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

Chapter 263 Phoenix Corpse, the White Demon Without Nirvana

Li Ye, who was regarded as an "immortal" by the man and the bear, was feeling very difficult at this moment, after all, this was just a fragment of the Earth Book.

This is the limit of what can be done to stir up the spring breeze in this small courtyard.

Moreover, this book of earth had not been cleaned by cultivators for who knows how long, and the spiritual energy within it was so turbid that it was unimaginable.

The ever-flowing spiritual energy of the earth yearns for "soothing".

If Li Ye still had his power, it wouldn't be impossible to begin sorting things out, but the problem is that he's only at the second level of Qi Refining...

He couldn't soothe these spiritual energies, so he couldn't draw upon their power for any longer. It would be difficult to truly make the spring breeze last forever.

no way.

"Ugh."

He sighed softly and withdrew his power.

The fragments of the Earth Book immediately dimmed.

The warm spring breeze that had been blowing in dissipated as the Earth Book dimmed, and the biting cold wind once again enveloped the entire courtyard, causing the once vibrant plants to wither instantly.

"what……"

"Ow?"

Both the young man and the bear felt a deep sense of loss and reached out to try and hold onto the last remaining wisp of spring breeze.

"Don't feel disappointed about it."

Li Ye coughed lightly and said, "Uncle Shenxue should have told you that winter must pass before spring can come."

With the cold winter still lingering, there's no way to hold onto this faint hint of spring.

Hear the words.

The young man asked anxiously, "May I ask, immortal, how can winter end and spring arrive?"

How can I do that?

Of course, he needs to at least restore his Golden Core cultivation, and even go further, setting up a massive array based on the Earth Book.

Only in this way can a place barely maintain a normal cycle of the four seasons.

—This only applies if the situation is normal.

In extreme cases, the difficulty may increase further.

According to his guess, the whole world was probably shrouded in the power of the winter season. Although he was confident, it was still difficult when it came to the world.

Otherwise, Master Shenxue wouldn't have had to rely on formations to guide the cold current.

"Disaster."

He didn't just make empty promises.

Instead, he replied directly, "This matter cannot be resolved easily; it may require a long period of planning. I cannot give you a definite answer."

The young man's expression immediately turned to disappointment.

But he also knew that even immortals had said so.

That must be an incredibly difficult thing.

So he quickly calmed down. That kind of thing was indeed too far away, so it was better to solve the immediate problem first.

He cupped his hands in greeting and said:
"Immortal."

"I have another favor to ask of you."

Li Ye nodded slightly: "Go ahead and tell me."

He carefully took out a plant... or rather, a spiritual plant, from his inner clothing.

It looks like a lotus flower.

But wrapped around the petals were tiny, wriggling threads that pulsated and expanded like veins, which looked rather disgusting.

【Name】: Puffy Milian

[Mood]: Terrible, extremely hungry

[Status]: A basic food plant from the Sui Ke Realm, capable of growing in icy and snowy lands. Its lotus pods will condense lotus seeds with water-purifying properties, and its lotus roots will produce rice-like spiritual substances.

The white demonic energy brought by the endless winter has invaded its body, and it will prioritize satisfying its own spiritual energy needs rather than bearing fruit.

Well.

There's no requirement to bind it?

Then the only solution is to use magic or supernatural powers.

Li Ye frowned and waved to the lotus flower.

The latter immediately flew into his hand.

After carefully examining the area and using his available supernatural abilities to sense it for a while, he made a plan in mind and gently tapped his finger.

A white bell slowly appeared.

It made a "ding-a-ling" sound when shaken gently.

It was just an invisible bell sound, yet it brought warmth, sunlight that could melt away ice and snow.

It fell onto the lotus flowers.

The white threads, which were wriggling like veins, showed a clear tendency to recede, but they still clung to the lotus like a persistent, intractable disease.

This demonstrates that it is feasible.

The problem is, we don't have enough power.

The power of the second level of Qi Refining is still too low.

Li Ye hesitated for a moment, then drew out the phoenix's flames and placed them on the lotus flower.

This had an immediate and noticeable effect.

With a "whoosh," the white silk thread was instantly burned away by the fire.

It was as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

"That's really true."

