Upon hearing this, Li Mu looked at the Azure-Eyed White Ape and asked with concern, "After advancing to the Sixth Order, you'll have to undergo the Transformation Lightning Tribulation. Are you confident?"
"Of course! I've been refining myself at the Fifth Order for a thousand Years, so I'm confident I can pass this Transformation Lightning Tribulation!" The Azure-Eyed White Ape said with a serious expression and full of confidence.
The Azure-Eyed White Ape was originally a Spirit Beast chosen by Celestial Evolution Divine Lord to guard, possessing excellent Aptitude, and had stayed in the Painting World Treasure Mansion for a thousand Years.
During these thousand Years, it had consumed countless Spiritual Plant and Spirit Fruit, and its cultivation had remained at the Peak of the Fifth Order. Furthermore, the medicinal effects of the Spiritual Plant and Spirit Fruit had strengthened its Physical Body, making it indestructible, so it should be able to smoothly pass the Transformation Lightning Tribulation.
"Mm! Then I'll take you into the spirit control treasure bracelet to pass this final hurdle!" Li Mu said with a joyful smile.
"Many thanks for Master's favor!" The Azure-Eyed White Ape thanked him gratefully.
Li Mu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and brought it into the spirit control treasure bracelet. Compared to the abundant Spiritual Qi in the Painting World Treasure Mansion, the spirit control treasure bracelet space, refined from a demon emperor's bone, had an environment more suitable for Yao Beast advancement.
Li Mu looked at Xiao Jin and Xiao Wa. Their current state was not suitable for moving, so he let them remain where they were.
Li Mu set up a Gathering Spirit Formation around the two beasts, then took out over a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone and waved his hand to release them.
The High-Grade Spirit Stone transformed into Spiritual Mist, gathering within the Gathering Spirit Formation.
In an instant, the Spiritual Qi around the two beasts within the Gathering Spirit Formation became so dense that it formed a watery mist, and the dense Spiritual Qi directly drilled into their bodies.
Having dealt with the two beasts, Li Mu then went to check the planting situation of the two Yin and Yang Spiritual Plant.
He arrived at the Spiritual Field where the Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom was planted.
Li Mu's gaze fell on the young Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom seedlings. The Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits took effect, and a virtual character frame immediately displayed all the information of the Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom seedlings.
【Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom (Seedling Stage)】
【Grade: Fourth Order Spiritual Plant】
【Characteristics: Grows towards the sun, purple Qi comes from the east, contains Yang Qi to remove impurities.】
【Status: Strong Yang Qi, accompanied by purple yang jade Spirit, rapid growth】
【Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom seedling, Fourth Order Spiritual Plant, naturally prefers Yang Qi, grows towards the sun. Growth requirements: A place where the Yang Qi of heaven and earth gathers, abundant Spiritual Qi, accompanied by the Qi of purple yang jade. Matures in eighteen Years, flowers in one Year, bears fruit in one Year. Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom with twenty Years of medicinal age is one of the main Materials for refining purple yang pill. Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom with fifty Years of medicinal age is one of the main Materials for refining Creation Pill.】
He didn't find a single dead seedling. Their growth status was quite good, and Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He then took out hundreds of purple yang jade, activated them all, turning them into clumps of purple Spiritual Mist that enveloped the Spiritual Field.
Next, Li Mu went to the Spiritual Field where the Yin Soul Fruit was planted, repeating the same trick.
After inspecting the two Yin and Yang Spiritual Plant, with this no-expense-spared cultivation method, if there were no accidents, they could mature a few Years earlier, and harvesting could begin in about twenty Years.
Li Mu couldn't help but look forward to it immensely.
Returning to the house, Li Mu left a Wood Escape Clone, and with a "whoosh," his figure entered the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
The heavenly phoenix grass had long since matured.
In the Painting World Treasure Mansion, it was lush and green. As the clear breeze blew, it rustled, emitting a fresh grassy scent.
Li Mu arrived above the Spiritual Field and immediately noticed many ox Yao Beast gathered around, all staring intently, peeking at the heavenly phoenix grass in the Spiritual Field with pairs of green glowing eyes.
In the distant grass, mountains, and dense forests, hundreds of them could be seen everywhere. They were stopped by the Spiritual Field's protective Formation, but they were reluctant to leave.
