I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 433: Chapter 254: Ambush and Counterattack (Part 1)

Li Mu’s words left Venerable Qingfeng speechless. Indeed, with the ability to refine a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure, concerns over a shortage of auxiliary cultivation materials become irrelevant.

However, Venerable Qingfeng was still somewhat unconvinced!

”With Elder Li’s artifact refining abilities, high-tier auxiliary cultivation resources are indeed not a concern. However, this cultivation technique requires not only dual cultivation of the Five Elements, but also simultaneous cultivation of Yin and Yang. In the later stages, besides a large amount of auxiliary cultivation resources, it also requires comprehensive understanding and integration of seven Dao Principles. Breaking through from the Nascent Soul to the Divinity Transformation Realm entails simultaneously cultivating seven Daoistic Avatars. Ultimately integrating the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, insight into Refining Void, Divine Dao Integration, and Yu Fei Mahayana; each breakthrough to the next realm is several times harder than other’s, and the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes!”

Venerable Qingfeng earnestly looked at Li Mu, explaining and analyzing each point.

”Elder Feng makes a valid point. If I can advance to the next great realm, I plan to select one of the Five Elements for specialized progression rather than pursuing all Five Elements simultaneously!” Qing Wen True Monarch nodded in agreement, expressing a touch of regret.

”Indeed! Understanding even one Dao Principle is exceedingly difficult, let alone multiple. The higher the realm, the more complex the cultivation challenges. Elder Li, you must consider this carefully.” Qingyang True Monarch advised Li Mu prudently.

Qingchen True Monarch and Yun Xiaozhi nodded in unison, agreeing with their views.

Li Mu smiled knowingly, understanding their good intentions, without arguing much. He possessed the talent of spirit plant absorption, which not only aids in enhancing his cultivation but also in elevating his Spiritual Object Dao Principle and talent attributes. The only issue was that the growth time of high-tier spirit plants was too slow, making it difficult to accurately obtain their Plant Spirit Attributes for targeted cultivation.

With this in mind, Li Mu suddenly made a decision. Previously, he was troubled over refining a suitable Spirit Treasure for the Withered and Flourishing Wood. It seemed that compared to divination functions, a Spirit Treasure capable of accelerating the Power of Time would be far more beneficial to him.

By fulfilling the growth environment requirements of high-tier spirit plants and using a Spirit Treasure that accelerates the Power of Time to aid their growth, it would be possible to rapidly obtain the Plant Spirit Attributes of high-tier spirit plants. In this way, large-scale targeted cultivation of high-tier spirit plants would benefit him in obtaining corresponding cultivation and Dao Principle attributes in the later stages.

With that in mind, a hint of joy flashed in Li Mu’s eyes. Looking at the five of them, he thanked them appreciatively, saying, ”Thank you all for the advice. In future cultivation, I will make selective choices accordingly!”

”Haha, perhaps we overthought it. With Elder Li’s extraordinary talent, cultivating multiple paths concurrently, maybe he will carve a path that is unparalleled, with no predecessors or followers!” Venerable Qingfeng detected the perfunctory tone in Li Mu’s response and quickly laughed awkwardly to disguise his embarrassment.

”Elder Feng overpraises me. Let’s not discuss this further. Let’s talk about the recent situation! The activities of the Nine Demons Sect have been very frequent lately. Has the Qing Xuan Sect been affected?” Li Mu redirected the conversation with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the five became grave.

”Since the last attack by the Nine Demons Sect, we have intensified our patrols, constantly maintaining the Sect Protection Array, and have thwarted several of their attacks. Unfortunately, the Five Sects Alliance, the Hundred Refinements Sect, the Celestial Derivation Sect, and the Mountain and River Sect have all been destroyed by the Nine Demons Sect. We recently received information that the Nine Demons Sect plans to attack the Spirit Taming Sect again, which is why we set off to support the Spirit Taming Sect.” Venerable Qingfeng quickly explained.

”Hmm! Is it true that the Nine Demons Sect intends to attack the Spirit Taming Sect again? Where did this information come from? Could it be a ruse to lure away the tiger?” Upon hearing Venerable Qingfeng’s explanation, Li Mu immediately questioned.

The Nine Demons Sect is composed of sinister and cunning Demon Cultivators, who use deceitful schemes, showing no mercy to their subordinates to achieve their goals. It was likely they had used the strategy of luring away the tiger against the Qing Xuan Sect.

The Spirit Taming Sect has a Tier Seven True Spirit - the Purple Sky Thunder Beast, and has a complete Array Artifact for their Sect Protection Array. Venerable Qingwei has successfully advanced to the Void Refining Realm, enhancing the overall defensive capabilities of the sect. Would the Nine Demons Sect dare to provoke them at this time?

In contrast, the Qing Xuan Sect, before the last Nine Demons Sect invasion, encountered an ambush while their Sect Master and most high-tier forces were returning from an auction. The primary forces largely perished, significantly lowering their strength.

If not for the critical moment when Li Mu successfully overcame the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation and reversed the situation by defeating the Tian Jue Demon Venerable, allowing the Qing Xuan Sect to overcome the Sect Protection Battle, the Qing Xuan Sect would likely have faced disaster!

Upon hearing Li Mu’s inquiry, Venerable Qingfeng and the four Nascent Soul True Monarchs all had a hint of embarrassment on their faces, while Yun Xiaozhi avoided meeting Li Mu’s gaze.

”Ah! It’s come to this point; I will not hide it any longer!” Venerable Qingfeng sighed and helplessly explained, ”After the Sect Protection Battle ended, with the Sect Master and others gone, our sect was severely weakened, and the activities of the Nine Demons Sect within our sect’s jurisdiction became increasingly rampant, with signs of resurging at any moment.”

”After the three sects were destroyed, the situation for the Qing Xuan Sect became increasingly perilous. After discussion, we decided to seal the mountain and abandon the sect, taking the sect’s treasures to disperse, headed to the Spirit Taming Sect for a temporary stay, and then regroup with sect disciples to head to the Central Continent Spirit Realm to avoid disaster.” Venerable Qingfeng explained with a sorrowful and helpless expression.

”Elder Li, it’s not that we intended to conceal it. The way we handled this situation makes us feel ashamed before Ancestor Qingxuan!”

”Ah! Sealing the mountains and leaving the sect is better than ending up like the Baili Sect, Celestial Derivation Sect, Mountain and River Sect!”

”As long as there are green hills, there will be firewood to burn!”