Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 329 Request
Green Cloud Cave can't even scrape together 500 spirit stones, so how could they possibly come up with 1000 spirit stones?
In their anxiety, some even suggested giving up on Fang Renkui.

But Li Xiangming would naturally not allow such a thing to happen.

Under his covert manipulation, Green Cloud Cave maintained an atmosphere of actively rescuing Fang Renkui.

But it's also true that I don't have money.

At this point, spiritual veins become the only option.

However, the disciples of Green Cloud Cave were absolutely unwilling to sell the spiritual vein.

Li Xiangming had no choice but to settle for second best, mortgaging the Green Cloud Cave to a well-known pawnshop in Yingyue Market for the low price of 5000 spirit stones, with an agreement that it could be redeemed within five years.

If the property is not redeemed by the due date, the Green Cloud Cave will belong to the pawnshop.

Zhang Min and the others were naturally very worried about not being able to redeem the spiritual vein, but now that Green Cloud Cave had lost its protective mountain formation and had the Star Absorbing Village, which could be considered their sworn enemy, next door, even if Hengyue Sect was willing to unseal Green Cloud Cave, no one dared to move in.

Moreover, Li Xiangming frankly stated that the Li family could protect the disciples of Green Cloud Cave, but the scope of this protection was within Pu County, not the Luoyang Mountains in Hao County.

If they don't mortgage the spiritual vein, in order to protect the Green Cloud Cave, they will have to beg the Hengyue Sect to continue posting the seal.

However, the sealing of Green Cloud Cave was not the decision of Hengyue Sect. Hengyue Sect did not care about Green Cloud Cave at all. It was Xuanli Zhenren who intervened because Li Xiangren was seriously injured while trying to help Green Cloud Cave.

But how much does Master Xuanli really care?
After some time, if someone sets their sights on Green Cloud Cave and breaks the seal, will Master Xuanli be furious and personally take action?

It's impossible even if you think about it.

As Lee Sang-in's injuries healed, he had long forgotten about the incident.

If the people present cannot defend Green Cloud Cave with their own abilities, then Green Cloud Cave will soon fall into the hands of outsiders.

It would be better to mortgage it and buy five years to see if everyone has a chance to build their foundation and re-enter Green Cloud Cave.

Li Xiangming's words made Zhang Min and the others fall into deep thought.

Ultimately, the disciples of Green Cloud Cave agreed to the decision.

There's nothing we can do if we disagree, since everyone is broke. Li Xiangming has deliberately incited the sentiment of saving lives, so anyone who disagrees is seen as standing against the "masses."

Li Xiangming thus completed his secret deal with Xuanli Zhenren.

His reputation was not damaged; on the contrary, he gained a positive image of being righteous and forgiving.

Although it was not perfect in form, the disciples of Green Cloud Cave still dreamed of redeeming the spiritual vein.

But once the spiritual vein is mortgaged, even if Li Xiangming doesn't do anything, Xuanli Zhenren, or the Min family behind him, has plenty of ways to completely separate the spiritual vein from Green Cloud Cave, and the reasons will be perfectly legitimate.

The disciples of Green Cloud Cave would at most seek revenge against this pawnshop; they would have absolutely no chance to criticize the Min family or Hengyue Sect.

Li Xiangming was fully aware of this, and Long Yang could probably guess some of it as well.

But smart people don't create trouble for themselves.

Even if he did have evidence, it's impossible for him to deal with the sect leader from Green Cloud Cave while he's all alone.

Ignoring Long Yang, Li Xiangming instructed Zhang Min: "Yingyue Market is a dangerous place, you can't stay any longer. I have already rented riding pets for you. Starting today, you will leave Baoquan Peak and head south to Pu County."

Zhang Min asked in surprise, "Isn't the sect leader coming with us?"

Li Xiangming shook his head: "I will take the flying boat ahead. You must be careful on the road and avoid conflicts with others. Don't think about anything. I will arrange everything for you when we arrive in Pu County."

Zhang Min hesitated for a moment before replying, "I would like to visit my master."

Upon hearing this, everyone silently watched Li Xiangming.

Zhang Min's words also reflected their sentiments.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiangming frowned.

From his perspective, rushing to Puxian was the most sensible thing to do.

But the disciples of Green Cloud Cave didn't think so.

These long-suffering survivors of Green Cloud Cave had reached a breaking point and desperately needed to vent their emotions.

The tomb of the Green Cloud Fairy is undoubtedly what they need.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiangming nodded and said, "In that case, let's go back to Green Cloud Cave together. After paying our respects to our master, we'll split up and continue our journey."

"Great!"

