Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

Li Mu was not angry; instead, he became somewhat interested. To be able to steal the world's origin right under the noses of the Immortal Dynasty's army, evading the divine senses of dozens of Immortal Lords and hundreds of Supreme Emperors, was a feat that no Tom, Dick, or Harry could accomplish.

"Xiao Jingtian".

Li Mu's voice wasn't loud, but it resonated directly within Xiao Jingtian's primordial spirit, who was directing the construction of the starport thousands of miles away.

"Your subordinate is here!" Xiao Jingtian's body trembled, and he immediately responded respectfully.

"Put aside your current affairs and take your personal guards to the 'Fallen God Crater'," Li Mu's voice came calmly. "There, something interesting seems to have crawled out from the pile of scrap metal."

"The Crater of the Fallen God" is the name given to the place where the floating fortress crashed.

Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Xiao Jingtian's eyes! Something interesting? Something that could elicit such a word from his master must be extraordinary!

"As ordered!"

Without any hesitation, Xiao Jingtian transformed into a silver streak and vanished into the sky in an instant. Three hundred battle-hardened Mahayana Realm guards followed closely behind, transforming into three hundred streams of light, their murderous aura soaring to the heavens!

……

The Fallen God Crater, the core area.

When Xiao Jingtian led his troops to arrive, he was also shocked by the scene before him, his pupils shrinking sharply.

In the center of the ruins, a massive, dark red sphere, over 30,000 feet in diameter, pulsated slowly like an evil heart. Each pulsation caused the entire earth to tremble, and a vast amount of boundary energy was drawn from the ground and poured into it.

Around the giant sphere, millions of "newborn" golden golems stood densely packed together!

Their appearances are bizarre and varied. Some retain their original form, but their bodies are covered with a layer of twisted gray puppet patterns; others are pieced together from countless fragments, like stitched monsters, exuding an aura of chaos and misfortune.

Their strength is also far greater than before!
"What...what the hell are these?!" Deputy Commander Lie Feng gasped.

The golden puppets before them were completely different from what they had previously known. The aura emanating from them was no longer purely cold and lifeless, but rather possessed a new kind of... madness and eeriness!

"Formation!"

Xiao Jingtian didn't waste any words, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. Whatever it was, daring to run rampant on the Immortal Dynasty's territory, he'd pierce it with a single spear thrust!
"hold head high!"

With the Dragon Pattern Spear in hand, the spear moved like a dragon, a hundred-foot spear beam tearing through the void and slamming into the nearest spliced ​​golden puppet that resembled a spider!

The golden puppet moved all eight legs simultaneously, neither dodging nor avoiding, and the gray puppet patterns on its body suddenly lit up.

laugh!
What surprised Xiao Jingtian happened!

The spear light that Xiao Jingtian possessed, capable of instantly killing an ordinary peak Mahayana cultivator, seemed to be dissolved and distorted by some force the moment it came into contact with the gray puppet pattern, its power suddenly reduced by 30%!
Although he eventually blasted the golden puppet to pieces, the strange feeling of weakening it set off alarm bells in his mind!

"Their puppet patterns are strange! They can weaken our immortal attacks!" Xiao Jingtian immediately relayed his discovery to all his guards.

"kill!"

However, Xiao Jingtian's attack seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest.

The millions of newly born golden puppets, their eyes gleaming with a gray light, emitted a series of shrill cries that sounded not like the friction of metal, but rather like the howls of countless wronged souls, as they charged forward fearlessly!

The war broke out in an instant!
Three hundred guards formed a battle formation, their sword energy like a net and their immortal light like a tide, clashing fiercely with the endless puppet army.

boom! boom! boom!
The light from the explosion illuminated almost the entire Meteorite Crater.

The Celestial Dynasty's personal guards were all battle-hardened elites, with excellent teamwork and formidable combat power. However, they soon discovered how troublesome these newly formed golden puppets were.

Not only can they weaken immortal techniques, but their attack methods have also become increasingly unpredictable. Some golden puppets' arms will suddenly transform into streaks of gray energy whips, lashing against the immortal light shield and even corroding immortal essence. Other golden puppets can spew out a distorted beam of light, causing a stinging pain to the primordial spirit of any cultivator who is exposed to it!
This is no longer a simple physical or energy attack, but carries a hint of... law corruption!

"General! We can't kill them all! Their energy source is that giant sphere!" Lie Feng shouted urgently as he shattered three golden puppets with a single sword strike before being overwhelmed by even more golden puppets.

Xiao Jingtian naturally noticed this as well.

To catch the thief, first catch the king; destroying the core is the key!
"Everyone, make way for me!"

