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

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang nodded quickly and then said:

"Grandpa Niu, wait here, I'm going back now." After saying that, Li Daqiang ignored Wang Tiezhu beside him and rushed straight towards the Li family.

I thought I'd have to rely on Wang Tiezhu to smooth things over, but I didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly. I just don't know if Yuan'er can handle the matter that Old Master Niu mentioned.

Back home, Li Daqiang immediately told Li Yuan about it.

"Yuan'er, what Old Master Niu said sounds quite mysterious; I don't think it's fake."

Li Yuan heard this

"If what Old Master Niu said is true, then the white snake has most likely developed intelligence and become a spirit, but I don't know how it compares to myself."

"So, are we still going to fix it there?" Li Daqiang asked.

Seeing Li Daqiang's worried expression, Li Yuan immediately comforted him:

"Don't worry, I went to investigate once, and there are indeed many venomous snakes. If the white snake that the Niu family mentioned is still there, it shouldn't harm anyone, otherwise it would have attacked me when I went up the mountain."

Even after he finished speaking, Li Daqiang was still a little uneasy.

"Grandpa Niu is already waiting for you, you should go and see him."

Li Yuan saw Li Daqiang's worried expression

"Alright, I'll go find Master Niu now." With that, Li Yuan picked up his longsword and went out the door.

Upon arriving at Grandpa Niu's house, Grandpa Niu had been waiting for a long time. Without much conversation, Grandpa Niu led Li Yuan towards the bamboo forest mountain.

As he left, Li Yuan used his magic to scan Old Master Niu. Sure enough, Li Yuan discovered a special power on him, which should be the demonic power mentioned in the book.

The reason the venomous snakes here don't bite Old Master Niu is probably because of this. Li Yuan, estimating the strength of the demonic energy above, then spoke to Old Master Niu:

"Grandpa, when did you last come to these mountains?"

Five days ago, I came here to cut some bamboo to make bamboo baskets.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan confirmed that there was a snake demon here, but it should be a docile snake demon, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long to repay the debt of gratitude.

Knowing that there was a snake demon in the area, Li Yuan did not dare to be careless. He used his divine sense to search everywhere, not daring to relax for a moment. Even after searching the entire mountain, Li Yuan still could not find any trace of the snake demon.

Seeing this, Li Yuan had no choice but to let Grandpa Niu go back first, while he stayed behind to let his family know he was safe.

Thinking that the spirits and monsters of the mountains and fields all love things rich in spiritual energy, Li Yuan instantly had an idea. With this in mind, Li Yuan walked to the top of the mountain and placed a spirit stone in a place with a wide view.

Afterwards, Li Yuan found a relatively secluded place to hide. Sensing the relatively abundant spiritual energy around him, Li Yuan couldn't help but start cultivating using the "Five Elements Spirit Gathering Technique".

Night. Just as Li Yuan was engrossed in his cultivation, he suddenly heard a series of faint, rustling sounds. Upon seeing this, Li Yuan quickly stopped his practice, held his breath, and focused his mind, silently gazing at the mountaintop ahead.

Sure enough, a crystal-clear white snake was crawling toward the spirit stone, its little head constantly poking out from all directions.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly gripped the Mo Dao in his hand. As the enemy approached, Li Yuan threw the Mo Dao, intending to kill him with a single blow.

Who would have thought that the white snake seemed to have already spotted Li Yuan, and in a flash it disappeared right in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan quickly stepped forward and picked up the Mo Dao and the spirit stone. Then he turned around and saw that the white snake was staring straight at him. There was no fear or ferocity in its eyes, only a desire for the spirit stone in Li Yuan's hand.

Seeing this, Li Yuan reluctantly cut a small piece off the spirit stone with his long-handled sword and threw it on the ground. The white snake, seeing Li Yuan throw out the spirit stone, quickly put it in its mouth and then disappeared.

This speed made Li Yuan somewhat unsure of the white snake's strength, but he was certain that the white snake was docile and would not easily attack people.

Seeing that the white snake was not aggressive towards people, Li Yuan abandoned his previous idea of ​​killing it and now decided to subdue it.

With this in mind, Li Yuan decided to use the spirit stone in his hand to get closer to the white stone.

In the following days, Li Yuan would come here to cultivate every night and place the spirit stones in their previous positions. The white snake would also come to the mountaintop every day, take the spirit stones, and leave.

Until Li Yuan ran out of the spirit stone in his hand.

That day, Li Yuan didn't place any spirit stones on the mountain. Instead, he continued cultivating on the spot. Sure enough, when the time came, the white snake came towards the mountaintop. Seeing that there were no spirit stones in front of it, it curiously looked around. When it discovered the spirit stone that could store spiritual energy in Li Yuan's hand, it couldn't help but slowly crawl towards Li Yuan.

When it got close, it tried to snatch the jade away while Li Yuan wasn't paying attention, but Li Yuan wouldn't let it get away with that and grabbed the jade with his own hand.

Seeing that her plan was thwarted, the white snake stared longingly at Li Yuan, its tongue waving incessantly towards him, as if telling him to follow it.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly followed the white snake's steps until the white snake led Li Yuan for more than ten miles. When they were close to the river, the white snake stopped, turned its head to look at Li Yuan, and then climbed towards the cliff by the river.

Li Yuan stepped forward and saw that a hundred meters below was a nearly dried-up river. Because of the drop in water level, the cliff looked even steeper.

Soon, the white snake below the cliff came up with a bluish-gold plant in its mouth, with three fruits growing on it.

The white snake placed the fruits in front of Li Yuan, seemingly wanting to exchange them for the jade in his hand. Li Yuan took the three fruits in his hand, and a sense of familiarity arose in his mind. He had seen these fruits in that nameless book of medicinal herbs.

"Its entire body is blue with golden veins attached to it, and it's about the size of a thumb. Isn't this the Condensing Essence Fruit? It's the main ingredient for refining the Qi Condensation Pill." This Qi Condensation Pill is a pill that mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators use to improve their cultivation.

He wrapped the Condensation Fruit in his spiritual energy, carefully put it away, and then looked at the expectant white snake beside him, saying calmly:

"Can you understand what I'm saying? Nod if you can."

Seeing this, the white snake nodded its head, and Li Yuan took out the jade stone again.

"I can't give you this jade, but I can share it with you. As long as you're in that bamboo grove at night, you can use this jade." After saying that, Li Yuan pointed in the direction of the bamboo grove.

The white snake hesitated for a moment, then put the jade in Li Yuan's hand in its mouth, absorbed a breath of spiritual energy, and then returned the jade to Li Yuan.

He looked as if he was asking Li Yuan if that was what he meant.

Seeing Li Yuan nod, the white snake excitedly circled around him. Seeing this, Li Yuan led the white snake back to the bamboo forest on the mountaintop.

Li Yuan placed both jade stones in the bamboo forest. Now that the white snake was guarding them, Li Yuan felt at ease. The white snake only absorbed the pure spiritual energy from one of the jade stones, leaving the other one to continue absorbing spiritual energy.

With the problem resolved, Li Yuan returned home and discussed with Li Daqiang the matter of starting to build their house.

Although it was called a discussion, Li Yuan only told Li Daqiang that as long as the top of the bamboo forest remained unchanged, Li Daqiang could arrange the rest himself.