Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 253 Taking a Break (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

On the endless grassland, a gentle breeze ripples the grass like waves.

Li Xiangming lay amidst the greenery, his head resting on Cao Yanjun's lap, enjoying this rare moment of peace.

He has never had a moment of peace since he took charge of the preparations for Xiufeng Academy.

As part of the preparations, he was also responsible for selecting students.

Few students from Qingmiao Academy meet the admission standards of Xiufeng Academy, so the students will have to be selected from the direct lineage.

However, opinions differed among the branches of the main lineage, with some hoping their children could stay in their own branch for further education.

Some are eager to send all eligible children to Xiufeng Academy.

However, their attitude is wavering, and they often change their minds.

In addition, Li Qianxiong also privately told him that the direct descendants of the fourth branch of the family should strive for balance.

In short, amidst various voices and expectations, Li Xiangming spent two months finally finalizing the student list yesterday.

After presenting the list to Li Qianxiong, Li Xiangming heard that "Qingfeng" had given birth to a foal, and rushed to Shifang Valley immediately.

After listening to Li Xiangming's account of the preparations for Xiufeng Academy, Cao Yanjun gently asked, "Didn't Xiangzhen enroll in Xiufeng Academy?"

She remembered that Li Xiangzhen was Li Xiangming's younger brother.

Li Xiangming gently shook his head, "Xiangzhen has already exceeded the age limit."

Li Xiangzhen was exactly twenty years old, and strictly speaking, she could stay at Xiufengyuan for half a year.

But in fact, Xiufeng Academy only admits students aged 16.

Moreover, Li Xiangzhen's aptitude is average. His five spiritual roots are primarily fire. Although he has the support of various elixirs and resources from Li Xiangming and Li Qianhe, his cultivation level is still stuck at the fourth level of Qi Refining, which does not meet the selection criteria of Xiufeng Academy.

"Pity."

Cao Yanjun sighed. She knew that Li Xiangming had high hopes for this younger brother, and even though he knew that the boy's talent was average, he still spared no effort in teaching him.

Li Xiangzhen is no less skilled in magical control and combat, and even surpasses many of her peers.

However, his limited aptitude slowed down his cultivation progress.

If it weren't for the support of his older brother Li Xiangming, he might have remained unknown in the family forever.

"Everyone has his own destiny, and you can't force it."

Li Xiangming disagreed: "Even if our future child has only average talent, I will still treat him with the same seriousness. As for whether he can attain the Great Dao, that ultimately depends on his own destiny."

Upon hearing the word "child," Cao Yanjun's face flushed red.

She suddenly remembered something and asked softly, "Xiaoya came to me hoping to get Mumu to join Uncle Tong's team. What do you think?"

"Mumu?"

Li Xiangming pondered for a moment, recalling the child who had been following Nangong Ya.

At that time, Nangong Mu ran away from Pushui Market and was caught by human traffickers.

Fortunately, Jiang Liang witnessed it; otherwise, he would probably be dead by now.

Nangong Mu's momentary recklessness caused his sister a great deal of suffering.

Not only did they sell their cave dwelling, but they also lost their very rare job at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

Li Xiangming did not have a good impression of such a bratty child.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Uncle Tong's injuries have not fully healed. How can he teach such a naughty child? I have a good idea for him."

"where?"

Cao Yanjun asked subconsciously.

"The Five Gates of Jiming Mountain".

Li Xiangming smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of mystery.

"The Five Scattered Sect? I've never heard of this sect before."

Cao Yanjun was somewhat suspicious. After marrying into Dangui Mountain, she had done her homework and knew a little about the surrounding forces, big and small. "It's normal that you haven't heard of a sect that was only established last year."

Li Xiangming chuckled softly.

The Five Scattered Sect is located in the remote Jiming Mountain, and the outside world knows very little about it. They don't even know the location of Jiming Mountain, let alone the Five Scattered Sect.

