Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 532 Gain

"Gurgle...?"

The spotted fox tiptoed forward, its nose trembling slightly, but then suddenly withdrew, looking bewildered.

Before it, white flames, like a waterfall, surged down from Li Xiangming's shoulders, the fiery torrents churning and almost soaking every inch of his robes.

However, the green robe seemed to be forged from black iron, remaining unharmed by the licking of the flames, instead gleaming with a cold, eerie light. As the hem of the robe fluttered, the flames were torn apart by the strong wind and strangely shot upwards, scattering tiny sparks in mid-air.

Li Xiangming sat cross-legged, the flames casting flickering light on his face, and the sea of ​​fire around him, three feet high, resembled a lotus platform.

The spotted little fox dared not disturb it. It paced back and forth a few steps before finally curling up into a ball and lying down, its glassy eyes fixed on the front without blinking.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and the little fox's paws unconsciously dug into the smooth floor tiles, its tail fur gradually bristling.

Suddenly, the white flame flickered, like a candle burning in the wind, its light fading uncertainly.

About half an hour later, the sleeves of Li Xiangming's green robe fluttered, and the surging air currents tore the white flames to shreds.

The flames could no longer hold on and rose from the robe, disappearing without a trace. Only a few scattered sparks remained, clinging to the sleeves and hems of the robe, struggling desperately.

Just then, Li Xiangming's eyelids twitched slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes, a fleeting glint of lingering flame appearing in his pupils.

The spotted fox immediately stood up, its back slightly arched, its eyes wary.

"You came in too?"

Li Xiangming glanced at it, then ignored it and focused his mind, sinking into his dantian.

A perfectly round, deep blue droplet of water hung quietly inside, surrounded by magical energy that swirled and moved around it. Though seemingly random, the energy appeared somewhat orderly.

"Enlightenment Spring. I have succeeded."

Li Xiangming couldn't contain his joy, his fist clenching and unclenching repeatedly.

This rare drop of spiritual water, which has maintained its independence through two generations of owners, the Water Mirror Immortal and the Green Cloud Fairy, has finally been subdued by him.

Recalling the thrilling battle in the Imaginary Space, Li Xiangming still felt a lingering fear.

Theoretically speaking, the Enlightenment Spring should naturally restrain the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, which is adept at manipulating emotions, while the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, being a spiritual fire, is perfectly suited to counter the vengeful spirits within the evil green robe.

The opposite is true!

The more powerful Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame easily invaded the imagery space of the Enlightenment Spring. When it attempted to devour the vengeful spirit within the evil green robe, it seemed to suffer from indigestion, its strength weakening instead of increasing.

As for the Enlightenment Spring, simply standing still allows one to drive away or even purify evil spirits.

It can be said that they have always maintained absolute suppression over the evil Green Robe.

The three thus form an interlocking chain of restraint: the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame restrains the Enlightenment Spiritual Spring, the Enlightenment Spiritual Spring restrains the Evil Green Robe, and the Evil Green Robe in turn restrains the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame.

Restraint relationships are not uncommon in the cultivation world.

For example, water magic counters fire magic.

So, do the disciples of Green Cloud Cave have a clear advantage over the Li family's disciples?

it's not true.

Both realm of cultivation and mastery of magic are of paramount importance.

The powers possessed by the Enlightenment Spring, the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, and the Evil Green Robe are clearly unbalanced.

Li Xiangming originally thought that the Thousand Faces of Sorrowful Flame, which had been burning for ten thousand years, should be the most powerful, followed by the Enlightenment Spirit Spring—not that he thought the Evil Green Robe was weak, but that this guy really couldn't beat the Enlightenment Spirit Spring.

In that case, the outcome should be decided very quickly.

However, the power unleashed by the evil Green Robe's riot this time far exceeded that of the past.

Those endless vengeful spirits forced the Enlightenment Spring and the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame into a desperate situation.

The Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame was extremely persistent in guarding the spirit, refusing to leave the imaginary space even when in a disadvantageous position. Meanwhile, the Enlightenment Spring, seeing the evil green-robed figure, was already intrigued.

All three sides are giving their all, and the battle is fierce and evenly matched.

Caught in the middle, Li Xiangming could only passively watch. Until one day, the Enlightenment Spring suddenly stopped moving, and the woman named Bei Niang also disappeared without a trace.

