A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

The Chen family's precarious situation stabilized once again, and the next day, Liu Shen began the frantic work of recruiting people.

Li Changqing also became busy again, and Liu Shen would consult with Li Changqing before doing anything and get his opinion.

To be honest, the family is now being rebuilt, and almost all the manpower needs to be recruited again. With Li Changqing's decisive command, Liu Shen has more confidence in doing things.

The only difference from before is that now, wherever Li Changqing goes, he is always followed by a little tail.

Chen Yi decisively passed this hot potato to Li Changqing, who didn't seem to care at all, and even seemed to quite like Ye Chen, the young girl.

When Li Changqing and Liu Shen were handling family affairs, Ye Chen would stand quietly to the side and listen attentively. If there was anything she didn't understand, she would wait until the two of them finished dealing with the matter before asking Li Changqing privately.

As for Chen Yi, he was currently cultivating.

The predicament has been resolved, and the Chen family has safely weathered this crisis. However, if another unexpected event occurs next time, will they be able to overcome it smoothly?

Through this experience, Chen Yi increasingly understood that without sufficient strength, he could not achieve true peace.

Chen Yi had also seriously considered that if he wanted to live peacefully within a radius of three thousand miles centered on the Purple Pill Sect, he would have to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is what gives one real confidence in this region. This is why the Zhao family's emergence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator can cause the other four families to be on edge.

This crisis served as a wake-up call for Chen Yi. Everything else could wait, but when it came to cultivation, he had to fight tooth and nail.

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Liu Can rarely leaves the Zidan Sect. As the deputy sect leader, he is responsible for all sect affairs, which is not easy for him as the sect leader does not handle matters.

However, he has left the sect twice this month, once half a month ago and once now.

Both times, he went to the Zhao family.

When he appeared in front of the Zhao family gate, Zhao Xing, the head of the Zhao family, was so nervous that he forgot all about his manners and hurriedly came out to greet him.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Dezhi immediately came out to greet them. Both the family head Zhao Xing and Zhao Dezhi, who had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, bowed respectfully upon seeing Liu Can.

"The Zhao family respectfully welcomes Sect Leader Liu."

Liu Can waved his hand and laughed, "There's no need for such formalities. Besides, I'm just a vice sect leader, and I don't deserve the title of sect leader."

Zhao Xing, the head of the family and Zhao Dezhi's father, had reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage. He spoke first with a smile: "The Purple Pill Sect naturally respects Sect Master Ye. However, Sect Master Ye is almost at the Golden Core stage. Therefore, the position of Sect Master will naturally belong to Sect Master Liu. It is only right for the Zhao family to call him Sect Master now."

Zhao Dezhi broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage and has been busy consolidating his cultivation during this time. Now, his initial Foundation Establishment cultivation has been stabilized.

He bowed to Liu Can again and said sincerely, "That's right. The Liu family is within the sphere of influence of the Purple Pill Sect and has always supported Sect Master Liu. I was able to consolidate my cultivation so quickly thanks to the Foundation Condensation Pill bestowed by Sect Master Liu. Neither I nor the entire Zhao family will ever forget this kindness."

The father and son gave Liu Can a lot of face, taking turns saying only what Liu Can wanted to hear.

However, after listening to what the father and son said, Liu Can's face showed no joy, but rather a gloomy expression.

"Things have taken a little unexpected turn. Let's go inside and talk," Liu Can said.

Zhao Xing and his son immediately realized something was wrong and quickly led Liu Can into the most secret room in the Zhao family.

"Is your master here?" Upon entering the secret room, Liu Can immediately looked at Zhao Dezhi and asked.

Zhao Dezhi nodded quickly and said, "Yes, my master is currently in seclusion at my humble abode. I will go and invite him right away."

Zhao Xing stayed to accompany Liu Can, while Zhao Dezhi hurriedly left. Half an incense stick later, Zhao Dezhi followed a withered old man and re-entered the secret room.

"Fellow Daoist Li." Upon seeing the gaunt old man, Liu Can immediately became more polite. He stood up from his seat and bowed.

As the vice sect master of the Purple Pill Sect, his cultivation was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Although he was close to reaching the late stage, he was still somewhat inferior to the gaunt old man named Li Hong in front of him.

Li Hong returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and after exchanging a few polite words, they sat down. Li Hong then waved to Zhao Xing.

As the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Xing nodded quickly upon seeing Li Hong's gesture, then walked out of the secret room and personally stood guard outside the door.

He was indeed the head of the family, but even as the head of the family, he dared not disobey Li Hong's orders in the slightest.

Only three Foundation Establishment cultivators remained in the secret chamber. Li Hong glanced at Liu Can with a slightly dark and cold gaze. Liu Can's personal visit must be for something important.

"Did our plan go awry?" Li Hong asked.

Liu Can sighed and said, "Exactly, to be precise, our plan to acquire the other four families that grow medicinal herbs went wrong."

"Yesterday, the head of the Chen family brought a pill formula to the Purple Pill Sect, made contact with the Sect Affairs Hall, and gained the attention of the Sect Master. Not only did he successfully obtain the protection personally promised by the Sect Master, but he also received the Sect Master's granddaughter as his Daoist partner. Within a year, it will be impossible for us to swallow up the Chen family."

He had already found out from a master alchemist in the sect that Chen Yi had brought a modified Foundation Condensation Pill formula, which was extremely precious, and that was why he had won the sect leader's favor.

The Chen family was saved, but it ruined his important plans with Li Hong. Now, he wished he could eat Chen Yi's flesh and drink Chen Yi's blood.

Upon hearing this, Li Hong's gaze immediately turned cold, and he said, "Within a range of three hundred miles here, there are countless fragmented spiritual veins, and the point where all these fragmented spiritual veins converge is the location of the medicinal fields of the Chen, Ning, and Zhang families."

"Where spiritual veins converge, even if they are just small fragments, they will nurture earth vein pupae. I have calculated that the pupae will condense in at most eight months. If we don't take down the Chen family, they will eventually become an obstacle."

"If this matter gets out and your sect leader finds out, or if some Foundation Establishment cultivators passing through Qingyang Market learn of it, then obtaining the spirit pupa will be as difficult as ascending to heaven for us."

At this point, Li Hong scoffed, clearly dissatisfied with Liu Can's oversight.

Liu Can sighed again. He hadn't expected that such a small family as the Chen family could produce such a formula. This was too unexpected and unpredictable.

"The presence of the Chen family, which is an eyesore, will indeed make our actions more passive. Capturing the spirit pupa will cause quite a stir. If the Chen family finds out and attracts other Foundation Establishment cultivators, then losing the spirit pupa will mean missing the opportunity to form a Core Formation in a short period of time," Li Hong said again.

Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis is already a rare and precious natural treasure, especially for Foundation Establishment cultivators like them. It is a treasure that can easily help them break through their cultivation level and transform from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.

The more Li Hong spoke, the uglier Liu Can's expression became. He was determined to obtain the Earth Vein Spirit Cocoon. With this item, he could even form his core faster than Ye Zongnan, the sect leader who was above him.

After a moment of silence, Liu Can turned to Li Hong and Zhao Dezhi and said, "Given this unexpected turn of events, as the Vice Sect Master of the Zidan Sect, it would be difficult to explain to the Sect Master if I were to attack the Chen family. Do you two have any brilliant plans to eliminate the Chen family as soon as possible?"