Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 206 The Mountain Moving Sect Attacks

Inside Changlin's room, only Li Qianxiong was engrossed in his writing. When he saw the visitor, he casually waved his hand and continued writing.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he raised his head, his gaze shifting until it finally settled on Li Xiangming.

"Your animal trapping station did a good job intercepting Yu Chong's defection."

"It's all thanks to the timely communication from home, otherwise he would have escaped."

Li Xiangming humbly cupped his hands in greeting. In fact, the ambush of Yu Chong was planned by Li Xiangfeng, Li Xiangting, and others. He was in Daishan at the time and did not have time to receive the news.

However, as the head of the animal trapping facility, he naturally deserved some credit.

Mentioning Yu Chong, Li Xiangming recalled Li Jihu's request and said softly, "Although Jihu is impulsive, he was able to subdue the strong with the weak and capture and kill Yu Chong. He is a promising talent. It's a pity to put him in the Service Department to do odd jobs. It would be better to let him enter the animal trapping room and go to Puyin Mountain to train for a few years."

Li Qianxiong's eyes flashed with shrewdness as he said, "Ji Hu has made a name for himself and has attracted the attention of the clan elders. Some have suggested that he be placed in the Guardian Hall to protect Tailai Peak."

"Tailai Peak is indeed important, but now that there are several Foundation Establishment cultivators at home and a mountain-protecting formation is in place, it is practically foolproof."

Li Xiangming argued, "In comparison, the animal trapping house has been dispersed several times since its reform, and I lack capable people, which hinders my actions and may jeopardize the family's animal breeding plan."

"this."

Li Qianxiong hesitated.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but curse inwardly. By placing the branch's geniuses in the animal trapping house, he could use his own hands to support the branch. Li Qianxiong was probably overjoyed to hear his suggestion, yet he was still pretending to be serious.

"If the elders object, I am willing to persuade them."

Upon hearing this, Li Qianxiong immediately smiled and said, "That would be best."

Seeing this, Li Xiangming was speechless. In the past, when he had a lower status, Li Qianxiong could still act as a vanguard at the clan elders' meeting.

As his status rose, he even had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the clan elders. Li Qianxiong would always stay behind and let him be the one to take the lead.

Being the first to stick your neck out is no easy task.

Li Xiangming is like a man with too many lice who don't bite, so he just sticks his neck out.

In any case, his entire body was marked with the mark of the head of the family.

Even without speaking, the other clansmen would bind him firmly to Li Qianxiong.

After a few casual words, Li Qianxiong got to the point.

They first mentioned the Purple Shade Cave briefly, but not much.

They were probably waiting for their informant to report the veracity of the information about Ziyin Cave.

When it comes to the inheritance of the Nascent Soul, we certainly cannot rely solely on Liu Xiong Yu's one-sided words to determine the family's future strategy.

Since Mu Ya Zi was able to find out the origin of Zi Yin Cave, the Li family naturally could as well.

Moreover, the Li family has an inside contact in the Shengyi Sect, Feihu Cave, who might be able to find out the exact location of Ziyin Cave without going through Liu Xiong Yu.

"Don't contact Liu Xiong Yu for now, his family might cause him trouble soon."

Li Qianxiong said calmly.

Li Xiangming understood; his family was indeed going to take action against Liu Xiong Yu.

If the Li family can obtain the stone tablet key from Liu Xiong Yu, they may be able to exclusively possess the Purple Yin Cave.

This was an irresistible temptation for the Li family.

However, the Li family may not be able to get what they want.

Based on Li Xiangming's understanding of Liu Xiongyu, this man was meticulous and shrewd. Since he dared to reveal the existence of the Purple Yin Cave, there was a high probability that he could evade the Li family's methods.

Of course, it's also possible that Liu Xiongyu had no choice but to do so, since he was alone and had no way to avoid the eyes and ears of both sects when entering the Purple Yin Cave.

Rather than waiting in vain, it's better to negotiate with the tiger for its skin.

If the Li family can't find Liu Xiong Yu, they'll have no choice but to compromise. Surely they can't really give up on Zi Yin Cave?

After a while, Li Qianxiong suddenly spoke up: "You know about your uncle's Foundation Establishment, right?"

"Know a thing or two."

Li Xiangming glanced at Li Xiangru; this news must have been deliberately arranged by Li Qianxiong for Li Xiangru to tell him.

