CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 83: FORGING A MAGICAL TREASURE, LOTUS EVOLUTION (PART 2)

"Now there’s no need for it to provide resentment anymore; the Earth Emotion Fungus is provided resentment by several other Earth Demon Ginsengs, so the martial uncle specifically instructed for this to be given to you."

Li Ye smiled gently, "Then please thank Senior Brother Spiritual Mechanism Vine on my behalf. I currently have other matters that prevent me from heading to the front line, causing all of you junior brothers to be a bit more burdened.

Here’s some honey, produced by my own Spirit Bees.

Mix it with water to relieve fatigue, please take it to the Zhou Family and let Senior Brother Qian Fang share it."

Transporting Locust Spirit, already trained as a qualified servant, immediately handed over three bottles of honey, all encased in jade bottles weighing about six ounces.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li!" The disciple apparently didn’t expect to have the fortune to taste honey produced by such a Spirit Plant Master.

Having heard countless praises from Senior Brother Qian Fang about Li Ye’s genius in cultivation and beast training, he wondered what flavor this Spirit Honey might have?

"Merely some small items from my household."

"No need for so many polite words between fellow disciples."

Li Ye casually waved his hand, instantly making the disciple feel as if basking in the spring breeze, cheerfully taking his leave.

When the disciple returned to the Zhou Family and handed the honey to the fatigued Qian Fang, he was momentarily stunned, then became interested upon hearing it was from Li Ye.

He took out a jade cup, carefully poured less than half an ounce of honey, added warm Spiritual Spring Water, and mixed it, tasting it.

Initially, there was a hint of bewilderment on his face, but as the sweetness of the honey gradually surfaced.

A sweetness akin to gentle sunlight made him feel his inner fatigue also rose, followed by drowsiness.

Truly rare indeed, the higher the cultivation level of a Cultivator, the harder it gets to have actual sleep time. The last time he had slept was probably a year ago.

So long that he nearly forgot the taste of sleep, unexpectedly now he felt sleepy again.

Thus he said to the disciple, "Take the rest and share it with the junior brothers and sisters; I’ll take a brief nap."

"Yes!"

The disciple hurriedly picked up the remaining honey and left.

After the disciple left, Qian Fang waved his hand, and the Spirit Chain on his wrist transformed into a jade-like bed, perfect for him to lie down.

Like a nap under the sunlight, he quickly fell asleep.

It was foreseeable that a good sleep might even smooth the operation of the Spiritual Power within his body.

...

On the other hand.

Li Ye didn’t have time to rest; he held the Earth Demon Ginseng and came to his Lotus Pond, choosing a suitable one for symbiotic binding.

[Binding requires consuming 1200 points of Vital Essence.]

This number made him raise his eyebrows slightly, confirming that even for Spirit Plants of the same level, the required amount of Vital Essence for symbiotic binding varies.

Otherwise, why does the Spiritual Mechanism Vine that can break free from the Forbidden Technique require only two thousand points?

Anyway, he’s consumed quite a bit of good stuff lately, and with the bonuses from Breaking Realm, has accumulated more than four thousand points of Vital Essence; consuming this much is not an issue.

’Bind!’

With his consciousness, the Vital Essence quickly consumed.

The Earth Demon Ginseng that was originally dormant miraculously woke up, its rough face showing eagerness, struggling to get close to the lotus.

"Go on."

Li Ye unleashed Spiritual Power with a gentle wave, instantly removing its Forbidden Technique.

Then watched as it eagerly dashed into the Lotus Pond, gently rubbing its body against the noble and beautiful lotus.

The lotus swayed lightly, seemingly indifferent.

This scene instantly reminded Li Ye of the term "puppy-love" — isn’t it just puppy-love, with the Earth Demon Ginseng rushing to get close while the lotus acted aloof.

Though not quite genuinely indifferent.

Because Li Ye noticed some changes in that lotus — stems, leaves, even roots buried in the mud and lotus rhizomes slowly detached, directly growing onto the Earth Demon Ginseng.

As it detached from the mud, the Earth Demon Ginseng willingly rooted in the mud, becoming the "mud" for the lotus.

