Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

While Li Mu was still exploring the Night Netherworld, the Yin Realm Starfield had already descended into chaos.

Several high-level realms that had just announced their attack on the Yang Realm Starfield suffered a crushing defeat and fled back to the Yin Realm Starfield with their tails between their legs. Among them, the Thunder Sky Realm suffered the most severe losses. Not only did its realm lord die tragically in the Yang Realm Starfield, but when they returned, they suddenly discovered that the Thunder Sky Realm had already been occupied.

The cultivators of the Thunderclap Realm were like stray dogs, driven out of their own domain. Meanwhile, in the Thunderclap Realm, the Lord of the Profound Ice Realm stood in the Thunderclap Temple, quietly looking at the body before him.

The body was still wreathed in lingering lightning, each bolt carrying the agonizing pain of impending death, yet it could no longer ignite even a peep of thunder.

“Lei Xiao, Lei Xiao, you were right that day. I am indeed preparing to fuse Xuanbing and Leiting. However, I haven’t found the right Leiting source power yet. You are my first step.”

The Xuanbing Realm Lord's expression was ferocious, his eyes greedily fixed on the Leixiao Realm Lord's body, muttering to himself.

Outside the Thunderclap Temple, a jet-black Xuan Yin Banner is drawing upon the primal power of the Thunderclap Realm. This is the Xuan Yin Banner of the Heavenly Yin Realm, which has been brought by the Heavenly Yin Realm Lord to forcibly absorb the primal power of the Thunderclap Realm for use by the Xuanbing Realm Lord in his advancement.

While the Thundercloud Realm was in turmoil, other parts of the Yin Realm were also not at peace. When heading to the Yang Realm, the Thundercloud Realm Lord led the way, with the other realms following behind, so their losses were not too heavy. However, when the Poisonous Mist Realm Lord returned to the outside of the Poisonous Mist Realm with a group of people, he found someone he had never expected to be there.

"Lord of the Profound Yin Realm? What are you doing here?"

The Poisonous Mist Realm Lord's voice trembled. Anyone who could become a high-level Realm Lord was shrewd and calculating. The fact that he had met the Profound Yin Realm Lord here meant something that was self-evident.

The Lord of Xuan Yin Realm sneered.

"Poisonous miasma, I told you before, you're unlikely to achieve great things."

The next instant, a strong suction force came, and a similarly black skull banner was erected behind the Xuan Yin Realm Master.

"Lord of the Realm, I am willing to submit! I am willing to be your vanguard!"

The poisonous miasma didn't even have the thought of resisting. It immediately knelt down and kowtowed frantically to the Xuan Yin Realm Lord, but the Xuan Yin Realm Lord ignored it.

As one of the top beings in the Yin Realm Star Domain, it would be extremely easy for the Lord of the Xuan Yin Realm to suppress and kill a Lord of the Poisonous Miasma Realm. The reason he came here in person and brought the Xuan Yin Banner of the Xuan Yin Realm was to obtain the original power of the Poisonous Miasma Realm.

After the death of the Lord of the Poisonous Mist Realm and the scattering and escape of the Poisonous Mist Realm cultivators, a woman in a long black dress appeared beside the Lord of the Profound Yin Realm.

"Thank you, senior."

The figure in the long black dress bowed respectfully to the Lord of Xuan Yin Realm.

The Lord of Xuan Yin waved his hand.

"It's alright. This is the last bit of the power of the realm's origin. Combined with what I gave you before, the Shadow Realm should be able to advance to a top-tier realm soon. At that time, you and I can address each other as fellow Daoists."

"This junior dares not presume. I am deeply grateful for your help, senior. It is thanks to your assistance that I have the opportunity to enter the top realm. Even if I advance, you will still be my senior. Moreover, you and my master are fellow Daoists. This junior would never dare to overstep my bounds."

The Lord of the Shadow Realm bowed again, and the Lord of the Profound Yin Realm seemed to appreciate the words and nodded.

"The Lord of the Evil God Realm has a fine disciple."

Only a few days had passed since the high-level realms set off on their expedition, and all of these high-level realms had ceased to exist, not even their original power could be preserved.

After the destruction of the Night Shadow Realm, several other realms also perished. However, contrary to the expectations of the people of the Underworld, which predicted that a number of low-level realms would be destroyed, all of them were high-level realms.

The original power of the Thundercloud Realm and the physical body of the Thundercloud Realm Lord were transferred to the hands of the Profound Ice Realm Lord.

The power of the four advanced realms—Poisonous Mist Realm, Blood Prison Realm, Flame Fiend Realm, and Soul Devouring Realm—all belong to the Lord of the Shadow Realm.

With both high-level realms having met all the requirements for advancement, the two quickly returned to their respective realms to begin preparations for the advancement.

The Mysterious Ice Realm, a secret chamber.

The icy aura surrounding the Xuanbing Realm Lord was slowly devouring the dissipating thunder essence, which was the thunder Dao essence extracted from the corpse of the Leixiao Realm Lord.

