Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 359 Foundation Building Battle
Before he finished speaking, two more figures appeared silently behind Liu Xiong Yu, forming a triangular encirclement with the red-robed cultivator.

Seeing this, Liu Xiong Yu revealed a sneer: "An inner sect elder at the late Foundation Establishment stage, plus two assistants at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, it seems that your Zhenhun Sect really values ​​me highly."

"Who told you, Chief Liu, to run faster than a rabbit?"

Among the newcomers, a middle-aged cultivator with a burly face laughed loudly: "I'm not afraid to tell you, in order to lure you out, we even used the Shengyi Sect's elite agents, which is why Xia Wu chased us all the way here. We also specially arranged for You Zong Shou, who was still recovering from his injuries, to be here to fight with Xia Wu. If it weren't for this show, I'm afraid you, Chief Liu, might not have shown up, right?"

Liu Xiongyu glanced at him and asked, "Cao Nan, you seem quite smug?"

Cao Nan paused for a moment, then withdrew his smile.

Liu Xiong Yu ignored him and looked at the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivator, raising an eyebrow: "You look unfamiliar, could you be the Fifth True Disciple, Tong Sinian?"

Before Tong Sinian could answer, Elder Luo snorted coldly, "You really go to great lengths to help our Soul Suppressing Sect."

Since entering Pu County, Tong Sinian has been in seclusion in the sect. He only broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage a few months ago. It can be said that he has hardly shown his face in Pu County, yet Liu Xiong Yu recognized him at a glance.

It is evident how much effort Liu Xiongyu put in behind the scenes to deal with the Soul Suppressing Sect.

Liu Xiong Yu, however, remained unconvinced: "Didn't your Zhenhun Sect set up such a massive Dragon Gate Formation just for a rogue cultivator like me? But I'm afraid you'll be disappointed this time. I have no intention of escaping!"

"Oh?"

Elder Luo's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and Cao Nan laughed and said, "Do you want to fight the three of us head-on?"

"What? Is Liu not qualified?"

Liu Xiongyu responded with a smile, his confidence evident.

Elder Luo and the other two exchanged glances but remained silent.

After a long silence, Tong Sinian finally spoke: "I have long admired Fellow Daoist Liu's name. Since Fellow Daoist Liu is willing to fight, let's see who is truly superior."

After saying that, a white light flashed on his right hand, and then a huge iron ruler was revealed.

The ruler was about an arm's width wide and over eight feet long. It gleamed with a cold light and had a thin line in the middle that seemed to be engraved with runes. Whenever its magical power surged, it exuded a heavy and oppressive feeling.

"A fine ritual implement."

Liu Xiong Yu's eyes lit up, and he actually uttered a word of praise.

Tong Sinian frowned, clenched his fists, and suddenly swung them. The giant ruler drew a dazzling arc in the air, and countless surging magical powers, like ten thousand horses galloping, rushed towards Liu Xiong Yu.

Liu Xiongyu remained unfazed, opened his palm, and a small whirlwind flew out, which quickly expanded into a sky-covering tornado, completely engulfing the power emanating from Tong Sinian's iron ruler.

Not only that, the tornado grew larger and larger, eventually splitting into three, each attacking one of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Soul Suppressing Sect present.

"Middle stage of foundation building?"

Elder Luo's expression changed, and he hurriedly flew into the air, summoning a dark gold flag.

The raging tornadoes were completely sucked into the flag.

But at the same time, Liu Xiongyu had already started fighting with Tong Sinian.

Tong Sinian wielded a giant ruler, his movements sweeping and powerful, each strike possessing the force of thunder, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.

However, Liu Xiongyu's movement technique was extremely strange. Despite the overwhelming magical power, he was able to pass through like a ghost and engage in close combat with Tong Sinian.

In just a few breaths, Tong Sinian was sent flying backward, leaving a trail of blood in mid-air.

"how is this possible?"

Cao Nan, standing to the side, was stunned. Tong Sinian was used to close combat, so why had he lost in his area of ​​expertise?
"Be careful, this beast's magic is strange."

At this moment, Elder Luo's slightly anxious voice rang out.

