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

Chapter 186 The Effect of the Formation, Third Senior Brother
The beaver looked at the obviously ill-intentioned creature with keen and wary eyes, but it wasn't afraid.

Not to mention that the beavers knew that this was Li Ye's senior.

If these creatures, still gathered in Wei Chuan's hometown, were to unite and unleash their magic, their power could even reach the level of the Golden Core stage.

Not to mention the attention from the Weichuan deity.

Trying to bully the beaver in Weichuan is no less difficult than slapping an inner disciple in the main hall of a sect.

"Don't!"

Master Bai Shi quickly waved his hand, his face beaming with a smile: "Have any of you young friends considered coming to my sect to learn the art of weapon crafting? I also have a secret technique taught by a Nascent Soul master."

Even Martial Uncle Su Xing learned this method.

As he spoke, he waved.

"Shh-"

A wooden stick flew over from not far away. It was a basic first-tier spiritual material, nothing special, but in his hands it changed shape like soft mud.

The gentle, sea-blue flames enveloped the wooden stick, imprinting several unique patterns characteristic of magical artifacts on its surface.

In the blink of an eye, a delicate wooden cup was crafted, its interior and surface patterns radiating a rising chill.

He poured a glass of fine wine directly into the glass and chilled it.

Here, have a taste.

The real person handed the cup to the beaver with a smile; the exquisite little cup even had a handle shaped like a beaver's paw.

"!"

The beaver stared intently at the small glass of fine wine, its eyes practically glued to the glass.

Li Ye, who had just finished setting up the formation, witnessed this scene. His lips twitched slightly. This Uncle Bai Shi really knew how to please him.

These little guys certainly have a bit of a craving for food.

If my master is really willing to teach the beavers the art of weapon forging, that would actually be a good thing. They could learn from this talent and maybe they'd be pleasantly surprised.

He had previously looked for some books on weapon crafting, but the beavers weren't very interested, so even though he knew they had a talent for weapon crafting, he didn't force them to learn.

There was nothing Li Ye could do; he still spoiled them too much.

"Master's nephew!"

Before Li Ye could even greet her, Su Yu spoke first, her face beaming with undisguised joy: "I didn't have a chance to thank my junior nephew earlier. Thank you so much for helping my good-for-nothing brother through his tribulation."

"Where."

"It's because Senior Brother Su has been accumulating knowledge and experience for a long time. I've benefited from Senior Brother Su's help and have gained more insights into the Heavenly Tribulation."

People can say their younger brother is useless, but it would be really stupid to say that now. You can't make jokes like that now.

After offering a few compliments, Li Ye, worried that the immortals might bring up the matter of tribulation again, quickly changed the subject.

"Uncle Bai, let's put the matter of the beaver aside for now and talk about it later."

Then he cupped his hands in greeting to his fellow disciples:
"The formation here is basically complete according to Uncle Lu's plan. I'll shamelessly invite you all to personally experience how this formation works, shall we?"

The immortals were indeed curious, after all, this was a completely new formation, and it used a spirit beast that had never appeared in the world before. They were eager to see what kind of effect it would have.

"How do we use this formation?"

"I think it's related to luck, Junior Brother Lu. Can this Radiant Luck Gold really be transformed through these... Turtle Spirit Gourds?"

"If it can be used, even the Qi Luck Radiance Gold would probably cost a lot. Senior Brother Lu, could this be some kind of strange and ingenious technique?"

The cultivators who had just been so friendly to Li Ye suddenly turned their attention to Lu Zhenren, bombarding him with questions, each one more pointed than the last.

Fortunately, Master Lu was already used to this noisy and chaotic mode.

Furthermore, this kind of luck formation made with spirit turtles, gourds, and luck-enhancing gold is not uncommon in the Four Seasons Sect, but the cost is simply too high.

As a result, even after so long, this kind of formation only exists in a limited number of a few hundred places.

But it is precisely for this reason that Master Lu resolutely chose this kind of formation as his research direction.

If costs can really be saved, it would be a good thing for the Four Seasons Sect.

It's difficult, but beneficial to the sect.

"Dear senior brothers and sisters, please be patient and let me explain slowly!"

"Come on, come on!"

And so, the True Men followed True Men Lu to discuss the matter.

Li Ye, along with Wang Kang and several other senior brothers, began activating the formation, allowing the other disciples to bring in the beavers.

One of the cultivators, with fair skin and a somewhat roguish smile, approached Li Ye quite naturally, accompanied by a beaver.

