Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 218 Confidence

As part of his mind controlled his natal puppet to merge into the lake and drift away, Li Ye sensed the arrangements being gradually triggered, and opened the panel with a thought.

[Name: Li Ye]

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

[Age: 63 years old]

【Lifespan: 218 years】

【技能：种植三阶下等（12.2w/15w）、丹药三阶下等（10.5w/25w）、炼器三阶下等（7.2w/25w）、符箓三阶中等（1.6w/20w）、蛊术三阶下等（8.1w/22w）、阵法三阶中等（4.7w/60w）、傀儡三阶中等（5.9w/50w）】

【草木灵蕴：青玄灵蕴（三阶）*120、玉竹灵蕴*242、血珀灵蕴*200、溶血灵蕴*200、枯骨灵蕴*200、黄韧灵蕴*132】

[Spiritual Essence Entries: Vitality Level 3, Absorption Level 2, Wood Spirit Level 2, Heavenly Compass Level 2, Poison Level 2, Adaptability Level 3, Tenacity Level 2]

【Experience: 0】

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As all skills reached the third level, the amount of experience points required skyrocketed. In addition, Li Ye removed the green rice from the spiritual field and replaced it with yellow tough grass that could be used to refine high-level talisman paper.

Relying solely on the Qingluo grass that grows all over Pingyang Mountain as a source of large amounts of experience points.

The only skills he had truly improved in were talismans, formations, and puppetry.

Other skills are difficult to put into practice and produce useful results due to the lack of corresponding materials or insufficient cultivation.

If he loses control, he might even suffer serious injuries.

Most of their improvements are done to continuously optimize the combat power of their own natal puppets, or to prepare for Dan formation.

As for the planting technique, Li Ye originally intended to improve it first. After all, as the item is upgraded to level three, it will have a blessing on his body. Having more of it may be of great benefit to his pill formation.

But who knew that third-level spiritual plants would be so difficult to collect.

Apart from the Qingxuanmi and Qingluoyincao that he had improved himself, he had not obtained even a single root after collecting them for many years!

Even with the Jindan Sect's blockade of these resources, this situation is still too outrageous...

This made Li Ye truly understand Bihu Sanren's evaluation of the four countries' lack of spiritual energy and resources in Bihu's notes.

Originally, Jingguo had some clues, but with the invasion of Wu, the war between the two countries was aborted.

If there aren't even any third-level spiritual plants that can be planted, what's the point of improving my planting skills!

But talismans, formations, and puppetry are different.

The art of formation relies on the power of heaven and earth. Even if there is a lack of spiritual materials, there are still ways to make adjustments.

Puppetry is the result of Li Ye's long-term experience of picking up garbage in the lava underground palace. Many of the things he needs are ready-made and can be modified and used without having to painstakingly seek methods of refining. This allows his natal puppet to have some room for improvement.

Although the yellow tough grass was a second-level spiritual plant, Li Ye combined the skills of alchemy and talismans, and with the strengthening of spiritual essence, he was able to prepare talisman paper that could withstand some third-level power.

Although it still required some effort to draw talismans, and the output was indeed limited, he finally had some third-order talismans accumulated.

The three combat powers of talismans, formations, and puppets have all reached the third level, and the power they can exert when they work together is extraordinary.

With such accumulation, Li Ye has the confidence to come here and intervene in this battle!
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With the help of the black water beads embedded in its body, the natal puppet almost completely blended into the lake water, leaving no trace.

It turned into a stream of water and moved quickly along the way, checking the formations and methods previously arranged in various places one by one.

During this process, he could see that Qiandao Water City had completely closed its formation, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Within the water curtain, it was as if streams of water dragons were flowing, dividing the void inside and outside, radiating astonishing power. The entire area surrounding the giant city was completely devoid of any trace of living creatures, not to mention cultivators, but also birds, beasts, insects, and fish. A solemn silence filled the air.

But if you look closely, you can find that there is no decoration around the city.

But if it expands further outward, there will be various means lurking such as formations, spirit beasts, etc. Compared with some clues that Li Ye discovered when he came here earlier, the traces become extremely clear.

After everything was done, the natal puppet disappeared into an inconspicuous place, gathering all its spiritual power and consciousness, like a dead object.

Just wait for the Jiuding Valley troops to arrive at the city, and then see how Qiandao Water City responds before making any plans.

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The army of Jiuding Valley advanced at an extremely fast speed.

Flying boats and tower ships blocked out the sky and the sun as they glided across the lake.

Behind this large army, there were small flying boats from various sects and forces, which were connected in groups and followed closely by a large number of them.

The shadows that gathered together were cast downwards, submerging everything in their path, as if the entire Qiandao Lake had been plunged into darkness.

In fact, this is only a part of the combat power of the coalition forces of Jiuding Valley and Wu State monks.

A considerable number of troops are still encircling the area around Qiandao Lake to prevent the direct descendants of Qiandao Water City from breaking out and escaping.

As they approached the Thousand Islands Water City, they saw ripples on the calm lake surface. On the seemingly deserted islands, formations suddenly appeared, and beams of light of various colors shot up.

boom! boom! boom!
There was no resistance as they went deeper. This sudden change, although not instantaneous, was almost immediate, and it really made many contemptuous and careless monks unable to react in time.

It immediately hit many flying boats, causing violent explosions on the spot, and they were destroyed in large numbers amid the screams and roars of many monks.

The formation that was advancing steadily and rapidly was thrown into chaos.

But the ones who suffered the most serious damage were the coalition forces of various sects and families following behind.

Although the flying boat controlled by Jiuding Valley was also hit hard, the flying boat itself has good defensive capabilities, and the light column is not enough to destroy it immediately.

This provides an opportunity to react.

A cold snort was heard from the most magnificent flying boat, and rays of spiritual light were emitted, marking the nodes of the formation below.

The disciples of Jiuding Valley took immediate action, and the formations on each flying boat were activated, evolving into the shape of the cauldron, and then the runes began to change.

One after another, huge tripods fell straight down against the beam of light, with great force and a sense of suppression.

As it fell with a loud bang, it destroyed all the nodes of the large formation arranged in various places. The islands almost collapsed and the light column dissipated instantly.

"You're using such a small trick to embarrass yourself..."

"This Thousand Island Water City is really doomed without that old ghost Bihu!"

Jiudingzi proudly shook his head and waved his sleeves, "Keep moving forward!"

The army's advance was unstoppable.

Even though Qiandao Water City took advantage of its geographical location and deployed many tactics, it still killed many cultivators.

However, for the well-prepared Jiuding Valley, although there were also considerable losses, they were still within the controllable range. The real huge losses came from the monks from the large and small families and sects who came with them.

The real main force still retains considerable combat power.

In this way, the army advanced all the way to Qiandao Water City.

(End of this chapter)