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

Chapter 303 The Secret of the Qingqiu Clan
"So just now..."

After learning about his earlier crying and bowing, Hu Tong forced himself to drink a pot of scalding hot tea before finally regaining some composure.

Li Ye gazed at her quietly.

He said very calmly:
"Fellow Daoist Hu."

"I want to obtain this supernatural power—I'll need your help for that."

As soon as those words were spoken...

Hu Tong, who was still somewhat dazed from the embarrassment, instantly snapped back to reality and frowned.

This calm tone suggests that Li Ye is determined to win.

It's actually normal.

The strange flower had already grown on his sycamore tree, and he couldn't just do nothing and wait for it to bloom.

Something always needs to be prepared.

If a high-ranking Qingqiu fox or phoenix were to appear among those flowers, its significance to Hu Tong's lineage would be beyond description.

Seniority and bloodline are very important factors in the Spirit Race.

This was not just a benefit for Li Ye, but also for Hu Tong and the entire Qingqiu Fox Clan that Hu Tong represented.

So Hu Tong quickly figured it out.

If we can cooperate well with Li Ye on this matter, we can not only gain the help of the highly respected Fox Granny, but also clarify the situation of that inheritance, and even further improve our relationship with Li Ye.

It really kills three birds with one stone!
The clever Qingqiu fox made a decision in an instant.

She glanced at Fu Yue and Hu Mei, who were holding hands and admiring the flowers in the distance, nodded and said, "Brother Li, I will give you an answer to this matter as soon as possible."

But that supernatural power...

There might be some troubles.

We need Brother Li's help.

After making this decision, she stopped hesitating and revealed some of the secrets of the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

original.

The Qingqiu Mountain, where the Qingqiu Fox Clan resides, is rich in jade on its sunny side and azurite on its shady side—these are two special spiritual objects upon which the Qingqiu Fox Clan depends for survival. Precious jade grows on the sunny side, while azurite, a wondrous pigment, grows on the shady side.

Among them, the precious jade is now an essential material for the Four Seasons Sect to refine the Golden Elixir and above jade slips. The warm and lustrous yang spirit jade can remain imperishable for ten thousand years and can also absorb divine consciousness, allowing one to practice magic and supernatural powers in the jade environment for a long time.

The pigment called Qingluo possesses spatial powers. It is said that the Qingqiu Mountain was transformed into an independent paradise by being stained with this color.

Moreover, the color is drawn directly from the heavens and earth, and it is said to have a great connection with "sky blue".

The paintings created using these colors are transformed into blessed lands, which are naturally close to the Dao, making cultivation there extremely smooth for cultivators.

In fact... a large part of the reason why that senior painter from the Bitter Journey Academy came to the Four Seasons Sect to seek cooperation was that he needed this kind of material as the base for the painting.

"But nowadays, the production of this type of blue-green wine is becoming increasingly scarce."

Hu Tong sighed slightly: "There is a mural in our clan, which was left by that ancestor. It was painted with pigments made from azurite. I guess her legacy should be in there."

However, with the production of azurite dwindling, it is now virtually impossible to completely cover the murals with it.

Li Ye frowned upon hearing this: "I've also heard that the nobles' azure spiritual materials can even be used to create portable blessed lands—many Nascent Soul cultivators want to find one for their descendants."

The price of that Qingqiu fox painting is around one million spirit stones.

That's your second largest source of income.

But if production has decreased, the nobles should already be trying to make up for it. Although I consider myself somewhat capable, I'm probably powerless to resolve this matter.

"No!"

Hu Tong looked at Li Ye's wrist with excitement.

On the glass bracelet that was already connected to Li Ye's soul, and whose avatar had even instinctively condensed, a faint blue color was appearing.

"..."

"You mean this thing?"

Li Ye glanced down at the bracelet, and his doubts were miraculously answered—when he obtained the Heavenly Color Stone Carving at the Bitter Journey Academy, he used one of these beads to dye the lotus flower blue.

That color represents "sky blue".

If that's the case, then it makes sense.

The sky is vast and boundless, possessing a unique spatial power.

I also have a bluebird.

"Yes!" Hu Tong became even more excited: "If you can help us cultivate a special spiritual plant, we can definitely restore the production of Qinghuo by using it."

"At that time, I am willing to sign a contract with you, Brother Li, on behalf of my lineage, agreeing to give you 60% of the future output of Qinghao!"

—That's a significant amount, 60%.

