Clan Cultivation: Starting from Foundation Establishment on Mount Luoxia

Xiao Chuhuan explained, "The beings in this plane are born with a certain bloodline power within them."

"As one grows and cultivates, one's bloodline will awaken or evolve after reaching a certain stage, thereby gaining new talents and abilities, greatly increasing combat power, and often undergoing significant changes in appearance."

He pointed to the silver wolf in the mirror, its body swollen during the battle, its single horn brimming with lightning:

"Look at this—it clearly broke through during battle, its bloodline evolved. Although it's only a preliminary evolution, its combat power has at least doubled."

As Li Xiaoyao watched the images, his mind raced.

Flame Beast, Thunder Silver Wolf, Water Blastoise, Ice Crystal Rabbit, Rainbow Bird... Bloodline evolution, form changes, attribute counters...

An absurd yet incredibly familiar thought suddenly crashed into my mind.

He almost blurted out—

I've decided on you!

"Holy shit..."

Li Xiaoyao forcibly swallowed the second half of his sentence, but the expression on his face betrayed his inner shock.

Isn't this just like Pokémon?!

"Brother Xiaoyao?"

Seeing the strange look on his face, Xiao Chuhuan asked疑惑地问道, "Have you discovered something?"

Li Xiaoyao composed himself, suppressed the urge to complain, and carefully said:

"Brother Chuheng, look at these creatures... they seem to fight with a lot of discipline, not just blindly charging around."

"Moreover, their abilities are clearly divided into different attributes, and there seems to be a relationship of mutual restraint between them."

He pointed to the footage of the battle between the fire beast and the silver wolf:

"Fire counters... uh, lightning seems to have some suppression over fire? But after that silver wolf evolved, the power of its lightning increased greatly, which is why it was able to turn the tide of battle."

Xiao Chuhuan examined it carefully and nodded: "That's true. The creatures in this dimension possess considerable combat intelligence."

"But that's precisely why it's so valuable—if you can tame and train it, it's a rare resource, whether as a battle pet or for researching the path of bloodline evolution."

He looked at Li Xiaoyao, his eyes gleaming: "Brother Xiaoyao, we've really struck gold this time."

"A newly nascent bloodline evolution plane means that the beings here have pure bloodlines and enormous evolutionary potential."

"If we could capture some outstanding individuals and bring them back to train..."

Li Xiaoyao certainly understood its value.

But the problem is—this is a Pokémon world!

His mind was already racing with all sorts of thoughts:

"Should we get a Poké Ball? No, wait, shouldn't the cultivation world have something similar like a spirit beast pouch? How much do you remember of the type matchup chart?"

"What stage does Charmander evolve into Charizard? Does Pikachu have Thunderbolt...?"

"Brother Xiaoyao?"

Xiao Chuhuan called out again.

Li Xiaoyao snapped back to reality and coughed lightly, "Brother Chuheng is right."

"In that case, we need to adjust our exploration strategy—capture as many alive as possible and reduce killing. Individuals with evolutionary potential are especially valuable."

"Exactly."

Xiao Chuhuan smiled and said, "I have already sent a message to Uncle Mingshan and Uncle Minghai, asking them to restrain their clansmen and not to kill them unless absolutely necessary."

"In addition, my Xiao family brought thirty 'Spirit-Trapping Cages,' specifically for capturing live demonic beasts. As for Brother Xiaoyao..."

"The Li family brought twenty spirit beast pouches. They weren't high-grade, but they were enough to imprison Qi Refining stage demon beasts."

Li Xiaoyao said, "In addition, Scar Wolf has tamed demon wolves and has some understanding of the habits of demon beasts. We can let him lead the team to be responsible for capturing them."

"good!"

Xiao Chuhuan clapped his hands, "Then let's formulate a specific strategy."

"My idea is to split the force into three groups. One group, led by Uncle Mingshan, will explore the mountainous region to the west; another group, led by Uncle Minghai, will explore the forests and grasslands to the south; and the two of us will lead the main force to directly penetrate the central region of the plane—according to the feedback from the Hundred Mirrors, the spiritual energy there is the most abundant, and there is a high possibility that a 'King-level' being exists in this plane."

Li Xiaoyao thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. But each team needs to be well-managed and maintain contact."

"Although this plane has strong suppression and the individual combat strength of the natives is limited, if their numbers are large or they have special abilities, they should not be underestimated."

