Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Three Thousand Main Realms, Star God Realm, God King Palace.

In the center of the main hall, a 'Phantom of the Shepherd Tree' stands motionless, its roots and veins connecting the three thousand worlds, its swaying branches and leaves reflecting the rise and fall of all realms.

Suddenly!

"Buzz!"

A projection of an extremely thick root of the Shepherd Tree, originating from the chaotic frontier, suddenly convulsed violently without warning! The chains of laws that make up the root emitted a piercing sound.

A dark gray, eerie light clashed and intertwined violently within the roots with an unprecedented chaotic divine light that carried an absolute will to devour and forge! In a tiny area corresponding to the entire root, among countless "branches" representing realms, a small, dim, withered "leaf" appeared. A surge of intense pain and rage, originating from the tearing and forcible stripping of the foundation of laws, transformed into a raging torrent of laws, crashing heavily against the silent walls of the God King's Palace!
Boom!

Like two ancient stars awakened! The two silent orbs of light floating in the hall—cold silver-white and heavy dark gold—suddenly burst forth with light that pierced the universe!
Two wills that transcend all realms awakened instantly!

Their gazes were fixed on the phantom of the 'Shepherd Tree', their eyes locked onto that particular branch of the 'Shepherd Tree' that was trembling violently and whose light was chaotic, focusing on that root that was being frantically eroded and twisted by the eerie gray-black light!

"Original Devouring!"

A chilling, silvery-white will reverberated through the void, carrying a hint of barely perceptible shock and anger. The Shepherd Tree was the foundation that sustained all worlds; its roots had been so brutally torn and assimilated—this was unprecedented!

"Heretic paths take root!"

The dark gold will roared like a bell, instantly discerning the origin of the anomaly—that eerie gray-black light originated from the Dao principles of the "Tree of Ghosts" that had been completely devoured, and the new, aggressive Dao source represented by the chaotic divine light that was frantically eroding the laws of the Tree of Ghosts!

The tremors of the 'Shepherd Tree' phantom grew more and more violent. The structure of the laws in the eroded roots was being forcibly rewritten. The Daoist charm belonging to that unknown path was like a poisonous vine, spreading backward along the law veins of the roots, attempting to pollute the more fundamental area!

"seal up!"

"receive!"

Two divine pronouncements descended simultaneously!

The silvery-white divine light poured down like an icy river, and the dark golden divine light fell like a curtain from the sky, instantly enveloping the projection of the violently convulsing root of the Shepherd Tree!

Om-!
The raging torrent of laws was forcibly suppressed, and the conflict between the White Dao Source and the Chaotic Divine Light was temporarily isolated! The root was as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible divine clamp, and the speed of its erosion and spread was greatly reduced.

The chains of laws that make up the roots groaned under the strain, but their fundamental structure was temporarily stabilized by the divine power of the king.

At the same time, a powerful force of convergence acted upon the entire Shepherd Tree. The other uncorrupted roots and branches shone brightly, and the vast power of the world's origin was forcibly drawn back from all realms, converging at the core of the trunk to form a tough barrier of laws, isolating the potential pollution spread from the corrupted roots.

The "pain" of the Shepherd Tree was forcibly suppressed, but its radiance was noticeably dimmed—the price of self-preservation.

"Boundary Inspector!"

The will of the Silver God King was like countless ice blades scraping across the void.

On the dome of the God King's Palace, a previously dormant array of star runes, corresponding to the direction of the eroded roots, suddenly lit up! As the light converged, a figure clad in starlight armor, with a blurred face and an aura as sharp as a sharp divine blade, instantly materialized! On His armor flowed patterns of laws that shared the same origin as the roots of the Shepherd Tree, but were even purer and more refined.

"Traces the source! Slay the anomalies!"

The will of the Dark Gold God King carries an unquestionable iron law.

