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

Chapter 170 Jianmu Tree and Sword Qi, Cracks in the Azure Sky
"..."

Li Ye stared blankly as the bamboo sword, now transformed into a golden core magic weapon, circled around him, as if he were a child seeing a loved one.

It concealed its sharpness, only showing Li Ye its warm bamboo surface, buzzing as if yearning for Li Ye's caress.

"Ugh."

"Why is it you and your bastard master again?"

Just as he was about to reach out and stroke the bamboo sword, the spiritually-infused longsword suddenly slashed out with a snow-white sword light to the side.

what?
Li Ye quickly looked in that direction.

Suddenly, a figure rose from the ground. The once invincible sword energy vanished as soon as it touched her, like a mud dragon entering the sea.

The figure didn't say anything.

Suddenly, more strands of black hair, like a giant net, wrapped around Li Ye's feet, trapping even the bamboo sword. Thick, long strands of hair, like serpents, dragged the net upwards into the sky from its four corners.

They moved at an extremely fast speed, arriving at the spatial portal shattered by countless grains of rice in almost an instant.

"what are you up to!"

Li Ye used all his magic power but could not break through the seemingly soft but actually extremely tough hair. He tried his best to remain calm and look down.

The figure surrounded by black hair also looked up at Li Ye and spoke softly:

"It's time for you to leave."

"Don't worry, all this rice is ours."

"I will distribute the rice fairly to everyone who deserves it."

Her voice carried undisguised malice.

But the next second—

"Ok?"

Her voice carried a hint of doubt and surprise, because she saw Li Ye take out a main stem of the Jianmu tree and drop it through the gaps in the large net made of hair.

The lush, tender trunk of the Jianmu tree now resembled a long spear, slicing through the light and piercing directly into the village entrance that Li Ye had meticulously transformed.

Guanghua is forming at the location where Jianmu lands.

"you……"

The garrison commander was just about to wipe out the Jianmu tree that had not yet taken root.

Suddenly, a sword aura mixed with blood appeared in his eyes—the sword aura came from the sky, carrying an unstoppable rising killing intent, as well as a wisp of... golden light of fortune and a furious roar.

"You're bullying my brother, aren't you!"

"My sword is not at all bad!"

The sound was fast, but the sword energy was even faster.

As an avatar, she was completely unable to resist this sword energy.

Before it even realized what was happening, its body was cleaved open from head to toe, and the wooden puppet's body was completely reduced to ashes by the sword energy.

Thanks to this, Li Ye's Jianmu tree trunk successfully took root, with some floating rice grains around it, suspended like tiny suns.

Even the garrison commander in the distant city of the other shore was affected by the sword energy. She looked at the gradually closing celestial portal that had already left this place, and then at the Jianmu tree in the distance.

A smile, so wide it almost reached the corners of her eyes, stretched from the corners of her mouth to an upward curve that no living person could ever achieve, revealing the rudiments of a mechanical machine still at work beneath her beautiful exterior.

"Hahaha!"

A joyful yet maddening laugh swept through the entire cave, causing ripples to spread across the Bitter River, and a pure, flawless white light shone from beneath the gray surface.

The strands of hair wriggled like serpents, yet they could not get close to the village protected by one of the main trunks of the Jianmu tree.

……

outside world.

On a flat, unremarkable patch of grass, Li Ye endured the pain of a Jianmu tree having one of its main trunks snapped off, a mocking smile playing on his lips:

"Thank you very much, Senior Wei."

Wei Qingye, who was already a Golden Core cultivator but was lying on the ground due to exhaustion and had no manners, was so angry when he heard the word "senior" that he jumped up.

"What did you call me? Senior???"

He felt somewhat distressed, even somewhat fearful.

After he reached the Golden Core stage, some of his former junior brothers, who used to call him brother, would respectfully address him as "Senior Brother" whenever they saw him, and the distance in their eyes pained him.

If Li Ye also distances herself from him like this, he will feel even worse.

However, upon seeing the triumphant smile on Li Ye's lips, he instantly understood everything.

"You guy."

Wei Qingye pointed at Li Ye, then plopped down on the grass and laughed, "You still have the nerve to tease your senior? Looks like your injury isn't too serious!"

"Fortunately."

"Thank you so much, Brother Wei. The style of that sword strike was truly like that of an immortal!"

Li Ye was generous with his praise.

But to be honest, his condition wasn't very good; the Jianmu tree was closely related to his spiritual power.

