Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

With the red wolf inconvenient to fly with his sword, Li Mu summoned the spirit boat from his storage bag and sailed in the air. Soon, he flew to Qinglong Valley and plunged into the spiritual valley covered by the illusion formation.

"Woo..." As soon as the red wolf landed on the ground, he immediately ran around excitedly, raising his legs from time to time and peeing to make a mark.

Seeing this scene, Li Mu had the urge to whip it with a cane. However, the spiritual valley was too big to allow it to retain some flavor, which was unreasonable.

Seeing the red wolf happily running to the green pool to drink water, Li Mu stopped caring about it, walked into the stone house, came to a storage room, and began to arrange the ice element array and transform it into an ice cellar.

Carving miniature formation patterns on the stone wall, inlaying spirit stone power formation eyes,... Li Mu followed the steps and arranged the formation according to the formation diagram of the Ice Element Formation.

Of course, Li Mu also had some thoughts of his own when carving the formation patterns.

Li Mu tried to analyze the working principle of the ice element array by combining the modern scientific theories learned from the original world.

The Ice Element Array uses the spiritual power driven by the array patterns to forcibly strip away other attribute spiritual powers, and constructs an area that forcibly strips away the fire attribute spiritual energy, making the space within the array become cold, achieving a cooling effect.

The power to maintain the drive of the ice element array comes from the spirit stones embedded in the eyes of the drive array.

The patterns of dozens of magic arrays each produce different effects. They have the following functions: peeling off certain spiritual energy, isolating spiritual energy, rejecting spiritual energy, outputting spiritual energy, stabilizing the array, regulating spiritual energy,..., etc., which are extremely complex. .

Li Mu felt that with a slight modification of this formation that stripped away certain spiritual powers, he could create many different paths.

For example, collecting the fire spiritual energy stripped from the ice element array can create a greenhouse for cultivating fire spiritual plants. Another example is to transform the thunder element array that can peel off the thunder element power to restore the five elements. The Jile Lei Book... has many research directions.

Half an hour later, Li Mu successfully carved out the pattern of the Ice Element Array, and embedded eighteen middle-grade spiritual stones in the eye area of ​​the array. With a soft 'crack' sound, the Ice Element Array was successfully activated, and a large amount of spiritual power was transmitted from the eye of the array. Go out and squeeze out the fire spiritual power in the storage room.

The temperature in the storage room dropped rapidly. Soon, patches of white frost began to cover the walls of the storage room. The ice element array took effect and the temperature dropped to below zero.

Li Mu glanced at the spirit stones inlaid in the array. The eighteen middle-grade spirit stones collectively shrunk in a circle. This consumption rate could only last about ten days and a half. The consumption rate was a bit alarming.

However, this should be a special situation when the Ice Element Array is activated for the first time. After all the fire spiritual energy in the storage room is drained out, it is only necessary to maintain the magic array, and the consumption of spiritual stones by the Ice Element Array will be reduced a lot.

Li Mu opened the storage bag, took out all the monster meat, and placed them piece by piece on the shelves in the storage room.

Then, Li Mu cut off a piece of Xuanyu carved leg meat of about two to three kilograms, closed the wooden door of the storage room, and went to the kitchen to cook lunch.

Li Mu took out the pots and pans from the storage bag and placed them on the wooden rack next to the stove. Then, he walked to the running sink led by the Qingtan water, washed the carved meat,..., a brand-new modern farmhouse kitchen , cooking and cooking is full of fun.

Li Mu was happily busy in the kitchen. He stir-fried wild vegetables and cooked braised pork. Feeling that it was not enough, Li Mu went straight to the edge of the Qingtan. With a quick glance, he immediately fished out a seven or eight kilogram black spirit fish and disemboweled it. Break the belly, scrape off the scales, wash, and steam in a pot.

Not long after, a steamed black spirit fish came out steaming hot.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Your basin is over there! Bring it over." Li Mu pointed to the wooden basin prepared for Red Wolf placed in the corner and gestured.

"Wang!" Red Wolf shouted excitedly, trotted over and held the dog basin in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled, poured a large spoonful of spiritual rice into the dog bowl, then tore off half a piece of braised pork and a fish tail, and placed them in front of Red Wolf: "Eat it!"

The red wolf took the piece of meat into his mouth and ate it hungrily. He swallowed a large piece of meat and his eyes suddenly bulged.

Red Wolf lay on the ground sickly, losing interest in eating.

"What's wrong? Are you choking?" Li Mu didn't know why. He bent down and checked Red Wolf's mouth, but found nothing unusual.

"Uh-huh!" Red Wolf responded to Li Mu, indicating that it was fine and should take a moment.

Li Mu put down the red wolf's head angrily, sat down at the table, and began to enjoy the food.

Li Mu happily took a mouthful of spiritual rice and picked up a small piece of braised pork. After eating, he realized why Chi Lang had that expression.

The power contained in the meat of the second-order monster is more than ten times that of the meat of the first-order monster. After eating a small piece of meat, Li Mu immediately felt a sense of fullness, making his whole body warm and very comfortable.