Seeing this scene, Li Mu couldn't help but smile.
Li Mu raised his palm, then swung his hand heavily, and the Multi-layered Gold Blade Technique crisscrossed within the Spiritual Field, severing each heavenly phoenix grass at its roots.
Clumps of verdant green light floated into the air. Li Mu waved his hand, absorbing them all into his body.
【Heavenly Talent - Plant Spirit Absorption takes effect. You have absorbed a clump of Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +2】
【Heavenly Talent - Plant Spirit Absorption takes effect. You have absorbed a clump of Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +2】
【Heavenly Talent - Plant Spirit Absorption takes effect. You have absorbed a clump of Plant Spirit. Free Proficiency Points +1】
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Looking at the dense log of proficiency point acquisition notifications, Li Mu's face showed a satisfied smile. He had harvested a wave of 15 million free proficiency points, plus the remaining 16 million from the previous time, totaling over 30 million free proficiency points.
For the next batch, he could plant more and strive to accumulate an inexhaustible supply of free proficiency points before advancing to the next Realm.
After harvesting the heavenly phoenix grass, Li Mu threw all the heavenly phoenix grass into a dense forest in the distance.
Hundreds of heavy-armored ox Yao Beast, with glowing eyes, swarmed forward. They cautiously nibbled, and after confirming it was safe, they were overjoyed and buried their heads, eating heartily.
Seeing this, the ox Yao Beast group quickly gathered, vast and mighty, and began to scramble for food. They occasionally looked up, their gazes aimed at Li Mu, and seeing that he did not do anything to them, they boldly focused on eating.
Li Mu did not rush to continue planting heavenly phoenix grass, but instead first left the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
After harvesting the heavenly phoenix grass this time, Li Mu suddenly noticed that some unexpected situation had appeared in the Painting World Treasure Mansion, as if the Spiritual Qi was somewhat insufficient.
The Spiritual Qi density within the Painting World Treasure Mansion had significantly decreased compared to before, with the Spiritual Qi concentration dropping by about twenty percent.
Returning to his room, Li Mu immediately checked the status of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
【Painting World Treasure Mansion】
【Characteristics: Variable size, imprisonment of enemies, Gathering Spirit (forms its own internal Small World), thousand acres of Spiritual Field, essence devouring and spirit refining.】
【Status: Spirit Domain self-gathering, Five Elements self-forming, Spiritual Qi flowing out.】
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Under the Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits, Li Mu saw the current state of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
Spiritual Qi flowing out!
Li Mu frowned slightly, his Divine Sense enveloping the entire Painting World Treasure Mansion.
He saw that within the Painting World Treasure Mansion, a Spiritual Vein had already degenerated from a High Grade Spiritual Vein to a Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, and its Spiritual Qi was far less than before.
He believed that in a few hundred Years, this Spiritual Vein would completely dry up.
Regarding this situation, Li Mu immediately understood that no matter what level of Spiritual Vein, over long Years, if its Spiritual Qi was continuously drawn away, it would eventually face depletion.
The Painting World Treasure Mansion contained dozens of High Grade Spiritual Vein, supplying a hundred times the Spiritual Qi, and extensively cultivating Spiritual Plant, naturally leading to increased consumption.
After Celestial Evolution Divine Lord's demise, this Treasure had not been managed for over a thousand Years, so it was inevitable that some High Grade Spiritual Vein would dry up.
It seems it's time to capture a Spirit Beast and, while at it, capture a new Spiritual Vein. Li Mu made up his mind.
Li Mu flew away from Yin Yang Valley, transforming into a streak of light, and headed towards a desolate forest outside the Spirit Valley.
Hundreds of miles away from Yin Yang Valley, there was a Yao Beast Mountain Range. It would not be difficult to capture a high-order Yao Beast to guard this place.
...
Roar!
In the Yao Beast Forest, a Fifth Order Middle Stage Shadow Tiger was in a frenzy, constantly crashing into and breaking trees along the way, occasionally looking back as if being chased by a terrifying enemy.
The Fifth Order Shadow Tiger leaped into a canyon, when a sudden change occurred: a thousand-zhang Spirit Mountain suddenly smashed down.
