Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

The void shattered, and golden flames surged like a tide.

The aftershocks of destruction had not yet subsided; blazing golden flames, like molten lava, still lingered between heaven and earth, pouring forth like a celestial river, incinerating everything in their path. Space shattered like glass, and chaotic currents of law slithered like serpents, tearing anything that tried to approach into nothingness.

However, at the very center of this destructive storm, a figure slowly emerged.

Li Mu.

He stood amidst the chaotic vortex, his robes fluttering, his hair as black as ink, his eyes as deep as a bottomless abyss, the chaos churning within them as if containing the scene of the universe's beginning. He raised his hand and gently brushed away a wisp of golden flame that clung to his shoulder—a flame that could have incinerated a Mahayana cultivator, yet now vanished like dust from his fingertips.

Li Mu's gaze fell on the still-burning remains of the body in front of him.

The Lord of the Blazing Sun Realm, the second strongest being in the Yang Realm Star Domain, is no longer in human form.

The crimson armor had long since shattered, turning into specks of light that drifted away in the wind; beneath his skin, the source of Yang surged like molten lava, burning fiercely, as if he wanted to completely sacrifice himself to the fire of the Great Dao. His body trembled violently in the chaotic energy, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Li Mu, the last trace of arrogance in his eyes finally swallowed up by boundless despair.

"This...you, who exactly are you!" The Lord of the Flaming Sun Realm roared hoarsely, his voice filled with resentment and fear, "You...you're not human! What is your cultivation level?"

Li Mu stared at him coldly, remaining silent for a long time, then simply raised his hand and flicked a finger.

In an instant, the void trembled, and a reddish-brown branch burst forth from Li Mu's body, moving like a serpent or a soaring ancient dragon—it was a branch of the Chaos Dao Tree.

The branches of the Chaos Dao tree pierced through the air like serpents, its roots like swords, penetrating the remains of the Flaming Sun Realm Lord and directly entering his Dao Origin, forcibly stripping away the true meaning of Yang within him.

"Ah!" A shrill scream echoed through the void. The physical body of the Flame Sun Realm Lord rapidly disintegrated and dissolved in the Chaos Dao Domain, leaving only a crystal core, which was as blazing as the sun and contained endless power of Yang Flame.

The branches of the Chaos Dao tree curled back, the Dao root seeped into it, and with a powerful suction, the crystal core condensed from the Yang Realm's origin was instantly devoured.

At this moment, a brand new fiery red fruit quietly condensed on the crown of the Chaos Dao Tree, facing the previous gray fruit from afar.

The yin and yang energies flowed endlessly among the branches and leaves, producing a clear and resonant sound, like the first rhythm at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth.

Although the fire fruit was slightly smaller than the gray fruit, the aura flowing within it was completely different. One was as blazing as the sun burning the sky, while the other was as deep and dark as the shadow of an eternal night. The two were mutually reinforcing and restraining, yet they also resonated with each other, forming a unified whole.

At this moment, Li Mu's eyes flashed slightly, and he realized that his previous deduction was indeed correct—the nine basic Daos correspond to the nine fruits of the Chaos Dao Tree.

Each comprehension yields a result; only when all nine results are perfected can one truly transcend the Great Dao of Chaos and step into the unprecedented realm of "all paths returning to oneness"!
"There is still one person who has not died."

Li Mu's gaze shifted, locking onto the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm.

The Chaos Dao Domain suddenly contracted, like a net covering the sky and earth, firmly imprisoning Tianyin in the center.

Before the man could even muster the thought of resistance, he was already immobilized and could only watch helplessly as Li Mu slowly approached, like a condemned prisoner seeing his judge.

There is still a trace of the Yin Dao Origin within Tianyin's body. If he can devour it, the Yin Fruit can fully mature. With this world as its source, even if the world lords of the Three Thousand Worlds join forces to besiege him, Li Mu will not be afraid in the slightest!
At that time, Li Mu can move the Qian Yuan Immortal Realm to the Yin Realm Star Domain, use the star domain as a base, take control of the source of Yin Sha, and then plan to conquer other major domains and expand his territory!
Currently, although Li Mu has surpassed everyone in the Three Thousand Realms, he is still constrained by the situation and finds it difficult to act freely.

Moreover, the greatest threat lies behind them: the Clan of Devious Paths, which must be guarded against.

