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

That night.

A simple welcome party was held at Li Jiabao Building on Zhuque Street in Qinghefang Market.

At the meeting, Li Chengxuan met Li Defu, the clan elder in charge of guarding the building.

Li Defu is slender and doesn't talk much, but his voice is steady and full of energy, and his demeanor inspires trust.

In addition, he also ran into several "acquaintances".

One was Li Chengfu and the others who made talismans together at Xiaoze Lake, and the other was Li Chengjiu, who took over when he was guarding the Green Bamboo Forest.

Everyone welcomed his arrival.

However, he noticed a hint of worry and jealousy in Li Chengfu's eyes as he looked at him.

Even a fool could tell that the other party was worried that his arrival would steal his "resources".

After all, family resources are limited, so they can only focus on cultivating the most outstanding one.

Clearly, among the current generation of clan members, he is undoubtedly the most dazzling one. Even Li Cheng'ao, the son of the clan leader, is inferior to him.

The banquet ended shortly afterward.

In the basement of the treasure tower, in a secret room.

From left to right, sitting are Li Defu, Li Dehai, and Li Chengxuan.

Beside the three, Li Chengjiu bowed slightly and reported, "Elder, all the goods brought by the caravan have been stored in the warehouse."

"Okay, go down now." Li Dehai waved his hand.

"Yes."

Li Chengjiu nodded and withdrew, glancing at Li Chengxuan sitting at the last seat out of the corner of his eye, and a feeling of envy rose in his heart.

After he left.

"De Fu, do you know something about the attack on our caravan?"

Li Dehai said anxiously.

"It must have been a few days before you were attacked. A large barbarian tribe attacked the Black Mist Immortal City, burning down thousands of acres of spirit fields around the city. Now, the price of spirit rice there has tripled, and it is still in short supply."

"That Boss Wu has a wide circle of friends and is well-informed. He probably gathered his team to do this job as soon as he received the news."

"By the time I received the news, it was too late."

Li Defu sighed.

In fact, he paid great attention to information gathering, so he knew about this matter earlier than most cultivators, but he was still a little inferior to a professional Tribulation Cultivator like Boss Wu, who had an extraordinary background.

The three remained silent for a long time; it really was an unexpected disaster.

After a while.

Li Dehai spoke first: "In that case, we won't sell this batch of spirit rice in the market; we'll take it to Black Mist Immortal City."

To everyone's surprise, Li Defu shook his head after hearing this.

"What do you mean? Are you worried about the long journey? No problem. We can bring along a few other families and deliver the goods together. We can even call Uncle Changshu down the mountain. I don't believe anyone would dare to rob us."

Li Dehai said in an impassioned tone.

Li Defu did not reply to him, but instead looked at Li Chengxuan, who was sitting at the end of the table, and said, "You explain."

Li Dehai: "..."

Why does this seem so familiar?

After a moment's thought, Li Chengxuan pondered and said, "Because there are other people who also want to earn these spirit stones, and we can't afford to offend them."

"Yunxia Sect!"

Li Dehai belatedly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Li Defu said with a wry smile, "As soon as you entered the market, Dian Sheng from the enforcement team came to find me. He said that a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator had taken a liking to this batch of spirit rice and was willing to pay 50% more than the price in previous years to buy it all in one go."

It should be noted that the price of spirit rice in Black Mist Immortal City has tripled. Although that person has 50% more, he can double the price with a single resale, or even more.

"Just how powerful is this Foundation Establishment cultivator, especially within our Li family?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dehai tentatively inquired.

"This man is named Ma Jin. He is a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and the deputy leader of the market enforcement team. In addition, he is the brother-in-law of Zhao Zhenren, the market magistrate."

Li Defu looked helpless.

With the Li family's power, ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators are nothing special. The key is that this person controls the law enforcement team on one hand and is a trusted confidant of the neighborhood head on the other. He can easily cause trouble and the Li family's treasure pavilion will no longer need to be opened.

"On the bright side, at least our Li family will make a profit. If we can sell 50% more of this batch of spirit rice, that'll be two thousand."

