Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 304 Method
"Senior Sister Zhang, what do we do now?"

Outside Green Cloud Cave, Yin Feng hid on a secluded hilltop, his voice revealing obvious anxiety.

All eyes turned to Zhang Min, who gritted her teeth and replied, "We must not be rash."

"But……"

Yin Feng couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the distant Green Cloud Pool.

At this moment, by the Green Cloud Pool, more than twenty disciples of the Green Cloud Cave were bound with ropes and driven into the icy cold water.

Their bodies were covered in wounds, and their blood stained the pool red.

Witnessing this scene, Zhang Min's eyes also reddened.

A feeling of anger and helplessness welled up inside me.

But she still shook her head, her tone resolute: "I cannot let you die in vain."

After spending more than half a month in the underground cave, Zhang Min finally couldn't hold back any longer and came out alone to search for her lost fellow disciples.

She first arrived at Green Cloud Cave, only to find that it had already been occupied by outsiders.

These outsiders included forces from nearby Qixingzhai and other places, as well as water-cultivation sects that had come from afar.

In short, Green Cloud Cave now has seven Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Including their followers and disciples, their numbers were no less than a hundred.

Even at its peak, Green Cloud Cave struggled to cope with so many cultivators, let alone now that it is in such a state of decline.

Zhang Min knew that she had no chance of taking back Green Cloud Cave from these people.

With their master nearing his end, Green Cloud Cave lost its leader.

This temple, which has been operating for nearly a century, will most likely be handed over to someone else.

Zhang was deeply saddened by this.

But this was out of necessity; there was no other way.

She was mentally prepared for this from the moment the Flying Fish Nine Cauldrons Formation was broken.

However, these outsiders captured a group of Green Cloud Cave disciples who were unable to evacuate in time, including the eldest senior brother He Xuan and the second senior brother Mao Jingze. This caught Zhang Min off guard and made her extremely anxious.

She couldn't bear to watch He Xuan and the others suffer torture and die in humiliation.

They then gathered the remaining disciples, including Yin Feng, who had managed to escape, and organized a rescue plan.

However, the disparity in strength rendered the so-called rescue plan a joke.

Even after witnessing the tragic state of He Xuan and the others, Zhang Min dared not easily order everyone to rush out to rescue them.

"Chief Song, what do you mean by this?"

Upon seeing the people of the Star-Absorbing Village escorting the prisoners from the Green Cloud Cave to the Green Cloud Pool, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the cave gathered around.

One of the middle-aged monks, with a round face and around forty years old, asked with a "hehe".

Song Kui, the leader of the Star-Absorbing Village, was a burly and robust man.

He was originally a bandit leader, but by chance he embarked on the path of cultivation and smoothly progressed to the Foundation Establishment stage, which can be described as unparalleled good fortune.

His stronghold quickly became a well-known cultivation force in the Luoyang Mountains.

However, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Song Kui seemed to have exhausted his opportunities, and his understanding of the path of cultivation became shallow.

He lingered in the early stages of foundation building for more than ten years, never managing to break through.

Upon hearing of the calamity that had befallen Green Cloud Cave, Song Kui immediately led his men to the scene.

Of course, he didn't come for a rescue mission.

Upon hearing the middle-aged cultivator's question, Song Kui laughed heartily, his voice booming: "Everyone, I have made new progress here."

"Oh?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivators present all cast curious glances at them.

Song Kui clapped his hands, and several disciples of the Star Absorbing Village brought out a young cultivator who looked rather disheveled.

“This is my new brother, Shao Zhen, who just came to join me today.”

Song Kui introduced to those present, "Shao Zhen used to be a disciple of Green Cloud Cave, and he knows the inside story better than anyone else."

"Disciples of Green Cloud Cave?"

The round-faced cultivator narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that they were now dealing with the Green Cloud Cave.

Seeing many eyes on him, Shao Zhen turned pale and immediately said, "Seniors, I know why you have come."

"Before you, the Ouyang family and the Mang Sect had both personally visited us."

"However, until now, no one has seen the Enlightenment Spring. I don't think Green Cloud Cave has an Enlightenment Spring, but if it does, it would only be in the hands of the sect leader, Fairy Green Cloud. If you want to find the Enlightenment Spring, you can only find Fairy Green Cloud."

As soon as Shao Zhen finished speaking, the people present started to discuss among themselves.

That's right, they all came for the Enlightenment Spring. The Ouyang family and the Mang Sect have made such a big fuss that they even breached the gates of Green Cloud Cave.

