Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Inside the Chaos Treasure House, billions of spiritual plants absorbed and exhaled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming a vast tide of spiritual power. The sword energy of the Qingming Sword Bamboo soared into the sky, the real and unreal light of the Jiuxu Ganoderma kept flowing, and the hot breath spewed out by the Yangyan Golden Ganoderma dyed half of the sky golden red.

Li Mu stood in the clouds with his hands behind his back, his green robe fluttering in the wind, his eyes slightly closed, his spiritual awareness spreading out like a tide, covering the entire space of the treasure house. The growth status of each spiritual plant was clearly reflected in his mind.

"The Daoist weapon array is indeed mysterious!"

Li Mu opened his eyes, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Over the course of several months, the many spiritual plants planted in the treasure mansion have begun to take shape, forming a perfect symbiosis with the treasure mansion space. The original power generated by the spiritual plants absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy is continuously nourishing the core of the treasure mansion.

Standing up and looking into the distance, a lake of dazzling silver light came into view. That was the habitat of the Space-Time Spiritual Lotus. Spiritual lotus flowers bloomed on the lake, and mysterious space-time patterns flowed on the petals.

Li Mu's figure flashed and appeared in the Chaos Hall. He took out a talisman paper made of the skin of a seventh-level thunder beast and ground the spiritual ink made from the juice of the Golden Yao Spirit Vine.

Holding the pen and concentrating, Li Mu closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness sank into his dantian, the Chaos Tao Seed exuded a primitive and rich Tao rhyme. When he opened his eyes again, chaotic lightning was already flowing in his eyes.

The moment the tip of the pen touched the paper, the entire talisman room suddenly darkened. What appeared on the talisman paper was not the traditional thunder pattern, but a series of twisted chaotic tracks, as if depicting the first thunder at the beginning of the world. Li Mu's wrist was steady, and each stroke carried a certain rhythm of the avenue. Where the tip of the pen passed, the space was slightly distorted.

"Boom——"

When the last stroke was completed, a dull chaotic thunder sound erupted on the talisman paper, and the entire talisman floated up. The thunder patterns on the surface flowed like a living thing, sometimes turning into dragons and snakes, sometimes turning into ancient Taoist patterns, and finally condensing into an unfathomable chaotic vortex pattern.

"It's done!"

Li Mu's forehead was covered with sweat, but he could not hide his joy on his face. This Chaos Thunder Talisman was completely different from the Taoist talismans he had made before. It contained not only the power of thunder, but also a hint of the true meaning of chaos. Upon closer inspection, the runes on the surface of the talisman were slightly distorted, which was caused by the powerful Taoist essence.

Li Mu looked at the new Taoist talisman in front of him with a deep gaze. At this moment, a new idea emerged in his mind - since chaos can give rise to thousands of Taos, is it also possible to integrate the two completely opposite Tao principles of extreme fire and extreme water into the talisman?

"Chaos gives birth to yin and yang, and yin and yang give birth to the five elements." Li Mu whispered to himself: "Extreme fire is violent, extreme water is long-lasting, the two counteract each other, but they can also give birth to each other."

Li Mu took out a piece of red talisman paper, which was made from the leaves of Yangyan Golden Ganoderma, and naturally contained the power of fire. The spiritual ink was based on the juice of Jinyao Lingvine, and blended with a trace of chaos origin, making the ink dark red with faint flame patterns flowing.

The moment he picked up the pen, Li Mu's aura suddenly changed, and a sense of heat spread out, as if he was in a furnace. He closed his eyes slightly, and his consciousness sank into the Chaos Dao Seed, activating the Extreme Fire Dao Principle contained therein.

As the tip of the brush fell, an illusory flame suddenly ignited on the talisman paper. Li Mu's wrist was steady, and his brush moved like a dragon, outlining the most primitive true meaning of fire between heaven and earth. The talisman was not an ordinary fire rune, but was based on chaos, binding the power of extreme fire within it, forming a unique "chaos extreme fire pattern".

