After coming ashore, Li Ye basically recovered his mana.

He looked at the two people, who were emaciated and worn, and took out some food suitable for them to eat from the Jianmu.

"Thank you for rescuing me."

"This is a bit of food I stored, please try some."

The food that Li Ye kept "fresh" in the Jianmu was naturally a gourmet feast, and for the grandfather and granddaughter who had been hungry for so long, it was nothing short of a delicacy from the Immortal Family.

The grandfather and granddaughter looked at the food, but their eyes were full of vigilance.

Even the old man shielded his granddaughter behind him, staring at Li Ye.

The short, stooped figure resembled an old wolf driven to desperation, making Li Ye feel a hint of danger.

Danger?

A mortal could make him feel danger.

At that moment, he had many ways to soothe them, but after much thought, he chose to use the Emotion Song.

The gentle music, filled with his goodwill, surrounded the grandfather and granddaughter.

Perhaps having never heard such beautiful music in their past hardships, they were quickly captivated by it, and even the barren land began to sprout tender grass.

The old man remained somewhat cautious, but the little girl was already touching the tender grass with joy on her face, her eyes brimming with joy unseen for ages.

"Grandpa, look!"

The girl exclaimed in delight:

"This uncle can make grass grow, does it mean we can plant rice, like the golden rice mom used to feed me?"

Seeing this, the old man sighed gently, not answering but permitting his granddaughter to act.

Meanwhile, Li Ye was still playing, the music penetrating the earth.

—This was an attempt Li Ye was conducting simultaneously.

He wanted to see if the land could respond to him; initially, he learned to use the Earth Emotions Technique as an exploratory magic.

The result was somewhat satisfactory.

Even the wasteland still responded to him; apart from the river, there wasn't much danger. The only issue was that this place seemed sealed off.

Surrounded by mountains—the mountains blocked all external and spiritual power probes.

So now they were basically trapped here.

But fortunately, he carried many treasures, and the Jianmu stored a lot of things, allowing him to remain calm even in this situation.

This was the confidence brought by strength and foundation.

Moreover, as long as he reached the outside, even if it wasn't the Eastern Domain, leveraging the Four Seasons Sect's reputation might gain him substantial assistance.

"Sigh."

A long sigh brought Li Ye's attention back, as the old man, frail and hunched like a helpless old wolf cast out by the pack, began to speak:

"Honored guest, you must be an Immortal from outside... an Immortal from the Four Seasons Demon Sect, right?"

Four Seasons Demon Sect?

What an amusing term.

If it were some fanatical cultivators of the sect, they might secretly wonder how to plant people into the tree upon hearing this.

"Why do you say that?"

"What exactly did the Four Seasons Demon Sect do?"

Li Ye's voice remained gentle, with no trace of being provoked or angered.

—He wasn't putting on an act; he was genuinely curious about how the Hell Path planned to discredit them, intending to report it back as a joke to his senior brothers.

However, the old man's words disrupted his calm.

The old man pointed to the bright, ghostly beachhead in the distance: "Those people all once consumed the Xiguang Rice of the Four Seasons Demon Sect.

Their bodies became stronger, with more opportunities and possibilities. Even household work could be done more smoothly.

But we are the ones who didn't get to eat the Xiguang Rice.

I can't even do chores without panting heavily, putting all my effort in tending the rice fields, only to support those people."

Li Ye fell silent.

He could argue against many things, but not this particular issue.

Because even in the current Four Seasons Sect, resources were not abundant enough to allow everyone to consume sufficient quantities of Spiritual Food.

He pondered for a long time before asking, "So, crossing this Bitter River to reach the other side, is that your solution?"

"Yes." The old man, watching his granddaughter slowly chew on a pastry, smiled so that his face wrinkled up.

"The sufferings of the living are endless, born weak, so we can only find peace in the Underworld — oh, perhaps with that Deity as well."

When saying this, Li Ye clearly felt a ripple of Wish Power. Then he saw the old man clutching that Wish Power, crushing it like a strand of rainbow light, shattering like glass splattering.

"Hmm?"

This was exactly one of Li Ye's purposes in coming to the Heavenly River City, the control method of Wish Power.

And judging by the old man's casual actions, he had apparently done this many times before. How could such an ordinary old man display such a special Divine Technique?

"Absorbing Wish Power, meaning there is some deity in that bright ghost city hoping to receive your faith?"

"That's what those guys say, that we're born weak and can only find peace with the deity."

"But I don't believe it."

The old man shook his head, a hint of hope flashing in his eyes: "Can you teach us how to plant Xiguang Rice? That Spirit Rice has been planted by our forefathers for generations.

If it can grow here, it will surely allow us to survive."

Li Ye gazed at him, recognizing the old man's lack of cooperation.

But it didn't matter.

He finally nodded: "Alright, but I need all the details about this place and your method of controlling Wish Power in exchange."

The old man nodded heavily and took Li Ye, leading his granddaughter to the small village where they lived.

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