“Damn it!”
Seeing this, Li Mu’s mind trembled. His Thunder Wings spread out, instantly forming a ball of lightning that blocked the long blade for a moment.
With a loud “bang,” Li Mu, protected by the Thunder Wings, was sent flying backward.
Once Li Mu stabilized himself, his Divine Sense swept the surroundings, and he immediately discovered that the Sixth Order blood-colored long blade, along with a blood-red streak, was rapidly fleeing at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
“Kid, consider yourself lucky this time. We will meet again, and next time we meet, it will be your death!”
Hongshan’s Divine Sense transmission followed, filled with deep-seated hatred.
A cold glint flashed in Li Mu’s eyes. He hesitated whether to release the Earth Element Spirit Ship to pursue and completely resolve this trouble. However, his Divine Sense detected several Soul Transformation Cultivators approaching from all directions.
The immense fluctuations from this battle immediately drew the attention of the Ten Thousand Islands Sect and other forces, with high-level Cultivators coming to investigate.
Li Mu still planned to stay in the Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region for some time, so to avoid exposing his identity, the pursuit could only be temporarily abandoned.
Li Mu summoned the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, controlled it to dive into the deep sea, and sped through the seabed, rushing towards Crescent Moon Island. His figure quickly disappeared from that sea area.
Not long after, several Soul Transformation figures appeared in that sea area, all of them old acquaintances.
“We’re too late! Everyone’s gone!” Ye Qiuming, the Lord of Thousand Leaf Island, surveyed the scene and sighed helplessly.
“Indeed, this battle ended too quickly. I rushed here with all my might! There’s a remnant Soul Transformation soul aura on the battlefield, and it seems a Soul Transformation Cultivator has fallen. Fellow Daoists, does anyone recognize this one?!” Situ Lan, the Third Elder of the Sea God Sect, frowned deeply as she asked the five Soul Transformation Cultivators present.
A Soul Transformation Cultivator in a green robe narrowed his eyes, carefully sensed the aura on the battlefield, and then sighed with emotion: “Based on the remnant soul aura, it seems to be that old fellow Hanh Qianfeng from our sea region. Tsk tsk tsk, that old scoundrel who shifts with the wind, I didn’t expect him to fall just like that.”
Another burly Soul Transformation Cultivator observed the surroundings with his Divine Sense and explained in detail: “Based on the traces left on the battlefield, three Soul Transformation Cultivators and one Nascent Soul Cultivator appeared in this battle. There was also a Sixth Order Flood Dragon, and Sword Qi permeated the scene, so there must have been a master swordsman among them.”
Just as everyone was discussing, a keen gaze noticed something unusual. Situ Lan suddenly reached out and drew in a trace of crimson aura remaining in the seawater, asking in confusion: “Oh! What kind of aura is this? Blood Qi? No. Devilish Qi? It doesn’t seem like it either.”
“Fellow Daoists, does anyone recognize this aura?” Situ Lan asked everyone present.
“It is indeed strange, I don’t recognize it either!”
“Neither blood nor demon, this aura is truly peculiar!”
Everyone frowned in thought, most of them shaking their heads.
Just then, Ye Qiuming thought of something and suddenly said in a deep, angry voice: “This, this aura is clearly the Rakshasa Origin of the Rakshasa race! Damn it, there are still remnants of the Rakshasa race remaining on Wanxing Island!”
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the Soul Transformation Cultivators changed, showing considerable apprehension towards the Rakshasa race.
Tens of thousands of Years ago, the Rakshasa race, along with the True Demon race, invaded this realm from the Demon Abyss. In the Two Realms War ten thousand Years ago, they were defeated and driven back to the Demon Abyss. The Rakshasa race that existed in the Ten Thousand Stars Sea Region had all been slaughtered and annihilated.
Now, the aura of the Rakshasa Origin actually appeared in this sea area, how could they not be surprised, how could they not panic.
“Fellow Daoist Ye, are you sure?” Situ Lan asked with a frown. She also felt a bit uneasy in her heart. If it truly were remnants of the Rakshasa race, then the cause behind this conflict might be even more complex.
“I’m sure!” Ye Qiuming’s tone was firm, “I would never mistake this aura. Moreover, this aura is not as troublesome as Undying Demon Qi, but it’s not far behind. It possesses extremely strong hidden aura, spirit suppression, and spirit devouring power. It’s the Rakshasa Origin Qi, no mistake!”
“Currently, the Nine Demon Sect, which is wreaking havoc in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Domain, has forces from the Demon Abyss backing them. I’m afraid this Rakshasa race is also unwilling to remain silent!” After speaking, Ye Qiuming sighed with emotion, guessing.
As soon as these words fell, everyone’s expressions became even more solemn.
Demon Abyss, this was a force that had once brought endless disaster to this continent. Although the Demon Abyss Channel had been Sealed, the possibility of their return was not non-existent.
“I will report this matter to the Sect. We must fully investigate this,” Situ Lan said with a solemn expression, speaking earnestly: “If it truly is the Rakshasa race, we must eradicate them with all our might.”
All the Soul Transformation Cultivators nodded in unison, preparing to mobilize all their power to investigate this matter.
