I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 594 - 326: Tier Six Bamboo Forest (2)

"A Tier Seven Celestial Fire, this person being an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, such an item surely holds an inexplicable allure for him." Hong Shuang’s eyes slightly brightened as she added, "Coincidentally, a Celestial Fire, being a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, when refined and collected using ordinary means, serves perfectly as bait to lure him off Ten Thousand Stars Island."

"Very well, I leave this matter to you." Ancestor Wutian Demon pondered for a moment before saying, "Find a clever subordinate to see if they can lure him off Ten Thousand Stars Island!"

Hong Shuang nodded and readily accepted, "Hong Shuang accepts the task!"

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Ten Thousand Stars Island, Li’s Treasure Tower.

Li Mu warmly saw off the last Divinity Transformation Cultivator who had commissioned artifact refining, turned around, and returned to the shop. His pace was slightly heavy, and his face, having restrained his smile, bore a hint of weariness.

Watching Li Mu, Liu Yalan stopped her abacus and asked with concern, "Tower Master, you don’t look well. Are you too tired?"

Li Mu smiled and nodded, surveying the empty shelves for a moment before saying to Liu Yalan, "Everyone has been working too hard these past few days. Let’s close the shop early today! Also, most of our spiritual objects have been sold, and we can’t meet customer demand. Starting tomorrow, we will close the shop for half a month and let everyone take turns resting."

Hearing Li Mu’s words, Liu Yalan felt a sense of relief. She knew that Li Mu always cared deeply for the shop’s staff. To ensure everyone could rest properly, he was even willing to temporarily close the shop. This filled her with admiration and gratitude towards Li Mu.

Nonetheless, Liu Yalan still had some concerns, "Closing the shop for half a month, won’t it affect business? The shop is doing well right now, and if we miss this opportunity, who knows when we’ll have so many customers again!"

Li Mu shook his head, "Business is indeed important, but the rest and health of the staff are more crucial. Moreover, we need time to prepare and replenish our stock. Closing the shop for half a month is also for long-term development considerations."

Liu Yalan recognized the determination in Li Mu’s words and knew he had made up his mind, so she said no more.

Subsequently, Liu Yalan conveyed this decision to other staff members.

Upon hearing the news, Li’s Treasure Tower was filled with the joyous cheers of the staff. Everyone felt immensely happy. They indeed had been exhausted these past few days, yet they earned quite a few Spirit Stones.

Li Mu smiled, and the tension and anxiety in his heart dissipated considerably as he walked straight to the secret room.

The heavy door of the secret room slowly opened, accompanied by a faint mechanical sound. Li Mu closed the door and activated the secret room’s defense array.

Then, Li Mu summoned the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, a Divine Strange Ruyi emanating Five-Colored Spiritual Light and containing powerful Spiritual Pressure.

The Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, originally a Tier Seven Grotto Heaven Spiritual Treasure, was initially in the form of a jade-like Jade Ruyi, gathering the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and containing boundless mysteries. After taking it over from Tianyan Divine Monarch, Li Mu melted the Five Elements Spirit Mountain into it, granting it a Five Elements foundation, and its form changed from the green Jade Ruyi to the current Jade Ruyi, shimmering with Five-Colored Spiritual Light.

Now, after advancing to an Eightfold Grotto Heaven Spiritual Treasure, the form of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion radiated brilliant splendor, the Five-Colored Spiritual Light intertwining like a stunning rainbow. The patterns on its form became more mystical, covered in rich Spirit Mist, and filled with Spatial Dao Essence, making it hard to gaze upon directly.

Li Mu squinted slightly, his eyes exhibiting both yin and yang states, as the Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits activated, and the attribute information of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion appeared on the panel.

[Painting Realm Treasure Mansion]

[Grade: Tier Eight Grotto Heaven Treasure]

[Attributes: Size at Will, Trillion Cave Heaven, Devouring Elemental Spirit, Taiqing Spirit Realm, Sealing Spirit and Stealing Essence, Domain Master of One Domain.]

[Status: Successfully advanced, severe spiritual energy consumption, Artifact Spirit in slumber.]

[Profound Mother Divine Stone, Ten Thousand Flowers Divine Marrow, Void Spirit Boundary Stone, refined with Tier Eight Daoist Soldier Fragment and Eightfold Celestial Fire Hammer crafted. Later absorbed a Dragon-shaped Spiritual Vein, refined Five Elements Dao Foundation, extracted Earth Vein Spirit Marrow, incorporated Taiqing Moon Bamboo, devoured myriad Spiritual Resources, completed the Grotto Heaven Foundation, successfully advanced to Tier Eight Grotto Heaven Treasure, possessing its own independent domain. Holding this treasure can make one a Domain Master, amplifying Spiritual Qi a thousandfold, luring enemies into the mansion to suppress their cultivation, sealing spirit and stealing essence, refining their spirit, ..., and many other methods. The Artifact Spirit is in a deep sleep, and a large amount of spiritual objects must be consumed to awaken it early.]

