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

Chapter 264 Falling at Sunrise
The team successfully arrived at the village.

The village is not small, but the houses are extremely old, even exuding a kind of dying "dampness".

The low courtyard walls, the walls covered in white moss, and the dim lamps, in this snowy night, were filled with an air of decay and decay.

For a cultivator with such keen spiritual senses as Li Ye, this place was nothing short of a demon's lair—he had never experienced such a feeling even in his most destitute moments.

The pervasive aura of various cultivators and demonic energy was trying to erode his pure body, nurtured by the essence of the sun and moon and pure spiritual energy.

Logically, he should use some magic at this moment, or simply grasp the fragments of the Earth Book, so as to isolate himself from the filthy demonic energy of this place.

But he didn't do that.

Without the support of his ever-changing magic, all he could do was use his body to sense the changes in his surroundings.

Only by personally stepping into this quagmire can one find the answer.

Only then can one personally experience the profound suffering of this place, which has almost become a demonic realm.

He is a cultivator.

Eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path is the sect's ancestral precept.

This land has provided the Four Seasons Sect with countless winter seasonal energies, and he has a responsibility to save it.

at least.

We must not allow it to truly fall into evil ways.

He jumped off the bear's shoulder and gently stepped onto the ground, which was frozen hard by the endless winter. As soon as he stood on the earth, the earth's energy immediately rushed towards him.

A chilling sensation surged into the soles of his feet, as if it had a life of its own, trying to penetrate his meridians and dantian.

But he used his cultivation technique to slowly neutralize and purify them.

at this time.

Their arrival had already attracted the attention of the villagers. The cultivators were the first to arrive, and they all greeted Li Ye.

Then come the children and ordinary people who have no cultivation.

Li Ye's expression remained as gentle as ever towards these people. He first answered some of the cultivators' questions before turning his attention to the neatly dressed children.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Perhaps his scrutinizing gaze was too obvious, as the surrounding cultivators and mortals became somewhat uneasy—did this immortal require the blood sacrifice of children?

If it is truly necessary...

Fu You gritted his teeth. If a blood sacrifice was truly necessary, he would have no choice but to send his younger siblings away. As the village chief, even if he had to make a sacrifice, it could only start with his own family.

"Immortal..." He opened his mouth, about to say something.

Suddenly, Li Ye reached out and gently rubbed a young boy's cheek. This immortal, whose entire body seemed to radiate light, asked softly:
"How do you feel about it?"

The child stared blankly at the flickering firelight in Li Ye's palm.

The phoenix flame burned lightly, dazzling and bright, like a beating heart, truly untouched by any dust in Li Ye's fair palm.

The firelight was reflected in the child's clear eyes.

The voice was like a dream:
"I……"

"I think I can see a bird."

"A very beautiful bird..."

Oh?
You can really feel it.

This child probably really does have the blood of a phoenix in his body.

Then we can give it a try.

Upon hearing this, Li Ye gently patted his head and asked directly, "Would you be willing to learn something from me?"

The boy still hadn't reacted.

The surrounding monks and mortals were in an uproar.

Learn from immortals?

How could this simple-minded Iron Ox have such good luck!
There was obvious envy in their eyes, but they dared not say anything, for such an opportunity could not be forced.

Tie Niu's parents, however, didn't shy away from this topic. They were extremely anxious and hurriedly called out, "Tie Niu, Niu! Answer him quickly!"

Tie Niu only came to his senses when he heard his parents calling him.

Although he was only ten years old, he was already very clever. He was nervous when he suddenly saw the immortal, but after regaining his senses, he immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity.

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"I am willing!"

Tie Niu lay prostrate on the cold ground, his hands frozen stiff, but his heart was filled with burning excitement and joy—this was an immortal who was willing to teach him something!

"Get up." Li Ye used some of his magic to lift the boy up. He had no intention of taking him as a disciple, after all, becoming his disciple was not something that could be done casually.

He simply needed the connection between the boy and the Phoenix Flame.

If he wasn't mistaken, there should be the remains of a phoenix beneath this village. As an extremely pure phoenix, it was probably trying its best to save itself.

However, as people age, they gradually become tainted by the omnipresent demonic energy and can no longer receive the phoenix's blessings.

Only children possess a wisp of innate spiritual light that remains untainted by impurities, which is why they can see the phoenix corpse giving birth to the Undying White Demon.