Such a large-scale operation almost tells everyone that the existence of the Enlightenment Spring is a certainty.

Naturally, everyone couldn't contain themselves and rushed to Green Cloud Cave as quickly as possible, all in order to seize the Enlightenment Spring.

However, when everyone arrived, they discovered that the Mang Sect had actually been forced to retreat by the leader of the Green Cloud Cave.

But the Green Cloud Fairy herself was nowhere to be found.

Fortunately, there were quite a few disciples of Green Cloud Cave left in the cave. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators took action, captured them, and interrogated them in detail. In the end, they came to a ridiculous conclusion: the Enlightenment Spring had never appeared in Green Cloud Cave at all.

Nevertheless, the group was still unwilling to give up easily.

They remained in the Green Cloud Cave, continuing their search for clues to the Enlightenment Spring.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not find any trace of the Enlightenment Spring.

Just as they were losing patience and preparing to leave, Song Kui brought Shao Zhen with him.

"If it were me, I would also carry the Enlightenment Spring with me."

The round-faced cultivator nodded, signifying that everyone agreed with Shao Zhen's words.

But finding the Green Cloud Fairy is a problem.

It is said that Fairy Green Cloud has the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If it were a head-on confrontation, she would naturally be no match for so many people present.

But if they are determined to hide, even if everyone has three heads and six arms, it will be of no use.

"Don't worry, everyone!"

Shao Zhen smiled slightly: "After appearing, Fairy Green Cloud abandoned Green Cloud Cave, so she must have been seriously injured. It's only natural for her to return to her cave to recuperate after being injured. Therefore, at this moment, Fairy Green Cloud must be in her cave."

"And her cave dwelling is near Green Cloud Cave!"

"Near Green Cloud Cave?"

The round-faced cultivator frowned: "But we have searched for a long time and found no caves nearby."

Shao Zhen shook his head: "Fairy Green Cloud often goes into seclusion, so she naturally attaches great importance to the secrecy of her cave. Just because you seniors can't find her now doesn't mean you can't find her forever. But if time is limited, we have a way to force her to show herself."

"Oh?"

The round-faced cultivator glanced at the Green Cloud Cave disciples in the pool, then turned to look at Shao Zhen with a somewhat subtle expression: "Is this your method?"

Shao Zhen lowered his head slightly. Zhang Min already knew everything about his betrayal of Green Cloud Cave and his defection to Shanyun Sect.

Zhang Min is a person who clearly distinguishes between love and hate, and would never protect him.

It was originally thought that Zhang Min and Mao Jingze would die at the hands of the Earth Mother Hidden Dragon, but their bodies were not found in the Green Cloud Cave.

To make matters worse, the Green Cloud Fairy, who had been in seclusion, also made her move after he escaped.

Once Zhang Min tells Fairy Green Cloud about his betrayal, he can imagine his tragic end.

It should be noted that the Fairy Shanyun who protected him had already died in battle, and Shanyun Sect had disintegrated even earlier than Green Cloud Cave.

Besides being afraid of his master, Shao Zhen also had to face threats from He Xuan and Mao Jingze.

If Green Cloud Cave wants to hunt him down, these two will undoubtedly be the main force.

Rather than waiting for the crisis to strike, it's better to take the initiative and kill these people.

This will greatly weaken the remaining power of Green Cloud Cave, making it difficult for Green Cloud Fairy to pose a threat to him unless she personally intervenes.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators present were well aware of Shao Zhen's intentions.

Since they have already rebelled, they have no choice but to go all the way and pledge their allegiance to the cause.

This kid's real purpose in helping outsiders force Fairy Green Cloud to show herself was to kill his former fellow disciple in order to eliminate future troubles.

With such ruthlessness, it's no wonder he was able to extricate himself from the crisis at Green Cloud Cave.

However, these things did not seem to have much to do with the Foundation Establishment cultivators present.

Song Kui picked up the conversation and said, "Everyone, please discuss what to do. Anyone who wants to continue interrogating, feel free to take them away; I, Song, will not stop you. As for the rest, let our Seven Star Village handle them."

The round-faced cultivator looked around, while the other Foundation Establishment cultivators remained silent.

In fact, each of these prisoners had already undergone multiple rounds of interrogation.

Information that could be extracted has already been extracted.

Those who can't be tricked into revealing information are either tough guys with unwavering integrity or truly clueless.

For someone like that, further investigation would be futile.

The round-faced cultivator pondered for a moment and politely replied, "Since Chief Song has a solution, let's do as you say."

　I only have a short time to write today, so I'll save the remaining chapter for tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)