The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

In stark contrast to the rebellious Le Zheng Xibe, Le Zheng Xiye's character is as steady as a mountain.

Not to mention that before Le Zhengxibei started practicing, he always ran away from home to wander the world. Even if he entered the Su family to practice, it was not his nature to run away.

During his daily training, Le Zhengxibei refused to walk normally, always jumping over the railings of the martial arts arena, with the copper bell hanging around his waist jingling with his movements. Even if he was scolded, he would turn around and come to his companions with the wild fruits he had just picked;

However, Le Zheng Xiye often stood quietly under the ancient pine tree, twisting an ochre-colored spiritual stone with his fingertips, feeling the spiritual power flowing in it, and he didn't even notice the wind blowing through his hair.

A family, a country, or a force is like a giant ship sailing in stormy waves. Someone has to step forward and shoulder the responsibility of moving forward.

Although the Le family has now transformed from one of the top ten aristocratic families in the secular world into a country under the jurisdiction of the National Master Palace on Qingyuan Star.

However, following the Su family in recent years, he had never lacked resources for cultivation. Within the clan alone, there were dozens of cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, as well as many in the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul stages.

As for several supreme elders and kings, with the support of the Su family, they broke through the Spirit Transformation Stage one after another.

Seeing that more and more Mahayana forces on Qingyuan Star were exposed, the Su family and its allies felt overwhelmed.

The nine countries and the Su family are one, they prosper together and suffer together.

When the elders looked at Le Zheng Xiye, there was always a hint of expectation in their eyes - this calmness was the ballast that supported the family's great ship;

When talking about Le Zheng Xibe, although he felt helpless, he also hid a hint of relief. Although this child was lively, he had a spiritual root purity far beyond that of ordinary people. If he could control his temper, he might become a variable in the family.

These two boys, with the huge resources of the Su family, broke through to the Nascent Soul stage and were considered the top elites of the family.

During this expedition to Octopus Island, Le Zheng Xiye and Bi Zongze naturally traveled together because they both had earth spirit roots.

Bi Zongze is a member of the Bi family.

The children of the nine countries often interact with each other, and the two of them also have a lot of interactions. Perhaps it is because they both have earth spiritual roots, so they are naturally close.

Bi Zongze's personality was even more reserved than Le Zheng Xiye's. They practiced boxing together in the martial arts arena, searched for cultivation books in the Sutra Library together, and even absorbed spirit stones and refined spiritual power every day on the same slope behind the Su family's No. 2 base in Yingyue Valley, Funiu Mountain.

Of course, sometimes Le Zheng Xibe would come over and practice with the two of them.

However, Le Zhengxibe is a bit restless.

Especially those who have just entered the Qi Refining Stage, often sit down on the ground while practicing and complain that the practice in the Qi Refining Stage is boring.

Bi Zongze would then silently hand over a bottle of body-tempering dew.

Although Le Zheng Xibei is a bit eccentric, he is not really stupid.

When he went out, he would also bring some herbs to Bi Zongze and his brothers and friends to assist in their cultivation.

He also discovered that the spiritual energy of his cousin and Bi Zongze gradually merged, and even when they performed small earth-based spells, they could form a faint resonance.

On this expedition, Le Zhengxibe and Bi Zongze naturally traveled together.

The sea breeze blows across Octopus Island.

The closer you get to the center of the island, the stronger the earth spirit energy in the air becomes.

The two saw a lake in the distance.

The two looked at each other in shock—a lake in an island, an island in a lake!

Fortunately, the daughter-in-law of the Lezheng family is from a maritime power, and they carry one or two storage rings or storage bags on the ships.

At this moment, feeling that the island in the lake had a strong earth spiritual power, the two of them took out the wooden boat without hesitation and rowed towards the island in the lake.

Of course, this wooden boat is not an ordinary mortal boat.

Unexpectedly, the earth spiritual energy of this island was so rich. When their wooden boat reached the shore of the island in the lake, even the bottom of the boat seemed to be covered with a layer of fine earth particles, and the spiritual energy flowing through it even felt faintly absorbed.

The two got off the boat and looked up...

A heat wave hit, and the entire space seemed to be covered with a layer of mist...

When Octopus Island first appeared before our eyes, we saw the mysterious Bagua Stone Forest Formation. The earth spiritual power contained in it was like a surging torrent, flowing endlessly.

