Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 357 Care
"Xu Jin, you have rendered meritorious service by not retreating when encountering the enemy. This is my reward for you. Take it."

On the way back to Maojing Mine, Li Xiangming took out two more bottles of Huangyadan and handed them to Xu Jin beside him.

Xu Jin was overjoyed. He accepted the pill and knelt down, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, Master."

I originally thought that the path I had chosen was wrong.

The world of immortal masters is full of dangers, and life and death are not in one's own hands.

But witnessing Li Xiangming fight against many opponents and kill several Tribulation Cultivators, he couldn't help but feel excited.

That's right, immortal masters are not the kind of people who roam the world freely and live forever. On the contrary, there is a clear hierarchy, and they often face life-or-death crises. But they can also become people who turn the tide, just like Li Xiangming!

However, he hadn't figured out exactly how to do it.

Now that he has received two full bottles of Huangyadan, he seems to have suddenly seen the light.

As the old saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to lean on for shade!
As long as he closely followed the Li family and acquired enough resources, he believed that one day he would be able to reach the Great Dao.

At this moment, all the confusion and despair in Xu Jin's heart vanished, replaced by an even more determined heart to seek the Dao.

Li Xiangming glanced at him and said, "I have two more jade slips here. Would you be willing to send them to Dangui Mountain?"

Xu Jin didn't dare to raise his head, but his voice was loud and clear, without hesitation: "This humble servant is willing to go through fire and water for the Grand Master, without hesitation!"

"Here you go, but be careful."

"Yes!"

Watching Xu Jin's receding figure, Li Xiangming fell into deep thought.

The information contained in the jade slips he gave out was very concise. One slip was to be given to his family to pass on to Li Xiangfeng, indicating his agreement to provide assistance to Zhao Jindou.

Zhao Jindou had been eyeing the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group for quite some time.

As soon as Li Xiangfeng saw the jade slip, he would instinctively send Lü Mao and others out of the mountains.

Although this move was quite risky, the Li family was supporting them, so they weren't just sitting around doing nothing.

Why is it that Lü Mao doesn't have the surname Li?

Of course, they should do the hard and dirty work.

However, Li Xiangming still specifically instructed that the wishes of Lü Mao and the others should be respected.

It means that they can leave the mountain, but whether they return is up to them to decide.

Li Xiangming judged that the cultivators who hijacked Zhao Jindou's goods were probably not particularly powerful, otherwise Zhao Jindou would have sought help from the Zhenhun Sect long ago, instead of going to great lengths to hire a demon-hunting team to escort him at his own expense.

With the current size and strength of the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Team of over thirty people, coupled with their information advantage, escorting the first one or two trips should not be a problem. Even if there are casualties, they will be limited.

If Lü Mao were smart enough, he should have taken the hint of "tolerance" and quickly led his men back to Puyin Mountain.

But Zhao Jindou will certainly not let them leave easily. He will try to persuade them with reason and incentives, and it will depend on whether Lü Mao can handle the situation.

If Lü Mao cannot resist the temptation, it will ultimately lead to heavy casualties for the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Team.

That was his own greed; how could he possibly blame the Li family?

If Lü Mao were to slip away, Zhao Jindou would be dissatisfied, but he would still have to treat Li Xiangming with utmost respect, since he had sent the man to him and he himself could not win people's hearts.

Blame it?

In short, regardless of the outcome, Li Xiangming left no room for maneuver, paving the way for future dealings between the two parties, while also winning a lucrative share of the Burning Fiend Pill market.

His emphasis on the Burning Fiend Pill over other pills' market share was a choice made after weighing the pros and cons.

First of all, the Li family is not good at alchemy, and their pill production has always been low. A considerable portion of the cultivation pills sold in Monkey Valley were purchased by the Li family's caravan from Pushui Market.

