Ye Hall.

——This is the hall named after Li Ye, specifically for researching the new things Li Ye has come up with.

When Li Ye saw the plaque with the words "Ye Hall," he almost wanted to turn around and leave. It was just too awkward.

But since he was already here, he couldn't go back.

He could only step into this ancient residence.

Then he became the focus of fifteen gazes. He saw fifteen cultivators in the courtyard, all looking up at him, a mix of men and women, of different ages.

Among them was Su Ya, whom Li Ye had known for a long time, and Senior Brother Wang the Array Master, whom he'd recently met. The rest were cultivators he hadn't seen before.

And most importantly, there were actually two Spirit Plant Masters here!

It seemed this was the first time he had seen Spirit Plant Masters within the sect.

Everyone's eyes were full of enthusiasm.

"Junior Brother Li!"

A Senior Sister in a light blue palace dress, looking elegant and dignified, stood up: "You have finally arrived, we have something we want to give you."

"Exactly," another Senior Brother chimed in: "This was crafted by our Artifact Refining Hall and Array Hall together, while those from the Pill-Refining Hall just watched."

No one knew what grudge or resentment there was, but the cultivators from the Pill-Refining Hall were visibly twitching at the corner of their mouths.

The Spirit Plant Masters stayed in the corner, quietly observing the lively scene.

Well... everyone seemed quite energetic.

Li Ye had this thought in his mind, then his attention was caught by something the Senior Sister handed him.

It was an Array Plate.

At the center of the array plate was a lotus seat carved from Spiritual Jade, on which lay an adorable white creature.

At first glance, it looked like a cat, but its body and tail were longer than a cat's, covered in soft but short fur, and its eyes were cunning.

[Name]: Earth Spirit Array Plate Artifact Spirit

[Mood]: Eager to be recognized as the master, bored

[Status]: None

[Can Bind]: Able to help it control the spiritual qi of the array plate, and roots can extend as far as possible to any spirit plant.

"This item was crafted by the brothers from the Array Hall and Artifact Refining Hall, to help you manage your Cave Mansion.

It was initially intended as a gift for Junior Brother Li, but using that gourd oil unexpectedly birthed an Artifact Spirit."

"Seems like it's Junior Brother's good fortune."

The Senior Sister smiled as she introduced it, casting a glance at the Pill Masters and letting out a light snort.

Saying nothing, yet speaking volumes.

Su Ya and the other two Pill Masters were almost fuming mad.

Helplessly, only Su Ya had succeeded in creating a Pill Spirit, and they were still striving to produce more with not much success yet.

Li Ye thought that these brothers and sisters were truly spirited.

He spoke up, "It's the skill of the brothers and sisters that is truly impressive, how can it simply be my good fortune?"

He knew how to say polite words, and after chatting casually for a bit, he naturally sat down beside the stone table and took out a lunchbox:

"I brought some interesting food with me, please have a taste, brothers and sisters."

He opened the lunchbox.

Immediately revealing the Profound Water Flood Dragon Potato meat inside.

There were roasted, boiled, steamed, and fried strips of Flood Dragon Potato meat.

The unique aroma, somewhere between meat and potato, instantly caught the attention of the brothers and sisters.

Especially the two Spirit Plant Masters.

"This isn't meat, is it? But it tastes like meat."

"Hmm, it smells like it has the scent of Kansheng Potatoes and the spiritual qi of the Profound Water Flood Dragon."

As Spirit Plant Masters of the Four Seasons Sect, they were naturally also Spirit Beast Masters, and immediately recognized its origins.

However, Li Ye did not answer, merely extended a mysterious hand in invitation:

"Please try it first, everyone."

Upon hearing this, the brothers and sisters tasted the delicacies one by one.

All were full of praise.

"The flavor is indeed good, very unique texture."

"Much better than Grain Avoidance Pills. If only I had these when fasting during artifact refining."

"Do you think monks can eat this?"

——This last question suddenly sparked a look of puzzlement among the brothers and sisters, followed by a weird discussion about monks:

"They should be able to, since it's not meat."

"But those monks might see this meat-like appearance and refuse to eat it."

"Who knows? I've heard some monks secretly gnaw on offerings like chicken legs in front of Buddha statues at night."

"Hey, wait a moment, why would chicken legs be offered before a Buddha statue?"

Seeing the topic veering into bizarre territory, the Senior Sister who had spoken first quickly coughed and brought back the topic: "Junior Brother Li, this should be the mutated Kansheng Potato you cultivated?

If the yield is sufficient, it could be used as food for common people, and might even nourish their bodies, giving the next generation more chances to pursue cultivation."

Even though she is not a Spirit Plant Master, being part of the Four Seasons Sect, she naturally understands the importance of food.

Whenever they encounter a mutation, their first reaction is whether it's edible and what the yield is like.

