Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 113 Rejection
Li Xiangming knew his family's ways well. If Chi Jingtong died, the Li family would immediately abandon the weak Chi family, and all previous agreements would be null and void.

That's why Li Xiangming instructed Chi Jingtong more than half a year ago that the Chi family's fate was in his hands.

Unfortunately, Chi Jingtong did not listen to him and still took action to protect the spirit field, which aggravated his injuries.

He declined to comment on this, and remained silent when asked by Chi Jingtong.

Seeing this, Chi Jingtong understood the situation and sighed deeply.

Once he dies, the Chi family won't even have the right to be exploited by the Li family.

"When I was young, I was so full of vigor and ambition. I took the world as my home and the mountains and forests as my friends. Sometimes I studied magic, and sometimes I discussed philosophy with my friends. Wasn't that a joy?"

"Whenever I run out of money, I ask for help and it is always done. Sometimes I call on my friends to hunt monsters and enjoy myself. I have also had unrealistic fantasies and ventured into dangerous places in search of opportunities, experiencing life and death."

"Back then, I thought I could live a carefree life. Family? I never even thought about it."

"Later, I and several friends participated in the Battle of Nanbin, fighting against countless demons and monsters we had never heard of before. At the most intense time, we returned wounded every day and once thought we were going to die."

"But I was lucky and survived, while half of my companions were never found, and the other half died from their injuries when they returned to camp, leaving only a few words behind."

“I listened to all their last words. The most common wish was that I could take care of their descendants.”

"However, when the war ended and I went to look for the addresses, nine out of ten were empty. In the end, I only found two households and gave them a fortune."

"In the span of a few decades, countless changes occur. What about the grand mansions of today? They may decline or even disappear tomorrow."

"Thus, my friends will leave no trace in the world."

At this point, Chi Jingtong's eyes filled with sorrow: "I don't want to end up like them, so I gathered our bloodlines, established the Chi family, hoping to cultivate cultivators and protect my descendants for generations to come."

“Establishing a family of cultivators is difficult, but I have succeeded in the end. Lai Yong, You Yan and others all have spiritual roots and have entered the path of cultivation. A hundred years from now, the Chi family will have several or even dozens of cultivators. Even without me, they can still stand in the world.”

"The premise is that the Chi family has to survive for a hundred years."

Li Xiangming added that countless cultivation families are born every day in the cultivation world. After all, marrying and having children is normal, and establishing a family is also reasonable.

But how many of these will actually rise to prominence?

The reason why the Li family was able to rise so quickly was because the Li family patriarch was a Golden Core cultivator.

Under the leadership of their ancestor, the Li family once boasted a glorious history of producing four Golden Core cultivators, far surpassing the current strength of the Bailu Sect.

Even so, the Li family failed to gain a foothold in the cultivation world.

They were even implicated and nearly wiped out because they chose the wrong side. A small number of them ended up in Linan Road and established the current Li family of Danggui Mountain.

As for the Chi family, a family established by a Qi Refining cultivator, how easy is it for them to gain a foothold in the cultivation world?
“That’s right. The Chi family needs enough time to wait for the next generation to flourish, but after I die, the Chi family will definitely be coveted by others. Let alone a hundred years, it won’t even last ten years.”

"Therefore, the Chi family needs a protector, such as your Li family."

"But for your large Foundation Establishment family, the spiritual herbs produced by the Chi family every year are dispensable, not to mention that the Chi family's production will decrease sharply after my death."

“I know very well that even if the Chi family attaches itself to your Li family, it will not be valued. But if it relies on you personally, the outcome may be different.”

Chi Jingtong passed through many tunnels.

Compared to the Li family, Li Xiangming's personal size is naturally much smaller, and the spiritual herbs produced by the Chi family will go from being a useless commodity to a highly sought-after prize.

After a moment's thought, Li Xiangming voiced his doubts: "Patriarch Chi has gone to great lengths for his descendants, which is admirable, but why did he come to me? My strength is far from sufficient to protect the Chi family."

Generally, cultivators who possess the Yi clan must at least be at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Foundation Establishment is a watershed moment. Although the cultivation world values ​​spiritual root aptitude, most sects have spiritual root requirements when recruiting disciples.

What's strange is that countless people with Heavenly Spiritual Roots are stuck in the Qi Refining stage. And there are also many with Four Spiritual Roots and Five Spiritual Roots who have embarked on the Golden Core path.

Therefore, in the eyes of many experienced cultivators, only those geniuses who can establish their foundation can be called geniuses.

Li Xiangming, for example, although he was only in his twenties and had the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining, he had not yet established his foundation. In principle, he was not worthy of Chi Jingtong entrusting the entire clan with his duties.

Chi Jingtong only vaguely summarized this with the word "vision".

"I once sent Yong to Changyang Valley to exchange for pills. I heard that the market in Changyang Valley was the work of Manager Li?"

"Yes."

"Lai Yong said that Changyang Valley is no less than the markets outside, and Danggui Mountain is the entrance to the middle section of Puyin Mountain. In the future, many cultivators will pass through it. Manager Li's move will bring great benefits to the Li family."

Chi Jingtong's eyes shone brightly. Li Xiangming was so young, yet he had such insight and had become the head of a department.

Their future status will only rise higher and higher.

The Chi family can't bind the entire Li family, but binding Li Xiangming has the same effect.

Of course, he could also seek help from Li Qianyou.

However, Li Qian's friend was already middle-aged and his cultivation level was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining. By the time he reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, he might be fifty or sixty years old. If he did not take the Foundation Establishment Pill, he would basically lose the possibility of establishing a foundation in this lifetime.

Li Xiangming, on the other hand, is no less skilled, capable, or powerful than Li Qianyou, and is also younger, giving him a greater chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

Between the two, is it even a question?
"Patriarch Chi, you flatter me. I was merely reciting the ideas of my predecessors; it's nothing to mention. As for the Chi family..."

Li Xiangming did not say the second half of his sentence, but his meaning was clear.

Although Chi Jingtong wanted to entrust the Chi family to him, even at the cost of making the Chi family a servant clan.

But Li Xiangming knew his own situation was too complicated for him to handle.

If it were just a few cultivators like Chi Laiyong and Chi Youyan, it would be fine; he could find a place to settle down in Changyang Valley.

Putting everything else aside, as long as the Li family is still around, twenty years of peace and stability will not be a problem.

However, the Chi family is a large family. In addition to the Chi family cultivators, there are thousands of ordinary people in Xiaolan Valley, who also need Li Xiangming's protection.

The problem is that most of Li Xiangming's power comes from the Li family.

Relying on his status as a cultivator from the Li family and the head of the accounting office, Li Xiangming could easily summon Foundation Establishment cultivators to help him, or dozens of Qi Refining experts to cheer him on.

Once he loses these identities, Li Xiangming will just be an ordinary Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator. He may have some skills, but Chi Jingtong, who is also at the Qi Refining Level 8, ended up with serious and incurable injuries. How much better off can Li Xiangming be?

Therefore, he was not qualified to take in the Chi family, nor could he afford to support such a large family.

Unless the Li family is involved.

But in doing so, Li Xiangming went too far.

You're just a Qi Refining cultivator, what gives you the right to take on thousands of servants?
Isn't this making everyone in the Li family with a higher cultivation level than you uncomfortable?

Furthermore, as the head of the Household Accounting Office, instead of serving the family, you cultivate your own power and announce it to the public. What do you call that?
wild ambition?

In any case, Li Xiangming didn't have that title, nor did he want to endure the gossip from his family.

The Chi family, in particular, had once submitted to the Li family and paid tribute.

(End of this chapter)