I just didn't expect it to come so quickly...

It's unclear whether it's because of the Demon Realm or the Demonic Path.

But regardless of which side it is, the matter is clearly not small, far beyond his level, and the aftershocks alone will probably be enough to make him suffer.

Lin Xiuyuan shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it. For now, he could only observe the situation and focus on improving himself. Faced with the prevailing circumstances, he would proceed cautiously, taking things one step at a time, and trying his best to protect himself.

When Liao Cai'er saw Lin Xiuyuan return, she greeted him with a smile and said, "What did you buy? I just thought of a new dish recently, I'll try making it later and see if it's good!"

Seeing that Liao Cai'er seemed to be in a good mood, Lin Xiuyuan thought for a moment and decided not to tell her about the turbulent undercurrents in the outside world.

The fact that Liao Yong has been missing for so long has been weighing on his mind for a long time.

Saying it out loud will only add to their troubles and make them overthink.

However, just as the sun was setting.

Then something happened that exposed the truth and pushed the already chaotic situation to an extremely serious level.

The two people in the room both felt a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation coming from outside, which made their hearts tremble.

"This is... the spiritual pressure of a Purple Mansion stage cultivator? What happened that such a person has appeared?"

Lin Xiuyuan's expression changed slightly. Such a strong aura! It was clear that he had reached the highest level of the first level of the cultivation world: refining essence into qi.

There are four levels in the cultivation world: refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao, encompassing the ten realms of cultivation.

The stage of refining essence into qi, which is the beginning of cultivation, has three major realms: the qi refining stage, the foundation building stage, and the purple palace stage.

Upon reaching the Purple Mansion stage, one is already among the pillars of the cultivation world!

The next step is to form the Golden Core and become a Golden Core True Person, which will be enough to dominate a region.

The appearance of such a person indicates that the situation is not so simple.

Sure enough, a loud voice rang out next:

"I am a steward of the City Lord's Mansion. I did not intentionally release spiritual pressure; it was merely to spread my fame. I hope you fellow cultivators will forgive and understand!"

"I have two things to say. First, martial law will be in effect in Beihe Market starting today. The guards will increase patrols and identity checks. It will be easy to leave the market but difficult to enter. Fellow Daoists, please be careful when you travel."

"Secondly, the City Lord's Mansion will issue a conscription order, recruiting from all over Beihe Market to expand the guard force, and will also issue reward missions for spirit masters such as talisman masters and alchemists. The rewards are quite generous. If any of you fellow cultivators are interested, you can go to the soon-to-be-opened conscription hall to register..."