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

Chapter 155 Spirit Oil Willow, Precious Lotus Gourd

Li Ye originally wanted to show off the Heart Grass Seed he had just obtained to his senior brother Lingji Teng, but after searching around, he couldn't find where his senior brother was hiding.

"Weird."

"Could it be that Master Zhao took them away?"

He scratched his head in confusion, but he wasn't worried about what might happen. The relationship between these real people was probably not much different from that between him and Su Ya.

Even when they're fooling around, it's just for fun.

In addition, he was really concerned about what changes would occur in his cave dwelling, and he also had a lot of the harvest he had to plant.

So after sending a transmission talisman to his senior brother, he quickly returned to his cave.

The steps are a little hasty.

The instant they entered the cave.

He felt an extremely pure spiritual energy rushing towards him. The quality and quantity of this spiritual energy were exaggerated, almost enough to engulf a mortal.

It is the combined spiritual energy of various spiritual plants and beasts.

"Oh?"

Li Ye accepted everything without hesitation, absorbing it all into the Jianmu tree for compression and purification. He immediately spotted the Lingji Vine that belonged to him.

The latter was very excited to see Li Ye return and said loudly:
"Welcome back, Master!"

"These spiritual energies were collected by the spirit beasts and plants within the cave, which I intended to offer to you!"

"During the time you were away, I took care of various spiritual plants and beasts for you a total of 1,235 times."

The harvest included 350 scales of the golden-red dragon carp, 513 lotus seeds, and 6,200 catties of gourd oil...

A cultivator named Yuan Yan has delivered to you the spirit stones received from renting out your cave dwelling, totaling 3.34 million.

Another senior student surnamed Qian brought you a total of…

It accurately reported the gains made during this period and also reported all possible mutations to Li Ye.

"Is that so?"

"The gourd has undergone some changes, and the Spirit Vein Willow... are these the only two?"

"Yuanyan's cave dwelling is also being rented out normally and generating income. The local feed store is also operating normally."

"Ah, this is so comfortable. My investment has paid off, and I can just sit back and wait to collect the money."

Li Ye walked slowly, feeling the spiritual energy surging from all directions, as well as the beavers lining the way to welcome him. Further away was Zhao He, who was squeezed out and unable to enter the core circle.

His mind quickly calmed down.

But because he was too relaxed, he walked all the way to the gourd forest before suddenly remembering that he hadn't released the five beavers that were following him, as well as the golden crows and Jiang Tingchao.

Upon noticing this, he quickly released them all together.

As soon as the beavers came out, they chirped at their little brothers, a simple sound that conveyed a sense of boasting.

Then, they took out all sorts of seafood that they had packed and caught in the East Pole Yanghai.

They simply scattered a large pile of them on the ground.

Among them were some lively, still-alive crabs and other creatures—these were previously placed inside the Jianmu tree, whose life force was sufficient to sustain their survival.

"Chichi!!!"

The beavers, who had lived in the sect's Weichuan area for generations, had never seen such seafood before. At first, they dared not approach, but gradually they discovered the "wonderful" aspects of these things.

However, they were still concerned about their image in front of Li Ye. It would be inappropriate to eat and feast here directly, so they carried these things away on bamboo stretchers on the spot, intending to take them back to their nest to enjoy.

Li Ye looked at them carrying the stretcher transformed from bamboo ants and couldn't help but laugh: "When did these little guys become so close to bamboo ants?"

Lingji Teng immediately chimed in, "The Weichuan beavers seem to really enjoy gnawing on the bamboo structures formed by the interconnected bamboo ants. During your absence, the Weichuan beavers gnawed away a total of 352 li of bamboo ant nests."

"what?"

"Then why do they get along so well? Did they develop feelings for each other while they were gnawing on each other?" Li Ye was completely confused.

"The beavers of Weichuan arranged a time not to attack suddenly, so the bamboo ants are very grateful and willing to be driven by them in this way," Lingji Teng replied.

"..."

I'm very grateful.

This is clearly a scheme by the beavers.

Although he felt sorry for the bamboo ants, the beavers were clearly more important to him, and he remained silent after that.

He waved to Zhao He in the distance and said, "Go and find Jiang Tingchao a place to stay. Also, tell him about our local customs. I'll make the arrangements later."

Zhao He immediately ran over: "Yes! I'll go right away!"

He led Jiang Tingchao, who was shrouded in darkness, toward the distance—his residence was separate from Li Ye's main cave dwelling.

