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

On this trip to Qingyang Market, Li Yuan brought the White Snake with him. Now that he had the second-tier White Snake, Li Yuan could travel much more recklessly.

Ten days later, Li Yuan arrived at the entrance of Qingyang Market. After paying a spirit stone, Li Yuan successfully entered the market.

Since Manager Wang was dealt with by Luo Tong, Xiuzhen Pavilion in Qingyang Market has changed managers, and naturally Li Yuan no longer goes to Xiuzhen Pavilion to buy things.

After Ouyang Xiao advanced to the Purple Mansion realm, the number of cultivators in Daqing increased significantly. Some of them likely came from the neighboring Great Wei Dynasty and the Mosa Kingdom, while others probably benefited from Daqing's relaxation of restrictions on low-level cultivation techniques.

After strolling around the market for a while, Li Yuan chose a relatively large shop selling magical artifacts and talismans to inquire about. This shop, named Wanfa Pavilion, was quite impressive.

The first person at the entrance alone is at the fourth level of Qi Refining. If they can hire a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator as a guard, then the things inside must be extraordinary.

Upon entering the Wanfa Pavilion, the magical artifacts, talismans, and elixirs displayed on the counter completely attracted Li Yuan's attention, along with the lingering fragrance in the air.

Upon closer inspection, the subtle fragrance successfully aroused Li Yuan's vigilance, as if it contained something that could excite people.

In an instant, Li Yuan realized that this Myriad Laws Pavilion was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, which was probably the main reason why those cultivators whose souls were not strong enough were trapped here.

After clearing his mind, Li Yuan started looking at the information about the array formations. After flipping through them for a while, one particular array formation caught his attention.

"Spirit Locking Array." Li Yuan picked up the introduction to the Spirit Locking Array and read it. After reading the introduction, Li Yuan was quite satisfied with the Spirit Locking Array.

Seeing Li Yuan's interest, the maid standing beside the array counter quickly introduced it to him:

"Senior, have you taken a fancy to this Spirit Locking Array?" The maid then waved her hand, and an exquisite array plate appeared in her hand.

He then channeled his magic power into the intricate array plate, and a cage appeared before the two of them.

Unexpectedly, the Myriad Laws Pavilion has such a divine person. The model on this exquisite array plate is exactly what the Spirit Locking Array looks like after it is activated, forming a spiritual energy wall around it to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating as much as possible.

The resulting sea of ​​spiritual energy also has a mesmerizing effect; unless a Foundation Establishment cultivator fully unleashes their divine sense, they cannot see through the spiritual energy wall released by this Spirit Locking Array.

Li Yuan was satisfied with the Spirit Locking Array, and then he inquired about its price.

The maid's smile widened when she saw that Li Yuan wanted to buy.

"Senior, as you can see, our Wanfa Pavilion is newly established. Anyone who purchases resources from our Wanfa Pavilion within this month will enjoy a 10% discount."

"This first-tier peak spirit-locking array would normally cost 120 spirit stones, but senior only needs to pay 98 spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan became even more interested in the Pavilion Master of the Myriad Laws Pavilion. In the cultivation world, cultivators never suffer losses, and with this move, it would probably not be long before the Myriad Laws Pavilion's business would stand out in Qingyang Market.

Li Yuan paid the ninety-eight spirit stones without hesitation, and after acquiring the spirit-locking array, he began to plan how to obtain the corpse of the second-tier iron-grade wild bear from his Qiankun bag.

Who would have thought that as soon as Li Yuan asked whether Wanfa Pavilion would accept materials for refining Qi, the maid led him to the VIP room, where a dirty old man with a white beard soon appeared.

Without any euphemism after his appearance, he spoke bluntly:

"I heard that you have second-tier monster materials to buy? I am Liao Huo, the manager of the Myriad Laws Pavilion, and I am in charge of acquiring materials."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded, then waved his hand, and the various valuable parts from the Iron Bear's body in the Qiankun Bag appeared on the table.

Liao Huo looked at the refining materials on the table, which still exuded the aura of a level two demonic beast, and his gaze toward Li Yuan showed a hint of surprise.

Aside from the demon core of the Ironback Bear, the other materials together make up the equivalent of one Ironback Bear. Moreover, the bear gallbladder is still perfectly preserved, without losing any of its spiritual essence, making it a top-grade item.

After checking them one by one, Liao Huo revealed a price that surprised Li Yuan: all these materials together could buy five hundred and forty spirit stones, and that was without the demon core.

Li Yuan readily accepted the price, and Liao Huo promptly gave Li Yuan the spirit stones.

After the transaction was completed, the dirty old man carried the materials into the backyard of the Wanfa Pavilion. It was only then that Li Yuan realized that Liao Huo was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This piqued Li Yuan's curiosity. Who exactly was behind the Myriad Laws Pavilion? Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator wasn't the one in charge.

After obtaining the spirit stones and the spirit-locking array, and remembering that there were still evil cultivators eyeing Qingshan County, he did not linger in the market and turned to head out of Qingyang Market.

Li Yuan, who was rushing on his way, was obviously unaware that he had been targeted. The maid who sold the Spirit Locking Array to Li Yuan handed a small token to a cultivator who was pretending to buy the array in the Myriad Laws Pavilion, and then the cultivator left the Myriad Laws Pavilion.

Because he was carrying the white snake, Li Yuan was less vigilant and had no idea that someone was following him. It wasn't until he was about ten miles away from Qingyang Market that Li Yuan realized he seemed to have been taken advantage of.

However, Li Yuan was not flustered at all. Under the probing of his spiritual sense, Li Yuan sensed that the strongest of the three people following him were also at the same level as him, the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Li Yuan snorted coldly and quickened his pace to leave the vicinity of Qingyang Market.

Upon seeing this, the three people behind him realized that Li Yuan was about to run away after being discovered, and they hurriedly followed him despite the risk of being exposed.

Li Yuan did not stop for a moment. He ran to a relatively secluded grove and then slowly stopped. The three people behind him chased after him.

"Why are you running so fast, fellow Daoist? Are you perhaps afraid of the three of us?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan gave the three of them a cold look.

"Do you three have something to discuss with me? If not, get out of here now, and I'll spare your lives."

Upon hearing this, the three of them paused, clearly surprised by Li Yuan's words.

The leader looked utterly contemptuous. Seeing that the three showed no sign of leaving, Li Yuan didn't say anything more. He flicked his sleeve, and a stream of light shot out from his sleeve.

A moment later, two figures fell to the ground, leaving only the cultivator furthest from Li Yuan. The cultivator's eyes were filled with fear, and he did not put up any resistance. He turned around and prepared to leave.

As soon as he turned around, the white snake's body covered the cultivator, and then its tail lashed out at him, sending the cultivator flying dozens of meters away.