Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 42 Li Xianghong

After leaving the warehouse, Li Xiangming returned to his own courtyard and met Li Xiangzhen.

He didn't forget Li Qianhe's instructions, and every time he returned to Tailai Peak, he would check his younger brother's homework.

"Sit down and let me see."

Li Xiangming was very strict in guiding Li Xiangzhen's cultivation, constantly correcting her posture.

Many people mistakenly believe that cultivation is simply about breathing in spiritual energy and refining magical power, but it is far more than that.

Before breathing in spiritual energy, one must enter a meditative state. Before entering a meditative state, one must sit in meditation. Whether the sitting posture is correct or not directly affects the speed of entering a meditative state and the efficiency of breathing.

All prestigious sects place great importance on meditation, or rather, on the fundamentals.

Only when the foundation is solid will the path be smooth.

Half a day later, Li Xiangzhen finally completed a full cycle of Qi circulation and stuck out her tongue.

"Brother, I want to learn magic!"

Li Xiangzhen was very excited to see Li Xiangming return and expressed a wish she had been thinking about for a long time.

Li Xiangming glanced at him indifferently, "Focus on your breathing exercises and don't be overly ambitious."

Li Xiangzhen has only been able to sense Qi for two or three months. Although he is called a cultivator, he is not much stronger than an ordinary child. Learning magic is simply nonsense for him.

Of course, his idea was not strange. Li Xiangming vaguely remembered that when he refined his first strand of magic power, he also thought about flying and disappearing into the earth.

After being reprimanded, Li Xiangzhen was somewhat discouraged. He glanced at his elder brother and muttered, "I don't want to go to Qingmiao Academy anymore."

"Why?"

"The instructors only teach reading and recognizing characters."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming frowned.

Back when they were in Pushui Market, Li Qianhe had already hired a tutor to teach Li Xiangzhen to read. Now, faced with the same old story, the little guy naturally had no interest.

This is one of the reasons why most children with a straight lineage are unwilling to enter the Qingmiao Academy.

Their family background had already led them onto the path of cultivation, yet they still had to start on the same starting line as children from other branches who couldn't read a single word.

"You can't hear anything in the courtyard, just keep breathing, but don't disturb others."

Li Xiangming replied softly.

"Oh."

Without Li Xiangming's support, Li Xiangzhen's face scrunched up in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Li Xiangming patted his head and promised, "If you break through to the second level of Qi Refining, I will personally teach you magic."

"Really?"

Li Xiangzhen's eyes lit up.

"of course it's true."

After dismissing Li Xiangzhen, Li Xiangming was still thinking about the Qingmiao Academy.

The fact that Qingmiao Academy is not favored by the direct lineage is due to a variety of factors.

It's almost a done deal.

Don't be fooled by the few children with direct pulse who are still being admitted to the hospital now; in a few years, there probably won't be a single one left.

Once the main branch completely withdraws from the Green Seedling Academy, it will be a heavy blow to the branch branches.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming shook his head.

That's the general trend.

To retain children with a straight lineage, it is necessary to implement differentiated education, allowing those with a straight lineage who are more precocious and have a better foundation to advance first.

However, by doing so, the main meridian will only become stronger, while the branch meridians will have even less say.

Just then, Li Xiangming suddenly realized that something had flashed past his storage bag.

"Complementary?"

Li Xiangming took out the communication talisman given to him by the other party, his expression changing.
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An unnamed mountain peak to the east of Tailai Peak.

Li Xiangcheng was hugged by a disheveled young man in his early twenties, looking utterly helpless.

"Brother Xianghong, that's enough. I don't understand why you're getting so agitated."

"How could you not understand? I'm doing this..."

Li Xianghong could hardly contain his excitement and almost jumped up, but when he saw the incredibly simple and innocent doubt in Li Xiangcheng's eyes, he immediately lost interest.

"Forget it, I won't explain if you don't understand."

Li Xianghong sighed and squatted down on the ground, seemingly lost in thought. Seeing this, Li Xiangcheng felt a little embarrassed: "Why don't you try again? Maybe I can understand?"

"Then let me explain."

Li Xianghong's expression changed quickly; he immediately became happy.

"I used the method recorded in the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits to breed the pig demon with other demons. There was a nearly 50% chance of producing different species of the same kind but different appearances. Then I bred these different species in pairs."
They always failed at first; the offspring of these alien species were not much different from the pig demons.
In short, after many attempts, I finally managed to breed a new monster that had no reproductive barriers, yet was completely different from the pig demon!

At this point, Li Xianghong was already incredibly excited.

Li Xiangcheng didn't quite understand, but he still chimed in, smiling shyly, "Yeah, that's really impressive."

