Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 145 Shen Family
"I see."

Li Xiangming nodded to indicate that he understood, and then looked at Li Chengkang.

"No need for you to worry, fellow Daoist. We have our own arrangements."

Li Chengkang replied in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the fisherman's smile faded, and he gave Li Xiangming and the others a deep look before slowly steering his fishing boat away.

"When traveling, we must be careful. These people are of unknown origin. If they have ill intentions and lead us into the depths of the fog, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Chengkang gave instructions, saying that although he was not a native cultivator of Wei County, he had been here many times and was quite familiar with the rumors circulating around him.

In the Misty Immortal Lake, there are many cultivators who impersonate boatmen and make a living by ferrying passengers.

These rabbis would take their guests to a pre-arranged location in the lake.

If the guest's cultivation level is low, the ambushing cultivators on either side will swarm in, killing and robbing them.

If the guest is not easy to deal with, the robber has a way to deal with it, and will directly use the "hide" technique.

But the Jie Xiu wasn't really hiding; he was using the thick fog to conceal himself nearby, watching them intently.

Ordinary cultivators are trapped in the thick fog, unable to call for help from heaven or earth.

Even if it wanted to fly away, it couldn't find its way.

At this point, the robbers will step in and demand that the guests leave money for passage.

In the end, in order to leave safely, most cultivators had no choice but to compromise with the tribulation cultivators.

Li Chengkang naturally refused to take that risk and told everyone to calm down.

After a while, another small boat sailed onto the lake.

"Are those Uncle Li's relatives up ahead?"

A fair-skinned middle-aged monk stood at the bow of the ship and asked loudly.

"That's right, my name is Li Chengkang."

"It turns out it was Second Uncle who came in person. Your nephew, Shen Fengyu."

Shen Fengyu quickly bowed.

The two sides exchanged greetings, and Li Xiangming learned of Shen Fengyu's identity as the guide sent by the Shen family to direct the Li family.

Shen Fengyu first exchanged a few words with Li Chengkang, then patted Li Xiangyu on the shoulder and said with emotion, "Xiangyu, it's been three years since we last met. Your cultivation has improved even more. Congratulations!"

Li Xiangyu remained calm. What did it matter if his cultivation improved?
Not even at the Qi Refining stage yet?

There is nothing to be proud of if one has not yet laid the foundation.

Seeing this, Shen Fengyu smiled. He liked Li Xiangyu's calm and unassuming nature.

Then, Shen Fengyu looked at Li Xiangming and asked, "Is this the child who is going to draw the Return to Nothingness Rune?"

"That's right, it's my Xiangming, what do you think?"

Li Chengkang spoke in a low voice, using divine sense to transmit the latter part.

"Oh?"

Shen Fengyu understood the underlying meaning in Li Chengkang's words and couldn't help but scrutinize Li Xiangming carefully.

"The child is quite handsome, but I wonder about his cultivation level."

He had just secretly probed with his divine sense, but found nothing amiss.

Of course, it's also possible that I made too little noise, since it's generally inappropriate to spy on someone's cultivation level right in front of them.

"Not bad, I've been at the eighth level of Qi Refining for a year now."

Li Chengkang stroked his beard and hair, a smile playing on his lips.

"Eighth level of Qi training?"

Shen Fengyu was extremely surprised and hurriedly asked, "How old is this child?"

"Four years younger than Xiang Yu."

Upon hearing this, Shen Fengyu's gaze turned serious.

If I remember correctly, Li Xiangyu is twenty-eight years old this year, or twenty-four if he is four years younger.

It's not easy to have this level of skill at the age of twenty-four.

If you're lucky, you might even be able to establish your foundation before the age of thirty.

The Shen family estimated that Li Xiangyu would reach the Foundation Establishment stage around the age of thirty.

Thinking of this, Shen Fengyu's eyes burned with fervor as he looked at Li Xiangming, as if he were examining a rare treasure.

Li Xiangming naturally noticed Shen Fengyu's unusual behavior and felt very uncomfortable.

I couldn't help but cast a question mark at Lee Sang-yu.

I wonder if this member of the Shen family has any quirks.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiangyu simply closed his eyes to rest and ignored him completely.

