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

Chapter 238 The Bamboo and Ink in the Fierce Competition, and the Myriad Articles Ascending to Heaven

The young people at the Bitter Journey Academy are always full of energy.

Compared to other Taoist sects, the academy has a larger number of students because it doesn't have any requirements regarding spiritual roots.

With so many people, there are bound to be some young people with unconventional personalities.

Among them, Lü Qingge's younger brother, Lü Qingce, is an "outstanding individual".

With his father and older brothers watching over him, he certainly wouldn't become a spoiled brat, but he still had some hobbies.

For example, this guy really enjoys collecting all sorts of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

There's nothing wrong with that hobby.

After all, there are many people in the Kulu Academy who like to collect these items. It's much better to like writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones than to run around and cause trouble.

Therefore, Lü Qingce's elders were very supportive and even specially introduced him to a literary society dedicated to exchanging and appreciating various writing implements.

As luck would have it, it was the "Boyue Literary Society" founded by the successors of Boyuelou.

This is not.

After learning from his elder brother that the renowned Lingye Zhenren of the Four Seasons Sect would soon be selling brand-new pens and ink, Lü Qingce immediately used his ability to travel a thousand miles a day to arrive at the literary society.

"Everyone!"

"Everyone!"

He exclaimed excitedly, "I just got news that the Bitter Journey Bookstore is going to sell the spiritual plants cultivated by True Person Lingye of the Four Seasons Sect! They are the Myriad-Heavy Bamboo Ants and the Quiet Ink Moss Silkworms!"

"really?"

"Then let's go quickly!"

"Let's go, let's shrink the distance to an inch!"

Those who could be at the Boyue Literary Society were, of course, lovers of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones. Upon hearing that there were brand new Wanchen Bamboo Ants and Jingmo Moss Silkworms, they immediately used their supernatural powers without saying a word.

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"

While Lü Qingce was still in a daze, several streaks of light swept past him and quickly headed outside.

Lu Qingce was immediately dumbfounded.

These guys!

He's truly not a human being!
It's a good thing he was kind enough to remind me!

He cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do, so he quickly used his supernatural powers to go outside.

But it was just a little bit too late.

A crowd had already gathered at the new window of the Bitter Journey Bookstore. These scholars, like children waiting for a peddler to sell his wares, curiously looked at the items displayed in the window.

A bamboo stalk that is constantly changing.

A pitch-black silkworm cocoon.

At first glance, it doesn't seem particularly eye-catching, but those who bought it exclaimed in amazement.

"interesting!"

"How can these bamboo and wood spirit ants be so full of spirituality?"

"This ink actually possesses spatial spiritual power!"

Although some people suspected that the queue was fake, the number of people queuing up was obviously genuine, not to mention that there were quite a few Golden Core level cultivators among those queuing up.

In addition, the number of Wan Chen bamboo ants and Jing Mo mo silkworms displayed on the small bamboo board next to them was constantly decreasing, which made the Confucian scholars extremely anxious, fearing that they would not be able to buy them.

Unfortunately, they were all cultured people.

Urging the person in front to hurry up is impolite, and there are always senior students popping up in front of you, making it impossible to urge them.

that's it.

The line of people kept getting longer and longer.

There's absolutely no need for any advertising. People will immediately gather around out of curiosity when they see so many people crowding here, and then join the queue.

It was half an hour later when it was Lü Qingce's turn.

He gazed at the smiling Qingqiu fox girl through the window, sweating profusely, and exclaimed, "I want a hundred portions of Wan Chenzhu Ant and Jing Mo Mo Silkworm!"

The fox-girl said with a hint of apology, "Each of us can only buy one."

"what?"

Lu Qingce handed over two thousand spirit stones with great disappointment.

Then, carefully taking away a tender bamboo shoot and a cluster of ink cocoons, which were placed in an exquisite jade box.

He took the jade box back to the Boyue Literary Society.

The bamboo ant, though called bamboo, transforms into a tiny, emerald-green bamboo ant, about the size of a baby's palm, after he uses his supernatural powers to make it recognize him as its master.

It is neither ugly nor ferocious.

"Transform into a calligraphy brush!"

"Transform into a historical record!"

"Transform into a bamboo umbrella!"

Lu Qingce was very excited to test the limits of the bamboo ants.

As a result, the bamboo ant is almost omnipotent, and in the end it can even turn into a statue that is exactly the same as itself, so lifelike that it looks like it was carved by a master.

"What a good baby!"

He took the bamboo ant in his hand, gently stroked it, and carefully infused it with his own literary energy.

