But the White Rat was startled, it really jumped up from the chair, using its tail to push off, and with a smile on its face, said: "True Man Lingye, I am not worthy of being called senior brother!"

"What's the harm?" Li Ye was indifferent, to him names and titles were inconsequential, when had he ever needed to declare his status through a title?

This instantly moved Senior Brother Shu.

In fact, before he came, he had been a bit worried, after all, Li Ye's rise and reputation were like climbing the celestial ladder all the way to the top, did he really still remember him as a "senior brother"?

Now seeing that Li Ye was still Li Ye.

Li Ye's aura had even become more serene, making him feel an involuntary impulse to get closer.

Yet just as he approached wanting to say something—

"Chirp!"

A sharp cry echoed from the void.

A gleaming Brocade Rat jumped out, barking angrily at him, startling him greatly.

Oh dear.

This was a Brocade Rat!

Their tribe of Mineral-seeking Spirit Rats had the bloodline of Brocade Rats, which allowed them to walk freely within the earth, searching for various minerals.

From where did True Man Lingye find such a pure-blooded Brocade Rat?

The Brocade Rat blocked his steps, then contently burrowed back into its nest within the void, a small movable space that followed Li Ye wherever he went.

"Did it scare you?"

Li Ye was a bit apologetic, though this guy was esteemed as a Brocade Rat, it couldn't really make the cut in front of the other spirit beasts in his cave mansion.

As a result, it became somewhat anxious.

Really afraid that any more spirit beasts would take away the limited affection it had.

"No problem at all!"

Senior Brother Shu didn't dare say anything.

The kind of bloodline suppression was like a dog seeing a stick.

He understood why Li Ye and the others came, and immediately invited: "True Man Lingye, honored guests, please follow me!"

Very soon.

They arrived at the Earth Vein.

This time, the arrays and the Earth Vein at Dongcang Marketplace were completely the handiwork of the Four Seasons Sect, naturally without the previous Mo Family's neat cogwheels and various mechanical operations.

Instead, it was a delicately vibrant array pattern of flora and vine, with vitality and spirit essence flowing like life through the deep soil, enveloping the willow-branch-like Earth Vein.

A warm sheen silently seeped into every grain of soil, and through the operation of the array, gradually redistributed to all places, slowly and without causing any emergency reaction to transform the land.

Li Ye saw instantly that this Earth Vein must have been crafted by the sect.

Thanks to the Four Seasons Sect's enduring philosophy of seeking mystical methods and the great path from heaven and earth, these arrays didn't seem out of place in the soil, but rather very harmonious, as if they were meant to be.

Standing atop the jade platform overlooking below.

It didn't feel like they had come into the earth, but rather placed amid an exceptionally elegant array surrounding them, even breathing felt extraordinarily smooth.

"True Man, honored guests."

"The Earthquake Worms brought here this time are all fully grown."

"You need to forcibly drag them into the array, without concern for bloodshed or damage, it's necessary—only through feeling pain and shedding blood can they better integrate with this place."

Senior Brother Shu ran to an array in the distance and loudly announced: "Let me know when you're ready!"

"We've been ready for a while."

The cultivators of the Spirit Refining Sect were rubbing their hands eagerly, and even cast a challenging glance at Wei Qingye—in terms of strength, sword cultivators indeed couldn't match up by any means.

Wei Qingye had nothing to say.

"Then I'll release them!"

Senior Brother Shu pressed a light seal within the array.

The next moment—

A full nine gigantic Earthquake Worms, as big as mountains, suddenly appeared.

Having been trapped here for a while, they were quite irritable, and now that they could finally touch the earth, they naturally wanted to burrow into the deep soil as soon as possible.

It was then that the body cultivators leaped down.

As they landed, even the earth trembled a bit.

Their armor shimmered with some strange runic light, and with each breath, their bodies began to enlarge, not quite turning into giants, but at least big enough to grab the tails of the Earthquake Worms.

There were no roars or shouts for communication, just a look in the eyes, and they began to exert themselves, forcefully dragging the bodies of those Earthquake Worms trying to burrow underground into the array.

The poor Earthquake Worms, pulled with brute force, emitted some extremely fine and sharp cries, causing the surrounding land to shake as if earthquakes were occurring, and their blood continued to drip down.

All the droplets of blood on the ground would sprout some "mineral flowers," whose roots penetrated the earth deeply and with the operation of the Earth Vein and the array, were chaotically transported to different places.

Li Ye looked from above, and incredibly, felt that the Earthquake Worms seemed a bit… pleased?

Yes.

Even though they were struggling and attacking and shrieking, they seemed almost joyful, with a couple of them feeling "ecstatic" and "eager."

Clearly, they were immersed in the enjoyment of wrestling with the Spirit Refining Sect cultivators and shedding their blood—the sharp rocks, the solid earth, all sprouted different mineral flowers.

Li Ye asked Senior Brother Shu:

"Senior Brother Shu, if we used arrays to guide them, wouldn't it have the same effect as now?"

Senior Brother Shu nodded: "Exactly, our Four Seasons Sect certainly has ways to guide them here, but nothing is as invigorating as real grappling.

Unfortunately, there are too few body refiners in our sect, and we can only rely on external sects for something like this, and junior brother, did you see the way they transform?

This is the Heaven and Earth Great Divine Techniques brought by the ancestor of the Spirit Refining Sect from the Upper Realm! It's exclusive to the Spirit Refining Sect!

It's truly impressive!"

From his tone, it was obvious how envious Senior Brother Shu was of their towering bodies.

Heaven and Earth?

Speaking of which, the "Nine Songs" I practice can be considered an Upper Realm Divine Technique, but only if it's the complete "Nine Songs."

Thinking of the Nine Songs, Li Ye thought of building houses lately, so do these Earthquake Worms need houses?

He knew this idea was odd.

But he attempted to use his Emotion Song to communicate with the Earthquake Worms.

It couldn't be called communication, just conveying a thought—

Need a house?

He was merely trying his luck, and it didn't matter if it didn't work out.

Unexpectedly, the Earthquake Worms suddenly halted, their dark eyes fixed on Li Ye, filled with longing.

They even stopped moving.

"..."

Li Ye felt waves of energy from the earth.

Knowing that this earth was secured by his Earth Emotions Technique, meaning the earth could transmit emotions to him anytime—now it was the Earthquake Worms driving the longing intent.

Li Ye immediately sensed something was amiss.

Yet an audacious idea sprang to mind.

He had been somewhat spoiled by the elders, being "reckless," so when he acted out, he aimed for big actions.

He glanced at Senior Brother Shu, and stated gravely: "Senior Brother, how much control do you have here, I now need to take over entirely."

Senior Brother Shu was at first surprised, then pondered, finally decisively:

"Alright."

Without delay.

He immediately handed over all his Earth Vein permissions to Li Ye, then cupped his hands: "Regardless of success or failure, True Man must take me along!"

This guy was truly as cunning as a fox.

Since the emergence of bold ideas, Li Ye had never been in trouble; often, each flash of inspiration brought about remarkable inventions.

It was a wise move to latch onto Li Ye's coattails at the right time.

Li Ye gave Senior Brother Shu a few more looks, but said nothing, merely sat cross-legged, with Wei Qingye naturally standing guard behind him.

This place's Earth Vein was already organized by him, taking over the permissions was very simple, and he completed this complex task in moments.

Then…

The entire Dongcang Marketplace shook violently.

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