He sighed softly. The phoenix's fire had an excellent effect in suppressing this creature, but the problem was that he only had a few eggs at the moment.

It is a fire without roots.

It cannot be burned by Li Ye's magic power.

Unless there is a spark of phoenix fire.

The spark...

Li Ye silently looked at the Snow Duck, which had already piled up another heap and was trying to make a snow nest out of the snow.

The latter sensed Li Ye's gaze.

"Gah?"

—What's the matter?

The ducks all looked at him, their small eyes filled with great confusion.

"Could you give me some kindling?"

In that case, Li Ye simply extended his hand.

"quack."

They seemed to hesitate for a moment, then looked at the pine tree above the courtyard. One of the plumper ducks walked up to Li Ye, turned its rear end towards him, and pointed to its tail feathers.

He made a pulling motion.

"Let me pluck your tail feathers?" After receiving a definite answer, Li Ye reached out and yanked hard.

A tail feather fell to the ground and was caught in Li Ye's hand.

The feathers were as warm and smooth as jade, yet inside they shimmered with a flickering fire, like a heart.

This is clearly the spark! The spark of the Phoenix Flame!
Li Ye was quite surprised. He looked at the duck's tail, which had at least dozens of colorful feathers, and silently swallowed.

The spark of the phoenix fire.

No wonder they can lay eggs with phoenix fire; it turns out their tails are the source of the fire, and there are so many of them!
The poor duck quacked and shrank back into the flock, clutching its rear end.

Its companions spontaneously surrounded it, their tail feathers enveloping the duck, forming a colorful egg.

It nestled comfortably inside the egg and fell asleep shortly after lying there.

His spiritual energy had become noticeably weaker.

Clearly, plucking a single tail feather would cause significant damage to its spiritual power.

Immediately afterwards, the lead duck quacked at Li Ye a few more times before slowly returning to the flock.

The snowflakes piled up, covering them, and their presence and existence vanished as if erased. —Its last few cries meant: Hurry up and give us some food.

Ok.

Trading some food for a seed of Phoenix Fire is an incredible bargain.

Li Ye thought about the many tail feathers on the Snow White Phoenix Duck.

If he could acquire them all, he could even create a field of phoenix fire, imbuing the spirit beasts and plants living within it with the power of the phoenix.

He thought about the scene for a moment and then decisively pulled his wandering thoughts back.

Anyway, these ducks can't escape now.

We can take our time and work on it gradually.

Now, he still wants to see for himself what this so-called Sui Ke Jie is really like.

As long as you return to the courtyard before nightfall.

……

The immortals are actually going to their village!

When Li Ye suggested going to the fields, Fu You was so excited she could hardly contain herself.

If one could receive some guidance from an immortal.

Will they be more comfortable during this endless, long winter?
Wouldn't that allow more children to survive, embark on the path of cultivation, and continue to protect their village?

With this thought in mind.

Fu You and the villagers, who were also cultivators, surrounded Li Ye, who was sitting on the bear's shoulder. They lit torches in the boundless darkness and headed out of the snow forest.

During this time, Li Ye subtly inquired about some things.

I felt a little worried.

The cultivation of immortality here is truly bleak. There are hardly any basic cultivation techniques that can be widely promoted, and they also have strict requirements for spiritual roots, which are controlled by various villages and forces.

A Qi Refining cultivator can already act as a tyrant in a village, while a Foundation Establishment cultivator is like a local emperor.

As for the golden elixir?

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the emperor of this world.

According to the young man named Fu You, back then, Master Shenxue only discovered five Golden Core cultivators in the entire world.

They're all the kind of "half-crippled Golden Core cultivators" who barely broke through to the next level by relying on pills. I reckon even a slightly stronger inner disciple from the Four Seasons Sect could easily beat them up.

This place is like the difference between the immortal realm and the mortal realm, compared to the world where the Four Seasons Sect is located. Even the Mountain and River Realm that the Four Seasons Sect created for mortals is far superior to this place.

and.

And then there's the most troublesome thing.

This place has been shrouded in abnormal winter cold for a long time.

The ubiquitous white demonic energy had long since merged into the spiritual energy, which meant that these cultivators, to varying degrees, all followed the path of demonic cultivation.

