Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

"Qingyu, I'm leaving, remember to help me guard the spiritual field!"

Li Mu summoned the Green Jade Ginseng King to say goodbye to it.

"Ah! Master, we haven't seen each other for more than a hundred years. You have only been here for a few days and you are leaving now!"

The Jade Ginseng King looked at Li Mu reluctantly and tried to persuade him to stay.

"Why, you've been here for a long time and you want to go out with me?" Li Mu smiled slightly and asked curiously.

"This..., that's not the way!" King Jade Ginseng looked up at the giant tree in the center of the secret realm and hesitated for a moment. It turned to look at Li Mu, with a flash of determination in its eyes, and responded: "However, if the master If necessary, Qingyu is naturally willing to accompany his master to conquer the world. Master, you came and left in a hurry. Is there something urgent? Maybe Qingyu can help you."

The Jimu Secret Realm is extremely suitable for its cultivation. After practicing here for hundreds of years, King Jade Ginseng has felt that the threshold of the next realm is getting closer and closer, but King Jade Ginseng knows better that Li Mu will not be able to repay his kindness to him in this life. So, when Li Mu needs it, he must stand up without hesitation.

"I accept your wishes, but this time I do have important matters that I need to deal with personally, which are beyond your ability. You can just stay here and help me guard the spiritual field." Seeing the entanglement of the Jade Ginseng King, Li Mu was stunned. He smiled and gestured.

King Qingyu Ginseng nodded and solemnly promised: "Master, don't worry, Qingyu will live up to his expectations and protect the spiritual field until you return."

As he spoke, King Sapphire Ginseng remembered something, took out a storage ring from his pocket, handed it to Li Mu and said: "Master, here are the elixirs I refined in my spare time. Most of them are made from mature elixirs in the secret realm." Plant, made from spiritual fruit, it may be helpful to your cultivation."

Li Mu smiled and nodded, and accepted the storage ring politely. With a sweep of his consciousness, he saw that there were thousands of pill bottles stored in it. Most of them were fifth-level elixirs, and there were also many sixth-level elixirs. This batch of elixirs It is worth a lot of money; it seems that the Green Jade Ginseng King has not wasted his days in these hundreds of years, and his alchemy skills have not declined.

"Now that you're serious, these elixirs are indeed useful to me!"

Li Mu smiled and nodded, then took out an ordinary blue wooden staff from the Jiuzang Spirit Pearl and handed it to the Jade Ginseng King: "This is the seventh-level semi-immortal weapon I refined, give it to you!"

The Green Jade Ginseng King looked at the green wooden staff and immediately felt the extraordinaryness in it, with an unbelievable light flashing in his eyes.

"Seventh level semi-immortal weapon? Master, this...is this for me?"

The Jade Ginseng King's voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously deeply shocked by this sudden gift.

"Of course, Qingyu. You guard the spiritual field and make elixirs for me, and you are indispensable. This wooden stick matches your attributes and can help you reach a higher level of practice. Take it!" Li Mu smiled slightly, his eyes full of encouragement and encouragement. trust.

The Green Jade Ginseng King took the wooden stick and felt the huge power contained in it. He felt an unprecedented excitement in his heart and gratefully assured Li Mu again: "Master, how can Qingyu be so virtuous that he can receive such a generous gift from the master! Qingyu I must live up to my expectations, practice hard, protect the spiritual field, and wait for the master's return."

"Um!"

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, then turned and walked towards the teleportation array.

The moment he turned around, Li Mu seemed to have thought of something again. He stopped and looked back at the Jade Ginseng King, with complicated emotions flashing in his eyes. "Qingyu, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

Qingyu Ginseng King hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully waited for his master's instructions: "Master, please tell me, Qingyu will definitely remember it in his heart."

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "Next, the spiritual energy of this world will be exhausted day by day. The Jimu Secret Realm may be slower. During my absence, there may be some changes. You need to stay vigilant at all times. Although this realm is hidden, it is also It is not an absolutely safe place. If there is an intrusion from outsiders, remember not to fight forcefully. You can activate the defense formation in the secret area and try to inform me. Your safety is equally important to me. "

"Master, don't worry. Qingyu will act cautiously, protect himself and this spiritual field. If there is an emergency, Qingyu will immediately activate the formation and try to contact the master." Qingyu Ginseng King's expression tightened and he nodded solemnly. Down.

Seeing this, Li Mu stopped talking, turned around and walked into the teleportation array. With a burst of dazzling light, his figure gradually blurred, and finally disappeared into the depths of the secret realm.

The Green Jade Ginseng King stood there and watched Li Mu leave until the light disappeared completely. It held the green wooden staff tightly, and a doubt arose in its heart. It was a little confused about what Li Mu was referring to as the spiritual energy in this world was increasingly depleted.

