Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

At this moment, the situation on the ring suddenly changed.

Lin Maoshan slashed out with a sharp sword, but it was instantly dissolved by the opponent's Nascent Soul power. Instead, the opponent seized the opportunity and slapped him in the chest. Although Lin Maoshan dodged in time, he was still swept by the palm wind and flew backwards, falling heavily on the edge of the ring.

Fang Shixin's face turned ugly and he was about to say something.

Li Mu just smiled faintly and said: "Fighting is the best teacher. Let him understand it himself."

On the stage, Lin Maoshan struggled to stand up. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and was about to use the Five Elements Escape Technique to dodge, but the Nascent Soul disciple did not give him a chance to resist and blasted him off the stage with a Dragon Flame Technique.

"Chen Yang wins, Lin Maoshan loses!"

Following the referee's announcement, there was a brief silence around the ring, and everyone's eyes were focused on the young figure who had just been knocked off the stage.

"Golden Core is still too much of a stretch for Nascent Soul after all!"

"Lin Maoshan, I know who he is. He is one of the sect master's disciples."

"So it's him. He practices all five elements. No wonder he can be on par with Senior Brother Chen at the mere Golden Core stage."

……

There were constant discussions around the ring. Some people lamented the gap between the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul, some expressed admiration for Lin Maoshan's strength..., and Lin Maoshan himself struggled to sit up, recalled the battle just now, looked at Chen Yang on the ring, his eyes full of regret.

The defeat in this battle had little to do with the gap in his cultivation level, but more to do with the inadequacy of his enemy strategy and lack of combat experience.

Lin Maoshan turned his head to look at his master who was sitting in the main seat of the venue. Coincidentally, he met his master's gaze and couldn't help but reveal a trace of shame on his face.

Li Mu smiled slightly and sent a telepathic signal: "Retreat! You have done your best in this battle. You should practice well in the future."

Li Mu's voice transmission flowed into Lin Maoshan's heart like a clear spring, calming his originally depressed mood a little. He took a deep breath, stood up, saluted respectfully to Li Mu, and then walked silently to the side of the arena to watch other disciples fight.

There were two Nascent Soul disciples fighting in each of the eighteen arenas.

Soon, Lin Maoshan saw several familiar figures, including Zhao Tianchen, Ji Hao, and Su Hongxiu, who had become Li Mu's disciples at the same time as him.

A hundred years later, they have all successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Zhao Tianchen has a gold attribute spiritual root, Su Hongxiu has a fire attribute spiritual root, and Ji Hao has an earth attribute spiritual root. Relying on their respective spiritual root talents, they have made rapid progress on the path of cultivation. They entered the Nascent Soul realm earlier than him and have reached the middle Nascent Soul stage, and are not far from the next realm.

The Nascent Soul disciple who was fighting against Zhao Tianchen was in the late Nascent Soul stage. He was good at wood-related magic. As soon as the battle started, he performed a large-scale magic - Green Wood Entanglement.

On the stage, countless green vines emerged from the ground, like living things, covering and entwining Zhao Tianchen in the thousands.

However, Zhao Tianchen remained calm and responded with a golden sword in his hand, which was extremely sharp. Countless green wood spirits rose up in an instant and fell like rain.

Zhao Tianchen seemed to be a natural swordsman, with a clear sword heart and sharp sword intent. Any moves of the opponent were like nothing in front of him. His body was as fast as the wind, moving freely among the vines. The golden sword light drew graceful arcs in the air, and the flashing sword light was accompanied by a crisp slashing sound.

The Yuanying disciple who was good at wood-related magic changed his expression drastically. He tried various magics but failed to succeed. Obviously, he did not expect Zhao Tianchen's swordsmanship to be so sharp.

The Yuanying disciple hurriedly released a defensive magic weapon, activated the wooden seal magic weapon, mobilized the spiritual power in his body, and condensed the Qingyuan magic cage, trying to trap Zhao Tianchen.

However, Zhao Tianchen had already seen through his intentions. He moved his body and swung the golden sword in his hand violently. A dazzling sword light flew straight towards the Nascent Soul disciple.

The Yuanying disciple was horrified and quickly used the Wood Escape Technique to dodge.

But Zhao Tianchen's swordsmanship was too sharp, and the sword light followed him closely. Finally, with a scream, the Yuanying disciple was hit by the sword light and fell on the stage.

Zhao Tianchen put away his sword and stood up, looking calmly at his opponent lying on the ground, and bowed calmly: "Junior brother, I'm grateful for your help."

"Senior Brother Zhao is awesome. I accept defeat with all my heart!" The other party gave a bitter smile, stood up and bowed.

"In this battle, Zhao Tianchen wins and Qing Mingzi loses!" The elder referee who presided over the competition announced in a masterly manner.

