I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 484 - 275: Earthshaking Secret (Part 2)

Lin Baoqing hurriedly took out a jade token, infused it with spiritual power, and activated the sound insulation array in the inner hall to prevent eavesdropping.

Li Mu smiled faintly and casually picked up the gauze, planning to ’return’ it to Miss Wang later.

"Hmm, there’s something I need to attend to. I’m preparing to leave temporarily, so I’ve come to ask you to set aside a batch of spiritual materials for me. Bring out the inventory!" Li Mu gestured to Lin Baoqing.

"Uh! I wonder how long Master Li plans to travel this time? Where are you headed? Currently, the Profound Celestial Sword Sect, Taiyi Sect, and Nine Demons Sect are fiercely battling; the scale of this fight seems to be getting out of control. Would you like me to arrange for some guards to accompany you?" Lin Baoqing handed the prepared inventory to Li Mu, asking with concern.

"I won’t be going too far. I expect to return in half a month, so there’s no need for the trouble. Let’s not bother with guards!" Li Mu received the inventory, replied with a smile, and focused on browsing the inventory, selecting high-tier spiritual materials.

"That’s good to hear!"

Hearing this, Lin Baoqing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Li Mu, a Tier Six Refining Grandmaster, was a treasure of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. He was truly worried that Master Li might leave and never return.

"Master Li, the joint army’s battle with the Nine Demons Sect shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, and there have been quite a few more orders for Tier Six spirit treasures. Some Venerable Divinity Transformation elders have even offered rare spiritual materials as rewards, including the Tier Six Spirit Seed and the Tier Six Time Spiritual Materials that you urgently need. Would you like to take a look?" Lin Baoqing suggested, gesturing at Li Mu.

The last time, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion accepted an order to refine ten Tier Six spirit treasures for Li Mu, resulting in significant profits for him. The pavilion also gained a considerable reward and goodwill from ten Venerable Divinity Transformation elders.

Such immensely profitable and effortless transactions are something Lin Baoqing wished could occur every day.

Hearing this, Li Mu’s mind stirred, but he didn’t stop selecting high-tier spiritual materials. He gestured while multitasking, "Oh! What are the commissions? What rare spiritual materials are there? Quickly bring me the list to have a look."

Lin Baoqing was delighted and quickly presented a white jade scroll with both hands.

Li Mu received the jade scroll and examined it with his divine sense, immediately captivated by the rewards offered for the artifact refining commissions. This time, someone was willing to provide high-tier spirit seeds and a Tier Six Ten Thousand Years Mushroom to commission the refining of a Tier Six spirit treasure. This was a rare opportunity!

There were both Tier Six and Tier Five spirit seeds in ample quantity, with four types of Tier Six spirit seeds numbering over five thousand and eleven types of Tier Five spirit seeds totaling several hundred thousand. With this batch of high-tier spirit seeds, there would be no need to expend energy searching for high-tier spirit seeds in the future.

As for the Tier Six Time Treasure - Ten Thousand Years Mushroom, its contained power of time could be used to restore the injuries of the Tier Six spirit treasure, the Time Fortune Spirit Turtle, aiding its early recovery.

The Time Fortune Spirit Turtle, a Tier Six spirit treasure, not only had the ability to glimpse into the future but also possessed a Time Domain. If a large amount of power of time could be gathered to set up a Time Spirit Realm, it would be crucial in accelerating the recovery of the spiritual sense of the Cyan Jade Ginseng King.

"Excellent, go ahead and accept these refining commissions for me, and have them pay the deposits as soon as possible," Li Mu urged, fearing the loss of these opportunities, as he handed back the recorded list jade scroll to Lin Baoqing.

"Alright! No problem!" Lin Baoqing accepted the list jade scroll, readily agreeing.

Thinking of the Cyan Jade Spirit Ginseng, Li Mu took out the inventory and asked Lin Baoqing discontentedly, "This time, why are there only three thousand strands of Wood and Earth Essence Qi? It’s been so long, is it really that difficult to gather a quantity of one hundred thousand strands?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Baoqing forced a smile, "Master Li, although the Wood and Earth Essence Qi is only Tier Five, it is not easy to produce. It is also a crucial auxiliary cultivation material for many Wood Element Nascent Soul and Venerable Divinity Transformation cultivators. The quantity of one hundred thousand strands is too vast. Master, please give me a few more months. I will do my utmost to gather them for you."

"Three months!" Li Mu nodded, gesturing to Lin Baoqing.

"Alright!" Lin Baoqing replied, steeling himself.

The Wood and Earth Essence Qi was essential for awakening the Cyan Jade Ginseng King, and Li Mu was anxious to gather it to wake the Cyan Jade Ginseng King for the Five Elements Beast Taming.

He wondered how Xiaojin and Xiaowa were doing!

Thinking of the Five Elements Beast Taming, the thought flashed through Li Mu’s mind. After reassuring himself of their divine souls through the Spirit Taming Contract Seal, he continued to inventory the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s warehouse, selecting high-tier spiritual materials.

