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

Chapter 156 Bloodline Hidden Dangers, Spirit Scroll Synthesis
"What use are you?"

Li Ye looked at the Golden Core spirit beast and said casually, "You need to give me a reason why I can continue to keep you."

Otherwise, if you are useless, I might as well hand you over to the sect in exchange for some benefits.

Golden Core spirit beasts aren't considered anything special in our sect.

The Blood Spirit Whale's most powerful ability is actually "copying bloodlines" and its ability to continuously produce "flesh" with the corresponding bloodline.

This ability was like a godsend for the cultivators of the Blood Spirit Sect; they could replicate their precious blood to aid their cultivation.

As for its ability to devour the bloodline of Jinsha and produce Jinsha... it seems that Jiang Tingchao and Jinsha Crow can also produce Jinsha.

Originally, Li Ye wanted to see what the Golden Sand Spirit Field looked like before going treasure hunting, but now it seems he doesn't need it anymore.

So for a moment I really couldn't think of what I wanted this thing for; I couldn't exactly cut off my own flesh to eat, could I?

The Blood Spirit Whale sensed that Li Ye was not joking.

Its somewhat muffled voice came: "I was once the source of food for all the spirits in this sea area."

When a whale falls, all things are born.

I can split off many chunks of flesh to help you feed your spirit beasts or spirit plants—I can even devour dead spirit beasts to help you purify their spirit blood.

As if to prove itself, the Blood Spirit Whale, which was about the size of a person, suddenly began to wriggle, and perfectly shaped chunks of flesh fell into the river.

It stopped after about half an hour.

At this point, the riverbed was filled with chunks of bloody meat.

"..."

So, a whale fall can bring forth countless creatures, right?

However, it does seem like a pretty good source of feed, but the problem is that it's splitting its own flesh like that...

"What do you eat?"

"Won't splitting this piece of flesh have any effect on yourself?"

"I saw some delicious coconut trees on Jinsha Island before. Are you related to these delicious coconut trees?"

Li Ye raised three questions in a row.

Upon hearing this, the Blood Spirit Whale knew that Li Ye had become interested in it; otherwise, it would have sent it away long ago.

Its heart calmed down a little, and it explained in a muffled voice:

"I can maintain my life by eating some algae rich in spiritual energy. If there is enough algae and spiritual energy, I can split off chunks of flesh anytime, anywhere."

"As for Jinsha Island... I really don't know about that."

When my cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment stage of your human race, I was captured by a powerful cultivator and taken to Ruoquan Island. Later, that beaver ripped my flesh and bled me dry..."

When beavers are mentioned, an uncontrollable sense of fear emanates from them.

That perverted beaver not only cuts out its own flesh and bleeds every day, but also fills its own body with its own flesh and blood, attempting to conceive... a human.

Even this "demonic beast" that leans towards the demonic path found it somewhat too terrifying.

The entire island was formed from the beaver's obsession, and every moment it spent there was terrifying.

However, it dared not speak of these things, not only because it had been warned by the beaver, but also by the spiritual plant ruler that should belong to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Is that so?"

"By the way, why don't you try this and see if you can eat it?"

Li Ye took out some Potato Dragon meat and Xuanjing Potato Dragon Pearl and threw them into the river. The whale immediately opened its mouth and swallowed all the river water and other things in one gulp.

"Well."

After consuming the taro meat and beads, it made a somewhat puzzled sound, and then suddenly spat out a wisp of blood from the pore on the top of its head.

"These things are very strange; they even contain the blood of a dragon."

"Although the quantity is extremely small, it does contain dragon blood."

It used its water control technique to deliver less than an ounce of dragon blood to Li Ye.

Li Ye took the dragon's blood directly and examined it carefully.

The results showed that the blood of these dragons seemed to contain more spiritual energy belonging to the wood element among the five elements than the blood of the Xuan Shui dragon alone.

The vitality of this spiritual energy even surpassed that of the dragon blood. While absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to strengthen itself, it also helped the dragon blood to slowly grow.

If it weren't for the Blood Spirit Whale's extreme control over blood, Li Ye wouldn't even be able to separate this "blood" with his current abilities.

In his view, it was less about the blood of the dragon and more about the root power of the formation and growth of the sweet potato dragon meat and the Xuanjing sweet potato dragon pearl—without this spiritual energy, they probably wouldn't have been able to grow so rapidly.

