Gou Dao and Cultivation of Immortals, Start from Farming

"I see." Li Mu opened his eyes, a hint of understanding flashing in them: "To condense the Dao Fruit of Life and Death, one must first rectify the cycle of reincarnation in this world and sever the power that usurps authority. The Netherworld Blood Realm... should be the next stepping stone for my Dao."

His gaze shifted to the bright moon, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable resolve: "Order Xiao Jingtian, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, to prepare for full-scale war. Target—the Netherworld Blood Realm."

"I will obey the decree!" Mingyue solemnly replied.

"You are tasked with overseeing the Myriad Puppet Heavenly Crafting Hall, devoting all resources to creating new types of puppets. In this battle, puppets will be the vanguard and main force, and must be able to resist the erosion of blood and the attacks of soul-breaking thoughts, especially targeting the power of the Reincarnation Blood Pool."

"Mingyue obeys!"

As the order was given, the entire Four Realms Linked System under the control of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, like a sleeping behemoth, suddenly awoke and entered high-speed operation.

Within the Chaos City of Ashes, the furnaces of the Myriad Puppet Heavenly Crafting Hall burned tirelessly throughout the night. Bright Moon personally oversaw the operation, her golden eyes surging with a torrent of data as she combined the laws and characteristics of the Netherworld Blood Realm to deduce the blueprint for a new type of puppet.

Mingyue took the Nirvana Spirit Crystal as its core and engraved the "Return to Nothingness" Dao pattern, giving the puppet the ability to resist and even absorb the erosion of blood evil; it fused the origin of the illusory spirit with the power of the nightmare to forge the "Soul Guardian Barrier", which is specifically designed to counter the impact of soul thoughts; it also drew on fragments of the Time Ruins Realm to construct a miniature "Time Disorder Field" at the core of the puppet, in order to interfere with the reincarnation blood pool's attraction and reshaping of the remnant soul.

Under Mingyue's direction, countless craftsmen, array masters, and puppetry grandmasters worked tirelessly day and night. Enormous furnaces roared as divine metal was smelted, Dao patterns were inscribed, and energy circuits were laid. On the assembly line, new types of puppets, each ten feet tall, dark in color, and exuding an aura of chaos and annihilation, were assembled, their eyes gleaming with a cold, crimson-gold light.

This puppet was named "Blood-Breaking Divine Puppet".

Xiao Jingtian then coordinated the Immortal Dynasty's army, mobilized resources, and selected elite troops. One after another, the improved "Rift Universe-class" warships were equipped with purification arrays and soul shields specifically designed for the Blood Sea environment, and the cultivator legion practiced targeted combined attack arrays to deal with the massive number of blood warriors that might appear in the Blood Sea.

The Valley Master of Burning Heaven personally oversaw the construction of the "Purifying World Ash Fire Cannon," the Sword Sect Ancestor practiced the "Soul-Slaying Sword Formation," and the Sea-Suppressing King optimized the "Mysterious Origin Heavy Water Formation," enabling it to create a pure land within the sea of ​​blood.

The entire Immortal Dynasty was like a sophisticated and efficient war machine, operating at full capacity to conquer the Netherworld Blood Realm.

Time flies, and a century has passed.

Beyond the walls of the Netherworld Blood Realm.

The void resembled an endless expanse of dark red velvet, thick and viscous, exuding a nauseating, sweet-smelling stench. It was not the tranquility of an ordinary starry sky, but rather a rhythm as if it were alive. On the boundary, countless tiny blood-red veins appeared and disappeared, like the blood vessels on the surface of a giant beast, slowly pulsating and drawing energy from the void.

The moon stood silently in the void, her silver armor covered in frost, her long platinum hair fluttering slightly in the invisible winds of bloodlust. Behind her stood the chillingly solemn army of Bloodthirsty Divine Puppets. A full one hundred thousand!

These newly cast war golems, each fifteen zhang tall, were constructed entirely of Chaos Divine Metal, infused with Annihilation Spirit Crystals refined from the Ancient Realm of Eclipse Moon. They possessed a deep, muted color, seemingly capable of absorbing all light. Their surfaces were not smooth as mirrors, but rather engraved with countless intricate Dao patterns. The powers of the four laws—Chaos, Annihilation, Illusion, and Time—intertwined and flowed upon them, forming a naturally formed defensive barrier. Their eyes were crimson gold, cold and ruthless, hovering silently. The baleful aura they emitted rivaled the bloody stench of the Netherworld Blood Realm before them, even subtly forcing it back.

