Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 313 Coming out of seclusion
Inside the underground cave, mist swirled.

On the surface of the hot spring water, a shirtless man is sitting cross-legged.

The water vapor swirled around him, seemingly alive, rising and falling with his breath, drawing mysterious trails around him.

Suddenly, two thin streams of white vapor shot out of the man's nostrils, like two white dragons soaring into the sky.

His eyes slowly opened, deep as the stars.

"Little Black, come here."

Li Xiangming called out, and at the edge of the hot spring, a creature resembling a black ribbon smoothly slid into the water. Its movements were elegant and swift, and within a few breaths it swam to Li Xiangming's legs, then deftly climbed onto his arms and shoulders.

Li Xiangming tilted his head, looking at the spirit pet that had shared life and death with him, a trace of emotion flashing in his eyes: "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died."

In fact, when he was disturbing his own mind, Li Xiangming had already prepared for the worst.

He knew very well that his power was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of those evil spirits.

Not to mention him, even Fairy Green Cloud, who had the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, ended up with her soul scattered under the invasion of evil spirits.

This seemingly hopeless situation has taken an unexpected turn.

That was the Blackwater Serpent.

Perhaps sensing the danger to its master, the beast, which had been unconscious, suddenly awoke.

However, the Blackwater Serpent was unable to enter Li Xiangming's sea of ​​consciousness.

Just as it was at a loss, it suddenly had a brilliant idea. It used its tail to knock over the special alchemy furnace that Fairy Green Cloud was hanging in mid-air, releasing the Enlightenment Spring that had been sealed away.

The moment the Enlightened Spirit Spring appeared, it immediately sensed the strange movement of the evil green-robed figure.

It directly dragged Li Xiangming and the Black Water Serpent into its imagery space.

Li Xiangming, who had been waiting to die, suddenly saw those evil spirits melt away rapidly in front of the Enlightenment Spring, like spring snow meeting the blazing sun.

It can be said that the arrival of the Enlightenment Spring was perfectly timed.

If it had been even a second later, Li Xiangming would have been completely devoured by the evil spirit.

If it had happened a little earlier, Fairy Green Cloud would have been the biggest winner.

The feeling of escaping death was indescribable for Li Xiangming.

But his crisis goes far beyond the evil Green Robe.

There's also the equally deadly Human Pill!
In Fairy Green Cloud's plan, possessing Li Xiangming's body was just a matter of a moment.

It's not too late to suppress the Human Pill after it leaves the Sea of ​​Consciousness.

But the appearance of the evil spirit disrupted everything.

Not only did the Green Cloud Fairy fall.

Having finally managed to compose his listless spirit and break free from the realm of imagery, Li Xiangming was now forced to confront the threat of the Human Elixir.

Because of the time delay, the power of the elixir had already entered his dantian.

Li Xiangming didn't have much mana in his dantian to begin with, and when it was hit by the mana from the human pill, it immediately crumbled.

Left with no other choice, Li Xiangming had to take the Thousand-Jun Pill given to him by the Qingyang Taoist.

As a type of Foundation Building Pill, the Thousand-Pound Pill contains incomparably powerful spiritual energy.

Li Xiangming relied on half of his dantian to continuously extract mana from the spiritual power of the Thousand-Jun Pill, and combined it with the remaining mana from the Returning Void Rune, to engage in a fierce battle with the mana of the Human Pill.

To be honest, the process was extremely difficult.

Li Xiangming didn't know how long it took before he finally managed to suppress the power of the human pill.

He did not slacken his efforts, but instead pressed on to break through the Foundation Establishment stage.

For ordinary people to establish their foundation, they need at least three months of recuperation to adjust their condition; this process is known as the Hundred-Day Foundation Building.

Li Xiangming was in extremely poor condition. Not to mention anything else, his severely damaged dantian and meridians alone were a major taboo for Foundation Establishment.

But he had no choice. He had already taken the Thousand-Jun Pill, and if he did not take action, he would be wasting this precious Foundation Establishment Pill.

Moreover, he didn't know how to deal with the enormous human core magic power within his body.

Even if he successfully suppressed this magical power, it doesn't mean he can control it at will.

Instead, they must constantly guard against the backlash of this external magical power and devote all their energy to it.