The figure of the Starshine Divine Servant bowed slightly in the direction of the God King. In the next instant, it transformed into a stream of light that tore through space and time, following the trajectory of the projection of the roots of the Shepherd Tree, which had been temporarily sealed and restrained by the God King's power, and headed towards the edge of the three thousand main worlds—a boundary anchored by the newly born Chaos Dao Tree.

A new path has been born, and the divine blade has been drawn.

The only solution is to eradicate them completely!
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The Chaos Dao Tree, its roots like countless evil dragons, pierced through the Demon Abyss passage, greedily devouring the filthy torrents. The Golden Spear Dao Pattern tore apart the barrier of strange power, the Thick Earth Dao Pattern crushed the mixed energy, and the Weak Water Dao Pattern eroded through the core, devouring the Dao Pattern and sucking up the source! The strange power of the Demon Abyss was like a mud ox entering the sea, completely turning into nourishment for the Dao Tree.

The main trunk of the Dao Tree, forged from primordial divine metal, is adorned with countless Dao patterns that flow and decay. At its tip, three thousand rays of divine light erupt, each representing a nascent, wildly growing Dao! Wherever the divine light reaches, the void solidifies and submits. The emanating pressure, ancient and profound, carries a nascent dominance, causing the Dao fire of the Burning Heaven Immortal Venerable to bow low, and the Tai Xuan Ancient Sword to resonate in awe!

Centuries have passed in the blink of an eye!
At the core of the Chaos Treasure Palace, the Chaos Dao Tree that was rooted in the Demon Abyss Passage is now completely different!

What was once a fledgling form has now grown into a towering pillar, reaching to the heavens! Its surface is adorned with intricate and profound chaotic Dao patterns, each flowing and changing, creating its own realm of existence. The sinister power deep within the Demon Abyss passage abruptly halted and contracted, as if it had been completely devoured!

At the top of the Dao Tree, three thousand chaotic divine lights transformed into three thousand nascent chaotic Dao fruits of various shapes, each containing supreme Dao essence! They hung silently, like three thousand hearts nurturing chaotic stars, each beat causing the entire void of the Treasure Palace to pulsate!
"Crack!"

A soft sound came from the depths of the core of the Dao Tree!
The figure that had resided at the core of the Dao Tree's origin for hundreds of years, whose divine soul and will had been completely integrated with the Dao Tree—Li Mu—suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes!

In his eyes, there was neither sorrow nor joy, only endless chaos of birth and death, and the rise and fall of all things! An indescribable, terrifying will that transcended all things suddenly awakened!

The Dao Realm has been achieved!
boom--! ! !
The Chaos Dao Tree trembled violently! The billions of roots that had been binding the Demon Abyss Passage suddenly retracted! The Demon Abyss Passage, which had long been drained and left only as an empty shell, was like a completely chewed-up remnant. With a "poof," it was completely crushed, devoured, and turned into nothingness by the roots, along with the last trace of the strange path's aura!
Almost simultaneously, at the core of the Dao Tree's main trunk, an overwhelming and unstoppable force erupted! This force contained the supreme will of domination, forging, and creation! The remaining boundary walls, void structures, and even the "soil" assimilated by the Dao Tree in the entire Chaos Treasure Palace surged wildly into the Dao Tree's main trunk like rivers flowing into the sea!
The Dao Tree underwent another dramatic transformation! It began to shrink and condense, its towering trunk contracting inwards, its countless roots curling back, and the nascent forms of three thousand Dao Fruits merging into its core! Ultimately, it transformed into a strange "Dao Seal" the size of a fist, shrouded in chaotic energy, with countless Dao patterns flowing and disappearing on its surface! At the core of the Dao Seal, Li Mu's figure was clearly visible, perfectly integrated with the Dao Seal, radiating a terrifying aura of suppressing eternity and absolute supremacy!
The Chaos Treasure Palace has completely vanished.

Li Mu remained alone in the void, devoid of any brilliance. He was simply his very existence, yet the pressure he exuded was as deep as an abyss and as heavy as the sky, causing the powerful experts watching from tens of thousands of miles away to tremble in their souls instantly!

