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

Chapter 183 Releasing the Wolf Back to the Mountain, Bamboo and Wood Ant Temple
After the tribulation ended, Senior Brother Su went into seclusion to consolidate his magical power.

Li Ye, who originally wanted to sneak away, was unable to escape and was eventually blocked by the Golden Core cultivators.

These days, who doesn't have a disciple or junior who needs to undergo tribulation?
Especially in the case of the Four Seasons Sect, where everyone enters at the same time, almost every person who has to undergo tribulation will have a whole bunch of others to go through it as well—and quite a few people have already booked the Nine Waterfalls Lotus Valley here.

Surviving a tribulation like this would greatly benefit one's future path in cultivation; even if it meant risking their reputation, they would still come to beg for help.

"Nephew, I have some tea that was just delivered from the snowy mountains of the Northern Regions..."

"Nephew, I've acquired a few interesting spirit beasts..."

"Nephew, have you made any plans for your gourd oil and spirit beasts like the tortoise spirit gourd?"

—The last sentence suddenly reminded the Golden Core cultivators that there was such a thing!
I was already paying attention to the Heavenly Tribulation, but the matters concerning those special spiritual materials, plants, and beasts are obviously more important.

Li Ye was then surrounded by even more enthusiastic fans, and more fans were arriving one after another.

This enthusiasm made Li Ye, who had been handling matters with ease not long ago, feel a chill run down his spine. He quickly said:

"My nephew has just returned; please allow me to rest a bit!"

"And I won't hide it from you fellow disciples. If you want to obtain these new spiritual items, you should compile your plans for using them or any ideas you have and submit them to me."

"This is a long-standing rule of our sect, so please, fellow disciples, don't make things difficult for your junior disciple!"

These words brought the cultivators to a halt—Li Ye was right, the sect did indeed have strict regulations in this regard.

If a plant expert, alchemist, or craftsman discovers something new, anyone who wants to use it or conduct further experiments must pay a portion of the profits in exchange.

Furthermore, one must write down on paper where the research and application are planned, and obtain approval from both the sect and the cultivator who owns the new item before implementation can truly begin.

After all, brand-new pills, tools, and formations are fine and won't affect the external environment, but spiritual plants and beasts are different.

Unrestrained research will inevitably cause enormous harm to a previously stable environment.

It is said that this rule has existed for six thousand years, but it was not very strict before, but suddenly it became strict.

Previously, Li Ye was a little puzzled as to why things had suddenly become so strict. Now, thinking about it, it was probably thanks to the ancestor who had collaborated with the senior of the Painting Dao. Those guys from the Hell Path had already caused quite a stir.

“What my junior brother said is indeed correct.”

After calming down, the real people nodded in agreement:
“Nephew, please go back and rest first. We’ll discuss a plan for this matter later.”

Just moments ago, he was surrounded by the True Immortals, and now he has been transported here to the teleportation hall by them. Only when the light of the teleportation gradually rose did Li Ye finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Master, welcome back!"

The spirit vine's enthusiastic voice rang out, beginning to report on the events that had occurred in the cave after Li Ye's departure:
"The wheat harvested at the beginning of spring has matured and has been completely harvested for seed."

"Your turtles and gourds have given birth to 131 broods of baby turtles recently, and the gourd grove is almost too small for them to live in."

"A cultivator surnamed Yuan has delivered a total of 3.25 million spirit stones to you, along with Senior Brother Qian from our sect and Zhou Qiumai from the Zhou family..."

It told Li Ye everything that happened inside the cave, in great detail. During this time, Li Ye slowly strolled back to his small courtyard.

When they found the place somewhat empty and no beavers came to greet them warmly, only Zhao He and Jiang Tingchao arrived after hearing the news, they remembered that all the spirit beasts and plants were still inside their Jianmu tree!

He quickly released all the spiritual plants and beasts that were still inside his Jianmu World.

But after they were released, they did not leave. Instead, they huddled together, staring at a giant wolf with fur as soft as frost, which was trembling inside and almost had its tail between its legs.

Upon seeing him, the giant wolf howled twice, then quickly lay down and covered its head with its paws.

"..."

There's been so much going on lately that he'd completely forgotten he'd subdued a demon.

But wasn't this guy quite aloof before? What kind of beating did he suffer to become like this?

"Stop bullying him."

Li Ye stepped forward, looking at Shuang Li who was still trembling, and said with some disdain, "You are a demon who can transform, even if you haven't reached the Golden Core stage, you don't have to be so pathetic, do you?"

