Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

After merging with the Blood Fiend Realm's origin, Blood Slaughter God Lord's aura surged to the peak of the Extreme Dao Realm. The patterns on his blood-red armor resonated with the earth's veins, and his every move was accompanied by surging blood fiends, giving him the combat power of a low-level Realm Lord.

Li Mu watched as Blood Slaughter God Monarch sat cross-legged, stabilizing his realm, and said calmly, "The origin of this realm is only enough for you to touch the peak of the ultimate path. If you want to go further, you need to find a purer Blood Prison origin."

Blood Slaughter God Lord rose, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Fellow Daoist Li's great kindness and virtue, I, Blood Slaughter God Lord, will never forget! From now on, if Fellow Daoist Li points east, I will never go west!"

Li Mu smiled slightly and personally stepped forward to help Blood Slaughter God Monarch up.

Blood Slaughter God looked at the blood-red armor on his body with excitement. It was formed automatically by the overflowing blood-fiend power after he absorbed the blood fiend origin. It was bound to the blood fiend realm. As long as the blood fiend realm was not destroyed, the blood-red armor would repair itself and play a huge role in battle.

Li Mu turned to look at the star map, pointing his fingertip to a golden spot of light: "Fellow Daoist of the Sword Sect, the next stop is the Sword Tomb Realm. The origin of this realm is the same as your sword path, which is perfect for your breakthrough."

Sword Tomb Realm is not a low-level realm, but a mid-level realm. It is also the only holy land for sword cultivators in the Yin Realm Star Domain. The Yin Realm Star Domain belongs to the Yin Dao. Daos like swordsmanship are not only unrelated to the Yin Dao, but also subtly repel each other. Therefore, in the vast Yin Realm Star Domain, only Sword Tomb Realm is a place for swordsmanship.

This is because the Sword Realm, a top-tier realm among the Five Planets Domain, left behind a wisp of true sword intent here, which is why the Sword Tomb Realm exists.

Because it was influenced by other realms that the Sword Tomb Realm came into being, the Sword Tomb Realm does not have a true realm master. It has always been jointly governed by the three major forces of the Sword Tomb Realm.

At the core of the realm is a floating sword mountain, its body composed of billions of broken swords, with pure sword energy condensed at the hilts.

Legend has it that the true essence of swordsmanship left behind by the Sword Realm of the Five Planets is in the tip of the sword at the top of Sword Mountain. Below Sword Mountain, countless sword cultivators are climbing the mountain. It is said that as long as one reaches the top of Sword Mountain, one can obtain the true essence of swordsmanship.

This is why this place has become the favorite spot for sword cultivators.

Li Mu's eyes swirled with chaos, and with just one glance, he saw through the true nature of Sword Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist, the opportunity for swordsmanship lies atop the mountain."

"Fellow Daoist Li, leave this to me!"

The Sword Sect Ancestor rode out on his sword. After sensing the sword intent of Sword Mountain, his natal immortal sword began to tremble incessantly. The Sword Sect Ancestor rode his sword to the foot of Sword Mountain, concealed his Dao intent, and used only the Dao of the Sword to fight against the Dao of the Sword, and began to climb the mountain.

Sword Mountain was over ten thousand feet high, and the sword cultivators in the three armies all left the Rift Universe. Although the Sword Tomb Realm was only a mid-level realm, it was more suitable for them than a top-level realm.

Fourteen days later, the Sword Sect Ancestor took the final step and successfully climbed the mountain.

Before he reached the summit, seven or eight parts of his Dao intent had already vanished. When he took the last step, all his Dao cultivation was gone, leaving only his sword intent. After his other foot reached the summit, the sword intent entered his body, and his Dao cultivation began to return. After being completely absorbed, the Sword Sect Ancestor had become a peak cultivator of the Extreme Dao Realm.

Although he lacked the power of the realm's origin, he gained a more powerful true meaning of swordsmanship, embarking on another great path, a path with an even higher destination.

After the sword intent at the top of Sword Mountain was absorbed, the Sword Sect Ancestor did not leave Sword Mountain, but sat cross-legged on the mountaintop.

Three days later, the entire Sword Mountain suddenly began to tremble violently. The countless broken swords piled up on the mountain began to crumble and eventually turned into countless fragments. The sword hilts at the bottom of the mountain rose into the air and began to forge new swords from the countless fragments.

Seven days later, a giant sword appeared in the sky, its sword aura exuding power.

The Sword Sect Ancestor looked at the giant sword, then at his own natal immortal sword, and then resolutely shattered his natal immortal sword. The sword shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The moment the giant sword fused with the shattered natal immortal sword, strange phenomena appeared in the heavens and earth, and sword energy crisscrossed.

The giant sword then slowly shrank and landed in the hands of the Sword Sect Ancestor.

Back on the bridge, the Sword Sect Patriarch was in high spirits, his face glowing, as if he had lived a second life and returned to his youth.

After the Sword Sect Patriarch returned, he went straight to where Li Mu was.

"Fellow Daoist Li! Thank you! Enough said! From now on, I'll be at your service!"