Watching them leave, Li Ye took out all the things he had bought this time, including mutated coconut trees, golden crows, and spring and autumn peaches, and instructed Lingji Teng to rent a piece of sea spirit land to plant them.

After arranging these miscellaneous tasks, he felt that he should wait for Zhao He to teach Jiang Tingchao first, so he planned to find a place to settle Xincao first.

The Heart Grass has no requirements for soil and can even be planted in the void. The only requirement is to water it with "thoughts" every day.

So Li Ye planted it in the very center of his courtyard.

After being planted, the seeds began to emit wisps of white light, slowly transforming the surrounding land.

When it truly sprouts, it can transform this land into "heart soil," at which point Li Ye can unleash the two supernatural powers taught to him by his senior brother within this soil.

However, reaching the level of the senior brother would definitely require an unknown amount of accumulation, and unfortunately, this Heart Grass cannot be bound.

The spirit of the heart earth that I brought out from Ruoquan Island also needs to be bound to a "spirit beast", or a spirit beast related to mental power.

"Among the spirit beasts related to mental power, I seem to have only seen Senior Brother's beaver so far... But that one, no, I should say that senior, how could it possibly belong to me?"

Li Ye sighed helplessly and slowly began to inspect his cave dwelling.

The first place we arrived at was, of course, the gourd field, which was closest to the courtyard.

In the past, this gourd field was always oily, because the gourd spirit turtles would produce gourd oil anytime, anywhere.

But when Li Ye arrived here, he was surprised to find that all the oily gourd oil had disappeared—the huge gourd field was completely clean.

The colorful vines shimmered with the vibrant radiance of spiritual plants under the sunlight, their spiritual energy so dense that it formed a mist. After removing the oily residue, it truly resembled a blessed land of immortals.

"Where did the oil go?"

Li Ye didn't use his divine sense to scan the area, but instead stepped directly into the now clean and tidy spirit field, looking at the gourd forest that had suddenly become lively because of his arrival.

The flow of spiritual energy throughout the entire gourd field seemed to become more "regular".

It should be noted that this area was originally a chaotic region of the five elements. If the five elements are to flow smoothly, a more powerful consciousness is needed to suppress them.

A guess formed in my mind—spirituality.

Perhaps this place, like the place where the dew-collecting magnolia tree stands, has developed a unified spirituality.

He became increasingly curious, treating it as an adventure.

He strolled leisurely through the gourd field, casually picking some of the better-looking gourds to make into ornaments. Soon, a group of tortoise-shaped gourds followed him. As he walked deeper into the field, he could feel a warm current flowing through it, carrying with it a delicate lotus fragrance.

"Could it be lamp grease flower and immaculate spiritual lotus?"

"I previously imprinted the array patterns of the Lotus Elixir Method on it."

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and soon saw the roots of the Spirit Vein Willow on the ground. However, what flowed through those roots was not spiritual power, but oil.

"what?"

The Spirit Vein Willow can even hold "oil".

Is it because these oils contain a lot of spiritual energy, or because they inherently possess such abilities, or perhaps because they have also mutated in this ever-changing cave?

As far as Li Ye is concerned, he would prefer that it mutate on its own, rather than relying solely on its panel, but rather on a special change caused by the environment.

Looking at the panel, their names have changed to "Lingyou Willow," which seems to be a result of environmental changes.

After observing for a while, Li Ye discovered that the branches of these spirit oil willows would hide underground, absorbing oil from various places and transporting it all to the center of the gourd field.

The amount of oil absorbed with each breath was astonishing—yet Lingji Teng had previously told him that he had only harvested 6,200 jin in total during this period.

This indicates that a significant amount of gourd oil was consumed by the gourd fields themselves.

He pondered in his heart, but his steps never faltered.

After passing through a dense thicket of gourds, the view suddenly opened up – the place where lamproses were originally planted had been transformed into an "oil field" in the letter sense.

Beside the oil field stands a Spirit Oil Willow, its branches swirling within the field, seemingly controlling the spirit oil and forming a vibrant, multicolored vortex.

At the center of the oil field is the lamp oil flower, whose oil has formed petals resembling those of a lotus flower, tightly supporting the Immaculate Spirit Lotus.

Li Ye originally thought that the abnormality should be caused by the Immaculate Spirit Lotus, but in fact, at the center of the blooming lotus, there was a small gourd made entirely of spiritual energy that was constantly burning with colorful flames.

【Name】：Lotus Gourd

[Mood]: Anxious.