Now that the Thunder Realm is destroyed and its inhabitants are gone, not only does the Great Dao of Thunder exist, but the original power of the Thunder Realm can also serve as nourishment for the Xuanbing Realm Lord. In addition, the Tianyan Realm Lord gave him a ninth-order divine artifact, which can be used to neutralize the conflict between Xuanbing and Thunder. Breaking through to the top-level realm is a sure thing.

The moment the ice crystals collided with the lightning, a blinding white light erupted from the body of the Xuanbing Realm Lord.

The boundary light barrier behind him trembled violently, and a treasure shrouded in endless light rose up. The violently shaking ice and lightning actually began to slowly merge under the illumination of the treasure's light.

After the fusion was complete, strands of silver lightning appeared in the originally pure ice law, weaving spiderweb-like lightning patterns on the ice surface.

These lightning patterns were not scattered and disordered, but extended along the earth veins of the Xuanbing Realm. Wherever they passed, the frozen spiritual veins began to throb again, making a "crackling" sound as they thawed.

This is a sign of the fusion of two extreme powers. The realm level of the Xuanbing Realm is rapidly rising, and a faint purple-gold halo appears on the edge of the light shield. That is the "realm radiance" that only top-level realms possess.

While the Xuanbing Realm was advancing, the Youying Realm was not idle either.

In the black mist of the Shadow Realm, a giant tree formed from shadows is growing wildly.

At the core of the tree, four clusters of primordial energy that had been pulsating up and down were gradually dissipating. The overflowing energy was completely absorbed by the giant tree, turning into nutrients, and it grew rapidly. In the end, three buds even formed in the crown of the tree.

Amidst the churning black mist, star-like specks of light appeared on the Shadow Realm Lord's dark gauze dress. With a wave of her hand, ten shadow clones simultaneously appeared across the realm, each carrying an aura identical to her original form.

What's even more chilling is that wherever these clones passed, black sap seeped from the ground, and saplings sprouted and grew tall, each tree giving back to the Shadow Realm after it had fully grown.

At the core of the realm, on the crown of that giant shadow tree, three jet-black fruits sprouted from the buds, radiating a chilling pressure that made one's soul tremble.

A purple-gold halo quietly climbed onto the edge of the realm, indicating that the advancement of the Shadow Realm was a foregone conclusion.

Advancement in the Heavenly Evolution Realm is even more secretive.

The Heavenly Evolution Realm was originally a top-tier realm, but it fell to a high-tier realm due to the Yin Realm. Now, it is simply returning to its former status, which is naturally much simpler.

The Heavenly Evolution Realm Lord sat cross-legged in the center of the tortoise shell formation, with three crystal-clear jade slips floating in front of him. These were the Great Daos that the Heavenly Evolution Realm Lord had collected over the years. As long as the Great Daos were integrated, the Heavenly Evolution Realm could return to its top-tier status.

Golden veins began to slowly seep out from the land beneath him, and further away, the once dormant mineral veins automatically gushed forth spiritual liquid, and thousand-year-old spiritual herbs instantly sprouted from the depleted spiritual fields.

The Celestial Realm is "self-healing" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When three new, top-tier realm pressures simultaneously soared into the sky, the King of the Underworld was finally awakened from his reverie.

Inside the black palace, a sea of ​​blood surged, and several Yin Sha Guards who attempted to remonstrate were instantly condensed into blood crystals. "Rebellion! They've all rebelled!" The Yin Realm King's roar shattered the star stones on the palace roof. When those ores containing the Yin Realm's essence fell, they were instantly swallowed by the sea of ​​blood, leaving not a trace.

"The Heavenly Evolution Realm, is it? It seems your master's fate hasn't taught you enough lessons. And the Shadow Realm and the Profound Ice Realm, do you think you can be worry-free just because you have the Evil God Old Ghost as your backer?"

He traced a line through the air with his fingertips, and a token engraved with skulls appeared, each skull's eye socket flickering with eerie green flames: "Issue a decree! Heavenly Yin Realm, Earthly Yin Realm, and Profound Yin Realm, the three realms shall rise together to suppress Heavenly Evolution Realm, Netherworld Realm, and Profound Ice Realm! All those who participate in the rebellion shall have their souls stripped away and be enslaved for eternity!"

"I will obey Your Majesty's decree!"

However, the Blood Slaughter Guards, who were responsible for conveying the royal decree, returned in less than an hour after setting off.

"Report! Your Majesty! The Heavenly Yin Realm, the Earthly Yin Realm, and the Profound Yin Realm have mobilized their armies to press upon our borders! They refuse Your Majesty's decree!"

"Report! Your Majesty! The armies of the Evil God Realm and the Netherworld Realm are pressing in, declaring war on the Royal Realm!"

"Report! Your Majesty! The newly promoted Heavenly Evolution Realm, Profound Ice Realm, and Shadow Realm have also declared war on Your Majesty's Realm!"

In a short while, three messages arrived in succession. The top realms, which were originally acting independently in the eyes of the King of the Underworld, suddenly became united and all pointed their spearhead at the Underworld.

Not only the eight top realms, but also some advanced realms responded one after another, also declaring their opposition to the Yin Realm. The Yin Realm, which was the king of the Yin Realm Star Domain yesterday, is now standing on the opposite side of almost the entire Yin Realm Star Domain.