The Sword Sect Ancestor's aura is stable, and he has already stepped into the peak of the Extreme Dao Realm. His true sword intent is even stronger than before. Now his combat power is probably close to that of a mid-level Realm Lord. After all, the true sword intent is much stronger than these miscellaneous Great Daos.

Li Mu smiled and nodded slightly.

"If even a wisp of true sword intent is so profound, I look forward to the day when you completely master the great path of swordsmanship."

Leaving the Sword Tomb Realm, Li Mu pointed to a bright blue dot on the star map again: "King Zhenhai, the water elemental source of the Guixu Realm is of the same origin as yours, which can help you advance further."

Outside the Guixu Realm, the Lieyu Ship hovered silently, with Ji Yu holding the Three Thousand Realms Map, explaining the characteristics of the Guixu Realm to the Zhenhai King.

"The Guixu Realm is an endless deep sea. At its core is a whirlpool with a diameter of ten thousand miles, constantly spewing out profound water elemental power. That is also the power that cultivators of the Guixu Realm rely on for cultivation. The aquatic cultivators here are good at manipulating ocean currents to form natural water formations and are most skilled at combined attacks."

Seeing that both Blood Slaughter God and Sword Sect Ancestor had broken through to the peak of the Extreme Dao Realm, and their combat power was even higher, King Zhenhai was already itching to fight. After listening to Ji Yu's instructions, King Zhenhai immediately led his aquatic cultivators into the deep sea.

The Rift Universe did not enter the Ruins of Return. Only the Sword Sect Ancestor and the Blood Slaughter God entered to support the Sea King. Li Mu instructed the two not to intervene unless the Sea King's life or death was in danger.

This wait lasted for a full month. During this month, Li Mu integrated all the Great Daos he had absorbed in recent times into the Chaos Great Dao. The gray fruit that the Yin Great Dao had grown more than twice its size and faintly shimmered with gold.

Ji Yu and the others were not idle either. They put all the domain origins that Li Mu brought back into the energy core of the Lieyu. Now, the Lieyu could be called the number one warship in the Yin Realm Starfield. Its main cannon could even break through the domain barrier with a full-power shot. Even the barrier of a high-level domain would be difficult to stop.

Quantitative changes have led to qualitative changes, and the Rift Universe has undergone a tremendous upgrade.

Just after the Rift Universe completely merged with the origins of those realms, King Zhenhai and his group finally emerged from the Ruins of Return.

The King of Zhenhai was covered by a layer of flowing blue armor, which was similar to the blood-red armor of the Blood Slaughter God. Both of them came from the primordial power of a realm and could continuously repair themselves by using the realm as their root.

After Zhenhai King returned to the bridge, he did exactly the same thing as the Sword Sect Ancestor and Blood Slaughter God, immediately expressing his gratitude to Li Mu. In the following months, Li Mu led the Rift Universe across the Yin Realm star field.

The Buddha Kuchan absorbed the essence of the sixteen-foot-tall golden body in the Western Realm, making the golden body's Buddha light even more refined, capable of purifying all evil.

The Valley Master of Burning Heaven merged with the World-Burning Flame in the Spirit Flame Realm, and the power of the flame broke through its shackles, capable of burning away the void.

Upon arriving at each realm, Li Mu would only set up isolation formations to process the impurities in the realm's origin, never interfering in the battles, allowing everyone to digest the power of the origin through actual combat. The soldiers of the three armies grew stronger in blood and fire, their teamwork became increasingly seamless, and their strength advanced by leaps and bounds. Many broke through to the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement realms, becoming combat forces capable of standing alone.

All the commanders had become peak cultivators of the Extreme Dao Realm, possessing combat power surpassing that of lower-level realm lords, and were able to lead a group of cultivators to conquer lower-level realms.

The Sword Sect Ancestor made rapid progress, honing his swordsmanship on the battlefield, and his sword intent rose steadily, making him the commander who improved the most among all the commanders.

Li Mu also asked Ji Yu for her opinion on finding a suitable realm for Ji Yu's Dao to enhance her strength, but Ji Yu refused. Xuan Yin did not explain the details to Li Mu, and Li Mu did not force her.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past three years, the Rift Universe has earned a formidable reputation in the Yin Realm Starfield, occupying nearly half of its territory. Furthermore, during its continuous conquests, it has recruited numerous Realm Lords to join its ranks.

Meanwhile, the six top-tier realms—the Three Yin Realms, the Evil God Realm, the Death Realm, and the Shadow Realm—have rallied other realms and are subtly forming a rivalry with Li Mu and his group. The two sides have already clashed in several places.

However, the opposing side has six top-tier realm lords with extraordinary combat power. Unless Li Mu takes action, even the Sword Sect Ancestor, who has the highest combat power, is no match for them. This has led to the fact that they have not conquered any new realms recently.

However, it wasn't without its benefits. Blood Slaughter God and his group gained a deeper understanding of their own Dao during their battles with the enemy, resulting in a steady increase in their strength. It's likely that in the near future, Blood Slaughter God and his group will be able to break through the shackles of the Extreme Dao Realm, and their combat power will be comparable to that of a Seed Dao Realm cultivator.

