Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Countless golden puppets ceased their attacks, melting in mid-air into liquid metal, merging and piling up layer upon layer. In less than three breaths, a massive metal barrier, stretching across the heavens and the earth and thousands of feet thick, suddenly rose in the vast void ahead!

On the surface of the barrier, energy lines are densely packed like a spider web, with a continuous flow of eerie blue light. It is indestructible and can withstand ten consecutive shots from the main cannon of the immortal ship!
This is the most despair-inducing technique of the Golden Puppet Civilization—using infinite bodies to build an insurmountable wall!
"General!" Deputy Commander Lie Feng's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock, "This... how can we break this?"

"Break?" Xiao Jingtian's lips curled into a cold smile, his fighting spirit erupting like a volcano, growing ever stronger! "Where my spear points, what wall is unbreakable!"

"The way of war, I alone... reign supreme!"

Xiao Jingtian roared to the sky, his black hair dancing wildly, and the essence blood of the Immortal King within his body burst into flames! A domineering aura that surpassed all limits soared into the sky, causing the surrounding void to hum incessantly!

On the dragon-patterned war spear, the long-dormant dragon soul seemed to be awakened by this will!

"hold head high--!"

A dragon's roar from the primordial era erupted from the depths of the spear, neither illusory nor unreal, but the fury of the soul! A hundred-foot-long silver dragon broke free from the spear, coiled around his arm, and became connected to his bloodline!
Man and gun become one, the dragon soul possesses him!
In an instant, Xiao Jingtian's aura surged, surpassing the peak of the extreme path and stepping half a step into the threshold of the legendary "Planting the Dao" realm!

“Open it… for me!!”

Xiao Jingtian poured all his power, all his will, and all his burning blood essence into this one shot.

Without moves or styles, without laws or forms, only pure power, extreme ferocity, and utter dominance!
A tiny silver glint appeared at the tip of the spear, like the faint glow of a firefly, and in an instant it transformed into a blazing sun in the sky. Its brilliance was so great that it made the entire battlefield pale in comparison!

boom--! ! !
The spear pierced the formidable barrier that stretched for thousands of miles!
Time seemed to stand still.

Silent and still, except for the piercing "click" sound.

Centered on the spear tip, spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly! In one breath, ten miles! In two breaths, a hundred miles! In three breaths, a thousand miles, ten thousand miles!
Finally, to the horror of the troops, the honeycomb barrier, which symbolized absolute defense, collapsed with a roar, turning into billions of metal dust that drifted into the void!

One shot, piercing through thousands of miles!

"puff!"

Xiao Jingtian spat out a mouthful of golden immortal blood, his face pale. This attack had exhausted his strength, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he laughed loudly, his heroic spirit soaring to the heavens!

"Hahahaha! So happy! So happy!"

"rush!"

Without pausing for a moment, he led his troops forward again, and there were no obstacles in front of them!
This spear not only shattered the barrier, but also shattered all the "optimal solutions" in the cold logic of the Golden Puppet! It proclaimed to the entire battlefield: How can the will of the Immortal Dynasty's generals be measured by data?
However, the real danger had only just begun.

Threat Level Updated: 'Extinction'

[The 'Primordial' mastermind intervened, activating the 'Shadow' protocol.]

Just as Xiao Jingtian led his army forward at breakneck speed, less than a million miles from the floating fortress, a chill emanating from the depths of his soul suddenly enveloped his heart!
"careful!"

He instinctively roared, his dragon-patterned spear sweeping back to his left rear—

clang!
A soft sound, yet extremely piercing. A chilling and eerie power emanated from the gun, causing his blood to surge.

Ripples spread through the void, revealing a bizarre golden puppet, entirely black, shaped like a mantis, and wielding two blades. Having missed its target, it vanished back into the void without a trace.

The dark figure retreated immediately after the attack, like a ghost stealthily moving. Xiao Jingtian scanned the area with his divine sense, but there was no ripple in the void, as if it had never existed.

Only a thin crack on the left shoulder armor, from which oozes strands of golden blood, condenses into a blood mist in the void, silently telling of the fatal danger of that moment.

"Such a swift blade...such chilling killing intent."

