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

the strange thing is.

This Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator scanned the area with his divine sense again and again, but still couldn't find any other cultivators around him.

At this moment, the Li family member who had been lying on the ground used his magical artifact to support himself and stood up shakily.

At this moment, he still had to face three Li family cultivators, while also being wary of the golden light that could appear at any time.

In a flash, he chose not to be greedy.

It would be good to stifle the Li family's genius, but my own life is the most important thing.

Then, he raised a small flag to protect himself and slowly flew away.

Li Cheng'ao and the others naturally wouldn't try to stop them.

"What a pity, this person cherishes his life too much."

From the canopy of a large tree not far away, Li Chengxuan watched his departing figure and couldn't help but smile faintly.

Given the opponent's strength at the ninth level of Qi Refining, even if they wanted to escape, he couldn't stop them, so he had no choice but to leave.

However, being able to save Li Cheng'ao and the others, this trip wasn't a complete loss.

After a while.

Once he was certain that the other party had truly left, Li Chengxuan revealed himself and met with Li Cheng'ao and the other two.

"Chengxuan, it really is you."

Li Cheng'ao laughed heartily; the moment the golden knife appeared, he guessed who it was.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Chengzheng and Chengyu."

Then he pointed to the two clansmen.

Li Chengzheng has a square face, is about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and has a mid-grade spiritual root at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Li Chengyu was much older, in his forties, and had a low-grade spiritual root at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"To my two cousins."

Lee Seung-hyun greeted him with a cupped-hand salute.

"Sigh, no need for formalities. If it weren't for you, we would be dead here today."

Li Chengyu waved his hand and said.

The three exchanged information briefly.

Only then did Li Chengxuan realize that the clansmen who were originally covering the rear had not all died. Li Dehai and Li Delu, along with three other clansmen in the late stage of Qi Refining, had charged out.

"Unfortunately, Uncle Deyun ran into that beast while running and was crushed to death by it."

"And then there's Steward Delu. Although he escaped, his right hand was severed by that 'Third Brother Qi.' He's a talisman master, so how is he going to draw talismans now?"

"And Uncle Deshan is still missing; we don't know if he's dead or alive."

Li Cheng'ao, suppressing his grief, explained everything one by one.

A look of grief also appeared on Li Chengxuan's face. Although he had not spent much time with these people, he had developed some feelings for them, especially Li Delu, who had given him the talisman and helped him escape, but now he had ended up like this.

He secretly resolved that once he had established his foundation, he would annihilate the entire Qishan bandit gang.

Not for any other reason than to have a clear mind!

......

Half an hour.

Li Chengxuan and his three companions flew into a hidden mountain cave.

He had originally planned to return to his family, but Li Cheng'ao said that Li Dehai and others were all here and had gathered together to discuss other matters, so he came instead.

The cave doesn't look big from the outside, but it's a completely different world inside. Soon after entering the cave, you'll find yourself on a wide, flat area.

On the flat ground, about twenty Li family cultivators sat in twos and threes, almost all of them were injured, and several had broken arms and legs.

On the far right of the flat ground, there were seven or eight corpses of clansmen, which would be transported back to the clan for unified burial later.

"Is this Li Chengzhuang?"

Li Chengxuan scanned the corpses with his divine sense and spotted a familiar figure among them.

"Yes, I heard that Uncle Dehai ran into him on the road. He was being chased by a black-robed cultivator, but unfortunately Uncle Dehai was seriously injured at the time and could not save him. He could only snatch the body."

Li Cheng'ao, who was standing next to him, explained.

Li Chengxuan shook his head without saying a word. If the other party hadn't run away and had instead fought alongside him, he wouldn't have died no matter what.

Unfortunately, a single wrong decision led to his death.

Of course, given the circumstances at the time, the most likely way for the other side to survive was to split up and escape. Who would have thought that Li Chengxuan would have such combat power?

