Chapter 9 Conspiracy
For cultivators, no matter how fertile the land is, if it lacks spiritual energy and produces few spiritual materials, it is basically of little value.

As long as the spiritual energy is abundant, even the poor mountains and bad waters in the eyes of the world are still worth immeasurable value.

of course.

Most of the time, abundant natural resources, outstanding people, and beautiful scenery are almost always connected together.

The fertile land, famous mountains and beautiful waters in the eyes of ordinary people are often also good places with abundant spiritual energy for cultivators.

And just about 150 miles away from Yuliangzhuang, there is such a place with poor mountains and bad water but priceless value.

This place is called Desolate Hill. There is no grass on the ground and it is extremely water-scarce. However, underground there is an abundance of red-blood scorched salt soil that is rich in spiritual energy.

This is a kind of seasoning that is favored by practitioners. Some monsters also like it very much. If they lick it regularly, there is even a high chance of transforming and upgrading.

Some sects that are good at controlling spiritual beasts even spend a considerable amount of resources every year to purchase this scorched salt soil, and the market price is very tight.

Therefore, the scorched salt soil produced in the Desolate Hill has always been regarded by the Pei family as a spiritual material and mineral production offering.

It is also one of the most important industries of the Pei family of Crescent Lake, a family of immortal cultivators. Every year, countless mortal miners are recruited here to mine.

What many people don’t know is that through special alchemy techniques, it is possible to use this scorched salt soil as the main material to refine a kind of "Heart-Burning Pill" that can squeeze out the potential of wild beasts in a short period of time.

By taking the Heart Burning Pill, there is even a certain chance that the wild beast's spiritual power will skyrocket, and even a wild beast with some spiritual power can be transformed into a first-level monster.

of course.

This method will burn one's life and energy, and will cause endless troubles. It can even make the beast go completely crazy and wantonly destroy everything it sees around it.

And now, the Pei family member who is in charge of guarding the Desolate Hill Coke Salt Mine is named Pei Yuanzhi.

A servant in blue bowed to Pei Yuanzhi who was playing chess and reported, "Master, the spies reported that Zhong Lishan has quietly penetrated into Daliang Mountain and is searching everywhere for clues about the fire fox. The prey has taken the bait, so we can reel in the fishing rod."

Pei Yuanzhi laughed when he heard this. As long as the nest was well made, the fish would really come over when they smelled the fishy smell.

Although the birth of a spiritual fire fox is nothing, due to its special species, its spiritual blood has the effect of assisting in breaking through barriers, which is very attractive to the children of immortal cultivation families like them.

For independent cultivators, the attraction is self-evident.

Pei Yuanzhi: "Inform Xiong Dali that he may have made 'careless friends', and the news has leaked, so he is forced to bring his 'close friends' into the mountains to catch the fire fox."

"Yes."

The green-clothed attendant retreated immediately, and then used his spiritual power to ignite a talisman.

At the same time, the "iron idiot" Xiong Dali, who was not far away from Yuliangzhuang, received the message through the talisman, and immediately started to perform on the stage with his "close friends".

Snapped!
Quiet room.

Pei Yuanzhi confidently placed a piece, then went to another chessboard and placed a piece casually.

That’s right, Pei Yuanzhi was not playing one game of chess, but several games at the same time.

Yuliangzhuang is just a small chess piece among his countless chessboards.

They may seem insignificant, but if they attack at the same time, they can form the momentum to slay a dragon.

Pei Yuanzhi smiled charmingly and said, "The weather has turned cold, and the Taoyuan Zhong family's building should also collapse."

For a family like the Taoyuan Zhong family, which has been established for a hundred years but has always relied on one ancestor to support the family, how long can the already rotten pillar last?
Deep in Daliang Mountain.

Zhong Lishan, who had been in the mountains searching for the fire fox for several days, couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

He came here on the pretext of going to Yuliang Manor to look after the farm. If he was delayed for too long, he might not be able to explain to his family.

Especially since the season for harvesting spiritual grains is approaching, if something unexpected happens to those high-quality spiritual grains, it would not only be difficult for him to explain to his family, but his parents might also be implicated.

After all, the best spiritual grains have to be handed over as offerings to Baiyun Temple, and no carelessness is allowed.

At this moment, Zhong Lishan's ears moved, and he sensed the movement coming from afar, and the movement was getting closer and closer to him.

"Old Hu, hold the right side. Don't let the fire fox escape."

"That beast ran to the left, Brother Wan, quickly plug the gap"

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Zhong Lishan was stunned.

Firefox?

Isn't this his chance?

Zhong Lishan was shocked and angry, but he never expected that the opportunity he regarded as a meal was first coveted by his family brothers. He finally got rid of them, but in the next moment, a few more people came to snatch the meal from his mouth.

However, Zhong Lishan was not overwhelmed by the panic. He held his breath and hid behind a big tree.

It is better to be safe than sorry. As a family cultivator with the guidance of his elders, he knows only too well how dangerous the world is.

The independent cultivators are weak, hard-working, and helpless, but at the same time they are ruthless, insidious, and good at taking risks.

Either they like to play the pig and eat the tiger, or the thieves eat the thieves, or they like to show off their strength in an exaggerated way, using the power of the tiger to intimidate all covetous eyes.

Although the opportunity is good, one must live to enjoy it. Thinking of the warnings from his parents and uncles, Zhong Lishan secretly observed while quietly preparing the magic weapon Qingmu Seal.

Soon, he felt several fluctuations of spiritual energy.

