Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 537 Arrival
Su Qing's gaze shifted downwards, meeting that of the woman in the gold dress, but her body vanished from the spot in an instant.

"Instantaneous Movement Talisman?"

The woman in the gold dress was startled, and her face turned ugly: "You even have talismans. It seems you've been planning this for many years."

The cultivation civilization of Ziyin Cave has passed away, so it is naturally difficult to produce cultivation resources. Equipment-type resources such as magic tools can still be used from the predecessors, but consumable items such as pills and talismans have been extinct for many years.

Of course, it's not surprising that Su Qing found one. After all, when the Purple Yin Cave was at its peak, everyone had a talisman.

However, she checked Su Qing's storage bag multiple times and found nothing unusual.

The only explanation is that Su Qing had always been wary of her and had figured out her ways and patterns, which is why she was able to secretly hide the talisman.

This feeling of being betrayed made her very uncomfortable, and she even felt like she had been fooled.

She's always the one fooling others; she's never been fooled by anyone.

Thinking of this, the woman in the golden dress instantly became furious. With a flap of her black wings, her speed increased by a factor of three, and the air was torn apart with a "hissing" sound.

Su Qing's gaze was solemn. She only had one Instantaneous Movement Talisman, which could only buy her a moment's respite. However, it would take the Yellow Turban Warriors at least ten breaths to break into this place!
He watched as the black wings, like a plow, slashed fiercely toward him.

Su Qing took out a bronze lamp from her sleeve, blew on it forcefully, and the flame instantly expanded, transforming into a fire dragon that swept towards the woman in the golden dress. Wherever it passed, flocks of crows fell to the ground, howling in agony, flapping their wings in pain.

"How brave!"

The woman in the golden dress flew into a rage, drawing circles with both hands. The flames, which had been unstoppable, now flowed obediently in her palms like a tamed flock of sheep, before turning into waves of fire that rushed back towards Su Qing.

Caught off guard, Su Qing hurriedly retreated, but the Bone-Crying Lamp could injure a person's soul without even being touched.

In just half a breath, Su Qing was struck as if by lightning, her soul wracked with pain, and she fell heavily to the ground. The bronze lamp in her hand flew out and crashed onto the stone slab with a crisp clang.

"absurd!"

The woman in the golden dress sneered, and with a flick of her sleeve, the bronze lamp flew into her hand: "I thought you had some tricks up your sleeve, but it seems you're nothing special. Let me tell you, this lamp has been refined by me for many years and is connected to my will. The flame was also crafted by me. You actually used it to deal with me? You're simply courting death."

As she spoke, she squatted down in front of Su Qing and forcibly turned Su Qing's face to face.

Seeing Su Qing's unwilling expression, she actually laughed happily: "You don't need to look like that. I have been managing the Purple Yin Cave for nearly ten thousand years and know every plant and tree here like the back of my hand. In the entire Purple Yin Cave, there is no one or anything that can threaten me."

Just then, the underground palace trembled again.

A giant puppet clad in golden armor entered the hall, bowing low as it stepped onto the ground, causing ripples to spread across the pool.

The woman in the golden dress frowned, but her gaze swept past the yellow-turbaned warrior and continued to stare at the door.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third Yellow Turban Warriors appeared one after another.

Now, the woman in the golden dress finally became serious. She released her grip on Su Qing's neck, and as she slowly rose, she sighed, "Su Qing, I really underestimated you. Even Miaoyin can't control them, yet you can control all the Yellow Turban Warriors. It seems your Huanyun Village is the direct descendant of that bitch Su Manzhu."

"That's fine too. Once we become one, I can benefit from your influence and study these Yellow Turban Warriors. Perhaps they can elevate my puppetry skills to a higher level."
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"Where is this?"

Li Xiangming looked around, completely baffled.

The colorful little fox wanted to lead him into the underground palace, but they didn't take the usual route.

After wandering around for so long, they are still lingering around the sacred tree.