To be honest, Li Chengzhuang initially gave him a good impression; he was kind-hearted and willing to help people of his own kind who were not as well off as he was.

But he fulfilled an old saying from his previous life: he neither wanted his people to suffer nor wanted them to surpass him.

This is likely the source of Li Chengzhuang's conflicted feelings towards him, and also a major reason why he was unwilling to trust Li Chengxuan and chose to run away alone.

But since the person is already dead, there's nothing more to say.

Li Chengxuan shook his head, turned his gaze inward, and followed Li Cheng'ao into the depths of the cave.

This is a stone chamber carved out by hand. At this moment, there are only Li Dehai and Li Delu there.

"Chengxuan, you're still alive, that's a blessing."

Before Li Chengxuan could even exchange greetings, he heard Li Dehai say with delight.

"I've escaped by sheer luck," he said, bowing slightly.

"It's good that we escaped. Our family can't afford to lose any more members."

Li Dehai's expression was complicated.

This time, at least twenty members of the clan died in battle, several others were seriously injured, and some were left disabled. He, as the clan elder, was truly incompetent.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the group...

Li Dehai dropped a bombshell.

What? The Qishan bandits have already fled, and the ones occupying Xiaoze Lake now are suspected to be cultivators from the Liu family.

Lee Seung-hyun frowned.

"Yes, I have sent people to investigate and confirmed that the Qishan bandits are no longer at Xiaoze Lake, but the Liu family cultivators have appeared there."

Li Dehai affirmed.

"I see."

Li Chengxuan sighed softly, "No wonder I always felt that the black-robed cultivators who were chasing my Li family members were not right. They didn't seem to be from the Qishan bandits. Now it all makes sense."

"It must have been done by the Liu family. They had been spying on my Xiaoze Lake many times before."

Li Cheng'ao, standing to the side, gritted his teeth and said.

"Twenty-two years ago, after the Battle of Xiaozehu, the Liu family acknowledged that Xiaozehu belonged to my Li family, so they could not attack Xiaozehu themselves. Therefore, they used the Qishan bandits to cover their tracks."

Li Delu, who had remained silent until now, added at this moment.

The four people inside the stone chamber were all quick-witted; with just a few words, they guessed the truth.

"In that case, what about the Cloud Mist Sect?"

After a moment's thought, Li Cheng'ao said.

The five major families of Longnan Prefecture are all affiliated with the Yunxia Sect. Logically speaking, the Yunxia Sect should step forward and uphold justice after this incident.

"Firstly, there is no evidence. Although everyone knows the truth, the Liu family will not admit it without evidence."

"Secondly, the Liu family is powerful and resourceful, sending large amounts of spirit stones to the Yunxia Sect every year. Now, with Liu Shitian about to break through to the Core Formation stage, the Yunxia Sect..."

Li Dehai didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.

In this matter, the Yunxia Sect cannot be relied upon.

"Sigh, I've already sent a message to the family. We'll see how they handle it then."

Then, he changed the subject:

"Delu, take the wounded back to the family first. I will send people to protect them along the way. Cheng'ao and Chengxuan, you two stay here with me and investigate the true strength of the Liu family."

"yes!"

The three of them said in unison.

......

After leaving the stone chamber.

"Manager Delu."

Li Chengxuan called out to Li Delu, who was walking ahead.

"What's wrong?"

Li Delu turned around with a smile on his face.

Looking at the empty sleeve on the other person's right side, Li Chengxuan's expression was complicated.

Qi Refining cultivators are still mortals, and once an arm is severed, it cannot grow back. For a talisman master, especially a first-level talisman master, losing their right hand is equivalent to saying goodbye to the path of talismans for life.

"It's alright, I've always wanted to try drawing talismans with my left hand, and now my wish has come true."

Li Delu laughed heartily.

"But..."

"There's no 'but' about it. Do your best. If you can become a second-tier rune master in the future, that will be the greatest comfort to me."