Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 401 Tavern
The next day.

Li Xiangming quietly handed over his work at the Foreign Affairs Office, then parted ways with his family and prepared to head to Puyin Mountain.

However, before that, he personally went to see Guan Tianyou.

Guan Tianyou was dressed in a long dark-colored robe and had a gentle and refined appearance.

Perhaps because he had witnessed Li Xiangming's prowess at the Foundation Establishment Ceremony, or perhaps because he was pursuing Li Xiangping, he spoke with extreme politeness, referring to himself as a junior.

It wasn't until Li Xiangming revealed that he was actually younger than Li Xiangping that she slowly changed her tune.

After chatting for a while, Li Xiangming said with a smile, "Guan You can stay at home. I'll take care of the small things for you."

"Young Master Li is very busy, how could Tianyou dare to trouble him too much? Just give me a brief introduction, and Baiqitang will be extremely grateful."

Guan Tianyou remained respectful and presented a list of monster materials with both hands.

Li Xiangming glanced at it, his eyes showing no emotion.

Li Qianxiong had shown him this yesterday, but he still asked curiously, "Illusionary Butterfly Crystal Powder, Thousand Sound Secret Feathers, Nightmare Spider Silk. I remember these materials all come from some demonic beasts that are skilled in illusion magic, right?"

“Young Master Li is indeed knowledgeable. My father received an order for an illusion artifact. We already have stockpiles of common materials, but things like Illusion Butterfly Crystal Powder are not sold in large quantities even in Pushui Market. That’s why Baiqi Hall thought of going to Puyin Mountain to take a look.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming's heart stirred, and he pressed on, "Is Master Guan very skilled at crafting illusionary magical artifacts?"

Guan Tianyou scratched his head: "My father came from a sect that has been involved in illusion magic for many years, so he has quite a bit of knowledge in this area, but in fact, the Hundred Weapons Hall receives very few orders for illusion magic artifacts."

Li Xiangming seemed to be deep in thought.

He had thoroughly studied the Illusionary Moon Manual, and was intimately familiar with its knowledge of illusion techniques and some unique perspectives.

He is also more adept at using illusions than before.

However, he rarely used illusions against his enemies.

The reason is simple: against a powerful enemy, illusions are "showy but impractical" and can be broken off in an instant; against an opponent with low cultivation, his use of the Weeping Spirit Desolate Sky Rope basically secures victory.

If anything unexpected happens, the Sky-Splitting Palm technique will easily resolve the situation.

At worst, he still has the Six Yin False Divine Finger to offer.

If these high-level water spells are ineffective, then illusions will also be useless against the opponent.

This makes the illusion techniques he learned somewhat useless—unless he's willing to "play tricks" on some Qi cultivators who are not on the same level.

But illusion magic is by no means a useless spell.

Even today, Li Xiangming still feels lingering fear about the iridescent butterfly.

At that time, the Illusory Night Butterfly's cultivation level was only at the late stage of Spirit Awakening, yet it was able to easily defeat Li Xiangchuan and more than a dozen other elite members of the Beast Capture Bureau.

No, let alone the beast-catching house, even if all the demon-hunting teams of Puyin Mountain were to mobilize together, they would probably be wiped out.

Because once you get close to the Illusionary Dark Butterfly, everyone needs to use a hundred times more magic power than the other person to resist, otherwise they will be immediately dragged into the illusion and made to be at the mercy of others.

In this way, what combat power would cultivators have left?

Li Xiangming had personally fought against the Illusory Night Butterfly, and no one understood this pressure better than him.

If it weren't for the Dust-Free Pearl he possessed, his fate wouldn't have been much better than Li Xiangchuan's.

It was this battle that made Li Xiangming see the potential of illusion magic, and he picked it up again, which he had almost given up on.

However, the methods of human cultivators are ultimately inferior to those of those exceptionally gifted demonic beasts.

Achieving the effect presented by the Rainbow Butterfly is extremely difficult.

Feeling hopeless, Li Xiangming couldn't help but consider external forces.

