Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

Returning to the Qixuan Sect, Li Mu settled in his retreat, located on the top of the Mushen Peak, a quiet place surrounded by clouds and mist and rarely visited by people.

Mushen Peak is one of the seven sacred mountains. Its peak is steep and tall, evergreen all year round. It is a beautiful picture carved by nature between heaven and earth. The ancient trees in the mountains are towering, the streams are gurgling, and the occasional bird calls add a bit of emptiness and tranquility.

Li Mu's hut was built according to the mountain terrain. It is simple but elegant. The roof is covered with green tiles, which blends harmoniously with the surrounding natural environment.

In front of the door, a small bamboo fence encloses a vegetable garden, which is planted with a variety of seasonal vegetables. It is green and full of vitality. He takes care of this vegetable garden by himself, not only for self-sufficiency, but also for the pleasure of being close to nature.

There are protective arrays around the retreat to prevent outsiders from entering without permission, and there are also illusion arrays. Even if ordinary Qixuan Sect disciples mistakenly enter this place, they will lose their way and find it difficult to find the real entrance.

Li Mu's figure just flew into the courtyard, and the next moment, a tightly closed wooden door in the courtyard opened automatically, and a white figure flew over and landed lightly in front of him. It was Xue'er who had finished her retreat.

"Brother Li, you are finally back!"

Xue'er's voice was filled with joy and excitement. She was wearing a dress as white as snow, her long hair was lightly tied, and her eyebrows revealed a pure and elegant temperament.

Li Mu smiled and looked at Xue'er, with a trace of tenderness and relief in his eyes, and asked with concern: "Xue'er, how is your retreat going?"

"I have gained a little, and my bloodline supernatural power has improved a little. However, it is not easy to break through the realm of true spirit again!" Xue'er introduced the gains from the retreat, and then looked at Li Mu and asked with concern: "Brother Li, is your trip going well?"

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "There are no abnormalities in the several seal formations, and early warning formations have been set up. I also transplanted a lot of high-level spiritual plants from the spiritual lands of the seven seals to the treasure house,..."

As the two talked, they walked into the hut.

Xue'er made a pot of hot tea for Li Mu, sat at the wooden table, and chatted about what Li Mu had done during this period.

Xue'er looked at Li Mu with admiration, listening to his whereabouts this time, as well as some of his plans and intentions for the future.

As time went by, the two people's topics became more and more in-depth, and their relationship became closer. In this quiet retreat, they quietly enjoyed this rare tranquility and warmth.

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water, shining through the sparse clouds and sprinkling into the house, adding a bit of poetry to this simple space.

After a while of tenderness with Xue'er, Li Mu appeared in the Painting World Treasure House.

At this moment, the Five Elements Spirit Palace in the Painting World Treasure House is no longer comparable to the past. Its scale has been enlarged several times, majestic and spectacular, and it is about to break through the sky.

A large number of five-element high-level spiritual plants are distributed in the spiritual fields in the Five Elements Spirit Palace. Pieces of green, golden, red, and five colors of spiritual light are intertwined, colorful and beautiful. Thousands of acres of top-grade spiritual fields are planted with various five-element high-level spiritual plants, each of which exudes a strong spirituality and vitality.

In the gold spiritual field, golden spiritual ginseng and golden grass stand proudly, their leaves are like swords, extremely sharp, emitting dazzling golden light, just like small golden swords inserted in the fertile spiritual soil, absorbing the gold vitality between heaven and earth.

In the wood spiritual field, ancient trees are towering and green. These ancient trees are not ordinary trees, but precious wood spiritual trees, with thick trunks and lush branches and leaves. Each leaf contains a strong life force, as if it can communicate with heaven and earth and live forever.

In the water spiritual field, the waves are rippling, and the seventh-level nine-leaf spiritual lotus and the sixth-level sky water spiritual vine bloom leisurely in the spiritual spring and the spiritual pond. They are crystal clear, like scattered pearls. They are not only beautiful, but also emit pure water spiritual power.

In the fire spiritual land, the flames are blazing, and pieces of fiery red spiritual peppers are shining in the sun. These spiritual peppers grow on special fire spirit stones, absorbing endless fire energy. Their fruits are as hot as fireballs and contain amazing fire spiritual power.

The earth spirit garden is heavy and steady. On pieces of spiritual soil, various rare earth spirit plants grow. They have deep roots and lush leaves, as if they are integrated with the earth. They can absorb the earth energy deep in the earth to nourish themselves, and at the same time add endless vitality and vitality to this spiritual field.

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However, as far as Li Mu's eyes can see, under his innate magical powers, the states of many five-element spirit plants are presented in his eyes one by one, and he sighed helplessly.

