Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, the number of sword techniques is no longer as terrifying as the first level, which was vast and encompassed many different types of sword manuals.

At first glance, though scattered, there seem to be nearly ten manuals.

Among them are the Ziwei Sword Manual, which deals with the principles of celestial transformations; the Yuanyi Sword Manual, which is purely condensed and unstoppable; and a few sword techniques involving single attributes such as thunder and metal, all of which possess remarkable offensive and combat power.

There are so many different techniques and methods, each with its own merits.

However, Li Ye had a clear goal and immediately nodded.
"I would be grateful to Sect Leader Uncle for granting me the Longevity Sword Manual!"

He Shuyuan was not surprised.

Li Ye entered the Dao through the Green Wood Sword Technique, and also possessed the talent to be close to plants and trees, drawing essence from their vitality and even nurturing them in return.

Perhaps when he first joined the sect, he had already thought about cultivating this skill.

However, He Shuyuan still reminded him: "The Longevity Sword Manual is an unorthodox technique in swordsmanship. Although it has a matching sword formation, its offensive capabilities are far inferior to other sword manuals of the same level. On the contrary, it has unique achievements in the way of health preservation..."

"If you choose to cultivate this skill, your future sword combat strength will be slightly inferior to those of others of the same level. Have you thought this through?"

“I have already considered it,” Li Ye said.

He Shuyuan said no more and immediately took out a copy of the Longevity Sword Manual and handed it to Li Ye.

Jade Sword True Lord has already given instructions regarding Li Ye.

In addition to cultivating and expanding the scale of the Jingling Willow, it is also necessary to carefully care for a batch of plants to enhance their annual accumulation.

Since he chose the Longevity Sword Manual, it might not be such a bad thing.

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Having received the cultivation technique, they returned to the Spirit Herb Garden.

Although Li Ye had already been appointed as a true disciple of the sect and was assigned a cave dwelling with excellent spiritual energy, he did not go there.

Instead, they chose to stay in this place.

For this individual, the cultivation environment is relatively less important. Being in this lush, verdant place, it is more important to quickly advance the rank of the Sacred Tree Walker.

The Sacred Tree Runes come directly from the inheritance of the Ancient Tree of the Void Realm. If its rank is raised high enough, it may be possible to truly establish a connection with it and locate it.

The Pure Spirit Willow Grove was no longer concealed by the great formation.

The order was issued, instructing the Lingnong disciples to replace the trees they planted with Pure Spirit Willows.

Mixed among the already well-established groves of trees, the spiritual energy of the entire herb garden has begun to adjust, the turbid energy has stabilized and decreased, the entire cultivation environment is changing rapidly, and the growth of spiritual plants is visibly improving.

The changes at the Spirit Herb Garden, coupled with the news of Li Ye being ranked as a true disciple, meant that even the most foolish of the Spirit Farm disciples knew why Li Ye had received such a generous reward.

Therefore, while they admired Li Ye even more, they also seemed to see a way forward and devoted themselves more to tending spiritual plants and planting trees in their spare time.

Their cultivation and combat skills may be slightly inferior, but if they can make a breakthrough in the path of spiritual plants, they may also gain the favor of the sect and achieve success in their cultivation!
Li Ye was naturally satisfied with this attitude. Now that his goal had even been exceeded, he was in a good mood. After checking the planting of the Pure Spirit Willow, he also gave some pointers to the disciples before returning to the treehouse to go into seclusion.

"The Longevity Sword Manual has been acquired just like that, and the Nine Heavens Sword Manual will only be obtained once his cultivation breaks through. This Jade Sword True Monarch is truly generous..."

Li Ye gave a compliment.

He had only hoped to obtain the Longevity Sword Manual in exchange for it, but he never expected to achieve this in one step, even gaining the status of a true disciple, and having ample resources for his daily cultivation.