However, Su Qing's clone seemed to trust it completely, showing no sign of anxiety, so Li Xiangming had no choice but to let it be.

After an unknown amount of time, the spotted little fox suddenly disappeared around a corner. Li Xiangming was startled and quickly followed, only to discover that it was a hidden illusion array.

Inside the illusion array, there were even more illusion arrays embedded. Li Xiangming walked through the forest one moment, was swept away by the river the next, and even climbed to the clouds, experiencing the feeling of riding the clouds.

The man in the Taoist robe explained, "There used to be an abandoned ancient formation here, the purpose of which is unknown. These illusionary formations exist to protect it. My Su family ancestors explored it many times, but all their efforts were in vain."

Later, under the rule of the old demon Xuan Chang, the Purple Yin Cave declined, the living conditions for mortals became harsh, and the people suffered greatly. The number of Su family cultivators also dwindled, and no one explored the place anymore. However, Xiao Cai was different. It was naturally lively and playful, and extremely familiar with the area around the Divine Court. It said that from here one could directly reach the underground palace.

"Ancient formation?"

Li Xiangming had no doubt that the little fox could find the Purple Yin True Lord's cave. However, he was more concerned about the surrounding array ruins. Could this array be the Heaven-Seizing Bloodline Array that the Thousand-Faced Sorrowful Flame had mentioned?

The Bloodline Array of Heavenly Stealing is said to have the power to bring the dead back to life. True Lord Ziyin has great hopes for it, so it is not unreasonable for him to set it up in a hidden way and with many restrictions.

Unfortunately, these restrictions failed to stop Xuan Sheng, one of their own.

Water Dragon Chant, however, managed to escape the Black Lucky Crow's search by a stroke of luck.

Just as I was thinking this, the scene before me suddenly became clear.

Li Xiangming then realized that he had somehow returned to the underground palace.

"Eee?"

The spotted little fox rubbed against Li Xiangming's leg and looked up, meowing softly.

Li Xiangming was puzzled. The man in the Taoist robe squatted down and whispered to the little fox. After a while, he said with a serious expression, "Xiao Cai said that the main body is in Jingyuan Pond, where there are spies of Xuan Chang, the old demon. Not only that, the entire underground palace is full of crows. If we go in like this, we will definitely be discovered."

Li Xiangming frowned.

The underground palace built by the Su family was very large. When he broke in, he wandered around for quite a while, and it was only after he took the initiative to find Su Qing that he was discovered.

I had planned to sneak in during this time, but I didn't expect that Black Lucky Dao Crow was already prepared.

After thinking for a while, Li Xiangming slowly said, "I will use Wind Release to take you in."

Since they are going to be discovered no matter what, the only option now is to exploit an information gap and rescue Su Qing first.

Upon hearing this, the spotted fox immediately wagged its tail excitedly, and the man in the Taoist robe breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Xiangming were to back down, the matter of saving the person would be nothing but a pipe dream.

Li Xiangming ignored them and instead checked the storage bag on his own.

Although the man in the Taoist robe was Su Qing's clone, the magical power fluctuations emanating from him were only at the Qi Refining level; the spotted little fox was also a minor demon at the Spirit Awakening stage. In reality, he was the only one in the main force for rescuing Su Qing this time.

It would be a lie to say there was no pressure.

Even though the Black Crow had cultivated the Body-Seizing Secret Technique and its cultivation level had dropped to the Foundation Establishment stage, it was still a ten-thousand-year-old monster that was fundamentally different from ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It is almost impossible for me to defeat my opponent.

but
Li Xiangming looked down at the drifting black mist in his palm.

This power belonging to the evil Green Robe is not entirely under his control, but the threat it poses to his enemies is undoubtedly deadly.

The next instant, he dispelled the black mist, and another wisp of black smoke billowed from his body. The two people and the fox vanished from the spot in an instant.

(End of this chapter)