Clan Cultivation: Starting from Foundation Establishment on Mount Luoxia

Luoxia Market, surrounded by smoke and fire on three sides.

After the Anti-Evil Alliance was established, the three main lines of defense were set up in strategic locations in the northwest, north, and northeast of the city, forming a fan-shaped enclosure around the core.

Northwest direction, Qinggangpo.

The terrain here is relatively flat, which is conducive to maneuverability. Scarface Chen Xiaofeng (Foundation Building Level 2) will be in charge of defense, with Anjia cultivators assisting in the defense.

The main task is to slow down and disperse the most direct and surging beast tide from the direction of the Sanctuary.

Li Xiaoyao's figure landed quietly on the temporary command platform at Qinggangpo, like a gentle breeze.

Scarface Chen Xiaofeng immediately stepped forward: "Second Master!"

"How is the situation?"

Li Xiaoyao's gaze swept over the cultivators below the slope who were busily setting up defenses and checking equipment.

"Scouts report that a large-scale surge of malevolent energy is gathering ten miles to the northwest, and it is expected to come to a head within an incense stick's time."

"No trace of Foundation Establishment stage ferocious beasts has been found yet, but there must be quite a few in the late Qi Refining stage."

Scar Wolf replied calmly, then added, "As instructed by the Alliance Leader, this defense line will be appropriately infiltrated with early to mid-stage Qi Refining beasts for the disciples of each family to gain experience. We Foundation Establishment cultivators must be wary of and eliminate the late-stage monstrous beasts mixed in among them."

Li Xiaoyao nodded slightly, and his vast divine sense spread out silently, covering the Qinggangpo defense line and even the area several miles ahead.

He could sense the aura and condition of every cultivator on the defensive line, the subtle changes in the terrain ahead, and even the increasingly dense turbid particles in the air.

Suddenly, his senses stirred slightly, and he saw a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar aura on the right-hand side of the defensive line—Li Xuanfeng.

What surprised him even more was that what his grand-nephew was holding was not a sword or a knife, but a longbow with an inner spiritual light.

At this moment, he was having a low conversation with an old man beside him who had a resolute face and sharp eyes. The old man also carried a longbow on his back.

"Xuanfeng?"

Li Xiaoyao withdrew part of his divine sense, looked at Scarface, and asked, "When did my great-nephew learn archery? I remember he should have a single metal spiritual root."

Upon hearing this, Scarface smiled, clearly knowing the details of this past event: "Reporting to Second Master, Young Master Xuanfeng has been learning archery for thirteen years."

"It all started when he was ten years old..."

Scarface briefly recounted how Li Xuanfeng witnessed An Jingming's divine archery skills, insisted on becoming his apprentice, An Jiale was delighted with his success, and An Jingming generously shared his knowledge with him.

"...Young Master Xuanfeng cultivates the An family's 'Golden Thread Floating Cloud Technique.' When he broke through to the next realm at the age of fourteen, he used a rare 'Gengbai Floating Gold' second-grade righteous qi, which laid a solid foundation."

"The person next to him is his master, Senior An Jingming, the second uncle of the An family head, who treats the young master as his own son."

As Scarface spoke, he pointed to the old man beside Li Xuanfeng, who was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Li Xiaoyao's gaze lingered on An Jingming for a moment, then he nodded: "I see. That's quite a story."

He looked at Li Xuanfeng again; the young man held the bow with composure and focused eyes.

He already showed signs of becoming a master archer, quite different from the surrounding cultivators who wielded swords and knives.

Just then, a rapid message talisman shot through the air and was caught by Scar Wolf.

He scanned the area with his divine sense, his expression turning serious: "Second Master, the vanguard of the beast tide is already five miles away!"

"There are no fewer than three hundred of them, and more than ten of them are confirmed to be at the late stage of Qi Refining, surging towards Qinggang Slope!"

"understood."

Li Xiaoyao's expression remained unchanged as he turned his gaze once again to the rising dust on the distant horizon.

"Proceed according to plan."

The mournful sound of bugles rang out, and the atmosphere on the defensive line instantly tensed up.

The cultivators took their positions, and a simple protective light screen lit up, but it was deliberately left with a few gaps.

