Mortal: I became invincible after becoming sworn brothers with Han Li.

Within the clouds, the Cloud Piercing Boat transformed into a streak of white light, hurtling rapidly northward. Meanwhile, Li Yunfan held a storage bag, examining its contents.

This is Qian Chongying's storage bag. He picked it up casually when he went to chase after the Blood Poison, but he didn't check it at the time.

"Ningzhou's family is indeed very poor. A Foundation Establishment cultivator and the head of a clan only has a little over two thousand low-grade spirit stones. Their pills are even scarcer, and their magic weapon is just an ordinary top-grade longsword... It seems that most of their spirit stones are stored in their family, which is quite a bargain for the Yang family."

He then put all his spirit stones, pills, and magical artifacts into his storage bag and burned them with the Purple Nether Heart Flame.

At that moment, Yang Qinghan's face suddenly flashed through his mind. When he thought of the way she looked at him, Li Yunfan fell silent.

How could he not see the affection in the other person's expression? But since he and Chen Qiaoqian were still undecided, he naturally wouldn't get involved in any other romantic relationships.

Moreover, he was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, not the late Core Formation stage. In this perilous world of cultivation, he could barely protect himself, let alone bring along one or two Qi Refining female cultivators.

Of course, if he were truly at the late stage of Core Formation, he certainly wouldn't mind taking her in. If her sister also had the same idea, then he would naturally take both sisters, since what man could resist two beautiful sisters?

After a moment, Li Yunfan let out a breath, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts, and focused on flying towards the Xi Kingdom.

Three months had passed since the Fallen Demon Valley opened, and most of the cultivators who had gathered there had probably already entered to search for treasures. There was no need for anyone else to join in the fun.

And so, Li Yunfan flew away at top speed. Now, the speed at which he piloted the Cloud Piercing Boat was more than half again as fast as when he was in the middle stage. However, even with the vast spiritual power of the late Foundation Establishment stage, it was not enough to support him to fly all the way to Xi Kingdom in one go. He had to stop every now and then to recover the spiritual power he had lost.

To his delight, he encountered no further incidents until he entered the territory of Xi Kingdom, and safely made his way to Leizhou, the southernmost part of Xi Kingdom.

Liuquan City is a relatively small city in southern Leizhou. At this moment, Li Yunfan, who has changed into a very inconspicuous gray outfit, is strolling among the crowd on the city's streets.

At this moment, he looked around curiously, finding the local customs and culture here quite novel and interesting.

After a long while, he finally arrived at the largest tavern in the city. He sat down by the window on the second floor, ordered some food and drinks, and then slowly released his divine sense to hear all the conversations of the people in the tavern.

Although everyone here is just an ordinary person, Li Yunfan, who is new to this unfamiliar place, can still gain a lot of information about the Xi Kingdom.

"Several years have passed since the Li family moved away from Yue Kingdom. I wonder how the family is doing now. With the spirit stones obtained from mining the red copper stone, they shouldn't be doing too badly..."

Li Yunfan took a sip of wine, thinking to himself about the situation of the Li family. Although he had been in the world of cultivation for many years, his longing for his family was no less, but he had always kept it to himself.

Then, familiar faces kept flashing through his mind: his second brother Han Li, his master Li Huayuan, his senior brothers and sisters, Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin, and Chen Qiaoqian, who touched his heartstrings...

Although he was a cultivator, he was still a living, breathing human being. He treated the journey by flying as just another trip, so he didn't feel too much emotion. But when he actually entered the Xi Kingdom, a sense of melancholy suddenly surfaced in his heart, making him feel a little emotional.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Yunfan paid his bill and left the restaurant. He looked at the still bright sky and headed towards the west gate.

Qingxia Mountain Range is a steep mountain range over 600 miles long in western Leizhou. It is named after the blue clouds that occasionally appear on the top of the mountain.

In the center of the entire mountain range, there is a strangely curved peak that looks like the back of a hunched old man from a distance. Therefore, it is named Tongbei Mountain by the locals. This mountain is also the only main mountain of the Qingxia Mountain Range.

The mortals living in the cities near the mountains only know that the Qingxia Mountains are extremely dangerous and teeming with wild beasts, but they are unaware that there are actually cultivators in the mountains, and that there are three cultivation families.

The three families are Gongsun, Li, and Situ. Gongsun and Situ have always lived here, while Li only moved to Qingxia Mountain Range seven years ago. Although they were opposed by the two families at the time, after the Li family had three Foundation Establishment warriors and gave the two families a large amount of spirit stones as compensation, Gongsun and Situ had no choice but to let the Li family stay.

Given the Li family's status as an outsider, the Gongsun and Situ families would never have allowed them to monopolize Tongbei Main Mountain. But who could have imagined that the Li family's strength would grow so rapidly? In just two or three years, they added another Foundation Establishment cultivator and a large number of disciples at the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refining.

In this way, a single family is no match for the Li family. Even if two families join forces, they can only barely defeat the Li family. As a result, the Li family naturally occupies the main mountain with the most abundant spiritual energy in the spiritual vein.

Fortunately, the Li family knew their limits and did not drive the Gongsun and Situ families out of the Qingxia Mountains. After all, if they were really pushed too far, they would join forces to destroy the Li family, even at the cost of severely damaging their own families' strength.

On this day, the entire Tongbei Mountain was filled with a festive atmosphere, and congratulatory voices could be heard from time to time, sounding as if a wedding was taking place.

At this moment, outside the Li Family Square halfway up the mountain, many cultivators were carrying their congratulatory gifts and registering at the entrance with smiles on their faces.

"Brother Gongsun, you've also come to attend Senior Li Heng's dual cultivation celebration?" A tall, burly man patted the white-robed youth on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"So it's Brother Zhao! Of course I have to attend Senior Li Heng's dual cultivation celebration. He is a famous genius in our Qingxia Mountain Range. He broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm before he was thirty years old. He may have the hope of reaching the Core Formation Realm in the future. Of course I have to come and establish a good relationship." The white-robed youth turned around and saw the big man, and said with a smile.

"Haha, which cultivator who comes here doesn't think the same way! But I see that quite a few people from your Gongsun family have come!" The big man laughed loudly, then looked around and suddenly whispered.

"Not only our Gongsun family, but look over there, the Situ family also has quite a few cultivators here to participate in the celebration!" The white-robed youth pointed to several cultivators dressed in dark green robes not far away.

"It seems that your two families have a high regard for this Senior Li Heng..." The burly man glanced at the cultivators in dark green robes and then whispered to them.

Amidst the crowd, Li Yunfan walked slowly with a somewhat strange expression. He had overheard every word of the conversation between the burly man and the young man in white, and couldn't help but speculate in his mind.

"Li Heng? Sounds like a disciple of the Li family... but I don't seem to remember him. A newly established Foundation Establishment cultivator at under thirty, he must have been at least at the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refining before that. I should have seen a Li family disciple who could reach that level before..."