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

As they spoke, the two had completely left the territory of the bloodthirsty bee swarm. Li Yuan would never forget what Ouyang Suiguan had done, and he would definitely repay her if given the chance.

Seeing that they were out of danger, Li Yuan and Luo Tong had no intention of continuing the search. Since Xu Qingfeng had gone to such lengths, Li Yuan and Luo Tong were not to be trifled with.

Without informing Ouyang Suiguan, the two returned to their respective families. After returning to his family, Li Yuan gave the demon core he had obtained to the white snake. The white snake swallowed the demon core and then returned to his secluded cultivation place to begin refining the demon core and the dragon crystal that had not yet been refined.

Li Yuan believed that it wouldn't be long before the White Snake, with the power of its demon core and dragon crystal, would be able to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, at which point it would begin to cause trouble for the Li family.

Seeing that the White Snake had gone into seclusion, Li Yuan did not continue his cultivation but went down the mountain. At this time, Li Shouyi was cultivating in the courtyard and did not realize that Li Yuan had come to his side.

After observing Li Shouyi's cultivation, Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction. His son was truly a prodigy in cultivation. It had only been a short time since he last visited, and his son had already broken through to the third level of Qi Refining. Such a cultivation speed was truly terrifying.

After observing Li Shouyi's cultivation for a while, Li Yuan stopped concealing himself and appeared in the courtyard.

Li Shouyi, who was cultivating at the time, sensed the aura coming from the courtyard and immediately became alert. Only after seeing the person who came did Li Shouyi lower his guard and respectfully approach Li Yuan's side.

"Father, you've arrived."

Li Yuan nodded, then gave Li Shouyi some pointers before leaving Li Shouyi's courtyard. Afterwards, Li Yuan went to Li Shouqian's courtyard.

Li Shouqian stopped cultivating. At this moment, he was focused on studying the alchemy experience he had left behind for refining Huangya Pills. He didn't react even when Li Yuan came in front of him. It was only when the Iron-Backed Wild Bear next to him made a fearful sound that Li Shouqian was awakened.

Upon seeing that it was his father, Li Shouqian quickly stood up and bowed.

"Father, what brings you here?"

Li Yuan waved his hand.

"Let's see the results of your cultivation." After saying that, he made Li Shouqian demonstrate his cultivation techniques and realm in front of him.

In fact, Li Yuan could tell as soon as he came in that the boy had already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining. However, he didn't usually have much contact with his two sons, so he took this opportunity to spend some time with them.

Seeing his father testing him, Li Shouqian quickly began to use the spells he knew and to demonstrate his skill level. Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction, while inwardly sighing.

"It seems that in a few years, Shouyi will be able to catch up with Shouqian and eventually surpass him. I hope this child can keep his Dao heart." As he spoke, Li Yuan realized that the Ironbacked Wild Bear had also reached the mid-stage of the first rank. It seems that Shouqian had given the Ironbacked Wild Bear quite a few good things.

"Li Yuan did not refuse this, after all, if the Ironback Bear grows up, it can also reach the level of a second-tier demon beast. The lifespan of a demon beast is twice that of a human. Even if Li Shouqian does not train it, Li Yuan will train the Ironback Bear."

Li Yuan needed to find a way to make the Iron-Backed Bear recognize members of the Li family, so that the Iron-Backed Bear could be controlled by the Li family. After all, not all demonic beasts have the intelligence of the White Snake.

After Li Shouqian finished his practice, Li Yuan praised him a few times before slowly leaving and heading towards the Li family's spiritual fields. Now that the spiritual energy of the Li family's bamboo mountain is growing rapidly, the Li family's spiritual fields naturally cannot be limited to the previous thirty acres.

To this end, Liu Yue'er acquired all the land deeds of the surrounding villages and brought them into the hands of the Li family, expanding the Li family's territory by more than two villages.

Li Yuan did not refuse, after all, the Li family now had Foundation Establishment combat power, and if the spirit fields were only the original thirty acres, they would not be able to supply the cultivation of all the cultivators in the family.

Upon arriving at the spirit field, Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the lush green spiritual plants around him. His wife had worked hard, tending to the spirit field, the ancestral hall, and even the tent.

Soon, Li Yuan found Liu Yue'er, who was busy at work. At this time, Liu Yue'er's cultivation level had just reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Upon seeing Li Yuan arrive, Liu Yue'er stopped what she was doing and went to Li Yuan's side.

"Husband, didn't you go to hunt demons in the Great Heng Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan did not hide anything and told Liu Yue'er everything, except for the matter of being surrounded by bloodthirsty bees.

Liu Yue'er listened with great interest. As they talked, Li Yuan led Liu Yue'er back to the courtyard. With nothing else to do, Li Yuan began to guide Liu Yue'er in her cultivation.

Three days later, Li Yuancai slowly emerged from the courtyard. His father was currently collecting materials for the power of faith, and he didn't know if the ancestral hall had been completed yet.

Soon Li Yuan arrived at the place where the ancestral hall was being built. When many villagers from the small fishing village saw Li Yuan arrive, they hurriedly bowed, and Li Yuan greeted them all.

Upon arriving at the ancestral hall, Li Yuan looked at the nearly completed hall and nodded in satisfaction. After the hall was finished, Li Yuan planned to first create a jade statue for himself. Then, following the methods in the "Body Shaping Technique," he would refine materials that could absorb the power of incense offerings onto the jade statue and wait for the golden body to be sculpted.

After visiting the ancestral hall, Li Yuan returned to Bamboo Mountain. Meanwhile, deep within Daheng Mountain, Xu Qingfeng and Ouyang Suiguan were surrounded by two corpses of second-tier demonic beasts. One was a second-tier rare beast, the Ten Thousand Poison Spider, and the other was a fire wolf.

Ouyang Suiguan looked at the two second-tier demonic beasts on the ground and slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please choose one."

Although he said that, he was already preparing to put the entire corpse of the Thousand Poison Spider into his Qiankun Bag. Xu Qingfeng, understanding the situation, put the Fire Wolf into his Qiankun Bag instead.

"Lord Sui Guan, are you sure there's a swarm of bloodthirsty bees in Daheng Mountain? Why haven't Li Yuan and his companion called for help yet?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan gave a cold laugh, then slowly said:

Are you questioning the foundation of the Ouyang family?

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingfeng frowned, but remembering that his life was still in Ouyang Suiguan's hands, he gritted his teeth and slowly said:

"What are you saying? How dare I question Lord Ouyang? However, Li Yuan and the other two have not yet asked for help, and you haven't received any news from them either."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Suiguan seemed quite satisfied with Xu Qingfeng's performance, and then slowly began to speak:

"Don't worry, Brother Xu, I spent a lot of money to get that powder. It has a fatal attraction to bloodthirsty bees. With the resources of the Li and Luo families, they will definitely not notice the problem."