Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 202 Breakthrough
Daishan.

On a vacant grassy slope, Ma Wu gritted his teeth, and a millstone-sized vortex of magical power condensed in front of him.

With a roar, countless magical arrows shot out like a meteor shower, tearing through the air with sharp whistling sounds as they flew towards Gao Can, who was not far away.

Gao Can was burly, like a giant from a storybook, but even when faced with such a dense attack, he couldn't help but show a hint of fear on his face, instinctively raising his thick arm to protect his head.

The magic arrow struck his arm, producing a series of explosions, but Gao Can only took a few steps back, and when he lowered his arm, he was completely unharmed.

"Fatty Gao, you're a complete freak."

Ma Wu was panting heavily. The "Starry Sky Divine Arrow Technique" he used was the strongest spell taught to him by the chieftain, but it was no match for Gao Can.

Gao Can smiled innocently: "I can use the magical shield that Brother Li taught me."

Ma Wu did not respond, his gaze filled with horror.

The magic shield is just the most basic spell, which any cultivator can learn by themselves.

It took Gao Can three whole years to finally find the knack for it.

He naturally thought Gao Can was stupid, but he didn't expect Gao Can's magical shield to be so extraordinary. Ordinary spells couldn't break through it at all, and even the "Starry Sky Divine Arrow Technique" was useless. It was even more outrageous than a demon cultivator.

"Ma Wu, watch out!"

Gao Can chuckled foolishly, took big strides, and charged towards Ma Wu with an unstoppable momentum.

Gao Can unleashed a palm strike, the force of which was imbued with powerful magic. Wherever it passed, the air vibrated, triggering a series of explosions.

Although Ma Wu dodged in time, the aftershocks of the explosion left him in a sorry state, sometimes flying into the air and sometimes forced to land, completely losing his previous composure.

"Wait, I... I give up!"

Under Gao Can's pursuit, Ma Wu was in a chaotic mess and eventually couldn't hold on any longer, repeatedly shouting for a stop.

Gao Can then stopped attacking, scratching his head with a smug smile: "Ma Wu, you lost again."

"Yes, yes, you're amazing."

Ma Wu looked gloomy; three years ago, he could easily manipulate Gao Can.

But who would have thought that Gao Can would reach the sixth level of Qi Refining three years later?
Looking at himself, he had been stuck in the same place for three years. With a sigh, Ma Wu left with his ears drooping.

"Ma Wu, where are you going?"

"Let's go see the chieftain."

"Then I'll go too."

Gao Can hurriedly followed, but after taking only a few steps, he suddenly heard a huge explosion and froze.

"It's the chieftain!"

Ma Wu's expression changed drastically. He flew into the air and transformed into a shooting star.
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"Bang!!"

A deafening roar, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, was followed by Li Xiangming's figure appearing and disappearing in the turbulent vortex of magical power. The surrounding buildings were instantly and mercilessly swallowed up, turning into ruins.

"Cough cough."

Li Xiangming couldn't help but cough a few times, waving his arms to disperse the surrounding smoke and dust. His green robe shone brightly under the illumination of his magic power.

"The restriction has been broken?"

A voice filled with surprise broke the silence, and Liu Xiong Yu's figure suddenly appeared like a ghost.

He bent down and picked up the painting from the ground, stroking it again and again with trembling arms, as if he were feeling every detail.

"Hahaha, after thirty years of waiting, today we can finally break this restriction!"

Liu Xiongyu's laughter was filled with ecstasy.

Soon, his emotions gradually calmed down. He carefully unrolled the scroll, and a dense black magical power surged from his hand, penetrating the body of the woman in the painting.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and the woman's figure gradually became blurred, eventually dissipating into the air like a wisp of smoke.

Instead, there was an ancient stone tablet with three powerful characters engraved on it—Ziyin Cave. Upon seeing this, Li Xiangming felt complicated and couldn't help but say, "Chief Liu has gotten his wish, but the things on my body remain as stubborn as ever."

Liu Xiong Yu gripped the stone tablet tightly, turned to look at Li Xiangming, and revealed a faint smile on his face: "In the past three years, haven't you also benefited greatly from the Demon Heart? Putting aside everything else, your cultivation level is something that many people envy."

