Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 435 Using Kindness as a Pretext
into the night.

The camp south of Yuquan Ridge was eerily silent, utterly still.

Only a few lights flickered in the night, as if mourning for this land.

Deep furrows were plowed into the ground, and gravel and pits were everywhere.

The xylophone, its strings broken, shattered in the middle and slipped from a pair of withered arms with a dull thud.

At the same time, a sharp voice rang out: "Wang Su, with your current magical power, you are like an ant before me. If you don't want to die, you'd better surrender. As long as you sincerely surrender, I, Luo, might put in a good word for you."

Wang Su, disheveled and kneeling in the center of the camp, tears of blood streamed from his lifeless eyes, his robes already stained crimson with blood. He struggled to raise his head, looking at the menacing old man in red robes before him, a mocking sneer playing on his lips: "I, Wang, would rather die than be a slave!"

Upon hearing this, the red-robed elder flew into a rage and struck Wang Su on the top of the head with a palm.

"Elder Luo!"

Upon seeing this, Cao Nan on the other side immediately shouted anxiously.

However, the old man in the red robe did not stop moving at all.

The palm strike was as sharp as a blade. Wang Su couldn't dodge in time. With a "bang," his head exploded like a watermelon, splattering blood and brain matter everywhere, which was particularly glaring in the night.

"Elder Luo, you..."

Cao Nan was both anxious and angry. He took a few steps forward, wanting to check on Wang Su's condition, but after just one glance, he knew that Wang Su was dead beyond any doubt.

"Elder Luo, isn't this too hasty?"

Cao Nan took a deep breath, looked at the red-robed elder, and said in a deep voice, "Wang Su was an inner sect elder highly valued by Shengyi Sect. If he dies like this, Shengyi Sect will probably be at odds with us to the death."

Elder Luo sneered, "So what? Since I've taken action, I'll eliminate the threat completely."

"Having said that."

Cao Nan gave a bitter smile: "That scoundrel Liu Xiongyu has gone to great lengths to set up a trap, just to sow discord between us and Shengyi Sect, and make our disciples fight to the death."

"Even the information about Lingyue Peak being besieged and the Shengyi Sect's Yuquanling camp being empty was proactively leaked by Liu Xiongyu. If we kill Wang Su, it will probably play right into his hands."

Elder Luo's gaze fell on Cao Nan, revealing a hint of warning: "Elder Cao, Liu Xiong Yu is nothing but a minor nuisance. Sheng Yi Sect is our true enemy. I hope you will not forget this and will not harbor any illusions of peace."

Cao Nan's face flushed red and then turned pale, before he finally stormed off.
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"The Yu family of Luhua Valley?"

Li Xiangming unfolded the map of Daishan given to him by his family, and his finger paused at a place called Luhua Valley.

Li Xiangting, standing beside him, nodded and said, "Not only the Yu family, but also the Tang family of Pingnan Fort and the Guo family of Majiagang. These three families are all well-known Qi Refining forces in Dainan and are also vassals of Shengyi Sect. This time, they received an emergency summons from Shengyi Sect and each sent cultivators to support Lingyue Peak."

"However, they were worried about accidents on the way, so they traveled together. Five people came from the Yu family, and four people each from the Tang and Guo families. They were mostly mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, with only two reaching the late stage of Qi Refining."

A vassal of Shengyi Sect?
Li Xiangming's expression turned serious.

If Shengyi Sect has already begun recruiting affiliated forces, then the situation at Lingyue Peak must be dire.

Master Liaoshen's guess is mostly correct.

Moreover, the monsters in Puyin Mountain are by no means small fry.

But that has nothing to do with him; he couldn't possibly go to Shengyi Gate to join in the fun.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Xiangming looked up and asked, "I heard they're all young people. Are there no elders escorting them?"

Li Xiangting shook his head: "Originally, they had elders traveling with them, but they were separated by the demonic beasts. These people were lucky; our people helped them delay them, otherwise they wouldn't have made it this far."

"Where are they now?"

Li Xiangming continued to ask.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiangting looked somewhat embarrassed. Finally, under Li Xiangming's probing gaze, he revealed the reason: "Long Yang detained a few people with lower cultivation levels and made the rest follow him in charging into the enemy formation. After the demonic beasts were defeated, these people were still chasing down the remaining demonic beasts."

Li Xiangming was stunned for a moment. This guy Long Yang really wouldn't suffer even the slightest loss!

The cultivators from the Yu, Tang, and Guo families had been on the run for most of the day, and now they had to turn back and fight each other. They must have been going through a lot of mental anguish.

However, their turning back could not be considered suicide.