Compared to Li Mu's side, the pressure on the Tianyin Realm is much greater. In just three years, they haven't even been able to completely eliminate the remnants of the Yin Realm King's faction, and yet another group of people have emerged and taken control of half of the Yin Realm Starfield in a short period of time. Their expansion is unprecedented.

On the front lines of the battlefield, in the Shadow Realm, the six top realm lords gathered together, preparing to launch a general offensive against the Sword Sect's patriarch and his forces.

The Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm sat in the head seat. He was undoubtedly the strongest among the six. In addition, he was the elder brother of the Lord of the Three Yin Realms, so as the eldest brother, the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm naturally represented the other two.

The Lord of the Evil God Realm sat in the second seat. He was quite powerful, and the Lord of the Shadow Realm was his disciple. The two of them formed a small group.

The Lord of the Necromancer Realm is all alone, but since he is a cultivator of the necromancy path, being with living people is no different from his cultivation. On the contrary, he is more comfortable and at ease with the undead, and it is also beneficial to his cultivation.

The three parties held talks, each sticking to their own version of events.

The Lord of the Yin Realm believed that they should launch a full-scale attack, swiftly eliminate the enemy, and then unify the Yin Realm Star Domain.

The Lord of the Evil God Realm believed that their losses were equally heavy and that they should not take such a risky action, as failure would lead to their annihilation. He argued that they should defend themselves.

As for the Lord of the Underworld's idea, it was much simpler: fight, but not attack. Let him gather enough undead to recover his strength before launching an offensive.

Inside the Black Mist Palace of the Shadow Realm, the auras of the six top realm lords intertwined and collided, and an invisible tension permeated the air.

The Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm lightly tapped the stone table with his finger. The Blood Soul Banner on the corner of the table moved without wind, and the blood-red light on the banner surface surged, emitting a faint but powerful suppressive force.

"If this drags on any longer, the enemy will only grow stronger. Their warship is becoming more and more powerful. When it first appeared, it could only break through low-level realms, but now it can directly break through high-level realms. It has absorbed the origin of nearly a hundred realms, and the strength of its hull is comparable to the barrier of a top-level realm. If we let them continue to plunder origins and devour them, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with them."

"Brother is right. We should take the initiative to attack now. Once they gain momentum, it will be extremely difficult to wipe them out. Isn't the King of the Underworld a good example? Even now, his remaining forces have not been wiped out!"

The Lord of Xuan Yin slammed his fist on the table and shouted excitedly.

Even the usually composed Lord of the Underworld nodded in agreement.

"Our strength far surpasses theirs now. Even if the weakest of us, the Shadow Realm Lord, were to make a move, we could easily defeat them. Now is the time to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

The Demon God Realm Lord's fingertips flickered with demonic runes, and the phantom of a demon god appeared and disappeared behind him: "Brother Tianyin is far too hasty. Although the enemy is expanding rapidly, their core fighting force consists of only a few people, and even their strongest is no match for a high-level realm. Although we can easily defeat them, if they avoid battle, are we supposed to wipe them out one realm at a time? How many years would that take? Moreover, the identity of that mysterious person who killed the Yin Realm King is still unknown. What if he is also one of their people?"

The Demon Lord of the Evil God Realm's demonic runes flickered, demonstrating his strength. The Demon God, who was shattered three years ago, has now been reassembled, and his combat power has almost recovered. He now has the confidence to challenge the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm.

Furthermore, his timely mention of Li Mu's existence made the Heavenly Yin Realm Master somewhat hesitant to act rashly.

After a long silence.

The Lord of the Necromancer Realm suddenly spoke, his voice like the grinding of bones: "We can fight. But we need to besiege the stronghold and attack reinforcements, trying to lure that mysterious person out. If he doesn't even intervene when the opponent's top combatants are in trouble, then he is probably not one of their people."

"Block the point and attack reinforcements? What should we do then? Are they just going to stand there and wait for us to attack?"

The Shadow Realm Lord's voice was icy as he raised a question that the Three Yin Realm Lords were also interested in.

The Lord of the Underworld chuckled sinisterly, and slowly opened the lid of his bronze coffin, revealing a bone talisman that shimmered with an eerie light.

"This is the Necromancer's Binding Talisman, which can temporarily seal off the boundary space. It was originally intended for the King of the Underworld, but since the Heavenly Evolution Array is so powerful, it has not been used."

"For the King of the Underworld?" The Lord of the Heavenly Underworld's eyes flashed, and he frowned as he asked, "Can it trap the enemy's warships?"

"Presumably, the enemy's warships are not as strong as the Yin Realm King's, right?" the Xuan Yin Realm Lord asked with a booming voice and a smile.

"That's for sure! Otherwise, everyone should just go build warships and stop cultivating!" The Lord of the Necromancer Realm immediately nodded.

"Then there's no problem," the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm nodded. (End of Chapter)