I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 312: Chapter 199: King of the Valley, Part 2

Xiaowa and the Red Wolf nuzzled against Li Mu’s leg, appearing extremely intimate, while Xiaojin held a giant club, his gaze fixed on the demon beasts hidden at the edge of the distant plains.

Li Mu patted Xiaowa’s head and said to Xiaojin and Xiaowa, ”I plan to cultivate the fields and build houses in this valley. I don’t like being disturbed, so go deal with them. Just chase them away; there’s no need to kill. If you encounter any stubborn ones, drag them over. We’ll give you an extra meal tonight!”

Xiaojin, excited at the mention of an extra meal, drooled from the mouth, and with his giant club in hand, he leapt a thousand feet away in a single bound, scaring the hidden demon beasts into chaos and making them flee in all directions.

Xiaowa also brightened up at this, focusing on the demon birds flying in the sky. He dug his hands into the ground, and in the blink of an eye, countless sharp rocky spears shot up from beneath the earth, causing the flying demon birds to scurry in panic.

Xiaojin and Xiaowa exerted their full effort, promptly driving the demon beasts away from the area.

Only the Red Wolf, with a melancholic gaze, knew it was not of much help and felt a bit downcast.

Li Mu squatted down to look at the elderly Red Wolf, gently stroking its head, but he didn’t say much, just letting it stay by his side.

The Red Wolf had already reached the venerable age of seventy, its lifespan nearing its end. The only thing Li Mu could do now was to remain by its side, accompanying it through the last stretch of its life.

The Red Wolf, being wise, had its spirits lifted with its master’s gentle touch and licked Li Mu’s hand lightly. It preferred staying with its master over hunting demon beasts.

”Good boy! Come, accompany me to cultivate the spirit field.”

Li Mu smiled slightly, walked to the foot of the mountain beside the waterfall on the plains, and, at the most sunlit spot on the open ground, selected a patch of plain soil before springing into action. He skillfully used various spells like the Earth Flipping Technique, Mud Transformation Technique, Drying Technique, Earth Solidification Technique... etc., applying them to a patch of land fifty feet away from the core as well, using the same method.

Li Mu multitasked with ease, hands casting identical spells, controlling the opening of two spirit fields. The earth on both plots rolled as if dragons were surging below.

Under the influence of various spells, it took less than an incense stick’s worth of time for the fertile land to be successfully opened up, yielding sixty acres of spirit fields each.

Ceasing the spells, Li Mu hovered a hundred feet above the ground, took out twenty array banners from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, and gestured a spell with his ten fingers. The array banners fluttered in the wind, splitting into two, and positioned themselves around the Yin and Yang spirit fields.

”Activate the Spirit Gathering Array!”

Li Mu raised his hands, and the Spirit Gathering Array instantly blossomed with endless golden light. A vast amount of spiritual qi from both Yin and Yang areas poured into the spirit fields.

But, this wasn’t enough!

Li Mu hesitated for a moment, took out a hundred thousand top-grade spirit stones from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, and scattered them. Instantly, they transformed into a dense torrent of spiritual power, showering down on the spirit fields like rain.

The torrent of pure and immaculate spiritual qi permeated the spirit fields, crazily enhancing their quality.

In less than an hour, the spiritual qi around the two spirit fields surged tremendously, quickly elevating them from middle-grade spirit fields directly to top-grade quality.

Scattering a hundred thousand top-grade spirit stones to expand two top-grade spirit fields; it’s estimated that throughout history, only Li Mu could have such grandeur!

In a matter of moments, the spirit fields advanced in grade!

Li Mu began to arrange the Yin Yang Primordial Array, gathering supreme Yang and supreme Yin qi in the Yin and Yang spirit fields, separating them.

Li Mu took out the Yin Soul Fruit Spirit Seeds from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, and shrouded in spiritual power, each one fell precisely into the Yin Valley spirit field. Instantly, a great Yin wind rose, and without any external force, an abundant Yin qi formed a layer of white spirit mist, all seeping into the Yin Soul Fruit Spirit Seeds.

A dim light glimmered on each Yin Soul Fruit, akin to twinkling stars, exceptionally beautiful.

The once lifeless Yin Spirit Valley now had a new breath of vitality.

The Purple Sun Reishi Spirit Seeds were also planted one by one in the spirit fields beside the waterfall. As the spirit seeds landed, under the empowerment of the Yin Yang Primordial Array and the sunlight’s supreme Yang energy, they blended with the top-grade spirit fields’ spiritual power, forming a red-gold torrent traversing the spirit fields, nurturing the spirit seeds.

