I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm-Chapter 213 - 157: Tianyan Divine Monarch

"No problem, this Tianyan Divine Monarch is the most legendary figure of our Huanlang Spirit Mountain. It’s said that he comes from the Celestial Derivation Sect, but he became a divine figure who ventured out from our Huanlang Spirit Mountain, mastering both artifact refining and array formations,..." Xu Yingpeng tirelessly introduced the legend of Tianyan Divine Monarch to Li Mu.

This Tianyan Divine Monarch is indeed a divine figure, rumored to be capable of refining Tier Six Spiritual Treasures and Tier Seven Daoist Soldiers, with a cultivation that reaches the heavens. He has already broken through Divinity Transformation and achieved Integration, excelling in the Dao of Arrays, making him the most legendary cultivator of Huanlang Spirit Mountain.

Tianyan Divine Monarch himself hasn’t shown up for a millennium, yet his deeds are still told throughout Huanlang Spirit Mountain.

The Independent Practitioner Alliance was established under the leadership of Tianyan Divine Monarch. He is generous and enthusiastic, making friends far and wide,...

Li Mu’s mind stirred as his divine sense entered the storage compartment containing the array token. The bottom right corner of the Tier Four Array Token seemed to bear a faintly engraved ’Yan’ character. If there were no surprises, this array token was indeed an array artifact refined by Tianyan Divine Monarch.

"Hmm, Fellow Daoist Xu, may I know which Spirit Mountain hosts the secluded cave of this Tianyan Divine Monarch in Huanlang Spirit Mountain?" Li Mu’s heart skipped a beat as he asked Xu Yingpeng inquisitively.

"The whereabouts and origins of Tianyan Divine Monarch have always been mysterious. He hasn’t taken any disciples or left any legacy, so his secluded cavern has always been a target for many cultivators to explore. There are quite a few theories; some say that his cave is on Pattern Spirit Mountain, others say Red Immortal Ridge, Hundred Immortals Mountain,... However, Tianyan Divine Monarch excels in array formations, and his secluded cavern is surely masked by arrays, not something people like us can easily glimpse." Xu Yingpeng tirelessly elaborated.

Li Mu nodded, memorizing the Spirit Mountains that Xu Yingpeng mentioned and preparing to verify them one by one at an appropriate time.

Huanlang Spirit Mountain is vast, and who knows how many years it would take to search it slowly. With a few specific locations now, by employing the array token, it wouldn’t take long to find the true location of his cavern.

Then, Li Mu nonchalantly chatted with Xu Yingpeng about the local customs and scenery of Huanlang Spirit Mountain and Silver Mountain City, then took his leave and wandered around the city.

The city was bustling with activity; hunter cultivators with their prey, medicine gatherers carrying herb frames, loose cultivators meandering through the market,... There was a constant flow of people, most of whom were cultivators wielding blades and harboring some injuries. Occasionally, some accompanying female cultivators also weren’t empty-handed, carrying demon beast corpses or herb frames, others being carried around, full of injuries,...

Li Mu concealed his cultivation, transforming into an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and quietly stayed in the city to continue inquiring about Tianyan Divine Monarch’s deeds and where he might have most likely secluded himself.

After seven or eight days of inquiry and exploration.

It was roughly as Xu Yingpeng had said; there were so many tales about Tianyan Divine Monarch in Huanlang Spirit Mountain that Li Mu quickly gathered enough information.

Li Mu could largely confirm that Pattern Spirit Mountain and Red Immortal Ridge were the most likely locations of Tianyan Divine Monarch’s former secluded cavern.

Li Mu controlled his flying sword to head towards Pattern Spirit Mountain first, holding the array token to activate the array light, searching and visiting to find Tianyan Divine Monarch’s secluded cavern.

After half a day, Li Mu had searched all over Pattern Spirit Mountain and confirmed there was nothing, so he continued with his flying sword towards Red Immortal Ridge.

Red Immortal Ridge, a mountain wilderness filled with large spirit veins, located at the southern spirit veins of Huanlang Spirit Mountain, teeming with various high-tier demon beasts and venomous insects.

Fortunately, Li Mu already had the cultivation of a Nascent Soul True Monarch and mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique. When encountering some high-tier demon beasts and venomous insects, he could avoid them if possible, dodging while searching around Red Immortal Ridge, efficiently and swiftly, with nothing hindering his path.