"Amazing! Senior Brother Qing actually lost. This Senior Brother Zhao will definitely be able to get into the top three."

"This Senior Brother Zhao looks so strange! Is he new to the sect?"

"Senior Sister Ning, you don't know this. This Senior Brother Zhao is also from the sect master's lineage and has never been active in the sect."

"Yes! The senior brothers and sisters in the sect master's lineage are all very powerful. It is said that they all achieved the Nascent Soul stage in a hundred years. Oh, except for Junior Brother Lin, who practiced all five elements at the same time. He was a little slower, but he has also reached the middle stage of the Golden Core."

"So powerful? Are they all hundred-year-old infants?"

"Of course it's true. Senior Sister Su on stage 3, Senior Brother Ji on stage 6, and Senior Brother Xiao who is waiting to go on stage 11, they are all from the clan master's lineage!"

"Yes! When they became my disciples, they were only at the Qi Refining Stage. Now, they have all reached the Nascent Soul Stage. I envy them so much."

……

The disciples watching the fight below the ring were talking about it, marveling at Zhao Tianchen's strength and sharp swordsmanship. Some disciples who usually had no interaction with Zhao Tianchen began to look at him with admiration. At the same time, the topic gradually turned to the Qixuan Sect - the lineage of the Sect Master.

Several disciples from the sect master's lineage performed extremely well in this disciple competition. The number of true disciples is already scarce, and I am afraid that a large part of them will be occupied by them.

“Master, you really have a good way of educating your disciples. In just a hundred years, Lin Maoshan, who practiced all five elements, has advanced to the late Golden Core stage. Zhao Tianchen, Su Hongxiu, Liu Yuqian and others have also advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Each of them is extremely outstanding. In another hundred years, Zhao Tianchen should be able to advance to another level, and it won’t take too long for him to achieve the Divine Transformation.” The Taoist Xin stroked his long beard lightly, looked at Li Mu and praised him sincerely.

Li Mu nodded his head lightly without giving a clear response. After all, this matter was not his credit, but was taught by several incarnations.

However, Li Mu also saw that several of his incarnations had passed on several of his skills, such as the Soul Devouring Body-Nurturing Technique, the Nebula Visualization Technique, and the Mysterious Heaven Sword Formation. From the signs of Zhao Tianchen, Ji Hao and others fighting with their opponents, some signs could be seen. However, they were only at the Nascent Soul stage, and the power of these high-level techniques had not been revealed, and their cultivation was not yet complete.

Seeing this, Li Mu frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the leakage of this technique. However, the incarnation was a part of his original body, and what they learned and knew came from his own knowledge. If they did not pass on these, they really could not teach these disciples.

Forget it! It's too late to blame now.

These skills are of high level and difficult to practice. We will just pass them on and see how far they can go!

Many thoughts flashed through Li Mu's mind as he continued to pay attention to this disciple competition, watching the surprises that several disciples showed him one after another on the stage.

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye. The competition among the Seven Xuan Sect disciples is gradually going well, and the final battle for the top twelve has begun.

The curtain of the finals was finally raised. The six disciples representing the sect master's lineage - Zhao Tianchen, Su Hongxiu, Liu Yuqian, Ji Hao, Xiao Qingyun, and Zhong Yulin, all entered the finals. Their opponents were the strongest from the seven main peaks.

Zhao Tianchen held a sharp-gold sword in his hand, the tip of the sword trembling slightly, and the sword intent was majestic. The nebula visualization method he practiced had already shown considerable results. There was a unique rhythm in the sword energy that made people dare not underestimate it. He suppressed his opponent and made him unable to fight back, and he gained the upper hand as soon as the battle started.

Ji Hao was dressed in black. He had already reached a certain level in his practice of the Soul Devouring Body-nourishing Technique. With a black heavy sword and skilled earth-based escape techniques, he moved quickly on the ring, with sword qi crisscrossing and adding gravity to make his opponent exhausted. Victory was only a matter of time.
Zhong Yuling was dressed in white. She practiced magic, mainly illusion, supplemented by ice magic. On the ring, she was like an elegant dancer, with every step accompanied by the flickering of ice crystals and the changes of illusion. Her opponent gradually lost his way under her illusion and was at a loss. Zhong Yuling took the opportunity to use ice magic to freeze her opponent in ice and easily won the game.

Zhong Yuling, who studied under Xue'er, showed her great strength and talent. She skillfully combined illusion and ice magic to create a dazzling fighting method.

Su Hongxiu wore a red skirt and was good at controlling fire. Her fire skills were as hot and blazing as a phoenix. On the ring, she was like a goddess controlling fire. Her red skirt fluttered in the wind, and fire dragons emerged one after another. She used the Nine Dragons Immortal Killing Formation to trap her opponent in the formation and successfully defeated him in one fell swoop.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the fire dragon and sword energy intertwined together, bursting out with dazzling light. Under this blow, the opponent was swallowed by the flames and was completely defeated.