Seeing this, Li Mu was overjoyed. The Yin Yang Valley was truly a blessed land for cultivating Yin Yang Spirit Plants. Compared to the Yin Yang plantation area he had created with spells at Moon Pearl Peak back in the Qing Xuan Sect, this was more than tenfold more effective.

The natural Yin and Yang qi had a world of difference compared to the effects achieved by forcefully opening them with an array.

Looking at the Yin Yang Valley, Li Mu couldn’t help but fall in love with it, wishing he could transplant it into the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion so that he could plant Yin Yang areas directly within the mansion in the future, saving him the trouble of running around.

Li Mu rationally decided to give up on this desire as the unique environment of the Yin Yang Valley and its vast scale were beyond his means to incorporate into the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

Never mind! He would make plans for this in the future.

For now, the spirit plants had just been planted and must be left to take root and bear fruit before further cultivation work could be done.

Li Mu had just descended from the sky, and the Red Wolf wagged its tail and came over, while Xiaojin and Xiaowa also came running from afar.

Xiaojin was carrying an unknown demon beast on its back, looking miserable, clearly having been beaten to death by him recklessly.

On Xiaowa’s broad back, two sharp spikes each pierced through two flying demon beasts, and the faces of the two beasts showed human-like smiles, obediently coming to Li Mu’s side and gently placing down their hunted trophies.

”Well done, I’ll give you extra treats tonight.”

Li Mu was in a great mood today, ready to cook up a feast.

The Red Wolf sat down with its legs crossed, looking at the so-called delicacies with no choice but to admire from a distance, as these demon beasts were of the third and fourth tier, and it couldn’t handle the power contained in their flesh, only able to fill its belly with Beast Taming Pills.

Li Mu naturally noticed the change in Red Wolf’s mood and was about to go hunting himself for some low tier spirit beasts to reward the Red Wolf, but before he could take action.

Xiaojin opened up its large pocket, reached in, and pulled out a few first-tier spirit beasts, gently placing them in front of the Red Wolf.

Both Red Wolf and Li Mu were taken aback, as Xiaowa stepped on the ground, the soil turned over, revealing two first-tier Earth Beasts strung in a row, emerging from the ground.

”You guys!”

Li Mu’s throat moved slightly, and a warmth arose in his heart, as Red Wolf also understood, its eyes moist with emotion, letting out a howl with a hint of choking.

Xiaojin and Xiaowa shrank their bodies and snuggled with the Red Wolf, like family.

”You all have fun, I’ll go make you some food.”

Li Mu grinned, waved his hand, and the beasts floated into the air, walking away to start cooking.

As time passed, two hours later, the simple grilled meat was cooked to perfection, full of color, aroma, and taste.

The aroma wafted for miles, and the playful Xiaojin and Xiaowa came rushing over, ready to dive into the delicious food, chewing eagerly.

Li Mu also held a piece of beast meat, enjoying it with relish.

One man and three spirit beasts devoured tens of thousands of pounds of demon beast meat.

After being full and satisfied, Li Mu went under the waterfall to change and bathe.

The three spirit beasts also jumped into the water, playing and frolicking with Li Mu, having the time of their lives.

Such a pleasant day went by, and after coming ashore, Li Mu took out a miniature house-shaped magical artifact from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, casually throwing it beside the Spirit Field.

In the next moment, it emitted a green glow, and the magical artifact instantly increased in size, revealing a simple house by the Spirit Field.

Li Mu looked at the house, similar to a courtyard, with great satisfaction. This magical artifact was found among the demon cultivator’s stored treasures during the Spirit Taming Sect battle.

[Four-sided House]

[Grade: Tier Four Defense Treasure]

[Attributes: Comfortable residence, concealed aura, crisis hiding.]

[Status: Form fully open, Spiritual Qi gathering.]

[Created using Tier Three Crane Mountain Wood, Ruyi Stone, Tier Four Profound Stone, Ruyi Stone, as a dwelling-type magical artifact, the house size is adjustable, maximum height four zhang (about 13.2 meters), width thirty-eight zhang (about 125.4 meters), length seventy zhang (about 231 meters), containing four rooms: practice room, artifact refining room, residence, alchemy room, with average defense ability, unable to withstand strong attacks, suitable for travel and portability.]

Li Mu inadvertently found this dwelling-type magical artifact when sorting through the spoils of war, to put it simply, it was refined into a house, convenient for long journeys without having to stay in the wilderness.

This demon cultivator certainly knew how to enjoy life, and now it benefitted Li Mu. This artifact also suited him, so he kept it.

The house wasn’t large, but it had everything needed.

The appearance was also unique, fitting harmoniously into the picturesque landscape under the waterfall beside the fertile field.

Li Mu was immensely satisfied, and then moved into the house, directly bringing the Red Wolf into his room, with Xiaojin and Xiaowa following along excitedly.