Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 17 Confrontation
"you wanna die!!"

The white-faced old man roared in a mournful voice, his whole body trembling slightly. He had dominated the cultivation world for decades, yet he had been so easily deceived.

He could no longer restrain himself and flew towards Li Xiangming like a madman.

Li Xiangming avoided the attack, retreating repeatedly while simultaneously casting a spell, causing wisps of mist to rise from his body, completely blocking all sight in the dense forest.

This is the spell he learned best in Green Cloud Cave: Mist Manipulation!
"Come out! Get out here right now!"

The white-faced old man was furious. His magical power surged as if it were free, and dozens of wind blades flew out in all directions, cutting down all the trees within a ten-foot radius and blowing away most of the white mist.

Good trick!
Li Xiangming couldn't help but marvel. As expected of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, the power of this move surpassed all the spells he had ever learned.

Perhaps only 'Phantom Wave' can compare to it.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming had an idea and wanted to test the 'Phantom Wave' in actual combat, but after glancing at the unconscious child in the bamboo basket, he restrained his impulse.

The scales of victory are now very close to him; there's no need for any further complications.

Li Xiangming kept dodging, and no matter how powerful the white-faced old man's magic was, it was greatly reduced in this dense forest.

Even during the relentless pursuit, he was hit by a fiery talisman secretly left behind by Li Xiangming, which burned off his beard, leaving him in a sorry state.

It was from this moment that the white-faced old man regained his composure, realizing that if things continued this way, he would surely die.

"The Li family, what a fine Li family!"

The old man with the white face gritted his teeth, wishing he could devour Li Xiangming alive, but in the end he buried his hatred in his heart and chose to run away.

Watching his retreating figure, Li Xiangming frowned: "In another incense stick's time, we'll be out of the Mao District, but I can't keep chasing him."

Outside of Mao District, although it is all wilderness, there are no longer dense forests of this scale, so the two can only rely on their strength when they fight.

Li Xiangming, who was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, was clearly weaker than the white-faced old man.

Just as he was talking to himself, he suddenly sensed something and took out a jade pendant from his storage bag.

The jade pendant was faintly glowing, indicating that some members of the clan had already appeared nearby.

He breathed a sigh of relief, picked a big tree, dug a large hole in the trunk, put the bamboo basket inside, and placed a Vajra talisman in the hole.

The Vajra Talisman is one of the few talismans that can be automatically activated without the need for magical power, and it has protective functions.

After doing all that, he determined the direction and continued chasing after them.

He wanted to claim the credit first.
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Deep in the dense forest, more than a dozen shadows moved about, with Li Xiangren, who was in the lead, looking stern and lost in thought.

At this moment, Li Xiangru, who was standing next to him, showed a happy expression and said, "Brother, Xiangming is nearby."

"Everyone, speed up!"

Li Xiangren gave the order and then sped forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Those around him felt the pressure, gritted their teeth and persevered, and the line began to become a broken straight line.

After a while, Li Xiangren suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a large tree.

Li Xiangru caught up from behind, glanced at it curiously, and said, "It seems to be Xiangming's arrangement."

As he spoke, Li Xiangru took out the bamboo basket from the tree hole and froze.

Four babies were crammed into the narrow space of the bamboo basket, some of their limbs bent out of shape.

A sense of fear arose in Li Xiangru's heart. He recalled Li Xiangren's childhood experiences and couldn't help but turn around to look.

Upon seeing the other person's pale face, one immediately knew that this leader of the Xiang generation had not forgotten that unbearable memory.

"what happened?"

At this moment, people gradually caught up from behind, and one of them asked.

Li Xiangren remained silent, but his entire body flashed with golden light, and he vanished without a trace.

In an instant, a golden light flashed in the distance, destroying all the trees in front of it!

"Has Big Brother gone mad?"

Li Xianglin was dumbfounded.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and follow them."

Li Xiangru gave him a reproachful look, but at the same time he was secretly shocked. Li Xiangren had already reached the point where he could easily achieve "man and sword as one".

The Li family is truly about to rise to prominence.
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Outside of Mao District, Li Xiangming and the white-faced old man were fighting fiercely in a desolate wilderness.

Without the dense forest as a barrier, Li Xiangming was in a sorry state. The white-faced old man hated him to the core, and all kinds of spells roared down like a storm.