Xiao Jingtian sheathed his spear, his fingertips lightly tracing the crack in his shoulder armor. Deep within his pupils, fighting spirit and vigilance intertwined like a net.

The previous shot shattered a physical barrier, but this attack seemed to have erased a trace of his existence. If it weren't for his divine battle prowess and the instinctive heart protection honed through life and death, he would have been decapitated by now.

Suddenly, three dark figures appeared simultaneously, standing in a triangle, their blades crossed, drawing eerie arcs. Before the blades even arrived, space distorted as if dripping ink, as if silently "deleted" by some unseen force.

"kill!"

Xiao Jingtian roared, his spear flashing like a dragon, its silver light surging as it pierced straight at the head of the shadowy figure in front of him.

The shadowy figure dodged like a phantom. Xiao Jingtian unleashed nine consecutive spear strikes, each one deadly, yet all of them missed their mark. He was locked onto by a deadly aura, his soul trembling in fear.

[Target locked.]

[Execute the 'Shadow Protocol': Quantitative Decapitation.]

[Estimated success rate: 99.999%]

A chilling intent emanated from the depths of the Golden Puppet Floating Fortress—the Primordial Intelligence Core—piercing through layers of the battlefield and reaching Xiao Jingtian's primordial spirit.

But at this moment——

Li Mu's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly raised his hand, palm facing upward. A stream of chaotic light flowed from his fingertips, like an inverted Milky Way, traversing endless void and directly penetrating the central core of the Golden Puppet Realm - the Primordial Wisdom Core.

Wherever the light flowed, the laws twisted and spacetime folded, as if even "existence" itself was stained with the primordial color of chaos.

At the end of the light stream lies the core of the Primal Intelligence Core of the floating fortress.

boom!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no deafening roar of collapsing laws.

There was only a very slight "click," like a gear misaligning or a line of code breaking.

In the center of the floating fortress, the Primordial Wisdom Core, amidst the pure white pillar of light that connects heaven and earth, suddenly flickered.

Like a god closing his eyes.

In an instant, the entire golden puppet army froze in motion.

The cannons of a million "arbiters" stopped turning, the energy of the shields of a thousand "guardians" dropped, the movements of the twelve war generals became sluggish, and even Ares's cold electronic eyes briefly turned gray.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment.

In that very instant—

Xiao Jingtian's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He raised his spear high and roared like thunder: "The enemy formation is in chaos! The entire army—behead them!"

"kill--!!!"

The Celestial Dynasty army awoke as if from a dream, their fighting spirit soaring to the heavens! The "War Wolf" and "Greedy Wolf" squads, broken into smaller units, lashed out like sharp blades, directly attacking the command-line golden puppets. Without unified command, the golden puppet army instantly descended into chaos, each fighting their own battles.

Like a silver meteor, Xiao Jingtian tore through the void, swept past the threat of the three shadowy figures, and led his men straight for the floating fortress.

Inside the floating fortress, the Primordial Central Hub—the Primordial Intelligence Core—was flashing red light wildly.

[Important Warning! Main control logic chain broken!]

[The 'anchor of order' has become unstable!]

The rules of the world... are being altered...

The Primordial Intelligence Core issued its first alarm that was almost "fearful".

It could not comprehend that force—it did not belong to any known energy spectrum, did not follow any physical laws, and was more like a kind of "existential pollution."

Its creator has long since vanished into the river of time.

At this moment, the Primordial Intelligence Core—driven solely by instinct—made its final response.

[Initiating the ultimate protocol: 'Zeroing out'.]

[Detonate all the golden puppets, causing them to perish together.]

The instruction is about to be issued.

Li Mu's eyes turned cold, and he clenched his fists.

The chaotic light surged suddenly, like a giant hand gripping the floating fortress, and the "zeroing" command that was about to spread from the Primordial Intelligence Core was nipped in the bud.

The Primordial Central Core - the Intelligence Core - has fallen completely silent.

The next instant, Xiao Jingtian's spear tip was already at the outer wall of the fortress.

"Break it for me!"

Xiao Jingtian roared, his voice like a thunderclap from the heavens! He thrust out his spear, his life essence burning, his battle intent soaring to the sky, unleashing the overwhelming pressure of the Supreme Realm, carrying the force to shatter a wall for thousands of miles, piercing straight into the heavens, and slamming fiercely into the outer wall of the floating fortress! There were no fancy moves, only pure power, a brutal piercing!

