Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 34 Survival
The cave was dark and shrouded in darkness.

Only heavy breathing could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiangming's breathing became steady, and he dragged his heavy steps out of the cave.

The glaring light made him instinctively close his eyes. His body was bathed in the warm sunlight, but it also made his legs weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

To outsiders, Li Xiangming at this time would appear emaciated, like a dried-up corpse.

It took Li Xiangming a while to recover and reopen his bloodshot eyes.

He hadn't had a proper rest for three months, and was constantly being attacked by the evil thoughts emanating from the green robe he wore.

If it weren't for the sudden enlightenment of the divine spirit, his soul would have been annihilated long ago.

However, even the most powerful Heavenly Tranquility Dew has an expiration date; after only seven days, this rare treasure has lost its protective effect.

Fortunately, Li Xiangming, who survived, quickly figured out the Green Robe's character.

This strange thing craves magical power; as long as you feed it, the attacks from evil thoughts will lessen.

Thus, Li Xiangming focused on two things at once: fighting against evil thoughts in his sea of ​​consciousness while simultaneously breathing in and gathering magical power.

For three whole months, he didn't dare to stop for a moment, experiencing the most painful and darkest period of his life, without exception.

Fortunately, we pulled through.

For the first two months, the evil Green Robe was completely plundering magic power, but in the last half month, especially in the last few days, the Green Robe's reaction has been lukewarm.

Only its own murmur never stopped.

These irritating sounds are extremely torturous.

However, Li Xiangming was already used to it, and compared to evil thoughts, a little noise was obviously nothing.

"We need to get something to eat."

Muttering to himself, Li Xiangming dragged his weakened body around, searching.

He had not eaten for several days, and the fasting pills he had taken were long gone.

After a busy day, I finally ate and drank my fill, and then went back to the cave for a good night's sleep, which gave me the motivation to think the next day.

"I wonder how things are at home, and at Qingyang Temple."

Li Xiangming knew without a doubt that the Li family would be furious upon discovering his disappearance, and that Qingyang Temple would inevitably be implicated.

However, the situation was urgent at the time, and he couldn't leave any backup plan.

To be honest, surviving was completely unexpected.

If there is no Heavenly Stillness Dew.
No, even if you have that thing, it's useless without the strength of your own twin souls and a strong will to survive.

Touching his green robe, Li Xiangming was at a loss for words.

This strange thing has stuck to me, and I can't get it off at all.

Once one's magical power decreases to a certain level, and the evil green-robed figure begins to cause trouble again, then one...
Thinking of this, Li Xiangming shuddered. Overwhelming evil thoughts invaded his sea of ​​consciousness, suppressing his soul so that he didn't even have the power to expel them.

This is too terrible. If he were to experience it again, he wouldn't even be able to guarantee that he would still have the motivation to survive, let alone the chance.

"This thing has to be removed, or I'll be useless."

Li Xiangming's face was gloomy. Surviving was far from enough. If a cultivator couldn't use his magic power, could he still be called a cultivator?
After determining the direction, Li Xiangming immediately headed towards Danggui Mountain.

Now only the Li family can help him.
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Li Xiangming walked over 300 li (approximately 150 kilometers) in two full days, entirely on foot.

He rested and meditated several times during this period, testing the reaction of the evil green-robed man.

When Li Xiangming sensed that the evil green-robed man only occasionally took a deep breath, each time only half a unit of his magical power, his anxiety eased slightly.

Even without using Qi-replenishing pills, it would take him three to five days to recover half of his magical power, so he was naturally distressed.

However, compared to when it first possessed me, it's much better now.

In that instant, he drained the last 20% of his magic power.

Li Xiangming was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"Resonance?"

Just as Li Xiangming was pondering, an extremely surprised exclamation rang out.

Li Xiangming looked up and saw Li Xianglin flying towards him.

How did Li Xianglin end up in Mao District?

