"I trust you." That was all Li Ye said, sincerely and earnestly.

But Zhou Qiumai felt even more grateful, with tears in his eyes.

After he left, Wei Qingye, who hadn't spoken, smirked and poured a cup of tea, "It's only been a few years, Brother Li, your tactics for winning hearts have grown quite skilled."

"Hmm?"

Li Ye was initially puzzled, then suddenly understood.

He couldn't help but smile wryly.

"If I trust him, naturally I'll give him more convenience. After all, he was my friend when I was insignificant. Could Li Ye's friends ever be mediocre?"

Wei Qingye was amused by Li Ye's words.

These words praised both himself and others.

And the facts were indeed so.

He gently exhaled, and the chair behind him turned into a lounger at his whim, allowing him to half-recline and gaze directly at the sunlight in the heavenly dome.

Perhaps it was because the Spiritual Qi in the Four Seasons Sect was truly tranquil, he felt much more relaxed, even the ominous aura from battles on his body had softened considerably.

No wonder the elders in the sect liked to visit the Eastern Domain occasionally.

After a while, he spoke:

"Brother Li."

"Regarding the matter we agreed on earlier, I am prepared. How is Brother Li faring on that side?"

"This matter should bring about a Celestial Tribulation."

Though he was still reclining, his eyes already gleamed with sharp sword light—creating a flesh body for the soul to linger in the secular world is akin to defying heaven. Such an act, not undergone through reincarnation, will surely trigger a Celestial Tribulation.

Wei Qingye wasn't afraid, only worried that the Thunder Tribulation might impact Li Ye, especially since Li Ye obviously followed the path of the Celestial Dao of human hearts.

"Celestial Tribulation?" Li Ye recalled the experiences from recent times and said without hesitation, "What strength of Celestial Tribulation will it be? Golden Core or Nascent Soul?"

"Could more Thunder Tribulations come?"

At this moment, he was indeed lacking in Tribulation Qi to enrich his Five-Colored Water Lotus, unsure what kind of Celestial Tribulation would occur for creating a flesh body for the soul to remain in the world?

"Uh." Wei Qingye was puzzled, "Did I mishear? Brother Li, do you wish for more Celestial Tribulations?"

Can that thing come in abundance?

It's not like Spirit Stones, where the more the better.

"Actually, it's this item." Li Ye casually took out a lotus flower with roughly one-thousandth of a Thunder Tribulation's might, "I haven't sold this outside yet. Besides cultivators in our sect, Brother Wei is the first."

"Oh!"

Wei Qingye perked up instantly.

Holding the lotus in his hand, he immediately felt the Tribulation Qi emanating from it, capable of invoking a Celestial Tribulation.

"This thing is quite valuable."

"That works perfectly; I was concerned about the Celestial Tribulation affecting you, but it seems there's no need to worry."

"When shall we begin?"

Upon learning there were no concerns, Wei Qingye was eager to proceed with the plan; this was something he had long anticipated.

Otherwise, with the longevity of cultivators, a few years would pass in the blink of an eye, and he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find suitable materials; he could easily take things slow.

"Let's begin then."

Li Ye was indeed prepared for some time.

He directly took out the scroll and hung it aside.

On the scroll was a pure white fox pressing down a black cat with its paw, behind them was an exquisitely beautiful circular pavilion.

"Let's go."

The two of them entered the scroll one after the other.

The white fox and black cat, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them. The fox was easier to approach, being closer to canine, but surprisingly, the black cat was enthusiastically wagging its tail.

"Master!"

"You're finally here!"

"I've waited for you for such a long time."

The white fox discreetly nudged the black cat back with its rear paw, then blocked with its tail. Its whole body was pure and flawless, exuding an ethereal, immortal-like aura in this black-and-white ink and water world.

It was indeed quite intimidating.

At least Wei Qingye was a bit surprised, "I didn't see such a remarkable Spirit Beast back in the cave mansion."

The white fox raised its head elegantly.

"I am the Spirit Beast of True Man Li Ye, it's normal you haven't seen me."

"..." Wei Qingye turned his head to Li Ye and whispered, "It's really identical to you."

Identical?

Li Ye certainly would not want, nor would he admit it.

He calmly said to the White Fox, "Take me to the Soul-Saving Bamboo and the Delicious Coconut Tree, that..."

