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

Chapter 328 Before the Flowers Bloom
The fox clan was quite formidable.

Or you could say...furious.

Someone actually caused such a commotion right under their noses, and it was at the very location of the crucial ginseng field and the daylily-opening axe.

But as soon as they approached the place, an endless curtain of rain appeared out of nowhere, seemingly coming from all directions, accompanied by billowing mist, and completely engulfed them.

"...Xiang Yunqin of the Four Seasons Sect?"

"It seems there's also that old codger Su Xing's star orbit spirit array."

"Was it a disciple of the Four Seasons Sect or a disciple of the Star Tracing Sect who broke in?"

No matter what, they were all Nascent Soul cultivators, so they must have some knowledge. They immediately recognized what was going on here.

And obviously.

The monks here are just stalling for time.

That also means...

The Nascent Soul Fox Clan members immediately took pills and brought out their handy magic weapons. Various colored spiritual lights began to scorch the surrounding rain and mist like shooting stars.

The hastily arranged formation was obviously no match for such a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators' attacks.

However, Li Ye's spiritual power within the formation was also constantly circulating, transforming into glittering blue stars, which then directly emitted deathly demonic energy.

In an instant, countless strands of demonic energy intertwined, actually managing to repel the Nascent Soul cultivators' attacks for a moment.

That's the time.

Dressed in black robes, Wei Qingye launched his attack under the cover of mist, rain, and demonic rays.

He did not choose to confront them head-on.

Instead, he concealed his spiritual power and began his assassination.

He's a sword cultivator.

He was proficient in sweeping swordsmanship, and naturally, he was also adept at assassination techniques that concealed his presence, which enabled him to deal with all sorts of extreme situations.

His figure was like a ghost, and demonic energy swirled around his sword. With his first move, he severed the head of a fox clan nascent soul and pierced through its dantian, thus ensuring its utter annihilation.

The fox-spirit nascent soul never expected such a thing to happen; its severed head fell to the ground with its eyes wide open in death.

As he fell, his body was invaded by the surrounding demonic energy, which then burst out with countless rays of demonic light, creating a loud "boom" in mid-air and injuring several Nascent Soul cultivators who tried to rescue him.

As the celestial phenomenon of the Nascent Soul's demise occurred, Wei Qingye silently disappeared once again into the rain and mist, without revealing even the slightest flaw.

But Li Ye and Chen Mo, who were in the distance, were not so optimistic.

Holding your breath is not difficult.

It's not difficult to mobilize all the spiritual power in one's body to unleash a fatal blow.

However, combining the two would truly test a cultivator's self-control and the strength of their meridians and physical body—that's the problem. If it were Wei Qingye's own spiritual power, doing so would naturally not be difficult.

The cultivators of Tianmai Sword Mountain constantly push themselves to the limit from the moment they enter the sect, which is why their meridian-healing pills are so well-made.

"Sigh, I will try my best to control the demonic energy."

Fortunately, Li Ye was only in the form of a divine soul at this moment. He left enough divine consciousness in Wei Qingye's body to ensure that the demonic energy would not go berserk due to the lack of his restraint.

"Yes, we must not damage his foundation no matter what. Anyway, this place is already ours. If necessary, we can ask our master to take action personally."

Chen Mo, who was standing to the side, looked away.

Countless jade slabs of different sizes and shapes floated around him, transmitting information about the formation to him, requiring him to adjust and replenish them constantly.

Fortunately, he had a substantial financial foundation and demonic energy to serve as the main energy source, preventing the continuous burning of spirit stones inside. Otherwise, he would have thought that an array capable of trapping more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators was easy to set up.

It's estimated that after this formation is used up, he and his junior brother will go bankrupt.

At that point, we might even have to go to our master's place for a free meal, just to have a cup of tea.

Li Ye nodded.

Then he shifted some of his attention to his surroundings.

He estimated the timeframe; even with his control and his efforts to convert the power between Dao and Demon, it would still take at least three days.

We need to delay these Nascent Soul cultivators for three days.

That really meant treating Wei Qingye like a beast of burden—after discovering Wei Qingye's existence, those Nascent Soul cultivators had already begun to unite and gather their spiritual energy together.

Like a solid iron plate.

It's now virtually impossible to assassinate a Nascent Soul cultivator so easily.

It seems we need to use some other methods.

After a moment's thought, Li Ye turned his gaze to the Xuanhua Mountain-Splitting Axe and said directly, "Your demonic energy has been washed away, so you probably don't need it anymore. Why don't you pour it all into my soul?"

The latter did not expect Li Ye to say such a thing.

