Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 79 Welcoming Li Qianhe

"These are the spiritual herbs I recently collected. They were hard to come by, so thank you for your trouble, Manager Li."

At this moment, Hua Lun also took out a storage bag and handed it to Li Qianhe.

This batch of spiritual herbs is worth about five hundred spirit stones, and the quantity is huge. He had spent a lot of effort to obtain it.

This caused a lot of trouble for the sect.

However, Hua Lun was happy to accept it.

After all, if the sect's mission is to complete the task and hand over the profits, what you end up with is just a small amount.

And for the shops that cooperate with the Li family, if things go well, they get 70% of the profits.

Could he possibly not tell which is more important?

"Elder Hua, rest assured, I'll take care of everything."

Li Qianhe, all smiles, saw Hua Lun off at the door, then summoned Li Xiangqing.

"Xiang Qing, sort these medicinal herbs and send them to the Herb Workshop."

"Yes."

Li Xiangqing took the storage bag and carefully checked it.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly raised his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Master, there's Thousand-Jin Grass! There's Thousand-Jin Grass!"

"Thousand-Jun Grass?"

What is this?
Li Qianhe frowned, and suddenly he remembered a list that Xiang Ming had sent him a long time ago.

At that time, most of the spiritual herbs and medicines had been collected, except for one Thousand-Jun Grass, which had been missing for several years.
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"Brother, will Dad really come back today?"

At the foot of Tailai Peak, Li Xiangzhen stared wide-eyed and couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, the family has already received the news."

Li Xiangming patted his head.

The young woman next to her smiled with relief upon seeing this.

When I first came to Tailai Peak, I was worried that I wouldn't be accepted by the master's eldest son. Now it seems that the other party doesn't care about me at all, but it doesn't matter, as long as he cares about Xiangzhen.

One day, Xiangzhen will also become the immortal master of the Li family, riding the clouds and mist.

As she was lost in thought, a small black dot appeared in the distance.

"Harmony resonates, harmony endures!"

The black dot was Li Qianhe, who was overjoyed to see his two sons waiting there.

"Father!"

Li Xiangming bowed respectfully, then greeted Li Xiangqing beside him, saying, "Brother Xiangqing."

Li Qianhe nodded, looked Li Xiangming up and down, and felt that there was no bottom to what lay beneath the green robe.

He couldn't help but subtly furrow his brow.

This son, whom he had watched grow up, became increasingly mysterious and powerful as he grew older.

Even he couldn't figure it out.

However, this is a good thing!
Thinking of this, Li Qianhe smiled and took out a jade box: "This is what you wanted."

"What do I want?"

Li Xiangming was slightly surprised, and took the jade box.

Upon seeing the spiritual herbs inside, a thought immediately stirred within him.

Although I don't know what this thing is for, it must be something good that the Taoist priest has his eye on it.

He still remembered the disappointed look on Qingyang Daoist's face after the last fruitless search.

However, Qingyang Daoist didn't say much, nor did he take it upon himself to continue the search.

Unexpectedly, things turned out quite well.

Just when he had almost forgotten about it, his father successfully found the Thousand-Jun Grass in Pushui Market.

Is this expensive?

"Well... it's hard to say. Hua Lun brought it over, and I don't think even he knew there was this thing inside."

Most of the spiritual herbs in Hua Lun's possession were purchased at low prices from middlemen; he had that kind of connection.

The other party also valued Hua Lunbailu's status as an inner sect elder and was willing to make some concessions.

However, this makes the origins of these spiritual herbs very complicated, and no one can say for sure where they came from.

A small portion of the herbs were obtained through bribery by Hua Lun, and their source could not be traced either. When Li Qianhe sold them, he was well aware that the quality of these herbs varied, and some did not meet the current market standards at all. It was only in the last two years, thanks to the opening up of Dahuang Town, that he had no worries about sales.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming stopped asking questions and followed behind with Li Xiangqing, watching Li Qianhe play and joke with Li Xiangzhen in front.

