Actually, it wasn’t that he was being pretentious, but more that he recalled the words Ancestor Jianmu had once told him. Even though he could now casually grow countless grains, the conditions in which mortals lived remained unchanged.

What could he accomplish by going there? The power of the Cultivator ultimately couldn’t persist indefinitely; only by finding a method suitable for mortals so that they could live without worry about food and clothing could things be improved.

Perhaps he should cultivate some ordinary rice and wheat, as well as Spiritual Objects that could live in regular waters, to diversify food types and strengthen their bodies.

Bai Shunfeng hesitated to speak, and seeing this, Li Ye became interested: "You want to speak to me about something? Just say it directly, as I have not spent as much time in the human world as you have."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shunfeng dared to speak: "I heard some senior Immortal Family members mention in the Mountain and River Realm that someone is destined to perform these tasks, or else the world will fall into turmoil.

True Man, you sympathize with them, but you can’t save everyone. Once this spreads, more people might long for the salvation of the Immortal’s great power.

At that time..."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye smiled: "That’s overthinking. My reason for not revealing myself is so they don’t rely on my power; those fishes were merely a gift.

Until my masters and seniors find a method to completely solve the problem, keeping them in their original state is better. At most, provide them with healthy bodies.

At least strong, healthy bodies can help them face many problems and troubles in life."

He patted Bai Shunfeng on the shoulder: "Hurry up, I can’t wait to enshrine you with the Divine Position, though I wonder which God’s hall you’ll end up in?"

Bai Shunfeng was very curious about this.

So they stopped discussing anything and hurried their pace.

When they arrived at the Divine Sealing Hall located atop the Heavenly Dome, Li Ye took out his Identity Token and called out to the Divine Hall:

"Disciple Li Ye wishes to give the Divine Position allocation to Bai Xian, Bai Shunfeng, born in the Jianmu World!"

The majestic and towering doors of the Divine Hall silently opened.

A deity walked out, wearing sheer gauze, with countless arms extending from behind them holding branches of various Spirit Plants, tree branches, and flowers.

Their face was exquisitely beautiful yet indistinct in gender, golden hair spread with deer antlers faintly visible.

Golden pupils without a hint of gloom, compassionate yet sorrowful.

As they took steps, countless flowers and grass grew under their clean soles, but as they moved, the flora withered, a cycle of flourishing and wilting, changing the light back with each step.

The interweaving hues of yellow and green were extremely peculiar, giving an unsettling and even eerie feeling.

Even Li Ye felt immense pressure, instinctively resisting this deity, lacking the warmth akin to a spring breeze that other divine mentors exuded.

Only a cold, unvarying cycle of flourishing and decay remained.

Bai Shunfeng was already trembling uncontrollably, instinctively hiding behind Li Ye, even showing his true form with a back covered in dense white spikes.

"You are..."

Li Ye stood in front of him, looking puzzled: "May I ask which deity you are?"

The deity walking towards him paused momentarily, their almost otherworldly beautiful face displaying a look of compassion and benevolence.

Then they reached out and gently stroked Li Ye’s cheek, very softly, while gradually closing in, the peculiar scent of herbs on them growing stronger, carrying an inexplicable vitality.

As they drew within a foot of Li Ye, they embraced him lightly, countless arms enfolding him, the embrace warm and selfless but fraught with an ineffable sense of terror.

A clear green dewdrop fell "drip" onto Li Ye’s cheek.

Cool yet burning.

In that instant, the terrifying vitality made Li Ye feel as if he were about to explode, even something like grass and vines started growing on his body, as if mutating.

Fortunately, Jianmu’s power swallowed these vitality forces, along with a relentless reminder of [+100] notification echoing.

Ultimately accumulating a full twenty thousand points.

For a moment, Li Ye didn’t want them to release him.

Sadly, the deity ceased the embrace, stood before Bai Shunfeng, and spoke for the first time: "Everything you seek is granted."

