Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 77 Lead the way
"Sir, haven't we gone a bit too far with what we've done?"

After leaving Qingfeng Ridge, Li Qianfu hesitated for a moment before asking.

"The Ji family has a certain ability to protect itself, and its younger generation includes talented young people like Ji Shiyu. They have many powerful backers and are not short of money. Their alliance with the Li family at this time is just a temporary measure. If we don't put some pressure on them, they might forget about us as soon as they turn around."

Li Xiangming did not regret doing so, as the Ji family and the Chi family were fundamentally different.

Although the Ji family also requested protection from the Li family, what the Ji family wanted more was the title rather than the actual assistance from the Li family's cultivators.

In other words, the Ji family has no need of the Li family.

Since the Ji family has no demands, then let's create this demand for them.

Li Xiangming's brief intervention intimidated the Ji family.

Ultimately, Ji Hexuan reluctantly agreed to send his outstanding disciples to Changyang Valley for cultivation.

At the same time, they will also send cultivators of equal skill to the Li family's service center to await orders.

As long as the Li family can control these two groups, they can easily control the Ji family.

Does the Ji family have powerful backers?
It's just the Li family.

Over the next few days, Li Xiangming and Li Qianfu visited the remaining affiliated forces.

Whether through appeasement or deterrence, the Li family reiterated and drafted more detailed written agreements with other families.

"From now on, I'll leave all dealings with them to you, Uncle Qianfu."

Li Xiangming instructed that since the Chi and Ji families both had late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, besides himself, only Li Qianfu's cultivation level could intimidate these people to some extent.

"As ordered."

Li Qianfu is now completely convinced by Li Xiangming.

The Li family had already gained considerable benefits in the past negotiations, but Li Xiangming still managed to squeeze out more, and the other families had no choice but to accept it—at least these affiliated forces didn't cause any trouble.

No wonder the head of the family appointed this young man as the person in charge, and no wonder Changtai Township has undergone such tremendous changes in recent years.
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Return to Danggui Mountain.

As usual, Li Xiangming went to inspect the two townships and Changyang Valley, and then stayed at Tailai Peak to cultivate.

Since his last secluded experiment in the Daigo Cave, Li Xiangming has discovered the second exciting characteristic of the evil Green Robe.

Once the evil green-robed figure has absorbed enough mana, it will no longer attempt to devour it. At this point, the mana is like spiritual energy, which can be easily reclaimed.

And, similarly, a tremendous change occurred.

If the magic power initially taken away was rudimentary magic power, then the magic power that was later restored was like refined, advanced magic power.

As we all know, the quantity and quality of magical power should be proportional, so that a cultivator's combat strength will become considerable.

But in reality, this is often not possible because the two are in conflict.

Most cultivators don't deliberately refine their mana; once they've cultivated enough mana, they immediately use powerful external forces like pills to break through to higher realms.

As one's cultivation level increases, the magical power stored in the dantian grows exponentially, naturally giving one a significant advantage when facing someone with a lower cultivation level.

Of course, some people pursue the best of both worlds, cultivating their magical power to the maximum while refining it to an extremely profound level.

However, doing so takes a huge amount of time, which is undoubtedly a waste of lifespan for ordinary cultivators.

Only geniuses would do this, in order to lay a solid foundation and prepare for a higher level.

However, the evil Green Robe was able to refine Li Xiangming's magical power in every aspect without spending any extra time, which was simply astonishing.

When Li Xiangming first tried it in Daigo Cave, he was both excited and scared.

Excitingly, the evil green-robed figure not only ensured his cultivation speed but also largely guaranteed his combat power.

In the past few days, whether facing the Azure Twin-Horned Rhinoceros or Ji Shiyu, he has maintained a crushing advantage because his current magical power is far beyond that of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator.

What's frightening is that the evil green robe is becoming less and less like a magical artifact.

Instead, he seemed like a living, breathing person.

Spiritual energy entering the body transforms into magical power, and magical power entering the body transforms into even higher-level magical power.

Isn't this the logic of human cultivation?
Moreover, the evil Green Robe has his own unique ideas.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were wearing a person's clothes. "I've never heard of a magical artifact being able to do this much. This thing must have a very special origin."

Li Xiangming thought to himself, "It's a pity he knows nothing about the origins of the evil green-robed man."

He even asked his family to investigate Smiling Tiger, but they found nothing.

Perhaps we could try looking for Xu Zibu!

Li Xiangming suddenly remembered the name he had learned from Tang Xueyan.

It is said that this intelligence merchant knew the Mang Cult inside and out, and that the Smiling Tiger came from the Mang Cult.
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Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Li Xiangming and Li Qianyuan took over the management of the animal breeding facility, and Li Xiangming ceased to be in charge thereafter.

"Xiangming, I heard you've become the Chief Secretary of the Changlin Office. Congratulations!"

Li Qianyuan said with a smile.

The position of Chief Secretary of the Changlin Family was a public one, and Li Xiangru was also known to the family in the past.

"Not at all, it is truly cause for celebration that Uncle Qianyuan has become the person in charge."

"My position as a minor official is not worth mentioning."

"The animal breeding room is quite large."

Li Xiangming smiled mysteriously.

"Oh?"

Li Qianyuan was somewhat surprised. He knew that the Beast Breeding House was an institution specially set up by the clan elders for Li Xianghong because of his existence. It only had a few people and was obviously a place for retirement.

Seeing Li Qianyuan's appearance, Li Xiangming knew how much resistance his family was to developing the art of beast taming.

Or rather, most people's thinking is still stuck in the era of Hao County in Zhangning Prefecture, believing that alchemy and crafting are the only way out.

Even established animal breeding facilities are not recognized.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiangming decided not to say anything more.

The elders of the Li family hold the power of decision-making. As long as the elders give their approval, the Qian generation will also change their mind.

As Li Xiangming was leaving the Beast Breeding Peak and heading home, he saw an elderly man with gray hair and beard approaching.

Li Xiangming was taken aback and quickly stepped forward to bow, saying, "Greetings, Sixth Uncle."

The person who came was Li Chenglu. He waved and said, "Take me on a tour of this Beast Breeding Peak."

Li Xiangming dared not delay, so he turned back to Yushou Peak and personally led the way.

Although he was not familiar with the specific affairs of the Beast Breeding Peak, he knew about several of the larger beast farms.

Not long after they left, Li Xianghong, Li Qianyuan, and others arrived and introduced the details of the Beast Breeding Peak to Li Chenglu.

"Currently, there are seventy-two demonic beasts and twenty-four monsters here, all of which are worth taming."

How is the domestication going?

"The Beast Breeding Room has focused on taming some of the monsters, and four of them can already be considered spirit pets. The other six can understand cultivators' commands in a simple way, but they still need to be tamed more deeply."

"Only four have been tamed in a year and a half?"

Li Chenglu frowned.

Seeing this, Li Xianghong smiled wryly and said, "There are only three beast tamers in the beast breeding room, and the monsters cause trouble from time to time, which also distracts everyone."

What he didn't say was that all four tamed spirit pets were created by him.

Although Li Xiangyun and Li Xiangzhao can be called beast tamers, their skills are limited. It will take at least two years for the spirit pets in their hands to become docile.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenglu said no more.

After going around the circle, Li Chenglu had a clear idea of ​​what was going on. He sent everyone away, leaving Li Xiangming alone.

"I heard that you recommended Qian Shi to the Logistics Department?"

(End of this chapter)