Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

"Roar--!"

The monstrous god let out a silent shriek, and the spatial ripples visibly twisted and exploded as it tried to withdraw its claws that were clashing with Li Mu's and tear this damned tree apart! Its body surged wildly with a pale white light, trying to solidify the Dao Domain pierced by the roots and sever the plundering passage!

How could Li Mu allow it to break free? The chaotic scales on his arms erupted with intense chaotic light, and the Dao patterns flowed like living things! His power surged, clamping down firmly on the demon god's claws! His entire being was like a chaotic divine mountain rooted in the void, pinning the demon god firmly to the spot, making it an anchor point for the Dao Tree to devour its origin!

The laws of the two major domains frantically strangled and annihilated at the point where the roots pierced through. The chaotic devouring and erosion clashed fiercely with the deathly stillness of the strange god. That area was completely transformed into a quagmire of laws, and spatial fragments peeled off and disappeared like fragile shards of glass!
The Chaos Treasure Palace hung from the ceiling, its power surging wildly, and endless chaotic energy flowed into Li Mu's Dao Domain, instantly causing its power to surge!
The next moment, the Chaos Treasure Palace suddenly expanded, its gates opened wide, and Li Mu, along with the body of the Ghost God, was taken into the Chaos Treasure Palace. In the Chaos Sea of ​​Qi, the Ghost Tree's limbs began to be devoured and refined.

The Chaos Treasure Palace, the Qi Sea churning.

Li Mu stood at the core, the branches of the Chaos Dao Tree like living pythons, tightly coiling around the body of the Ghost God. The Ghost White's limbs struggled violently in the chaotic energy, spraying viscous fluid, which was frantically absorbed and refined by the branches of the Dao Tree!
laugh--!
The sap touched the Dao Tree, causing severe corrosion! The branches and leaves turned black and withered, and the chaotic vortex followed closely behind, eroding and destroying them. New branches and leaves entwined around it even more fiercely, and the roots dug into the grotesque crack, penetrating deep into its marrow!

"Ugh—!"

A silent, piercing scream echoed through the treasure palace! Flames leaped wildly in its hollow eye sockets, and its arms suddenly broke free from some branches! Beneath its alabaster skin, a ghastly white liquid light condensed, transforming into countless sharp bone spikes that fiercely pierced the roots of the Dao tree that were wrapped around its body!
Click!Click!
Roots snapped! Chaotic energy overflowed!

Li Mu groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The treasure mansion flashed with light, and he formed hand seals. The chaotic laws within the treasure mansion roared, and the pressure increased sharply! At the severed roots, new chaotic tentacles regenerated with lightning, carrying an even more primal will to devour, and curled back the bone spikes!
Bone spurs were entangled, and chaotic energy churned like a millstone! The pale bone spurs crumbled inch by inch, turning back into liquid! The refining speed increased dramatically! The limbs of the demon god visibly shrank, and its pale luster dimmed.

"Roar!"

The monstrous god whirled its head, its eye sockets crackling with flames that locked onto Li Mu's body! A deathly white beam of light, condensed to its extreme, ignored space and shot straight at Li Mu's brow! Before the light even arrived, Li Mu's soul felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, his consciousness sluggish!

hum!
The main branch of the core Dao Tree of the Chaos Treasure Mansion suddenly shifted horizontally, blocking Li Mu's way!
puff!
The death ray pierced the main branch! The thick, chaotic trunk instantly turned gray and stiffened! Large swaths of leaves withered and died! The Dao Tree trembled violently, its devouring motion momentarily halted!
A fierce glint flashed in Li Mu's eyes! Instead of retreating, he advanced! His right fist condensed chaotic energy into a tangible form, Dao patterns burning, and he slammed his fist into the stiff end of the main branch that was being eroded by the death light!
boom!
The force of the punch pierced through! That section of the main branch of the Dao Tree, contaminated by the death light and on the verge of complete death, wrapped in the lingering pale death light and violent chaos, pierced deep into the gaping wound in the chest of the Ghost God like a giant spear of destruction hurled by a catapult!
"Pfft——!"

