Clan Cultivation: Starting from Foundation Establishment on Mount Luoxia

Seven days later, the first round of sweeping operations meeting was held.

The council chamber of the outpost was simple.

Li Xiaoyao, Xiao Xiting, Shuyu Zhenren, Baichuan Zhenren, Hanche Zhenren, and Muye Zhenren sat around a table with a hand-drawn map spread out in front of them.

"We occupy about three thousand miles of this area in the southeast of the wilderness."

Xiao Xiting pointed to the map, "But if you expand outwards, there are more than a dozen cities and hundreds of settlements. Among them, three cities are guarded by demigods—all of whom are in the early stages of the Purple Mansion realm."

"Where is the Demon King?" Li Xiaoyao asked.

"The Demon King is young," Xiao Xiting said. "There's only one large city in this region with a Demon King, a mid-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, who also has two demigods under his command. The other smaller cities only have demigods."

Li Xiaoyao pondered for a moment and said, "Divide the troops."

"There are six of us, divided into three teams."

He pointed to the map, "Shuyu and I will take the eastern route and wipe out these three small towns with demigods."

"Baichuan, Hanche, and Muye, the three of you will take the western route and deal with these two."

"That great city in the middle has a demon king and two demigods—Senior Xiting, are you sure you can handle it alone?"

Xiao Xiting smiled slightly: "Looking down on me?"

Everyone laughed.

Li Xiaoyao continued, "The troop allocation is as follows: 300,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 3 million Qi Refining cultivators will be evenly distributed among 100 Purple Mansion cultivators, with each Purple Mansion cultivator receiving 3,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 30,000 Qi Refining cultivators. With six of us, that's 18,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 180,000 Qi Refining cultivators."

"Divide into three teams, each with 6,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 60,000 Qi Refining cultivators."

He looked at Xiao Xiting, "Senior Xiting, is 60,000 Qi Refiners and 6,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators enough for you?"

Xiao Xiting nodded: "That's enough. I'm only dealing with the Purple Mansion. Let the people below practice on those minor demons and monsters."

"Then it's settled." Li Xiaoyao stood up. "Tomorrow at dawn, all three routes will depart simultaneously."

The next day, at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM).

As dawn broke, the three teams simultaneously rose from their stronghold and sped off in three different directions.

On the eastern route, Li Xiaoyao and Master Shuyu flew side by side, followed by six thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and sixty thousand Qi Refining cultivators—a dark, overwhelming mass that blotted out the sky.

An hour later, the first city came into view.

It was a city built of black boulders, with flags bearing wolf heads fluttering atop the walls.

Outside the city, there were vast "human enclosures" densely packed with people, who were kept like livestock.

"What is the origin of the demigods in this city?" asked Master Shuyu.

Li Xiaoyao scanned the area with his divine sense: "Wolf Clan, early stage of Purple Mansion realm, Incense Path. There is condensed incense and vow power in the city, so they should be an old demigod."

"How do we fight?"

Li Xiaoyao thought for a moment and said, "I'll make the first move and trap him. You guard the outer perimeter and don't let him escape. Then I'll deal with him slowly."

Master Shuyu nodded.

Li Xiaoyao took a deep breath and raised his hand—

The second supernatural power, [Visiting the Heavenly Curtain].

A ray of light surged from his palm, instantly transforming into a massive curtain that descended from the sky, enveloping the entire city.

Inside the city, the aura of a demigod suddenly surged forth, attempting to break free. But the veil of rosy light trembled slightly, trapping him firmly within.

"What's going on!" The wolf-headed demigod was both shocked and furious, and punched the curtain—the glowing light rippled, but it remained completely still.

Li Xiaoyao stepped into the curtain.

"Who are you!" The wolf-headed demigod's eyes flashed with fear upon seeing him. "What kind of sorcery is this?!"

"Sorcery?" Li Xiaoyao laughed. "This is supernatural power."

He didn't bother with pleasantries, and simply pointed—

[Flowing Scene] The pearl flew out from the sleeve and hung in mid-air.

The next moment, the pearl exploded, transforming into countless rays of light that poured down like a torrential rain.

The wolf-headed demigod was terrified and desperately tried to erect a protective shield of incense. But the myriad rays of light were all-pervasive, instantly piercing through the shield and riddling his body with holes.

"No--"

He screamed and fell to the ground, his body turning to ashes, leaving only a dim ball of light—the core of his inner world, slowly dissipating.

Li Xiaoyao raised his hand and grabbed the ball of light, putting it into his storage bag.

The curtain fell.

Master Shuyu flew over: "Is it resolved?"

"Hmm." Li Xiaoyao shook the storage bag. "The core of the cave, I'll study it later."

Master Shuyu nodded: "I've heard that this thing is worth a lot of merit."

"More than that," Li Xiaoyao said. "A Purple Mansion-level Cave Heaven Core can be used to refine Cave Heaven Treasures, or it can be directly refined to improve cultivation. The Immortal Sect keeps it tightly under control, but you can use it yourself."