"boom--"

The talisman paper trembled violently, and a terrifying hot breath burst out. The temperature of the entire talisman room rose sharply, and even the space was slightly distorted. However, just when the talisman was about to lose control, Li Mu pointed his fingertips, and the power of the Chaos Dao Seed suppressed it, forcibly binding the violent extreme fire power within the talisman paper.

Finally, the talisman took shape, its entire body was as red as blood, the runes on its surface were like flowing magma, and a chaotic vortex could be vaguely seen swirling inside it.

"Chaos Fire Talisman, done!"

Li Mu let out a long sigh, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. The power of this talisman far exceeded that of ordinary fire talismans. Once activated, it could burn mountains and boil seas, unleashing an extremely powerful fire force.

After regulating his breath for a while, Li Mu did not stop, but turned to study the Extreme Water Taoist Talisman. Water and fire are mutually exclusive, but if they can be perfectly balanced, perhaps a new type of Taoist talisman with extraordinary power can be created.

Li Mu's mind sank into the Tianxuan Ring and he took out a piece of blue talisman paper, which was made from the skin of the seventh-level blue whale demon king. It naturally contained the power of extreme water flexibility. The spiritual ink was still blended with the origin of chaos, making the ink appear dark blue, with a faint feeling of surging water.

The next moment, Li Mu's consciousness sank into the Chaos Dao, invoking the Extreme Water Dao. When the tip of the brush fell, ripples appeared on the talisman paper, as if a drop of ink fell into the boundless ocean. The brush strokes were like flowing clouds and running water, and the talismans outlined were no longer the static patterns of traditional water talismans, but "Chaos Extreme Water Patterns" that undulated like the tides.

“Wow—”

The moment the talisman took shape, the entire talisman room seemed to be enveloped by an endless ocean, and the air was filled with moist water vapor. Although the power of extreme water was not as violent as extreme fire, it was long and endless, as if it could penetrate everything,...

Soon, Li Mu used the Chaos Dao Seed as a guide and sealed this power perfectly in the talisman paper.

Finally, a blue Taoist talisman was drawn, with patterns rising and falling like ocean waves, and a chaotic vortex slowly rotating in the center.

"Chaos Water Talisman, done!"

Li Mu showed a look of joy. Once this talisman was activated, it could transform into rivers, lakes and seas, condense the power of water, evolve into an endless water world, and trap the enemy in a small space.

However, Li Mu was not satisfied with this. His gaze became deeper and deeper as he stared at the two Taoist talismans floating in front of him - one red and one blue, one fire and one water. The completely opposite forces of the Tao principles, under the coordination of the origin of chaos, actually showed a delicate balance.

"Water and fire counteract each other, but they can also generate each other." Li Mu muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with a gleam of deduction: "If the two are combined into one..."

As soon as this thought came to mind, it spread like wildfire in Li Mu's mind. If an ordinary cultivator dared to think like this, he would definitely be regarded as dreaming.

Li Mu, who practiced the Great Dao of Chaos, vaguely touched upon some possibility. He casually waved his hand, put away the three Taoist talismans, and with a thought, he took out a seventh-level spiritual material from the Tianxuan Ring - the Gilded Boundary Crystal. This item was a time-space spiritual material that had the effect of breaking boundaries and stabilizing spirits.

Li Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed the gilded boundary crystal. The chaotic true essence condensed in his hand and turned into a ball of chaotic fire in an instant, burning the gilded boundary crystal. His divine consciousness was like a knife and began to engrave runes on it.

The gilded boundary crystal gradually softened under the calcination of the chaos fire, and a dazzling golden light flowed on the surface, like a melting star. Li Mu's mind was like a knife, accurately and quickly carving intricate runes in the crystal, causing a miniature rune array constructed with runes to gradually form inside the boundary crystal.

"Using chaos as the foundation and water and fire as the guide, we will build the 'Yin Yang Rotating Realm Array'..."

Li Mu muttered to himself in a low voice, his pupils turned into a chaotic whirlpool, and his nebula observation method was operating to the extreme, flashing with the essence of extreme water and extreme fire.

