The beavers were rolling around in the mud pits, covering their once sleek, shiny fur with layers upon layers of mud infused with spiritual power.

"..."

Li Ye took a deep breath.

To be honest, he had never seen the beavers so lively.

"What exactly are you doing?" He found the first five beavers he raised, and upon approaching, discovered that they weren't just playing in the mud.

They were using their claws along with some golden liquid, purple liquid, and the local soil to craft something.

It was a lotus flower in its nascent form.

This instantly reminded Li Ye of the lotus petal infused with the resentment qi of the Hungry Bone that the beavers had given him before, which was a magical artifact.

Could it be that these little creatures are making magical artifacts again?

"Chirp chirp!"

The beaver that noticed Li Ye coming quickly rose up and handed him the crafted lotus flower.

Though the lotus looked rough, the patterns on the petals and the seeds within were vividly detailed, exuding a fine and exquisite feeling beneath its grayish exterior, which faintly shimmered with intertwining purple and golden halos.

Underneath the rough exterior, there was indeed a sense of meticulous craftsmanship.

"This is indeed a magical artifact."

"How did you learn to make magical artifacts?"

Li Ye extended his finger to inject spiritual qi into the lotus, which slowly blossomed, releasing threads of Purple Oil Spring Rain from the pistil, which diffused into wisps of purple mist in the surroundings.

The mist brought a comforting coolness as it approached, which didn't seem to impact Li Ye much, but the surrounding spirit plants thoroughly enjoyed it, even stretching their branches and leaves.

The status panel displayed the words [Spiritual Enlightenment].

"Huh."

"It can turn Purple Oil Spring Rain into mist, huh?"

It was indeed a pleasant surprise.

It could actually aid the spirit plants in unlocking their spirituality.

How on earth did the beavers manage to craft such a magical artifact?

——Even the beavers couldn't provide an answer, as they simply waved their paws and chirped away, indicating that they just somehow learned it suddenly.

Even they didn't know how they did it; somehow, they just could.

"Perhaps it's due to the merit they gained," Li Ye could only speculate that it might be due to the merit from purifying Hungry Bone and previously helping him handle the Hungry Ghost Evil Bone.

Sometimes it's simply a flash of inspiration.

This matter is indeed hard to explain clearly.

Nonetheless, it is indeed helpful to him as it allows him to craft some magical artifacts out of these lotuses, so they can operate throughout the cave mansion and distribute the mist of Purple Oil Spring Rain.

He pondered over the lotus for a while before glancing at the roots of the Spirit Vein Willow, recalling something important.

——Do the roots of the Spirit Vein Willow count as branches or roots?

If they are roots, is it possible for them to extend using silk, and would they retain the original efficacy of the Spirit Vein Willow after extending?

The gift he received from Senior Sister Jiang seemed to be something that could possibly bind with the Spirit Vein Willow.

"Wait, speaking of silk, it's almost been two months, have those silkworms completed their transformation?"

With that thought, he quickly got up and went to the room where the silkworms were kept.

The room was filled with heaps of silk threads resembling ink strokes, casually scattered around.

However, upon a quick scan, he didn't find the Void Nether Grass nor the Void Ink Spirit Silkworms residing among the grassy seeds.

"Where have they gone?" Li Ye used his divine sense to scan but found nothing, then called upon the Transporting Locust Spirit: "Where are the silkworms in here?"

Before the Transporting Locust Spirit could answer.

An elegant meow suddenly echoed.

Immediately, a book flew out from among the silk, its pages flipping by unseen forces, and a jet-black cat emerged from within.

It jumped directly onto Li Ye's shoulder, and with a tongue lined with barbs, it licked his earlobe.

The cool sensation from the earlobe sent a shiver down his spine, the intimate gesture was quite unsettling.

"…This is way too ambiguous, senior."

How could he be teased by a cat? He was sure the cat did it on purpose.

How mischievous.

"Meow~~~~"

The black cat elongated its sound.

