Li Qingyuan had barely completed his breakthrough when he heard Qin Miaoyi's order summoning all Foundation Establishment cultivators. He immediately flew out of his cave dwelling and headed for Purple Sun Peak, the main peak of the spirit vein.
By the time he arrived, Zhou Kui, Su Hong, Liu Changfeng, and Yan Yao, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators, had long since gathered there.
On the open-air plaza, Qin Miaoyi sat leisurely in a grand master's chair, sipping tea. Her lips curved upward, her beautiful eyes bright with vigor, as though none of the Foundation Establishment Venerables present were worth her notice.
At her sides crouched two Second-Tier great demons: the Twin-headed Green Bird at the second-tier mid stage, and the Three-Colored Flying Centipede at Second-Tier Early Stage Perfection. Both great demons waited for her command.
Zhou Kui asked, "Family Patriarch, you summoned Fellow Daoist Su Hong and me here months ago, yet we have only handled trivial matters."
"If there is no important business, I respectfully request permission to leave and return to my family."
Hearing this, Su Hong stepped forward as well. "The same goes for me."
A trace of aloofness and majesty appeared on Qin Miaoyi's peerlessly lovely face as she said calmly, "You two need not be so anxious. The truly important matter is beginning now."
"This matter can only succeed with all of your assistance."
Zhou Kui asked, "May I ask what matter it is, Family Patriarch?"
Qin Miaoyi's expression remained placid. "You will know soon enough."
As her words fell, her beautiful eyes swept over the five Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators and landed on Li Qingyuan.
Li Qingyuan stood with his head high and chest out, radiant and high-spirited. With a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, he looked at Qin Miaoyi