Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 128: Two Years of Longevity
The contact feedback suddenly increased a little, and Li Ye's heart was suddenly touched, and then a message popped up on the panel.

[......]
[You used the blood refining technique to care for the fourth-level spiritual plant [Jianmu subspecies, Sky Realm Tree], bringing its accumulated power to the second level. Experience +1000...]
[......]
[The power of the fourth-level spiritual plant [Jianmu subspecies·Sky Realm Tree] has accumulated further, and you gain [Sky Realm Spiritual Essence]*2...]
[......]
[The fourth-tier spiritual plant [Jianmu subspecies·Sky Realm Tree Strain] that you are connected to has grown, its understanding has deepened, and its spiritual essence has solidified by +0.1%...]
The spiritual essence of the Void Realm actually gave two responses at once?!
And the prompt to solidify the spiritual essence appeared again!

Li Ye's eyes widened slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose involuntarily, with his surprise not concealed at all.

This change once again proved Li Ye's previous guess.

As the tree reached the second level, not only could its magical powers be further demonstrated, but the feedback it provided in all aspects also improved accordingly.

"By analogy... with this tree level, I can improve my spiritual root aptitude four times in total? Wait... then wouldn't that mean I can go all the way from low-grade to heaven-grade spiritual roots?!"

"And the spiritual essence of the Void Realm that he gains will increase by one each year as his rank rises... Not only can it preserve his lifespan, it can even increase it?!"

Li Ye had an inexplicable expression, as if he was moved and excited, and his confidence in pursuing the great path was even greater.

And just after the Sky World Tree gave its feedback.

Although the Sky Realm Tree had just broken through to the second level, its power was rapidly converging, and the realm it had constructed was also weakening.

It soon became only slightly stronger than the first level, but it was no longer in the state of almost creating a void and forming a whole in itself by coordinating with the formation.

"Huh? What's going on..."

Seeing this strange change, Li Ye frowned, and after following the connection and sensing it, he suddenly realized.
"I see... After breaking through to the second stage, the spiritual energy here is no longer enough for this tree to maintain its power. It's just instinctively conserving its strength. There's nothing wrong..."

Realizing this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel regretful.

Originally, in his opinion, if this tree could really rely on flesh and blood to continuously break through, then when it couldn't find a suitable spiritual vein, it would have a workaround.

But now it seems that flexibility is indeed possible, but spiritual support after the breakthrough is still indispensable!
"Never mind... This tree has become even more vigorous after breaking through the second stage. Transplanting it shouldn't be a problem..."

"For the time being, the issue of the spiritual land has been resolved..."

Without dwelling on this any further, Li Ye simply sat cross-legged under the tree, summoning the two spiritual essences of the void to absorb and refine them.

Even though his life span increased by a hundred years after building the foundation, and he would live for two hundred years from now on, the unique sense of fulfillment when refining the spiritual essence of the void world still made Li Ye feel physically and mentally comfortable, as if melting in the spring breeze.

Gradually coming back to his senses and wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Li Ye was almost overflowing with vitality.

As the Qi and blood flow, even if you do nothing, it seems as if they are subtly supplemented and optimized by the body's own instincts, which in turn causes a slight improvement in the body.

"Now it feels a bit like the electric meter is running backwards. What I lack is a foundation-building or even higher body-refining technique to fully utilize it..."

After complaining, Li Ye opened the panel.

[Name: Li Ye]

[Spiritual Roots: Medium-grade Earth and Wood Spiritual Roots]

[Age: 30 years old]

【Lifespan: 184 years】

【技能：种植二阶上等（3351/4w）、丹药二阶中等（2166/4w）、炼器一阶中等（472/5000）、符箓二阶中等（2893/2w）、蛊术二阶下等（1937/1.5w）、阵法二阶下等（36749/6w）】

[Plant Spiritual Essence: Blood Spiritual Essence*500, Evergreen Spiritual Essence*300]

[Spiritual Essence Items: Vitality Level 1000, Absorption Level , Wood Spirit Level , Tongtian Level ] [Experience: ]

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Over the past year, Li Ye has invested all of his accumulated experience of more than 30,000 into the art of formation, just to improve his foundation as much as possible, in case Pingyang Mountain really has any means to break the formation and disrupt his practice plan.

Even though Xu Pingyang died in the battle, he did not reveal any means beyond Li Ye's expectations.

Compared with the past, the column that has undergone a qualitative change in the panel is naturally the lifespan column.

His lifespan, which had been stuck at 82 years, has skyrocketed, giving Li Ye an inexplicable sense of abundance.

"Although the foundation-building practice is extremely difficult, time is on my side. As long as I can keep the Sky Realm Tree and my life, I can reach a higher realm step by step even if it takes time..."

Li Ye couldn't help but sigh.

As a result, the secret realm of the lava underground palace, which had originally been somewhat tempting to him, no longer made him feel anxious at all.

"Hmm... We can try to practice the art of beast control and puppetry, sending them into the underground lava little by little to test the waters, and then compare them with the information left by Xu Pingyang and Ma Ying... We can proceed step by step this way, aiming to first ascertain the information, and then make further plans!"

Li Ye's thoughts gradually became clearer, and he came up with more ideas.

"If someone from the Ma family really comes, I might as well play along with them and let them explore the way... Even if I do give them some opportunities, what's the harm?"

"As long as it doesn't affect my cultivation, it's not a loss to be able to resolve the hidden danger!"

Standing up, he slowly paced in front of the Sky Realm Tree. As his thoughts wandered, Li Ye suddenly thought of something.
"Come to think of it... I could even consider trying some secret method that would shorten my lifespan in exchange for power!"

"If I could gain an extra year of life every year, the combat power that would be transformed into this daily accumulation would be quite astonishing..."

Keeping this in mind, Li Ye did not stay any longer since the Sky Realm Tree had stabilized. He walked down a small slope.

After walking for a short distance, the terrain below suddenly became much flatter, and a house appeared on the hillside.

This was the place where Li Ye would occasionally come to rest when he was not practicing, and he placed Lan Xinyi here.

After opening the restriction and entering the yard, Li Ye saw Lan Xinyi with a haggard expression, sitting on the eaves in a daze, like a fragile piece of white paper.

She heard a noise and subconsciously looked towards the door.

When she saw Li Ye, she was stunned at first, then hatred surged in her eyes, but was immediately replaced by helplessness, pain and regret.

She witnessed everything the Lan family did, and even she herself felt that the Lan family's plan failed and that they had brought such an end upon themselves.

But her brother was eventually killed by Li Ye herself, and she would never forget this incident in her life!

Li Ye looked at her with a helpless expression, but he did not mention anything else, just said,

"From now on, Changcui Mountain belongs to you again. You can collect immortal seedlings from mortals and rebuild your family..."

"As long as I remain in the mountains and red land, I will be given shelter..."

(End of this chapter)