Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 515 Yellow Turban Warrior
"Chief Liu?"

Seeing Liu Xiongyu lose his composure, Li Xiangming was greatly surprised.

In his mind, Liu Xiongyu had always been a wise and capable person.

Putting aside other matters, after receiving news of the Purple Yin Cave, the Li family meticulously planned a plan. Li Chengkang personally led a team, accompanied by Li Chenggeng and Li Xiangren, to secretly infiltrate Daishan in order to capture Liu Xiongyu and the key in his possession.

But Liu Xiong Yu not only saw through the Li family's plan, but also took the initiative to show himself, and finally left gracefully using the wind escape technique.

Left with no other choice, the Li family reluctantly agreed to cooperate with Liu Xiongyu.

Besides dealing with the Li family, Liu Xiong Yu also handled the two sects of Dai Shan with ease.

The war between the two factions never stopped. While the Li family, Bailu Sect, and Daode Sect, as well as other nearby forces, certainly bear some responsibility, Liu Xiong Yu is the real culprit.

There's no other reason than that even if other forces wanted to sow discord between the two factions, they would have to do it covertly. They could only muster a fraction of their strength.

In contrast, Liu Xiongyu's actions became increasingly outrageous, almost to the point of having the words "I did it" plastered on his forehead.

Therefore, both sides harbored deep hatred for Liu Xiongyu and repeatedly issued arrest warrants.

Over the years, they only managed to eliminate small fry like Ma Wu.

Li Xiangming didn't think it was entirely due to Wind Release. While Wind Release certainly gave Liu Xiong Yu a survival advantage that others couldn't match, the effectiveness of that advantage depended on the occasion and the opponent.

Take the Battle of Xiaoping Mountain as an example. Liu Xiong Yu, who had just entered the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, was full of confidence, but he suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of Elder Luo of the Zhenhun Sect. If he hadn't intervened in time, Liu Xiong Yu would likely have been killed on the spot.

This shows that Wind Release is not a panacea.

Liu Xiongyu's ability to evade justice is inseparable from his shrewdness, caution, and composure.

But now
Liu Xiong Yu looked completely lost and dejected, and even his vital energy was intermittent.

Li Xiangming even had a strange feeling that if he made a move at this moment, he might be able to capture Liu Xiongyu in one fell swoop.

"Chief Liu?"

Li Xiangming gave another reminder.

Liu Xiong Yu finally made a move. He gently placed the hairpin in his hand inside the collar of his clothes, then walked to the hunchbacked monster and picked up the bones one by one.

Li Xiangming remained silent, watching the scene unfold quietly.

Soon, Liu Xiongyu picked up all the bones and buried them in the large pit. He then picked up a nice stone from nearby and used his magic to carve the words "Master Mu Yazi" on it.

"Mu Yazi?"

Li Xiangming's expression finally changed, and he couldn't help but ask, "This strange creature... is it your master, the previous leader of the Mang Sect, Mu Ya Zi?"

"should be."

Liu Xiongyu patted the stone dust off the writing, then stood up and said with a complicated expression, "I've always suspected that he went into the Purple Yin Cave, and now it seems that I was right."

Li Xiangming was even more surprised and pressed on, "You said that only the key in your possession could bypass the bloodline restriction of the Purple Yin Cave."

"As I've said before, the Purple Shade Cave was reserved for the descendants of the Su family," Liu Xiong Yu replied expressionlessly.

"A descendant of the Su family?"

Li Xiangming realized what was happening and blurted out, "You and Mu Ya Zi found the descendants of the Su family more than ten years ago!"

Liu Xiong Yu did not reply and turned to leave.

After walking a distance, he left behind the words, "Come with me."

Li Xiangming's face was gloomy and uncertain. Liu Xiongyu was hiding many things from him, which made him suspect the other party's true purpose.

But at this moment, can he still back down?

Taking a deep breath, Li Xiangming caught up with Liu Xiongyu and asked in a low voice, "Chief Liu, your master entered the Purple Yin Cave thanks to the help of the Su family descendant, but now he has become a puppet. In other words, there is actually a living person in the Purple Yin Cave, at least a master of puppetry, or even that Su family descendant! Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to force our way in like this?"

