Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 601 - 343: The Stick and the Sweet Date Always Come Together
Very soon.
Li Ye separated one of the largest branches from his own Jianmu, and then began to construct the "foundation" within the lamp.
This process inevitably required separating from the Celestial Light Cloud Leaf that originally provided it with nourishment, a variation cultivated by the Four Seasons Sect from Jianmu.
The Ancestor Jianmu naturally noticed Li Ye as well.
Its consciousness silently appeared in Treasure Lotus Village, without any forewarning, yet its presence was like the daily rise and fall of the sun, representing a certain rule.
"It seems you are ready to bear the karmic consequences of these hundred cities and millions of mortals," it said, casually giving some guidance: "This part should use this array structure; this way, the flow will be much smoother."
Li Ye took a look and saw it was true, so he hurriedly made the changes.
The result was not only a much smoother flow of Spiritual Power, but even its consumption was reduced.
It should be known that Jianmu is the cornerstone of this world, and the arrays themselves are a way to harness the Power of Heaven and Earth for one’s use. In a sense, these arrays are an evolution of Jianmu’s power.
This Ancestor Jianmu is the unique Array Grandmaster of the Tao Furnace Realm, one might even say an Array Immortal Master.
Even its casual guidance is infinitely beneficial to a cultivator.
"Thank you, Ancestor," Li Ye expressed his sincere gratitude, and then boldly sought more guidance: "Should the array pattern here be depicted like this, or like this...?"
"...Like this." Jianmu chuckled softly and carefully instructed Li Ye on how to perfectly construct the array.
——This was quite normal within the Four Seasons Sect. As long as there was something one didn’t understand, one could ask any senior brother or sister passing by, but Li Ye simply didn’t have this experience.
In any case.
With the personal guidance of Ancestor Jianmu, Li Ye, at an incredible speed, accomplished the feat of replacing the Celestial Light Cloud Leaf with his Jianmu.
The lamp, which didn’t appear large, had its internal structure replaced by Jianmu. Jianmu was drawing infinite Spiritual Power from the chaotic void, filling it as though watering parched land.
Meanwhile, inside Treasure Lotus Village.
The old lady with the twin knives had already greeted all the Immortal Families, her expression marked by an unmistakable fatigue.
She looked up into the Heavenly Dome: "Young friend, it’s up to you to decide how to deal with these disobedient bad children."
Having reached the stage of Nascent Soul over three thousand years ago, dealing with these Immortals who were at most in the late stage of Golden Core was certainly no trouble.
But the fatigue in her heart was something that couldn’t be relieved.
After all, many of these "children" were ones she had watched grow, transforming from little beasts into human form, achieving the status of Immortal Family.
There’s nothing more painful than watching children go astray.
"Kill them all."
Li Ye didn’t think twice.
The actions of these Immortal Families were tantamount to betrayal, and betrayal was unacceptable to any power or any person, so killing them all was the best choice.
This matter allowed no room for mercy.
He didn’t need anyone to help him take action; he directly cast down beams of Spiritual Light from the Heavenly Dome.
"Swoosh!"
In an instant, the beams pierced through their heads, turning them into dust. The Spiritual Qi exploded, whipping up a whirlwind of dust and filling the sky with ash.
Di Lian, not knowing if she felt relieved or disheartened, simply plopped down on the ground, accompanied by a shadow formed by a burst of flame beside her.
And high above.
This time, Li Ye’s decisiveness left Ancestor Jianmu slightly taken aback.
"Oh? Did you finally come to your senses this time, boy?"
"I thought you might hesitate and let the Flint Fire Divine Turtle help you take action. Its failure to timely detect these traitors is also its fault."
Though it spoke thus, there was obvious praise in its words—this is the way it should be. Although the Demon-Suppressing Tree seemed to endure endless suffering, in the eyes of outsiders, it was never truly dead.
Some might even believe in their unique talent, able to forge ahead under the suppression of the Demon-Suppressing Tree to achieve great deeds.
"Ancestor, you underestimated me," Li Ye scoffed, "Keeping traitors like these is just a waste of my energy; it’s better to take this opportunity to deal with them all."
"Hahaha," Ancestor Jianmu laughed heartily, its joyous laughter stirring up a breeze across the entire Mountain and River Realm; no matter where one was, one could feel this refreshing and pleasant wind.
"I’ve long hoped for someone to take this burden from my hands. The Mountain and River Realm relies on me as a Deity, which is somewhat inappropriate. If you disciples can work harder to separate the Celestial Light Cloud Leaf, I might just laugh out loud in my dreams."
What it said actually made a lot of sense.
When the Four Seasons Sect was established, many things couldn’t be perfected, needing the Divine Power of beings like it to uphold a world. But with time’s passage, continued reliance on Divine Power was certainly not the solution.
Now, the Sect Leader was gradually replacing areas dependent on Divine Power with arrays or magical treasures that ordinary cultivators could manage, maintain, or swap out.
Li Ye was aware of this.
Still, he had some doubts: "But wasn’t this world created with the help of Jianmu? If we really say...wait, could it be?"
Suddenly, he froze.
And Ancestor Jianmu smiled slightly: "Just as you think, the existence of the Mountain and River Realm is very close to the Tao Furnace Realm. That’s why I hope someone can detach it from my divine protection.
