Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

As the spirit ship gradually approached, the entire picture of Wuling Star became clearer and clearer.

This planet was not as green or dazzling as Li Mu had previously imagined. Instead, it presented a unique desolate beauty. The planet was completely black, and shrouded in the night, sparkling with a deep and mysterious luster under the reflection of the stars.

The surface of Wuling Star is covered with pits and gullies, which are traces left by billions of years of geological changes, and also indicate that there are rich underground mineral deposits here.

As the spirit ship slowly landed, a chill different from that of other planets blew in the face, mixed with the unique cold breath of minerals. All around were vast mineral veins and rocks, with occasional traces of mining, revealing traces of rare minerals such as black gold stone, filled with an atmosphere completely different from that of the spirit world.

Li Mu swept his spiritual sense around and saw that the surface of Wuling Star was covered with a thin layer of black sand. Occasionally, there were a few exposed ores flashing dim light. They were spiritual materials for refining weapons - fourth-level black gold stones and other rare refining materials.

Under the control of Master Feng Jian, the Potian spirit ship suddenly dropped in altitude and landed towards a spirit ship berthing port with a magnificent building. That was the base built by Xuantian Sword Sect on Wuling Star - Xuantian City.

Xuantian City was built on the mountain, making clever use of the unique topography of Wuling Star. The city walls were made of indestructible black gold stone mixed with special spiritual materials, with a faint black glow on the surface, which not only had amazing defensive power but also looked beautiful. On the city walls, flags were flying, with the Xuantian Sword Sect's logo embroidered on them, dancing in the wind, announcing the ownership of this planet.

A large floating port is located above Xuantian City, with several seventh-order large spirit ships similar to the Potian docked there, as well as hundreds of smaller spirit ships of varying sizes. They shuttle through the floating port, carrying the collected high-level ores.

In the floating port, disciples in uniform were working busily and orderly. Some of them were responsible for directing the take-off and landing of spirit ships, while others were responsible for loading and unloading cargo. They quickly and accurately transported the collected high-level ores, rare medicinal materials and other precious resources to the city... The scene was a busy one.

In addition to the disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect, Li Mu also saw many disciples from other organizations, including children of the eight major families, Wanbao Pavilion, Sihai Manor, etc. In a corner of the floating port, a trading area was set up, bringing together merchants and forces from different spiritual realms. They brought the specialties and treasures of their respective planets to trade here. It was a bustling and lively place, forming a prosperous fairy city.

It seems that the Xuantian Sword Sect has been operating on Wuling Star for quite some time, and even its affiliated forces have been sent here to develop Wuling Star.

"Elder Li, let's go down!" Master Feng Jian came out of the ship room, looked at Li Mu and greeted him with a smile.

Li Mu withdrew his spiritual sense, nodded, and walked out of the hatch of the spirit ship with Master Feng Jian, got off the spirit ship, and entered the floating port.

The two men walked through the busy floating port, and disciples saluted them from time to time. Sword Master Feng had a very high prestige in the Xuantian Sword Sect and even in the entire Wuling Star. They walked up a winding stone staircase. The exotic plants planted on both sides of the staircase emitted a faint fluorescence in the night, adding a bit of mystery and vitality to this dark environment.

"This Wuling Star is indeed extraordinary. Even though it is desolate, it contains endless minerals and vitality." This was Li Mu's first impression of Wuling Star.

Soon, under the guidance of Feng Jianzhu, they entered the heavily guarded inner city and came to a hidden and solemn stone chamber.

The stone door of the stone chamber was tightly closed, and the door was carved with complex rune patterns, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"The platform for the teleportation array is ready to be set up in the courtyard. Elder Li, I'll trouble you next!" Sword Master Feng introduced and gestured to Li Mu.

"Master Sword Master, you are too polite! This is Li's duty!" Li Mu responded with a smile.

Then, Sword Master Feng nodded and waved his hand gently, summoning a token from his storage ring. With a flash of light, the tightly closed door slowly opened, revealing a stone staircase leading underground. On both sides of the stone steps, candlelight flickered, illuminating the way ahead and adding a sense of mystery.

"Elder Li, please follow me." Master Feng led the way, and Li Mu followed closely behind, stepping into this hidden underground space.

The underground space is unusually spacious, with a circular platform standing in the center. The platform is extremely huge, with a diameter of several dozen feet. It is obviously designed to accommodate and fix array materials. The surrounding walls are inlaid with various luminous gems, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

"Sword Master, this place is indeed suitable for setting up a teleportation array. However, I need to concentrate on the process of setting up the array and cannot be disturbed by anything!" Li Mu looked at Sword Master Feng and said seriously.

