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

Chapter 219 Spirit Leaf Sea Floating Stone, Spirit Leaf Caravan?

Master Yunming shook his head: "In fact, all the major sects know about this matter. After all, our Qiongguan Mountain's Qiongguan Dayan Immortal Array records everything that has happened since ancient times."

"Our duty is to compile history books—a duty that our ancestors actually seized from the Confucian school of historiography."

Although it's certainly hateful, it's the patriarch's order after all, and I have no choice but to obey!

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Anyway, when he said the last four words, "had to do it," Master Yunming's expression seemed rather proud. He didn't look like he was being forced; rather, he seemed quite happy.

"I see."

Li Ye nodded knowingly: "Then, according to what you said, how do you intend to cooperate? This matter seems to only benefit our Four Seasons Sect. You can imagine that we would never allow our ancestor's Daoist teachings and its inheritance to fall into the wrong hands."

"Of course I know about this matter," Master Yunming said frankly. "Although we have the duty to record history, if we find that a certain seal belongs to a certain sect, we must return those things."

Moreover, when the Bagua symbols on the shell of this Bagua spirit turtle are truly deciphered, the spiritual power of the corresponding sect is needed for the final decryption.

It still belongs to you—what we hope for is simply to unravel the mystery of the Bagua seal left by our ancestor on the tortoise shell, which will be of great help to our spiritual path.

Therefore, according to the sect's wishes, we will bear the cost of the ashes and energy of the tribulation in exchange for the lotus flower to help us overcome the tribulation.

This may sound like a one-sided effort by Qiong Guanshan, but upon closer examination, the process of deciphering the secrets was already an extremely rare inheritance for them.

Since they were willing, Li Ye naturally had no objections.

He was indeed curious about what the Daoist teachings about Ancestor Xuanyuan sealed inside the Bagua Spirit Turtle actually involved.

So Li Ye agreed: "Then let's sign a contract. I will provide some lotus flowers every year until this thing can be untied."

As you said, the cost of the calamity's ashes and energy consumed in this process will naturally be borne entirely by your sect.

When Li Ye said those words, Chen Mo, the third senior brother, had already quickly drafted the contract—he had accumulated so many contracts that it was almost an instinctive reaction.

"You've really worked hard, senior brother."

Li Ye could see his senior brother's exhaustion. After quickly signing the contract with True Person Yunming, he immediately sent him away.

Then he looked at his senior brother.

"If you're tired, why don't you let me stay here and oversee things for you for a few days?"

Chen Mo felt a fleeting moment of attraction.

But after thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "Never mind, but you've come at the right time. Your Golden Sea Floating Stone has already passed the sect's test."

He took out a jade slip and handed it to Li Ye.

The contents contain detailed records of the spiritual energy output and efficacy of the "Reverse Scale Golden Sea Floating Stone" that Li Ye sent to the Spirit Plant and Beast Taming Hall for testing.

In short, the explosion of the Golden Sea Floating Stone could even approach the casual strike of a Golden Core cultivator. Don't underestimate this casual strike; it was indeed useless against a prodigy like Li Ye.

However, for low-level cultivators, a Golden Core-level "spiritual energy bomb" that can be activated at any time is simply an excellent tool for survival and exploration.

Most importantly, it is inexpensive to build.

Li Ye's Golden Sea Pumice can produce nearly several hundred kilograms of Reverse Scale Pumice every day. There are also many more different sea pumice undergoing mutations around him. If Li Ye wants, it will be an automated workshop with a continuous supply.

"It looks pretty good." Li Ye carefully read the contents of the jade slip. "Consider it my contribution to the sect. I will hand over all the production of Golden Sea Floating Stone to the sect."

That thing can grow infinitely by absorbing spiritual energy, so a Golden Core level spiritual energy bomb is useless to him. It's better to offer it to the sect and distribute it to lower-level cultivators.

Many Golden Core and even Nascent Soul cultivators would cultivate various spiritual plants or beasts and offer them to their sects free of charge. After all, once a Golden Core cultivator has reached the Golden Core stage, they can no longer simply absorb resources but must give back.

"Do we really have to hand over everything?" Chen Mo asked. "If we really have to hand over everything, you need to provide the exact amount for each month so that the sect can register, record, and distribute it."

