Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 224: Escape

Pure spiritual energy poured into Li Ye's body, and under the operation of the Wood God Technique, it quickly turned into a trace of magic power and merged into the sea of qi in his dantian.

As the technique completed a full cycle, slight ripples began to form in Li Ye's Dantian.

A new drop of liquid mana condensed.

At this point, Li Ye's liquid mana accumulation has completely broken through the 300-drop mark!

A purple-green light flashed in his eyes, and in an instant, flowers and plants seemed to grow, giant trees grew taller, and the shadows of many plants emerged.

Li Ye exhaled and calculated silently.

"With only sixty-five drops of liquid mana remaining, I will be able to complete my cultivation...it won't take many years!"

"And my liquid mana has solidified by over 30%... This isn't just due to the constant refinement of the Void Realm's spiritual essence, but also the Wood God Technique. The closer I get to the state of perfection, the more pronounced the effect of this technique on mana solidification becomes..."

"When I reach perfection, 40% is just a minimum guarantee... perhaps I can solidify my mana close to 50%!"

His eyes were filled with joy and anticipation.

He was able to have such a foundation without the help of any spiritual objects, and now he has obtained the Frost Condensation Water. Even without the Mysterious Fire Liquid, the probability of successfully forming a pill is already quite high!
In addition, the recipe for the Golden Elixir has been deduced to a fairly complete level. All that is left is some experiments and adjustments to ensure that he can form the elixir.

In this way, as long as his cultivation is complete, he can try to form a pill, and the restrictions he faces will be much smaller.

However, necessary preparations must be made. After completing the cultivation and sacrificing a batch of talismans with blood, we still have to send puppets to investigate the ruined building that is suspected to be part of the secret pavilion.

Today's training is over, and Li Ye comes out leisurely.

At this time, a maid came to serve and asked about many things she needed.

Li Ye casually gave a few instructions, then went to sit in the pavilion and admired the changes in the mountains and rivers.

Soon, dim sum dishes were served, and Rong Yue also came over.

"Sir, this is the intelligence from the four countries over the past few days..."

After presenting a jade slip, she skillfully came behind Li Ye, rested his head on the soft surface, and began to massage Li Ye's acupuncture points with her hands.

Li Ye's expression was relaxed and comfortable, and his spiritual consciousness began to read the contents of the jade slip.

The only major event during this period was the incident between Qiandao Water City and Jiuding Valley.

Ever since the battle between Qiandao Water City and Jiuding Valley not long ago, when Qiandao Water City, which had been suppressed by Jiudingzi's repeated plans, was about to be destroyed, a Jindan cultivator of unknown origin suddenly appeared and reversed the situation.

Jiudingzi was killed on the spot, the Jiuding Valley coalition forces were immediately defeated, and Qiandao Water City turned defeat into victory.

The Wu coalition forces, which had occupied almost half of Jingguo, retreated overnight, and those Jingguo families and clans that had rebelled earlier were terrified, some fled and some apologized overnight.

Qiandao Water City also did not miss the opportunity to strike hard when the enemy was down. It mobilized its trusted followers, integrated its forces, and hunted down the Wu monks all the way until all the land was recovered.

Without the Golden Elixir, Jiuding Valley's control over the State of Wu will be greatly reduced. If Qiandao Water City has any ideas, it can take revenge in the future.

After driving away the external enemies, they immediately cleaned up the interior, using the forces that had betrayed less as weapons to deal with the families and sects that had betrayed more severely.

Let both sides kill each other, and Qiandao Water City will send people to clean up the mess.

In such a short period of time, heads were cast everywhere, and many forces were silenced and submitted.

Yasukuni, which was on the verge of being annexed, was quickly brought back into the rule of Qiandao Water City, and its power was even greater than before!
The cause of this situation was, on the one hand, the death of Jiudingzi, but more importantly, the unknown origin of the Jindan cultivator, who was obviously connected to Qiandao Water City, made people extremely wary.

Who knows if he will take action for Qiandao Water City again?

Even the Jindan cultivator Jiudingzi was killed on the spot, let alone the foundation-building forces like them?
If it happens to hit his hands, wouldn’t it be more painful than death!
Under this iron-blooded purge, many forces from both Jing and Wu fled, some of which set their sights on the Red Mountains, intending to occupy them and start anew.

After all, compared to the third-level fire beast that may or may not come out from underground, the third-level black dragon that can move freely now is more terrifying.

Their results are naturally self-evident.

Li Ye didn't even need to take action himself. He handed out several scrolls of formation diagrams and let his four subordinates, Luo Feibai and others, who were in the foundation building stage, deal with them. Almost none of them caused much trouble, and the many attacks disappeared without a trace.

Such means, at this time, greatly increased the reputation of Li Ye of Pingyang Mountain, and no one dared to rashly think of usurping his power.

Li Ye casually looked at the information, tasted some snacks, and chatted with Rong Yue from time to time.

"Deputy Alliance Leader Luo has already found quite a few of the base addresses you gave us, but some were already occupied by cultivators or completely cleared out when we arrived..."

"According to your instructions, they acted cautiously and did not interact with anyone. They should be able to return safely in no time."

"As for those locations suspected to have produced third-level spiritual plants, we've already determined the area and have people guarding and searching nearby... We're just waiting for you to go and see for yourself."

"Well, you're doing well... If there's anything wrong, report it to me immediately and don't reveal your origins."

Li Ye nodded with satisfaction.

Although he has no interest in handling various affairs, building up power will eventually bring benefits.

He wouldn't have to deal with all these trivial matters personally before they are truly confirmed, which would save him a lot of time and energy!

"We know..."

Rong Yue responded obediently, and after the discussion was over, the girl suddenly became deeply moved.

"If it weren't for that mysterious golden elixir's sudden attack, this Thousand Island Water City would have been doomed. I didn't expect such a dramatic turn of events..."

"He single-handedly reversed the situation between the two countries, making clouds and rain with a wave of his hand. This Jindan master is truly terrifying. I have never heard of this person before, and I wonder what the origins of this senior are..."

"He is truly a role model for our generation of monks!"

Li Ye also showed some yearning and said: "Golden Pill... If I can set foot on this path in this life, I will have no regrets..."

At least that’s the case for now!
Rong Yue was silent for a moment, then continued:

"With the young master's extraordinary talent and such attainments in the art of alchemy, Rong Yue is confident that the bottleneck of forming a core will not be able to stop the young master!"

She said it seriously, as if she really meant it.

Li Ye leaned his head against the soft surface again and said with a smile:
"Then I'll borrow Xiaoyue'er's good wishes..."

………………

Thousand Islands Water City.

The enemy was repelled, the rebellion was suppressed, and the situation was finally under control.

Ou Cha and his fellow apprentices sat down and toasted together.
"We have survived this calamity, so it's time to celebrate! Come, fellow apprentices, let me toast you!"

After drinking a glass of spirit wine, everyone present had a look of joy on their faces.

Ou Cha sighed,

"That old ghost Jiudingzi is dead, so we have finally found our footing..."

"Originally, I was planning to flee to the Red Mountains, seize their foundation, and slowly plan for opportunities hidden underground. When I reached the Core Formation stage, I would return to take revenge..."

"Now that we have secured the legacy left by our master, I no longer have to risk going there. I feel a great sense of relief. This is truly a blessing for us!"

"From now on, we must work together to live up to our Master's life's hard work and continue to run Thousand Island Water City, ensuring it remains immortal for thousands of years!"

After these words were spoken, everyone present inexplicably felt that something terrible was getting away from them, as if they had escaped a disaster.

They all smiled happily and raised their glasses again.

(End of this chapter)