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

Chapter 185 The Wei River Surges, the Water Turtle Formation

Weichuan.

It has indeed been some time since Li Ye last visited this place.

This time, the place was unusually lively. Not only were cultivators coming and going, but the number of beavers in the water had also increased dramatically. Some of them were even wearing Taoist robes, armor, and tight-fitting clothes...

Anyway, there are all sorts of bizarre beavers here.

But they only did one thing—build dams.

It is currently late summer, and the waters from all the famous rivers and streams in the Eastern Region are flowing into Weichuan, causing the water level of Weichuan to rise dramatically.

For the beavers who live here with no worries about food and clothing and who can occasionally visit the nearest cultivator's cave to get some different snacks, this is the biggest challenge.

How vast is the Eastern Region!

Different things happen every moment, different spirits are born, and "overlords" appear in the waters... These events make the annual rise and fall of the Weichuan River unpredictable.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't dare to obstruct the flow of all waters back to the river.

Therefore, every year presents a new challenge for the beavers.

At this time, in addition to the beavers still living in Weichuan, beavers living elsewhere will also rush back, or be brought back by their owners, to help Weichuan regulate its water veins.

This is their true mother river.

When the five beavers following Li Ye saw this place, the air was filled with the unique spiritual energy of Weichuan, a mixture of vitality and complex water flow, which made them sway and almost fall over.

This is what it means to be intoxicated.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

Several beavers excitedly clung to the hem of Li Ye's robe. If it weren't for the fact that this Golden Core level Daoist robe was of decent quality, it would probably have been torn to shreds by the excited beavers.

This is indeed what Li Ye wanted the beavers to do. There is a competition when the Weichuan River rises. Although there is no clear standard for how much merit is given, the Weichuan River will indeed give rewards.

And the virtual star sand is one of the rewards.

When purchasing materials for Lingji Vine, things didn't go smoothly, so Li Ye thought he might as well come to Weichuan to let the beavers relax and also get some rewards.

"Don't be too happy. You should know that many of your predecessors are busy here. It would be wise to think about how to build a dam."

Li Ye was actually quite afraid that they would embarrass themselves, after all, they had been arrogant for so long, and embarrassment would definitely affect their mentality.

But to everyone's surprise, the beavers patted their bellies and chirped, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Full of arrogance, he went home to find helpers through the spatial portal opened by Li Ye—the space here will not be locked during the flood season in Weichuan, making it convenient for cultivators to come and go at any time.

Watching them leave excitedly, Li Ye was just about to take a stroll when a delighted voice came from beside him: "Junior Nephew Li!"

Li Ye recognized the voice and turned around, smiling, "Uncle-Master Lu!"

The newcomer was none other than Master Lu, who had been competing with Su Yu for the raw sweet potatoes of Shuimokan.

Beside Master Lu was a lithe beaver, not overweight, wearing a Bagua Taoist robe, holding a Bagua plate in its paws, seemingly calculating something.

“I originally planned to visit you in person some time from now, but I didn’t expect to see you here, my junior apprentice. What do you think of this?”

He handed over a jade slip directly.

"Oh?" Li Ye originally thought it would be about Shuimokan raw potatoes, since it was the thing that was fought over in the first place, and now there are quite a few of them.

As it turns out, the jade slip didn't mention the Water Ink Kan Sheng Potato, but rather the Turtle Spirit Gourd, which represents the Water element among the Five Elements!

That is, the second generation born from the gourd and the turtle, truly combining the characteristics of the turtle and the gourd, not those little guys that rely on the panel for symbiosis.

Would a formation master request those little guys to conduct research?

Are you learning formations, not spirit beasts? Or are you going to use them as materials?

That's a bit odd.

With some doubt, Li Ye read the jade slip carefully. The more he read, the stranger his expression became. In the end, he fell silent.

“Uncle-Master Lu, this matter does seem feasible, and you have also cited some successful examples from the past.”

"But I am a junior disciple who does not understand formations. Please explain this to me in detail, senior master."

Master Lu was prepared.

He replied, "Actually, it was decided by the True Men of our Array Hall after discussion, and I will be in charge of the Water Element Turtle Spirit Gourd."

"Other items such as Shuimokan raw potatoes and gourd oil will be discussed and decided by other senior and junior brothers in a while."

"...Approximately how many real people were there?"

"There are probably more than twenty of them." Master Lu praised sincerely, "Just the spirit turtles and gourd oil of the Five Elements alone number ten masters, not to mention the others, and those who want to seek the well-being of the family."

Finally, he added, "The alchemy hall and weapon-refining hall next door are really arguing fiercely, since they are researching how to combine various materials."

