Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

"Master Xu, the Xuantian Sword Sect has been kind enough to allow me to stay. I appreciate your kindness." Li Mu thought for a moment and said politely.

After saying this, Li Mu moved slightly, and spiritual energy surged around his body. It was obvious that he was ready to use the escape technique to leave.

However, how could Xu Wen let him go easily? He made seals with his hands, chanted a spell, and quickly used magic to capture Li Mu.

Li Mu's figure flashed, and he used the Sky-Splitting Technique to instantly disappear from his original position, avoiding Xu Wen's confinement spell from afar.

"Master Xu, what do you mean?"

Li Mu appeared several miles away, with a hint of anger in his tone. Although he did not want to be an enemy of Taiyi Sect, he would not sit and wait for death if he was forcibly detained.

"Master Li, please forgive my rudeness. But this matter is of great importance, and I really cannot let you leave like this. If you are willing to stay and work with my Taiyi Sect to plan a great plan, then everyone will be happy; if you insist on leaving, I can only ask you to stay here for a while. When things turn around, I will let you go." Xu Wen's face was solemn, and his tone was both helpless and determined.

Li Mu sneered and stopped talking nonsense. He summoned the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel. As the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel spun, the Yin and Yang energies intertwined and gathered, forming a series of gorgeous light curtains that protected his body tightly. The next moment, with the help of the Yin and Yang power gathered by the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel, he turned into a stream of light and shuttled through the void. It was so fast that even someone with a profound cultivation like Xu Wen could hardly catch its trajectory.

"Master Xu, I respect you as the leader of a sect and don't want to get too entangled with you. But you and I are on different sides, and I must return to Xuantian Sword Sect."

As Li Mu's figure disappeared, a divine thought entered Xu Wen's ears.

"Oh, if I let you go like this, Xu would have no future." Xu Wen sneered. Before he finished his words, his figure turned into a shadow and followed in the direction Li Mu fled.

Xu Wen's figure was as fast as lightning, shuttling between the clouds. His combined power was fully revealed, and he chased after him at lightning speed.

Li Mu made use of the Yin-Yang Wheel, a device that contained the ultimate principles of Yin and Yang of heaven and earth. The Yin and Yang were reversed and transformed into a stream of light, making it hard to find its trace. However, Xu Wen was a cultivator at the peak of the fusion stage after all, and his speed was not inferior to Li Mu, and he kept catching up.

Although Li Mu had taken a step ahead, he could still feel the pressure from behind getting closer and closer, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"Master Li, if you are willing to stop, we can have a good talk; if you still insist on going your own way, don't blame me, Xu Wen, for being rude." Xu Wen's voice was transmitted through his spiritual thoughts and fell clearly into Li Mu's ears, with a hint of irresistible majesty.

“Since Sect Master Xu is determined to force me, then I, Li, will learn from your good tactics!” Li Mu’s voice was cold and firm. He no longer held back and poured all his spiritual power into the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel. The light on the Essence Wheel became bright, and the yin and yang energies condensed into the shadows of two giant dragons and a phoenix, circling and dancing around him with great momentum.

The two sides, one chasing and the other fleeing, one attacking and the other defending, unfolded a thrilling contest in the vast sky. Both of them reached the extreme speed, and wherever they passed, the clouds surged and the space trembled.

"Very good, Master Li, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm sorry!"

Before Xu Wen finished speaking, spiritual energy surged around his body, and the sky and the earth changed color. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and complex and mysterious runes jumped on his fingertips, and finally gathered into a huge golden ancient bell phantom, floating above his head. This ancient bell was Xu Wen's natal magic weapon, the "Mountain-Zhening Bell", which contained the supreme power to suppress all things and stabilize the universe.

"Suppress!" With a low shout, the Mountain-Suppressing Bell fell down with a loud bang. Its sound waves swept out like a tide. Wherever it passed, the space seemed to be solidified, and the Yin-Yang Essence Wheel surrounding Li Mu stagnated.

Seeing this, Li Mu knew that there was no way to retreat at this moment, so he clasped his hands together, and the sun and moon wheels instantly merged into one, transforming into a bright moon with yin and yang in harmony, shining brightly, reflecting the essence of the world.

Li Mu murmured, "The yin and yang are reversed, and the world is recreated!"

As the words fell, the bright moon suddenly expanded and turned into a wheel of moonlight that cut through the sky and slashed towards the mountain-suppressing bell.

The wheel light and the bell wave collided violently in the air, bursting out dazzling light and deafening roars. The clouds were shattered by this force, forming a chaotic vortex. The figures of Xu Wen and Li Mu were looming under the impact of this force, but neither side had the slightest intention of giving in, but instead aroused each other's fighting spirit.

