Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 122 New Cooperation
The Qin family's good days had just begun when they were interrupted by the Geng family.

Therefore, the Qin family strongly protested, demanding that the Geng family honor the spirit of the contract and resume cooperation.

But the Geng family absolutely refused.

The two sides kept arguing, which eventually escalated and led to war.

As for the Liu family, they have always stood on the side of the Qin family.

He just didn't personally get involved.

I wonder what their true intentions are in stepping in to mediate this time.

According to Geng Shiheng, the Liu family's reason was that the southeast was united, and as long as the Li, Geng, Liu, and Qin families remained stable and acted in unison, they would always occupy a place in Pu County.

Conversely, if the four families fight amongst themselves, Bailu Sect will sooner or later extend its reach into the heart of the four families' territory—Puyin Mountain.

Li Xiangming agrees with this statement.

The strength of Bailu Sect lies in Xuanling Zhenren. If Xuanling Zhenren does not take action, Bailu Sect may not have as many Foundation Establishment cultivators as the four sects combined.

Therefore, they naturally dared not easily offend the four families.

However, if they were to be defeated one by one, there would be no need for Master Xuanling; the Bailu Sect would be completely overwhelmed.

Of course, Geng Shiheng also talked about the Geng family's thoughts.

According to informants, the Qin family has been inviting the Liu family to help them for the past few years.
However, the Liu family did not respond.

Now that he's suddenly stepping in to broker a deal, it's inevitable that he has new motives.

If the Geng family takes a hard line, the Liu family is very likely to side with the Qin family.

Taking this into account, and considering the immense pressure the Geng family was under during the war, they reluctantly agreed to peace talks.

"Now that you've chosen to negotiate with the Qin family, do you still want to continue your business in Puyin Mountain?"

Li Xiangming asked the question that concerned him most.

Although neither party explicitly stated it, anyone with a discerning eye can see the hidden significance behind the Puyin Mountain route.

If the Geng family loses the Qin family as a major enemy, this line of work will undoubtedly become useless.

At least for the Geng family, there is absolutely no need to concede any benefits to the Li family.

“Not only do I want to do it, but I also have new business opportunities to share with you.”

Geng Shiheng looked around, but gave an unexpected answer.

"Oh?"

Li Xiangming's curiosity was immediately piqued.

Geng Shiheng did not reveal the answer immediately, but asked, "I heard that your Li family has been hiding in Puyin Mountain for the past few months, capturing demonic beasts?"

This is no secret; it can't be hidden. Li Xiangming pondered for a moment, then nodded in acknowledgment.

"So, it seems your Li family has quite a few beast tamers?"

"No, if there were really many beast tamers, the Li family wouldn't be known for its magic."

Li Xiangming shook his head.

In fact, the Li family currently has quite a few beast tamers, a total of twenty-one, seventeen of whom have the surname Li and four of whom have other surnames.

These people bear the heavy responsibility of the Li family's transformation, and for their safety, the Li family even sealed off the Beast Breeding Peak.

However, among these twenty-one people, although they were called beast tamers, very few were truly outstanding; most were newcomers temporarily trained by the Li family.

The only ones capable of doing the work are Li Xianghong and four experienced beast tamers hired from outside at high prices.

Everyone else, whether they belong to the Qian or Xiang generation, can only do odd jobs or tame low-level monsters.

Under these circumstances, Li Xiangming certainly couldn't boast about the beast-breeding house, nor did he want to expose the Li family's beast-taming expertise.

"It's better than the Geng family."

Geng Shiheng sighed. The Geng family had long ago formulated a strategic policy that suited local conditions, vigorously exploring the mineral veins under their jurisdiction to preserve their resources and prepare for the future development of weapon refining.

Unfortunately, this move was thwarted by the Qin family. All the profits the Geng family had made from mining over the past few years had been used to fund the war effort, resulting in losses. Naturally, dissenting voices arose within the Geng family.

Following the principle of adapting to local conditions, the Geng family quickly set their sights on Puyin Mountain behind them, wanting to develop the art of beast taming to break the deadlock.

However, the same problem remains: the Geng family has no tradition of beast taming, and there has never been a beast tamer before. Only when they actually embark on this path do they realize how difficult it is to tame beasts.

Currently, the beast tamers in the Geng family are all trained from common beast taming traditions bought from the market.

They're all just amateurs, not even as good as the Li family.

Unfortunately, the Geng family made the same decision as the Li family, sending their subordinates to capture monsters on a large scale.

"My family has too many monsters to manage right now, so we'd like to sell some of them to you."

"Don't worry, they're all good stuff. If they were ordinary, we would have released them."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Do you have an illustrated guide?"

"Of course."

As he spoke, Geng Shiheng took out a notebook and handed it to Li Xiangming.

Li Xiangming glanced through it and got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

The Geng family did capture a lot of good things, but their beast tamers couldn't digest them.

Taking it to Pushui Market is the same as selling it. Selling it to the Li family will not only earn you spirit stones, but also give you a favor and strengthen your relationship with the Li family. Why not?
Furthermore, Li Xiangming also realized that the Geng family had cooperated with the Qin family and had obtained some of the Qin family's technology for free.

Is this collaboration with the Li family a ploy to freeload off their beast-taming technology?
After all, since the Geng family sells demonic beasts, they will definitely want to buy the Li family's spirit pets as well.

The Li family can't possibly treat their pets like thieves and refuse to sell even one, can they?
As long as they sell the spirit pets, the Geng family can always find some clues about them, thereby improving their beast-taming skills.

But after thinking it over, Li Xiangming didn't think it was a bad thing.

Although both companies are developing the art of beast taming and are in competition, neither of their technologies is yet to mature.

As long as the Li family protects Li Xianghong and the Wanlingpu, that's enough.

It's not a big deal if other people sell the spirit pets they've tamed, even if it's discovered that they're illegitimate.

The Li family was even worried that these people wouldn't be able to sell the spirit pets they had tamed.

In contrast, the most important thing for the Li family is that they can obtain more rare monsters and more experimental opportunities through cooperation with the Geng family.

At that time, the skill level of the Li family's beast tamers will surely improve by leaps and bounds.

With their first-mover advantage, how can the Geng family's spirit pets compete with the Li family's?
Moreover, the situations of the Li family and the Qin family are different. The Geng family severed cooperation with the Qin family, angering the Qin family, but could not anger the Li family.

Puyin Mountain is so vast, and there are countless monsters.

Even if the Geng family resorts to their old tricks and terminates the agreement, it will not cause any harm to the Li family.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming slowly nodded: "I will convey your message to the family, but shouldn't this kind of thing be discussed between your elders and our head of the family?"

"Your family and the Qin family were received together, so this matter is not suitable to be made public."

Geng Shiheng was somewhat embarrassed.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming was speechless. He hadn't expected that Li Qianxiong would arrange for the two families to be together in order to avoid suspicion.

No wonder Geng Shiheng came to see me in private.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and then Li Xiangming dismissed Geng Shiheng.

The sudden arrival of the Geng family must have made the Qin family nervous, so they couldn't possibly leave immediately.

It looks like things will be lively at home for the next few days.

However, as the head of the accounting office, he didn't need to get involved.

The Blackwater Serpent is what he should be thinking about.

Li Xiangming wrote down Geng Shiheng's purpose and his own opinion, then placed it in Changlin House before heading to Puyin Mountain.

(End of this chapter)