Tens of thousands of miles away, the powerful experts barely suppressed the trembling and awe deep in their souls, their gazes focusing on that figure with complex emotions.

The Immortal Venerable Burning Heaven, his body wreathed in flickering Dao flames, spoke first, his voice hoarse with disbelief: "Fellow Daoist Li...you...success? That treacherous will..."

The ancient sword in Tai Xuan Sword Master's arms hummed softly. His eyes flashed with lightning as he stared intently at Li Mu: "Cultivation Realm! Fellow Daoist Li, your cultivation has now surpassed the realm above the Extreme Dao."

"Where does the essence of the unorthodox path lie?"

The Azure Emperor, his body shimmering with azure light, looked at Li Mu with concern and asked, "The Demon Abyss passage has completely vanished, and the aura of the Demonic Path has been utterly eradicated. Fellow Daoist Li, has this battle been a success?" The Bone Emperor Demon God's eyes blazed with ghostly fire as he hissed, "The Demonic Path! That disgusting thing... is it all dead?"

The Blood Demon God's crimson eyes were a mixture of greed and fear; his Adam's apple bobbed, but he remained silent.

The Venerable Monk Mingxin's palm held a lamp, its warm light soothing the hearts of all. His clear gaze fixed on Li Mu: "Amitabha. Benefactor Li's aura is perfectly harmonious and unimpeded, a unified whole of chaos. That treacherous and wicked path..."

Li Mu's gaze swept calmly over the crowd, as if passing through an endless sea of ​​stars, and his voice clearly reached the ears of the powerful experts: "The will of the unorthodox path has not been extinguished."

The powerful figures were startled! Not destroyed?!
Li Mu continued, "It escaped by cutting off its roots."

Escape by cutting off the roots?

The powerful figures were stunned. That terrifying being, at the very last moment when Li Mu had completely refined the Demon Abyss Passage and achieved the Seed Dao Realm, chose to sever its own connection to this world, abandon this Demon Abyss, and escape!

Li Mu raised his hand and pointed to the area behind him that had been completely reduced to nothingness, its spatial structure swallowed up: "The Demon Abyss no longer exists, but..."

Li Mu cast his gaze toward something even more distant, something that pierced through the endless barriers of different realms, and gestured, “This branch of the Three Realms has already been connected to the Three Thousand Main Worlds…”

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible tremor, originating from a deeper law, seemed to come from an endlessly distant source, silently sweeping across this chaotic frontier.

The powerful cultivators, with their profound cultivation, instantly sensed this subtle ripple—it was an extremely minute disturbance caused by the forced connection of an unfamiliar "node" to some unimaginably vast network of laws.

The Heavenly Immortal Venerable's Dao Fire surged violently, and he exclaimed, "The Three Realms... have truly been connected to the root of the laws of the main world?"

The Supreme Sword Master's grip on the sword tightened suddenly, and the ancient sword emitted a long, resonant sound, carrying an unprecedented solemnity: "The Immortal Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm connects to the Main World!"

The Azure Emperor's expression was more solemn than ever before, and his gaze towards the deep void was filled with worry: "Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable!"

The Bone Emperor Demon God laughed maniacally: "Hahaha! This world is connected to the main world! This is wonderful!"

The Blood Prison Demon God's eyes blazed with crimson light, his greed almost materializing: "Main World... Origin!"

The enlightened monk chanted the Buddha's name softly, his inner lamp flickering with Buddhist light, attempting to illuminate the unknown depths: "Amitabha. Calamity is also an opportunity."

Li Mu stood silently in the void, ignoring the reactions of the crowd. He sensed the vast network of laws emanating from the Three Thousand Main Worlds; the Three Realms were no longer isolated islands. Their source of laws had been forcibly anchored and integrated into the foundational network of the Three Thousand Main Worlds by his Chaos Dao Seal.