With a roar, Xiao Jingtian's Immortal King essence blood began to burn once more! He transformed into a dazzling silver meteor, charging straight toward the enormous dark red heart without regard for anything else!

"The Way of War: Heavenly Charge!"

Man and gun become one, unstoppable!
All the golden puppets that blocked his way, regardless of their form, were pierced through and torn to pieces by his unstoppable spear intent!
[High-threat target detected approaching...]

[Target locked: Beings at the 'Cultivation Dao' realm.]

Threat Level: Extremely High.

[Initiating 'Chaos' simulation... Initiating 'Shadow' protocol... Fusion evolution!]

The icy intent of the Vengeance Core reacted instantly.

On the surface of the giant sphere, countless dark red tentacles suddenly stretched out, grabbing thousands of the most powerful newly born golden puppets around them and dragging them directly into the core for forced fusion!

At the same time, three jet-black figures quietly emerged from the surface of the giant sphere.

It was the very thing that had nearly caused Xiao Jingtian's demise—the Shadow Golden Puppet!

But the shadowy figures now were completely different from before. Their forms were more elusive, and the twin blades in their hands were no longer pure sharp blades, but were instead wreathed in wisps of visible gray chaotic energy!

They are brand-new killing machines that have evolved after absorbing the power of the boundary and initially simulating the power of chaos!
"It's you again!"

Xiao Jingtian's pupils contracted, and his killing intent surged.

The three shadowy figures formed a triangular shape and vanished instantly.

The next moment, Xiao Jingtian was terrified!
He felt that the deadly blade light appeared simultaneously in front of him, behind him, to his left and right, in all directions, and even on the timelines of "past" and "future"!
They were able to perform small-scale spacetime slashes using the simulated chaotic power!
"Get out of my way!"

Xiao Jingtian roared, unleashing his fighting spirit to its fullest extent. His dragon-patterned spear danced wildly, transforming into a silver, absolute defensive domain that firmly protected him.

clang!clang!clang!
The ear-piercing sounds of impact blended together.

Xiao Jingtian felt waves of extremely strange power constantly emanating from the gun. This power was not only cold but also possessed a "wipeout" quality, continuously eroding his protective immortal energy and gun intent.

In just three breaths, he was struck dozens of times, sparks flew from his armor, leaving deep, bone-revealing scratches, and golden immortal blood seeped out continuously!

"puff!"

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Xiao Jingtian's breathing became slightly disordered.

The three shadowy figures, having succeeded in their attack, disappeared again, preparing to launch their next deadly strike.

[Target severely damaged. Execute 'Chaos Reset Strike'.]

[Estimated success rate: 95%]

The core of vengeance is cold and cruel.

At this critical moment, a calm voice, seemingly transcending endless time and space, drifted over and resounded throughout the entire Fallen God Crater.

"Toying with chaos before me?"

"Who gave you the courage?"

The moment the words fell.

The entire Golden Puppet Realm suddenly froze.

The torrent of boundary energy that was being frantically drawn out came to an abrupt halt!

That pounding, dark red heart suddenly stiffened!

The three shadowy golden puppets, about to unleash their deadly attack, seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, frozen in mid-air, unable to move.

Xiao Jingtian looked up in shock.

Suddenly, Li Mu appeared silently above the Fallen God Crater. He stood there quietly, his gaze indifferently fixed on the enormous Core of Vengeance below.

"Use my way to deal with my people?"

Li Mu slowly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and gently clenched them downwards.

"You dare to challenge me?"

boom--! ! !
There was no light, no sound.

An indescribable power suddenly descended!
The Revenge Core, which was 30,000 feet in diameter, had devoured endless world power, fused with thousands of golden puppets, and even simulated a trace of chaotic power, caused all the puppet patterns on its surface, whether orderly or chaotic, to completely collapse in an instant with this grasp!
Its proud evolution is as fragile as a sandcastle in the face of the true Dao!
"Crack... Crack... Boom!"

The enormous core of vengeance shattered like a crushed glass ball, turning into dust that filled the sky!
The gray light in the eyes of those millions of newly born golden puppets instantly extinguished, and they all disintegrated into the most primitive metallic dust.

The three arrogant Shadow Golden Puppet was completely erased from the level of "existence" without leaving even a trace!

With a single grip, all enemies are annihilated!

Xiao Jingtian stared blankly at the scene, feeling a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

Is this... the power of Master's Chaos Dao?
After doing all this, Li Mu acted as if he had merely crushed an ant. He withdrew his hand, his gaze returning to the ruins, a thoughtful look flashing in his deep eyes.

"Spark Protocol... Reverse Simulation... Evolution by Absorbing Boundary Power..."

"Golden Puppet Civilization...you are more interesting than I imagined."

