Whoosh!
The black Flying Boat sped over and stopped above Little Plum Mountain.
Li Ping stepped out of the Flying Boat, then waved a hand and stowed it in his Storage Bag before flying down.
His arrival soon alerted the Ji Lineage, and Daoist Ji hurried out to welcome him inside.
The Ji Lineage was a small cultivation family. Aside from Ji Shuwen, who had joined the Crimson Flame Sect in the neighboring Yun Kingdom, and Ji Shuxuan, who had gone to the Immortal City to make his way in the world,
six cultivators remained on Little Plum Mountain: Daoist Ji's two sons, two grandsons, one granddaughter, and Daoist Ji himself.
Except for one of the grandsons, they all had five-spirit roots.
The Ji Lineage's cultivators lived on the spirit land atop the mountain, while its mortals lived halfway up Little Plum Mountain and at its foot.
Once Daoist Ji had welcomed him into the room, Li Ping took out the Contract Deed for Little Plum Mountain's spirit land with a smile and placed it on the table before Daoist Ji could speak.
Daoist Ji looked puzzled. "Brother Li, what is this?"
Li Ping smiled at him, tapping the words "Little Plum Mountain" on the Contract Deed with a fingertip. His smile was open and candid. "Brother Ji, before coming here, I made a special trip to the Yu Household at Azure Peak Lake and bought Little Plum Mountain's spirit land. This is its Contract Deed."
The Jiang Kingdom was ruled by the Jiang Lineage, a Core Formation cultivation family. The Contract Deed had also been issued by the Jiang Lineage and carried its backing; possession of it established ownership of the spirit land.
At those words, Daoist Ji abruptly sat upright. He pinched the edge of the Contract Deed