Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

"Give me some more time to familiarize myself with the divine pattern refining method. Then, I will help you refine a few immortal tools to overcome the tribulation and deal with the true spirit thunder tribulation!"

Li Mu smiled slightly, took Xue'er's hand, and said confidently.

Hearing this, Xue'er's eyes flashed with excitement and anticipation. She held Li Mu's hand tightly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Li. With the help of this immortal weapon, I will definitely be able to survive the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation."

Li Mu smiled and nodded, and with a thought, he took the five-colored spirit ring into his body.

"Master, I, I, ..."

At this time, the spirit of the treasure house - the five-colored dragon flew to Li Mu anxiously, as if he had something to hide that he couldn't say.

"I know what you mean, but I can't do it now. I have only learned part of the three thousand divine runes." Li Mu looked at the treasure house spirit and replied helplessly.

Seeing the power of the Divine Pattern Refining Method, the treasure mansion spirit undoubtedly wanted to use this method to reshape the pattern in its body. However, Li Mu only mastered six hundred of the three thousand divine patterns, and it was difficult for him to succeed in refining low-level immortal tools, let alone using the divine pattern method to reshape the foundation of the eighth-level cave heaven magic weapon - the Painting World Treasure Mansion.

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed across the five-colored dragon's eyes, but then a look of trust appeared on its face. It circled around Li Mu, landed in front of him, and said trustingly: "Master, although I am anxious, I also understand that haste makes waste. In time, you will be able to master more divine patterns, and then the treasure house will usher in a new life."

Li Mu was very pleased with the flattery from the Five-Colored Flood Dragon. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I will remember your wish. When I master the secret technique of the divine pattern, I will find a way to rebuild the base for you."

"Moreover," Li Mu changed the subject, his eyes flashing with determination, and said solemnly: "I will also look for other auxiliary methods to see if there are other ways to improve the power and rank of the treasure house. After all, the stronger you are, the more helpful you are to me. We complement each other, and we advance and retreat together, and share honor and disgrace."

"Master, Baofu understands your intentions! From now on, Baofu is willing to follow you till death, serve you, and do our best to help you reach the supreme realm!" The five-colored dragon excitedly expressed his loyalty to Li Mu.

"Okay! Okay! Go and get busy. I'll make a note of this." Li Mu patted the colorful dragon's head gently and smiled gently.

The five-colored dragon nodded, then turned into specks of light and disappeared into the treasure house space.

"Brother Li, you must be tired from refining the weapon! Sit down, I'll give you a massage!"

Xueer took Li Mu's hand and said gently.

"Xue'er, you are so considerate." Li Mu smiled softly and let Xue'er pull him to the stone table and sit down.

Xue'er's technique was delicate. Her fingertips gently fell on Li Mu's shoulders and she began to massage with just the right amount of strength. The gentle movements dispelled all of Li Mu's fatigue, making him feel unprecedented comfort and tranquility.

Gradually, Li Mu fell asleep leaning against Xue'er.

At some point, a nightmare suddenly made Li Mu open his eyes. He looked around and found that he was still sitting in the courtyard where he shared warm time with Xue'er. Xue'er was looking at him with a gentle and concerned look, her hand still on his shoulder, obviously disturbed by his sudden movement.

"Brother Li! What's wrong with you?" Xue'er looked at Li Mu nervously, not knowing what was going on.

Xue'er felt a little distressed that Li Mu fell asleep under her massage, and did not think it was unusual. However, Li Mu was awakened not long after he fell asleep, and it was obvious that something was wrong.

Nowadays, for high-level cultivators who have reached Li Mu’s realm, dreams almost never occur, and even sleep is extremely rare, unless their mood is greatly fluctuating, or they have a sudden impulse, or there is a high-risk warning, or there is a major unknown obstacle hidden on the path.

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Li Mu gently patted the back of Xue'er's hand, signaling her to rest assured. At the same time, he tried to calm his inner waves and smiled and said, "It may be that I have been too focused on refining equipment recently, and my mind is a little unstable, which has led to a few hallucinations."

Hearing this, Xue'er frowned slightly, obviously sensing that Li Mu was in a bad mood.

Seeing Xue'er's strange expression, Li Mu smiled bitterly. It was not so easy to hide the talent of the Nine-tailed Fox bloodline from Xue'er.

"You just fell asleep and unexpectedly had a nightmare?"

Li Mu smiled bitterly and spoke directly to Xue'er.

"What kind of nightmare made Brother Li so frightened?"

Hearing this, Xue'er's expression tensed, and the hand that was holding Li Mu's shoulder unconsciously used more strength, and she was very worried.

