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

Chapter 319 Ink Painting Reflections, The Methods of the Academy

The Daoist Dongzang leaned against the threshold and said lazily:

"If you don't push yourself, you won't know what you're capable of. With me here, just go ahead and show me what you're capable of."

"Alright then, I'll give you another prize—there are a total of 73,632 humans here. If you can save 10,000, I'll give you one spirit rune; 30,000, five; and 50,000, I'll give you an extra one of my unique spirit plants. If you can save them all..."

She paused deliberately.

"Then I will pass on one of my supernatural powers to you, but I cannot guarantee whether you can learn it, because this is not a jade slip left by the patriarch."

A jade slip for transmitting Buddhist teachings?

Does that mean it's one of the Thirty-Six Methods of the Heavenly Gang?

But which of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques did Dongzang Daoren learn?

Li Ye had just thought about it for a moment when he suddenly realized that he had really gotten carried away. Although the reward for this test was excellent, the problem was that the difficulty was also extremely high.

Seventy-three thousand six hundred and thirty-two ethnic groups.

When I came here, I was just planning to randomly pick one lucky person to take away, one or more of the seventy thousand...

He took a deep breath.

He clasped his fists and said:
"I will try my best, but I don't know to what extent I can achieve it. Moreover, when I cast the spell, it will definitely cause a violent shock to the Dao. Please help me suppress it, Ancestor."

After saying that, he sat down cross-legged.

There's no need to answer at all.

Although it was their first meeting, Li Ye knew that the Winter Hidden Ancestor would definitely help him resolve the external interference.

And indeed, that's exactly what he thought.

Daoist Dongzang raised an eyebrow and casually waved his hand, causing endless snowflakes to come from all directions, eventually enveloping the small courtyard completely.

Winter is not just about death and stillness; it also has the miraculous effect of "repairing" and even restoring.

No matter what kind of trouble Li Ye causes, she can recover.

After doing all this, she quietly looked at Li Ye, concealing her aura to the point of being almost nonexistent. For a moment, only the sound of snowflakes falling in the wind and the sound of spiritual energy bursting from Li Ye's body could be heard.

Li Ye's expression was serious.

A magnificent halo flowed from his body, or rather, from his primordial spirit.

Like water droplets, they slowly gathered around him.

This forms a magnificent and dazzling spring flowing from bottom to top.

To bring someone back to life, a special method is naturally required.

Although the separation between life and death is not as the legends of the mortal world suggest, with the underworld located underground, in a sense, the earth is also a "barrier" that isolates everything.

Some people believe that rivers and streams that can penetrate thick rock layers and solid earth are, in a sense, "passages" connecting the two worlds.

This is not without reason.

Therefore, the founder of the Four Seasons Sect specifically used this as a basis and made some modifications to the supernatural power. What Li Ye is using now is the "Life Spring", or what can be called the secret method of "Tracing the Stream of Life".

The dazzling stream gradually formed a circle around him.

then.

Li Ye extended his finger, pointed it into a sword shape, and gently tapped the small box containing mountains and rivers in the distance, saying in a solemn voice:
"It's time to bring him back to life."

The power belonging to the Golden Core immediately swept up those still somewhat bewildered people and carried them upstream.

In an instant, the boundary between life and death was crossed.

The moment they entered the mortal world, a vast amount of spiritual energy reconstructed their bodies, making them exactly the same as their current bodies, without any difference.

They stared blankly at the scenery before them.

I had no idea what was going on.

"..."

Wang Shu and Chun Hui looked at the person who suddenly appeared. Although they did not see the situation in the underworld, they already knew what Li Ye was doing.

Moreover, there was definitely interference from another powerful being.

Otherwise, if the cycle of life and death were interfered with in this way, the surrounding space and the tribulation lightning of the Heavenly Dao would have already fallen.

"It's for winter storage."

Chunhui said with certainty, "She must have blocked Li Ye in Taodu, otherwise the others shouldn't be in the sect right now."

As she spoke, she quickly summoned the disciples stationed at Dongji Market and asked them to arrange accommodations for these people who had been brought back from the dead.

Fortunately, the Eastern Yang Sea is vast enough that even if tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people come, it's like sand scattered into the sea. This rich sea area is the largest gathering place in the Eastern Region, without exception.

Then, they saw the spring on the ground bubbling and one person after another being thrown out of it.

Ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand...