Moments later, the black tide swept in!

The ferocious-looking beasts roared, and the large group of early and mid-stage Qi Refining beasts at the front passed through the gap in the light barrier almost without any hindrance, rushing towards the cultivators who were waiting in battle.

The battle erupted instantly, with magical light, the clash of weapons, and screams filling the air.

Scar Wolf had already raised his signature thick-backed longsword, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, waiting for the hidden late-stage ferocious beasts to show themselves.

Li Xiaoyao remained standing on the command platform. His divine sense had already accurately identified the dozen or so late-stage Qi Refining Fiend Beasts that were trying to hide and exuding a fierce aura from the surging beast tide.

There are "mountain-piercing earthworms" that lurk beneath the surface and move at high speed; "ghost-faced spiders" that use their bodies as cover and drip corrosive venom from their mouthparts; and "shadow ferrets" that are small in size but incredibly fast and whose claws and teeth gleam with a metallic glint...

Just as several late-stage ferocious beasts, relying on their speed or stealth abilities, broke through the chaotic battle ahead and were about to launch a fatal attack on several mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the middle of the defensive line—

Li Xiaoyao remained still, raised his right hand, and gently clenched his fist with his five fingers pointing towards the empty space in front of him.

In an instant, the weather changed dramatically!

Centered on a hundred feet in front of the Qinggangpo defense line, the fire elemental energy within a radius of several hundred feet seemed to be summoned by the supreme monarch and gathered wildly!

In the sky, countless golden-red sparks appeared out of nowhere, as fine as rain and as dazzling as an inverted Milky Way!

This magnificent yet terrifying scene caused both sides in the battle to momentarily pause.

The next moment, the endless golden-red sparks suddenly contracted and condensed inward at a speed beyond the reach of sight!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into more than a dozen thin, hair-like, and dazzling pure golden fire lines that were impossible to look at directly!

These lines of fire seem to possess life and will.

Ignoring the countless evil beasts and chaotic spiritual energy blocking the way, it precisely "pointed" at the dozen or so late-stage Qi Refining evil beasts.

Whether they are hidden underground, hiding behind a herd of beasts, or moving at high speed!

The beasts struck by the golden fire line are frozen in place, regardless of their original form or the strength of their defense.

They were hit in the center of their heads, or at the location of their hearts, or at the location of their demon cores.

Instantly, a charred hole the size of a finger appeared, with smooth, mirror-like edges.

There was no sign of flesh and blood churning around the hole, only the most thorough traces of carbonization and annihilation, and not even any extra flames spreading.

It was as if the extremely concentrated, extremely hot power of the flames had completely dissipated after completing its mission of penetration and annihilation, stingily refusing to give up even a fraction of its power.

bang bang bang...

More than a dozen late-stage Qi Refining Beasts almost simultaneously froze and collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless.

quiet!

A deathly silence enveloped the front line at Qinggangpo.

Even the crazed early and mid-stage ferocious beasts seemed to be stunned by this incomprehensible power, and were momentarily stunned.

All the cultivators who witnessed this scene, whether they were members of the Li family, members of the An family, or other independent cultivators, were dumbfounded and felt their scalps tingle.

They had never seen fire magic so effortlessly, so precisely and beautifully, and so terrifyingly powerful!

This was beyond their understanding of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even the concept of "magic arts".

"This... what kind of fire control technique is this?!"

A sword cultivator who had reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation murmured, his hand almost unable to hold the sword steady.

"Second Master... his mastery of fire has reached a state of perfection?!"

Scarface also gasped. Although he knew Li Xiaoyao was unfathomable, such miraculous skills were still far beyond his imagination.

Like everyone else, he only saw the flames, which were both dazzling and extremely dangerous, and did not perceive any other elemental powers.

Li Xiaoyao slowly lowered his hand, as if he were merely dusting off non-existent dust from his sleeve.

His gaze swept across the battlefield. The late-stage threats had been eliminated, and the remaining early and mid-stage demonic beasts began to retreat steadily under the counterattack of the cultivators who had reacted.

His figure swayed slightly, and he had already moved from the command platform to the right side of the defensive line, near the area where Li Xuanfeng was located.