A thick, viscous, white liquid mixed with chaotic energy erupted violently from the crack! The remnant body of the demon god convulsed wildly! The polluted main branch embedded in its body, like a highly poisonous root, frantically released a mixture of chaotic devouring power and its own deathly energy, accelerating its disintegration from the inside out!
Li Mu's face was pale, his breathing was uneven, but his eyes were as cold as iron.

The remaining branches and leaves of the Chaos Dao Tree did not stop, taking advantage of the situation to tighten their grip, and their roots burrowed even deeper into the core of the Strange God's origin, devouring and refining the vortex, stirring up towering waves in the Chaos Sea of ​​the Treasure Mansion.

The monstrous god struggled violently, its pale white light condensing into a single point before suddenly erupting! The silent impact shook the foundation of the treasure palace, tearing open a pale vacuum chasm in the chaotic sea of ​​qi!
Li Mu's body trembled violently, blood spilled from his seven orifices, and the roots of the Chaos Dao Tree snapped inch by inch! But instead of retreating, he advanced, his arms outstretched, the Chaos Scales shining brightly, and he charged fiercely toward the erupting core!

"swallow!"

The Chaos Treasure Palace emitted a muffled roar, its core Dao patterns spinning wildly, forcefully swallowing the point of explosion along with the final core of the Ghost God into the depths of the palace's core!
The chaotic energy, like billions of millstones, crushed everything with a deafening roar!
The pale light struggled, twisted, and screamed wildly in the core of chaos, but was eventually completely obliterated, decomposed, and refined by the infinite chaotic power!
An unprecedented torrent of primordial energy, interwoven with deathly stillness and chaos, poured into Li Mu's body, cleansing his limbs and bones!

"Well--!"

Li Mu groaned, his chaotic scales shattering and regenerating, his aura surging wildly, carrying a chilling, deathly stillness. On the main branch of the Chaos Dao Tree, a strange, pale white pattern quietly spread, only to be suppressed by the surging chaotic energy.

……

Outside, the Chaos Treasure Palace, hundreds of thousands of feet high, stood in the void. The light of the Chaos Treasure Palace flickered, sometimes shining brightly with dark light, and sometimes shining pale white. It fluctuated violently, and a vast amount of heaven and earth energy from the entire star field was continuously drawn into it. Li Mu and that terrifying god of the strange race were fiercely fighting inside the treasure palace.

In the distance, the wounds on the boundary of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty were slowly healing. The primordial energy of heaven and earth surged, and the vast tribulation lightning formed by the will of the Heavenly Dao had long since dissipated. The essence, energy, and spirit of the entire Immortal Dynasty seemed to be tied to that violently fluctuating Chaos Treasure Palace.

The surviving cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty stared intently at the towering gate of the mansion, silent except for heavy breathing and fingers gripping their magical artifacts until they turned white. Blood Slaughter God-King's blood-red eyes were solemn; the Sword Cultivator Ancestor's ten thousand swords hovered in the air, their tips all pointing towards the mansion; the Withered Zen Buddha clasped his hands together and chanted softly, his Buddhist light enveloping the crumbling remnants of the army.

……

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

The Chaos Treasure Palace continued to tremble violently, but its flickering light had stabilized. The pale color was completely suppressed by the chaotic dark light, and it floated quietly in the sea of ​​stars, like the heartbeat of a sleeping giant, stirring up spatial ripples in the surrounding star field, silently telling that the internal struggle had never stopped.

In the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, the wounds on the boundary wall have healed, but a lingering chill remains in the air. On the scorched earth, new spiritual trees stubbornly sprout, drawing upon the slowly recovering spiritual energy. The shattered immortal mountains, guided by arrays, are reassembled, and spiritual springs gush from the depths of the earth, nourishing the ravaged land. The Immortal Dynasty is breathing, recovering, and a tenacious vitality is bursting forth from its scars.

However, the gazes of all the powerful figures in the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty remained firmly fixed on that ten-thousand-foot-tall Chaos Treasure Palace.

The area surrounding Baofu is no longer an empty star field.

A massive number of spirit ships, densely packed like a steel nebula, completely surrounded the Chaos Treasure Palace. The most elite warships of the Immortal Dynasty and the most fortified strongholds of various forces were now forming a formidable battle formation. The array patterns on the ship hulls flowed, and the eerie light from the cannon muzzles gathered, all aimed at the core of the treasure palace, ready to fire.

