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

At this moment, the two groups above were clearly not prepared for this situation and stood behind their respective leaders.

Seeing that Du Mei had no intention of pursuing the matter, Li Yuan quickly sat down to meditate. At the same time, he took out two spirit stones, one for himself and the other, which he sent to Wang Tiezhu to deliver to Du Mei.

Upon seeing the spirit stone, Du Mei's expression improved considerably. After all, Li Yuan had given her a heads-up first. It wasn't that Li Yuan hadn't reminded her, but rather that he simply didn't know how to use telepathy. If he had explained it clearly, it wouldn't have had the desired effect.

Another reason why Du Mei didn't pursue the matter with Li Yuan was that Du Mei herself knew that she couldn't hold on for much longer if things continued like this.

Just as the two were sitting cross-legged on the ground recovering their magical power, countless poisonous insects suddenly swarmed out of the cave entrance not far from them, a sight that immediately made them feel uneasy.

Sure enough, a moment after the poisonous insects emerged, an explosion was heard at the cave entrance, and at the same time, a figure appeared on the ground—the black-robed man who had escaped unscathed.

At this moment, the old Taoist priest in black robes had disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes.

Seeing the two recovering, the black-robed Taoist priest's eyes turned fierce, and he spoke to them:

"You meddlesome bastards, none of you will leave this place today." As soon as the man in black robes finished speaking, five blood-stained flags appeared around him, surrounding Li Yuan and his group.

As the incantation was activated, blood mist began to appear around them, instantly enveloping everyone. As the blood mist enveloped them, Li Yuan immediately felt a sense of crisis.

Upon probing with his divine sense, Li Yuan discovered that there seemed to be living creatures mixed in with the blood mist. Upon closer inspection, he indeed found tiny blood-colored insects within the blood mist.

Immediately, Li Yuan quickly sensed his body and discovered that the blood-red worm had begun to burrow into his body.

Immediately, Li Yuan hurriedly activated the magic power in his dantian, drawing the blood-thread worms in his body toward his arm. Meanwhile, everyone who had come with Li Yuan was already lying on the ground.

Li Yuan sensed Du Mei's presence and discovered that her body was surrounded by a blue light, protecting him and Zhou Boyuan.

The old Taoist priest stood outside the formation and laughed heartily.

"How about my bloodthirsty worms? These bloodthirsty worms were all nourished with the blood of your Great Qing Kingdom. I didn't expect that there would be two cultivators this time. After I devour you, my bloodthirsty worms will definitely reach a higher level."

Just as he was speaking, the man in black robes seemed to sense something, and his smile abruptly stopped.

"From Mossah? Doing whatever they want within my Daqing territory, how dare they!"

As they spoke, the black-robed man's bloodthirsty insect array was quickly broken. At the same time, what appeared before Li Yuan was a middle-aged cultivator dressed in royal robes, followed by a female cultivator dressed in equally luxurious clothes. This was Ouyang Yunyan, the genius of the Great Qing Kingdom.

"As for the middle-aged cultivator in the yellow robe, he is Ouyang Renhe, one of the princes of the Great Qing Kingdom."

As the two arrived, the middle-aged man did not even glance at Li Yuan and Du Mei below.

Upon seeing the people from Daqing, the man in black robes quickly spoke:

"I am Shaman Eight from the Kingdom of Mosa. I came here today for fun hoping to meet someone from your Kingdom of Daqing who is cultivating immortality. Since we both belong to the Medicine Sect, I thought I would like to have a friendly spar. Hahaha."

"I never expected to go too far, I'm so sorry." After saying that, Shaman Ba ​​put away the flag and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Ouyang Qinghe let out a cold laugh and then said:

"Since you know that we both belong to the Medicine Sect camp, you should know that we should not invade each other. Although my Great Qing Kingdom is not as powerful as your Mosa Kingdom, it is not a pushover either. I already know about the theft of the refined iron ore within my territory. Come back to the capital with me."

After saying that, a golden chain instantly bound Shaman Ba, and then prepared to take him away.

Just then, another person suddenly appeared on the field. This person looked to be at most twenty years old, but if you knew him, you would know that this Shaman San was probably over fifty years old. His ability to maintain such an appearance was inseparable from the Gu worms he raised.

"Prince Renhe, please show mercy."

The speaker was none other than Shaman Three, who had come from Mosa after learning of Shaman Thirteen's death. As he spoke, he stopped Ouyang Qinghe.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Ouyang Qinghe's expression changed, and he spoke with a serious tone:

"Shaman Three, you're blocking my way. Do you want to start a war between our two countries?"

Upon hearing this, the three shamans who had arrived immediately spoke up:

"That's not the case, Your Highness misunderstands. This matter concerning Shaman Ba ​​was indeed inappropriate, and I have come here to apologize."

