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

Chapter 218 A Comprehensive Observation of the Great Evolution, The Spirit Tortoise Seals the Dao Sound
Not to mention how smug the True Person of the Spirit Forging Sect was.

After the auction of the potato dragon ended, the real grand finale of the auction was brought up.

"The next items to be auctioned."

Hu Tong's expression suddenly became very serious.

Her charming smile from just moments before was completely gone.

Even the celestial music playing inside the auction house stopped.

The beams of light converged on a box that had suddenly appeared on the auction stage, its surface covered with densely packed spirit-locking runes.

Hu Tong carefully raised one of his phantom tails and gently touched the box, which then slowly opened like a lotus flower blooming.

A crystal-clear, five-colored lotus flower rests quietly inside.

At the center of the lotus seedpod sat a water spirit that resembled a carp but trailed a long dragon tail.

The lotus was crystal clear, but wisps of black tribulation energy swirled within its petals. As soon as it appeared, any cultivator with keen senses could detect the rumbling sound of a heavenly tribulation resounding within it!
"Is this the Tribulation-Transcending Immortal Lotus that can trigger a heavenly tribulation?"

"If such a thing exists..."

"Hu Tong, you brat, hurry up and tell me how the auction will proceed!"

Nascent Soul cultivators, with their vast experience and knowledge, naturally couldn't sit still.

It can be said that many of them came specifically for this purpose. If they could obtain this item, they could help their good-for-nothing nephews and grandchildren adapt to the Heavenly Tribulation, and they would naturally be able to overcome it in the future.

It's important to understand that "adapting" and getting through it is a completely different concept from using various magical artifacts or formations to help get through it.

The former's future path will be much smoother... even if it is, it will be much smoother if resources are used to pave the way.

"It seems that fellow Daoists and seniors are getting a little anxious."

"Then I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"This item is indeed the highlight of this auction, the Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Lotus. It is a special spiritual plant that True Person Lingye of the Four Seasons Sect created after sitting in meditation for eighty-one days under the heavenly tribulation, seizing the creation of heaven and earth, gathering the essence of the sun and moon, and supplementing it with countless spiritual materials and objects, using the ashes of the tribulation to nourish it."

"Once activated, one can experience a true tribulation. Although its power is only one-thousandth or even one-ten-thousandth, for us cultivators, once we have experienced it, the future will be much smoother."

"This treasure is somewhat special, so the starting bid is ten taels of calamity ash and different types of calamity energy. What you bid on is only the right to use this item, but True Person Lingye will personally cultivate the corresponding lotus to ensure that you can experience any calamity."

She just finished speaking.

Still Duan Jiurui's master, he said in a deep voice:
"Fifty taels of calamity ashes! A wisp of the calamity energy from the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation!"

Actually, this price is just an appetizer.

Although one or two taels of calamity ash is equivalent to ten thousand spirit stones of pure spiritual energy, fifty taels of calamity ash is only fifty thousand spirit stones. You think you can buy this item for fifty thousand spirit stones?
That's really wishful thinking.

But a strange thought lingered in the minds of all the cultivators—was this cultivator deliberately inflating prices again? Or was he trying to take advantage of the situation and buy it for 500,000 spirit stones?
"One hundred taels! Plus a wisp of ethereal merit-based calamity energy!"

Just then, the Nascent Soul cultivator from Qiongguan Mountain spoke up: "Our sect has accumulated a lot of calamity energy. If True Person Lingye is interested, I will personally pay a visit later!"

These words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many real people.

Everyone knows that Qiongguan Mountain is best at divination and predicting tribulations. Relatively speaking, their research on tribulations and tribulation energy is the best in the entire cultivation world.

"Old Daoist Yun Ji, aren't you going a bit too far with your words?"

"Hmph, to say such things at an auction is truly despicable!"

"Showing off, huh? Let's spar a bit later, and my sword is certainly not at a disadvantage!"

Faced with the sarcasm and ridicule of the other cultivators, Yunji Zhenren remained calm. As long as the goal was achieved, this kind of lotus flower that could cultivate tribulation energy was not just about passing through the lightning tribulation for Qiongguan Mountain.

You should know that revealing heavenly secrets can also bring disaster.

If they had this, they should be able to deduce some things.

That's why he spoke so directly, disregarding his status.

Moreover, he was confident that Li Ye would agree, which is why he dared to say it so openly.

As for what people say?

What is there to fear from people's words?

……

Sitting in the private room, Li Ye seemed to be deep in thought. He asked Wei Qingye, "So, do you think this was Senior Yun Ji's own idea or Qiong Guanshan's goodwill?"

