Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

Chapter 867 - 487: Xiangshui Tree’s New Form, Violet Thunder

"You little brat, how come you have to ask me about every little thing?""If they’re willing to give it to you, then just take it."

Li Ye could clearly feel Lady Pingxin’s helplessness.

But he still had to ask.

Once he was sure there was no problem, Li Ye stopped being polite.

"Thank you, Senior!"

He picked one up and took a bite.

The abundant Innate Spiritual Qi inside made his whole body feel comfortable; eating some fruit and then gnawing on a couple of steamed buns—such simple food felt more pleasant than a banquet of Immortal Family delicacies.

Full and satisfied.

He took a moment to sense the environment here.

Then mused, "In a place like this... with the vitality of Immortal Soil and so many Innate items, giving birth to a Spiritual Object is honestly way too easy.

But I don’t know if Senior has any requirements for the appearance of the Spiritual Object?"

At the mention of this—

Bull Head immediately handed Li Ye a bone tablet. "Take a look at this!"

The bone tablet was clearly made from the remains of some Innate Spirit’s bones.

Spiritual Light shimmered brilliantly.

By his estimation it could serve as the core of a High-Tier Magical Treasure.

Yet here it was just... a Jade Scroll.

That’s what real old-school extravagance looks like.

Li Ye sighed inwardly and probed the Jade Scroll, only to find that inside... it was nothing but simple cats and dogs. If he had to be specific, they were just common local cats and mutts you could see anywhere across the land.

Why those two?

"Senior, you didn’t give me the wrong thing, did you?" he asked, puzzled.

"Nope."

Bull Head waved his hand carelessly. "If you were in the Underworld, you’d know. When many souls arrive, what they think of and miss most are usually relatives and friends—but among them there are also these little creatures.

Some souls simply can’t let go of them.

And from that, they develop Resentment Qi toward the Underworld.

Quite a lot of them, actually."

On this point he himself was very confused.

Back in the Witch Race days, they’d tamed all kinds of beasts of the earth, and from that came the saying that the Witch Race were the ancestors of Beast Taming—honestly, in a sense that wasn’t wrong.

It’s just that their Beast Taming Skill, compared to later generations, was much more domineering.

Closer to "War Beasts."

Rather than the "Pet Beasts" more common in today’s world.

Even looking back with their near-eternal lifespans, things weren’t all that clear anymore, so they couldn’t understand, and thus wanted to see just where exactly the allure of these little things lay.

After Bull Head’s explanation—

Li Ye’s mouth twitched. How was he supposed to respond to that?

In the current Cultivation Realm, people really did value their Spirit Beasts more.

After all, every Cultivator basically wants to hole up for eternity, and with the Four Seasons Sect’s special circumstances, that’s even more true. With the massive backing of Four Seasons Sect, many Cultivators are... chill about Cultivation.

If they can cultivate to a higher tier, they do.

If they can’t, they simply enjoy the peace under Four Seasons Sect’s protection.

The Four Seasons Sect higher-ups don’t oppose this either; the Ancestor Masters all know this is a stage that must be gone through, a necessary part of the world’s elevation.

Which is to say, the ancient Witch Race seniors truly couldn’t understand.

But well.

Li Ye didn’t mind playing the good guy this time.

He thought for a moment. "So we’re just talking cats and dogs, right? But Senior, I have to say this upfront: if you really don’t like them, I’ll take them away and give them a little paradise to rest in down in the Lower Realm."

Before Bull Head could answer—

A strand of consciousness gently patted him on the head. "I’ll answer for them. With my promise, you should feel a bit more at ease, child, shouldn’t you?"

"Lady?" Bull Head looked into the distance, confused. "You value them that much as well?"

There was no answer.

But the lack of an answer was an answer in itself.

Li Ye let out a soft breath of relief.

He opened his palm.

The Xiangshui Tree, wreathed in Spiritual Light, appeared. It had already grown many branches that were lightly stretching out in all directions; each branch seemed to have its own spirituality, quickly spreading to cover the land within a hundred miles.

"What is that thing?"

Oxhead and Horseface both scratched their heads.

They basically stayed in the Underworld.

They knew a lot.

But all of that knowledge came from the memories of souls, and as everyone knows, anyone with a bit of ability can cultivate to "Longevity and Vision" in that Upper Realm environment.

The Nine Songs was never some particularly simple Divine Techniques; though its inheritance often appears in the world, it’s not the kind of thing you’d casually see.

So they’d never seen the Xiangshui Tree before.

But.

They could sense how strange the Xiangshui Tree was.

The "time and space" here seemed to be anchored by its branches.

How was that possible?

This was the original Underworld that Lady Pingxin had preserved.

"...So that’s how it is."

The Lady’s sigh echoed across the sky. "From earth comes wood... so this is the soil of Nuwa, and the wood born from it."

Huh?

Li Ye jerked his head up.

But that voice had already faded away.

It was actually very odd.

He had just instinctively felt that using the Xiangshui Tree here would work, so he did—and now it seemed that this Divine Techniques from Ancestor Su Xing had an even more mysterious side?

But there was nothing he could do.

If the Lady didn’t want to explain, who in the world could possibly force her to speak?

While he was tangled up in thought, the Xiangshui Tree’s branches had already grown outward. They didn’t fade but instead formed a separate, independent great tree that quietly took root in this original Underworld.

The blue-violet trunk looked even deeper and more unfathomable in the Dark surroundings.

As its master and creator... Li Ye could sense its abilities.

Anchoring.

He’d just been worried that the beings he’d create might run into trouble here, but the Xiangshui Tree’s very nature was to seek out "possibilities." Now that it could grow here, that meant the beings absolutely could not run into trouble here.

There were no other possibilities.

In a sense, this counted as the Xiangshui Tree’s advancement in ability.

A double-edged sword.

Because the future has many possibilities, people look forward to tomorrow.

But.

Here, there truly were no possibilities left.

Hmm? Wait.

He stared at the eerie blue Xiangshui Tree, slightly dazed.

Right, right.

This was a Demon Path tree.

Then what would happen if I tried injecting Spiritual Power into it?

The moment that thought surfaced—

He felt a shiver of extreme excitement, as though he were touching some taboo he normally couldn’t reach.

With how pampered he’d been up to now, of course he dared to be outrageously bold.

Thinking it, he did it.

He circulated the Dao Heart Demon Seed method and injected Spiritual Power into the Xiangshui Tree; the intertwining colors of Spiritual Power and Demonic Qi were like the boundary between sunset and night.

In an instant.

The surrounding space began to tremble.

The Xiangshui Tree’s roots drove deep into the earth, while its trunk stretched up to the Heavenly Dome.

The Witch Race folk immediately sensed something was off.

Here.

Here...

Didn’t seem quite so "stifling" anymore?

And right then—

"Rumble!"

They suddenly heard thunder explode in the Heavenly Dome, violet lightning blooming in a sky that had been empty.

Li Ye, who had basically become immune to lightning, felt his body tremble.

That was his body’s instinctive fear.