Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 447 Bestowing Foundation Building Pill
In the bright, elegant interior of Taibai Restaurant, cups and plates were scattered about, and leftover wine reflected the setting sun.

Li Xiangren stood up and said goodbye to everyone in turn, finally turning to Li Xiangming: "Xiangming, I'll take my uncle home first, and you and Xiangyu will be in charge of guarding Monkey Valley."

"Brother, don't worry."

Li Xiangming raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

After withdrawing from the Maojing mine, he immediately began to prepare for the defense of Monkey Valley.

Why was he in such a hurry when Monkey Valley had not been attacked?

Because the scale of the beast tide in Daishan was beyond imagination.

Dozens of Bone-Melting Demon Cultivators mobilized together, which was no small matter.

What deep-seated grudge exists between the monsters of Puyin Mountain and the Shengyi Sect of Dai Mountain?

not at all.

The reason why the demonic beasts attacked Shengyi Gate first was simply because of the principle of proximity.

Regardless of whether Shengyi Gate can be defended, the demonic beasts will not stop their advance. Neither the Zhenhun Sect in the north nor the Monkey Valley in the south can remain uninvolved.

He believed that at this moment, a great upheaval was brewing within Puyin Mountain.

Puyin Mountain is vast and boundless, teeming with monsters. Logically speaking, Monkey Valley should not have been able to survive the overwhelming beast tide.

However, beast tides vary in size. The beast tide over Mount Dai is now spreading, and the number of Bone Fusion demon cultivators pouring into Mount Dai is extremely exaggerated, which is enough to show that the direction of the first attack or the general attack by the demon beasts is Mount Dai.

Since the monsters are focusing their main efforts on Dai Mountain, the area around Monkey Valley in the middle of Puyin Mountain will naturally only have small beast tides.

This is also one of the important reasons why he was determined to defend the valley.

However, although there are quite a few demon-hunting cultivators in Monkey Valley, they are basically a disorganized bunch, and relying on them to resist the beast tide is nothing short of wishful thinking.

He needs the support of the Li family!

Fortunately, Li Qianxiong shared his thoughts and finally agreed to send a team of 100 cultivators to defend Monkey Valley, but on the condition that Li Xiangren and Li Qianxiao must return to their families.

Li Qianxiao was seriously injured and should have returned to his family to recuperate.

As for Li Xiangren returning, that's perfectly reasonable.

Currently, the three prodigies of the Li family's Xiang generation are all on the front lines.

If he were the head of the household, he would also be restless.

As the eldest of the Xiang generation, Li Xiangren possesses the highest aptitude and cultivation, making it undoubtedly the best choice to keep him at home.

After seeing Li Xiangren off, Li Xiangming looked at the others present, most of whom were members of the Li family, including Li Xiangyu, Li Xiangfeng, Li Xiangting, and Li Jihu.

In addition, the three leaders of the demon-hunting team—Mad Lion, Vicious Dog, and Black Cat—were also present.

Li Xiangming's gaze finally landed on Long Yang, and he gave him a wink.

Long Yang frowned slightly, but still got up and followed Li Xiangming out of the banquet.

How badly are you injured?

On the way, Li Xiangming asked with concern.

Outside the Maojing Mine, Long Yang desperately trapped the Little Burning Sky Violent Ape. Although his spell only worked for a few breaths, for a cultivator, that was enough time to accomplish many things.

Moreover, Long Yang's water magic, combined with the Five Thunder Talisman, produced unexpected results.

It almost instantly defeated the Little Burning Sky Ape, greatly improving the situation on the battlefield.

Of course, Long Yang himself wasn't having an easy time either.

Not only did he suffer the backlash of the spell, but he also vomited blood repeatedly due to the shattering of his natal magic weapon.

Even now, Long Yang's injuries are still very serious, and his face is completely bloodless.

"Can't die."

Long Yang replied coldly.

Li Xiangming was used to it and didn't care.

This guy used to be arrogant, but now he's become his lackey, so it would be strange if he were to give him a friendly look.

Li Xiangming led Long Yang to his room, sat down, and played with the teacup on the table without saying a word.

After an unknown amount of time, Long Yang finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Li Xiangming slowly raised his head and pushed a white jade porcelain bottle over: "You made contributions in the Baolong Valley incident, and you have also led the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team for me these days, and made great contributions outside the Maojing Mine. I remember all of this. I promised to give you a chance to establish your foundation, and now I have fulfilled your wish."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Long Yang suddenly stood up, snatched the white jade porcelain bottle with lightning speed, and presented it to himself.

However, when he grasped the flower-shaped lid of the porcelain vase, he suddenly hesitated and remained motionless for a long time.

But in the end, he still ripped off the flower cover.

The fragrance of cinnamon wafts towards you!

Long Yang was immediately excited. He carefully poured the pills into his palm and examined them closely.

"This is a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

After looking for a long time, Long Yang still couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't help but frown.

"of course."

Li Xiangming poured himself a cup of hot tea and took a sip: "You don't need to question the authenticity of the pill. I was able to establish my foundation, and I also relied on this pill."

