need appear in this auction, Wanbao Pavilion must inform me in advance and help me to get them with all my strength."

"No problem. I've agreed on behalf of the general manager. Master Li, don't worry. We at Wanbao Pavilion have abundant resources and channels for spiritual materials. We will definitely do our best to assist you in finding the spiritual materials you need." Upon hearing this, Wang Wenbao was overjoyed and agreed without hesitation.

After saying this, Wang Wenbao handed the storage ring containing the high-level spiritual materials for refining Taoist soldiers to Li Mu without any burden, showing his great trust in him.

Li Mu took the storage ring and immediately used his spiritual sense to check it out. He was immediately shocked by the quantity and quality of various seventh-level refining spiritual materials in the storage ring. With so many high-level refining materials of such good quality, he couldn't help but admire the foundation and strength of Wanbao Pavilion.

In the following days, Li Mu began to get busy. (End of this chapter)