It should be noted that although Qingqiu Mountain of the Qingqiu Fox Clan can naturally produce the spiritual color Qinghuo, it requires a lot of spiritual energy to nourish it. In other words, Li Ye helps them recover, and then they can directly obtain Qinghuo.

He doesn't need to expend too much energy; he can simply invest once and then wait for the returns.

This is indeed a good deal.

"What kind of spiritual plants do you need?" he asked bluntly.

Anyway, I don't have much to do here, so cultivating some spiritual plants is no big deal.

"Please wait a moment!"

Hearing Li Ye say this, Hu Tong knew that he must have agreed. He quickly got up, transformed into a fox with four tails, and leaped away into the peach blossom forest.

At first glance, it looked like a big white dog had run away.

It completely lacks the agility and elegance of the fox clan.

They were clearly in a hurry.

"It looks nice to the touch. It would be great if this flower could give birth to a Qingqiu fox as a pet."

Li Ye watched her leave, muttered something to himself, and then looked at Fu Ye, who was staring intently at the two girls walking hand in hand in the distance.

At this moment, he no longer resembled the chosen one of destiny in the world. He was puffed up with anger, and his body clearly hadn't lost its childlike plumpness. When he got angry, he was actually quite cute.

“Brother Fu, the two of them are destined to be together, but you don’t need to worry about it so much—whether it’s Phoenix or Qingqiu Fox, they only love one person in their lifetime.”

"Your fate with Fellow Daoist Fu Yue is truly ordained by heaven, so why bother with these things?"

As he said this, he waved his hand.

Immediately, fragrant teacups appeared in mid-air.

"Sigh." Fu Ye sighed, "I was being too attached to appearances, but Xiao Yue and I have relied on each other for so many years in the Sui Ke Realm, it's really hard to accept that she has suddenly distanced herself from me now."

This former chosen one drank the scalding hot tea in one gulp, then smacked his lips, seemingly still wanting more.

Li Ye: “…”

I think you're just bored.

With a sudden thought, he said simply, "The disciple tests have already begun below. Since Martial Aunt Shenxue didn't send you directly here, she must want you to undergo the test."

After all, you've been in the Sui Ke Realm for far too long and are unfamiliar with the various rules of our Four Seasons Sect.

This assessment process is one you're familiar with. Why don't you go now?

After Li Ye finished speaking, he called out to the two people in the distance, "You two come too, don't waste time!"

His words were clearly still very useful.

The two girls, who were admiring the peach blossoms and eating peaches in the peach grove, immediately shuddered and ran back. Their faces were flushed with a rosy blush that was even more delicate than the peach blossoms.

"Yue'er..." Fu Ye was about to say something when Fu Yue shook her head and said, "I'll just follow Sister Mei to do the mission. You and Fellow Daoist Jian stay together and don't disturb us."

Fu Ye: "..."

He visibly weakened and left with a bewildered Jianhe, after which the two girls left chatting and laughing.

In fact, Li Ye quite understood why Fu Yue was like this—having stayed in such a small village as Sui Ke Jie for a long time, she suddenly came to a world like Dao Fan Jie.

She also had a familial connection with a charming fox-clan cultivator who was knowledgeable about all matters, so it was normal for her to become infatuated with him for a time.

To put it simply, it's just curiosity about new and interesting things.

He didn't sense anything beyond friendship between the two.

However, he was quite curious about how restless Fu Ye would be. He hadn't had time to watch the selection of these disciples before, but now he was rather interested.

Unfortunately, he didn't even get a chance to pay attention.

Hu Tong rushed back and placed a clump of spiritual plants with its tail curled up in front of Li Ye.

This spiritual plant.

Hmm... The leaves are like swords, narrow and long, upright and sharp, each one clearly visible, with an extremely restrained deep blue color, as if carved from jade.

At its top are tiny, bell-shaped flowers, each the size of a grain of rice. The flowers are a deep, clear blue, like the color of the blue sky, and upon closer inspection, they even resemble tiny stars.

A faint, subtle aura of天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) swirled around him, and even Li Ye's avatar felt a sense of fullness just from smelling it.

This thing certainly looks extraordinary.

But why does Li Ye feel that this thing looks so much like chives?

[Name]: Zhu Yu
[Mood]: Unquantifiable
[Status]: A unique spiritual plant that grows from Nanshan. When it matures, it will emit a "sky-blue spiritual light" and will not make you hungry if you eat it.

