Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 392 Late
Furthermore, the Li family will recruit additional spirit farmers during the peak season for spirit plant harvesting.

These people's missions only last about ten days, and they are dismissed after they are completed.

He didn't recognize him at all.

In addition, some spirit farmers are unlucky; just when their spirit plants finally sprout, their spirit fields are infested with insects. It should be noted that the damage caused by insects varies at different stages of the growth of spirit plants. If the infestation occurs when the seeds are germinating, even if all the pests are eradicated, the future yield of the spirit field will be shockingly low.

If production is low, the mission completion rate will be low, and the rewards issued by the Logistics Department will be meager and barely enough to fill a tooth gap.

The quick-witted Lingnong would naturally not accept this and would often abandon the task to avoid wasting time and energy.

This move will not be understood by the Logistics Department.

In order to attract spirit farmers to work for the Li family, the Service Bureau would also provide cheap spirit plant seeds and spirit fertilizer when issuing spirit field tasks.

Assuming these spiritual plant seeds and spiritual fertilizers are used properly, and the spiritual fields yield a bountiful harvest, then needless to say, both the spiritual farmers and the Li family will profit.

But the spirit farmers messed things up and secretly ran away, leaving the Li family with a loss. They also had to issue new tasks, asking other spirit farmers to clean up the mess.

Of course, the Li family isn't stupid. In response to this situation, the Li family will severely deduct the deposit they paid when they received the mission. Although it's not much, it can still make up for the loss to some extent. At the same time, they will put them on a blacklist to prevent these people from entering the Service Institute again and doing similar things.

In short, over the years, countless cultivators have come and gone from the Service Academy.

Li Qianshi said that Du Peng was one of the earliest Lingnongs in the Qinwu Academy, but only Du Peng knew that he also had a newcomer phase, and some of the old Lingnongs who had taken care of him back then had long since disappeared.

He didn't really remember much about Grennon.

He felt a sense of familiarity with the Yellow Turban cultivator, but when he tried to recall their past relationship, he had no memory of it at all.

After thinking for a moment, Du Peng respectfully said to Li Qianshi, "Reporting to the Dean, I do not know this person. He is probably not one of our Lingnong from the Service Department."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young spirit farmer behind him squeezed forward and added confidently, "That's right, none of us spirit farmers know this person. He's lying! Besides, the Service Institute never owes us spirit stones, right, Brother Du?"

Du Peng couldn't help but turn back to look at the young spirit farmer, especially at the fervor in his eyes, and finally nodded slowly: "The Li family has always been fair to us spirit farmers, which is why we are willing to stay in Changyang Valley. This person is exaggerating."

The two spoke one after the other, instantly triggering a chain reaction.

The monks from the Service Academy who were still watching from the sidelines stood up one after another and denounced the Yellow Turban monks, saying that they were impersonating Lingnong and had ulterior motives.

"You guys!"

The Yellow Turban cultivator's face was deathly pale. He pointed at them with a trembling finger, but at this moment, he had become a clown. No one believed him, and many onlookers even spat on the ground at him.

Seeing this, Li Jihu immediately waved his hand.

Song Ye and the other demon-hunting group members swarmed forward. The Yellow Turban cultivator couldn't even let out a scream before being dragged away and disappeared without a trace.

"Please excuse my poor appearance!"

Li Qianshi gathered his energy in his dantian and said loudly, "Some petty people can't stand to see the Li family doing well, so they've come to cause trouble. Please rest assured, the Foundation Establishment Ceremony will proceed as planned!"

After saying that, he gave Li Xiangming on the stage a wink.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Li Xiangming withdrew his gaze and continued his sermon.

Those below the stage no longer cared about the Yellow Turban monks; they all sat cross-legged and listened attentively.
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Changyang Valley, at the valley entrance.

A handsome young man looked towards Fengming Tower and, seeing the sea of ​​people, exclaimed in surprise, "It seems we're late?"

"It's not too late. Young Master Liu is an honored guest. It's never too late for him to come."