Gazing at the new attributes of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, Li Mu’s face blossomed with a brilliant smile, feeling immense satisfaction and pride. With the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion’s successful advancement to Tier Eight Grotto Heaven Treasure, as its master, it meant that Li Mu could become a Domain Master, wielding a ’nuclear’ level of power.

However, the only thorny issue for Li Mu was that the Artifact Spirit of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion fell into slumber due to the massive consumption during the advancement, and it would likely be unable to awaken in a short time. Awakening the Artifact Spirit required the investment of large amounts of spiritual objects, which was not a small expenditure.

The importance of the Artifact Spirit to a Spiritual Treasure needs no saying. It is the soul of the Spiritual Treasure, capable of communicating with the master. Without the cooperation of the Artifact Spirit, with Li Mu’s current Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, he would certainly be unable to fully unleash the power of the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, the Eightfold Grotto Heaven Treasure.

"To awaken the Artifact Spirit of the Tier Eight Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, low-tier spiritual objects probably won’t suffice. We’ll need a large number of Tier Six and Seven spiritual objects."

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a headache. Tier Six and Seven spiritual objects are not only exceedingly precious but also exceptionally scarce, not something an ordinary cultivator can easily possess.

"This thing is truly a money pit." Li Mu forced a bitter smile and sighed, "It seems I’ll have to work even harder to earn Spirit Stones in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu’s figure flickered and disappeared from the spot, instantly appearing inside the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

Upon entering the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, Li Mu immediately felt a powerful spiritual qi sweep over him. It was a vitalized Grotto Heaven space.

A vast and boundless space appeared before Li Mu’s eyes. The air was filled with dense spiritual qi, making him feel refreshed and delighted. Looking ahead, a nearly thousand-zhang high Five-Colored Spirit Mountain came into view, its body flowing with radiant light and emitting dazzling brilliance. The Five Elements Spirit Qi dispersed from the Five-Colored Spirit Mountain suffused the air, imbuing the entire Grotto Heaven space with abundant vitality. Endless verdant bamboo forests occupied a large portion of the Treasure Mansion space.

As for the various high-tier spirit plants, the Five Elements Spirit Plants that Li Mu had planted inside the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, they occupied less than one-twentieth of the entire Treasure Mansion space.

[Jade Clear Spirit Bamboo]

[Grade: Tier Six Spirit Wood]

[Attributes: Jade Clear Spiritual Nourishment, Bamboo Toughness Like Rock, Hidden Vitality, Abundant Bamboo Spirit,]

[Status: Full of vitality, serene bamboo forest, concealed vitality]

[Jade Clear Spirit Bamboo, born from the special life force spiritual vein of the Tier Eight Taiqing Moon Bamboo, is a nourishing object for the Taiqing Moon Bamboo Spirit Realm. Its bamboo leaves resemble peaks, bamboo body like jade, bamboo spirit serene, filled with wood spirit, embodying the vitality accumulated over ten thousand years. This spirit bamboo, forming forests, brims with purification power, capable of dispersing all evil qi and malicious qi, thereby enabling the understanding of the Dao of Life and the mystery of all things’ growth.]

Gazing at the emerald-like jade Clarity of the Spirit Bamboo before him, extraordinary in every sense, glistening with green, Li Mu, under the Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, revealed its attribute information.

After the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion absorbed the Tier Eight Spirit Wood Taiqing Moon Bamboo and successfully advanced, the entire Grotto Heaven space underwent a monumental transformation, not only expanding several hundred times, up to a thousand times, but also gaining a vast Tier Six Bamboo Forest.

Li Mu never imagined the bountiful harvest that would result after the Treasure Mansion absorbed the Taiqing Moon Bamboo.

The bamboo forest before him, each stalk being exceptionally robust, had evidently undergone countless years of growth. They stood proudly in the wind, their bamboo stalks incredibly sturdy, each one containing exceedingly potent spiritual energy.

This was an extremely valuable artifact refining spiritual material, its value far surpassing typical Tier Six spiritual objects.

However, the only slight regret for Li Mu was that this was a Tier Six Bamboo Forest, not Tier Six Spirit Wood.

If it were Tier Six Spirit Wood, Li Mu could have refined countless Tier Six Puppets or powerful Tier Six Spirit Ships from it.

Nonetheless, even the Tier Six Bamboo Spirit represented a tremendous fortune for Li Mu.

How to make good use of this Tier Six Spirit Bamboo! Refining Spiritual Bamboo Sword is a good choice.

Li Mu couldn’t help but think of his personal spiritual treasure - the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, a compound spiritual treasure containing innumerable Spirit Swords. If this Spirit Bamboo were used to refine the Ten Thousand Swords of the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, and if all the swords were gathered, would the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain have a chance to advance to a Tier Seven Dao Artifact!

Thinking of this point, Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a flutter of excitement.