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

A day later, Li Yuan held the invitation in his hand, almost forgetting about it. Qingyang Market was preparing to hold an auction with Foundation Establishment spiritual items, which was something Manager Wang had told him about.

Upon thinking of Steward Wang, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel a chill. "Could it be that Steward Wang also harbors murderous intentions?"

One should always be wary of others. Since the Zhang family has gone to such lengths to try and harm me, it's likely that Steward Wang also has designs on the Moonstone in my possession.

However, the invitation had already been sent, and there was no reason for him not to go. Besides, it wouldn't be easy for them to take the Moonstone from him.

Just as Li Yuan was lost in thought, Luo Tong from the Luo family arrived at the Li family's courtyard. Upon being informed by a servant, Li Yuan had no choice but to pull himself out of his thoughts and go down to the courtyard.

"Brother Luo, what a rare guest!" Li Yuan then burst into hearty laughter.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong's face lit up with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have come here with a request, and I urge you to lend a helping hand."

Li Yuan looked at Luo Tong, whose eyes were filled with urgency.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, our families are connected, so just speak freely, there's no need for formalities."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong quickly spoke up.

"This is what Brother Li said." "I came here to borrow some spirit stones from Fellow Daoist Li." After saying this, Luo Tong rubbed his hands together with Li Yuan.

Upon hearing that Luo Tong wanted to borrow spirit stones, Li Yuan immediately felt a little embarrassed about his lack of funds.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, I will be going to Qingyang Market to attend an auction in two months," Li Yuan said, then sighed. "Alas... Brother Luo, your timing is truly unfortunate."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong slowly said:

"Brother Li, aren't you only at the eighth level of Qi Refining? Could it be that you also intend to acquire this Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure?"

Li Yuan waved his hand, "I don't have that kind of ability. I just wanted to take advantage of the auction to see if there were any good magic weapons or to buy some materials for refining formations."

However, Li Yuan soon looked at Luo Tong with surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, you tell me such a big thing. Fellow Daoist Luo is really very open-minded."

"I was just thinking of borrowing some spirit stones from the Li family. Besides, our two families are now in a cooperative relationship. If my Luo family is attacked, wouldn't we have to ask you for help?"

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Luo is honest. My Li family is indeed out of spirit stones this time. However, if we go to Qingyang Market together, it will be no problem. If you have spirit stones to buy Foundation Establishment medicine when you return, I will do my best to help you."

Upon hearing the answer, Luo Tong's smile widened.

"Haha, I'm relieved to hear Brother Li's words." After saying that, Luo Tong slowly stood up.

"In that case, I'll head home first. When the time comes, I'll come to the Li family to call Brother Li so we can go to the market together." With that, Luo Tong slowly walked out of the Li family courtyard.

Li Yuan felt immense pressure watching Luo Tong leave. If Luo Tong were to truly advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, although nothing would happen in the short term, the Li family would inevitably be swallowed up in the long run.

"However, we still have to help. Even if the Luo family reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, they will not have any problems for at least the next twenty years. Given time, the Li family will surely rise to prominence."

After sorting things out, Li Yuan returned to the bamboo mountain to continue his cultivation. The Zhang family's matter was still unresolved, and with the enemy lurking in the shadows, Li Yuan could only passively defend himself.

As for Situ Tongyou, Li Yuan neither harmed his reputation nor cared about his life or death. The Zhang family would surely be able to find him based on the jade pendant. If he truly had a blood feud with the Zhang family, he would probably have already left Daqing and gone to another country to seek his reward.

In the following period, the Zhang family remained silent, while the Li family had already ushered in the harvest season of spirit rice. At this moment, Li Yuan was not cultivating on the bamboo mountain, but instead came to the spirit fields, watching the busy figures of the Li family's spirit farmers.

The Li family owns thirty acres of spiritual rice fields, making them a major producer of spiritual rice in the entire Qingshan County and Longling County. After paying taxes, Li Yuanquan puts the rest of the spiritual rice harvested from the thirty acres into his Qiankun bag.

Li Yuan currently has one hundred spirit stones on him. If he sells this spirit rice, he should be able to raise two hundred spirit stones, which would be enough to equip his family with a few magical artifacts.

As for himself, the captured cyan shield, though primarily for defense, was sufficient for his needs. His primary concern now was to enhance the strength of his clan.

Soon, the situation changed drastically. A month later, Luo Tong arrived at the Li family courtyard with a group of Luo family members. At this time, Li Yuan had already prepared spirit stones and spirit rice. He then left the Li family with Li Shouqian and Luo Tong, heading towards Qingyang Market.

Li Yuan didn't want to bring Li Shouqian along, but he was the only member of the Li family to have been to Qingyang Market. Li Yuan planned that in the future, if any materials needed to be purchased, he would try to have the younger members of the Li family buy them. If only he could shoulder the responsibility, the Li family would never grow strong.

Li Shouqian's smile never stopped as he learned that his father was going to take him to the market.

The Luo family disciple brought by Luo Tong was a level higher than Li Shouqian, having reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. The two were of similar age, and their talents were immediately distinguishable.

After the four of them set off, Li Yuan immediately became curious.

"Brother Luo, are the spirit stones ready? This competition for Foundation Establishment spiritual items will be even more brutal than the battlefield, and there will definitely be Foundation Establishment cultivators present. If you are not fully prepared, Brother Luo, you should be more cautious."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong let out a hearty laugh.

"Fellow Daoist Li, thank you for your concern. Don't worry, although my talent is not great, I have a lot of good fortune in my life. There will definitely be no problem this time."

"Alright, since that's the case, I won't say any more. I will do my best to help you this time."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong slowly spoke to Li Yuan:

"Fellow Daoist Li, there's no need to worry. If you encounter any danger on the way back, you just need to bring my nephew back safely." After saying that, Luo Tong pointed to the boy beside him.

Seeing Luo Tong say this, Li Yuan nodded.

The journey was uneventful, and Li Shouqian and Luo Tong's nephew Luo Ran became increasingly familiar with each other.

The two elders exchanged a smile, agreeing that if the younger generation could continue to be on good terms, it would be a beneficial assistance to both sides.

After arriving in Qingyang Market, the auction was still two days away, so the two families chose a nearby inn and began to attend to their own business.

What Li Yuan needs to do now is to sell all of his family's spirit rice and exchange it for spirit stones. After wandering around the market for a long time, Li Yuan chose a spirit rice shop that was doing a good job.

This spirit rice shop is called Liu's Spirit Rice Shop.

Once inside, Li Yuan handed over the Qiankun bag filled with spirit rice. After checking it, he put all the spirit rice into another Qiankun bag, and then put one hundred and twenty spirit stones into the Qiankun bag.

Li Yuan estimated that he could only sell it for 100 spirit stones, but he didn't expect to be able to sell it for 120 spirit stones. This was a pleasant surprise for him.