It took a century to forge this army, exhausting resources from all four realms.

In her bright, golden eyes, the data flow had long since subsided, leaving only a frozen calm. She slowly raised her right hand, her slender fingers seemingly supporting the weight of the stars.

"Vanguard Legion, heed my command!"

The clear, cold voice, though not loud, clearly penetrated the core of every Blood-Breaking Divine Puppet and echoed in the consciousness of every soldier of the Immortal Dynasty on the hundreds of warships hovering behind.

"Break through the boundary wall, clear the blood domain three million miles ahead, and establish the 'Chaos Barrier' outpost."

The Rift Universe unleashed its Boundary-Breaking Cannon, its core engine emitting a deep roar like a primordial beast awakening, aimed at the pulsating dark red boundary wall.

With a deafening roar, a thick beam of light shot out from the main cannon of the Rift Universe and slammed into the vast boundary wall!
"Sizzle—!"

As if a red-hot iron had been scalded with oil, the incredibly tough boundary wall, which was so tough that even ordinary immortals were helpless, was forcibly torn open, leaving a huge gaping hole with its edges constantly writhing and trying to close. The violent blood energy mixed with the screams of billions of remnant souls surged out from it like a flood bursting its banks!

"Wedge formation, advance!"

At Mingyue's command, she took the lead, transforming into a silver streak and rushing into the rift.

One hundred thousand Blood-Breaking Divine Puppets followed closely behind, like a dark golden lightning bolt tearing through the blood-red night, crashing fiercely into that crimson world!
Upon entering the Netherworld Blood Realm, an overwhelming pressure suddenly descended.

The viscous, blood-red seawater filled the field of vision, boundless and containing extremely strong corrosiveness and chaotic soul-shaking impact; ordinary magical treasures and immortal bodies would be defiled upon contact.

Amidst the churning waves of blood, countless twisted faces, severed limbs, and wailing remnants of souls rose and fell, forming an eternal scroll of hell. The sky was eternally dark red, and a huge blood-red moon hung high, casting an eerie light that made the sea of ​​blood even more bizarre.

"Form the array, unleash: Chaos Puppet Domain!"

The bright moon hovered in front of the army, and the Dao patterns on the surface of her silver armor lit up. A domain woven from endless gears, magic strips, and dreamlike flowing light rapidly expanded from her center, instantly covering a radius of a thousand miles!
Within the domain, the raging laws of the blood sea were forcibly repelled and regulated, and the chaotic shrieks of souls were suppressed, turning into background noise. Although the edges of the domain were still being eroded by the blood sea, emitting a "sizzling" sound, it provided the army with a foothold.

The 100,000 Blood-Breaking Divine Puppets quickly changed formation. The Dao patterns on the outer puppets' bodies shone brightly, forming a dark halo that silently annihilated the surging blood waves and remnant souls.

The inner puppets then drew upon the chaotic energy to construct temporary defensive fortifications—metal barriers forged from chaotic divine metal and annihilation spirit crystals rose from the ground, their surfaces swirling with array patterns, connecting to Mingyue's chaotic puppet domain.

However, the counterattack from the Netherworld Blood Realm came faster than expected.

"Ow—!"

From the depths of the sea of ​​blood, countless roars filled with violence and greed echoed. In the distance, the blood waves surged as if boiling, and countless blood-red figures burst forth from the waves!

These are the most common demonic creatures in the Blood Sea—Blood Fiend Worms, Soul-Eating Jellyfish, Skeleton Blood Demons… They come in all shapes and sizes, but the only thing they have in common is their thirst for the life force and soul light of living beings. At this moment, sensing the immense vitality and energy of the outsiders, they pounce like a school of sharks smelling blood.

There were also some solid-looking "blood warriors" clad in rough bone armor and wielding blood crystal weapons. Their eyes were empty, yet they moved swiftly and were strictly disciplined. They were clearly regular soldiers of the Blood Soul Clan, reshaped by the "Reincarnation Blood Pool," and they mingled among the waves of monsters, waiting for their chance to strike.

"First Array, Ember Flame Burns the Sea!"

Mingyue's voice was icy as she issued the first attack command.