A frosty aura emanated from the giant wolf, and he transformed back into human form. Thinking about how he had been bullied by the beavers during this time, he was filled with anger but dared not speak out.

Meanwhile, the beaver, clearly disgruntled, snuggled up to Li Ye's ear and began to complain – essentially saying that this guy's aura of violence and killing intent was too strong, and that he must have killed quite a few animals, so it would be best to kick him out as soon as possible!
It turned out to be the case.

For the beavers, Frostfire's ferocity and killing intent were indeed quite strong.

After all, the demon race... even if there are already powerful individuals who can sit down and discuss the Dao with humans, they are not born with knowledge.

Before embarking on the path of cultivation with near-human intelligence, life was absurd.

"In that case."

After thinking for a moment, Li Ye simply said, "Then I'll set you free!"

Upon hearing this, Shuang Li's originally cold features immediately crumpled up, and he could no longer hide his fear.

"I...you...this..."

—Set him free? How could there be such a good thing? I guess they're going to get rid of him completely?

Didn't they say they'd provide free food and lodging? Why are they suddenly getting rid of me?
"What are you thinking?" Li Ye asked with a puzzled look. "You're not thinking I'm going to kill you and skin you, are you? Wolf pelts are nice, but it's not that bad."

I want you to go back to the Southern Demon Clan and help me gather information.

Shuang Li's pale face quickly turned flushed, but returned to paleness in an instant. He shook his head and said, "I have your divine power mark on me. I will definitely be discovered as soon as I go back."

Without this mark, you would never trust me again.

“That’s no problem.” Li Ye looked at Shuang Li, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, revealing a smile that was clearly warm, yet sent chills down the latter’s spine.

"It will just be a little painful."

"Just a little bit."

He took out a seed from the Demon-Suppressing Tree and bound it to the demon beast that now belonged to him.

"Well……"

An extremely terrifying force seized Shuang Li's soul. The seed grew around him, and although it did not penetrate his limbs and meridians like other demon-suppressing trees, a small piece of his soul was indeed torn apart.

Then the Demon-Suppressing Tree slowly grew, and on its main trunk, which exuded an ominous aura, there was a protrusion shaped like a frost wolf. Inside that protrusion was where Shuang Li's essence and soul were trapped.

If it were just an ordinary demon-suppressing tree, it certainly couldn't affect the "demon" beneath the town from a distance.

But this thing was bound by Li Ye, and that power has penetrated deep into Shuang Li and the Demon-Suppressing Tree, and will become more and more tightly bound over time.

From that moment on, Shuang Li knew that he could no longer disobey Li Ye.

"not bad."

Li Ye nodded in satisfaction and took out some more spirit stones and materials: "After you go back, find out more about the Four Seasons Sect and the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain. Also, find out about other sects without revealing your identity."

"Alright, let's leave now."

"Once you are teleported to the Southern Region through our channel, you can remove that mark yourself."

He pointed directly to the teleportation jade wall not far away. It was a classic case of giving a slap followed by a sweet treat; it didn't cost him much anyway, and he found it very convenient to use.

"As you command! Master!"

Holding the things Li Ye gave him, Shuang Li nodded heavily, then got up and left.

Li Ye watched him leave, but she wasn't particularly excited or anything. After all, this was just a casual move; it would be best if it could play a role, but it wouldn't matter if it couldn't.

Mainly, he also felt that Shuang Li wasn't very good-looking, and coupled with the opposition from the spirit pets, there was still a chance to find a more ethereal or handsome spirit beast as a mount.

He didn't pay much attention and began tidying up the things in the cave.

……

He had expected to be busy, but in fact, Lingji Teng had taken excellent care of the cave dwelling when he left.

In addition, the total time spent away was only a few months, which is not a long time for spirit plants and spirit beasts.

There weren't many changes inside the cave; everything that had changed before had changed again.

Then let's just deal with our own gains first.

After walking around for a while, he reviewed the feedback information that Potato Dragon had sent back during his promotional activities, and then walked to the nest of Bamboo Ants.

When we summoned the spirit beasts and plants to help, we only summoned a portion of them; the rest are still building their nests.

The bamboo ant nest is now enormous, and it's no longer just the original ant nest; it has truly become a palace, a palace large enough for Li Ye to enter.

—It is about three zhang tall, and its surface is shaped like a pavilion. Even the carvings on the windows and the paper on the windows are complete, and they are so exquisite that they look like they were specially polished by a cultivator.

