Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 510 Desert Alligator Turtle
"Is this the Purple Shade Cave?"

Under the blazing sun, Li Xiangming frowned as he gazed at the endless desert before him.

The Demon Suppression Camp encountered several Bone-Melting Demon Cultivators skilled in Earth Escape Techniques, and was later trapped by an Earth-Element Array, putting them at risk of total annihilation.

He feels a little uncomfortable whenever he sees yellow sand.

"Liu Xiong Yu is not here either."

Li Xiangming extended his divine sense and muttered to himself.

As he and Liu Xiong Yu had expected, Ziyin Cave was indeed a small secret realm.

So-called secret realms are generally natural formations created by spatial folds, containing all sorts of strange and unique things, each with its own set of rules, and are often unsuitable for human habitation. However, due to their seclusion, they are highly favored by powerful cultivators at the Mahayana stage.

They would deliberately seek out subspaces compressed by the power of the interface, cut them off and refine them into secret realms, then transport real spiritual veins into them, simulate celestial phenomena, and create cave dwellings suitable for living and cultivation.

After being passed down for many years, these cave dwellings may be contested and broken into smaller secret realms, falling into the hands of lower-level cultivators.

In short, secret realms are not uncommon in the cultivation world.

Although most people know little about it, that doesn't stop it from being described as a paradise with boundless beauty.

However, the Purple Shade Cave Secret Realm far exceeded Li Xiangming's expectations.

This place is desolate and lifeless, with an alarmingly low concentration of spiritual energy. It's impossible to imagine that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would want to live here, let alone a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Could the legendary Nascent Soul cultivator of the Su family really leave behind a legacy in such a place?

Li Xiangming couldn't help but have doubts.

The only consolation is that the landing point in the Purple Shade Cave Secret Realm seems to be random.

This allowed him to temporarily escape Liu Xiong Yu's control.

They come, the security!
Li Xiangming began to walk in the desert. Before long, he had walked more than ten miles, and the endless sandstorms still surrounded him. A feeling of being tricked welled up within him.

Suddenly, he spotted a black stone in the distance, which was probably the only unusual object in the entire desert.

"This is."

As he approached, the "stone" seemed to notice him as well, slowly rising up, countless grains of sand sliding off to reveal a huge turtle shell covered with honeycomb-like pits. In front of the turtle shell was a crocodile-like head with a long, thin neck, the upper part of which was covered with sharp spikes like those of a mountain.

Li Xiangming stopped abruptly, but the "roadblock" in front of him didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him. It just kept its fangs, covered in slime, open and remained still.

Li Xiangming frowned, wondering what the other party wanted to do.

Seeing that Li Xiangming remained unmoved, the giant alligator snapping turtle twitched its limbs and let out a low hiss. Even its gaping maw arched forward, emitting a foul stench.

Li Xiangming finally understood that this beast clearly wanted him to willingly put it in its mouth.

"absurd."

Li Xiangming snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and sent the crocodile turtle blocking his way flying more than ten feet away.

The alligator snapping turtle tumbled several times before crashing heavily onto the sand. By sheer coincidence, it landed on its back with its four legs in the air, and it couldn't get right back up for a long time, which was quite comical.

Li Xiangming glanced at him twice and then ignored him. This guy looked intimidating, but in reality, his cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Summoning realm. He wasn't even a match for him.

After Li Xiangming left, the alligator snapping turtle finally straightened its body, its brown pupils revealing a hint of anger, and it raised its head to the sky, letting out a silent roar.

Before long, a sandstorm swept in from all around.

Li Xiangming, who had walked quite a distance, immediately sensed something was wrong and couldn't help but turn back.

All that could be seen was a cloud of dust rising from the sky, and through the gaps, one could vaguely see countless tiny black dots.

"They're a group of demonic beasts!"

Li Xiangming's expression changed slightly, and he quickly left.

