Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Li Mu's eyes remained unchanged as he looked around, his gaze sweeping over the stars bound by the chains of divine laws, over the million-strong army, and finally landing on the golden war god statue with its eyes closed.

He smiled.

It was a smile that carried a hint of coldness and appreciation, as if the person had spotted interesting prey.

“A great gift, indeed a great gift.” Li Mu murmured to himself, “Using the star field as a cauldron, the military spirit as fire, and a million cultivators as firewood… He doesn’t want to kill me; he wants to refine me, this Rift Universe ship, and my Dao Source together into an unparalleled ‘Yang Dao Divine Pill’.”

What a grand gesture, what a huge ambition!
Just then, a grand and majestic voice emanated from within the golden war god statue, resonating throughout the entire star field through the resonance of the great array. Every word carried a burning, blazing will.

"Remnants of the underworld!"

The voice did not come from the King of Yang Realm, but from the marshal who was in charge of the formation, an old general with an unfathomable aura and nine-colored divine flames burning around him.

"My king, I knew you would come. You think you are the hunter, but little do you know, from the moment you stepped into the mortal realm, you were already the prey in the cauldron!"

"By royal decree: Seal the heavens and earth, activate the furnace! Refine this fiend along with its mount! As a warning to others, to demonstrate the divine might of the mortal realm!"

"As the king commands!"

The million-strong army roared in unison, their sound waves transforming into tangible golden shockwaves that swept across the void.

"Om-!"

One hundred and eight stars dimmed instantly. The primordial fire they had accumulated over billions of years was frantically drawn out by the great formation at this moment, turning into one hundred and eight golden beams of light that reached the heavens and the earth, all of which poured into the body of the golden war god statue!
The God of War statue's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!

What kind of eyes were those? There was no emotion within them, only a pure, all-consuming will to destroy. Two golden beams of divine light shot out from their eyes, instantly traversing a vast distance and striking the chaotic barrier of the Rift Universe.

Boom!

For the first time, the seemingly indestructible barrier of the Rift Universe trembled violently, and the entire warship groaned as if it could not bear the weight.

This is merely... the prelude to the activation of the grand formation!

Immediately afterwards, the golden war god statue slowly raised the flaming greatsword in its hand, the tip of the sword pointing directly at the Rift Universe!
In an instant, the entire "Great Sun Furnace Killing Array" was fully activated. The blood and qi of a million cultivators and the essence of one hundred and eight stars were all transformed into fuel, causing the giant sword to ignite with pale divine flames powerful enough to melt time and space.

Even before the sword strike landed, the slight pressure it released caused the surrounding void to collapse and evaporate in large swathes!
Faced with this world-destroying blow that would make any realm lord despair, Li Mu's expression remained calm.

Li Mu slowly raised his hand, and a chaotic axe quietly appeared in his palm.

"You want to refine me?"

Li Mu took a step forward, and his figure appeared outside the Rift Universe alone, facing the million-strong army and the world-destroying sword that was about to fall.

"I'm just afraid your cauldron... isn't sturdy enough!"

The moment the words fell, Li Mu's seemingly thin white robe fluttered without wind, and an ancient, primal, and boundless aura that could not be described in words suddenly spread from his body!
That's not magic power, nor divine thought, but a kind of "domain".

Chaotic Dao Domain!

A hazy, gray mist emanated from Li Mu, spreading outwards in all directions, like the primordial color before the birth of the universe. It lacked the domineering heat of the Yang Law and the cold stillness of the Yin Law; it possessed only an ultimate attribute that encompassed everything yet annihilated everything.

The golden divine light, the world-destroying sword pressure, and the scorching heat capable of melting stars, were all swallowed and assimilated silently the moment they touched this gray mist, without even causing a ripple.

The Chaotic Dao Domain rapidly expanded, enveloping the massive Rift Universe and creating an absolute haven of tranquility. Regardless of the external chaos—the collapse of stars and the turmoil of laws—this area shrouded in gray mist remained like an eternal, unchanging divine land, isolating itself from all calamities.

On the Rift Universe, three thousand Mahayana disciples who followed Li Mu and more than one hundred thousand Great Qian cultivators watched this scene in shock through the portholes.

"This...is this Master's Dao Domain? It can actually withstand the heaven-burning power of the 'Great Sun Furnace'!" A burly man with muscles bulging all over his body, known as 'Da Niu', was so excited that his face turned red, his fists were clenched, and his eyes were full of fanatical worship.

