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

About ten miles northwest of Qingshi Mountain, a clear spiritual pool occasionally glimmers under the hazy moonlight. Such spiritual pools are not uncommon within a three-hundred-mile radius.

This spring is called the Thirty-Six Spirit Spring. The reason for this name is that it was jointly decided by five families that previously cultivated medicinal herbs, meaning that this spring is the thirty-sixth in size.

Lingquan Yijiu, the family that once named Lingquan, three of them have been swept away by the winds and rains and no longer exist.

Not far from the Spirit Pool was a small earthen mound only a few dozen meters high. Chen Yi stood on the mound, with a lush, overgrown tree two or three zhang tall in front of him, perfectly concealing his figure.

The Chen family is located in the southwest of Qingshi Mountain, while the Zhao family is located in the northwest of Qingshi Mountain.

Chen Yi already knew Zhao Dezhi's whereabouts during this period. Every night at four quarters past 1 AM, he would pass by the Thirty-Six Spirit Springs and head to Qingshi Mountain to enter the cave to check the situation.

With the time for the earth vein spirit pupa to condense drawing ever closer, Zhao Dezhi checks on its progress daily and then reports back to his master, Li Hong.

Chen Yi knew these things so clearly because of the system's identification function. The saying "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle" is very true.

After calculating the time, it was estimated that there would be about an hour before Zhao Dezhi appeared. Chen Yi tried his best to suppress the agitation in his heart. This was the first time he was going to kill someone, so it was impossible for him not to be emotionally agitated.

He quickly calmed down completely, and with the help of the Concealing Spirit Technique, he seemed to become one with the earthen mound beneath his feet. Even if cultivators of the same realm passed by him, they would have difficulty noticing him.

A thought struck him, and he subconsciously glanced at the system panel.

Name: Chen Yi

Lifespan: 22/198

[Realm: Foundation Establishment (2663/10000)]

[Martial Arts Skill: Triple Mountain-Splitting Saber Technique (Perfect)]

Rainmaking Spell: (Perfect)

[Spell: Purple Lightning Technique (Mastery: 2685/5000)]

[Spell: Concealing Spirit Technique (Mastery: 989/5000)]

[System Function: Authentication (Can authenticate the authenticity of anything in the world, once per day)]

All things considered, it only took about two months to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. The speed at which one's cultivation level has improved to this point is already considered extremely fast.

Two days ago, Zhao Dezhi came to see him and asked about the matter of reporting back. He even deliberately showed his aura, clearly trying to intimidate him.

He could clearly sense that Zhao Dezhi's aura was no match for his, which meant that he had surpassed Zhao Dezhi in terms of cultivation level.

Zhao Dezhi broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage about half a year earlier than him, but his cultivation progress was far behind his.

"Thinking about it this way, I've actually worked pretty hard," Chen Yi thought to himself.

As for the system... the rapid progress was mainly due to the system, but since the system belonged to him, it was naturally his effort.

His cultivation level had surpassed Zhao Dezhi's, and with the addition of the Concealing Spirit Technique and the terrifyingly powerful Sun-Hunting Bow, and given the sudden attack, if he still couldn't kill Zhao Dezhi, it could only prove that he was a piece of trash.

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"How's it going with Chen Yi?" In the main hall of the Zhao family, Zhao Xing asked Zhao Dezhi.

As the head of the Zhao family and the father of Zhao Dezhi, Zhao Xing has been extremely proud and self-satisfied for the past year.

His son was a promising young man, having become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He was so young that he might have a chance to break through to the Golden Core stage in the future.

If things really come to that point, and the Zhao family has a Golden Core cultivator, then they can be completely compared to the Purple Core Sect.

Given the current situation, the Zhao family is destined to become more and more prosperous. It may take ten generations for a family to rise to power, but as long as a genius emerges, they can soar to the top in a single lifetime.

His own son was the pride of the entire family; the future of the Zhao family depended entirely on this son.

Zhao Dezhi's face was slightly gloomy. A month had passed, but the return Chen Yi had promised was still without any substantial progress, which had long been a source of dissatisfaction for him.

Of course, if Chen Yi really dares not fulfill his promise within the one-month period, it will give the Zhao family the opportunity to take immediate action.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Dezhi said, "I haven't gotten anything from Chen Yi yet. There are only four days left in a month. If the so-called reward hasn't come our way after four days, then we'll immediately take action against the Chen family. When we capture Chen Yi, I'll make him wish he were dead."

Zhao Xing nodded calmly and said, "There's no need to rush this matter. The Chen family is nothing more than food in our bowl. We can eat them whenever we want, and they will never escape our grasp."

At this point, Zhao Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow I will order people to keep a close eye on the Chen family and not let a single member of the Chen family escape. The Chen family's opportunity can only be ours. Once we obtain the opportunity, we will wipe out the entire Chen family."

Zhao Dezhi nodded and said, "That's right. The Chen family can't cause any trouble. In the end, they don't have enough strength themselves, and they can only be slaughtered by others. The Chen family is too naive to think that they can rest easy after obtaining the protection of the Zidan Sect."

At this point, Zhao Dezhi's eyes turned cold, and he sneered, "Even Ye Nan'an, the sect master of the Purple Pill Sect, will soon find himself in dire straits. From now on, this three-thousand-mile area will be under our control."

Zhao Xing's heart stirred. He was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he dared not ask too much about the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis, lest it displease Li Hong.

Now, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Li, how much benefit did you gain from this scheme involving the Earth Vein Spirit Chrysalis? Was it able to improve your cultivation?"

He only cared about this: his son's improvement in cultivation was a major event for the entire Zhao family.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dezhi couldn't help but smile and said in a low voice, "Father, this Earth Vein Spirit Cocoon is the most important opportunity of my life. I should be able to obtain two Earth Vein Spirit Cocoons. With these two Earth Vein Spirit Cocoons, I am confident that I can break through to the next realm within a year."

Zhao Xing's eyes widened suddenly. Reaching the Golden Core stage within a year?

His body trembled uncontrollably. With such a great opportunity, if things went smoothly, the Zhao family was destined to take off.

"My dear son Dezhi, the prosperity of our family rests entirely on your shoulders. The day you achieve the Golden Core stage will be the day our family takes off." Zhao Xing was so excited that his lips trembled.

Zhao Dezhi remained calm and said, "The condensation of the earth vein spirit pupa still requires time. This matter cannot be discussed further. Father, you understand this yourself."

Zhao Xing nodded quickly, and even changed the subject, as if saying even one more word would hinder his son's opportunity.

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The father and son chatted for a while longer. Zhao Dezhi calculated the time, told his father, and then left home, preparing to head to Qingshi Mountain.

Thinking about what he had just talked with his father, Zhao Dezhi remained calm, but his heart was actually filled with a surge of passion.

If all goes well, he is destined to become the first Golden Core cultivator in the Zhao family. Moreover, the Golden Core stage may not be his end. If the Chen family has hidden enough opportunities, he may be able to reach new heights, or one day become a Nascent Soul True Monarch.