After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 794 The Cause and Effect of the Sparrow Flock, Pointing the Sword at the Li Family!
Without any unnecessary words, Chen Yang immediately began providing on-site treatment.

Because of the Qi Ling San (a type of drug), the sparrows' spiritual centers were almost bursting due to the surge in mental power, causing them to become mentally deranged, frenzied, and extremely aggressive.

If left unattended, they will either be killed by their own kind or die from brain explosion.

In this situation, anyone else would have been doomed, but these sparrows were lucky to have met Chen Yang.

Chen Yang treated these sparrows as if they were people, using the Yin-Yang Acupuncture Technique to draw out the violent mental energy from their brains, and then fed each of them a few drops of "Animal Growth Essence".

With the help of "Animal Growth Essence", their damaged brains quickly recovered and expanded, and their physique also increased.

The internal injuries quickly stabilized.

After Chen Yang finished treating them one by one, the dozen or so sparrows lined up in a row, their breathing stable, but none of them had woken up yet.

Huang Can cleaned up all the sparrows in the house and yard, filling two whole sacks.

"Don't litter, find a place to burn it."

Chen Yang gave an instruction.

Without saying much, he left the new house with the dozen or so sparrows.

……

-

Night falls.

The lights were on in the courtyard of Chen Yang's old house.

When Huang Can finished dealing with the sparrow carcasses and arrived at Chen Yang's house, a series of chirping sounds came from the yard.

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

A dozen or so sparrows were hopping around on the loquat tree in the yard, very lively.

"Chen Yang, what happened?"

Huang Can was full of questions: Where did these sparrows come from, and why did so many of them die in his new house?

It's a pity that his new house hasn't even been renovated yet, but he's already got a whole bunch of spirit rings.

Just thinking about it makes me feel unlucky.

Chen Yang pointed to the flock of sparrows hopping around on the loquat tree, "Aren't you already at the Spirit Realm? You should be able to communicate with sentient beings using your spiritual power. Why don't you try it and ask it what's going on?"

Among the surviving sparrows, at least one had developed a spiritual sense. After being treated by Chen Yang and with the help of the "Animal Growth Essence," this sparrow's spiritual sense became even stronger.

Before Huang Can arrived, Chen Yang had already tried it out. This sparrow was capable of communication and its intelligence was roughly equivalent to that of a seven or eight-year-old human child.

Huang Can paused for a moment upon hearing this.

Communicating with sentient beings?
Aside from communicating with fire silkworms, he has never really communicated with other sentient beings.

The main problem is that there's no opportunity. It's not easy to encounter sentient beings. Although there was a black tiger, the black tiger hardly paid any attention to him at all.

Huang Can was eager to try, so he went to the loquat tree and clumsily tried to communicate with the slightly larger sparrow in the tree using his mental power.

A dozen minutes later, Huang Can, his head covered in bird droppings, entered the main room, cursing and swearing.

"We were just chatting, why did it turn into a fight?" Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated, and handed over a few pieces of paper.

Huang Can wiped the bird droppings off his head and said irritably, "I just asked them why they were in my new house, and they got angry, not only cursing at me but also pooping on me. They have no manners..."

"Did you get anything out of them?" Chen Yang smiled slightly.

These sparrows from out of town really don't have very good manners.

Huang Can said, "It said its name was Er Ya, and that it came from the north, but it didn't say anything else. It just kept arguing with it..."

Chen Yang nodded slightly and, without beating around the bush, explained the specifics to him.

A month ago, this flock of sparrows crossed the Qinling Mountains, passed through Hanzhong, and traveled westward, resting and recuperating at Jianmen Mountain for several days.

Everything was fine until three days after leaving Jianmen Mountain, some sparrows in the population suddenly went berserk and attacked their own kind.

Originally, their population from the west numbered over three thousand, but after sparrows fell ill one after another, their population continued to decline sharply.

However, in each outbreak, one or two sparrows that survive will always develop a spiritual sense.

About ten days ago, they arrived in Lingjiang and entered Qishan, the same place where Chen Yang saw them in the Old Ghost Forest.

After that outbreak, they left Qishan, and their population plummeted to seven or eight hundred.

These past few days, they've been wandering around the nearby mountains without showing any signs of illness, so we've let our guard down. Today, they were planning to go to Old Ghost Forest to find the old locust tree, but unfortunately, they succumbed to their illness again while passing through Jiapi Gully...