Li Mu finished the meal with great difficulty, leaving most of the braised pork uneaten.

"If you have a chance, you have to go to the sect and change the body-training technique!" Li Mu couldn't help but come up with this idea when he saw that there was still more than half of the braised pork that he couldn't finish.

Li Mu is no longer a novice in cultivation. He knows that the main reason why he cannot digest the second-level Xuanyu Carved Flesh is that his body is not strong enough. Secondly, his practice skills are too low-level. The five five elements skills he practices are only yellow. The spiritual power absorption effect of the high-level skills is too poor, making it difficult to fully absorb the spiritual power contained in high-level food.

Seeing the red wolf still lying dead on the ground, Li Mu sighed. He was not too demanding. Raising a red wolf was like raising a pet Erha. It was only used for companionship and entertainment. Li Mu did not expect it to have much combat power.

Li Mu neatly put away the dishes and chopsticks, left the stone house, and began to inspect the hundred acres of spiritual land that had been reclaimed.

Finding the weeds that had survived by chance, Li Mu easily performed a withering technique. The soil in the field was very hard, so he added a plowing technique... It took another two hours to walk through the hundred acres of fields.

The spirit-gathering array and the spirit-guiding array take effect at the same time. There is sufficient spiritual power in the spiritual valley. Li Mu estimates the spiritualization speed of a hundred acres of fields. It is expected that the spiritualization of the fields will be completed in about 20 days and converted into low-grade spiritual fields. By then, it will be You can start broadcasting.

Li Mu’s plan for the hundred acres of spiritual land is very simple. Fifty acres will be planted with wind spirit grass (3 months), thirty acres will be planted with white jade spirit rice (6 months), and another twenty acres will be planted with Cuiling fruits (9 months). , the growth period of Fengling grass is short, and it can be harvested in 3 months. If you harvest it two or three times in a row, I believe that when the Cuiling fruit can be harvested, it will definitely help him build a foundation smoothly.

I don't know if the "Yin Yang and Five Elements Sutra" was sent from the sect.

Li Mu sighed silently, feeling a little anxious. Everything was ready, but he just lacked the cultivation technique that would allow him to build his foundation.

This matter is related to the responsibilities of the disciples of the Gongfa Hall, and he should not be negligent in his duties!

correct! We have to go to the sect’s headquarters.

He is now one of the disciples in charge of Qingxuan Sect in Qingshui Town, and he has the responsibilities of the Lingzhi Division.

Li Mu quickly rose up with his sword and flew out of Qinglong Valley towards the nearby Qingshui Town.

Less than a moment later, Li Mu's sword landed in the sect's resident compound in Qingshui Town.

"I've seen it, senior brother!"

"Common servant disciple Xiao Cheng, I have met my senior brother."

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All the handyman disciples stationed in the compound looked at Li Mu with envy, and all raised their hands in salutes.

"Well! Where is Senior Brother Nangong?" Li Muchian nodded to the servant disciples and asked casually.

"Senior Brother Nangong is here to entertain the guests of the Ling family, the Chen family, and the others. They are discussing the fight in three days. Senior brother, do you want me to take you there?" Xiao Cheng, the handyman disciple, stepped forward first and introduced enthusiastically.

"No need, I am the new disciple in charge of the Ling Zhi Division. It is my second time to come to the resident compound and I am not very familiar with it. Please take me to the Ling Zhi Division!" Li Mu waved his hand and ordered.

"Okay, senior brother, please come this way!" Xiao Cheng nodded happily, gestured, and walked in front to lead the way.

Soon, with Xiao Cheng leading the way, Li Mu arrived at a two-in-four courtyard in Lingzhi Division.

"This hall is where senior brother works. The main hall is the reception area, and the rest room is next door. The largest room is the spiritual plant warehouse. You can go to the cafeteria for three meals a day, or you can have other disciples deliver them... There are twelve handyman disciples serving in the Lingzhi Division. Among them, Chu Shuyuan, the handyman disciple, has been working the longest, having worked for three years. He is the most familiar with the work of the Lingzhi Division. There is also Ding Zhenghong. Junior Brother Ding is mainly responsible for taking care of the warehouse. ,...," Xiao Cheng enthusiastically introduced the situation of Lingzhi Division to Li Mu one by one, and kept talking.

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction. After Xiao Cheng's introduction, the situation of the Lingzhi Department was clear at a glance, and he even had a clue of how to arrange the work, which was very good.

"Hmm! Don't the Lingzhi Division have twelve handyman disciples on duty? Why don't we see anyone?" Li Mu looked at the empty compound of the Lingzhi Division and asked in confusion.

"This, this, they may have gone out to inspect Zongtian. In thirteen days, it seems that Zongtian will accept the rent! They should go to verify the situation of Zongtian!" Xiao Cheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain, guessing explain.

"Well done, I'll reward you with this bottle of Qi Gathering Pill!" Li Mu took out a pill bottle and threw it to Xiao Cheng.

