Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 283 Persuasion
Escorted by Shao Zhen, Zhang Min arrived at the underground granary where they had previously plotted their scheme. Now, the place was in complete disarray, and more than ten disciples of the Green Cloud Cave were trapped there.

Unlike Zhang Min, they not only had their dantian sealed, but they were also all wearing shackles and leg irons.

Clearly, Shanyun Sect treated them as prisoners, while Zhang Min, thanks to Shao Zhen's care, was spared much physical suffering.

"Senior Sister Zhang?"

Upon seeing Zhang Min arrive, Yin Feng, who was in the corner, shouted with surprise.

Zhang Min rushed forward, touching Yin Feng's bruised face with a look of pity.

Green Cloud Fairy hasn't taken on any disciples for a long time, so Yin Feng is actually the junior disciple of the inner sect of Green Cloud Cave.

She had always taken good care of her junior brother, so she had never seen Yin Feng in such a miserable state.

"Senior Sister Zhang, are you alright?"

Despite being exhausted, Yin Feng still inquired about Zhang Min's well-being with concern. After hearing that Zhang Min was alright, he began to curse the Shanyun Sect, mentioning that the Shanyun Sect had asked them to set up defenses at the Flying Fish Nine Cauldrons Formation to resist the attacking Mangjiao demons.

"Pah! I wish they'd all be wiped out by the Mang Cult, and they want me to help them? Wishful thinking!"

Yin Feng grew angrier the more he cursed, spitting as he spoke.

Zhang Min's lips curled into a bitter smile, and she didn't know what to say for a moment. You see, her current stance was on the side of Shanyun Sect.

After thinking for a while, she sighed and said, "Junior Brother Yin, have you ever thought that if all the people of Shanyun Sect die out, it will be our Green Cloud Cave that suffers the consequences? You will die then too."

Yin Feng was stunned for a moment: "Senior sister, I'm not afraid of death."

Zhang Min shook her head: "Are you willing to see Senior Brother Mao die, are you willing to see me die, are you willing to see Master have nowhere to go after he comes out of seclusion?"

"I……"

Yin Feng was speechless.

At this moment, Mao Jingze, who was standing nearby, seemed to understand what was going on. He gave Zhang Min a complicated look and asked, "Are you here to act as an intermediary for Shanyun Sect?"

Looking back, Zhang Min felt a pang of guilt. Mao Jingze, a dignified cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, was breathing weakly and shortly, clearly suffering from severe injuries, perhaps even more than ten times worse than Yin Feng's.

And all of this was caused by his own actions.

"Senior Brother Mao, I'm sorry! However, I didn't come for the sake of Shanyun Sect, I'm fighting for Green Cloud Cave."

Zhang Min said in a heavy tone: "Green Cloud Cave is Master's Green Cloud Cave, and it is also our Green Cloud Cave. Every Green Cloud Cave disciple has the responsibility to guard this land."

"Now, not only is Shanyun Sect swallowing up Lvyun Cave, but Mang Sect outside also regards Lvyun Cave as a piece of cake. If you trust me, come with me to join the other Lvyun Cave disciples. Together we will drive away Mang Sect and then drive away Shanyun Sect."

Zhang Min's words were resounding, and all the disciples of Green Cloud Cave present looked at Zhang Min.

At first, the underground granary was completely silent, but soon someone shouted, "I believe in Senior Sister Zhang, and I am willing to fight alongside Senior Sister Zhang for Green Cloud Cave."

"I would like that too."

"Count me in!"

Apart from Mao Jingze, almost everyone present received great care from Zhang Min.

Even if Zhang Min stood unharmed before the wounded crowd, they were still willing to believe in her. This was the reputation Zhang Min had built up over the past forty years.

"Things seem to be going more smoothly than expected."

Outside the granary, "Green Cloud Fairy" silently observed this scene.

At this time, Zhang Min and the others had already walked out of the underground granary one after another under the arrangement of Shao Zhen and the disciples of Shanyun Sect. However, the shackles on their bodies were still there, and their dantian had not yet been unsealed.

The Shan Yun Sect was not comfortable with such a large group of disloyal cultivators appearing in the undefended inner cave, so they would only unseal them when they reached the Flying Fish Nine Cauldrons Formation pavilion.

Long Yang, standing beside him, frowned slightly: "Zhang Min's prestige in Green Cloud Cave is too high. After forcing the Mang Sect to retreat, I'm afraid they will have to get rid of her."

"Shao Zhen will not agree."

