Cultivation in a Family: Starting as a Reincarnation of a Core Formation Master

Li Chengxuan looked in the direction the other person was pointing and saw a faint crimson hue in the woods.

"Is this a Vermilion Fruit?" he asked uncertainly.

"Yes, there's more than one. It should be a Vermilion Fruit Tree with at least ten Vermilion Fruits on it."

Huang Ziya affirmed.

Li Chengxuan nodded, a hint of joy rising in his heart. He knew that this Vermilion Fruit was a good thing, the main ingredient for refining the Breakthrough Pill. He had relied on the Breakthrough Pill to break through from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level.

However, even for a Foundation Establishment family like the Li family, which has been established for three hundred years, they could only give him one of these pills, which shows how precious the Meridian Breaking Pill is and how rare the Vermilion Fruit is.

"Ziya, are you alright?"

Soon, Lu Wenjie, with his slicked-back hair and powdered face, ran over and fawned over him.

He had just met Huang Ziya yesterday, and the two of them came to this valley herb garden together. He had wanted to make a good impression, but unexpectedly, Li Chengxuan stole the show.

Especially when he saw Huang Ziya hugging Li Chengxuan tightly, his anger was about to overflow.

However, at this moment, he suppressed his anger and smiled at Li Chengxuan, saying, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li, for saving my Ziya. I, Lu, will remember this kindness."

"Heh, Fellow Daoist Lu, you'd better make things clear so that others don't misunderstand."

Huang Ziya quickly spoke up, exposing the deeper meaning behind his words.

Lu Wenjie's face stiffened, then he chuckled twice and said nothing more.

The three stood to one side, while the remaining dozen or so cultivators on the other side mostly dodged the pillar of fire and scattered in all directions, remaining vigilant and not daring to approach the ape that was engulfed in flames.

"What is the origin of this beast that makes it so powerful?"

Huang Ziya wanted to find a topic of conversation and say a few more words to Li Chengxuan.

Before Li Chengxuan could speak, Lu Wenjie said, "Who knows? It might be a unique monster found only in the secret realm."

As an experienced rogue cultivator, he had hunted countless demons, but he had never heard of such a demon beast before, so he could only guess at it.

"This is the Earth-grade bloodline of the Fire-Slaying Monkey, which is solely nourished by flames. Upon reaching adulthood, it can reach the third rank, comparable to a True Core expert."

Li Chengxuan explained calmly that this monkey was rare, with few records in ancient books. He had only seen it once in his hundreds of years of cultivation in his previous life.

"Fire-Hating Monkey? I've never heard of it before. Are you making this up, fellow cultivator?"

Lu Wenjie laughed exaggeratedly, his words laced with sarcasm.

Suddenly.

A young man in green robes flew over, cupped his hands and said, "I am Qi Qiao, an inner disciple of Huayang Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoists."

"Qi Qiao! So you are Fellow Daoist Qi, ranked fifty-fourth on the list." Lu Wenjie was overjoyed and quickly went up to greet him, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Lu Wenjie, ranked ninety-ninth on the list."

It should be noted that the cultivators who entered the secret realm this time are all the best of the major forces. For example, the Huang family has hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators, but only a few people entered. In other words, the thousands of cultivators who entered the secret realm are at least one in a hundred. He was able to rank in the top one hundred among these thousands of cultivators, which is something to be proud of.

Then, he pointed to Huang Ziya beside him and introduced her:

"This is Huang Ziya, my companion. The other is Fellow Daoist Li Chengxuan, who seems to be on the list as well, but his ranking is low, so I can't remember him clearly."

"You..." Huang Ziya frowned slightly when she saw the other party making a veiled insult to Li Chengxuan, but she did not react due to the occasion.

Li Chengxuan smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned.

Seeing this, Lu Wenjie assumed that Li Chengxuan was feeling guilty, and was secretly delighted, thinking to himself, "Ranked 134th, you really are too embarrassed to say it."

But his joy did not last long, for Qi Qiao said, "I would like to invite you all to join me in killing this Fire-Slaying Monkey. The Vermilion Fruit will be distributed according to our contributions."

"What!" Lu Wenjie's eyes widened.

"What? If you're not willing, then forget it," Qi Qiao asked, puzzled.

