Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 534 The Great Dream of Planting Jade

"You guy."

Li Xiangming certainly knew what the spotted little fox meant.

The cave of the Purple Yin True Lord is extremely secluded. According to Bei Niang, only two people have arrived here in the past ten thousand years. Little Fox knows the location, but still remains very wary and dares not trespass on his own.

The reason for bringing him, an outsider, along was simply to seek outside help for Su Qing.

Now that he has explored the cave sufficiently, it is time for him to fulfill his promise.

That's the right logic.

However, he didn't get anything good from the cave and almost died at the hands of the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame. He was completely fooled.

Ironically, he turned misfortune into blessing, refining the Enlightenment Spring.

This matter is undoubtedly an exception, and has absolutely nothing to do with the "transaction" that Little Fox mentioned.

The problem is, the stakes for the Enlightenment Spring are too high!

So much so that Li Xiangming felt embarrassed to blame Xiao Hu, and even ashamed to admit that he had returned empty-handed.

Moreover, before his death, Liu Xiongyu had instructed him to take Su Qing away.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

To be honest, he didn't take the will seriously at first.

Because Su Qing is a true descendant of the Su family, protecting the Ziyin Cave is her duty, and she is an indisputable mortal enemy of him, an outsider who is determined to seize the "opportunity".

Wasn't he just asking for trouble by blindly taking Su Qing away?

But not taking Su Qing away is one thing; watching Su Qing die at the hands of the fake Miao Yin is another!
Liu Xiong Yu painstakingly taught him the extremely difficult Wind Escape technique, yet he offered no reward and immediately arranged for Liu Xiong Yu and Su Qing to meet on the road to the underworld. Is this appropriate?

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xiangming decided to go and take a look.

Maybe Little Fox and I are overthinking things.

Su Qing and the fake Miaoyin lived peacefully together in the underground palace for twenty years, so how could they suddenly turn against each other?

If Su Qing's danger didn't come from the fake Miaoyin, or the Black Lucky Dao Crow mentioned by the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame, things would be much simpler.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming nodded to the spotted little fox.

The little fox was extremely excited, jumping around several times before dashing into the passageway.

Li Xiangming followed closely behind and left the cave in the blink of an eye.

"Waaah!"

The little fox cried out and continued to lead the way.

Just then, a bolt of lightning, half red and half yellow, shot out from a distance.

The little fox was caught off guard and was about to be knocked down when Li Xiangming snorted coldly. A gust of black wind enveloped it and collided violently with the "lightning".

Wind Release is not just about speed; its magic power itself possesses considerable defensive capabilities.

The lightning failed to pierce the black wind, and as its power waned, it quickly revealed its true form, which was the two-colored fox demon.

"you again."

Li Xiangming stepped forward and examined the remaining injuries on the other person's body.

This guy didn't even treat his injuries before chasing after us.

However, it seemed to share the same deep-seated fear of the Purple Shade True Lord's cave as the Spotted Little Fox, and instead chose to lie in ambush outside.

"hiss"

Upon seeing Li Xiangming, the two-colored fox demon immediately lowered its body, its fur bristling, and let out a hoarse roar.

Seeing this, Li Xiangming didn't stand on ceremony and transformed into black smoke, appearing behind it.

Caught off guard, the two-colored fox demon only had time to protect its body with its tail before being slapped away with a thud, crashing heavily to the ground amidst scattering dust.

"Ouch?"

The little spotted fox immediately gave chase, calling out incessantly near the two-colored fox demon's landing spot.

Li Xiangming roughly guessed that Little Fox wanted to persuade the other party.

However, the little fox had taken him to the Little Purple Cave without permission, which was a taboo. The two-colored fox demon regarded the little fox as a "traitor" and became extremely irritable. Not only did it not listen to advice, it also tried to attack the little fox.

The two chased each other, and before long the little fox was at a disadvantage.

Li Xiangming frowned, just about to drive away the two-colored fox demon.

