This valley is called Green Dragon Valley.
Li Mu looked through the Spirit Plant Division's Spirit Field map annotations and learned the name of this valley. At the same time, he also saw a danger warning marked for this valley.
It turned out that other Disciples of the Qingxuan Sect had long discovered that Green Dragon Valley was very suitable for cultivating Spirit Fields, but this deep pool seemed to be the dwelling of a Third-Order Green-Eyed Black Scale Python. Therefore, after marking it with a danger warning, they abandoned the cultivation.
A Third-Order Green-Eyed Black Scale Python?
Is that true or false!
Li Mu frowned and quickly released his Divine Sense, cautiously probing into the deep pool.
Unexpectedly, there was another world at the bottom of the deep pool, revealing a deep underground waterway that was beyond the detection range of Li Mu's Divine Sense, preventing him from reaching the end of the waterway.
However, Li Mu temporarily did not find the Green-Eyed Black Scale Python. Instead, he discovered many plump First-Order Azure Spirit Fish, Black Dragon Fish, Spirit Pearl Clams, and other abundant Spirit Fish resources.
Li Mu thought for a moment and decided to claim this valley for himself. To be safe, he would block the underground waterway with a giant rock and then set up an early warning Formation.
By utilizing the terrain of this valley, he would arrange a large-scale Monster Trapping Formation. If a Third-Order Yao Python truly emerged from the waterway, even if it advanced to Fourth-Order, it would merely be fat meat delivered to his doorstep. Li Mu was not afraid in the slightest.
It’s decided!
Li Mu formed hand seals and began to exert his full power.
The next moment, seven Second-Order Profound Iron Swords were released from his Storage Pouch. They lined up in Formation, appearing out of thin air beside Li Mu, quickly forming a Seven Stars Sword Formation and covering a certain area by the pool.
“Swish, swish…” Sword shadows howled, and Sword Qi burst forth.
The seven Mystic Iron Swords released Sword Qi that filled the sky, shattering several giant rocks into pieces… In a short while, a large, flat, mirror-like open space was created, and massive stone pillars were shaped.
Next, Li Mu fully unleashed his Divine Sense, using the sword as a brush to 'carve' Formation patterns onto the giant stone pillars and the ground.
The Dragon Image Water Illusion Formation, utilizing the water spirit power of the Azure Pool and waterfall, forms a large-scale mist illusion Formation, concealing the entire Green Dragon Valley.
The Dragon-Elephant Spirit Guiding Formation and Dragon-Elephant Gathering Spirit Formation draw and gather the Spiritual Qi released from the Spiritual Veins of the two hidden Spiritual Mountains into the valley, enhancing the valley's Spiritual Qi and altering the Spiritual Vein's flow.
The Dragon-Elephant Monster Trapping Formation, this Formation is hidden and unactivated, using Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as its guide, it sets up a series of nine interconnected Formations: Suppress, Trap, Deter, Confine, Startle, Awe, Illusion, Destruction… a large-scale Formation that can even trap a Fourth-Order Yao Beast with ease.
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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two hours passed.
Li Mu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. In one go, he had set up five complex grand Formations in Green Dragon Valley and merged them into one, establishing a central control area.
Because of this, Li Mu's mental energy consumption was immense, leaving him feeling somewhat overwhelmed.
At this moment, the appearance of Green Dragon Valley had undergone a tremendous change.
Massive stone pillars, carved with complex Formation patterns, stood on a flat area by the pool, covering over two hundred square meters. Twenty-eight giant stone pillars, with complex Formation patterns also carved into the ground, had crystal-clear Spirit Stones, each the size of a baby's fist, embedded in their central positions, numbering over a hundred.
Upon activating the five Formations, the twenty-eight Formation pillars generated Formation fluctuations. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was bound, and the mist rising from the waterfall evaporated, transforming into a white fog that gradually enveloped the entire Green Dragon Valley, making it dreamlike and concealing it.