"No, that beast is called a Fire-Hating Monkey, right? That can't be right, I've never heard of it before!"

Lu Wenjie's tone became urgent, and he repeatedly asked questions.

"This flirtation is of the lowest quality..." Qi Qiao said frankly, his words completely consistent with Li Chengxuan's earlier.

In an instant, Lu Wenjie was dumbfounded. Li Chengxuan was right. What did that make him?

What's even more infuriating is that Huang Ziya, standing to the side, actually sided with outsiders, jokingly saying, "Who was it that said it was all made up just now?"

Lu Wenjie was embarrassed, but he didn't dare to lash out at Huang Ziya, so he could only glare at her helplessly.

Fortunately, Li Chengxuan, the person in question, did not make any sarcastic remarks, and the little incident quickly passed. Afterwards, the three of them and Qi Qiao flew to a natural stone platform.

……

At this moment, more than twenty cultivators had gathered on the stone platform.

Roughly divided into two groups, one led by Mo Feifei of the Huanhua Sword Sect, with three or four female disciples of the Huanhua Sword Sect, as well as seven or eight male rogue cultivators recruited along the way.

The other group was Qi Qiao. He had two fellow disciples as key members, and he was polite and courteous, so the others gathered around him, including Li Chengxuan and his two companions.

"Fairy Mo, in my opinion, this Fire-Slaying Monkey is not something we can defeat by force; we should use strategy to defeat it."

Qi Qiao said politely that Mo Feifei was ranked forty-ninth on the list, a little higher than him, and was not just a pretty face.

"Tell me more details," Mo Feifei said coldly.

"It's simple. We'll send a few people on each side to lure the Fire-Slaying Monkey away, while the rest of us go and snatch the Vermilion Fruit. We'll split it equally after we succeed, how about that?"

"Tell me more details," Mo Feifei said coldly.

"It's simple. We'll send a few people on each side to lure the Fire-Slaying Monkey away, while the rest of us go and snatch the Vermilion Fruit. We'll split it equally after we succeed, how about that?"

Qi Qiao laughed and said that the classic tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain had never failed him.

"The idea is not bad, but I want 70% of it," Mo Feifei said frankly.

"Impossible." Qi Qiao shook his head simply.

"Don't rush to refuse. Draw away the Fire-Slaying Monkeys' forces. I can send more; you only need to send two people," Mo Feifei said.

Qi Qiao pondered for a moment, then said, "Sixty percent."

"Deal!" Mo Feifei said decisively.

After a while.

Li Chengxuan then saw five Qi Refining Perfection cultivators emerge from Mo Feifei's body, all of whom were male cultivators who had been temporarily recruited.

In his group, Qi Qiao called out to a junior brother and gave a generous gift to a rogue cultivator, which brought together the two of them.

"This Huanhua Sword Sect is something else, they easily sent five people out to 'die'."

Li Chengxuan thought to himself, as a Fire-Slaying Monkey with a low-grade bloodline, reaching the perfection of its killing energy is like killing a chicken. Any cultivator who comes out to attract attention is definitely in grave danger.

Not long after.

The seven men approached the forest where the vermilion fruit was hidden.

boom!

A fireball the size of a lantern fell from the sky and hurtled towards the seven people, but they managed to dodge it.

Immediately, with a roar, the Fire-Slaying Monkey, as tall as a person, burst out of the jungle and pounced on the seven people with ghostly speed, tearing apart the rogue cultivator whom Qi Qiao had promised a generous gift.

The remaining six were nearly scared out of their wits and hurriedly used various methods to escape. Among them, Junior Brother Qi Qiao took the lead and ran the fastest, while the other five followed closely behind, fearing that if they were a step behind, they would be torn to pieces by the Fire-Slaying Monkey.

"Quick! Go and grab that vermilion fruit!"

Seeing that the Fire-Slaying Monkey had been lured away, Mo Feifei shouted, and as soon as she finished speaking, the two male cultivators beside her took the lead and rushed away. Then, the rogue cultivators in Qi Qiao's group also made their moves and flew away in a swarm.

Soon, the original group of more than twenty people was reduced to just a few remaining on the stone platform.

Mo Feifei glanced over and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Qi, if you don't go and snatch that Vermilion Fruit, aren't you worried that the fruit will fall into the hands of others?"

