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

Chapter 260 Snow-Covered Phoenix-Tailed Duck, Thousand-Year-Old Jujube at the Highest Yang

Walking through the thick snow.

Li Ye didn't waste the last bit of spiritual energy he could muster to avoid getting stuck in the snow, but rather barely managed to stay from freezing.

She silently tightened her clothes even more.

Although his spiritual power and physical strength were suppressed, they were accumulated by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon every day, so he shouldn't have suffered "frostbite".

Unfortunately, the path of cultivation is inherently somewhat idealistic, and as soon as he felt cold, even with his golden core body, he would suffer frostbite and cracks.

So he exhaled a puff of white breath, looked at the squirrels hopping among the branches, and asked, "How much longer?"

You are all wearing genuine leather coats, but he only has this one Taoist robe that can barely keep out the cold.

It's really hard to take.

And it's actually quite absurd.

The Daoist robes originally issued to inner disciples during the Foundation Establishment stage could keep the surrounding environment warm all year round, but the Daoist robes issued after the Golden Core stage no longer had the function of stabilizing the surrounding temperature.

Even the designer of the Taoist robe probably didn't expect that a Golden Core cultivator would care whether the robe had this ability.

He felt that once he got back, he had to make sure the monks who made the robes added those runes.

Upon hearing his words, the squirrels that were hopping around suddenly let out a "squeak" sound towards the distance, which carried far through the silent snow forest.

"Mwah~"

Then a head suddenly popped out from a snowdrift not far away.

It had a round, chubby head covered in yellow down, flat, and looked rather simple-minded. Its mouth was also flat.

After leaving the snowdrift, it shook itself, scattering even more snowflakes from its pale yellow feathers.

It looks exactly like a duck, except for its tail, which is like the tail feathers of a phoenix, trailing on the snow and shimmering with iridescent light.

"Ok?"

How could I not have noticed them hiding in the snowdrift?

Li Ye was quite surprised.

He stared at the duck, and a panel appeared—

【Name】: Snow White Phoenix Tail Duck

[Mood]: Terrible, hungry

[Status]: A spirit beast born from the seasonal changes of the Divine Snow Cave, possessing the bloodline of the Divine Snow Phoenix and the Heavenly Snow Duck, with a special divine sense that can communicate with the divine sense of living beings, and also extremely fond of snowy weather.

[Can be bound]: A spiritual plant that provides shelter for it in the snowstorm.

The duck suddenly looked at Li Ye.

Despite his seemingly dull eyes, a powerful divine sense flowed within them, as if some terrifying being was hidden in his sea of ​​consciousness.

It's completely different from its appearance.

This divine sense is clearly at the Golden Core level.

"you……"

Li Ye was slightly taken aback. He wanted to say something, but suddenly a "crackling" sound came from his consciousness.

Ironically, he was able to understand the meaning behind those two short syllables—is there anything to eat?
"..."

At that moment, he suddenly felt it was absurd.

It's clearly a Golden Core level divine sense, yet it uses this method of communication; it's like using a sword as fire tongs.

Before he could answer, pale yellow ducks with phoenix tail feathers suddenly emerged from the surrounding snowdrifts.

They look a bit dull, but somehow give off a strange feeling of profound wisdom.

They all stared at Li Ye, making him feel some pressure—so many Golden Core level divine senses, even without malice, were quite frightening.

"quack."

"Quack~"

"quack!!"

It's unclear whether they knew Li Ye could get food, but they were staring intently at him, their eyes filled with longing for food.

Upon seeing this, the squirrel in the tree quickly ran down and started squeaking at the Snow White Duck.

—The gist of it is that they found a fairy who could feed the ducks; they could get food as long as they helped with some tasks!

Then the ducks obediently lined up and followed behind Li Ye; a quick scan with his divine sense revealed more than a hundred of them.

The leader's eyes gleamed as it stared at Li Ye, then slowly uttered a "caw caw".

Li Ye: “…”

Isn't this making things difficult for me? Where am I supposed to find food for you?
This wouldn't have been a big deal before, but now even a single grain of rice can bring a hero down!
I have no food.

"To be honest, I don't even have anything to eat myself."

As soon as he said that, he suddenly felt hungry.

He hadn't felt anything before, but after he realized he was hungry, the hunger surged up instantly, making his face twitch.

The feeling of hunger is truly painful.

The squirrel immediately ran over to him and said, "It's alright, we know where there's food."

