Chapter 779: Chapter 431: Even If the Spirit Root Is Shattered... (Part 2)

He was shocked and terrified, frozen on the green grass of the card, seemingly calling out to something, but Li Ye completely ignored him, casually putting the card away.

Then he gently pointed at the corpse.

From him, a force instantly formed a Spirit Domain, isolating this place.

It directly melted into the Tribulation Fire, and vanished in an instant.

Gone without a trace.

"May you rest in peace."

Li Ye dispersed the Spirit Domain, stood up, and the beaver that had been squatting on the table immediately took out enough Spirit Stones from its pocket and placed them on the table, then jumped onto Li Ye’s shoulder, accompanying him as he left.

...

Returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Li Ye pondered for a long time, then sighed.

He sought out a mortal from Jianmu Village.

This mortal had seen Li Ye at the village’s Divine Temple and instantly trembled with excitement, wanting to kneel.

But Li Ye stopped him.

With a gentle force lifting him up, he softly said:

"No need for such courtesy."

"You also worship me, yet I remember you stealing offerings before Jianmu. Why are you so afraid now, is it because I look very different from the statue?"

This child, only thirteen or fourteen, despite being brave, was still cautious when facing the real Immortal he usually worshipped.

He stammered for a long time.

Finally said:

"That wooden statue really doesn’t resemble you, Immortal."

Li Ye: "..."

Actually, I also think so.

The statue’s sculpture indeed wouldn’t resemble the person too closely, or rather, it should have a certain charm—yet even as the "Deity" of the statue, I can’t influence the age-old rules of carving statues.

So he pretended not to hear, gesturing for him to sit down.

Then said: "I have something I want you to help me with. If it succeeds, you should be able to embark on the Cultivation path; if not, Spiritual Qi will still cleanse your body and your future path will naturally be unobstructed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall and thin boy, who was almost as tall as him, eagerly nodded:

"Really!"

"Immortal, I’m willing! The kid is willing!"

Seeing him wanting to kneel again, Li Ye had to restrain him once more, soothing him: "Just sit properly."

The boy immediately sat upright.

Seeing this, Li Ye found it somewhat amusing.

He then took out the Emotion Communication.

Gently blowing it, accompanied by the lingering yet ethereal music, the Immortal Ribbon from the Emotion Communication fell on the boy, wrapping him into a bud.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi started to flow toward this place.

Encompassing the boy with the power from the Emotion Communication.

For Li Ye, sensing Spiritual Qi is as simple as breathing, this is the advantage of having a Spirit Root—but if a mortal, or someone unable to cultivate, cannot truly sense and gather Spiritual Qi.

What Li Ye needed to do now was to pass on the concept of "Spiritual Qi" to this boy.

He had used the Emotion Song quite a bit.

Though honestly, he hadn’t used this Divine Technique to perceive "Spiritual Qi" itself; he used it to perceive natural changes, seasonal shifts.

But now perceiving it this way.

He even felt somewhat strained and fearful...

He could sense the omnipresent Spiritual Qi, perhaps this world doesn’t even have the concept of "air," it’s Spiritual Qi forming everything, at most it’s the difference between highly concentrated and less concentrated Spiritual Qi.

All things have spirituality.

Naturally, Spiritual Qi has its spirituality too.

As Li Ye perceives and operates his Cultivation Technique, they also seem to notice Li Ye, starting to surge toward here, within his Divine Sense range all the Spiritual Qi began flowing this way.

Even half of Spirit Leaf City’s Spiritual Qi started surging toward here like a tsunami.

In an instant, forming a huge storm.

All over, the arrays that maintain and monitor Spiritual Qi stability began to explode.

The cultivators responsible for this area were shocked instantly.

"What happened?"

"Did Spirit Leaf City’s Spiritual Qi riot!?"

"Where are they heading? What, you say the City Lord’s Mansion?"

This is really the worst situation.

If it’s just a Spiritual Qi riot, that’s fine, at most it’s a bit of materials to repair the arrays and Magical Artifacts, but if something went wrong with True Man Lingye at the City Lord’s Mansion...

With such a terrifying spiritual power riot, what happened to him?

Is he injured?

Or did something go wrong while operating a Cultivation Technique?

All sorts of transmitting Jade Talismans, including Magical Artifacts for urgent communication, were flashing, but unfortunately, Li Ye truly had no time to respond now.

He had not expected that merely wanting to share the concept of "sensing Spiritual Qi" with a mortal would cause such a massive riot.

The oppression of that spiritual power felt like the heavens and earth pressing down. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

He still had to cautiously protect the mortal boy.

It was himself who brought him.

It was himself whom he believed as the "Deity" conducting an experiment on him.

Even if he were to get hurt, he couldn’t let him get hurt.

"Alas."

"This is really not easy."

"What exactly is the reason?"

He barely diverted a bit of attention, summoned his Lifebound Magical Treasure.

The radiant Star Curtain unfolded immediately.

Barely offering him some relief.

But only just a little.

He spoke to the Sun and Moon Ring:

"Help me see what happens if I pass on the concept of sensing Spiritual Qi to him."

"Please wait a moment." The Sun and Moon Ring began deducing, and the surrounding starry curtain started swirling.

Its voice became ethereal and grand:

"Mortals cannot sense Spiritual Qi."

"Only Spirit Roots can sense Spiritual Qi."

"If you pass on your perception of Spiritual Qi to him."

"There’s a great possibility of damaging the Spirit Root, or forgetting the ability to sense Spiritual Qi."

Li Ye was silent.

Damaging Spirit Root, forgetting the ability to sense Spiritual Qi?

He realized immediately, he was likely schemed against by the Gnostic School.

Then, is it impossible to stop now?

He tried to halt his actions, but those Spiritual Qi sensed his intention to "leave," crazily surging even more toward here, like children about to be abandoned once noticed by their parents.

Spiritual Qi is everywhere, yet no one actively pays attention to their presence, existing in all things but not recognized by everyone.

"Indeed."

Li Ye instead calmed down at this moment.

He looked toward the Sun and Moon Ring above, pointed at it.

The translucent blue gem embedded in its center immediately began to gleam brightly, emitting pure starlight.

That was the fallback left by the ancestor for him.

A real star.

If Li Ye were to harden his heart now, he could use this power to temporarily exile himself from the world, as long as those spiritual powers cannot find his trace, they would naturally calm down.

But Li Ye didn’t want to give up this way.

Because he believes this news is absolutely real.

It’s just that completing it requires a high price.

Yet coincidentally, the least thing he fears is the cost, with a fallback in place, any other costs are inconsequential.

Even if it means ruining his own Spirit Root.

"Sigh."

"I always feel that doing this is somewhat crazy."

"If the elders knew, they would probably be worried."

"But the path for everyone to cultivate lies right before me, and I have the ability to walk it, if I don’t strive to move forward, how can I speak of cultivation?"

"At least... they still call me Immortal."

"You are really fortunate."

He closed his eyes.

Then recklessly began imparting the concept of "sensing Spiritual Qi" to that boy.

As he continued like this.

He could feel his Spirit Root indeed trembling.

But, protected by the Five Elements Spirit Ascension Technique and the unique abilities of a Celestial Being, his Spirit Root was immediately stabilized.

Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he planned to continue in one go.

The Xiangshui Tree suddenly appeared.

Another unexpected branch formed beyond his control, creating a portal.

From within came...

His voice.

"If you insist on doing this..."