At that moment, a faint divine sense swept over.

Li Xiangming instantly became alert and turned around. Sure enough, he saw a strange man in a wide robe slowly walking towards him.

The man had an ordinary appearance, but for some reason, Li Xiangming felt a sense of familiarity with him.

The two-colored fox demon and the spotted little fox also noticed the newcomers and stopped fighting.

The little fox reacted the most intensely, running wildly towards the man for dozens of steps while whimpering. However, the closer it got, the slower it became, and finally it stopped in front of the man, looking bewildered.

The man in the Taoist robe ignored it and looked at Li Xiangming with a complicated expression: "Liu Xiong Yu finally passed on the Wind Release technique to you."

Li Xiangming was startled; he clearly had never seen the other person before.

But the other party knew Liu Xiong Yu, and even knew him!

Looking at the other person's melancholy demeanor and sorrowful eyes, an absurd thought involuntarily arose in Li Xiangming's mind, and he blurted out: "You are Su Qing?"

"You are very smart."

The man in the Taoist robe nodded, acknowledging it.

Li Xiangming was stunned, completely bewildered.

The Taoist-robed man squatted down gently and stretched out his hands. The spotted little fox saw this familiar gesture, hesitated for a moment, and then pounced on him.

The man stroked the little fox's forehead for a while before saying, "We met long ago outside the oasis. As for this body, it's nothing more than the work of the old demon Xuan Chang."

Li Xiangming frowned.

Beyond the oasis lay only desolate desert; he had never seen a human before.
wrong!

In the dreamlike vision of the desert, he had indeed seen a girl named Qing'er who resembled Su Qing. Could the person before him be Qing'er?

Li Xiangming looked at it again and again, finding it difficult to connect the two, but he quickly ignored this and asked instead, "And who is Old Demon Xuan Chang?"

The Taoist-robed man did not reply, but instead looked towards the cave of the Purple Yin True Lord. After a long while, he answered, "The Purple Yin Cave Secret Realm was left behind by my Su family ancestors, but for thousands of years, it has been usurped by a vicious demon cultivator. This demon claims to be of the Su family bloodline and takes the name of my Su family's reign. Under his rule, the Su family has continuously declined, and millions of mortals have also fallen apart, fighting each other, creating a scene of hellish devastation."

It wasn't until three thousand years ago that a woman named Su Manzhu saw through Su Xuanchang's true identity as a demon cultivator and led her people in a fierce rebellion.

By then, Su Xuanchang's rule was already deeply entrenched. Su Manzhu and her followers were forced to flee Ziyin Cave, and from then on, the Su family bloodline spread to the outside world, while Ziyin Cave remained under Su Xuanchang's control.

A vicious demon cultivator? Su Xuanchang?
Su Manzhu?
Li Xiangming's mind raced. If the other party wasn't lying to him, then this vicious demon cultivator should be the Black Fortune Dao Crow.

With the fall of the Purple Yin True Lord, the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame was also trapped in its cave.

It seems that only one other spirit pet in the entire Purple Shade Cave, named "Su Wan," has the potential to stop the Black Fortune Dao Crow.

However.
Li Xiangming glanced at the spotted little fox and the two-colored fox demon.

These two fox demons are very likely Su Wan's descendants.

Their appearance ten thousand years later actually proves that Xuan Sheng and Su Wan were never enemies.

It can be said that after the Black Lucky Dao Crow left the Little Purple Shade Cave, it had almost no rivals. It then bewitched the descendants of the Su family, and it became only natural for it to rule the Purple Shade Cave Secret Realm.

As for demon cultivators, do they even have the time or inclination for that?

Don't forget, the Black Lucky Dao Crow is best at imitation and learning! Compared with other demon cultivators, Xuan Sheng, who has been following the Purple Yin True Lord and is already used to the social structure of the cultivation world, is more able to understand the desire for power.