Surprisingly, the Spirit Plant and Beast Taming Halls remained calm, peacefully analyzing how to maximize the potential of these small creatures.

This situation actually stems from the inverted supply and demand relationship within the Four Seasons Sect, coupled with the fact that Li Ye had already given his master some more detailed information.

After all, people have varying degrees of closeness and distance.

With so much important information, people will naturally be calm and collected.

As for the Beast Taming Hall... it's practically merged with the Spirit Plant Hall.

Rather than being a separate branch, it is more like a subordinate branch of the Spirit Plant Hall. The two are inseparable. For example, isn't Li Ye learning both beast taming and farming?

Of course, even though all of you real people knew this, Li Ye couldn't say it outright. Instead, he changed the subject: "Shall we talk as we walk?"

"Very good."

Master Lu and Li Ye walked on the banks of the surging Weichuan River. He explained in detail the relationship between the Water-based Turtle Spirit Gourd and the formation, and also put forward the theory of the Way of Heaven and Earth and the concept of fortune.

Simply put, the special properties of the Turtle Spirit Gourd are used to set up an array, and then spiritual water made from the Qi Luck Radiant Gold is used to irrigate it, artificially creating a "land favored by Qi Luck".

Creating formations and cultivating water-based techniques in this blessed land will bring bonuses and benefits.

A gourd, you know.

It inherently carries the meaning of "good fortune and prosperity".

Furthermore, the offspring were born from the gourd that brought the dead back to life and the tortoise with abundant good fortune, and were nurtured by Li Ye.

When the fortune was being tested, the numbers on the fortune jade disc were ridiculously exaggerated.

—This is the research project on the Water Element Turtle Spirit Gourd that Master Lu is in charge of. Later, four other Masters will study the fortune that the remaining four types of Turtle Spirit Gourds can bring.

"..."

Do they possess such special fortune?

Li Ye recalled how those guys clumsily frolicked and played in the gourd grove, and wondered, "Why don't I feel like they have any luck with them?"

Master Lu looked at Li Ye with a strange gaze, and finally couldn't help but say, "Mortals often say that reincarnation determines one's future."

To be reborn into the family of a cultivator like my junior nephew, whose fortune is exceptionally good and who cherishes spirit beasts, is already incredibly fortunate. Wait, about rebirth…

Li Ye suddenly remembered something very important: "May I ask, Uncle-Master, where do the souls of these unseen spirit beasts come from? And where do they go?"

"...When my junior disciple is able to go to Taodu, he can investigate for himself. I don't know anything about this either." Master Lu was very embarrassed.

It was a bit awkward for an elder not to be able to answer a younger person's questions, so he could only add: "Taodu Mountain is a very important place for reincarnation in our Eastern Region. All beings in the Eastern Region will be reincarnated in Taodu."

As long as there's no magic that can trap their souls, they will all head to Peach Blossom Capital.

Upon hearing this, Li Ye became even more silent.

Will they all go to Taodu?
Was the original soul of this body also in Taodu? Or did it dissipate?

He was somewhat uneasy.

But recalling Jianmu's abrupt last words when he saw him yesterday: "You are a disciple of my Four Seasons Sect. The past is irretrievable; just move forward."

Could it be that Jianmu knows?

After a brief period of confusion, Li Ye quickly calmed down.

Indeed, the past cannot be retrieved.

He's not the type to overthink things.

He exhaled a soft breath, as if some shackles had shattered on him.

When he came to his senses, the beavers, who had already called for help, surrounded him with curiosity and a bit of worry, without saying a word.

Not far away, Master Lu also stopped and looked at him, his eyes filled with undisguised concern: "What's wrong, nephew?"

"nothing."

Li Ye revealed a gentle smile, looking exceptionally radiant, as if she were glowing under the summer sunlight of Weichuan.

Master Lu even wondered to himself if the child had learned some kind of Hehuan Sect technique, how come he suddenly became so good-looking?

"Uncle Master."

Li Ye pointed into the distance and said, "It's obviously not enough to just guess. Why don't we build an array here and let our fellow disciples create dam materials within it?"

Perhaps this could better help regulate the water flow in Weichuan?

This suggestion caught Lu Zhenren's eye. Yes!

If he can complete the formation here, it will prove that his research direction is correct.

Moreover, there are so many fellow disciples coming and going here, so I can offer them some advice.

Most importantly, it can also help regulate the water flow in Weichuan, which is a win-win situation!
"Nephew's suggestion is excellent!"