Li Mu felt the tension and concern in Xue'er's hand, and a warm current surged in his heart. He gently patted the back of Xue'er's hand, motioning her to relax and smile: "Xue'er, don't worry, I just encountered some vague and scary scenes in my dream, but I can't remember what they were. Maybe it was just a vague premonition of unknown challenges deep in my heart! Don't worry."

Hearing this, Xue'er's frown did not completely relax. She knew very well Li Mu's cultivation and state of mind, and the dream that could make him feel uneasy must be unusual.

"Brother Li, you have reached the level of Lianxu cultivation, so how could you have a nightmare? The appearance of this dream is definitely not accidental. Maybe it really is foreshadowing something, you must not take it lightly!" Xue'er solemnly reminded Li Mu.

"Got it. I'll use divination to see how it goes. It's getting late. Go get something to eat!"

Li Mu nodded, comforted Xue'er with a relaxed attitude, and gave instructions.

Xue'er frowned, obviously sensing Li Mu's thoughts and the heaviness behind his deliberate ease, but she did not refute. She just looked at Li Mu deeply, with both worry and trust in her eyes.

"Okay, Brother Li, I'll go prepare some food right away. But you have to promise me that no matter what the result of the divination is, you must tell me and we will face it together." Xue'er nodded happily and insisted.

"it is good!"

Li Mu smiled and watched them leave.

After watching Xue'er leave, the smile on Li Mu's face gradually faded, replaced by a solemn look.

In the dream just now, Li Mu saw the passage to the Demon Abyss opened wide, and the 'Immortal God and Demon' came to this world in person, grabbed him in his hand, and prepared to crush him. The scene was so real, as if every detail was engraved in the depths of his soul, making it difficult for him to forget it even when he woke up.

Li Mu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to pull himself out of the fear. As a cultivator with a strong soul and profound cultivation, he should not be so afraid of this catastrophe, otherwise it would be easy to have a demon in his heart. After adjusting his state of mind, Li Mu regained his composure and pondered the warning of this dream.

Li Mu no longer regarded this nightmare as an ordinary nightmare, but a warning from the future.

Thinking that the spiritual power of this world is running out, a thousand years later, if the spiritual power of heaven and earth cannot maintain the seven extreme seals, then the passage between the two worlds will inevitably open again, and the return of the Demon Abyss to this world is almost a foregone conclusion.

Li Mu's heart sank as he saw the Immortal Demon's clone being destroyed by him, as well as its curse and threat to him at the end. He immediately figured out the reason for this nightmare.

It turned out that the fact that he was targeted by the Immortal Demon God had always been kept in his subconscious mind and on his mind. However, the mental and spiritual energy he consumed in refining the low-level immortal weapon this time was too great, so he had such a terrible nightmare. It served as a warning to himself!
"Being remembered by such a supreme being is really not a good thing!" Li Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly and sighed.

After a bitter smile, Li Mu immediately calmed down and thought about countermeasures. He still had a thousand years to go, and with the high-level spiritual plants planted in the seven secret realms, there was a certain chance that he would be able to enter the final realm.

However, a thousand years later, if one were to face off against the Immortal Demon God, relying solely on one's own strength, even if one reached the legendary supreme realm, one might not be able to completely resist the threat of the Immortal Demon God, not to mention that a thousand years later would be the Dharma Ending Age when spiritual power would be exhausted.

Is it destined to be a dead end?

Thinking of this, Li Mu frowned, feeling unwilling.

No, there is another way. Before the passage between the two worlds opens, fly away to the upper world!

The upper realm, the legendary fairyland with rich spiritual power and many powerful people, may hide the key to breaking this deadlock. Although ascending to the upper realm is not easy and there are various unknown risks, this is the only way Li Mu can think of to change his destiny.

Thinking of this, Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his hand to summon "The True Explanation of Divine Patterns" from the Jiuzang Lingzhu.

Right now, the only thing that can be connected to the upper realm is the true interpretation of this divine rune. If one learns all three thousand divine runes and uses them as a basis to refine an eighth or ninth rank 'immortal weapon', then, with the help of the power of this immortal weapon, perhaps he can have an extra guarantee in the process of ascending to the upper realm, and it can even become the foundation for his foothold in the upper realm.

After figuring this out, Li Mu immediately opened "The True Explanation of Divine Patterns" and immersed himself in it.

Not long after, Xue'er came out with the prepared spiritual meal. Seeing this scene, she placed it on the table carefully, turned around and left without disturbing Li Mu's practice.

