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

Chapter 243 Taking Zhao He as an Apprentice, Beaver Weapon Refining Workshop
Something surprising happened to Li Ye.

Upon learning that he was about to depart for on-site inspections of several markets, including Dongyan, Zhao He, who had been silent all along, surprisingly sent someone back with a thick stack of jade slips.

"what is this?"

Li Ye looked at Zhao He, who had grown into a tall young man over the past ten years.

Time has left no trace on him, but Zhao He has transformed from a somewhat shy boy into a tall young man, with even his skin becoming quite dark.

The power of his subordinates, which was of little use to Li Ye, had nurtured Zhao He into a stern and unsmiling man, giving him an indescribable air of authority.

Only when facing Li Ye would he still laugh heartily.

"Owner."

"These are all things that I and my subordinates personally investigated and found out when we were doing business, with the cooperation of the market officials."

"All the data is here."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye remained silent for a long while.

He moved his fingers, and the Love Melody wrapped around all the jade slips, analyzing and summarizing all their contents...

It turned out to be data from several markets and wards in Dongyan.

Moreover, the content is extremely detailed, including investigations into the lives of local monks, data on the soil and water provided by the resident immortals, and all sorts of other information.

With this information, Li Ye didn't need to personally intervene; he only needed to take a look to know exactly where the problem lay in Dongyan Market.

"There's something wrong with the water."

"It's probably because there was a slight oversight in the application of the geomantic techniques back then, which caused the flow of the earth's veins in the entire market to revolve around Dongyan Lake."

"As a result, the number of crops that can grow on the earth will decrease."

Li Ye had accumulated a lot of experience from running around during this time, especially the "Song of Understanding," a supernatural ability that easily detected the slight disharmony between the water and the earth.

It's like a slight noise appearing in what was originally a smooth piece of music.

"How about this."

Li Ye quickly came up with a solution after a moment's thought.

"I'll breed some interesting little guys."

"But it takes time."

Tell me about your experiences while you've been away.

As they spoke, the bamboo ants spontaneously made a chair for Zhao He to sit down.

Zhao He suppressed his excitement and sat down.

He recounted everything that had happened during this period in great detail.

It can be simple in some ways, and complex in others.

With the jade talisman given to him by Li Ye, he could go anywhere without any hindrance. The name of True Person Lingye was extremely useful; it wasn't just about opening doors of convenience, it would even clear a path for him through walls.

But what followed was all sorts of flattery, a plethora of praise, and people eager to work under him.

The goods he transported were all given to him directly from the cave by the Spirit Vine; they were truly top-quality goods outside.

Some merchant guilds and powerful groups, in order to buy more, would simply offer spirit stones as a bribe; many would also offer beautiful women, cultivation techniques, or precious treasures...

The people who came to him for refuge were of all kinds.

Many of them were drawn to the title of Master Lingye.

To deal with these things, Zhao He couldn't sleep for nights on end, but fortunately, with Li Ye's name on him, even if he didn't want it, even if he didn't give him face, no one dared to give him a hard time.

After discovering this, he began to gradually distance himself from those sycophants, carefully selected his subordinates, and even returned to Tianhe City to recruit a group of former residents of Dongcang Town.

Today, the Lingye Chamber of Commerce has been completely stabilized, and its business is no longer limited to a small area in the Northern Region. Zhao He is also gradually expanding into the Eastern Region.

Li Ye listened silently as Zhao He recounted everything that had happened over the past ten years, and the thought in his mind became increasingly clear.

This kid is pretty good.

Although I gave him the jade talisman, if he doesn't have the ability, he's just a piece of mud that can't be plastered on a wall.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly spoke: "I am aware that it was Senior Sister Liu who forced you into my life."

But in any case, the past is gone like smoke.

Now that I'm here, would you be willing to call me Master?

These words stunned Zhao He on the spot.

Master?

Master Lingye wants to take him as his disciple!?
Li Ye looked at the stunned Zhao He with a gentle smile on his face—he suddenly realized that he needed someone to help him, and someone who was completely under his control.

It can help him solve many trivial but very tedious and troublesome things that don't require him to go there in person.

To be honest, Zhao He's aptitude is not good.

But he is very loyal to Li Ye, as evidenced by events over the years.

Li Ye was willing to give him that opportunity.

"Master!"