[Can be bound]: Any kind of spirit insect that requires a massive amount of spiritual energy.

Ok?
So simple.

Li Ye had originally planned to take a closer look, but he didn't expect the panel to be so simple—however, it doesn't make you hungry?

Golden Core cultivators like Li Ye require a massive amount of spiritual energy; the so-called "eating morning dew and consuming clouds and mist" refers to the spiritual energy they absorb.

In a sense, meditation can also be considered a way for monks to "fill themselves up."

If a spiritual plant can satisfy the hunger of high-level cultivators, then it is indeed a remarkable spiritual plant, and in the long run, it could potentially save millions of spirit stones.

But what does this thing have to do with that magical Spirit Color Azure Jade?

He looked at Hu Tong with a questioning gaze: "I do know something about the effects of this Zhu Yu, but what does it have to do with Qing Huo?"

Hu Tong replied, "Its original blue color should be even more intense. It is when this blue radiance fills the cliff that it can help Qingluo replenish its spiritual power."

"But for some reason, as it has been cultivated for generations, its blue color has become lighter and lighter, to the point that it can no longer replenish the blue pigment, and even the amount we get on a daily basis is not enough."

"From birth, apart from necessary interactions with the outside world, the only spiritual power we Qingqiu fox clan can absorb from birth to death is Zhu Yu's spiritual power."

—Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she revealed another secret: the reason why the Qingqiu fox clan has no demonic aura and even has purer spiritual energy than the human race is probably because of the spiritual energy from consuming this substance for a long time.

This pure spiritual energy even makes Li Ye, a newly promoted Celestial Being, somewhat eager to try it out; it's probably far more complex than he imagined.

"So you think that this reward from Heaven, the blue color of this glass bead, can help replenish it?"

Li Ye frowned.

"Then give it a try."

It just so happens that I did learn a special kind of spirit pattern at Lingfan Hall. That spirit pattern was created by a Golden Core cultivator who spent more than 30 years painstakingly researching it in order to celebrate the birthday of his Daoist partner and to prepare flowers of all colors in the world.

It can be considered a "transformation" type of spirit rune.

By inscribing the spiritual patterns and special colors into the essence of the spiritual plant, it can bloom and radiate a brilliance that is no different from the spiritual power of the colors.

Hu Tong frowned and said, "You want to use Lingfantang's wonderful method?"

"Many spirit plant masters have investigated this item before, but none of them have been able to inscribe any spirit patterns on it. Brother Li, please be careful."

Li Ye nodded: "I know."

After saying that, he began to use his supernatural powers.

For Li Ye now, engraving such spirit patterns is basically not difficult; at most, he only needs to pay a little attention to the fusion and conflict of spiritual power.

However, with the help of the Four Brahma Immortal Powers, this was actually quite easy.

soon.

His spiritual power enveloped the entire Zhu Yu plant, and the power of the Heart Soil further enhanced the smoothness of his use of the Spirit Observation Technique.

He saw...

The spiritual energy structure within this Zhu Yu plant is extremely complex.

Even with his current level of spiritual strength, he felt somewhat disoriented by that structure.

It's like looking at an extremely complex spirit garden.

Every line and trace of spiritual energy within has its own unique function, continuously drawing spiritual energy from somewhere in the void.

—This thing doesn't need external spiritual energy to grow; it can emit an almost terrifying spiritual energy on its own.

"wrong."

"..."

Li Ye suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

He was unable to leave any mark on it.

and.

The glass bead on his wrist trembled slightly, as if the divine sense and the Four Brahma Immortal Power that had penetrated deep into Zhu Yu had touched something.

The mist suddenly dissipated, revealing what looked like a crack.

From within the cracks emanated an endless blue radiance—or rather, veins formed by the radiance and surging blood.

This level of spiritual power and its lofty aura.

It is... the Heavenly Vein.

Moreover, he inexplicably sensed that it was still the Heavenly Vein that stretched deep into the Southern Region, which was the territory of the Demon Race.

This feeling was inexplicable, but he felt it must be in the Southern Region—because he could even sense the aura of the wolf demon Shuang Li, whom he had bound with the Demon-Suppressing Tree.

In other words.

The "Zhuyu" spiritual plant of the Qingqiu Fox Clan draws upon the celestial veins of the Southern Region.

And after so long, no one from the Four Seasons Sect has discovered it.

Why did Heaven suddenly allow me to discover this?
(End of this chapter)