"Furthermore, this Shaman Ba ​​stole the most precious treasure of my Mosa Kingdom. I have come here to take him back for interrogation. As for the damage he caused within your territory, I am willing to compensate your country with five hundred spirit stones."

"What does Prince Qinghe think?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Qinghe's expression shifted for a moment, then he looked at the shaman and said:

"What if I don't?"

Shaman Three laughed heartily upon hearing this.

"As expected of the prince, he likes to joke. What Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator in the world is worth 500 spirit stones? The genius from the Great Qing Kingdom behind you is worth it."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yunyan's expression froze. Just as she was about to speak, Ouyang Renhe spoke first:

"Haha, Fellow Shaman is right. Since you want this person so much, then you may take him." After saying that, Ouyang Qinghe threw Shaman Ba ​​over.

At the same time, a storage bag flew towards Ouyang Qinghe.

After catching Shaman Eight, Shaman Three immediately spoke:

"Your Highness, since Shaman Thirteen is already dead, how about you return his belongings to Mosa Kingdom? I will offer two hundred spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qinghe frowned deeply.

"Shaman Three, what does it matter to me where Shaman Thirteen dies?"

After listening, Shaman Three glanced at Shaman Eight, saw him shake his head, and then laughed heartily:

"Haha, just kidding, Your Highness, don't take it to heart. The matter is settled, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Shaman Three and Shaman Eight quickly left the place.

After seeing them leave, Ouyang Qinghe walked up to the two of them. At this point, only Li Yuan and Du Mei remained standing on the field.

When Du Mei saw the prince approaching, she quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Highness, thank you for saving my life." Seeing this, Li Yuan dared not be negligent and quickly stepped forward to bow.

Ouyang Qinghe looked at the two of them and then spoke:

There's no need for you two to be so polite. We both belong to the Great Qing Kingdom, and what you've done can be considered as helping the Great Qing Kingdom. It's only right that we save you.

Just as Ouyang Renhe was greeting the two, two figures rushed up from behind. The newcomers were Xu Daoqian, the patriarch of the Xu family, and Xu Qingfeng, who had arrived late.

As soon as Xu Daoqian arrived beside Prince Qinghe, he cupped his hands in greeting and said:

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I was truly preoccupied with family matters and only arrived after I had managed to extricate myself. It was my fault."

Upon hearing this, Prince Qinghe slowly spoke:

"Anyway, this isn't a good job, and this young cultivator Li and the cultivator surnamed Du have already taken care of it."

Prince Qinghe then turned his gaze to Li Yuan.

"Young friend Li, since you have participated in this matter, according to the treaty between my Great Qing Kingdom and the cultivation families, one-tenth of the output from this mine is the portion that my Great Qing Kingdom allocates to your Li family. This can be considered as a reward for you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Daoqian immediately stepped forward.

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but this young friend Li is only at the second level of Qi Refining and has not yet met the requirements for establishing a family."

Upon hearing this, Prince Qinghe quickly waved his hand.

"It's alright. These two have made great contributions this time. Li Yuan can establish his clan now. I will inform the household registration department when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Xu Daoqian remained silent, clearly understanding that the Li family was extremely dissatisfied with his Xu family and wanted to support the Li family.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan happily accepted the imperial decree.

Then, Prince Qing turned his gaze to Du Mei.

"Fellow Daoist Du, I recall you don't have any descendants living?"

"In that case, when you go to the capital, you can use this token to receive a mid-level Breakthrough Pill. If you wish to become an official in the court, my fellow Daoist Du from the Evil Suppression Division may consider it." After saying that, a small bronze token appeared in Du Mei's hand.

Upon hearing this, Du Mei nodded quickly and then said:

"Your Highness, I have no descendants living, and I am willing to join the Suppression of Evil Division."

Upon hearing this, Prince Qinghe nodded and said, "Alright, then Fellow Daoist Du will accompany me to the Evil Suppression Division. I also need to return to report."

Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave Ouyang Yunyan behind and tidy her up.

Xu Jiaben stepped forward to intervene, but was stopped by Ouyang Yunyan.

"Patriarch Xu, this place is outside the Xu family's protected area. Please return." After saying this, Ouyang Yunyan took out several flags from her Qiankun bag. As soon as the array flags appeared, they instantly surrounded the mine.

Xu Daoqian's expression changed several times, but he still left with Xu Qingfeng. However, the look he gave Li Yuan as he left was somewhat amused.

Li Yuan couldn't care less about any of that right now. His family was about to become part of the Immortal Clan, there were still a lot of things to do in the village, and there were still people lying on the ground.

Li Yuan was the first to rescue Wang Tiezhu. Fortunately, the group had not been trapped in the formation for long, so they were only physically exhausted and were not seriously injured.

After rescuing everyone and bidding farewell to Ouyang Yunyan, Li Yuan led the group away from the place.