Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 268 - 180: Clearing Out the Hell Path Stronghold (Part 2)
And after approaching and gaining the other’s aura, they would carve a puppet identical to that person to carry around—just imagine, what would it be like to see a puppet that looks exactly like you serving someone else?
At least the others unconsciously distanced themselves from the female cultivator.
Magical duels didn’t matter, but this situation genuinely made them extremely disgusted; if it weren’t for the current crucial matter, they might have already considered how to deal with her first.
The female cultivator, however, didn’t mind and continued casting magic.
Because the current situation was indeed not too good, the Guardian Envoy was clearly fighting desperately, each strand of hair attack approaching the Mid-period of Golden Core level.
Added to that, Li Ye’s spiritual power was somewhat preoccupied, making it hard for the cultivators with an average cultivation level at Foundation Establishment to keep up; if it weren’t for their deep foundations, they might have already been defeated.
Seeing so many people working together to protect him, Li Ye could focus more on guiding heart power into the seed, and the small seed started to plump up visibly.
The price was that the surface of Li Ye’s Emotion Song was increasingly covered with flawless white; if it were entirely covered, it would be the time when the Emotion Song loses its effect.
Li Ye felt anxious in his heart, he could feel the seed striving to sprout, and it still needed a catalyst.
This catalyst was either special spiritual power stimulation or spirituality infusion.
"Looks like I have to use this."
He bit his teeth and took out the Five-Colored Stone stored in the glow of the Jianmu panel, which was what remained after patching his own Divine Soul.
He deftly used one hand to knead the Five-Colored Stone a few times, forming a rudimentary clay doll, and then pressed the Heart Grass seed onto the clay doll’s forehead.
The properties of the Five-Colored Stone instantly began wrapping the Heart Grass seed, gradually transforming into the heart power of Heart Grass, plus the spirituality contained therein from the yet-dispersed Celestial Dao...
It only took a little while.
The clay doll actually started moving on its own, the seed at its forehead germinating, growing into a sprout, swaying atop the clay doll’s head like scant hair on a child’s head.
It glanced at Li Ye, then suddenly jumped up to hug his arm, rubbed against it, and then jumped off.
It then merrily, or perhaps very uncoordinatedly, leaped toward the area not far away that the white courtyard covered.
The heart power that eroded the surrounding environment was absorbed wherever it went, and the sprout on top of its head grew thicker.
"Follow it quickly!"
Li Ye also couldn’t bother with the discomfort caused by mana overuse, hurriedly following the clay doll, although that fellow could absorb heart power, its essence was still just a clay doll made from Five-Colored Stone.
He was quite worried it might break.
After all, it was a combination of Five-Colored Stone and Heart Grass seed!
If it ran out, even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight over it.
But before he could get up and follow, he saw a pure white beam shooting from the seed on the clay doll’s forehead, instantly turning the attacking hair white, and it shattered into pieces upon hitting the ground.
"..."
This moment of hesitation, and the clay doll dashed into the courtyard.
And then a terrifying burst of white light came from inside, shooting in all directions towards the sky and surroundings, accompanied by agonizing wails.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"Huh?"
"Go check it out quickly!"
"Let’s go, let’s go!"
The cultivators quickly ran into the yard, at a glance seeing the beams of white light shooting from the clay doll’s forehead, it bouncing around, and the facial features Li Ye casually created were extremely lifelike.
It fiercely turned the already severely wounded Guardian Envoy, battered by Li Ye and Wei Qingye’s magic and Sword Qi, gradually into a white statue.
The originally fierce Guardian Envoy didn’t even have the capability to resist; she could only barely sustain her hair, watching helplessly as she was totally "solidified" by heart power.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"So powerful."
"Why is it so strong?"
"Is this guy’s body made out of Five-Colored Stone?"
Only then did they notice the clay doll’s pale skin shimmered with the luster of Five colors underneath.
Five-Colored Stone!