The Shadow Tiger was terrified, realizing it couldn't escape the range of the giant mountain's descent, and was so scared it could no longer flee.
With a "bang," the Shadow Tiger fell to its four limbs, pitifully pleading to Li Mu, "Senior, spare my life, Senior, spare my life! I am willing to become your Spirit Beast, please don't kill me."
The Five Elements Spirit Mountain, which was about to crash down, suddenly stopped two zhang above the Shadow Tiger's head.
Li Mu's figure flashed, appearing before the Shadow Tiger, looking at the kneeling and pleading Shadow Tiger with a half-smile, "If you had known this, why act like that in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to just surrender obediently!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." The Shadow Tiger, having narrowly escaped death, dared not disobey and obediently prostrated itself on the ground.
Li Mu cast a Spirit Control Seal. The Shadow Tiger naturally knew what it was and dared not resist in the slightest, allowing it to drill into its Divine Soul.
This person in front of him was too terrifying. He was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage Realm, yet he dared to run into its territory and even boast about subduing it.
The Fifth Order Shadow Tiger was furious and wanted to eat him, but the result was that whether in close combat or long-range sneak attacks, it gained no advantage whatsoever. It keenly sensed that the other party did not want to kill it, otherwise, it would have already perished.
Where there's life, there's hope. The Shadow Tiger naturally chose to surrender obediently.
Soon, the Spirit Control Seal successfully condensed, and it became the other party's Spirit Beast.
"Master!" The Shadow Tiger obediently came before Li Mu, its furry body rubbing against him, appearing incredibly docile.
"Very good, don't resist. I'll take you into the Treasure Mansion Space first, and then arrange work for you later." Li Mu finished speaking and patted his waist. The Painting World Treasure Mansion formed a huge black hole in the outside world, instantly sucking the Shadow Tiger inside.
Inside the Painting World Treasure Mansion, the Shadow Tiger fell from the sky onto a mountain range. When it landed, its eyes were filled with shock, looking at the beautiful scenery like a paradise, countless Spiritual Plant and Spirit Fruit visible everywhere, and terrifying Spiritual Qi flowing everywhere, hundreds of times more amazing than the outside world.
Just a simple suck, and the massive Spiritual Qi drilled into its body, circulating through its meridians, providing an indescribable comfort.
Its Master didn't seem as simple as he appeared on the surface. It seemed it had struck it rich and followed a big shot. From now on, it wouldn't have to worry about food and drink!
The Shadow Tiger didn't feel the humiliation of being enslaved; instead, it felt incredibly fortunate. Here, it only needed to stay for four or five hundred Years to advance to the Fifth Order Peak, which was a hundred times better than living precariously outside, constantly attracting demon-exterminating Cultivator.
Just as the Shadow Tiger was secretly rejoicing, the ground in front of it began to undulate. The next second, Li Mu entered the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
"Master!"
When the Shadow Tiger saw Li Mu, it immediately clung to him like a plaster, with a fawning expression.
Li Mu raised his hand and pushed the other party away, saying sternly, "I didn't summon you here to act cute and playful. Follow me."
"Understood, Master!"
The Shadow Tiger obediently followed behind him and soon arrived at the Spiritual Field where the heavenly phoenix grass was planted.
"You stay here for now. I'll tell you what to do later. During this period, don't run around. You can eat any Spiritual Plant or Spirit Fruit below the Third Order here, but for those above the Third Order, remember not to touch them randomly." Li Mu instructed the Shadow Tiger.
"Understood!" The Shadow Tiger looked around. It respectfully accepted the command.
Many Spiritual Plant and Spirit Fruit here could be refined into Medicinal Pill, which would be useful in the future.
The next second, Li Mu's figure flashed, and he left the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
While capturing the Shadow Tiger, Li Mu happened to discover that there was a High Grade Spiritual Vein beneath the canyon in its territory.
Besides the Shadow Tiger, there were also four other Fifth Order Yao Beast, led by the Shadow Tiger, and a large number of Fourth Order Yao Beast, as well as many high-order Spiritual Plant and Spirit Fruit.
The reason why there were so many Yao Beast here, and why Spirit Fruit and Spiritual Plant were so abundant, was all thanks to this High Grade Spiritual Vein.
