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Chapter 135 An Ant Nest from Outer Space, the Enlightened Clan Comes Knocking
Zhao He left with the bamboo and wood ant cart.

Qian Fang was left with no choice but to receive these Mohist followers.

Having spent some time here, he had come to understand these fellow Daoists of the Mohist school. These guys were even more eager to study mechanisms than their fellow disciples.

Moreover, they really like objects that can transform at will—the bamboo and wood ant cart was obviously targeted.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing is that the Mohist cultivators are actually very generous; they are willing to exchange spirit stones, spiritual objects, and even some technologies.

The bad thing is that these guys have this kind of relentless drive to get what they want.

There was once a Mo family cultivator who wanted to obtain a certain spiritual plant from within the sect. He spent hundreds of years painstakingly transferring his spiritual energy bit by bit from the earth's veins into the sect.

Although that guy ended up in a rather tragic state, it was only because the Mo family's Nascent Soul Ancestor personally came to his door that he wasn't planted inside the tree, the Mo family's "stubbornness" was still evident.

"Fellow Daoist Qian."

The leader of the Mohist sect spoke directly: "We have already seen that peculiar spirit insect chariot. We would like to trouble you to pass on a message to us: how exactly can we obtain it?"

"If your fellow Daoists are willing, we can invite our senior uncle from Mo City to come and sign a detailed contract."

This shows a great deal of sincerity.

Because they had no idea about the specifics of those special spirit ants, they went directly to ask for cooperation.

On the one hand, there was indeed trust in the Four Seasons Sect; on the other hand, there was also a gambling element involved.

Qian Fang also knew.

He had already sent a message to Li Ye through the sect's channels before these Mohist cultivators entered.

After all... he doesn't understand these things at all, and the more he says, the more mistakes he might make, and who knows what kind of trouble he might cause.

So he simply stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Have some tea, have some tea."

"Let's chat slowly after we finish this pot of tea."

The disciples who had been waiting nearby brought out the latest "thousand-pound purple pottery pot" made with a mixture of Void ore and began to pour tea for the Mo family cultivators.

Whenever a Mohist cultivator attempted to ask a question, Qian Fang would vaguely gesture with his hand, saying, "Have some tea, have some tea."

The disciple then served tea.

The emerald green tea liquor is clear and elegant in the white porcelain teacup, and the aroma is also very pleasant, clearly indicating that it is a fine tea.

The Mohist monks weren't incapable of discerning the quality of tea; since they were being served such fine tea, they decided to drink it.

And so it went, one cup after another.

In the end, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator's physique couldn't withstand it.

After drinking so much tea, you can't just use magic to force it out on the spot, can you?

While drinking, white steam appears behind your back or above your head?

They exchanged a silent glance.

Just as the disciple, whose hand was aching from holding the teapot and whose face was stiff from smiling, was about to pour tea, the leading cultivator decisively stopped him:
"Fellow Daoist Qian! Shouldn't we be getting down to business?"

"There's definitely something fishy about that teapot!"

The Mo family was quite renowned for crafting spatial artifacts, yet they still ended up being tricked by this guy.

Qian Fang had already received Li Ye's reply and chuckled, "Then let's talk about serious matters."

"Those cars you just saw were actually produced by spirit ants cultivated by one of our junior brothers."

Those clever ants can mix bamboo dust and leaves in their sacs.

The mixed juice can then be controlled at will, acting as part of their bodies.

However, not many have been successfully cultivated so far, so…

Upon hearing Qian Fang's words, the Mohist cultivators naturally understood their meaning and immediately responded:

“I will submit an application to the elders in the sect, and then personally go to your sect to meet this fellow Daoist who cultivated such miraculous spirit ants.”

"Fellow Daoist Qian, to be honest with you..."

"We are currently researching a puppet, but we are struggling with a lack of materials and spirit beasts to control it. These spirit ants are a godsend."

"If you'd like, fellow Daoist, you can join us and we can study puppets together."

Qian Fang's eyes lit up immediately.

The Mohist puppetry?

He was really eager to see what was going on, but he still had some doubts:
"There must be quite a few materials to make the puppet. According to what you said, the puppet's flexibility and the speed of spiritual energy transmission should be of concern."

As far as I know, there are no fewer than a hundred types of high- and low-grade materials in total, and since this spirit ant is a new material, it must undergo a series of tests.

All of these are my concerns.

Please enlighten me.