This outbreak was more terrifying than any before. Almost all of the more than twenty sparrows that had developed sentience fell ill, and the fighting was incredibly fierce.

If Chen Yang hadn't rescued more than a dozen sparrows in time, the entire flock would probably have been wiped out.

After hearing this, Huang Can's face twitched violently. "So, I'm the only unlucky one. They don't go anywhere else, but they have to come and fight in my new house!"

At that moment, he felt that he hadn't scolded the sparrows harshly enough and wanted to go back and scold them again.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that these sparrows were also pitiful; they were almost wiped out.

"Could they be carrying some kind of virus or disease? I heard that bird flu is quite prevalent now..." Huang Can said with some concern.

Chen Yang shook his head. "It's not bird flu, it's Qiling Powder."

"Huh?" Huang Can was taken aback upon hearing this.

Chen Yang then told him about the Qiling Powder.

Huang Can was stunned.

"So, they're poisoned, and it's definitely not a problem with the feng shui of my new house?"

If it has nothing to do with feng shui, then he can rest assured.

After all, that was his dream bedroom. He had waited so long and finally managed to get it built. If there were any problems with it, he would be furious.

"Where did they get the Qi Ling San from?" Huang Can asked again.

Chen Yang shook his head. "Don't worry about this. I'll find a way to get to the bottom of it."

Huang Can said, "This is no small matter. You've described this 'Spirit Awakening Powder' as so miraculous. What would happen if someone misused it?"

He could probably imagine the consequences of such banned drugs being abused.

Chen Yang didn't say much, but he probably had a pretty good idea of ​​where the sparrows had gotten the Qi Ling San from.

He had previously questioned the sparrow named "Er Ya" in detail about their westward journey.

What he suspected most was Jianmen Mountain.

They stayed in Jianmen Mountain for several days, and the disease occurred after they left Jianmen Mountain.

Moreover, Jianmen is within the Li family's sphere of influence.

The Li family itself is the originator of Qiling Powder.

He asked "Er Ya" and the others in detail about their experiences in Jianmen Mountain.

"Er Ya" didn't find anything unusual, and they hadn't come into contact with anyone in Jianmen Mountain.

However, Er Ya provided a useful piece of information.

In Jianmen Mountain, there is a very large camphor tree that bears many small fruits that are fragrant and delicious. The animals that stayed in Jianmen Mountain ate quite a few camphor fruits.

Camphor tree fruit is poisonous, and normally sparrows wouldn't eat it. However, this group of sparrows stayed in Jianmen Mountain for several days and even ate camphor fruit, which is enough to prove that there is something wrong with this camphor tree.

But since he wasn't there, he couldn't say what the specific problems were.

His intuition told him that this matter was definitely related to the Li family of Jianmen.

Perhaps he should ask Aunt Xiao.

Aunt Xiao has been away from the Li family for a long time, so it's hard to know how much she still knows about their affairs.

Chen Yang dialed Li Chunxiao's number.

The phone rang twice before Li Chunxiao answered it.

Chen Yang gave a brief greeting and then explained the situation to Li Chunxiao.

When asked about the current situation of the Li family, as well as the Qiling San and the camphor tree that Er Ya mentioned, Li Chunxiao explained the cause and effect to Chen Yang over the phone. In the 1950s, the Li family of Jianmen, with the help of Qiling San, cultivated a large number of spiritual plants, thus prospering for a time.

However, the side effects of the Qiling Powder soon became apparent. Before long, the spirit plants began to devour their master, causing a riot.

The Li family was completely unable to resist, suffering heavy losses among their elites. The spiritual plant riot spiraled out of control and quickly spread to the surrounding areas. Naturally, this matter alarmed the authorities, and many forces from Emei and the Panshan region of Sichuan mobilized, sending many experts and suffering huge losses in order to suppress the spiritual plant riot.

Afterwards, the Li family behaved themselves. Qi Ling San was officially classified as a prohibited drug, and no one was allowed to research or refine it anymore. The head of the Li family at the time destroyed the formula for Qi Ling San in public. From then on, the Li family, which had suffered huge losses, entered a period of keeping a low profile. For decades, they behaved themselves well and acted in a law-abiding manner.

But only the Li family knows the truth.

Although the original prescription was destroyed, those who knew it still existed, and naturally, the prescription was passed down.

