Xiao Li felt free from her restraints, and with a thought, she emerged from the summoning banner.

Xiao Li waved her hand, and the soul-summoning banner was in her hand. Looking at the few spirits that still remained inside, she was troubled again.

If you release them, they will soon dissipate; if you don't release them, they will become vengeful spirits again within the summoning banner.

Xiao Jiu offered a suggestion: "Master, why not take them into the Yin River? After they have washed away their karma, they can become ghost cultivators in the future."

Once the Samsara Palace is completed, they can be assigned to maintain its operation.

That's a good idea.

With a wave of her hand, Xiao Li instantly caused the spirits within the Soul-Summoning Banner to appear in the Yin River.

They float and sink within it, slowly washing away their karma. In the future, they will become the first generation of public servants in the Samsara Palace.

Xiao Li initially wanted to burn the soul-summoning banner, but after thinking about it, she put it away. This thing was good for tormenting the soul; she could use it to entertain evil people in the future.

Youyou took out a storage bag. "Master, this is from the evil cultivator. See if there are any treasures inside."

Xiao Li smiled. Her spirit pets were all engrossed in the treasure hunt. She picked up the storage bag and poured it on the ground, whereupon a pile of things appeared instantly.

There were quite a lot of things, but unfortunately not much of it was valuable.

I cleaned it up and divided it into several piles.

There was a small pile of spirit stones, all of them of low grade. There were only a dozen or so mid-grade spirit stones, not a single high-grade spirit stone, let alone a top-grade spirit stone.

There was also a small pile of spiritual herbs, spiritual cores, and magical artifacts.

Xiao Li simply put those away. The rest were daily necessities, clothes, food, and the like, which Xiao Li burned to ashes.

After looking around and determining the direction, Xiao Li headed towards the edge of the forest.

A moment later, a girl walked over and looked at the marks on the ground.

"Someone just burned something here; they probably haven't gone far."

Yuan Qi followed the trail. She had just gotten separated from her senior brothers and sisters and had searched for them several times without finding them. Perhaps the people who had just stopped here were them.

Xiao Li walked quickly and soon left the forest. She decided to go to Sifang Town. Although it was chaotic there, as long as you had money, you could still find a safe place.

Yuan Qi, who had lost track of the person, was overjoyed. She walked out, having just seen the mark left by her senior brother.

Fifteen minutes later, Yuan Qi finally reunited with the main group.

"Senior Brother, I've finally found you."

Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief. If he couldn't find his junior sister, he would probably have to return to the sect first, since he was also taking other fellow disciples with him, and their safety needed to be guaranteed.

"It's good that you're back. We should head back to our sect now."

Yuan Qi agreed and began to tell everyone about his experiences along the way.

She looked back at the forest, feeling a pang of regret, as if she had missed something.

Sifang Town is a no-man's-land, surrounded by different factions from all sides, so all sorts of people can be found there.

Xiao Li paid three low-grade spirit stones for the city entrance fee and headed straight for Baiweixuan, wanting to try some delicious food.

It's been a long time since I've had any spiritual food from the cultivation world, so of course I need to treat my stomach first.

She ordered a few signature dishes and a pot of spirit fruit wine. The taste was just average, not as good as what she made herself in the space kitchen, and the wine was also not as good.

However, its advantage lies in its freshness, giving it a unique flavor.

Xiao Li poured herself a drink, listened to the various gossips around her, and soon she was full.

Then she went to the inner city, which was the so-called safe place.

From a distance, Xiao Li could see that this was a circular dwelling nestled against a mountain, with many cave dwellings on it.

Not only is the spiritual energy abundant, but safety is also guaranteed. Of course, the rent here is also particularly expensive.

Xiao Li paid a month's rent and booked the cave dwelling near the outer layer.

Upon entering, Xiaoli looked around and found that there was nothing inside except for a futon.

The people here are all cultivators and don't need daily necessities at all. Xiao Li used a few cleaning spells and then activated the formation.

Xiao Li then took out another array plate, which was a spirit-gathering array that could gather spiritual energy, instantly making the room full of spiritual energy.

The original owner had just entered the Golden Core stage, but her dantian was full of gaps, which was always a hidden danger and had to be repaired.

Xiao Li took out a Heaven-Mending Pill, a spiritual pill specifically for repairing the dantian, which was much better than the Heavenly Extreme Spiritual Pill at the auction.

Fortunately, Xiao Li had been to the God Realm before, which is why she had access to such a top-tier elixir. Otherwise, with her limited abilities, she wouldn't have been able to refine such an elixir.