Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 215 Interception
The gloomy sky seemed to press down on people, and the dark clouds, like a heavy curtain, blocked out the sunlight.

A cool breeze swept by, dispelling the summer's oppressive heat.

Looking at the empty sky behind him, Ao Sheng's anxious heart calmed down a little.

"The Li family is adjacent to Dainan. After this blow, they will probably lean towards Shengyimen."

Ao Sheng's mind raced, and he couldn't help but clench his fists, cursing, "It's all that idiot Xue Yu's fault for exposing the Soul Suppressing Sect."

If the struggle over the Maojing Mine was merely a conflict between the Moving Mountain Sect, the Li family, and the Flying Fox Cave, then even if the Li family noticed the presence of the Soul Suppressing Sect, they wouldn't easily escalate the conflict.

Because this involves a "degree," no one wants to provoke a major enemy.

In fact, the Soul Suppressing Sect did not want to be enemies with the Li family, nor did it have any intention of fighting over the mine.

However, the Li family's supply of Maojing to Shengyi Sect has already threatened the interests of Zhenhun Sect and aroused the dissatisfaction of the elders.

However, these elders were unwilling to take action themselves, and even less willing to push the Li family into the arms of Shengyi Sect by seizing Mao Jing.

The ownership of the Maojing Mine is unclear in a short time. Flying Fox Cave claims they discovered it first, while Moving Mountain Sect claims they occupied it first.

In the eyes of the Soul Suppressing Sect, both the Flying Fox Cave and the Mountain Moving Sect have the legitimacy to occupy the mine.

The sect's strategy was to let the Mountain Moving Sect capture the mine and then abandon it, making the struggle merely a localized skirmish.

In this way, even if the Li family is furious, they will focus their energy on repairing the mines, and at most retaliate slightly against the Mountain Moving Sect. They will never target the Soul Suppressing Sect, nor will they be eager to join the Victory Intent Sect.

The Soul Suppressing Sect's plan was perfect; it both blocked the source of the Sheng Yi Sect's Mao Jing and avoided provoking unnecessary enemies.

However, the Six Harmonies Returning Formation, which the Li family had built at great expense at the Maojing Mine, became a problem for the Moving Mountain Sect.

They were skilled in brute force, but ineffective at breaking through enemy lines.
Left with no other choice, the Soul Suppressing Sect had to send Ao Sheng to join the expedition.

As a result, the formation was broken, but Li Xiangyu suddenly appeared at Maojing Mine.

No matter how powerful the Li family genius was, or how formidable the Flying Flame Wheel was, he could only die from exhaustion under the siege of more than twenty cultivators from the Moving Mountain Sect.

Ao Sheng never doubted this point.

But he never expected that Lee Sang-woo was cursed.

All who fight against it are infected with the curse.

How is this played?
The sect's mission is important, but I also need to protect my own life!
Seeing that the other party was coming towards him, Ao Sheng ran away without saying a word.

They ran away, so they still have a chance to make a comeback. What's hateful is that Xue Yu, that bastard, revealed the name of the Soul Suppressing Sect in public.

Ao Sheng knew without a doubt that the Li family would be terrified upon hearing that the Zhenhun Sect was also present, and might even take the initiative to seek refuge with the Shengyi Sect.

“Spiritual fire, flying flame wheel, curse... With such a person in the Li family, once they join the Shengyi Sect, they will surely become a major threat to our sect. No, we must ask the elders to take action and eliminate them completely.”

Ao Sheng recalled Li Xiangyu's performance at the Maojing Mine and felt extremely apprehensive.

"Who is coming?"

Suddenly, Ao Sheng's thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a sharp shout.

He looked closely and saw a young cultivator dressed in a green robe slowly flying towards him, his expression scrutinizing him.

Blocked in his path by a strange cultivator, Ao Sheng was surprised and uncertain, but his face remained calm: "I am a rogue cultivator participating in the Pingshan Dharma Assembly, passing through this place. Who are you?"

"I've never heard of the Pingshan Dharma Assembly!"

The green-robed youth frowned slightly and moved closer again, seemingly to confirm Ao Sheng's identity. At the same time, he said coldly, "I am a cultivator from the Mao family. You have already entered the Mao family's territory. If you have nothing important to do, leave immediately."

