Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 526 Initial Mastery
The bone-dissolving yin wind comes quickly and goes quickly.

Li Xiangming failed again and looked somewhat listless.

Liu Xiongyu stepped forward and helped him guide the bone-dissolving yin wind out of his dantian.

“Chief Liu, your health is not good. Exerting yourself like this may leave you with hidden dangers.”

Li Xiangming opened his eyes, a hint of reluctance flashing in his gaze.

The Ice Vein Pill is mainly used to prolong life. Although Liu Xiong Yu's injuries were suppressed by the powerful medicinal force, he was still a long way from being fully healed, not to mention that he used Wind Escape when he jumped off the cliff.

The burden this special spell places on the dantian and meridians is self-evident.

This caused his injury to worsen.

To use an imperfect analogy, Liu Xiongyu is like a deflated balloon right now, and should be hiding in a corner trying to fix it.

But not only did he not use Wind Release, he continued to use it to help himself cultivate.

This will undoubtedly cause the ball to deflate even faster.

Liu Xiong Yu coughed and shook his head, saying, "The ancestors of the Su family were very thoughtful. The reason they preserved the Cliff of No Return was because the Bone-Melting Yin Wind beneath the cliff could help cultivate Wind Escape. Theoretically speaking, you should master Wind Escape faster than me. However, beginners cannot endure the Bone-Melting Yin Wind. If I don't intervene, it will take you at least two or three months to make any progress."

Li Xiangming's expression became even more hesitant.

What he really wanted to say was that mastering Wind Release in two or three months wasn't too late.

He never thought of learning such a skill quickly.

Liu Xiong Yu saw through Li Xiangming's thoughts, and his tone became somber: "The sooner you master the Wind Escape Technique, the sooner you can leave. Don't you want to go back to the Li family?"

Li Xiangming fell silent.

The beast tide from Mount Dai surged southward with unstoppable momentum.

After they defeat the Demon Suppression Camp, Pudong will inevitably be plunged into dire straits.

The Li family is also part of the Demon Suppression Camp. After suffering heavy losses, what choices will they make?

What stance does the Li family take when the Mang Sect declares war on the Bailu Sect?
Will the earth-shattering events at Daishan affect the Li family's established strategy?

Also, how many people from the Demon Suppression Camp escaped? What are their plans afterward?

And the current situation of Monkey Valley
Li Xiangming was eager to know all of these things.

How could he not want to go out?
However, seeing Liu Xiong Yu's weak appearance, Li Xiang Ming did not answer directly, but instead asked, "And what about you?"

Liu Xiong Yu shook his head: "I'm a useless person now, I'm not worth your concern."

"A useless person?"

Li Xiangming frowned: "You are the former protector of the Mang Sect. I don't know your past, but the one who is as famous as you is the Faceless Man who single-handedly stormed the Fuhu Temple and escaped unscathed, earning my brother's high praise; and the Witch Protector who severely injured two inner elders of the Bailu Sect on the Pu River and wiped out the allied forces aiding Dai in one fell swoop. You are also the successor of the Wind Escape Technique, which once made my Li family restless. The two sects of Dai Mountain regard you as a flood and a beast. If you are a cripple, how many people in the world dare to call themselves heroes?"

"You actually know about Protector Wu?"

Liu Xiong Yu was slightly surprised, but then closed his eyes: "Everything in the past is just a passing cloud. I am tired. Passing on the Wind Release technique to you is my final mission. If you are willing, please take Su Qing out of the Purple Yin Cave for me. She was originally from the outside world, but now she is controlled by the fake Miao Yin, and she must be unhappy."

"Chief Liu!"

Li Xiangming, his anger barely concealed, interrupted, "A true man like you, would you really stoop to such a lowly state as to die at the foot of this tiny cliff for the sake of personal feelings?"

Liu Xiongyu remained silent.

Seeing this, Li Xiangming softened his tone slightly: "Gao Can regards you as his benefactor. If you die, what will he do?"

Liu Xiong Yu gave a self-deprecating laugh: "I tricked Gao Can into taking the Ascension Herb, forcing him to grow faster than he could, just to have more helpers in the Purple Shade Cave. How can I call myself a benefactor with such selfish motives? Your willingness to ask for the prescription for him shows your sincerity. Letting him stay in the Li family is the best outcome."