"Master Li, you are indeed extraordinary, but today, you are destined to not escape this disaster!" Xu Wen shouted coldly, and the spiritual power in his body boiled again. The Mountain-Suppressing Bell shone brightly and began to rotate slowly. Every rotation caused the surrounding space to distort, forming tiny black holes, trying to swallow Li Mu and the bright moon sword together.

Faced with this unprecedented crisis, Li Mu took a deep breath, a look of determination flashed in his eyes, and his cultivation in the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm was forced to be exposed. Five seventh-level Five Elements Dao swords flew out of his body one after another.

Five seventh-order Taoist swords circled in the air, each emitting its own unique color and aura, the sharpness of gold, the vitality of wood, the flexibility of water, the fiery fire, and the thickness of earth. They seemed to be condensed from the purest elements between heaven and earth, and they intertwined with each other to form a colorful five-element sword formation.

"Five elements become one, cut!"

Li Mu made a sword gesture with his hands and chanted softly, and the five Taoist swords responded immediately. Wherever the sword tips pointed, the wind and clouds changed, and the power of the five elements merged with each other, and finally condensed into a dazzling colorful giant sword. The giant sword not only contained the majestic power of the five elements, but also contained Li Mu's profound understanding and mastery of the five elements. Its power was so strong that it was enough to shake mountains and rivers.

The colorful giant sword cut through the sky, carrying the momentum of destroying the world, and rushed straight towards the mountain-suppressing bell that was constantly rotating and swallowing everything.

With a loud bang, the giant sword of the Five Elements slashed fiercely on the Mountain-Suppressing Bell, a hundred times more violently than before. The colorful light and the golden bell waves intertwined together, forming a thrilling picture. The entire space was completely torn apart at this moment, and time seemed to have stopped flowing, and the entire world collapsed.

"you!"

Sensing that his natal magic weapon, the Mountain-Suppressing Bell, had suffered severe damage, Xu Wen's face changed drastically, and he looked at Li Mu in shock.

Only then did he realize that he had hidden his cultivation level. Before, he was in the late stage of Spirit Transformation, but now he had become the middle stage of Void Refinement, only one major realm away from him.

Xu Wen was not surprised at all that Li Mu could take out five seventh-order Taoist swords. What really shocked him was the way Li Mu controlled the five seventh-order Taoist swords, which were actually driven by the Five Elements Sword Formation.

"Amazing! Master Li, you have hidden yourself so well. Others only know that you are an expert in formations and weapons, but I didn't expect that your sword skills are also so amazing!"

Xu Wen stared at Li Mu with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. If such a talent could not be used by Taiyi Sect, he would destroy him today.

After saying this, Xu Wen took a deep breath, and the spiritual power in his body boiled again. An even deeper breath surged out of his body. It was the result of his years of hard practice and his deep understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.

Xu Wen quickly formed seals with his hands. This time, the seals were more complicated, as if he was summoning some dormant power. As the seals were completed, the void beneath his feet began to tremble, and a mysterious pattern spread from the ground until it covered the entire battlefield.

"Heavenly Bell, return to its place!" Xu Wen shouted in a low voice. The Mountain Bell, which was originally injured by the five-colored giant sword and had a dim light, seemed to be blessed by some kind of power at this moment. It glowed with dazzling golden light again, and its volume expanded rapidly, turning into a giant bell, hanging in the air. There was a faint sound of thunder coming from it, and its power was even greater than before. Li Mu's consciousness was strong and his five senses were sharp. Xu Wen was ready to kill him. He immediately had the intention to retreat and recalled the five Five Elements Dao Swords. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes. The Yin-Yang Five Elements Sutra was frantically urged, and all the huge spiritual power was injected into the Yin-Yang Essence Wheel.

Li Mu was doing several things at once, running the Time and Space Wheel Sutra at the same time, condensing a huge amount of time and space power, performing the Five Elements Clone Technique and the Five Elements Escape Technique, and releasing puppet substitutes from the storage compartment one by one.

With a "swoosh", the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel carried Li Mu across dozens of miles in an instant. At the same time, more than a dozen figures flew out in all directions.

"Where to run!"

Xu Wen was stunned for a moment, then immediately controlled the Mountain-Suppressing Bell to suppress several of the 'Li Mu' bodies.

"Five Elements Substitute Technique, Sixth Level Puppet Body!"

Seeing the figures of several 'Master Li's' under the mountain-guarding bell dissipate into light and shadow, or explode into shattered high-level puppet materials, Xu Wen couldn't help but feel an indescribable anger and shock in his heart.

Xu Wen never expected that Li Mu's escape skills were so varied, and it was difficult to tell whether the figures fleeing in all directions were real or fake.

Without time to think too much, Xu Wen could only do his best to find ways to capture all the escaped "Master Li" one by one.