Wei Qingye casually picked up a bunch of grapes that looked like they were carved from jade, and slowly ate them one by one, replying, "Is this really something I could say? If I were to say it, it would definitely be what Qiong Guanshan meant."

“I think so too.” Li Ye nodded. There are actually quite a few collaborations between sects and individuals like this. The only question is why they are so excited and willing to cooperate with him as an individual.

Is it a tribulation?
If it were just about nurturing a worthless junior, it would never have escalated to the level of a sect. Therefore, there must be other reasons behind Qiongguan Mountain's actions.

Duan Jiurui hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It might be related to the divination they are performing."

"We all know that there is a great formation called the Qiongguan Dayan Immortal Formation on Qiongguan Mountain. It is said that the formation can calculate the past and the future—but it was actually created in collaboration with a Confucian cultivator who incorporated mathematical and other methods."

The powerful cultivator and the cultivator from Qiongguan Mountain believed that there were no unsolvable hexagrams in the world; it was just that not enough things were input. If there were enough, they would be able to calculate all the phenomena in the world.

I suspect they're trying to peek into the secrets of heaven through the formation, but such prying would surely attract heavenly tribulation, which is why they're so eager to obtain Brother Li's Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Lotus.

This is because your mind just didn't quite catch on for a moment.

"what."

Li Ye only intended to use this lotus flower for opportunistic purposes, but the cultivators of Qiongguan Mountain had already progressed to using it as an auxiliary magic weapon, truly taking it a step further.

He didn't think he would be particularly frustrated.

Even he, with his limited thinking, sometimes finds it hard to be thorough. It's a good thing that someone can remind him of things—especially since he created this thing, and many more people can research and develop more ways to use it, isn't that an even better thing?

"I see."

"Then I'll have to think about it carefully."

He smiled at Duan Jiurui and said, "Fellow Daoist, you will be helping me with work here for the next period of time. It would be bad if you didn't have a place to stay."

How about this.

This is for you.

A jade pendant representing the shop was handed to Duan Jiurui by Li Ye.

Although only fifty are publicly sold, Li Ye is the creator of the market, so he actually has a full hundred slots. These slots are a kind of benefit given to him by the sect.

This gift is more comforting than any other gift.

The extent of human relationships and exchanges of interests involved is simply impossible to measure using spirit stones alone.

"..." Duan Jiurui silently accepted the jade pendant and sighed, "Fellow Daoist, you should know that my master sent me here with the idea of ​​befriending you in order to obtain a shop quota."

"So what?" Li Ye waved his hand: "Only through give and take can there be future exchanges. Fellow Daoist has indeed helped me a lot, so I will repay you with a small gift."

This is perfectly normal.

We both have long lifespans and many opportunities to work together in the future. Why say things that will make us both feel awkward?
There's plenty of time in the future.

It wasn't until this moment that Duan Jiurui realized why Li Ye always had such good interpersonal relationships; he knew everything and had a clear understanding of these worldly affairs.

But he can be indifferent, yet because he knows everything, even those with truly malicious intentions cannot gain his approval.

Generally, only those who are old and wise can be like this. Li Ye should only be in his twenties at most, so how can he be so insightful?

She sighed deeply: "Fellow Daoist is truly unforgettable. It seems we must take our time and do things carefully. Let's stay as long as we can."

Li Ye simply smiled and said, "That would be great."

Then he looked at the auction venue.

The auction price had now reached three hundred taels of silver.

Three hundred taels of silver is equivalent to the spiritual energy of three million pure spirit stones. So much calamity ash can be exchanged for an equivalent amount or even more spirit stones at will, but it is impossible to exchange spirit stones for calamity ash.

Don't be fooled by the fact that three million might not seem as expensive as the previous Potato Dragon. The Potato Dragon is a completely new species, which is equivalent to a deep collaboration between sects. Nowadays, apart from Qiongguan Mountain, only individual cultivators are auctioning off the Tribulation Transcending Immortal Lotus.

The results are self-evident.

In the end, Qiong Guanshan used 1,200 taels of calamity ashes and the light and spiritual merit of the calamity to obtain the lotus flower.

Li Ye knew that there was no point in watching any further, so he looked down at the jade talisman on his body that was faintly glowing.

I understand in my heart.

As expected, they were using a two-pronged approach: while the auction was underway, they had already found his senior brother and were negotiating with him on the other side.

"Everyone."

"I have some matters to attend to and must take my leave now. Let's have tea and discuss things after the auction!"

He told his friends and then left.

When he arrived at the Four Seasons Pavilion, there was already an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a gray Taoist robe with the Bagua patterns on it worn and faded.

The third senior brother looked somewhat haggard.