He paused, stood up, and sighed softly, "As far as I know, there are more than a handful of Foundation Establishment Pill formulas in the two prefectures. However, due to the scarcity of materials, the production of any Foundation Establishment Pill is extremely limited."

"Take the White Dew Sect for example. Their treasured Jade Purity White Dew Pill is one type of Foundation Establishment Pill. But it's said that only one batch of this pill is made every three years, and each batch yields seven or eight pills. Half of them are given to the Hengyue Sect, leaving only three or four for themselves. Even if the White Dew Sect has some hidden reserves, their disciples can only receive a maximum of two Foundation Establishment Pills per year. Under such circumstances, why would they sell Jade Purity White Dew Pills in the market?"

"Other sects that possess the formula for Foundation Establishment Pills are not much better off. This has resulted in Foundation Establishment Pills being available at a high price but not at all on the market. Even cultivation families like ours with some savings have no chance to buy them."

"The Foundation Establishment Pill in your hand was hard-won; many of my elders have longed for it. Now I bestow it upon you, hoping you will use it wisely and achieve success in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, Long Yang stared at Li Xiangming for a while, then looked at the pill in his hand.

After a long pause, he exhaled and said in a deep voice, "Since you keep your promise, I will not hide it from you. My ambitions lie neither in Puyin Mountain nor in the Li family. If this pill comes into my hands, I will never return, regardless of whether I have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or not."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming's arm, which was putting down the teacup, froze.

The Foundation Establishment Pill in Long Yang's hand is actually the Thousand-Jun Pill.

Before heading to Maojing Mine, he entrusted Qingyang Daoist to look after Monkey Valley.

But at the time he was busy organizing demon-hunting cultivators and didn't even have time to meet the Taoist priest.

When he returned to Monkey Valley, the Taoist priest gave him a big surprise.

Indeed, the Taoist priest quietly accomplished a great feat, successfully refining the second batch of Thousand-Jin Pills, resulting in a total of six pills. Li Xiangming also successfully received three of them.

The Thousand-Pound Pill has always been Li Xiangming's secret, second only to the evil Green Robe. The reason he opposed Li Qianxiong's attack on Qin Zhengyi at the Foundation Establishment Ceremony was also because of the existence of this pill.

It is an indisputable fact that the Li family is weaker than the Qin family.

Although the battle at that time was able to kill Qin Zhengyi, the pride of the Qin family, it also plunged the Li family into a quagmire from which they could not extricate themselves.

If it's delayed by one or two years, the situation will be very different.

He could easily produce enough Thousand-Pound Pills with the help of the Thousand-Pound Grass and the experienced alchemist, Qingyang Daoren. He wouldn't even need many; just ten would be enough to allow the Li family's strength to increase in stages.

Time is on the Li family's side.

He has no reason to give up this advantage! Now that the Qingyang Taoist has brought good news, it is undoubtedly a great start.

As soon as Li Xiangming received the three Thousand-Jin Pills, he already had a plan in mind.

Among the cultivators of the Li family, Li Qianshi, who is in his prime and whose cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, deserves a Foundation Establishment Pill.

In fact, the Li family has always valued Li Qianshi and even allocated him a Foundation Establishment Pill. Unfortunately, Li Qianshi failed to seize the opportunity when he first established his foundation.

However, Li Qianshi lived up to expectations. After his realm dropped, he returned to the Great Perfection realm and maintained it for several years.

However, some opportunities, once missed, are difficult to regain.

It's not that the Li family didn't want to continue supporting Li Qianshi, but rather that many people didn't even have the chance to be allocated the first Foundation Establishment Pill.

Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality!

How could the Li family devote all their energy to Li Qianshi?
According to the consistent historical trajectory of the Li family, Li Qianshi will either achieve Foundation Establishment through his own abilities and usher in a second spring in his cultivation path, although the probability of this is very small, or he will fall into decline and drop to the ninth level of Qi Refining in the near future, becoming a solid cornerstone of the Li family.

If he achieves outstanding merit, he might become a highly respected elder in his old age.

However, despite the fact that the clan elders hold the power of the clan, from another perspective, they are also pitiful people with no hope of success.

Even if the Li family had surplus Foundation Establishment Pills, they wouldn't distribute them to the elders. Instead, they would keep them for the benefit of the younger generation.

This is the biggest difference between the family system and the sect system!

Li Xiangming had dealt with Li Qianshi many times and knew well how loyal and passionate this tough man was to his family. Therefore, this first Qianjun Pill could be considered his way of repaying the fourth branch and the family!

The second Thousand-Pound Pill concealed some of his personal motives.

He intended to leave it to Cao Yanjun, even though Cao Yanjun still had a long way to go before reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining.

As for the last Thousand-Pound Pill, its fate was already sealed.

Those who perform meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who commit wrongdoing will be punished!
This is Li Xiangming's principle.

Long Yang did a lot of things by his side.

He never intended to use the Foundation Establishment Pill to deceive Long Yang.

The reason I'm saying all this is actually to appeal to people's emotions.