"Elder Li, please rest assured. I will go outside to guard it for you myself and will not let anyone or anything disturb you from setting up the formation." Sword Master Feng nodded with a smile and replied.

After saying this, Master Feng Jian moved, like a breeze passing by, and disappeared at the entrance of the stone chamber in an instant, leaving only a firm promise echoing in the empty underground space.

Seeing this, Li Mu immediately calmed his mind, as if all the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with him, and immersed himself wholeheartedly in this vast and boundless work of setting up the formation.

Li Mu slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath, allowing his spiritual power to reach a subtle resonance with the surrounding heaven and earth energy. When he opened his eyes again, it seemed as if stars were flowing in his eyes. He scanned the huge circular platform and had a perfect formation plan in his mind.

Li Mu has set up the ancient teleportation array many times, but this time, in order to teleport across the star field, he needs to integrate more array patterns, involving star positions, time and space positions, and many other array patterns.

Li Mu invested his spiritual consciousness into the Jiuzang Spirit Pearl, and then nine golden spirit swords appeared out of thin air and hovered around him. The swords flashed with dazzling golden light, and each of them contained a powerful fluctuation of spiritual power, like nine golden dragons, ready to go.

"Use the sword as a pen and the spirit as ink to draw a picture of time and space!" Li Mu whispered, forming seals with his hands and spiritual power surging.

With the infusion of Li Mu's spiritual power and the possession of his divine consciousness, the nine spiritual swords seemed to be given life. The sword tips shone with spiritual light and transformed into nine extremely gorgeous golden streams of light, which cut through the air and accurately sank into the circular array platform, and began to outline complex and mysterious array patterns on the hard sky spirit stone.

These array patterns are like the most exquisite brushstrokes between heaven and earth, containing the deepest mysteries of the universe. They are either winding and winding, like the Milky Way across the sky; or straight like a sword, pointing directly to the top of the sky. The star positions are accurate and correct, and each pattern seems to follow some ancient and mysterious law, driving the purest spiritual power between heaven and earth. They are intertwined and staggered, forming a series of breathtaking patterns, like stars running in the vast night sky, and like rivers rushing in the vast land, showing a magnificence and harmony beyond the mortal world. With the continuous injection of Li Mu's spiritual power, the nine spiritual swords seemed to have self-awareness. They danced flexibly in the air, sometimes interlaced and shuttled, weaving a complex spiritual power network; sometimes they walked side by side, jointly opening up passages to the unknown. Every time the tip of the sword touched, it would trigger a violent agitation of spiritual power, and the entire underground space would tremble, as if even time had slowed down at this moment.

The teleportation array made of Heavenly Spirit Stone was gradually carved into a series of detailed and intricate patterns under Li Mu's operation. The Heavenly Spirit Stone itself contained pure and powerful spiritual power, and at this moment, it was stimulated to emit bursts of spiritual light.

Li Mu's nebula visualization method was working to its full potential. His spiritual consciousness was like an invisible net, tightly locking every inch of space on the array. He carefully carved every array pattern, striving for perfection in every detail, as if he was creating an art that transcended time and space.

Under his control, the nine golden spirit swords were like nine dancers with perfect harmony. They cooperated with each other and worked together. Wherever the sword light passed, the array pattern instantly took shape, as if it was made by nature. Sometimes the sword was majestic, sweeping in like a storm; sometimes it was gentle and delicate, and when the sword tip lightly touched, the array pattern intersected with each other at a subtle angle, forming a series of exquisite spiritual power circuits.

Time passed quietly like running water, and a layer of fine beads of sweat gradually seeped out of Li Mu's forehead, which was the proof of his huge consumption of spiritual power. However, he did not slack off or relax at all, because he knew that every minute and every second at this moment was crucial.

Li Mu quickly took out several bottles of precious elixirs from the Jiuzang Lingzhu. These elixirs contained rich spiritual awareness and spiritual power. He swallowed a few elixirs without hesitation, and at the same time practiced the Soul-Devouring Body-Nourishing Technique to refine them quickly. Feeling the rapid recovery of the spiritual power in his body and the gradual fullness of his spiritual awareness, he continued to devote himself to the intense work of setting up the formation.

As time went by, the array patterns on the array became more and more numerous and dense. They were intertwined and nested, forming a large and sophisticated teleportation array. It not only spanned the boundaries of time and space, but also involved many areas such as the movement of stars, the flow of spiritual power, and the mysteries of life, showing the complexity, profoundness and breadth of the ancient teleportation array.

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Two days passed in a flash, and Li Mu was still fully devoted to setting up the formation.

At this moment, Master Feng, who was guarding outside the secret room, frowned, and his powerful spiritual sense seemed to have discovered something serious in advance.