"At that time, your Daoist name will be branded on the storage bags of these items so that the sect disciples will know who donated them. Generally speaking, they will habitually refer to them as Spirit Leaf Sea Floating Stones."

"There are actually such shameful things?"

The thought that this thing might be called "Spirit Leaf Sea Pumice" made Li Ye feel a little dazed.

For example, a cultivator might shout, "Quickly, take out the Spirit Leaf Sea Floating Stone!"

Then he threw it forward suddenly—

"Boom!"

The enemy was instantly annihilated.

"I never imagined that my first fame among my disciples would be for annihilating the enemy."

Li Ye was helpless.

Chen Mo, however, had a different idea:
"Isn't this great? These life-saving, one-time-use items are very precious to low-level cultivators. I believe that soon your reputation will not only be known among the low-level cultivators of the Four Seasons Sect."

"You are already quite famous among the middle and upper levels, you are only short of becoming a low-level cultivator."

Upon hearing Chen Mo's words, Li Ye's heart suddenly trembled: "Could it be that he wants me to manage the disciples, or to take on some important task within the sect?"

"I'm not doing that!"

He waved his hands repeatedly.

Now that he has status and power, he really doesn't want to get involved in those trivial matters that involve management from all sides. It's fine for him to help his senior brother oversee things for a while, but if he were to actually take on a position, that would be a nightmare.

Chen Mo said irritably, "How could I possibly let you go? You should just focus on your studies. The matter I'm talking about is still related to the Three Pearl Trees in the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm that you mentioned before."

Each time the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm opens, it requires not only the permission of high-ranking cultivators but also a vote from the disciples. Only those with extremely high votes from both sides are allowed to enter the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm.

This is a matter of gradual development; the next opening up will probably be more than a hundred years away.

But you should be prepared now.

"oh oh!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't made to sit there dealing with various matters every day, he could agree to anything else.

"You've really worked hard, senior brother!"

He took out some tea leaves that were packed in a wooden box from his Jianmu space and handed them to his senior brother: "These are tea leaves produced by the Yuan Tea Tree in my cave. Please don't find them too bad, senior brother."

"How could I dislike it!"

Chen Mo took the wooden box directly, looked at the tea leaves inside, and gently smelled them, his face full of intoxication: "Only a traditional cave dwelling like yours, which combines all five elements and transforms into a blessed land, can produce tea leaves with this flavor."

There's no way to grow Earth Element Tea Trees in my cave dwelling.

"You don't know, the tea leaves from Master's tea tree are the best-tasting. Let's steal some from Master's cave when we get back to the sect!"

"Can we sneak in?"

Although it might seem a bit too "filial", Li Ye was actually a little tempted. What would his master's cave be like?
"of course can."

Chen Mo said in a low voice, "Master's cave is being taken care of by Junior Brother Lingji Teng. Just say a few nice words and you'll be able to get in—Master actually knows that too."

"Sigh, although Senior Brother Lingji Teng is easy to talk to, I don't know when the mission will be completed and I can return to the sect."

Li Ye did want to go. But his experiment with "Nine Songs: Lady Xiang" had to continue.

This supernatural power needs time to be verified.

It would take at least three generations—the old, the middle-aged, and the young—to fully reveal the magic of the houses along the Xiang River; in other words, it would take three generations.

He always felt that this supernatural power was much, much more difficult than "Nine Songs: Mountain Spirit". When he was learning the Mountain Spirit, he had not spent nearly as much energy and time on it.

Chen Mo remained calm: "It's only a little over a hundred years, anyway, I'll be here for a hundred years."

correct.

Do you still remember the little servant you brought from Tianhe City?

"Hmm?" Li Ye asked in confusion, "Why was he suddenly mentioned? Did something happen?"

Ashamed to say it.

After handing over some connections and the bamboo, wood, and ants that Zhao He needed, Li Ye, who was essentially a hands-off manager, didn't pay much attention to these matters anymore.

That kid followed me when I was still in the Qi Refining stage. He was actually quite ambitious and always tried to help me.

Although his cultivation progressed rather rapidly, to the point that Zhao He was not as advanced as the beaver, he truly felt Zhao He's sincerity and was therefore willing to give him some preferential treatment and opportunities.

—For example, entrusting some of the trade and caravan business of Dongcangfang to Zhao He.

This would also provide a convenient way to send him out of the cave.

