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

After discussing the beast tide, Li Yuan told Zhang Xuan about the massacre of the two villages. This time, the villagers' bodies were still there, but the only flaw was that they were missing one organ.

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan felt even more troubled.

"Brother Li, I reported this matter to the Zhenxie Hall two days ago. However, the Zhenxie Hall envoy in charge of my Qingshan County has obtained an opportunity from the secret realm and is currently in seclusion."

"Without the special envoy's order, the special envoy from the Zhenxie Hall below would never come, which is another reason why I came here, brother."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression turned ugly.

"Brother Zhang, you wouldn't be trying to get my Li family involved in the arrest operation, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan slowly said:

"There's nothing I can do. You're the brother I trust the most. But I don't need you to actually investigate that Xiu. Just pretend to do it."

Li Yuan took the plaque and then slowly said:

"Brother Zhang, I will do my best to investigate within Luoshan County, but if it goes to Qingshan County or Suiyun County, then you will have to find the Xu family or the Luo family yourself."

Zhang Xuan was relieved to see that Li Yuan had agreed.

"Don't worry, as long as you keep an eye on Luoshan County, the rest will be taken care of by them."

After achieving his goal, Zhang Xuan exchanged a few more pleasantries and then left the Li family's courtyard.

Watching Zhang Xuan's departing figure, Li Yuan couldn't help but fall into thought.

"Aside from the three major immortal cultivation families, there are almost no other places in Qingshan County suitable for cultivation. Even if these evil cultivators need to slaughter mortals to practice their skills, they still need a place to settle down. How come no news of their actions has leaked out?"

Unable to figure it out, Li Yuan put his thoughts aside and arranged for the bandit-suppression team and the people from the Sishui Escort Agency to begin investigating any strangers appearing in each area.

As for himself, he returned to the bamboo mountain to continue his secluded cultivation.

He had already broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, and he was only thirty-four years old. If he worked hard to cultivate, he would still have a chance to break through to Foundation Establishment. Now, in addition to cultivating himself, Li Yuan was also secretly searching for information about Foundation Establishment spiritual objects.

In response, Li Yuan dispatched a number of people to sort through these fragmented pieces of information, hoping to find one that was more reliable.

Who would have thought that Li Yuan would be in seclusion in the bamboo mountain for two days before trouble came knocking again.

However, upon hearing that Xu Qingfeng had been summoned, Li Yuan did not delay and hurriedly went down to the Li family's courtyard.

"Haha, Brother Qingfeng, it's been a long time since we last met, hasn't it?"

Xu Qingfeng nodded.

"Haha, not bad, not bad, but Brother Li's cultivation has increased right before my eyes."

"Not at all. I'm still far inferior to you, brother." As he spoke, Li Yuan had already probed Xu Qingfeng's cultivation level. Although on the surface Xu Qingfeng was still at the seventh level of Qi Refining, Li Yuan's spiritual sense couldn't easily block it. Under Li Yuan's perception, a feeling of unease pressed down on him.

Sensing this, Li Yuan continued to talk to Xu Qingfeng without making a sound.

"Brother Qingfeng, you've come to see me with some good news, haven't you?"

Xu Qingfeng's expression turned slightly serious.

"Well, I was worried about the evil cultivators appearing in our three counties, so I came to let you know in advance. That way, if our two families are in trouble, we can help each other out."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking, but I wonder if Brother Luo is aware of this matter?"

"Haha, Brother Li, don't worry. Your house is closer, so I just wanted to let you know first." After saying that, Xu Qingfeng seemed to remember something and then slowly added:

"Oh, there's one more thing, brother, I'm afraid you might have forgotten. In a month, I will be taking office as the head of my Xu family. Brother Li, please remember to come and attend the ceremony."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan smiled congratulatoryly.

"Haha, congratulations in advance, Brother Xu! I'll definitely be there."

After informing Li Yuan of the matter, Xu Qingfeng did not linger and headed towards Suiyun County after leaving the small fishing village.

Li Yuan watched Xu Qingfeng leave with a very solemn expression.

"Before, I couldn't figure out why I felt a sense of awe towards Xu Qingfeng. Now that I have sensed Xu Qingfeng's strength, I feel cold sweat running down my back."

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingfeng's strength has improved so quickly. In such a short time, the pressure he exerts is even greater than that of Ouyang Suiguan, the special envoy of the Zhenxie Hall.

No wonder Ouyang Suiguan asked Xu Qingfeng to accompany him to the secret realm. If that's the case, then everything makes sense. I just don't know if Xu Qingfeng's invitation to attend the ceremony was truly for the purpose of attending.

However, although Li Yuan was afraid of Xu Qingfeng's strength, he was not afraid to the point of fear. The Li family had already begun to take shape, and there was also the White Snake guarding the Li family.

With Li Yuan and the White Snake joining forces, even the Li family, at the peak of Qi Refining, would have a fighting chance.

With this in mind, Li Yuan felt relieved. He didn't intend to continue cultivating. Instead, he went to the newly opened spiritual field and began to observe it.

At this moment, Zhou Tian was using his Cloud and Rain Technique to irrigate the newly planted spiritual rice in the spiritual field with spiritual water. Upon seeing this, Li Yuan was even more surprised by Zhou Tian's talent.

It's worth noting that Zhou Tian has only been practicing the Spirit Rain Technique for a short time, yet his current ability to cover half an acre of spirit field is already remarkable, while Li Shouqian's ability only covers a third of Zhou Tian's.

Li Yuan didn't think Li Shouqian was not working hard enough; he felt that he was no different from Li Shouqian back then.

After observing the two from the shadows for a while, Li Yuan began to stroll around the small fishing village. Now, the village's paths along the paddy fields were all paved with stone slabs, which led all the way to the county town.

The fields in all directions were also clearly divided into good and bad areas, and the Li family had a complete grasp of what to plant in each area and who was in charge of that area.

Meanwhile, the grain in Li Jiafan's granary was piling up more and more. Even if the whole village stopped farming, there would be enough grain to last for more than one or two years.

Once upon a time, Li Daqiang had to go up the mountain to hunt. After a moment of reflection, Li Yuan returned to the bamboo mountain.

The reason why the Li family rose to prominence is naturally due to the word "immortal." As long as the immortal in the Li family does not fall, the Li family will surely continue to prosper.

Upon arriving at Bamboo Mountain, Li Yuan was just about to return to his wooden hut to cultivate when a peculiar aroma of meat wafted into his nose.

The aroma drew Li Yuan closer, until he saw his father setting up the stove and his mother cooking. Only then did Li Yuan come to his senses.

When Zhang saw Li Yuan arrive, she quickly asked him to sit down. Soon, a plate of pangolin meat stir-fried with bamboo shoots was placed on the table by Zhang.

The enticing fragrance even stirred the magical power within Li Yuan's dantian.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang slowly said:

"Yuan'er, you must be a little tired from cultivating every day. Try my spiritual bamboo shoots and meat. This is something I summarized from the 'Dietary Supplement Method'."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan used his skillful hands to pick up a piece with his chopsticks. The aroma of the bamboo shoot and meat filled his mind and spirit. Most importantly, the spiritual power contained in the bamboo shoot was enough to stimulate the magic power in his dantian.