However, elixirs are much more expensive than medicinal herbs, and if they become unsaleable, it will cause a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, most of the demon-hunting cultivators on Puyin Mountain are independent cultivators with limited financial resources. Therefore, even though the Li family has a geographical advantage, they dare not invest too much in this area.

The only large-scale investment was when Li Qianxiong followed Li Xiangming's advice and imported a large quantity of Burning Evil Pills from the Liu family of Jimuyan, intending to seize the market share of Burning Evil Pills in Puyin Mountain in one fell swoop.

However, just a few months later, the Liu family terminated their cooperation with the Li family for various reasons.

The Liu family refuses to sell pills, and you don't have that many yourself, so what can you do?

They could only shrink their market share, and all their efforts were in vain.

This incident taught Li Xiangming a profound lesson.

It wasn't that he didn't want to gain more benefits from Zhao Jindou, but rather that the Li family's appetite for elixirs was limited.

Instead of meddling in other people's business, it's better to focus on strategizing the Burning Evil Pill.

Burning Demon Pills are a necessity for demon-hunting cultivators.

Controlling the market for the Burning Fiend Pill is crucial for the Li family's control of Puyin Mountain.

In the past, the Li family couldn't do it, but as the Li family gradually gained a foothold, for example in Pushui Market and Daishan, the Li family had more ways to purchase Burning Evil Pills, and no longer had to rely on the strength of one family alone.

Therefore, Li Xiangming naturally wanted to take back the market for the Burning Fiend Pill.

The other jade slip was for Cao Yanjun, instructing him to send someone to tell Jiang Liang not to be stingy with his investment in spiritual herbs, especially those used to refine regular healing pills.

Although Li Xiangming did not intend to associate with Zhao Jindou, it did not mean that he would ignore the business opportunities Zhao mentioned.

One leaf falling heralds autumn. Since the Soul Suppressing Sect is making every effort to procure spiritual herbs and medicines, what about the Victory Intent Sect?

In a major battle between the two sects, it's impossible that only the cultivators of the Soul Suppressing Sect were injured. At this moment, the Spirit Herb Reserves of the Victory Intent Sect must also be in dire need.

They simply chose to keep it a secret as well.

Zhao Jindou was able to gain the trust of the Zhenhun Sect because the two sides had cooperated for a long time, and the Li family also had Flying Fox Cave, an ally within the Shengyi Sect's circle.

Therefore, Li Xiangming not only wants to do this business of spiritual herbs, but also wants to find a new path and make it a big success.

However, it is too early to say. Li Xiangming's jade slip was just a reminder to Jiang Liang to find a buyer.

He will only personally visit Pushui Market with a large number of spirit stones once he has truly confirmed Shengyi Sect's intentions.

In summary, both jade slips contain Li Xiangming's profound strategic planning.

But none of these are important matters. Even if they are lost, it will not affect Li Xiangming's plans, because he will soon return to Dangui Mountain.

The reason for choosing to hand the jade slip to Xu Jin, whose cultivation level was low, was to give him a chance.

Xu Jin began cultivating Taoism in his forties, and within just a few years he reached the second level of Qi Refining, which shows his perseverance.

However, the path becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses. Without sufficient resources, given his lifespan and aptitude, he has virtually no chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and even the late Qi Refining stage is an insurmountable hurdle.

There have been many such cases before Green Cloud Cave.

Compared to these people, Xu Jin was less jaded, more ambitious, and more shrewd, showing the potential to become a great man.

That's why Li Xiangming took special care of him and sent him to Tailai Peak.

The people of Tailai Peak, upon seeing their jade slip, will undoubtedly become even closer to Xu Jin.

Whether Xu Jin can seize this opportunity remains to be seen.

Compared to Xu Jin, Li Xiangming was more concerned about Liu Xiong Yu, who was still in Dai Mountain and even wandering under the noses of the two sects.

Li Xiangming greatly admired this attitude.

After quickly determining the direction, Li Xiangming flew towards Xiaoping Mountain.

(End of this chapter)