Because the power of the White Demon of No Nirvana and the Phoenix are originally from the same source.

To solve the problem here, Li Ye needs the children's help. At the very least, he needs to draw upon the remaining power of the phoenix to slowly purify the surrounding area.

It's like yin and yang, waxing and waning. If the power of the White Demon truly suppresses the Phoenix, this world will truly fall into the demonic path.

It's beyond saving.

"Just do as I say in a moment."

Li Ye stretched out her finger, dipped it in the phoenix's flames, and began to draw on the boy's brow.

He moves very slowly.

Almost every drawing requires a great deal of effort.

The Earth Book, which he kept close to his body, shimmered with a faint light, sending spiritual energy, which carried a hint of turbidity, into his meridians, relieving some of the pressure.

As for that foul air... we'll talk about it later.

One should not hesitate or look back before acting.

This spell is a special technique used by the Four Seasons Sect to communicate with heaven and earth and spirits, and it is especially effective in communicating with spirits.

However, it is, after all, a Golden Core level spell, which requires not only an understanding of the spell but also sufficient spiritual power.

After the painting was finished, Li Ye's face turned noticeably pale.

But on Tie Niu's forehead, there was a phoenix with its feathers still burning, so lifelike that it seemed about to spread its wings and take flight at any moment.

Li Ye instructed him:
"Follow the method I taught you."

"Now sit down cross-legged and infuse your divine sense into the earth."

Tie Niu quickly did as instructed.

Following Li Ye's instructions, he diligently infused the earth with the divine sense he had borrowed from Li Ye.

The cold, hard earth was like a frozen corpse.

His faint divine sense traveled through his meridians like a small boat in a raging storm; without Li Ye's guidance, it would have been swallowed up by the waves immediately.

Fortunately.

This pain did not last long.

His plea was precisely the lingering obsession of the phoenix that had not yet dispersed.

Deep within the earth, a spirit that had been dormant for an unknown period of time was awakened, instantly engulfing its downward-exploring divine sense and surging upwards like a volcanic eruption.

"Boom!"

The ground shook violently.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a bulge appeared in the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a huge tree, green with a bright red sheen, quickly grew to a height of seven or eight zhang in the blink of an eye, elegant and spacious.

Even more amazing is that the branches at the top of the tree intertwine, seemingly forming an elegant bird with long, colorful tail feathers trailing down to the ground.

From the moment it grows out.

The warm firelight dispelled the bone-chilling cold of the eternal winter night, making everyone feel lighter and strangely close.

It seems as if this bird is their ancestor.

That bloodline connection can never be faded.

"It's done." Li Ye looked at the sycamore tree with its blood-red hue amidst the lush greenery and breathed a sigh of relief. It was just as he had expected.

The humans here do indeed all possess the bloodline of the phoenix.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to persist for so long. Demonic energy erodes a person's mind, gradually making them violent and manic.

Fortunately, he arrived in time, and there was still hope for him.

However, the condition of this sycamore tree...

【Name】：Phoenix Snow Wutong
Mood: None

[Status]: A spirit plant born from the remains of a phoenix. It will try its best to protect the places it can protect, but the "white demonic energy" buried deep in its bloodline will continue to corrupt it.

[Can be bound]: Any spirit race member who voluntarily sacrifices themselves, using their flesh, blood, and soul to awaken the spirit of the phoenix.

Li Ye frowned.

The White Demon's energy that even the Phoenix couldn't resist.

The situation here is getting more and more complicated.

……

Not far from the sycamore tree.

Li Ye watched the children playing under the tree, where the sycamore tree brought warmth like spring, shielding them from the cold winter.

It was a wonderful feeling that the children had never experienced before, and each of them had a genuine smile on their face.

Especially the Iron Ox.

He could even draw upon the power of a paulownia tree, causing his friends to gasp in amazement.

The adults and monks stood at a distance.

Almost the entire village gathered here, enjoying the shelter provided by the sycamore trees.

Fu You's smile never stopped.

He thanked Li Ye again: "It is all thanks to you, Immortal. Otherwise, we would never have been able to discover the existence of such a divine tree underground."

Li Ye waved his hand and asked:

Where are your fields?

Fu You immediately reached out and invited, "Here!"