Even the mountain god Yu Lei, who was observing this place, couldn't help but say:
"He has such abilities after only practicing the resurrection technique? Could this Li Ye really be the reincarnation of some patriarch from beyond the realm?"

—It is common knowledge among the higher-ups that Li Ye's soul does not belong to this world.

However, Jianmu was the first to accept Li Ye.

Li Ye has made so many contributions that, even though he is an outsider, he has long since become a part of the Dao Fan Realm.

As the saying goes, a hero's origins are irrelevant.

From the moment he became a hero, he himself was already the "origin".

Wang Shu continued with interest, "This world must have the Light Reflecting the Ten Directions Immortal Array set up by the Patriarch of Qiongguan Mountain to prevent outside souls from entering this place."

How can a foreign soul enter this world?

So this child is probably a spirit born from the nourishment of heaven and earth.

Otherwise, how can his wondrous supernatural powers, which are almost akin to creation itself, be explained?

—That immortal array was set up by the founder of Qiongguan Mountain, Feng Hou's personal disciple, to ensure that the Dao Fan Realm would not be invaded by any foreign souls.

After all, in world wars, there are often instances where powerful beings enter another world with their true spirits, personally plan and strategize, and ultimately achieve certain victories.

The patriarchs of various sects in the Taoist world also knew this method.

Often, various sects in the Daoist world use this method to enter other worlds, establish their presence, and complete their expansion and propagation of the Dao.

As someone who excels in this field, I naturally worry about being invaded by outsiders. After all, there are several not insignificant forces that I know of and have had contact with in the Dao Fan Realm.

Aside from the support of the patriarchs of the upper realm, they could even rival the Dao Fan Realm—which was already quite remarkable, considering that the Dao lineage of the Dao Fan Realm was personally passed down from the upper realm.

In short, since Wang Shu brought up this matter at this moment, she spoke her mind, and what she said was naturally Yu Yan's.

Yu Lei and Shen Tu, who were constantly watching this place, simply replied:

"really."

"In the end, Wang Shu saw things more clearly."

At this moment, Jianmu smiled and said, "The spirit of heaven and earth bestowed this child Li Ye upon us, which means that he has already learned a lot about the laws of creation."

Our efforts have finally yielded results.

This is truly cause for celebration! Congratulations!

The gods have all spoken, so this matter is now considered settled.

Chunhui Daoist was quite helpless. She sighed and said, "The sect leader has been building momentum for Li Ye all along. Now that you've said this, he's really become a so-called genius rather than a talent!"

For this,

The gods pretended not to hear.

Anyway, it's just a few complaints.

They were all focused on Li Ye's physical form and the ink-wash Jianmu tree in the distant sea. This was as Li Ye unleashed his "Resurrection" supernatural power.

Both are undergoing dramatic changes.

First and foremost is Ruomu.

Fragments of the "underworld" have begun to spill out around it, and these fragments are being arranged and pieced together in an orderly fashion, just like a jigsaw puzzle replicating everything in the present world.

This is actually somewhat reversed.

Logically speaking, the supernatural power of bringing the dead back to life should first be achieved by the cultivator who practices this power creating their own "underworld" as a transit station, then bringing the soul to the transit station to allow them to adapt before returning to the mortal world.

Then this transit station's underworld will become an independent space for cultivators. Whenever they wish and do not want their souls to leave, they can place their souls in the "underworld".

Begin the second chapter of your journey in the mortal world.

But Li Ye has now... sent people to the mortal world, and those people seem perfectly at ease, without any of the instability that comes with crossing the threshold of life and death.

Only then did he begin to construct his own underworld.

Furthermore, the underworld had very obvious ripples resembling ink wash painting, which at first glance looked like a landscape painting by a famous artist.

That's really strange.

"So it's that supernatural power?"

"The Scroll of Life and Spirit Transformation"

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Chunhui decisively sent a message to the head of the Kulu Academy, inviting her to come here for a chat.

then.

After a while.

Countless characters flew up from the side.

The gate forms a giant "door" shape, from which a female gentleman in a rupao (a type of traditional Chinese robe) walks out.

It was Hongdao who was the dean, whose cultivation level was equivalent to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"..."

"You weren't waiting all along, were you?"

Chunhui frowned and said, "You're acting like a child eagerly waiting to watch a play. Why did you come so quickly when I called you?"

The dean smiled slightly.

