Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

As the thunder dissipated, the surrounding scene returned to its former tranquility. The sun shines through the clouds and casts light and shadow on the work, adding a bit of vitality and hope to the land. Xue'er and Li Mu stood side by side, looking into the distance.

Li Mu suddenly sensed something, frowned, and signaled: "It seems like a guest is coming!"

Xue'er immediately raised her head, a trace of alertness flashing in her eyes.

"Let's go greet her together." Li Mu greeted with a smile, then took Xue'er's hand and walked outside the formation.

Li Mu and Xue'er walked out of the formation side by side. They saw a young man wearing a green shirt and a handsome face waiting outside the formation. He was holding a jade fan, a sword box on his back, and was surrounded by a faint Jian Qi is obviously a swordsman with a strong cultivation base.

The person who came was surprisingly Feng Sword Master of Xuantian Sword Sect: Feng Wuhen.

"Elder Li, Miss Xue'er, long time no see!" Feng Wuhen smiled, raised his hands in salute, looked at Li Mu with a voice as gentle as jade and congratulated: "Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to see Elder Li refining a piece of clothing today. Waiting for Taoist tools.”

Li Mu smiled back, took a step forward, and returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "It's been three years since I last saw you. Master Feng Sword, your style remains the same!"

Xue'er also bowed slightly and treated him politely. She probably knew his intention and was not too worried.

During the past hundred years, several sword masters of the Xuantian Sword Sect would have a sword fight with Brother Li after three years to learn the sword skills and make progress together. Feng Wuhen must have followed this practice when he came this time. .

At the same time, several sword masters of the Xuantian Sword Sect, Sword Master Feng, and Sword Master Qi successively aspired to be the Tao Lord, which greatly boosted the morale of the entire Xuantian Sword Sect and reversed its decline.

If there is no accident, they all gained something after sword fighting. Because of this, Brother Li's position in Xuantian Sword Sect has become more and more stable. Not only has he repeatedly improved in sword fights with various sword masters, , and also opened up a new realm in the way of swordsmanship, winning the widespread respect and admiration of many elders and sword masters of Xuantian Sword Sect.

"Master Feng Sword, you are well. Although I have been busy with other things in the past few years, I have never stopped practicing swordsmanship. We meet today. It is a good time to test our skills and see if we have improved." Li Mu looked at Feng Wu. Hen showed a strong fighting spirit, and at the same time he was full of respect for Feng Wuhen, his old opponent.

"Elder Li, let's deal with the sword fight first. I came here this time to bring you an important piece of news." Feng Wuhen gently shook the jade fan in his hand, his eyes becoming serious.

Li Mu nodded, looked at Feng Wuheng and signaled: "Sword Master, please tell me, if there is anything important, Li will be all ears."

"A few months ago, Old Man Tianji used Tianji's divination and gained a warning to our sect. The seal formation between the two realms may be loose, which may threaten the tranquility of this realm." Feng Wuhen's voice was low and powerful: "However, this time The formation has been under the care of Elder Li, so I came here to ask Elder Li if he has noticed anything unusual about the formation?"

Hearing this, Li Mu's expression instantly became solemn. After thinking for a moment, he slowly shook his head and said: "I have indeed not noticed any changes in the formation recently, but the divination skills of Old Man Tianji are not trivial. I will treat this matter carefully, no matter what. If so, the sword master will inspect the seven sealed places with me."

Hearing the words, Feng Wuhen nodded slightly, with a flash of approval in his eyes: "What Elder Li said is absolutely true. Just to be on the safe side, you can check it yourself before you can feel at ease. Since you haven't found any abnormalities, we will go to the seven sealed places immediately. Maybe we can find something. Some clues.”

After saying that, Feng Wuhen turned around and smiled gently at Xue'er, and said: "Miss Xue'er, just wait here. Elder Li and I will go back as soon as we go. If anything happens, we will notify you in time."

Although Xue'er was a little worried, she also understood the importance of this matter. She nodded lightly and watched the two people leave.

Li Mu and Feng Wuhen passed away with their swords, flew to the Xuantian Sword Sect, and went straight to the Jijin Secret Realm, one of the seven sealed places. It was the most important place of protection for the Xuantian Sword Sect and the seal of the passage between the two realms. One of the seven sub-arrays of the array.

Soon, the two passed through the mist-shrouded mountains and arrived at Xuantian Sword Sect's most mysterious and solemn forbidden place - Sword Burial Peak. The peak is shrouded in rich sword energy all year round, as if every wisp of wind carries the singing of the sword. , which makes people feel in awe.

The Buried Sword Peak is not only named because it buries the peerless swords of the predecessors of the sword sects of the past dynasties, but also because it is the key to maintaining the core of the seal formation of the two realms. The secret realm of extreme gold is hidden under this peak, and through the complex formation The law and institutions are isolated from the outside world, and non-core members of the Sword Sect are not allowed to enter.