Although the five-element spiritual power in the five-element spirit palace is already very rich, it is still stretched for those sixth- and seventh-level five-element high-level spirit plants. These high-level spirit plants have extremely demanding requirements for the five-element energy. The existing five-element spiritual power in the space seems to be unable to meet their needs for continued growth and advancement.

If these high-level spiritual plants are to thrive, they must be provided with purer and more abundant five-element energy, reaching 30% to 40% of the level of the extreme seal.

Li Mu took a deep breath and invested his consciousness into the Tianxuan Ring. The next moment, a large number of high-level spiritual materials emerged one by one, mainly five-element high-level spiritual materials, with hundreds or thousands of them. If placed in the outside world, each one would attract the cultivators of the refining void to come and snatch them.

They were obtained by Li Mu by spending a lot of Taoist tools, Taoist pills, Taoist talismans, and contributions to empty the Xuantian Sword Sect's treasury and the Wanbao Pavilion's treasury, two major forces.

Li Mu decided to embed these high-level auxiliary spiritual materials into the five-element formation to supplement and purify the five-element energy in the space to ensure that the growth of high-level spiritual plants is not restricted.

As soon as he said it, Li Mu reached the core of the Five Elements Formation in a flash. With his hands flipping, magic formulas poured out like flowing water, embedding massive seventh-level Five Elements spiritual materials one by one into the nodes of the formation. superior.

With the integration of massive amounts of high-level spiritual materials, the formation began to tremble slightly, and streams of purer and more powerful five-element energy poured out from the formation, permeating the entire Five Elements Spiritual Palace.

In the golden array, the golden light flourished, and the golden energy became more condensed. The golden ginseng and golden grass seemed to be greatly inspired, their leaves became sharper, the golden light shone, and their growth rate accelerated significantly.

Within the large array of wooden elements, greenery surged, and the power of life flourished. The ancient trees seemed to be nourished, their branches and leaves became more luxuriant, and their vitality was extremely strong.

In the water element formation, blue waves rippled, and the Nine-leaf Spirit Lotus and Tianshui Spirit Vine, nourished by the pure water element power, bloomed dazzlingly and overflowing with spiritual power.

In the fire array, the flames were blazing, and the fire elemental power became more intense. The spirit peppers seemed to have been baptized by the flames, with full fruits and full firepower.

The earth element formation is thick and steady, and the earth element force penetrates every inch of the land. The root systems of those rare earth elements are more developed, closely connected with the earth, and full of vitality.

The sixth-level and seventh-level five-element spiritual plants planted in the Five Elements Spiritual Palace collectively absorbed the five-element energy that was diffused all around, as if a silent event had taken place. of transformation.

At this moment, the Baofu Artifact Spirit sensed the huge changes in the Five Elements Spiritual Palace and revealed its true form out of thin air.

"Master!" The colorful dragon looked at Li Mu with joy and shouted respectfully, its eyes flashing with excitement. Its huge body hovered over the Five Elements Spiritual Palace, feeling the increasingly rich and pure Five Elements Yuan Power.

Li Mu smiled slightly and threw his consciousness into the Tianxuan Ring. The next moment, thousands of high-grade spiritual stones spurted out from the Tianxuan Ring like a torrent, suspended in the air, flashing with alluring spiritual light. The size of a fist, crystal clear.

Li Mu made a secret with his hands, and the powerful chaotic essence surged out along with his spiritual thoughts, and was wrapped in a high-grade spiritual stone.

Following Li Mu's urging, countless high-grade spiritual stones suspended in the air were shattered one by one, turning into bits of spiritual fluid, which fell like drizzle and merged into the land and air of the Five Elements Spiritual Palace. The spiritual energy liquefied into dragons, hovering, and gradually Amplified and vaporized, the soil and air in the Five Elements Spiritual Palace spread rapidly, instantly causing the concentration of spiritual energy in the entire space to soar again, reaching an unprecedented height.

The high-level spiritual plants in the Five Elements Spiritual Palace have all felt this unprecedented torrent of spiritual power. Their branches and leaves are tall and straight, the leaves are more green, and the flowers are more gorgeous and dazzling.

"Master, you are really generous!" Wucai Jiaolong admired sincerely, paused, and then said: "However, Baofu's spiritual energy is limited, and with so many high-level spiritual plants planted, even if the spiritual energy concentration soars now, I am afraid that it can only Maintain the peak status for about ten years.”

Hearing this, Li Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. He naturally knew this. He wanted so many high-level spiritual plants to grow as much as possible. The consumption was naturally an astronomical figure, but it was enough. Ten years would be enough for him to come up with other ideas. way.

"Ten years is enough." Li Mu nodded calmly, then looked at the Baofu Artifact Spirit and said: "During this period, I will do my best to search for the best spiritual veins for you, and strive to let you get the best spiritual energy before it is exhausted. The aura of the Baofu space has been raised to another level.”

