My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

"May I take a look at that magic circle?"

Cui Ying's eyes flickered, and she finally made up her mind.

"no problem."

Lei Yi immediately took the storage bag from his waist and readily pulled out a jet-black array plate and six array flags:

"Fellow Daoist Cui, please feel free to look around. I can assure you that the defensive power of this item will not satisfy you. I have tested it before, and this formation can withstand a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"oh!?"

Cui Ying examined the array plate and array flag in her hand, which was only the size of her palm. She noticed that the runes engraved on them were complex and profound, and that they even glowed faintly when touched.

Suddenly, she threw the object in her hand outwards and drew the Yao Guang Sword with lightning speed, slashing through the air.

"boom"

A dull thud rang out, and despite the sharp sword light, the object remained completely undamaged.

Looking at the chilling sword light that sent shivers down one's spine, Lei Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and casually smiled as he said:

"So, Fellow Daoist Cui, are you satisfied?"

"Their defensive capabilities are indeed astonishing."

Cui Ying sheathed the Yao Guang sword, then held the array plate of the Four Seas Overturning Heaven Array in her palm with one hand, nodding with great satisfaction.

In the following period, Cui Ying bought the magic array for three thousand spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Cui, please wait."

Just as Cui Ying was about to take her leave, Lei Yi called out to her from the other side, and then a voice transmission entered her ear:

"Fellow Daoist Cui, Zhao Qi, the military officer, has already perished in the battle two days ago. His death was extremely gruesome. My aunt suspects that a master from the Dong family is avenging Dong Hai. Although my aunt and the others had already blocked the news and claimed that another master in the army killed Dong Hai, many soldiers saw you that night, and it is very likely that you have been exposed. You need to be careful recently."

"Furthermore, since you are now a member of the Lei family outside the main family, you do not need to pay spirit stones when leasing up to ten acres of spirit fields. However, you will have to complete one family mission each year. These missions are assigned according to the cultivator's cultivation level and will not be too difficult. I believe you are fully capable of doing them."

Cui Ying nodded, indicating that she understood.

Lei Yi escorted her to the outside of the Siwu Hall, and after thinking for a moment, couldn't help but advise her again:

"Fellow Daoist Cui, actually, your aunt didn't give you many spiritual herb seeds because she was testing you. It's a pity, but if you were to fully join the Lei family, you could choose any of the spiritual plant techniques, cultivation methods, and secret manuals collected in the ancestral treasure pavilion. Even the earth vein true evil energy needed for foundation building could be obtained by exchanging contribution points."

Qi Refining and Foundation Building involve refining the innate spiritual energy generated between heaven and earth. Foundation Building, on the other hand, requires the mana in the dantian to be completely transformed from a gaseous state to a liquid state, increasing the upper limit of mana that the body can hold by more than ten times, in order to become a Foundation Building expert.

The true evil energy of the earth veins that Lei Yi mentioned is a kind of spiritual substance from heaven and earth that can liquefy magical power.

Only by integrating the true evil energy of the earth's veins into one's own magical power can the magical power in the dantian be transformed from a gaseous state to a liquid state, achieving a qualitative change in quantity, and thus becoming a true Foundation Establishment expert.

The true evil energy of the earth veins is a special gas produced underground. It has a variety of incredible special effects and can be divided into more than a thousand types.

Therefore, the true evil energy of the earth veins that are integrated into the body will be different, and the magical power that is finally condensed will be very different and have completely different power.

Some earth vein true evil energy, once condensed, has a defensive power much stronger than ordinary magic power; some have the effect of corroding all things from the moment they are born; and some have the miraculous effect of amplifying or suppressing certain spells.

Although there are many types of true evil energy from earth veins, the actual amount of true evil energy that can be found in the world is extremely rare.

Furthermore, once it is exhausted, it takes at least a thousand years for new True Evil Qi to be generated, which is why some of the refined magical power possesses extremely powerful abilities.

As far as Cui Ying knew, there was a type of earth vein true evil energy that had the miraculous effect of purifying magical power and assisting in cultivation.

The earth vein true evil she used for foundation building in her previous life was called Qinggang.

However, this True Fiend Qi is a relatively ordinary type of Gale True Fiend. After being condensed, it forms magical power, but it is more powerful than others and enhances her swordsmanship.

“What Hall Master Lei said is perfectly clear to me. But the true evil energy of the earth veins is extremely precious. I’m afraid that even if the direct descendants of the Lei family cultivate to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, unless they have exceptionally outstanding talent, they can only directly apply for a true evil energy. For ordinary cultivators like us, even if we can use contribution points to exchange for our own true evil energy, it would probably be an astronomical figure.”

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying couldn't help but gently shake her head.

“Fellow Daoist Cui is right. Besides a second-grade spiritual vein, there is a Fiend Pit beneath Thundercloud City that produces true fiend energy. However, the true fiend energy produced by this pit has already been reserved by several geniuses in the clan who are about to establish their foundation. Others would not even dare to dream of it.”

"As for the earth vein true evil energy brought back by the elders of the clan, apart from the fact that the quality is not very good, the contribution points required to exchange for it are more than 100,000 spirit stones."

Lei Yi, being a man of strong emotions, smiled upon seeing that Cui Ying had hit the nail on the head and said:

"It's clear that Fellow Daoist Cui is not satisfied with this. With your strength, if you find other earth vein true evil outside, you can also condense better protective light waves."

Cui Ying didn't say anything more and simply took her leave.

Once outside Leiyun City, Cui Ying didn't linger and headed straight home.

After disembarking from the boat, I walked home.

At this moment, as the sun was setting, the cultivators who had finished working in the spiritual fields outside the village were carrying their loads in twos and threes back to the village. All the cultivators who saw Cui Ying, regardless of age or gender, greeted her with smiles and called her "Fellow Daoist Cui".

When Cui Ying returned home, her mother, Wang Rong, and sister-in-law, Yang Qimei, were preparing dinner.

Although she knew that Cui Ying could fast for two or three days, Wang Rong still made a habit of cooking extra food for each meal.

Upon seeing Cui Ying return, she quickly came out of the kitchen to greet her with concern:

"Your sister-in-law is making spirit chicken soup, it'll be ready soon, would you like a bowl first?"

"Thank you for your hard work, mother."

Soon, Wang Rong brought over a bowl of steaming hot chicken soup:

"It contains the snow fungus you grew, it's very delicious, you should try it."

After Cui Ying finished her drink slowly, she did not go back to her room immediately. Instead, she sat in the main room and waited for her family to finish dinner before announcing the move.

"Alright, since our house is already finished, Dad will pick an auspicious day tomorrow so we can move into our new home as soon as possible."

After Cui Zheng finished speaking, everyone in the Cui family showed excitement on their faces.

"No, we'll move tonight."

"Tonight!?"

Although the Cui family was shocked, they obediently went back to their rooms to pack their things.

Fortunately, they didn't have much stuff. After packing it all in storage bags, they reluctantly followed Cui Ying and quietly left the small courtyard where they had lived for decades.

The night was deep outside, and the cool moonlight gilded the earth with a faint silver hue.

Just as Cui Ying was leaving the village with her family and walking along the mountain path to Fengxi Ridge, several shooting stars fell from the sky.