Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

However, reaching the same realm as Senior Brother surely requires countless years of accumulation, and unfortunately, this Heart Grass cannot be bound.

The Heart Soil Spirit I brought from Ruoquan Island also needs to be bound to a "Spirit Beast," and it must be a Spirit Beast related to Heart Power.

"As for Spirit Beasts related to Heart Power, the only one I've ever seen is Senior Brother's Beaver... but that one, no, that senior can't possibly belong to me."

Li Ye sighed helplessly and began to slowly survey his Cave Mansion.

The first place he headed to was, of course, the Gourd Field closest to his courtyard.

In the past, this Gourd Field was always oily because those Gourd Spirit Turtles constantly produced gourd oil.

But now, arriving here, Li Ye was surprised to find that all the oily gourd oil had disappeared—the large Gourd Field was spotlessly clean.

The multicolored vines shimmered with the vibrant glow of Spirit Plants under the sunlight, and the Spiritual Qi was so dense that it formed mist. It truly resembled an Immortal Blessed Land after removing all that greasy oil.

"Where did all the oil go?"

Li Ye did not use his Divine Sense to scan but directly stepped into the now clean Spirit Field, observing the Gourd Forest that suddenly became lively because of his presence.

The circulation of Spiritual Power in the whole Gourd Field seemed to become more "orderly."

Originally, this place was a chaotic area of the Five Elements, and for the Five Elements to circulate smoothly, a stronger consciousness was needed to suppress them.

A conjecture formed in his mind—spirituality.

Perhaps this place, like the Mist-Imbibing Magnolia, has generated a unified spirituality.

He became increasingly curious, considering it an exploration.

He strolled leisurely in the Gourd Field, casually picking some good-quality gourds to make into ornaments. Soon, a group of Turtle Spirit Gourds followed at his feet.

As he walked deeper, he could feel a warm current bubbling in the depths of the Gourd Field, carrying a delicate lotus fragrance.

"Could it be the Lamp Wax Flower and Pure Spiritual Field Lotus."

"Previously, I inscribed the Array Pattern of the Lotus Pill Method."

With this thought, he quickened his pace and soon saw the ground with roots of Spirit Oil Willows, but what flowed in those roots was not Spiritual Power, but oil.

"Huh?"

The Spirit Vein Willow could actually accommodate "oil."

Is it because there is so much Spiritual Qi in this oil, or does it inherently possess such ability, or has it mutated just like everything else in this volatile Cave Mansion?

Li Ye, of course, hoped it was a spontaneous mutation, not purely reliant on his attribute panel but caused by special environmental changes.

Looking through the panel, their names had changed to "Spirit Oil Willow," indicating a spontaneous environmental change.

Li Ye observed for a while and found that the branches of these Spirit Oil Willows would hide underground, absorbing oil from all places and transporting it to the center of the Gourd Field.

Every breath of oil absorption was quite astounding—yet previously, the Spiritual Mechanism Vine told him they had only collected 6,200 catties during this period.

This certainly means more gourd oil was autonomously absorbed and digested by the Gourd Field.

He pondered but kept walking.

After passing through a dense gourd cluster, the scene suddenly opened up—the place where the Lamp Wax Flowers were originally planted had transformed into a literal "oil field."

Beside the oil field was a Spirit Oil Willow, its branches stirring within the Spirit Field, controlling the spirit oil and seemingly forming a vividly colored whirlpool.

In the center of the oil field was that Lamp Wax Flower, its oil forming petal-like structures, firmly supporting the Pure Spiritual Field Lotus.

Li Ye initially thought the mutation occurred in the Pure Spiritual Field Lotus, but at the center of the blooming lotus, there was a small gourd entirely composed of Spiritual Qi, continuously emitting multicolored flames.

[Name]: Treasure Lotus Gourd

[Mood]: Uneasy.

[State]: A spirit body nurtured by the Pure Spiritual Field Lotus and numerous burned gourd oils.

"The Treasure Lotus Lamp has turned into the Treasure Gourd Lamp."

Li Ye pouted, feeling a bit complicated.

After all, ever since he obtained the Lotus Pill Method, he'd been wondering if a "Treasure Lotus Lamp" could appear, even if it was just a superficial version.

Yet now...

"Hmm?"

Just as he was feeling a bit lost, the Pure Spiritual Field Lotus in the distance suddenly split off a clone from the Lamp Wax Flower, crystal clear and jade-like, supporting the Treasure Lotus Gourd as it flew over.

In flight, the light flames emitted by the Treasure Lotus Gourd grew brighter, and it slowly melted, acting as the "wick" and "lamp oil" of the lotus inside.

An immensely terrifying surge of Spiritual Power radiated from this "Treasure Lotus Lamp", and if Li Ye wasn't its owner, he would have been melted by it.

This Spiritual Power was repelling the Power of the Five Elements!

All things in the world possess the Power of the Five Elements. To repel the Five Elements is akin to repelling everything, implying immensely terrifying attack power.

Unless one has no Power of the Five Elements, they would be completely obliterated by this "Treasure Lotus Lamp."

The cost was that the light flames of the Treasure Lotus Lamp were rapidly consumed, and the originally exquisite little gourd visibly melted, eventually turning into a pool of Spiritual Liquid and disappearing completely.

The Treasure Lotus Lamp itself also gradually dissolved, leaving not even a trace of ash.

From the time Li Ye obtained it until it was entirely consumed, only half a cup of tea's worth of time had passed.

This was without actively using it to attack; it would deplete even faster if used for attacks.

"There should be more, right?"

He looked towards the Pure Spiritual Field Lotus holding the Lamp Wax Flower, which transmitted a clearer conscious: It could still nurture, but would need time and gourd oil.

Approximately five thousand catties of five-attribute gourd oil burned and refined to produce one Treasure Lotus Gourd.

"So that means I need to expand the planting area."

"Spirit Field, huh."

"Should I inform the sect... I guess I should."

Li Ye thought for a bit and decided to report it, because expanding the planting area here would require more Five Elements Spiritual Spring Jade.

But to report, he'd need to inform his master first.

"A kind of terrifyingly offensive Spirit Plant."

"The specifics will have to wait until another one is nurtured to test."

He decided to wait until another "Treasure Lotus Lamp" was nurtured before reporting to the sect.

After all, there is no actual object at present, so reporting would be useless; there was no urgency.

He continued to inspect his Cave Mansion, but unfortunately did not discover much afterwards, since only a short time had passed, indeed not enough time for significant changes.

Having completed a round, he arrived at the residence chosen by Jiang Tingchao.

——A clearing at the westernmost part of the Cave Mansion, which was also Zhao He's residence.

Jiang Tingchao was clearly aware of the situation here and, upon seeing Li Ye approach, respectfully called out, "Master."

"..."

Even though Li Ye was accustomed to this address, every time he heard a taller man like Jiang calling him 'master,' it felt awkward.

"Your method of cultivating Spirit Plants primarily comes from the Golden Sand in your bloodline."

With a loud sound, the water bead shattered and its contents infused into the ground, beginning to flow like a river.

The tendrils drawn into the ground absorbed the soaking of the water, as if trying to give birth to something from the nourishment.

To be nurtured and developed.

The sound of water echoed as it flowed through the Spirit Vein ground, producing a vibrant melody.

Li Ye walked along the stream, feeling the intense flow of the Power of Night.

A growing anticipation enveloped his heart as if something was on the brink of revealing itself.