Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

"It's fine." Li Ye, however, had his own plans: "I have a premonition that if I want to undergo Divinity Transformation, I have to do it this way."

"Divinity Transformation."

Now, even Taoist Suoxing had nothing to say.

Everyone's Dao is different, perhaps Li Ye's Dao truly is like this.

After thinking carefully, he quickly accepted this fact.

Then he began to consider what he could do to assist his little apprentice.

For example...

"You should go to Celestial Vein Sword Mountain."

"Have that friend of yours pull out the Cosmic Qi Heaven-Covering Sword that the Ancestor Masters buried together over there."

"That thing should be able to help your Jianmu advance further."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye blinked.

"What's that?"

"Never heard of it."

"Master, please tell me quickly!"

He thought carefully and indeed had never heard of it.

With his current status, even the Four Seasons Sect's Celestial Years Library was open to him without any concealment. Apart from some truly forgotten histories, he even knew how many meals the Sect Leader had.

He was immediately intrigued.

So why has my usually steady little apprentice become like this now?

Taoist Suoxing felt a bit helpless yet also a bit happy.

He even wondered if he had been too strict usually, leading to this sudden indulgence in craziness?

He sat down beside Li Ye.

Dim daylight shone through the sturdy glass, with storms raging outside, yet inside it was still as warm as spring, and even the air was filled with the faint aroma of tea.

Even Taoist Suoxing, who usually disliked rainy days, found this environment quite nice.

Was it really like what those people from Confucianism said, that when the Human Race first hid in caves from the wind and rain, it felt like this?

"Chirp chirp!"

The Beaver also brought him a cup of hot tea.

In the Four Seasons Sect, the Beaver was nearly a mascot. Bullying a disciple might stir up discussions regardless of who was right or wrong.

But if anyone dared to bully the Beaver, they better be prepared to run for their life.

No,

they should be ready to leave this world entirely.

Because no matter how vast the world, there would be nowhere to go.

Of course, Taoist Suoxing also liked the Beaver very much; he patted its head and took a sip of hot tea, wrinkling his brow at the slight milky aroma it carried.

Milk tea, not that he hadn't had it before.

But this milk tea with so much sugar was a first, making his brows furrow.

"What kind of taste is this?"

Taking another sip, he began to explain:

"That was the time when the heavens and earth were defined."

"I felt it, your Dao is the present—so you want to leave the branches of your Jianmu in the past, hoping to measure time's weight and length with bronze rust to complete Jianmu's transformation."

As expected of Master.

He could see through Li Ye's thoughts with just one glance.

However,

"Hehe."

"But, Master, I have some other ideas."

"I want to..."

He opened his mouth to speak, but a water tide with tentacle-like form suddenly blocked his mouth, and the surrounding space started flickering as if it were about to collapse.

"..."

So what's this child thinking about now?

To the point where even the River of Cosmic Light needed to stop him from speaking—such a scenario occurred only when Li Ye's thoughts were of a "great vow," a vision even more unique than a grand vision.

If spoken, it would lose its potency.

Thus the River of Cosmic Light had to protect this vow that could influence the future.

Li Ye struggled hard.

Finally managing to pry open the "tentacle," he reluctantly said:

"Alright, alright!"

"I won't say it, is that okay?"

"And why use this form of power? You could've just used a pair of hands to cover my mouth, which would be more normal."

The river spirit did not respond.

Yet a hand patting Li Ye's palm soon appeared.

Then quickly shrank back, disappearing.

Suoxing: "..."

So you actually had it change, and it really did.

Taking a deep breath, he continued:

"So you want to sever the future from the past, only then can you not be affected by anything, but this process will be very painful."

"Your body will be covered with bronze rust; it is your fate from the past and future—mortal's fate is bronze rust, just like ours."

"Therefore..."

Li Ye immediately said, "When can I go, can I go now?"

"I'm about to start constructing the Hell spectacle. If I can complete this transformation you mentioned, it should go much smoother."

So you really have no other thoughts at all.

"That's very dangerous."

"Will it kill me?"

"Certainly not. If you were to die, both the Sect Leader and Ancestor Masters would go to Celestial Vein Sword Mountain to demand an explanation."

It sounds a bit bizarre, but that's precisely the case.

Since the two sects are as close as brothers, if their "nephew" dies while visiting and learning at your home, it would cause a big problem.

The Dharma Method of the Righteous Path may be hard to learn and require enduring pain, but death is the least likely outcome.

The death of the body and the fading of the Dao.

Death is the greatest enemy of the Dao.

Like those powerful methods requiring the sacrifice of hundreds of disciples' lives to be learned by one, that's the Demon Path.

Proper Taoism would never do such things.

"Then it doesn't matter."

Li Ye stood up.

"Master, let's go!"

Suoxing felt something was off.

Why is Li Ye so eager now?

"Don't you want to rest a bit more?" he directly asked, "If you want, you can rest here for another century, and come out after the great calamity has passed."

"...Completing it quickly means I can return to sleep." Li Ye was now thinking only about resolving everything quickly so he could bury his head in sleep, or rather, enter seclusion for decades.

Having things on his mind made sleep feel restless.

"You child."

"Why are you acting more and more like a little kid."

Suoxing didn't know what else to say, but he found it quite amusing.

Moreover.

There was still a little surprise waiting outside for Li Ye, thinking of the joy brought by the surprise made him smile.

"Let's go."

He took Li Ye and left the place.

After they left, it remained as it was.

The Treasure Lotus Lamp on the bedside still emitted a warm glow, waiting for its master to return once more.

Outside.

Ancestor Master Su Xing had already left.

But,

several familiar figures were standing over there.

Gazing at Li Ye with a face full of resentment, wiping the contented look off his face instantly.

No way!

Forgot to inform them!

Earlier, too caught up in enjoying solitude, he had blocked all "channels" connecting to him, including the soul lamp.

Can't entirely blame him.

Back then, the desire for solitude overpowered him.

If there's any blame, it should be on the him from that time.

It had nothing to do with the current him!

Forcing a smile, he raised his hand:

"Dear friends..."

"Hehe."

"..."

They sneered, with most saying nothing, casting rather saddened eyes upon him as they passed by.

Disappearing into the spontaneously appearing Xiangshui Tree.

Li Ye: "..."

The bit of a smile he had shattered into pieces already.

Master wasn't helping either, chuckling aside as he said:

"Once, I had a friend, fond of drinking. After drinking a cup of Immortal Brew one day, he went sea fishing, specifically isolating and hiding his aura to avoid disturbance."

"As a result, all Magical Artifacts and even his soul lamp dimmed."

"His partner exerted who knows how much Vitality searching for him, even washing her face with tears—and he came back cheerfully with a fishing pole in tow."

"Guess what was his partner's reaction then?"

After saying this,

he burst into laughter.

Leaving Li Ye's expression even more exasperated.

So, is there any way to find that past me to settle accounts?

Clearly, the current me is fine!