Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 264 Yin Feng
If Xu Zibu is a habitual liar, then who will believe his intelligence?
How could he become the most famous intelligence merchant in Hao County and even the entire Zhangning Prefecture?
Xu Zibu's reputation, built up over the past few decades, is worth more than a thousand spirit stones.

Almost everyone believed that this information broker with a black mole on his eyebrow was a professional and would never lie in front of the spirit stone.

That's why Ouyang Zhen and others flocked to the Enlightenment Spring he mentioned.

Even Li Xiangming traveled a long way to Hao County.

But once he sensed something was wrong, Li Xiangming immediately fell into his subconscious instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.

After all, in his mind, conspiracies are always bad, and the Enlightenment Spring within a conspiracy is of course also "bad" and fake.

But in reality, even if the Enlightenment Spring is "good" and real, it still doesn't affect the progress of this conspiracy.

Perhaps the Enlightenment Spring has always existed, but it was deliberately dragged into this conspiracy by someone with ulterior motives?

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming felt an urgency in his heart.

If the Enlightenment Spring is real, and it is in the hands of the Green Cloud Cave.

Therefore, he has a unique advantage.

I must see Master Green Cloud Fairy!

Li Xiangming took a deep breath.

But how can we avoid Ouyang Zhen and his gang?

Li Xiangming pondered deeply.

Simply hitting it directly won't work.

Luring the tiger away from the mountain can only lure away one or two groups of people.

Outside the Green Cloud Cave, there were more than twenty people, in seven or eight groups.

After thinking for a long time, Li Xiangming decided to remain still to avoid alerting the enemy.

However, he didn't sit idle. He arranged for Li Qian to mobilize all available resources to investigate the origin of Zhang Min's letter seeking help.

In pursuit of efficiency, Li Xiangming spared no expense, personally allocating two hundred spirit stones to the Shijinfang branch of Dendrobium Market.

With money paving the way, Li Qianchang quickly brought back the person who had delivered the letter.

This man was in his thirties, dressed in simple cloth clothes, with an honest face, but his eyes revealed a hint of cunning.

Upon seeing Li Xiangming, the man in plain clothes hurriedly bowed and said, "I have important information to report."

"Important intelligence?"

Li Xiangming took a sip of tea and asked casually, "What intelligence?"

Seeing Li Xiangming's lukewarm reaction, the man in plain clothes lost some of his initial excitement and cautiously asked, "Isn't the sir investigating the person who sent me to deliver the message? I remember everything."

"Who told you?"

Li Xiangming's voice suddenly turned cold, and his face instantly darkened.

The man in plain clothes shuddered and knelt down with a thud: "I guessed it. My cultivation is low and I have no money. I am not worth your family's extensive search. Manager Li must be looking for me to find other people through me."

"hehe."

Li Xiangming smiled but didn't say anything.

The man in plain clothes, whose cultivation level was only at the second level of Qi Refining, trembled and sweated profusely under the pressure deliberately released by Li Xiangming.

After what seemed like an eternity, Li Xiangming finally spoke, "What's your name?"

"Little Matthew."

The man in plain clothes answered haltingly.

"Matthew, I understand. Get up."

Li Xiangming withdrew his oppressive aura, his gaze fixed on the other party like a sharp sword: "The fact that you can name Steward Li means you know about our Li family. Although the Li family has moved to Shun'an Prefecture, we are not without roots in Zhangning Prefecture. Don't try any tricks in front of me, or you should know the consequences very well."

"Yes Yes!"

As soon as Matthew stood up, he quickly bowed down again: "I understand, I would never dare to lie."

Seeing this, Li Xiangming continued to ask, "Who sent you to deliver the letter?"

Matthew recalled for a moment and said, "The man did not give his name, but he found me through Master Hou. I asked Master Hou and he said that the man's surname was Yin and he was from the Yin family of Furongping."

"The Yin family?" Li Xiangming immediately stood up, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He was not familiar with the Yin family of Furongping, but he had a junior brother who was surnamed Yin and was from a local prominent family.