"I should have known better. I would have asked the master for more information." King Jade Ginseng thought to himself, but then shook his head, thinking that since Li Mu did not explain in detail, he must have his considerations. His first task is to guard this spiritual field and ensure that When Li Mu returned, the place was still a vibrant scene.

Li Mu took the teleportation array, left the Jimu Secret Realm, and continued to the next secret realm - the Jiyin Secret Realm.

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For several months, Li Mu went to the Seven Extremes Secret Realm, took back the seven divine clones placed in the seven secret realms to take care of the spiritual plants, harvested the fifth-level spiritual plants planted in the spiritual fields, and returned to the Qixuan Sect again to prepare. Retreat and condense the matters of the legal domain.

Li Mu stood in the air on the top of the Golden Sword Peak. With a movement of his mind, several arrays flew out from the Jiuzang Spirit Beads and slowly rotated around him. There were three types of arrays, namely the five-color array flag and the seven jade arrays. The formation cards and the three bronze cauldrons all exude formation power fluctuations and pressure with different attributes.

These arrays were obtained by Li Mu after years of refining. They have different functions. They are all seventh-level Taoist instruments and semi-immortal-level treasures. They can arrange extremely powerful protective, concealing, and breath-retaining arrays.

The five-color array is a five-element protective array. It uses the essence of heaven and earth - the seventh-level five-element spiritual objects, supplemented by divine patterns as the base array. Each array flag contains a strong five-element aura. They are respectively the golden flag representing the sharpness and firmness of gold, the blue flag containing the vitality and reproduction of wood, the blue flag surging the flexibility and depth of water, the red flag burning the warmth and heat of fire, and the yellow flag condensing the thickness and bearing of earth.

As Li Mu's mind moved, the five-color array flags fluttered and danced in the air, intertwined with each other, and guided all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around the Qixuan Sect into it, instantly forming a huge protective array, covering the entire Qixuan Sect.

The seven jade array cards are the core of the "Zhoutian Xingchen Hiding Array". These jade pieces are extraordinary. They are refined from an eighth-level star crystal core, which contains extremely strong star power. When this object was obtained, the treasure house of Emperor Tianxing Palace was obtained. Li Mu used supreme magic power to engrave the array pattern of "Zhoutian Star Hiding Array" on the jade piece, so that it can simulate the trajectory of the stars and lay a hidden array.

When the seven array cards are arranged in a specific direction, the sky seems to be torn apart, and the light of the stars is projected down, connected with the array, hiding the entire Qixuan Sect in the endless starry sky, even the combined power is difficult to find its trace.

As for the three bronze tripods, they are the key to the "Xiran Condensing Array". This tripod is not gold or iron, but is cast with the legendary Xiran, which is the soil of the origin of the earth and has the ability to be endless and ever-changing. The three large tripods represent the beginning, transit and end of the earth veins. Li Mu activated them through special methods, enabling them to absorb the power of the earth veins and form a huge breath-gathering field.

In this field, whether it is the breath of living creatures or the fluctuations of magic weapons, they can be perfectly concealed, making the Qixuan Sect look like a barren land in the eyes of the outside world, without any vitality.

As the three types of arrays were activated and arranged by Li Mu one by one, the sky above the Qixuan Sect suddenly surged, and the colorful light, star trajectories and earth vein fluctuations intertwined to form a shocking spectacle.

This scene shocked the elders and disciples of the Qixuan Sect. They looked up at the sky with disbelief and awe in their eyes.

For a long time, the Qixuan Sect was only a low-ranking sect in the Zhongzhou Spiritual Domain, and had never had such a spectacular scene, as if the entire sect was endowed with supreme divine power, isolated from the world, and formed its own world.

"The sect master is really amazing! He can actually arrange such a powerful formation!"

"Yes, with these formations, our Qixuan Sect no longer has to worry about foreign invasions."

"Are there other forces going to attack us? Why is the sect master so mobilized?"

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The disciples of Qixuan Sect were talking about it and were nervous. At the same time, their eyes were shining with admiration and respect for the sect master. In their hearts, Li Mu was not only the leader of a sect, but also a master of refining and formation. Every time he made a move, he could subvert common sense and create unprecedented miracles.

After the three large formations were set up, Qixuan Sect suddenly became impregnable and undetectable!

"What a terrible formation, sect master, what are you doing! Why is it so?" The third elder, Qin Wentong, looked up at the powerful formation of Tianji and muttered to himself.

The third elder, Qin Wentong, and several other elders were about to set off to find Li Mu to ask about the situation.

"Everyone, this formation is just to be prepared for any eventuality. Just concentrate on practicing in the sect and don't leave. I will explain to you after the sect finishes its retreat."

At this moment, Li Mu's voice clearly reached the ears of the elders and disciples of the sect. His tone was calm, revealing an unquestionable majesty, which instantly calmed the restless hearts of the disciples of the Qixuan Sect.

The third elder Qin Wentong was slightly stunned when he heard the words, and then looked at the other elders, only to see that they also showed a look of relief and peace of mind on their faces.