Moreover, finding a good location within the Su family compound would allow for maximum surveillance of its members, preventing any acts of revenge from unfolding.

It must be said that Hei Yunmo Daoya's substitution of one thing for another was a very clever move.

However, since it wasn't a true member of the Su family, it naturally wouldn't properly manage the Purple Shade Cave.

Given the thousands of years of turmoil, the dissatisfaction of the Su family cultivators with it is understandable.

Furthermore, its lifespan is also a point of contention.

The Su family eventually descended into internal strife!

This internal strife once again broke the ancestral precept set by the Purple Yin True Lord—that no descendant of the Su family is allowed to leave the Purple Yin Cave.

Needless to say, Su Qing and Master Miaoyin were also "found" the Purple Yin Cave. Both of them were of Su family blood from the outside world, and it is highly likely that they originated from Su Manzhu, who fled from the disaster.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but recall the painting of a lady that Liu Xiongyu had shown him back then!
The stone tablet key to enter the Purple Shade Cave was discovered from the map.

The above is a restrictive spell.
Li Xiangming gasped in shock and asked, "Su Manzhu, is she a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The Taoist-robed man looked at Li Xiangming and nodded again, saying, "Otherwise, what do you think she had the right to resist Xuan Chang the Demon? It's a pity that she used forbidden techniques many times in order to take away her followers, and she was exhausted after she got out. Xuan Chang the Demon didn't fare well either. In the murals of Huanyun Village, Ancestor Manzhu even defeated Xuan Chang the Demon."

Li Xiangming fell into deep thought. If Su Manzhu had really defeated Xuan Chang, she wouldn't have been forced to leave Ziyin Cave.

The so-called murals are nothing more than a trick by later generations to beautify their ancestors.

Of course, not all of them are fabricated out of thin air.

The fact that the Black Crow allowed Su Manzhu and some of the Su family cultivators to leave speaks volumes.

This spirit pet that devoured its master was ultimately punished by the descendants of the Purple Yin True Lord.

Perhaps for this reason, the Black Crow of the Black Clouds imposed an even more terrifying and cruel rule on the Purple Shade Cave, ultimately leading to the complete annihilation of the Su Clan civilization, leaving only a desolate ruin.

Li Xiangming, disregarding the sighs, continued to ask, "You just mentioned that this, uh, clone of yours, was the work of Old Demon Xuan Chang, and that he is still in the Purple Yin Cave?"

Do you believe that the Venerable Miaoyin is still alive?

The man in the Taoist robe asked a question in return.

Li Xiangming shook his head: "It is said that the Myriad Sounds Master is skilled in Wind Release, so that 'Myriad Sounds' must be an imposter."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist-robed man revealed a sneer: "Wind Escape is her biggest weakness! Old Demon Xuan Chang is clever all his life, and even as a demon cultivator, he learned my Su family's ultimate technique - the Soul-Crossing Scripture, but she can't learn Wind Escape."

The Soul-Crossing Sutra?
Upon hearing this name, Li Xiangming was greatly shocked and hurriedly asked, "You mean, the fake Miaoyin is actually the real Miaoyin, but she was possessed by the old demon Xuan Chang?"

The man in the Taoist robe sighed slightly: "I don't know the intricacies of it, but from what I've observed, that's probably how it is."

Li Xiangming immediately frowned: "A demon cultivator possessing a human is too unbelievable! Moreover, Master Miaoyin is seriously injured and beyond cure; her body..."

"Her body had long since become a puppet."

The Taoist-robed man interrupted Li Xiangming, then slowly said, "I'm not 100% sure either, but if the Miaoyin Zhenren you saw wasn't the old demon Xuanchang, then where is the real old demon Xuanchang?"

Li Xiangming felt a tight pain between his eyebrows.

The things left behind by the Purple Yin True Lord are too numerous to count, so much so that the Purple Yin Cave, even ten thousand years later, remains shrouded in mystery. For one thing, the Soul-Crossing Scripture was actually passed down and even learned by a spirit pet?