For spirit beasts that are not inspired by academies, the literary aura of Confucian scholars is actually close to a kind of "poison," because their literary aura carries their own will and is very aggressive.

But after absorbing the literary energy, the bamboo ant felt no discomfort. Instead, it found a place, dug a small hole, and transformed back into a bamboo shoot, taking root inside.

A faint thought entered Lü Qingce's ears—Master, I need to rest for a while.

"You can actually communicate with me?" Lu Qingce was extremely shocked.

Although the Wan Chen bamboo ants also possess spirituality, spirituality and the ability to communicate are two different things. Therefore, these bamboo ants that appear to be only at the Qi Refining level are actually just Qi Refining level ants.

The only response he received was a bamboo shoot gently swaying.

—This owner makes it change this and that, but it's still a little kid and needs to rest properly, otherwise it won't grow tall.

Lu Qingce could sense its fatigue. He suddenly frowned, thought for a moment, and then used his supernatural powers to quickly arrive at a shop that the Four Seasons Sect had opened at the Bitter Journey Academy.

As a result, the shop was also packed with people.

"Boss! I want a Fangcun Shanhe Box!"

"Can I pre-order now? I need equipment that can cultivate Wan Chen bamboo ants and raise bamboo wood ants!"

"Me too, it would be best to add a silkworm house that can raise both the Jingmo silkworm and the Kongmo silkworm."

He finally managed to buy the small-sized landscape box he wanted after a great deal of effort amidst the crowd of enthusiastic Confucian scholars.

Then he took it back and planted the Myriad Bamboo Ants inside, also throwing in a few dozen spirit stones.

After settling it in, Lü Qingce picked up the silkworm cocoon.

The empty ink silkworm inside sensed his thoughts, and directly extended a silk thread that formed the shape of a lingzhi mushroom, and held it to grind itself inside the inkstone.

Soon, they ground out ink with a fragrant aroma.

This is clearly high-quality ink!
Lu Qingce took out a spare brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write.
His brushstrokes flowed like dragons and snakes, each stroke imbued with his profound understanding and insights into the art of calligraphy. As he wrote, a faint fragrance of ink and a scholarly atmosphere seemed to permeate the air.

This creates an indescribable elegant atmosphere.

What he wrote were the rules of the academy.

As the article gradually took shape, Lü Qingce's expression became increasingly focused, as if he had become one with the words he was writing.

Finally, when he finished writing.

"call……"

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, lightly lifting the text written by Lü Qingce and letting it drift to the side. The words were actually blown away by the wind!
The words hovered in the air for a moment before being imprinted directly into the void, shining brightly.

Lu Qingce watched this scene and understood:

"really."

“I’ve heard my brother say that the silk of the Void Silkworm can wrap around in the void, helping them to spin cocoons in the void.”

"The ink containing the silk of the hollow ink silkworm really does have this miraculous effect."

"but……"

He tried taking out a treasure called the Heavenly Floating Stone and bringing it close to the text he had written. The silver Heavenly Floating Stone immediately merged into it.

The words that were originally imprinted in the void swayed gently.

It then flew towards the horizon.

As it ascended, its speed increased.

Finally, like a shooting star flying backwards, it crashed straight into the celestial mural at the Bitter Journey Academy.

A ripple appeared on the painted wall.

A bright beam of light fell straight down and instantly entered Lü Qingce's body, making the latter feel a sense of comfort.

This is the purest form of literary energy. If he could absorb more of it, he estimated he would soon be able to advance to the Golden Core realm.

"what."

"Comfortable!"

He couldn't help but groan.

The scholars around them, who had been engrossed in studying the Wan Chen Bamboo Ants and Jing Mo Mo Silkworms they had just bought, all stopped what they were doing.

He looked at Lü Qingce with slight surprise:
"Your writing can actually reach the ears of the heavens?!"

"Good heavens, when did you develop such skill in calligraphy?"

"Wait, what was that magical item you just took out?"

Speaking of celestial phenomena murals.

It is said that if one's own literary energy can reach the painted mural, one can obtain some treasures.

Of course... it's also possible to do it with external aids.

After all, there are countless paths to success. If you can truly rely entirely on external factors or luck, then you are already quite powerful.

Lu Qingce has only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage and doesn't possess any special skills. How could he possibly influence the celestial phenomena and paint a mural on his own? He must be relying on some external aid!

Once they understood this, the Confucian scholars immediately gathered around.

Without saying a word, he just stared blankly at Lü Qingce, who quickly felt immense pressure and begged for mercy:
"I only used pumice."