Seeing this, Shen Fengyu coughed and said, "Come back to the island with me first, and we can talk about it in detail when we get back."
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The Shen family's Demon-Sealing Island is very large.

After landing on the island, Li Xiangming flew along the way and saw no fewer than ten ordinary towns. These towns were not as large as Changtai Township, but they could easily accommodate 120,000 to 130,000 people.

A simple calculation shows that there are no fewer than a million ordinary people on the island.

This is not a small amount.

Without a foundation built over hundreds of years, it would be impossible to support so many people.

This shows that the Shen family is more powerful than the Li family.

Strangely, the Shen family treated the Li family very politely.

Along the way, every Shen family cultivator he encountered greeted Li Chengkang.

Moreover, the Shen family cultivators addressed Li Chengkang as Second Uncle or Second Uncle, almost the same as the Li family.

No wonder the Shen family was willing to have high-level runes inscribed for him; the relationship between the two families was better than Li Xiangming had imagined.

“The inscription of the runes cannot be rushed. The family is already making preparations. You can stay here for now. As for Xiangyu, come with me. Your mother wants to see you.”

After leading Li Xiangming and the others to a secluded courtyard, Shen Fengyu then gave Li Xiangyu some instructions.

Li Xiangyu glanced at Li Chengkang.

Li Chengkang nodded; naturally, he wouldn't say a word when the mother and son met.

Shortly after, Shen Fengyu and Li Xiangyu left.

"Xiangming, besides bringing you and Xiangyu here, I also have important matters to discuss with Shen Qiushui. Please wait patiently and do not wander around or offend the elders of the Shen family."

"Yes!"

Li Xiangming replied helplessly, "So everyone's busy, and I'm the only one living in this huge courtyard."

However, he was happy to have some peace and quiet, and took advantage of this free time to refine the Weeping Spirit Desolate Sky Chain.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Li Xiangming had stayed at the Shen family's house for ten days.

During these ten days, there were indeed some reports about the runes.

In fact, the Shen family had themselves inscribed three "grass patterns".

The so-called grass pattern is a simulation before the official inscription of the runes.

It has no power of its own and will dissipate on its own after a few days.

According to the Shen family, the Guixu Rune is a second-tier high-grade rune, and at least five grass patterns must be inscribed to ensure a good success rate.

Li Xiangming had no objection to this, and he cooperated exceptionally well in order to successfully draw the Guixu rune.

However, after the three grass patterns, the Shen family never contacted him again.

Even Li Chengkang and Li Xiangyu have disappeared.

"Is nothing going to happen?"

Li Xiangming was vaguely worried. It wasn't surprising that he couldn't find Li Chengkang, after all, the other party was a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, and there must be many things he couldn't have thought of to do.

But it's a bit strange that we can't find Lee Sang-woo.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiangming decided to go out and inquire.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, a mysterious fluctuation of magical power appeared within Li Xiangming's spiritual sense range.

Frowning slightly, Li Xiangming ignored him. After all, this was Shen family territory, so it was normal for Shen family cultivators to be present.

However, as he walked slowly, the fluctuations of magical energy around him lingered.

Why don't you show yourself?

Li Xiangming could tell that there was only one person on the other side.

Sure enough, in a corner, a girl of about fourteen or fifteen peeked out and asked in confusion, "You were able to spot me?"

Li Xiangming was speechless for a moment. With such a clumsy tracking method, it would be difficult for him not to notice.

"Were you sent by the Shen family?"

Li Xiangming asked the question.

"No! I... I was sent by the Lian family."

The little girl rolled her eyes.

"The Lian family? Which Lian family?"

"The Lian family of Ling Snake Island."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming couldn't help but scrutinize the other party: "The Lian family and the Shen family of Ling Snake Island are sworn enemies. If you are surnamed Lian, I will arrest you and hand you over to the Shen family."

"what?"

The little girl clearly hadn't expected this, and quickly waved her hand, saying, "My surname isn't Lian."

"So what's your surname? Shen?"

Seeing that she had been exposed, the girl dejectedly lowered her hand: "My surname is indeed Shen, and my name is Shen Rube."

(End of this chapter)