[Status]: A spirit born from the burning of the Immaculate Spirit Lotus and countless gourd oils.

"The Lotus Lantern has turned into a Magic Gourd Lantern."

Li Ye pursed her lips, her feelings slightly complicated.

After all, as early as when he obtained the Lotus Elixir Method, he wondered if the "Lotus Lantern" could appear, even if it was just a version that merely resembled it.

The result is now...

"Ok?"

Just as he was feeling somewhat disappointed, the Immaculate Spirit Lotus in the distance suddenly split off a clone from the Lamp Floss Flower. The clone was crystal clear and flawless, like jade, and flew over carrying the Lotus Gourd.

As it flew, the light emitted by the lotus gourd became even brighter, and it itself slowly melted, acting as the "wick" and "oil" inside the lotus flower.

An extremely terrifying surge of spiritual energy emanated from the "Lotus Lantern." If Li Ye were not its owner, he would probably have been melted by it by now.

This spiritual power is repelling the power of the five elements!
It is known that all things in the world possess the power of the Five Elements. Rejecting the Five Elements is almost the same as rejecting everything. In other words, this is an extremely terrifying attack.

Unless one has no elemental power, they will definitely be completely annihilated by this "Lotus Lantern".

The price was that the flame of the Lotus Lantern was rapidly consumed, and the originally exquisite little gourd was visibly melting, eventually turning into a pool of spiritual liquid and disappearing completely.

The Lotus Lantern itself gradually dissolved, until not even ashes remained.

From the time Li Ye received it until it was completely consumed, only half a cup of tea's time had passed.

This is still without actively prompting it to launch an attack; if it were to launch an attack, it would probably be consumed even faster.

"There should still be some, right?"

He looked at the Immaculate Spirit Lotus supported by the lamp-shaped flower, which conveyed a clearer consciousness: it can still be conceived, but it needs time and gourd oil.

It takes about 5,000 catties of gourd oil of five different properties to refine a single Lotus Gourd.

"That means I need to expand my planting area."

"The Spirit Field, huh?"

"Should we tell our sect...? Never mind, I'll just tell them."

After thinking it over, Li Ye decided to report it, since expanding the planting area here would require more Five Elements Spirit Spring Jade.

But if you're going to report it, you definitely need to let your master know first.

"A terrifyingly aggressive spiritual plant."

"We'll have to wait until another plant is conceived before we can test it."

He decided to wait until the Immaculate Spirit Lotus nurtured another "Precious Lotus Lantern" before reporting it to his sect.

Since there's no physical evidence yet, reporting it wouldn't be of much use, so there's no rush.

He continued to inspect his cave, but unfortunately he didn't find anything new. After all, he had only been there for a short time and nothing had changed.

After going around in circles, he arrived at the place that Jiang Tingchao had chosen.

—Located on an open space at the westernmost edge of the cave, this is also Zhao He's residence.

Jiang Tingchao was clearly aware of the situation. Upon seeing Li Ye arrive, he respectfully greeted him, "Master."

"..."

Even though Li Ye was used to being addressed this way, he still felt a little strange every time he heard a man taller than him call him "master".

"Your method of cultivating spiritual plants mainly comes from the golden sand power in your bloodline."

"This golden sand power has spiritual energy close to that of sunlight. From now on, you will help me manage the spiritual plants in my cave, and you will not lack any cultivation resources."

If you can satisfy me, then I will find some cultivation methods suitable for you.

As Li Ye spoke, he took out the fourth-order water vein containing the fused Ruoquan and gently tossed it onto the ground.

"boom!"

After the water droplet broke, a surging river immediately flowed out from inside, about several tens of feet wide, and eroded a riverbed as it landed.

It flows into the distance as if it has its own spirit.

It's a fourth-order spirit river, and it used to have mental energy. Even if it doesn't have spirituality now, it's not far from developing spirituality.

The river seemed to be shrouded in a serene nighttime atmosphere; simply being near the water brought a sense of peace to one's heart.

A shrunken whale also emerged from inside.

The whale quietly surfaced and gazed at Li Ye, its eyes sparkling with a wisdom akin to that of a human.

Originally, it was probably a powerful spirit beast close to the Nascent Soul stage, but due to the beaver bleeding and cutting its flesh every day, it has regressed to the early stage of the Golden Core stage.

Even so, it is still a spirit beast at the Golden Core stage.

Li Ye doesn't even have a Golden Core yet.

(End of this chapter)