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

Chapter 177 The Flow of Creation, Golden Core Immortal

Golden elixir.

Li Ye's body maintained the symphony.

He felt strange. The treasures inside the fallen fragments of the Heavenly Vein had not been collected, but wisps of azure light had entered his body through the willow branches of the Melody of Love.

He gently embraced the forming golden core—a feeling he had experienced before in the Huiya Cave Heaven.

That wonderful feeling of being "nurtured" by the world.

It is not a celestial realm, but a fragment of the true Dao of this world that fell from the heavens.

Unfortunately, Li Ye had not yet had the chance to learn the method of the world offering golden pills, but it was precisely because of this that he chose to accept these acts of kindness and the opportunity to be treated gently by the world in his own way.

"So be it."

"It should be possible..."

Except for a very small amount of celestial spiritual power that merged into his body, he used the Earth Wish Technique to infuse all the remaining spiritual power into the earth, and this perpetually barren land was revitalized.

Li Ye's eyes were very bright.

It even surpassed the light shining in his dantian, which was more intense than the golden elixir.

"I want to say..."

He quietly watched the spiritual energy eagerly surging into his body and being transformed, and said softly, "Human desires are the way of Heaven."

Those spiritual energies seemed to sense something.

From his side, the symphony of love, extending outwards, gradually merged into the earth.

"The workings of nature."

"I would like to ask how to achieve harmony between reason and desire?"

— Li Ye's voice resounded across this land that had been barren for thousands of years, the vitality representing the Dao of Heaven seeping into the earth.

"reason."

That makes sense.

Another voice emerged. Although the main tone of this voice was still Li Ye, it possessed a more serene and lofty quality, a sound generated through the resonance of spiritual energy.

The sound disrupted the fragments of the celestial veins, bringing with it the warmth of spring, the scorching heat of summer, the bleak autumn wind, and finally, the chill of utter silence.

The four seasons change, and the solar terms change.

Amidst these changes in the solar terms, streaks of extremely terrifying, never-before-seen lightning appeared.

Li Ye's tribulation of lightning descended suddenly in such an unbelievable way.

First came the stirrings of spring at the beginning of spring, bringing with it the first resounding sound—

"Boom!"

As if revived, the thunder, carrying an unimaginable and terrifying pressure, began to approach the willow branches of the Tongqing Melody. The cultivators within the willow branches couldn't help but become solemn, and some even trembled.

This is the true power of heaven and earth.

It was a terrifying lightning tribulation they had never heard of or seen before, born from the unchanging seasonal changes and the circulation of the heavens and earth!
"What exactly is this? Is it undergoing a Nascent Soul transformation?"

"Should we leave since the senior is undergoing tribulation?"

"This is terrifying."

The cultivators felt a bit scared, after all, they had never seen this thing before, and if they touched it, they would probably be turned to ashes.

However, most of those who say these things are independent cultivators or people from other sects.

"If you wish to leave, please do so on your own."

Wei Qingye stood up, bamboo sword in hand, sharp golden light in his eyes, and laughed heartily: "I want to try this kind of lightning tribulation that I've never seen before!"

Are there any other fellow cultivators joining me?

The words fell.

The two people from the Bitter Journey Academy and the Poor Observation Mountain who had arrived earlier stepped forward and said side by side, "Count us in!"

They're all disciples of major sects, who wouldn't dare to act recklessly?
If they hide in the back now, when the news gets back to their elders and they discuss it with others, they will be laughed at for thousands of years, and it may even be passed down permanently.

"Count me in too."

Another male cultivator emerged from the crowd, his body as tall as an iron tower. He was barefoot and dressed in thin clothes, looking like a humanoid beast.

"Oh? A fellow Daoist from the Spirit Forging Sect."

After he came out, a female cultivator dressed in plain clothes also came out. She looked ordinary, but she had no pupils and her eyes were pure white.

"I wonder if I, a demonic cultivator, am fit to stand shoulder to shoulder with you fellow cultivators?"

Despite being stared at with strange looks, the female cultivator's expression remained calm, almost expressionless, giving off an odd feeling—her beautiful face was merely a "face."

Wei Qingye stared at her, grinning, "Why not?"

The female cultivator nodded and said nothing more.

Then a number of independent cultivators emerged, ranging from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, numbering about thirty or so, and then no one else came out.

At this moment, the willow branches of the Love Song gently stretched out and intertwined on each of their wrists, forming a small willow bracelet, before snapping with a snap.

You can still hear Li Ye's light laughter: "Since you fellow Daoists are willing to help me like this, I will naturally not hide anything from you. With this item, you will be one with the willow branch and be able to experience the four seasons of the lightning tribulation."

And there's this spiritual energy.

"I will host a banquet for you all once I have truly achieved the Golden Core stage."

Along with his voice came an almost endless supply of spiritual energy. Ninety-nine percent of the pure spiritual energy transformed from the celestial veins surged into the earth, but Li Ye was still able to separate out a tiny bit.