The founding ceremony of the Five Scattered Sect was rather lonely, with only a small gift from the Li family.

Despite being ignored, this does not mean that the Five Scattered Sect is weak.

On the contrary, with five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, they were destined to have a place in Pudong.

Currently, the Five Scattered Sect urgently needs to recruit a large number of disciples to strengthen itself.

Li Xiangming had the Beast Taming House find some orphans from Puyin Mountain, and the Service Institute selected a group of low-level rogue cultivators, totaling more than thirty people, and gave them to the Five Rogue Sects for one spirit stone each.

All five sects were accepted without question.

Of course, these people were mostly menial disciples.

"It's better not to go to work as a handyman than to go to do menial tasks."

After listening to Li Xiangming's introduction to the Five Scattered Sect, Cao Yanjun shook his head repeatedly.

She knew that most of the menial disciples had no chance to stand out.

"If Mumu is going, I certainly won't let him do menial tasks."

Li Xiangming explained, "The Five Scattered Sect lacks menial servants, but it lacks even more disciples who can inherit its mantle. The reason why most people cannot enter the inner sect is simply because their aptitude is limited."

"By the way, what are Mumu's qualifications again?"

Cao Yanjun was slightly taken aback, looking somewhat embarrassed: "I don't know, Xiaoya didn't tell me."

Li Xiangming pondered for a moment, then said, "Talent doesn't really matter; the Five Scattered Sect should at least give me some face."

"Talk to Xiaoya and see if Mumu wants to go to the Five Scattered Sect. Although this sect was founded by independent cultivators, it has five Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators. Their skills are enough to benefit Mumu greatly."

"As for Uncle Tong, Uncle Thirteen advised him to rest and recuperate, as he is not suitable to teach disciples."

Seeing that Li Xiangming was thinking of Tong Wunan, Cao Yanjun sighed. To be honest, she didn't want Tong Wunan to work hard more than anyone else.

However, she was too proud to refuse Nangong Ya's request.

Since Li Xiangming shared the same idea, Cao Yanjun was completely relieved: "I understand, I will talk to Xiaoya properly."

Just then, several figures slowly drifted in from the horizon.

Li Xiangming scanned the area with his divine sense, then hurriedly stood up and respectfully bowed to the newcomer, saying, "Xiangming greets the Patriarch, Sixth Uncle, and Seventh Uncle."

"You certainly know how to enjoy yourself."

Li Qianxiong grunted and then turned to Cao Yanjun.

Cao Yanjun immediately understood the purpose of the family head's visit and said, "The Fire Kirin Steed has successfully given birth to a cub."

A hint of joy flashed in Li Qianxiong's eyes, while the other elders discussed among themselves.

Li Chenglu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Xiang Hong examined the Fire-Scaled Steed that the Luo family sent over and said it was beyond the possibility of breeding again."

Cao Yanjun explained, "I used a secret technique from Qingliang Mountain. This technique can only be used once in a lifetime on a spirit pet, but the effect is remarkable."

Upon hearing this, Li Qianxiong glanced at Li Xiangming without showing any emotion.

Li Xiangming knew perfectly well the meaning behind that glance.

This is to get him to reveal the secret technique.

Li Xiangming coughed and took out a jade slip: "This is the secret method used by Yanjun. She thought that her family might use it in the future, so she compiled it into a book early on."

"Haha, Yanjun is so thoughtful."

Li Qianxiong was overjoyed. He took the jade slip, glanced at it, and although he was not a beast tamer and could not understand the contents of the jade slip, he knew that Li Xiangming would not lie to him. So he put it away with satisfaction and said to Li Xiangming, "It is your good fortune that Yan Jun married you. You must treat Yan Jun well in the future, or I will not forgive you."

After speaking, Li Qianxiong showered Cao Yanjun with concern and care, only mentioning the matter of the Fire-Scaled Steed's cub at the very end.

(End of this chapter)