Symbiotic panel, I am cultivating immortality in the world of immortality

Chapter 133 Moonlit Spirit Fire, Ever-Changing Ants

There is no "moon" in the cave.

The bright, scattered moonlight was actually transmitted through the array formation of the entire Tianwen Mountain Range.

Unless Li Ye's cave dwelling advances to a higher level, it will be impossible for him to see the moon, which is visible when he looks up in the outside world.

And now, a bright, clear moon shines right here.

Its edges also shimmer with a water-like light.

It was like an eye watching over this place, but it didn't make Li Ye feel uncomfortable; on the contrary, it gave him a very comfortable feeling.

It felt like a pair of gentle hands were stroking his cheeks.

He sat down without even realizing it.

With a gentle tap of his finger, a pale silver flute appeared in his hand, its surface adorned with moonlight-like patterns and long tassels that swayed gently in the breeze.

He put the flute to his lips.

"Woo——"

A melancholic, ethereal flute melody flowed from the air hole, intertwining with the surrounding moonlight.

It was as if ribbons made of moonlight rose up behind Li Ye, encircling his body and gently lifting him up, making him look light and ethereal.

This is the divine power of the moonlight, corresponding to the He Xi Guang Ling, the Shu Mu Di.

The test is Li Ye's understanding of the moon, how the moonlight is in his heart, and how the flute music will be presented.

—In his previous understanding, the most common legend he encountered was the story of "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir of immortality," who ate the elixir and ascended to the moon palace, only to live forever in the cold and desolate moon palace.

Therefore, his interpretation of the moonlight is "ascension" and "coldness".

This might seem unsuitable for cultivating seeds, but Shu Mudi's miraculous effect is that it can direct all insights toward cultivating seeds.

So it became "purifying spiritual energy" and "resistance".

This is certainly a good thing for the seeds.

Under the stimulation of such spiritual power, the seeds quickly began to sprout. The silver sprouts were extremely delicate, cautiously touching the spiritual power from the outside world.

Meanwhile, the bright moon in the sky gradually disappeared, leaving only a few remnants of light falling like stars near the first few Silver Moon Grass plants that Li Ye had planted.

It came suddenly and disappeared silently, as if it only came to sprinkle the clear light across the earth and help Li Ye use the Shu Mu Di once, nothing more.

However, Li Ye did have some ideas.

He learned from his casual conversation with his fellow disciples that all the pills made from Silver Moon Grass would be sent to a grotto-heaven within the sect, which was related to a sleeping deity.

Some disciples within the sect receive blessings from the gods in the Temple of Ten Thousand Gods when they do certain things, and I suppose that's what happened to me.

The reason for invoking divine blessings is most likely related to the moonfire of the Silver Moon Grass.

In other words, the Moonfire of Silvermoon Grass is very important.

"I don't know what kind of results this batch of seeds will produce. It took so much of my effort, as well as the spiritual power of the moonlight and the stimulation of the moonfire..."

To be honest, he was really reluctant to part with it.

But getting all these seeds to germinate is a skill in itself. After all, even seeds carefully cultivated by a sect may lack vitality or fail to germinate for various reasons.

And now all 100,000 of his seeds have sprouted.

At worst, I can apply for some more seeds and cultivate them slowly. I should focus on doing this well first, proving my abilities, and then things will naturally go better in the future.

He first transported this batch of sprouted Silver Moon Grass to his special place for receiving outsiders, and then sent a message to the Hall of Deacons, asking them to send someone to inspect it.

Shortly after the message was sent, a cultivator dressed in the robes of the Hall of Deacons rushed over.

When she saw these tender silver moon grasses.

The surprise on his face was hard to hide.

However, after checking each one individually with a pestle-shaped ritual implement, he respectfully said to Li Ye:
“Senior Brother Li, the quality of your Silver Moon Grass is only slightly inferior to that of the Golden Core cultivators who specialize in cultivating this spiritual plant, which is only slightly inferior to that of the others.”

"I'll write down your evaluation of this mission first. There will definitely be a reward when the Spring Silvermoon Grass mission ends."

As she spoke, a pair of fluffy rabbit ears suddenly appeared on her head. The fur on the ears was extremely fine, as if it were woven from moonlight.

Li Ye: “…”

This moonlight looks familiar.

Perhaps Li Ye's gaze was a little curious.

The female disciple finally noticed the ears that had sprouted on her head, and quickly pressed them back down, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"I'm sorry, senior brother, I haven't been able to control the Transformation Technique very well yet."

"It's alright." Li Ye smiled gently. "Speaking of which, I still don't know which branch of the spirit race my junior sister belongs to in the sect, or even her name."

