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

Chapter 172 Celestial Vein Elixir, Ring City
Inside Tianmai Medical Clinic.

The young cultivator in the plain white Taoist robe put away the golden thread used for pulse diagnosis and said irritably, "With such a grand procession, I thought you had suffered some kind of injury."

So you two were just messing with me, weren't you?

Get up!
"You're occupying my bed that I just washed!"

Wei Qingye and Li Ye, who had just been extremely weak, immediately sat up. The former even expertly picked up two peaches, giving one to Li Ye and eating the other himself.

"It's not that... he's been held hostage."

He mumbled incoherently, "If I lose again... then... I'll be at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm."

Li Ye, holding the peach, thanked the boy, saying, "Thank you for helping us keep this a secret, fellow Daoist."

Then he sighed softly and said, "That's barely acceptable, at least we're both looking good on the surface."

The young man in the plain white Taoist robe shook his head: "I didn't ask you two to cover up for nothing. I think this fellow Daoist... you must be a cultivator from the Four Seasons Sect, right?"

Although Li Ye was still wearing a loose robe similar to a bathrobe, the pure and spiritual energy he possessed from frequent contact with plants, spirit beasts, and even the natural world was undeniable.

On this Heavenly Pulse Sword Mountain, which is almost entirely filled with sharp sword energy, it's no different from the sizzling aroma of meat being grilled with various seasonings in a temple.

"Yes."

Li Ye asked, "Fellow Daoist, is there something you need my help with?"

"There is something I'd like to ask for your help with." The young man turned and went into the inner room, returning shortly with a basket of medicinal herb seeds.

"I would like to invite you to come with me to a martial arts school to plant all these seeds. I collected them with great difficulty."

Medicinal herb seeds?

Li Ye glanced at the seeds in the basket. Although he had only seen some of them in picture books, the panel still dutifully listed the name of each medicinal herb.

However, the names of these medicinal herbs all begin with the words "Heavenly Vein".

Take the most common ginseng as an example, it's called "Tianmai Lingshen".

These two extra words suddenly make it seem somewhat mysterious and extraordinary.

Wei Qingye frowned: "These are medicinal herb seeds from the Heavenly Vein Nursery, right? There are so many, Qin Qian, how long did you accumulate merit points to exchange for them?"

"I've been saving up ever since I became a doctor," Qin Qian replied. "After all, I come from a small town, so I have to help my underlings out, right?"

"But the crops from Tianmai Nursery..."

Wei Qingye paused for a moment, then said to Li Ye, "Brother Li, are you familiar with the Heavenly Vein Nursery of our Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain?"

"I don't know, please enlighten me, Brother Wei."

I've never heard of that before, but with such a grand name, it must have something special about it.

“Let me do it,” Qin Qian said, taking over the conversation. “The Tianmai Nursery was a congratulatory gift from the then-head of the Four Seasons Sect after the marriage of our Tianmai Sword Mountain’s founder and one of your sect’s founders.”

Fellow Daoist also knows that the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain is deep within the Heavenly Mark, and naturally it inevitably obtained some of the Heavenly Vein Qi dripped from the Heavenly Dao of this cultivation world.

These celestial vein energies are remnants of the workings of the Heavenly Dao, and they are very beneficial for treating various injuries, especially Daoist injuries.

Even healed injuries can be repaired and refined a second time.

Our sword cultivation methods are mostly too sharp and fierce, so we are often injured. Therefore, our ancestor planted some medicinal herbs in there.

Those medicinal herbs are the world-renowned celestial medicines.

Even your clan sometimes comes to ask for some.

Upon hearing this, Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Can damaged meridians also be repaired a second time?"

The only injury he suffered was damage to his meridians when he transmigrated. Although it was healed later by the spiritual power of the warm water pine given to him by the Fire-Burning Divine Turtle, it would be good if he could consolidate it further.

“Of course, that’s possible.” Qin Qian seemed to have thought of something.

Suddenly, a warm smile appeared on his face: "The Four Seasons Sect and our Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain have an excellent relationship. It's not difficult for you to use the Heavenly Vein Elixir for repairing your meridians."

If you do me a small favor, I will use my authority to help you obtain a spirit pill.

what do you think? "

Li Ye nodded without hesitation. Although he could obtain it through other channels, there was a way right here.

If things aren't too difficult, he doesn't mind maintaining a good relationship through give and take.

So he waved his hand and said:
"Fellow Daoist, please speak freely."

"No rush, fellow Daoist, please come with me."

Qin Qian deliberately kept everyone in suspense, then left Tianmai Sword Mountain with Li Ye and Wei Qingye, who insisted on going.