While the Qi-enhancing Powder carries enormous risks, it also brings immense benefits.

The value of a spiritual plant, especially a medicinal plant, is incomparable to that of an ordinary medicinal plant.

The enormous profits were enough to make the Li family's successors take risks.

Although Qiling Powder has side effects and risks, we can simply continue to research and optimize the formula to avoid these side effects and risks.

Although the Li family is skilled at cultivating spiritual plants, they have made no achievements in drug research.

In the 1990s, Li Changsheng orchestrated the Blood Pill incident, selling the formula of the Li family's "Qi Ling San" to the Mengding Hu family in exchange for the Blood Pill's refining method.

Eventually, the matter was exposed. Although Li Changsheng was detained, he did not mention a word about the Qiling Powder, which gave the Li family an opportunity.

Therefore, the Li family began to secretly contact the Hu family, and the two families secretly conducted research on Qi Ling San (a type of magical powder).

Given Li Chunxiao's status at the time, he couldn't have entered the core of the Li family at all, so he didn't know the specifics.

However, it is certain that the Li family conducted experiments on people in private.

Fiona Sit is a real-life example.

Li Chunxiao said, "It is said that the riot was led by two spiritual plants in Jianmen Mountain. Those two spiritual plants were already at the Creation Realm. The Li family watered them with spiritual liquid mixed with Enlightenment Powder, which caused them to break through to the Dao True Realm. Because of the Enlightenment Powder, their spiritual power was exceptionally strong, but it also caused them to go out of control..."

"One of these two spiritual plants is a Coptis chinensis plant, and the other is a camphor tree."

"Later, both of them were cut down. The one was uprooted because it was a rare Dao True Realm spiritual medicine, and it was divided up among the powerful figures from various sects who had contributed to the effort. As for the camphor tree, its primordial spirit and trunk were cut off, but a stump was left in place."

"Later, the Li family fenced off the area where the tree stump was located, treating it as a forbidden area. When I was a child, I was playing with the other kids in my family and accidentally wandered in once. The tree stump was huge; it would take six or seven people to hug it..."

……

After listening to Li Chunxiao's story, Chen Yang asked in confusion, "But I heard the sparrow say that what they encountered was a camphor tree, not a tree stump."

"Perhaps, that tree stump has come back to life and sprouted new branches. I wandered into that place by mistake back then, got caught by my family, and received a good beating. After that, I dared not go near that place again. As I grew up, I long forgot about it, and I no longer care about the Li family's affairs..."

Li Changfu had wanted Li Chunxiao to return and take charge of the Li family's affairs some time ago, but Li Chunxiao ignored him.

The Li family has done a lot of dirty work behind the scenes, and Li Chunxiao just wants to distance herself from them and has no desire to be associated with them at all.

She's even considering changing her surname back to Guan, which shows her disgust and disappointment with the Li family.

"Even if your primordial spirit is destroyed, how can it regain its vitality?" Chen Yang was somewhat surprised.

Li Chunxiao said, "Plants have a very strong vitality. Severing the primordial spirit and the tree trunk doesn't mean it's dead. Don't you know that wildfires can't burn it out, and the spring breeze can bring it back to life? Who knows, the Li family might have some means to cultivate it again. You know, the Li family is most proficient in the art of cultivating spiritual plants. Anything is possible..."

Chen Yang frowned.

What Li Chunxiao saw was a tree stump, but that was when Li Chunxiao was a child, at least forty years ago.

The sparrows saw a huge camphor tree.

In other words, the Li family might actually have revived that camphor tree from back then.

They've already been cut down by the tree trunk and their primordial spirit, how can they be resurrected?

The world is vast and full of wonders; as Li Chunxiao said, anything is possible.

If that's the case, the Li family likely has a Dao True Realm spirit tree currently guarding their territory.

That tree had been treated with a large amount of Qi Ling San (a type of medicinal powder), and the sparrows that ate its fruit also absorbed the effects of the Qi Ling San. This seems to make sense.

"You want to take down the Li family?" Li Chunxiao asked abruptly.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback.

Li Chunxiao said, "There's no need to worry about me. I've severed ties with the Li family. Your aunt also deeply hates the Li family and has been wishing Li Changfu dead for a long time..."

The feud between Guan Meiqi and the Li family has been brewing for a long time. If it weren't for her special status and the need to be mindful of the impact, she probably would have retaliated against the Li family long ago.