He already had a prediction in his mind that Long Yang would leave after obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Now that he is facing the threat of the beast tide, he naturally hopes that Long Yang can stay and help him. At the same time, he also has the idea of ​​winning over this talented person who may achieve Foundation Establishment in the future to serve the Li family.

But to everyone's surprise, Long Yang was determined to leave.

Even Li Xiangming's repeated persuasion was to no avail.

Long Yang even expressed his intention to leave even without taking the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Li Xiangming deeply regretted this.

Of course, he couldn't take back what he had given away, so he could only part ways with Long Yang amicably, saying with emotion, "Since you have your own ideas, I won't force you. I wish you a smooth journey ahead, and if we meet again in the martial world, may we share a drink together."

Long Yang nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Li Xiangming called him back again: "After you leave, who will lead the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team?"

Long Yang stopped and turned to answer, "The members of the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team all came because of my reputation. If I leave, the team will be demoralized and useless. You can send those skilled members with higher cultivation levels to other demon hunting teams in advance."

Li Xiangming frowned; this was not the answer he wanted to hear.

Besides the Black Cat, he also has five demon-hunting teams under his command: Golden Eyes, Divine Wind, Crimson Flame, Mad Lion, and Evil Dog. Among them, the Golden Eyes Demon-Hunting Team ranks first with overwhelming strength.

Merging the Black Cats into the other five demon-hunting teams to enhance their overall strength is not an impossible idea.

However, the fact that the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team was able to establish a reputation in Puyin Mountain and gain the recognition of the Demon Hunting Guild in just a few months is a minor legend in the eyes of the demon hunting cultivators in Monkey Valley.

It would be a pity to disband "Xuanmao" at this point.

It's important to know that reputation is a great asset for a demon-hunting team.

The Mad Lion Demon Hunting Group led by Lü Mao has never been the most powerful demon hunting group in Puyin Mountain, but because of their great reputation, they have been able to thrive in the Demon Hunting Guild.

Even the Puyin Mountain Trading Company, which buys materials from monsters, treats them very well.

Seeing Li Xiangming's dissatisfaction, Long Yang pondered for a moment and then said, "Those who join the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Group are basically thugs, and there are very few who can stand alone. If you want to keep this demon hunting group, you can try using Hu Qidao."

"Hu Qidao?"

Li Xiangming searched his mind for the name, but couldn't recall it.

"A newcomer who just joined Xuanmao yesterday."

Long Yang waved his hand, and a faint phantom appeared in the room. He continued, "This person has the cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Refining. He used to be the leader of a certain demon hunting group. It is said that he destroyed his demon hunting group due to poor command. After that, he wandered around Monkey Valley and became a lone wolf for several years."

"As far as I know, Lone Wolves all speak highly of him. Judging from his words and actions, he does have some leadership qualities, and leading a demon-hunting team of thirty to fifty people should not be a problem."

Li Xiangming stared at the phantom in the room, tapped the table lightly, and pressed, "You said he left the Demon Hunting Group several years ago, and must have gotten used to the life of a lone wolf. Why would he suddenly join the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Group?"

News of the Daishan beast tide brought chaos to Monkey Valley.

He ordered his men to patrol the streets day and night with the captured Azure Moon Lion, and to publicize his victory at the Maojing Mine. He also had his demon-hunting team display the demon beast materials they had received to attract attention.

All of these measures, to some extent, suppressed the panic in Monkey Valley.

Some might think that Master Li, leading a mere hundred or so people, was able to defeat thousands of monsters, and that everyone would return with mountains of monster materials.

The number of demon-hunting cultivators around Monkey Valley is well over several thousand.

As long as these people unite around Master Li, what difficulty is there in guarding Monkey Valley?
Once people see the light at the end of the tunnel, greed will make them stop.

After all, how many monsters can you kill on a single trip into the mountains?

The obtained monster materials must be distributed among all team members.
Those who cannot bear loneliness will therefore wander back and forth.

Of course, the number of people who fled is still countless.

Some people, before leaving Puyin Mountain, would still try to fish in the muddy waters of Monkey Valley, causing quite a stir.

Hu Qidao's sudden decision to join the demon-hunting group at this crucial juncture naturally caused Li Xiangming considerable concern.

"I don't know, that's something you should worry about."

Long Yang replied calmly.

He himself is not loyal to the demon-hunting team, so how could he expect his subordinates to be loyal?
For him, as long as someone can use it, that's enough.

In fact, what he said earlier was not an exaggeration.

The members of the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team were mostly there because of his reputation as a Qi Refining Perfection expert.

By staying by his side, one can obtain reasonable benefits with minimal casualties.

That's when all those seasoned veterans flocked to the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Group.

If he leaves, the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team will collapse as well.

Even if Li Xiangming promotes a new leader, as long as this person's cultivation level is not high enough, it will still be difficult for the Xuanmao Demon Hunting Team to retain those skilled fighters.

Li Xiangming also had his own guesses about this. He rubbed his temples and said, "I understand. You can go now."

(End of this chapter)