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On the other side, Li Mu, controlling the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon, moved like the wind and lightning, finally arriving at Crescent Moon Island. He entered the Misty Grand Array and disappeared from sight.
“Master, my Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art has reached Minor Achievement. To advance to Major Achievement and Perfection, the amount of spiritual objects and flesh needed will likely be considerable. How about you let me hunt Yao Beasts in the deep sea?” The Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon put Li Mu down and asked for his permission.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu pondered for a moment and agreed: “No problem, wait for me for a few days. Once I’ve taken care of the Spiritual Plants, I’ll accompany you on a trip.”
“Alright!”
The Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon happily responded, its body turning, and its hundred-zhang body soared into the air, going to find a place to rest.
On Crescent Moon Island, protected by the island-guarding grand array, the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Azure Jade Ginseng King, and Azure-Eyed White Ape were all active on the island. Some were Artifact Refining, some were Alchemy, some were making talismans, each busy with their own tasks, while also guarding Crescent Moon Island when Li Mu was not present.
Watching the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon depart, Li Mu quickly summoned the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix and had it release the Extreme Yin Heavenly Fire from the skyfire cauldron.
“Chirp!”
The Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire transformed into a Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix, revealing its form, spreading a pair of fiery wings, and circling around Li Mu.
“Do me a favor and see if you can remove these blood patterns!”
Li Mu raised his arm, revealing the strange blood-colored patterns on his body. His first thought was to use the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire to remove these bizarre blood patterns.
“Chirp chirp!”
The Extreme Yin Heavenly Fire raised its little head, its pair of dark, round eyes darted around, and it chirped at Li Mu.
“I know! You little glutton! Even more gluttonous than noob.”
Li Mu chuckled, then took out a Fifth Order fire-attribute spiritual material from the nine storage spiritual pearl and fed it to the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire.
“Chirp chirp!”
The Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix swallowed it in one gulp, chirping twice as if complaining about the grade of the spiritual material.
“If you don’t like the quality, you don’t have to eat it! You’ve eaten the spiritual material, now get to work!”
Li Mu didn’t indulge it and urged it, while simultaneously circulating the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture to generate Five Elements Spiritual Fire, assisting the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire in extracting the blood patterns from his body surface.
The Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix spread its wings and plunged into Li Mu’s body, controlling the flames to burn the blood-colored patterns without harming his body.
Soon, the blood-colored patterns on Li Mu’s arms and back rapidly melted away under the calcination of the Seventh Order Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire.
Vaguely, as the blood patterns dissolved, a mysterious power contained within them erupted, emitting a mournful, hissing sound, as if from a distant world of gods and demons.
...
Thousands of miles away, on an unnamed island, inside a blood-colored hall, Hongshan, whose body had self-destructed, had his Primordial Spirit immersed in a pool of blood. Endless Blood Qi flowed into it, helping him recover his Primordial Spirit.
Hong Shuang, dressed in a pink palace dress, stood by, guarding him, her face grim and her Evil Qi astonishing.
Hongshan’s fate was his own doing, yet as his Elder sister, Hong Shuang would never let it rest. Once Hongshan recovered, she would fully assist him in seeking revenge.
Just as Hong Shuang was contemplating how to assist her younger brother in revenge, Hongshan’s stable aura, as he recovered his body in the blood pool, suddenly and rapidly diminished, and his Primordial Spirit vibrated incessantly!
“Rakshasa Origin is declining, damn Hongshan, what did you do with your Life Origin?!”
Hong Shuang’s expression changed drastically upon seeing this. After a slight hesitation, she immediately cast a spell, and a stream of blood-colored Origin Qi poured out, flowing into Hongshan’s precarious Primordial Spirit.
Soon, Hongshan’s Primordial Spirit gradually stabilized. However, Hong Shuang, due to the output of her Origin Qi, suffered severe Origin Qi depletion, and her face turned pale.
...
On Crescent Moon Island, with the help of the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, the strange blood patterns attached to Li Mu’s body were completely burned away, leaving no further trouble.
Seeing this, Li Mu revealed a joyful smile, his previous worry gone. He had thought these mysterious blood patterns would be as troublesome and difficult to remove as Undying Demon Qi.
Thankfully, the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire was powerful and managed to clear them away after some effort.
“Chirp chirp!”
Seeing Li Mu’s happy expression, the Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix chirped twice at Li Mu as if seeking praise, taking the opportunity to ask for a reward.
With the hidden danger completely eliminated, Li Mu was in a great mood. He laughed heartily and took out another Fifth Order fire-attribute spiritual material from the nine storage spiritual pearl, throwing it to the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire.
“Chirp!”
The Purple-Gold Little Fire Phoenix chirped happily, precisely snatching the Fire Origin Essence Crystal, and plunged into the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix’s skyfire cauldron to enjoy its meal.
“Crimson Flame, it’s alright, you can go back to your work!” Li Mu looked at the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix and greeted her with a smile.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix nodded, retracted the skyfire cauldron, spread its wings, and flew towards its Phoenix nest.
Watching it leave, Li Mu’s figure flickered and appeared beside the spiritual field.
