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

After the Imperial City Security Team arrived, everyone learned that the Luo family, which had destroyed the Zhang family, had a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Sword Dao. So, in the following days, countless surrounding Imperial City families sent gifts to the Luo family, trying to curry favor with them.

Luo Tong accepted all the gifts without question. As for establishing connections, Luo Tong rarely spoke with the other cultivators; he left that to the Luo family members.

It wasn't until the situation stabilized on the third day that Li Yuan slowly led his family away. Luo Tong's earlier intimidation was enough to extinguish the ambitions of those who coveted the Luo family. As for any benefits, Li Yuan did not take a single one.

Given the strength of the Luo family, even without the Li family, the Luo family could have taken down the Zhang family. It's better to return the favor.

During the month Li Yuan returned to the Li family, he spent his time refining the array flags for the "Thousand Rivers Gathering Meridians Technique".

A month later, on Bamboo Mountain, Li Yuan looked at the more than ten brand-new array flags in his hand with great excitement. With these array flags, the spiritual energy on Bamboo Mountain would definitely be elevated to a higher level, especially this main array flag.

With this first-tier peak main array flag, the power of the "Thousand Rivers Gathering Meridians Technique" in gathering the earth's energy will be even greater.

After taking the main array flag in his hand, Li Yuan went to the main array flag of the Thousand Rivers Gathering Meridians Technique, replaced the original main array flag, and then put the new array flag on it.

The moment the new array flag was put on, the fine, pure white earth vein energy around the array flag began to circulate towards the main array flag, and then quickly flowed back into the earth vein.

After setting up the main array flag, Li Yuan began to wander around the small fishing village. He took out an array flag for every mountain with a trace of spiritual energy and let the "Thousand Rivers Gathering Pulse Technique" cover it.

After two full days of busy work around the small fishing village, Li Yuan finally finished setting up all the flags.

After returning to Zhushan, Li Yuan sensed the spiritual energy on the mountain. Although the improvement was somewhat slow, at this rate, the spiritual energy on Zhushan would be at least twice as concentrated as before.

The spiritual plants on Bamboo Mountain, nourished by abundant earth energy, are undoubtedly more effective for cultivators than these spiritual bamboo shoots.

On the third day after Li Yuangang finished setting up the "Thousand Rivers Gathering Pulse Technique", Li Daqiang hurriedly arrived at Bamboo Mountain with the Star Iron Bow.

Seeing Li Daqiang's panic, Li Yuan quickly spoke up:

"Father, what is it that worries you so much?" Li Daqiang asked immediately upon seeing Li Yuan.

"Yuan'er, I've just acquired this Star Iron Bow, and I'm thinking of going to Daheng Mountain to test its power." As he said this, Li Daqiang's eyes showed apprehension.

"Yuan'er, do you know what I saw this time?"

"This aura is definitely correct; there is a level-two demon beast in Daheng Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression hardened.

"Father, are you sure it's a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang's eyes hardened.

"Yuan'er, this demon beast's cultivation has definitely reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. If I hadn't been cautious and returned after taking the Star Iron Bow, it would probably be its meal by now."

At this moment, Li Yuan was filled with doubt.

"Li Yuan explored Daheng Mountain after breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining. Although there are demonic beasts inside, he has never detected any Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts in Daheng Mountain."

Moreover, Daheng Mountain is only a day's journey from the small fishing village where the Li family lives. If there really is a Foundation Establishment demon beast in Daheng Mountain, the Li family will not be as safe as they are now.

Moreover, this beast tide has only temporarily receded. If it attacks again, the Li family will definitely be the first to suffer.

What intrigued Li Yuan was that his father had sensed the demonic beast. Given the level-two demonic beast's keen sense of smell, his father had obviously been discovered as well. He just didn't know why his father had let his father leave.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan's doubts deepened. He then summoned the white snake, and the two of them headed towards Daheng Mountain.

Upon arriving near Daheng Mountain, Li Yuan became more vigilant. However, with the white snake around, as long as he didn't run into it head-on, Li Yuan's safety was assured.

After wandering around the outskirts of Daheng Mountain for a long time, Li Yuan still couldn't find any trace of the Foundation Establishment demon beast. However, the white snake seemed to have returned home and began to roam around Daheng Mountain.

For a long time, Li Yuan and the white snake still couldn't find any trace of the Foundation Establishment level demon beast, but Li Yuan did see quite a few Qi Refining level demon beasts.

Just when they were at their wits' end, it seemed that the white snake understood Li Yuan's meaning. Its body rapidly grew larger, and then it made strange noises.

After a while, countless colorful snakes began to appear near Li Yuan. After a short while, the snakes gradually dispersed, and the white snake returned to Li Yuan's shoulder, guiding him towards the depths of Daheng Mountain.

The man and the snake spent more than a day searching in Daheng Mountain. It wasn't until evening that the white snake led Li Yuan to a mountain area, which was already considered to be deep in Daheng Mountain.

Upon arriving at this mountain, the white snake pointed with its tail to a cave entrance with crawling marks. Under Li Yuan's divine sense, traces of blood could be seen in the cave entrance.

The white snake, however, showed no fear and instantly darted into the cave. Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and followed suit.

Unexpectedly, although the cave entrance was not large, it became more and more spacious as one ventured deeper inside, and the bloodstains inside the cave gradually became more and more obvious.

At the same time, Li Yuan, who had just entered the cave, quickly sensed an extremely fierce aura. However, this aura was both fierce and somewhat weak, appearing and disappearing intermittently, which made Li Yuan somewhat puzzled.

After another half hour, a huge figure appeared a hundred meters away from Li Yuan.

Upon seeing this figure, Li Yuan's expression shifted from shock to delight. There was actually an Ironbacked Wild Bear hidden here, and it was even an Ironbacked Wild Bear on the verge of death.

Upon seeing the shocking wound on its chest, Li Yuan's expression froze. Just what kind of demonic beast was it that could leave such a fatal scratch on the Ironback Bear, which was known for its defense?

The wounds all over the Ironback Bear's body indicated just how intense the battle it had encountered was.

The dying Ironback Bear seemed to sense that a creature had entered the cave. It struggled to its feet and roared at Li Yuan.

Seeing this, the white snake immediately grew larger and roared at the iron-backed bear without any fear. However, the white snake also understood that this seemed to be the iron-backed bear's last struggle, so it did not get too close to the iron-backed bear.

As for Li Yuan, he stood even further away, staring intently at the Ironbacked Wild Bear.

Seeing that the two hadn't attacked him or left, the Iron-Backed Bear prepared to ignore them after a long standoff. However, Li Yuan couldn't let the Iron-Backed Bear continue to rest.

Li Yuan used his magic to control the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword). As soon as the Iron-backed Wild Bear lay down, Li Yuan would attack its wounded parts. The white snake beside him would also bite the culprit from time to time.

After being tormented for a long time, the Ironback Bear seemed to realize its fate. Its eyes suddenly lost their ferocity. It struggled to its feet, then reached behind it and lifted up an Ironback Bear cub whose eyes were not yet open.