"quack!"

The ducks seemed to sense Li Ye's hunger, and the lead duck tugged at his Taoist robe, signaling him to hurry up and catch up.

Why do I have to feed them when they have food to eat?

Curious about where they were taking him, Li Ye readily followed the flock of ducks, navigating through the snow-covered forest where trees occasionally fell over.

Once he started running, he didn't feel so cold anymore.

Before long, the snow-covered forest in front of them became sparse.

Not far away, you can clearly see some trees growing in the snow, not very tall, but with dense clusters of bright red fruit on their branches.

The drooping branches were laden with an absurd number of fruits, resembling dates but longer and rounder.

The weight of the fruit even weighed down the slender branches, making them almost droop to the ground, standing out conspicuously against the snow.

【Name】: Yang-Oxygen Millennium Jujube

[Mood]: Depressed, longing to be eaten

[Status]: A special spiritual plant that grows from the boundless wind and snow of winter, where yang energy gathers. It originates from the spiritual plant "Millennium Jujube". The more wind and snow around it, the more fruit it produces.

Its fruit contains "sugar" that gathers yang energy, has an excellent taste, and long-term consumption can enhance physical strength.

[Can be bound]: Yin-type spirit beasts born from the "Summer Season"

"Oh? Isn't this a thousand-year-old jujube?"

"It should be said to be a variant of the thousand-year-old jujube; there is such a treasure here."

Li Ye's eyes lit up.

These dates are sweet and have a gentle spiritual energy inside, so even ordinary mortals won't suffer any damage from eating them.

It seemed that just by looking at it, he could already imagine the taste of the dates.

He immediately went forward, picked a handful, and put them in his mouth to chew.

The plump jujube flesh, the slightly sweet taste, and the spiritual energy flowing inside satisfied Li Ye's rumbling stomach.

Because of the abundant spiritual energy in these dates, his cultivation level, which was only at the first level of Qi Refining, even increased by one level, making him reach the second level of Qi Refining.

It's been a long time since I've felt the thrill of a breakthrough in my cultivation.

Aren't you going to eat these dates?

Li Ye ate while waving a date at the flock of ducks.

Logically speaking, any kind of spirit beast should pick and eat fruits full of spiritual energy like these, but strangely, there are no signs that the fruits here have been picked.

Didn't the squirrel just say that many mythical beasts live here?
Is there something wrong with these dates?

As soon as he said this, the Snow White Ducks who had come with him looked at him with a strange gaze and instinctively took two steps back.

They gathered together and, after exchanging excited chatter for a while, began to pick the fruits of the thousand-year-old jujube tree.

But they didn't eat it themselves; instead, they handed it to Li Ye, making a few "caw caws" sounds. — That meant, it had to be cooked.

The squirrel added from the side:

“These creatures only eat food that has been cooked over a fire, which is why I brought you here, Immortal. Just one meal is all it takes for them to behave.”

The implication behind these words clearly suggests that the experiment has already been conducted.

its not right.

Do you only eat cooked food?

So, if no one comes here normally, who makes these things for them?

A savage?
Whether it was because it understood the obvious confusion on Li Ye's face, the squirrel added:
"So they haven't eaten for a long time and are hibernating in the snow. They only eat something when they are starving, and then they continue to starve."

"But they are unwilling to seek out the Eldar who can help them cook food, because they are very picky about taste and will not eat food that doesn't taste good."

"So much so that the last time I ate was a year ago."

The squirrel was a little angry when it said this.

They had also helped the Snow White Ducks make connections, since these ducks with Golden Core level spiritual consciousness were quite useful.

Unfortunately, there are no Eldar who can cook delicious food.

If the food isn't cooked well, the ducks will band together and attack the Eldar, putting them in a very difficult position, caught in the middle.

"...Is there really such a thing?"

"Luckily, I was prepared."

Li Ye remained silent for a moment, then took the small iron pot Tai Sui out of his pocket.

Fortunately, I thought I would see Master Shenxue soon when I came, so I put them in my pocket instead of in the Jianmu space, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take them out now.

After the little iron pot spirits emerged, they trembled for a while in a rather humane manner, and then golden-red flames ignited on the pot's surface.

However, it did not harm Li Ye. On the contrary, it conveyed a sense of warmth, which made Li Ye regret that he should have taken them out earlier. He would not have been exposed to the wind and snow all the way and become so cold.