But after walking only a few steps, sandstorms swept in from all directions. A massive swarm of alligator snapping turtles appeared, and if you counted them carefully, you'd find there were no fewer than a thousand of them.

"What kind of monster is this?"

Li Xiangming was shocked. He could understand if the alligator snapping turtles summoned their kind to retaliate against him. But the fact that they could gather such a large number of turtles in such a short time, demonstrating their mastery of military tactics and their ability to attack him from all sides, was a testament to their efficiency and intelligence.

Li Xiangming immediately flew into the air.

Since entering the Purple Shade Cave Secret Realm, he had been reluctant to use his escape technique because the spiritual energy here was very thin, making it difficult to replenish his magic power. But now he couldn't care less about that.

Fighting hundreds or thousands of alligator snapping turtles is a waste of magical energy and offers no benefit whatsoever.

The alligator snapping turtles, unable to fly, roared at the sky as they watched Li Xiangming flee.

In an instant, the entire desert was engulfed in a roar.

Li Xiangming looked back at this scene and felt a strange sense of emotion.

Despite their low cultivation level, the alligator snapping turtles were able to drive away Foundation Establishment cultivators head-on; perhaps this is the very meaning of their species.

Continuing onward, there was still an endless expanse of yellow sand.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but regret his earlier thoughts. If Liu Xiongyu were here, perhaps he could have pointed out the direction, instead of wandering around like a headless fly.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xiangming took out spirit stones and charged the "Green Cloud" flying boat.

With the help of the flying boat, he circled the desert dozens of times and finally saw a huge city. The city was bustling with activity, with carriages and people.

Li Xiangming was startled and immediately put away the flying boat, landing at this settlement that looked like that of ordinary people.

However, the moment he landed, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Li Xiangming frowned, looking around, but couldn't find anything special about it.

Just then, two middle-aged men dressed as farmers passed by him together, seemingly heading into the city. One of them sighed, "What a pity, what a pity!"

"what happened?"

"Don't you know? Miss Qing'er is going to marry the young city lord!"

"Young City Lord? The younger one?"

"Besides him, who else is there? All the other young masters are married. Only the young master can accept this marriage. Moreover, the young master has spiritual roots and has been appointed as the young city lord. He is not an ordinary person. He is a good match for Miss Qing'er."

"But the young master is a spoiled brat. It's one thing for him to act arrogantly and domineeringly, but he also kills and robs people in the streets. He's utterly depraved. How can such a good person as Miss Qing'er marry him?"

"That's right, but it's a marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers. It's a decision made by the city lord and Master Su. We ordinary people can't say anything about it, much less interfere."

The two walked further and further apart, but were stopped at the city gate.

For some unknown reason, dozens of people gathered together and started arguing incessantly.

Just then, amidst joyous celebration, a group of people in red robes trotted in from afar.

The groom, riding a tall, fine horse, wore a red silk brocade on his chest. Behind him, an eight-bearer sedan chair with gold-embroidered tassels swayed gently with each step. On either side, the suona players puffed out their cheeks, and the sound of their cymbals instantly drowned out any arguments.

"The young city lord has arrived!"

"Get out of the way!"

“You’ve ruined the young city lord’s auspicious day; you’ll regret it.”

Driven away by the servants, the dozens of people below the city gate scattered in a commotion. The soldiers guarding the city dared not be negligent and lined up in two rows, congratulating the young city lord in unison: "Congratulations on your great joy, young city lord!"

Once the wedding procession had passed, the two farmers who had been stopped became unhappy and sneaked forward, closely following behind the procession.

Seeing this, others immediately followed suit.

The soldiers guarding the city shouted and cursed repeatedly, but due to their small numbers, no matter how much they beat and cursed, they could only target a small number of people, while most of them slipped into the city.

Li Xiangming was one of them.

He curiously surveyed his surroundings and soon discovered that the city was no less large than Xixiang City, and its prosperity was even greater.

(End of this chapter)