Li Xiangming immediately pressed for more details, but Matthew was unable to provide any further information.

That cultivator surnamed Yin concealed his identity very well; even his origins were indirectly revealed through Master Hou.

Matthew only exchanged a few words with him and couldn't discern anything from the other person's demeanor.

Nevertheless, Li Xiangming generously rewarded Matthew with twenty spirit stones and asked him if he would be willing to work under Li Qianchang.

Matthew was one of the lowest-ranking cultivators in Dendrobium Market. He had no qualifications, no magic, and no resources. He made a living by swindling and cheating, and he was always struggling to make ends meet. At this moment, he was overjoyed to be recruited by the Li family and knelt down to express his gratitude.

After getting rid of Matthew, Li Qian asked with a puzzled look, "Why would the deputy hall master recruit a scoundrel like Matthew?"

Although Matthew was also a cultivator, he was merely a marginal figure in the cultivation world.

People from families like Li Qianchang naturally looked down on the other party.

Li Xiangming shook his head: "It is precisely because he is at the bottom that he is easily chosen to deliver messages."

For the cultivator surnamed Yin, someone like Matthew might be someone he would never see again, perhaps not even tomorrow.

Letting them handle the tasks will save us a lot of trouble.

Of course, this person was not experienced enough and relied on the favor of his acquaintance, Master Hou.

If he had considered things more carefully, it would have been almost impossible for the Li family to find the Yin family through Matthew.

After listening to Li Xiangming's assessment of Matthew, Li Qianchang seemed to be deep in thought.

Even the lowest-ranking cultivators have methods suitable for them.

It all depends on how those in power think.

Next, Li Xiangming instructed Li Qian to frequently visit Master Hou to verify Matthew's words.

Li Qian was also one of the local bigwigs in this Dendrobium Market, and soon he heard the same thing from Master Hou.

Without further hesitation, Li Xiangming rushed to the Yin family's residence in Furongping.

Furongping is a settlement around the Luoyang Mountains with a population of over 100,000. A township called Furong Township has also been formed nearby and incorporated into the administrative plan of Hao County.

Despite its flat terrain, Furongping boasts abundant fertile farmland and is a highly livable area.

However, due to its remote location and absence from the Luoyang Mountains, the spiritual energy is sparse and ordinary.

Therefore, this place has never been occupied by cultivation forces.

The few cultivators from Furongping also did not want to return to their hometown, but instead sought out places to cultivate on their own.

Until a few decades ago, a group of cultivators surnamed Yin occupied this place and established a cultivation family, gradually gaining control of Furongping and enhancing the cultivation potential of this area.

Upon arriving at the Yin family's residence, Li Xiangming wasted no time and immediately presented his Green Cloud Cave identity token, stating his purpose.

He was greeted by an old man with a white beard and sharp eyes.
The old man's expression changed slightly as he looked at the token in Li Xiangming's hand.

He quickly said a few polite words and then asked Li Xiangming to wait a moment.

Li Xiangming narrowed his eyes. It wasn't hard to tell from the other party's reaction that the Yin family of Furongping was his junior brother's family.

After a while, a young man in his early twenties burst into the reception room with hurried footsteps.

His eyes lit up immediately when he saw Li Xiangming, his joy overflowing: "Senior Brother Li?"

"Junior Brother Yin!"

Li Xiangming responded slightly, but inwardly he felt relieved.

The person who came was his junior brother, named Yin Feng.

Yin Feng possesses three spiritual roots, with water as his primary element. He is a direct descendant of the Yin family and is also the most talented junior in this generation, with the potential to inherit the position of family head in the future.

However, considering that the Yin family was only a Qi Refining level family, while the nearby Green Cloud Cave was a Foundation Establishment level force.

Ultimately, the Yin family sent Yin Feng to the Green Cloud Cave, hoping that he could go further on his path and repay the Yin family in the future.

On the other hand, they also hoped to strengthen their relationship with Green Cloud Cave and seek refuge.

(End of this chapter)