Under the guidance of the Spirit Guiding Formation and Gathering Spirit Formation, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered, only entering and not exiting, and would only stop when the Spiritual Qi concentration within the valley reached a certain level.
Li Mu estimated the consumption rate of the Spirit Stones within the Formation. Without activating the Monster Trapping Formation, one hundred eighty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones could be used continuously for three months. If the Monster Trapping Formation, Illusion Formation, and Killing Formation were activated simultaneously, the one hundred eighty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones were estimated to be depleted in three days. This was still under the condition that the valley's Spiritual Vein and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power jointly supported them.
Li Mu had expended immense effort and poured the power of his Level Five Dragon-Elephant Formation into setting up this combined Formation, and he was extremely satisfied.
Next, Li Mu planned to use these stone pillars as supports for a house, building a stone house to conceal the Formation pillars and the main Formation eye.
Li Mu consumed a Vitality Pill and a Spirit Recovery Pill, then sat cross-legged on the spot, refining the medicinal power of the Spirit Pills to restore his condition.
After setting up the Formations for the Spirit Valley, the next steps involved building a stone house, creating a dwelling, cultivating land, transforming Spirit Fields… Everything was starting from scratch, and there was a lot to do.
However, Li Mu was not alone.
After Li Mu recovered his condition, he summoned a laborer puppet and several other Battle Puppets from his Storage Pouch, controlling them to transport the giant stones within the valley, and then continued to use the Mystic Iron Sword to chop and smooth them.
Soon, giant stones weighing hundreds or thousands of catties were cut into long, uniform, and equally sized strips, which were then stacked one by one in the gaps between the twenty-eight Formation pillars.
The scene was bustling with activity. Under Li Mu's control, the eight Puppets had clear divisions of labor: some transported giant stones, some stacked the stone house, some cleared debris… tirelessly working.
A stone house with a courtyard was taking shape at a visible speed.
After three or four hours of work, a ten-foot-tall, single-story courtyard house built from stacked stone strips stood by the pool, only needing its roof.
Next, roofing the stone house, interior decoration, making furniture… these delicate tasks would take time, as slow work produces fine results.
Li Mu first cleaned up the site. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, countless large and small Crushed Stone on the ground floated up and flew like a swarm towards the Azure Pool.
A 'stone rain' fell into the Azure Pool. Large and small Crushed Stone and giant stone blocks plunged to the bottom of the pool, thousands upon thousands, successfully blocking the underground waterway at the bottom of the pool.
Following this, it was time to cultivate the Spirit Fields.
Li Mu walked to a patch of shrubs, condensed Five Elements fire-attribute spiritual power, and cast a Drying Technique. The fire-attribute spiritual power covered the entire patch of shrubs. The next moment, the lush green weeds and shrubs rapidly charred and withered. In the blink of an eye, they all became dry leaves and branches.
Li Mu continued to cast spells—the Turning Earth Technique. The ground cracked, and large areas of the root systems of shrubs and weeds were turned over.
Li Mu then cast another Drying Technique to dehydrate the roots of the shrubs and weeds, completely severing their vitality and allowing their bodies to become nutrients for the fields.
Soon, Li Mu cast spells one after another, sometimes the Turning Earth Technique, sometimes the Drying Technique, moving through the overgrown shrubbery, continuously cultivating patches of scorched earth, with incredible efficiency.
As the sun set, Li Mu stood amidst a large expanse of scorched fields, his face beaming with joy as he looked at the fruits of his labor.
In just half a day, nearly a hundred acres of land were cultivated, a world of difference compared to the arduous efficiency of clearing land in the past.
In a couple of days, he would turn over the soil again, fertilize the fields, and tidy them up. Once the fields transformed into Low Grade Spirit Fields, he could begin sowing.
A hundred acres of Spirit Fields!
When this batch of Spirit Plants is cultivated, my cultivation should be able to advance to the Foundation Establishment realm, right!
Li Mu was overjoyed and continued to immerse himself in the fields, clearing the newly cultivated Spirit Fields.