"Do you really want to accept these demonic energies?" Xuanhua Mountain-Splitting Axe said cautiously, "These demonic energies still have a trace of the sharpness of the divine punishment of creation, which is something that can destroy the Heavenly Dao."

—The way of Heaven can be really stupid at times.

If something can destroy it, it's better not to see it.

But for a cultivator like Li Ye, who enjoys the favor of heaven and earth, taking such power would be like performing a ritual on his sore spot.

"fine."

"I actually think this power is quite useful."

"Sometimes even big trees need their branches pruned."

This power, which involves the essence of space, is so special that if used properly, it might really have miraculous effects.

He felt he could practice.

For example... cutting the world.

Seeing that Li Ye had made his decision, Xuanhua Kaishanfu said nothing more. After all, such chosen ones were the protagonists in storybooks.

When the time is right, heaven and earth lend their strength; this perfectly describes someone like Li Ye.

So it passed those powers to Li Ye.

Li Ye's first reaction upon receiving these powers was...it was so painful—those destructive forces were constantly stabbing his body and mind like being chopped by knives and axes.

If this body weren't just an avatar, it would probably be riddled with holes by now, but precisely because of this, Li Ye has to endure even more pain.

But he was able to endure it all.

To gain power, one must pay a price. His daily cultivation does not rely on fighting, but on comprehending the great Dao of nature and all things in heaven and earth.

This is also part of heaven and earth.

At least if he thinks it is, then it must be.

The boundless yet profoundly demonic power in his hand vaguely formed the shape of an axe.

A very small axe.

It can at most be called a hand axe, and it even has a somewhat rustic feel, with thin vines wrapped around the handle, making it look very easy to hold.

very heavy.

Even though Li Ye managed to control the demonic energy to form such a rudimentary shape, it was still very difficult to control. He even felt that the axe was constantly falling downwards.

It was at this time.

The beavers arrived with the lotus lanterns in their hands.

Despite being several decades old, they are still just as energetic and even a bit reckless as when they were young.

He jumped up and down, wanting to help Li Ye pick up the axe.

A miraculous scene unfolded—after coming into contact with the flame of the Lotus Lantern, the originally heavy axe actually became lighter, but the demonic energy did not subside at all; instead, it became more active and obedient.

However, the flame of the Lotus Lantern showed no sign of cleansing the demonic energy; its light remained as bright and gentle as ever.

"..."

At that moment, Li Ye suddenly realized.

The compassion of the Lotus Lantern.

Perhaps there is no distinction between demonic energy and spiritual energy. It is simply "compassion," regardless of whether it is righteous or demonic.

if so.

Is it really the right thing to use this method to remove the demonic influence of the daylily-opening axe in order to help it be reborn?

His brow furrowed more deeply than ever before.

Suddenly, I remembered a key character in the myth of the Lotus Lantern who was difficult to distinguish between the Dao and the Demonic – namely, Ruoshui.

If we consider the attributes of spiritual power, then the Weak Water, capable of swallowing everything, is so powerful that even birds cannot cross it and a feather cannot float. It is clearly biased towards "demonic" power, yet it is also like a "moat" protecting the Heavenly Court.

"..."

"It seems we need to make some changes."

Li Ye felt a headache coming on.

Changing plans under such circumstances is really troublesome, but it has to be done.

Chen Mo watched quietly as Li Ye went from being conflicted to making up his mind, and then spoke up at the right moment: "Just do it. I still have a way to help you out."

He said this.

It directly spat out a glittering pill.

The moment the pill came into contact with the surrounding spiritual energy, it transformed into countless shooting stars flying in reverse, entering the array of rain and mist, and becoming shining yet dim stars in the sky.

From the time the stars began to shine.

Those fox-clan Nascent Soul cultivators who had become familiar with the situation and were about to launch an attack were struck as if by a heavy hammer, and could not even stand up straight.

"This is a protective treasure that my master gave me—as for yours, it is still being nurtured in my master's celestial starwood. Sigh, I really went all out this time."

Chen Mo's face twitched with heartache.

This item is a special treasure inherited from the stars in the heavens by their lineage. It is a supreme treasure that has truly absorbed endless starlight and can transform into stars.

The sun and moon can be obtained within the Four Seasons Sect, but only the Star Tracing lineage controls the cultivation of "stars," which is one of the reasons why the Star Tracing lineage has always maintained a transcendent status.

Li Ye expressed his sincere gratitude and smiled:
"Thank you, senior brother."

"It's alright. Master and Senior Brother still owe me favors. If all else fails, we can go to Master's wife and plead with her. She'll definitely help you get an even better one."

