Cultivation begins with planting techniques

When Li Ye first possessed Li Jue and assimilated his remaining soul, he inherited the boy's obsession to some extent.

Although for his Nascent Soul cultivator's divided soul, that obsession was not something that could be ignored.

But since I have borrowed his body, I have also borne his karma, and fulfilling his obsessions in his lifetime can be considered a form of repayment.

That first escape was merely a last resort in a desperate situation, something Li Ye had already achieved.

The remaining path, which involves achieving success in cultivation and seeking revenge against the Liu family, is even more profound.

The Liu family is merely an innate family. Although they have annexed the Li family, according to the intelligence Li Ye has gathered recently, they have not cultivated a second innate cultivator.

In particular, the prolonged conflict with the Blood Shadow Sect resulted in the depletion of much of the resources accumulated from the Li family.

For Li Ye, who had already entered the Innate Realm and accumulated some skills with the help of the materials provided by the Lin family, dealing with a family with only one Innate Ancestor was not a difficult task.

However, for the sake of prudence, he still needed to gather some more information for final confirmation.

This young master Liu is the youngest son of the head of the Liu family.

His cultivation level wasn't high, but his status was quite high.

With this identity, he would always have access to information that ordinary members of the Liu family could not obtain. Li Ye had also received the news and came here specifically to wait for him.

After passing by him and leaving behind his methods, he never looked at the person again.

He was left to go away surrounded by his cronies.

Until late that night.

Disguised, Li Ye arrived at the restaurant where Young Master Liu was, heading straight upstairs to a specific room, where he stopped.

He casually unleashed a few bursts of magical power, easily breaking the room's restrictions without causing any unnecessary disturbance.

Instead of opening the door directly, several Gu worms crawled in through the crack in the door, which was no longer sealed by any restrictions.

While conducting reconnaissance, they began releasing sleeping gas inside the house.

A few breaths later, he pushed open the door and entered, restoring the broken restriction to its original state.

At this moment, Young Master Liu, who was already somewhat drunk, slept even more soundly, like a dead pig.

On the table, there were several brocade boxes.

Li Ye opened it and took a look. Inside were some decent spiritual items, mostly congratulatory gifts from those who flattered him to the head of the Liu family.

Although these items had some value, taking them would alert the enemy, so Li Ye only glanced at them and did not touch them again.

He walked to Young Master Liu's bedside, reached out and flicked his hand, and several more Gu worms landed on him and burrowed into his body.

Throughout the entire process, Young Master Liu did not react at all.

As the Gu worm took effect, Li Ye made hand seals and activated the Divine Soul Secret Technique. Young Master Liu suddenly opened his eyes, but his eyes were completely lifeless.

Li Ye asked, "Name?"

"Liu Chang," Young Master Liu said blankly.

After asking several more probing questions, the man answered fluently. Li Ye then began to question him carefully based on the extensive information he had gathered about the Liu family.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Ye walked out of the room and strolled away leisurely.

……

"Aside from the guardian beast, the Liu family doesn't have a second Xiantian cultivator. Their ancestor was also injured during the battle with the Blood Shadow Sect, but with the Medicine King Valley behind him, he may have already recovered..."

"However, the Liu family itself suffered considerable losses in the struggle with the Blood Shadow Sect, with some members of the clan being devastated. If this matter hadn't involved the Netherworld Sect through the Medicine King Valley, their current situation might not be much better than the Lin family's..."

"This patriarch's birthday celebration is also an opportunity to show off our power... However, it's unlikely that any deacons from Medicine King Valley will come, since it's just the patriarch. If it were an innate ancestor, it would be a different story..."

After leaving the restaurant, Li Ye sorted through the information he had just gleaned from Liu Chang.

It seems there are no major problems. Given the current situation of the Liu family, he can easily resolve it.

However, Liu Chang was only the youngest son of the family head, and he might not be able to notice many things. Even during questioning, there might still be some omissions.

Before taking action, it's still necessary to do some more observation and be more prepared.

"The power I brought was too little, almost non-existent. Otherwise, it would have been much easier to just search their souls!" Li Ye thought to himself.

He walked slowly and soon disappeared at the end of the street.

………………

Time quickly came to the day of the Liu family patriarch's birthday.

"Qiu Yun from Baizhi Cave presents a pair of warm jade ruyi scepters as a congratulatory gift! Wishing the Liu family patriarch all the best!"

"Wei Sui presents her congratulatory gift..."

"Hahaha! Please come in!"

The Liu family decorated their house with lanterns and streamers well in advance, making elaborate preparations.

As guests arrive one by one, and the family mansion is filled with the sounds of ceremonial chants, it is bustling with activity.

Soon the table was filled with guests eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Liu family patriarch, dressed in a brocade robe.

Each branch of the family and their descendants also began to send congratulatory gifts to express their good wishes.

Liu Chang mingled among them, presenting the best-quality spiritual item he had scavenged from the person trying to curry favor with, his face full of pride.

He had no idea that just a few days ago he had been drugged and interrogated about all the secrets of the Liu family.

During this time, the Liu family patriarch, who was in perfect health and showed no signs of injury, appeared and drank a cup of wine to celebrate.

Facing a cultivator at such close range is an experience these cultivators may never have had in their entire lives.

Even those from various innate families, seeing that the Liu family patriarch was in such good condition, had some of their thoughts suppressed.

In an instant, the crowd that came to offer their birthday wishes showed different expressions, most of them intimidated by the power of the Primordial Ancestor.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, the head of the Liu family was quite satisfied.

After thanking the Liu family patriarch for his congratulations, he raised his glass to toast everyone.

After a glass of wine, the birthday banquet officially began.

But at this moment.

"what……"

Suddenly, a member of the Liu family loosened his grip, and the wine glass in his hand crashed onto the table, making a loud noise and attracting the attention of those around him.

Immediately afterwards, he clutched his stomach, his face quickly turning ashen, revealing a look of pain.

He was in so much pain that he fell off the chair and rolled around on the floor.

These changes immediately caused an uproar among the crowd, who all stood up.

Before they could do anything, more members of the Liu family soon began to show the same symptoms and collapsed to the ground in pain.

"Poisoning! Enemy attack!"

Someone shouted loudly, which intensified the panic among the crowd.

"Disciples of the Liu family, quickly prepare for battle! Go and fetch the patriarch... cough cough!"

The head of the Liu family reacted, but before he could speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body, his magical power was running wild, and he coughed up a mouthful of dark blood.

More and more members of the Liu family are falling ill from the poison, but strangely, none of the guests who come to visit, except for those who are related to the Liu family, are affected.

They either hurriedly left their seats, joined the Liu family's guard team, or simply departed.

What was supposed to be a joyous birthday banquet has turned into a chaotic human tragedy!

"Who dares to poison my Liu family? Show yourself at once!"

The Liu family patriarch rushed over, his face grim, and the spiritual light emanating from his body seemed highly unstable.

"Show yourself? Hehehehe... You dare to be so arrogant after being poisoned by me, Liu Ji? Do you want to die even faster than before?!" (End of Chapter)