Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Painting World Treasure House, there are ten thousand acres of spiritual fields and the fourth-level purple Yao spiritual grass is growing well. Looking at a large area of ​​purple tender seedlings, the lavender spiritual energy lingers in between, covering the large area of ​​top-quality spiritual fields with a layer of mysterious and tranquil purple halo.

The fourth-level purple Yao spiritual grass is known as the purest high-level spiritual plant in the world. Its characteristics are that it grows faster than other fourth-level spiritual plants and can enter maturity in about ten years. Its growth requirements are not high. The most important thing is that when they enter maturity, the plant spiritual light balls harvested can provide free proficiency points.

Li Mu walked in the spiritual fields, and with a wave of his hand, the weeds in the fields were pulled out. Not long after, a dense spiritual rain fell. This was the spiritual rain that Li Mu ordered to fall from the Painting World Treasure House, nourishing the purple Yao spiritual grass with spiritual water and promoting their stronger growth.

As the spiritual rain fell, the purple Yao spiritual herbs seemed to be injected with new vitality. They swayed their leaves and absorbed the nutrients in the spiritual rain to their heart's content, and the purple spiritual energy became more intense.

Li Mu smiled with satisfaction. With the help of the treasure mansion's space spirit, taking care of ten thousand acres of fourth-level spiritual plants was just a matter of thought.

When he was promoted to the middle stage of Refining Void and upgraded the Yin Yang Five Elements Sutra - Refining Void Chapter, more than half of the tens of billions of free proficiency points were consumed. Li Mu had to start planting spiritual plants that provided free proficiency points on a large scale in preparation for future upgrades.

After entering the realm of refining emptiness, the number of plant spirit light balls obtained by planting fourth-order spirit plants will definitely drop significantly. However, there is no way. Li Mu has not yet found a fifth-order spirit plant that can provide free proficiency points with plant spirit light balls.

Soon, Li Mu showed up in the sect master's mansion and flew to another spiritual field as soon as possible to take care of the Yanyuan spiritual grass and Mouxing spiritual grass.

With the seven incarnations of the God, who were sent to seven secret places to take care of the spiritual plants and plant the spiritual plants of the Qixuan Sect and the Painting World Treasure House, Li Mu had to take care of them personally. Fortunately, the higher the level of the spiritual plants, the easier it was to take care of them. He only needed to provide sufficient auxiliary spiritual materials to keep the formation stable. It was easy after a period of three or four months, or even half a year.

Just as Li Mu was busy in the spiritual field, a figure hurried over and broke the tranquility.

The person who came was none other than the sect's elder Fang Shixin. He had a serious expression on his face and arrived riding on a sword. It seemed that he had something important to report to him.

After Li Mu finished the things in his hands, his figure flashed and appeared in the courtyard next to the spiritual field.

"Master, Fang requests to see you." Fang Shixin stopped outside the protective formation of Lingtian and spoke in a low and powerful voice.

"Elder Fang, there's no need to be polite. Please come in!" Li Mu smiled slightly and cancelled the protective formation with a wave of his hand.

Fang Shixin nodded lightly and stepped into the protective formation. He saw Li Mu making tea and waiting for him in the courtyard.

"Master, you are so leisurely and carefree!"

Fang Shixin looked at Li Mu and smiled, his eyes wandering between the spiritual field and the courtyard. He couldn't help but admire that this place was like a paradise, peaceful and harmonious.

"Elder Fang, come and try the Lingxuan black tea I just got. This tea has the effect of refreshing the mind and enlightenment." Li Mu greeted Fang Shixin warmly and handed a cup of steaming hot spiritual tea to his table.

Fang Shixin sat down at the tea table, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt a warm current flowing into his heart. He immediately felt refreshed and his thoughts became clear.

Fang Shixin couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a good tea! The Sect Master is really a man of taste, to be able to find such a precious spiritual tea."

Li Mu smiled and shook his head: "It's just a little hobby in my spare time. Elder Fang must have something important to discuss this time, right?"

Fang Shixin put down his teacup and said seriously, "That's right. The disciple competition is about to begin, and everyone in the sect is preparing intensively. The sect leader hopes that you will personally preside over the competition to demonstrate the power of our sect."

"Oh! Disciple competition, this is related to the sect's honor, I will show up!" Li Mu nodded with a smile, ready to let the substitute puppet take his place to deal with it.

"Elder Fang, did you make a special trip just for this matter?" Li Mu had a gentle smile on his face as he looked at Fang Shixin, but his eyes revealed a hint of inquiry.

"Well, this disciple competition is related to the ranking of the sect's true disciples. If I remember correctly, several of your disciples, Zhao Tianchen, Su Hongxiu, and Liu Yuqian, all participated in this competition, except Lin Maoshan." Fang Shixin looked at Li Mu and gestured.