She first bowed to Wang Shu, who was standing to the side and hadn't even looked at her: "It's been a long time since I've seen Sister Wang Shu. You are as charming as ever."

Wang Shu didn't even flinch.

He simply nodded and said, "Mm."

The situation at the Bitter Journey Academy is a bit special. They don't have the concept of "gods" at all, or rather, they consider gods to be those appointed by humans.

Therefore, the gods of various sects and factions were quite ambivalent on their side. A considerable number of gods felt that there was nothing to talk about with them. Although Wang Shu did not share this sentiment, she was not interested in chatting with her either.

Instead of wasting time on this, you'd be better off checking on how your younger brother is doing...

"correct."

Wang Shu suddenly spoke up, quite solemnly, "Don't call me sister. I already have a younger brother. Aren't you taking advantage of him by saying that?"

This sudden remark almost stunned the dean.

Chunhui Daoist's lips twitched slightly.

The countless deities observing this place burst into laughter.

The dean looked at Wang Shu, then at the distance, and was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Take advantage?
I am, after all, the dean of the Bitter Journey Academy.

Although there are still a few semi-saints above who haven't shown up yet, they wouldn't take advantage of a junior, right? Or rather, it should be him who took advantage of me!
That's what I thought, but the dean keenly noticed that Wang Shu's aloof and divine aura had clearly dissipated considerably.

So, with a suicidal thought in mind, she chuckled and said, "Okay, sister, no problem, sister, I'll listen to you, Sister Wangshu!"

"..."

Chunhui slowly took two steps back.

So that he won't get splattered with blood when he gets hit by a meteor.

Unexpectedly, Wang Shu merely glanced coldly at the dean before disappearing completely.

They didn't do anything to the dean at all.

The dean's mood lightened considerably: "It seems that even gods become constrained when they have ties."

That's a rather dangerous statement.

Master Chunhui glanced at her, squinted, and said, "Even as she gets older, her thirst for knowledge has never diminished."

Let's take a look at the current situation.

Is it similar to the method of bringing the dead back to life passed down in your academy?

Upon hearing this, the dean...

She looked very carefully into the distance and even sensed the situation of the ink-wash Jianmu tree that Chunhui was conveying to her.

She said with certainty, "Yes, this really is our academy's method of reviving itself, using ink painting to depict the gate and connect life and death."

It seems that the senior painter was truly open and honest with that master of the Four Seasons Sect, even giving him this very method.

With her saying this, Chunhui finally made up her mind.

It turns out that Li Ye had already come into contact with the prerequisite method of the Bitter Journey Academy's method of bringing the dead back to life when he was cultivating Qi.

No wonder this child could be sent directly into the mortal world without having his soul placed in a "transfer station".

However, this means that the "ink" that Li Ye came into contact with was a medium that could connect the two worlds.

She suddenly looked at the dean.

"You expected this all along, didn't you?"

“If Li Ye hadn’t learned this technique, you wouldn’t have treated him so well back then, or rather, he learned this technique better than the cultivators of your Bitter Journey Academy.”

Am I right?

The dean simply smiled and said, "That's why I said that inviting him to be a teacher at the academy was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a genuine plan."

Now that he has not only learned your sect's method of bringing the dead back to life, but also practiced the ink-wash painting method of my Bitter Journey Academy, wouldn't it be a wonderful thing for us to deepen our cooperative relationship?

I told you this child would definitely be able to embark on a journey of learning after returning from Dushuo Mountain, and here we are.

Chunhui looked thoughtful.

Indeed, this is a wonderful thing. As the only Confucian force in this world, the Bitter Journey Academy has been able to develop despite the Taoist sect's encirclement and suppression. Although it has the tacit understanding of the ancestors of the upper realm, it still has real ability.

Cooperating with them is indeed entirely beneficial.

However, this matter ultimately depends on Li Ye's decision. This dean is far too scheming; it turns out that the promise of a vast sea of ​​books and learning he made earlier originated from this.

By practicing their methods, one establishes some connection with the academy, so entering the vast sea of ​​knowledge is naturally a reasonable and compliant matter.

She got a headache just thinking about it.

It's one thing that Tianmai Sword Mountain has been eyeing us covetously, but then this Bitter Journey Academy comes along too.

Thankfully... it's a pity I'm not this child's master, otherwise I would be both worried and relieved.

She decided to ask Li Ye properly after she finished.

Anyway.

It's almost over.

(End of this chapter)