Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 245 The Real Culprit Exposed
Furthermore, the successor of the sect leader is not limited to the sect itself.

For example, Shi Yuan, the current leader of Shengyi Sect, did not come from Shengyi Sect.

Shi Yuan was a disciple of a dilapidated sect whom the old sect leader encountered by chance while traveling.

At that time, Shi Yuan had only been a disciple for half a year and his cultivation level was only at the first level of Qi Refining.

The old sect leader felt a connection with him and, on a whim, imparted his Taoist teachings to him.

A century later, Shi Yuan's reputation soared, and he was once again chosen by the old sect leader.

So the old sect leader took Shi Yuan back to Shengyi Sect and, ignoring everyone's advice, announced Shi Yuan as the new sect leader.

You should know that the old sect leader has a large number of his own personally taught disciples.

These people were naturally unwilling to accept this after they found out.

But even if they were unwilling, it was useless, because the right to inherit the sect was in the hands of the old sect leader.

With his top-tier cultivation, the old sect leader was capable of making absolute decisions on all matters.

While the family certainly values ​​cultivation level, even an old man with low cultivation level can obstruct the family head's decisions.

It is a completely different system from the sect.

Therefore, even though Li Xiangming only has the cultivation level of Qi Refining, the fact that he can be kept by Li Qianxiong's side means that he is very likely to influence the Li family's attitude towards Shengyi Sect.

This alone is enough to make Zhao Zhen take it seriously.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's insistence, Li Xiangming smiled and said, "Then I will see Elder Zhao off."

"Alright."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, her figure gradually receding into the distance and disappearing from sight.

Li Xiangming withdrew his gaze and was about to leave when suddenly, a faint aura swept across his spiritual sense range.

"what?"

Out of curiosity, Li Xiangming flew over.

When they saw Xu Jin and Gao Can tied to a makeshift wheelbarrow with tree branches, they were stunned.

"Master Li?"

Xu Jin never expected that Li Xiangming, whom he was looking for, would appear in front of him like this.

Overjoyed, he quickly said, "I was just looking for you when a mysterious person brought this giant here, saying it was for you."

"Did the visitor say anything else?"

Li Xiangming frowned. The one who could bring Gao Can here must be Liu Xiongyu.

"Gone."

Xu Jin was still a little short of breath. He took a breath before continuing, "I even asked him if he wanted to say a few words, but he left without saying anything."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming frowned even more deeply.

He crouched down and briefly examined Gao Can's injuries.

The situation was quite serious; Gao Can had been struck in the chest with a palm strike, leaving a bruised and black mark.

Judging from the remaining magical power, this palm strike should have been delivered by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Gao Can was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Logically speaking, this one palm strike would have been enough to kill him.

But for some reason, Gao Can took the blow.

Of course, Gao Can is in very poor condition right now. He has completely lost consciousness, and his heart is being protected by the powerful medicine.

Once the effects of the medicine wear off, the recurrence of the injuries could be fatal for Gao Can.

"Could it be that the Soul Suppressing Sect has already discovered Huanyun Village?"

Li Xiangming felt a chill run down his spine.

Aside from the Soul Suppressing Sect, he couldn't think of anyone else who could beat Liu Xiong Yu's trusted and beloved general to such a state.

The Soul Suppressing Sect acted so quickly; it's unclear whether the Li family has been exposed.

The more Li Xiangming thought about it, the more gloomy his face became.

But what needs to be done has been done. If the Li family is discovered, then we can only deal with it as it comes.

With that thought in mind, Li Xiangming stopped thinking about it and looked at Gao Can.

He knew that Liu Xiongyu was currently being hunted down by the Zhenhun Sect and was unable to take care of the seriously injured Gao Can, so he secretly sent him to the Maojing Mine.

The Li family and Huanyun Village are enemies, not friends. Judging from the relationship between the two families, it seems that they should not heed Liu Xiong Yu's request.

However, from a personal perspective, Li Xiangming quite liked Gao Can, this simple-minded, chubby guy. The image of Gao Can attending his wedding and making Cao Yanjun burst into laughter was still vivid in his mind.

If I don't take care of him, he'll just die in this desolate wilderness, which would be a real shame.

With a sigh, Li Xiangming instructed, "Xu Jin, continue transporting the people back to the mine, then wait for me."

"Yes!"

Xu Jin spoke loudly, but inwardly he was groaning.

He was drenched in sweat while carrying Gao Can, and his straw sandals were worn out from pushing the cart all the way. He didn't want to see Li Xiangming again and have to continue doing this tedious work.