Li Mu was completely unaware of this, his mind was completely immersed in the world of divine patterns, and time seemed to have lost its meaning at this moment.

……

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

In the space of Baofu, it is spring all year round.

At this moment, Li Mu stood in the center of the courtyard, with a sixth-level talisman paper floating in the air in front of him. He used his fingers as a pen and his spiritual thoughts as ink to outline complex and mysterious spiritual patterns in the void.

As Li Mu put pen to paper, the spiritual power of heaven and earth above the courtyard was attracted by an unknown force. The spiritual energy in the courtyard began to surge wildly, converging towards the sixth-level talisman paper. Spiritual vortices formed by spiritual energy rolled up one after another, submerging the entire courtyard in an extremely rich spiritual pool. The spiritual energy turned into mist, rain, and dripped quickly.
Groups of spiritual liquid formed by spiritual energy directly sank into the floating talisman paper.

At this moment, Li Mu's expression was extremely solemn, with a determined light flashing in his eyes, as if at this moment, his whole body had merged with the heaven and earth and become a part of the laws of nature.

As the spiritual patterns on the talisman paper took shape one by one, the talisman paper gradually emitted a faint light under the nourishment of endless spiritual liquid. That light contained tremendous power and endless mysteries.

What Li Mu drew was not an ordinary sixth-level talisman, but an acceptance of his results after years of hard training, studying three thousand divine patterns with all his strength, and experiencing countless attempts and failures.

The three thousand divine patterns seem to contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth and are the foundation of all things. Whether it is refining weapons, drawing talismans, setting up formations, carving puppets, etc., they can all demonstrate their unparalleled power.

However, comprehending and applying these three thousand divine patterns is a daunting challenge for any cultivator.

After several years of immersive research, Li Mu successfully mastered another 400 divine runes. At the same time, he also discovered the simplest way to apply and master them, which was to use them to draw talismans.

Compared to refining equipment with the Three Thousand Divine Runes, which requires careful consideration of refining materials, as well as complicated processes such as smelting, forging, condensing equipment patterns, arranging equipment arrays, etc., the refining method based on the Three Thousand Divine Runes suffers from great limitations.

Practicing the Three Thousand Divine Runes by drawing talismans is different from mastering them. You only need to use a piece of talisman paper as the foundation to condense the mystery and power of the divine runes into them, which simplifies the process and improves efficiency.

Whether the talisman can be drawn depends entirely on Li Mu's understanding and control of the divine pattern.

As time went by, the spiritual patterns based on the divine patterns on the sixth-level talisman paper became more and more complex. They intertwined with each other, and the spiritual network they formed became more and more complete.

The sixth-level talisman drawn this time is Li Mu's original creation, which is a combination of his own understanding of the time and space laws, as well as the five elements and yin and yang laws through practicing the Time and Space Wheel Sutra, and his experience in the seventh-level talisman making technique.

At the same time, based on one thousand divine patterns, it cleverly integrates the mysteries of the five elements, yin and yang, and the power of time and space, making this sixth-level talisman essentially transcend the scope of ordinary talismans and reach an unprecedented height.

Li Mu named it "Sky-Splitting Blade Talisman". This name not only implies that the majestic power contained in the talisman is enough to tear the sky apart, but also symbolizes that it can break the routine at a critical moment and open up a new type of composite talisman.

Once the Sky Rifting Talisman is activated, it will instantly absorb the spiritual power of the heaven and earth's yin and yang, the five elements, and explode in an instant, and transform into a time-space blade, forming a time-space storm that is enough to shake the heaven and earth. This time-space storm not only has a powerful destructive power that can easily destroy the enemy's defense and attack, but also can condense a giant sword composed of pure spiritual power in the center of the storm - the "Splitting Blade".

The World-Splitting Blade is extremely sharp and indestructible. Wherever its sword passes, it can easily tear through space and deliver the most deadly blow at the fastest speed.

What's even more magical is that the Sky Rifting Talisman is drawn based on hundreds of divine patterns and has many functions. In critical moments, this talisman can also be used as a time and space escape talisman or a defensive talisman.

By simply activating the combination of divine patterns of the Sky Rift Talisman in a specific way and stimulating the Void Escape Array in the talisman, one can achieve instant movement of tens of thousands of miles, or instantly lay down a solid space barrier to resist all attacks and intrusions from the outside world.

This multifunctional talisman is drawn based on divine patterns, which makes the Sky Rift Talisman an extremely rare existence in this world.

Of course, the premise is that Li Mu can successfully draw this symbol. (End of this chapter)