The Mohist cultivators were prepared for this, so they simply took out a jade slip, smiled wryly, and handed it to Qian Fang: "Fellow Daoist, you'll understand once you take a look."

Qian Fang took the jade slip and read it carefully.

His expression grew increasingly strange: "Can you really tell me about this, a cultivator from an outer sect?"

This is... a blessed land!

—This jade slip records a newly acquired blessed land of the Mo family, which contains the nest of spirit ants from outside this world.

Those spirit ants had made the entire cave world completely impenetrable. The Mo family could certainly dismantle the cave world directly from the outside and obtain what was inside.

But the entire ant nest in the cave is itself an incredible treasure.

They wouldn't destroy the cave if they weren't absolutely forced to.

So they are researching a kind of puppet related to spirit ants, wanting the puppet to go in and assist in the exploration.

Now, whenever they come across any materials or items related to spirit ants, they immediately spend a lot of money to buy them.

That bamboo and wood ant cart, with both ants and materials, is simply a gift from heaven.

No wonder they were so excited.

The Mohist cultivator said with a wry smile:

"The elders in our sect have already planned to cooperate with your sect's cultivators on this matter. After all, in this world, only the Four Seasons Sect is the leader in the field of spiritual plants and beasts."

It's no big deal if I say it in advance now.

Besides, you must be quite familiar with the fellow Daoist who cultivated this spirit ant, right?

We hope you can put in a good word for us; we will surely repay you handsomely in the future.

Qian Fang could only manage a wry smile upon hearing this.

If this matter is to be handled collaboratively, it would indeed be beneficial to both parties.

The Mohists want to explore that blessed land, and the Four Seasons Sect will certainly be interested in the unknown species of spirit ants inside.

I wonder what kind of luck Junior Brother Li has that he can encounter such good fortune just by sending someone to deliver something?

……

A master from Lingzhitang personally came to find Li Ye.

"Master's nephew."

The real person's clothes and appearance are almost indistinguishable from those of an old farmer who works the land. His face also has some rough wrinkles, and his smile gives people a very simple and kind feeling.

He seemed to be the kind of middle-aged person who worked hard in the fields to support their family, caring for both elderly parents and young children, and who would also come home to play with their children and knit them fun little toys. Li Ye was slightly taken aback.

"Uncle He".

He bowed and said, "I wonder what brings you here, Uncle-Master? What brings you here to see me?"

The master smiled at him: "It's all because of your spirit ants. Some cultivators from the Mo family saw your spirit ants and wanted to cooperate."

They sent me from inside to explain the pros and cons to you. If it doesn't work, they won't involve you.

He sat down in the small courtyard that Li Ye had specially prepared for welcoming guests and explained the Mo family's affairs to Li Ye in detail.

Including the ant-tribe cave that came from outer space.

Li Ye listened very attentively and began to think.

Simply put, if Li Ye is willing to participate, he needs to provide enough bamboo and wood spirit ants and help solve any problems that may arise related to them.

The advantage is that you can see the natural array structure inside the mysterious extraterrestrial ant cave, some treasures that may be transported out, and even come into contact with the ants themselves inside.

These are quite favorable conditions.

Moreover, with the help of his senior uncles within the sect to oversee things, Li Ye didn't need to worry about any problems arising, so after careful consideration, he nodded.

"This disciple is willing to participate."

"However, the number of bamboo ants is not very large at present."

"I wonder how much the Mohists will need in their early stages?"

Even if bamboo ants reproduce very quickly, it's impossible for them to suddenly gather hundreds of thousands of individuals. Currently, these ant colonies combined only number in the tens of thousands.

Not enough to remove them all.

“You don’t need too many at the beginning,” Master He replied. “According to the Mo family fellow Daoists, they mainly want your spirit ants to go in and build an outpost.”

With this outpost, they can send some monks inside.

Explore outwards step by step using the puppets transformed from your spirit ants, and find out what treasures lie within that cave.

Li Ye nodded: "Then these bamboo ants need to be very smart, otherwise they probably won't be able to build it... Luckily."

Setting up outposts is something that fits your professional background, right?
Immediately, Li Ye and Master He discussed the matter seriously and finally used about three thousand bamboo ants to make a flat house, which Master He then took away for the Mo family and the array masters within the sect to work on.

The sacred bamboo of the cave.

Naturally, it can be inscribed with some formations or something, and in this respect, the bamboo ants also inherited the characteristics of the cave's spiritual bamboo.