The azure spirit patterns flowing across the dark gold armor shattered like thin ice beneath the spearhead. Wherever the spear tip struck, a massive hole burst open, the edge metal torn to shreds by the ferocious spear intent, collapsing and rolling inward.

The entire war nexus shattered under this single blow!

One shot, and the city falls!

Xiao Jingtian moved with lightning speed, leading the charge into the blazing breach. Behind him, three hundred personal guards followed closely, forming a battle formation, their swords flashing like rainbows as they filed in.

Inside the fortress, it was as empty as a boundary.

No buildings are visible, no corridors are heard; above and below, a slowly flowing river of data light flows, billions of pieces of information falling like a galaxy, or converging like streams. In the center of the space, a gigantic core, thousands of feet tall, floats—crystal clear, containing a sea of ​​stars, where stars are born and die, and points of light flow; each flicker is an echo of trillions of calculations.

This is the brain of the Golden Puppet Civilization's front line—the Primordial Intelligence Core!
"Om-"

The moment the intruder stepped in, the Primordial Intelligence Core trembled violently. The starry sea within turned from white to red, its crimson light blinding. In an instant, countless streams of data surged forth, transforming into incomparably sharp energy blades that swept in from all directions!

That was no ordinary attack, but a blade of law containing cold logic, capable of severing the primordial spirit and erasing existence!
"Form ranks! Defend!"

With a roar, the deputy commander, Lie Feng, unleashed a burst of immortal energy from his three hundred guards, causing their swords to soar into the sky and intertwine to form the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Diagram." The starlight shone brilliantly, and the sword energy crisscrossed, protecting everyone.

laugh!laugh!laugh!
As the sharp blade struck, the light curtain trembled violently, starlight continuously vanished, and the curtain teetered on the brink of collapse.

"We can't hold on!" Xiao Jingtian's eyes blazed as he locked onto the core. "The source is here! Destroy it, and all enemies will crumble!"

"Lie Feng, lead a hundred men to defend the formation! The rest of you—follow me, kill!"

"Yes!"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Jingtian had already merged with his spear, transforming into a streak of silver light, and rushed straight towards the Primordial Intelligence Core. Behind him, two hundred Mahayana guards simultaneously ignited their immortal energy, their sword energy and saber light converging into a torrent, closely following behind, unstoppable!
The Primordial-Intelligence Core sensed the threat, and the Star Sea suddenly spun wildly, unleashing a data storm a hundred times stronger than before! Within the storm, figures, indistinguishable from real beings, materialized—clad in puppet-patterned armor, wielding light spears, their eyes devoid of spirit, only the coldness of the laws emanating from them.

Logic Guardian.

These guardians, forged from pure data and rules, are immune to mortal weapons and immortal techniques. Each one possesses the power of a peak Mahayana cultivator!

Thousands upon thousands surged forth like a tidal wave, fearless and undaunted.

"The Way of War: Spreading a Wildfire!"

Xiao Jingtian swept his spear horizontally, the spear flashing like flames, with countless silver rays. The Logic Guardian rushed in, its body twisting, data collapsing, and silently annihilating.

"Breaking Army Sword Qi!"

Two hundred guards shouted in unison, their sword energy merging into a giant sword that could cleave the heavens. It followed closely behind, slicing the remaining enemies into countless specks of light.

However, the enemy is like a surging tide, and they cannot be completely eradicated.

"General! The formation is about to break!" A divine thought from Lie Feng came from behind, urgent as thunder.

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Jingtian's eyes, and he no longer hesitated.

"Lend me your strength!"

Xiao Jingtian thrust his dragon-patterned battle spear into the void, formed hand seals, and unleashed an invisible suction force from his body. Without hesitation, the two hundred guards behind him poured their immortal energy into him like a river flowing backward!
In an instant, Xiao Jingtian's aura surged, and his body shone with immortal light like the rising sun, causing even the scarlet storm to retreat three feet.