With the help of the Foundation Seizing Technique, he might be able to attempt to break through to the Yuan Dan realm in just over ten years!
Only then will the identity of a true disciple truly come into play, and the search for the Ancient Tree of the Void should then have a chance to find clues.

Li Ye took out the jade slip and immersed his divine sense into it, beginning to study it carefully. He used his Nascent Soul's ability to calculate, comparing it with the Southern Dipper Evergreen Sword Formation, absorbing the essence of each and complementing each other.

Time passes day by day.

In the blink of an eye, Li Ye had been sitting there in silence for over a month.

Throughout the process, he changed his form from time to time, sometimes as the Void Tree, sometimes as the Purifying Willow, and sometimes even as the Burning Yang Wood.

Using the form of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, one can comprehend the profound mysteries of cultivation techniques.

The wood spirit energy condensed from the surrounding trees continuously converged upon it.

His magical power was also gradually transforming, becoming more profound and pure, with inner vitality and hidden sharpness.

Finally, he opened his eyes.

His eyes were clear and bright, gentle and reserved, as vibrant as a baby's.

"If it weren't for having a main body to deduce the techniques simultaneously, it would be impossible to fully master both techniques with just the cultivation level of the clone..."

Li Ye let out a long breath. Unbeknownst to him, he had broken through a minor realm and reached the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.

He had previously used the Foundation-Seizing Technique to devour the Liu family patriarch who was about to break through, and his cultivation had been progressing steadily in recent years. Now that he had obtained the secrets of the technique, breaking through the bottleneck was only a natural outcome.

The Southern Dipper Evergreen Technique is still based on the vitality of the wood element. Although it introduces changes in the stars, it only enhances this foundation.

Although the derived sword formations possess the wonders of swordsmanship, they are ultimately based on the element of wood.

However, this Longevity Sword Manual takes the way of the sword as its core and uses the principle of longevity of the wood element as its transformation.

The two techniques were perfectly matched to Li Ye's expectations.

He simply incorporated some sword techniques from the Southern Dipper Evergreen Skill into the Longevity Sword Manual, which significantly enhanced the skill's sophistication.

Now that he has mastered the technique and his magical power has been converted, his lifespan has immediately increased by about thirty years.

By cultivating all the way to the Nascent Soul stage, one can live at least two or three hundred years longer than others!
With the addition of longevity pills, living for over four hundred years is not difficult.

In terms of offensive capabilities, the Longevity Sword Manual has been elevated to a new level with the addition of the Southern Dipper Evergreen Sword Formation, and is no longer just a cultivation method focused on health preservation.

Rather, it truly enables cultivators to possess the ability to dominate the world with their swordsmanship!

Even if he didn't switch to another cultivation method, once he had clearly understood this technique, his sword skills would have truly entered the realm of mastery.

"Once my clone returns, all my cultivation achievements will be synchronized, and I will have another powerful means of attack in addition to the Wood God Cauldron..."

"With the speed of the sword and the suppressive effect of the Wooden God Cauldron, no cultivator of the same level will have any chance of escaping!"

However, Li Ye was not in a hurry to get involved in the war, and instead used the Foundation Seizure Technique to improve his cultivation.

"Now that everything is going perfectly, the Heavenly Sword Sect, having witnessed the wondrous power of the Spirit Purification Willow, has begun to expand its recruitment of Spirit Farming disciples and is planting this tree on a large scale..."

"With the foundation I have in the Spirit Herb Garden, the Sacred Tree Walker will be able to reach level fifteen in no time, possessing the combat power of a Core Formation cultivator. It won't be too late to set out and participate in the war then..."

"The many demonic cultivators of the Netherworld Sect are nothing more than cultivation resources that I can use at will!"

Li Ye had already made his plans.

He also intended to use this time to carefully cultivate several sufficiently old Pure Spirit Willows to give to the Jade Sword True Monarch, hoping to glean information about the Demon Abyss from him. (End of Chapter)