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

Chapter 174 Seven Days of "Collapse"

After a while.

Realizing his mistake, the young man in brocade robes had changed into plain clothes and was forced to run back and forth with a bowl of noodles, still smiling.

The other men in black robes were outside soliciting customers.

The old man who had achieved the Golden Elixir was among them.

They toned down all their arrogance and fierceness, and honestly started calling out to attract customers.

Great cultivators will eat anything and never suffer a loss.

If a Golden Core cultivator tries to act like a senior in front of these people, a real senior will probably arrive soon.

on the stall.

Li Ye sat down at the table with his two fellow Daoists, each with a huge bowl of extra-large beef noodles in front of them, the beef practically overflowing.

The three looked at each other, then couldn't help but burst out laughing at the same time.

"This boss is really honest."

"If the noodles are delicious, then any amount is good."

None of the three of them adhered to the rule of not talking while eating, and they chatted while eating noodles.

After a brief conversation, the three of them learned some information about each other.

These two are from the Central Region Bitter Journey Academy and Qiongguan Mountain. Their sects are basically equal to the Four Seasons Sect. The reason they came here is to seek the opportunity to condense the Golden Core and thus went out to train.

Fellow Daoist Zhu seemed aloof, but after getting to know him better, he couldn't help but complain: "I calculated that there is an opportunity for me to achieve the Golden Core here, or it's some kind of divination for the collapse of the heavens."

I think I miscalculated!

Uh……

Li Ye didn't know how to respond. The sky collapsing? If there really was a disaster of that magnitude, all the Nascent Soul cultivators would probably have gone to mend the sky long ago.

But the sky is collapsing? Could it be the celestial veins falling?

He thought for a moment, swallowed a mouthful of beef, and replied, "Qiongguan Mountain's Qiongguan Dayan Technique is famous throughout the world. May I ask Fellow Daoist Zhu, can you calculate how many days it will take?"

"Oh, oh." Fellow Daoist Zhu took out a Bagua plate while eating noodles, and smiled embarrassedly: "I haven't calculated it yet, let me take another look."

After he took out the Bagua plate, countless mysterious patterns immediately appeared inside, changing rapidly like a rushing river. The speed was so fast that even Li Ye couldn't see it clearly when he concentrated.

After a short while, he stopped and put away the Bagua compass: "Seven days!"

This answer is rather subtle.

Could they be here to steal that fragment of the Heavenly Vein?
Even if it were an acquaintance, Li Ye wouldn't back down, let alone someone who wasn't an acquaintance. So he smiled and said, "That's quite a coincidence. I also have an opportunity in seven days."

"what?"

Fellow Daoist Zhu looked at Li Ye with a puzzled expression: "I didn't say seven days later, I said seven days—we've been here for seven days already!"

"..."

At this moment, Li Ye finally understood why some of his senior brothers and sisters in the sect said that the people from Qiongguan Mountain were no longer speaking properly. Who would answer like that?

seven days?

Doesn't that mean it will be seven days later?

Lü Daoyou from the Bitter Journey Academy made a helpless gesture to Li Ye: "I've been driven crazy and exhausted by him all this way. Actually, these people just don't know how to speak human language."

"..."

Isn't that a bit too sarcastic?

But to everyone's surprise, Fellow Daoist Zhu nodded in agreement: "Ever since I entered Qiongguan Mountain, I really haven't been able to speak human language very well. It's all Master's fault for tricking me into coming up the mountain!"

Well, whether it was self-deprecation or genuine resentment, Li Ye didn't continue the topic. After all, they weren't very familiar with each other, and he couldn't say such things.

He decided to cultivate a positive connection for himself: "My opportunity should be a celestial vein, which fell from the sky. I just don't know if Fellow Daoist Zhu's is the same."

He then explained the situation of the Heavenly Vein, omitting some details about the five sect founders.

Because the legends of the Southern Region only mention fragments of the Heavenly Vein, and the greater information lies in the secrets beyond the Golden Core stage.

The two people opposite listened with great interest, their faces showing sudden realization.

"I see."

"Thank you for your kind guidance, Fellow Daoist Li. We owe you a favor for this matter."

They weren't stupid; they knew that this Fellow Daoist Li was a potential competitor, yet he still generously offered his guidance. This kind of magnanimity was enough for them to become close friends.

The three then exchanged their communication sword talismans.

Just then, the young man in the brocade robe's family finally arrived in a hurry.

He was a tall, middle-aged man, a Golden Core cultivator, and not just any ordinary Golden Core cultivator; his aura was likely close to the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

His gaze swept over the three disciples of the main sect who were still eating their noodles at a leisurely pace. A look of exhaustion appeared in his eyes. Ignoring his son's pleading look, he strode up to the three of them.