The evil green-robed man wasn't much better off; the incantation that had been playing in his ears on a loop finally came to an end.

To be honest, Li Xiangming had never expected this outcome.

But he soon saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately began to try to refine the Enlightenment Spring. In the end, he got his wish—the Enlightenment Spring submitted to him almost without any resistance.

Not only that!

Li Xiangming looked at the white flames on his body, and with a slight grasp of his hand, all the remaining flames flew into his palm.

A thousand faces of sorrowful flames!
This is also an anomaly among spiritual fires, and its rarity is no less than that of the Enlightenment Spring.

Moreover, its abilities are extremely powerful!
If he could simultaneously subdue the Enlightenment Spring and the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, his future achievements would be limitless. With this thought in mind, Li Xiangming could no longer hesitate. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and pierced his divine sense into the white flame.

The white flame immediately shook violently, showing extreme resistance.

After a long while, Li Xiangming withdrew his divine sense, his brows furrowed.

Compared to the docile Enlightenment Spring, the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame was a mischievous little colt that no one wanted to touch.

Could it be because I repaired it myself?

It sounds somewhat unbelievable that a water cultivator could master spiritual fire.

But how could he possibly be willing to give up like this?
After a moment's thought, Li Xiangming continued his attempt.

The Blackwater Serpent didn't like him at first, but now it's completely obedient.

Even if you force a melon to be sweet, it's still a melon.

Let's get the melon first.

Li Xiangming's persistence seemed to make Qianmian Beijueyan impatient, causing it to twitch.

At the same time, a faint voice entered Li Xiangming's mind: "Don't waste time. Even if I am annihilated in the world, I will never surrender to you."

Are you still there?

Li Xiangming suddenly opened his eyes, somewhat surprised and doubtful.

The owner of that voice was none other than the woman named Bei Niang.

He had assumed that the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, like the Enlightenment Spring, had crashed.

It now seems that the more powerful Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame still retains some consciousness, which explains why he has been unable to refine this spiritual fire.

Bei Niang ignored Li Xiangming, and the white flame shrank to the size of a fingernail, looking frail and weak.

Clearly, her condition was not much better than that of the Enlightenment Spring.

Seeing this, Li Xiangming couldn't help but say, "True Lord Ziyin has already fallen. Isn't it enough that you've guarded his spirit for ten thousand years? Stay by my side, and you can see the light of day again."

“A sorrowful woman will not serve two masters.”

Bai Yan's voice suddenly turned cold.

Li Xiangming was silent for a while before slowly saying, "I admire your loyalty, but you should understand your own worth. I will not keep you in Ziyin Cave any longer."

Bai Yan remained silent.

Li Xiangming sighed, "Don't blame me for being heartless."

As he finished speaking, wisps of black mist seeped from the back of his hand—this was not a wind-escape technique, but rather a dense mass of ghostly spirits!
The white flame seemed to sense something, its tip trembling, but it was already powerless to struggle and was instantly swallowed by the black mist.

The black fog persisted, dissipating from the palm and spreading towards the colorful little fox not far away.

"Ouch!"

The little fox's fur stood on end, and it screamed and backed away.

"return!"

At the critical moment, Li Xiangming gave a low shout.

The black mist immediately froze, lingered around for a while, and then reluctantly disappeared into the green robe.

Li Xiangming frowned slightly.

He had known for a long time that the evil Green Robe also possessed independent consciousness.

However, this awareness has never been obvious, and it is far from the level of the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame that can communicate with it.

However, this does not mean that the Evil Green Robe is in a state of ignorance. On the contrary, the Evil Green Robe is very skilled in using his abilities. Even though he is theoretically restrained by the Enlightenment Spring and the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, he still managed to create a situation where all three were injured.

Now, both the Enlightenment Spring and the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame have fallen into silence.

The consciousness of the evil green-robed being was no exception.

After Li Xiangming emerged from the imagery space, he quickly discovered that he could control the evil green robe to a certain extent, such as commanding the yin spirits inside.

However, in actual combat, this ability seems to have some problems.

Those spirits did not obey his commands.

But then Li Xiangming thought about it again and felt relieved.

He was just grateful that the evil Green Robe didn't cause any trouble; what more could he ask for?

Moreover, he has already refined the most crucial Enlightenment Spring!
　Another single update today, the author is just helpless!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)