When Li Ye arrived at the anthill, the previously tightly closed door suddenly opened, and a group of bamboo and wood ants immediately came out to greet him, leading him into the palace.

"Ouch."

Once inside, Li Ye discovered that this thing wasn't just the one on the ground floor; there were also stairs leading down underground, with different levels leading to "rooms" of varying depths and functions.

Aside from the fact that the furniture inside, such as tables and chairs, was extremely small, Li Ye felt that he could move in immediately.

Squads of bamboo ants were walking on the bridge that had been built nearby, carrying the food they had collected in an orderly manner and transporting it into different warehouses for preservation.

They even collected some ice spirit plants, spirit stones, and spirit jade scattered in the cave and stored them in their warehouse, forming a structure similar to an icehouse.

In addition, there are "kitchens" with burning flames, "temples" of terrestrial mycelium deep underground, rooms for laying and hatching eggs, and, most importantly, the residence of the queen ant.

This kind of wisdom startled Li Ye.

Honestly, if he hadn't raised these bamboo ants himself, he would have found them a bit terrifying. How long had it been? They had already built their "palaces" like this!

How exactly do they learn?

"I gave them some classic texts related to architecture."

The Spirit Vine emerged and explained, "They are very interested in architecture, so I gave you some unimportant architectural texts, which the Queen Ant has been reading and studying."

There are probably more than twenty books.

Li Ye's expression of surprise deepened: "More than twenty books?"

That's equivalent to him idly browsing through all the architectural classics in his cave, right? Each one has a million words, and he finished reading them in just a few months? And he even learned them?!

The Four Seasons Sect's scriptures can be read even by those who are illiterate, thanks to the special supernatural powers of the cultivators, which are designed to deal with special situations.

Even so, he still found it incredible that the ant could read so many classic texts, and couldn't help but glance at the queen ant.

To their astonishment, they found the queen ant perched on her soft, comfortable throne, directing many bamboo and wood ants to turn the pages of a book.

I found it very enjoyable and captivating to watch.

"...They're pretty good. They seem to learn much better than me."

"Correct."

The Spirit Vine proudly raised its vine, "I also deserve credit. I also help it interpret the parts it doesn't understand. I've read almost all the classics you left behind."

"Then I'll ask for a few hundred more books. That way, I'll be able to receive more classic texts once I reach the Golden Core stage. I can just ask you when I need them."

Li Ye said as he walked down the road.

“…Uh, okay.” Lingji Teng felt like she had dug a hole for herself, but she still obediently followed Li Ye, almost wrapping her entire vine around him.

Ignoring it, Li Ye quickly arrived at the mycelium temple located at the bottom of the anthill.

Although it's called a temple, apart from the buildings with sacrificial significance and incense burners, it's mostly farmland.

On this land, which covers dozens of acres, the mycelium grows densely, and bamboo ants that patrol here at all times will correct the direction of the mycelium growth.

At first glance, the neatness of this field even far surpasses that of Li Ye's own field.

The mycelium grew on the bamboo and wood formed by the bamboo ants' bodies, surrounded by various spiritual objects, and grew exceptionally luxuriantly.

The bamboo ants also have a unique way of collecting; they only collect small, soybean-sized fungal fruits that grow from the ground fungal hyphae.

"These fungal fruits."

"Well……"

A strange light shone in Li Ye's eyes as he reached out and plucked one. He was surprised to feel a divine power and abundant spirituality formed from the convergence and transformation of willpower.

However, these spiritualities are still somewhat incomplete.

"That's right."

He took out the spirit-sealing box containing the earth-dwelling mycelium that he had brought back after selling the feed from his pocket and opened it.

The mycelium inside immediately climbed outwards and then merged directly into the mycelium growing here, becoming indistinguishable from it.

After these mycelia merged, Li Ye could feel them trembling; to be precise, the mycelia were causing the bamboo and wood of the bamboo ants to tremble.

Willing power.

The accumulated willpower flowing through the entire anthill and towards the mycelium converges and surges toward the earth-conditioning mycelium enshrined in the center.

All the bamboo ants stopped what they were doing and lowered their antennae toward this place in unison, as if in worship.

Next breath——

A mycelium that had shed its original dark black color and was now tinged with gold, or rather, a deep gold, stretched out in front of Li Ye.

Above the mycelium was a translucent and flawless fruiting mushroom.

And its name is...

Fruit of the God of Fungi.

(End of this chapter)