"Here, take a look."

The third senior brother waved his hand.

A scene immediately came to mind.

The scene shows a long caravan moving forward, with Zhao He sitting in the carriage at the very front. The carriage is clearly made of bamboo and wood and has a tall "Spirit Leaf" flag.

The carriage departed from Dongcangfang Market and did not disappear completely until it crossed the border and entered the Northern Region.

"..."

Only then did Li Ye remember that Zhao He had indeed asked him what the chamber of commerce should be called, and he had casually replied that it should be called Lingye.

But at that time, the sect had not yet given him the Daoist name "Lingye"!

Now that he is a genuine "Lingye" person, it feels a bit strange.

However, with this title suppressing them, Zhao He's caravans will generally not have any problems, and even the border outposts of the Spirit Forging Sect will provide them with maximum convenience.

"correct."

"What goods is he transporting over there?"

"Are those spirit fruits that I casually planted in my cave?"

Speaking of those spiritual fruits, as Li Ye gradually improved his cave dwelling, even the most ordinary spiritual fruits inside were in high demand outside. When he took them out to entertain guests before, many people asked openly and secretly if they could be sold.

At that time, he already planned to treat the spiritual fruits and vegetables produced in his cave as a special commodity.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao He was allowed to sell his products.

“It’s not just your fruits and vegetables.” Chen Mo took out a list: “There’s also feed made from local mycelium.”

"Um……"

He paused briefly: "I looked at the list and the other party to the contract; it's the Spirit Forging Sect."

They ordered 30,000 jin (15,000 kg) of local mycelium and various fruits and vegetables, requesting early delivery; the deposit has already been paid.

Li Ye glanced at the contents of the contract.

"what?"

"I remember telling Zhou Qiumai that it would cost at most fifty spirit stones per jin, so why is the Spirit Forging Sect offering one hundred spirit stones per jin?"

The original local feed cost ten spirit stones per kilogram. Now, although it has evolved, it actually doesn't need much resentment as fertilizer, which has reduced the cost of raising animals.

Let alone 100 spirit stones per jin, even if it's 50 spirit stones per jin, you can still make a net profit of 40 spirit stones.

Because planting and harvesting don't require any effort from him, and he has special channels for transportation, enabling him to deliver local feed here anytime and anywhere, plus the storefront is something he provided directly.

It can be said that apart from Zhao He and Zhou Qiumai having to rack their brains, it was basically a business with no cost and high profit. According to his original idea, he was going to give some benefits to low-level cultivators. How could it have risen to 100 spirit stones per catty?

“It was the Spirit Forging Sect that requested it.” Chen Mo felt exhausted and rubbed his temples. “I know you trust me, but you can’t just completely wash your hands of things, can you…”

"I'll give you 20% then!"

"Oh, actually these things don't take much effort."

Chen Mo immediately changed his tune.

He explained earnestly, "The Spirit Forging Sect wants these feeds to feed the Potato Dragon. They have signed a long-term contract, based on three hundred years, and will renew it if needed in the future."

Because they only wanted the highest quality, they generously paid 100 spirit stones per jin (500g), and the price per jin would increase as the quality improved.

"..."

"They're treating this 'Potato Dragon' like a young master."

"But those guys only need some spiritual energy and water, so how can they possibly feed them the local specialties they bought?"

Li Ye was speechless.

Moreover, considering that the contract was signed before the auction, it means that the Spirit Forging Sect was absolutely confident of securing the quota at that time.

As expected of a major sect.

They're quite confident, aren't they?

"Who knows? Anyway, they've already bought it, so they can't possibly waste it." Chen Mo shrugged. "How's it going on your end? I tried to comprehend Lady Xiang's supernatural power before, but in the end, I chose Lord Yunzhong."

"Although this is a divine power of the Earth Deity, it is not easy to achieve."

Li Ye also had a bit of a headache when this was mentioned.

“Building houses isn’t a difficult task, and the people here don’t have many strange or unusual demands. Their requirements for housing are simply convenience…”

"But I always feel like something's missing."

"It seems... a bit aloof? Or perhaps too ethereal?"

This feeling is truly unbearable.

He could clearly feel that he was very close to achieving true supernatural powers, yet there was always an insurmountable gap between them.

How should immortals and mortals, humans and gods, interact?

(End of this chapter)