Li Xiangru, who was in charge of reception, was all smiles.

The handsome young man laughed heartily: "Haha, I can't wait to be there in person! By the way! Brother Geng, I heard you have a long-standing relationship with the nineteenth young master of the Li family?" Geng Shiheng, who was traveling with him, narrowed his eyes and replied: "How could I, a mere cultivator, possibly catch the eye of a Foundation Establishment cultivator? It's you, Brother Liu, who seems to have a close relationship with the nineteenth young master, isn't it?"

Liu Xianyi raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by that?"

Geng Shiheng stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "I've heard that the Nineteenth Young Master possesses a rarely used spell called the Golden Eyes of the Sun, which is truly wondrous. Once unleashed, it can instantly decide life or death! At first, I thought this profound technique was a true inheritance of the Li family, but later I learned by chance that Brother Liu is also skilled in it."

"Cough cough."

Liu Xianyi became increasingly embarrassed as he listened, and couldn't help but cough a few times.

The Golden Eyes of the Sun is indeed his magic, and it is an ancient cultivation technique that he found in a ruin. Even in the Liu family, there are very few practitioners of it.

The reason Li Xiangming knew this was not because the two had a good relationship, but because Li Xiangming had captured him and brought him to the Li family years ago, and unilaterally extorted this magic from him.

The thought of this pained Liu Xianyi deeply.

I didn't want to be teased by Geng Shiheng.

"Sure?"

Seeing Liu Xianyi's expression, Geng Shiheng added another sentence.

How could Liu Xianyi reveal the truth? After a long while, he finally managed to stammer, "The Nineteenth Young Master is fond of magic, and I have discussed this art with him."

"Young Master Liu is truly generous!"

Geng Shiheng remarked with emotion.

Liu Xianyi felt like ants were crawling all over his body, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. He decided to stop trying to probe the relationship between Geng Shiheng and Li Xiangming and focused on getting on his way.

Soon, the group arrived at the foot of Fengming Tower. Without exchanging greetings, they each found a seat and sat down quietly to listen to Li Xiangming speak.

After a while, Liu Xianyi turned his head and slightly moved his lips towards a middle-aged cultivator dressed as a scholar next to him: "Fourteenth Uncle, how is the level of this newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Li family?"

"The foundation is very solid, and the understanding of the Taoist principles is very thorough."

The middle-aged scholar frowned slightly.

Liu Xianyi laughed and said, "So it seems the Li family's strength has greatly improved!"

The middle-aged scholar looked at Liu Xianyi and said seriously, "Don't take this lightly. The Li family has quite a background. Back in Zhangning Prefecture, all the family members were skilled in battle. It's just that they have too few Foundation Establishment cultivators and don't occupy an important position in Hengyue Sect, so their reputation is not well-known."

"But now, the Li family has produced two geniuses, Li Xiangren and Li Xiangming, one after another, showing signs of rising to prominence. This is definitely not a good thing for our Liu family."

Liu Xianyi looked surprised: "Does Uncle Fourteen think that the Li family will be able to threaten our Liu family in the future?"

"Who knows?"

The middle-aged scholar shook his head: "But there is no doubt that the Li family's power is expanding. On the one hand, they are interfering in the affairs of Dai Mountain and seizing spirit mines for profit, and on the other hand, they are using the Burning Fiend Pill to control the demon-hunting cultivators of Puyin Mountain. Both of these are clever moves, especially the latter, which has far-reaching effects. Our Liu family must be on guard, and at least we cannot stand still. Xianyi, you should also work hard!"

"I see!"

Liu Xianyi's face was grave.

Meanwhile, the Geng family was also whispering among themselves.

Accompanying Geng Shiheng was an elderly man in black with gray hair, who said with a serious expression, "Shiheng, this kid's magical power is not at all like that of a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator. It seems that Shi Pei has a worthy opponent."

Geng Shiheng was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Xiangming on the stage, somewhat incredulous: "Can he compare to Third Brother?"

(End of this chapter)