"Green Cloud Fairy" shook her head: "After all, I am not a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Pretending to be my senior master will be very difficult. That disciple of the Li family saw through my disguise. Without Shao Zhen's cooperation, it will be very difficult for us to gradually take over Green Cloud Cave."

Long Yang pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Very well, Shao Zhen can handle her, so keeping her around does have some value. Since things are going smoothly here, I'll return to the Flying Fish Nine Cauldrons Formation first."

“Go ahead, but come back if absolutely necessary. We’ll leave via the underground river; at worst, we can abandon this spiritual vein.”

"Green Cloud Fairy" said this. Long Yang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Senior Sister Zhao is too worried. Master is still here." After saying that, he transformed into a beam of light and disappeared.

Watching Long Yang's retreating figure, "Green Cloud Fairy" remained silent. Just as she was about to leave, her eyes suddenly sharpened as she stared at a certain spot and shouted, "Who is spying here?"

The surrounding area was completely silent. Suddenly, "Green Cloud Fairy" stood up, her long hair fluttering, and her divine sense, as fine as needles, was densely inserted around her.

"No, I was discovered!"

In a dimly lit corner, Li Xiangming, Pei Si, and Bai Shuo each clutched a concealment talisman, their expressions flustered.

The Concealment Talisman is a precious second-tier talisman, and one can fetch thirty or forty spirit stones.

Expensive items have their advantages. Invisibility talismans are excellent for concealing one's presence and scouting enemy positions, provided that one does not actively release magic power or divine sense.

However, without magical power and divine consciousness, cultivators are no different from ordinary people.

Seeing that "Green Cloud Fairy" was searching everywhere, they didn't even dare to use their magic to escape, for fear of paying the price for it, revealing their whereabouts, and being discovered by "Green Cloud Fairy" even faster.

Bai Shuo asked, puzzled, "How did she find out about us?"

"They're at the Foundation Establishment stage. We're so close, what's so strange about us being discovered?"

Pei Si was extremely anxious and couldn't help but look at Li Xiangming: "Brother Meng, Brother Meng, you usually do things very carefully, why did you have to come to this dangerous place? What should we do now?"

Li Xiangming also regretted his decision. He, Pei Si, and Bai Shuo had risked crossing the underground river to enter the Green Cloud Cave.

At this time, Green Cloud Cave was under attack by the Mang Sect and was in chaos. Only two junior cultivators from the Shanyun Sect at the fourth level of Qi Refining were guarding the underground riverbed.

As soon as the two realized something was wrong, Li Xiangming knocked them unconscious with a whip, without even giving them a chance to call for help.

The infiltration went smoothly. Li Xiangming originally planned to observe the situation first, but unfortunately he ran into Zhang Min, who was being escorted by Shao Zhen.

At that moment, Li Xiangming immediately noticed that Zhang Min's dantian was sealed. Surprised, he followed her from a distance.

As a result, they saw a group of prisoners from Green Cloud Cave, including Yin Feng, being released from the underground granary.

Li Xiangming made a judgment almost instantly: a major crisis had occurred inside Green Cloud Cave.

Zhang Min must have confirmed that the "Green Cloud Fairy" who was entrenched in Rongchun Residence was not her master before launching the incident.

But just as he had expected, Zhang Min was no match for the Shan Yun Sect, which had been plotting for so long, and was eventually captured.

Having figured this out, Li Xiangming was hesitating about what to do when he was discovered by "Green Cloud Fairy".

Li Xiangming was greatly surprised when he saw the figure of "Green Cloud Fairy".

But he quickly realized that this was a fake Fairy Green Cloud. The real Fairy Green Cloud had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If she had shown herself, the three of them would not have been able to hide until now.

"Brothers, for now, we can only accept our fate."

Li Xiangming looked at Pei Si and Bai Shuo and suggested that they split up and run away.

"You make it sound so easy, but we know absolutely nothing about Green Cloud Cave."

Pei Si complained, but ultimately did not object.

If you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?

The "Green Cloud Fairy" has already become suspicious and is searching desperately. Before long, even if they have invisibility talismans, they will be discovered.

It would be better to split up and escape now, so the probability of being found would be one in three.

After understanding their thoughts, Bai Shuo nodded in agreement. The three of them affixed Swiftness Talismans to themselves, and then, seizing the opportune moment, transformed into streaks of light and vanished without a trace.

"Where to run?"

The moment the three of them displayed their magic, they were immediately spotted by the "Green Cloud Fairy".

However, faced with three completely different directions, even the "Green Cloud Fairy" was somewhat at a loss, unsure of which choice to make.

In the end, she chose the cyan escape light and gave chase.

(End of this chapter)