As the last rune was carved, the gilded crystal suddenly burst into a dazzling light. The red and blue lights intertwined and flowed. Under the coordination of the power of chaos, it turned into a slowly rotating yin-yang fish pattern. The whole crystal was suspended in the air, emitting mysterious spatial fluctuations. "Yin and yang complement each other, water and fire have the same origin, melt for me!"

With a light shout, the chaotic true essence in Li Mu's hand split into two completely different forces - the true essence containing extreme fire and extreme water was injected into it. In an instant, the gilded boundary crystal trembled violently, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the surface.
Li Mu couldn't help but become very anxious, the chaotic spiritual light in his eyes surged, and his hands formed seals so fast that they left a trail of afterimages.

"Let me order it!"

The Chaos Dao Seed in Li Hua's Dantian suddenly burst into an unprecedented light. A stream of primordial chaotic energy wrapped around the boundary crystal that was about to collapse like a dragon. The red-blue light bursting out from the cracks strangely stopped at this moment.

With a crisp "crack" sound, cracks appeared on the surface of the gilded boundary crystal. Finally, a crisp breaking sound was heard, and the gilded boundary crystal could no longer withstand this tremendous pressure. The Yin-Yang totem on the surface instantly shattered, turning into countless tiny fragments and flying in all directions.

"Baofu!"

Li Mu's expression changed slightly and he shouted anxiously.

The next moment, the spirit of the treasure house - the seven-colored real dragon emerged. Before the gilded boundary crystal completely exploded, the dragon's mouth opened wide, and a chaotic vortex emerged from its throat, swallowing all the exploded fragments of the gilded boundary crystal into its stomach.

In an instant, a dull roar came from inside the dragon's body, and a violent aura of red and blue burst out from the gaps between its colorful scales. Li Mu failed in refining the talisman, and the huge wave of its self-explosion was easily digested by it in an instant.

"Master, the principles contained in this thing are too violent. If you force it to merge, there may be a risk of backlash." The seven-colored true dragon recovered in an instant. It looked at Li Mu, with fear flashing in its dragon eyes, and warned.

Li Mu was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "I was too hasty."

"Master, call me if you need anything!"

Seeing that Li Mu seemed to have some understanding, the spirit of the treasure house swept its dragon tail and turned into a chaotic light, gradually disappearing.

Li Mu stared at the disappearing colorful true dragon, the chaotic light in his eyes gradually subsided, he stood with his hands behind his back, his robe fluttering without wind, his mind immersed in the sea of ​​consciousness, carefully comprehending the details of the failed refining just now.

Time passed by bit by bit, Li Mu's chaotic body glowed slightly, and wisps of original chaotic energy lingered around him, as if resonating with the heaven and earth. He slowly opened his eyes, and the chaotic vortex in his eyes flowed, as if thousands of Dao rules were born and destroyed.

"Extreme fire is violent, extreme water is long-lasting; the two counteract each other, but they can also complement each other." Li Mu whispered to himself, and with a light stroke of his fingertips, a mysterious Taoist picture suddenly emerged in the void - on the left side, red flames rose and turned into nine fire dragons circling and roaring; on the right side, green waves surged and condensed into six water dragons swimming and tumbling; in the center, a chaotic vortex slowly rotated, pulling and harmonizing the two.

"Although the Gilded Realm Crystal is a seventh-level spiritual material, it is ultimately an acquired thing and cannot withstand the impact of the innate extreme fire and extreme water." Li Mu's eyes flickered slightly, and he whispered: "If you want to truly refine the 'Water and Fire Rotating Realm Array', perhaps you should change the refining method."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Mu suddenly flipped his palm and took out an object from the Tianxuan Ring - it was a piece of crystal clear "Taixu Xuan Crystal". This item was an eighth-level spiritual material, extremely precious, obtained from the relics of the master of Wanbao Pavilion. It contained a trace of Taixu power, which could carry thousands of paths without collapsing.