Ao Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Pingshan Dharma Assembly was a phrase he made up on the spot. If the other party had nodded in agreement, it would have been a trap. Now, the other party looked blank, as if he were a local.

As for the Mao family, Ao Sheng had also heard of them.

This is a Qi Refining family in the vicinity. The patriarch of the Mao family has been trapped at the ninth level of Qi Refining for decades and has lost the possibility of Foundation Establishment. Now he is very old and cannot move easily.

The younger generation in my family are at most at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, while I am a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The only thing that Ao Sheng wasn't sure about was that although the other party was flying, there was almost no fluctuation of magical power, as if he was carrying a treasure to conceal his magical power. Afraid that Li Xiangyu would come after him, Ao Sheng didn't have time to think about any treasure, and casually said, "Pingshan is a small hill two hundred miles to the northwest. A few rogue cultivators gathered there to hold a Dharma assembly. I was invited to go there and was just passing through your place. If I have caused any trouble, please forgive me."

"I see. Since it's a Dharma assembly, there must be many good things. I was just about to exchange some talismans. May I accompany you to Ping Mountain?"

The young man in green robes seemed to believe Ao Sheng's lies and actually wanted to attend the Dharma assembly.

Ao Sheng frowned almost imperceptibly. He had told one lie, and now he had to tell more lies to cover it up.

He had no interest in playing these word games and immediately said coldly, "Only those who are invited can go to Ping Mountain. I'm sorry I can't bring you along."

After saying that, Ao Sheng turned to leave, but unexpectedly, two dark figures suddenly sprang out from the ground.

Immediately afterwards, scorching flames rushed towards us like a ferocious beast.

Who is lying in ambush here?

Ao Sheng was both shocked and furious. He turned around abruptly and flew into the sky.

But the green-robed youth behind him had already closed in without him noticing, and lashed out a dark whip.

Ao Sheng reacted immediately and tried to dodge again, but the whip was like a venomous snake, extremely agile, and wrapped around his ankle in an instant.

With a strong tug from the green-robed youth, Ao Sheng felt all his strength drain away, and he involuntarily fell into the air.

"A high-grade magic weapon! No, a top-grade magic weapon!"

Despair flashed in Ao Sheng's eyes. With the Mao family's resources, they definitely didn't have any top-grade magic weapons. He gritted his teeth, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and the blood mist transformed into a curved blade, which heavily slashed at the Weeping Spirit Desolate Sky Rope.

"What a trick!"

Li Xiangming was startled; the force emanating from the blood mist scimitar almost made him let go.

However, after being refined by him for more than three years, the Weeping Spirit Desolate Sky Chain is now capable of making many changes.

As soon as Li Xiangming had a thought, the Weeping Spirit Desolate Heaven Rope tightly wrapped around Ao Sheng's calves, while releasing bursts of cold air.

A chill surged up, and Ao Sheng felt his magical power being blocked, making it difficult to continue.
"What a strange magical artifact!"

Ao Sheng was horrified, knowing that if things continued this way, he would surely lose his life.

He gritted his teeth, manipulated the Blood Mist Curved Blade, and swung it towards his own calf.

"puff!"

Blood splattered everywhere, and Ao Sheng used the force to soar into the sky and escape.

Li Xiangming retrieved the Weeping Spirit Desolate Heavenly Rope, but only a severed leg remained.

"He cut off his leg to survive, what a ruthless person!"

A hint of apprehension crept into Li Xiangming's eyes. He hadn't expected that Ao Sheng, a pampered array master, would possess such courage and decisiveness, and even have far more combat experience than he had imagined.

It must be said that the Soul Suppressing Sect is quite skilled at training disciples.

However, the net of heaven and earth has been laid, how can Ao Sheng escape?
Before he could stop the bleeding, several more people suddenly appeared in the air; they were all elites from the hunting lodge who had been waiting for a long time.

"Who are you?"

Ao Sheng cried out in grief and indignation. At this moment, how could he not understand that he had been targeted?
With so many people, they couldn't possibly be the Jie Dao cultivators.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough to go around.

Li Xiangfeng, Li Xiangting, and Li Jihu didn't care about anything else and immediately started roasting them over a fire.

All three were fire-attribute cultivators, their magical power erupting like a volcano, with raging flames burning Ao Sheng's escape route to ashes.

"You are from the Li family!"

(End of this chapter)