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

Feng Qian took the bamboo shoot and ate it without hesitation. As soon as the bamboo shoot entered his stomach, Feng Qian immediately felt the energy contained in it.

The edible part of a single spirit bamboo shoot is about the size of a fist. After sensing the abnormality in his dantian, Feng Qiankun swallowed all the spirit bamboo shoots in a few bites.

Ignoring everyone's opinions, Feng Qian sat down cross-legged on the ground to meditate. After a while, the surrounding spiritual energy began to converge on Feng Qian. As the spiritual energy gathered, everyone realized that Feng Qian had successfully broken through to the third level of Qi Refining.

After the breakthrough was completed, Feng Qian quickly stood up and thanked Xu Qingfeng profusely.

"Thank you for the treasure, Patriarch Xu. This bamboo shoot is indeed very effective." Then, Feng Gan came to Li Yuan's side.

"Senior Li, do you have any spiritual bamboo shoots left? I would like to buy one more."

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to stir up trouble.

Li Yuan glanced at Yang Guang but did not ask him to apologize. Instead, he looked at the crowd that had gathered around him.

"The Li family sells a few plants every year, and there are three left this year. If any of you have younger relatives who need them, you can come to my little fishing village to buy them later."

Hearing that there were only three plants, everyone was somewhat disappointed, but quite a few people still went up to greet Li Yuan.

Seeing the scene before him, Xu Qingfeng slowly walked over.

"Hahaha, Brother Li, this gift is truly generous." He then looked at Yang Guang beside him.

"Come here and apologize to Patriarch Li. Do you intend to tarnish the reputation of the Evil Suppression Hall?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Guang seemed to heed Xu Qingfeng's words and slowly walked to Li Yuan's side.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I was blind. Please forgive me."

Li Yuan accepted Yang Guang's apology without a second thought.

After the brief incident, a banquet was set up in the Xu family courtyard, and everyone left after finishing the meal.

Seeing that Xu Qingfeng seemed alright, Li Yuan greeted him and headed home.

However, after walking only ten miles, Li Yuan sensed something was wrong, and the white snake in his sleeve also warned him.

Realizing that someone was following him, Li Yuan slowly stopped.

"Fellow Daoist, are you here to buy spirit bamboo shoots? If so, why not just show yourself? Why hide in the shadows like a rat?"

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, two figures appeared not far away. Both figures were dressed in black night clothes, which covered their faces.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li's spiritual sense is indeed powerful, but I wonder how strong you are."

After saying that, one of them revealed his aura. His cultivation level was the same as Li Yuan's, at the seventh level of Qi Refining. The other person did not make any move and remained in place, staring at Li Yuan.

Seeing one of them attack, Li Yuan quickly mobilized the magic power in his dantian to meet the attacker. If the other person didn't make a move, Li Yuan planned to find an opportunity to release the white snake and kill him first.

Relying on his spiritual sense and the sheer power of his magic, Li Yuan repeatedly forced the man to retreat, while also carefully observing his surroundings.

The black-robed man who attacked was clearly shocked by Li Yuan's powerful magic, and finally spoke to another black-robed man:

"Make your move. He's alone."

The black-robed man who had been watching just now mobilized his magic power and attacked Li Yuan. At the moment he activated his magic power, his cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining was also revealed.

At this point, Li Yuan was certain that the person who attacked him was not from the Xu family. Knowing that the attacker was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, Li Yuan felt much more at ease.

Just as this person approached Li Yuan, Li Yuan gently waved his hand, and the white snake in his sleeve crawled to the ground. The white snake did not rush towards the attacking Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator. Instead, its body suddenly grew larger, and with a flick of its tail, it lashed out at the Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator.

The Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator, unaware of the danger, was sent flying more than ten meters away by the white snake's attack, and then bright red blood flowed from his seven orifices.

This scene stunned the Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator who rushed up. He then reacted instantly, looking at Li Yuan with shock and incomprehension on his face.

Seeing that the Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator had lost his fighting ability, Li Yuan immediately turned his attention to the Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator. Only then did the cultivator recover from his shock. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the white snake blocked his way.

"Hahaha, head of the Li family, I underestimated you. I didn't expect your Li family to be raising demonic beasts. But it won't be so easy for you to keep me here."

After speaking, his entire body surged with magical power, and a huge bow and arrow appeared in his hand. As the magical power gathered on the bow and arrow, Li Yuan had no choice but to retreat three points due to the power it displayed.

The white snake, however, paid no heed and roared as it attacked the black-robed cultivator. The black-robed cultivator kept shifting positions, continuing to gather his killing moves.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly cast a spell. The cultivator was defending against Li Yuan's spells while also keeping an eye on the white snake. The arrow he was condensing in his bow began to falter.

Seeing this, Li Yuan, under the attack of the white snake, took the initiative to approach the cultivator, and threw any spells he knew at the man as if he didn't care about his life.

Finally, before the cultivator's golden arrow could be fully formed, it was interrupted by Li Yuan.

Seeing this, he lost the will to fight again. He took out a speed talisman from his Qiankun bag, and with the help of his magic power, the black-clad man's speed instantly increased by 20%.

Li Yuan initially thought the man was going to run away, but to his surprise, after activating the Divine Speed ​​Talisman, the man turned around and pounced towards Li Yuan's direction, while another mid-stage level one Explosive Talisman appeared in his hand.

Just as Li Yuan was wondering why he took out a mid-stage level one talisman, he saw that after activating the Fire Explosion Talisman, he immediately threw it at the fallen Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator. By the time Li Yuan reacted, the Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator was already engulfed in flames.

Li Yuan then realized that this person was trying to silence him, but after using the Explosive Talisman, the person immediately fled into the distance.

The white snake was already entangled with this person, and although he now possessed the Swiftness Talisman, he was still struck by the white snake's tail after such a huge opening.

Just then, a cyan light shield emerged from his body, blocking the white snake's attack. Using the force of the attack, he actually increased his speed even further.

Seeing this, Li Yuan had no intention of chasing after him. Instead, he went to the side of the person who had been hit by the fire talisman. He was surprised that the person was so decisive and ruthless.

Li Yuan stepped forward and searched the charred corpse for a while, eventually finding a Qiankun bag. After checking it, he was relieved to find that the bag was undamaged.

After picking up the Qiankun Bag, Li Yuan took the white snake and headed towards the small fishing village. Since this attack was premeditated, they would inevitably be chased by those behind them, so it was best to leave this place as soon as possible.

After returning to the small fishing village, Li Yuan did not inform anyone. He sat cross-legged on the bamboo mountain and waited for his magical power to recover before picking up the Qiankun bag.

It took Li Yuan two incense sticks' worth of time to break open the Qiankun bag, but what was inside greatly disappointed him.