Li Xiangming was unwilling to give up and said again, "You have Foundation Establishment cultivation and a meticulous mind, your future is limitless! The Li family has only been established in Pu County for a short time and is in dire need of talent. I can secure a large amount of cultivation resources for you. Don't you want to try the Golden Core path? If you don't like the Li family, the White Dew Sect and the Eternal Moon Sect are also options. They can't possibly be uninterested in the Wind Escape technique."

"enough."

Liu Xiong Yu's expression darkened slightly: "I promised Su Qing that I would never reveal a single detail of the Su family's Wind Escape technique. Teaching it to you this time is already an exception. If I had to do it all over again, I might not make this decision. I hope you understand this; there's no need for you to feel any gratitude towards me, and certainly no need to consider my feelings." Li Xiangming was speechless, only able to silently watch Liu Xiong Yu's shadow.

At this moment, Liu Xiongyu seemed to feel tired, turned around and returned to the stone cave. His shadow flickered, revealing the end of the story.
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half a month later.

Li Xiangming walked alone at the bottom of the cliff, moving very carefully.

Thick fog blankets the area, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.

He dared not easily unleash his divine sense, because the bone-melting yin wind could come at any time. These evil winds could not only corrode magic power, but also annihilate divine sense.

At the crucial moment of cultivating Wind Escape, the state of one's consciousness and soul is of paramount importance, so Li Xiangming can only proceed cautiously, feeling his way forward.

After walking for a while, the bone-melting yin wind unexpectedly arrived.

Black smoke immediately rose from Li Xiangming's palm, and the fierce wind that was coming towards him instantly became gentle, swirling around him several times before dissipating.

At the same time, the black smoke became weak and intermittent.

Li Xiangming sighed. After more than ten days of arduous training, he was finally able to stimulate the spiritual apertures recorded in all the Wind Escape Techniques with his magical power.

This step is actually difficult for the vast majority of cultivators.

The remaining small group of people will struggle terribly with the challenge of "comprehension".

What exactly is enlightenment?
In the cultivation world, this is attributed to talent, and along with spiritual roots, it is included in the reference standards for assessing disciples' aptitude.

Li Xiangming, however, believes that comprehension must also follow objective laws.

Can a person have an epiphany while facing the fear of a knife?
impossible!
Unless he can remain focused and single-minded in the face of life and death.

Such people are undoubtedly rare.

The vast majority of disciples who are praised for their exceptional comprehension will have varying degrees of understanding of the essence and laws of things when faced with different circumstances.

Li Xiangming was unsure of his own level of comprehension.

But the mystery of the Enlightenment Spring lies precisely in its ability to ignore objective factors, allowing him to always maintain a focused and single-minded concentration.

In this state, he often had flashes of inspiration, and thus mastered the three great skills of Fairy Green Cloud in a short period of time.

Now that he is cultivating Wind Escape, the Enlightenment Spring has also played an extremely important role, allowing him to avoid many detours in the second stage.

However, there is still a long way to go before one can successfully execute Wind Release and master it.

The magical power Li Xiangming expends to release the black smoke far exceeds that of Liu Xiong Yu, and it is extremely unstable. His wind escape technique will not last more than three breaths before it dissipates on its own as the black smoke dissipates.

Is this valuable in actual combat?

There might be, but definitely not many.

Thinking of Liu Xiong Yu, Li Xiangming stopped in his tracks.

He was quite wealthy, possessing not only many spirit stones but also a large quantity of pills. Although he no longer had rare pills such as the Ice Vein Pill and the Yellow Dragon Pill, he still had a considerable number of other healing pills. If Liu Xiong Yu wished, he could recover from his injuries at the Cliff of No Return.

However, this fellow was determined to die and ignored the pills he offered.

He has been exploring the Cliff of No Return for the past two days and doesn't know how Liu Xiongyu's health is.

Li Xiangming felt a vague unease.

He quickened his pace and returned to the stone cave where the two of them had once lived.

The faint light emanating from the lamp talisman still lingered in the cave, and Liu Xiong Yu lay peacefully in the corner, as if fast asleep.

"Chief Liu?"

Li Xiangming called out subconsciously, then realized what was happening and looked dazed.

(End of this chapter)