Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

He reached out to take a branch of the Ruo Wood.

This divine tree that grew in the resting place of the sun exuded an eternal night, carrying a tranquil and profound serenity.

When the Ruo Wood appeared, Jiang Tingchao's expression became somewhat dazed. He stared blankly at the Ruo Wood, his fingers unconsciously wanting to touch it.

Just as Li Ye had thought: Jiang Tingchao and the Ruo Wood could be bound—

[Binding possible, binding requires the consumption of 10,000 points of Vital Essence.]

Another ten thousand points!

If it weren't for the fact that he'd recently accumulated over thirty thousand points while living in comfort, he wouldn't have been able to bind it. He certainly couldn't present a heap of food or pills to devour on the spot.

The thought of that scene horrified him a bit—better to honestly go back and eat more, storing up some Vital Essence.

'Bind it.'

With a movement of his mind.

Ten thousand points of Vital Essence were consumed straight away.

A mysterious connection formed between the Ruo Wood branch in his palm and Jiang Tingchao.

At this moment, it seemed as if something had been activated.

"Senior."

Jiang Tingchao's eyes were filled with longing: "Can I hold it?"

Li Ye looked at him, pondered for a moment, and handed the Ruo Wood to him: "Take it well."

"Ah ah!"

Jiang Tingchao responded, taking the branch of the Ruo Wood, which quickly took root and sprouted, the roots deeply piercing into Jiang Tingchao's body.

Then... it grew atop Jiang Tingchao's head, emitting an eternal night, suppressing the overly pure blood of Golden Sand within him.

The night was like a pitch-black canopy.

It looked quite nice.

But that seemed to be all there was to it.

Nothing else happened, and there wasn't the earth-shattering change Li Ye had imagined. It wasn't even as transformative as the binding and symbiosis of the Soul-Saving Bamboo and Delicious Coconut Tree.

Li Ye observed for a while but saw no further changes. He asked Jiang Tingchao if he had noticed anything, and the latter just shook his head saying it felt comfortable, and that's all.

This left Li Ye slightly disappointed, probably because such changes in divine trees might not be that apparent.

He helplessly said to Jiang Tingchao, "Come with me, I'll take you back to my Cave Mansion. In the future, you'll need to take care of some matters there."

To avoid any unforeseen incidents and to use Jianmu's perception to check for anything he might have missed, he took Jiang Tingchao and the Ruo Wood into the world of Jianmu.

Only then did he rise and head towards the teleportation array to the East Pole Yang Sea.

On his way, he kept an eye on the situation inside the world of Jianmu. Even a juvenile Jianmu could ignore and absorb most spiritual power.

It's safe to say that Jianmu's world was the safest place on him.

As a result, this time he did notice something—

Jiang Tingchao, with a night-like canopy on his head, saw a Golden Sand Crow resting on the coconut tree. The crow flapped its wings and flew over, then settled on Jiang Tingchao's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

At first glance, it seemed like a normal phenomenon.

A Golden Sand Crow, being related to the Golden Crow, would naturally be fond of the Ruo Wood. In myths and legends, the Golden Crow rests on the Ruo Wood after all.

But through the power of the Jianmu, Li Ye could sense that the spirituality of the Golden Sand Crow was slowly increasing!

No, it's not spirituality.

But rather... its soul!

Its soul was "growing".

This was truly an inconceivable thing. The physical body is easy to handle, and many demon path magics can create a body.

The problem now was that a soul appeared, which could "grow"—something that was almost beyond comprehension, as even divinity transformation couldn't give rise to a soul out of thin air.

To be able to create a soul out of nothing would indicate the ability to create life!

How is this possible?

"Unless it originally had a soul that has now been awakened."

"Why does the combination of the Soul-Saving Bamboo and the Delicious Coconut Tree result in the creation of life... Hmm, that doesn't seem too unbelievable either."

He thought of his Gourd Spirit Turtle and Potato Flood Dragon, both of which were new life forms born from two different species.

This was only a bit more miraculous now.

At least before, one could see the traits and lineage from the "parents," but now a crow was born from bamboo and coconut.

Perhaps the uniqueness of Golden Sand Island also played a part.

He was truly curious about why this phenomenon had occurred, so he quickened his pace back to the sect, intending to ask his omnipotent mentor.

Relying on himself alone to unravel these mysteries would require a great deal of heart power. Moreover, he believed in his mentor—if anyone could provide guidance, he would definitely navigate more smoothly.

Apparently expecting his visit, his mentor had Ling Ji Vine waiting at the entrance of the Transmission Hall, immediately leading him to a cloud-covered high mountain.

True Man Suoxing was holding a fishing rod, with a gray-haired beaver tied to its line.

It was swimming in the clouds, gasping for air, occasionally diving to catch some fish and throwing them ashore.

This was likely the punishment his mentor had given it—quite scary upon contemplation; once an overlord of a realm, now catching fish here.

Not mentioning the physical torment, the psychological pressure alone must be immense, right?

Li Ye's mouth twitched slightly, cautiously asking:

"Mentor."

"Is that senior the spirit pet of senior brother?"

"Yes." The mentor casually placed the fishing rod on a nearby platform and smiled at Li Ye: "It's the only spirit pet of my eldest disciple, your senior brother.