First, it informed Li Ye that the silkworms and the Void Nether Grass hadn't vanished but had hidden within the space here.

The newest silk threads they spun, when woven, could form a microspace akin to a storage pouch.

The black cat had just been hiding within it.

Then it expressed great curiosity about Li Ye's method allowing these silkworms to undergo such a miraculous transformation.

"I have my ways."

Li Ye replied directly: "Everyone has their fortunes, senior shouldn't need to dig too deep, right?"

Joking aside, this place is under the Four Seasons Sect's domain.

He is a disciple of a Nascent Soul True Man.

If the black cat dared to act out, it would be suppressed immediately.

The current him is not the little cultivator who would fret over buying a Spirit Vein Willow.

The black cat glanced at Li Ye, not showing surprise, only intense curiosity in its black pupils.

It couldn't harm Li Ye, as its master had set a forbidden technique on it to never harm anyone, let alone with the Qi fortune protection from the Four Seasons Sect on Li Ye.

The majestic sun-like Qi fortune instilled some fear in it, which is why it hadn't appeared for so long.

As for why it suddenly appeared this time…

It found the small space formed by the silk threads very comfortable and couldn't help but stay in there for a while.

——Of course, it would never tell Li Ye this, facing his response, it only tapped his cheek lightly with its paw, then arrogantly turned around and jumped into the Locust Spirit Scroll.

Li Ye watched its figure, feeling that this guy was rather peculiar.

Obviously, it seemed quite happy, yet it insisted on saying such things.

He didn't dwell on it, heading straight to the place where he had glimpsed the Locust Spirit Scroll flying from, removing all the silk.

He then reached out directly.

Grabbing into what should be empty air, he surprisingly caught hold of a silk cocoon, its originally transparent hue rapidly replaced by the color of ink, as if revealing itself from invisibility.

The cocoon had only its top part broken open, revealing two or three spirit stones inside, moist soil, and a Void Nether Grass quietly growing there.

Logically speaking, a cocoon hardly the thickness of a thumb shouldn't have such a large space, meaning this truly was a space structure similar to a storage pouch.

'Truly miraculous, could it be due to symbiosis with the Void Nether Grass?'

He pondered for a moment but chose not to disturb this Void Nether Grass.

The panel and his divine sense perception both indicated that Void Nether Grass was living comfortably in this small cocoon, so he decided to leave it in there, as silk was plentiful anyway.

Li Ye just took it along with the other silkworms, cleaned up the silk threads scattered on the floor, then left the room.

Previously, for experimentation purposes, he hadn't bought many Void Nether Grass at once, but now observations clearly proved the mysterious effects of symbiosis with the Void Nether grass.

For this reason, he had to treat himself to a big feast.

After all, he had to make many new purchases of Void Nether Grass and accommodate the remaining twenty or so silkworms.

For this, he had no choice but to indulge in some hasty feasting and drinking.

Of course, during this process, he also needed to test whether the newly spun silken cocoons, once intertwined, could turn into a mini space similar to a storage pouch.

The silkworm cocoons fascinatingly served as a miniature space capable of hosting living entities, albeit indefinitely feeding on the Power of Space from the Void Nether Grass.

For this purpose, he didn't hesitate to purchase Void Nether Ore to feed them.

Given its usefulness, he figured it was worth it to buy the Void Nether Ore to nourish them.

During this time, he did use up some resources to conduct experiments, so he couldn't immediately purchase many Void Nether Grass.

But now that only a little over twenty silkworms are left,

even if it meant splurging, he couldn't resist indulging a bit.

More importantly, he also needed to make sure he had enough vital essence stored up for this.

After all, binding all those Void Nether Grass would require a substantial amount, and he currently only had about 8,000 essence points.

In any case, he found all these efforts very useful.

He arranged for the basins housing the silky threads to be entirely uncovered and pondered the next steps.

Moreover, while conducting experiments, he realized he needed to buy more Void Nether Ore to nourish them.

But now, thinking about it, maybe these space silks could be taken to the Ye Hall for consideration of further development.

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