How clever was Zhao He?

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, his voice firm and resolute: "Disciple greets Master!"

"Ah."

After so long, they were already quite familiar with each other. Li Ye reached out and a surge of strength lifted Zhao He up.

Then Li Ye said, "The Eastern Region has a method for tempering the body with Heavenly Veins. With my help, you should have no problem cultivating to the Golden Core stage."

If you truly cannot advance to the Nascent Soul stage and still wish to remain in this world, I will bestow upon you a divine title.

His tone was calm.

The implication was that even the time when Zhao Heshou would die had been arranged.

That's the good thing about the Four Seasons Sect. Lifespan is never a problem. Even if you can't advance to the Nascent Soul stage, there's still the path of the Divine Path you can take.

Of course, only those at the Nascent Soul stage can be granted such a title.

However, being only at the Nascent Soul stage, Li Ye never doubted his ability to advance.

Zhao He was deeply moved.

Before he could say anything, Li Ye took out a pile of treasures. These treasures were given to him by his senior brothers and sisters in their spare time. There were complete sets of magic weapons, pills for body tempering, and some one-time use talismans.

Zhao He is no longer the ignorant child he once was. If he were to sell this pile of treasures, it would fetch at least a million spirit stones.

"You can keep these and play with them for now."

Li Ye was not very satisfied with these things. Since he had accepted Zhao He as his apprentice, he must have made proper arrangements.

It should at least be custom-made.

It's a pity I haven't learned much about weapon crafting... Hmm?

He certainly doesn't know how to forge weapons, but the beavers do.

Master Baishi praised these beavers quite a bit, saying that having them tailor a suit for Zhao He should be a piece of cake.

So he immediately summoned the beavers and told them his request.

"Chirp!" The lead beaver immediately nodded.

Then, it led its brothers and younger brothers to begin measuring around the Zhao River using all sorts of magical artifacts.

The data that popped up on it was extremely detailed, showing the spiritual energy of Zhao He's internal organs and even every part of his body. It was so detailed that it even showed Zhao He's bone age and whether he had recently done anything to balance Yin and Yang.

They took notes while chatting amongst themselves.

There were also beavers drawing diagrams with charcoal pens.

In no time, the beavers had drawn up a stack of blueprints and handed them to Li Ye.

"Ah."

The latter looked at them one by one.

This is a recommendation book that details everything from the outer robes to the inner lining, plus the magical artifacts for combat, and the various convenient spiritual plants and beasts that can be used in conjunction with them!
Oh, and the cost of the necessary materials was also included at the end.

130,000 spirit stones.

For a Qi Refining cultivator to spend 130,000 spirit stones to forge their own magic weapon is indeed no small sum.

However, Li Ye was, after all, wealthy and powerful.

After reading it, he nodded: "Let's start now. How long will it take to finish?"

The beaver chirped – meaning three days.

Can such a custom-made set of magical artifacts be made in just three days?

Li Ye suddenly became very curious about how they did it, so he asked Zhao He to follow him. The two of them then followed behind the beavers and headed towards the beavers' den.

Upon arriving here, Li Ye realized that something was amiss.

The embankment, which should have been made of branches, weeds, and mud, was now steaming.

Several large dikes were ablaze with firelight, and outside more dens, beavers were hammering metal blocks with large sledgehammers, while others were sewing clothes with needles and thread in their paws.

At first glance, this doesn't look like a beaver's den at all; it looks more like a magical artifact workshop!

When the curious Li Ye probed the inside of the nest with his divine sense, the scene inside astonished him even more.

Inside the nest were several furnaces of various sizes.

The furnace was surrounded by the compassionate and bright flames of the Lotus Lantern, and inside, bubbling and steaming, was clearly molten metal.

Beside the stove, beavers were holding various things such as lotus petals, golden-red carp scales, gourd fragments, or oil.

Whenever the molten metal overflows, the furnace tilts slightly, allowing the molten metal to flow slowly into the mold. The water flow is then blocked by a dam for quenching.

The beavers seem to have long adapted to this kind of life. When they are being quenched, they will run into the steam and wriggle their plump bodies happily, just like taking a sauna.

All of this was thanks to the protection of the Lotus Lantern.

It eliminated everything dangerous, allowing the beavers to roam freely and boldly in this magical artifact workshop.