"Xiangming, I heard your family is going to set up a branch in Jinshi?"

After walking for a while, Li Xiangqing suddenly asked.

"Yes."

Li Xiangming glanced at him, surprised that Li Xiangqing also knew this news, which was most likely revealed by Li Qianhe.

"How exactly does this Shijinfang property operate, and who is in charge?"

Li Xiangqing lowered his voice, but could not hide the anxiety on his face.

Li Xiangming was well aware of why the other party reacted this way. The Li family had never had a similar institution before. Now that the Shijinfang had been established to coordinate trade and the local market industry, Li Xiangqing, who had been stationed in Pushui Market for a long time, would naturally be deeply affected.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiangming decided to reveal a little bit.

Li Xiangqing has always been his father's confidant. If he can't get any information from him, he'll probably think of him as an outsider.

"The establishment of the Shijinfang is mainly to cooperate with the work of the Animal Breeding House, and it also represents that the family attaches greater importance to Pushuifang Market. As for who will be in charge in the future, we will have to wait for the decision of the clan meeting."

Li Xiangming spoke conservatively, saying that the Shijinfang project was his own suggestion, and he was well aware of who Li Qianxiong favored.

However, this matter will be announced at the upcoming clan assembly, which is of great importance. Li Xiangming does not want to be presumptuous and reveal who will be in charge in the future.

"I see."

Not getting a definite answer, Li Xiangqing seemed somewhat disappointed.

If Li Qianhe weren't in charge, his status would definitely be quite ordinary, since he had followed Li Qianhe in Pushui Market for many years and didn't have many connections at home.

At this moment, Li Qianhe turned around and asked, "So, your family has already decided to develop the art of beast taming?"

"It's hard to say for sure, but it's certain that animal breeding facilities will receive more attention."

Li Xiangming shook his head.

These past few days, things have been in complete chaos at home.

The incident began when Li Qianxiong raised the issue of an untamed spirit pet attacking Li Xianghong at the clan elders' meeting, demanding that the family increase its investment in the animal breeding facility and establish an animal trapping facility to advance into Puyin Mountain.

The clan elders had already discerned the patriarch's intentions two years ago.

Faced with this challenge, the first and second wives remained calm and unconcerned, and decisively rejected the proposal.

Unexpectedly, the third and fourth wives suddenly turned against him and sided with Li Qianxiong on this matter.

The clan elders immediately erupted in chaos.

The four clan elders argued endlessly, and almost came to blows.

After three days of repeated discussions, the clan elders reached a preliminary consensus and decided to bring the matter to a clan assembly.

The clan assembly is held every five years, and unless there are special circumstances, every cultivator in the Li family must attend.

This is also why Li Qianhe and Li Xiangqing traveled all the way back from Pushui Market.

"Speaking of which, you've never participated in the family's big competition, have you?"

Li Qianhe suddenly asked.

"That's right."

Li Xiangming nodded.

At each clan gathering, the Li family holds a grand family competition to test the cultivation and magical skills of the younger clan members.

The rewards are quite generous; the first-place winner receives 3000 merit points and a mid-grade magic weapon.

However, Li Xiangming grew up in Green Cloud Cave and had never participated in a clan meeting, so naturally he had never participated in the clan competition.

"Are you going to participate this time? At your age, you should still be eligible, right?"

Li Xiangming is currently 23 years old, which is still a little way from the age limit of 25 for the family competition.

"I'll forget it."

Li Xiangming was speechless. He had the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Among the Xiang generation, only Li Xiangren, Li Xiangyu, and Li Xiangru could match him, and all three of them were over the age limit.

In other words, he is basically invincible in this family competition.

If it were when he had just returned to the family, he might have wanted to compete for merits and seize magical artifacts.

But nowadays, it's completely unnecessary.

To put it simply, Li Qianxiong is already considering preparing the Foundation Establishment Pill for him.

(End of this chapter)