"Taixu Xuan Crystal, born from the void, can contain water and fire." Li Mu stroked the crystal surface with his fingertips, feeling the vast inspiration in it, "Based on this, you can give it a try!"

Li Mu no longer hesitated, and clasped his hands together. The chaotic true essence turned into wisps of gray spiritual silk, which wrapped around the Taixu Xuan Crystal. At the same time, his mind moved, and the chaotic Dao seed in his Dantian trembled slightly, and the two extreme forces of extreme fire and extreme water were drawn out again.

But this time, Li Mu did not force the two into the black crystal. Instead, he used the chaotic true essence as a guide to let the power of extreme fire and extreme water flow on its own. The power of extreme fire turned into a red fire dragon with bright scales and eyes like torches; the power of extreme water condensed into a blue water dragon with a crystal body and flowing water waves. The two dragons circled around the black crystal and gradually approached each other under the coordination of the chaotic power.

"Chaos is the basis, water and fire complement each other"

Li Mu recited in a low voice and tapped his fingertips lightly. The power of extreme fire and extreme water slowly merged under the harmony of chaos and turned into a red and blue interwoven spiritual light, which seeped into the Taixu Xuan Crystal like a trickle.

The black crystal trembled slightly, and fine Taoist patterns appeared on its surface - the flame-red "Li Fire Pattern" and the azure "Kan Water Pattern" were intertwined, but were separated by a gray "Chaos Pattern" in the center, forming a perfect balance.

"It's done!"

A gleam of light flashed in Li Mu's eyes, and he formed seals with his hands and suddenly closed them.

"Buzz——"

The Taixu Xuan Crystal suddenly burst into brilliant light, and the red and blue energies flowed continuously. The entire crystal was suspended in the air, emitting vast spatial fluctuations.

"Water and Fire Rotating Array, condense!"

With Li Mu's light shout, the Dao pattern in the Taixu Xuan Crystal was completely stabilized and transformed into a miniature realm - the left half was burning with flames and a surging sea of ​​fire; the right half was a surging blue sea and huge waves; in the center was a chaotic vortex, maintaining a delicate balance.

"This talisman can transform into a fire realm to burn the enemy. Everything will turn to ashes wherever the red flames pass. It can also transform into a water realm to trap the enemy. The blue waves will surge and imprison the enemy in a small space. It can also use the power of chaos to transform water and fire, and it has both offensive and defensive capabilities!"

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand and took the Taixu Xuan Crystal into his palm.

The figure of the seven-colored real dragon reappeared, and the dragon's eyes were full of amazement: "The master actually perfectly integrated the way of extreme fire and extreme water into the talisman. This method is close to the evolution of the great way!"

Li Mu was quite pleased with the flattery offered by the treasure mansion spirit. However, the talisman he had innovatively refined this time was only of the seventh rank Dao grade, and compared with the eighth rank top-grade spiritual materials, extreme fire, and extreme water principles it consumed, the red and blue interwoven light on it kept flowing, and it looked flawless, but it was far from his expectations.

With Li Mu's attainments in the art of talismans and the art of instruments, as well as his deep understanding of the art of water and fire, he should have been able to refine talismans of a higher level, instead of what he has now. Although it has the reality of a seventh-level Dao grade, its spirituality is not obvious, and its Dao essence is insufficient, so it is still far from enough.

"Master, this thing is already extraordinary!" The Seven-Colored True Dragon sensed Li Mu's dissatisfaction and quickly consoled him, "The ways of extreme fire and extreme water are inherently mutually exclusive. It is already against the will of heaven to be able to perfectly blend them into the talisman. Moreover, this talisman is extremely powerful, but unlike a spiritual talisman, it can only be used once. Not only is its power far greater than that of a spiritual talisman, it can be used repeatedly with a little nurturing. It is a rare treasure."

"Well, but there is still room for improvement!" Li Mu nodded with a smile and continued to immerse his mind in the refining of the talisman.

Seeing this, the treasure house spirit wisely turned into a little light and disappeared without disturbing him again. (End of this chapter)