Could you please enlighten me?

The female disciple replied, "Junior sister's name is Wang Yin. She is a descendant of the Wangshu Jade Rabbit clan. It's just a pity that I don't have the ancestral bloodline, so I can't stably control the transformation technique."

We usually stay in Wangshu Cave, only venturing out when special missions are involved.

Li Ye suddenly realized, "I see. I heard that the Silver Moon Grass mission is related to a divine master within the sect... Is it convenient for you?"

Wang Yin knew that the person in front of her was a disciple of Master Su Xing, and besides, it wasn't something that couldn't be said. She always felt that there was a very comfortable aura about Senior Brother Li.

So he replied, "This isn't really a secret. We do indeed serve an incarnation of a deity named Wangshu."

It is said that he was one of the friends invited by our founder to help with boxing when our Four Seasons Sect was established a long time ago.

Our ancestors came with Lord Wangshu, but they have been asleep for a long time. The monthly essence is used to maintain their physical forms.

Having said all that, Wang Yin thought for a moment and then said a little more: "It is said that this Silver Moon Grass was cultivated by Lord Wang Shu and the Ancestral Master together, and it also contains Lord Wang Shu's supernatural powers."

Unfortunately... um? Ah?!

Before she could finish speaking, she saw a wisp of silvery-white moonlight rise from Li Ye's palm, elegant and pure.

Wang Yin immediately sensed a change in his mindset.

No wonder I felt a comfortable aura emanating from this senior brother; it really was the Moonfire.

She quickly said, "Senior brother, this kind of flame will be very effective for refining pills for Lord Wangshu and our ancestors."

Could you help the alchemist refine pills? The price of the pills will be converted into contributions for both you and the alchemist.

Oh?
Li Ye blinked: "Can I specify who will refine it?"

"of course can."

"I can contact them for you right now."

……

Not a moment later.

Su Ya was hastily summoned by the decree of the Hall of Affairs, supposedly because it was related to the Moon Goddess Wang Shu.

He rushed over immediately.

They ended up at Li Ye's cave.

They also saw Li Ye, who was having a pleasant conversation with Wang Yin. "..."

Even Su Ya, who was used to Li Ye causing trouble, couldn't help but feel envious. What had this guy done this time that made the Wangshu Jade Rabbit Clan treat him like this?

You should know that the only things these guys will interfere with are matters related to Wangshu Moon Goddess; otherwise, they are extremely aloof and cold.

"Senior Brother Su!" As the owner of the cave, Li Ye naturally knew who had come. He quickly waved and introduced, "This is Fellow Daoist Wang Yin of the Wangshu Jade Rabbit Clan."

Fellow Daoist Wang Yin, this is Senior Brother Su. I have collaborated with him many times before, and he is definitely capable of refining suitable pills.

"Senior Brother Su, the reason I invited you here is to use the Moonfire to refine elixirs."

Su Ya had completely calmed down by now and said calmly, "I have refined the Moon Guardian series of pills before, so just leave it to me."

Wang Yin nodded happily: "Then I'll have to trouble you two senior brothers."

She looked at Li Ye and said, "Could you please grant me some space access to my cave dwelling, Senior Brother Li? I need to summon some materials to give to Senior Brother Su."

Li Ye controlled the stone tablet in the cave with his divine sense, then gestured with his hand: "Junior sister, please feel free to use it."

Then he saw a pair of fluffy rabbit ears suddenly appear on the top of Wang Yin's head, standing straight up, radiating ripples of spiritual energy from the sides of her ears.

A beam of moonlight suddenly shone through the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a large pile of crystal-clear magnolia flowers, like jade plates scattering their radiant glow, fell from within, piling up on the ground to form a small mountain.

Then Wang Yin pressed down on his ears.

"These are the Qionghua flowers cultivated by the jade trees in Wangshu Cave. Using these flowers and Moon Liquid Pearls as the main ingredients, we can refine the Qiongyue Pill. This is the pill formula."

Wang Yin solemnly handed a jade slip to Su Ya, whose hand trembled slightly as he took it.

This is a unique elixir of the Wangshu Jade Rabbit clan!

It is said that only a handful of Golden Core cultivators in the sect are capable of refining this pill, and even his sister has never had the chance to see it. He never expected that he would have the opportunity to glimpse this mysterious pill formula today.

After Wang Yin left, Su Ya looked at Li Ye with excitement in her eyes, which almost gave the latter goosebumps.

"Senior Brother Su."

"You'd better get familiar with it quickly."

"If this matter is messed up, you're probably not going to get away with it."

