Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 553 Reward for Finding a Person
"Business?"

Li Xiangming looked surprised.

Jiang Liang said in a low voice, "You may not know this, but the Bailu Sect and the Mang Sect fought a battle in Pubei. Dahuang Town changed hands twice, and it wasn't until Master Xuanling personally intervened that the Mang Sect demons were forced to retreat. However, the Mang Sect did not disperse after their defeat. They split into several groups and fled into Gulou Mountain, which is located on the border of Pubei and Qingshui County, and Ye Mountain in the northeast. Even with Master Xuanling's great supernatural powers, he was unable to completely eliminate them."

After Master Xuanling withdrew, the Mang Sect made a comeback. They did not dare to attack the heavily guarded Dahuang Town again, but instead attacked caravans that appeared in the direction of Dahuang Town without distinguishing right from wrong.

Unable to withstand the losses, the major chambers of commerce withdrew their caravans one after another.

Without these caravans, trade between Puxian and the outside world was almost completely cut off. The Pushui market was in a state of panic, with prices skyrocketing, especially for various kinds of elixirs, which nearly doubled in price.

Li Xiangming fell into deep thought.

Pu County and Qingshui County share a long border, but most of the area is a wild and undeveloped place like Gulao Mountain, which is impossible for caravans to pass through.

The only area with commercial value is the flat land to the northeast.

Unfortunately, after the Mangjiao sect moved to Puxian County, the place they chose to settle down was in the Dahuang Town and Yeshan area in this direction.

Now that they are determined to block trade, Bailumen is helpless.

No wonder Pu Shui Market is living in fear!
After all, Puxian County has only been developed on a large scale in recent years, and the output of many resources is extremely limited.

Once the supply of external resources is cut off, Pushui Market becomes a castle in the air.

"You want to get into the elixir business?"

Li Xiangming asked softly, but his tone was not optimistic.

The merchants in Pushui Market are no pushovers. The Spirit Serpent Merchant Guild is far inferior in terms of both channels and customers. It won't be easy for them to take a bite out of these hungry wolves.

Jiang Liang shook his head: "We only make fasting pills."

"A fasting pill?"

Li Xiangming was genuinely surprised this time.

Jiang Liang explained, "Bigu pills are probably the least likely to see price increases among all the pills so far. They're so common that I've visited many shopkeepers and none of them think the price will go up. But I believe that Bigu pills will eventually succumb to the laws of the market. Now is the best time to stock up on them."

Li Xiangming seemed to be deep in thought.

A bottle of Bigu Pills only sells for one spirit stone, so the profit margin is naturally not very high.

From his perspective, even if he were to do business in pills, he wouldn't start with Bigu pills. But Jiang Liang's words made sense. It was precisely because Bigu pills were inconspicuous that the Spirit Serpent Merchant Guild was able to quietly make a fortune.

"Since you are willing, then do it. I have five hundred spirit stones here, take them."

Li Xiangming took out a cloth bag, handed it to Jiang Liang, and said, "If it's a fasting pill, I might be able to help you find some of the supply."

The Li family's alchemy workshop can refine fasting pills, but the output is quite limited. It's enough to supply their own cultivators in the short term, but not enough for long-term warfare.

When the Demon Suppression Camp was established, he applied to his family for 500 bottles of fasting pills.

After careful consideration, the family decided to purchase from the Liu family of Jimuyan. The Liu family knew that this was for fighting the beast tide and readily agreed, offering a price that was less than half the market price.

Before leaving home, he arranged for the people in charge of the guesthouse and the purchasing department to buy fasting pills from the Liu family, and he figured the Liu family wouldn't refuse.

If Jiang Liang wanted to stockpile Bigu Pills, he could simply place a few more orders.

After discussing the Spirit Serpent Merchant Guild, Li Xiangming took out two exquisitely painted portraits and said, "The first one is of my niece, Li Jimin, who is only five years old and has no cultivation. She disappeared around the time of the Emerald Cloud Barrier on the south bank of the Pu River. The second one is of an elder of mine, named Tong Wunan, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He disappeared along with Jimin."