"It's more than just tough resistance!" A handsome young man named Lin Xiaolun, with bright eyes, stared intently at the gray mist outside, his voice trembling slightly with excitement: "Look, the golden divine flames of law are being broken down and devoured by Master's Dao Domain! Master... he is fighting against the ultimate killing formation set up by the main force of the Yang Realm all by himself!"

"Master is mighty!" The honest and straightforward 'Iron Head' was even more direct. His face turned red, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, as if only in this way could he vent the excitement in his heart.

They followed Li Mu and witnessed him sweep across the Underworld, but they never imagined that he could be so powerful! Single-handedly protecting a warship and fighting against the most advanced war machine in a star field!
Outside, in the starry battlefield.

Li Mu stood in the center of the Chaotic Dao Domain, his robes fluttering, his expression indifferent. He looked at the golden war god who had gathered the souls of a million soldiers and the power of one hundred and eight stars, and at the world-destroying giant sword that was about to fall, and slowly raised his right hand.

In his palm, the ancient, chaotic axe spun around, lacking any earth-shattering power, instead resembling a dusty, ordinary object.

"One axe blow, and your military spirit will be shattered."

Li Mu flicked his finger, and the Chaos Axe transformed into a streak of light, shooting out.

The moment it flew out of the Chaos Dao Domain, it was as if a fish had returned to the sea and a dragon had soared into the heavens! It surged against the wind!
In an instant, the axe, no bigger than a palm, transformed into a colossal chaotic axe stretching across the sky for countless miles! The axe blade had no sharpness, only a profound emptiness, as if it could sever space and time and split open eras!

The moment the giant axe appeared, the entire "Great Sun Furnace Killing Array" paused, and the light of the 108 stars flickered for a moment, as if they had encountered some kind of natural nemesis.

The giant sword of the golden war god statue, powerful enough to incinerate everything, finally fell!

The giant axe of chaos met it head-on with a speed that seemed slow but actually transcended the concept of time and space!
There was no deafening collision.

The blade of the Chaos Axe landed lightly on the spine of the Flaming Greatsword.

"Click..."

A faint, almost inaudible cracking sound resonated clearly in the hearts of the old commander who was in charge of the formation and the millions of cultivators from the Yang Realm.

That was not the sound of a physical object shattering, but the collapse of "momentum" and "intention"!

The giant sword of the Golden War God statue, which embodied the overwhelming fighting spirit of a million cultivators, suddenly extinguished its pale divine flames from the point where the axe blade touched it! A Daoist aura of annihilation and return to nothingness spread wildly along the sword, and wherever it passed, all light, heat, fighting spirit, and laws were reduced to the most primordial chaos!
boom!
The towering golden statue of the God of War trembled violently, its sword-wielding arm cracking inch by inch, dissipating into countless specks of light. For the first time, fear was revealed in its eyes, which were illuminated by the very essence of a star.

"This...how is this possible!" The old commander in charge of the formation paled in shock, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood. That axe strike had not struck at the power of the formation, but at its very soul!

Li Mu remained expressionless and made a loose grasping motion from a distance.

The giant axe of chaos traced an arcane path through the air before rising again.

"Second axe strike, severing your magic chains." The second axe strike came down fiercely!

The target of this axe strike was not the statue of the God of War, but the billions of divine chains of laws that connected the 108 stars and formed a net of heaven and earth!

The axe light, like a gray celestial river, stretched across the starry sky.

"Zheng!Zheng!Zheng!Zheng!"

A series of rapid, sharp sounds, like snapping harp strings, resounded throughout the entire starry sky. Those golden chains of divine law, thicker than mountains and seemingly indestructible, were as fragile as straw ropes under the axe's light, being severed in large swathes!

Once the chains of divine laws broke, the foundation of the great formation was shaken.

One hundred and eight stars trembled violently, their light dimming at a visible speed, as if all their energy had been drained. Millions of cultivators from the Yang Realm let out a muffled groan, their faces turning deathly pale. Those with weaker cultivation even bled from their seven orifices on the spot, their Dao foundations damaged.

The backlash from the great formation has arrived!

"No! Stabilize the situation! Quickly!" The old general roared frantically, his eyes bloodshot, as he tried to reconnect with the laws.

However, Li Mu gave him no chance at all.

"Three axe blows, and I'll shatter your Starry Cauldron."

The third and final axe, carrying the supreme power to end everything, crashed down!
This axe strike was no longer aimed at a single point, but transformed into a chaotic ocean, a vast expanse of the Dao, covering the core area of ​​the entire formation!

