"Senior Brother Li, I've accepted the gifts. Now you can leave with Senior Brother Gao."
Lin Xiaofei said calmly.
Li Guanghui's gaze sharpened, his face darkening. He watched helplessly as Lin Xiaofei took the things away, then helped Gao Shang up, and the two of them limped away into the distance.
Seeing the two figures gradually disappear, Lin Xiaofei leaped into the air and wandered around the snow-covered forest. He did not find Niu Kaishan and Gao Yue, so he returned.
"I acted impulsively before. I should have learned the truth from Yang Guanglin before killing him."
Otherwise, it would be like this: you've wandered around for a while and haven't seen a single person.
On his way back, Lin Xiaofei muttered something to himself.
At this moment, it was snowing heavily and the surroundings were pitch black. He guessed that Niu Kaishan and Gao Yue were probably resting somewhere, which was why he couldn't find them.
"You've come here so late, you must have some important news, right?"
The stone door of a cave slowly rose, and a middle-aged cultivator with eagle-like eyes, a ruddy complexion, and flowing long hair emerged, exuding a powerful aura, and spoke.
This person is Ma Pingfan, a resident immortal master from the Little Fire Peak lineage, who guards the spiritual fields in the western region of the Snow Tree Wasteland's northern slope.
He was also a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Yes, my informant in the affairs pavilion at Xuefeng Mountain has sent word."
Sometime tonight, Li Guanghui and Gao Shang went to the low-level spirit field area in the east. Afterwards, they helped each other and limped back to the affairs pavilion.
Judging from their appearance, they are seriously injured and it will likely take at least six months for them to fully recover.
One person bowed slightly and said.
"Both of them are Foundation Establishment cultivators. Could it be that a late-stage Tier 1 demonic beast has appeared in their area to cause them such serious injuries?"
Ma Pingfan speculated.
"If a late-stage first-tier demonic beast were to appear, the commotion would be enormous, and many people would know about it. However, the people over there haven't made any moves."
Moreover, given his early Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level, he certainly wouldn't survive against a late-stage first-tier demonic beast.
The subordinate bowed and said.
"That makes sense."
Nodding, Ma Pingfan pondered for a moment, then his eyes darted around before he spoke:
Two years ago, Li Guanghui and Gao Shang secretly stole the spiritual plants we planted in our spiritual fields while I was away for a month. At the time, we couldn't hold them accountable because we didn't have any evidence.
Now that they are both seriously injured, they probably don't have time to guard the second-grade and first-grade spirit fields.
Go and arrange for a few skilled men to sneak into the spirit fields they are guarding under cover of darkness, cut down 20,000 each of the Sophora japonica trees and the Purple Spirit Pearls, and bring them back.
If you encounter a menial disciple, just knock them unconscious.
"yes!"
The man's eyes lit up, and he responded.
Back then, a small portion of the spiritual plants they cultivated on the spiritual fields they guarded were stolen by Li Guanghui and Gao Shang, causing them all to be punished by the sect.
Now, they've finally found an opportunity to retaliate and perhaps even gain more benefits.
"By the way, half an hour ago, I received a message from Zhou Renhai, the cousin of Peak Master Zhou. In a few days, he will bring a few people over, saying that he will be hunting down someone for Peak Master Zhou."
Although he didn't tell me who he was going to kill, it was definitely someone very powerful.
We can't be of much help, but we'll arrange for good food and drinks; please prepare them in advance.
Then, Ma Pingfan spoke again.
"yes."
He responded and turned to leave, muttering to himself:
The Zhou family head is our Zhou Fengzhu's cousin. It is said that Zhou Renhai has extremely high cultivation talent and has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm without joining any sect.
This time, he's personally taking action; he's probably at least hunting down a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Li Guanghui and Gao Shang are extremely wealthy."
This time, I actually got something worth 1.1 million low-grade spirit stones for free.
Back at his post, Lin Xiaofei sat cross-legged, looking at the contents of his storage bag with great joy.
After being happy for a while, he picked up a few books made of exotic animal skins and briefly read them through.
"The two books are the Snow Mystery Method, one a basic array formation and the other a basic talisman. They are of little use to me."
However, this earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that Li Guanghui practiced).
Lin Xiaofei flipped through the books one by one, finally picking up a book made of animal hide.
Earth Escape Technique!
"This spell allows you to go underground."
At that time, when Li Guanghui disappeared underground, I didn't know where he went for a while. Although he used this magic to ambush me, I blocked it with a single palm strike.
Moreover, based on the description above, the other party should not have mastered this spell to the point of minor success.
If he were to cultivate to the perfect state, I estimate that it would be difficult to defeat him for the time being.
This spell can be used to ambush enemies or to escape, making it a pretty good spell.
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself and made a judgment.
He felt that this spell was quite interesting, and that he could practice it when he had time.
The next day, at daybreak, Lin Xiaofei stepped out of his cave, looked up at the sky, and whispered:
It didn't snow today, so searching for Niu Kaishan and Gao Yue in the snow-covered forest should be much easier.
After a night of contemplation, he reasoned that for Li Guanghui and Gao Shang to personally come to Yang Guanglin, they must have discovered some extraordinary treasure.
Otherwise, how could two Foundation Establishment cultivators have come to the place he was stationed for no reason?
After a moment of contemplation, his mind stirred, and spiritual energy surged within him.
A flash of black light appeared, and a black flying sword burst forth from the body, hovering before them.
With a light leap, Lin Xiaofei soared into the air, his feet landing on the black flying sword. He cut through the void and headed towards the direction of cultivating the spirit fields.
To the north of the cultivated spiritual fields lies a snow-covered forest, and eight hundred miles further north lies the edge of the great ice and snow forest.
The snowy forest is rich in spiritual energy, which is constantly spreading outwards. Because of this abundant spiritual energy, many low-level spiritual plants grow in the surrounding snow forests.
Many strange beasts will find this place and devour the mature spiritual plants.
There are also powerful exotic beasts or demonic beasts that will turn an area into their own territory, waiting for the spiritual plants to mature before devouring them.
The area surrounding the Ice and Snow Forest is almost entirely situated on first- or second-grade spiritual veins, which makes it easy for low-level spiritual plants to grow and for exotic beasts to be attracted.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiaofei returned to the place where he had killed Yang Guanglin the previous night, chose a direction, and sneaked into the snow forest.
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