On the way back to Jiufeng, Li Shiming was thinking about the death of the Qi Refining cultivator.

He had a guess that perhaps the death of this Qi Refining cultivator had nothing to do with the Law Enforcement Hall, but that the Hall took the blame for him.

Judging from the time, the Qi Refining cultivator from Eagle's Beak Island was killed shortly after Qiu Tan and his two companions disappeared.

He did not tell Uncle Master Zhuge about this judgment, not because he did not want to say it, but because he could not say it. There were really many things that could not be explained.

Once again I came to Zhongfeng, but I went straight to Tianhai Palace on Zhongfeng.

Tianhai Hall is the main hall of Zhongfeng. It is located on the mountainside of Zhongfeng and is also the core location of Tianhai Sect.

"Master Yu, Zhuge Xuan wants to see you!" Uncle Zhuge arrived outside the Tianhai Palace and said while summoning his spiritual power.

Even though he was angry, he suppressed his anger at this point, but one could still hear the anger in his tone.

"Junior Brother Zhuge, come in!" A loud voice came from inside.

"Follow me in!" Uncle Zhuge gestured to Li Shiming and walked into the hall first.

There were many monks in the hall, and they were all busy.

Uncle Master Zhuge took Li Shiming to a place inside the hall, and after entering, they saw a large office room.

A tall and strong man was sitting on a chair with a pile of papers on the table in front of him.

"Please sit down, Junior Brother Zhuge. If you have something to say, just say it. Look at me here, I..." The sturdy man was about to say a few words of complaint, but he noticed Li Shiming who walked in right after him, so he stopped talking.

Some things can be said in front of fellow apprentices, but cannot be heard by the disciples.

"Master Yu, this is Li Shiming. He passed the assessment and became a formation master not long ago. He is a formation master genius from our Jingfeng. His cave was robbed by the Law Enforcement Hall, and he was assigned a forced mission to die. I brought him here just to get an explanation!" Uncle Zhuge pointed at Li Shiming and said to Master Yu.

To be honest, when Li Shiming saw Sect Leader Yu, he couldn't tell at all that he was the Sect Leader of Tianhai Sect.

"Your name is Li Shiming? Don't worry, you will have plenty of caves!" After hearing Li Shiming's name, Sect Leader Yu thought of something and comforted Li Shiming with a smile.

“Now it’s not just a matter of the cave. A disciple in the cave died after the Law Enforcement Hall transferred the ownership of the cave!” Uncle Zhuge was a little surprised by Master Yu’s attitude, and he continued.

"I understand!" Sect Leader Yu pressed his hand and then took out the Sect Leader's Order and issued an order.

After giving the order, he looked at Li Shiming.

He knew the name of Li Shiming. Junior Sister Yin had specially come to him for the matter of Li Shiming's cave. If Junior Sister Yin had not wanted to wait for Li Shiming to come back before dealing with it, he would have dealt with the matter long ago.

During this period, Sect Leader Yu was not idle. He had sent people to investigate the entire matter and was just waiting for the final crackdown.

At this time, Deacon Xu from the Law Enforcement Hall walked into the office with his right-hand man Han Tianlei. When they saw Uncle Zhuge, they greeted him with a smile.

Uncle Master Zhuge, however, had a cold face and did not give Deacon Xu any face at all.

Han Tianlei saw Li Shiming, and the initial joy of meeting the head of the sect disappeared, replaced by waves of fear.

He didn't understand how a new disciple, a newcomer without any background, could appear here with the Sect Master.

"Han Tianlei, born in the Han family of Nanshan Country. In the fifty-three years since you joined the sect, three Qi Refining disciples were sent to Nanshan Country by you to perform missions and disappeared. You benefited a lot from the disappearance of the three disciples.

This is a report from the monks stationed in Nanshan Country. The Han family colluded with the monks of Xuanming Sect and used living people to practice the magic sect's skills in Nanshan Country. "Master Yu's voice was neither slow nor fast, but every word was heart-piercing.

"Master, please forgive me!" Han Tianlei was struck by lightning. He prostrated on the ground and begged in a mournful voice.

"Master Yu, although Han Tianlei made mistakes, he also made great contributions to the sect, so the punishment should be lighter!" When Deacon Xu saw this scene, how could he not know that it was Zhuge Xuan who brought people here to complain.

Han Tianlei had just given him a benefit, and since it was convenient for him to use, he also needed to show his willingness to protect it, otherwise no one would work for him in the future.

"Xu Peiran, do you think you are okay?" Sect Leader Yu looked at Deacon Xu coldly.

Instantly, a terrifying aura spread in the room. Sect Leader Yu's aura was more powerful than any foundation-building cultivator Li Shiming had ever seen.

