Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

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Chi Laiyong's gaze was deep. He turned to look at Ji Shilun, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

“Brother Ji, I am different from you. You still have the responsibility to give back to your family, but I have to give back to my family.”

"It's rare to receive such accurate intelligence this time, so I had to come. But you might not be so sure. If you're worried about the danger, you can wait until the commander arrives before you make your move. I won't blame you."

"Bullshit! Do you think I, Ji Shilun, am the kind of person who would stand idly by while my friends are gone?"

Ji Shilun was greatly dissatisfied.

Hearing Ji Shilun's words, Chi Laiyong was quite moved and said, "I was judging you by my own petty standards. It is my good fortune to have a friend like Brother Ji in this life."

"Alright, stop looking so pathetic."

Ji Shilun waved his hand dismissively, then suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice, "You always come and go with Wei Fei, and Lin Hao is very dissatisfied with you. He has complained to the regimental commander many times."

"I sought out Wei Fei to buy information, which ultimately contributed to the Demon Hunting Team. Even if the team leader was unhappy behind my back, he wouldn't say anything to me."

"The key is behind the scenes. They might make things difficult for you later." Ji Shilun's eyes showed a hint of worry.

"Don't forget who planted us."

Chi Laiyong shook his head.

The Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group has now become an unofficial force of the Li family.

As a trusted confidant of Li Xiangming, he had repeatedly made meritorious contributions to the demon-hunting group.

Unless Lü Mao is completely out of his mind, he wouldn't deliberately target him.

"It's good that you're confident."

Ji Shilun said no more and focused on staring at the distant hillside.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Shilun nudged Chi Laiyong and said in a deep voice, "It's almost time. If we wait any longer, the regimental commander and the others will arrive."

"I'll make the first move to test the waters, and you can adapt to the situation."

Chi Laiyong's eyes flashed with the sharpness of a hunter. He moved swiftly, like a lightning bolt shattering the tranquility of the jungle.

Three years of demon hunting not only honed his skills but also imbued his magic with an indescribable killing intent.

This murderous aura, like frost, spread rapidly through the air, alarming the distant target.

"Who is acting arrogant here?"

A loud shout rang out, the sound like thunder, shaking the leaves of the surrounding trees.

Yu Chong emerged from his hiding place. In his early thirties, his face looked as rugged as a sculpted rock, and his eyes were as sharp as knives.

Upon seeing Chi Laiyong, Yu Chong's expression turned extremely ugly.

He could tell at a glance that the other person had come for him, and a question arose in his mind: "How did you know my location?"

Since killing Li Xiangyan and seizing the elixir, Yu Chong has disguised himself several times to deliberately confuse his pursuers, and even the Li family could not find him.

But he was surprised that someone came to his door after only two days in Puyin Mountain.

“The Li family has eyes and ears all over Puyin Mountain; you’ve walked right into their trap.”

Chi Laiyong laughed loudly, his voice tinged with mockery.

The Li family's main area of ​​activity is still Danggui Mountain. They only have a small animal trapping house in Puyin Mountain, and even that trapping house is currently just an empty shell.

Yu Chong may have known this, which is why he wanted to use the crowded and chaotic Puyin Mountain to escape the Li family's pursuit.

But he could not have imagined that, under Li Xiangming's planning, the Li family's infiltration of Puyin Mountain had reached an unimaginable level.

Upon arriving at Puyin Mountain, Yu Chong was immediately targeted by the Demon Hunting Guild.

Although they did not know where Yu Chong was hiding, the Demon Hunting Guild still reported several locations where Yu Chong had appeared.

The intelligence brokers outside the mountains desperately analyzed Yu Chong's location based on these directions.

Yu Chong had just arrived, and it was impossible for him to plunge headlong into the dangerous Puyin Mountain without any preparation.

He dared not go to Monkey Valley, so he sought out some traveling merchants to purchase essential medicines such as the Burning Evil Pill and the Hundred Herbs Pill.

But he was unlucky; he ended up contacting a traveling merchant from the Puyinshan Guild Hall.

After much deliberation, Wei Fei quickly located Yu Chong's temporary cave dwelling and sold this information to Chi Laiyong.

Upon hearing Chi Laiyong's words, Yu Chong's face darkened.

He couldn't tell what was real and what was fake, but he also felt that this place was no longer a good place to stay.

