Little Plum Mountain.
The moment Li Ping and Yan Hengchuan arrived, Ji Shuchen was alerted.
After bringing the children of the three lineages into order, he hurried over and called out with a smile, "Uncle Li, Hengchuan."
Ji Shuchen, Ji Shuxuan, and Yan Hengchuan were around the same age. Back then, they had received their first lessons in the Immortal Dao from Daoist Ji on Little Plum Mountain together, making them friends since childhood.
Later, Ji Shuchen had remained in the Jiang Kingdom, while Ji Shuxuan and Yan Hengchuan had been sent to Windmist Immortal City to study under Ji Ping, parting ways with him.
But their friendship had not changed.
Thus, after Yan Hengchuan reached Foundation Establishment and returned to the Jiang Kingdom, he and Ji Shuchen often visited each other and continued to address each other as brothers. Neither changed their form of address or grew distant because of the difference in their cultivation.
Li Ping looked at Ji Shuchen. "Keep those children in order and don't let them run around. I'll take Hengchuan into the underground spirit vein shortly and clear out all the demon beasts in the Cold Pool."
Ji Shuchen froze for a moment, but delight soon spread across his face. "Yes, Uncle Li!"
Uncle Li's words had confirmed his suspicions. Uncle Li truly was already a Core Formation True Person.
"Oh, and you and Hengchuan should make preparations." Li Ping nodded, then added solemnly, "Have the artifact refiners of your three lineages turn those demon beast materials into magic artifacts for your own use. Don't put them up for sale."
There were two main reasons for his instructions.
First, the demon beasts in the underground Cold Pool were all rather unusual. If large quantities of uncommon materials flowed into the market, they might well