Cao Nan felt a chill run down his spine and quickly adopted a look as if facing a formidable enemy.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiongyu ignored him completely and continued chasing after Tong Sinian.

But Elder Luo reacted quickly, intercepting the attack. More than ten different talismans flew out from his crimson robe and scattered around Liu Xiong Yu.

Liu Xiong Yu snorted coldly, and a black whirlwind surged around him, blowing away most of the talismans before they could be activated.

The few explosive talismans that exploded could not penetrate the layers of gale-force winds.

Looking at Elder Luo blocking his way, Liu Xiong Yu felt a pang of regret. The old man was still very experienced; if he had reacted any slower, he would have had a chance to take Tong Sinian's life.

"As expected, he's in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

Elder Luo's expression was unusually solemn. Before the ambush was set up, everyone thought that Liu Xiong Yu was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and a black sheep. Nevertheless, in order to be on the safe side, the sect still specially sent three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the middle and late stages.

I thought it was a sure thing!
But who could have imagined that Liu Xiongyu would actually break through during this period of hiding and fleeing?
Moreover, the strength Liu Xiong Yu displayed was nothing like that of a newly promoted mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Elder Luo couldn't help but ask, "I've seen cultivators with different wind spiritual roots before, but your magical power is quite different from theirs. What kind of method is this?"

Liu Xiong Yu chuckled and said, "The unique spiritual root is an acquired spiritual root. Everyone's fate is different, so the magical power they cultivate will naturally be different as well. What's so special about it if you haven't seen it before?"

After a pause, Liu Xiong Yu continued, "However, I have to thank you all for your relentless pursuit, otherwise I might not have been able to take this step. In order to repay you, I will not hold back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xiongyu opened his palms, and thick black mist emerged from them.

In no time, Liu Xiongyu was enveloped in black mist and disappeared.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Cao Nan, standing behind him, shouted and brandished two hand axes. He threw the left axe first, striking the thick fog.

In an instant, the thick fog was split open, but Liu Xiong Yu had vanished.

"careful!"

Elder Luo gave a reminder, and the dark gold flag rustled. A golden light shone behind Cao Nan, and Cao Nan hurriedly took a few steps back and turned around to see a wisp of black smoke rising slowly.

"What the hell is this?"

Cao Nan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat; his divine sense couldn't detect the black smoke at all.

If it weren't for Elder Luo's methods, he probably wouldn't have had time to react before ending up like Tong Sinian.

"I was overconfident."

Liu Xiong Yu emerged from the black smoke, looked at the flag in Elder Luo's hand, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. Since he started practicing this technique, he had never failed. This was the first time he had been forced to use it.

Elder Luo's apprehension deepened. Before today, the Soul Suppressing Sect had dealt with Liu Xiong Yu several times and thought they had figured out his trump cards.

Unexpectedly, each of this fiend's spells was more bizarre than the last.

"cough!"

At this moment, Tong Sinian, who had been knocked away, finally returned. He held the giant ruler in his left hand, but couldn't help covering his mouth with his right hand to cough. With each cough, a large amount of blood was brought out, making him look very pitiful.

Tong Sinian, enduring the pain, gasped, "His magic can temporarily control my magic, preventing me from getting close to him!"

"Controlling mana?"

Elder Luo was horrified, and his gaze toward Liu Xiong Yu gradually filled with murderous intent.

If this person is allowed to live, the future of the Soul Suppressing Sect will be absolutely bleak.

"Cao Nan, help me keep things under control."

After giving the order, Elder Luo took a deep breath and took out a jade-green longsword from his storage bag.

Since being promoted to an inner sect elder, he has had almost no more opportunities to fight with others.

Even if they do occasionally make a move, it's just a few spells and that's it.

It's a shame for the Jade Soul Sword.

Elder Luo gently stroked his beloved sword to comfort it, then his gaze turned sharp. No matter what, he was determined to kill Liu Xiong Yu here today to prevent future troubles.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xiongyu's expression also became very serious.

The old man in the late Foundation Establishment stage not only had superior magical power, but also an unusually large number of trump cards. Both the longsword in front of him and the flag from before were top-notch magical artifacts.

He dared not be careless, so he took out a few pills and swallowed them, causing his magical power to surge even more.

"Death!"