"Kid, this is a feud between me and the Li family. It has nothing to do with your demon-hunting group. If you know what's good for you, I advise you to leave, lest you become a victim of my hammer."

As he spoke, Yu Chong brandished the bronze hammer in his hand, creating a whistling sound as if to declare his formidable strength.

Chi Laiyong, however, looked disdainful, twirling his copper staff in his hand and responding defiantly. "Yu Chong, you may have the cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Refining, but in front of the Li family, you are nothing but an ant."

"You shouldn't have robbed the Li family's goods, and you definitely shouldn't have killed any members of the Li family."

"Right now, in the Puyin Mountains, there are countless people who want to take your life and claim the reward from the Li family."

"You can't kill me, and you can't escape from here."

As Chi Laiyong finished speaking, Ji Shilun's figure appeared like a ghost, his sharp sword gleaming coldly as it pointed directly at Yu Chong's vitals.

Yu Chong's face was ashen. Faced with Chi Laiyong's provocation and Ji Shilun's surprise attack, a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

The copper hammer seemed to come alive in his hands; the air currents it generated as it spun were like gusts of wind, completely shattering Ji Shilun's sword energy.

However, Chi Laiyong's attack had already arrived; the copper rod, accompanied by a whooshing sound, was aimed directly at Yu Chong's face.

"Ants?"

Yu Chong's voice was like thunder, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

"What right do you, a mere sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator, have to spout such nonsense in front of me?"

Yu Chong roared, and the power fluctuations on the copper hammer spread outwards like a tsunami. Chi Laiyong felt a huge force strike him and was thrown away, landing heavily in the distance.

However, Chi Laiyong was not injured and quickly regained his balance, though his expression was extremely solemn.

He had seen many cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining make their moves, such as Ge Yi, Lü Mao, and Tang Xueyan, but none of them possessed the same imposing presence as Yu Chong. Yu Chong's ability to win the championship in the Changyang Valley's minor martial arts competition was indeed extraordinary.

In just one glance, Chi Laiyong realized he had overestimated himself and immediately called out, "Brother Ji, the array plate!"

After saying that, Chi Laiyong slammed the copper rod in his hand into the ground and used the force to leap to the side.

Yu Chong's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly looked at Ji Shilun.

The array plate is a special magical artifact crafted by a weapon refiner specifically for an array master, according to the master's requirements.

With this item, array masters can inscribe array patterns on it and condense arrays.

Although the array plate can only hold a limited amount of array materials and the array patterns can only be inscribed on it, the array formations on the array plate are almost incomparable to the array formations set up by traditional array masters using the energy of heaven and earth.

However, array disks are easy to carry, simple to activate, and can be reused.

These are advantages that traditional formations do not have.

Therefore, array plates gradually replaced traditional arrays and became the mainstream of array techniques in the cultivation world—at least in the field of small-scale arrays.

Once you get your hands on this thing, even someone who isn't a formation master can use it, and it activates very quickly.

If the kid behind me has an array plate, I'll be in danger.

Thinking of this, Yu Chong's face darkened, and he decided to kill Ji Shilun first.

Although Ji Shilun's swordsmanship was commendable, he was no match for him.

Let's get rid of this menace first, then it won't be too late to tear apart Chi Laiyong's mouth.

However, just as he was preparing to attack Ji Shilun, Chi Laiyong's sudden action startled him.

A jet-black array plate traced a graceful arc in the air before landing on the ground. Chi Laiyong muttered incantations, and the array plate began to shimmer with a faint light.

"not good!"

Yu Chong thought to himself, "How could I not know I've been tricked?"
The person who possessed the array was not Ji Shilun, but Chi Laiyong.

Yu Chong roared, his entire body surging with magical power, the light on his bronze hammer shining even brighter, and he turned and charged toward Chi Laiyong, trying to stop him before the formation was activated.

"late."

Chi Laiyong sneered and lightly traced a line on the array plate with his finger, causing the power of the array to surge.

"Wait!"

Just then, a figure streaked across the sky like a meteor and appeared on the battlefield.

"The Li family?"

The newcomer was dressed like a member of the Li family, which surprised Chi Laiyong and Ji Shilun.

Yu Chong recognized the man immediately; it was Li Jihu. His face turned ashen.

Li Jihu's gaze was like lightning, fixed on Yu Chong, his eyes flashing with anger and murderous intent.

"Yu Chong, you killed my brother and betrayed the Li family. Today is your death day!"

(End of this chapter)