"and many more."

"Whale, do you think this kind of vitality will decrease as they continue to reproduce over time?"

He suddenly realized a very serious problem.

If this spiritual energy is nurtured by the blood of the dragon and the yam, will the yam dragons that he transported outside degenerate generation after generation due to the reduction of their blood energy, and eventually even be unable to grow?

If that's really the case, then promoting it externally will be very difficult, and it could even be said that it will fail outright.

"I haven't seen any more second- or third-generation spiritual plants like this, so I can't make a judgment, but..."

The Blood Spirit Whale blew a bubble, its tone somewhat puzzled: "There is a very special life force in here. Although it is so weak that it is imperceptible, it is indispensable."

Without this life-giving force, they would likely be unable to grow and eventually die completely.

The power of life?

Li Ye immediately thought of his own life essence. Could this life force be a variant of the life essence?
He narrowed his eyes, gestured for Zhao He and Jiang Tingchao to leave, and then continued to ask, "Can you extract this life force? Or is there any magic that can extract it completely?"

The Blood Spirit Whale inexplicably felt a pressure and quickly said, "This life force has already merged with the bloodline of the spirit plant itself. Separating it is almost equivalent to creating a new race."

As a cultivator from a superior sect, you should know how difficult it is to break through bloodline barriers.

Moreover, with the passage of time and through generations of breeding, this life force will completely merge with the spirit plant or spirit beast, becoming indistinguishable from it.

Its explanation eased Li Ye's expression slightly. Tongqingqu had some ability to detect lies, and what this guy said was true.

Fortunately, he has never leaked the first generation. The only one currently outside is the Potato Dragon. He can arrange to keep the first generation planted and release the descendants later.

It seems that if we want to cultivate spirit plants and spirit beasts in the future, we will have to let them breed for several generations and then let them be tested by the Blood Spirit Whale before releasing them.

Thinking this, Li Ye looked at the Blood Spirit Whale: "Alright, I agree to let you live well here with me, but you need to sign a permanent contract with me."

In my eyes, and even in your future, until the very end of your life, your soul will be subject to my arrangements for reincarnation.

Otherwise, I can only apologize.

He waved gently.

The surrounding spiritual energy immediately obeyed his command and surged in like a tide. The spiritual vines hidden everywhere also stretched out and rushed over. As long as Li Ye gave the order, the spiritual energy of the entire cave would directly bury the Blood Spirit Whale.

—Although this creature possesses human-like intelligence, it is ultimately a spirit beast leaning towards the demonic path; strength is the only weapon that will make it bow down.

Although he is only at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, he can still mobilize the spiritual energy flow of the entire cave through the Spirit Vine and the Melody of Understanding.

Let alone the Blood Spirit Whale that was being tormented to the point of near death by the beaver, even the cat in the Huai Ling Scroll would have to obey.

A spirit plant master's cave dwelling—that's a home-field advantage. "..."

The Blood Spirit Whale hadn't expected Li Ye to possess such power. Its last shred of hope vanished instantly, as it felt it had already been exploited by the beaver for so long anyway.

This place always looks much better than the beaver area.

So it bowed its head respectfully and said, "Yes, my master."

After Li Ye signed a contract with it using a secret method, he withdrew his spiritual power and instructed, "I will send you to a lake. You will be responsible for feeding the fish there and dealing with the dead animals."

He simply waved his hand.

The lingering spiritual energy instantly lifted the Blood Spirit Whale and transported it directly to East Lake.

After dealing with the Blood Spirit Whale, he summoned Jiang Tingchao and pointed to the source of the Ruoshui Spring River, saying, "From now on, you must come here every day to nourish it with some spiritual energy using Ruomu wood. This is the task I am giving you."

Jiang Tingchao obediently nodded: "Yes!"

"Furthermore, we need to help the Golden Sand Crow gather golden sand every day to create a Golden Sand Spirit Field."

That's all. Zhao He knows which parts of my cave I can and cannot go.

When you have free time, teach him some farming techniques.

Aside from a few forbidden areas, you can consume all the produce from other spirit beasts and plants. Do a good job, and I'll give you even more!

Li Ye waved his hand.

For him, it was no big deal to feed the servants the food produced in the cave.