Qin Wentong said in his heart: "The sect master has his own deep meaning in his actions, and we just need to obey."

After stopping the elders and disciples from approaching, Li Mu smiled slightly and called Xiaobai and Xue'er out of the Painting World Treasure House.

"Xue'er, Xiaobai, I need to go in for a period of retreat. You guard this place for me and don't let anyone in." Li Mu looked at the treasure house in front of him and gestured to Xue'er and Xiaobai.

"Well, Brother Li, just go into seclusion. I won't let anyone in to disturb you."

Although she didn't understand why Li Mu chose this treasure house as a place for seclusion, Xue'er still nodded obediently, leaped up, and guarded the entrance of the sect's treasure house. Her smart eyes flashed with vigilance and determination.

Xiaobai was not to be outdone. His petite body instantly turned into a white light and landed on Xue'er's shoulder. He released his soul power and vigilantly sensed the surroundings.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled slightly and flashed into the sect's treasure house of the Qixuan Sect, ready to repair the five elements displacement array hidden in it.

Thinking back then, Li Mu chose the Qixuan Sect as the mountain gate because he saw at a glance that the five elements Yin and Yang gathering spirit array laid by the Seven Gods Mountain was not simple. It was actually associated with a sub-array, the five elements displacement array, which could break the time and space barrier and reach a certain secret realm.

The mother array - the Five Elements Yin and Yang Spirit Gathering Array was repaired by Li Mu himself, but the sub-array - the Five Elements Transfer Array hidden deep in the treasure house of the Qixuan Sect was deliberately damaged, and the damage was so thorough that it would be difficult for an array master who is not proficient in array formations to detect its existence.

If it weren't for the innate magical power of identifying all spirits, Li Mu would not have been able to discover its existence.

The mother array - the Five Elements Yin-Yang Gathering Spirit Array, the Five Elements Moving Array, before being destroyed, most of the spiritual power of heaven and earth gathered by them was transmitted to this secret realm. All signs indicate that this secret realm is extremely unusual.

The Five Elements, Yin-Yang cultivation together means chaos. This secret realm is very likely related to chaos. Once the news leaks out, the impact will be extraordinary. Therefore, for so many years, Li Mu did not dare to repair this sub-array without full confidence.

Now Li Mu's cultivation has reached the peak of Refining Void, his soul is extremely powerful, he has successfully comprehended the Five Elements Dharma, and his cultivation is unparalleled. In addition, the seven incarnations of the gods have all been condensed by retreating from the void, and combined with the seventh-level Dao Dan - Return to the Void Dan, the success rate of condensing the Dharma Realm has reached 70% to 80%.

If there is another secret realm full of the Five Elements, Yin-Yang Dao rules, it is almost certain to impact the Refining Void Dharma Realm.

Li Mu's mind is racing, and he is full of confidence in the upcoming closed-door cultivation.

Entering the treasury, Li Mu put all the spiritual objects, wooden shelves, and stone tables in the treasury into the storage ring. Then, his eyes fell on the broken array base in the center, which was the only trace left by the Five Elements Displacement Array.

The broken array pattern was covered with dust and traces of erosion by time, but in Li Mu's eyes, it was the key to a higher realm.

Li Mu summoned several sixth-level spiritual swords from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, using spirit as rope, sword as pen, and god as ink to drive several spiritual swords, turning into streams of light on the broken array base, and re-carving the Five Elements Displacement Array.

As Li Mu's mind moved, several sixth-level spiritual swords seemed to be given life. They shuttled lightly in the air, and the tips of the swords flashed with dazzling light, falling on the broken array pattern as accurately as the trajectory of stars. One after another, the sword light fell, accompanied by a subtle humming, which was the resonance of the array re-carving and activating the old array, as if a giant dragon that had been sleeping for thousands of years was waking up.

Li Mu closed his eyes and concentrated, his mind completely immersed in the process of repairing the array. He clearly sensed the flow of the five elements' spiritual energy, as well as the subtle balance and restriction between them. He used his deep understanding of the five elements' Dharma to guide the spirit sword to repair the broken and blurred array patterns one by one according to the order of the five elements' mutual generation.

The sharp sword light of the gold element was as sharp as lightning, cutting through the dust, outlining the strength and tenacity of the gold element array pattern; the soft and graceful sword light of the water element was like a trickle, nourishing the vitality and vigor of the wood element array pattern; the wood element sword light was full of vitality and green, providing a continuous source of fuel for the fire element array pattern; the fire element sword light was extremely hot, burning with passion and power, igniting the calmness and heaviness of the earth element array pattern, while the earth element sword light was like the mother of the earth, embracing all things and consolidating the foundation of the entire array.

As the array pattern was gradually repaired, the five elements of spiritual energy in the treasure house quickly gathered and rushed towards the large array, interweaving with each other to form a perfect cycle. (End of this chapter)