Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

Now that everything has been confirmed to be on the right track, he can start to focus on cultivating more Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants, such as the pink little pig with flowers in front of him.

The little pig looks only about the size of a puppy, and the flowers growing on its body vary in color and shape. It joyfully digs around with its nose under the sunlight.

In the soil it digs through, some small flowers made of Spiritual Power will surprisingly grow. The flowers on its body will decrease until they completely disappear, at which point it will revert to its original form—a ginseng plant, taking root in the soil.

[Name]: Dangkang Flower Ginseng Pig

[Mood]: Happy

[Status]: A special Spirit Beast formed from a young Mountain and Sea Divine Beast Dangkang with impure bloodline and bound with the Spirit Plant "Spiritual Flower Ginseng" and "Million Flowers Cluster." Its power has not yet fully stabilized.

This was an attempt by Li Ye to cultivate it.

——It is worth mentioning that what he initially pondered was whether he could create a low-tier version of the Wuyou Grain Storehouse.

However, the Wuyou Grain Storehouse is extremely complex and indeed difficult to recreate.

Settling for second best, he created this entity.

He first used the Wuyou Grain Storehouse as a cultivation base, grafting the Spirit Yünhua Ginseng together with the Million Flowers Cluster.

Then he bound the roots of the grafted plants with the impure-blooded Dangkang to co-exist.

During this process, he rarely experienced the difficulties of cultivation.

It truly was quite challenging.

Even with the Wuyou Grain Storehouse as a cultivation base, the blood of the Yuansheng Deer, and his Emotion Song, it was still not easy to cross-graft different Spirit Plants.

The most difficult thing initially was the "spirit" in all things.

This spirit refers to the soul, as well as the spirituality of the Spirit Plant itself—grafting and cross-breeding is akin to fusing two independent souls, while allowing them to freely stretch and grow.

The mere repulsion reaction posed a challenge for Li Ye.

The resistance and reaction of the soul can indeed affect the external environment.

To fully integrate the Spirit Flower Ginseng and Million Flowers Cluster, Li Ye spent a full six years, during which many died, and many were saved by him, resulting in only one successful cultivation.

"No wonder the mentors find it so novel when I manage to create new crops."

"Even though the mentors have more experience and knowledge, anything that pertains to the essence of life invariably takes years to accomplish."

Li Ye extended his finger and gently tapped.

Beside the pink little flower pig, a luminous phantom immediately emerged, projecting it entirely from inside out.

Inside its body, the Spirit Yünhua Ginseng could be clearly seen hiding beneath the skin, with small diverse flowers like clusters of brocade blooming at the top of the Spirit Ginseng.

The power of the Spirit Ginseng is released through these flowers of Spiritual Power, purifying and removing the pollution from the soil.

The original Dangkang inherently had some ability to transform the land.

Before the hybridization, the Spirit Flower Ginseng was considered a one-time use, as its vitality would be completely exhausted when its power burst out.

But after incorporating the special Spirit Plant, Million Flowers Cluster, each burst of Spiritual Power now comes at the cost of the life of those million flowers of Spiritual Power.

With the combination of the three, Li Ye estimates that it can even transform the land continuously and ceaselessly.

Currently, the Four Seasons Sect has almost reached its limit in terms of using existing land, and he indeed has no ideas that can surpass the land arrangements of the past cultivators of Four Seasons Sect.

Generations of cultivators were ingenious, and the methods they have been perfecting over generations are best maintained as is, unless he has particularly excellent ideas, he wouldn't intervene of his own accord.

But those polluted lands are the fertile ground for him to forge his Tao Foundation.

——His current Small Thousand World within his Golden Core needs external assistance to quickly develop, similar to the jade he received from the world when he was in Dongcang Town in the Netherworld.

Without these external aids, allowing the world to grow and develop on its own would probably take thousands of years.

But if he can earn gratitude from those worlds and obtain such jade, he can use it to construct his own Small Thousand World, which would drastically reduce the time consumed.

The Dangkang Flower Ginseng Pig.

It is the first piece in his puzzle.

With the issue at Dongcang Town temporarily settled, it's time to return to the sect and present this creation to the mentors and see if he can gain an opportunity.

Having been away for so long, he also misses his Cave Mansion, wanting to lie in the small courtyard's deck chair and enjoy the moist breeze from East Lake, and it would be even better if he could cuddle with the Beaver for a nap.

But before that, there are two minor matters he needs to attend to.

...

Ink and Water World.

Upon Li Ye's entry, the white fox immediately greeted him with great enthusiasm, wagging its tail, clearly capable of perfectly gauging the extent of its fawning.

Its tail gently touched Li Ye's body, encircling his waist, soft as white clouds, teasing but not excessively so.

"Master."

"You have finally come. During this period, I have been meticulously managing this world, while that cat sleeps every day, I truly feel it's unfair for you."

"It consumes so much Spiritual Qi and yet accomplishes little, it's neither as cute nor as useful as I am, why not let me eat it directly?"

"What do you think~"

Li Ye glanced at the black cat, restrained and unable to move under one of its tails, with an expression of frustration similar to constipation.

No wonder those tales of emperors ignoring fierce palace rivalries.

This kind of butt-kissing rivalry indeed can greatly satisfy one's vanity.

Remembering the aloof demeanor of the black cat earlier, Li Ye felt a strange sense of satisfaction, replying unhurriedly, "Eating it is not an option, you should take care of it well."

"Take care of it well," he emphasized.

The white fox, being astute, instantly understood Li Ye's meaning, its tail wagging like a windmill: "Don't worry, Master!"

It glanced at the black cat, a hint of mischievous glee in its sparkling peach blossom eyes—finally, its master admitted it was better than the black cat!

It would certainly take good care of the black cat.

The poor black cat, still unaware of its looming fate, looked bewildered at Li Ye, who had already stopped before a coffin.

Within the coffin, a body had taken form.

It was rather unsettling and eerie.

Because the growth of the body started with the organs and meridians, essentially growing organs within the skeleton and gradually covering them with flesh and skin.

All internal organs were laid bare before Li Ye, with meridians and blood vessels constructed from silk threads, so intricate it was almost unimaginably complex.

[Name]: Ink and Water Golden Sand Body.

[Mood]: Complicated, indescribable.

[Status]: A body forcibly created through a series of special Dharma Methods, resembling a Spirit Plant, and approaching the "Undying People".

[Can be bound]: Sweet Wood Fruit from Red Spring Offering.

Undying People.

Li Ye squinted his eyes.

He recalled that "Classic of Mountains and Seas: The South Sea Chapter" does indeed contain legends about the Undying People, and it mentions that those people were very dark... could it be that this darkness refers to ink's darkness?

If that were the case, it would indicate that the ancient ancestor and the great painter must have uncovered some secrets of the Undying People, which would indeed be telling.

"You should recall by now."

Li Ye asked softly, suppressing his inner thoughts: "Do you feel anything amiss, Taoist Friend Wen?"

The incomplete body transformed into the phantom of a young cultivator.

He cupped his hands to Li Ye, "Thank you, senior, without your help I would not have been able to appear in this form in the world again."

After pausing a moment, he said:

"Senior Brother Wei, he…"

"Brother Wei is very happy," smiled Li Ye, "You should know that you are his obsession, his sword is clearly only for conquering the underworld."

"Just focus on growing strong, and when you can truly leave this place, I'll set you up with a perfectly comfortable residence, and no one will know anything unique about you."

"At that time… you can even marry and have children."

Li Ye blinked.

The apparition of the young cultivator turned bright red in an instant.

Could he, in this body, really marry and have children?