Li Mu frowned slightly when he heard this, and then relaxed his brows.

He couldn't help but think of his cheap disciple Lin Maoshan. He gave him a copy of the Five Elements Manual and let him practice hard in the Five Elements Mountain. It seemed that he had successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir stage. It was time for him to come out and show himself.

"Well! I'll let him participate in this disciple competition." Li Mu smiled and nodded, then he thought of something and asked Taoist Xin, "How many true disciples will be decided this time?"

"Eight in total!" Fang Shixin responded quickly.

"Very good! I will take out eight spiritual treasures and use them as rewards for the true disciples in this competition to encourage them to practice harder." Li Mu decided with a smile.

After hearing this, Fang Shixin was pleasantly surprised and bowed to express his gratitude, saying, "Master, you are wise. With the spiritual treasure you personally refined as a reward, the disciples will definitely go all out."

Afterwards, Fang Shixin reported some trivial matters of the sect to Li Mu, then took his leave and left to prepare for the relevant matters of the competition.

Watching the Taoist priest leave, Li Mu couldn't help but have more expectations for his disciple Lin Maoshan. Lin Maoshan had the same five elements spiritual roots as him, and was regarded by him as the inheritor of Taoism.

Although the other disciples had good qualifications, they were all taught by his incarnations and had no strong feelings towards him. Li Mu was not very clear about those disciples' cultivation and realm.

Lin Maoshan has now successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage, and it’s almost time to let him out to gain some experience.

Thinking of this, Li Mu's mind moved, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot, entered the treasure house of the painting world, and appeared at the waist of the Five Elements Spiritual Mountain.

The Five Elements Sacred Mountain stands in the center of the treasure house. The mountain is like a pillar supporting the sky, and the five elements of spiritual energy gather in a rich manner, just like a fairyland. The mountain is covered with towering ancient trees, lush green leaves, and exotic flowers and plants, emitting bursts of fragrance.

The most peculiar thing is that the Five Elements Spiritual Mountain gathers the purest five elements of spiritual power between heaven and earth - gold, wood, water, fire and earth. On the top of the mountain, there is a shining golden light, as if countless golden threads are intertwined, emitting a dazzling light; between the mountainside, there is lush greenery, full of vitality, and full of the breath of wood; the mountain streams are gurgling, clear to the bottom, containing a rich essence of water; and at the foot of the mountain is a red canyon, with magma flowing, and between the jumping flames, it seems that you can hear the roar of fire; as for the spiritual power of earth, it is everywhere, nourishing the growth of all things. The Five Elements Spiritual Mountain is the most unique existence in the treasure house of the painting world.

Li Mu appeared at Lin Maoshan's practice place, a simple stone house with a large doorway. He saw Lin Maoshan sitting cross-legged in the center of the stone room, practicing with his eyes closed. Five-colored spiritual light emanated from his body. It was obvious that he had entered a deep state of practice.

Li Mu did not disturb him, but just stood quietly by the side, observing his practice.

Lin Maoshan seemed to sense something, and slowly opened his eyes. He was surprised to see Li Mu standing in front of him. "Master! Disciple greets you!" Lin Maoshan quickly stood up and saluted Li Mu respectfully.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, saying, "Get up! In the blink of an eye, a hundred years have passed and you have successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage. The sect disciple competition is coming soon, and I have decided to let you participate. Do you have the confidence?"

Hearing this, a trace of determination flashed in Lin Maoshan's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Master, don't worry, I will do my best!"

"Very good. This is the spiritual sword that your master used in his early years. Go out and prepare it well!" Li Mu nodded with a smile, took out a fourth-order five-element spiritual sword from the Jiuzang Lingzhu, waved his hand at the sword, erased his own spiritual thoughts, and handed it to Lin Maoshan.

As soon as the fourth-level five-element spirit sword came out, the five-element spirit power gathered automatically, and five colors flowed on the sword body, shining brightly. As Li Mu wiped out his spiritual thoughts, the sword body trembled slightly, full of spirituality, as if expressing its disappointment.

Lin Maoshan took the Five Elements Spirit Sword respectfully. He felt the Five Elements sword energy was filling up and resonating with his own Five Elements true essence, as if it was tailor-made for him.

"Thank you, Master!" Lin Maoshan bowed respectfully to Li Mu.

"Go!" Li Mu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and sent him out of the Painting World Treasure House.

Time flies, three months have passed, and the day of the sect competition has finally arrived.

The Qixuan Sect was decorated with lights and the atmosphere was warm and solemn. The disciples were dressed in the same uniform of the sect disciples. Some were exchanging their cultivation experiences in groups of three or five, while others were preparing silently in a corner. Everyone was looking forward to showing their strength in the competition.

The arena had already been decorated in extraordinary splendor.

