In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed.
During that time, Wei Qingye came to visit once and drank an entire bottle of his Peach Blossom Wine.
Then he took out three bottles of Gui Water Qi and practically forced them into Li Ye's hands at a price that was half sale, half gift.
With the other party being so enthusiastic, Li Ye found it difficult to refuse.
He could only accept them with half-hearted reluctance, then conduct a follow-up examination for him.
To his surprise, the shoot truly no longer showed any of its previous symptoms. It was even wholeheartedly devoted to Wei Qingye, without the slightest trace of disgust.
The pure, limpid aura of bamboo within this miraculous Sword-Vein Shoot had cleansed the killing intent and vicious aura from the Sword Cultivator's body, making Wei Qingye's presence increasingly restrained.
It was simply unbelievable, as though he had been reborn.
As he watched Wei Qingye leave, Li Ye could not help murmuring to himself, "Just as Senior Brother Spirit Vine said—once you cross the calamity, the sea is vast and the sky is boundless."
But if one failed to cross that calamity, the Sword-Vein Shoot would die and the bonded Magic Treasure would be damaged. That would be an enormous blow to any cultivator, let alone a Sword Cultivator.
If Li Ye had to choose, he would absolutely never be willing to go through that.
"Looks like I really can't be a Sword Cultivator."
"I'd better just honestly tend my fields."
"The Age-Tilting Silkworm silk can be harvested now..."
He turned and entered the room specially used for raising silkworms.
Inside the jade box on the table, silkworm cocoons woven from intertwined golden and silver threads had appeared. These cocoons were the Age-Tilting Silkworm silk ready for