There were just too many things to worry about in this brand-new market town, and Li Ye was just too good at causing trouble. Even he was exhausted from dealing with it. Although he gained a lot, he was really tired.

But there is nothing we can do.

When he first entered the sect, his senior brothers had guided him in the same way. Now it was finally his turn to give back, but unfortunately, his junior brother was the last disciple, so he couldn't let his junior brother experience this "pleasure" again.

"You came."

The third senior brother rubbed his temples: "This is Yun Ming, the junior brother of Yun Ji, the Nascent Soul cultivator from Qiong Guan Mountain."

"He wants to discuss the matter of the Transcending Tribulation Immortal Lotus with you."

After saying that, he leaned back in his recliner, looking like he was saying, "You guys can talk all you want."

Master Yunming took the initiative to show goodwill: "Back then, it took me a full ninety years to reach the Golden Core stage, but you, fellow Daoist, have already reached the Golden Core stage at such a young age, and your body is surrounded by many different kinds of spiritual energy."

He truly is a young hero!

This is a bit embarrassing.

Li Ye chuckled: "Fellow Daoist Yun Ming is indeed interesting, but there are many geniuses in this world who are more talented than me. My meager achievements are truly insignificant and not worth mentioning."

"..."

Master Yunming's old face twitched a few times.

Minor achievements?

Not worth mentioning?
Why do I feel so uncomfortable listening to this and want to fight you?

However, considering that everything he had learned was related to luck, if he encountered a lucky person like Li Ye, the formation would probably be completely destroyed, so he gave up the idea.

"Master Lingye is still the most interesting person to talk to."

"Speaking of which, you must have heard what my senior brother said at the auction, right?"

"To be honest, we are trying to uncover a secret of heaven that the founders of various schools buried when they established the world."

He shook his sleeves.

A spirit turtle, about the size of a palm, with mysterious yin-yang patterns on its carapace, appeared on the table.

[Name]: Bagua Spirit Turtle
[Mood]: Irritable, worried

[Status]: Ever since the Patriarch of Qiongguan Mountain learned a sealing technique from the Hetu Luoshu, they have sealed too many secrets from the creation of the world in the Bagua Spirit Turtle clan.

This spirit turtle happens to have a Dao sound left by a patriarch of the Four Seasons Sect, Xuanyuan. It is only necessary to use the method of deduction to obtain the Dao sound and achieve the effect of enlightenment.

[Can be bound]: A spirit plant with abundant fortune.

"You two saw it, didn't you?"

"This is the spirit beast that our ancestors sealed away all the secrets of the creation of the world. The Bagua on its body carries these secrets. Once unlocked, we can hear the voices of those ancestors."

"The Daoist teachings cannot be easily transmitted, so if one wants to unravel the Bagua on this tortoise's back, one must overcome an extremely violent heavenly tribulation."

As he spoke, he noticed Li Ye staring intently at the spirit turtle, and his heart immediately relaxed considerably. He quickly pressed his advantage:
"It is said that this spirit turtle contains..."

"It seems to be the aura of Ancestor Xuanyuan." Li Ye said calmly, which made his third senior brother, who was lying down, sit up straight with a "whoosh," and made True Person Yunming's eyes almost pop out.

How did he know?
How could he possibly know?!
Even the group of Nascent Soul level divination experts from Qiongguan Mountain spent a considerable amount of time trying to guess that the Daoist chant inside was from a "Xuanyuan Ancestor" of the Four Seasons Sect.

So Li Ye figured it out so easily?
You people, the chosen ones, those favored by fate, are truly unreasonable, aren't you?
Yunming Zhenren's heart was filled with turbulent waves, but he still smiled on the surface: "Lingye Zhenren is indeed insightful. The Dao sound of your sect's ancestor Xuanyuan is indeed sealed in the Bagua of this spirit tortoise."

It is said that your ancestor Xuanyuan was the ancestor of all agricultural tools, and the agricultural tools he created are still in use today.

If Senior Xuanyuan's Daoist teachings involve farm tools..."

He stopped deliberately, with a meaningful look.

The rest is self-evident.

Li Ye was able to confirm that the Daoist chanting contained within was from the Xuanyuan Ancestor.

Even if there is only the slightest possibility.

He must also obtain the Dao sound within—you must know that words spoken by a powerful being themselves possess some incredible effects.

Even if there are some records in books or sect secret manuals, they are far less magical than the voice of a great being who truly speaks the "Dao".

Li Ye took a deep breath.

But instead of agreeing immediately, he asked curiously:

"Your sect's founder actually left behind so many Daoist teachings or secrets about the founders of other sects?"

"May I ask, are you truly not afraid of being purged?"

(End of this chapter)