As if sensing Xu Jin's predicament, Li Xiangming took out a small porcelain bottle from his person, tossed it to Xu Jin, and said, "I'll be back soon."

The moment he finished speaking, Li Xiangming had vanished.

Liu Xiong Yu's sudden visit to Mao Jing Mine raises questions about whether he has brought any spies from the Zhen Hun Sect. He must personally verify this.

Seeing Li Xiangming leave, Xu Jin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and hurriedly opened the porcelain vase lid.

A rich, fragrant aroma of cinnamon wafted towards us.

Xu Jin poured the pills into his hand, counted them, and there were twelve in total.

“It’s done now!”

Xu Jin's face lit up with excitement. Although he didn't recognize the pills in his hand, he was certain they were valuable.

You know, he's been patrolling for so many days, and he still hasn't found the three Huangyadan pills.

How could one not be overjoyed to receive twelve pills at once?
He even found Gao Can's lifeless, chubby face incredibly cute.

"God of Wealth, sit down, we're going back now."

Xu Jin happily put away the pills, then secured Gao Can to the car again and kept pushing him.

Even though he was exhausted, he felt that the wind blowing around him was warm and comfortable.
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Gao Can's sudden appearance plunged the Maojing Mine into an unprecedented atmosphere of tension.

Everyone knows that the Soul Suppressing Sect has made a move against Huanyun Village.

This is undoubtedly a clear signal—they have identified the real culprit.

However, there is more than one real culprit.

Liu Xiongyu killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Mountain Moving Sect. The Li family not only killed Li Dong, who was also at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but also Ao Sheng from the Soul Suppressing Sect.

If we're talking about hatred, the Soul Suppressing Sect and the Mountain Moving Sect hate the Li family far more than Liu Xiong Yu.

Therefore, Maojing Mine and Danggui Mountain immediately entered a state of full alert.

Even Li Huinan, who was in seclusion in the Daihu Cave, was awakened by this sudden change.

After several days of anxious waiting, the expected anger of the Soul Suppressing Sect did not come. Instead, news came that they were fighting against the Victory Intent Sect.

This surprised Li Xiangming, but also brought him a great sense of relief.

He understood that the Soul Suppressing Sect must have conducted an in-depth investigation into He Xuan's death, and might even have used the power of the diviners to be able to locate Liu Xiong Yu so quickly.

At the same time, they would never let the deaths of Li Dong and Ao Sheng go unpunished.

In reality, the Zhenhun Sect launched a fierce attack on Huanyun Village, but turned a blind eye to the Li family.

Li Xiangming did not believe that this was a scheme by the Soul Suppressing Sect to lull the Li family into a false sense of security.

Because they have already started fighting with Shengyimen.

Shengyimen is not easy to bully; they won't let you hit them a few times and then rest and wait for the next round.

If the two sides were to go to war, the impact would be far-reaching, and the conflict would likely last for at least several months.

During this period, the Zhenhun Sect's ability to exert external power will be greatly reduced, so it will naturally have no time to attend to the Li family.

There is only one possibility that the Li family was able to escape this calamity: the scheme orchestrated by Granny Lai had come to fruition.

Two days later, Li Qianxiong met with Zhao Zhen at the Maojing Mine and received definite news from him.

The Soul Suppressing Sect indeed only discovered Liu Xiong Yu, but this move failed to satisfy the sect's elders, the Mountain Moving Sect, and other affiliated forces.

In an attempt to divert attention from internal conflicts, while pursuing Liu Xiong Yu, the Zhen Hun Sect continued to blame the deaths of Li Dong and Ao Sheng on the Sheng Yi Sect and launched an attack without hesitation.

Zhao Zhen was deeply indignant about this, and denounced the Zhenhun Sect for its treachery and disregard for the ceasefire agreement.

Although Li Qianxiong repeatedly agreed, he was secretly overjoyed. Faced with Zhao Zhen's proposal to jointly attack the Zhenhun Sect, he kept making excuses to refuse.

Since the Soul Suppressing Sect was unaware of the Li family's existence, why did the Li family risk their lives to fight against the Soul Suppressing Sect and then put the Shengyi Sect on the throne of the leader of Daishan? Isn't that just crazy?
After seeing Zhao Zhen off, Li Qianxiong was in a great mood and turned to Li Xiangming, saying, "Xiangming, those rogue cultivators you mentioned earlier do indeed have their own unique skills."

(End of this chapter)