Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

The Rift hovered in the void of the Night Shadow Realm, and the cracks on the ship's hull cocoon quietly healed after the chaotic ripples swept by.

Li Mu stood at the highest point of the bridge, his blue robe fluttering slightly in the dark wind. His gaze pierced through the thick, inky darkness and landed on the suspended, hollow giant logs.

The dark red light flowing inside the tree trunk flickered on and off, and a faint, rustling sound could be heard, as if countless invisible claws were scratching at the wood.

“Fellow Daoist Li, the Yin energy in this realm is extremely heavy. Ordinary cultivators who stay here for a long time may be corrupted.” Ji Yu stepped forward, the star map on the jade plate in his hand slowly rotating, marking the distribution of the hollow giant wood: “According to ancient records, the Shadow Clan can transform and hide, and is good at using shadows to launch sneak attacks. Their origin is in conflict with the Light Fiend.”

Li Mu nodded slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on the dark, twisted, hollow giant trees in the distance, having already seen through the illusion and grasped the essence.

Seemingly attracted by the energy substances on the Rift Universe, the dark purple corrosive tundra clung to the Rift Universe like a malignant tumor. The cracks on the light cocoon that had just been repaired by the chaotic ripples were instantly covered with dense dark purple corrosive tundra clumps, which then spread wildly along the cracks.

"Hmph, a mere inanimate object!"

Blood Slaughter God Lord grinned maliciously, his body surging with blood and evil energy, transforming into more than a hundred blood-red whips that lashed fiercely at the wriggling moss.

Where the whip passed, the tundra withered instantly, but regenerated at an even faster speed a moment later, even climbing upwards along the trajectory of the blood whip.

Blood Slaughter God's expression changed slightly. He suddenly withdrew his strength and retreated, his palm already stained with purple spots.

"The things in this world are very strange."

The Buddha of the Withered Zen chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice, and the golden light of his body fell upon the eroded tundra. However, the golden light disappeared in an instant, like a clay ox entering the sea.

Li Mu stood at the highest point of the bridge and flicked his finger to shoot out a stream of chaotic energy. Wherever the chaotic energy passed, all the corrosive tundra melted away like ice and snow, disappearing in wisps of purple smoke.

The surrounding eroded tundra seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and began to recede rapidly, no longer daring to approach.

"Shadows are born in darkness and grow in the void, but their essence still belongs to the Yin and Sha. Chaos can contain Yin and Yang, which is a powerful tool to restrain them, and the same is true for the Eclipse Tundra born in this world."

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, a hollow giant tree in the distance suddenly trembled violently, and dark red light pulses beat wildly like a heartbeat. A black shadow burst out of the tree and turned into a sharp dark arrow that shot towards the spirit ship!

"Be on guard!" Blood Slaughter God roared, his bloodthirsty aura surging into a shield. The dark figure crashed into the cocoon of light, producing a piercing scraping sound, but failed to penetrate. The turrets on both sides of the bridge lit up simultaneously, their eerie blue beams instantly locking onto their targets, blasting the dark figure into stardust.

"Just an appetizer."

The Sword Sect Ancestor stood with his sword in hand, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's.

"The real trouble lies deep within."

He pointed his sword at the void, and a condensed sword aura tore through the darkness, illuminating a more distant area—where a massive, hollow tree, its branches riddled with countless holes, was suspended, each containing a crystal formed from the dark purple tundra, refracting an eerie light.

On the massive, hollow tree, a dark shadow that was about to solidify appeared.

"What brings people from the Qian Yuan Immortal Realm to my Night Shadow Realm? Do you intend to start a war between realms?!"

The other side showed no fear in the face of the menacing Rift, and even greeted them with an attack.

"So what if it is! Today, my Qian Yuan Immortal Realm has come to the Night Shadow Realm to wipe out the Night Shadow and exterminate your Shadow Clan!"

Ji Yu shouted sharply, showing no fear of the black shadow's threat. As he spoke, he swept his hand across the jade plate, revealing a complete map of the Night Shadow Realm. This was partly to intimidate the enemy and partly to boost his own morale, since morale was crucial in a cross-realm battle.

The voice of that solid black figure was like the friction of countless grains of sand, carrying a chilling coldness that pierced the very soul. He hovered atop the giant tree, his body surrounded by dark red veins that spread like a spiderweb, dyeing the entire void a strange crimson hue.

"Destroy my Shadow Clan?" The shadowy figure let out a low, sneer. "You've entered the wrong realm. But since you're here, stay!"

Before the words were even finished, the hollow giant trees in the distance trembled simultaneously! Dark red veins of light connected, like a network of blood vessels awakening. Countless slender black shadows surged out from the tree hollows, tundra, and void rifts, densely packed, blotting out the sky, transforming into a black tide, rushing towards the Rift Universe!

"Well done!"