As expected, a battle broke out in the sky above Xuantian City. The strong men from the Netherworld Sect and the Xuanxiao Sect were like dark clouds pressing down on the sky, carrying the power to destroy the world and launching a fierce attack on the disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect.

"Disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect, listen up to my orders, hold your posts, activate the city defense formation, and never retreat!" The voice of Sword Master Feng echoed over the battlefield, inspiring the hearts of the disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect. They all resisted the enemy's attack with firm beliefs.

Above Xuantian City, the leader of Xuanxiao Sect, Xin Tiansen, and the leader of Youming Sect, Gao Hong, stood side by side in the void, surrounded by rich spiritual energy fluctuations, like two insurmountable peaks, overlooking the chaotic battlefield below.

Xin Tiansen was dressed in a black robe, his face was stern, his eyes flashing with bloodthirsty light, and it was obvious that he was determined to succeed in this joint operation. Gao Hong was wearing a dark green robe, with a cold smile on his face. His eyes penetrated the city defense formation of Xuantian City and stared at Master Feng Jian.

"Master Xin, it seems that the Xuantian Sword Sect is nothing special. After today, they will no longer have a foothold outside the domain. You and I will split Wuling Star in half." Gao Hong's voice was filled with pride. He looked at Xin Tiansen, as if waiting for his response.

Xin Tiansen raised a cold smile and said cautiously, "Master Gao, it's too early to talk about this now. You must not be careless. After all, Xuantian Sword Sect has a deep foundation, especially Sword Master Feng, whose strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, he personally brought Master Li here this time, and he might have other intentions."

"Humph, the outer domain is our territory. Even if Xuantian Sword Sect is a real dragon, we have to keep it at bay. If we join forces, who in the world can rival us?" Gao Hong looked down on us, his words full of confidence. Greed flashed in his eyes, and he asked with concern, "Are you sure Master Li is in this city? Don't lie to me!"

Xin Tiansen sneered, with a complex expression in his eyes, as if he had anticipated Gao Hong's doubts. He said, "Master Gao, rest assured. My information source is absolutely reliable. It was obtained by our clan's insider in Xuantian Sword Sect. Master Li did follow Master Feng to this city. However, I don't know why he came here. This makes me a little worried!"

"Worry! What's there to worry about? It's just a little more trouble. No matter what they are planning, today they will become our stepping stone to crush Xuantian Sword Sect." Gao Hong sneered repeatedly, and seemed quite impatient with Xin Tiansen's worry and urged him: "Sect Master Xin, you and I should act quickly. If we delay, something bad will happen. Once Xuantian Sword Sect recovers, or Master Li completes his plan, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to take this city again."

Hearing this, Xin Tiansen's eyes darkened slightly. He knew very well that what Gao Hong said was true. He looked around and saw that although the disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect were fighting hard, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable. The light of the city defense formation was also gradually weakening, and it was obviously difficult to withstand their joint attack.

"You and I will join forces to break this city defense formation first and kill Master Feng. As for Master Li, we will naturally capture him then. You and I will discuss it separately!" Xin Tiansen nodded and gestured to Gao Hong.

"Okay! Remember to tell your people to be careful and not to hurt Master Li!"

As he spoke, Gao Hong moved, and the spiritual energy around him boiled, transforming into a dark green mist, and swooped down towards the city defense formation of Xuantian City.

Xin Tiansen was unwilling to fall behind, his black robe fluttering as he followed closely behind like a dark night eagle spreading its wings ready to fly.

The two clan leaders attacked at the same time, and the sky and the earth suddenly changed color, and the wind and clouds surged. Under the joint attack of the two powerful men, the defense formation of Xuantian City began to tremble violently, and the light flickered unsteadily, as if it would collapse at any time.

At this critical moment, Sword Master Feng appeared unusually calm. He knew that it was difficult to resist the joint attack of the two sect leaders by himself, but he also understood that he could no longer retreat at this moment.

"Elder Li, the Xuanxiao Sect and the Youming Sect are attacking together. How long will it take for the teleportation array to be completed?" The voice of Master Feng Jian was clearly transmitted to Li Mu's ears through the communication array in the secret room.

"Sword Master, the teleportation array is about to be completed, but it will take a moment. Please be sure to delay the enemy and buy time for me!" Li Mu responded in a deep voice and at the same time quickened the movements in his hands. The nine golden spirit swords danced in the air at an even faster speed. As the swords flashed, the array patterns were perfected at an astonishing speed.

Hearing this, a look of determination flashed across Sword Master Feng's eyes. If he wanted to successfully survive this disaster, the key was to complete the teleportation array. He took a deep breath, summoned the Qingyuan Dao Sword, soared into the air, and headed straight for the Xuantian City defense line. (End of this chapter)