Li Ye nodded and then shook his head: "This can be considered a mutated Kansheng Potato, but it's actually the meat of a Kansheng Potato and Profound Water Flood Dragon offspring."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two Spirit Plant Master senior brothers' eyes immediately burst with dazzling brilliance, and they couldn't help but ask, "What?"

"The offspring of Kansheng Potato and Profound Water Flood Dragon??"

The offspring of a Spirit Plant and a Spirit Beast.

This might involve the evolution of complex Vitality Qi, which for Spirit Plant Masters is akin to a Hungry Ghost seeing food. They even wanted to shamelessly ask Li Ye to let them see it.

"Exactly."

Li Ye calmly said: "I am carefully nurturing them, but now is not the time. Once there are results, I will invite the senior brothers and sisters to take a look."

The two Spirit Plant Masters quickly said: "Then Junior Brother must let us know. Here are tokens to our Cave Mansions. Just send someone directly!"

Li Ye accepted two tokens with a smile and nodded.

"Absolutely, absolutely!"

After solving the Potato Flood Dragon problem, the cultivators each brought out the items they had crafted—

Fragrant Dew refined with gourd oil, Pills refined with Lotus Pill, magical artifacts coated with gourd oil, arrays created using Ink and Water Kansheng Potatoes...

All these items were concocted using the materials Li Ye had submitted.

Su Ya pointed to the Pills and said: "Lotus Pills sell very well in the Spirit Refining Sect and Celestial Vein Sword Mountain in the Southern Domain. Currently, all produced Lotus Pills have been booked by them.

True Man Su Yu wants them to exchange Earth Demon Ginseng; there should be results soon.

As for the Fragrant Dew, Junior Sister Song suggested making it with gourd oil, and its aroma is long-lasting, able to nourish spirituality.

Miaoyin Pavilion in the Central Domain is already interested in purchasing and is planning to send someone over to negotiate details, it should be a done deal."

Other senior brothers and sisters also introduced the items in front of them. Overall, the quality and effectiveness of these things are good, and Li Ye will soon receive a large sum of Merit and contributions.

For Li Ye, of course, it's a great joy.

One can never have too much Merit.

After all, no matter how much Merit, it's only a trivial amount compared to nurturing Jianmu. It's estimated that about one hundred thousand Merit is needed to bring Jianmu to the next stage.

It was only then he realized how special and sought-after his things were.

The items were already significantly different from the current system in the sect, no wonder senior brothers and sisters, both openly and secretly, wanted the materials.

He contemplated his current output and agreed to everything he could, refusing outright anything he couldn't.

To prevent any further issues.

...

After a round of conversation.

Li Ye basically became acquainted with the senior brothers and sisters present. After all, they intended to befriend him, and Li Ye was very articulate, naturally leading to a pleasant exchange.

When they heard Li Ye wanted to gather Cloud Qi during the end of summer to create the Cloud Treasure, they straightforwardly suggested playing at the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land called "Celestial Palace of Ninth Layer" within the sect.

This Celestial Palace of Ninth Layer sounds extraordinary, but Li Ye didn't understand this aspect at all, so he directly asked:

"What exactly is this Grotto Heaven Blessed Land?"

The Senior Sister Jiang, who was dressed in palace attire, explained: "Within our sect, there are many Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, all crafted by predecessors.

Among them, there are about a hundred Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands that Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter, containing various resources that can be obtained by passing the challenges set by the predecessors who are masters of these lands.

And this Celestial Palace of Ninth Layer.

Is actually considered the simplest of the Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands.

Inside are radiances of the sun, moon, and stars directly drawn from high heaven by predecessors, along with various Cloud Qi. You want to gather Cloud Treasure during the end of summer, and that place is the best choice.

The challenge generally involves the Xiguang Bell."

"Is that so." Li Ye had a new question: "Then according to what you said earlier, are the challenges inside very difficult?

...Can Junior Brother pass?"

Upon hearing Li Ye's words, not only Senior Sister Jiang but also the senior brothers and sisters around, who were initially drinking tea, showed expressions that were hard to describe.

Seeing this made Li Ye uneasy in his heart.

Could the challenge over there really be difficult?

In the end, it was Su Ya who spoke: "Junior Brother, has anyone ever told you that too much humility can be a bit much? If even you can't pass,

then hardly any disciples would be able to pass?

Let's go, let's go!"

With a wave of his hand, the senior brothers and sisters, who also felt Li Ye was excessively humble, immediately gathered around him and led him away.

Li Ye: "..."

But I was clearly telling the truth!

He could only helplessly follow the senior brothers and sisters forward, being half pushed and half accompanied.

Everyone directly passed through the Teleportation Array of Ye Hall, and instantly arrived in front of a tall gate, standing atop the clouds.

All around was sunlight so bright it felt sacred, shining on the jade-like gates that seemed to support the sky and earth, paired with the flowing Cloud Qi and heavenly light in the distance.

Majestic and awe-inspiring.

People standing before this gate seemed as small as ants.

It truly felt like coming to the Immortal Realm.

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