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

The cultivator who had been chosen was sent flying dozens of meters backward, spitting out blood. His aura was extremely weak. Li Yuan stepped forward, glanced at the cultivator, and without saying anything more, killed him with a single strike.

Afterwards, Li Yuan took out three Qiankun bags from the three people. He got a good deal on the number of spirit stones inside, with more than two hundred spirit stones. As for the rest, apart from three ordinary magic artifacts, there was nothing else of note.

After carefully storing the three people's storage bags and burning their bodies, Li Yuan quickly left the area.

Ten days later, Li Yuan returned to the small fishing village with the Spirit Locking Array and more than 800 spirit stones. The first thing he did upon returning was to set up the Spirit Locking Array.

Upon his return, Li Shouyi brought Li Yuan some good news, which greatly surprised Li Yuan. He never expected that Li Shouyi would successfully transfer his spiritual energy into his body and become a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining in just over twenty days.

Li Yuan also discovered that Li Shouyi was a genius with dual water and wood elemental roots. He was very satisfied with his genius son, Li Shouyi. As long as there were enough resources, Li Shouyi's achievement of Foundation Establishment was a sure thing.

By the time the spirit-locking array was set up, it was already night. Now that a spiritual vein had formed on the bamboo mountain, the Li family would have to be even more careful in their actions and tighten their guard over the borders of the small fishing village.

Although ordinary cultivators cannot see through everything within the Spirit Locking Array, if danger can be nipped in the bud, it cannot be allowed to grow.

As Li Yuan pondered the future development of the Li family, in a courtyard of the Xu family, Ouyang Suiguan had a ruddy complexion and his aura was much more restrained than before, but the arrogance on his face was not diminished at all.

Xu Qingfeng looked at Ouyang Suiguan, who had returned from the capital, and knew that he must have received a lot of rewards from the royal family.

"Fellow Daoist Sui Guan, have you decided whether to target the Li family or the Sun family first?"

Ouyang Suiguan nodded slowly.

"Hahaha, since Fellow Daoist Xu has a grudge against the Li family, then let it be the Li family. Let the Sun family live a little longer."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng slowly said:

"In that case, do you have any information about those heretical cultivators who entered Daqing from the border of Mosa?"

Ouyang Suiguan nodded slightly as usual.

"This group of evil cultivators consists of four people: the ghostly Blood Maiden Liu Yan, the Blood Butcher Yang Guai Zi, the Hundred-Faced Genius Hu Yun, and the last one is named Yang Si, who is the most mysterious of the four. It is said that his cultivation method requires a lot of human blood sacrifices, and no one has ever seen his face."

At this point, Ouyang Suiguan's eyes gleamed with excitement:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you may not know this, but the cultivation method practiced by Yang Si seems to originate from the same source as ours." Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng's expression froze.

"Does Fellow Daoist Ouyang mean that Yang Si also cultivates the 'Five Organs Ascension to Immortality Method'?"

Ouyang Suiguan nodded, then slowly said:

"Does Fellow Daoist Xu know what those heretical cultivators call Yang Si?"

Seeing Xu Qingfeng remain silent, Ouyang Suiguan slowly said:

"Old Demon Haohua, they call this Yang Si Old Demon Haohua." Xu Qingfeng's eyes sharpened upon hearing the name Haohua.

"Is the Great Immortal Haohua the Haohua chapter of the Five Organs Method?"

Ouyang Suiguan nodded.

"Based on the information I've gathered, it is indeed the Haohua chapter."

Xu Qingfeng no longer cared about the Li family; he looked at Ouyang Suiguan with surprise in his eyes.

"Does Fellow Daoist Suiguan know which prefecture Yangsi is in Daqing?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan shook her head.

"Alas, Yang Sixing's whereabouts are extremely mysterious. Let's capture one of them first and see if we can extract this technique from the other evil cultivators."

Xu Qingfeng nodded upon hearing this.

"Alright, let's wipe out the Li family first, pin the blame on these four, and once they show themselves, we'll take their names and techniques for ourselves."

The next day, on Bamboo Mountain, Li Yuan, who was in seclusion, suddenly sensed something unusual on his shoulder. When he looked down, he saw a white snake shrinking its body and coiling around his shoulder, its eyes showing a hint of wariness.

Li Yuan sensed the white snake's abnormality and realized something was wrong. He quickly activated the Wood Spirit Array with all his might. As soon as he activated the array, two powerful pressures rushed towards him.

Fortunately, the white snake's body instantly grew several times larger, firmly protecting Li Yuan. At the same time, the white snake roared at the two figures that had appeared.

At this moment, Li Yuan realized that the two people in the sky were coming for the Li family, and from their auras, Li Yuan also sensed that the two people who made the move were both Foundation Establishment cultivators.

While keeping a wary eye on the two, Li Yuan also took out his communication token. A streak of light flew out of Li Yuan's hand and headed towards the direction where the Luo family was located.

Seeing that their sneak attack on Li Yuan had failed, the two were also shocked. Xu Qingfeng stared at the white snake protecting Li Yuan for a moment.

"It hasn't been long, and this white snake has already advanced to the second rank. If it continues to grow, wouldn't it become a huge problem?"

After seeing that the news had spread, Li Yuan looked at the two of them with icy eyes.

"Gentlemen, you've come to my Li family in your clandestine attire, which you dare not show to anyone. Is there something you need? If my Li family has done anything wrong, please tell me, and I will apologize to you both."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hoarse voice rang out from Xu Qingfeng.

"I didn't expect your family to have a second-tier demonic beast hidden in your home. In that case, your Li family should be wiped out even more."

After he finished speaking, a huge gray handprint came hurtling towards Li Yuan.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly manipulated the Wood Spirit Array to resist the incoming black handprint.

As for the White Snake, it was coiled on the bamboo mountain, its eyes coldly fixed on the two people in the sky.

Seeing that his attack had failed to break the Li family's formation, Xu Qingfeng became restless. He continued chanting incantations and making hand seals, and after a while, two more powerful hands, even stronger than before, slammed down on Zhushan.

Even though the Wood Spirit Array was powerful, it was still only a first-tier array, and it slowly succumbed to Xu Qingfeng's repeated attacks.

As the formation shattered, the two exchanged a glance. One then attacked Li Yuan, while the other lunged at the white snake. Li Yuan instantly understood their intentions. If the white snake supported him, he might have a chance to survive. But if they separated him from the white snake, he would surely die.

Li Yuan unleashed several spells at the black-robed cultivator who was attacking him. Although they did not harm the cultivator at all, they did slow him down and gave Li Yuan a chance to catch his breath.

Taking advantage of this moment, Li Yuan jumped onto the white snake's head. The two of them soared into the air, forming a standoff with the two men in black. The white snake understood Li Yuan's intention and firmly protected him in front of it.

Seeing how protective the white snake was of its master, Xu Qingfeng and Ouyang Suiguan exchanged a glance and then charged at the white snake, riding their magical artifacts.

When Ouyang Suiguan's Golden Peak Sword struck the white snake's body, sparks flew everywhere. Although it failed to break through the white snake's defense, it still caused the white snake some pain.

At this moment, the white snake, which was originally the most hostile to Xu Qingfeng, suddenly turned around, and a glimmer of green light appeared in its cold snake eyes.

Xu Qingfeng and Ouyang Suiguan froze on the spot when they first saw the green light, but they reacted in less than a moment, though they were still a step too slow.

Before they could react, the white snake's tail had already lashed out at the two of them.