"One plant for you, one plant for me, one plant for little brother..."

Li Ye quickly found the five plants with the most abundant spiritual power and, without any hesitation, began using his spiritual power to "uproot" them, ensuring they wouldn’t be harmed, before sending them into the temporary space he had created using the power of Jianmu.

Then he gave them to Senior Brother Su Ya and Jiang Qingqiu.

Being a little mischievous, he especially made the "Jianmu Space" for his junior brother in the shape of a bell, and then crafted a luminous chain, turning it into a bell pendant.

Jiang Qingqiu: "..."

"Senior brother, are you treating me like a dog?"

He’s not a fool; how could he not see Li Ye’s malice.

But who would have thought Li Ye would nod calmly, "Yeah, you’re quite naughty, aren’t you thinking about complaining to your mother?"

"I won’t!" Jiang Qingqiu gritted his teeth in frustration but didn’t dare to truly bite Li Ye, only stubbornly said, "When I’m able to defeat you, I will definitely craft a bell for you!

Filled with spiritual objects you’ll never run out of in your lifetime!"

"Hahaha!"

Li Ye rubbed his head, "Alright, if someday I lack the strength to pursue the Grand Dao, I’ll come to Qingqiu to retire, and you must remember your promise."

"Of course!"

The little fox lifted his head proudly.

Very proud.

He also generously said, "When the time comes, I’ll definitely take good care of you, senior brother!"

Su Ya watched them chat like this and couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

The Erba Gods were somewhat dazed.

Because they knew that the future path for a cultivator like Li Ye would surely be smooth sailing, whereas the path for the so-called "Qingqiu Fox Race" would truly be difficult.

Even if they’re born surpassing most spirit beasts, in front of human cultivators who can truly keep climbing the celestial ladder, they’re still far from enough.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t just be an "auspicious sign."

The Erba Gods, one of whom holds a "god" status, were dispatched here by a great power, possessing significant divine techniques and insight, even able to glimpse a corner of the future.

There will indeed be someone retiring.

But it’s hard to say who.

"You all look around everywhere." Li Ye noticed their gaze, squinting his eyes slightly, and gave them a warning glance.

Then he said gently, "I need to refine this item, let it serve me."

The Erba Gods lowered their heads under Li Ye’s gaze.

Forget it, forget it.

Peering into the future is difficult as it is.

If they get targeted by some powerful entity, it would be disastrous.

"Alright." Su Ya nodded, "You do your work; we’ll be your protectors."

"Mhm mhm." Jiang Qingqiu also jumped down, transforming into his tender child form, with a small fan appearing in his hand at some unknown time.

The fan’s surface had boundless peach blossoms—clearly the power of Spring Beauty Peach God.

He held the folded fan and stood in front of Li Ye.

Spiritual power around him gradually spread like pink mist; that power... was at least close to the Golden Core level.

It seems this child indeed has had quite some fortuitous encounters.

Indeed.

The young master of the Qingqiu Fox Race, plus the "son" of True Man Su Xing.

Even if he doesn’t strive for anything purposefully, things would be laid out before him; if with such conditions he couldn’t stand out, it would surely make people think of him as somewhat foolish.

Li Ye closed his eyes.

He focused on the Three Pearl Tree within his Jianmu.

The binding condition for this thing is "a beast willing to nurture spiritual pearls for it"—Li Ye actually had many ideas, but upon thinking, he felt like making it a bit fun.

Does the Human Race count as beasts?

He intended to bind it with his own spiritual power!

Regardless of success or failure, it’s worth a shot.

With a slight move of his thought, it surprisingly bound very smoothly...

That Three Pearl Tree quietly settled into his dantian.

The pearls covering the tree began falling one by one.

As if it was raining precious gems.

After falling, they quickly integrated into Li Ye’s dantian, transforming into extremely pure spiritual power, circulating through the meridians in the All Heavens process, and like a clam pearl, began condensing spiritual qi.

Gathering qi into liquid.

Circulating in such cycles.

Finally, it was dyed with a faint golden glow.

"Oh."

"Golden Core, huh..."

"It really is interesting."

Li Ye found it somewhat intriguing.

The Golden Core is not a mere stage; it is the most important phase for a cultivator.

Swallowing a Golden Core, my fate is decided by me, not by the heavens.

A Golden Core signifies that a cultivator’s life form begins to undergo a great transformation.

Truly starting to transcend mundanity.

His path, up to this point, has already reached where he can begin creating his own cultivation technique.

After the Five Elements Ascension to Celestial Being, unless it’s such a superior technique that can directly point towards the Grand Dao, otherwise nothing is better than creating his own cultivation technique, to better adapt to his divine techniques.

As it happens, the Four Seasons Sect truly doesn’t have more advanced cultivation techniques.

Four Seasons Sect does not provide "cultivation techniques," but offers various divine techniques, along with foundational powerful techniques, to solidify the Tao foundation for cultivators, letting disciples explore their future paths themselves.

Li Ye views this.

This is precisely an opportunity.

Those Golden Cores, due to the panel effect, can be completely considered his Golden Cores, and if he begins researching based on these Golden Cores, it might very well lead to creating unique cultivation techniques.

"Let’s give it a try."

So said, so done.

The first thing he attempted... was, of course, Emotion Song.

Ever since the Foundation Establishment Stage, he had practiced this Dharma Method, but had never been able to explore its limits; this method is simply too powerful and too mystical.

But because of this.

He needs to transform this Dharma Method into his own.

As he invoked his intention, something like willow-like Immortal Ribbons rose in his dantian, danced around a "Golden Core," and tried to enter it.

But strangely... although its power could connect with all things, it couldn’t truly connect with that "jewel" drenched in all of Li Ye’s spiritual power and considered equivalent to a Golden Core.

Moreover, he felt his divine sense trapped here.

Trapped in his own dantian.

In the outside world.

The location he could no longer notice, from beside him, the power of Emotion Song experienced its first-ever "riot."

The Immortal Ribbons rose from behind him.

Spread around, ascended, and even left the island, extending towards the outside world.

An endless, vast light thus spread, suppressing all power, for the first time being so domineering, rejecting any contact with power.

Except for one thing.

The rain!

The "heaven" rain drops he disrupted fell on the Immortal Ribbons, followed the spiritual light sliding downwards, purified into an extremely special spiritual power, surged towards Li Ye’s body.

Divine beings present here all cast their gaze upon him.

Yet after a streak of starlight descended, retreated silently—Li Ye’s ancestor master, Ancestor Master Su Xing personally descended.

He clenched his hand.

Sighed softly:

"After all, it’s still trouble."

"Emotion..."

"Cannot connect with one’s own emotion!"