I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

After the great battle, the Devouring Demon King returned to the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts with a look of surprise on his face. He did not expect that Jinye would still be so strong after being cursed by the old ghost of the Soul Refining Sect. He truly deserves to be called the pillar of the Medicine Sect.

He then turned to look at Jimu.

"Second brother, let's put aside the matter of taking over the Medicine Sect's territory for now. Right now, the Dragon Lord of Moonlit Lake is summoning demon kings from all directions to Moonlit Lake, probably because he wants to explore the Ancestral Demon Cave of the Demon Clan again."

Upon hearing this, the Extreme Wood Demon King's face instantly turned as cold as frost.

Seeing this, Shi Tian glanced at Ji Mu.

"Second brother, what's wrong?" Afraid of arousing suspicion, Ji Mu quickly asked:

"Alright, since you said so, we'll accompany the Dragon Lord on another trip." Upon hearing this, the Extreme Wood Demon King nodded.

At this time, the people at Shuanglong Pass were unaware that the beast tide had temporarily receded, and everyone was on high alert, guarding the border.

Three more months passed, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest remained completely silent. Ash Wilderness of the Medicine Sect was also quite surprised. He had thought that since the Devouring Demon King had arrived, there would surely be another great battle, but unexpectedly, there was no movement at all.

It wasn't until True Lord Jinye learned that the two demon kings were no longer in the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts that he slowly came to his senses. He hadn't expected to be tricked by the Devouring Demon King, but these were turbulent times, and he could only endure it.

Now that the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts has temporarily retreated, it is time to digest the resources in the Soul Blood Secret Realm.

Three more days passed. At this time, Li Yuan was searching for monster materials in the Shuanglongguan market when a light screen suddenly flashed on the command flag. When Li Yuan saw the contents on it, his face immediately lit up with joy.

"I didn't expect this beast tide to end so quickly. I looked at my battle merits, which were only a little over 180, far from the spiritual creature that helped me establish my foundation."

However, these 180 battle merits were enough for Li Yuan to exchange for many things that his family didn't have, such as some precious spiritual herb seeds, many pill formulas, and even cultivation insights from Foundation Establishment cultivators. All of these could be purchased from that list.

Of course, Li Yuan's battle merits were not enough to buy this item. After thinking for a while, Li Yuan exchanged his battle merits for some precious spiritual medicine seeds, such as Peiyuan Grass, Lingyuan Fruit, and Juqi Flower.

Li Yuan bought some of all the spiritual herb seeds that could help improve his cultivation. He also spent twenty battle merits to exchange for a book on spiritual herbs and some miscellaneous books about the cultivation world.

Li Yuan knew in his heart that he could suffer any loss, but he could not suffer the loss of lack of knowledge and experience. Besides, these books were also indispensable for the development of the family.

After spending all his military achievements, Li Yuan embarked on his journey back to the Li family.

As for the items Li Yuan exchanged, they will soon be delivered to the family's residence by cultivators from Daqing, as a sign of respect for the cultivators who participated in the battle.

Little did anyone know that not long after Li Yuangang left, two figures gathered together. The two were Zhang Fan, a disciple of the Medicine Sect, and Wang Quan, the manager of the Xiuzhen Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, have you investigated thoroughly this time? Where does this Fellow Daoist Li come from?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan nodded.

"Don't worry, the moment he took our Moonstones, I sent people to investigate and put the Li family under surveillance. The Li family has only been rising in power for no more than twenty years. As for how he subdued that peak-level demon beast, it must be because this kid had some kind of fortuitous encounter."

"Upon hearing this, Wang Quan nodded. Brother Zhang is reliable in his work. I'm sure you don't want anyone to know about the Moonstone. Let's deal with the other two first, and then we'll deal with this kid."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan nodded.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wang has already dealt with Hua Yun'er, then leave Zhou Quan to me." As he spoke, Zhang Fan glanced at Wang Quan and saw him raise an eyebrow, confirming that Hua Yun'er's disappearance was related to Wang Quan.

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan frowned, then relaxed.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll leave this matter to you as you say. I'll head back to Xiuzhen Pavilion first. Without a couple of helpers, it won't be easy to take down Li Yuanyuan."

Zhang Fan agreed, saying, "That's how it should be. However, it's best if you find someone trustworthy, and this information must not be leaked."

After discussing for a long time, the two began to take action separately. As for Li Yuan, he was unaware that he had been targeted by Zhang Fan and Wang Quan.

Five days later, Li Yuan returned home and saw that everyone's strength had improved significantly. Li Yuan smiled. As for the items he had exchanged, they had already been put into the clan treasury.

After such a long journey, Li Yuan rested for a day upon returning home before starting to deal with family matters.

First, there was the matter that Li Daqiang had mentioned, that the Li family seemed to be under surveillance. After observing the village for a few days, Li Yuan confirmed that the Li family was indeed being monitored.

However, now that he had returned to the Li family, he naturally had no reason to let these people go. So Li Yuan arrested all three of the people who had come to inquire about the situation.

Li Daqiang had sent people to keep an eye on these people beforehand, so when Li Yuan gave the order, the men were captured and taken to the Li family's courtyard without any chance to resist.

Looking at the three mortals before him, Li Yuan chose the one with the most ferocious expression. He unleashed two bursts of magical power, crippling the man's legs first. Then, with icy eyes, he spoke:

"If you answer correctly, you'll freeze to death right now; if you answer incorrectly," Li Yuan snorted coldly, and then released the white snake.

"At Li Yuan's instruction, the white snake's body grew wildly, and it soon transformed into a giant python."

The man's expression had lost its previous sinister look, and he looked at Li Yuan with a pained expression, saying:

"Immortal, I'll talk, Immortal, I'll talk." Upon hearing this, Li Yuan slowly said:

"Who sent you to spy on the Li family?"

Upon hearing this, the man struggled for a moment, then slowly said:

"It was the idea of ​​the young master of the Zhang family of the Imperial City." Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's face showed surprise, and he murmured:

"The Zhang family of the capital? When has my Li family ever offended anyone from the capital?"

She then looked at the man.

"The Zhang family of the capital? Then tell me, besides having you monitor the Li family, what else did the Zhang family have you do?"

The man then began kowtowing frantically.

"The Zhang family instructed me to keep an eye on the small fishing village and to inquire about everything concerning your Li family from the nearby villagers."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was even more surprised.

"When did you arrive?"

The middle-aged man stammered, unable to utter a word for a long time. Just then, the youngest of the three men stepped forward.

"Immortal, if I tell you everything, could you spare my life?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan glanced at the young man with considerable surprise. This man had the most resolute gaze, and Li Yuan had assumed he was the least likely to speak. This action, however, was quite unexpected for Li Yuan.

Immediately, a burst of magical power reduced the stammering man to ashes, then looked at the boy. "Oh, what do you know?" If you tell me everything, I'll let you go.

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yuan. Li Yuan took the jade pendant and instantly thought of a figure: Zhang Fan. This person had an identical jade pendant.

Then the young man slowly said:

"My lord, this is the jade pendant left by the messenger. As for the letter, I only glanced at it. It said something about secretly inquiring about the Li family's Hua Shi, and the ending said that it should not be revealed."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately became interested and glanced at the boy with great interest.

"How did you, a mere servant, come to know such a secret?"

Upon hearing this, the young man replied neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"The Zhang family treats people like pigs and dogs, little do they know that given the chance, this pig and dog will not let go of any opportunity to tear its master apart. This jade pendant was stolen by me."