Everyone was overjoyed; the gloom surrounding the spiritual veins that had just been discussed seemed to have been swept away in that instant.

Li Xiangming's expression shifted slightly; he hadn't expected his decision to be so inspiring.

Perhaps I shouldn't have treated them as mere tools. Although Fairy Green Cloud attacked me, these people were innocent.

They are also flesh-and-blood, living people.
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Xinyuan Peak.

The Li family members bid farewell to Li Xiangren.

Li Chengkang instructed, "Take good care of your injury."

"Don't worry, Uncle, I'll be able to go home on my own soon."

Lee Sang-in responded with a smile.

"It better be this way."

Li Chenggeng said it casually.

Li Xiangren is intelligent, and his talent and aptitude are outstanding among his peers. Therefore, his family has high hopes for him.

But Lee Sang-in has a very stubborn personality, sometimes so stubborn that people can't understand him.

For example, this time, Li Xiangren had no relation to Green Cloud Cave, but decided to help Green Cloud Cave only because of Li Xiangming. However, a normal person would back down when they saw the Ouyang family coming with such a fierce momentum.

Lee Sang-in won't!
Even when facing Ouyang Tai, who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he dared to show his skills.

The Li family was extremely troubled by this, but they couldn't do anything about it.

In contrast, Li Xiangming was much more sensible.

Although Li Xiangming caused his family worry several times, he always managed to escape danger.

The two came to Hao County together. Li Xiangren lay in bed for half a year, while Li Xiangming quietly obtained the Enlightenment Spring and successfully established his foundation. He was truly a man who did great things in silence.

Li Chenggeng glanced at Li Xiangming.

Ten years ago, he would never have compared this child to Lee Sang-in.

Because Li Xiangren was the heir whom the family had carefully groomed since childhood, while Li Xiangming was an abandoned child placed in Green Cloud Cave.

The platforms of the two sides are not even in the same league.

But now he has to admit that in some respects, Li Xiangming is far superior to Li Xiangren.

Even in terms of cultivation, this child has caught up.

What will the future hold for the Li family?

Li Chenggeng fell into deep thought.

Just then, Li Qianshi walked in from outside.

After looking around, he winked at Li Xiangming.

Without hesitation, Li Xiangming followed him outside.

"Xiangming, a disciple from Xinyuan Peak is looking for you."

"Find me?"

Li Xiangming was even more surprised. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Is your surname Zhao?"

"It seems you know this person."

Li Qianshi smiled and said, "Then I won't bother you any longer."

Li Xiangming scratched his head, left the Ice Curling Garden, and sure enough, he saw Zhao Yue waiting outside.

"You're leaving?"

Zhao Yue got straight to the point.

"Ah."

Li Xiangming nodded and sized up the woman in front of him.

This former disciple of the Shanyun Sect remained as aloof as ever. Her skin was as white as snow, and her face was exquisitely beautiful, as if she were a work of art meticulously sculpted by the heavens.

In terms of appearance, perhaps only Madam Zhen of the Mang Sect could rival her.

However, in Green Cloud Cave, Zhao Yue primarily appears as the Green Cloud Fairy.

This was the first time Li Xiangming had observed the other person's true appearance so closely.

She couldn't help but sigh. No wonder so many people in Hengyue Sect fawned over her. Even Min Ning, that arrogant young lady, was willing to call her "Ice Beauty."

Feeling stared at like that, Zhao Yue couldn't help but frown slightly.

Li Xiangming withdrew his gaze at the opportune moment and asked with a smile, "What brings Miss Zhao to see me?"

Compared to Zhao Yue's beauty, Li Xiangming remembered her thunder magic more vividly.

Back in the underground riverbed, the pressure Zhao Yue exerted on him was no different from that of someone in the Foundation Establishment stage.

It was also the toughest fight he'd ever had.

If it weren't for the Blackwater Serpent, he might have already perished in the Green Cloud Cave.

Now that he has entered the Foundation Establishment stage, he has a chance to avenge himself.

But Zhao Yue is now a disciple of Hengyue Sect, and even more so, a beloved disciple personally accepted by Master Xuanli.

The Li family had a close relationship with Xuanli Zhenren.

Li Xiangming could not possibly damage this relationship.

Even the deepest grudges between the two vanished at this moment.

Zhao Yue took a deep breath: "I have a favor to ask of you."

"Oh? I'd like to ask for your instructions."

Li Xiangming replied calmly.

Zhao Yue was silent for a moment before saying, "My master's body should be in the hands of the Star Absorbing Village. Please help me retrieve it and bury it with my Uncle-Master Green Cloud."

(End of this chapter)