The voice was accompanied by a halo of burgeoning flora, enveloping Bai Shunfeng, soon forming a Divine Seal of a wheat ear upon his forehead.

Simultaneously, Bai Shunfeng’s Spiritual Power swiftly transformed, becoming a more immense, yet gentle force—Divine Power, the godly force of this peculiar deity.

The deity then slowly returned inside the Divine Hall, the doors silently closing again, leaving only Li Ye and Bai Shunfeng on the grand, mist-shrouded jade platform.

"Which deity is this?"

Li Ye’s eyes were filled with uncertainty, this deity felt too strange, if not for his Jianmu power, such forces could directly blast him apart.

To be honest, it’s quite reminiscent of some Evil Gods.

"It should be..."

"Compassion."

Bai Shunfeng was also perplexed; he did indeed receive an enshrined Divine Position, and it belonged to this deity, but he only knew the name, nothing else.

Yet the force was extremely powerful, altruistic, not only restoring the Essence Blood and Spiritual Power he lost but also elevating his cultivation to nearly Golden Core level.

"Compassion?"

Li Ye thought for a while, surprisingly unable to find any record about this deity, growing even more confused.

After pondering, he advised Bai Shunfeng: "Now that you possess a Divine Position, you can apply for some resources, go on your own, I need to look for Senior Brother."

Initially, he wanted to seek his master, but his master hadn’t returned yet; he decided to visit his Third Senior Brother instead.

"Thank you, True Man."

"I’ll go now."

Bai Shunfeng knew Li Ye needed to attend to matters, cheerfully left alone, and watched as he departed, then Li Ye warily glanced in the direction of the Divine Hall before heading to Third Senior Brother’s Cave Mansion seeking an audience.

Luckily, Third Senior Brother was inside the Cave Mansion, coming out to greet him directly.

Though Third Senior Brother’s attire...

At the moment, Third Senior Brother was in a loose robe, with steam rising off his body, revealing a slightly darker chest and abdomen, along with a trace of alcohol.

Alongside him, various jumping items—swords, pipa, chessboards, Eight Trigrams Plates... all were Spirit Plants, and each was a Combat Spirit Plant.

"Oh, it’s Little Junior Brother."

Third Senior Brother casually draped an arm over Li Ye’s shoulder, like a worldly debauched individual linking arms, proudly boasting as they walked:

"Just in time, come, come, let’s enjoy the fine wine brewed by the Dangkang tribe I’ve obtained!"

Li Ye was cordially led into Third Senior Brother’s Cave Mansion.

Third Senior Brother’s Cave Mansion was quite peculiar.

No ground to be seen.

Instead, exiting the Four Seasons Hall reveals floating clouds in the sky and palaces upon them, looking down showed a deep unfathomable ocean abyss.

The clear contrast between the bright Celestial Light Cloud Palace above and the dark, deep abyss below made Li Ye feel a bit afraid of heights after more glances.

"Hmm?"

Third Senior Brother noticed Li Ye peering below, speaking proudly:

"Below is where I collected Demons when I first entered Golden Core; there were so many that I concocted an abyss and Demon-Suppressing Tree to contain them."

"About... a few thousand."

A few thousand?

Unexpectedly, is Third Senior Brother this valiant?

Li Ye expressed admiration.

The smile on Third Senior Brother’s face deepened.

Once seated in the pavilion, he scratched his head, actively grabbed the wine jug from the table, and poured Li Ye a full bowl.

"Junior Brother doesn’t like drinking, just have a taste. If you do, there’s plenty here!"

"I managed to sneak it with friends from the Dangkang tribe."

Then he raised his bowl and drank heartily.

The liquor trickled from the corners of his mouth to his body, skin reflecting in the sunlight—cool and impressive, though it seemed he spilled more than he drank.

Li Ye felt it kind of wasteful and a bit painful.

Dangkang tribe’s fine wine is renowned worldwide, brewed from real grain essence; how could it be consumed this way?