Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

It had been several days since Li Mu returned to Qixuan Sect from Xuantian Sword Sect. During this time, he discussed Taoism with Sword Master Feng and gained experience in advancing to the Fusion Realm from him and many sword elders.

He followed Qiu Yuanhong to the Contribution Hall to exchange cultivation materials, and then went to the Extreme Gold Secret Realm to visit the Blue-Eyed Golden Ape and inspect the sixth- and seventh-level gold spiritual plants planted in the secret realm. At the same time, he took back the gold-type incarnation clone and prepared to use it to refine the Dharma Realm.

When Li Mu returned to Qixuan Sect, he was warmly welcomed by the elders of Qixuan Sect.

Li Mugui is the leader of the Qixuan Sect. He is proficient in refining equipment and setting up battle arrays. He is generous and has a wide network of contacts. He is deeply loved by everyone in the sect. Because of his connections, the relationship with the upper sect, Xuantian Sword Sect, is extremely harmonious. Even though he has been missing for more than a hundred years, the Qixuan Sect has enjoyed many benefits because of his grace.

When Li Mu appeared in the air over the seven iconic sacred mountains of the Qixuan Sect and stepped into the core area of ​​the Qixuan Sect, the Third Elder - Qin Wentong, the Fourth Elder - Zhong Zilin, and the Fifth Elder - Ge Xinyu, led all the disciples in the sect and had already lined up above the sect square waiting. Their faces were filled with excitement and they were eagerly looking forward to Li Mu's return.

"Master Li, you're back!" Qin Wentong's voice trembled slightly. He took a step forward, bowed deeply, and tears flashed in his eyes.

Zhong Zilin followed closely behind, took a step forward, his eyes sparkling, and said excitedly: "Master, I didn't expect you to be away for so long this time. You made me wait so long!"

Ge Xinyu smiled gently, walked lightly to Li Mu, and congratulated him, "Master, welcome back to the sect. Everything in the sect is just as it was when you left, waiting for your return."

"Disciple, meet the master!"

Lin Maoshan, Zhao Tianchen, Su Hongxiu, Liu Yuqian and others stepped forward and bowed to greet him.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, his eyes swept over the familiar faces one by one, and immediately made a lot of discoveries. Among the seven disciples, except Lin Maoshan who was still in the late Jindan stage, the other six had already reached the Yuanying stage. Zhao Tianchen and Su Hongxiu had successfully advanced to the Shenhua stage and were in the early stage of Shenhua.

"Very good, very good. Where are Elder Fang and Elder Nangong? Aren't they in the sect?"

Li Mu glanced around and did not see the Second Elder Fang Shixin and the Sixth Elder Nangong Chenxing, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Hearing this, the expressions of Qin Wentong, Zhong Zilin and Ge Xinyu all darkened, and the atmosphere instantly became heavy.

Qin Wentong sighed softly and quickly explained to Li Mu: "Sect Master, Elder Fang... responded to the sect's expedition and went to the Northern Territory to perform a mission, but unfortunately he died; Elder Nangong failed in his attempt to refining the Void Refining Domain a few days ago, and also... left us."

Li Mu's face suddenly became solemn and he was silent for a moment, as if he was digesting this sudden news.

"How could this happen! The deaths of Elder Fang and Elder Nangong are a great loss to the sect!" Li Mu said in a low voice, and then he encouraged everyone, "But the dead are gone, and the living are like this! Everyone, turn your grief into strength, inherit their legacy, and pass on the Qixuan Sect."

Qin Wentong, Zhong Zilin and Ge Xinyu nodded when they heard this, with determination gleaming in their eyes.

"Master, rest assured. We will live up to your expectations, practice hard, and bring honor to the sect." Disciples including Lin Maoshan, Zhao Tianchen, and Su Hongxiu also expressed their opinions. Their voices were full of power, demonstrating the responsibility and determination of the younger generation.

Afterwards, accompanied by the elders and disciples, Li Mu inquired in detail about the sect's situation in recent years, and then announced that he would go into seclusion to prepare for the impact of condensing the Void Law Domain.

"Master, you must be cautious about refining the Dharma Realm. Elder Nangong's experience is a lesson for us." Qin Wentong showed worry on his face and hesitated to speak. Finally, he mustered up the courage to continue: "Condensing the Dharma Realm is a key step in the advancement from the Void Refining Realm to the Fusion Realm. It touches the Dao Principle and is extremely dangerous. Throughout the ages, countless geniuses have been attacked by heavenly tribulations or invaded by demons in the process of trying to condense the Dharma Realm. Even worse, some have been directly wiped out without even the chance to reincarnate and cultivate again. Condensing the Dharma Realm requires cultivators to integrate their spiritual power, divine consciousness, and even their understanding of the laws of heaven and earth to the extreme. If there is any mistake, there will be no recovery."

"That's true. To condense the law domain, cultivators not only need extraordinary strength and comprehension, but also need to find a place with extremely rich spiritual energy and abnormal fluctuations in the laws as a place for retreat, so as to help them comprehend the void and activate the laws of heaven and earth." Zhong Zilin took over the conversation and added: "Master, you have cultivated all five elements at the same time, so the law domain you condensed must be extraordinary. You need to find this spiritual place properly, and don't act rashly!"