He said to the little iron pot spirits:

"I need you to cook these dates into something delicious."

"There are no other ingredients; we can simply cook them into food."

As soon as they finished speaking, they immediately began to move.

The simplest way to prepare dates is to make date pancakes or steam dates.

They used what was available, melting snow to obtain water full of spiritual energy, and then began to steam the dates.

You can clearly see that inside those tiny bubbles, the dates gradually become soft and glutinous, and a sweet juice is steamed out, thick like honey, soaking the dates.

The bright red dates and golden-red honey complement each other beautifully. If it weren't for the bubbles acting as a barrier, you could probably smell the aroma of steamed dates right now.

"quack!"

The ducks seemed to know that this thing would taste good, and they all gathered around, completely surrounding Li Ye.

The pale yellow down brought a warm feeling, making Li Ye feel as if she were surrounded by feathers.

He contentedly buried himself among the ducks.

Unfortunately.

This warmth lasted only until the little iron pot masters finished steaming the dates.

As each bubble bursts with a "pop".

The steamed dates, filled with sweet fragrance and warmth, fell directly onto the snow. No, it should be said that they were devoured by the waiting ducks before they even hit the ground.

"Gagagagagagaga!!!"

The ducks showed no courtesy whatsoever, rushing forward to grab the food and even pecking some of each other's feathers.

For a time, it was a scene of ducks jumping and hopping around.

Snow and duck feathers flew everywhere, creating chaos. Compared to their previous wise and foolish demeanor, they seemed possessed.

After the ducks tasted the delicious steamed dates cooked by the iron pot masters, their previously dazed eyes suddenly lit up.

Moreover, the excited flock of ducks gathered around them.

The powerful divine sense at the Golden Core level seemed to create some strange "illusions" within the misty snow fog.

They are like jujubes, jumping and dancing.

The ducks' consciousnesses were completely connected, seemingly creating a huge illusion. If Li Ye's consciousness hadn't been strong enough, he probably would have been pulled into it and suppressed immediately.

—The squirrels that were hopping around had already been infected.

All it knows is to chirp and bounce along with the jumping dates.

He would smack his lips from time to time, as if he were eating, with a satisfied expression on his face.

"A mental image formed?"

Li Ye was quite surprised. He could sense that the combined spiritual power of the Snow White Ducks was equivalent to creating a tiny barrier around them.

This barrier is somewhat similar to the Mind Image Illusion technique, but in essence it utilizes divine consciousness and does not have the mental strength required for Mind Image Illusion as its foundation.

He was quite envious of this method that utilizes divine sense.

It is not aggressive at all.

Or rather, it wouldn't be perceived as offensive; one would be struck silently. If he could learn this divine power, perhaps he could use it, along with the power of the Melody of Understanding, to create a constant divine consciousness barrier.

Thinking of this, his smile became even brighter.

"Do you still want to eat?"

"There's plenty more, don't be shy."

Eat more!

He instructed the little iron pot jujubes to make more steamed dates, date pancakes, date slices, dried dates...

They managed to create an entire jujube feast using just jujubes.

The only problem is that the small iron pots are still small, so the food they make is a little smaller, but that just meets the needs of the small snow phoenix tail ducks.

that's it.

In the end, these hundred-plus ducks devoured over a thousand pounds of dates from more than a dozen large trees, and still looked at the little iron pot of jujubes, which had already collapsed limply and was exhausted, with lingering satisfaction.

"Quack~"

The ducks made cheerful calls.

Their leader called out twice to a few plump-looking snow tufted ducks, which immediately "sat" on the snow.

It laid several pale yellow eggs in no time.

The leader of the ducks nudged the egg towards Li Ye with its flat beak, without the slightest reluctance.

At this time.

The ducks' blissful spiritual barrier had disappeared.

The squirrels, now back to normal, stared wide-eyed at the eggs in astonishment.

They exclaimed excitedly, "Immortal, immortal, this egg is very precious!"

"If you'd like, we can exchange them for spirit stones; each one can be exchanged for one hundred spirit stones!"

Li Ye remained unmoved.

He solemnly picked up an egg that was still warm.

He looked at it carefully for a while, then exhaled a deep breath.

"call."

Through the translucent eggshell, he could clearly see the colorful flames gestating inside the egg.

It was still a long, slender feather.

That clearly...

It is exactly the same as the feathers of a phoenix.

(End of this chapter)