Li Chunxiao naturally had no feelings for the Li family. Her father died early, and Li Changfu was not her close relative, so his life or death was none of her concern.

Some time ago, she and Xue Kaiqi discussed using the interests of the Li family to exchange for the interests of the Zhao family.

But this matter certainly cannot be brought to light.

Currently, on the Zhao family side of Luoshan, the Xue family has already obtained what the Guan family wanted, but on the Guan family side, they haven't really made a move against the Li family yet.

The key issue is that the Guan family's special background makes it inconvenient for them to directly target the Li family.

Li Chunxiao has been troubled lately. Of course, she could simply go back as a member of the Li family, listen to Li Changfu, take over the position of family head, and rightfully take everything from the Li family.

However, she didn't want to be associated with the Li family, nor did she want to be controlled by Li Changfu.

So, she was thinking about how to break the deadlock?

The Li family is currently only supported by Li Changfu. As long as Li Changfu dies, the situation will naturally be resolved.

At that time, she will be the head of the Li family. After she has dealt with the Li family, she can legally inherit the Li family business. It will be a natural process, and she will no longer have to worry about being restricted.

It must be said that these powerful and wealthy families are full of scheming and calculation.

After hearing this, Chen Yang naturally said he could help, since Li Changfu wasn't a good person either.

The association is currently preoccupied with the Gu God Cult matter and certainly won't have the resources to investigate the Li family.

Moreover, after the Hu family's incident, the Li family immediately distanced themselves from the matter, and the evidence that needed to be destroyed was probably destroyed immediately. Even if the authorities intervene, they may not be able to find any incriminating evidence against the Li family.

What can a camphor tree prove? It survived on its own, so what evidence does it have to be related to the Li family?

Moreover, spiritual plants at the Dao True Realm can already move freely. If it hides, who can find it?

Moreover, the official procedures are cumbersome, requiring reporting, evidence, and personnel. After all that, it would probably take a month or two to get it done.

What they need now is to cut the Gordian knot.

Once Li Changfu, the ringleader, is eliminated, the hidden dangers of Qiling Powder can naturally be removed.

"Aunt Xiao, should I go to Jianmen as soon as possible?" Chen Yang said.

"No need."

Li Chunxiao shook his head. "The Sword Sect is within the Li family's sphere of influence, giving them a home-field advantage. The Li family also cultivates many spiritual plants, which is disadvantageous to you. Moreover, Li Changfu is now a Creation Realm expert and should not be underestimated. I can find a way to lure him to Lingjiang and resolve the matter there..."

Li Changfu has been harassing Li Chunxiao quite a bit lately, wanting her to return to the Li family and take over as the head of the family.

Under Li Changfu of the current Li family, all the second-generation spiritual realms are gone, leaving only Li Chunxiao.

Although Li Chunxiao is a woman, she is capable, a fact that Li Changfu is well aware of. Li Changfu is a man with a strong sense of crisis, and he has a very well-thought-out plan: as long as Li Chunxiao becomes the head of the Li family, the Guan family will have no choice but to provide protection for the Li family.

As long as Li Chunxiao is in the Li family, and the Guan family doesn't fall, the Li family won't fall either.

Now, as long as Li Chunxiao agrees to invite Li Changfu to Lingjiang for a detailed discussion, he will definitely come.

Chen Yang will handle it at that time.

"Okay, I'll decide the location then. Let him go to Bamian Mountain and Jianfeng Temple."

Chen Yang was happy to do this. On the one hand, it was to rid the people of a scourge. On the other hand, after being encouraged by the Five Thunder Immortal, he was also eager to learn about the prescription for the Spirit Awakening Powder.

If this medicine is controllable and truly useful for cultivating the Golden Body Dharma Image, then he might have to study it carefully.

"can."

Li Chunxiao said, "However, you also need to be careful. Li Changfu is a man with a strong sense of crisis. When he travels, he is used to bringing all his belongings and being fully armed. How many spiritual plants he raises and how strong he is, not even his closest people know, let alone me..."

"It won't affect anything. You just invite the people over, and I'll take care of the rest."

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

He'd done this kind of thing countless times and was already quite adept at it. Now, his only worry was that Li Changfu hadn't brought enough spiritual plants. He hoped Li Changfu could also bring the camphor tree to give him experience and rewards.

(End of this chapter)