Because of the large group of demonic beasts encountered this time, none of them had fused with the bone-demon cultivators.

The demon hunters on both outposts fought and retreated, suffering casualties, but none were serious.

Before long, reinforcements arrived.

The arrival of Long Yang and Xu Buxiu, in particular, instantly halted the monsters' offensive.

Just as they were locked in a fierce battle with the monsters, Li Xiangting led the Golden-Eyed Monster Hunting Team to attack from the flank, catching the monsters off guard.

Soon, the monsters were forced into retreat.

The group of demon hunters took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, and along the way they cut off countless valuable demon beast materials. The three Daishan cultivators should also have gotten some benefits.

Calculating the time, Li Xiangming immediately ordered, "Send them back, and save your pills and talismans!"

"Yes!" Li Xiangting cupped his hands in greeting and was about to leave.

He suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked, "What about the cultivators from the Yu and Tang families?"

Li Xiangming replied calmly, "Long Yang has already taken the lead. The life-saving grace has turned into coercion. There's no need to be polite to them. Let them come with us to rescue Maojing Mine."

Li Xiangting was stunned, and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Won't Shengyi Sect blame us?"

"Without us, would this group have made it to Shengyi Gate?"

Li Xiangming scoffed: "We're not doing charity. If you want people, repay our kindness first. Besides, if Shengyi Sect is relying on these people to save its life, it should think about how to leave behind its legacy."

"I see!"

Watching Li Xiangting leave, Li Xiangming stroked the black water snake in his sleeve.

Xiao Hei hasn't recovered since unleashing his innate divine power, so we probably can't count on him this time.

However, a hundred demon-hunting cultivators are more than enough to do a lot of things.

Before long, the demon-hunting cultivators who had been scattered in various places regrouped.

After counting the number of people, Li Xiangming summoned a cloud-riding talisman, and countless white mists spread out, condensing into a sea of ​​clouds. The people stepped on it as if they were standing on solid ground.

"That's wonderful!"

Some exclaimed in amazement, "No matter how many times we ride it, it always feels magical. Soaring through the clouds—this is exactly the original intention of us becoming cultivators!"

The other person scoffed, "Look at what you're saying. Cloud Riding Technique, Lesser Cloud Leap Technique, which one can't do that? These are all human-level spells, you can buy them with money."

"no the same!"

The man shook his head and continued, "How can magic last? We Qi Refining cultivators have to get up and rest from time to time, which is quite embarrassing."

"That's because your own magical power is insufficient, not because there's a problem with the spell itself. According to you, the Cloud Soaring Talisman can't last long either; it's destroyed as soon as it's used."

"Flying boats are better; they don't require magic power and can come and go without a trace!"

"Hey, with your meager wealth, even if I gave you a flying boat, you wouldn't dare to drive it."

The demon-hunting cultivators were buzzing with discussion, talking about everything from talismans to escape techniques and flying boats, creating a lively atmosphere.

Meanwhile, several somewhat young cultivators huddled together, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The youngest one tugged at the sleeve of a female cultivator in a blue dress and whispered, "Sister Yue, are we really going to that mine to fight the monsters?"

Tang Xinyue patted his head without saying anything.

The other party was taking advantage of their kindness and had the upper hand; they had no choice at all.

Yu Mingqian, who was standing to the side, stared intently at the sea of ​​clouds below and asked in a low voice, "Xin Yue, I heard that the Cloud Soaring Talisman is a secret technique of the Dragon Abyss Sect. Once activated, it allows one to soar freely between heaven and earth at an extremely fast speed, no less than that of an ordinary flying boat."

"I have also heard about it."

Tang Xinyue nodded.

"How come these people have the Cloud-Soaring Talisman?"

Yu Mingqian's expression grew increasingly resentful.

At his age, he already possessed the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Ordinary people would call him a "prodigy young master." Yet now he was being manipulated like a puppet by a group of unfamiliar cultivators. This was truly a great disgrace.

But this group of unfamiliar cultivators outnumbered and outmatched them.

There are quite a few ruthless characters, even those at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Knowing he was no match for them, he had no choice but to compromise.

Now these cultivators have brought out the Cloud Soaring Talisman—which is not available for sale in Pushui Market, undoubtedly indicating that these people have powerful backgrounds. Now he doesn't even have the courage to resist.

Tang Xinyue shook her head, unsure how to answer.

Yunhai didn't care about their thoughts and sped along.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly a golden light appeared in front of us.

This was followed by a tremendous roar.

The people who were sitting on the clouds were all startled awake and hurriedly peered out.

This sight was incredible; everyone was in an uproar.

"Burning Sky Violent Ape!?"

"Two of them??"

(End of this chapter)