Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 586 - 335: Visitor from the Outer Domain, Origin Demonic Mark (Part 2)
Some of these disciples had a bit of family background and had learned in advance about the items distributed to disciples by the Four Seasons Sect. However, some who had come from other domains were completely unaware of such benefits.
No, even cultivators from the Eastern Domain didn’t know such treatment existed!
Their expressions were filled with surprise and delight.
Zhao He took their expressions into account.
He said slowly, "Don’t get too excited, the first assessment will be a month later. Those who can’t pass it will have to leave Spirit Leaf Island.
You’ll remain as disciples of the Four Seasons Sect, but you’ll need to go elsewhere."
The meaning of these words was clear: with perfect cultivation grounds and such treasures bestowed, failing would indeed be a disservice to the expectations of the Four Seasons Sect and True Man Lingye, and rolling up the bedding sooner would be better.
Indeed.
These words calmed almost everyone down; when they thought about it carefully, it was true that being expelled for failing the assessment would be quite disgraceful.
Thus, they shouted in unison:
"We dare not be negligent!"
Zhao He was satisfied at last and began distributing these treasures to them one by one.
After completing the distribution, he performed a small test on these disciples.
Specifically, evaluating the affinity for the "Demonic Seed" that Li Ye provided.
There was practically no need to hide this matter.
Because they already had some knowledge that the magic they were to learn was different from normal. Although this couldn’t be explicitly discussed, it was essentially understood.
At the very least, all major sects had received hand-written letters from the Sect Leader of the Four Seasons Sect, informing them of the sect’s forthcoming research into Demonic Qi.
Honestly, if anyone else had proposed this, the major sects might have thought it was a demon path cultivator gone insane. But if it’s the Four Seasons Sect...then it’s really no problem.
It’s widely known that among the sects, the Four Seasons Sect is the most unique and dares to research everything, undoubtedly inheriting this boldness from their ancestors.
...
While Zhao He was investigating here, Li Ye was preparing on his side; at the Heavenly Gate of Jianmu in the Four Seasons Sect, a group of foreign cultivators was preparing to enter the Tao Furnace Realm.
The person in charge of receiving them was none other than Li Ye’s master, True Man Moqi.
This group of cultivators was dressed very unusually, not in the Taoist robes commonly seen in the Tao Furnace Realm but in robes of a material that looked incredibly soft, extremely loose, and even had a slightly furry texture.
One might mistake them for sleepwear.
In short, they appeared exceptionally relaxed.
Leading them was a slightly chubby elder, who had a kindly demeanor and a look that warmed the heart immediately—a figure that protagonists in various folktales might refer to as a "harbor" relative.
Yet this kindly elder.
Was one of the seven founders of the Gnostic School, a formidable entity who has remained in the lower realm without ascending, maintaining a strong Divinity Transformation presence.
True Man Moqi didn’t expect this elder to come.
She exclaimed in surprise, "You came personally?"
"Of course, I came personally," the elder replied with a cheerful laugh, "Aside from the invitation you sent, I heard the child is Su Xing’s disciple.
If I didn’t come, wouldn’t it seem like I’m underestimating little Xing?"
"..."
Little Xing?
The surrounding cultivators serving as ceremonial guards almost burst into laughter.
When had True Man Suoxing ever been teased like this?
Not to mention them, even Moqi, after a brief surprise, couldn’t help but laugh: "Then it’s an honor for you to value us. Shall I take you to see Ye now?"
"Naturally, that’s good." The elder winked and took out a small stone from his pocket, radiating infinite light:
"Look, this is the essence of a sun I absorbed outside Chaos Outer Domain, and it’s just right to give to the child as a gift."
"..." Moqi’s eyes narrowed subtly as she quietly accepted it, probing by asking, "The sun you absorbed was...?"
The elder leisurely walked forward: "Naturally, it was the sun cultivated by those fools of the Gnostic School. They thought they could accomplish some myth about the great sun, oh, and even sought to cultivate Buddha of Great Sun—it was foolish to the extreme."
He revealed white, neat teeth, even with two small sharp canine teeth: "Just so happened that I was bored, so I decided to teach them a lesson on behalf of their elders."
Moqi directly gave a thumbs-up gesture: "Your teeth are impressive, I’ll ask Su Xing to prepare some Star Stones for you to nibble on, how’s that?"
"Hahaha, then I’ll trouble little Xing... huh?" Suddenly he stared at Moqi, "Seems like little Qi has good news lately, if you need my help, remember to speak up anytime."
This seemed to carry a hidden message.
But Moqi didn’t plan to inquire further and just gave a polite smile: "It’s a pity that Sister Wintercang went to Outer Domain in search of True Man Miaodu; otherwise, if she was here, she could chat with you more, I’m ultimately inexperienced."
"Miaodu?" For the first time, the elder’s expression changed, "If she returns, I indeed have words to exchange; she should still have Taoist Mingyue’s litany."
"That Junior isn’t aware, but if Senior has any thoughts, perhaps you could discuss with our Four Seasons Sect elders, as there truly among them are Taoists from Wuzhuang Temple." Moqi didn’t answer directly.
"You little girl, so insincere."
The elder pointed at her, sighed:
"But if the clear breeze and bright moon directives were complete, it could truly open the way to Wuzhuang Temple—meeting Ancestor of Earth Immortals in this life would leave no regrets!"
This time Moqi did not respond and simply led the way.
She knew very well that the elder had enough treasures to exchange for that litany, but that was True Man Miaodu’s business, and as a junior, she truly couldn’t say more.
And the elder evidently knew, too.
For a while, they casually chatted about other matters.
Soon they reached Spirit Leaf Island.
As soon as they arrived, the elder’s gaze was drawn to the godly protection granted by several deities here—he knew all too well that these deities were the guardians given by the Four Seasons Sect’s elders to their juniors.
Even for him, causing trouble on the territory of the Four Seasons Sect would definitely result in severe punishment as those deities were not to be trifled with.
However, after a few glances, he sensed an especially peculiar fluctuation—a balance of Spiritual Qi and Demonic Qi with a strange fiery glow emanating.
"Treasure Lotus Lamp?"
He quickly recognized the origin of the flame.
"That should be where your disciple is," he pointed over and asked.
"It should be. Let me ask Ye if it’s convenient now." Moqi cast a message talisman.
The talisman transformed into a fiery light and flew into the distance.
Before long, the talisman flew back.
Li Ye’s voice came from inside: "Master, you’ve come at the right time, I have some questions I want to ask you.
And to the elder from the Gnostic School, I’ve been waiting for you for quite a while."
Upon hearing this, the elder couldn’t contain himself and immediately waved to his disciples: "Find a place to hang out by yourselves, don’t get in my way!"
After speaking, he eagerly transformed into a shooting star.
In an instant, he passed through the array set by the Four Seasons Sect.
Saw Li Ye using his fingers dipped in the primordial juice of Jianmu, drawing intricate patterns on Zhao He’s body. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Li Ye was deeply focused at this moment.
His fingers rapidly and elegantly painted patterns on Zhao He, and the spirit pattern emerging from his fingertips was indescribably complex, purely a black and blue hue yet exuding a starry glow.
"!!!"
The elder exclaimed with shock: "This is a primordial demonic pattern, how did you acquire it?"
He had been searching for thousands of years for such treasures, only for it to suddenly appear.
So shocked...
His heart almost exploded dozens of times, directly spitting out a mouthful of old blood, mixed with fragments of organs.
It almost affected Li Ye’s drawing of the spirit patterns.