"Uh! Master can definitely do it, but this will always treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. With Master's ability, if he can break through to the next level as soon as possible and transform the instrument base for me, so that I can obtain spiritual power from the outside world, it will be of help to Master It will be bigger." Expectation flashed in the eyes of the colorful dragon. As a weapon spirit, its ability is limited by the weapon base of Baofu. If it can be transformed, it will not only strengthen itself, but also provide more lasting help to Li Mu.

Hearing this, Li Mu's eyes were deep and he understood the purpose of Baofu Artifact Spirit. However, the difficulty of breaking through the Fusion Realm through the Chaos Avenue he cultivated was far beyond ordinary people's imagination. Each step required consuming countless resources and time, and he also needed to understand that. The supreme law of chaos.

"You are right, but the breakthrough to the Fusion Realm cannot be achieved overnight." Li Mu said slowly, with a hint of solemnity in his tone, and said in a deep voice: "However, since I have chosen this path, I will definitely I will try my best; don't worry, when I succeed in my cultivation, I will definitely reshape the foundation for you, so that you can have your own power in this vast world. "

"Thank you, Master!" A hint of admiration flashed in the eyes of the colorful dragon, knowing that the master has never been an easily satisfied person. He is always pursuing higher goals and constantly challenging his own limits.

Li Mu smiled slightly, flashed, and appeared next to the spiritual field where two yin and yang spiritual plants were planted. He began to replenish the auxiliary spiritual materials and yin and yang energy for the high-level spiritual plants.

After spending several hours, Li Mu took care of the five elements and yin and yang spiritual plants, and his figure suddenly appeared between the walls of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, where another seventh-level rare spiritual plant - the space-time spiritual lotus - was planted.

Seventy space-time spirit lotuses have their roots pierced into the void of the boundary wall. They are in their infancy stage. They are crystal clear and about eight inches high. Their branches and leaves gather a faint spiritual mist, emitting bursts of space-time fluctuations, like seventy bright stars. , embedded between the walls of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.

Each of the space-time spirit lotus is like the most exquisite sculpture in the universe. Their leaves are as thin as cicada wings, flashing with the glimmer of time and space, as if a light touch can touch another node of time and space; on the leaves, there are faint space-time lines, which are like ancient runes, recording the mystery and power of time and space. As they flow, they seem to tell the unknown secrets of the universe.

With the appearance of Li Mu, the seventy space-time spirit lotuses seemed to feel his breath, and the branches and leaves began to tremble slightly, emitting more brilliant light. These lights intertwined into gorgeous patterns in the air, like a scroll of time and space slowly unfolding, showing the magnificence and mystery of the universe. At the same time, strong space-time fluctuations gushed out from the space-time spirit lotus, and they quickly formed a transparent magic shield to isolate Li Mu from approaching.

Li Mu laughed dumbly, impressed by the powerful spirituality of these seventh-level spirit plants, and understood that although these space-time spirit lotuses were not yet mature, their spirituality was strong enough to sense the existence of the outside world and respond accordingly.

"What an interesting little guy!" Li Mu smiled softly, and did not forcefully break through the magic shield formed by the Space-Time Spiritual Lotus. Instead, he chose to stand quietly aside and observe these beautiful spiritual plants with a gentle look.

Li Mu's eyes were attracted by a gorgeous Space-Time Spiritual Lotus. When his eyes fell, his innate magical power-Identifying All Spirits, its attributes were clearly presented in front of him.

[Space-Time Spiritual Lotus (Growth Period)]

[Grade: Seventh-Grade Spiritual Plant]

[Features: Interweaving of Space and Time, Space-Time, Looking Back to the Years, Rhythm of Space and Time, Flowing of Light, Interlacing of Space and Time,]

[Status: Time-Nurtured, Insufficient Space-Time Power, Slow Growth]

[Space-Time Spiritual Lotus, Seventh-Grade Spiritual Plant, Medicine Age: 423 years, a Space-Time Spiritual Lotus nurtured by the power of space and time for hundreds of years, its petals are like flowing light, crystal clear, and the lotus platform is stable, reflecting the rhythm of space and time , contains the most mysterious time and space in the universe, the lotus body contains powerful time and space power, extraordinary medicinal effect, this lotus posture is extraordinary, the petals flow like the stars, each petal emits a faint time and space fluctuation, a thousand years to mature, three thousand years to bear fruit, the time and space lotus seeds are the treasures for refining time and space treasure pills and backtracking pills. Direct absorption can enlighten the mind, enhance wisdom, comprehend the time and space artistic conception, and even under certain conditions, help people travel through time and space and trace the past. 】

It will take more than 500 years to mature! These quantities are not enough!

Li Mu sighed helplessly. The growth time of the seventh-level spiritual plant is too long. If it is absorbed halfway, it is impossible to obtain its spiritual seeds. It can only be planted for the time being. (End of this chapter)