It was an attack that could not be resisted, dodged, or understood.

It was as if the will of the universe wanted to return this artificially created starry sky to its origin and back to chaos!

"Boom--!"

The sky is falling!

The 108 stars that formed the base of the array were swept away by this chaotic ocean, and before they could even explode, they were quickly "erased" from the outside in, turning into nothingness.

The towering golden statue of the God of War let out a silent roar of resentment, and under the scouring of chaos, it completely disintegrated and vanished into the world.

The "Great Sun Furnace Killing Array," which covered the entire galaxy and was the unparalleled "gift" that the Yang Realm King had prepared for Li Mu, crumbled under the three axe blows!

Disappear!

Dead silence.

The entire starry sky fell into an unprecedented silence.

The million-strong Yang Realm army hovered in the void, dumbfounded, staring at the devastated battlefield where stars had been extinguished. Every face was filled with horror and bewilderment.

Their supreme killing formation, which they were so proud of and capable of refining even a World Lord, was just... broken? Broken by one person with a mere three axe blows?
This has exceeded their understanding and overturned their beliefs!

The old general who was in charge of the formation was struck dumb, trembling all over and his face ashen. He looked at the white-clad figure standing alone in the chaos, his eyes filled with endless fear.

That's not human, it's a demon! An ancient deity walking among the earth!
Just then, a calm yet supremely majestic voice resounded in everyone's hearts without warning, as if it came from the deepest part of the Yang Realm Starfield, from the source of light and heat.

"You're fine."

The moment the sound rang out, the Yang Laws, which had been in chaos due to the shattering of the great formation, instantly became extremely docile, as if they were paying homage to their king.

In the void, golden lotuses of law bloomed out of thin air, paving a road to the heavens, stretching from the end of the star field all the way to Li Mu's front.

At the end of the road, a figure walked slowly.

He was also dressed in a simple white robe, his face was so handsome that he seemed otherworldly, his long golden hair was casually draped, and with each step he took, the sound of the Great Dao accompanied him, and the brilliance of thousands of stars paled in comparison to him.

He simply walked over, and the shattered starry sky was stabilized again, instantly calming the fearful and trembling hearts of the million-strong army.

He is the sole ruler of this bright and glorious world.

King of the Yang Realm!
He showed up.

He didn't look at his defeated army, nor did he pay attention to the old general who was ashamed to death. His gaze was fixed on Li Mu from beginning to end. In his golden pupils, there was no anger, no killing intent, only an appreciation and fervor like that of a master craftsman seeing a peerless gem.

"You are qualified to be my opponent."

The King of the Yang Realm's voice was calm and detached, yet it seemed to be the sole truth of the universe, his words carrying the weight of law. He walked step by step, and the great path paved with the divine lotus of law disappeared inch by inch behind him, as if the path he had walked was already history, an untraceable past.

The King of Yang Realm stood ten thousand feet away from Li Mu, the two facing each other from a distance.

One is the supreme ruler of this bright universe, whose every inch of body flows with the pure law of Yang, the embodiment of light and heat, and the ultimate in order and dominance.

The other comes from the opposite of darkness, yet transcends yin and yang, surrounded by ancient chaos, as if it were the primordial energy before the creation of the universe, the beginning of all things, and the end of all paths.

Their standoff froze the shattered starry sky completely. Time seemed to lose its meaning, and space itself transformed into a still painting. The million-strong Yang Realm army, along with everyone aboard the Rift Universe, felt a suffocating sensation that originated from the depths of their souls.

This is a clash of "Tao," an invisible confrontation between two completely different ultimate concepts.

"Three axe blows, and you've broken my great formation. Not bad."

The admiration in the golden pupils of the Yang Realm King grew even stronger. "I have traversed countless ages, suppressed the turmoil in forbidden zones, quelled epochal calamities, witnessed countless geniuses, and slew many self-important realm lords. But you are the first to so easily crush my Yang Laws with your own Dao."

The King of the Yang Realm's tone was not like praising an enemy, but more like evaluating a perfect work of art.

Li Mu retrieved the colossal chaotic axe that had pierced the heavens and earth, reducing it back to the size of a palm, where it hovered in his hand. He looked at the King of the Yang Realm, his expression still indifferent: "Your cauldron is indeed not tough enough."

One sentence sent the hearts of the million-strong Yang Realm army, which had just been calmed down by Wang Wei, leaping into their throats once more. Arrogant! Utterly arrogant! To dare utter such provocative words in front of the sole ruler of the Yang Realm! (End of Chapter)