Moreover, when the Earth Demon Ginseng completely buried itself into the mud, only a trace of its upper ginseng tendril exposed.

Centered around it, the muddy ground began to brighten, transforming from murky sludge into jade paste-like texture.

The somewhat cloudy muddy water stirred by it instantly became clear as a sheet.

"Hmm? Something’s off."

Li Ye bent down and gently touched the water surface with his finger, finding the touch indeed chilly and soft.

Like the texture of ,qingtuan, such pastries, the water has changed its form!

He hurriedly took a glance at other lotus flowers, finding that these lotus flowers were all marked with the status [Unsoiled from the Mud].

What on earth is going on here?

Despite having several traces of resentment within, why could the Earth Demon Ginseng transform the mud and these waters into something so magical?

The lack of explanation clearly showed here.

Fortunately, although Earth Demon Ginseng was somewhat reluctant to heed Li Ye, clearly bearing a grudge.

But the lotus happily served Li Ye.

The Earth Demon Ginseng unwillingly transmitted a thought.

It was expected from a Spiritual Object with spirituality.

Its thought was very clear, roughly meaning: this is its innate Divine Techniques, able to transform ordinary soil and water, creating an environment suitable for a certain Spirit Plant to grow.

Now, what it has transformed is the most appropriate environment for the Spirit-Uniting Lotus.

However, this ability requires consuming stored minerals within itself — almost visibly, it had shrunk a bit, its face even appearing... younger.

"Can transform the environment?"

This indeed was beyond Li Ye’s expectations; something appearing so ominous, could actually have such a capability? Moreover, seems even Spiritual Mechanism Vine was unaware.

Mentioning this, the Earth Demon Ginseng, originally rooted honestly, suddenly conveyed a proud thought — it was its inherited ancestor powers!

Just that it nearly failed to get triggered; now, with the aroma of the lotus, surprisingly triggered.

"Ha." Li Ye showed a semi-smiling expression, "And you dare disregard me like this? If not for me, would you have broken free from the fox’s bondage and activated the ancestral Divine Techniques?"

"I originally hoped you had some sense of reverence."

"But now, seems necessary to use some means after all."

He took out a dim-looking Forbidden Character, directly placing it on the Earth Demon Ginseng; though severely damaged by the black cat, its damage wasn’t as severe as imagined, usable.

Just as now, Li Ye imposed a Forbidden Technique on the Earth Demon Ginseng.

"..."

The Earth Demon Ginseng didn’t resist.

It merely continued to assist the Spirit-Uniting Lotus in transforming this small pond, even calmly, without emitting any resentment qi.

Li Ye said no more.

This is his yard, not only restricted by the Forbidden Character but also protected by Love Life and Death Beans, ensuring it won’t stir up any trouble.

He had patience and confidence to wait for the Earth Demon Ginseng to voluntarily submit.

Luckily, this fellow, although somewhat disobedient, with his meticulously nurtured lotus being very considerate —

Lotus growing on the Earth Demon Ginseng swaying gently with the wind, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

The scent along with Spiritual Power infused into Li Ye’s body, then stabilized by the Jianmu seed within his Dantian.

This time, strengthening surprisingly didn’t boost magic but directly enhanced his Divine Sense, increasing the power of his Divine Sense somewhat!

This bit of Divine Sense, compared to his original Divine Sense, could be likened to comparing the ocean and dew. But don’t underestimate this enhancement of Divine Sense power; it’s a solid improvement.

The mana of Cultivators is easy to cultivate, but Divine Sense is hard to refine; accumulating bit by bit will certainly someday amass a terrifying amount of Divine Sense power.

"But why does it enhance Divine Sense?" He was puzzled.

Originally he thought it might confer some purification or expelling abilities, completely unexpected that it would grant Divine Sense power.

He stared at the lotus for a while, a thought popped up in his mind: if it increased his Divine Sense power, then its lotus seeds, lotus rhizomes, lotus leaves, might also enhance Divine Sense?

Unfortunately, the lotus is not yet ripe for harvest; evidently, it’s transforming new power, undergoing nurturing.

Thus he could only wait.

Thankfully he has enough patience.