The branch that was broken off before is still slowly recovering, and now another main stem has been broken off.

Poor Jianmu—or rather, he himself was basking in the radiance cast by the Xiguang Bell and the Sun and Moon Ring, feeling wronged.

It is estimated that it will take a long time to recover.

He knew very well that he had acted somewhat irrationally this time, but he just couldn't bear to let that guy touch the rice that he had worked so hard to help the villagers grow.

Even if it takes a long time to recover from an injury, he is determined to prove himself.

Fortunately, Wei Qingye's sword energy saved the tree; otherwise, the Jianmu tree might not have been able to take root.

"You're welcome."

Wei Qingye picked up the sword that had been obediently lying beside him after he came out, used it as a crutch to support himself as he stood up, and then extended his hand to Li Ye:
“You must have something very important to do here. We can catch up later. Let me take you to the sect first.”

“A True Person of the Four Seasons Sect is currently over there with us.”

"it is good."

Li Ye did indeed have many things he wanted to report. He stood up with Wei Qingye's help, took out the bamboo ants that had not appeared for a long time, and cast some spells.

The bamboo and wooden house was slowly lifted up by the white clouds and flew towards the direction of Tianmai Sword Mountain, which Wei Qingye had pointed out.

During their journey, the two briefly recovered some of their magical power. Li Ye then looked at the scenery below, so different from that of the Eastern Region, and asked:

"Didn't you set up a teleportation array here?"

Below the bamboo house lies a desert resembling the Gobi, with only a few patches of greenery. The rest are vast stretches of barren mountains and land, stretching across the earth like desolate bones.

This contrasts sharply with the scenery of the Eastern Region, which is almost entirely covered in green mountains and clear waters.

Wei Qingye reached out and picked up the jade cup containing Diyuan tea leaves, gulping it down his throat like a cow, then smacked his lips: "It's a little sweet."

It tastes slightly bitter at first, but becomes increasingly sweet with each bite.

He thought it tasted good, so he changed to a jade bowl that he had brought with him, poured a big bowlful, and gulped it down.

"..."

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh: "These tea leaves were processed using some special methods, including the addition of honey, so of course they're sweet."

"Please drink with confidence. I'll brew more if you need more later. If you like it, I'll give you some tea leaves."

Tea is just something to drink.

There are large bowls of tea to drink heartily, and there is also the leisurely atmosphere of discussing tea. When you sit with friends, it is best to drink tea however you like. Why be bound by "rules"?
"This tea is indeed very good."

After drinking a large bowl in one gulp and then pouring out another, Wei Qingye looked at the scenery below the bamboo house before answering, "The situation in the Southern Region is indeed different."

Besides, we don't have your kind of ability to build magic arrays, construct buildings, and cultivate land wherever we go.

Teleportation arrays are generally only found in towns.

"I see." Li Ye nodded in understanding. "In the Southern Region, I heard that although you are the leader, you have quite a few smaller sects under you?"

"Yes."

"And then there are the Ten Thousand Blade Sect and the Bitter Path Sect."

"By the way...would it be convenient for you to tell me why you suddenly came here?"

Wei Qingye was still curious after all.

It's truly a rare sight that Li Ye, who rarely leaves his sect, could suddenly come to the Southern Region.

"Actually, I stumbled into a grotto-heaven by accident, which is the stronghold of the Hell Path." Li Ye didn't tell the whole story, as it did involve some secrets of the Four Seasons Sect.

“The Hell Path, huh?” Wei Qingye pondered for a moment. “The Bamboo Spirit Scroll I gave you before was actually obtained from the ruins of a cave in the Hell Path.”

"That's it."

"That's not surprising."

This didn't surprise Li Ye too much, since he had already received some information from the White Fox.

It's a pity that the book was left in the cave. Speaking of which, I wonder how the little guys in the cave are doing, and whether Wheat has taken good care of them...

He still cared a lot about his land and the crops in it.

Wei Qingye noticed the melancholy in Li Ye's heart—an expression he had seen on many of the Four Seasons Sect cultivators who came here.

Compared to sword cultivators who rise up and wander the world or even venture beyond the realms, the cultivators of the Four Seasons Sect are like those who float in the sky, but whose roots always grow on that land full of life.

So neither of them spoke for the rest of the journey.

……

Under Li Ye's magical control, the bamboo house sped up and soon arrived at a rather spectacular place—

The sky here is not as clear and high as elsewhere; a huge crack hangs in the sky, with dark thunderclouds and lightning swirling around its edges.