That statement is indeed correct.

Although Li Ye has the power to choose who to cooperate with.

However, if Su Ya really drags the sect down, the sect will definitely make Su Ya cram for a lot of knowledge to avoid any problems.

Su Ya was, of course, aware of the seriousness of the matter.

He immediately took some Moonfire from Li Ye, then took all the necessary items for alchemy from the cave, and asked Li Ye for a quiet room, intending to go into seclusion there.

Fortunately, Li Ye had prepared some quiet rooms using the spiritual bamboo in his cave beforehand; otherwise, if Su Ya wanted to go into seclusion here, he would have had to set one up on the spot.

After sending Su Ya into seclusion.

Li Ye casually found a place to lie down. This matter was temporarily put to rest, and he was just waiting for news from the disciples stationed in the market.

He had intended to see if there were any suitable tea trees to plant, but after looking for a while, he suddenly sensed that something seemed wrong with the spiritual bamboo in the cave behind him.

"This is."

Li Ye put down the jade slip in his hand, and after carefully scanning it with his divine sense, he was shocked to find that it was the bamboo and wood ants inside that were... transforming.

Correct.

He watched as a bamboo ant stretched its body, turning its tiny body into a full inch, and even splicing its antennae and legs into different positions.

It's almost like clay, able to change shape at will.

"wrong."

"……what?"

Li Ye's divine sense swept deeper into the bamboo house, and he was shocked to find that in a corner, a bamboo ant had stretched and deformed its body, turning it into a small nest to protect the eggs inside.

Upon further inspection, they even spotted bamboo ants that had embedded their bodies into the anthill, becoming part of it.

More importantly, if he hadn't carefully scanned the area, and hadn't been inside the cave with the amplification of his divine sense, he wouldn't have even been able to discover that the pale green thing was actually a transformation of bamboo ants.

So, did the characteristics of the spiritual bamboo in the cave pass on to the bamboo ants?
Li Ye simply stretched out his hand and summoned the queen ant of the bamboo ant he had bound to, and an even more astonishing scene unfolded.

The plump queen ant, no bigger than a palm, transformed into his likeness after flying over, and even stiffly curled the corners of her mouth.

The fake "Li Ye" was as thin as a sheet of paper, with greenish clothes and skin, and an almost human-like smile on her lips...

"..."

He almost couldn't resist unleashing a divine power to wipe out this guy.

How dare they change this so easily?
"Change back right now." Li Ye said sternly, "Changing into the appearance of other cultivators is the most hated thing. Even if you are here with me, you can't do that."

Since this creature was a spirit insect that Li Ye had just subdued, he really wanted to teach it a lesson, and even released his spiritual pressure.

The queen ant trembled and quickly transformed back to her original form.

Seeing that it was indeed frightened, Li Ye sighed slightly and softened his tone: "Of course, it wants to show off the ability it suddenly acquired. I understand that, but we still need to be careful."

This queen ant was a spirit insect in the Foundation Establishment stage, so of course she could understand Li Ye's words and was immediately very grateful.

A pair of small wings sprouted from its back, and it flew to Li Ye's ankles and rubbed against him.

Then Li Ye slowly asked it some questions.

The more questions he asked, the stranger his expression became.

Because these ants don't simply transform their bodies, but rather the bamboo powder and juice they ingest mix in their crops, turning into "bamboo mud" that allows them to stretch and change their bodies at will.

The bamboo mud produced by bamboo ants can serve as their bodies, which they can control at will, and can even be combined to form super-giant "structures".

"Is it that interesting?"

Li Ye rubbed his chin, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

"Go and bring all the ants, and then transform them according to my instructions..."

He directed the ants to transform, watching them gradually merge and change from tiny specks into a bamboo house about five zhang high, which at first glance looked almost no different from an ordinary bamboo house.

But when Li Ye sat down on the rocking chair at the entrance of the bamboo house, the bamboo house suddenly started to move. Ant legs suddenly appeared at the bottom of the bamboo house and slowly moved forward.

Although the speed was not fast, it was very stable and there were no bumps.

Li Ye watched the snowflakes falling from the sky and the scenery gradually receding along the way, then lay down contentedly on the deck chair, squinting his eyes to rest.

The bamboo house was moved in this way, which was naturally discovered by the beavers that were running around everywhere. Before long, a group of beavers used each other to climb into the bamboo house.

They didn't dare to make any noise.

With its little eyes curiously observing the scenery outside and the interior decoration of the bamboo house, it soon circled around Li Ye and fell into a deep sleep.

The bamboo house continued to move forward at a leisurely pace.

(End of this chapter)