Inside the cave mansion.

Li Ye is picking peaches, white with a hint of red, while observing the great otter battling the underground dragon through the Spiritual Mechanism Vine's view, and simultaneously recording with the jade scroll.

Handling three tasks at once is not an issue for him:

"Very successful."

"Combining Emotion Song with the Five-Colored Water Lotus, and then symbiotically with the great lake otter."

"As long as it's the Water Vein contained within Weichuan, it won't resist, it might even actively cooperate."

His voice transforms into characters, automatically being recorded into the petal-shaped jade scroll floating beside him.

The petal becomes solid from its illusionary state after recording his words, and falls into his pocket.

This artifact was something he cultivated at will.

It was nurtured by binding the Voice-Heed Flower from Bitter Journey Academy with the thousand-eared spider, the most sensitive to sound within the sect.

Come to speak of it, the inspiration came from the Eight Trigrams Spirit Turtle recording Tao Sound—powerful cultivators often have Dao Rhyme embodied in their voices, and now, Li Ye's recitation of scripture in Cultivation Technique Divine Techniques bears this effect too.

At the very least, being a master, he must give Zhao He something.

Since Zhao He cannot follow the path of a Spirit Plant Master, he can only use the method of bestowing enlightenment.

"Crunch!"

Li Ye took a bite of the crisp peach, sweet juice splattering around.

Contemplating the upcoming matters in his heart.

The change in Celestial Phenomena, he's also nurturing spirit beasts.

He probably doesn't need to go personally.

The Earth Book is yet to fully mature, and Wei Qingye's acquaintance still needs some time.

So what's left are the remaining Orchid Spirit Scroll and Bamboo Spirit Scroll among the Southern Domain Demon Race.

These relate to a color in the Celestial Phenomenon Painting Wall.

At the same time, he has a premonition; combining the five Spirit Scrolls of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, and Locust Tree might result in something happening.

"Whatever."

"I'll talk to Yu Shichen first."

"He should still have the Meiling Scroll in hand."

He found a random place to lie down, reached out, and released the Duyu Spirit Yu Shichen, tormented by the Tribulation Fire to the point of being dazed and with his Divine Soul in tatters.

The moment he gained release.

Ensconced with the outside's refreshing, water-scented Spiritual Qi, tears streamed down his face—the roasting of the Tribulation Fire was truly unbearable, so unbearable that he even wished he could die instantly.

He dared not harbor any wishful thinking, and prostrated before Li Ye, who was quietly watching him:

"Master!"

Li Ye crunched the peach with a few more bites, mumbling indistinctly, "If you had been this obedient earlier, could you have suffered such agony?"

"The academy presented you to me, with Mr. Xianghuai's explicit instructions. Now you're in my hand, in my cave mansion."

"Even though your cultivation was in the Nascent Soul before, what of it?"

Saying so.

Li Ye gently tapped with his finger.

The book's seal blurred like ink soaked in water, then the book slowly opened.

Silky strands of radiance formed the true form of the Duyu Spirit Yu Shichen.

A look of disbelief on his face.

—He actually let me out? Let me out?

This Golden Core cultivator isn't afraid of me tainting this cave mansion? Even imprisoned and tormented, he is still a Nascent Soul!

Is he being reckless or confident?

This thought flashed through his mind.

Ultimately, he dared not act rashly; after all, this was not the territory of Bitter Journey Academy, the Four Seasons Sect…

He folded his hands, lowered his head:

"Master."

"I am willing to accept your Forbidden Technique."

"I only ask for a place to stay."

Li Ye then showed a faint smile: "You won't make a wrong choice."

"I have some questions to ask you."

He took out the fragment of the Meiling Scroll, and Yu Shichen saw at a glance what Li Ye wanted to ask, he explained: "My body is composed of the Meiling Scroll."

"Once upon a time, someone… a cultivator of this appearance arrived at Bitter Journey Academy, used the Spiritual Power of the Meiling Scroll to mimic Strange Tales and merged with me, allowing me to escape the bindings of Strange Tales and enter the present world."

Yu Shichen flicked his sleeve.

A human figure suddenly appeared beside him.

The figure wore a face full of a bright smile, his looks and demeanor sunlit and cheerful, as if without a trace of cloud, purely like the sky after rain.

Merely a shadow without spirit carried such temperament, terrifying indeed.

It's him.

Senior Brother.

Somehow, Li Ye felt a sense of relief, he even smiled.

No wonder Bitter Journey Academy specifically asked him to go, this matter is indeed related to Senior Brother, but why could Senior Brother enter the core of the Academy, and specifically brought out Yu Shichen?

Could it be attributed to the essence of the Netherworld being composed of countless inks?

—Previously, he visited Dongcang Town in the Hungry Ghost Netherworld, used the seemingly infinite water and ink there to produce enough Spring Wheat to feed all Hungry Ghosts, and solved the Netherworld with a special method.

Could it be the water and ink indeed have different uses?

He looked at the figure, asking: "What else did he say to you?"

Yu Shichen answered: "He said my contamination could pollute all eighteen layers of Hell Path's hells, those eighteen hells… are a painting."

This answer was anticipated yet unexpected.

The essence of water and ink is indeed a mass of ink.

If ink is splashed onto the painting, naturally, it would ruin the painting.

But the question is:

"Then why didn't you clarify this to Bitter Journey Academy before?"

If Yu Shichen could truly inflict massive disruption to Hell Path, Bitter Journey Academy certainly wouldn't forsake the opportunity—after all, the feat of eradicating Hell Path is enough to flaunt.

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