He clasped his hands and said, "It was my unfilial son who affected the noodle stall owner's business. I will make him apologize to the owner and rent a shop for him. All the materials and rent will be provided by my Xu family."

As a cultivator, he ultimately couldn't possibly apologize to those mortals in person, and Li Ye and the others were well aware of this.

As for whether he will retaliate afterward?

That's absolutely impossible.

Not to mention that they might come to visit when they have nothing else to do, just the fact that they would mention it to Tianmai Sword Mountain would mean that the Xu family would be met with a very severe punishment.

Sword cultivators have rather bad tempers. If you go and bully someone stronger than yourself, you might even be praised, and even if you lose, you'll be seen as courageous.

But the idea of ​​bullying mortals—many stories feature sword immortals punishing evil and upholding justice—is not without reason.

The three of them exchanged glances.

Li Ye spoke up again: "This wheat was nurtured by the essence of the sun and moon, and by heaven and earth. Your son not only bullies mortals, but also dares to waste food."

It is truly a heinous crime.

Not only will you provide them with a shop and ingredients, but your son will also need to work in the shop until the wheat is ripe next year.

As he spoke, he waved.

The young man in the brocade robe was immediately drawn by a magical power that was no longer that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, and landed in front of Li Ye. He almost trembled as he watched Li Ye leave a mark on his forehead.

That was the mark of a sundial.

The colors marked now represent spring.

It will slowly rotate until the wheat ripens next year and then disappear.

The middle-aged man's face immediately turned even uglier. A cultivator who possessed the power of a Golden Core cultivator before even reaching the Golden Core stage, and could casually use the Four Seasons Sect's sundial talisman...

Who on earth has this unfilial son offended?!

At this moment, he had no lingering hope. Just as he was about to say something polite to probe the situation, he suddenly heard a voice from behind him:
"What are you doing?"

Upon hearing that voice, his heart sank as if a stone had fallen heavily. He turned around, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Wei!"

He was once just an outer disciple, but he was fortunate enough to listen to Wei Qingye's master preach, and he learned quite well. The master then gave him the status of a nominal disciple.

So even though he is now in the late stage of Golden Core, his path has long since come to an end. When he sees Wei Qingye, he needs to respectfully call him Senior Brother Wei.

"Junior Brother Xu."

Wei Qingye walked over with a serious expression and glanced at everyone.

Especially when he saw the clear marks on the ground after it had been swept, he roughly knew what had happened. Without hesitation, he took out his longsword and slashed it casually.

"Shh!"

A deep, bone-revealing sword wound appeared on Xu Zhenren's arm, the sword energy within still relentlessly devouring his flesh. He was in excruciating pain, yet he still smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

If Wei Qingye doesn't teach him a lesson, and others find out he dared to tarnish He Zhenren's reputation, then he'll be in much worse shape than just injured. "Take your son and get out of here now."

"Your son should never think about learning swordsmanship again, let alone joining a sect. He should learn how to farm! How dare he do such a thing!"

"Yes!"

After Master Xu and his son left quickly, Li Ye said with great dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with farming? If you're so capable, then don't eat our Four Seasons Sect's food!"

As he spoke, he waved.

"Come!"

The bamboo sword, which had been obediently staying in Wei Qingye's scabbard, immediately abandoned its master and fawned over Li Ye like a tail wagging.

The warm sunlight shone gently on Li Ye's fingers, softly falling on the bamboo sword, making it tremble slightly with comfort.

Wei Qingye: "..."

He felt quite aggrieved; his original intention was simply to let that guy experience the hardships of farming, but what he said was indeed a bit awkward.

"It is my fault."

"Sigh, that guy was my junior brother, but I never expected his descendants to do such a thing."

Wei Qingye clasped his hands in a fist salute and said apologetically to the other two fellow Daoists who were still pretending to eat noodles, "Please excuse my poor performance."

The two seemed to only just notice Wei Qingye.

Looking confused: "Huh?"

"We were just eating noodles."

"Yes, yes, we were all so confused by the aroma that we didn't even notice you coming. Please don't take offense, fellow Daoist!"

—This was handled very well, so they naturally couldn't say anything more.

The atmosphere immediately became harmonious.

During this time, the noodle stall owner and his wife came over with a waiter to express their gratitude and also served Wei Qingye a large bowl of beef noodles.

They truly had no other way to express their gratitude; all they could say was to pour their heart out into this bowl of meticulously prepared noodles, piled high with beef.

Wei Qingye was very accommodating and ate everything up, not holding back his praise.

