Chapter 154 is our home

A marrow essence pill was swallowed into his stomach, and the medicinal power condensed over a thousand years dispersed, as a surge of Spiritual Qi began to rush into Chen Li's Golden Core!

Chen Li felt the Golden Core absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the medicinal power. After ten or so breaths, Chen Li quickly refined the medicinal power of this pill, and his Early Stage Golden Core cultivation increased a tiny bit!

Still not enough!

Chen Li jumped into the spiritual spring pool and continued to pop pills, swallowing marrow essence pills and lotus dew pills one by one!

If he could take pills, he would take pills; he was never hesitant, as increasing his cultivation was the most important thing!

Chen Li sat cross-legged refining the medicinal power, losing track of time while taking pills as he continued his closed-door cultivation!

...

North of the Taihu Mountain Range, on the main peak of Duan Ya Mountain, True Person Bai was currently speaking to a beast bone.

"Senior Red Gold, among the Golden Core Cultivators I know, none have recently ventured ten thousand miles deep into the Boundless Forest. I haven't found anything else on my end either. It must be a Golden Core Cultivator from another Sect or a Golden Core Loose Cultivator from elsewhere!"

A few months ago, a Transformed Great Demon found him—it was Red Gold. He had thought it was a Yao Beast attack and was scared half to death; he was absolutely no match for even a single strike from a Transformed Great Demon!

Although he was at the Middle Stage Golden Core cultivation, he wasn't much in front of such an Eighth-level Transformed Great Demon, equivalent to a Golden Core Cultivator facing a Nascent Soul Cultivator!

This Great Yao Red Gold had terrified him for days, asking if he was the one who went and took the life spirit flower. In front of an Eighth-level Transformed Great Demon, how could he have any power to resist!

After enduring several breaths of pressure, he shouted his innocence, saying it never happened!

Ultimately, Red Gold saw that he didn't seem to be faking it and even gave him the inner core of a Sixth-level Demon Beast, asking him to help investigate if other Loose Cultivators had gone there.

He was overwhelmed by the favor; even if nothing was given, he wouldn't have refused. But since the other party gave benefits and changed their attitude, he certainly accepted it very enthusiastically.

He could only spend a few months asking the Golden Core Loose Cultivators he knew through indirect hints, but no other Golden Core Loose Cultivators had gone there either.

He could only answer in this way!

After a while, a message came back through the beast bone: [Understood]

...

Ten thousand miles into the Boundless Forest, Red Gold was chatting with a Seventh-Grade Flying Feather Crane Demon.

"My Lord, could it really be the work of a Golden Core Loose Cultivator from elsewhere?"

Red Gold shook his head. "I don't know. No one has condensed a Golden Core recently either. It's too strange!"

"Yes, in the last few decades, apart from the Beast Hunting Sect, no one nearby has condensed a Golden Core!"

"Forget it. Strengthen defenses in the future and don't let anyone sneak in again. These are fourth and fifth-rank Formation Arrays I've made; take them and use them! I've taught you how to use them!"

"Thank you, My Lord!"

Red Gold saw the Flying Feather Crane Demon hesitating, looking like it wanted to speak but didn't dare, and scolded, "Speak your mind!"

"Yes, My Lord! My Lord, we can fight with the Human Race by relying on our Physical Bodies and innate talents. Why do we still need to learn their things and spend so much time studying?"

"Heh, too stupid. Have you forgotten the attack on the Beast Hunting Sect decades ago? They relied on Formation Arrays, Talismans, and Magical Artifacts. What about us? Passively taking hits? Resisting with our Physical Bodies?"

"In our Red Lion pride, I require everyone above the level of Sixth-level Demon Beast to know how to use Talismans and Formation Arrays. Only then can the tribe remain invincible. The world is changing, and our Yao Race must change as well!"

"It depends on whether your Flying Feather tribe wants to keep up with the developments and changes of the world."

"Understood, My Lord! We Flying Feather Crane Demons will always follow you!"

...

Black Magpie Mountain. Today the sky was overcast with clouds; it wanted to rain, but there were only sparse droplets, making it stiflingly hot.

