CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 209: MORTAL LI YE, [NINE SONGS LADY XIANG]

It was said that if Jiang Tingchao didn’t need to maintain the evolution of Ruoquan river, he would actually want to drive these two out.

Although the cave mansion was large enough, he still felt it would be better for him to live alone.

Other Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts heard this and were also considering whether to send their juniors over.

But after thinking, they decided against it, as forcing people in when Li Ye didn’t need it would easily annoy him.

They would be proactive when there’s a need.

Li Ye saw their expressions and knew what they were thinking.

He understood that as his status and fame increased, these things would always happen.

He suddenly felt a little tired, so he said, "What I need to do, I’ve already prepared for. The remaining finishing touches, I’ll leave to you all."

"I want to go and rest."

It was rare to see Li Ye show a tired expression, and at this moment, everyone realized.

Within these short two years, Li Ye had arranged countless things, and even the seemingly omnipotent True Man Lingye would be tired.

So they quickly said:

"Taoist Friend Li, just go and rest assured."

"Leave this place to us!"

"You can’t worry about everything."

With everyone’s assurances, Li Ye slowly departed.

His figure quickly merged into nothingness, even Divine Sense couldn’t detect where he went.

...

Time passed swiftly.

Three months later, the marketplace was completely finished. The sect sent several Nascent Souls for inspection, everyone else received their deserved rewards, but Li Ye was nowhere to be found.

They were very worried whether Li Ye might have been taken away by the Hell Path.

When they asked Chen Mo, he shook his head complexly, refusing to say more no matter what.

This made everyone even more curious.

It should be a good thing, but where exactly did Li Ye go?

Meanwhile, Li Ye, the one they were discussing, had already changed into plain clothes, his ethereal and Immortal-like aura completely hidden, looking like an ordinary young farmer.

He was following behind a man also dressed in plain clothes, sitting in a carriage surrounded by many large carriages carrying luggage and mortals with expectant expressions.

This was a mortal convoy heading to Dongcang Marketplace.

Li Ye could clearly hear the excited voices of mortals on the carriage:

"Hey, did you hear? That Dongcang Marketplace was specially built for us by a powerful Golden Core Immortal from the Four Seasons Immortal Sect."

"Right, right! The officials who posted the notice said that as long as we go there and farm well, life will be better than at home!"

"I heard that Golden Core Immortal might even accept disciples!"

This statement caused many people to gasp, but they weren’t greedy.

After all, the reputation of the Four Seasons Immortal Sect was deeply rooted in their bloodline.

Moreover, a Golden Core Immortal picking disciples would probably be extremely selective, so their children wouldn’t be chosen.

Furthermore, this matter was too distant, so after a brief discussion, they began discussing the crops they brought, how to farm them, and whether they could catch spring farming there...

Li Ye listened, still puzzled.

Unable to resist, he asked the man ahead:

"Master, I still don’t understand your intentions."

He had stayed in his cave mansion for two months, then suddenly received a decree from his master, and ended up here in plain clothes, joining the migration with the mortal convoy.

Was it about tempering the heart in the mortal world, or was there another deeper meaning?

The man sitting ahead, True Man Su Xing, who also went by Jiang Suxing, turned back with a smile: "This is the marketplace you built yourself, you’ve already understood the Immortal side quite well.

Now it’s time to understand where mortals live.

It’s just right to learn this Divine Technique too.

You’ll find it useful soon enough."

Master handed over a thin, thread-bound ancient book.

The ancient book was surrounded by a strange aura, with a hint of mist and an awesome power of life and destruction coexisting, seemingly able to sense the flow of time.

This is...

!

A wonderful method specially passed down by the ancestor of this Su Xing lineage.

Even in this resource-rich world, this method is considered top-tier Divine Technique, and it’s only one Chapter of .

Li Ye was unusually excited.

"Really gave it to me? If you give it to me, you can’t take it back!"

He lovingly caressed the ancient book.

"You’re talking like I would take it back after giving it to you," Master said, though his tone was indulgent: " is written by our ancestor.

It contains three Divine Techniques, see if you can discern them all."

Without needing Master’s reminder, Li Ye had already delved all his mind into this book written by his ancestor.

He saw a figure standing high in the sky observing rituals to the goddess, the utmost reverent rituals full of effort, the scene of building chambers in the water, and the Xiang River flowing away in time...

Compared to the original poignant mythological Chapter, the ancestor seemed to care only about whether mortal rituals could get a response, dedicating heart and soul to building the chamber in the water, and the endlessly decaying temple in the time stream with the eternally unreachable Xiang River Goddess.

Simply put, this was an unfinished "Godly Descent Ritual" and a human and god tragedy.

From start to finish, the Xiang River Goddess worshipped by those people was separated from them by infinite time and space, only seen, but never able to truly receive the goddess’s blessing.

The goddess could only watch silently, unable to do anything, until tears soaked the surrounding bamboo, leaving eternal marks of tears in the world.

Once he finished reading this Chapter, his mood became very gloomy—he has the Emotion Song, allowing him to feel the emotions inside more clearly.

Human’s piety and god’s helplessness.

Li Ye was depressed.

"Previously, Mountain Spirit was a tragedy, now Lady Xiang is a tragedy... Master, can’t you show me some happy stories instead."

Master shook his head: "This is not very tragic yet, I intend for you to learn all of , there are even more tragic ones in the future.

Tell me, have you realized anything?"

Any realization?

Li Ye, upon thinking, noticed that this story in his mind had each character shining brightly, like imprinting a clear blue indestructible mark.

The most prominent was the character "Chamber".

This was one Divine Technique within the text.

Building houses.

He casually took out a lump of clay and started to mold it, soon forming a small, seemingly ordinary house, then pressed his finger onto it.

A drop of clear blue halo gradually spread, eventually enveloping the entire house.

It seemed nothing changed.

But this press consumed half of Li Ye’s Spiritual Power, which was several times more than an ordinary Golden Core!

The sensation of Spiritual Power being drained almost made him fall.

Luckily, Master was prepared and held him, while several elderly folks on a nearby carriage kindly asked:

"What’s wrong with Ye?"

"I still have some Spirit Medicine given by Immortals back then, should I give him one to eat."

"Sigh, how come young ones nowadays aren’t as healthy as us old folks."

Master skillfully accepted the medicine bottle and thanked the elders: "Thank you very much, my younger brother is just unwell. That’s why we thought of heading to Dongcang Marketplace to ask an Immortal to take a look.

Sigh, hopefully, he can get his wish."

"..."

Li Ye almost choked hearing Master’s sincere words.

After swallowing the pill, he coughed harshly a few more times, resulting in the surrounding people showing even more sympathy and kindness in their gaze.

They began discussing.

Sigh, poor Brother Jiang has to bring his sick younger brother on a long journey to seek treatment, might as well petition the stationed Immortal when they arrive.

It seems like it’s an Immortal named Chen...