Seeing that he couldn't fight city hall, Li Dehai consoled himself, "What else can I do?"

"Not only that, I've already had Dian Sheng reply to me. My Li family's Qiu Feng isn't someone to be trifled with. If you really push me too far, that Ma fellow will have to go back to Yunxia Sect."

A cold glint flashed in Li Defu's eyes.

......

at the same time.

Inside the law enforcement pavilion in the market town.

Ma Jin smiled and said, "Dian Sheng, just tell me what Li Defu said. I won't be angry."

Standing at the lower end was Dian Sheng, a burly man with an iron tower-like build, but now he was bowing his head slightly and speaking cautiously:

"Li Defu said he'd make you pay double the spirit stones, otherwise... otherwise..."

otherwise?

Ma Jin chuckled, completely unconcerned, and said, "What else? Go to the Yunxia Sect and report me?"

Dian Sheng swallowed hard before saying, "Otherwise, he would compile your 'glorious deeds' into a book and spread it throughout the entire market."

The atmosphere fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

Until a few breaths later.

"Hehe, glorious deeds. I, Ma, have done nothing wrong and have no fear of rumors."

Ma Jin laughed heartily.

"Yes, Chief, you are certainly glorious and great. I will go and refuse Li Defu right away."

After saying that, Dian Sheng immediately turned and left.

"Wait, let me think about it. The Li family works hard farming, and they are affiliated with my Yunxia Sect. So, I'll reluctantly agree."

Ma Jin then changed the subject.

"However, go back and tell Li Defu that if I hear anything I shouldn't hear, Li Changshu won't be able to protect him either."

After Dian Sheng left.

A cultivator with a dark complexion who had reached the peak of Qi Refining walked in. This was the same person who had conspired with Ma Jin during the day, named Sun Hu.

But then he said, "This Li Defu has gone too far and dares to threaten you, Chief. Otherwise, I'll go and kill him."

Ma Jin smiled faintly and said, "Then go now."

For a moment, Sun Hu was stunned. He only wanted to show his loyalty and didn't really want to kill anyone.

Putting aside whether he could actually kill Li Defu, even if he did, what would happen to the Li family's wrath? Even if Ma Jin had a powerful background and was at the Foundation Establishment stage, he wouldn't dare to offend the Li family to the death.

"Sigh, doing business shouldn't always involve fighting and killing. It's normal for me to make an offer and for Li Dehai to counter-offer. There's no need for this."

Ma Jin appeared nonchalant, but a barely perceptible hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"But that means you'll earn less."

Sun Hu looked like he was thinking of him.

"No, I just received news that the main force of the barbarian tribe has attacked Black Mist Immortal City again and burned thousands of acres of spirit fields. The price of spirit rice is going to double again."

Ma Jin laughed heartily.

"The guards of Black Mist Immortal City are a bunch of idiots. No, the entire Black Mist Immortal City, except for 'Ancestor Chu,' is full of useless trash, wasting such a good place."

......

On the other side, in the basement of Li Jiabao Building.

"I see."

After listening to what Li Defu said, Li Dehai nodded.

When others encountered such a situation, they would think of going to Ma Jin's superiors or to the Yunxia Sect, but Li Defu did the opposite.

They completely ignored the upper echelons of the Yunxia Sect and instead focused their attacks on the "lower-level cultivators".

If most of the cultivators in Qinghe Market knew about Ma Jin's ugly face, would the Yunxia Sect, for the sake of appearances and to maintain a semblance of justice, possibly have to reluctantly "execute Ma Jin"?

Of course, this is also a risky move. Ma Jin might be desperate and resort to desperate measures, resulting in a lose-lose situation.

But then again, if you don't even have the courage to fight a lose-lose situation, you'll only lose even more miserably.

"Elder Defu, do you have the ability to spread a certain message quickly throughout Qinghefang City?"

Lee Seung-hyun suddenly asked a question.

"Within three days, I can make 99% of the cultivators in the market aware of this."

Li Defu affirmed.

"That's great."

Li Chengxuan smiled slightly and took out a photographic stone, playing with it between his fingertips.