"That's amazing! I'm a genius!"

Li Xianghong was completely oblivious to his cousin's perfunctory attitude, gesturing wildly and completely absorbed in his own world.

Just then, Li Xiangming arrived and was dumbfounded when he saw the two of them.
"What are you two doing?"

Li Xiangming asked in confusion, "From my perspective, a strange young man with a flushed face is holding Li Xiangcheng's hand and shaking it back and forth, completely absorbed in the moment."

It's just weird.

Upon seeing Li Xiangming arrive, Li Xiangcheng blushed, slapped Li Xianghong's hand away, ran to the side, pointed at Li Xiangming, and said, "Brother Xianghong, the person who understands you has arrived."

Brother Xiang Hong?
Li Xiangming's heart stirred. He had heard this name before; Li Chenglu had mentioned it, but this was the first time he had met the person in person.

Li Xianghong also sized up Li Xiangming, but his expression was somewhat nervous, even restrained.

Ever since Li Xiangren caused a scene at the Mangjiao cult, the story of Li Xiangming, the person involved, has spread throughout the family.

Almost everyone has heard that Li Xiangming single-handedly killed two Mang Cult traitors who were at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Later, when Li Xiangming took office as the deputy head of the accounting office, he gave the other members of the Xiang generation a stern warning.

It should be noted that among the current generation of the Xiang family, only three can be considered to have achieved outstanding success: Li Xiangren, Li Xiangru, and Li Xiangyu.

Li Xiangming thus gained great fame and became a leading figure of the new generation of the fourth branch of the family.

He was known as one of the "Four Heroes" along with Li Xiangru from the first wife's family, Li Xianghua from the second wife's family, and Li Xiangping from the third wife's family, ranking below the "Two Pride Ones" Li Xiangren and Li Xiangyu.

These six people are currently the most promising and accomplished members of the Xiang generation in the family.

Facing them, Li Xianghong, who was a few years older but only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, undoubtedly felt inferior and even spoke less.

However, when his area of ​​expertise was mentioned, Li Xianghong quickly regained his composure, and Li Xiangming finally understood what had happened.

It turns out that Li Xiangming was too busy with his work at the police station to take care of the pig demon under his command, so he handed it over to the fourth branch of the family.

However, the fourth branch of the family was not very interested in this and left the pigs where they were, only sending Li Xianghong to manage them.

Just when the fourth branch of the family and Li Xiangming had completely forgotten about it, Li Xianghong brought good news.

"You're saying you've cultivated a monster?"

Li Xianghong got straight to the point, but Li Xiangming found it hard to believe.

The most prominent feature of a demon is undoubtedly its demonic power. To possess demonic power, one must learn the methods of cultivation.

The methods of cultivation originate from spiritual wisdom.

Most monsters come from beasts and, after a long period of accumulation, awaken their intelligence by chance and embark on the path of cultivation.

How could a monster have been born in the pigsty that Li Xiangming has been working on for just over a year?

Seeing that Li Xiangming didn't believe him, Li Xianghong silently led the way into the pigpen, picked up a small pig that was completely black and had hair as hard as iron—let's just call it a pig for now. Li Xiangming saw that this little pig had lost many of the characteristics of a pig, such as big ears and a short tail.

“This is a variant I cultivated, which has already awakened its intelligence.”

Seeing is believing. Li Xiangming quickly took the piglet and examined it closely. In the end, he had to admit that it was a born demon.

The term "born demon species" refers to the offspring of some demon cultivators who, supported by powerful bloodlines, can naturally awaken their intelligence at a very fast pace, unlike other demon beasts that rely on chance to awaken their intelligence.

However, the pig demon was not powerful. Perhaps its bloodline had something to offer, but Li Xiangming didn't show it anything.

The ability to give birth to a demon cub is clearly due to Li Xianghong's special methods.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but take a second look at Li Xianghong.

He knew Li Xianghong because this guy was also a descendant of the fourth son's family, and one of the few "rare talents" who were devoted to the art of beast taming.

However, Li Xianghong was practicing the "Myriad Spirits Manual," but he had not been able to master its methods for many years.

Li Chenglu asked him to switch to the "Beast King Heart Sutra," but he disagreed. Others could train a handful of demonic beasts in three to five years, but he had spent ten years and still couldn't even get the demonic beasts to do some simple commands, becoming a laughing stock of the fourth branch and even the Li family.

However, after being exiled here, Li Xianghong shone brightly, creating a monster.

It should be noted that Li Xiangming's purpose in building this pigsty was merely to raise some demonic beasts as spiritual food.

(End of this chapter)