They actually didn’t know how much Five-Colored Stone Li Ye obtained, after all, he had been running around, and by the time they gathered, they were already opposing the Celestial Tribulation.
But they were all aware of the rarity of Five-Colored Stone, as its yields were usually only a few in the Celestial Vein of the Southern Domain, one of the top-tier treasures in the entire Cultivation Realm.
This mere inch-high clay doll would likely be the centerpiece at a Nascent Soul auction, even inviting fierce competition.
Moreover, this kind of treasure is a priceless treasure for some cultivators, such as the female cultivator from Yaoxiang Demon Sect and the Cultivator Zhu from Qiongguan Mountain—the former greatly needed such treasures to make puppets, while the latter desired to use Five-Colored Stones to sense hidden marks.
They wondered if they could buy some Five-Colored Stone from Li Ye, who knows if he had more; those Five-Colored Stones were truly beautiful...
Perhaps their gazes were too fervent because the clay doll, which was harshly punishing the Guardian Envoy, suddenly turned its head towards them, the Heart Grass seed on its forehead glowing white.
It was like a pair of emotionless eyes fixated on the pair.
They immediately felt their hair stand on end, sensing a terrifying force that could spell death!
"No!"
Finally, a breathless Li Ye arrived, having depleted too much spiritual power, quickly grabbed the clay doll, tugging its little short legs, which wiggled a bit before obediently coming to a stop.
"You’ve got quite a temper, haven’t you?"
Of course, Li Ye wouldn’t reprimand it, and after casually saying that, he ruffled its head.
Then he glanced at the two not far away and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect:
"Please, fellow cultivators, do not be offended, for its intellect is only akin to a newborn child."
"It’s true, it’s us who had a bit of greed, it’s not its fault."
"Sigh, we should be the ones apologizing to it."
The two, in fact, formally cupped their hands towards the clay doll, knowing it was their intense look that startled it, as such creatures are highly sensitive to perception.
Li Ye’s words provided an out for them.
"No problem."
Li Ye nodded, paying it no heed, knowing from the power of the Emotion Song that they simply wanted the Five-Colored Stone more.
Nonetheless, soothing his own clay doll was of greater importance.
He narrowed his eyes, turning to the Guardian Envoy who was nearly entirely solidified by heart power, staring back at him with eyes devoid of whites, filled with resentment.
"Do your best to kill me!"
"Thief!"
"Your Four Seasons Sect stole our heart power, your senior brother..."
While she babbled incessantly, the others retreated outside the courtyard long ago; such matters were not for them to hear, as overhearing other sects’ secrets might be pleasant, yet it would bite back hard later.
Li Ye just watched her, and only after she completely stopped did he slowly walk forward, her reflection in his eyes.
"I won’t let you die."
"You’re my trophy, I will plant you here eternally, your spiritual power will serve as the nourishment for abundant crops."
He took out a wooden box, opening it gently to retrieve a dark red seed—this seed was one of the Four Seasons Sect’s most common methods of dealing with evil people.
The seed of the Demon-Suppressing Tree.
This Demon-Suppressing Tree was far more tormenting than Su Huan True Man’s Earth Vein Spirit Willow’s suppression of the Divine Soul.
Yet the Guardian Envoy wasn’t scared at all.
"Hehe..."
"Go ahead and try!"
Joking, she was the Guardian Envoy of the Hell Path, often opposing the Four Seasons Sect, how could they not have developed means to resist the Demon-Suppressing Tree?
However, her laughter quickly ceased as Li Ye placed one hand on her smooth hair, white palm exuding a domineering five-colored glow wrapping her body.
The Demon-Suppressing Tree’s seed fell from his other hand, penetrating her body as though a terrifying force powerfully integrated it within her.
Then roots sprouted from inside her, dark red branches entangling all her spiritual power, extending outward.
A dark red tree grew swiftly, anchoring her body and consciousness in the trunk.
Before her consciousness was thoroughly suppressed by the Demon-Suppressing Tree, an icy voice echoed in her ear—
"You, now, belong to me."