He had seen off Master He and thought he could finally rest for a while, but the Four Seasons Jade Wall reminded him that Li Sui of the Enlightened Clan had come to visit.

Today has truly been an eventful day.

Enlightened people?

Could there be something wrong with the flesh of the potato dragon?
Or is it Dongcang Town?

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and granted Li Sui permission to directly enter the small courtyard where he greeted guests.

Before long, Li Sui strode over.

"It's been a while since I've seen Fellow Daoist Li." Li Sui had clearly dressed up carefully when he came here.

At least his armor was brand new, and it even looked like it had been waxed.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please have a seat." Li Ye gestured for him to sit, then asked directly, "What brings you here, Fellow Daoist? Is there something wrong with the Potato Dragon's meat?"

"Yes, but it's a good thing."

Li Sui clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Ye, his expression solemn: "Fellow Daoist has resolved the hungry ghosts of Dongcang Town, allowing us to rest for a while. We are truly grateful to you!"

"Hey!" Li Ye waved his hand repeatedly: "I should thank your clan for their efforts. Guarding such a place is no easy task."

"Now that you've come here, fellow Daoist, and are far from the hardships of guarding the border, there's no need to be so polite. Just sit down and enjoy the spiritual food here."

As far as he knew, one had to be careful every moment to prevent any ghosts or spirits born from the ghostly aura from escaping, and also to resist the erosion of the ghostly aura.

He, being in the rear, only offered a small amount of help.

The main sacrifices were made by the Nascent Soul cultivators; without the help of the Heart Grass and the sect, he wouldn't have been able to do it.

He knew very well that being arrogant and complacent was not a good thing.

Upon hearing this, Li Sui paused for a moment, then her smile became even more genuine.

The entire Enlightened Clan is stationed in various dangerous places, which results in them often being tainted with murderous and malevolent auras, which are actually quite resistant to spiritual plant masters with keen spiritual senses.

Respect is, of course, respect.

However... resistance is unavoidable.

Polite but distant.

This was the first time Li Sui had met someone she truly respected like Li Ye, and the slight awkwardness in her heart quickly disappeared.

"Since Brother Li has said so, then I will make do with whatever you say."

He sat down on the stone bench with great composure and stated the purpose of his visit:

"Brother Li, is it possible to promote the potato-based medicine on a large scale now? If so, we, the enlightened people, might as well take it as a pilot project."

This is a token of our sincerity, entrusted to me by several elders of the clan. If the matter is indeed settled in the future, we will repay you handsomely.

He took something out of his storage ring and placed it on the table.

It was a clam shell, shaped like a clam shell but actually a spiritual plant. Inside, one could see green trees and a crystal-clear mansion, with a five-colored spiritual vein winding around it.

[Name]: Abyssal Clam
Mood: None

[Status]: It will automatically grow when it enters water containing spiritual energy.

"Brother Li has truly shown his utmost sincerity."

“I’ve seen this item before at Treasure Nest Pavilion. It’s from the aquatic tribe’s residence and costs one million spirit stones, plus this fourth-tier spirit vein…”

"It's just... a test site. Is it really worth you bringing out something so valuable?"

Li Ye took a sip of tea and asked the question that had been bothering him.

He gave away items worth millions of spirit stones without hesitation.

He already knew what these people were planning, but he still wanted to ask them to see if this Fellow Daoist Li was willing to tell the truth.

Li Sui shrugged: "These were asked to me by several elders in the clan."

Brother Li, to be honest with you...

If Shujiao could establish a testing ground in our enlightened tribe's territory, it would be a great benefit to us. I have no choice but to swallow my pride and visit him.

"I'm afraid it's not just about the Potato Dragon." Li Ye looked at Li Sui with a deep gaze: "Do the elders of the noble family have taken a fancy to my identity?"

—The closed-door disciple of Master Su Xing, the deputy head of Lingzhi Hall. This identity would be perfectly acceptable anywhere.

It wasn't that he wanted to overthink it, but given his status, he had to consider it carefully.

The clan was large and prosperous throughout the four seasons. Although it was generally harmonious, there were still some complicated interpersonal relationships.

Just like the unique spiritual materials he had cultivated before, he naturally prioritized cultivators who had a good relationship with his lineage.

If the Potato Dragon, a completely new species that has never appeared in the world, is really being tested outside, it will be the first testing ground.

It will definitely attract attention, and some of its hidden benefits are difficult to quantify.

He definitely needs to be more cautious.

(End of this chapter)