This Uncle Lu was clearly a man of action, or rather, this was the case for most cultivators of the Four Seasons Sect. It was also related to the sect's tradition that if you didn't sow and cultivate the land in time, Heaven wouldn't give you any more time.

Over time, this kind of temperament has been cultivated generation after generation.

Li Ye, of course, did not hold back. He immediately selected some tortoise spirit gourds that he liked and brought them here. While communicating with his senior brothers and uncles about how to set up the formation, he directed the tortoise spirit gourds to take root.

That's right.

These tortoise-spirit gourds actually take root, and judging from their names, they are more like spiritual plants.

Their tails, those curled-up gourd vines, are actually roots. After taking root, they can extend and grow from the top of the gourd, from the vines behind the head. During this time, they can move freely.

This batch of Turtle Spirit Gourds had been cooped up in the cave for far too long. The spiritual energy in their bodies was almost overflowing, but unfortunately, there was no longer any space for them to grow in that gourd spiritual land, so they could only endure it.

Now that they could finally take root outside, they were overjoyed, and the vines behind their tails and heads immediately grew according to Li Ye's requirements.

The bluish-green gourd vines, enveloped by the array, reflected a translucent color almost like the sky, entwining themselves around the array which covered an area of ​​about one acre.

The main body of the formation consists of only some basic spiritual materials. The only valuable part is the array pattern depicted by the Qi Yun Yao Jin. The golden array pattern has a strange luster under the clear blue light, which is pleasing to the eye.

As time slowly passed, the cultivators noticed that someone was setting up an array here—it was actually quite easy to spot, after all, who would be setting up an array on the shore for no reason!
At first, it was mostly Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators who came to watch and discuss:

"This spiritual plant is unlike anything I've ever seen before."

"I actually find this formation quite pleasing to the eye."

"Look, isn't that the newly promoted Master Li here?"

Upon seeing Li Ye here, their eyes gleamed again. Despite Li Ye's late entry into the sect, his cultivation had improved rapidly.

Furthermore, the Four Seasons Sect was intentionally building momentum for Li Ye—for a genius cultivator like him, luck would become stronger with attention, and the stronger the luck, the more it would nourish him.

He's not the kind of guy who's all talk and no action, so there's no need to worry about the higher he climbs, the harder he'll fall.

Therefore, the cultivators generally admired and respected Li Ye.

Among them were some cultivators from Island No. 5625, especially Liu Suiling, whom Li Ye had once cared about; his heart was pounding in his chest.

This powerful senior brother actually cared about him!
This is something he can brag about for a lifetime, and the more Li Ye's cultivation and status increase, the better the bragging effect will be.

But he was somewhat afraid.

He is only at the Qi Refining stage now, while his senior brother is already at the Golden Core stage. Is it convenient for him to bother him?

While the lower-level cultivators were discussing the matter from a distance, the Golden Core cultivators who had received the news arrived one after another.

Especially Su Yu, who glared at Master Lu when she saw Li Ye busy.

"You scoundrel, you're just trying to take advantage of Junior Nephew Li's good nature and snatch him away, aren't you?"

Master Lu's questioning of Li Ye was like that of a disciple being taught, and he also occasionally interspersed his explanations of other basic formation knowledge, with his words emphasizing how good formations are.

This angered the masters of both the pill refining and weapon crafting halls.

They really know how to find opportunities.

That guy is incredibly cunning!
Lu Zhenren was completely unconcerned by Su Zhenren's angry glare. He discovered that Li Ye was indeed interested in formations and had a great talent for them.

The essence of the Dao of Formations is to draw upon the power of heaven and earth, and Li Ye's sensitivity and understanding of the power of heaven and earth far exceeded Master Lu's imagination.

So much so that when he met his disciple Wang Kang, he felt like he had been blind. He had originally thought Wang Kang was quite talented, but now it seemed that he was not even as good as a pig!
"You all don't need to worry about these things."

"Why don't you take a look at the formation that Junior Nephew Li and I made..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw a short senior brother tiptoeing towards the beavers who were processing wood with their teeth, and quickly called out:

"Uh, Senior Brother Bai Shi, please don't touch those beavers! They're Junior Nephew Li's treasures!"

Why are you, a weapon refiner, bothering with those beavers?
All the immortals looked over, but Bai Shi, who had been discovered, didn't care. He just looked at the beaver with the eyes of someone who had discovered a rough gem.

The seemingly ordinary nibbling of these beavers is surprisingly similar to the forging process in weapon crafting.

Moreover, they also use flint to burn it. Don't underestimate the inconspicuous wood they gnaw on; it's already considered a magical artifact!

He felt that these beavers were almost as talented as his apprentices!

(End of this chapter)