Li Mu and Feng Wuhen landed on the top of the mountain. The two looked at each other and without saying anything, they passed through the restricted array of the extremely golden secret realm and stepped into it.

"Meet the master!"

Not long after Li Mu and Feng Wuhen entered the secret realm, a golden figure quickly appeared in front of them and greeted them respectfully.

It is the blue-eyed golden ape. It has passed through the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation and transformed into a human form. It is more than eight feet tall, has a strong body, smooth muscle lines and full of explosive power. Every inch of skin contains terrifying power. The square face has a bit of wildness, and the most eye-catching thing is the pair of shining green eyes, which are deep and sharp, as if they can see into the heart, or look directly into the depths of the soul.

A head of golden hair, shining in the sun, draped casually on the shoulders, adding a bit of unruly and majestic. The ears are long and pointed, retaining some animal characteristics, but adding a bit of agility and mystery. He is wearing a A piece of battle armor woven from unknown metal wires, which is both noble and practical in combat. It complements the golden light emitting from the blue-eyed golden ape, making it look extremely dazzling.

"Yeah! Is there anything unusual in the secret realm?"

Li Mu nodded slightly, his eyes were like torches, and he quickly scanned the surrounding environment, looking for any possible anomalies.

"Reporting to the master, everything is normal in the secret realm, the formation is running normally, and there are no abnormal fluctuations." The voice of the blue-eyed golden ape is steady and powerful, revealing its seriousness in its duties and its familiarity with the secret realm.

Feng Wuhen frowned slightly, but did not completely relax his vigilance, and added: "Elder Li, the divination skills of the old man Tianji have always been accurate. Why don't you and I act separately, check the nodes of the formation separately, and then go to the core of the formation to make sure that there is no mistake."

Li Mu agreed deeply and nodded: "Master Feng Jian is right, you and I will act separately, I will be responsible for the nodes of the formation in the east, south and west, and you will be responsible for the nodes in the north, middle and the sky above, and finally we will meet at the core of the formation."

After that, the two of them moved, and dispersed like two streams of light, each rushing in the designated direction.

Li Mu released his mind and explored the sealed outer areas of the Jijin Secret Realm in detail. When he flew over, he also checked the large spiritual fields he had cultivated here and planted many gold spiritual plants.

[Golden Ganoderma]

[Grade: Seventh-grade spiritual plant]

[Features: Golden Yuan Dao, bright golden light, shining golden light, divine ganoderma exudes auspiciousness, endless sharpness, and vitality. ]

[Status: full of golden energy, growing vigorously. ]

[Golden Ganoderma, seventh-grade spiritual plant, medicinal age: 360 years, a magical Ganoderma bathed in the golden light of the stars, its leaves are like gold foil, crystal clear, the stems are upright, exuding golden luster, sharpness, absorbing nutrients from the essence of heaven and earth, the tip of the leaf contains the essence of golden spiritual power, and it flows with powerful vitality and sharpness endlessly, and grows endlessly. 】

【Golden Spirit Vine】

【Grade: Sixth-level spiritual plant】

【Features: Starlight, golden vines entangled, sharp and full of vitality. 】

【Status: Full of gold energy, growing vigorously. 】

【Golden Spirit Vine, sixth-level spiritual plant, planting age: 365 years, a strange vine bathed in gold energy, with a faint metallic luster flowing on the surface of the vine, containing the power of gold energy, and where it grows, the gold energy is lingering and full of vitality. 】

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As far as the eye can see, the innate magical power-recognition of all spirits, the states of various fifth-level, sixth-level, and seventh-level gold spiritual plants in a large area of ​​spiritual fields appeared one by one in Li Mu's eyes.

Li Mu smiled, flew past quickly, and went straight to the core of the sealing formation of the Extreme Gold Secret Realm.

At the center of the formation, there stands a ninth-level [Golden Flame Holy Crystal]. It is not only the core cornerstone of the sealing formation, but also an extremely rare metallic mineral in the world. It contains the purest gold energy and has the magical effect of stabilizing space and strengthening the formation.

This piece of Golden Flame Holy Crystal is as colorful as the purest Huangshan Mountain, with a faint metallic luster flowing on the surface, exuding a calm and powerful aura.

Li Mu arrived first, and Feng Wuhen arrived at lightning speed. The two appeared near the core of the formation almost at the same time, and their eyes fell on the [Golden Flame Holy Crystal].

"Elder Li, did you get anything? I didn't find any problems there!" Feng Wuhen turned his head and looked at Li Mu, asking with concern.

"There is nothing abnormal about the sealing formation here. It should be that there is a problem with other sub-formations. We need to carefully check other secret realms." Li Mu responded.

"Elder Li is right. Then we will go to the next sealed place immediately and make sure that everything is safe and sound." Feng Wuhen nodded in understanding.

The two looked at each other again, and without saying anything more, they flew out of the core of the formation, ready to leave the Jijin Secret Realm and go to the next secret realm.

Seeing the two people coming out, the blue-eyed golden ape hurriedly took the initiative to greet them.

