Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 318 Current Status of Puyin Mountain

Upon hearing Li Chenggeng's words, everyone present fell silent.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain. If this Mang Sect were to remain in Pu County, it would inevitably clash with the Bailu Sect sooner or later.

It's good that Bailumen won; at least Puxian still has some order.

If they are defeated, given the evil nature of the Mangjiao cult, the entire Puxian County will likely be plunged into bloodshed.

The Li family, naturally, could not escape the calamity either.

"There's no point in thinking about it. You just got back, so get some rest first."

Li Chenggeng patted Li Xiangming on the shoulder.

Li Xiangming nodded, "Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

If the Mang Sect wants to challenge the status of the Bailu Sect, the first person it must face is the Xuanling True Person, who is in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

The renowned Xuanling Zhenren is a formidable figure, and while Hou Xianbo is indeed powerful, he may not be a match for this veteran Golden Core cultivator.

Furthermore, Hengyue Gate would never allow Puxian to fall into the hands of outsiders.

The rise of the Mang Cult, which originated from peasants, cannot be achieved by relying on one or two powerful forces.

Leaving aside the issue of the Mang Sect, Li Xiangming sized up the people behind Li Jihu. From the beginning, he had been somewhat concerned about them. These people were unfamiliar, and their gazes toward him were somewhat submissive, making them seem less like family members.

Cao Yanjun, who had been silently watching Li Xiangming, quickly noticed this and laughed, "They're all Ji Hu's friends!"

"Little friend?"

Li Xiangming was surprised.

Li Jihu scratched his head and replied, "They are my subordinates in the Demon Hunting Group. When I came to Hao County, they also clamored to come and see the world."

"Your demon-hunting team? You left the Heavenly Pillar Demon-Hunting Team?"

Li Xiangming was even more surprised.

In his memory, Li Jihu should still be training with the Tianzhu Demon Hunting Group.

After some questioning, Li Xiangming gradually understood.

During his time in Hao County, Puyin Mountain also underwent dramatic changes.

Of course, the changes in Puyin Mountain mainly stem from Dai Mountain.

The Zhenhun Sect and Shengyi Sect of Daishan have repeatedly plotted peace talks.

But once the war machine is started, how can it be easily stopped?

Sects like the Mountain Moving Sect suffered heavy losses; they wouldn't let it go without some sweet treats.
But jujubes don't fall from the sky.

It can only be obtained from rival sects.

Therefore, even though the leaders of both sides knew that continuing the fight would only result in mutual destruction, they couldn't resist the overwhelming public sentiment below.

With the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, conflicts always break out between the two sides at crucial moments in peace negotiations.

As the fighting in Daishan continued, it not only did not stop, but intensified.

About four or five months ago, Shengyi Sect and Zhenhun Sect completely broke off relations and clashed, suffering heavy casualties and urgently needing fresh blood to replenish their ranks.

In order to maintain the battle line, they each spared no expense, recruiting a large number of outside cultivators to participate in the war.

Puyin Mountain was undoubtedly the best source of soldiers.

With the deliberate promotion of the two sects, Mount Dai seemed to have become a gold mine where one could get rich. Many rogue cultivators who had no hope of success in their cultivation journey wanted to come to Mount Dai to gain merit and defy fate.

These people were also clever. They knew that going to Daishan alone would only make them cannon fodder, so they formed gangs in Puyin Mountain. In a short time, countless gangs of all sizes sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

In fact, there used to be many demon-hunting groups in Puyin Mountain.

But overall, lone wolves still make up the majority.

Now, as long as you can recruit people to go to Daishan, even before they set foot on the battlefield, you can receive two generous rewards.

As a result, the landscape of Puyin Mountain changed dramatically, and the trend of banding together for mutual support became extremely popular.

Ironically, after these "groups" were established, only a small portion of them actually entered Daishan.

The vast majority are taking a wait-and-see approach.

Regardless of the circumstances, they brought great chaos to the original order of Puyin Mountain.

A large number of the original demon-hunting teams in the Demon-Hunting Guild were attacked and even replaced by them.