If he possessed a decent illusion artifact, it might allow his illusion techniques to be displayed favorably among cultivators of the same level. Thinking of this, Li Xiangming became even more enthusiastic towards Guan Tianyou.
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Monkey Valley, Taibai Restaurant.

It was unusually quiet today, with only about a dozen people in the tavern, a stark contrast to its usual lively atmosphere.

After a few idlers finished their drinks, one of them asked in confusion, "What's going on? None of the usual demon-hunting groups are here either."

"You've never even heard of this?"

"Come and tell me."

"It's all because of the mess in Daishan. The Zhenhun Sect and Shengyi Sect weren't satisfied with fighting in Daishan, so they came to interfere in our Puyin Mountain."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Do you remember when a large number of demon-hunting teams went to Daishan to participate in two battles a while ago?"

"Of course I remember. At that time, it even became a trend. Some people came back with a lot of money, which caused a stir among the people."

"Bah! Why is no one speaking up for the demon-hunting team that died in Daishan? In my opinion, this is all a trick played by the two sects."

"In short, both sects saw the potential of Puyin Mountain and came repeatedly to recruit people. The first few months were fine, but the demon-hunting teams that went to Dai Mountain suffered heavy losses. Even a ruthless person like Xu Buxiu lost half his life in Dai Mountain. With such a deadly place, how many people would still be willing to go there?"

"When the two sects failed to recruit anyone, they resorted to forced conscription. Yesterday, the 'envoy' from the Soul Suppressing Sect killed two demon-hunting cultivators in a verbal altercation, which stirred up a hornet's nest. The Demon-Hunting Guild called on everyone to resist the two sects' vile behavior. As a result, all the well-known demon-hunting groups went to the gathering, and those lesser-known demon-hunting groups also wanted to join in the fun and show off."

"I see!"

The man suddenly realized.

The man who answered his question was a bald, burly man with a bronze complexion. He vigorously swung the wine jug in his hand until the last drop of wine fell into the bowl, then licked his lips and shouted, "Boss Li, another jug, please!"

"coming!"

A kind voice came from behind the counter.

The bald, burly man then put down the empty wine jug with satisfaction and continued to laugh at the man, "However, such gatherings cannot last more than a few days; no one can live without the fine wines of Monkey Tavern."

The man smiled, then leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Brother Hu, why don't you go and take a look? With your qualifications, you must be highly regarded, right?"

"I?"

The bald, burly man scoffed, "What right do you have to participate in this gathering when I'm just a stray dog ​​without even a demon-hunting squad? You think too highly of me."

"This"

The man didn't dare to delve deeper into the topic and instead asked, "By the way, which demon-hunting groups are participating in the gathering?"

The bald, burly man said calmly, "The first to be targeted is, of course, the Golden Light Demon Hunting Group. In terms of strength, if they say they are number one, no one dares to say they are number two. Moreover, the Golden Light Demon Hunting Group is also one of the earliest veterans of the Demon Hunting Guild."

"anything else?"

"And there are the Iron Eagle Demon Hunting Team, the Divine Wind Demon Hunting Team, the Wild Fox Demon Hunting Team, the Spirit Eye Demon Hunting Team, the Savage Bull Demon Hunting Team, the Triumphant Demon Hunting Team, and the Flying Squirrel Demon Hunting Team."

These demon-hunting groups were extremely well-known in Puyin Mountain. Whenever one of them was mentioned, the idle men listening nearby couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

Suddenly, someone remembered something and quickly asked, "What about the Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group? Why aren't their names mentioned? Even if Lü Mao's group can't compare to the Golden Light Demon Hunting Group, they can still hold their own against the Iron Eagle and Wild Fox Demon Hunting Groups, right?"

"Haha, what kind of ancient history are you talking about?"

Another person sneered, "Don't you know that Lü Mao went to Dai Mountain and became a cripple? The Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group is about to disband, so how can he be qualified to participate in the gathering organized by the Demon Hunting Guild?"

"boom!"

On one side of the tavern, a wooden table was smashed to pieces with a punch.

A young man with a missing arm walked over with a fierce look on his face and said, word by word, "You bastard, do you have the guts to say that again?"

(End of this chapter)