"Brother Xiaoyao has considered everything very well."

Xiao Chuhuan nodded, "Then it's settled. We'll set off separately in an hour."

Everyone made their own preparations.

Li Xiaoyao gathered the Li family members to one side of the flying boat and briefly explained the situation.

"A demonic beast evolved through bloodline?"

Li Tongya's eyes lit up. "Second Uncle, this is a real treasure! If we could catch a few to study, we might be able to figure out a way to promote the evolution of spirit beasts!"

Li Chijing was somewhat worried: "Second Uncle, those demonic beasts evolve and become stronger during battles. What if we encounter them..."

"Therefore, the focus should be on capturing them, avoiding life-or-death struggles."

Li Xiaoyao said solemnly, "Remember, we're not here to exterminate the clan, we're here to 'gather resources'."

"When encountering demonic beasts, prioritize binding them; only kill them if that fails. Also—"

He glanced at the thirty visiting cultivators: "This is your first time going on a mission with your family. I have seen how you have performed."

"Those who are brave and decisive will be rewarded by the family; those who are cowardly and retreat will not receive any special training in the future. Do you understand?"

Everyone responded in unison.

An hour later, the three airships set off separately.

Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Chuhuan boarded the main ship together, leading sixty cultivators—forty from the Xiao family and twenty from the Li family—flying towards the central region of the plane.

The scenery below constantly changes. The grassland gradually transitions into hills, with rivers meandering through them like silver ribbons.

From time to time, groups of monsters could be seen moving around. Most of them were not large in size, but there were many different kinds, many of which were strange forms that Li Xiaoyao had never seen before.

"That... turtle with mushrooms on its back?"

Li Chijing leaned against the porthole, pointing to a large, dark green turtle beside the stream below.

Clusters of colorful mushrooms grew on the turtle's shell. As the turtle crawled, the mushrooms swayed slightly, scattering specks of fluorescent spores.

Xiao Chuhuan glanced at it: "It should be a demon beast belonging to the wood or poisonous genera. That mushroom might be hallucinogenic or poisonous."

Just then, a loud, long cry suddenly came from the mountains ahead.

As everyone looked, they saw a large bird with a wingspan of over three zhang and feathers as red as burning flames soar into the sky, circle in the air, and speed towards the flying boat.

Behind it, three figures were closely following—three wolf-like demonic beasts with silver-gray bodies and wings on their backs, flying at an extremely fast speed, their bodies swirling with cyan whirlwinds.

"Foundation Establishment Level!"

Xiao Chuhuan's expression turned serious. "No, that firebird is close to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the three wind wolves are all at the early Foundation Establishment stage!"

Li Xiaoyao also sensed those four powerful auras.

These were the first truly threatening creatures they encountered after entering C-937.

What bothered him even more was that the shape of the firebird was strikingly similar to a figure from his memory.

A body like flames, an elegant long tail, and three tufts of feathers on its head like a crown...

"Could this be...?"

Li Xiaoyao murmured.

The firebird and the three wind wolves were already approaching the airship.

They clearly noticed this "foreign object" that had intruded into their airspace. The firebird let out a sharp cry and spewed out a pillar of crimson fire that shot straight towards them!

"Prepare for battle!"

Xiao Chuhuan shouted.

Li Xiaoyao suddenly raised his hand: "Wait."

He stepped forward, stood by the porthole, and gazed at the magnificent bird that had emerged from the flames. A name slipped out:

"Phoenix?"

The firebird seemed to understand those two words, and its movements paused slightly.

It hovered in the air, its crimson eyes fixed on the flying boat and on Li Xiaoyao, a hint of human-like confusion in its gaze.

Then, it did something that surprised everyone—

It subsided its flames, slowly lowered its altitude, and finally hovered ten feet in front of the flying boat.

The long cry became gentle, even carrying a hint of... questioning?

The absurd thought in Li Xiaoyao's mind grew stronger and stronger.

He took a deep breath and tried to convey a simple thought using his divine sense:

"Hello?"

The firebird tilted its head.

Then it nodded.

The airship was deathly silent.

Xiao Chuhuan opened his mouth wide, looked at the firebird, then at Li Xiaoyao, and after a long while, finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"Brother Xiao... Brother Xiaoyao, you... you can speak the language of monsters?!"

Li Xiaoyao: "..."

No, I just suddenly realized that the world might be even more outrageous than he imagined.