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

Seeing that Luo Tong had discerned his strength, Li Yuan no longer concealed it and naturally revealed his early Foundation Establishment cultivation. He then politely invited Luo Tong to take a seat.

"You flatter me, Brother Luo."

"I wonder if Brother Luo has come to see me for some reason?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong slowly nodded.

"Brother Li, are you aware of the Ouyang family's previous actions?" Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded, then slowly said:

"You know, is it related to this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong shook his head, then slowly said:

"The royal family has some unknown problem and has sent a large number of cultivators to search all over the Daqing territory. Just as a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the royal family was passing by Daheng Mountain, he discovered a lot of auras associated with two Foundation Establishment demonic beasts in Daheng Mountain."

"So, the royal family has given our Qingshan County Immortal Clan an order, with the Xu family and my Luo family taking the lead in clearing out the Foundation Establishment demon beasts in Daheng Mountain. We will handle the spoils ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded. If what the royal Foundation Establishment cultivator said was true, and there were indeed more than two Foundation Establishment demonic beasts in Daheng Mountain, they should indeed be eliminated. Otherwise, if one day they were not careful, these demonic beasts might attack their territory, which would indeed be a hidden danger.

Just as Li Yuan and Luo Tong were discussing, another figure appeared outside the entrance of the small fishing village. This person was Xu Qingfeng.

He had barely stepped into the small fishing village when Li Yuan received a message. A look of confusion crossed Li Yuan's face: What was Xu Qingfeng doing at the Li family's house?

Despite his doubts, Li Yuan still went out to greet the man.

Xu Qingfeng was quite the actor; he greeted Li Yuan with a smile as soon as he saw him.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li, please forgive my uninvited arrival." Li Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Haha, what are you saying, Brother Xu?"

"Let's go inside and talk, let's go inside and talk." With that, he led Xu Qingfeng into the courtyard. Luo Tong was already waiting there. When he saw Xu Qingfeng arrive, Luo Tong greeted him politely.

After the three sat down, Xu Qingfeng seemed to sense Li Yuan's cultivation level as well. His face showed surprise, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes, but no one noticed it.

"Brother Li, now that Fellow Daoist Luo has arrived, you must know about the matter of the demonic beasts of Daheng Mountain."

Li Yuan nodded upon hearing this, and then said:

"I already know. Does Brother Xu have any suggestions?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng slowly said:

"Since Brother Li already knows, then I will not hide it anymore. There may be more than two Foundation Establishment demon beasts in Daheng Mountain this time. Therefore, I have come here to ask my Xu family, Li family, and Luo family to cooperate. Only in this way can we reduce the casualties of our three families and complete the mission entrusted to us by the royal family."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan and Luo Tong exchanged a glance, and then Li Yuan nodded.

"Since Brother Xu has put it that way, then the three of us must cooperate properly. I have no objections, but I wonder what Fellow Daoist Luo's thoughts are?"

After speaking, Li Yuan looked at Luo Tong.

Seeing this, Luo Tong slowly said:

"Since you two fellow cultivators have said so, then cooperation is naturally not a problem. However, how should we divide the spoils?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng slowly said:

"Naturally, the three of us will share the spoils equally. Now that Fellow Daoist Li has also broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, if the three of us join forces, we still have a good chance of wiping out all the demonic beasts in this Great Heng Mountain."

Li Yuan had no objections. Since the three families would split the spoils equally, he could just take the White Snake with him and she wouldn't have to do anything. Besides, this trip might even give him a chance to kill Xu Qingfeng.

Seeing Li Yuan nod, Luo Tong had nothing more to say. The three families agreed to set off in three days and then returned to their respective clans.

Li Yuan watched Xu Qingfeng leave. Although he didn't know what tricks Xu Qingfeng had up his sleeve, he figured that with his early Foundation Establishment cultivation and the help of the White Snake, Xu Qingfeng probably wouldn't be able to do anything to him if he tried to escape.

Besides, the Li family and the Luo family have long been allied. When the time comes, Xu Qingfeng will be the only one left. I want to see what tricks he has up his sleeve.

Three days later, Li Yuan, along with Li Shouqian and the white snake that Li Yuan had pulled out of seclusion, headed towards the border of Daheng Mountain.

The only people in the Li family who can spare the time right now are Li Shouqian and Zhang Shi. Naturally, Li Yuan, Li Shouqian's mother, wouldn't let her take any risks. As for Li Daqiang, he is currently traveling around collecting materials that can contain the power of incense offerings for Li Yuan.

Although the monsters in Daheng Mountain are dangerous, the cultivation technique given by the Three-Colored Pearl must be prioritized. This Three-Colored Pearl is the foundation for the rise of the Li family and myself.

Upon arriving at the meeting point, seeing that no one else was coming, Li Yuan found a place to sit and meditate. Before long, Luo Tong arrived with a cultivator from the Luo family at the eighth level of Qi Refining. The two nodded to each other and then stopped talking.

After another long while, Xu Qingfeng finally arrived, but it wasn't just the Xu family members who came; there was another face as well.

The person who arrived was Ouyang Suiguan, who was with Xu Qingfeng. Ouyang Suiguan was quite polite after arriving.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Luo, I am Ouyang Suiguan, the Suppressor of Evil from the Suppressor of Evil Hall, and one of the people in charge of clearing out the second-tier demonic beasts of Daheng Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan and Luo Tong did not act arrogantly and bowed respectfully. After all, they were sent by the royal family to assist Qingshan County, so they naturally had to be treated with courtesy.

However, Ouyang Suiguan is quite close to Xu Qingfeng, so we still need to be wary of him.

After exchanging greetings, the four began to discuss their options. Since they didn't yet know the strength of the hidden monsters in this mountain range, they needed to discuss it further.

After Ouyang Suiguan arrived, he glanced at Li Yuan and then slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I've heard that your Li family has a second-tier spirit snake. Why don't you send the spirit snake to scout ahead first, since this dense forest is the domain of demonic beasts?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan gave an awkward smile, then slowly said:

"Ouyang Zhenxie Envoy, this is really unfortunate. My second-tier spiritual master from the Li family has been left behind to guard the Bamboo Mountain. I'm afraid he can't be of much help."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan's face showed a hint of disappointment, and then she looked at the other two.

"Do either of you have a tracking monster with you? Otherwise, it will probably take us quite some time to find these monsters."

Seeing that no one spoke, Ouyang Suiguan paused for a moment and then slowly said:

"I do have a kind of pill here that can attract demonic beasts, but this pill works on all kinds of demonic beasts. If too many demonic beasts are attracted, I'm afraid even we few will not be able to handle it."

As they spoke, Ouyang Suiguan took out a gray pill from his Qiankun bag. As soon as the pill was taken out, a strange fragrance emanated from the surroundings. This fragrance seemed to linger and spread around, and at the same time, some transparent powder appeared around them, which covered the four of them.

"Everyone, this is the Beast Attraction Pill, which is made from more than ten kinds of precious medicinal herbs. Most of these herbs have miraculous effects on the advancement of demonic beasts. When mixed together, even demonic beasts in the late Foundation Establishment stage will be attracted."

Li Yuan hadn't expected Ouyang Suiguan to bring out such a good thing. At most, it would only play a supporting role. After all, if the demon beasts were to suffer in Qingshan County, the first to be affected would be the various immortal clans, and it had nothing to do with Ouyang Suiguan.