Looking at the growth of the two thousand mu of Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom and Yin Soul Fruit saplings, Li Mu’s face revealed an undisguised smile.
Under the Yin and Yang Mixed Yuan Grand Array, both types of spiritual plant saplings were growing extremely well, with no signs of wilting or disease.
Li Mu took out a box of purple yang jade and a bottle of taihua moon dew from the nine storage spiritual pearl, and began to supplement the two types of Fourth Order Yin and Yang Spiritual Plant saplings with auxiliary growth spiritual materials. Then, he started to replace the thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones consumed by the operation of the Yin and Yang Mixed Yuan Grand Array.
After a busy period, Li Mu performed the Qingfeng Huanyu Technique, summoning a large dark cloud that brought down a refreshing spiritual rain.
After the spiritual rain, the two thousand mu of Purple Yang Spiritual Mushroom and Yin Soul Fruit saplings appeared even more vibrant under the nourishment of the Spiritual Qi.
Tens of thousands of spiritual plant saplings, protected by the Yin and Yang Mixed Yuan Grand Array, were growing rapidly, as if responding to Li Mu’s careful cultivation.
Seeing the vibrant and well-growing spiritual plants before him, Li Mu was filled with satisfaction. His figure quickly disappeared from his original spot, entering the Painting World Treasure Mansion to begin caring for the Fourth Order Five Elements Spirit Plants.
Seven types of Fourth Order Spiritual Plants, each planted across a thousand mu, along with other high-grade Spiritual Plants cultivated in the Treasure Mansion Space, totaled no less than ten thousand mu. Carefully tending to them from beginning to end would consume a significant amount of time.
Fortunately, Li Mu was already a seasoned spirit rice farmer, with all his spirit rice farmer skills at maximum level. Moreover, he possessed Level 6 Array Formation Skill and powerful Divine Sense, which greatly assisted him in caring for the Spiritual Plants.
Originally, spiritual plants that required a lot of time and effort to care for could now be managed in just three or four days a month.
The higher the grade of the Spiritual Plant, the more stringent the environment required for its growth. However, once the necessary growth environment was established, caring for them became much simpler, unlike lower-grade Spiritual Plants that needed daily spiritual rain irrigation and pest removal.
Four days passed in a flash.
Li Mu was preparing to leave the island with the Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon for an offshore journey to hunt Yao Beasts.
Azure Jade Ginseng King, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and Azure-Eyed White Ape all appeared, standing in a row like students submitting homework, presenting the Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Pills, Puppets, and Spirit Talismans they had refined during this period, and receiving guidance and having their results examined.
Li Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, a benevolent smile on his face, and began to comment on the spiritual items they had refined one by one.
“Ginseng King, this batch of Puppets you’ve refined is good; it shows some of my true teachings. The overall arrangement of the Puppet patterns is very appropriate. However, your overall perspective is still insufficient. Look, if you rearrange the results of the hidden pattern, feather pattern, and spirit-driving pattern modules, couldn’t you add protective spirit patterns and spirit-increasing patterns here…?”
“Additionally, the precision of the Puppet core engraving can be increased. Is it a Divine Sense issue? No! No! You can already achieve Divine Sense as a needle, so it’s not a Divine Sense problem, it’s still a layout issue…”
...
As Li Mu gave his pointers, the Azure Jade Ginseng King fell into deep thought, sometimes showing sudden enlightenment, and at other times looking dejected as he accepted criticism. With ten thousand Years of age, he was now like a diligent human student, eagerly absorbing the knowledge Li Mu imparted.
“Crimson Flame, these few Fifth Order Spiritual Artifacts you’ve refined are quite good; Extreme Yang must have guided you! They have a natural, self-refined quality, but they still lack the potential for an Artifact Array that can give birth to an Innate Artifact Spirit…”,
“For a Spiritual Artifact to give birth to an Innate Artifact Spirit, the most core basic Artifact Array, through its operation, forms a spirit-nurturing power…”
“Artifact Refining techniques help you comprehend the Dao of Fire Control. For example, with this fire-attribute Spiritual Artifact you’ve refined, you can try to integrate your understanding of the Dao of Fire Control before refining and condensing the Artifact Array and constructing the Artifact Form, attempting to use Innate fire potential to nurture an Artifact Spirit.”
“Also, with this wind-attribute Spiritual Artifact, fire borrows wind power, and wind pushes fire power; here too, you can leverage your understanding of the Dao of Fire Control.”
“And look at this Fourth Order water-attribute Spiritual Artifact. How can it not borrow fire power just because of attribute conflict! You’re being narrow-minded. While water and fire are different, they also have similarities…”
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After teaching the Azure Jade Ginseng King about refining Puppets and Spirit Pills, Li Mu then proceeded to comment on the Spiritual Artifacts refined by the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix. With the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire assisting, the quality of the Spiritual Artifacts refined by the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix was a cut above. Li Mu then taught deeper levels of Artifact Refining Dao, imparting all his hundred Years of Artifact Refining experience.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix’s eyes gleamed as she fell into deep thought, and the other few spirit beasts also entered Epiphany.