Unable to withstand the attack, Li Xiangming had no choice but to use the Water Element Banner to cover himself.

The Water Element Flag is a signature magic weapon of Li Xiangming, combining offense and defense. It was given to him by Fairy Green Cloud. It is entirely azure blue and is modeled after the Water Virtue Flag of the Five Elements Suppressing Wilderness Flag. Although its power is far inferior, it is still a top-tier mid-grade magic weapon.

Seeing that his magic was useless, the white-faced old man decisively summoned a terrifying-looking bone staff. "I admit that I couldn't do anything to you in the forest just now, but I didn't expect you to seek death and chase after me."

"Then don't blame me for being cruel."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the white-faced old man pounced forward, his bone staff slamming down on Li Xiangming.

Li Xiangming raised his eyes, his expression unchanged, and chanted an incantation. Water ripples quickly rose beneath his feet, sending the creature away.

At the same time, he changed his hand seals and raised a water column on the spot, trying to trap the white-faced old man inside.

This is Li Xiangming's second most proficient spell: the Water Prison Spell.

"Whimsical."

The white-faced old man swung his bone staff, and the terrifying magic shattered the water column, sending it flying back again.

Moreover, the white-faced old man was also skilled in throwing hidden weapons, and successively threw out six iron caltrops, which landed precisely on Li Xiangming's escape route.

Seeing this, Li Xiangming's expression turned solemn. He hadn't felt it before in the dense forest, but now that he was facing a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, the pressure had increased dramatically.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, he became even calmer, lit a flame with two fingers, blew hard, and the flame swelled up with the wind, sweeping towards the white-faced old man.

Then the Water Element Flag flew out, fluttering loudly, and took the iron caltrops blocking its way into the flag.

The fiery symbols on the barbed wire crackled, but they couldn't harm the small flag that was covered in water.

As soon as the threat behind him disappeared, Li Xiangming did not turn around, but landed straight on the ground. At the same time, his fingers kept changing, the sound of waves gradually rose, and countless streams of water surrounded his body.

"It's the same move as before."

The old man with the white face had a good memory and remembered that he had been fooled by this trick before.

He immediately sneered, swung his bone staff to disperse the flames in front of him, and transformed his fingers into eagle claws, unleashing his most prized spell—Soul-Slaying Claw.

The two spells collided, but the expected impact did not occur. The white-faced old man seemed to pass through cotton, his momentum unstoppable.

"So it was all just fancy footwork."

The old man with a pale face looked sneer. He said that the young man was ambitious but unrealistic and all show and no substance. What good was his good background?
They should all be the victims of his claws.

However, the thought had barely crossed his mind when another wave surged up and blocked his way.

"How is this going?"

The white-faced old man was caught off guard; his prized "Soul-Slaying Claw" was unable to break through these cotton-like giant waves.

If that's the case, then let's confront each other head-on!
The white-faced old man's malevolent aura surged, and he unleashed his full power, causing two massive bursts of magical energy to erupt instantly.

"Oh!"

"Bang!!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another.

Li Xiangming leaped up from the smoke and dust, his breath weak and blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

On the other side, the white-faced old man also looked disheveled, but he was in much better condition than Li Xiangming.

"You little brat, you're quite capable, but unfortunately you're too young. You're going to die here today."

The white-faced old man sneered. After several exchanges, he may not have gained an absolute advantage, but based on his experience, he judged that the brat's magical power was about to run out.

When a cultivator loses his magical powers, he is a lamb to the slaughter.

Li Xiangming remained silent, just as the white-faced old man had said, his magical power was already failing.

But without bait, how can you make the fish lose their minds and willingly take the bait?

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming touched the storage bag and smiled.

Does a lone individual want to fight him?

Dreaming!
As the jade pendant in the storage bag trembled slightly, a golden light flashed overhead.

"What is this?"

The white-faced old man hurriedly landed on the ground, trying to dodge, but Jin Guangshun followed him down.

With a loud thud, the white-faced old man collapsed to the ground, clutching his abdomen, bewildered and at a loss.

The confusion quickly vanished, and the white-faced old man came to his senses, his face filled with disbelief.

"It's a flying sword."

The pale-faced old man struggled to his feet, but by then a strange man had appeared beside him, a golden flying sword gleaming in his hand.

Li Xiangming stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting: "Big Brother."

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