"Junior brother."

"I'm new here and don't know how to use this formation. Could you please show me how to use it?"

He casually cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, exuding an indescribable air of nonchalance.

Li Ye sized up this cultivator who was also at the Golden Core stage and felt a sense of familiarity. The aura emanating from this person... seemed similar to that of "Nine Songs: Mountain Spirit".

Could it be my third or fourth senior brother whom I have never met?

Since he wanted to pretend he didn't know him, Li Ye didn't expose him and smiled, "Of course."

"I wonder what your name is, Senior Brother?"

"My surname is Chen."

"So it's Senior Brother Chen. Please come with me."

He naturally led his senior brother into the formation. The formation here was built with eighty-one tortoise spirit gourds as its base, a full eighty-one taels of Qi Luck Radiance Gold, and some spiritual materials.

The interior also features depictions of spatial array patterns.

So from the outside it looks like a small house surrounded by gourd vines, but inside it is a completely different world.

Upon entering the formation, Senior Brother Chen immediately sensed a peculiar aura surrounding him, with gourds adorned with golden patterns hanging from the misty blue gourd vines.

A gentle breeze, seemingly from nowhere, caressed the gourd, causing it to sway softly, and a faint, spiritual light seemed to gradually spread from it.

The cool breeze and the radiant light brought a sense of peace to my heart.

The beavers sitting inside the formation seemed to have been given some kind of spell to enhance their intelligence. They quickly finished processing their tree branches and carried them outside one by one.

Logically speaking, this is a very common occurrence, but the strength of the gnaws on the branches of this batch of trees, as well as the quality of the construction, far exceed what they usually use to build dams.

Some of them even faintly shimmered with spiritual light, already considered to be at the level of magical artifacts, and their branches and leaves showed no signs of wilting.

What's even more amazing is that these dams, which are clearly made by different beavers, seem to have some kind of wonderful connection with each other. After the swift current of Weichuan River passes through the dams, the flow slows down slightly, and the water seems to carry a pleasant spirituality.

That section of the river seemed to truly be a continuous expanse.

Even the various spirit fish living inside unconsciously moved closer to the dam, gently nibbling at the tender buds and bark of the branches.

"Oh?"

"This formation is indeed peculiar. It uses the life force of the gourd and the tortoise to stabilize the life force of the tree trunk and branches, and then combines the Qi Luck Radiance Gold with the gourd and the tortoise..."

"How is it possible that the fortune inside this peculiar tortoise spirit gourd is not damaged in the slightest?" Li Ye replied, "Senior brother has excellent eyesight. This formation relies on the tortoise spirit gourd being rooted in the earth, with its ever-flowing spiritual energy."

According to the conclusions that my Uncle Lu and I deduced, if the earth continues to thrive, the power of the Turtle Spirit Gourd will also never cease, and it may even be able to autonomously gather fortune.

However, this formation can only be set up in the eastern region of our Four Seasons Sect; other places obviously don't have the necessary environment.

After listening to Li Ye's introduction and some of the theories, Senior Brother Chen raised the most important question: "Are these Turtle Spirit Gourds willing?"
If the tortoise spirit gourd hadn't been willing to make the sacrifice, their resentment would have eventually affected the flow of fortune and water, potentially leading to some very bad consequences.

This is indeed the biggest problem with this water turtle formation.

Its operation involves no array patterns that force or restrict the flow of spiritual energy. It can be described as a super-large array that amplifies fortune and spiritual energy. Its extraordinary nature comes entirely from the special characteristics of the Turtle Spirit Gourd and the Radiant Gold of Fortune.

In response, Li Ye simply replied, "These tortoise spirit gourds were all carefully cared for and raised by me. Perhaps because they have never worried about making a living, they don't hide anything from me."

That's a novel idea.

But upon closer examination, it does make some sense, and even aligns with the philosophy of the Four Seasons School—weren't they raised in luxury?

Normal disciples generally do not feel confused or worried about cultivation resources and opportunities.

It is precisely because of this that they are not bothered by these "miscellaneous things" and are quite generous in their dealings with others.

They were raised in a wealthy family, and with the proper guidance of their teachers and elders, they developed excellent personalities and naturally had very good interpersonal relationships.

So raising spirit beasts in a wealthy environment has these benefits?

"That's wonderful."

Senior Brother Chen became interested and gently touched the chubby beaver's butt next to him: "Little Chen, why don't you give it a try?"