After all, he hadn't seen any disturbance at home for several days. Li Qianxiao's Foundation Establishment should be a top secret of the Li family.

Li Qianxiong rubbed his temples: "News has come from Flying Fox Cave that the Mountain Moving Sect is coming back to compete for the Maojing Mine."

"Mountain Moving Sect?"

Li Xiangming frowned. No wonder the Li family would conceal the news of Li Qianxiao's foundation building and even secretly send him to the Maojing Mine.

It turns out that the Mountain Moving Sect has come knocking on our door.

Three years ago, the Li family seized the Maojing Mine. The Moving Mountain Sect did not put up much resistance and hastily withdrew.

Later, the Li family learned that the Mountain Moving Sect had been in a standoff with the Flying Fox Cave for a long time, leaving their own sect vulnerable and causing internal strife.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed at the Maojing Mine received intelligence and was about to secretly return to the sect to provide support, but he did not expect that at this time, Master Duyin would break into the mine and provoke him.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Moving Mountain Sect was filled with doubt and suspicion, thinking that the sect was in great turmoil and that Master Duyin was deliberately obstructing him.

Adhering to the principle of sacrificing pawns to save the king, the Mountain Moving and Foundation Building sect hastily abandoned the mine and returned to their sect overnight.

For the next three years, the Li family and Feihu Cave moved into the mine and lived in peace.

I thought the Mountain Moving Sect had given up on the Maojing Mine enclave, but now they've made a comeback.

“Over the past three years, our Li family has dispatched more than 5000 miners to mine Maojing ore. The daily mining volume is nearly 10,000 shi (a unit of dry measure), but after being transported back to Yiyuan Peak and smelted into Maojing, only less than 200 jin (a unit of weight) are produced.”

"But this 200 jin of Mao Jing is not something our Li family can digest. Most of it was sold to Shengyimen through Feihu Cave."

“Mao Jing can effectively transmit magical power and is a precious material in weapon crafting. Sheng Yi Sect already has many excellent weapon crafters, and now the magical weapons they craft are becoming more and more powerful. How could Zhen Hun Sect not have noticed? The Ban Shan Sect’s attack on the Mao Jing mine this time is also intended to cut off Sheng Yi Sect’s Mao Jing supply.”

"I see."

Li Xiangming nodded. Wars in the cultivation world are brutal, often resulting in the annihilation of entire lineages and the slaughter of entire families.

However, that's when the stronger sect bullies the weaker one. For sects of similar strength like the Soul Suppressing Sect and the Victory Intent Sect, it's almost impossible to determine a winner in a short time.

If one side is at a disadvantage, at worst we can retreat back to the mountain gate. With the mountain-protecting formation, even if you mobilize all your forces, you won't be able to do anything to me.

However, this can only ensure temporary peace.

Because the resources stored by a sect are limited, without a stable source of external resources, even the most abundant wealth will be squandered.

Putting aside everything else, once the spirit stones are exhausted, the mountain-protecting formation will be rendered useless and will ultimately be destroyed.

Li Qianxiong said in a deep voice, "With Qianxiao stationed at Maojing Mine and the Six Harmonies Returning Formation we set up, I expect the Moving Mountain Sect will suffer a crushing defeat. However, if it's for the sake of Ziyin Cave, we can't let the Moving Mountain Sect go back so easily."

Li Xiangming immediately realized: "Does the patriarch still want to cooperate with Liu Xiong Yu?"

Li Qianxiong shook his head: "Whether or not we cooperate depends on your great-uncle's opinion."

"But if the Purple Yin Cave is in the hands of the two sects, whether we cooperate with Liu Xiong Yu or plan the Purple Yin Cave on our own, we will inevitably escalate the war between the two sects."

Li Xiangming nodded slightly. Neither the Zhenhun Sect nor the Shengyi Sect could be dealt with by the Li family on their own. Taking Ziyin Cave from them would be like snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

Only by taking advantage of the war situation and letting the two tigers fight each other can the Li family have a chance.

"Moreover, Shengyimen has gradually become dependent on the Maojing we possess, and expanding the war will also benefit the sales of Maojing."

At this point, Li Qianxiong's face flushed slightly.

Clearly, over the past three years, the Li family has made a considerable profit from selling Mao Jing, greatly improving their previously dire financial situation.

(End of this chapter)