At the forefront of the army, the 30,000 Bloodthirsty God Puppets simultaneously raised their arms, their arm armor flipping over to reveal gaping, dark cannon muzzles. The next moment, instead of blazing flames, a torrent of greyish-white "Annihilation Flames" erupted! These flames lacked intense heat; instead, they carried a chilling aura of annihilation. Wherever they passed, the surging waves of blood instantly solidified, dried up, and turned to ashes. The blood-sea demons that lunged at them ignited upon contact, not even having time to scream before being reduced to wisps of smoke, their remnants utterly incinerated. The blood-red shields protecting the blood warriors fluctuated violently, rapidly dimming under the relentless burning of the Annihilation Flames.

"Second Array, Temporal Soul Lock!"

The 40,000 Blood God Puppets in the central army, their eyes gleaming with crimson-gold light, stirred up the core temporal disorder field. Invisible fluctuations spread outwards, causing the blood sea demons and blood warriors charging into the battlefield to suddenly become sluggish. Some even fell into bizarre loops, charging one moment and retreating the next. The remaining soul essence within them was disturbed by the power of time, becoming chaotic and disordered, and many demons began to kill each other.

"Third Array, Illusionary Soul Slash!"

Behind them, thirty thousand Bloodthirsty Divine Puppets, their forms becoming ethereal and unpredictable, broke free of their formation and plunged into the enemy ranks like ghosts. The energy blades in their hands, condensed from the laws of illusion and reality, ignored physical defenses, directly slashing at the soul cores and blood essence of demons and blood warriors. Sometimes they materialized in reality, killing their enemies with a single blow; other times they merged into the sea of ​​blood, evading attacks, mastering the art of shifting between illusion and reality to its fullest extent.

The battle instantly became intense.

The torrent of dark gold puppets collided violently with the crimson sea of ​​blood. Vast swathes of annihilation purified the blood waves, chains of time immobilized the frenzied demonic shadows, and illusory puppet guards, like the scythe of death, reaped blood souls. Though the sea of ​​blood demons was endless, it struggled to mount an effective attack against the highly targeted Blood-Breaking Divine Puppets. Their bloodthirsty corruption was neutralized by the Dao patterns of annihilation, their soul attacks were blocked by the Chaos Puppet Domain and the Soul-Guarding Barrier, and their numerical advantage paled in comparison to the efficient slaughter.

However, the Netherworld Blood Realm has stood for countless ages not solely because of these miscellaneous soldiers.

Just as the vanguard was steadily advancing and gradually carving out a "pure land" spanning tens of thousands of miles in the sea of ​​blood, a chilling pressure suddenly descended from the depths of the sea of ​​blood.

"Boom!"

The entire sea of ​​blood churned violently. In the distance, a massive vortex formed, and at its center, a fortress entirely constructed of stark white bones and dark red blood crystals slowly rose. Several figures stood atop the fortress.

The leader, over ten feet tall, was covered in exquisite dark red bone armor, engraved with profound blood-red runes. He wielded a blood-red spear wreathed in the wails of wronged souls. His face was hidden beneath a grotesque bone structure, except for a pair of eyes, blood-red and icy cold. The aura emanating from him clearly reached the peak of the Immortal Lord realm, even faintly touching the threshold of the Dao realm.

Beside him were several Blood Soul Clan generals with equally powerful auras, as well as a large number of Blood Guards clad in heavy armor and wielding giant axes and shields.

"Outer realm puppets, blaspheming the holy blood, deserve to be killed!"

The leader of the Blood Souls had a hoarse voice, with a metallic, scraping quality, that echoed across the battlefield. He pointed his crimson spear, and the bone fortress behind him suddenly lit up with a blinding crimson light. A thick pillar of blood, like a living, giant python, tore through the blood waves and crashed fiercely into the puppet army formation!
This strike contained a purity of bloodlust and resentment far exceeding all previous attacks. Wherever the blood pillar passed, even the space stabilized by the Chaos Puppet Domain rippled, showing signs of shattering.

Mingyue's golden eyes narrowed, sensing the threat of this attack. She did not retreat, but instead formed a hand seal in front of her chest, and the illusory image of the Chaos Dao Tree flashed past behind her.

"When chaos returns to its origin, all things cease to exist!"

