Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel-Chapter 710 - 397: You’re Pretty Suited for the Demon Path Too (Part 2)

Chapter 710: Chapter 397: You’re Pretty Suited for the Demon Path Too (Part 2)

As desire deepens, it simultaneously enters the origin of the world and gradually takes root, eventually becoming irremovable.

[Can bind (Dao)]: Tribulation Fire Spirit

[Can bind (Demon)]: Seven Emotions and Six Desires

This item is a true Demon Plant.

Even when Li Ye adorned it with treasures like the Five-Colored Water Lotus and Five-Colored Stone, it still remained a Demon Plant.

And it’s the most terrifying demon related to desire.

If it weren’t for Li Ye’s restraint and control, it could truly destroy the world as if it were child’s play.

To create it, to make it take root, Li Ye spared no effort.

Even using the Five-Colored Stone to invade this world was not easy, or rather...much harder than unraveling the Tao Laws of the Celestial Dao.

After all, the Tao Furnace Realm would genuinely lie bare for his whim, whereas in this world, he had to tear a hole.

Luckily.

After the Five-Colored Stone entered within.

He detected the particularly intense "desire" of this world.

And fittingly, there are many Divine Techniques involving desire within the Demon Path Cultivation Technique. He uses Taoist Technique to hide some children of the Demon Path and skillfully manipulates them into a lotus with a beaver.

Feeding desire using the "Beaver’s Wishing Well" method.

That world is quite intriguing.

Computational power represents everything.

And fortunately, computational power is simple enough for him, as he can even influence its tendency, steering his research outputs toward his desired direction.

Even better, by using cultivators eager to clear the path to promotion through computational power, he can gather plenty of interesting information.

For example, the direction of mythical calculations they achieve today, myths even include numerous space coordinates...

The only regret is that he has yet to decipher how they converted myths into such essence.

But there’s one point he’s certain of:

"The myth seeds they utilize likely stem from Five-Colored Stone research, as it wouldn’t otherwise integrate into the world without causing rejection."

"Additionally, I always feel their computational array resembles my Immortal Seal ’Nothing New Under the Sun’ very closely."

"Could this coincidence be too coincidental?"

He revealed what he’d discovered in these few short days—right now, even Thunder Tribulation hadn’t ended.

Jianmu and the Celestial Sound Thunder God observed what he had discovered.

Though the former’s expression was unseen, the latter was visibly surprised.

Looking at Li Ye, his eyes bore an inexplicable complexity.

"If you, child, truly delve deep into the Demon Path, you might indeed achieve significant feats; you clearly understand the essence of the Demon Path—desire."

He sighed.

"Frankly speaking, Demon Path Cultivation Technique progresses swiftly and is relatively formidable, also allowing one to do as they please, all stemming from a desire for power and freedom."

"Though we cultivators wouldn’t call ourselves ascetic, our hearts do contain a line repressing or easing desire; but the Demon Path is indifferent to any such line, strengthening with more freedom."

He seemed to hesitate, torn about whether to say more.

Yet Jianmu remarked with indifference:

"It’s merely that some believe the Demon Path Technique is more suitable for us, free and unrestrained—Celestial Dao treats the worldly matters like a straw dog, and we should do the same."

"In pursuit of Dao, regardless of the path, it ultimately aims for the highest realm. But since ice-cold heights may not truly be desirable, why not freely indulge and rule the mundane?"

Hmm...

This philosophy seems rather reasonable.

Though Li Ye recalled a saying.

"If we can’t curb our desires, wouldn’t we humans be indistinguishable from brainless beasts?"

The Celestial Sound Thunder God glanced at Li Ye in surprise.

And marveled: "Kids are smart, we old folks can’t think of such reasoning no matter how hard we try."

"So what are your plans ahead?"

"If only this method were available, progress would indeed be extremely slow."

Suddenly, he became curious about Li Ye’s intentions.

Li Ye had already devised his plans.

With a slight smile, he responded: "Naturally...it’s the cycle of nine out and thirteen return."

The statement confused both deities.

"What does this mean?" Jianmu became intrigued, this peculiar slow-cutting sensations reminded him of past glories shared with a certain individual.

Li Ye smiled subtly.

Sunlight cast shadows across his face, shading most of him except his prominent features.

Despite still appearing handsome akin to an Immortal.

His words intrigued the two deities deeply.

"It’s common that pawnshops lend loans, lodging items worth ten taels of silver, and the pawnshop grants nine taels. Yet redeeming it back requires repayment of thirteen taels."

"I will create another Spirit Plant to execute this scheme.

There’s no need for them to lodge anything, only leaving their Divine Soul imprint grants...computational power or their needs.

"They’d continue bartering more through the beaver."

"Thus, they would spiral into more, until deeply entangled with my Spirit Plant, eventually fulfilling my calculations through this method."

"..."

Celestial Sound Thunder God paused before responding:

"Your approach is incredibly subtle—truly effective, as desire can never be erased—Spirit Academy advances driven purely by desire."

Jianmu commended: "That’s correct, we initially worried you’d grow too docile in our sanctum, developing a sheep-like mentality."

We even considered sending you to devastate some Demon Path factions for amusement.

Yet you already possess stratagems of your own, and your resolve reassures us.

In our Four Seasons Sect, those in high positions, or every high-positioned individual, can never be purely good and saintly.

This is particularly evident within the Academy.

Their headmaster, indeed, once personally banned knowledge across several worlds, causing all beings to sink into ignorance, unable to learn or accumulate insights, unable to pass down experiences."

Wow.

That’s daring.

Just imagining it, Li Ye felt somewhat terrified.

To ban knowledge itself...

"Is there more?"

He suddenly developed a curiosity toward gossip.

"All the senior members I see in sects appear amiable, unaware of such thunderous wrath; I want to hear more."

"Certainly there are!"

Jianmu too found interest.

Usually only the Celestial Years Ginkgo converses with Him, yet the latter prefers discussing various gossips, gradually influencing Him.

Rarely a disciple captures His interest and derives delightful ideas for fascinating discourse.

Immediately He began murmuring with Li Ye.

Deliberately shoving aside Celestial Sound Thunder God, appointing him to observe the ongoing tribulation crossing below.

"..."

Celestial Sound felt somewhat aggrieved.

He genuinely wanted to hear the rare gossip too, albeit representing "Thunder," leaning towards righteous spiritual power, but he couldn’t resist varied gossip.

The downside of his sly listening was bursts of laughter causing rumbling thunder, alarming people into fleeing, zealously praying, eventually conceiving genuine obedience.

It left him rather perturbed.

Yet he was helpless, did Jianmu not utter so?

What else could he do?

Simply observe obediently.

He reluctantly diverted some attention to eavesdrop, presenting a stern look toward below.

Time trickled by.

Suddenly.

In sight of a cultivator successfully crossing tribulation, appeared a square jade platform.

The jade platform, gold-inlaid, silver-encased, exuded elegance and antiquity with traces of ethereal Immortal Charm, amongst which illusionary Immortal Light emerged vividly.

Amazingly it began attracting the newly triumphant cultivator into its interiors.