After the successful refinement of the Earth Element Spirit Ship, Li Mu planned to refine a batch of Tier Six puppets for it. Unfortunately, after thoroughly searching the inventory, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s treasure vault contained no Tier Six Spirit Wood, nor any Tier Six Demon Beast Bones.

Even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice. Li Mu could only lower his standards, choosing Tier Five spiritual materials to refine a batch of Tier Five combat puppets.

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Li Mu left the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion three days later.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Li Mu used the Spirit Fox Mask to alter his appearance, transforming into the alchemist, Master Ye, before heading to the Heaven Returning Tower and Celestial Secret Pavilion to try his luck.

Five days later, Li Mu piloted the Earth Element Spirit Ship back to the Yin Yang Valley, managed the spirit field, watered the Purple Jade Reishi, and the Yin Soul Valley with Spirit Rain, and prepared to take Xue’Er on a long journey.

However, just as he was about to depart, a familiar figure sped over, entering Li Mu’s sea of consciousness.

"Xue’Er, wait a moment, Elder Qingwei is visiting; we will greet him and then depart!" Li Mu retracted the Earth Element Spirit Ship, instructing Xue’Er.

Xue’Er nodded obediently and hurried to the kitchen to boil water, preparing Spirit Tea.

When Xue’Er emerged from the kitchen with a tea tray, the figure of Venerable Qingwei descended into Linggu, landing slowly in front of Li Mu.

"Master Li!"

Venerable Qingwei gazed at Li Mu with a slightly fatigued expression, unable to hide the sorrow on his face.

"Elder, please have a seat!" Li Mu warmly gestured an invitation, curiously asking, "What’s happened to you? Where is Elder Xuan Ling?"

"Alas! Xuan Ling was bent on revenge but fell into a trap by the Nine Demons Sect, perishing in the conflict!" Venerable Qingwei sighed deeply, regarding Li Mu.

Hearing this news, Li Mu felt a great shock to his senses; he never expected such an outcome. Elder Xuan Ling had perished.

"How could this happen! Did the defensive spiritual treasure I refined for Elder Xuan Ling fail?" Li Mu asked Venerable Qingwei in disbelief.

"He detested the demon cultivators of the Nine Demons Sect to the point of madness. Relying on the advantage of his spirit treasure, he killed several Divinity Transformation Demon Venerables and slaughtered many Demon Cultivator True Monarchs. Ultimately, he was targeted by an Ancestor Void Refining Demon, and, given the power disparity, I couldn’t rescue him in time. Sigh!" Venerable Qingwei explained again with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, Li Mu was speechless for a moment. As the saying goes, a tall tree catches the wind; being too prominent can indeed lead to great danger!

Previously, Steward Fang of the Profound Celestial Sword Sect and Elder Hu of the Taiyi Sect had been eager to recruit him... Perhaps there were great dangers hidden within that as well.

No, he had to escape this vortex quickly, avoiding the attention of the two major sects.

Earlier, the peculiar behavior of Steward Fang and Elder Hu might be connected to the battle with the Nine Demons Sect, which may not be as straightforward as it seemed.

"Elder, how is the situation on the battlefield now? Is it dire?" Li Mu asked Venerable Qingwei with concern.

Venerable Qingwei sighed again, looking at Li Mu but hesitated, unsure of how to explain.

"Master Li, have you heard of the Demon Abyss?"

Venerable Qingwei pondered for a moment and then asked Li Mu with a heavy tone.

"I’ve never heard of it!" Li Mu replied after a brief pause, shaking his head.

Venerable Qingwei nodded and began a detailed explanation, "Our world is called the Primordial Spirit Realm, and outside of it, there are countless main worlds and small worlds... In ancient times, there was originally only one Desolate World. However, due to an epic battle that shattered the Desolate World, it splintered into countless worlds, outer world small worlds... Our South Wilderness Spirit Realm, Central State Domain, Endless North Sea, West Mountain Cloud Marsh, Eastern Celestial Ridge, all together formed the entire Primordial Spirit Realm..."

"The Primordial Spirit Realm borders the Upper Realm - Immortal Spirit Realm, and the Lower Realm - Demon Abyss. The South Wilderness Spirit Realm was originally part of the Demon Abyss Region, sharing deep ties with the Demon Abyss World. Within the Demon Abyss reside powerful gods and demons who can utilize the demonic creatures remaining from the Demon Abyss on this land. It seems the Nine Demons Sect might be plotting to reopen channels that connect the South Wilderness Spirit Realm to the Demon Abyss, implying that the South Wilderness Spirit Realm could face endless demonic creatures from the Demon Abyss!"

"Furthermore, the channels to the Upper Realm - Immortal Spirit Realm have long been sealed, cutting off the path to ascend and seek aid. This means that people in this world must confront gods and demons in mortal bodies."

"Is that even possible? If defeated, where could one escape?" Venerable Qingwei asked Li Mu, appearing somewhat despondent.

Suddenly hearing such earth-shattering secrets, and recalling the future scenes glimpsed in the river of time, Li Mu was momentarily stunned.