Even a tiny bit is enough for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators.

Surrounded by the pure spiritual energy transformed from the fragments of the Heavenly Vein, the cultivators immediately rushed forward to meet the lightning tribulation.

The lightning tribulation that occurs in spring, one of the four seasons, is quite special.

It begins with the stirrings of spring, carries the resounding echoes of the Awakening of Insects, the pervasive presence of rain, and finally concludes with the cleansing of the spirit during Qingming and Guyu, and the scorching heat of summer brought forth by the thunder.

The vast majority of the lightning tribulations were resolved by Tongqing Qu, also known as Li Ye, with only a small portion remaining to be distributed among the cultivators.

However, the essence of the lightning tribulation is no different from that of the Heavenly Vein.

They are all part of the Heavenly Dao, representing this world. The more perfect the world is, the more special the lightning tribulation becomes. This little bit of lightning tribulation made them feel as if they had personally experienced the seasonal changes of spring.

Everyone benefited greatly.

As for those who did not choose to participate, the three swords belonging to Nascent Soul cultivators were stuck there, and they dared not utter a sound no matter what.

He could only watch as the cultivators who participated all benefited greatly.

The burst of vitality in spring was an extremely rare experience for their physical bodies, magical power, and divine sense. It was as if they had experienced some of the benefits of tribulation without undergoing it.

At this time, the summer lightning tribulation, carrying the heat of summer, also arrived.

Compared to the unpredictable and unique nature of spring lightning tribulations, summer lightning tribulations tend to be a more comprehensive test of magical power, with each lightning strike from the start of summer becoming stronger than the last.

From all directions, and across the entire Ring Sky Domain spanning tens of thousands of miles, summer thunder surged toward this place.

"Ouch!"

"No wonder they say that after the start of summer, it gets hotter every day."

"These bolts of lightning are getting worse with each strike!"

At this moment, it was a purer confrontation between spiritual power and physical body. Sitting upright in the cave, Li Ye could feel himself, which was the extension of magic power, being burned by lightning and fire.

This heat, in turn, caused even more fragments of the Heavenly Vein to melt rapidly.

His golden elixir became increasingly solid.

Is that all?

For Li Ye and the disciples of those powerful sects, this was actually the easiest hurdle to overcome.

Soon, a bleak autumn wind swept through the summer thunder. As the autumn wind blew, the thunder, which could have been monotonous, suddenly seemed to "bear" countless different thunderbolts, just like an autumn harvest.

Thunder of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), thunder of yin and yang attributes, thunder with turbulent energy, thunder of mountains, rivers, and trees—it's like a gathering of thunder, with everything imaginable.

"Heavens above, why are there so many?"

"The autumn harvest isn't just about thunder!" "There's also an extremely rare demonic lightning!"

The cultivators were in complete chaos, and Li Ye's Tongqing Melody also felt immense pressure, as the countless different kinds of lightning caught him somewhat off guard.

Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Respond to all changes with the unchanging principle, and deal with all methods with one method!

The radiance of the Golden Core has gradually taken shape, and the immortal golden light that represents the initial formation of the cultivator's Dao Fruit rises up, wrapping layer upon layer around the branches of the Tongqing Melody.

This is a very simple solution, but it's very effective.

The Tongqing Melody remained unmoved amidst the various lightning bolts, absorbing a considerable amount of the primordial power within them to further refine Li Ye's golden core. The excess power was sent into the Jianmu World.

In the end, Li Ye even started to actively extract the special spiritual energy from the lightning to refine the golden pill, just like an old farmer picking various fruits and vegetables.

Two-thirds of the Golden Core has been completed!
Then, winter came.

This was the first season Li Ye experienced after he truly came into this world. He had once suffered from numerous injuries and illnesses, and he had to endure the cold and harshness of winter.

Starting from the Beginning of Winter, the cycle continues with Minor Snow, Major Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold, and Major Cold...

The thunder, unlike its previous ferocity and unpredictability, transformed into boundless "snowstorm," which began to fall upon the land, swirling and swirling, silencing all sound.

The desolate land of the Ring Sky Domain, which had not seen any celestial changes for thousands of years, was now covered in snow, and even the area around the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain, located in the center of the Ring Sky Domain, began to snow.

At first glance, it was just snow, but the cultivators who were originally able to fight against the lightning tribulation with the help of the Heavenly Vein Fragment and the Melody of Understanding were all slow to move, and in the end, they were even buried by the snow and could only guard their minds.

There was absolutely no possibility of battling the snow.

Without the help of the Tongqing Melody, the rogue cultivators fell first, followed by the weaker sword cultivators, Qiongguan Mountain, Kulu Academy, Duanling Sect... In the end, even the female demon cultivator dressed in plain clothes fell silently into the snowdrift.

Only Wei Qingye was still fighting with a willow branch on his head.

"That's not good."

He called out to Li Ye, "How are you doing over there? Can you still hold on?"