Therefore, connecting the Qian Yuan Immortal Realm to the Yin Realm Star Domain is imperative—after all, he still has three thousand disciples residing there.

Although he had taken the Dao Seeds from those three thousand disciples, they all possessed the cultivation of the Mahayana realm and had the potential to break through to the ultimate Dao.

All we need to do is find a suitable realm for them and help them ascend to the position of realm lord, and their combat power will increase tenfold!
At that time, Li Mu would no longer need to travel alone, conquering east and west.

Just as Li Mu's thoughts were racing, the Chaos Dao Tree had already extracted the last trace of Yin essence from Tian Yin's body.

The Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm was like a withered corpse whose essence had been drained, devoid of all spiritual energy, with only a pair of lantern-like eyes fixed on Li Mu's back.

In that gaze, resentment was as deep as an abyss, hatred as overwhelming as the heavens, and it did not dissipate even after consciousness was completely extinguished.

Without Li Mu, he would already be the ruler of the Yin Realm Star Domain.

A hundred years later, when Di Yin and Xuan Yin have perfected their cultivation, he will be able to devour their origins, surpass the Yin Realm King, and join the ranks of the top powerhouses in the Central Realm!
His plan was flawless—first, he secretly allied with the Lord of the Heavenly Evolution Realm, then the Heavenly Evolution Realm Lord sacrificed his life to trap and kill the King of the Underworld, and then other powerful figures would take action to completely eliminate the threat.

Everything was under control until Li Mu appeared.

The King of the Underworld died at the hands of Li Mu, who seized the Great Dao of Yin, thus severing the path of cultivation for the Heavenly Yin—unless Li Mu is killed and the Dao Source is reclaimed!

Even so, until just now, the overcast sky still offered a glimmer of hope.

But Li Mu's arrival alone shattered all his meticulous plans!

On his deathbed, Tianyin's eyes were empty, yet he still stared intently at Li Mu's back, as if trying to brand his soul onto him and devour him alive!
But Li Mu, from beginning to end, never once looked back.

At this moment, Li Mu's gaze swept over the three remaining top realm lords of the Yang Realm.

The three of them had long since been annihilated.

With a single blow, he killed the second strongest being in the Yang Realm, the Lord of the Flaming Sun Realm, and with bizarre methods, he instantly killed the second strongest being in the Yin Realm, the Lord of the Heavenly Yin Realm. Such strength was beyond their imagination!
The mortal realm and the underworld have harbored grudges for thousands of years. Due to the conflicting yet interdependent nature of their respective great paths, both sides are intimately familiar with each other's combat strength.

Yang Yan is the second strongest in the Yang Realm, while Tian Yin is the undisputed second strongest in the Yin Realm.

Although the Yin Realm is slightly weaker overall, that's because the Yin Realm King is weak. Tian Yin himself is no less powerful than Yang Yan, especially after he devoured Di Yin and Xuan Yin, he is even close to the King level!

Now, the two were wiped out in an instant like ants, and the three of them didn't even dare to have the thought of resisting.

When they saw Li Mu's gaze sweep over them, they all knelt down and trembled.

The leader of the Crimson Flame Realm Lords pleaded in a trembling voice, "We are willing to surrender! We are willing to offer up the source of the Yang Realm, only begging for your mercy to spare our lives! This crossing of realms is all because the Yang Flame Realm Lord and the Heavenly Yin Realm Lord conspired together, and we had no choice but to comply due to their power!"

"Yes! Tianyin used 40% of the Yin Realm's resources from the past two hundred years as bait to lure Yangyan into helping him ascend to the throne of the Yin Realm. This was not our true intention!"

"Please forgive us, my lord! If we survive, we will report to the King of Yang Realm the truth—Yang Yan perished because of greed, which led him to cross the boundary without permission. This matter has nothing to do with you, my lord!"

Li Mu stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes flickering slightly, as if there was a hint of amusement in them.

"When I pacified the Underworld, I did not see a single realm lord kneel down and beg for mercy. Even those who surrendered still had their pride. If the Underworld was like this, I thought the men of the Yang Realm would have even stronger backs... but unexpectedly, they were as soft as mud, which is disappointing."

Behind him, Blood Slaughter God and others burst into laughter.

Those who cultivate the Yin path are all unyielding and inflexible; yet those who cultivate the Yang path are all such opportunistic and self-serving individuals—it's truly laughable!

