Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 76: Leaving the Country and Taking Over the Nest

In Huan State, near Yuefang Market, a dusty man walked into a teahouse.

He looked around and called the waiter over. He placed ten spirit stones on the table.

"Bring me a fresh cup of tea."

"Hello, sir!"

The waiter's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed in response, then quickly took away the spirit stones on the table.

Not long after, he returned with a tray in his hands, and gently placed a teacup and a piece of silk covered with small words in front of Li Ye.

"Fishing for the moon in the water, sir, please enjoy your meal!"

The waiter introduced the food briefly, collected the tray, and left respectfully.

"Fishing the moon in the water...something creative!"

Looking at the bright white image floating in the dark tea in front of him, Li Ye picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The ink-colored and the crystal-white color enter the mouth together, filling the mouth with fragrance. The different properties of the two in the floating spiritual energy give rise to a taste that is both real and unreal.

The fatigue that Li Ye had endured along the way seemed to ease a little, and his breathing became a little calmer.

Only then did he reach out and pick up the silk, carefully reading the several items on it.

This teahouse is not only a good place for drinking tea, but also an intelligence agency. It is the property of the Zhao family, a powerful family that founded the Huan Kingdom.

When Li Ye was searching for family forces in Huan State that could try to seize the spiritual land, he had collected information through them.

The meaning of this new tea is the latest information about Huan State.

The amount of spirit stones given will indicate how much detailed information the customer requires.

"The news of Master Zixuan and Taoist Feiyu being seriously injured has spread. Furthermore, the demons are wreaking havoc. Many clans and sects below have gained greater autonomy than before, and various disputes are constantly arising. The situation between the two countries has become even more chaotic..."

Looking at the first piece of content, Li Ye thought secretly.

"But after the demonic disaster ravaged half of Huan State and occupied the territory of Yue State, it was finally contained to a certain extent by the combined efforts of both sides..."

"Well, since the monks consciously tried their best to prevent the demons from capturing them, without the demonized puppet army, the demons' efficiency in attacking various areas has been greatly reduced, right?"

"The Jindan Demon Clan hasn't appeared yet. Perhaps they haven't adapted to the realm's suppression yet... or has the passage to the lower realm reached a point where even a Jindan cultivator would have to pay a heavy price to pass through?"

"There are also the families whose territory was occupied or whose clans were wiped out during the demonic disaster, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators who are likely to die..."

Li Ye looked down and couldn't help but sigh.

He was surprised to see that the name of the ancestor of the Li family was among them!

There are only so many foundation-building cultivators in Huan State. With the Zhao family's management of intelligence, it is not difficult to find out the situation of some of the foundation-building cultivators.

Even if they made one or two mistakes, with the power of the Zhao family, they wouldn't cause trouble!
As for the Zhang family, which was once the marriage partner of the Li family, although the ancestor is still alive, their family sacred land has been occupied by the demons.

Now it seems that they are moving the surviving tribesmen to a safe area.

On the contrary, the Li family is lucky!

Even though the ancestor of the Li family is gone, there is still the Nie family, a powerful foundation-building family, in front of the family. The other party cooperated with the Zixuan Sect to set up formations and build a defense line, and successfully blocked the demons!

In this way, the Li family escaped the danger of destruction.

"But without the Foundation Establishment to take charge, they occupy such a large area and a second-level spiritual vein. Sooner or later, they will be targeted... Wait!"

Li Ye's face turned strange.

If they were being targeted, wouldn't the Zhang family, who were related to the Li family, have the most reason to seek refuge with them?
The ancestor of the Li family is gone, and the ancestor of the Zhang family is still alive. It is possible that a situation of someone taking over the magpie's nest will happen!
"That's it!"

Li Ye shook his head. "The situation in both Huan and Yue is not good right now. I'm just practicing Qi, so it would be difficult for me to occupy a piece of land to cultivate and build my foundation. The Li family is even more vulnerable now. The only option now is to retreat..."