"Right now—"

Xiao Jingtian's eyes widened, veins bulging, as he compressed the power of two hundred Mahayana cultivators and his own Extreme Dao Realm power into his right arm, gripping the gun handle tightly.

"hold head high!!!"

A dragon's roar resounded throughout the universe!

On the gun barrel, the silver dragon's soul suddenly detached from its body, transforming into a thousand-foot-long giant dragon! Every scale on the dragon's body reflected the brilliance of two hundred Mahayana cultivators and a half-step Extreme Dao cultivator!

With a flick of its tail, the void shattered!

With a single strike of its dragon claw, all enemies are reduced to ashes!

This is not a magical technique, but the ultimate power and the pinnacle of will!

"go with!"

With a flick of his finger, Xiao Jingtian unleashed a thousand-foot-long silver dragon, its destructive power striking directly at the Primordial Intelligence Core!
As if sensing the impending doom, the Primordial-Intelligence Core abruptly shrank the sea of ​​stars, its light condensing into a single point, transforming into a jet-black "zero" beam that devoured everything and clashed with the silver dragon.

With a deafening roar, the two collided, silencing the heavens and earth!

The silver dragon's body crumbled inch by inch, yet it stubbornly held back the zeroing beam with its remaining remains, advancing forward inch by inch!
One foot! Ten feet! Ten feet!

With everyone holding their breath, the head of the silver dragon crashed heavily into the crystal wall!

“Crack…Crack…”

Cracks spread like a spider web, instantly covering the core!

The next moment——

"boom!"

Primordial Intelligence Core, exploded!
Billions of data streams scattered and vanished, the crimson light went out like a candle flame, and the entire space fell into dead silence.

……

Outside the fortress, the battlefield suddenly changed.

The massive army of golden puppets, numbering in the thousands—the Arbiters, the War Generals, and the Shadows—froze in motion, their red light fading into a deathly gray.

The entire sea of ​​metal was still as iron.

"They...stopped?"

"Hahaha! The general has succeeded!"

The cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty were taken aback at first, then unleashed a deafening roar!
"kill!"

The Wolf Warriors and Greedy Wolf Squads turned their offensive, like tigers among sheep. Wherever their swords shone, golden puppets crumbled in pieces, and immortal magic rained down, turning the entire army into dust.

Without a central hub, they are nothing more than a pile of scrap metal.

With a single palm strike, the Valley Master of Burning Heaven unleashed a sea of ​​blazing fire that completely engulfed War General Ares. Without shield or evasion, the ninth-tier peak puppet melted into liquid gold in the flames.

The remaining war generals were also killed one by one by the powerful figures such as the King of Zhenhai.

The tide of battle has turned!

At that moment, the space trembled once again at the gap in the order crystal wall that had been blasted open by the "Annihilation Spirit Cannon".

One after another, colossal ships slowly sailed out, the leader being the flagship of the Immortal Dynasty—the Rift Universe.
The ships, their hulls like stars, blotted out the sky, and the "Annihilation Spirit Cannon" at their bow still carried its lingering power. Following them, tens of thousands of celestial vessels arrayed themselves, traversing the galaxy to form an invincible fleet, descending upon this realm!
On the bridge of the Rift Universe, chaotic vortexes appeared in Li Mu's eyes, as if they contained the birth and death of the universe.

“Xiao Jingtian…” Li Mu’s lips curled up slightly: “Using the vanguard as a blade, he went straight for the enemy’s core and severed their central command. This achievement is worthy of being recorded in the annals of the Immortal Dynasty.”

Li Mu's voice wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire army.

"Send the order!"

"The first through tenth fleets, with the Rift Universe at their center, will construct the 'Heavenly Gate Starport' at the boundary gate, establishing a permanent defense line to control this boundary's gateway!"

"The eleventh to thirtieth fleets, deploy in a fan shape, eliminate the remaining enemy, and investigate resources and laws!"

"All Immortal Lords and Supreme Emperor Realm experts will form the 'Expansion Legion' and march with the army to expand the territory of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty!"

"Follow the order!"

The orders were like thunder, and the fleet surged like a tide.

The craftsman's celestial vessel took flight, erecting a platform in the void and completing the array's foundation. The warships transformed into streaks of light, speeding in all directions to explore the unknown. (End of Chapter)