Le Zheng and Xi Ye looked at each other. Why did this scene feel so familiar?

But when I think about it carefully, I can't remember anything.

The stone forest formation in front of him was made up of hundreds of blue-grey boulders about ten feet high. Blurry Bagua runes were engraved on the stones, and ochre-colored spiritual light flowed between the runes, covering the entire entrance of the formation.

From time to time, the sound of rocks colliding and the cries of monks could be heard from inside the formation. It was obvious that someone had entered early and encountered danger.

"What is this? The Eight Trigrams Earth Spirit Formation is based on earth and laid out according to the eight trigrams. One wrong move will trigger an attack from stone spikes," an elderly cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage said with a frown. "Also, the spiritual energy within the formation is chaotic, making it difficult to determine the direction. One can only rely on the induction of one's own spiritual roots and the earth's spiritual energy to move forward."

Le Zheng Xiye looked at the person who was speaking and always felt that he seemed to have overlooked something.

At this time, Le Zhengxibei beside him rubbed his hands, eager to try: "It's just finding the way. My earth spirit root may be more powerful than yours!"

Uh?

Is Le Zhengxibe an earth spirit?

Le Zheng Xiye was a little confused. He always felt that something flashed by, but he just couldn't catch it.

Seeing his cousin about to rush into the formation, Le Zheng Xiye didn't care about anything else and grabbed his cousin. "Don't be impatient, first sense the flow of spiritual energy. If you rush in, you will only get hurt in vain."

Le Zheng Xiye closed his eyes and probed a trace of spiritual power into the formation. The earth-yellow spiritual light on his fingertips trembled slightly. "Although the earth spiritual power in the formation is chaotic, there is one place where it flows most smoothly. This should be the direction of the formation's center, which is also the entrance to the test."

Bi Zongze also imitated Le Zheng Xiye's behavior. After sensing for a moment, he nodded in agreement: "That's right, and every three meters, there is a spiritual power node. As long as you step on the node, you can avoid the stone spikes."

Relying on their keen intuition, the two men resolutely advanced into the depths. Although Le Zheng Xibe was impatient, he knew that he could not be too brave at this moment. He followed closely behind the two men, and from time to time he used his fingertips to eject earth spiritual power to test the stones in front.

Just as they walked three feet into the formation, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook, and the huge rocks on both sides suddenly closed inward. Dozens of stone spikes as thick as arms instantly shot out from the cracks in the rocks, heading straight for the three people's faces.

"Be careful!" Le Zheng Xiye shouted, quickly forming seals with his hands, "Earth Shield Technique!"

A three-foot-thick ochre-colored shield suddenly took shape, blocking the three people in front of them. There were continuous "bang bang bang" sounds. The stone spikes hit the earth shield and shattered into countless small pebbles. The earth shield was also covered with cracks, and most of the spiritual power dissipated.

Seeing this, Le Zhengxibe also hurriedly formed seals and replenished his earth spiritual power: "I'll help you!" His earth spiritual roots were of extremely high purity. After the spiritual power was injected into the earth shield, the cracks on the shield healed quickly, and it even became a few points thicker than before.

Bi Zongze took the opportunity to observe his surroundings and discovered that the Bagua runes on a huge rock on the left were flashing at a different frequency than the other rocks. He immediately said, "That rock on the left is a node! Let's move over there!"

The three of them cooperated with each other, Le Zheng Xiye held up the shield for defense, Le Zheng Xibe replenished his spiritual power, and Bi Zongze looked for the node, going deeper into the formation step by step.

During the journey, the attacks of the stone spikes became more and more fierce, and even rolling boulders appeared, nearly hitting the three people several times.

Once, a huge rock about ten feet in size rolled down from above. Le Zheng Xibe reacted the fastest and pushed Le Zheng Xiye and Bi Zongze away, but he himself had no time to dodge and could only barely hold up a thin earth shield.

"Xibe!" Le Zheng Xiye exclaimed and was about to rush over, but he saw that Bi Zongze had already taken out an ordinary iron spear, injected spiritual power into the spear body, and stabbed it fiercely at the bottom of the boulder.

"Bang!" The iron spear hit the boulder, and although it failed to break it, it changed the direction of the boulder's rolling. It brushed against Le Zheng Xibe's shoulder and fell to the ground, splashing dust all over the sky.