……

The area within a radius of tens of thousands of miles around Tianmai Sword Mountain is uninhabited.

Not only is the Heavenly Pulse Sword Mountain domineering, but also because of the existence of the Azure Sky Crack, the spiritual energy environment here is extremely unstable. If mortals lived here, they would probably die a violent death within half a day.

Even the Four Seasons Sect's expertise in modifying mountains and ley lines is ineffective here—they've tried before.

But in the end, countless spirit stones were invested, only to leave behind a desolate wasteland. The sky was torn apart in a truly tragic way.

Even the sect leader at the time turned pale for a moment upon hearing the amount of resources lost.

Looking at the barren land devoid of any spiritual energy, Li Ye could easily imagine how many spiritual materials it would take for the sect leader to turn pale.

But even in the most desperate situations, there is always a glimmer of hope.

On the edge of this desolate land, there are countless martial arts schools for young cultivators to practice swordsmanship and martial arts. These schools almost surround the land within a radius of ten thousand miles.

The bodies of the boys who have been honing their skills and practicing martial arts and swordsmanship in such an environment since childhood are like completely dried-out pancakes that can quickly swell up after absorbing just a little water.

The desolation here is like the sand that sharpens a sword, making one grow faster.

This is a different but ultimately similar way of nurturing disciples compared to the Four Seasons School.

While being strict, Tianmai Sword Mountain also provides extremely rich and rare cultivation resources, including many Tianmai spiritual herbs.

These rare and precious medicinal herbs, which are extremely rare in the outer regions, were given to young cultivators who might have just begun their Qi Refining process.

Incidentally, Wei Qingye hopes that his junior brother will be reincarnated here.

On the way, he specifically asked Li Ye about some details and made an appointment to go to the Four Seasons Sect together to create a body when Li Ye returned.

And so, the three of them quickly arrived at Huantian City.

This place is a huge circular city.

Ancient brick walls surround the desolate area spanning thousands of miles centered on Tianmai Sword Mountain.

Behind the city walls was where people lived.

Within this area, numerous martial arts schools and factions each control their own territory, connected by giant bridges spanning the sky, forming a circular city.

Li Ye had heard about it before, after all, this kind of project was very famous in the Four Seasons Sect.

It should be known that the wasteland of Tianmai Sword Mountain is tens of thousands of miles in circumference. To completely enclose the outer perimeter of the wasteland is an enormous project. Even in the cultivation world, the construction of this city wall is considered a marvel.

After coming here.

Standing beside the thick, weathered city wall, Li Ye looked up at the hundreds-of-meters-high wall and sighed, "It must have been very difficult to build this place."

"It's not easy, but it's alright." Wei Qingye had already gotten used to this place and didn't find anything special about it, after all, he came from here. This place is basically equivalent to the market town of the Four Seasons Sect and the residence of the outer disciples of the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

Qin Qian waved at the city gate. After passing through the city gate, which was checked by a very strict array, the scenery in front of him suddenly opened up—it was not the kind of ancient city with blue bricks that Li Ye had imagined.

Instead, it was an extremely lively and bustling street scene.

The streets, wide enough for dozens of horse-drawn carriages to travel side by side, were bustling with people playing and laughing. On both sides of the road were all kinds of shops and stalls set up by merchants.

The people here are mostly in excellent spirits, with their backs ramrod straight, and even the elderly among ordinary people hold their heads high and chests out.

What's even more amazing is that this place is where mortals and cultivators live together. With just a quick glance, Li Ye saw several Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Core cultivators whose auras could be detected.

They walked among the crowds just like ordinary people, without using any magic to travel.

This surprised Li Ye.

Even the Four Seasons Sect adheres to the principle of not interfering much with the lives of immortals and mortals, but unexpectedly, the proudest sword cultivator has already been able to live with mortals and even deliberately restrains his sharpness.

He didn't speak or ask any questions, but walked forward between the two of them. The sounds of vendors hawking their wares, joking conversations, and mothers calling their children home for dinner along the way gave him a strange sense of peace.

It's not messy—or rather, because he likes it, he doesn't find it messy.

He gradually slowed his pace, suppressed his spiritual power, and walked leisurely through the crowd.

Wei Qingye and Qin Qian, standing on either side of him, exchanged a glance, the meaning being—

See? Even the cultivators of the Four Seasons Sect can't resist the temptation here!

……

Walked for half an hour.

They arrived at a martial arts school with a sign that read "Qin Family Martial Arts School." Li Ye had already stepped inside when he suddenly noticed a line of small print on the sign:
He once taught inner disciples of the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain.

The four characters "Tianmai Jianshan" were specially bolded with gold paint, but the font was very small, giving people a strange sense of wanting to be seen yet not wanting to be seen.

