"Just give me the address, and I'll pay a visit." Li Ye did not immediately agree.

He still needed to split the profits with his senior brothers.

More than a million Spirit Stones were waiting for him, and he couldn't keep his senior brothers waiting.

"Alright, then I shall await your grand arrival at the Cave Mansion," Yuan Yan nodded in understanding, handed him a Jade Scroll, and then took his leave.

Li Ye accepted the Jade Scroll and returned to the sect.

...

Two million three hundred thousand.

This was the income left after deducting the shared sale of magical treasures with his senior brothers, resulting in a fifty-fifty split, which earned Li Ye 1.15 million Spirit Stones.

Such a considerable haul from just one auction.

Even Li Ye couldn't help but wonder if he released all the output from his Cave Mansion at once, would he be able to earn tens of millions of Spirit Stones?

This thought crossed his mind, but he decisively abandoned the idea.

Rarity increases value.

These items were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

If he released too many at once, the price would surely be unstable.

It seemed even his senior brothers and sisters thought the same, as after receiving their respective Spirit Stones, they didn't initiate talk of next collaboration, instead diving into research with some feedback suggestions from Hu Tong.

Li Ye, meanwhile, successfully acquired a Magical Treasure that could change his appearance from his Ling Ji vine senior brother, and also inquired about the Yuansheng Deer Tribe.

What Ling Ji vine senior brother told him left him with a furrowed brow, even when he arrived there, he still hadn't figured it out.

When he arrived here, he discovered... this place, no, rather it should be a lake.

A full fifty acres of lake.

The lake grew some dark red algae, tinting the lake water a deep crimson.

This starkly contrasted with the well-constructed Cave Mansion nearby, and because it was sandwiched between two Cave Mansions, it felt somewhat cramped and humble.

Yuan Yan lay in a deck chair in front of the lake, and although the passing cultivators were curious about what this fellow was up to, there were too many eccentric people in the Cultivation Realm, so they just glanced at him.

"Oh!"

"Fellow cultivator, you finally came."

Because Li Ye was still using his previous concealed identity, Yuan Yan recognized him at once.

He invited, "Please follow me! The Cave Mansion is underwater!"

Saying that, he led Li Ye directly into the lake.

Curiously, the surface of the lake didn't create even a ripple.

As they entered the water, a thriving banyan tree appeared on the lakebed before them.

The banyan tree was extraordinarily large, with deep green branches and leaves taking up the entire lakebed, its root hairs isolating the water and protecting an ancient-style pavilion.

It was as if stepping into another world just beneath the water's surface.

Back on shore, Li Ye had scanned the water's surface with his Divine Sense but hadn't discovered the hidden Grotto Heaven beneath.

He gazed at the banyan tree.

[Name]: Wuyou Spirit City

[Mood]: Anxious and insecure, losing protection

[Status]: Without Yuansheng Deer God's protection, resisting any external Spiritual Qi, slowly withering away.

[Bindable]: That which it "believes" is a Spirit Plant and beneficial to itself.

Oh ho.

Believes to be a Spirit Plant...

Li Ye squinted his eyes, intrigued by this banyan tree.

The inability to bind Spirit Plants and Spirit Plants was something he had always been concerned about. If he could solve it, he would surely be able to create even more unique Spiritual Objects.

He withdrew his gaze.

The two parted the ripples and reached the lakebed.

Upon landing on the stone-paved ground, Li Ye immediately sensed something was amiss.

Having learned numerous Divine Techniques capable of sensing changes in the world, combined with his acute senses from the panel, he immediately noticed the extreme chaos of Spiritual Power here.

He even felt a slight prickling sensation when his cloth shoes touched the ground.

As if Spiritual Qi had gathered into needles, attacking him.

It must be noted that Li Ye's body had long harbored untold quantities of Spiritual Qi, even possessing the suppression of Jianmu. Only he could not accommodate the environment, no environment could reject him.

Yuan Yan timely spoke up:

"Fellow cultivator, you see indeed... This place turned like this after I took over. No matter what I did, even inviting a Spirit Plant Master, I couldn't solve it.

It seems the spirituality here has a problem."

He bowed to Li Ye with a helpless expression, "This is the troublesome matter I mentioned earlier, I humbly ask for your help!"

Li Ye, however, just stared at him.

The panel showed that his condition was not well.

Remembering the issues he inquired about with Ling Ji vine senior brother earlier.

Li Ye spoke up:

"Fellow cultivator."

"The Yuansheng Deer Tribe blesses the land. This place was once where your kin or elders resided, but why did these problems arise when you took over?"

"Is there something beneath here?"

He pointed to the stone ground.

Yuan Yan had anticipated Li Ye knowing about the Yuansheng Deer Tribe, and coupled with his sincere request for help, he didn't hide anything.

"Fellow cultivator, your insight is indeed keen."

"Please follow me."

Immediately, he activated a mechanism and led Li Ye underground.

Below was a long stone corridor, flanked by countless roots, each emitting a faint green glow, keeping things from being dark.

They walked for about half a cup of tea's time.

The view suddenly opened up——

A giant deer with flowers and grass growing on its body lay silently amidst the banyan tree's roots, its antlers shining like jade, the glimmer nurturing the entire tree.

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