Deacon Xu looked at Sect Leader Yu helplessly. Based on his understanding of Sect Leader Yu, if he called out the name, it would mean something big had happened.

He looked at Li Shiming angrily and puzzledly, not understanding whether Master Yu would really punish him for such a disciple.

"Xu Peiran, it's okay for you to be greedy for a little benefit, but you are the deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall. If things become like this on your side, where will the sect be placed? You must hand over the position of deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall, and Eagle's Beak Island will be exchanged for your good deeds in the sect and will belong to Li Shiming forever. You must prepare to guard the Tianhai coastline for twenty years!" Sect Leader Yu said angrily.

When Xu Peiran heard that Li Shiming could be exchanged for Eagle Island with good deeds, he felt a little distressed, but he did not react much.

Although Eagle's Beak Island has little value, renting and exchanging are two different things.

Exchange means giving away ownership, which will always be private property. The amount of good deeds required is far beyond what a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage can afford.

Even if Xu Peiran used good deeds to exchange for Eagle Island, it would still require years of accumulation, and he accepted it.

But when he heard that he would be guarding the Tianhai coastline for twenty years, Xu Peiran's face changed completely. He looked at Master Yu in disbelief, thinking that Master Yu was joking.

Sect Leader Yu opened his mouth, but this time he did not make a sound. Instead, he used the method of voice transmission to say two words to Xu Peiran.

After hearing these two sentences, Xu Peiran's original expression of resistance disappeared. At this moment, he wished he could go to the Tianhai coastline immediately. Although fighting there was dangerous, it was much better than being in trouble after the elders came out of seclusion.

Besides, Elder Yin is easier to deal with. If we wait for the old demon Ren from the Xuanming Sect to take action, I’m afraid I won’t even know how I died.

Sect Leader Yu punished him by sending him to the Tianhai coastline, which was to protect him.

"I know I was wrong and will accept the punishment from the master!" Xu Peiran said as he took out his identity jade disc. He quickly purchased Eagle's Beak Island and transferred it to Li Shiming's name.

Li Shiming stared blankly at everything that was happening before his eyes. Could it be that Sect Leader Yu's style of doing things was so swift and resolute? Judging from the situation before him, it seemed that he had a clear grasp of the entire matter long ago.

This kind of intelligence capability is really terrifying. He wondered if the things he had done had not escaped Master Yu's intelligence.

Uncle Master Zhuge saw the clues. Master Yu knew more than him and seemed to be waiting for Li Shiming to come.

Han Tianlei was brought back to the Law Enforcement Hall, but this time as a prisoner.

Han Tianlei will have to wait until everything is investigated thoroughly before he can be dealt with, but he can forget about surviving. He can only pray that the sect will not let him be completely destroyed and disappear from the world.

Li Shiming thanked Uncle Zhuge and returned to Yingzui Island with Uncle Xu, a foundation-building master from the Law Enforcement Hall.

When Uncle Xu arrived at Eagle's Beak Island, he first investigated the murder scene and recorded all the information he could.

"The master ordered that this is a small mountain protection formation, which is considered as compensation to you by the Law Enforcement Hall. The original defense formation will be taken back by the sect's main formation!" Uncle Xu said after he finished everything and put away the corpse.

After Uncle Master Xu left, Li Shiming looked at the storage bag in his hand with some disbelief.

The reason why the small mountain protection formation is carried in a storage bag is because the small mountain protection formation is not in the form of a formation plate, but is composed of multiple formation flags and a spiritual object with sufficient spiritual energy as the formation base.

This is still a small mountain protection formation. If it is a medium or large mountain protection formation, the required level of spiritual objects will be higher and the formation will be more complicated.

It can be said that the small mountain protection formation is the best formation to protect a mountain. If it is placed in a small sect, it can be regarded as a large sect protection formation.

Li Shiming took out a jade slip from his storage bag, which recorded the diagram of a small mountain protection formation.

Under normal circumstances, such a mountain protection formation needs to be set up by a professional formation master, but he is also a professional formation master. In addition, this is to set up a cave for himself, so he needs to minimize the possibility of other cultivators interfering.

"Master Yu is a good person!" Li Shiming felt grateful.

How could he know that during the investigation, Sect Leader Yu did not believe that it was Han Tianlei who killed the Qi Refining disciple.

Sect Leader Yu suspected that Eagle's Beak Island was invaded by monks from his sect and that the disciple was killed.

The Qi Refining disciple was a junior spiritual plant husband who was invited by Han Tianlei to take care of the Fu Lingzhu and the spiritual field. Han Tianlei had no reason to kill that disciple.

