Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

To be honest, if it weren't for being inside the Four Seasons Sect, the dean's first reaction upon seeing a place like this would be to seal it off. If there were demons inside, they would be killed, and if not, it would be packed up and taken back to the Academy for research.

"..."

Spring Sun Taoist glanced at the dean with a dangerous look in his eyes. The fact that Li Ye controlled the "Power of the Demon Path" was really not something to be spread around.

Who would have expected this kid to suddenly cause such a commotion, even catching Wangshu, who was always paying attention and trying to cover it up, off guard?

But if they let the dean stay through persuasion, the Academy might make a fuss, which clearly wasn't a wise choice either.

"Ah ah," the dean waved a hand, "I'm a Confucian cultivator, and according to logic, I shouldn't have any ties with your Taoist concept of opposing demons.

Besides, you also know that there is indeed research on the power of the Demon Path within our Academy, only constrained by the fact that this world's demon power is too weak to be seriously studied.

I can swear to the Sage that I will never speak of today's events, but you must also help me persuade Li Ye... my junior brother.

We must work together even more closely!"

After speaking, she truly swore to the Sage, her attitude exceedingly solemn, the vow transforming into characters that shot up to the clouds and dissipated at the edge of the sunlight.

—— This indicated that the vow was effective.

For Confucian cultivators at the level of Divinity Transformation, or rather the Hongdao Realm, to manifest their divine techniques into reality, breaking such a vow wouldn't just mean no progress in cultivation; it could even lead to death and the dissipation of their Tao!

This serious demeanor indicated that this matter was extremely important to the Bitter Journey Academy, even requiring assurance from a Divinity Transformation level cultivator.

As for the Academy not caring about the Demon Path, that was likely just rhetoric.

Spring Sun Taoist gave the dean a deep look.

No response.

...

At this moment.

Li Ye was observing his own Dantian.

He saw that the demonic seed, which had been contending with his Golden Core, had already obediently integrated into the Dantian.

Like a seed planted in the earth.

It even sprouted a small, tender shoot rather quickly.

The top of the sprout held a black sphere, inside which a nascent world was forming.

The magic world.

It could be described as such.

[Name]: Li Ye's Demonic Seed

[Mood]: Tranquil

[State]: A demonic seed integrated with all of Li Ye's divine techniques and Taoist techniques, it will take root in Li Ye's Dantian, forming a nascent "magic world."

The power from Li Ye will be perfectly converted into demonic Qi, filling the magic world it nurtures.

This magic world can accommodate all living beings to cultivate the Demon Path, but the highest cultivation level is the same as the owner of the magic world, Li Ye's cultivation level.

Currently, this magic world is in the seedling stage.

As it grows into the next stage, it will give birth to some special magic minerals through the unique spiritual powers of celestial vein fragments.

Hmm.

A concise explanation.

Dao Heart breeds demons, resulting in a magic world.

Li Ye didn't quite know what expression to show at this moment; as a legitimate Taoist disciple, how did he inexplicably end up with a magic world?

And inside his Dantian, no less.

That's how it seemed, that's how it was said.

But Li Ye also understood that the elders of the sect were actually pleased to see it happen, even thinking the elders' moral bottom line was extremely flexible. Could this be the highest realm of the Tao that can be expressed?

As long as one believes it is the Tao, then it is the Tao?

Hmm.

Li Ye felt as though he had discovered something incredible, yet his heart became lighter.

"But why haven't you fully transformed?"

He looked towards his Jianmu.

At this time, though the Jianmu was growing at a visibly rapid pace, its branches cast gray shadows, and the concepts of life and death intertwined in its outline.

It was clear the Jianmu now had a complete "connection of life and death" capability, handling the journey from birth to death and even the afterlife of the beings living within it.

But the issue was that the Jianmu was still empty inside.

He had only planted a very few precious spirit plants within it, sparingly allocating an area for the beavers to use as a "Summer Villa."

By the way, the beavers were now most enthusiastic about building their nests throughout his domain to live in as small retreats during their leisure.

As Li Ye thought this.

He saw the Jianmu suddenly extend a branch, which looked like... a hand grabbing something.

In a single movement, it grabbed the "magic world" at the top of the demonic seed sprout.

And then it pulled the magic world towards its tree crown, with the poor demonic seed powerless to resist, trying hard to maintain the thread-like nutrient supply pathways, helplessly watching its magic world taken away.

The moment the demonic seed was placed at the Jianmu tree crown.

The Jianmu began its complete transformation.

Its appearance and color became increasingly deep, originally radiant like bronze, now marked with traces of time, or perhaps "maturity."

In just an instant, it grew to the next stage.

The internal space further expanded, directly turning into ten thousand acres of land.

Moreover, there were separations for life, death, and the magic world, with three different worlds divided by Jianmu's barriers, existing within the same space yet not connecting to each other.

Additionally, the Jianmu's roots extended from drawing spiritual power in Li Ye's Dantian to places even Li Ye couldn't explore, incidentally delivering a portion of spiritual power back to Li Ye.

This spiritual power was indescribably pure, if left alone, it would soon condense into natural spirit stones, with the kind of purity and clarity that marked them as supreme-grade spirit stones.

Judging from the speed at which it was drawing power.

It should easily produce a thousand or eight hundred pieces per day without any difficulty.

If Li Ye didn't absorb these spiritual powers, it could produce even more.

This was the second ability after Jianmu's advancement.

And the third ability was... a special "Tao Law," or rather a spirit pattern unique to Jianmu.

This spirit pattern did not need to be inscribed into the essence of living beings.

Simply branding it somewhere on oneself could immediately transform one's spiritual power into extremely pure demonic Qi, and even construct a second "meridian" within the body to cultivate the techniques of the Demon Path.

Even ordinary people could cultivate it.

"..."

Even without a spirit root?

No.

Or does this spirit pattern create a "spirit root," or does it mean the techniques of the Demon Path don't require a spirit root, making them universally cultivable?

If it's the latter, that's quite intriguing indeed.

Cultivating immortality requires a spirit root, but cultivating demons doesn't.

Li Ye squinted slightly, carefully examining this spirit pattern, with its appearance resembling the bronze color, both ancient and grandiose, yet symbolizing the wonder of demonic cultivation.

He had never heard of Jianmu possessing this capability before, could it be related to his unique panel?

All these thoughts culminated into a single curiosity——

"If I submit this spirit pattern, what benefits could I receive in return?"

This question quickly received an answer.

Because as he looked outside, he suddenly saw the Sect Leader and the two Taoists, Spring Sun and Winter Concealment, observing him from the front, left, and right.

Somehow.

Li Ye felt like a lamb surrounded by hungry wolves.

The Sect Leader's hand held an instrument resembling a sun dial, with its needle casting light more splendid than the sun, directly pointing at Li Ye.

"This item is the Four Seasons Sundial, one of the sect's sacred treasures."

"It doesn't measure time but rather can point towards the future. I noticed it had an unusual reaction just a moment ago, and a very distinct one at that."

The Sect Leader's expression was grinning like a chrysanthemum as he eagerly looked at Li Ye.

"Nephew, what kind of incredible object did you obtain to provoke such a reaction from the Four Seasons Sundial?"

"Rest assured, I brought benefits for you."

"As long as the item you offer is sufficiently miraculous, the sect will definitely reward you generously!"

As he said this.

He directly took out a handful of Dharma Transmission Jade Scrolls to sway before Li Ye.

And they were all purple-gold in color.

Among them, one possessed especially abundant spirituality, seemingly generating endless spiritual power endlessly.