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

However, there is good news for Li Yuan now: the demon has entered Daheng Mountain. If he wants to recover, his target will no longer be just the three immortal clans in Qingshan County.

The neighboring Huaihai County and Longling County have now become the targets of that evil cultivator, and the evil cultivator does not dare to appear in Qingshan County again in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan felt much relieved, and then slowly spoke to Xu Qingfeng:

"Brother Xu, when shall we go to find Brother Luo?"

Xu Qingfeng gradually realized this and slowly said:

"Now, we need to gather in Huaihai County in three days. If we don't go now, we might not make it in time."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded and then asked Xu Qingfeng to wait in the courtyard for a while before leaving the courtyard. Soon, Li Yuan arrived at the bamboo mountain.

Upon hearing what Li Yuan said, Li Daqiang broke out in a cold sweat. If they didn't take advantage of the evil cultivator's injury to eliminate him and allow him to take revenge on the Li family after he recovered, how could the Li family possibly withstand the wrath of a peak Qi Refining cultivator?

After exchanging some instructions with Li Daqiang, Li Yuan went down the mountain and headed towards Huaihai County with Xu Qingfeng. Meanwhile, Li Daqiang headed towards Luoshan City. This matter was of utmost importance, and more people had to be sent to monitor the area around the small fishing village.

Soon, the two, who were hurrying on their way, arrived at Suiyun County, where Luo Tong was located. Luo Tong was already waiting for Li Yuan and the other two to arrive.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Xu, you two have arrived." The two were not surprised to see Luo Tong waiting for them on the only road through Suiyun County, as this matter concerned the life and death of three clans.

After the three met up and discussed for a while, they headed towards Huaihai County together, where people from the Daqing Evil Suppression Division were waiting for the local immortals.

On the third day, the three finally arrived at the agreed location. There were already more than a dozen immortals from various places waiting there. Seeing this, the three were not flustered. They found a place to sit down and wait for the people from the Suppressing Evil Division to arrive.

Half an incense stick later, the sound of a flying sword cutting through the air startled Li Yuan from his cultivation. Li Yuan opened his eyes and saw that there were now four middle-aged men dressed in the same black robes of Daqing and a hunched old woman in the same style standing on the platform next to him.

This old woman, Li Yuan, had fought alongside Du Mei, whom he had explored the mineral vein with.

The leading man in the Daqing uniform slowly addressed the local immortals below:

"Everyone has arrived. In that case, let's divide into teams, one for each prefecture." As he spoke, several teams had already been formed below the stage.

Li Yuan glanced around and realized that his Luoshan County had the fewest immortals, while Huaihai County had five. As for Longling County, there were even more, with the Si family alone sending three, not to mention the other major immortal clans.

After the ranks were in place, the leader of the Demon Suppression Division slowly said:

"I am Ouyang Suiguan, a special envoy of the Demon Suppression Division, and the person in charge of this pursuit of that demon. This operation is extremely dangerous. That demon was able to escape from three Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even though he is seriously injured, he is not someone you can handle. If you find any trace of him, just blow the bamboo whistle in your hand."

As they spoke, everyone had received a bamboo whistle.

Li Yuan looked at the uniquely shaped bamboo whistle for a moment and figured out how it was made. The special patterns carved inside the bamboo whistle were designed to tune the sound to a certain pitch so that it could travel further.

After distributing the bamboo whistles, Ouyang Suiguan slowly said:

"Remember, this sorcerer is extremely dangerous. Be sure to notify him immediately. If he escapes from any of your encirclements, the tax revenue of your county will increase by 10% this year."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed. This was asking us to risk our lives to plug the gap. However, even if the number increased by another ten percent, no one would risk their life to stop that demon, even if the demon was already seriously injured.

Seeing that things were clear, Ouyang Suiguan drew out the sections that each team was responsible for. However, after glancing at the three people from Luoshan County, Ouyang Suiguan called Du Mei and another mid-stage Qi Refining peak cultivator to join the Luoshan County team.

The other mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator was named Zhang Guang. He had a broad face and seemed like a reliable person. Seeing that the two of them didn't say much, Li Yuan and the other two didn't say anything more.

Soon, the group of five set off towards Daheng Mountain. Li Yuan and the others were assigned to the area bordering Luoshan County and Daheng Mountain, which could be considered as fighting on home soil.

Li Yuan and the others had been to the area bordering Luoshan County and Daheng Mountain several times, and most of them still had some impression of it.

However, finding a person in this dense forest full of poisonous insects is extremely difficult. The group could only try their best to explore further, as long as they made sure the person did not cross the boundary.

Fortunately, Li Yuan had observed the methods of the people in the Zhenxie Hall before he left, and they seemed to have the ability to pinpoint the exact location of the demon.

The teams arranged by the Zhenxie Hall inadvertently formed an encirclement, trapping the demon in the center and constantly shrinking its range of movement.

Huaihai is in the east, Longling County is in the west, Qingshan County is in the south, and the Zhenxie Hall is entirely in the north. With this pressure from all sides, the demon's whereabouts will definitely be exposed within half a month.

While the entire team was searching in Daheng Mountain, a tall, thin man with disheveled hair and a dirty face was lying in a low cave deep in Daheng Mountain.

Beside him lay the carcass of a black bear, its internal organs ripped out. The tall, thin man was breathing heavily, his mouth stained with blood.

"You bastards from the Medicine Spirit Sect, don't let me leave here alive, or I'll kill every single one of your Medicine Spirit Sect disciples I see outside."

Judging from the tall, thin man's aura, his current cultivation level is no longer seventy or eighty percent of what it used to be; his current combat power is probably only at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining.

After resting for a while, the tall, thin man got up and left the cave to continue his journey. However, the direction he was heading was the direction of Qingshan County.

As he walked, the tall, thin man said, "You bastards, you'd never guess that I'm going back to Gutuo Temple right now."

Five days later, in Qingshan County, after searching in the mountains for five whole days, Li Yuan was also a little tired. Fortunately, the white snake had given him warnings along the way, so Li Yuan didn't have to put too much energy into this.

Just as Li Yuan lay down to rest, the white snake on his wrist suddenly tightened around his arm. Upon feeling it, Li Yuan did not make a sound, but slowly moved closer to Zhang Guang and Du Mei.

Seeing Li Yuan's strange expression, the two obviously understood what was going on. They then slowly stood up, their magical artifacts already hidden in their sleeves.

Xu Qingfeng, however, didn't react immediately and spoke to Li Yuan:

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's good to be young. You've been searching in Daheng Mountain for so long, and you still have so much energy."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan could only awkwardly laugh in response. However, on a tree not far from them, the tall, thin man watching the scene unfold couldn't help but think to himself:

"It's that kid. It's definitely related to him. But has he discovered me?"

As the white snake tightened its grip on Li Yuan's hand, Li Yuan realized that the person was nearby. However, it was obviously impossible for him to investigate on his own. After all, although the person was injured, there was no guarantee that he might have some powerful move that he would be unable to defend against.

However, the white snake's detection ability was indeed formidable, and it immediately pointed out a direction to Li Yuan on his wrist.

Li Yuan looked in the direction it pointed, but couldn't see anything for a moment. However, the direction given by the white snake couldn't possibly be wrong.