Sect Leader Yu guessed that Li Shiming and Yin Shilan had some kind of relationship, otherwise why would Yin Shilan, who had never spoken to him, come to him about Li Shiming's matter.

For Li Shiming's safety, and considering that the Law Enforcement Hall had indeed made a big mistake this time, this small mountain protection formation was created by the Public Office of the Law Enforcement Hall.

It took Li Shiming a whole day to set up the small mountain protection formation.

He had a solid theoretical knowledge, but lacked practical experience. Setting up such a complex magic array helped him consolidate the theoretical knowledge he had learned and greatly improved his hands-on ability.

The experience gained from setting up a small mountain protection formation this time will be of great reference value for him in setting up other complex formations in the future.

Of course, his speed in setting up the formation was not slow. To set up such a formation, he needed to explore every part of Eagle's Beak Island according to the terrain, distribution of spiritual energy, magnetic field and so on. Every point that matched Eagle's Beak Island would enhance the effect of the small mountain protection formation by one point.

While he was setting up the formation, it was already noon. He sent a message to Yin Shilan, telling her that he was back.

On the other side, Yin Shilan looked at the information sent from the identity jade disc and was slightly annoyed.

When Li Shiming found Master Yu, she knew that Li Shiming had returned, and she had been waiting for Li Shiming to send her a message.

However, Yin Shilan took out her pocket watch and looked at the time. The original look of anger disappeared, replaced by a shallow curve on her crimson lips.

"I still remember the agreed time. I forgive you!" She thought to herself, but sent a message to ask if the trip went smoothly.

Li Shiming did not talk about the troubles encountered in this mission, but just told Yin Shilan the customs and culture of Nanshan Kingdom as a story.

Both of them had self-control, and when the time came to end, they stopped communicating.

After setting up the small mountain protection formation, Li Shiming still had a lot of things to do.

When setting up the small mountain protection formation, he added surveillance probes into the formation. With the concealment of the formation, no one could find the surveillance probes that had no spiritual energy fluctuations at all.

Four surveillance cameras cover the inside and outside of the island, mainly because Eagle's Beak Island itself is not very large.

After taking safety measures, he began to make plans for his next training.

He came to the underground space. He hadn't been here for a while, and everything in the underground space was normal.

Han Tianlei, who occupied this place, did not discover the existence of the underground space.

To a certain extent, this underground space is not within the scope of Eagle Island.

This time when setting up the small mountain protection formation, Li Shiming intentionally expanded the scope to include the sea surface above the underground space within the small mountain protection formation.

He planned to build a dock on that stretch of sea, on the one hand to provide cover for the underground space, and on the other hand to prepare for the transportation of mundane items to the island in the future.

He caught two spirit fish from the water. During his recent outing, his 'Vajra Body Protection Magic Skill' had not improved at all.

When making fish soup with spirit fish, he thought of Ren Feier who liked to eat the spirit food he made, and couldn't help but chuckle.

He took out the communication jade token, but found that the communication jade token was constantly flashing.

"Little brother, are you back?"

"Little brother, why are you so slow?"

"Bad guy, you won't throw away the contact card, right?"

"I just lost my temper. A kitten pissed me off."

“I really want to hear a story.”

…

Li Shiming sensed the message in the communication jade token, which was the message starting three days after they separated.

I think Ren Fei'er's family took her home at that time, but she was familiar with Li Shiming's speed, and Li Shiming returned without any delay.

However, Li Shiming thought that he seemed to have been delayed for a day because of Han Tianlei's matter and the arrangement of a small mountain protection formation on Eagle's Beak Island.

"Fei'er, I just finished dealing with some things. You know, when I came back, Eagle's Beak Island was robbed. Fortunately, the leader dealt with Han Tianlei. Eagle's Beak Island now completely belongs to me!" Li Shiming shared with Ren Fei'er what happened after he came back.

"That villain Han Tianlei is too abominable, we must not let him off easily!" Ren Feier, who shared the same hatred for the enemy, supported.

The two of them denounced Han Tianlei together, Li Shiming because of the trouble he had suffered this time, and Ren Feier because she was almost captured by the old monk Du Yuan. Anyway, everything was caused by Han Tianlei.

"Brother, I found the records of corpse transformation. I'll send it to you right away if you activate the contact card!" Ren Feier thought of an important thing and said quickly.

Li Shiming looked at the environment he was in, and only after he came out of the underground space and returned to the cave did he activate the positioning of the contact card.

He was somewhat curious about how Ren Feier sent the records. Could it be that Ren Feier was in the sect?

Just as he was thinking about it, he felt a warning from the small mountain protection formation that it was being touched.

He put on the blindfold and saw a small bird hitting the magic circle.