After two days, Li Mu stopped in a serene Spirit Valley.

"Found it!" Li Mu suddenly chuckled, and the next second, with a "whoosh," his figure transformed into a red light and burrowed into the ground, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

When Li Mu reappeared, he was in front of a giant spider. The Tier Four Array Token in his hand emitted dazzling spirit light, reflecting with the array pattern glow on the passage behind the giant spider.

Finally, he had found it. Joy was apparent on Li Mu’s face as his hard work finally paid off.

However, the underground passage leading to the array was occupied by a giant spider using it as a nest, filled with webs and various corpses, exuding an unbearable stench.

"Sssss!"

As soon as the giant spider saw Li Mu, it bared its fangs and roared terrifyingly, trying to scare away the enemy.

The sudden appearance of Li Mu startled the giant purple-bellied spider, and even though he appeared unassuming, he emitted a dangerous aura, clearly not an easy foe.

Li Mu ignored the intimidation from the giant purple-bellied spider, giving it a glance to gather its information.

[Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider]

[Grade: Tier Five Demon Insect]

[Attributes: Highly Poisonous Fangs, Foul-smelling Silk Net, Earth Element Assault, Shadow Concealment]

[Status: Pregnant, Hostile]

[The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider with abundant offspring inside, favors consuming any living spirit, life soul, adept at summoning offspring spiders to fight, Weakness: Fire, Lightning, Characteristics, adept at Earth Escape, sharp vision, fangs laced with potent poison,...]

Under the effect of Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, all the information about the massive purple-bellied spider, over a yard tall, with eight long legs blocking the passage as a small house would, was presented on the character virtual frame screen.

"Let’s work something out; I need to pass through; mind letting me through?" Li Mu asked the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider blocking the path in a negotiating tone.

Before Li Mu could finish his words, with a "swish," a ball of white silk spurted from the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider’s abdomen, launching a sneak attack at Li Mu.

Li Mu’s figure flickered, dodging in advance, emerging from the ground behind.

With sword whistling sounds, Tier Four Spirit Swords emerged from Li Mu’s Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, then spiraled in the air, transforming into a Sword Dragon in a blink, charging at the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider.

There was no room for negotiation; Li Mu launched a counterattack immediately.

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider turned into a mass of dark light, burrowing underground, stealthily approaching Li Mu’s position.

"Puft, puft..." The Sword Dragon suddenly disassembled into piercing sword rain, stabbing into the ground, spraying forth strings of green, viscous poison.

"Hiss!"

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider howled miserably, emerging from underground, gushing thick green liquid that seeped into the earth, emitting acrid smoke.

The sharp Sword Qi effortlessly pierced its body.

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider’s sneak attack failed, and it was left with numerous wounds from the spirit swords, its pair of crimson compound eyes glowered with hatred at Li Mu, filled with vengeance.

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider spewed a lot of webs to block the spirit swords.

With a wave of his hand, Li Mu unleashed a torrent of Five Elements Spirit Fire, easily incinerating the white webs to nothingness.

Li Mu gestured, and the spirit swords reversed direction, taking flight from the ground, gathering momentum to charge at the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider.

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider burrowed underground again, evading at a distance, its bloodshot compound eyes fixed on Li Mu, not daring to advance, yet unwilling to retreat.

"I didn’t even intend to kill you; just make a way. Can’t you grant me this little favor?" Li Mu remarked calmly, addressing the vengeful gaze of the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider.

The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider halted its advance, having suffered greatly, recognizing that this enemy was beyond its capability.

Upon hearing Li Mu’s words, the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider decisively burrowed underground, vanishing without a trace.

Li Mu was slightly stunned, watching the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider flee without a fight. Scanning with his divine sense, it indeed abandoned its nest as he had said and escaped.

This was something Li Mu had never anticipated; the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider was quite clever, not blinded by vengeance.

However, this was for the best, avoiding an unnecessary conflict.

Li Mu scanned with his divine sense, confirming no presence of the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider, he took the array token and approached the pathway illuminated by array patterns.

If nothing unexpected happens, the secluded cavern of Tianyan Divine Monarch shall be unveiled today.