The chilling killing intent mixed with intense spiritual pressure solidified in the void, transforming into invisible steel thorns that locked down the area.

Blood Slaughter God stood at the bow of the flagship, his blood-red cloak fluttering, his blood-red eyes sharp as knives, staring intently at every tiny tremor and undulation of the Treasure Mansion.

The sword cultivator ancestor, surrounded by ten thousand swords suspended in mid-air, had his sword energy condensed but not released. The ten thousand swords trembled slightly, emitting a low hum, and the sword intent was directed at the gate of the mansion.

The Buddha of the Withered Zen sat cross-legged in the void, his Buddha light like a shroud, enveloping the remnants of the Immortal Dynasty's army and the new forces that were preparing to set off behind him. His eyes were closed, and he chanted Buddhist mantras incessantly. Fine beads of sweat were visible on his forehead as he maintained a massive mental barrier, isolating himself from the terrifying aftershocks of the chaotic and deathly stillness emanating from the Treasure Palace.

……

No one is letting their guard down.

No one dared to claim victory. Thirty years of continuous tremors served as a reminder to everyone: that monstrous god had not yet been completely subdued!
It could break out of the palace at any moment!

They are waiting.

Everyone is waiting for a result.

Either Li Mu refines the Demon God, steps out of the mansion, and becomes the savior of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

Or... that pale, lifeless thing tore through the chaos, dragging this newly revived world back into the abyss of despair.

The Chaos Treasure Palace is also a sword hanging overhead; the killing formation will not be withdrawn until the palace gates are opened.

Inside the Chaos Treasure Palace, the Chaos Sea of ​​Qi churned endlessly, its aftershocks still lingering.

Li Mu sat cross-legged in the sea of ​​chaos, his eyes closed, revealing his chaotic Dao body. He fully activated the chaotic Dao tree, absorbing and refining the Dao source of the strange tree.

Within the chaotic sea of ​​qi, only a wisp of white liquid remained, relentlessly being crushed, decomposed, and assimilated by the surging chaotic power. Each annihilation of the white liquid transformed into the purest and most dangerous source of the strange path, flowing into the chaotic tree. After being absorbed and refined by the chaotic tree, it flowed into Li Mu's limbs and bones, cleansing his muscles and meridians, and merging into the chaotic source.

"call……"

A breath of turbid air carrying the scent of ice shards was exhaled from Li Mu's mouth, condensing into a gray-white trail in the chaotic sea of ​​qi. He felt his power rising at an unprecedented speed, and the chaotic sea of ​​qi, under the blessing of the chaotic treasure palace, was expanding and solidifying wildly.

But along with the surge of power came a chilling, deathly stillness that penetrated to the bone, as if it were freezing his life force as well. On the main branch of the Chaos Dao Tree, the newly formed pale line pulsated slightly, fiercely tug-of-war with the surging chaotic energy.

at this time--

Boom!

The Chaos Treasure Palace suddenly trembled violently, and the palace's walls flashed with light. Countless fine, pale cracks instantly appeared and spread on the surface of the walls! These were the strange origins of the God of Deception's Dao Source, which had torn open the vacuum chasm within the Treasure Palace's space. The chasm had not been completely healed and was now like a fragile scar, suddenly collapsing under the impact of this enormous force!
Through those pale cracks, Li Mu's sea of ​​consciousness instantly produced a strange phenomenon: a filthy, viscous, and churning white sea of ​​endless despair and malice! Countless twisted, enormous tentacles formed from corpses and vengeful spirits were frantically attacking his soul, attempting to corrupt the Chaos Dao Tree along with him and drag him into the abyss of the strange path.

Li Mu's body trembled violently, his mind churning. A foul, eerie white venom, carrying the howling of countless venomous spirits, assaulted the barrier of his soul. The Chaos Dao Tree flashed with light, its pale lines on its trunk expanding rapidly, frantically eroding the bluish-gray bark, its deathly chill penetrating to the bone.

"Humph!"