Inside an Immortal Cave, after a period of Cultivation, she successfully fused a wisp of Burial Fire according to Chen Li's [Chen Family Burial Fire Cultivation Insights]. It was a success!

A few days later, Zhu Lingyue emerged from her seclusion, and a message arrived via a sound transmission stone.

The Loose Cultivator He Jing!

After she gave him a foundation establishment pill a few years ago, he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

Zhu Lingyue knew that He Jing had Three Spiritual Roots. Because he didn't like being disciplined by a Sect, he came out to be a Loose Cultivator. He succeeded in Foundation Establishment with just one pill, while Chen Songyan used two, even though both had Three Spiritual Roots; there were still gaps between people.

Zhu Lingyue had him keep an eye on the situation in the various prefectures of the Nanwu Kingdom, reporting every three months, and reporting any special circumstances at any time!

Rewards would be settled once every three years!

The content of the sound transmission stone was very voluminous and miscellaneous, but one entry caught Zhu Lingyue's attention: [Three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path Cultivators have fled to the three prefectures of Yunan, Maan, and Yuanwu!]

Upon seeing the news, Zhu Lingyue made a prompt decision and immediately notified Chen Songxuan, telling him to spread the word and prepare defenses!

These three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path Cultivators had ravaged several Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans in other prefectures, causing heavy casualties. Furthermore, they were extremely cunning, making it difficult to find their tracks after they fled.

After Chen Songxuan received the news, he immediately activated the Advanced Defensive Formation Arrays of Dongbai Mountain and Qishi Mountain, and brought his wife and children back to live in the Leisure Residence Building on Black Magpie Mountain for a while!

A few days later, the other two families in the prefecture also received this news. The three prefectures jointly reported it to the Golden Core Yang Family. The Yang Family sent five Foundation Establishment Cultivators with different surnames to patrol, but a month later, nothing had happened in these three prefectures.

After patrolling for two months, still nothing happened. The Yang Family withdrew the patrolling Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

However, just three days after they left, the Chu Family of Maan Prefecture was ravaged by those three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path Cultivators, suffering heavy casualties. The Chu Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivator was severely injured. By the time the Golden Core Yang Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators arrived, the three had long since vanished.

Along the way, these three had ravaged three Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans in the Nanwu Kingdom, primarily aiming to kill members of Foundation Establishment Immortal Clans. They selectively chose specific families with no discernible pattern, leaving and hiding decisively after their rampage, and never committing crimes in the same prefecture twice.

After this wave, the three hid for another month, and nothing happened.

Every Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan was extremely nervous, upgrading their defenses for fear of a sudden strike!

One day, inside Chen Li's Immortal Cave on Black Magpie Mountain, Chen Li finished all the marrow essence pills and lotus dew pills he had refined. His Early Stage Golden Core cultivation had filled out considerably, though he was still a bit short of the peak of the Early Stage.

After Chen Li also absorbed the life spirit flower, he decided to end his seclusion!

His family had left messages for him regarding the news from the past few months, so he also knew about these three Demonic Path Cultivators. They were quite cunning and indeed hard to catch.

Three more days passed, and Chen Li, having emerged from seclusion, was heating wine and brewing tea at the Zizai Pavilion. After taking a sip of tea, he picked up a cup of spiritual wine and drank it.

Zhu Lingyue came to the Zizai Pavilion to discuss the cultivation of the Burial Fire.

"Husband, how did you come up with this Burial Fire? The power it produces after cultivation is too incredible!"

Chen Li smiled knowingly. "If I said I just tried fusing them inadvertently, would you believe me?"

Zhu Lingyue looked into Chen Li's eyes. "I would. If I don't believe my husband, who would I believe?"

"Haha~"

Chen Li and Zhu Lingyue chatted while drinking tea.

"Husband, which family do you think those three Demonic Path Cultivators' next target will be?"

"How should I know? I'm not a god!"

"Haha, in my eyes, you are!"

After Chen Li spoke, he subconsciously released his Divine Sense for thirty miles and scanned around.

Twenty miles away, hm?

Chen Li raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I know now. It's our family!"