Li Xiangming simply couldn't believe it!
But if this is true, it does explain some things.

After its fierce battle with Su Manzhu, the Black Crow was also on the verge of death and had to change its body. Or perhaps its injuries weren't so severe, but its lifespan had come to an end!

Demon cultivators generally live longer than humans.

However, apart from a very few long-lived species, the lifespan of most demon cultivators also depends on their cultivation level.

Human cultivators who reach the Nascent Soul stage are qualified to live for a thousand years.

Black Lucky Dao Crow had lived for seven thousand years before meeting Su Manzhu!
This doesn't even include the days it spent following the Purple Yin True Lord.

Therefore, it is indeed possible that Hei Yunmo Daoya cultivated the Qianji Duhun Jing to prolong his life.

But human cultivators only have a lifespan of about a hundred years.

Even if Hei Yunmo Dao Ya cultivates to the Nascent Soul realm, it will only take a thousand years.

Beyond that, the cultivation speed will decrease indefinitely.

Because the spiritual energy of the Purple Yin Cave Secret Realm all rushed to the Purple Yin True Lord's cave, the Black Fortune Dao Crow, which had possessed a human body, could no longer have the courage to face the Thousand Faces of Sorrowful Flame.

In other words, this is a dead end!

If the Black Crow does not cultivate the Soul-Crossing Scripture, it will perish like the Purple Yin True Lord; if it does cultivate the Soul-Crossing Scripture, it will have to possess humans again and again.

Perhaps the Black Lucky Dao Crow had already begun its scheme when Master Miaoyin first entered the Purple Yin Cave, which is why it was able to gain Master Miaoyin's trust and ultimately succeed in possessing her body.

Thinking of this, another idea immediately flashed through Li Xiangming's mind.

After becoming a fake Miaoyin, the Black-Clothed Dao-Imitating Crow's cultivation will inevitably plummet to the Golden Core realm. No, could True Person Miaoyin maintain her peak cultivation before her death?

Almost impossible.

The fake Miaoyin only has Foundation Establishment cultivation!
That's why she seemed so dejected when facing herself and Liu Xiongyu!

That’s it, that’s it!
After figuring everything out, Li Xiangming suddenly understood.

But soon, he frowned and looked at the man in the Taoist robe: "You call yourself Su Qing, and I will believe you for now. But since you know that the Miaoyin Zhenren is an imposter and was once the old demon Xuan Chang who harmed the ancestors of the Su family, why do you still want to become her disciple and obey her orders?"

"What if we don't worship?"

The Taoist-robed man gave a bitter laugh before explaining, "Although I saw the murals left by Huanyun Village when I was a child, I didn't have a clear concept of Xuan Chang the Old Demon. Or rather, I didn't even think about it at first."

The Venerable Miaoyin saved me from dire straits and even killed Mu Ya Zi for me; at the time, I felt only gratitude towards her. After becoming her disciple, I learned many of the Su family's martial arts and spells, and I trusted her implicitly. It wasn't until a certain moment, when I suddenly discovered that I could be close to the Yellow Turban Warriors, while the Venerable Miaoyin was extremely wary of them, that the seed of doubt was planted in my heart.

Later, I gradually discovered many strange things about Master Miaoyin, but it was too late. She had planted the Heavenly Net Curse on me, which allowed her to control my life and death in an instant. Furthermore, if I behaved in the slightest way, she would immediately use magic to erase my memories and cast illusions to make me imagine a memory of obeying her, thus controlling me.

However, she never expected that she would obtain another inherited cultivation technique of the Su family from Xiao Cai—the Great Dream Jade Planting Scripture!

The Great Dream of Planting Jade?
Li Xiangming felt a chill run down his spine. Just how much of an inheritance did the Purple Yin True Lord possess?
Is this the foundation of the Boundless Sword Sect?

(End of this chapter)