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

During this journey, everyone clearly noticed Li Yuan's pale face, so the journey was not delayed much and was even two days faster than before.

To Li Yuan's surprise, Prince Qinghe was not in the mansion this time. The person who received Li Yuan was a junior of Prince Qinghe, whose cultivation level was the same as Li Yuan's, at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Seeing that the prince was not there, Li Yuan stopped arguing and took the spirit rice to the back to express the Li family's intentions. The prince's family members seemed to be indecisive and did not make things difficult for Li Yuan, but they did not give him a good look either.

Li Yuan didn't care about any of that. After pouring out the Li family's grievances, he casually made a few perfunctory remarks and left the prince's residence.

Li Yuan hadn't expected the trip to go so smoothly.

After returning to the Li family, Li Daqiang had already returned first, and the ten mu of spirit fields newly opened by the Li family were also registered with the Qingshan County Ministry of Revenue. Fortunately, this time the Li family still paid taxes on twenty mu of spirit fields.

Li Yuan also considered planting it privately, but the spirit rice seeds provided by the court could only be planted once. It seemed that the seeds had been treated by the court officials, and the resulting seeds could not be planted a second time.

This is also an important reason why the imperial court can control the local immortal clans and make them pay taxes. This alone allows Daqing to collect countless basic spiritual items every year.

Seeing that both sides were unharmed, Li Yuan returned to Bamboo Mountain to study the "Fire Control Technique" and the recipe for the Yellow Sprout Pill. After returning from the Sun family, Li Yuan thought about the huge profits from alchemy and the way to quickly accumulate family wealth. He then resolved that the Li family must have someone skilled in all arts of immortal cultivation, and that even if it meant using all the Li family's resources to cultivate such a person, they had to produce one.

With his own comprehension, Li Yuan only needs to practice the Fire Control Technique for a while to determine whether he has the talent to refine pills.

At the same time, Li Yuan also had everyone in his family try it to see if they had any talent for alchemy.

However, after several days of trying, it turns out that no one in the Li family has this talent; they all gave up after practicing for a few days.

While the land within Daqing was calm and peaceful, in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest, thousands of miles away, more and more demonic beasts were gathering from various mountain ranges and converging on the center of the forest.

At this moment, the savage giant elephant stood on the top, looking down at the countless demonic beasts below, and in front of those demonic beasts stood twenty demonic beasts with equally astonishing auras.

A giant elephant roared, and the monsters below seemed to sense a summons and bowed their heads. Although no one in Daqing noticed this magnificent sight, Ouyang Xiao, who was in seclusion in the imperial city, seemed to sense something.

Ouyang Xiao then soared into the sky, rapidly approaching the border of Daqing, while the communication jade tablet in his hand also appeared.

Soon after Ouyang Xiao rushed out of the imperial city, several more figures rushed out of the city in succession. Although these figures were standing in mid-air, their speed was far inferior to Ouyang Xiao's.

At this moment, Emperor Zhou Tianshun of the Great Wei Dynasty was holding a transfer order. Upon seeing the contents of the order, Zhou Tianshun breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since Ouyang Xiao took the initiative to surrender, his Great Wei Dynasty, which was originally a subordinate force of the Medicine Sect, seemed somewhat out of place.

Zhou Tianshun had originally prepared to send some members of the Zhou family to atone for their crimes, but for some reason the Medicine Sect had not pursued the matter with the Great Wei Dynasty. However, now that he had received this message, Zhou Tianshun felt much more at ease.

Zhou Tianshun took out a communication jade pendant, and in less than a short while, Zhou Tianlong and Zhou Tianying appeared in front of the main hall of the Great Wei Dynasty.

"Although both of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage, they still respectfully bowed to Zhou Tianshun."

"Brother, is there something you need from us?" Zhou Tianying spoke first.

Zhou Tianshun glanced at the two of them, then slowly said:

"Take your respective forces and head to Daqing immediately to provide support. The monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest are currently in an uproar, and they may indeed be planning to attack Daqing."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianying looked surprised, and then slowly said:

"The higher sect won't hold my Zhou family accountable for their mistakes?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianshun remained expressionless and slowly said:

"I don't know, but this is a task assigned by the sect. Get up quickly. If you succeed this time, there will still be room for maneuver."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianlong finally spoke.

"If I die on this trip, you will pin all the blame on me. This matter has already created a rift, and if it is not handled properly, I'm afraid the Zhou family will never rise again."

Zhou Tianshun glanced at Zhou Tianlong but didn't say anything, seemingly acquiescing to Zhou Tianlong's actions, while Zhou Tianying, standing to the side, felt somewhat reluctant.

"Eldest brother, the three of us brothers have secured so many benefits for the Zhou family's collateral branches. Just among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, there are now seven or eight in the Great Wei Dynasty. If Yinglong is really dragged out to take the blame, what will happen to his offspring?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianshun shook his head.

"Alas, my Zhou family is no longer a unified force. These other clans have probably climbed up to the Medicine Sect. The Great Wei is no longer the Great Wei it once was."

Upon hearing this, the two fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Tianshun also understood that this was the Medicine Sect's way of trying to reintegrate the Great Wei Dynasty into the true Medicine Sect. However, seeing that all the collateral branches of the Zhou family were choosing to be close to them, the Great Wei Dynasty had long lost its former unity.

Zhou Tianshun had originally hoped that this cooperation with Daqing would alleviate the collapse of the Great Wei Dynasty, but judging from the current situation, it would probably collapse even faster.

There's no way around it; driven by the distribution of profits, if no one can take the lead, decline is only a matter of time.

After Zhou Tianshun finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Tianlong and Zhou Tianying, whose brows were furrowed, and slowly said:

"Tianlong, this trip does not require any deaths. We only need to kill to our heart's content and show the might of our Great Wei Dynasty. If we really end up on the road of separation from the Great Wei Dynasty, someone will take the blame for the anger of the Medicine Sect."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianlong nodded and said:

"Since you've said so, Brother, Tianlong knows what to do."

After saying that, Zhou Tianlong led Zhou Tianying away from the main hall.

Soon, an army composed of cultivators and warriors from the Great Wei Dynasty set off from the border of the Great Wei Dynasty toward Daqing. In addition to the Great Wei Dynasty, hundreds of cultivators also gathered outside the imperial city of Daqing. These cultivators were all conscripted by the imperial city to go to the border of Daqing.

Fortunately, the defensive fortifications had been mostly built before the Daqing event, so now everyone just needs to head to the battlefield.

This time, the scale is on a completely different level from the last Three Kingdoms sacrifice. Compared to the last war, this one is like child's play. In addition to the difference in the number of cultivators, the difference in the number of armies is also quite huge.

Despite his hurried pace, Ouyang Xiao was the first to reach the border of Daqing. Although most of the border area was still free of monsters, this only highlighted the problem.

Faced with the beast tide, Ouyang Xiao dared not be negligent. He took the lead in crossing the border to investigate the number and scale of the monsters. However, the strange scene of not having a single monster within a hundred miles of the border made Ouyang Xiao dare not continue forward.

Surrounded by an endless tide of demonic beasts, even a Purple Mansion cultivator like myself would surely perish.