"Your Excellency is wise!" the Crimson Fire Realm Lord gritted his teeth and said, "We are not threatening anyone, but merely want to explain the situation—although Yang Yan is dead, he has a long-standing feud with the Yang Realm King and may not necessarily trigger a war in the star field. However, if we all perish here, the Yang Realm's foundation will be severely damaged, and the Yang Realm King will surely mobilize his entire army to launch a full-scale war!"

His implication was that he was using the name of the King of Yang Realm to intimidate Li Mu.

But he ultimately did not understand Li Mu—otherwise, he would never have dared to threaten him with the word "war."

Li Mu lightly tapped his fingertips, causing the chaotic energy to circulate, his eyes indifferent as frost.

Blood Slaughter God stepped forward and coldly snorted, "Are you threatening Fellow Daoist Li? Do you know who killed the King of the Underworld?"

These words struck them like a thunderbolt, and the three men were shaken.

The information they obtained in Tianyin was that "eight top realm lords surrounded and killed the Yin Realm King."

The three exchanged a glance. Chi Huo forced a smile and said, "According to Tian Yin, it was indeed eight Realm Lords who joined forces to besiege and kill the Yin Realm King!" Xue Tu Shenjun sneered and mocked, "Utterly foolish! If Tian Yin truly had the power to besiege and kill the Yin Realm King, why were we chased like dogs before? If you believe his words, aren't you admitting that there is someone among us who is stronger than the Yin Realm King? Then who are you trying to scare with the Yang Realm King? Are all Yang Realm cultivators brainless? You were fooled to this extent by Tian Yin's few words!"

The void suddenly fell silent.

Chi Huo and the others looked at each other, their faces pale with cold sweat.

Did they not know that Yang Yan's dispatch of troops was actually at the behest of the Yang Realm King? His words just now were nothing more than a plea for survival.

Now that Blood Slaughter God had seen through him with a single sentence, he felt utterly ashamed.

Li Mu's fingertips transformed into chains of chaotic energy, which wrapped around the three of them.

"Behave yourself. If there is any unusual activity—Yan Yang is a cautionary tale."

Having said that, Kunlun's gaze swept over the remaining high-ranking realm lords, his voice as cold and resolute as iron:

“Go back and tell your King of the Yang Realm—within three months, you must personally go to the Yin Realm to apologize and repent. If you are not sincere… you will have no reason to live.”

Before the chaotic chains were fully formed, one of them suddenly looked up, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He gritted his teeth, and with a thought, his body transformed into a dazzling rainbow light, attempting to break through the air and escape!

Li Mu's words clearly indicated that he intended to use them as hostages, leaving their lives and deaths entirely to his discretion. How could he possibly surrender and await his fate?

But he didn't know—

The chaotic chains could have formed in an instant.

Li Mu deliberately delayed, just to let one person escape so that he could kill him later as a warning to others!
Just as the man began his escape, a tree branch shot out from the void like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, instantly piercing his chest and lifting him high into the air!

"Would you two like to give it another try?"

The others, witnessing this scene, immediately shook their heads, shaking them like rattles, and dared not move an inch.
Li Mu nodded slightly before activating the Chaos Chains to fully form, firmly imprisoning the three of them.

The three dared not make the slightest move—resistance meant certain death; survival offered a chance for a turnaround.

Chaotic Dao patterns flowed on the chains, their oppressive power causing even the most powerful realm lords to tremble.

The three were led, like prisoners, slowly flying towards the Rift Universe warship.

More than ten high-ranking realm lords witnessed this scene and were all saddened.

Even the strongest among them was no match for Blood Slaughter God, and despite the advantage of warships, they knew that victory or defeat would ultimately depend on the top combat power.

The thought of resistance had long since vanished.

The main cannon of the Rift roared, and a beam of chaotic light tore through the void, blasting a vacuum rift in front of the remnants of the Yang Realm army.

How could the cultivators of the Yang Realm dare to linger? Like stray dogs, they fled back to the rift in the boundary wall in a panic, not even daring to collect the corpses of their fallen comrades.

"Retreat! Return to the mortal realm immediately and report to the Realm King!"

On the bridge, Li Mu's gaze fell on the three trembling Yang Realm Lords, and he said coldly:
"Three months is enough time for the King of Yang Realm to weigh the pros and cons. If he delays by even one day, he will kill one person."