With a clear shout, she triggered a resonance of the chaotic Dao seeds within the cores of the 100,000 Bloodthirsty Divine Puppets. The Dao patterns on the surface of all the puppets simultaneously shone to their fullest extent, and a hazy, chaotic energy surged from their bodies, converging above the army formation to form a massive, slowly rotating chaotic vortex.

The ferocious, blood-red giant python crashed into the chaotic vortex. The expected earth-shattering explosion did not occur. The blood pillar seemed to sink into a quagmire, its speed decreasing sharply. The violent energy contained within it was rapidly decomposed and assimilated by the chaotic airflow. The overwhelming resentment and malevolent aura were quietly erased by the ultimate "annihilation" intent at the center of the vortex.

In the blink of an eye, the blood-red python, powerful enough to shatter stars, vanished without a trace.

The Blood Soul's pupils contracted sharply beneath his skeletal frame, clearly not expecting his opponent to so easily neutralize his full-force attack delivered through the fortress.

"Form the 'Ten Thousand Souls Blood Fiend Formation'!" he roared, realizing that individual strength alone would not be enough to quickly defeat this strange puppet army.

The crimson light of the Bone Fortress intensified once more, and the Blood Soul Clan generals and Blood Guards atop it chanted ancient incantations in unison. The boundless sea of ​​blood below echoed in response, forcibly extracting countless fallen souls and merging them into the formation. In an instant, a colossal crimson formation, covering hundreds of thousands of miles in radius, emerged beneath the sea of ​​blood. Countless tormented and twisted souls struggled and roared within the formation, emanating a terrifying aura that could freeze one's very soul.

The power of the formation was activated, and the Chaos Puppet Domain set up by Mingyue trembled violently, its edges began to collapse, and the pressure on the Blood Sea increased tenfold! Countless blood-red chains condensed from essence blood and vengeful spirits emerged from the formation, ignoring spatial distance, and wrapped around the Blood-Breaking God Puppet.

Even more piercing soul howls directly attacked the core, attempting to corrupt the puppet's spiritual core.

Suddenly, the vanguard faced increased pressure, and its advance stalled.

Mingyue stood in the center of the army formation, her silver hair dancing wildly. Facing the blood-red formation that enveloped the heavens and the earth, her golden eyes showed no fear, but instead ignited a cold fighting spirit.

"Do you think you can suppress the Dao of Chaos by sheer numbers and terrain?"

Mingyue clasped her hands together abruptly, and deep within her sea of ​​consciousness, the Chaos Dao Seed, which had fused the origin of the Nightmare and the power of the Illusionary Spirit, began to spin at an unprecedented speed.

"Puppet Domain - Chaos Returns to Nothingness!"

boom!
Centered on the bright moon, the Chaos Puppet Domain, which had originally only repelled the laws, suddenly shrank, its color changing from gray to a deep dark color! The domain's range seemed to shrink, covering the core area of ​​the vanguard army, but the laws within it were completely rewritten.

Time, space, energy, matter... all concepts become blurred in this realm. The crimson chains that attacked entered this domain, instantly lost their target, and crumbled inch by inch; the wailing of the vengeful spirits that aimed directly at the soul fell into this realm like stones sinking into the sea, failing to even stir a ripple.

This upgraded "Chaos Returning to Nothingness Array" seems to have opened up an absolute "nothingness" realm in the sea of ​​blood!

Mingyue raised her delicate hand and gently pressed it against the white bone fortress in the distance and the Myriad Souls Blood Fiend Array beneath it.

"Return to the Void... Devour."

The edge of the chaotic domain suddenly expanded, like an invisible giant maw, fiercely biting at the massive blood-red array.

"Crack... Boom!"

A teeth-grinding cracking sound rang out. At the edge where the Myriad Souls Blood Fiend Array and the Chaos Returning to the Void Array came into contact, the blood light quickly dimmed and shattered. The massive amount of blood fiend and soul power condensed in the array, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, was frantically devoured, purified, and absorbed by that dark and chaotic domain!
"No! This is impossible!"

Blood Soul roared in shock and anger, feeling its connection with the formation being forcibly severed, and the power it had gathered was rapidly dissipating.

The bone fortress was also shaking violently, and cracks appeared on its surface.

Mingyue's eyes were icy cold as she prepared to unleash her domain to devour the fortress along with the Blood Soul Clan general within. (End of Chapter)