"If one cannot establish a foundation, everything will be in vain."

Li Xiangming was not satisfied, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.

Three years ago, in order to break free from the constraints of the evil green robe he wore, he risked his life to help Liu Xiongyu break the spell in the painting.

Once the restriction is triggered, it's like a volcanic eruption, releasing a violent shockwave of magical power.

Fortunately, the evil green-robed creature did not disappoint Li Xiangming's expectations. Like a giant whale in the deep sea, it greedily devoured the magical power that caused the restriction to rebound.

However, whether it was due to insufficient quality or quantity of this magical power, the evil green robe only loosened slightly and did not fall off.

In order to completely strip away the evil green robe, Li Xiangming would travel to Daishan every two months to challenge the restrictions.

After trying this a full eighteen times, the magical power within the restriction was finally exhausted today.

It is worth mentioning that after repeatedly absorbing the Nascent Soul's magical power, the evil green-robed man almost stopped absorbing Li Xiangming's magical power.

This gave him a rare opportunity.

While practicing breathing exercises, Li Xiangming continuously used the evil green robe to transform and refine his magical power. In just three years, he leaped to become a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator.

They are only one step away from reaching the foundation stage.

However, the evil green-robed man continued to haunt him.

"The demonic heart has indeed not fallen away, but that doesn't mean we're on the wrong track."

Liu Xiong Yu's eyes flickered as he examined Li Xiang Ming's green robe: "You have already sensed the change in the demonic heart, and this change originates from magic power. The reason the demonic heart is still there is ultimately because it has not absorbed enough magic power."

"If one Nascent Soul restriction isn't enough, then two or three will do!"

Liu Xiongyu was resolute and full of confidence.

Li Xiangming frowned. Judging from the state of the evil green-robed man, he actually agreed with Liu Xiong Yu's words.

The evil Green Robe is now many times more stable than it was three years ago. The fact that it no longer steals his own magic power is enough to prove that the efforts of the past three years have not been in vain.

In fact, although the evil green robe was still on him, it had become much looser and was in a state of being on the verge of falling off.
If he continues to be fed more and higher levels of magic, the evil Green Robe might actually give up on himself.

But where is it so easy to find the magical power of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?

Seeing Li Xiangming's worried face, Liu Xiong Yu chuckled and said, "Would you believe me if I told you that there is a Nascent Soul cultivator hiding in Dai Mountain?"

A Nascent Soul cultivator?
Li Xiangming did not show much surprise. His gaze sharpened and fell on the stone tablet in Liu Xiongyu's hand.

For the past three years, Liu Xiongyu has been wandering around Daishan. He only shows up when someone comes alone.

The purpose was simply to prevent the restrictions in the painting from being coveted, especially by the Li family.

Now that the restrictions have been lifted, the treasures obtained from the painting are naturally extraordinary.

Li Xiangming knew without a doubt that the stone tablet was closely related to a certain Nascent Soul cultivator.

"We've known each other for three years, and I won't hide it from you."

"Fifty years ago, the Wuliang Sword Sect launched a campaign against the Nanbin Demon Clan. They set up a flag in Zhangning Prefecture and summoned the great masters of the Heng Kingdom's cultivation world. One of them, whose Daoist name was Miaoyin, was a female Golden Core cultivator."

"Master Miaoyin made many meritorious contributions on the battlefield of Nanbin, fighting all the way from Qishan to Pushui, but he was seriously wounded during a decapitation operation deep into the demon land of Nanbin."

"After several years of recuperation, Master Miaoyin's injuries worsened. At that time, the Wuliang Sword Sect had just killed the Demon King and defeated the demon race at Pushui, achieving a great victory at Pushui."

"Most of the defeated demon army retreated to what is now the Nanbin Demon Land, while a small portion hid in Puyin Mountain."

Knowing that her days were numbered, Master Miaoyin chose to move her place of recuperation to Mount Dai, and also to guard the defeated demon army in the northern part of Mount Puyin.

(End of this chapter)