Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

What unfolded before him was a world within a painting.

In that world stood a circular building, five stories tall, with architecture so exquisite that even the ink-smudged walls brimmed with elegance and luxury.

It seemed as if every part was meticulously carved.

"Earthen building?"

Li Ye was astonished by this structure—he had thought this place might be a small courtyard, a thatched hut, or simply a plot of land.

He never expected such a grand and exquisite circular pavilion.

When he stepped inside, he could feel the space was very "dry," devoid of any Spiritual Qi.

In fact, it kept drawing Spiritual Qi from him incessantly, like countless tentacles reaching out, their suckers tightly winding around him, making him feel quite uncomfortable.

He glanced at the black cat, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"It's a necessary process of recognition,"

the black cat walked beside him, with a hint of nostalgia in its tone: "Only by infusing this world in the painting with your mana can it truly become yours."

"So what advantages does this world offer me? I think saturating this place with Spiritual Power would require at least three or four Third Tier Spirit Veins."

Li Ye looked up at the courtyard's sky well, from where he could see the dome where ink and water mixed into the sky, black and white, with white clouds drifting by.

It did look beautiful, the ink painting really suited his aesthetics.

There's no doubt this was a small world.

If it were other cultivators, they would probably be overjoyed.

But was he really lacking small worlds?

For the Four Seasons Sect, creating some small worlds to distribute to disciples was a simple task—as long as the Inner Sect Disciple reached the Golden Core Period, they could receive a Sumeru Ring with a small Grotto Heaven within.

Besides, he had his own Jianmu Grotto Heaven.

Currently, Li Ye was one who had seen many good things, starting to care about what benefits these things could bring him.

After all, his time and energy were really limited.

The black cat understood Li Ye's point.

Thinking it over carefully, it introduced, "This world within the painting can collect all the Divine Techniques and Magic you have learned, transforming them into scrolls, even those of Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.

You can practice Divine Techniques and Magic here anytime.

Besides, the scroll within the painting can let life created by the Life Breath Spirit Transformation Scroll grow here."

Li Ye frowned slightly: "Practicing magic and farming, but wasn't this originally a small world of a Confucian cultivator, also related to the Immortal in the Painting.

Are these two abilities a bit lacking?"

"Also, this place can accommodate Yin Qi and souls, allowing them to exist here without dissipating!"

The black cat suddenly grew somewhat anxious, would Li Ye turn it down?

If Li Ye turned it down, what would happen!

"Yin Qi and souls..." Li Ye pouted, "Can't I nourish souls elsewhere? Or does this place within the painting possess the ability to repair souls, nurturing soul bodies?"

His interest indeed began to wane.

From the current situation, it would take a tremendous amount of Spiritual Qi to restore this place, but the advantages it offered were neither urgent nor irreplaceable.

"..."

This time the black cat was silent for a long while before finally speaking: "Currently, with only the locust and bamboo Spirit Scrolls, these are the only abilities available.

If you can collect the remaining plum, orchid, and chrysanthemum scrolls, combining all five scrolls will allow you to summon this world within the painting into the real world.

At that time, your casual brushstrokes will allow you to modify and paint the land and mountains, and even erase the cultivators opposing you..."

"Wait!" Li Ye interrupted, puzzled: "Casual modification sounds very powerful indeed, but is there a mana requirement, what level must I achieve?"

"Uh."

"At least Golden Core Late-period."

The black cat pondered for a moment before replying.

"Golden Core Late-period?"

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh, considering his Divine Techniques—if he reached the Golden Core Late-period, supported by the sect's wonderful methods, moving mountains and filling seas shouldn't be difficult.

As for magical duels... by that time, wouldn't magical duels still be an option?

This left the black cat speechless, as it seemed this inheritance wasn't particularly important for Li Ye.

The world within the painting itself didn't appear more beneficial to Li Ye than the previous few Divine Techniques.

Li Ye had already halted his steps.

It seemed he didn't intend to proceed any further.

The black cat was so anxious it leapt around, finally revealing the last capability: "Here you can also cultivate spirituality.

The residual spirituality gathered through the Life Breath Spirit Transformation Scroll can be nurtured here, then used to nurture and benefit the same species."

Cultivate spirituality?

This piqued Li Ye's interest.

This made sense; the birth of the Immortal in the Painting must be the accumulation of spirituality—the life nourishing spirit technique recorded by the Bamboo Spirit Scroll already had such capability, so this place must be related to that capability.

Then why was the black cat reluctant to mention it?

Such a unique power would surely arouse Li Ye's curiosity.

Therefore, its concealment aimed at a possibly existing "spirituality" here—it intended to use his hands to foster this spirituality.

This was something Li Ye could never accept.

Fortunately, he had already prepared countermeasures against the black cat in advance.

It seemed time to resolve this hidden danger. This fellow had never clearly acknowledged a master and seemed to have another owner, yet enjoyed the conveniences brought by his cave mansion, which was simply unacceptable.

As he looked at the black cat, Li Ye smiled slightly and said:

"You are very dishonest."

"Even if this is a world within the painting you can control, do you think, black cat, you'd deceive me?"