He looked down at the city below: "Let's clean up the battlefield. Six thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and sixty thousand Qi Refining cultivators should keep them busy for a while."

An hour later, the first city changed hands.

Li Xiaoyao left behind two thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and twenty thousand Qi Refining cultivators to clean up the battlefield, count the population, and test spiritual roots, before leading the rest of the group eastward.

The second city was inhabited by a demigod from the Eagle Clan, who was also at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

Li Xiaoyao used the same method, trapping the target with the [Yexiaowei], then shooting out the [Liujing] Pearl with thousands of rays of light, collecting the core, and leaving.

The third city was inhabited by a demigod of the serpent race, slightly stronger than the first two, but still only marginally so. Within three breaths, it too was reduced to ashes.

By evening, all three cities on the eastern route had been captured.

On the western route, Baichuan, Hanche, and Muye joined forces and were equally unstoppable.

The demigod of the first small town had just taken to the air when he was frozen into an ice sculpture by a beam of cold light from Han Che, and then shattered by Mu Ye's palm. Bai Chuan, who was behind him, didn't even have a chance to make a move.

Seeing the situation was dire, the demigod of the second town turned and fled—but was caught up by Baichuan and beheaded with a single sword strike.

Two cities were captured in two hours.

"Too easy." Master Baichuan sighed. "These demigods have the cultivation level, but their combat strength is not even as good as the late Foundation Establishment stage of our Immortal Sect."

Han Che nodded: "The old methods have a weak foundation and rely on incense offerings for enlightenment, so their combat strength is inherently weak. In battles between equals, we can easily take on three at once."

Makino chuckled, "Go back and report."

Middle lane.

Xiao Xiting stood suspended above that great city, with six thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and sixty thousand Qi Refining cultivators behind him.

Within the city, three auras had already risen.

The first one was a tiger-headed human-bodied demon king, over ten feet tall, with surging demonic energy around him—a mid-stage Purple Mansion demon king.

Behind him followed two demigods, one with a leopard's head and the other with an eagle's head, both at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

"Human?" The Tiger Demon King grinned. "Just one? To be sent to his death?"

Xiao Xiting ignored him, and simply took out a green bamboo staff from his sleeve, and with a gentle shake, it transformed into a fishing rod—the rod was emerald green, the fishing line was crystal clear, and the hook was as thin as a needle.

The Tiger Demon King was taken aback: "What is this thing?"

Xiao Xiting raised his hand, and the fishing line floated out lightly.

The fishing line seemed to pierce through the void, instantly wrapping around the tiger demon king's neck.

The Tiger Demon King was terrified and struggled desperately, only to find that the fishing line, as thin as a hair, was getting tighter and tighter, and his demonic power was completely unable to break free.

"What kind of sorcery is this?!"

"It's not sorcery," Xiao Xiting said calmly. "It's fishing."

With a gentle pull, the tiger demon king's head fell to the ground.

The two demigods were terrified and turned to flee. But Xiao Xiting cast his fishing line again, hooking one head at a time, and both heads fell to the ground simultaneously.

Three breaths later, the three Purple Palaces were completely annihilated.

Behind them, the six thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators and sixty thousand Qi Refining cultivators all gasped in shock.

Xiao Xiting put away his fishing rod, glanced back at them, and said, "What are you standing there for? Clean up the mess."

As if waking from a dream, everyone rushed forward.

As night fell, the three teams converged at the stronghold.

On the eastern route, Li Xiaoyao reported the numbers: "Three small cities, three demigods, all wiped out. Approximately 450,000 people were rescued, and about 7,000 people with spiritual roots were identified."

On the western route, Master Baichuan reported the numbers: "Two small cities, two demigods, all wiped out. Approximately 300,000 people were rescued, including about 5,000 with spiritual roots."

In the middle lane, Xiao Xiting said calmly, "A great city, a demon king, and two demigods were all wiped out. About 800,000 people were rescued, including about 12,000 with spiritual roots."

Li Xiaoyao calculated: "Today, a total of 1.55 million people were rescued, and about 24,000 people with spiritual roots were found."

"Including those from before, we now have five million people under our control, with nearly forty thousand possessing spiritual roots."

"In a month, this group will have 40,000 Qi Refining skills," Xiao Xiting said. "Although it's only the initial stage, it's enough."

Li Xiaoyao nodded, took out three orbs of light from his storage bag, and handed them to Xiao Xiting: "Today's spoils: three cores of a demigod's grotto. Senior Xiting, we'll divide your share later."

Xiao Xiting waved his hand: "No rush. Refining this thing can increase your cultivation level, so it's perfect for you in the early stages. It's not very useful for me in the later stages."

Li Xiaoyao didn't stand on ceremony and put it away.

In the distance, the rescued humans were learning new techniques, their eyes burning with a light they had never seen before.

One month later, the first batch of locally produced aerosols will be produced.

That will be the true beginning of the counterattack.