Blood Slaughter God Lord grinned maliciously, his body surging with bloodthirst, transforming into a hundred-foot-long blood banner. Countless vengeful spirits roared on the banner's surface, fiercely sweeping towards the tide of black shadows!
"Pfft-"

As the blood banner passed, the dark figures seemed to be splashed with strong acid, emitting a shrill scream, and instantly dissolving in large numbers. But the remaining dark figures were fearless, continuing their charge over the remnants of their companions, their claws drawing dense sparks on the cocoon of light.

The black figure crashed into the Lieyu Light Cocoon, like waves crashing against rocks on the shore, and instantly turned into wisps of black smoke.

"Full siege! Main guns charged!" The marshal shouted the order from the bridge.

As soon as he finished speaking, the bronze array patterns on the hull of the Rift Universe suddenly lit up, forming layers of defensive light shields.

The two turrets unleashed their eerie blue beams simultaneously, like the scythe of death, tearing open vacuum zones within the tide of shadows.

The Sword Sect Ancestor stood on the main battle platform, his longsword humming as it was drawn from its sheath. A golden sword aura, condensed to its extreme, soared into the sky, splitting into billions in the air and pouring down like a torrential rain! Wherever the sword aura went, the black shadows were annihilated, and even the void was torn apart with fine cracks.

The Buddha of the Withered Zen chanted scriptures in a low voice, and his body was surrounded by Buddhist light that condensed into a huge golden lotus platform. The lotus petals bloomed layer by layer, purifying the approaching shadows.

The fiery lotus in the palm of the Burning Heaven Valley Master spun, transforming into a raging torrent of crimson flames that scorched the void and forced back the Shadow Clan members who feared the flames.

The King of Zhenhai placed his hands on the Guixu Tide Plate, and towering waves suddenly rose up around the ship. The water contained a powerful suppressive force, which swept up large swathes of black shadows and crushed them into nothingness.

However, the number of Shadow Clan members was simply too great, like an endless tide, one after another.

Even more terrifying, the defeated shadows did not completely dissipate, but instead turned into wisps of black mist, merging back into the surrounding darkness. Moments later, they coalesced into new shadows and continued their charge.

"These things can't be killed?"

One of the celestial officials exclaimed in surprise, his face showing fear.

On the giant tree, the gazing black figure watched Blood Slaughter God and his group's futile attacks and couldn't help but smile.

Immortality is the most important means for the Shadow Clan to dominate the Night Shadow Realm. It is precisely because of this heaven-defying ability that they have been able to firmly sit on the throne of the Night Shadow Realm's royal family.

"This ship is truly a treasure. It can actually carry a large army across borders. This is a capability that only the Imperial Realm and the King Realm possess. If we can keep this spirit ship, our Shadow Clan will not have to be limited to the Night Shadow Realm in the future."

The shadowy figure's eyes were filled with greed as it looked at the Rift Universe. Although their Shadow Clan possessed the means to achieve immortality, it was only effective in the Night Shadow Realm. However, with a weapon of mass destruction like the Rift Universe, nothing would be a problem.

Li Mu stood at the highest point of the bridge, his blue robe fluttering in the dark wind.

He didn't pay attention to the constantly regenerating shadows, but stared straight into the depths of the Night Shadow Realm, where there was an extremely ancient aura. However, it was nothing to fear for Li Mu. What interested him more was what was next to that aura.

Withdrawing his gaze, Li Mu surveyed his surroundings. "The Shadow Clan uses the Yin Sha of the Realm as their source. As long as the source energy of this realm is not exhausted, they can be reborn continuously."

Li Mu's voice was calm, yet it clearly reached the ears of every powerful individual.

"What about that?"

The Marshal of the Three Armed Forces asked urgently.

Li Mu did not answer directly, but simply raised his hand and gently pressed it into the void.

hum-

An invisible ripple of chaos suddenly spread outwards from the center of the Rift Universe! Wherever it passed, the thick darkness melted and dissipated rapidly, like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun.

The newly formed black shadows emitted a silent shriek in the chaotic ripples, vanishing instantly like ice and snow meeting fire, leaving not even a trace of black mist behind! Naturally, they could not be reformed.

Further away, the hollow giant trees and corrosive tundra that provided Yin energy, upon contact with the chaotic ripples, saw their dark red light veins rapidly dim, and the purplish moss cease its wriggling, beginning to wither and peel away.

"This……"

Blood Slaughter God and the others stared in disbelief, their faces filled with astonishment.

With a single strike, the Shadow Clan's foundation for rebirth was shattered!
At the summit of the colossal tree, a flicker of fear flashed in the empty eye sockets of the solidified black figure. He could clearly sense that the Shadow Clan's primal power of rebirth was being devoured by that eerie chaotic aura!
This situation has never occurred before, at least not since he became king; it is unheard of.