"Thank you, thank you, senior brother!" Xiao Cheng was overjoyed and took the elixir bottle and thanked him gratefully.

"Excuse me, please call all the handyman disciples who serve in the Lingzhi Division." Li Mu gestured with a slight smile.

"No problem! Senior brother, please wait a moment, I'll be right back." Xiao Cheng quickly agreed, and with a few words, he left the Lingzhi Division as if escaping, and helped Li Mu gather his friends from the Lingzhi Division.

Li Mu looked at the lobby of the Lingzhi Department, then walked around the warehouse, checking the warehouse's protective array, and frowned.

The warehouse where the Ling Zhi Division stores Zong Tian's tenant Ling Zhi is only guarded by a simple early warning array, and there is also a protective array that has not been activated by embedded spiritual stones, huh! Probably the spiritual plant has not yet been put into the warehouse, so it has not been started!

In order to ensure the safety of the warehouse, let’s secretly add a Five Elements and Eight Extremes Formation to the warehouse when the time comes!

After inspecting several buildings within the Lingzhi Division, Li Mu made a decision in his mind.

"Brother, you have lived up to your trust. I have called you." Xiao Cheng led a large group of people and ran to Li Mu, breathing heavily to report.

"Well, thank you for your hard work!" Li Mu smiled and nodded, his eyes scanning the faces of the twelve disciples who were looking away and worried.

"Greetings, Brother Steward!"

"I've seen it, senior brother!"

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The twelve handyman disciples were anxious and greeted Li Mu in a low voice.

"Senior brother, you're welcome. If nothing happens, I'll leave first." Xiao Cheng greeted Li Mu knowingly and left the Lingzhi Division quickly.

Watching Xiao Cheng go away, Li Mu's eyes fell on the twelve handyman disciples and lectured: "Why were you lazy during your shift in the Ling Zhi Division? What did you do? I am too lazy to argue with you. However, Zongtian's rent payment day is approaching. You must be in the best condition for me this month, be on standby at all times, and are not allowed to leave the station compound for even half a step, do you hear me?"

Hearing this, the twelve handyman disciples' faces turned pale, and they all looked at each other as if they were constipated. They had something to say but did not dare to say it, and were unwilling to comply with Li Mu's order.

"What, just ask if you have any questions?" Li Mu asked with a sullen face, puzzled.

"Senior brother, in previous years, strict duty started on the rent payment day. It's too early to start now!"

"Yes! I still have a sick mother to take care of at home, and I can't leave the hospital even half a step. It's impossible!"

"Senior brother, I have raised dozens of colorful chickens, two giant pigs,..."

"My Taoist partner is nine months pregnant and is about to give birth. I really can't get away!"

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As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, the twelve handyman disciples complained one after another. They all had their own reasons for not being able to obey the order, and they couldn't help themselves.

Li Mu chuckled. He guessed that the position of the disciples in charge of the Lingzhi Division had been vacant for a long time. He had raised a bunch of handyman disciples who were just eating and not doing anything. No wonder he couldn't even look at them just now. They must have all left their posts without permission and were busy with their own affairs. went.

Just like some agencies and departments in the original world have developed bad habits, he has issued orders, but they still dare to find reasons to refuse arrangements!

To be honest, if it weren't for the position assigned by the sect, Li Mu wouldn't want to take the position of the disciple in charge of the Ling Zhi Division, which would bring a lot of responsibilities for himself.

Now, if the sect's tenant rent cannot be collected, or if something goes wrong, the blame will fall on him. Li Mu has no choice but to push everything to them. Who allowed him to pass the examination of the outer disciples? The handyman disciples are one level higher.

"There must be a lot of handyman disciples who want to join the Lingzhi Division! You have already received the sect's salary for a year and have hardly done anything. Now you are busy with something. If anyone has no time to speak out, I approve him to leave the Lingzhi Division. Zhiji." Li Mu gestured with a smile.

As soon as Li Mu said these words, all the handyman disciples felt as if their throats were stuck, and they couldn't make any excuses.

Are you kidding me, the position in the Ling Zhi Division is just a fat job. In order to find a job, sometimes the Ling Stone cannot be stuffed in place, and you can't even get it.

The affairs of the Spiritual Planting Department all year round include paying rent, distributing spiritual seeds, and cultivating spiritual fields. There is not much work on weekdays, and most of them are white-collar salaries. No one wants to lose this position.

"Brother in charge, my mother will ask my brother to take care of me. I am willing to follow your brother's arrangements and strictly implement them."

"Yes! My Taoist companion can just ask my mother to take care of me, and I am willing to comply."

"Me too!"

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All the servant disciples nodded like garlic, showed flattering smiles to Li Mu, and expressed their willingness to comply.

Li Mu's words hit their fatal target, and all the handyman disciples immediately became extremely obedient.

Li Mu smiled with satisfaction and started arranging work for the handyman disciples, those who cleaned the Lingzhi Department, those who cleaned the warehouse... The scene was busy.