The leader led Li Ye eastward, and soon they came to a field of about seven or eight acres surrounded by a fence.

The field was neatly planted with the same lotus flowers I had seen before, and there were also some slender, upright little spirit beasts busy working in the field.

They carried small hoes, diligently loosening the soil and then fertilizing it.

Whenever snow accumulates, they immediately remove it to prevent it from piling up in the fields.

Isn't that a weasel?
[Name]: Clear and Turbid Yellow Spirit
[Mood]: Anxious, busy, hungry

[Status]: The offspring born of Huang Ling in the Jianmu World have lost most of their spiritual energy in the environment of rising demonic and turbid energy, but they still remember to help cultivators manage the nursery and fields.

So they're actually descendants of the Jianmu Huangxian?

No wonder.

Li Ye knew very well that the "immortals" living in the Jianmu world had long ago ingrained the protection of mortals into their very bones.

This is a legacy rooted in blood.

Even now, despite being corrupted by demonic energy and struggling to find enough to eat, they still use their own methods to help people manage the fields.

It's unclear whether it was Li Ye's possession or not, but the extremely pure spiritual energy belonging to the Four Seasons Sect attracted the attention of the weasels.

They immediately gathered around, carrying hoes.

One of the bolder ones even touched the hem of Li Ye's Taoist robe with its paw, then squeaked excitedly.

Li Ye silently took out a bunch of dates and handed them to them. Watching them bury their heads in the dates and eat them heartily, Li Ye's feelings became increasingly complicated.

"Thanks to them," Fu You said with emotion. "They take care of most of this field. Without them, we wouldn't even be able to save up enough grain each year."

“You really should thank them.”

Li Ye gave the last few dates to the weasels.

Then he raised his head, grasped the fragment of the Earth Book, and his aura suddenly changed.

He pointed his fingers at the field in front of him, forming a sword shape, and made a light slash.

"Zizzizi..."

The phoenix's flames rose and burned throughout the field, and the demonic energy within melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the sun.

Simultaneously.

The life-giving water from the Earth Book entered the lotus root, causing it to suddenly arch upwards and gradually grow larger and larger...

Immediately afterwards——

"Bulging!"

There was a loud bang.

All the lotus roots from the puffed lotus root plant burst open.

Red rice grains filled the sky, accompanied by smoke and fire as they exploded, falling like shooting stars in the cold night sky.

After each grain of rice falls, the flames rising from its surface continue to burn, whether it falls on the ground, the roof, or even inside the house.

The fire will continue to burn anyway.

Then it burned away the demonic energy that was spreading across the ground.

After all the rice grains of the fried rice had burned away, the air of the winter night was no longer filled with filth, but with a... aroma of fried rice.

Li Yesong opened the fragments of the book.

I took a difficult breath and felt my vision go black.

Although the phoenix tree helped him stabilize the spiritual energy here and was slowly purifying the spiritual power, it was still too difficult to forcibly mobilize this power to exorcise demons.

Moreover, he felt that the world here was rejecting him.

A faint white tinge was appearing in the distant sky.

This means it's almost dawn.

Is it dawn so soon?

He didn't know what would happen if he stayed there after dawn, but if he didn't leave now, it would definitely be too late.

So he instructed the young children, "I need to return to my courtyard. Come find me after sunset."

Fu You nodded quickly.

He immediately ordered his men to escort Li Ye back.

On the way back, Li Ye felt increasingly uneasy. Thick demonic energy began to rise from the snow, and more and more white shadows appeared in the distant mountains.

It seems a riot has begun.

His escorts clearly knew what was about to happen, quickened their pace, and finally returned to Li Ye's courtyard before dawn.

After watching Li Ye enter the courtyard, they quickly left.

They didn't even have time to say a word.

Li Ye looked in the direction they left and instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Above the snow-covered forest, which was beginning to distort and become indistinct, a pale sun was about to rise.

But when it rises.

Suddenly, the space around the sun seemed to distort for a fleeting moment.

A silent wail seemed to echo across the sky.

The sun then began to set.

This turn of events was so sudden that even Li Ye hadn't anticipated it.

He frowned, trying to get a clearer look.

The blur of the snow forest had already disappeared.

Several squirrels hopped and leaped into the yard, bringing a pure, refreshing breeze with them.

There was not a trace of demonic energy left.

(End of this chapter)