“The writing made with this ink can be imprinted in the void and can also contain treasures. I put the Heavenly Floating Stone into the writing, which made it rise into the air and reach the Celestial Painting Wall.”

Tianfu Stone?
That thing is indeed quite valuable.

The rocks of the floating mountain were transformed from the "Nine Books of Tianji" in the Book Mountain, but they did collect them.

Immediately, some people began to try it out.

It actually worked!

—With the blessing of the Heavenly Floating Stone, each article flew straight toward the Celestial Phenomenon Painting Wall, merging into it and descending with pure literary energy.

soon.

The unusual phenomenon of a scholarly atmosphere frequently descending upon this place has been noticed by more and more people.

More and more people gathered around, and then excitedly used the pumice stones they had bought to launch their articles.

Lu Qingce, who was initially a little worried, felt much more at ease as more and more people gathered around.

One of the rules in the academy is that the law does not punish the masses.

Although it is very unreasonable, there is indeed such a rule: the more people there are, the more the elders of the academy will consider whether this matter is really wrong.

Many of the academy's rules were changed after the overly lively students caused trouble by gathering in groups.

then.

This created the spectacular sight of countless articles floating towards the sky.

This scene was quickly noticed by the teachers in the academy. After they came to investigate, they pondered for a moment and quickly came to a conclusion:
The ink and silk of the Empty Ink Silkworm are useful for painting celestial phenomena on walls!
That's why the Celestial Phenomena Mural is so generous in including all the articles and the Floating Stones, and the production cost of the Celestial Phenomena Mural also included the Floating Stones.

"So you mean we should just ignore them?"

"nature."

"Not only do we not need to worry about it, we should also quickly send the article into the Celestial Painting Wall. This will be of great benefit to our mission of spreading the Way!"

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul level masters, who were still exchanging thoughts, immediately withdrew their divine senses without a word and quickly headed towards the bookstore in the market.

However, the first batch of Ten Thousand Bamboo Ants and Quiet Ink Moss Silkworms released was already few in number, and just now so many Confucian scholars who had no shortage of spirit stones went to buy them.

By the time the gentlemen arrived, the fox girl had already taken down the sign, closed the window, and happily went to report back to Su Ya.

The gentlemen, feeling helpless, decided to ask if they could buy some through connections.

But when they arrived at Mr. Di Sui's place to inquire, they received news that Li Ye was no longer at the academy.

It is said that the sect had urgent business to attend to, so he hurriedly returned.

……

"Really?"

Li Ye's expression was somewhat serious.

As he hurried back to his cave via the Four Seasons Jade Wall, he asked the Spirit Vine, "Have you collected any spiritual energy?"

Lingji Teng immediately handed a glass bottle to Li Ye.

The latter took the glass bottle and looked at it, his gaze becoming increasingly profound.

Here...

It is pure honey, or rather, golden honey created by spiritual power, each strand radiating an incomparably dazzling and warm sunlight.

He glanced at it again, said nothing more, and quickly returned to his cave.

Then, at a glance, he saw the direction of the Dew-Collecting Magnolia Tree planted on the east side of the cave, where there was an almost terrifying fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Countless crystal bees flew wildly in the air, their flapping wings creating a storm that surrounded the dew-collecting magnolia tree.

It was like a giant torch, emitting a strange aroma, like a mixture of countless fragrances.

Lingji Teng was somewhat uneasy:
"Owner."

"Its spiritual power is no longer limited to the Golden Core stage."

"Moreover, I can feel as if I am being nourished by divine power, which is why I am in such a hurry to ask you to come back."

Li Ye nodded: "I can feel it too."

He can not only feel it, he can also see it—

【Name】：Dew-bearing Magnolia Tree

[Mood]: Chaotic
[Status]: Surrounded by the consciousness of countless Crystal Spirit Bees and the consciousness of countless still existing Dew-Bearing Magnolia Trees, it is hesitating whether to advance to "God" or "Transformation - Golden Core".

The choice between the two paths has put it in a difficult position.

The surrounding consciousnesses clashed with its own, and it was using the release of spiritual energy to relieve the pressure, but its own intelligence was on the verge of collapse.

and many more.

Are deities and those who attain the Golden Elixir the same in rank?
After seeing the situation clearly through the panel, Li Ye was no longer worried.

For him, resolving this matter was simply a matter of listening to the melody.

The issue is.

Should the Dew-Collecting Magnolia Tree be guided towards the path of the gods or the path of immortals?

(End of this chapter)