Don't tell me.

Chen Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this—when his master asked him to choose a star before, he didn't know what it was about, so he just picked one that looked good to him instead of choosing the most suitable one.

Being able to choose another one now would really make up for the regret.

"Very good, very good!"

He beamed with joy as he controlled the star and worked in tandem with Wei Qingye.

And that resolved all the potential problems.

Li Ye also began her own plan.

His original plan was to cleanse all the demonic energy and keep the Xuanhua Mountain-Opening Axe "pure".

But now that I think about it...

It is likely that the Lotus Lantern did not remain pure under the influence of demonic energy, but rather that it did not care whether it was righteous or demonic. In myths and legends, the distinction between righteousness and demonic nature was not as clear as it is now.

"Ah."

"If you're meant to control spiritual and demonic energy, then you were born to be my match."

Li Ye's fighting spirit had completely soared at this moment.

He broke the axe into countless handles and then gave them to the beavers.

These little guys immediately realized how to use these axes—driving them with the light of the Lotus Lantern, blinding white and blue axe lights slashed towards the Nascent Soul in the formation.

Wherever the axe light passed, space was torn apart, and a chaotic, blood-like liquid of spiritual energy flowed out. This liquid only appears when space is completely destroyed.

The Nascent Soul cultivator, unable to dodge in time, had its arms, legs, head, and other parts severed.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The beavers stared in shock at the axe in their hands, their expressions growing increasingly excited.

Then the offensive became even more ferocious.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Ye used his avatar and all his spiritual power to control the flow of Dao and Demon, or rather, to establish a balance.

It had only been a short time since it was used.

He could sense that "below" the daylily-splitting axe, a cluster of bright flames was rapidly rising.

It seemed to be announcing or anticipating his arrival.

at the same time.

The lotus flowers in the surrounding lotus pond that had been stained were instantly restored to their purity, and the newly grown lotus flowers also showed signs of blooming.

The spiritual energy rising from the lotus pond began to spread throughout the entire Earth Wish Cave Heaven, and all the spiritual energy, as well as the demonic energy that had long been inseparable from the cave heaven, began to flow here.

In particular, the rainbow-like halo that fell from the sky, and the terrifying spiritual power that gathered into the ginseng field and lotus pond, almost destroyed the formation.

The Earth Wish Fox Clan was truly panicked upon discovering this drastic change.

The pressure on Chen Mo and Wei Qingye increased dramatically.

Only then did Chen Mo realize how fortunate he was that he had retrieved the star, otherwise, with his junior brother suddenly causing this, the formation would have been destroyed.

but.

This pressure shouldn't last too long.

Because he had already seen that, under the irrigation of countless demonic and spiritual energies, some deep, dark water suddenly emerged in the lotus pond.

It seems capable of devouring everything.

Demonic energy, spiritual energy, and all other forces silently sank to the bottom upon approaching it.

Only some golden lotuses stood in these waters.

They are slowly blooming.

The golden light, like gold dust, blurred the surroundings, making them appear sacred and indistinct. It floated lightly in mid-air, and there seemed to be celestial music growing louder and louder, from being faintly audible at first to being deafening later.

Its light was simply too dazzling.

The rings of light were so powerful that even the array couldn't stop them.

When the fox-spirit Nascent Soul cultivators saw these halos, their faces turned deathly pale.

The black fox, who seemed to be the leader, said in a deep voice:

"It's time. You should dedicate yourselves to our Earth Wish Fox Clan."

As soon as he finished speaking...

First, the Golden Core Fox Clan decisively self-destructed their demon cores.

Then came the Nascent Soul Fox Clan, whose Nascent Souls exploded one by one after leaving their bodies.

This terrifying burst of spiritual energy and the changes in the celestial phenomena could not affect the gathering of spiritual power in the Lotus Lantern—it accepted everything without hesitation and sank into the deep water.

However, the formation could not withstand such a violent burst of spiritual energy.

The jade slabs around Chen Mo shattered, and Wei Qingye even spat out a mouthful of blood, but his expression remained calm—he was injured while helping Li Ye, so he shouldn't have any more trouble in the near future.

That's the time.

A mysterious figure who had been standing beside the Black Fox King suddenly took out a bow, and then solemnly took out an arrow.

The arrow bore clearly visible golden blood, still tinged with the scorching sunlight and deathly aura, and one could almost hear the mournful cry of the golden crow.

The man drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

It was aimed at Li Ye, who was already too weak to concentrate.

Then he decisively shot the arrow—

"Whoosh!"

(End of this chapter)