Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 358 Details of the conversation! The messenger returns!
Ever since the Sky Realm Tree was planted in this fourth-level spiritual environment, the profound accumulation drawn from the remains of the Sky Realm Tree's mother tree has also been stimulated.

Li Ye could feel the tree's slight growth almost every day, with almost no pause.

In this way, after only two or three years, the Sky Realm Tree reached the peak of the third level and was about to break through.

Although Li Ye was focused on cultivating this tree and seldom went out except when necessary for refining, he did hear some unusual news when other elders occasionally visited him.

For example, in the Tianchi Sect, a major Yuanying Sect, it seems that an elder betrayed the sect and, with the cooperation of some fellow disciples who seemed to have little connection with them, stole the treasures of the sect and escaped.

Also, after the Changqing Sect's true disciple Kong Xing disappeared, the elders of the sect suddenly fought to the death for no reason, causing quite a stir. Afterwards, it was discovered that the sect's treasure house seemed to have been stolen.

Even the Demon Sect had similar news coming out.

In addition, there are some scattered things in the Jindan Sect, most of which are related to internal fighting among disciples or the outflow of treasures.

Although not all of them happened recently, most of them occurred in the past hundred years, otherwise these elders would not have brought them up as topics of conversation with Li Ye.

This situation is certainly a bit strange, but the world of immortal cultivation in southern Xinjiang is so vast that many things happen almost every day. Many times, after checking, you may find that it is just a coincidence.

It would be a thankless task to really explore the connection in detail.

Even the sects that suffered losses didn't find anything, so the Yaohua Sect, which was not damaged, naturally wouldn't go and investigate.

However, Li Ye knew that if anyone was most capable of creating these "coincidences", it would definitely be the Yanshen Sect, which could easily hide among the other sects.

And perhaps it won’t be long before he, Li Ye, and Hu Wei will also become one of these many “coincidences”!
"But what is their purpose in acquiring so many treasures..."

Li Ye has some thoughts on this.

After all, he was most likely one of the people involved. If he could find some clues, he could take some precautions in advance.

But judging from the content of the chats between the elders and him, not many of the things lost by the sects were powerful magic weapons. Instead, most of them were things with different functions. Various treasures were mixed in their conversations, and it was really difficult to judge their intentions just from the things they took.

Not to mention that most of them probably have nothing to do with Yanshen Sect. There are problems within those sects themselves. How can we identify them in this confusion?

In the end, he could only listen and pay more attention.

Under such circumstances, Hu Wei came to visit with a smile, stroking his white beard.

"Brother Heimu, it's been a while since I last saw you. I've missed you quite a bit. I wonder if my presumptuous presence disturbs your practice."

"No, no! Brother Hu, please come in quickly."

Li Ye forced a smile and welcomed the man into the mountains.

"Brother Heimu, your cave is truly a beautiful place. The spiritual energy here is far more abundant than mine... No wonder you broke through a minor realm not long after joining the sect. You are truly enjoying a life of luxury!"

Entering Lingxi Mountain, Hu Wei felt the abundant spiritual energy around him, and a hint of enjoyment appeared on his face. As he spoke, a bit of jealousy instinctively appeared in his eyes.

He has been in Yaohua Sect for so many years, but the spiritual places and caves he obtained are not as good as those of the latecomer Li Ye. Is it because his cultivation level is lower and he has no talent in various arts?

Then what are the contributions he has made to the sect over the years?
As expected, compared to this kind of sect, the Holy Sect makes him feel more at home!
When he thought of this, his tone became more sour.

"It's only been a dozen years... I, an ordinary elder, seem to have a much lower status in the sect than Brother Heimu!"

"With Brother Hu's ability, if he wanted, why couldn't he strive for better treatment within the sect? He's keeping a low profile, perhaps he's lurking and planning for the Holy Sect, right?"

Li Ye said with a smile, invited him to sit in the pavilion by the stream, and began to make tea.

He would naturally not let the fourth-level spiritual energy leak out and attract the attention of others. After intercepting the fourth-level spiritual energy, the spiritual energy in the mountain still increased slightly, but this was completely within the effectiveness of the mountain protection formation and was still reasonable.

Even Li Ye had not expected that such a spiritual environment would arouse Hu Wei's jealousy, and he could not maintain his composure for a moment.

"Ha..." After hearing Li Ye's words, Hu Wei reacted and laughed, "Brother Hei Mu understands my difficulties. If I can serve the Holy Sect, I will not mind making such a small sacrifice..."

This is pure bullshit.

Even with the help of the strange method of Qian Nian Yan Shen Jue, which was managed by an expert, Hu Wei still had such a high status in the sect. Li Ye felt that this person's own incompetence might have played a much greater role.

However, this was the time when the two of them needed to cooperate, and Li Ye would not offend him for no reason.

"Brother Hu's dedication is something I believe the Holy Sect will see..."

Li Ye didn't want to talk to him any more, so he just casually asked, "I wonder if Brother Hu has come here today as an envoy to give you any instructions?"

"Exactly!"

Hu Wei's expression was quite solemn, and he immediately said respectfully, "Your subordinate Hu Wei invites the envoy to appear!"

I saw a mark appear on his body.

The next moment, his eyes rolled up, a faint light appeared in his eyes, and his aura changed. Although he still looked old, he suddenly became more gloomy, cold and arrogant, and unfathomable.

He has become a completely different person!
"I've seen the messenger!"

Li Ye was slightly surprised and bowed symbolically, but his mind quickly turned away.

He recognized the brand, which was exactly the same as the one the messenger had left on him.

However, on normal days, he sealed these marks completely with his own means, and they could not react to the outside world at all. He would only release them when he came into contact with Hu Wei to avoid any accidents.

Now it seems that this cautious move actually has some effect!

However, according to his research, this mark is not a split soul or spirit. Perhaps the one on Hu Wei is slightly different from his?

Or did this person take the initiative to let the messenger's soul possess him?

"Um……"

The messenger nodded calmly, looked at Li Ye for a few times and said:

"Li Ye...it only took you over a decade to establish yourself in the Yaohua Sect. The skills you displayed have sparked great interest in you. You've completed the task assigned to you well!"

"It's all thanks to your blessing, envoy!" Li Ye said politely perfunctorily.

"I know you have no affiliation with my Holy Sect, so there's no need to put on airs in front of me..."

The messenger snorted lightly, and a tremendous spiritual pressure emerged briefly, making Li Ye's face pale.

He ignored Li Ye's expression and said to himself, "But when my Saint Sect's grand plan is accomplished, you will know how honored it is to be a part of my Saint Sect!"

"I came here today to give you a task..."

"Please speak, messenger." Li Ye suppressed his energy and blood and spoke in a weak manner.

The messenger said coldly:

"The Yaohua Sect has been planning to refine treasures for many years. Now that the spiritual materials have been gathered, they are in need of assistance from people like you..."

"Now that you have initially demonstrated your value and trust, it may not be long before the sect will list you as a candidate to participate in treasure refining. I want you to surpass other competitors at all costs and win this position!"

"As long as you can participate, I will give you instructions later... If you can't succeed, you will know how the Holy Sect will punish those who fail the mission!"

(End of this chapter)