Elder Luo moved with the agility of a swallow, and in the blink of an eye, he was within ten steps of Liu Xiong Yu.

However, he kept Tong Sinian's words in mind and maintained this distance from Liu Xiong Yu. The layers of sword energy on his body took the lead, crisscrossing and forming a net that enveloped Liu Xiong Yu.

Liu Xiongyu dared not sit idly by and wait for his death. He transformed into a wisp of black mist, swaying in the wind, and then disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already behind Elder Luo.

He gripped the black wind sword and reached for Elder Luo's head with both hands. But Elder Luo was prepared. He slashed at Elder Luo with his sword, his magic power surging, the surrounding air vibrating, and even the slowly drifting clouds on the horizon seemed to retreat.

Liu Xiong Yu couldn't dodge such a huge vortex of magical power, so he had to use his arm to shield his face. The bracelet in his bowl vibrated slightly, generating a thick magical shield.

The sword energy almost pierced through the magic shield, but it was still a little short.

Liu Xiongyu quickly retreated.

However, Elder Luo, who had failed to achieve his goal, was furious and unleashed several more sword energies with his Jade Soul Sword.

Liu Xiongyu dodged several times, but the sword energy seemed to have eyes, relentlessly pursuing him.

"As expected of an inner sect elder!"

Looking at the overwhelming sword energy, Liu Xiong Yu sighed. He retreated while raising two fingers and chanting a spell. The black mist on his body gradually condensed into a huge tiger, which roared fiercely at the sword energy.

In the blink of an eye, the sword energy collided with the tiger, producing a tremendous roar.

The entire Xiaoping Mountain shook violently, as if an earth dragon had turned over.

Even Li Xiangming, who was hiding on the edge, lost his balance and almost fell.

"If Foundation Establishment cultivators are already like this, what about the power of Golden Core cultivators?"

Li Xiangming was not frightened; on the contrary, he was filled with joy.

It is said that cultivators can summon wind and rain and move mountains and seas, but Li Xiangming has never seen it in reality.

Anyway, he himself is far from reaching that point.

The current battle at the Foundation Establishment stage can hardly be called a battle, but it is still extremely destructive and has caught Li Xiangming's attention.

Above the Foundation Establishment stage is the Golden Core stage, and above the Golden Core stage is the Nascent Soul stage.
What will become of the immense power they possess?
The legends of immortals don't seem so far-fetched after all!

As Li Xiangming's thoughts raced, the battle at Xiaoping Mountain intensified.

In order to eliminate Liu Xiongyu here, Elder Luo used all his trump cards, bringing out various magical artifacts, spells, talismans, and array plates that Li Xiangming found novel.

Cao Nan, who was helping out from the sidelines, didn't just stand by and watch. After seeing Liu Xiong Yu fall into a disadvantageous position, he immediately began to attack the fallen dog, constantly using the throwing axe in his hand to influence the battle.

In just over ten rounds, Liu Xiong Yu was covered in wounds, his black robe stained with patches of barely perceptible blood, and even his tied-up hair had fallen down, disheveled in the wind.

"Liu Xiongyu, you have committed many evils and deserve to die. Today, you will die at my hands, and your life will not have been in vain."

Elder Luo said coldly, throwing out more than ten talismans again.

These talismans were arranged in a regular pattern, emitting golden light from each other, forming threads that firmly bound Liu Xiong Yu.

"Golden Thread Soul-Locking Array?"

Li Xiangming was immediately surprised. He had seen Ma Houchen of the Bailu Sect use this thing on the Pu River.

If Ma Houchen hadn't used this trick to trap the snake demon that attacked the fleet, Li Xiangming and the others wouldn't have had a chance to escape.

Afterwards, Li Xiangming inquired about the Golden Silk Soul-Locking Array in Pushui Market. It was said that this array had the effect of suppressing the soul, and it was effective against both demons and humans. It was a very high-level array, and it was not even available for sale in the entire Pushui Market.

I never expected Elder Luo to have such a good thing on him.

Perhaps this is the foundation of the sect. In this battle, Elder Luo used no less than thirty kinds of talismans and threw out more than two hundred talismans, including many high-level talismans.

Not to mention, he also knows many powerful spells, and even the magical artifacts he uses are all high-end products.