After saying this, Li Mu didn't look at him again and turned to enter the secluded cultivation room.

At this moment, Li Mu urgently needed to harmonize the Yin and Yang principles within his body—

The imbalance between Yin and Yang has become a hidden danger!
At the top of the Chaos Dao Tree, the fiery red Yang Fruit had been largely eroded by the gray Yin Fruit, almost completely devoured!
This is only the state in which the Heavenly Yin has not fully merged with the Earthly Yin and the Mysterious Yin origin.

If the Great Dao of Yin were to be completely perfected, then the Yang essence of Yang Yan would probably have already been completely assimilated!
The imbalance of Yin and Yang is not what Li Mu desires; he must quickly balance the two paths and solidify his foundation.

After Li Mu left, Ji Yu, the chief steward of the Lieyu, naturally took over the follow-up matters.

"The three were imprisoned and placed under strict guard."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu waved his hand and unleashed three chaotic restrictions, which landed on the three people and completely sealed them off. Then, his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

Inside the secret chamber, Li Mu sat cross-legged in the void and entered the Chaos Dao Tree.

The wisp of origin within the main body of the Heavenly Yin Realm, which merges with the Yin of Earth and the Profound Yin, is slowly merging with the true meaning of the Great Dao of Yin and flowing into the Chaos Dao Tree.

Under Li Mu's guidance, the Yin origin no longer tries to assimilate the Yang origin; the two separate, and the Yin origin strengthens its own.

As the last bit of power was completely devoured by the Chaos Dao Tree, the gray fruit finally ripened to its fullest potential.

Its surface is covered with intricate spiritual patterns, engraved with the most basic primordial divine patterns of the Yin Dao. If a cultivator can decipher even a single character, he can immediately wield the power of a realm.

As the Chaos Dao Tree bore a complete Yin Fruit, the entire Yin Realm Star River trembled, the laws resonated, and all Yin energies cried out in unison.

The Yin energy throughout the entire star field surged like a pilgrimage, as if it had finally welcomed the true ruler!

At this moment, Li Mu also completely merged with the star field; he was the Yin Realm, and the Yin Realm was him!

With a thought, Li Mu could travel to any corner of the star field; wherever his thoughts led, the map of the entire realm would appear before his eyes.

Li Mu's divine sense silently swept across the entire Yin Realm Star Domain. Every dead star, every wisp of drifting nebula dust, and even the law rifts in the depths of the void that mortals could not see, were now clearly reflected in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if he were looking at the lines on his palm.

Li Mu could hear the final, unwilling pulse of a withered star's core, and he could even sense the gaze of greed and apprehension emanating from the distant boundary beyond the star field called "Yang Realm."

This is the feeling of wielding the laws of a region, like a god overlooking his own sandbox.

However, Li Mu's brows did not relax; the towering Chaos Dao Tree within his body remained furrowed.

The gray fruit representing the Great Dao of Yin has now reached perfection. It hangs quietly on the branch, its surface swirling with Dao patterns, so profound that it seems to devour all light. The power of the laws contained within it is perfectly harmonious and synchronized with the primordial breath of the entire Yin Realm star field. Every rhythm can cause the galaxy to resonate in response.

In comparison, the fiery red Yang Fruit on the other side appeared dull and lackluster.

It was like a candle flickering in the wind. Under the domineering and incomparably sinister aura of the gray fruit, the flame patterns on its surface flickered, and the fruit itself shrank a bit, as if it would be assimilated and devoured by the endless darkness at any moment.

Li Mu's gaze pierced through the walls of the secluded training room, through the layers of decks of the Rift Universe, and landed in the chaotic cage at the deepest part of the warship.

There, three walking "little suns" are imprisoned.

The Crimson Fire Realm Lord, and two other top beings from the Yang Realm.

Although their combined power is not as great as Yang Yan's, the three of them together are a force to be reckoned with. Using it to nourish the Yang Fruit, while not enough to bring it to perfection, is sufficient to solve their immediate crisis.

As for the three-month period and the warning to the Yang Realm King, a faint chill appeared on Li Mu's lips.

That was merely a side pawn; whether the King of Yang Realm came or not, whether he apologized or not, it wouldn't change the final fate of these three. (End of Chapter)