"Fortunately."

Li Ye's voice remained calm and gentle, as if nothing could stump him. He even joked with Wei Qingye, "Your Golden Core tribulation wasn't as special as mine, was it?"

You saved me before, so I called you Senior Wei.

"What will you call me when I reach the Golden Core stage?"

"..."

"It seems Brother Li is in pretty good shape."

Wei Qingye breathed a sigh of relief, but the long sword in his hand became increasingly difficult to wield.

Winter is a very special season. According to the "principle" of the Heavenly Way, this season is a time of utter silence. Even humans, who are the most intelligent of all beings, must obediently stay at home and hibernate during the winter.

Just when he was about to give up, a bracelet radiating a warm glow suddenly flew over, and the Bagua pattern on it began to flash wildly.

Next breath——

First, a crow, entirely black except for a few golden feathers, flew out from inside, cawing loudly.

Then a seemingly endless swarm of gourds and turtles crawled out, followed by a mysterious water dragon, a water spirit that looked like a carp but had a dragon's tail and had an inverted triangle pattern on its forehead, a ginseng that held a lotus flower, a huge magnolia tree that covered dozens of acres and its spirit bee guards...

It was almost like a massive migration of some kind of spiritual plants and beasts.

Until the last group of beavers walked out with their heads held high, the sun and moon, under the swirling snow and lightning, stood above them, emitting a warm light powerful enough to melt ice and snow.

"Jiji!"

Without a doubt, the key character here is the chubby beaver. With its command, the spirit plants and spirit beasts began to clear the snowflakes around the Love Song.

The once desolate surroundings suddenly became bustling with activity.

—The spirit plants and spirit beasts worked together to carry the snowflakes back to the still-operating spatial portal of the Bagua Sky Disc, with the momentum of taking as many as they came.

Wei Qingye was completely stunned, especially when he saw a cat and an elegant ink-wash fox hopping around on the snow, sending the snow into an ink-wash world. He almost dropped his long sword.

In fact, Li Ye was also somewhat caught off guard.

He simply felt that his "Five Elements Spirit Control Technique" seemed to be acting strangely, so he used it casually.

Unexpectedly, it summoned all the spiritual plants and beasts!

"really not bad."

"I'll treat you all well when we get back."

With the help of the spirit beasts and plants, he could concentrate more on condensing his golden core. This last bit of lightning tribulation was the final constraint that the Heavenly Dao placed on him—the source of creation, reason and desire going hand in hand.

The principle has been fully revealed by the Way of Heaven.

That is the cycle of the four seasons, which the Four Seasons School has always advocated and followed. This is the most basic and important "principle".

"So what about my desires?"

Li Ye thought about it carefully; he thought about it a lot.

But in the end, he only took out a seed, which was the seed of Xiguang Rice that he had left in Xiguang Village.

He looked at the seeds.

He then grabbed his golden core and the seed and threw them out, where they instantly landed in the thick snow outside.

"I don't know if it's enough."

"Sigh, I really was a bit too crazy."

After Li Ye's golden core left his body, he became listless and dispirited. If the golden core could not be formed as he wished, his breakthrough would not only fail but also result in severe damage to his vital energy.

But in any case, it was his own choice.

After the golden pill fell into the snow, it burrowed into the earth.

The seeds were buried deep in the earth, which had regained some of its vitality.

The seed, beneath the golden core, seemed to sense something, struggling and drawing spiritual energy to grow, wanting to truly sprout from this barren land.

This burgeoning vitality is what Li Ye wants to prove: "desire".

At first, it felt a little strained, but as the earth's spiritual energy poured in and began to embrace it, it sprouted faster and faster, bursting through the soil with its golden core.

It broke through the thick snow layer and grew relentlessly.

A single rice stalk grows like a giant tree, radiating vitality amidst the vast, silent snow.

Time passed by breath by breath.

Its rice ripens at a speed visible to the naked eye, the heavy rice clusters surrounding the golden pistils of plum leaves, radiating ripples.

then.

The snow began to recede.

After the resurgence, countless rice plants, entirely formed from condensed spiritual energy, began to grow on the ground. Strangely, the outer shells of these rice plants were all glassy in color and round and huge... like golden pills.

The cultivators who had been buried in the snow stood up one by one, looking at the once barren land now covered with tall rice plants with disbelief.

"My God."

"Rice can grow on wasteland?"

"So they must be cultivators from the Four Seasons Sect, right?"

While the monks were discussing it amongst themselves.

Inside the cave.

Li Ye's golden core had silently returned to his dantian, reaching perfection, perfectly round and flawless.

"The workings of nature are ever-flowing, and reason and desire go hand in hand."

He reached out and grasped a fragment of the Heavenly Vein that had traveled through space to reach him, and stood up confidently.

The aura belonging to a Golden Core cultivator had already risen after the snow receded, vast yet silent.

He has now reached the Golden Core stage.

(End of this chapter)