Li Mu's gaze swept over the various extreme Dao experts with their different expressions, and a trace of indescribable tremor quietly arose in the depths of his eyes, which were as deep as the chaotic abyss.

It was as if, deep within the vast and unparalleled foundation of the laws of the Three Thousand Main Worlds, something... had been stabbed hard. This stinging sensation did not affect his physical body or soul, but was directly imprinted on the origin of his "Dao," which was completely integrated with the Chaos Dao Seal. It was an instinctive rejection and... warning generated when a higher level was invaded by some kind of "foreign object"!
"Ok?"

Li Mu's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. The feeling came abruptly and went quickly, yet it cast a cold pebble into the flawless lake of his Dao-cultivating mind.

It is more distant, more obscure, and carries a kind of... pure, cold "presence," like an ancient, slumbering abyss that has quietly opened a crack due to the subtle vibrations caused by his forced anchoring of the three realms node.

The feeling was extremely faint and fleeting, yet it sent an unprecedented chill down Li Mu's spine. His intuition, honed by his cultivation of the Dao Realm, far surpassed ordinary understanding. It wasn't any known form of threat; it was more like a passive response to some kind of... dormant rule, or an unimaginably vast being unconsciously turning over in endless slumber.

A threat! An unknown threat, one whose level may exceed our imagination!

This thought flashed through Li Mu's mind like lightning. He had just achieved the Dao and felt that there were no more constraints in this world, but in an instant, he sensed a shadow lurking in the vaster天地 (heaven and earth), a shadow that was enough to make him feel uneasy. That shadow was entrenched in the deepest part of the foundation of the laws of the main world, and for the time being, it had no time to pay attention to him, a speck of dust. However, the ripples caused by this anchoring had already disturbed its silence.

This place is no place to linger! To wait passively is to sit and wait for death!

A chaotic halo flickered in Li Mu's eyes, and he made a decision in an instant.

"Everyone," Li Mu said suddenly, looking at the crowd.

The assembled experts tensed, all turning to look at him. Li Mu's aura remained as deep and unfathomable as ever, but his eyes held an indescribable solemnity and urgency.

"The treacherous path originates from the main world, its origins are unknown, and it may contain even more terrifying existences! Now that the anchor of the three realms has been established, the gateway is here, and you must bear your own fortune and misfortune, and choose your own path forward," Li Mu said solemnly.

The expressions of the Burning Heaven Immortal Venerable, the Supreme Profound Sword Venerable, and others changed drastically.

“I must go first.” Li Mu’s gaze fell upon the deep passage, the aura of law slowly but firmly seeping in. “Enter the world, trace the source and flow. The dangers of the treacherous path, the pressure of the rules… all must be faced directly in order to find a glimmer of hope, and to pave the way for those who come after.

Li Mu stopped looking at the crowd. The chaotic energy around him flowed naturally, and countless Dao patterns flashed across his body. His aura instantly became extremely restrained, yet it seemed to resonate with the vast laws at the other end of the passage.

"Fellow Daoist Li!" the Azure Emperor called out urgently, his voice filled with concern.

Li Mu did not turn back, leaving behind only a cold and resolute sentence that echoed in the chaotic void:
"Guard the gates well. If I do not return, or if a powerful enemy presses in... the fate of this world rests on your shoulders."

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu had already moved. His entire body transformed into a pure, extremely refined stream of chaotic light, its color profound, as if all outward brilliance had been stripped away, leaving only the most essential trajectory of the "Dao".

This streak of light was faster than the divine senses of the powerful beings could perceive. With an unwavering determination, it instantly plunged into the entrance of the deep, dark passage that connected to the torrent of laws of the three thousand main worlds!

The light disappeared.

At the entrance to the passage, the ripples of the laws surged violently for a moment, then slowly subsided. The aura of the main world that had seeped in seemed to have become slightly clearer.

Only the powerful experts remained, staring at the empty entrance to the passage, their minds shaken, speechless for a long time. (End of Chapter)