Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 507 mentions the Purple Yin Cave again

As soon as he finished speaking, two small, pink hands, like those of a child, stretched out from Geng Shipei's waist, tightly gripped half of the purple longsword, and pushed it backward, as if trying to push the purple flying sword out of his body.

Qin Zhengyi's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly raised two fingers and chanted the incantation even more rapidly.

But the once irritable flying sword was now as docile as a rabbit, letting the delicate pink hand touch it. It only seemed to react when it fell from Geng Shipei's body, emitting a strong purple light and returning to his side.

At the same time, a crimson light flashed across Geng Shipei's body. A red-faced, fanged demon detached from his body, then rapidly expanded, transforming into a hideous monster. The monster's arms were a bloody mess, and its chest and abdomen had a large hole, clearly having shielded Geng Shipei from all the damage.

"Blood Demon!"

Qin Zhengyi slowly exhaled, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.

The Qin family's inability to subdue the weak Geng family is inextricably linked to the Geng family's powerful "Five Ghosts".

Each ghost crafted using this method is unique. For example, the Blood Demon can enhance a cultivator's physique and strength, and has a powerful ability to replace injuries.

Such a special ghost naturally requires a massive amount of divine consciousness to control.

Therefore, although the Geng family cultivators are known as ghost cultivators, the number of ghosts under their command is extremely limited, often not exceeding two palms' worth.

Of course, some Geng family cultivators who are not proficient in the "Five Paths of Ghosts" will also cultivate other ghost path inheritances and refine their own soul-summoning banners. The number of ghost soldiers on their bodies ranges from several hundred to tens of thousands.

The Qin family still doesn't have a clear understanding of the proportion of these two types of ghost cultivators.

But Geng Shipeng is undoubtedly the former, and a top inheritor of the "Five Paths Ghost" lineage. He possesses more than a dozen special ghosts, with the "Blood Arena Ghost" being just one of them.

Despite being limited by the number of spirits he could summon, Geng Shipei could not "send out all his forces" and in previous encounters, he had only controlled a maximum of three special ghosts.

However, these special ghosts are too powerful. Just one "Blood Ring Ghost" is enough to cause a qualitative change in Geng Shipei's combat power. Three special ghosts can even help Geng Shipei fight two or three opponents at once.

Even more deadly is that Geng Shipei can select different "Five Ghosts" to participate in the battle based on the situation on the battlefield, thereby achieving a surprise effect.

Faced with these unpredictable and versatile ghosts, the Qin family cultivators, who were known for their "Ganglong Spear Technique" and were extremely brave in single combat, suffered greatly and even dared not challenge the Geng family cultivators to a duel.

Do Qin family cultivators have an advantage in team battles?
nor.

Because the different "Five Paths Demons" combined can encompass all aspects of the battle, their effect is far superior to that of a single "Five Paths Demon".

In other words, the more cultivators the Geng family has, the stronger their combat power.

The reason why the Qin family was able to maintain a firm grip on the battlefield was because of their superior numbers.

Now it's a one-on-one situation!
Knowing he was no match for him, Qin Zhengyi glanced at A-Wang on the other side.

As both were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he wasn't without a chance to escape from Geng Shipei, but if he brought Awang along, the difficulty would increase several times over.

When A-Wang noticed Qin Zhengyi's gaze, his face turned deathly pale.

As intelligent as he was, how could he not understand the meaning behind that glance?

He is not willing!

But as a servant, how could I ask my master to risk his life to save me?
A-Wang gave a bitter smile, then knelt down heavily, his forehead almost touching the ground: "A-Wang respectfully requests that Fourth Young Master leave!"

Geng Shipei frowned and looked coldly at Qin Zhengyi: "Why should a seven-foot-tall man like you shed your tail like a gecko? You are the pride of the Qin family and the successor of Lingbi Manor, yet you don't even have the courage to fight me?"

"courage?"

Qin Zhengyi seemed to remember something, shook his head and sighed softly: "Li Xiangming is indeed courageous, leading a few hundred rabble to confront the beast tide head-on. What was the result? We cultivators must ultimately follow the way of heaven. Today I miscalculated, I did not expect that you, such a busy person, would enter Pudong. However, you may win for a while, but you may not win forever."

After a pause, Qin Zhengyi's expression turned serious: "Those who defy the heavens will ultimately be punished. Li Xiangming is an example of this, and so will your Geng family!"

"absurd."

Geng Shipeng scoffed, "All I know is that every brick and tile of the Geng family was earned through bloodshed and battle, what they call following the will of Heaven."