There are eighteen towering arenas, covered with thick red carpets. The arenas are inlaid with top-grade spiritual stones and have powerful protective formations all around. They emit a faint glow, adding a bit of mystery and solemnity.

Li Mu sat in the main seat of the meeting, and the seven elders of the sect and the elders of the spirit transformation sat on both sides in order.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely heavy. Although the Qixuan Sect was a subordinate sect of the Xuantian Sword Sect, after thousands of years of development and thanks to Li Mu's reputation, it attracted many talents to join. It has developed rapidly in recent years and has ten Lianxu elders, nearly a hundred Huashen Venerables, and three to four hundred Yuanying True Lords... It is also a sect of considerable scale.

As the sun gradually rose higher, the sect competition officially began.

Fang Shixin stood up, looked around at all the disciples present, and then loudly announced the rules and procedures of the competition. His voice was loud and serious, so that everyone present could hear it clearly.

This disciple competition to determine the position of true disciple will only be held between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Golden Core Realm.

With Fang Shixin's order, the curtain of the competition for the position of true disciple was officially opened. The first round was the preliminary round. The 178 contestants competed in pairs according to the order of the draw. The winners advanced and the losers were eliminated.

Soon, the participating disciples flew onto the stage one after another, and in an instant the eighteen competition arenas were filled with sword energy and magic spells.

The combat power of Yuanying Zhenjun in this world is already extremely powerful. Their spells and martial arts have reached a very high level. On the ring, Yuanying disciples showed their powerful strength and unique fighting style.

"Master, Lin Maoshan's cultivation is only at the late Golden Core stage. He will suffer a loss if he participates in this true transmission competition! If I had known this, I should not have rashly invited him to participate." After completing the unveiling, Fang Shi Xinluo sat down next to Li Mu and said with a wry smile.

"It's okay. Although Lin Maoshan's cultivation is still shallow, he has practiced all five elements. The gap between him and the Nascent Soul disciples will not be that big. It would be good to let him gain some experience." Li Mu responded calmly, his eyes always fixed on the dazzling sword lights and magic lights on the arena.

As the competition progressed, Lin Maoshan's figure appeared on a fighting arena. His opponent was a disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, whose cultivation was obviously higher than his in the late stage of the Golden Core.

However, Lin Maoshan did not fear the battle. He saluted with a spiritual sword shining with the five elements' light in his hand.

The duel began, and the disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul took the lead, with the sword shining like a rainbow, piercing Lin Maoshan. At this critical moment, Lin Maoshan twisted his body, and his body seemed to melt into the air.

Lin Maoshan performed the Five Elements Escape Technique and escaped into the earth, avoiding the fatal blow with ease. Then, he turned around in an instant, wielding his spirit sword, and the power of the five elements gathered into a dazzling sword light, rushing straight at his opponent.

This sword contained Lin Maoshan's profound five elements essence, and its power was extraordinary. Although the disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul had a high level of cultivation, he did not dare to underestimate it. He quickly waved his sword to resist, but was still shocked by Lin Maoshan's sword and retreated a few steps.

"Who is that person? His True Essence is so strong in the middle stage of Jindan. Senior Brother Chen was actually beaten back by him."

"I have never seen this person before. Is he a disciple of our sect?"

“No wonder a Jindan-stage person dares to fight for the position of the true disciple. He really has some skills!”

“How could he condense such a strong true essence with just a golden elixir!”

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In the audience seats below the arena, the sect's disciples were talking about it and exclaiming in amazement. They were looking at the Jindan disciple on the arena who was originally not favored, but now beat the Yuanying disciple who was one major realm higher than him without any chance of fighting back. He was like a bright new star, shining brightly.

Fang Shixin also showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect that Lin Maoshan could actually compete with a disciple in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul and had the upper hand.

"Master, you have taught me well," Fang Shixin looked at Li Mu and praised him, "Although Lin Maoshan's cultivation is still shallow, his combination of the Five Elements Escape Technique and swordsmanship is so perfect, and his combat power is so amazing. He is truly a treasure of our Qixuan Sect."

Is this a good teaching method? I don’t think I have taught him anything.

Looking at Lin Maoshan who was in a tough fight with his opponent on the ring, Li Mu showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

This boy has been training hard in the treasure house, but he still has too little combat experience and training. He could have easily won this battle by relying on the advantages of his true energy from practicing the five elements, as well as his skilled five elements escape techniques combined with swordsmanship, and attacking the enemy by surprise.

However, although his Five Elements Escape Technique was agile and changeable, it had not yet fully exerted its due power; although his swordsmanship was sharp, it lacked some ruthlessness and decisiveness. Now he was in a bitter battle. It was really stupid to fight a Yuanying cultivator with his true essence. (End of this chapter)