This is precisely the side effect of taking Rendan (a traditional Chinese medicine).

Cult members are similar; before consuming the human pill, they often seek out a secluded place for seclusion, staying there for one or two years before emerging. Even if someone like Li Xiangming, with his Qi Refining cultivation level, is lucky enough to successfully suppress the human pill containing Foundation Establishment power, it would likely take him five or six years to fully control that power.

In five or six years, the daylily will have grown too old.

This was by no means the intention of Fairy Green Cloud in taking out the human pill.

From the very beginning, she wanted to use the power of the Human Elixir to help this body break through the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now that things have come to this, Li Xiangming also held this thought.

Although his body was broken and battered, he still possessed rare treasures that people could not obtain, such as Jade Marrow Crystal Lotus, Purple Cloud Divine Grass, and Nine-Turn Spiritual Root, as well as the residual medicinal power of the Thousand-Jun Pill.

Having just experienced the brink of death, Li Xiangming was not lacking in courage and immediately embarked on his hasty journey of foundation building.

It is said that in ancient times, people often had to cultivate to the tenth, eleventh, or even thirteenth level of Qi Refining to build their foundation.

However, as the cultivation world has evolved, some have pointed out that Foundation Establishment does not require such a long cultivation period at all.

Thus, the Qi Refining stages have gradually been simplified to the current nine levels.

However, this often results in cultivators having insufficient magical power.

Therefore, most people need to reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining before they dare to attempt Foundation Establishment.

But Li Xiangming, who had taken the pill, had no need to worry about this at all.

His human alchemy power is at the Foundation Establishment level, and there are quite a few of them.

It was easy to open up most of the spiritual channels.

However, to prevent the power of the elixir from going out of control, Li Xiangming still mobilized his own power at the final sprint.

Perhaps it was heaven's mercy that he survived such a calamity, for the process of building his foundation went exceptionally smoothly.

Even if the evil green-robed figure made some unusual moves along the way.

It was also kept under close watch by the Enlightenment Spring.

Those evil spirits that had once threatened his life became as docile as pampered spirits before the Enlightenment Spring.

Perhaps this is a case of one thing subduing another.

In the end, Li Xiangming successfully entered the Foundation Establishment realm he had always dreamed of.

Unfortunately, the power of the elixir within him was not completely exhausted.

Even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he still needed to use a large amount of magical power to suppress this force.

Despite his body being riddled with wounds, Li Xiangming, after achieving Foundation Establishment, did not feel comfortable.

He endured another agonizing period in the underground cave before finally managing to emerge from the pass.

After patting the Blackwater Serpent's head, Li Xiangming stood up and picked up the evil green robe that had fallen into the hot spring.

After he established his foundation, this thing became extremely eager for his magical power.

It was constantly fluctuating, and in the first few days, it was fluctuating every half hour, making it impossible for Li Xiangming to cultivate.

However, it also had its share of troubles, because every time it invaded Li Xiangming's sea of ​​consciousness, the Enlightenment Spiritual Spring would get involved.

Logically speaking, the Enlightenment Spring only drives away the evil spirit of the Green Robe and does not cause any harm to it.

But after a while, the evil green-robed man seemed to resign himself to his fate.

Not only did they stop invading Li Xiangming's territory, they also wished they could stay far away from him.

Even when Li Huinan personally intervened, he was unable to remove the evil green robe.

Now, it has actually fallen off on its own.

"You want to leave? I won't let you go."

Li Xiangming gently shook the evil green robe, flicking off the water droplets, and then put it back on.

This robe is impervious to water and fire, and remains dry even after being soaked in water for a long time.

After leaving the hot spring, Li Xiangming looked around and walked to a corner of the cave, where there was a small tomb with the words "Tomb of Fairy Green Cloud" engraved on the tombstone, and smaller words such as "Erected by disciple Li" below.

Li Xiangming squatted down in front of the grave and gently stroked the tombstone: "Master, in the end, I was the one who had the last laugh. Not only did you not expect it, but I did not expect it either. Perhaps this is the will of Heaven."

After speaking, Li Xiangming paused, then added, "I will remember everything you have taught me. From this day forward, I will never look down on anyone."

(End of this chapter)