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

Three days later, the news that there were two Foundation Establishment evil cultivators in Qingshan County was spread on time, and the news of the Li family resisting the evil cultivators was also reported to Daqing.

This news caused quite a stir in Daqing, and two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Ouyang family came to the Zhenxie Hall.

Even Ouyang Lan of the Ouyang family personally intervened, after all, the appearance of two Foundation Establishment evil cultivators within Daqing territory was no small matter.

After learning that the Li family had a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the two people from the Zhenxie Hall were still quite polite to the Li family. They did not explore the core area of ​​Zhushan that Li Yuan had not allowed them to enter. After confirming the traces of battle in the surrounding area, Ouyang Lan and the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhenxie Hall confirmed that a Foundation Establishment cultivator had attacked the Li family.

In the following days, Ouyang Lan, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhenxie Hall, and Xu Qingfeng began to travel between the three counties of Qingshan, seemingly determined to find the Foundation Establishment cultivator who was disturbing the peace of Daqing. However, two months passed without any trace of him.

Li Yuan and Luo Tong both knew that this was the work of Xu Qingfeng in collusion with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but without evidence, they could only pretend they knew nothing.

Furthermore, the identity of another Foundation Establishment cultivator was unknown to the two of them. If he was among these people, they couldn't afford to give themselves away.

After this incident, Li Yuan dared not leave Zhushan easily. He only managed to keep the two Foundation Establishment cultivators at bay thanks to the white snake and the magic array on Zhushan. If the two hadn't been afraid of exposing their identities, Li Yuan probably wouldn't have been able to hold out until Luo Tong arrived.

As for the damaged wooden spirit array on Bamboo Mountain, Li Yuan instructed Li Daqiang to go to Qingyang Market to purchase a more powerful defensive array. As for spirit stones, the Li family had no shortage for the time being.

However, this experience was not without its benefits. At least Prince Qinghe apologized to the Li family, and he returned one-tenth of the share of the refined iron mine to them.

Li Yuan also knew that this was a benefit brought by strength. Li Yuan originally planned to take back the iron ore that had been seized after the birth of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Li family. Now, he was one step ahead of time.

However, since Li Yuan has retrieved the refined iron ore, he will naturally send people to guard it. Li Shouchuan and Li Shouyi don't need to be considered for the time being. As for Li Shouqian, it is a crucial time for his cultivation, so he probably can't spare the time.

Li Daqiang has already gone to Qingyang Market to buy the array formations needed for his home. He will be taking office in three days, so he probably won't be able to return in time.

As she was thinking, Zhang had already brought the newly cooked spiritual food to Li Yuan.

"Yuan'er, come and try the bamboo shoot fish that your mother has made. This spirit fish is a kind of spirit food that I discovered not long ago. It can enhance your absorption of other spirits."

Upon seeing Zhang, Li Yuan pondered for a moment, then accepted the spiritual food and slowly said:

"Mother, would you be interested in managing the mine?"

Zhang looked up and glanced at Li Yuan.

"Okay, I'm tired of staying at home anyway, it'll be nice to go out for a walk."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded.

"The reason why Li Yuan dared to let his mother go to the mine and help guard it was that guarding the mine was basically not dangerous. After all, it was a mine belonging to Daqing. If those evil cultivators slaughtered mortals, Daqing would at most send the Zhenxie Division to investigate. But if they had the idea of ​​looting the mine, Daqing would definitely issue a kill order. Unless they could escape Daqing's territory, Daqing would definitely pursue them without mercy."

Seeing that Zhang agreed, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Now Liu Yue'er had to take charge of a piece of spirit field. The younger generation was too weak. Even Li Shouqian would need at least three more years of training.

After resolving the issue of the mineral vein, Li Yuan returned to Bamboo Mountain to continue his secluded cultivation. After confronting the Foundation Establishment cultivator, Li Yuan gained a lot of insights into the application of his own spells, and he did not want to waste such an opportunity.

Half a month later, Li Daqiang returned to the Li family as scheduled, and brought good news. This time, Li Daqiang went to Qingyang Market and spent 500 spirit stones to purchase a level two defensive formation, the Vajra Plate Gate Formation.

This formation is considered a superior defensive formation, capable of withstanding attacks from early Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it difficult to break through the formation in a short time.

At the same time, Li Daqiang also purchased three second-tier talismans and placed them in the clan treasury to prevent a repeat of the last incident, in which no one in the Li family except Li Yuan was able to resist.

These three talismans have completely depleted the more than 800 spirit stones that Li Yuan had acquired last time.

Fortunately, with this formation and talisman, the Li family was temporarily out of danger.

As Li Yuan had predicted, the two Foundation Establishment evil cultivators disappeared without a trace. During this time, Luo Tong even brought Xu Qingfeng to visit Li Yuan, and Li Yuan chatted with Xu Qingfeng in a familiar manner.

Another month has passed, and the turmoil surrounding the evil cultivators has subsided considerably. Ouyang Lan and the cultivator from the Zhenxie Hall left Qingshan County yesterday. Ouyang Lan was somewhat surprised, as these two evil cultivators seemed to have appeared out of thin air and then disappeared just as suddenly.

Meanwhile, in a courtyard somewhere in Luoshan County, Zhang Guaizi was sitting in the yard, filled with fear and apprehension.

"What kind of misfortune has befallen me? How come there are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators in Qingshan County?"

During this period, four or five Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared one after another, constantly circling around Qingshan County, which made Zhang Guaizi not even think of making a move.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, these Foundation Establishment cultivators from Daqing slowly left Qingshan County in the past two days, which finally allowed Zhang Guaizi to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he was a Blood Butcher, he also knew that he could only dabble in the Qi Refining Realm at most. In the eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was no different from an infant.

Blood Butcher thought this way, while Yang Si in the imperial city was deep in thought. He was obviously aware that the cultivation families in Qingshan County had been attacked by two Foundation Establishment evil cultivators. Those who returned to evil cultivation after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage were bound to never turn back, and this was exactly the kind of person he wanted to get to know.

Thinking of this, Yang Si didn't delay any longer. He left the newly rented spiritual dwelling and headed towards Qingshan County. If he could bring the two of them into the family, he would surely be able to shut up some of the people inside.

With this thought in mind, Yang Si quickened his pace.

Three days later, while Zhang Guaizi was in the courtyard, a voice startled him awake.

"Third brother, how come you didn't make a single move with such a good opportunity? Weren't you determined to seize this year's Holy Son title?"

Upon hearing the words, Zhang Guaizi was startled. Competing with others was fine, but competing with Hao Hua the Old Demon was not something his reputation as the Blood Butcher could match.

"Don't you always call me Third Brother? I know I'm just here to make a show of things. I wouldn't dare compete with you for the Holy Son, but you have to give me some face, otherwise how can I, Zhang Guaizi, survive in the demonic path? You agree, right?" After saying that, Zhang Guaizi grinned foolishly at the figure entering the courtyard.