Although they were generally required to follow the rules set by Li Xiangming for Puyin Mountain, such as joining demon-hunting groups and guilds, and selling demon beast materials to the Puyin Mountain Guild Hall, etc.
However, the Li family's original strength seemed insignificant in the face of this overwhelming trend.

Seeing this, Li Xiangfeng suggested to the family that they select key members from the three demon-hunting teams—Tianzhu, Jinguang, and Shenfeng—to independently form a new demon-hunting team and fully integrate into Puyin Mountain. In this way, while the Li family's apparent strength would be far less than before, the forces they could mobilize would be much greater.

Li Qianxiong and the clan elders discussed the proposal repeatedly and finally agreed to it.

At the same time, the beast-catching house was officially moved back to Tailai Peak, leaving only a few people in Monkey Valley to liaise with the demon-hunting group that had close ties with the Li family.

All kinds of demonic beasts are purchased from these demon-hunting groups.

Li Xiangming greatly appreciated this decision.

Five years ago, ten late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were enough to dominate Puyin Mountain.

But now, when these people throw things, they can't even make a splash.

To think that one can control Puyin Mountain through the animal trapping house is utterly delusional.

Nevertheless, the Li family has reasons why they cannot give up their interests in Puyin Mountain.

Supporting the Li family's power through a demon-hunting group is undoubtedly the best option.

"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you, Xiangming."

Li Qianshi said with a smile.

Although he was not familiar with the affairs of Puyin Mountain, he had heard about the new tricks Li Xiangming was playing at the animal trapping house.

Li Xiangfeng's proposal was essentially a continuation of Li Xiangming's idea.

Whether it's forming a demon-hunting team, establishing the Puyin Mountain Guild Hall, or creating a demon-hunting team guild, all of these have brought a completely new perspective and way of thinking to the family.

Regardless of the extent of the impact these measures will have.

To put it simply, the Li family has deployed very few people to Puyin Mountain.

However, the profits that the Li family has now gained far exceed what they originally envisioned when they established the animal trapping facility.

This demonstrates Li Xiangming's foresight and talent.

Even Li Qianshi, as an elder, couldn't help but admire him deeply.

This is also the main reason why Li Xiangming's status in the family has been rising steadily.

Most of the clan elders did not really want their four branches of the family to rise to prominence.

However, they were very cautious when dealing with Li Xiangming.

So far, no one has explicitly stood up to oppose Li Xiangming's promotion.

Because Li Xiangming has had a huge impact on the family.

The fear was so great that everyone was afraid of losing Li Xiangming.

Upon hearing of Li Xiangming's disappearance, the Li family panicked and dispatched more than ten cultivators to Hao County to search for him for several months, but they were reluctant to withdraw their manpower.

"Second Uncle is here too?"

During their casual conversation, Li Xiangming learned of the impressive lineup the Li family had assembled to seek him out, and he was greatly astonished.

"It wasn't just about finding you; your older brother had also disappeared at the time."

At this moment, Li Chenggeng suddenly spoke up.

"Big brother?"

Li Xiangming was deeply shaken.

He lost contact with Li Xiangren a long time ago. After leaving the pass, he returned to Dendrobium Market as soon as possible, precisely to ask Li Qian about Li Xiangren's whereabouts.

However, before he could ask any questions, he was bombarded with a series of messages that left him dizzy and disoriented.

Li Qianshi sighed, "Xiangren clashed with the Ouyang family and was seriously injured. He was taken to Hengyue Sect by Master Xuanli. We only learned of your elder brother's whereabouts after receiving a notification from Hengyue Sect."

After listening to Li Qianshi's description, Li Xiangming immediately understood that Li Xiangren must have gone to Green Cloud Cave to find him, but his timing was very unfortunate, as he encountered the reinforcements brought by Ouyang He.

He immediately asked, "How is your injury, brother?"

"The situation has improved somewhat."

Li Qianshi's expression didn't show any urgency: "Currently, your second uncle is leading a group of people at Hengyue Gate to take care of him. The last time we received news was half a month ago, and he should be able to get out of bed now."

"What worried us the most was you. We didn't expect you to come back on your own."

At this point, Li Qianshi was clearly relieved.

Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "Oh right, some of the Green Cloud Cave disciples are also in the Hengyue Sect."

(End of this chapter)