That's right, it's been three months already, the Mao District should have rotated its staff long ago. Thinking about this, a feeling of things being different and people being gone arises spontaneously.

At the same time, I felt fortunate to be alive! "Xiangming, you're still alive?"

Li Xianglin stared at Li Xiangming in shock, his words even becoming somewhat incoherent.

"Of course I'm still alive. My family thought I was dead?"

Li Xiangming said irritably.

"No no."

Li Xianglin quickly waved his hand.

Li Xiangming's memorial tablet is still hanging in the ancestral hall, so the Li family has naturally not announced his death.

"only."

Li Xianglin hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Just what?"

"It's nothing. Did you come back alone?"

"Of course, it's just me alone."

Li Xiangming looked at the other person strangely, "What's going on? Did your family send someone to look for me?"

"Of course we searched. We searched for you for a whole month, but we couldn't find a single thing. Everyone thought you had been captured by the Mang Cult. Later, the fourth branch searched for another month, and only withdrew when they still couldn't find you."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming couldn't help but touch the evil green robe he was wearing.

The Li family couldn't find him entirely because of his green skin. This green skin could not only hide his magical power, but also block divine sense, and even effectively conceal the aura of a living person.

It can be said that unless Li Xiangming deliberately uses cultivator methods, only a pair of naked eyes can find him.

What is the situation with the Mang religion?

Li Xiangming asked as he walked.

"The people who attacked you were the 'Four Tigers' of the Mang Cult. Their leader died in Hao County, and of the remaining three, you killed two of them, and the last one kidnapped you."

"Wait, I was attacked by two people, where did the third person come from?"

Li Xianglin was stunned. "But the Taoist priest of Qingyang Temple said that there are three of the 'Four Tigers' left, and they always act together."

"Four Tigers."

Li Xiangming frowned, recalling the scene of fighting against two of them. At that time, he tried to get information out of them, but they didn't respond.

However, they also learned that the other party wanted to ask the Li family of Dangui Mountain about something.

What will they ask?

Suddenly, Li Xiangming spoke up: "What are the names of the Four Tigers of the Mang Sect?"

"The eldest is Golden Tiger, the second is Smiling Tiger, the third is Bald Tiger, and the fourth is White-faced Tiger. It is said that they are not ranked by age, but by cultivation level."

"White-faced tiger, yes, white-faced tiger!"

Li Xianglin exclaimed in surprise, "Since Li Xiangming only encountered two tigers, then wasn't the white-faced old man who died under Li Xiangren's sword the remaining white-faced tiger?"
Li Xiangming also thought of this. The Li family did not know that the person they killed was White-Faced Tiger of the Mang Sect, and the Mang Sect did not know that White-Faced Tiger was killed by the Li family.

However, the remaining two of the "Four Tigers" attacked Li Xiangming by sheer coincidence, choosing the right target for revenge.

He just kicked a steel plate and ended up killing himself.

"It turns out it was a misunderstanding. It's a shame that you made such a big fuss, brother."

Li Xianglin scratched his head. Before this, no one had associated the white-faced old man who died in the dense forest with the Mang Cult.

"What happened to my brother?"

“My eldest brother said he was going to find you. He wiped out several strongholds of the Mang Cult and killed a lot of people. The family was worried about his safety, and my third uncle also joined in. Now the whole of Pu County is talking about our Li family. Even the Bailu Sect sent people to inquire.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming fell silent.

Unexpectedly, Lee Sang-in stirred up such a huge storm in order to save him.

He knew Li Xiangren's strength very well. Without the obstruction of Foundation Establishment cultivators, he could basically enter an empty field. The Mang Sect, or even the entire Pu County, should re-evaluate this prodigy of the Li family.

However, the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind, which is not a good thing for Li Xiangren.

With that thought in mind, he had little interest in chatting and hurried back to Tailai Peak.

He wanted to meet with Li Qianxiong.

(End of this chapter)