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

Sensing this unusual situation, Ouyang Xiao dared not be negligent. Holding his magical artifact, he stood guard at the border, waiting for the imperial city and the Daqing army to arrive.

As for the Foundation Establishment cultivators who flew out of the imperial city, they each flew towards a border area as if they had agreed beforehand.

With the major actions taken by the imperial city, the recruitment of local immortal clans has just begun, and the first priority is for the highest combat power of each immortal clan to be present.

As soon as the conscription order was announced, the Li family welcomed two people. Instead of visiting the Li family's formation, the two stood directly above the Li family.

"Is the Li family head here?" The voice contained the magical power of the two, so Li Yuan, who was in seclusion cultivating the Fire Control Technique, also heard the voice.

Li Yuan activated the formation and came to stand beneath the two.

"Do you two have something to discuss? I am the head of the Li family."

Upon hearing this, the man glanced at Li Yuan, then slowly said:

"The border of Daqing is currently suffering from the invasion of demonic beasts. Entrusted by the Upper Sect, we must resist the invasion of demonic beasts and consolidate the territory of the Upper Sect. Therefore, we have specially conscripted two members of the Li family to go to the border to resist the invasion of demonic beasts."

After saying that, he tossed another command flag to Li Yuan.

"The details of the conscription are as follows: gather in Longling County in ten days. Those who fail to arrive will be considered traitors."

After they finished speaking, the two immediately headed towards Suiyun County without saying a single unnecessary word.

Li Yuan, meanwhile, held the command flag in his hand and began to read its contents.

"If half of the cultivators in your family participate in this battle, and a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator in your family dies, you will be exempt from royal taxes for ten years; if a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator dies, you will be exempt from taxes for five years."

The command flag then lists the spiritual items and cultivation techniques that can be exchanged for battle merits. To Li Yuan's surprise, the resources available for exchange included Foundation Establishment spiritual items with all five elements. Li Yuan glanced at the quantity and found that there were as many as ten Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

This was the first time Li Yuan had sensed the profound resources of the Daqing royal family. The fact that they could produce ten Foundation Establishment spiritual items already explained everything.

The command flag in his hand was exclusively for the Li family, used to record the Li family's military achievements.

Li Daqiang and the others had obviously heard the noise, and all the members of the Li family with cultivation came to Li Yuan's side.

Li Yuan looked at everyone and slowly said:

"At least two members of the Li family will be going this time, and I'll count myself as one." After saying that, Li Yuan glanced at Li Daqiang.

"Father, who do you think should go instead?"

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang frowned.

"Shouqian won't do it," he said, glancing at Liu Yue'er before shaking his head. "As for Zhang, going there would be no different from death."

Just as Li Daqiang was struggling to make a decision, Zhou Tian stepped forward.

"Godfather, I'll go this time." As soon as he said this, the surrounding sounds stopped abruptly, and Li Daqiang glanced at Zhou Tian.

"Have you thought this through? The dangers of this trip are beyond the reach of someone as low as a Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian nodded.

He then looked at Li Yuan.

Brother Li, I am going on this trip voluntarily. My only request is that if I return safely, you will immediately help me establish the Immortal Clan.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded emphatically.

"Alright, if you can return, I will immediately find a good place for you to establish your immortal clan."

Li Daqiang sighed as he looked at Zhou Tian, ​​who had volunteered.

One person in the family must be in charge during this trip. If Li Yuan goes, Li Daqiang must stay on Zhushan Mountain. As for Zhang Shi and Liu Yue'er, neither of them has any experience in combat. If they really go to fight the beast tide, they will most likely not come back.

However, the Li family's spiritual field cannot function without the two of them. As for Li Shouqian, Li Yuan was indeed afraid that something might happen to Li Shouqian on this trip, and the Li family's biggest shortage right now was people.

With Zhou Tian volunteering, Li Daqiang naturally became the best choice, and Li Yuan indeed owed Zhou Tian a debt of gratitude.

After agreeing on the choice of who would go to the beast tide, Li Yuan tidied up and then led Zhou Tian out of the small fishing village.

After an unknown amount of time, the two arrived at Longling County. At this time, hundreds of cultivators had already gathered in the county town. These were all family cultivators who had gathered from Qingshan County and Huaihai County, and of course, there were also some independent cultivators among them.

As Daqing's attitude toward this matter gradually became more serious, many cultivation families also realized that something was wrong. This war was not only about Daqing; if Daqing were to be breached, then the immortal clans in various places would also suffer.

As the appointed time arrived, a figure slowly appeared in the sky above the Dragon Spirit County Square.

As soon as this person appeared, an invisible pressure swept over everyone, and they all realized that the person in front of them was a genuine Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ouyang family in the sky glanced at the group.

"Gentlemen, I am Ouyang Zhengyi, the person in charge of this great battle in Longling County. I'm sure you all know how dire the situation is. I won't waste any more words. Tomorrow, you will all come with me to Shuanglong Pass. We don't know how strong the beast tide will be. We might escape unscathed, or we might be torn to pieces. But, in this battle, not a single person can retreat."

He then glanced at the crowd and shouted:

"Are you clear on this?"

Upon hearing this, everyone answered like soldiers.

"Yes, yes."

After saying that, Ouyang Zhengyi nodded in satisfaction.

"Of course, all the monster materials obtained on this trip belong to the individuals involved, and can also be exchanged for battle merits in Daqing. You should all have the command flags in your hands, and none of the items on them are fake. It all depends on whether you want to try your luck in this battle to gain the opportunity to establish your foundation."

After speaking, Ouyang Zhengtian glanced at everyone.

"Let's head to Shuanglong Pass."

After speaking, Ouyang Zhengyi transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the border, followed by countless cultivators who swarmed behind him like bees.

Because of Zhou Tian, ​​Li Yuan could only take him with him and follow slowly behind.

At this moment, Luo Tong, who was the first to spot Li Yuan in the crowd, came to Li Yuan's side, glanced at Zhou Tian beside him, and then slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, your disciple is so young, yet you dare to bring him here?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan slowly said:

"Family members always face some hardships, and Fellow Daoist Luo is well aware of the size of my Li family."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong slowly said:

"Haha, since Brother Li is so confident, then pretend I said nothing. But Brother Li, have you seen Fellow Daoist Xu recently?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was also somewhat puzzled, and he looked at Luo Tong and slowly said:

"You haven't appeared since Fellow Daoist Xu succeeded as the head of the Xu family. Could it be that you've discovered something?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong gave Li Yuan a strange look.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what have you discovered this time?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was certain that Luo Tong clearly knew something about Xu Qingfeng, but he didn't know what secrets Xu Qingfeng might have.

When Luo Tong asked him for confirmation, Li Yuan could only respond awkwardly.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Luo is joking. What could I possibly know? But Fellow Daoist Xu didn't show up this time either. How could we have fooled him?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong waved his hand.

"The Xu family produced two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators on this trip, proving they were not trying to fool Daqing."

Li Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Two people?"

Luo Tong nodded.

"Yes, one is Xu Daoqian from the Xu family, while the other is not from the Xu family; he seems to be a helper hired by the Xu family."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression turned even more surprised.

"A helper? Could this Fellow Daoist Xu be breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tong immediately fell silent.