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

The Li family also provides certain protection to cultivators who wish to establish their immortal clans near the Li family.

Just after Li Yuan had been comfortably lying down for three days, Luo Tong arrived at the small fishing village.

Upon learning of Luo Tong's arrival, Li Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, for if anyone was truly willing to help, it was probably only Luo Tong.

When Luo Tong met Li Yuan, he didn't mince words and went straight to the point, asking Li Yuan to go to Luo's house to serve as a local official for a period of time.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan became curious, as he was already somewhat aware of Luo Tong's combat prowess.

Seeing Li Yuan's confusion, Luo Tong slowly said:

"Brother Li, you may not know this, but I will soon be going into seclusion to break through to the true Foundation Establishment realm. I have come here today hoping that you will come to my Luo family and guard it for me for a period of time."

As he spoke, the aura that had been concealing Luo Tong's cultivation level quietly dissipated, revealing that Luo Tong only had the cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

This scene shocked Li Yuan. This Fellow Daoist Luo was not actually at the Foundation Establishment stage. Then his strength... Li Yuan dared not think further. Looking at the sincere Luo Tong, Li Yuan nodded slightly.

"Alright, I'll come find you three days later after I've settled things at home."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong nodded. "Brother Li also knows that there is a mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator behind the Xu family. Xu Qingfeng must have noticed something amiss when I broke through, and had no choice but to come to you, Brother Li."

Li Yuan naturally understood Luo Tong's concerns. Now, the only option for the two families was to join forces and kick the Xu family out of Qingshan County.

After reaching an agreement, Luo Tong was walking home when a shadow floated above him.

"Disciple, if this young Li is not scheming, then he is indeed a person worth befriending. Having a helper on the path of cultivation is not a bad choice."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong nodded heavily.

"Disciple understands." After saying this, he looked at the illusory figure in the sky with a worried expression.

"Master, I have used your power several times, and now you are even weaker. Once I have completed the sword foundation, I will definitely find you a top-quality spiritual medicine to nourish your soul."

The old man nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this.

"It's good that you have this intention. Now that all my teachings are in your hands, I naturally can't let anything happen to you."

After saying this, he looked at the worried Luo Tong and comforted him:

"Don't worry, the force your master used is not enough to damage my core." Hearing this, Luo Tong's expression softened.

At this time, Li Yuan, who had agreed to Luo Tong's request, had already begun to make arrangements for everything in the Li family. This trip would take Li Yuan at least two months. Although there would be no more evil cultivators coming to the Li family for the time being, precautions still needed to be taken.

The small fishing village has changed from what it used to be. The Li family has taken out some basic martial arts techniques they have collected and made them available for the villagers to practice.

Under the protection of the Li family, the small fishing village could be considered a haven of peace; at least in the village and its vicinity, there were no hungry people.

Most of the young people in the small fishing village have now joined the village's anti-bandit team or become spiritual farmers for the Li family.

After Li Yuan ordered the patrol team and guards to be reinforced, he announced that he was going into seclusion. It is likely that only Li Daqiang knew that Li Yuan was going to the Luo family.

When they arrived at the Luo family, Luo Tong had been waiting for a long time. After arranging a house with good spiritual energy for Li Yuan and the White Snake, Luo Tong entered a state of true seclusion.

Li Yuan settled down at the Luo family home with peace of mind. In fact, Li Yuan didn't need to do anything this time; it was only the White Snake who did the work. Li Yuan spent his days cultivating.

Li Yuan's cultivation level has now reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. At this moment, Li Yuan can clearly sense a solid barrier blocking him, preventing him from advancing any further.

At this moment, the words "Those who are not even at the Foundation Establishment stage are ultimately ants" began to surface in Li Yuan's mind. However, this barrier was not one that he could cross at will. At the very least, he needed to prepare two Foundation Establishment spiritual items and then choose a suitable opportunity before he could attempt to establish his foundation.

Otherwise, if you force the foundation and damage it, then all your efforts will be in vain.

Unable to further improve his cultivation level for the time being, Li Yuan began to ponder alchemy. After all, he had obtained a technique called the Fire Control Technique, and he could take advantage of this time to study it thoroughly. If he became an alchemist, the speed at which he could earn Foundation Establishment spiritual items would definitely be much faster.

In the following days, Li Yuan devoted himself to studying the Fire Control Technique and the recipe for the Yellow Sprout Pill. After all, he was very familiar with the process of making the Yellow Sprout Pill over the past few days, but he had never made it himself.

However, Li Yuan planned to make plans after returning to the Li family, since for now, he should focus on guarding the family's gate for Luo Tong.

Ten days passed in a row. Today, Li Yuan, who was in seclusion refining his magic power, suddenly opened his eyes and sensed the changes in the spiritual energy around him. Li Yuan immediately stopped cultivating and asked the white snake to patrol around the Luo family before returning.

Looking at the strange phenomena around him, Li Yuan's lips twitched slightly.

"The spiritual energy has gathered into mist. Brother Luo's accumulation has truly reached a certain level. It seems that the cultivation technique Brother Luo is practicing is not from the mainland."

This gathering of spiritual energy continued until evening before slowly dissipating, after which the Luo family fell silent once more, and Luo Tong's clansmen all showed anxious expressions.

Li Yuan felt that it was no surprise that Luo Tong could advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. After all, having the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator before even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was something that, regardless of the factors, Li Yuan was certain that Luo Tong had absolute confidence; otherwise, he would not have taken such a risk.

However, at this moment, Luo Tong was sitting cross-legged in the secret room. The hundreds of spirit stones around him had become useless stones, and the veins on Luo Tong's face were bulging. At this moment, countless small swords formed by magic power in his body were running around wildly.

Each time he circulates the technique, he suffers the pain of his tendons and veins being torn apart.

Not far above, the white-haired old man watched Luo Tong suffer terribly, helpless. He knew the pain himself, but to achieve the foundation of swordsmanship, he had to endure this torment.

Although the process is painful, if Luo Tong successfully endures it, his combat power will be among the top in his class.

Time flew by, and two more days passed. During this time, two more strange phenomena of spiritual mist appeared, and Li Yuan could also sense that an aura from somewhere in the Luo family was getting stronger and stronger.

After a while, with the sound of weapons clashing, Luo Tong leaped into the air and soared into the sky. His figure was like a sword that had been honed for a hundred years, and he looked even sharper than before.

Seeing Luo Tong's imposing aura, Li Yuan knew that he must have successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

After a while, a figure appeared beside Li Yuan; it was Luo Tong.

"Brother Li, thank you very much. Now that I have successfully broken through, Fellow Daoist Li can return to the Li family to guard the territory."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded. It made Li Yuan a little curious. It was only a county away. No wonder Xu Qingfeng couldn't sense Luo Tong's breakthrough.

However, it's generally a good thing that they didn't cause any trouble, as this would give him and the White Snake a lot of peace and quiet.

Seeing that Luo Tong had already broken through, Li Yuan naturally did not stay any longer. His alchemy skills, which he had been studying for a long time, had finally yielded some results. So Li Yuan did not delay and called the white snake to head back home.