"Scared?"

Liu Xiong Yu stopped and said with a half-smile, "Our whereabouts were exposed the moment the puppet appeared. Even if you hide now, it's too late."

Li Xiangming was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Do you know that descendant of the Su family? What is his cultivation level?"

"If I had known you would talk so much nonsense, I shouldn't have brought you along."

Liu Xiong Yu snorted coldly and sped up.

Li Xiangming was furious. Wasn't he just feeling uncertain? If the descendants of the Su family were still alive and had obtained the Nascent Soul inheritance, their intrusion into the depths of the Divine Court would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

But it's too late to regret it now.

The puppets didn't act on their own initiative, and Liu Xiong Yu remained unharmed for two days in Tianci City.

As soon as he arrived, the puppet followed.

Clearly, the person behind the scenes discovered him first.

The best solution he can do right now is to stay by Liu Xiong Yu's side.

The two moved quickly, passing several city ruins in the oasis in the blink of an eye. Finally, a banyan forest came into view, shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see more than ten steps ahead.

Li Xiangming's expression grew even more solemn, constantly on guard against any potential dangers around him.

Liu Xiong Yu, however, seemed much more relaxed and said calmly, "This is the Divine Tree, and also the core of the Purple Yin Cave. The Nascent Soul inheritance that you and I want is inside."

"Sacred tree?"

Li Xiangming couldn't help but recall the conversation in the illusion, where the people seemed to have a blind worship of the divine tree, even wanting to be buried near it after death.

The memorial stone tablet outside the shrine also mentions the worship of the sacred tree.

Clearly, the divine tree holds a pivotal position in the Su civilization.

Just then, the mist in the forest suddenly began to churn, as if a huge creature was walking towards them.

Li Xiangming was startled and gently floated backward.

Liu Xiong Yu said the same thing, adding casually, "The divine tree is guarded by two Yellow Turban Warriors."

"Yellow Turban Warrior?"

Li Xiangming frowned.

The so-called Yellow Turban Warriors were originally Taoist soldiers, but due to their high cost and difficulty in creation, the technique was gradually lost.

An ancient powerful being used puppetry to replicate them, and from then on, the Yellow Turban Warriors were scattered throughout the cultivation world in the form of puppets. Judging from Liu Xiong Yu's description, these two Yellow Turban Warriors should both be puppets.

"What is their cultivation level?"

Li Xiangming asked subconsciously.

Liu Xiongyu glanced at him and replied, "Judging from the fluctuations in their magical power, they are all in the late stage of Foundation Establishment."

"Later stage of foundation building?"

Li Xiangming gasped.

The Yellow Turban Warriors are the epitome of "large-scale" puppetry, their entire bodies covered in weapons.

Cultivators of the same level simply cannot confront them head-on.

No wonder Liu Xiong Yu arrived at the Divine Court early, but hesitated to move forward.

“Besides the Yellow Turban Warriors, there is another complex formation here. Even if I manage to break through using Wind Escape, the Yellow Turban Warriors will activate the formation and stop us.”

Liu Xiong Yu looked at Li Xiang Ming: "If that's the case, we might both die without a burial place. Fortunately, the Yellow Turban Warriors have poor perception. They can naturally detect ordinary magic power, but the weak magic power emitted by illusions is easily ignored by them. So this hurdle depends on you. As long as you put in some effort and temporarily avoid their eyes and ears, my Wind Escape will be very effective."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming hesitated slightly.

His illusion techniques are mediocre; they can't even fool a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, let alone a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

But the thought that the Yellow Turban Warriors were puppets gave him a bit more confidence.

I'll give it my best.

"When faced with life and death, there is no such thing as doing your best."

A stern look flashed in Liu Xiong Yu's eyes: "I know how to use wind magic, so there is still a glimmer of hope for you. If you are discovered by the Yellow Turban Warriors, you will surely die."

Li Xiangming remained silent for a long while before making a hand seal.

As a gentle breeze blew, his and Liu Xiong Yu's figures became ethereal, eventually merging seamlessly into the drifting white mist.

(End of this chapter)