He is indeed a monk!
Zhong Lishan was even more cautious. Even though his parents had personally taken him through training several times, he still couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.

After another observation, Zhong Lishan quickly made a judgment.

These people have various skills and are obviously not from the same faction. They probably do not belong to the same force.

The spells he cast were all common ones, and he didn't show any special skills. Basically, it could be judged that he was not a cultivator from a big power. It was normal to think about it. The cultivators from big powers basically looked down on this beast that had just been born spiritually.

Zhong Lishan intended to use the "Heavenly Eye Technique" to check the cultivation levels of several independent cultivators to make sure he wouldn't hit a wall, but in the end he was worried that there might be people with strong perception abilities among them, so he had to endure it.

According to the method taught by his father, Zhong Lishan used the most common visual method to observe secretly, and his eyes would never stay on the same person for a long time.

Then, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Maybe he was overthinking it. These independent cultivators were really bad.

The "Light Body Technique" was performed poorly, and the spiritual energy on one of them was scattered, which was obviously a sign of insufficient spiritual power. Is this a joke?
On the contrary, the tall and strong man who looks like a bear should be a ruthless guy with a murderous aura.

But he could see the level of spiritual power in this sturdy man, which was the second level of Qi training.

This game looks like we can win!

Zhong Lishan was certain in his heart, but what surprised him even more was that the fire fox was actually being driven by those wandering cultivators towards the place where he was hiding.

Zhong Lishan was immediately delighted and decided to do it.

After estimating the distance and direction, he began to chant silently in his heart.

Seeing the fire fox turn into a red light and flee in a hurry, looking back at the hunters behind it from time to time, Zhong Lishan, who had prepared early, seized the opportunity to release a "vine technique".

What was originally a very ordinary piece of branch suddenly seemed to come alive, and as fast as lightning, it whipped the fire fox hard.

The fire fox screamed and rolled to the ground. Before it could struggle, it was entangled by other wildly growing vines.

The fire fox flapped its wings in resistance, making a series of fox-chirping sounds, looking very pitiful.

It seems that it hopes to gain Zhong Lishan's mercy and let it live by acting cute.

Seeing that the hunt was successful, Zhong Lishan was overjoyed. He took two steps to appear next to the fire fox, stretched out his hand, and with a few snaps, he broke the fire fox's limbs one by one.

Are you too compassionate to let this beast off?
forget it!
Compared with immortal fate, it is nothing.

If there weren't a strong enemy behind him, Zhong Lishan might have killed Firefox on the spot.

The fire fox with its limbs broken let out mournful cries, but Zhong Lishan turned a blind eye, grabbed the fire fox's neck, and quickly fled out of the mountain.

Zhong Lishan's "Light Body Technique" is much more artistic than those of the casual cultivators.

When the wandering cultivators who were hunting the fire fox saw this, they immediately became furious.

"How dare you, you thief! Put down the Firefox right now! We found it first!"

"My friend, this is not in accordance with the rules. Please don't force us to fight!"

"Put it down, Grandpa Bear!"

After that, you and I kept saying all kinds of trash.

Zhong Lishan didn't care, grabbed the fire fox's neck, and ran down the mountain with all his might.

Two fists cannot beat four hands. A wise man will not suffer a loss in front of him. He will not be stupid enough to challenge a group of people alone.

He clearly remembered the first lesson his father taught him, which was to never be arrogant and to run away when there were fewer people against a larger force.

When conditions permitted, he even took the opportunity to set up a few vine traps.

of course.

The harsh words that need to be said still need to be said!

"Daliang Mountain belongs to our Taoyuan Zhong clan, and I discovered the fire fox a long time ago. Please leave quickly. We, the Taoyuan Zhong clan, will not hold you responsible for trespassing into our Zhong clan territory and poaching without permission. We, the Taoyuan Zhong clan, have a foundation-building ancestor in charge, so please don't make mistakes."

As soon as these words were spoken, many independent cultivators were immediately furious.

What Liangshan belongs to your Taoyuan Zhong family?
shameless!

but.

The few words of "Foundation Establishment Ancestor is in charge" did indeed intimidate several of the wandering cultivators.

But the "iron fool" Xiong Dali cursed directly, "Taoyuan Zhong family, the foundation-building ancestor, is really so powerful. If I remember correctly, the ancestor Zhong has already closed the death gate. If he succeeds in forming the elixir, I, Lu Renjia, am willing to die."

The other wandering cultivators’ eyes lit up when they heard this.

Closed door?
Can't come out for the time being
The independent cultivator who had just been addressed as "Brother Wan" shouted loudly, "Does the Immortal Cultivation Family have the power to bully independent cultivators?"

"We were the first brothers to discover this fire fox. If the Golden Core Master holds me accountable in the future, I, Zhang San, am willing to die."

As soon as Brother Wan finished speaking, other cultivators expressed their opinions one after another.

Some are called "Li Si", some are called "Wang Wu", some are called "Master Cat", and some are called "Uncle Dog".

Zhong Lishan, who was trying to run away, was shocked. He never expected that the reputation of his ancestor could not scare away these independent cultivators who valued money more than their lives.

What made him even more confused was that it seemed that the ancestor himself didn't even know that he was in seclusion.

real or fake?

Zhong Lishan knew that something bad had happened, and immediately ran to Yuliangzhuang without caring about his life.

He didn't notice at all that the fire fox, which was tied up by his vine spell, was abnormally quiet.

A faint red mist was spreading over its body, and even the fire fox's eyes began to turn red little by little.

(End of this chapter)

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