Although he didn't know how Li Mu did it, he knew clearly that he couldn't let Li Mu continue to attack. The black shadow roared, and the dark red light around his body surged. He suddenly reached out and grabbed at the Rift Universe from afar!
In an instant, the void around the Rift Universe distorted violently, and countless dark shadow claws emerged from the void rifts, carrying a chilling power that could tear apart the soul, and fiercely grabbed at the ship's light shield!

"Dang Dang Dang——"

The dense impacts sounded like a torrential downpour, the light shield trembled violently, countless cracks spread out, and the defensive array patterns emitted a mournful cry of being overwhelmed.

"not good!"

The Marshal's expression changed drastically. He was about to activate the backup formation when he saw that the shadow claws were oozing a dark purple viscous liquid. Wherever they passed, the light shield was quickly dissolved as if corroded by strong acid!
"It's the sap of the eroded tundra! They've turned the moss into weapons!"

Ji Yu shouted sharply. Neither Blood Slaughter God nor Dry Zen Buddha had gained any advantage on the Corroded Light Tundra, and now these sap were actually eroding the light shield.

Upon seeing this, Blood Slaughter God and the others launched attacks on the shadow claws.

However, the Shadow Claw, like a persistent leech, quickly regenerates after being shattered, and instead uses the force of its attack to splash even more purple slime onto the light shield.

At this critical moment, Li Mu made a move.

He took a step forward, and his figure vanished from the bridge in an instant. The next moment, he appeared in the void in front of the Rift.

Faced with the countless claws reaching out, Li Mu remained calm, simply raising his right hand slowly. Chaotic energy surged in his palm, condensing into a hazy gray ball of light.

"Disperse!"

With a soft shout, the ball of light suddenly exploded, transforming into billions of chaotic streams of light that shot towards the shadow claws like a meteor shower.

Each streak of light that struck the Shadow Claw caused a silent annihilation. The Shadow Claw, along with the purple slime on it, was instantly decomposed and devoured by the power of chaos, leaving not a trace behind.

In just a few breaths, the countless shadow claws were completely wiped out. The shield of the Rift Universe was able to catch its breath, and the array patterns lit up again, repairing the previous damage.

"Impossible... This is impossible!" The dark figure atop the giant tree completely lost his composure, his voice filled with despair and fear. "How could you possibly completely suppress the power of my race?"

Li Mu did not answer, but walked step by step toward the dark figure. With each step he took, the darkness beneath his feet would melt away a little, revealing the void beneath.

The shadowy figure gritted his teeth: "Even if we perish together, I will make you pay the price!"

He suddenly looked up and let out a shriek that shook the entire Nightshade Realm!
In an instant, the entire void trembled violently! All the remaining hollow giant trees exploded at the same time, turning into countless streams of dark red light that blasted towards Li Mu.

The next instant, the dark figure sped away without looking back.

With a wave of his hand, Li Mu caused countless streams of dark red light to dissipate.

"Want to run?"

Li Mu flicked out a wisp of chaotic energy with his finger, and at the same time, his voice rang out like a ghost behind the shadowy figure.

The shadowy figure was terrified. He was still quite a distance from where the ancestor was in seclusion, while Li Mu's attack was already within reach.

Just as the chaotic energy was about to touch the shadow, the shadow suddenly turned its head, and its body expanded and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually transforming into a gigantic shadow demon thousands of feet tall! Surrounded by billions of tiny shadows, it exuded a terrifying aura of destruction.

"Die for me!"

The Shadow Demon roared and threw a punch at the chaotic energy.

Wherever the fist passed, the void completely collapsed, forming an absolute dark domain where even light was swallowed up!

However, when it encountered that wisp of chaotic energy, it was like an egg hitting a stone; the chaotic energy passed through the Shadow Demon's enormous fist without any hindrance.

This seemingly devastating punch, like a balloon, was instantly punctured by a sharp nail.

"Ancestor, save me!"

The Shadow Demon has only just entered the Extreme Dao Realm. With the help of the power of the Night Shadow Realm's origin, he can unleash even greater strength, but that is only enough to surpass Blood Slaughter God and others. Compared to Li Mu, who has already entered the Dao Realm, he is like a child compared to a strongman, with absolutely no chance of fighting back.

His only hope now lies with the Shadow Clan Ancestor, who has been sleeping for a long time. The Shadow Clan Ancestor can already borrow most of the power of the Night Shadow Realm's origin. Although he is in the Extreme Dao Realm, he has combat power comparable to the Seed Dao Realm.

The dissipation of the primordial power of the realm had already affected the Shadow Clan Ancestor's slumber, and with the Shadow Demon's roar, the Shadow Clan Ancestor slowly awoke from his slumber.

A hoarse, screeching sound rang out.

"Who's invading?"

However, no one could answer him anymore; the shadow demon, which had once stood over a thousand feet tall, had completely vanished beneath Li Mu's fist. (End of Chapter)