He paused for a moment, unsure whether to call it a chicken or a crow, and could only say, "Is that Spirit Beast still by the Soul-Saving Bamboo?"

"It is."

Mentioning that Spirit Beast made even the White Fox feel a bit of a headache, "It's just that it's a bit mischievous. At this moment, it's probably flying around crazily with its soul out of the body..."

As soon as the words were spoken.

A golden "sun" suddenly appeared from afar.

To be precise, it was a ball of light. A one-legged Golden Crow stood solemnly on a bamboo, flying as swiftly as if it were riding a sword, so fast that it disappeared in a flash.

Then it seemed to notice Li Ye and quickly flew over, affectionately making harsh "caw caw" sounds at Li Ye, pouncing directly towards him.

Its little short wings flapped many times yet failed to lift it into the air, and it eventually fell to the ground with a "thud," flattening itself visibly flat.

As flat as a piece of paper.

Wei Qingye looked astonished.

"You."

"You just rely on being a soul to fly around recklessly like this."

Li Ye was quite helpless, extending his hand to grab it, casually using spiritual power to restore its body.

This clumsy creature, seemingly no different from the Golden Sand Crow, was what hatched from that egg back then.

After it hatched, Li Ye initially wanted to find it some spirit plants that could fly, but this fellow itself ran into the Ink and Water World hanging in the yard and stuck to the Soul-Saving Bamboo.

It even... somehow managed to establish a bond.

Li Ye was surprised and helpless, having no choice but to satisfy it.

After binding, it turned into this ghostly behavior, flying around everywhere with the Soul-Saving Bamboo in its soul form, yet its cultivation increased day by day.

Now it's even a Foundation Establishment-level Spirit Beast.

But with this fellow's presence, the abnormal, gloomy spiritual power of the Soul-Saving Bamboo showed a clear weakening trend, which was evidently a good thing for the Soul-Saving Bamboo.

Wei Qingye, after Li Ye helped restore it, curiously asked:

"This Spirit Beast is really interesting."

"It carries the aura of the Soul-Saving Bamboo, and is it some new type of Spirit Beast you cultivated, Brother Li?"

Li Ye nodded, "Yes, with this Spirit Beast around, the body I create may be more complete."

"Thank you."

Wei Qingye was quite touched.

He thought this was a Spirit Beast specifically cultivated by Brother Li to help him, truly deserving of being Brother Li—always having everything perfectly prepared.

To this, Li Ye could only smile, then led Wei Qingye to where the Delicious Coconut and Soul-Saving Bamboo were planted.

Thanks to the Golden Sand Crow's help, the golden coconut trees and the grayish bamboos were almost entwined together, with a small nest at the intersection, large enough for the Golden Sand Crow to live in.

Li Ye had already set up the array according to what was described in the Bamboo Spirit Scroll—a very strange array that derived from the Eight Trigrams but had only a pure yin aspect and no coexisting yang aspect.

At the center of the array was a coffin surrounded by ink and silk, standing upright, with visible ink streams flowing within.

"Go ahead," Li Ye pointed at the coffin.

"Hmm."

Wei Qingye took a deep breath, then unsheathed his long sword, a small black jade stone hung from the tassel on the handle, and a faintly visible figure seemed to flicker inside.

The jade stone was a Fifth-Tier Spiritual Object, a Soul Nourishing Jade.

Each tassel around the stone was woven with spirituality from spiritual objects, and a casual look would show that they were refined from the souls of high-tier demon beasts like foxes or wolves.

This revealed how much effort Wei Qingye had put into preserving his junior apprentice's soul.

He directly placed the stone into the coffin.

Almost instantly as it was put inside, the ink and silk began encircling the stone, serving like roots—

"Boom!"

A very familiar sound exploded in Li Ye's ears.

Wei Qingye held the long sword, his expression determined.

Li Ye was initially thinking that the Celestial Tribulation came rather quickly, wondering how he might use divine techniques to interfere with or join the Thunder Tribulation.

But unexpectedly, a black lightning bolt, like a chain, appeared ghostly, directly lashing onto his shoulder.

"Snap!"

The fabric instantly tore, revealing a severely injured shoulder.

Blood flowed under his indifferent gaze and Wei Qingye's astonished stare.

So why me?

Shouldn't it strike at the coffin or Wei Qingye?

And why does it seem so angry?

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