Cultivation begins with planting techniques

"Even though there were some setbacks in escorting all these resources back, you've certainly worked hard. Keep these pills..."

After taking a few jade bottles from Li Ye, Lao Niu looked at the logos on them and suddenly a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

Holding the bottle, he bowed repeatedly, "Thank you for the reward, sir!"

"I, Old Niu, am incompetent, yet you treat me so well. I feel ashamed!"

"You can count it yourself."

Li Ye smiled, took back the soul in the puppet, and sent it back to the old cow.

Meeting his blank gaze, Li Ye continued:
"You should return to Lingbie Island immediately. I, Daoist Fellow Tang, will come back and guard the island for a while."

"These pills should be enough for you to recover from your injuries on the way!"

Even the sweet dates fell down. Although it took some running around, the old cow did not hesitate at all.

He immediately agreed and took on the task.

However, Lao Niu, who was used to living in the mountains, never imagined that after breaking through the defense line of the Yunshui Sea, he would start traveling on the sea from then on.

Poor him, his old nest in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains. He hasn’t been back for such a long time. I’m afraid he can’t sleep well!

After collecting the pills and puppets, Lao Niu apologized and before he could even sit down, he flew towards the East China Sea again.

"Once Lao Niu gets his puppet clone back, combined with these spiritual materials and rituals, it should be able to help it ascend in a short period of time. Then he will go find Ruan Shaojie and Liu Wei..."

Li Ye thought silently.

Although the attack on the treasure ship and flying boat was a little out of control, it could serve as a verification of the improved combat power of the natal puppet.

The various treasures left by True Lord Han Tao, combined with this, must have been able to bring out some of the style that this True Lord had when he roamed the East China Sea.

Before that, he had also deduced the general idea of the talisman that controlled the golden-patterned tortoise shell, and now there was a key point waiting to be perfected.

In recent days, Hongyao and Rongyue, who had resigned long ago and returned to their families, passed away one after another.

From then on, except for the plant spirits he cultivated and which still accompany him today, all the old friends who have been with him since he was still weak have died.

What’s more, a husband and wife are bound by a hundred days of grace.

Hong Yao and Rong Yue have served him for hundreds of years. Although they have no official status, there is indeed some sincerity in their relationship.

It is different from others.

Even though he was prepared for this, Li Ye's mood was not very good. He could only feel a little better by devoting himself to the application and control of the golden tortoise shell and the care of the flowers and plants in the mountains.

And under this momentum, his understanding of the golden-patterned turtle shell is indeed increasing day by day.

Mastering the talisman and indirectly controlling this treasure is just the beginning.

As long as you can trigger its reaction, you can continue exploring and truly turn it into a treasure that you can control!
………………

Time passes day by day.

In a temporary cave.

There was a pure green mark on Ruan Shaojie's arm, which was rooted in his flesh and blood like a spiritual plant, using his essence and magic power as a supply to maintain its own existence. It was deeply rooted and difficult to shake.

The runes change, vaguely forming the shape of a tree, which is full of vitality.

But when Ruan Shaojie looked at it, he felt a chill on his back, and even his Nascent Soul body inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat.

The whole person felt like falling into an icy cave.

I am almost overwhelmed by regret!

"What kind of method is this mark? Why is it so stubborn? I can't get rid of it no matter what method I use!" He muttered hatefully, but his eyes were filled with panic.

Ever since he successfully escaped, he began to try to get rid of the mark left by the talisman cast by the puppet.

But even with his collection of secret techniques and treasures, which he was quite proud of, after trying them all, they were of no use at all.

It even stimulated the brand, gave it some nourishment, and made it more stable!

If there was only one mark, he could probably get rid of it by cutting off his arm.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, cutting off one's arm is nothing. The physical body can be replaced by another, and an arm can be regenerated at any time.

But when the talisman fell, the green air invaded, and it left more than one mark in an instant?
They seem to have real life and will take root on their own.

One of them had already entered his Dantian along with his magic power and landed on his Nascent Soul.

Although there has been no unusual movement until now, but with no other options, it is impossible to expel them without taking drastic measures!
Not a single brand has been expelled, and Li Ye has many Nascent Soul cultivators under his command, including more than one mid-stage cultivator.

He led people to hijack the ship, and even if he failed, I'm afraid he would have the intention to kill.

Brand is puzzled, who knows when he will come to find me!
To this day, Ruan Shaojie is filled with only regret.

If he had known earlier that Li Ye had such rich skills and background, that he even had multiple fourth-order mid-grade puppets, and could even use the puppets to construct battle formations, he could easily defeat many enemies alone.

No matter what, I will suppress the greedy thoughts the first time and will never let myself go to seek death!

Now that he has made such an enemy, he can't even practice steadily, and there is no hope of breaking through the middle stage. With his current magical powers, he is absolutely unable to resist the opponent.

It can be said that it has become a dead end!

"Forget it... Since there's no hope of breaking it, the only option is to flee!"

A flash of determination appeared in Ruan Shaojie's eyes.

He had tried everything. According to his previous rough inference, perhaps Li Ye had already sorted out the treasures he had obtained and might come to seek revenge in person at any time.

Since there was no way to get rid of the brand, there were only two paths before him.

One is to come and beg for mercy, offering oneself as a servant, in order to seek forgiveness.

The other one was to stay as far away as possible to make the brand vague and make Li Ye give up.

However, based on the vague power of the void that he felt above, it might not be enough to just cross one sea area.

At least two are needed... or even going to another area outside Southern Xinjiang and the East China Sea to be safe!
Although this inference is crazy, Ruan Shaojie has already lost all hope after trying many times but failing to shake the brand.

If Li Ye was determined to kill, going to beg for mercy would be the same as running over to die.

In fact, the only safe choice is to go far away.

As long as you can save your life, running away is nothing.

If there is another opportunity to dissolve the brand, or even break through the realm, obtain great supernatural powers, magic weapons, etc., it is not impossible to come back and kill Li Ye!
A thought flashed through his mind, and Ruan Shaojie had no more extra thoughts in his mind. He used his magic power to scroll through all the arrangements in the temporary cave.

He secretly used the magic formula to conceal his movements, just like an invisible stream of water blending into the sea.

As a result, as soon as the restriction on the cave was opened, he disappeared before escaping into the sea.

He appeared in the midst of the overlapping and surging waves around him. The previous moment it was silent, and the next moment it erupted into a huge wave.

Ruan Shaojie's face was pale and he forced a wry smile.

"Li Zhenjun, is it too late for me to admit my mistake now...?" (End of this chapter)