Generally, places with high-order Yao Beast also had High Grade Spiritual Vein, which made Li Mu particularly happy.
With the Spiritual Qi replenishment from this High Grade Spiritual Vein, the Spiritual Qi lost from the Painting World Treasure Mansion would be restored.
He arrived in the canyon, only to find the place scarred and devastated. The surroundings were utterly ruined by powerful forces, with sharp claw marks and Sword Qi carving deep, bottomless ravines into the canyon.
There were also many fallen Fourth Order Yao Beast nearby, all subordinates of the Shadow Tiger, but they had all become souls under Li Mu's sword.
As for the remaining few Fifth Order Yao Beast, seeing the unfavorable situation, they had long since fled without a trace.
Now, there were no more Yao Beast in this canyon, which made it much easier for Li Mu to seize the Spiritual Vein next.
Li Mu summoned a thousand Fourth Order Spirit Swords. The thousand Divine Swords danced in the sky, and with a flick of his finger, they moved like scythes, suddenly cutting open the earth.
The continuous land was cut into a series of cracks of varying lengths, connecting into one large area. Countless mountain rocks, stone walls, and large trees collapsed, causing a huge commotion. Fortunately, after a battle just now, the Yao Beast within a few kilometers had already fled without a trace.
Li Mu's expression was solemn. He fully exerted his Divine Ability, controlling the thousand Spirit Swords to cut the entire Spiritual Vein along the fissures.
Li Mu suddenly raised his right hand, and earth Spiritual Qi condensed into a gigantic sky-reaching claw in his palm, which suddenly grabbed down fiercely towards the earth below. The surrounding soil actively opened up, forming a thousand-zhang pit.
"Got it!"
Li Mu's face lit up with joy. He raised his hand and fiercely scooped up the thousand-zhang Spiritual Vein, which contained countless Spirit Stone, from beneath the earth.
Without the cover of soil, the terrifying Spiritual Qi contained in the High Grade Spiritual Vein poured out in all directions, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi density continuously climbed at an astonishing speed.
Li Mu immediately threw the High Grade Spiritual Vein into the Painting World Treasure Mansion to avoid any unforeseen changes. He did not choose to bury this High Grade Spiritual Vein into the Painting World Treasure Mansion at this location.
He immediately turned and flew back into Yin Yang Valley.
After spending more than a day, Li Mu returned to the Yin and Yang junction again. He entered the Formation, left a Wood Escape Clone, and immediately entered the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
In the heavenly phoenix grass Spiritual Field, the Shadow Tiger was entrenched here, its fierce killing Qi scaring away the armored ox Yao Beast, causing them to hide far away and no longer dare to peek here.
Li Mu descended from the sky. The Shadow Tiger sensed him and immediately stepped into the air, arriving before him. "Master."
"Mm, follow me down."
"As you command!"
Li Mu arrived at the Spiritual Field, with the Shadow Tiger obediently following behind him.
Li Mu prepared to replant the next batch of heavenly phoenix grass.
Li Mu was working enthusiastically in the Spiritual Field, while the Shadow Tiger, standing by the Spiritual Field, was full of confusion.
Strange, why is Master farming here?
If it hadn't seen it with its own eyes, it wouldn't have believed it even if it were beaten to death. He said he would let it wait here and that he had important matters to entrust to it, but instead, he made it stay here and watch him farm?
What kind of twisted humor was this?
Soon, Li Mu continuously cast spells, quickly planting the heavenly phoenix grass.
"From now on, for a period of time, you will stay here and must guard this Spiritual Field well." Li Mu said, pointing in the direction of the Spiritual Field.
The Shadow Tiger was stunned upon hearing this. "Master, is this the task you want to assign me?"
"That's right! Don't let other Yao Beast destroy the Spiritual Field!"
Li Mu looked at the Shadow Tiger's expression, which was exactly the same as the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon's, and couldn't help but smile.
"Oh, Master! This..."
Before the Shadow Tiger could finish speaking, Li Mu directly raised his hand to interrupt, "No need for more words. You just guard here. When the Spiritual Plant mature, remember to call me over."
Li Mu did not give the Shadow Tiger any chance to refute. He stepped on his Spirit Sword, broke through the Void Realm, and finally transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the horizon.