"This is all your doing."

Li Ye knew he had said something pointless, but he was still curious.

"Chirp chirp." The beavers proudly puffed out their little chests, took the initiative to ask for a love song, and then chattered on about what they had been doing at the weapon-refining workshop lately.

Listening to their rambling yet surprisingly well-organized boasting, Li Ye couldn't help but chuckle.

Unexpectedly, these little guys had done something like this without my noticing, and even made a profit—some of the magical artifacts Zhao He sold were produced by the Beaver Refining Workshop.

It's important to know that by this time, the beaver population had grown from a few hundred to tens of thousands—except for the five beavers that were initially unable to reproduce, all the other beavers were capable of having cubs.

Living in an environment with plenty of food and no worries, wouldn't they spend their days in their nests doing things that harmonize yin and yang?

So the baby beavers are born in litters.

If Li Ye's cave hadn't been so rich in food, he probably wouldn't have been able to support the ever-growing beaver population.

Looking at the beaver's workshop, a thought suddenly came to Li Ye's mind—it seemed that none of the spiritual plants and beasts he had previously worked with were specifically designed for alchemy and weapon crafting.

Why don't we try it out now?
Let the Beaver Refining Workshop grow and expand.

He thought it over and decided to do it anyway. He went to the Four Seasons Jade Wall and began to look for the spiritual plants and beasts commonly used in the Alchemy Hall and Weapon Refining Hall.

To his shame, he hadn't really paid much attention to these things before.

I only found out now when I looked into it.

It turns out that there was already a complete "production line" for spiritual plants and spirit beasts, from refining materials to initial refining, quenching and shaping.

No, the Four Seasons School calls them Spirit Gardens.

Take weapon crafting as an example.

The materials that underwent initial sorting and refining included "Fire-Eyed Monkey" and "Plastic Iron Fish".

The former possesses fiery eyes and three heads and six arms, allowing it to easily see through most spiritual materials and sort them, while the latter can swim freely in pools that melt gold and forge iron, using its own spiritual fire to temper the materials.

The "Tianlu Dingmu" was further refined.

This magical spiritual wood naturally possesses a vast interior space, capable of accommodating the cultivator's soul and consciousness to precisely control the magical artifacts or treasures being crafted.

If one's own spiritual cultivation is insufficient, there is a spirit beast called the Seven-Rainbow Jellyfish that can help cultivators amplify their spiritual sense.

In addition, there are alchemy ingredients... Heavenly Phoenix Feathered Sparrow, Flintwood Tree, Green Horned Deer, Cloud-Treading Fritillaria...

Li Ye was a little dazzled by what she saw.

These well-established "production lines" for spiritual plants and beasts even have distinctions based on cultivation level, as well as different types of magical artifacts and pills they produce. The complexity is so great that even Li Ye finds it a bit of a headache.

"Then let's just buy them all?"

"Um……"

He had just planned to buy everything he could afford, but after returning and sorting through the information, he was shocked to see that the Golden Core level Spirit Garden, which was for alchemy and weapon crafting, was priced at ten million spirit stones.

This is still the cheapest one.

Even more expensive ones cost hundreds of millions of spirit stones.

Even though Li Ye has some savings now, he still feels a bit of pain when faced with these spirit stones that cost tens of millions of yuan—but thinking about it, it's normal, since these can be cultivated for hundreds or even thousands of years.

"Then we can only buy Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators first."

"Although we haven't found anyone to refine the pills yet, it's still a good deal to buy them."

"We can study it slowly."

"And I remember I also have Golden Horned Ants and Spirit Vein Willows..."

After taking Zhao He as his apprentice, he suddenly felt that he could hide in his cave and slack off. He could let Zhao He handle things like the matters of the Bitter Journey Academy.

Anyway, it's basically the final stage of wrapping things up and getting the stuff back.

Sending Zhao He there would not only let people know that Zhao He was his newly accepted apprentice, but it would also allow him to sort out these things at home, to see how to bind them together, how to crossbreed them, or simply to proceed simultaneously.

So he naturally assigned the task to Zhao He.

He himself began to stay at home in his cave.

Time just passed by day by day.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye. When Zhao He returned with a fish that had been sealed in a book and looked like it had been painted in ink, he was ready to report back.

The enormous creature inside the cave stunned him.

(End of this chapter)