Le Zhengxibe patted the dirt off his body and grinned: "It's okay, it's okay, I have thick skin and flesh, you can't kill me!" Having said that, his shoulder was still cut by the gravel, and blood oozed out, mixing with the dust, making him look a little embarrassed.

Le Zheng Xiye frowned, took out a bottle of healing medicine from his storage bag, and handed it to him: "Don't be so stubborn, the assessment is still long. If you get seriously injured, you won't be able to hold on any longer."

Le Zhengxibei took the medicine, smeared it on the wound, and nodded in response: "I know, brother, don't worry."

The three of them walked forward for about half an hour and finally walked out of the Bagua Stone Forest Formation.

The scene behind the formation was completely different from the one in front of it. It was actually an open valley. In the center of the valley stood a high platform with three jade boxes placed on it. Around the platform were dozens of huge earth-type monsters. Leading the group was an Earth-Splitting Lizard in the late Qi Refining stage. It was three meters long with earth-brown scales and a pair of fierce eyes staring at the three people who had just entered.

"It seems the second stage of the test is to slay the monster and seize the jade box." Le Zheng Xiye clenched his long sword, his eyes solemn. "The Earth-Splitting Lizard has extremely strong defenses and can also perform the 'Earth-Splitting Technique'. We must be careful."

Bi Zongze also clenched his iron spear and said in a deep voice, "I will lure out the cracked earth lizards. You take the opportunity to get the jade box. I will restrain those small demon beasts."

"No, the Earth Lizard is too powerful. You can't deal with it alone." Le Zheng Xiye shook his head. "How about this, Xibei, you use the Earth Spirit Technique to restrain the little demon beast, and Zong Ze and I will deal with the Earth Lizard together. After we deal with the Earth Lizard, we will go get the jade box together."

Le Zhengxibei nodded: "Okay, no problem!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth-splitting lizard roared suddenly, kicked the ground with all four limbs, and rushed towards the three people, cracking the ground along the way.

Bi Zongze rushed out first, raised his iron spear and stabbed it into the eyes of the Earth-Splitting Lizard. The Earth-Splitting Lizard dodged by turning its head, and swept its tail towards Bi Zongze.

Le Zheng Xiye stepped forward in time, slashed with his long sword, and collided with the tail of the earth-splitting lizard. There was a crisp "dang" sound, and the long sword was vibrated and buzzed, and Le Zheng Xiye's arm was a little numb.

Le Zheng Xibe took the opportunity to form seals, "Earth Binding Technique!" Several ochre ropes rose from the ground and tied up several small demon beasts that rushed over. Then he used several "Earth Thorn Techniques" to stab other small demon beasts.

For a moment, the valley was filled with the roars of monsters, the collision of weapons, and the explosion of spiritual power.

Seeing that it could not take down the enemy after a long time of attack, the Earth-Splitting Lizard's eyes became more fierce. It suddenly stopped moving, inserted its limbs deeply into the ground, and let out a dull roar, "Earth-Splitting Technique!" The ground suddenly cracked into a gap about ten feet wide, spreading towards Le Zheng Xiye and Bi Zongze.

The two of them quickly jumped up to avoid the gap, but the Earth-Splitting Lizard took the opportunity to pounce on them and bit Bi Zongze's shoulder.

"Zong Ze!" Le Zheng Xiye exclaimed and pushed Bi Zong Ze away, but he was scratched on the back by the claws of the Earth-Splitting Lizard, and the blood instantly dyed his clothes red.

Bi Zongze steadied himself. Seeing that Le Zheng Xiye was injured, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He poured all his spiritual power into the iron spear. A dazzling ochre light shone from the tip of the spear. "Armor-breaking Spear Technique!"

This is the spearmanship he learned from the Sutra Library. Although it is only a basic spearmanship, it can maximize the explosive power of the earth spirit root.

The iron spear suddenly stabbed into the gap between the scales of the earth-splitting lizard. With a "puff", it pierced through the earth-splitting lizard's defense and penetrated into its body.

The Earth-Splitting Lizard let out a painful roar, swung its body violently, and threw Bi Zongze away.

Le Zheng Xiye took the opportunity to step forward and swung his long sword, cutting the wound of the Earth-Splitting Lizard, and blood gushed out.