"Jiji!"

The beaver rubbed its rear end in dissatisfaction, then took out some third and fourth-tier spiritual materials from its specially made storage ring and began to gnaw and build its own dam.

As each part was completed, it would put a portion into its storage ring. Only after it was all completed would it go outside, leap into the river, and assemble its own dam, which would then lie across the turbulent waters.

It is evident that the dam it built has some magical features. The river water passing through the dam seems to be purified, and the silt is also intercepted and accumulated at the bottom of the dam to continuously reinforce it.

As time goes by, this dam will likely become more and more stable.

"Jiji."

When the seemingly ordinary beaver returned, it proudly puffed out its chest and glanced at the beavers on Li Ye's side, who were preparing materials, with a hint of smugness.

It was at this moment that Li Ye noticed.

This is actually a beaver at the Golden Core level!

He was speechless. The beaver at the Golden Core level was a senior, so why was it acting so childishly?

While secretly complaining to himself, he completely forgot that if his Foundation Establishment level beavers got into a ruckus, they were less obedient than children.

Meanwhile, the beavers on Li Ye's side, who had been provoked, remained unhurried. They even occasionally took things out of the storage bags that Li Ye had given them to eat when they had some free time.

It doesn't look like they're doing work at all; it looks more like kids playing in the mud.

Li Ye was very satisfied with this relaxed attitude.

Being undisturbed by external things is the most basic requirement.

If they were to actually fight after being shown off like that, Li Ye would feel quite disappointed.

Just as Li Ye was feeling gratified.

Senior Brother Chen's beaver darted around with its round eyes, revealing a cunning glint. It came straight to Li Ye's side, opened its arms, and hugged his leg.

It even rubbed against it quite comfortably.

Then he grinned at the beavers who were staring in disbelief in the distance.

Li Ye: “…”

beaver:"!!!"

The beavers, who had been calm, suddenly looked as if they had been steamed, their fur turning red and steam rising from their heads.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

Countless water spheres immediately flew towards this place.

Some beavers went outside and called over the beavers that were building the dam.

For a moment, Li Ye was the focus of many cultivators' curious gazes, and he almost couldn't keep up the smile on his face.

Senior Brother Chen hadn't expected this guy to be so mischievous, so he quickly grabbed it, pulled it by the scruff of its neck, and slapped its rump a few times.

It made a very solid, thumping sound.

"You're getting more and more outrageous!"

Li Ye quickly dispelled the water balls and comforted the beavers, thus averting a potential disturbance.

Once everything was settled, Senior Brother Chen left the beaver behind and walked with Li Ye along the riverbank where the dam was being built. He began to speak:

"Looks like you know who I am, right?"

"Ah."

"Third Senior Brother," Li Ye sighed, "I've already reached the Golden Core stage and I still haven't seen you or Fourth Senior Brother. What important matters have you been busy with?"

"..." Senior Brother Chen curled his lips: "It's really rare to see someone like you who has progressed from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core in just two years since you started learning. Besides, we can't blame ourselves for this."

After all, our missions were all arranged by our master.

"After a while, I'll go complain to our master with you, and then we'll go have some fun, how about that?"

He still harbored some resentment about this. He had thought that he would finally have a Foundation Establishment junior brother to pretend to be a Golden Core senior brother, but the other person had already reached the Golden Core stage in just two years!
If this pace continues, he may soon reach the Nascent Soul stage. Although he is the third child, his talent in cultivation is really not that great, which puts him under a lot of pressure.

Want to have some fun?
"Where are you going to take me to broaden my horizons, senior brother?" Li Ye asked curiously.

"How about Qingqiu Lingshan?"

“I had been staying there for a while and made a few close female friends. When I came back, I would meet up with them for drinks and tea. It took me two months to get away from them, even though each of them was a day.”

"Look, this is a gift they gave me; it's made from their own tail hair."

Senior Brother Chen took out a bell, from which hung more than thirty fluffy fox tails, emitting a delicate fragrance.

"..."

More than thirty?

These are also called several female confidantes.

So you're just here to make fun of me, aren't you?

Li Ye also wanted to show off, but after thinking about the Spirit Clan members or friends he knew, he couldn't very well let Li Sui of the Enlightened Clan or Yuan Yan of the Yuan Shenglu Clan pluck a few hairs from his tail.

Although they'll definitely drag me down with them...

But something still feels off.

He suddenly felt a little frustrated.

(End of this chapter)