Because of the great distance and the fact that Li Xiangming dared not release his divine sense, he could only observe the battle with his naked eyes and judge the power of the magic by the sounds he heard. Therefore, he could not determine the level of the magic artifact on Elder Luo's body.

However, he guessed that the dark gold flag was very likely a top-grade magic artifact.

In addition, the longsword in Elder Luo's hand was also extraordinary.

Although Liu Xiongyu possessed a unique wind-elemental spiritual root and special magical power, neither the quantity nor the quality of his magical power was as good as Elder Luo's.

Liu Xiongyu may have accumulated a lot of good things in the Mang Sect, but compared with the inner elders of the Zhenhun Sect, he was nothing but a small fry compared to a big fish, so he was attacked by a storm and had no power to fight back.

The fact that they have been able to persevere until now has far exceeded Li Xiangming's expectations.

He recalled that when he first visited Liu Xiongyu, Li Xiangren had tested him.

Although Li Xiangren suffered a minor loss, Liu Xiongyu was also not having an easy time.

This shows that the two men were actually of similar strength at the time.

But now it seems that Liu Xiongyu has far surpassed Li Xiangren.

At the very least, Li Xiangren would have no chance to make a move against a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who was unleashing his full power.

Just as he was pondering this, the situation on the field changed again.

The Golden Silk Soul-Locking Array suppressed Liu Xiong Yu, rendering him unable to move. Elder Luo swung his longsword without hesitation, and the sword energy almost tore this person with a different spiritual root into pieces.

However, the "fragments" were not flesh and blood, but wood chips.

"A substitute wooden puppet?"

Elder Luo's tone revealed surprise. He had only heard of this thing but had never seen it before. He never expected it to appear in the possession of a rogue cultivator who was causing trouble everywhere.

"However, thinking you can save your life with a substitute wooden puppet is a bit too simplistic, isn't it?"

Elder Luo smiled dismissively, turned the flag, and a golden light flashed.

Liu Xiong Yu, who was hidden in the black smoke, was instantly exposed and forced to reveal himself.

Cao Nan, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately swung his hand axe and threw it at Liu Xiongyu.

Liu Xiong Yu didn't even have a chance to catch his breath before he frantically shot into the sky.

But what followed closely behind was Elder Luo's powerful sword energy.

"boom!"

Another loud bang, and Liu Xiongyu fell from mid-air.

"It seems your time has come to an end."

Elder Luo looked down at Liu Xiong Yu from his high position, shook his head, and pressed down with his large hand. The Jade Soul Sword pierced through Liu Xiong Yu's body almost instantly.

But at the same time, a shadow burst forth from its body and soared into the sky with lightning speed.

Elder Luo's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Like a moth drawn to a flame."

"return!"

At his command, the Jade Soul Sword shot back immediately.

Liu Xiongyu gritted his teeth and rushed towards Elder Luo without regard for anything else.

Suddenly, a strange feeling of unease washed over me.

He immediately turned around and saw a huge monster with a blue face and fangs slowly crawling out of the Jade Soul Sword. The monster grew bigger and bigger, and almost instantly it was close to his back, opening its blood-red maw.

"what!!"

Liu Xiongyu was unable to dodge in time and was bitten on the back of the neck.

Despite the lack of blood and injuries, he let out an incredibly shrill scream.

After the shout, all of Liu Xiong Yu's magical power dissipated, and he almost lost all consciousness, falling like a stone.

"Want to get close to me? You'll have to see if your soul can withstand it."

Elder Luo sneered repeatedly, then lightly flicked his finger, and the Jade Soul Sword turned back again, chasing after Liu Xiong Yu.

Just as the sword light caught up, a violent explosion suddenly came from all around.

Elder Luo's expression changed drastically. If he remembered correctly, the source of the voice was Tong Sinian's location.

Tong Sinian was seriously injured and had no ability to fight back.

He quickly turned around to look, and just then, the ground collapsed with a roar, and a huge black snake suddenly emerged, biting Liu Xiong Yu in the mouth before retreating back into the cave and disappearing.

"who?"

Elder Luo was furious and charged into the cave with the Jade Soul Sword.

(End of this chapter)