Qi Qiao shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Mo didn't go either."

"Heh, they'll hand over the fruit obediently once they get it, but Fellow Daoist Qi's subordinates probably won't be so compliant."

Mo Feifei scoffed.

Qi Qiao remained silent, his gaze fixed on the woods not far away.

Huang Ziya was watching him intently. Her face was tense and her body trembled slightly as she said, "Fellow Daoist Li, let's not go. You're so fast, you might be able to snatch the Vermilion Fruit."

"No rush," Li Chengxuan simply shook his head.

Lu Wenjie, who was standing nearby, said knowingly, "Who knows if there are other dangers in the mountains and forests? It's good that these people went to scout ahead."

"What if they don't? Then the Vermilion Fruit will end up in their hands. Do you think they'd share it with us?"

Huang Ziya subconsciously asked a question in return.

"Divide?" Lu Wenjie laughed: "The virtuous among the spirits shall reside there; whether or not they are divided is not up to them."

"This..." Huang Ziya hesitated.

Immediately afterward, Lu Wenjie quietly transmitted his voice, saying, "Qi Qiao and Mo Feifei both have the same idea. What kind of good people do you think they are?"

"When we join forces, Qi Qiao won't hog all the benefits since I'm ranked 100th."

Huang Ziya suddenly realized and replied, "We also need to bring Li Chengxuan along."

"No, this person is cunning and treacherous, and he's also seducing multiple female cultivators at the same time. Such a person of questionable character is absolutely unacceptable."

Lu Wenjie simply refused.

Of course, Li Chengxuan, the person the two were talking about, was completely unaware of this. At this moment, he was gazing thoughtfully at the mountains and forests ahead.

The demon beasts with earth-grade bloodlines are extremely intelligent. How could they easily fall for this diversionary tactic? There must be other companions in the mountains and forests. I just don't know if I can kill them.

In the blink of an eye, a loud "boom" resounded throughout the entire mountain forest, and the fastest-rushing rogue cultivator was suddenly engulfed in flames and turned into charcoal.

"Oh no, there's another Fire-Hating Monkey!" a sharp-eyed cultivator exclaimed.

Immediately, with a "rip," a tremendous force seized him and tore him in two.

Only then did everyone notice that another Fire-Slaying Monkey had appeared out of nowhere, and it was even larger than the previous one.

Needless to say, the cultivators who rushed into the forest hurriedly turned around and fled in panic, but it was too late. The Fire-Slaying Monkey killed three cultivators in the blink of an eye, its speed was astonishing.

"If Fairy Mo doesn't go to help, almost all the people who came with you will die."

On the stone platform, Qi Qiao raised his eyebrows.

"Ha, just lackeys. We can take them all back when they're all dead."

Mo Feifei chuckled and shook her head.

To be honest, I don't know if it's because the Huanhua Sword Sect's techniques enhance appearance, or if the Huanhua Sword Sect only recruits beauties. In any case, all the female cultivators in this sect are exceptionally beautiful. Especially when a group of Huanhua Sword Sect female cultivators gather together, their attractiveness increases exponentially.

Along the way, several female cultivators from the Huanhua Sword Sect gathered together and recruited many male cultivators as guards, so she didn't care whether these people died or not, since recruiting them was easy anyway.

A short while later.

Most of the cultivators who had rushed into the forest earlier were dead. The few remaining ones managed to run back to the stone platform, still shaken. The larger Fire-Slaying Monkey did not pursue them but instead jumped back into the forest.

"It seems that only this one beast is left in this mountain forest."

Qi Qiao was slightly delighted. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and strode through the void as if walking on flat ground, heading towards the vermilion fruit tree.

"Whoosh!" Mo Feifei was even faster than him, her sword flashing as she arrived first.

The two landed one after the other beside the Vermilion Fruit Tree. Before they even got close, the Fire-Slaying Monkey's attack had already begun.

"Knock knock knock!"

In the blink of an eye, the two battle-hardened Fire Monkeys exchanged several blows, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

"As expected of disciples of a major sect, they are indeed formidable. It seems that the Vermilion Fruit Tree will fall into their hands." Huang Ziya exclaimed in admiration.

"That's not necessarily true," Li Chengxuan said with a shake of his head and a faint smile.