As he spoke, he suddenly took a step forward, and the black shadow behind him wriggled and expanded, instantly transforming into a colossal creature with ferocious ram horns: "It's nothing but an excuse for you cowards!"
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"Where is this?"

In the damp cave, Li Xiangming leaned against the stone wall, his eyes half-open, trying to make out his surroundings. However, it was terrifyingly dark all around, with only the sound of dripping water, which made him feel uneasy.

"Cough cough."

Li Xiangming struggled to get up, but involuntarily coughed up two mouthfuls of blood.

Just then, faint footsteps came from outside the cave.

"It's you!"

Li Xiangming suddenly looked up, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Besides me, who else could save you in such a critical situation?"

The visitor spoke calmly, then flicked his finger, lighting up the oil lamp on the cave wall. The dim light cast two long, black shadows.

Li Xiangming remained silent for a long time before cupping his hands and saying, "Thank you, Chief Liu."

Liu Xiong Yu smiled slightly: "Now that you're awake, let's pack up and get ready to leave."

"Set off?"

Li Xiangming was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Where to?"

Liu Xiong Yu seemed surprised by Li Xiangming's blank expression, raising an eyebrow; "Of course it's Ziyin Cave. Do you think I'd come here to reminisce with you for no reason?"

"Purple Shade Cave?"

Li Xiangming was completely bewildered: "The Purple Shade Cave isn't it?"

"Are you just freeloading in the Li family?"

Liu Xiongyu interrupted unhappily, "Shengyi Sect has been destroyed, and the entire Zhenhun Sect has gathered at Lingyue Peak to divide the spoils. We painstakingly tried to transfer the Foundation Establishment cultivators away from Ziyin Cave, and we accomplished it all overnight. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you know nothing about it?"

"The Shengyi Sect has been wiped out?"

Li Xiangming froze again. He rubbed his temples hard, trying to clear his confused mind.

The attack by the Mang Sect on Bailu Sect's camp in Daishan and the massive beast tide moving south from Daishan all indicated that a tremendous event had occurred in Daishan. However, upon suddenly hearing that Shengyi Sect had been wiped out, he still found it hard to believe.

That's a sect with a history of thousands of years!

"It's not entirely accurate to say they were wiped out."

Liu Xiong Yu replied calmly, "A few disciples must have escaped, but they are no match for us. Even if they survived, they wouldn't dare to raise the banner of Sheng Yi Sect. In short, with the Sheng Yi Sect gone, only Zhen Hun Sect will remain as the dominant force in Dai Mountain. But none of this concerns us. Our target is Zi Yin Cave."

Purple Shade Cave

Upon hearing Liu Xiong Yu repeatedly mention this name, Li Xiang Ming also recalled all the information about Zi Yin Cave. This mysterious "cave" that Liu Xiong Yu couldn't forget was most likely a small secret realm left behind by the Master Miao Yin.

It is highly likely that the Myriad Sounds Immortal is a descendant of the Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Su.

In other words, the Purple Yin Cave is involved in the inheritance of the Nascent Soul stage, or at least has some connection to it!
Nascent Soul!
Legend has it that those who cultivate to this level can live for a thousand years, commanding wind and rain, moving mountains and filling seas—they are omnipotent. How is this different from the immortals described in books?

Any Foundation Establishment cultivator who hears news of the Purple Yin Cave will gasp for breath.

However, Li Xiangming was unsettled!
The last image in his mind was still the ferocious face of the Xuanjia Rhinoceros. Although he was lucky enough to be saved by Liu Xiong Yu, what about Li Xiang Yu and the Qingyang Taoist on the battlefield?
Li Xiangyu was his cousin, and Qingyang Daoist was his close friend! The thought that the two of them might die tragically under the iron hooves of the demon beasts made him restless, and he had no mind to go to Ziyin Cave at this moment.
"Chief Liu, this matter needs further consideration!"

Li Xiangming took a deep breath and slowly said, "The beast tide has swept south, and the Demon Suppression Camp has suffered heavy losses. Monkey Valley needs me now, and the Li family needs me too."

"Li Xiangming!"

Liu Xiong Yu's face instantly turned cold: "You really think highly of yourself? If you weren't wearing the Demon Heart, would I have come looking for you? You saved me once at Xiaoping Mountain, and now I've returned the favor. We're even."

Having said that, Liu Xiong Yu lowered his arms, the corners of his black robe fluttering without wind, his tall figure like an iron tower, completely blocking the entrance to the cave: "You don't want to go? Then try to see if you can escape from my grasp."

(End of this chapter)