They did not rush to continue exploring underground.
Li Ping and Daoist Ji returned from underground to Little Plum Mountain through the formation.
Daoist Ji's mischievous grandson, who liked raiding birds' nests, had stumbled upon an underground spirit vein. Li Ping thought the boy might have great fortune on his side.
Only after asking Daoist Ji did he learn that this grandson was actually a cultivator with spirit roots, and had four-spirit roots just like Ji Shuxuan.
Originally, given the boy's restless nature, Daoist Ji had intended to send him to the Immortal City to cultivate and venture out under Li Ping's guidance, while leaving the mild-mannered Ji Shuxuan to cultivate within the lineage.
But since the boy had discovered the underground spirit vein, Daoist Ji naturally did not dare let him leave.
Children did not know any better, after all. If he accidentally let something slip and outsiders learned of it, the Ji Lineage would suffer a calamity that drowned them all. Thus, this grandson could now only stay obediently at home, closely watched by his grandfather, father, and uncle, all three of whom were mid Qi Refining stage cultivators.
Li Ping nodded slightly. "Brother Ji, in other words, apart from me, only the four of you know about the underground spirit vein?"
On this point, Li Ping fully approved of Daoist Ji's approach.
Naturally, the fewer people who knew a secret, the better.
Ji Shuwen, for instance, had been sent to cultivate in the Crimson Flame Sect. She was too young, and in unfamiliar surroundings; it was hard to say whether she could keep her lips sealed.
Daoist Ji sighed. "How would I dare spread a secret like this around?"
"Good." Li Ping smiled and nodded. "Then I'll go down and kill that demon snake shortly. Brother Ji,