"I have already taken care of this matter, so you can rest assured!" Li Mu smiled slightly, his smile was calm and extremely firm.

The nebula visualization method of the perfect state, coupled with the absorption of massive vitality and lifespan, plus the research on the three thousand divine patterns, at this moment, Li Mu's cultivation, soul, and even his comprehension of the five elements and the yin and yang laws have all reached the limit.

Combined with taking the seventh-level Taoist elixir, Guixu Dan, to assist in condensing the law domain, Li Mu was 70% to 80% confident. The only flaw was, as Zhong Zilin had said, he needed to find a place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely rich and the fluctuations of the laws were suitable.

However, Li Mu already had a plan in mind and looked up at a formation pillar standing on the top of the mountain.

Innate magical power - Under the recognition of all spirits, the attributes of the formation pillars standing on the Golden Sword Peak are revealed.

[One of the Five Elements Yin-Yang Spirit Gathering Array (Mother) Gold Array Pillars]

[Level: Seventh Level Array]

[Characteristics: Gathering the Five Elements, Gathering Yin and Yang, Gathering the Son-Mother Formation, Gathering Chaos,...]

[With the foundation of the Five Elements as the core, supplemented by the seventh-order black yellow stone, the seventh-order building wood root, the seventh-order Wuding Lingshui, the seventh-order Yanhuo crystal, and the seventh-order thick earth twilight, the yin and yang are melted and arranged together. This is The formation is the mother formation, gathering yin and yang, the power of the five elements, and can be combined with the sub-formation: the five elements moving formation, which can move the energy of the five elements, break the time and space barrier, and reach a certain secret place. 】

The sub-array - the Five Elements Transfer Array, is located in the sect's treasury. Before, due to his insufficient cultivation, Li Mu had no time to repair this place.

Now, Li Mu has a clear plan in mind. To repair and activate the Five Elements Transfer Array and enter the secret realm here, it may provide him with a place of retreat where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is rich and the laws are fluctuating strongly, helping him to condense the law domain and advance to the fusion realm.

However, before condensing the Dharma Domain, he had to first go to the remaining few extreme secret realms and retrieve the remaining six incarnations.

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A few days later, Li Mu took the teleportation array and appeared in the Cangyuan Secret Realm - the land of extreme wood.

The light of the teleportation array faded, and what came into Li Mu's eyes was a completely different and strange world. The sky here was a deep green, and the forest under his feet was vast and boundless, with countless strange spiritual plants growing on it. The air was filled with the rich fragrance of plants and the spiritual power of Yi wood. In the distance, a towering ancient tree stood tall, with branches and leaves like a canopy, as if it was the guardian of the entire secret realm, exuding an ancient and powerful breath.

"Master! You, you are finally here! I thought you had forgotten me."

The Green Jade Ginseng King sensed Li Mu's breath and immediately transformed into a middle-aged man with a slender figure and snow-white hair. There was excitement in his eyes. He was wearing a turquoise robe, the corners of which swayed gently, as if he had merged with the vitality of this extreme wood land.

Li Mu looked at the human form transformed by the Green Jade Ginseng King in surprise. Before, it was a white-haired old man. After not seeing it for some time, he did not expect that its form had changed as its cultivation improved.

"Master, this place is extremely suitable for my practice. My vitality and the Yi wood spiritual power of this extreme wood land complement each other, and my practice has naturally made a qualitative leap. Now, I can control my own form more freely to better adapt to different environments." The Green Jade Ginseng King felt Li Mu's gaze and hurriedly explained with a smile, his eyes full of gratitude and pride.

Hearing this, Li Mu was also relieved. The Green Jade Ginseng King's aptitude and potential were already extraordinary. Now seeing his great progress in cultivation, he was full of expectations for his future growth. "Good, very good. It seems that during this period of time, not only your cultivation has improved, but also your state of mind has grown. This Jimu Land is indeed your blessed land."

"Thank you for your compliments, Master. All this is thanks to you. Master, you must have something important to discuss with me this time. I wonder if I can help you with your worries?" The Jade Ginseng King bowed and asked enthusiastically, his gratitude overflowing with words. "No need, I'll look at the spiritual field, you can go and do it yourself!" Li Mu smiled and looked up at a figure, who was a wood clone, whose appearance and features were very similar to his.

"Okay, Master, call me if you need anything!"

The Green Jade Ginseng King felt the solemn atmosphere between his master and his clone, so he tactfully retreated. His body flashed and turned into a stream of green light, which went deep into the forest and disappeared.

"You're here, are we going to start?"

The wood-type incarnation looked at Li Mu. As his soul clone, no one knew Li Mu's current condition better than it. His face was full of shock and reluctance.

However, the hidden cultivation of the original body's soul has become so powerful that it has reached the extreme of the realm of refining emptiness. The next step must be to condense the realm of law.