Extending into the distance from the crack, the sky was completely empty, without a single cloud, and even the light of day dimmed.

Even more astonishingly, a solitary peak, shaped like a drawn sword, rose from the earth, its imposing presence piercing straight into the crack in the azure sky.

Black clouds, surging thunder, and blinding lightning swept through the cracks, all entwining the upper half of the sword mountain, as if to shatter it into pieces.

But it remained unmoved.

It's as if we want to stay here until the end of time.

"It's really spectacular."

Li Ye stared intently at the distant Sword Mountain, exclaiming in surprise, "This is the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain?"

Wei Qingye was very satisfied with Li Ye's reaction, and his tone was tinged with pride: "This is the Heavenly Vein Sword Sect. Only the part that pierces into the blue sky can be called the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain."

"Only after I reach the Golden Core stage will I be qualified to enter that place."

"As expected of a major sect in the Southern Region."

This was indeed a magnificent sight that Li Ye had never seen before. Compared to the vibrant land of the Four Seasons Sect, this place was obviously more exciting.

Instinctively, he was still curious about the section of the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain that pierced the sky, the spiritual energy environment there, the changes in spiritual power, whether it was suitable for farming, and what special spiritual plants and beasts were there...

But it would be too impolite to ask someone that, so he only thought about it briefly before suppressing the thought, then suddenly let out a soft "hmm" and looked into the distance—

On Sword Mountain, a sword aura, as swift as a great river, swept across thousands of miles and transformed into a river, which caught the bamboo house.

You can tell from the bamboo, wood, and leaves that this is real water.

At the same time, a gentle, soothing female voice rang out, but the content of her words was quite crisp: "You little brat, hurry up and bring Li Xiaoyou over. His elders have been waiting here for a long time."

Wei Qingye shrugged helplessly:

"what."

"It's my master."

As soon as he finished speaking, the river swept over the bamboo house and arrived at the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain in an instant, so fast that Li Ye could not even see the specific details of the sword mountain.

Then they arrived at a courtyard filled with... all sorts of longswords.

Two people are sitting here.

One was a woman dressed in a loose Taoist robe, casually tied with a jade belt, and the other was the second senior brother, You Tianzhen, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Ye was safe and sound, and said with a smile, "I've finally found you. Don't worry about what you went through; those are all old stories."

Everything is fine within the sect.

"Now that we've come all the way to the Southern Region, do you wish to stay here longer or return to the sect with me?"

Li Ye was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Since everything is fine and you've come all this way, Junior Brother would like to stay here for a while longer."

Before Master Tian could speak, the female cultivator beside him said, "Your master and I are old friends."

In the Southern Region, it's just like back home. There's nothing to be afraid of. Even if you're afraid of the sky being punctured, we'll be there for you. You can go and kill a few powerful demons for fun, or wander around the Heavenly Vein.

"Go on, go on, you guys go find somewhere to have fun. I'm going to chat with You Tian a little longer."

She waved her sleeve.

Before Li Ye could say more than a few words, he was taken directly outside the courtyard, where he and Wei Qingye looked at each other in bewilderment.

The latter was already used to it: "You see, we sword cultivators are just as protective of our own as you are."

Li Ye thought for a long time but didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "Indeed."

"Then come with me."

Wei Qingye beckoned Li Ye to follow: "There are many interesting places on this Sword Mountain. Our ability to hone our physical strength is much stronger than that of the Spirit Forging Sect."

"I have Master's orders, so I'll take you to give it a try."

"Okay."

After Li Ye figured it out, he completely relaxed. He was a little excited thinking that he would soon see the secret place of the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain where one's roots and bones were honed.

The two quickly left the area inhabited by the real people and soon arrived at a place...

In front of the pool.

However, there was something strange about the pool. Not to mention the long swords stuck in the water, the water itself was boiling violently, and what was even more terrifying was that a layer of copper rust was floating on the surface.

Wei Qingye, who was beside him, was already undressing and then jumped into the pool. He waved to Li Ye and said, "Come on down, Brother Li! This is the Sword Bone Pool. Soaking in it will do you good!"

"..."

Li Ye felt a little resistant to this strange-looking Sword Bone Pool.

But thinking that Wei Qingye wouldn't lie to him, he changed his clothes and carefully touched the pool water with his foot before walking in.

As soon as he entered the water, he regretted it.

(End of this chapter)