Li Ye glanced at Qin Qian with a questioning look.

The latter nodded awkwardly, then shouted into the martial arts gym, "I'm back!"

A moment later, a large group of young men and women dressed in tight-fitting clothes and covered in sweat rushed out of the martial arts school, surrounding the three of them and asking questions all at once:

"Brother Qian, why are you only just getting back!"

"I've prepared your favorite glutinous rice cakes and zongzi!"

"Don't block the door, let Brother Qian and our two distinguished guests in!"

Finally, a somewhat rough male voice broke through the crowd, and a tall man, as imposing as an iron pillar, walked over. He wore a thin jacket, and his muscles were as twisted and bulging as tree roots.

He looks fierce, but he is indeed just a mortal, at least there is no fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Judging from the respectful way those boys called him "Master", he was the master of this place—a cultivator from the Mortal Cult.
The owner glanced at Li Ye and Wei Qingye before finally fixing his gaze on Qin Qian, smiling with satisfaction: "You lad, you always bring distinguished guests home time and time again."

"Distinguished guests, please come in. Let's talk inside."

"it is good."

Li Ye followed them into the martial arts school, still puzzled.

To Li Ye's surprise, the martial arts school was much larger than it appeared from the outside, probably several acres in size, and filled with various weapons and human-shaped wooden stakes.

There were also teenagers practicing slashing and thrusting movements with swords in a very serious manner.

The wooden stakes were being chopped and pierced... and blood was really spurting out. The amount of blood varied depending on the location, but the blood was quickly absorbed by the wooden floor after it hit the ground, making it look even stranger.

There were just too many strange things about this place. Suppressing his doubts, Li Ye finally arrived at a quiet little courtyard.

After the innkeeper ordered someone to bring tea, Qin Qian told Li Ye the reason for coming here.

It's not just about planting those precious celestial medicinal herbs, but also...

"Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of body cultivation?"

“Of course I’ve heard of him.” A thought flashed through Li Ye’s mind as he looked at the tall building owner: “Could this one also be a body cultivator?”

"Exactly."

Qin Qian explained, "The cultivation world is vast, and naturally there are methods that allow people to cultivate without needing spiritual roots. This is the unique Heavenly Vein Body Cultivation here."

My father had some fortuitous encounters in his childhood that led him to the path of physical cultivation, where he could accumulate spiritual energy in his meridians to strengthen his physical body without gaining magical power.

Didn't you help Senior Brother Wei soothe the sword vein bamboo shoot in his body before? Some time ago, our temple obtained a Heavenly Vein Bamboo Shoot that can produce a cultivator's path to body cultivation.

However, it seems to have encountered some problems and is unable to grow, thus failing to produce the bamboo sap needed to open the Heavenly Vein.

I would like to ask you, fellow Daoist, to take a look at our situation. If you can cure us, I will offer you the elixir with both hands!

So you went through all this trouble just to find me to heal the spiritual plant, right?

He thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just a spiritual plant?
"Where is it? Take me there."

Li Ye instantly breathed a sigh of relief and felt very relaxed.

He planned to finish reading quickly, and later wanted to go into Huantian City to see if he could find any bargains or anything else.

"right here!"

The owner brought out a bamboo stalk that was no more than the length of a forearm from a corner. Its color was magnificent, and it reflected different colors from different angles under the sunlight.

【Name】：Heavenly Vein Bamboo

[Mood]: Very sad

[Status]: The celestial vein that nurtured it will detach and fall in seven days. After the celestial vein completely falls, it needs to be nurtured again within the celestial vein in order to continue to grow.

"..."

what?
Is the celestial vein falling?

On the surface, Li Ye maintained a calm expression as he observed, but in his heart, a raging storm was brewing. The idea of ​​the Heavenly Vein being separated sounded too exaggerated. Could it be some kind of huge danger?

He thought for a moment and asked, "This thing is indeed a bit strange. I have never seen the spiritual energy inside before. It has a kind of lofty and ethereal feeling."

Could this have been grown in Tianmai Nursery? Is it because there was a problem with the nursery or Tianmai itself during its growth that it's so withered and lifeless?

Finally, he added jokingly, "It would probably only be able to heal it if the Heavenly Vein fell down."

To everyone's surprise, the expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned serious.

Wei Qingye asked, word by word, "If it really is the fall of the Heavenly Vein..."

His expression instantly changed from serious to overjoyed under Li Ye's somewhat nervous gaze:
"That's really great news!"

"..."

These words almost rendered Li Ye's self-control ineffective.

good thing?

Is there some secret he doesn't know about?

(End of this chapter)