Anyway, he's rich enough that using these things to cultivate the loyalty of his servants is quite effective.

He originally intended to see if he could recruit a disciple for the sect, but by chance, he ended up finding himself a servant.

However, that doesn't matter. If Jiang Tingchao does well, it won't be difficult to give him the title of disciple. Once he reaches the Golden Core stage, coupled with his reputation, everything will be even more convenient and simple.

Jiang Tingchao had already heard Zhao He mention Li Ye's generosity and straightforwardness, and now that Li Ye had said it himself, Jiang Tingchao was even more grateful.

"Don't worry, Master!"

"I will definitely handle it according to your requirements!"

For him, being able to make a living simply by farming without having to care about anything else was like living in paradise.

"Ah."

Li Ye didn't care much about his pledge of loyalty; he'd just wait and see. Anyone could say nice things—at least for now, Jiang Tingchao's status in his heart was far inferior to Zhao He, who had been there for a long time.

We'll see how he performs in the future.

……

After dealing with these chores, Li Ye returned to the courtyard and found the black cat nestled in its silken cocoon.

He took out the Bamboo Spirit Scroll and waved it at the black cat:
"Fellow Daoist, you should recognize this item, right?"

The black cat frowned, its nose scrunched up, and disbelief filled its eyes. It stopped meowing and instead spoke in human language:

"This thing..."

"Where did you get this from?"

It jumped onto Li Ye's shoulder and stretched its head to sniff the bamboo spirit scroll, seemingly a little cautiously.

"It came about by chance." Li Ye did not mention Wei Qingye.

"I'm afraid obtaining this item won't be easy." The black cat stretched out its paw and gently touched the bamboo scroll.

The scroll began to melt from its edges.

"Tick, tick."

As drops of ink fell to the ground, the phantom of a bamboo shoot began to condense. With each drop of ink, the bamboo shoot began to grow rapidly.

It eventually grew into a straight, leafless bamboo.

There appears to be a character carved into the bamboo with a carving knife.

"bamboo."

Li Ye unconsciously read the word aloud, and his vision blurred as if he could see a woman in white holding a writing brush and carving words on it.

There was also a muttered voice: "Life and death are preordained, how can one defy fate and beg for longevity..."

A man's voice followed, saying, "Only this method can mend the broken mirror."

The sound, like a grand and majestic bell, echoed in Li Ye's mind.

The locust tree, which had been quietly rooted for who knows how long, suddenly trembled. The rustling of its branches and leaves sounded like raindrops, or like weeping.

The bamboo in front of Li Ye trembled, and the ink that made it up slowly dissipated, eventually returning to the shape of the bamboo spirit scroll.

At this moment, the black cat had already retrieved the Huai Ling Scroll and said to Li Ye, "Plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are the four inheritances left by the immortal in the painting that the master once painted."

The locust tree is the dwelling place of the immortals in the painting.

If these four scrolls can be merged with the Huai Ling scroll, they will gain some new inheritance.

Would you be willing to let them merge?
"...Uh, are you alright?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Its voice brought Li Ye back to his senses.

Li Ye couldn't help but cover his mouth and cough a few times. When he moved his hand away, there was a trace of bright red blood on his fair palm.

For him, who possessed the Melody of Love and the Love-Sickness Beans, this separation was far too intense; even a wisp of its residual power caused his spiritual energy to surge.

However, it wasn't without its benefits. After this baptism, his divine sense became more solid, and he even wanted to do it again.

After coughing a few more times, Li Ye waved his hand to indicate that it was alright: "Since we can synthesize it, let's synthesize it then."

"I still have many questions for you to answer."

The black cat silently landed on the ground and placed the two spirit scrolls together, its voice filled with obvious expectation: "Of course... the fact that you were able to obtain them means that your luck has exceeded my expectations."

You will know everything I know.

Upon contact, the two spirit scrolls burst forth with dazzling light, and a locust tree and a bamboo stalk grew out of them. The tips of the tree and the bamboo intertwined and formed the shape of a portal.

No, it's not a component.

The two of them truly form an ancient and rustic gateway.

The doorway was shrouded in the unique colors of ink painting. The black cat slowly walked over and gently pushed it with its paw.

"Squeak~"

The portal opened immediately.

"Ok?"

The scenery inside made Li Ye squint slightly, feeling somewhat confused.

(End of this chapter)