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

"Alas, it seems that the lives of us cultivators are worth less than grass."

Zhang Xuan then waved his hand, and a protective shield instantly formed around him.

It's alright to tell Brother Li about this, but please don't reveal it to anyone, including the cultivators of the Li family.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Zhang Xuan slowly said:

"We were originally assigned to Prince Shuiyan's side to be under his command, but Prince Shuiyan treated us cultivators as his private army. He already knew about the retreat of the beast tide and even ordered us to hunt down a wounded Foundation Establishment demon beast."

We lost many of our men before finally capturing this Foundation Establishment demon beast, but Prince Shuiyan only paid each of us twenty spirit stones and that was the end of it.

At the time, we didn't know that the Foundation Establishment demon beast was actually ordered to be attacked by Prince Shuiyan on his own initiative. It was already a miracle that our cultivation was not damaged. Several fellow cultivators were even killed by the Foundation Establishment demon beast on the spot.

Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Li Yuan immediately became curious.

"Brother Zhang, what kind of monster are you trying to kill? Why would Prince Shuiyan allow you to do this despite such great pressure?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan turned his head slightly towards Li Yuan and whispered:

"A water-avoiding dragon." Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression hardened.

"Brother Zhang, are you talking about the Water-Avoiding Flood Dragon? A second-tier Water-Avoiding Flood Dragon?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan nodded.

"I wonder what kind of incredible luck Ouyang Shuiyan had to encounter an injured Water-Avoiding Flood Dragon. The Flood Dragon's demon core can increase the affinity of water-attribute spiritual roots for spiritual energy. With this Flood Dragon, Ouyang Shuiyan has probably already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Indeed, this naturally gifted creature has been wasted by this prince. With this water-repelling dragon around, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage shouldn't be a problem."

I never expected that the strength of these various forces would grow so rapidly, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. When I first established the Immortal Clan, late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were already considered experts by me and the Li family, but now they seem somewhat inadequate.

Whether it's Da Qing, who was secretly lurking in the shadows, Xu Qingfeng, who suddenly became stronger, or Luo Tong, who was hiding in the dark, the opportunities these people obtained all seemed to be extraordinary.

After a long while, Li Yuancai snapped out of his reverie and slowly said:

"Brother Zhang is truly wronged; he used all his provisions to treat his injuries."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and then slowly said:

"Let's not talk about that. But Fellow Daoist Li is really lucky. In two months I will be transferred to another place. If Brother Li is late, I will inevitably be given a hard time."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan spoke slowly.

"Brother Zhang, are you about to be promoted, or...?"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Hahaha, it's all because your families in Qingshan County have risen too quickly. Now, no one dares to offend me in Qingshan County. Your four families are now considered major families, so naturally, we need to find a powerful cultivator to manage you."

"By the way, many people in the imperial court have become interested in Qingshan County. First, there was the Sun family from Jiuhua Mountain on the border, then the Xu family produced a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and then the Luo family wiped out the Zhang family in the imperial city."

Then Zhang Xuan looked at Li Yuan with bright eyes.

"Brother Li, I wonder if your Li family can show its strength and let us broaden our horizons."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan waved his hand repeatedly.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhang, what are you saying? Compared to the families above, my Li family is far too weak. I wonder if we can catch up with them in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan gave Li Yuan a meaningful look.

After chatting for a long time, Li Yuan slowly took his leave and went home.

On the way, after the matter was resolved, Li Yuan felt much more at ease. According to Zhang Xuan, as long as Li Yuan had Zhou Tian make a trip, everything else would be resolved.

As for the clan land chosen by Zhou Tian, ​​Li Yuan didn't need to worry about that; Zhou Tian took care of it all himself.

Upon arriving at Bamboo Mountain, Li Yuan slowly took out three Qiankun bags. These three Qiankun bags belonged to the Zhang family members, but Li Yuan did not know whose bag he had taken.

Li Yuan quickly broke the seals in the three Qiankun belts. Looking at his harvest, especially the three Moonstones lying inside, Li Yuan was overjoyed.

"It seems that the Qiankun bag containing the Moonstone is Zhang Fan's Qiankun bag. The Qiankun bag belonging to the outer disciple of the Medicine Sect inside further proves that this Qiankun bag belongs to Zhang Fan."

Besides the moonstone, there were also more than thirty spirit stones, two bottles of mid-stage Qi Refining pills, and one bottle of late-stage Qi Refining pills.

Li Yuan glanced at them and realized that these pills were probably distributed by the Medicine Sect, as their medicinal fragrance was much better than those purchased from the market.

Besides, there was also a fine flying sword inside. Li Yuan used it for a while and found that the flying sword was actually a first-grade top-quality magic weapon. He didn't expect Zhang Fan to have such a good thing.

Apart from that, the contents of the other two Qiankun bags were not so rare. Apart from more than fifty spirit stones, the rest were some miscellaneous items, nothing of value.

After Li Yuan took out the items, he gave the three Qiankun belts to Liu Yue, Zhang Shi, and Li Shouqian. With these Qiankun belts, it would be more convenient for them to do things.

After finishing his miscellaneous tasks, Li Yuan took out the Purple Rhyme Pill, a late-stage Qi Refining pill that he had seized from Zhang Fan.

After swallowing a pill, Li Yuan refined it and entered a state of seclusion. Zhang Fan still had three Purple Rhyme Pills left in his Qiankun Bag, enough for Li Yuan to absorb for quite some time.

Li Yuan planned to use these ten days to raise his cultivation level to the ninth level of Qi Refining. The strength of Luo Tong and others put considerable pressure on Li Yuan. If he continued to fall behind, the Li family would be destroyed sooner or later.

Ten days later, Li Yuan was enveloped in spiritual mist, with spiritual energy flowing through his body with every breath.

After a while, the sound of shackles rang out. Under the impact of the magic power in Li Yuan's dantian and the energy of the Purple Rhyme Pill, Li Yuan successfully broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Feeling the magical power in his dantian several times stronger, Li Yuan smiled, got up and stretched for a while, then stopped cultivating and walked down the mountain.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Li Shouqian was practicing the Fire Control Technique. He stopped practicing as soon as he saw Li Yuan arrive.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly told him to continue cultivating. It would be a good opportunity for Li Yuan to observe Li Shouqian's comprehension. If he was suitable for this technique, he would train him. The Li family was currently lacking such talent.

Seeing his father tell him to continue, Li Shouqian quickly resumed circulating the Fire Control Technique.

After observing for a while, Li Yuan sighed inwardly. Shouqian's comprehension was still lacking; he could only be considered mediocre. It seemed that Shouqian was not suitable for this mission.