Even the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, which were originally absolute vassals of the Underworld, turned against it and became the vanguard in the resistance against the Underworld.

"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled!"

The King of the Underworld was furious.

"Netherworld Slaughter! Lead the Yin Sha Guards and wipe out some high-level realms first!"

"Your Majesty! I deserve to die!"

Ming Tu suddenly knelt down on the ground.

“A month ago, the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm personally approached me and, using the King’s token, transferred five warships under the pretext of assisting in the defense of the Yang Realm Starfield! Now it seems that it was that old ghost of the Heavenly Yin who intended to weaken the Yin Sha Guard! Please punish him, Your Majesty!”

Just as the King of the Underworld was about to get angry and question where the token came from, he suddenly remembered that this token seemed to be the one he gave to the Lord of the Heavenly Underworld. At that time, the King of the Underworld was annoyed by trivial matters, so he gave the Lord of the Heavenly Underworld a token and said that seeing the token was like seeing him, and all the requests of the holder of the token must be fulfilled.

I took a moment of easy time, and that's how I ended up in this situation.

However, after the King of the Underworld calmed down and his anger dissipated, he quickly came up with a solution.

"They're just a bunch of ragtag soldiers. As long as we intimidate a few petty thugs, they'll retreat on their own!"

The King of the Underworld strode forward, vanishing without a trace the instant his foot touched the ground.

Chaos reigned in the Yin Realm and the Night Realm was also in turmoil.

The Nightshade Clan members who were patrolling the sealed land discovered that the once quiet sealed land had become restless, and it seemed that there was a fight inside. They dared not enter and could only notify the Nightshade Realm Lord.

At this moment, within the sealed land, Li Mu was fighting a strangely shaped giant beast. Rather than a battle, it was more like he was pinning down the giant beast with his fists, and the battle was one-sided.

It turned out that an hour earlier, after Li Mu entered the Night Netherworld, he went straight to the legendary sealed land.

At the edge of the lightless abyss of the Nightshade Realm, Li Mu stepped through the last wisp of light-devouring mist, and the scene before him suddenly became clear.

The so-called sealed land is not the prison one might imagine, but a huge circular platform made of shadow crystals.

In the center of the circular platform, a shadowy barrier about ten feet high pulsated with a ghostly purple light, isolating the beings inside from the outside world.

"This is not a seal, it is protection."

As a master of formations, Li Mu only needed one glance to understand the trickery involved. This was not a sealing formation at all, but a protective formation.

Just then, a low roar came from inside the barrier.

A colossal phantom covered in dark golden scales crashed into the barrier, creating ripples. The beast resembled a Qilin, but possessed three pairs of bat wings, and each scale reflected dark patterns that devoured light.

"It seems you are that legendary ancient being."

Chaos swirled in Li Mu's eyes, and as the chaotic energy at his fingertips seeped into the array patterns like a stream, he was rapidly breaking down the great array.

The giant beast's pupils suddenly contracted, then it roared and charged towards Li Mu with its three pairs of bat wings flapping, trying to stop the formation from being broken today. This is why Li Mu was pressing down on it and punching it just now.

After a few punches, the giant beast became completely docile. There was nothing it could do about it, because its huge head had been punched through by Li Mu and it could no longer lift its head.

Li Mu clapped his hands and continued breaking the boundary formation.

The moment the barrier completely dissipated, a surge of shadow power rushed towards us, exactly like the light-devouring mist, capable of directly devouring the surrounding light.

The ground in the center of the circular platform slowly cracked open, revealing a deep, dark cave. At the bottom of the cave floated a fist-sized rhomboid crystal, which was pitch black but had silver lines flowing across its surface like star trails.

Shadow Star Core

[Rank: Ninth-Tier Divine Item]

【Features: Spatial anchoring, domain gate coordinates】

The Shadow Star Core was born from the fusion of primordial crystals condensed from the core of the Dark Realm and the essence of the Great Dao of Space, containing ultimate spatial laws and shadow power. Its internal star trail patterns correspond to the three thousand spatial nodes of the Dark Realm star field, serving as the coordinate foundation for inter-star field teleportation.

Li Mu lightly touched the star core with his fingertip, and the silver lines on the surface of the star core suddenly lit up, projecting countless fine spatial coordinates. The most conspicuous point among them corresponded to the Dark Realm in the Three Realms.

In addition, the other major realms of the Three Thousand Realms are also displayed, and the coordinates of the other realms of the Nine King Realms are recorded. Even the top realms in the star fields of the King Realms are included, along with descriptions of each realm, which makes up for the shortcoming of the Three Thousand Realms Map which only has details of some low-level realms.

As for high, middle, and low-level realms, the Dark Realm seems to disdain recording them, only noting their realm names near the corresponding coordinates.

Li Mu couldn't help but look at the other realms that were just as conspicuous as the Dark Realm, and they were known as the Star Domain Rulers of the Nine Great King Realms: "Life, Death, Light, Darkness, Yin, Yang, Space, Time, Five Elements..." (End of this chapter)