"Please help me place a reward in Pushui Market to find these people. Anyone who provides accurate clues will receive 50 spirit stones, and anyone who finds them and brings them back to Pushui Market will receive 200 spirit stones."

Looking for someone?

Jiang Liang examined the portrait for a moment, then slowly nodded: "I understand."

Li Xiangming sighed softly. He also wanted to stay and search for Jimin himself, especially since Li Xiangren had died in battle at Luomajian. He would feel uneasy if he let the child wander outside.

Tong Wunan, who was responsible for escorting Ye Yun, also did not return to the Li family.

Cao Yanjun didn't say it, but he was actually very sad. But how could he leave the Li family at this time?
After bidding farewell to Jiang Liang, Li Xiangming immediately summoned Li Xiangqing.

Li Xiangqing was his father's confidant. With the rise in his and Li Qianhe's status, he is now the top figure in the Li family in Pushuifang City.

Unfortunately, Li Xiangqing was mediocre in both cultivation and ability, and Li Xiangming did not expect him to bring any surprises. He simply instructed him to manage the family business well.

After doing all this, Li Xiangming hurriedly left Pushui Market with Cao Yanjun.

He didn't even have time to see Nangong Ya, whom Cao Yanjun longed for.

"Xiangming is Uncle Seventeen's voice transmission."

On the way back, Cao Yanjun suddenly spoke.

Li Xiangming raised an eyebrow and slowed down the speed of the Green Cloud Flying Boat.

Seeing this, Cao Yanjun handed over Cao Fuyi's communication talisman: "It seems that Uncle Seventeen still wants to see you."

Li Xiangming scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately fell silent.

"Are we going back?"

"Back!"

Li Xiangming was resolute.

Although he could not tolerate the Cao family's schemes, what did his pride matter if the Cao family was willing to make concessions?
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Pudong.

The gloomy sky was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

The ground was full of potholes, and charred tree trunks lay scattered about. Several monster corpses were half-buried in the soil, attracting flocks of carrion crows that fought each other, emitting piercing cries.

"Click."

The sound of a branch snapping rang out, and the crows, sensing the noise, scattered in all directions.

A beautiful female cultivator looked up at the departing flock of crows, her brows furrowed with deep sorrow.

There were several other people nearby, the younger one of whom looked somewhat impatient: "Aunt Lan, Lingdong is in dire need of help, yet we're wasting our time here. What kind of behavior is this?"

"Your seventh uncle is in charge in Lingdong."

Xu Zhilan's gaze remained unmoved, her voice so calm that no emotion could be discerned: "If you're so inclined, you might as well clean up a few more monster corpses to avoid attracting more trouble."

"These chores can be handled by the Corpse Caravan Battalion. We cultivators should go to the front lines and fight the demonic beasts!"

"Confused!"

Xu Zhilan's voice suddenly rose: "Among the beast tides are experienced demon cultivators skilled in smell. The Corpse Carrying Camp are all mortals, and they are always attacked by demon beasts whenever they appear. Lingdong and Lingbei have already suffered losses several times. Aren't you going to learn your lesson?"

"Don't be angry, Aunt Lan."

Xu Chengdong, carrying the body bag, quickly tried to smooth things over. Then he looked at the young cultivator and scolded, "Chengxu, Gushe Ridge is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Only we in Lingnan have not lost a single person so far, all thanks to Lan Gu's planning. Don't be willful anymore."

Xu Chengxu's face flushed slightly, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

Xu Zhilan glanced at everyone and said in a gentle tone, "I dare not say that I have great abilities, but I always keep the word 'caution' in mind, and I hope that you will do the same."

She then specifically looked at Xu Chengxu: "If your seventh uncle needed support, he would have sent a message. The fact that we haven't heard him ask for help shows that Lingdong is still capable."

The words stopped abruptly.

Xu Zhilan frowned and took out a slightly trembling communication talisman from her storage bag.

Xu Chengdong quickly stepped forward and asked cautiously, "Aunt Lan, has something happened?"

Xu Zhilan swayed, her eyes unfocused, and after a long while she murmured, "Lingdong... has fallen!"

(End of this chapter)