A muffled groan exploded in his dantian. Li Mu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze churning with chaos, a pale pallor pressing deep within. His soul felt as if it were being pierced and torn apart by millions of ice needles, or as if it had fallen into a filthy swamp, with a suffocating feeling and malice crushing him simultaneously.

Li Mu's mind was as firm as iron, anchoring himself firmly to the origin of the Chaos Dao Tree. The Chaos Dao Power within his body roared, no longer passively defending, but instead transforming into countless mad dragons that rushed back into his sea of ​​consciousness, twisting towards the tentacles of the corpses. The walls of the Chaos Treasure Palace rumbled, and the power of origin surged wildly towards the pale cracks, attempting to mend them.

Zila——!
The power of chaos and the sea of ​​ghostly whiteness collided and annihilated violently at the boundary of Li Mu's sea of ​​consciousness. Each impact felt like Li Mu's soul was being struck by a heavy hammer, cracks spread across the surface of his body, and dark gold and pale white blood streaks seeped out.

The main branch of the Chaos Dao Tree swayed violently, with bluish-gray light and pale patterns fiercely vying for every inch of space. The tree roots plunged deep into the Qi Sea, drawing on violent power to support this perilous tug-of-war.

The chaotic sea of ​​qi, attacked from both inside and outside, went completely berserk. Towering waves and swirling eddies filled the air. The last remaining mass of white, elusive liquid was utterly torn apart in the chaos, and a vast, pure, yet extremely dangerous source of elusive qi, like a burst dam, roared into the Chaos Dao Tree!

The Dao Tree shone brightly, and the pale lines on its trunk instantly grew several times thicker, almost taking up half of the tree. The deathly silence and icy cold froze a large area of ​​chaotic branches and leaves.

Blood seeped from Li Mu's seven orifices at the same time, and a thin layer of white frost quickly covered his body surface, as his life force was being frantically drained.

With a cracking sound as the barrier of the Treasure Palace could no longer bear the weight, the largest pale crack suddenly expanded, and the filthy, eerie white sea actually seeped out a wisp of viscous white liquid through the spatial rift, dripping into the chaotic sea of ​​qi!

laugh--!
The chaotic sea of ​​qi was instantly corroded, creating a cavity, and terrifying pollution was approaching the core!
……

Star God Realm - God King's Palace.

The rage of the silver-white and dark-gold wills swept across the land like a tangible storm, and the ashes of the withered leaf on the Shepherd Tree stung their primal senses.

"The root... erasure..." The silvery-white will trembled coldly, and the crack spread. The World Patrol Envoy was not defeated, but its very foundation was uprooted, completely transformed into nutrients for the growth of the dust in the lower realm. This defied all reason.

"Insects...stealing the Dao!" The fury of the Dark Gold Will condensed into a tangible flame, gnawing at the source of the Shepherd Clan's strangeness. Its gaze pierced through the endless void, locking onto that final scene: the Chaos Treasure Palace, the Chaos Dao Tree, and that figure floating between chaos and the strange Dao.

The scene freezes on Li Mu sitting cross-legged in the Chaos Sea, his Dao power raging wildly as he refines the last clump of white, strange energy. On the Chaos Dao Tree, pale lines are frantically eroding it.

"He... is refining the 'Source Seed'!" The silver-white will instantly discerned the key: that mass of white liquid was the core of the Devouring Source Seed they had grafted onto a branch of the Shepherd World Tree! At this moment, it was being forcibly decomposed and devoured by Li Mu's Chaos Dao Tree!
"Delusion!" Dark Gold Will roared.

The two supreme wills instantly unified. Without a word, their gazes, like invisible giant hands, forcefully gripped the center of the God-King's Palace—there, a twisted, decaying tree, its entire body radiating an aura of decay and death, was being barely kept alive by two vast stellar energies. The roots of this withered tree were deeply embedded in the void, and at its other end lay the remnant of the boundary beacon that Li Mu had already devoured!

"Om-!"

A silvery-white and dark gold radiance poured into the withered, eerie tree with unprecedented intensity. The tree's remains trembled violently, and the few remaining pale roots on its trunk suddenly straightened, unleashing a strange and powerful force. (End of Chapter)