……

Time flies. Li Mu's six disciples performed extremely well in the ring. Relying on their respective talents and skills, they defeated their opponents one after another and won the game.

"Xiao Qingyun Hongxiu vs. Zhao Tianchen!"

"Zhong Yuling versus Ji Hao!"

"Liu Yuqian versus Su Hongxiu!"

As the top six finals came to a conclusion, Fang Shixin, the new host of the competition, announced loudly.

"Master, I am no match for Senior Brother Zhao. I surrender!" Xiao Qingyun glanced at Zhao Tianchen and gestured to Li Mu helplessly.

"Master, I am no match for Senior Sister Zhong, and I give up!" Ji Hao put the black heavy sword on his back and resigned himself to asking Li Mu for instructions.

"Master, uh, my martial arts were restrained by Senior Sister Su, so I admit defeat!" Liu Yuqian asked Li Mu with embarrassment. She had thought that she could continue to advance, but she didn't expect to meet Su Hongxiu.

"Master, this!" Fang Shixin was dumbfounded. He did not expect to encounter this situation. He could not help but look at Li Mu for his decision.

"You guys don't need to compete. Zhao Tianchen is first, Su Hongxiu is second, Zhong Yuling is third, Ji Hao is fourth, Xiao Qingyun is fifth, and Liu Yuqian is sixth! Do you have any objections?" Li Mu looked at the six people and made arrangements.

"Master, wise!"

The six people responded in unison. They knew very well in their hearts that the ranking given to them by the master was both fair and reasonable, and was ranked entirely according to the strength of their abilities. The master was worthy of being the master, and he saw through their true colors at a glance.

"Elder Fang, let's leave it at that for the competition. Let them decide the other two spots later." Li Mu looked at Fang Shixin and gave the order.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu's mind moved, and he took out a large number of spiritual weapons from the Jiuzang Lingzhu. These spiritual objects included nearly a hundred fourth- and fifth-level spiritual swords of different colors, several hundred fourth- and fifth-level combat puppets, dozens of fourth- and fifth-level spiritual talismans, hundreds of bottles of spiritual pills,... The spiritual light was shining, colorful, and it immediately attracted the attention of all the disciples.

After advancing to the Void Refining Realm, fourth and fifth level talismans, elixirs, and spiritual weapons were no longer of much use to Li Mu. Taking advantage of this disciple competition, Li Mu planned to distribute them as rewards to his disciples.

"Elder Fang, these spiritual weapons and spiritual objects are the extra rewards I prepared for our sect's disciples this time. You are in charge of the arrangements!" Li Mu looked at Fang Shixin with a smile and gestured.

“Thank you, Sect Master!” Fang Shixin took the spiritual tools and spiritual objects handed over by Li Mu, with a look of surprise on his face. He put them into the storage ring and said respectfully: “I will distribute these rewards reasonably according to the performance and needs of the disciples.”

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you thank the Sect Master?"

After saying this, Fang Shixin turned to look at the disciples of the sect and gestured.

Upon hearing this, all the sect disciples were shocked and bowed to Li Mu in unison, shouting, "Thank you, Sect Master, for your generous gift!"

The faces of the Nascent Soul disciples of the seven sects were filled with excitement and gratitude. Although these spiritual tools and objects were no longer of much use to Li Mu, they were undoubtedly extremely precious resources for cultivation. They were very enthusiastic and extremely grateful for Li Mu's generosity.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, his eyes swept over all the disciples one by one, finally stopping at Zhao Tianchen and the other six, and said: "You six are the best in this competition, and you are the future hope of the sect. I hope you can cherish this opportunity, practice well, and win glory for the sect."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianchen and the others stepped forward, bowed deeply to Li Mu, and said, "Disciple will definitely live up to the high expectations of the sect master, work hard to cultivate, and win glory for the sect!"

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at Lin Maoshan who was looking lonely in the corner, and instructed a few people: "Maoshan has been practicing hard because of his martial arts, and has little experience. You need to give him more guidance in addition to practicing."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianchen and others turned to look at Lin Maoshan in the corner. They knew that Lin Maoshan practiced all five elements, and due to his special skills, he seldom went out for training, which made him a little lacking in combat experience.

"Disciple obeys your command!" Zhao Tianchen and others responded in unison.

Lin Maoshan originally had a lonely look on his face, but after hearing Li Mu's words, a hint of surprise and gratitude flashed in his eyes.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Fang Shixin and said, "Elder Fang, I'll leave the sect's trivial matters to you. I have something to do and need to leave for a while."

"Please rest assured, Sect Master. I will make proper arrangements." Fang Shixin replied respectfully.

Li Mu nodded, and then disappeared from the spot in a flash. (End of this chapter)