With this in mind, he called the waiter again and turned to seek news from other countries.

Li family ancestral land.

"My dear relatives, this time we must work together to overcome this difficult time!"

The head of the Zhang family smiled and grabbed the hand of the third head of the Li family and patted it continuously, his expression extremely eager.

However, on the first seat in the Li family hall, there was an old man who looked like a weasel, sitting with a hunched back. Although his appearance was a little wretched, he had the real aura of a foundation-building cultivator.

Below were the Li family and the Zhang family standing on either side, one with a smiling face, the other expressionless, even somewhat gloomy and ugly.

When Li Zongyin got into trouble, this person came with his daughter to cancel the engagement without hesitation. Now he has the nerve to call him relative so affectionately. He really has no shame!

But among the crowd of Zhang's family, Li Zongyin was standing next to Zhang Jingjing!

No one knew what tricks the Zhang family had used to pull Li Zongyin out of the prison in the Zixuan Sect's Law Enforcement Hall. Now they brought him to the door directly in the name of marriage, saying that the Zhang family was in trouble and might need the Li family's help!
This is said to be a little help, but they don’t know when they can get back the territory of the Zhang family, and the Li family has lost its foundation-building ancestor, so it is a question whether this place can still be named after the Li family in the future!

But with such a reputation and the support of the Zhang family's foundation-building ancestor, no matter how aggrieved the Li family is, how could they dare to say no?
"Fellow Daoist Li died in the demonic calamity, and I am also deeply saddened..."

The Zhang family ancestor pretended to wipe away his tears and said with emotion,

"Now that my Zhang family has been forced to seek refuge with me, I will uphold Fellow Daoist Li's legacy and protect the entire Li family. I will not allow these scoundrels to covet the Li family's assets!"

"My dear friends of the Li family, rest assured. As long as I am still here, the children of the Zhang family will stand united with the Li family and protect the family business of both the Zhang and Li families!"

But now, aren't you the ones coveting my Li family's assets?

The head of the Li family stood aside and cursed in his heart. He looked at the people from other families, and there was even more sadness in his eyes.

Without the foundation-building master, all their previous plans and struggles were nothing but jokes!

But by this time, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Zhang family would move into the Li family.

The only thing they could do to comfort themselves was that, no matter what, the family now had a foundation-building master, which was enough to resist the covetousness of others for a short period of time...

As long as the Nie family, who were resisting the demons in front, do not fall, their Li family can at least survive for the time being.

Compared with the people of the Li family, the head of the third branch was obviously in a much better mood.

The Zhang family's intention to usurp the throne is indeed obvious.

But Li Zongyin came from the third branch, so if the Zhang family wanted to maintain some superficial cover, they had to leave some room.

With the three families acting as a link between them, perhaps they could have the best of both worlds...

If we can train Li Zongyin to the foundation-building stage in the future, who knows, maybe we can drive the Zhang family away one day?

At this moment, Li Zongyin, who had always had a gloomy face, suddenly asked,

"Where is Li Ye now?"

His words stunned everyone in the hall.

Some members of the Zhang family showed a smile as if they were looking forward to the show, while the expressions of the people from the Li family became strange.

At that time, the ancestor of the Li family discussed with them and decided to go in person to invite Li Ye to return home!

Even though the ancestor disappeared without a trace after going to the secret realm, and Li Ye's whereabouts were also unknown, when they were asked about it by Li Zongyin, their expressions immediately became a little unhappy.

Finally, the third family head hesitated and spoke.
"Li Ye... He was originally deployed to the frontline Zimo Market. Now that the market has been captured by the demons, I'm afraid he's in great danger!"

At this time, no one mentioned that the ancestor of the Li family had personally gone to invite Li Ye.

"Hahahaha! Okay!"

Li Zongyin suddenly laughed out loud, his expression was happy and twisted.
"Li Ye, ah Li Ye, now I live and you die, in the end I have the last laugh!"

(End of this chapter)