"Very well, let me see how long your so-called 'order' can struggle on this chessboard."

Li Mu's voice slowly dissipated in the void, his indifferent gaze seemingly piercing through cause and effect, landing in some distant and unknown dimension.

Below, Xiao Jingtian forcefully suppressed the tremor deep within his primordial spirit, knelt on one knee, and his voice was filled with awe and fervor from the depths of his soul: "Master's divine might is unparalleled!"

The three hundred guards also knelt down in unison, their voices rising like a tidal wave: "The Heavenly Venerable's divine might is unparalleled!"

The way they looked at Li Mu was like mortals gazing up at a god who created heaven and earth. With a single grasp, he annihilated an army of millions and destroyed a malevolent core comparable to a star.

What immense power this is! What a realm this is!

To follow such a being is the greatest honor of their lives!

Li Mu stretched out his finger and gently touched the ruins below that had turned to dust.

hum!
A wisp of barely perceptible chaotic energy descended, and amidst the swirling dust, it began to rapidly sift, peel away, and recombine, much like the most skilled alchemist.

Countless fragmented information streams and countless remaining data fragments were forcibly extracted from nothingness and gathered into a tiny gray dot the size of a grain of rice, hovering at Li Mu's fingertip.

This was the last message sent out by the "Core of Vengeance" before it was completely annihilated, along with all the core data it carried.

Li Mu slightly closed his eyes, and a vast amount of divine sense instantly surged into them.

In an instant, a vast and boundless star map unfolded in his mind.

It was a network composed of countless cold, bright points of light. Each point of light represented a lurking "spark," while at the center of the network was an incredibly vast source that exuded an aura of absolute "order" and "logic."

【Golden Puppet Ancestral Core】.

Countless streams of information rushed by like a waterfall.

[Detected 'Fire Seed' protocol unit - 734 out of contact...]

[Final data stream received...in analysis...]

[Data packet analysis: Encountering unknown high-dimensional interference... Interference source characterization: Chaotic Dao...]

[Threat level assessment in progress... Error... Error... Unable to quantify... Exceeds existing threat level database...]

[Establish a new threat level: 'Absolute'.]

[Target 'Absolute' Information Entry: Humanoid being, controls the origin of the Chaos Dao, possesses the ability to absolutely suppress and erase the laws of 'Order'...]

[Survival strategy simulation initiated...]

[Scenario 1: Gather all 'sparks' and launch a saturation attack. Success rate: 0.00001%. Rejected.]

[Scenario 2: Activate the 'Zeroing' protocol, self-format, and evade detection. Success rate: 99%. Deny, as it violates the highest command 'Evolution'.]

[Scenario 3: Strategic Evasion. Abandon all infiltration of the territory where 'Absolute' is located (Number: 001). List 'Absolute' as the highest priority evasion target. Simultaneously, activate the 'Muddy Waters' protocol.]

[The "Muddy Waters" Protocol: Indiscriminate invasion of 3,700 low-threat-level realms surrounding the "001" realm. Objective: To absorb the laws, energy systems, and cultivation paths of different civilizations, integrate and evolve them, and accelerate the "Ancestral Core's" leap to a higher dimension. Simultaneously, to create widespread chaos, luring other "Absolute" or "Cataclysmic" level beings to intervene, thereby restraining, probing, and analyzing the target "Absolute"...]

[Deduction complete. The 'Muddy Waters' protocol is the optimal solution.]

[Command issued: All 'Spark' units, awaken the lurking legions and launch a 'purification' war against the designated coordinates!]

Li Mu slowly opened his eyes. The gray light at his fingertips had vanished into nothingness. A cold smile curved his lips: "You're quite decisive."

The core of this Golden Puppet civilization, the "Ancestral Core," is practically a super-intelligent brain devoid of emotion, adhering only to absolute logic and optimal solutions.

If the first strike fails and the opponent proves to be invincible, the foolish idea of ​​a direct confrontation is immediately abandoned, and a more ambitious and insidious strategy is chosen instead.

It wants to completely muddy this pool of water!
It intends to use the power of other realms within the Golden Puppet Realm to buy time and resources for its own evolution. It intends to use the destruction of countless civilizations to bring out more unpredictable variables, dragging Li Mu, this 'absolute' who is beyond its comprehension, into a huge quagmire that affects all the heavens and myriad realms.

"You want to use all the heavens and myriad worlds as your petri dish, and me as your whetstone?" Li Mu chuckled lightly, but his laughter was devoid of any warmth.

Are you trying to muddy the waters?
Then I will play along and, taking advantage of your momentum, plant the banner of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty throughout the three thousand worlds! (End of Chapter)