For example, when offering sacrifices to the Heavenly Stele of the Solar Terms, the method used was a demonic ritual—using bones, blood, and souls as offerings. This is the reason why Li Ye felt the spiritual power in the Earth Book was so mottled.

The path of a terrestrial immortal should originally be to gather spiritual energy and give back to all things in heaven and earth.

As a result, it has been corrupted by various sacrificial rituals containing demonic energy. If it is not dealt with in time, and the Earth Book also merges with the white demonic energy of this place, this world may really become a world belonging to the demonic path.

Li Ye's mood grew increasingly heavy.

Living in an environment like that of the Four Seasons Sect, he might not become a kind-hearted but pedantic philanthropist, but he would still have some kindness in him.

He could sense that these monks were full of enthusiasm, but due to their circumstances, they would probably only sink into despair.

Moreover, the reason why Master Shenxue sent him here is probably to have him burn away the winter here and usher in the spring breeze.

As he held the bear's head and swayed back and forth, he was already considering what to do.

He'll probably have to resort to some "demonic" methods.

At least I need to quickly reach the Foundation Establishment stage in terms of magical power, so that I can use some supernatural abilities and spells that cannot be used in the Qi Refining stage.

With this in mind, he had already made his decision.

He looked up into the distance. They had already left the snow forest, and in the distance lay an even deeper expanse of snow, as if it had never melted in a thousand years.

white.

The boundless white stretched to the horizon.

Amidst the white snow, one can see some enormous shadows wriggling. They look like humanoid puppets made of snow, but their movements are even more bizarre, sometimes using both hands and feet, and sometimes hopping around.

Its human-like appearance combined with its bizarre movements was extremely unsettling.

Even Li Ye had an urge to break the seal and burn them all to ashes.

"what is that?"

Li Ye asked.

"Ok?"

Fu You was stunned for a moment, then her expression suddenly changed drastically.

The people around seemed to have heard something terrifying as well.

Everything stopped.

A look of horror.

"You..." Fu You cut his arm without saying a word, and blood immediately splattered down. As he chanted the incantation, a huge blood circle formed around everyone.

then.

Suddenly, on the previously empty snowfield not far away, humanoid monsters appeared abruptly, hopping towards them on all fours.

They sniffed around the circle of blood.

They seemed to be searching for something, but ultimately left empty-handed.

Now that he was closer, Li Ye could clearly see the full appearance of these guys—like humans whose skin had been peeled off, revealing only the flesh inside, but covered with a layer of ice and snow.

It has no facial features, only tiny slits around the eyes.

The interior was filled with cold, lifeless light.

[Name]: The White Demon Without Nirvana
[Mood]: Yearning for flesh and blood

[Status]: They are human corpses that have been infused with demonic energy born from the bones of the true spirit "Phoenix". They can only exist in the chaotic seasons brought about by the fall of the phoenix.

Li Ye had never seen such an ugly monster before.

I almost took action and let them taste the fire of calamity, but I held back in the end. Flipping the table is indeed satisfying, but you can't just flip the table, can you?

Master Shenxue sent him here because he must be able to solve the problem with his current or advanced cultivation level.

but.

The remains of the True Spirit Phoenix?

He seemed to understand what was going on here.

It is probably because of the fall of the phoenix that the seasonal changes in this area have become abnormal.

True Spirit... Only divine beasts at least at the Nascent Soul stage or above can be called True Spirit.

This place is getting more and more complicated.

"call."

Fu You breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the white demons leave, released the blood circle barrier, and told everyone to hurry up. He then approached Li Ye and said...

"What you just saw was our White Demon. It is said that they will rush over immediately if they are seen."

“Once they rush over, there is absolutely no chance of anyone surviving within a radius of several miles. In many villages, it was children who discovered them, which led to disaster.”

Li Ye nodded: "So children are more likely to spot them?"

"Exactly."

Fu You replied with lingering fear, "Moreover, these children all possess considerable talent for cultivating immortality, and ordinary children cannot detect them."

No children over ten years old or adults have discovered them so far. How did you discover them?

Li Ye was also somewhat curious.

Could it be the power within my own body?

Or……

He lowered his head and looked at the colorful feather he had been holding.

If it really is because of this feather.

The children here might bring him some surprises.

(End of this chapter)