As he left, Li Ye deliberately slowed down, leaving them a Four Seasons Jade Talisman that could traverse different regions, and instructed them: "If you ever find this place boring, come and settle down in my Four Seasons Sect's territory."

Let's go.

Your noodles are delicious!

After Li Ye finished speaking, he turned and left gracefully. The noodle stall owner held the gleaming jade talisman and decided to buy a box to keep it safe when she got home.

This is their family's only way out!

The immortals of the Four Seasons Sect are truly friendly.

……

Li Ye, who had caught up with the three, was about to say something.

suddenly.

"Om-"

An invisible force, like the wind blowing through a forest, swept across the entire Huantian City.

Every cultivator with even a little bit of cultivation raised their head.

To their astonishment, a clear blue shooting star suddenly appeared in the cloudless, rainless, perpetually bright sky surrounded by the City of Heaven.

It's like a piece of the sky has fallen down.

It streaks across the sky.

With its magnificent and beautiful appearance, the flame tails of different colors can be seen from various angles as they trace an arc and fall.

And this is just the beginning.

Before the cultivators could even react with surprise at what it was, more meteors of varying sizes began to fall.

The quantity is extremely large.

At a glance, there are more than forty pieces.

These are over forty fragments of the Heavenly Vein! Inside are the divine powers of the Heavenly Dao left by the founders of the major sects who established the order of the universe!
"Is this my destiny?"

Fellow Daoist Zhu couldn't resist the urge to rush over.

But it was at this moment that countless brilliant rays of light appeared on the magnificent and ancient city walls, both inside and outside Huantian City.

These rays of light, interwoven with intricate array patterns, eventually extended, covering the ring-shaped city with a canopy.

This is equivalent to protecting Huan Tian City.

At the same time, a sword's cry echoed from the distant Tianmai Sword Mountain area.

The voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth in an instant, carrying an unyielding majesty and domineering aura: "Fellow Daoists who are fortunate enough to see the Heavenly Vein, anyone who wishes to compete for it may come here via the bridge at the top of the Ring Sky City."

Fellow cultivators within the Heavenly City can choose to leave, enter, or stay within the city. The city is absolutely safe and no fighting is permitted.

Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy.

It's a very simple warning.

Then the distant sword cries dissipated, and no intimidating sword light came, but no one would be foolish enough to actually test the sharpness of the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain's swords.

Even the most rebellious among them obediently walked outside, not even daring to use their escape techniques.

The four looked at each other at the alley entrance—especially Wei Qingye and Li Ye, who had previously predicted that the fall would take seven days. In other words, this opportunity for the Heavenly Vein to fall would actually last for seven days.

This was a situation that Wei Qingye had never seen before or heard the sect mention.

In the past, the falling of the celestial veins only happened occasionally, just one or two pieces. Why is it going to last for seven days this time?

He was somewhat worried, so he said, "I need to go back to my sect, so I won't get involved in this matter for the time being. Fellow Daoists, please make yourselves at home!"

After saying that, he turned around and disappeared in a flash of sword light.

Afterwards, Fellow Daoist Zhu and Fellow Daoist Lü also took their leave. Since they were traveling together and knew each other's backgrounds and trusted each other, they certainly wouldn't invite Li Ye to join them.

Li Ye was certainly well aware of this.

After they all left, Li Ye gazed at the shooting stars still falling in the distance, pondered for a long time, and finally decided to go and take a look.

I'll have to go eventually.

This extremely rare opportunity is a stroke of luck. He has the ability and the means to escape, so to avoid it would be cowardly.

After spending some time leaving Huantian City, he was surprised to find that there were already some restrictions prohibiting flight in the wasteland surrounded by the city, and the surrounding spiritual energy environment had also become extremely complex.

Even his divine sense, which was already indistinguishable from that of a Golden Core cultivator, could only probe a distance of several dozen feet.

"Was it because the Heavenly Vein fell, or because the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain set up some constraints?"

This was something he couldn't have predicted.

He took off his shoes and stepped barefoot on the ground.

This direct contact with the ground also allows him to use earth-manipulation techniques. Then, he uses the Jianmu tree to conceal his aura, quicken his pace, and stride forward.

However, before he had walked more than a few miles, he suddenly felt an extremely abrupt spiritual energy fluctuation appear behind his head, and that power was heading straight for his head!
This made his hair stand on end, and he turned around and struck without hesitation!
"boom!"

It sounded like glass being completely shattered.

Amidst the dazzling display of light, like fireworks, a tiny pebble, shimmering with five-colored light, landed and rolled to his feet.

(End of this chapter)