"Since you are good at the Five Elements clones and escape techniques, I will respond to all changes with the same attitude and use absolute power to seal off this space!" Xu Wen had an idea in his mind, and then he quickly formed seals with his hands and chanted a spell. The Mountain-Suppressing Bell shone brightly again and its size expanded again, as if it wanted to include the entire world in it.

"Mountain-suppressing bell, the net of heaven and earth, appear!" With Xu Wen's loud shout, dense golden runes appeared on the surface of the Mountain-suppressing bell. These runes seemed to come alive and turned into golden chains that drilled into the ground, then rushed out of the ground, and quickly spread wildly in all directions, instantly locking up the fleeing figures and the surrounding space.

Soon, one 'Li Mu' after another was bound by golden chains. Those 'Li Mu' figures were still struggling hard, trying to break free, but their movements were too rigid and it was obvious that they were not the real ones.

Xu Wen became furious and released a violent spiritual force, shattering the five elements substitutes and substitute puppets one by one. At this moment, he realized that the real Li Mu had successfully escaped.

"Hmph, you cunning guy, do you think you can escape from my grasp like this?" Xu Wen sneered, then took back the Mountain-Suppressing Bell, urged his powerful spiritual power to fly towards the direction of Xuantian Sword Sect, ready to intercept them halfway.

While galloping, Xu Wen activated his secret technique and released his spiritual sense, as if he was sensing something.

Xu Wen has always been cautious in doing things and always has a backup plan. The jade slip he handed to Li Mu before had a trace of his spiritual consciousness attached to it, just in case, to facilitate positioning and tracking. Now, even if Li Mu is as cunning as a fox and uses all kinds of escape methods, he has a way to catch him.

However, as Xu Wen continued chasing, he immediately felt something was wrong. The backup plan he had arranged was not taking effect and he could not sense Li Mu's whereabouts.

"What's going on? Why did my spiritual tracking suddenly lose response?" Xu Wen frowned, an ominous premonition rising in his heart.

Xu Wen suddenly stopped, suspended in mid-air, closed his eyes and concentrated, trying again to sense Li Mu's location through the spiritual consciousness attached to the jade slip, but the only response he got was dead silence, as if that spiritual consciousness had never existed.

"Impossible! My secret tracking method has never failed. Could it be..." A thought flashed through Xu Wen's mind, and his face instantly became gloomy.

"Very good, you have cracked my tracking method! Master Li is so cunning." Xu Wen roared. Realizing this, he was extremely furious. At the same time, he was deeply afraid of Li Mu's wisdom and methods. He knew that if he could not capture Li Mu this time, it would become a big problem in the future.

Xu Wen could only control the magic weapon and rush towards Xuantian Sword Sect to see if there was any chance.

At this moment, Li Mu was in the treasure house of the painting world. He summoned a fifth-level spiritual crane and carried the treasure house, flying towards Xuantian without any hurry.

“Finally got rid of it!”

Being in the Painting World Treasure House, Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the jade slip in his hand and a bright smile appeared on his face.

What Xu Wen did to the jade slip was exposed under his innate magical power - identifying all spirits. Therefore, Li Mu took advantage of the situation and used the Five Elements Substitute Technique and the substitute puppet to disrupt his ideas. He then erased the means and took the opportunity to escape, making it completely impossible for him to be tracked.

“What an eventful time!”

Li Mu checked the contents of the jade slip and his expression turned heavy.

The two Dao Lords of Xuantian Sword Sect are trapped in the Nine Netherworld outside the domain. If they really can't come back, the sect will probably face an unprecedented crisis.

Just as Li Mu was worriedly rushing to Xuantian Sword Sect, on the other side of the battlefield, with the intervention of Wanbao Pavilion, Wan Renlang's words immediately calmed down the fierce battle.

"Everyone, please stop now! Sect Master Xu, I'm afraid he's going after Master Li!"

Wan Renlang looked at the five people who were fighting fiercely and gestured slowly.

Hearing this, the five men immediately lost the will to fight anymore. They had already lost half their lives, but Xu Wen was secretly taking advantage of them. This was unbearable!

"Damn it! We are fighting to the death here! That guy named Xu is worse than pigs and dogs!" Gao Hong's eyes widened in anger, and he wished he could catch up with Xu Wen and beat him to death.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting, Mr. Feng, stop it immediately!" Xin Tiansen, the leader of Xuanxiao Sect, glared at Master Feng Jian and signaled.

Worried about Li Mu, Sword Master Feng stopped and flew towards the sect on his sword.

Master Chen Jian and Liu Changzai exchanged blows and then separated. He controlled the Gengjin Dao Sword and followed Master Feng Jian at lightning speed.

Gao Hong, Xin Tiansen and the other three followed closely behind. No matter what, they couldn't let Xu Wen take advantage of this and take Master Li away. (End of this chapter)