"Xiao Jin, guard this place well and ensure the safety of the sealed formation. You must do your best. If there is any disturbance, let me know as soon as possible." Li Mu instructed the blue-eyed golden ape.

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu's figure had already turned into two streams of light with Feng Wuhen, cutting through the sky and rushing away.

"Yes, Master!"

The blue-eyed golden ape watched the two people go away until their figures completely disappeared in the clouds, then slowly retracted his gaze, turned around and returned to the vicinity of the spiritual field, and began a new round of protection.

In the following days, Li Mu and Feng Wuhen shuttled between various secret realms. Their footprints were all over the Zhongzhou Spirit Realm, the Nanhuang Spirit Realm, and several important sealed places.

Li Mu also met the four beasts, the Green Jade Ginseng King, the Red Refining Fire Phoenix, the Blue Moon True Dragon, and the Black Rock Lizard. They had guarded the extreme realm for hundreds of years, and with the large number of elixirs provided by Li Mu, they all survived the true spirit thunder tribulation and achieved the peak of the true spirit.

In the several secret realms guarded by them, the Cangyuan Secret Realm, the Mingshui Secret Realm, ..., no abnormalities were found, and the sealing array was as stable as before, as if even the passage of time could not leave a trace on this protected land.

Finally, after checking several extreme secret realms, they came to the extremely yin land. This place is shrouded in thick clouds all year round, and there is a heart-pounding chill all around. Even the two people with high cultivation have to operate the skills and condense the true essence to resist the biting cold.

"It seems that something went wrong in the Extreme Yin Land, causing such a powerful Yin Sha power to leak!" Li Mu looked at the large amount of Yin Sha Qi emerging from the Extreme Yin Secret Realm and said solemnly.

"How could this be? The Ice Ghost Valley leading to the Extreme Yin Land is guarded by our sect's most elite disciples. How could it be lost so easily, leading to such serious consequences?" Feng Wuhen frowned, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "Perhaps we have overlooked some powerful force at work in the dark. This extremely gloomy place already contains endless evil energy. If someone is willing to take advantage of it, the consequences will be disastrous."

"No matter what, we must find out the truth as soon as possible and try to repair the seal to prevent the evil spirit from continuing to leak." Feng Wuhen's murderous intention flashed away.

After saying that, the two of them no longer hesitated, and stretched out their bodies, like two black lightnings, penetrated the thick clouds and went straight to the core area of ​​the Extreme Yin Secret Realm.

As they gradually deepened, the surrounding evil spirit became more and more intense, almost condensing into substance, making it difficult to breathe.

At this moment, a faint cry for help came faintly, which seemed particularly harsh in this deathly silent environment. Li Mu and Feng Wuhen looked at each other, a flash of surprise flashed in their eyes, and then they sped up and followed the sound.

Soon, they came to a hidden valley. In the valley, a Divine Sword Cultivator guarding the Ice Ghost Valley fell to the ground, covered in blood. He had obviously suffered heavy injuries. His eyes were full of despair. When he saw the arrival of Li Mu and Feng Wuhen, he seemed to have seen a savior. He used his last strength to shout: "Hurry... stop them quickly, there is a demon cultivator breaking in..."

Before he finished speaking, the monk who transformed into gods had already passed out.

"There is still help!" Li Mu glanced at him, quickly took out a bottle of elixir, poured out a healing elixir, and fed it to him.

"Elder Li, when he wakes up, you can find out the situation with him, and I'll go in and take a look first."

Feng Wuhen confessed to Li Mu. Before he could finish his words, the person turned into a ball of breeze. With a whoosh, he disappeared, penetrated the passage in the valley, and quickly advanced into the depths of the extremely Yin secret realm. .

Watching Feng Wuhen leave, Li Mu knelt down and gently straightened the body of the sword cultivator of the Transformation God. Using his spiritual power, he gently penetrated the sword cultivator's body to help him better absorb the power of the elixir and stabilize it. At the same time, he let go of his powerful spiritual thoughts and prepared to investigate first.

However, the extremely gloomy place shrouded in evil seemed to turn into an abyss swallowing information at this moment. As soon as Li Mu's spiritual thoughts penetrated, he encountered many obstacles.

The Yin evil spirit is as viscous as the substance, not only interfering with Li Mu's perception, but also trying to corrode his spiritual thoughts. Li Mu has deep cultivation and the soul of chaos is extremely powerful. He quickly adjusts the fluctuations of his spiritual thoughts and forms with the surrounding Yin evil spirit. A delicate balance that penetrates obstacles with ease.

Soon, Li Mu gained something. He sensed that there was an extremely powerful demonic energy surging not far ahead. It was intertwined with the surrounding evil energy, forming an extremely dangerous force. A group of black-clothed monks Performing some evil ritual. Their movements were strange and unified, as if they were controlled by some kind of force. They were mumbling words, and with every syllable they uttered, the evil atmosphere around them became stronger. (End of chapter)