Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Just as Li Ye thought.

The deaths of Zhong Hui and Zhong Jie were strange, but they sparked discussion within the sect.

But there are actually not many people who really care.

Only those people in the Zhong family and the sect who are slightly sensitive to such matters will continue to investigate.

But that’s all.

After several fruitless searches, the Zhong family could only suffer this loss in silence.

Maybe he also has a few possible targets in mind for revenge.

But these have nothing to do with Li Ye.

Although he had some conflicts with Zhong Hui, Li Ye was in the sect when they died. Even after he entered the Tianjian Sect, he did not set foot out of the sect for several years.

The farthest place from the spiritual medicine garden is the market in the outer courtyard.

He was just a cultivator at the sixth level of Ju Yuan. There was no way he could have the ability to kill two cultivators of the same level across the barrier of the sect's formation.

As a result, no one in the sect came to question him.

Without the two brothers of the Zhong family, Li Ye had no connection with other people. Even though there were other disciples in the Zhong family, no one came to cause trouble for him again.

Instead, everyone was in danger. It was said that for quite a while, no one from the Zhong family had stepped out of the sect.

Without any disturbance, Li Ye's practice in the spiritual medicine garden was extremely peaceful.

Since he mastered the [Communication with Plants], taking care of spiritual plants has become easier and easier, saving him a lot of effort.

The pace of cultivating the spiritual fields has almost never stopped.

Perhaps because of Li Ye's diligence, or perhaps because they coveted him, in addition to the spiritual fields, the trees Li Ye planted around his tree house became increasingly large, to the point where the changes were difficult to ignore.

Deacon Pan did not try to stop him, but instead acquiesced to his actions.

The vigorous energy of plants and living things is constantly fed back day by day, and the sacred tree rune in Li Ye's sea of consciousness is also watered by it and grows rapidly.

Thus another two years passed.

Li Ye was strolling leisurely in the woods.

Now I am twenty years old and have fully grown up.

He was tall and slender, and even in his robes one could still feel his bulk.

The breath it exudes is as vigorous as the growth of plants and trees, concealing a keen sense of purpose. It is quite in tune with the surrounding trees and has a subtle resonance.

Suddenly he stopped.

In the sea of consciousness, the holy tree rune, which was constructed with complex runes and now had a sense of lushness, suddenly stretched out and evolved into the ninth branch.

As the power and insights were infused into him, Li Ye's soul quickly digested them.

After a moment, he opened his eyes again.

"[Bark Technique]..."

As he muttered, he raised his hand, casually took out the small knife he had used to pick up the spiritual field, and slashed it on his hand.

I saw lines like thick bark faintly appearing on the originally fair skin.

This small knife, which could even cut spiritual herbs, only pulled the skin slightly when it was cut casually, and failed to cut it at all.

Afterward, the bark lines quietly faded away, blending back into his fair skin. "The constant effect alone provides this level of protection. Actively activating it should be enough to reach the level of protective aura of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

There was a hint of thought in his eyes.

The most valuable point of this method is that it can maintain the blessing even after he transforms, which is enough to take the combat effectiveness of his transformed monsters to a higher level!
At this point, Li Ye has reached the ninth level of Holy Tree Walker.

After level 5, the abilities gained with each promotion are [Self-Healing], [Toxin Resistance], [Vitality Soothing], and now [Bark Magic].

It directly covers multiple aspects such as recovery, resistance, assistance, and protection. Combined with previous abilities, it has basically formed the comprehensive combat power of the Holy Tree Walker.

"Finally reached level nine..."

Li Ye silently calculated, "Although the demand for promotion is getting greater and greater, fortunately, my speed in farming and planting trees is not slow, so the efficiency of promotion has not slowed down..."

"Although the spiritual fields are growing well now, they are still a little short of the time to harvest and hand them over. They should be enough to support me until I break through to level ten..."

Nowadays, his magical power has reached the eighth level of Juyuan.

By planting a wide range of spiritual plants, he could more or less absorb some of the nourishment brought by the energy of plants and living creatures from the Holy Tree Runes. With the changes of the Purifying Willow, even if he didn't swallow the pills and was surpassed by the Holy Tree Walker, he naturally wouldn't be too slow.

In fact, he is already quite close to the ninth level, only slightly behind the Holy Tree Walker.

However, his outward cultivation level was still at the sixth level of Ju Yuan, but he was already on the verge of a breakthrough and could make further progress at any time.

He had no support, and his contribution from farming alone could not bring him much benefit. Considering that he was rewarded with a Qingling Pill in the previous sword fight, it was normal for him to be on the verge of breaking through the seventh level of Juyuan after two years of practice.

After all, he is only twenty years old, and to have such achievements is already considered a genius!

However, as a result, Deacon Pan looked at him with even more fiery eyes.

Not only did his treatment become better and better, he was even secretly given elixirs for his cultivation.

In the eyes of other spiritual farmers, this situation was at most a deacon's appreciation of a talented young talent.

He will be specially trained in this area, and when Li Ye breaks through to his innate state, it will also benefit him accordingly.

But Li Ye knew that this guy might really have some talent.

But in the final analysis, seeing the meat at my fingertips, I couldn’t contain my greed!

"Although the old man's condition hasn't declined significantly, as his lifespan dwindles, his already damaged mana will only become increasingly unstable..."

"But if your cultivation level truly declines and you can't stop it, even if you use some secret method to replenish it, the effect will be far less!"

"If he had some patience, he might wait until I reached the eighth or even ninth level before taking action..."

"But in this case, how could a disciple who is in the late Ju Yuan stage and can attempt to break through to the Xiantian stage continue to stay in the Spiritual Medicine Garden? It's a bit unsafe!"

"So, in order to prevent the duck from flying away, he is very likely to wait for my cultivation to break through to the seventh level and stabilize it before taking action!"

Li Ye analyzed calmly and saw the information revealed by Pan Yuexing's actions quite clearly.

He was not panicked about this.

Even without the Holy Tree Walker, he was confident that he could deal with this guy with just his own skills and techniques that he had secretly cultivated over the years.

But to be safe, it would be better to wait until the Holy Tree Walker breaks through level ten and truly possesses innate combat power before provoking him to take action.

"With the current scale of spiritual plants, although the amount of plant and wood spiritual energy required to break through to level ten is enormous, it won't take too long to achieve transformation..."

"Before that, it's okay to just play along with him!" (End of this chapter)