"Since you already know, why ask more questions?" Li Mu looked at the incarnation calmly and firmly, and gestured.

Seeing this, the Wood-type clone felt reluctant, but it also knew that this was the path its master had to take. It nodded, moved its body slightly, and turned into a green stream of light and flew into Li Mu's hands.

Li Mu put it into the Jiuzang Lingzhu, and then his figure flashed and appeared next to a large spiritual field, his eyes scanning the status of various high-level spiritual plants.

【Cuihua Lingmu (growth period)】

[Grade: Sixth Grade Spiritual Wood]

[Features: nourish the soul and strengthen the foundation, nourish the soul with green flowers, resist the six disasters, condense the essence, and refine the body. ]

[Status: full of vitality and growing vigorously]

[Cuihua Spiritual Tree, Growth Age: 253 years, rooted in the depths of a secret realm with rich spiritual energy and thriving vitality, in an extraordinary state, it takes three hundred years to reach maturity, within a hundred years, it begins to unfold its Cuihua leaves, within another hundred years, it blooms its Linghua flowers, and within the last hundred years, it bears Cuihua Spiritual Fruit, which contains the essence of life and has the effect of strengthening the foundation and resisting natural disasters.]

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【Qingyuan Lingtan (growth period)】

[Grade: Sixth-Level Spiritual Plant]

[Features: Lush and green, surrounded by wood spirits, nourishes the soul, eliminates demons and enlightens the mind, full of vitality,]

[Status: Petals are spread out, the air is filled with wood spirit, and the flower is at its peak.]

[Qingyuan Lingtan, growth cycle: 264 years, needs to be rooted in a place with rich wood energy and vitality to thrive. It takes a thousand years to see its full bloom. The first hundred years silently absorb the essence of the earth, and then the next hundred years nurture the buds. Until the last forty years, the flowers slowly bloom and emit a faint green wood fragrance. The spiritual dew condensed in the flower, one drop is equivalent to a hundred years of hard practice. It is a rare auxiliary treasure for refining Qingmu Dan and for wood-type practitioners. ]

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【Biquan Lingzhi (mature stage)】

[Rank: Fifth-level Spiritual Fungus]

[Features: The green light is restrained, the spiritual spring is surging, nourishing the body, clearing the mind and removing filth, stimulating potential, and full of vitality. ]

[Status: The cap is full, the spirit spring is rippling, and it is at the peak of maturity]

[Biquan Lingzhi, Growth Period: 282 years, it grows in a place surrounded by spiritual springs, where wood and water meet. In the first sixty years, it takes root in the soil and consolidates its foundation; in the next sixty years, the mycelium spreads and absorbs spiritual energy from the surroundings; in the last sixty years, the Lingzhi gradually takes shape, and it seems as if there is a spring flowing under the umbrella, emitting a faint green light. When it matures, a drop of Biquan spiritual dew will condense in the center of the Lingzhi, which contains magnificent vitality.]

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As far as his eyes could see, the properties and growth conditions of various fifth-level, sixth-level, and seventh-level spiritual plants appeared in Li Mu's eyes one by one.

A hint of joy flashed in Li Mu's eyes. Most of the sixth- and seventh-level spiritual plants have not yet reached maturity. However, most of the fifth-level spiritual plants planted among them have already reached maturity and are suitable for harvesting.

Li Mu didn't think twice, he raised his hand and performed a golden spell to harvest those mature fifth-level spiritual plants.

"Swish, swish..." Golden lights flashed, and then Li Mu saw countless green light balls rushing towards him like moths to a flame, and finally sank into his body.

The next moment, the log column of the character panel was immediately flooded with countless information prompts.

[Innate magical power - Plant Spirit Absorption takes effect. You absorb a group of plant spirits, and your innate wood energy +27]

[Innate magical power - Plant Spirit Absorption takes effect. You absorb a group of plant spirits, and your innate wood energy +59]

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After looking at the harvest of plant spirits, Li Mu frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied. After being promoted to the Refining Void stage, the plant spirit value obtained from harvesting fifth-order spirit plants is too little. Only sixth-order spirit plants can meet his numerical requirements for advancing to the next realm.

Fortunately, this Ji Mu Secret Realm is extremely large, and planting high-level spiritual plants does not require too much energy to care for. A lot of fifth-level spiritual plants have been planted, and the accumulation of small amounts is also a good improvement.

What's more, when the remaining sixth-level and seventh-level spiritual plants mature, they can be harvested in another wave, which won't waste too much time.

After harvesting thousands of acres of several fifth-level spiritual plants, Li Mu swept his mind and put them into a storage ring to use for alchemy. Then, he took out a large number of spiritual seeds from the Jiuzang Lingzhu and replanted them.

Li Mu stood in mid-air with a smile on his face, looking at the newly turned soil and the newly sown spiritual seeds, his eyes flickering with anticipation. After refining the domain of law this time, if the plant spirit attribute cannot be promoted to the fusion realm, then it won’t take too long to harvest the next wave of sixth-level spiritual plants. (End of this chapter)