"Confronting the Thunderstorm Lion king : A Family's Battle for Survival"
One sunny afternoon, four months had swiftly passed since Xiao Cheng's breakthrough to the 1st stage of body refinement. During this time, Xiao Feng had been training Xiao Cheng in both cultivation and basic fighting techniques for protection.
As the time flew by, significant changes had taken place in both Xiao Cheng and Han Ruoshi's statuses:
**Han Ruoshi's Status:**
- Name: Han Ruoshi
- Age: 20 years and 8 months
- Spirit Root: 2nd low-grade water spirit root
- Cultivation Level: 6th stage of Qi refinement
- Cultivation Techniques: Water wave cultivation techniques (Earth low grade)
- Martial Skill: None
- Status: Healthy
**Xiao Cheng's Status:**
- Name: Xiao Cheng
- Age: 4 years and 6 months
- Spirit Root: 2nd low-grade wind spirit root
- Cultivation Level: 6th stage of body refinement
- Cultivation Techniques: Sky winding techniques (Earth low grade)
- Martial Skill: None
- Status: Healthy
Xiao Feng, upon seeing this, prompted the system to bring up his status as well:
**Xiao Feng's Updated Status:**
- Host: Xiao Feng
- Identity: Xiao family head
- Age: 20 years and 10 months
- Cultivation Level: 6th stage of Blood formation
- Spirit Root: 2nd medium-grade fire spirit root
- Cultivation Techniques: Dao Begets everything cultivation techniques
- Martial Skills: Sword cutting the sky (earth low grade), starry sky fall (high earth grade), Fiery punch (Profound low grade), Raging Fire Fist (Profound low grade), Beast mastering cultivation techniques (Profound high grade)
- Family Nurturing Points: 100
- Family Members: 6
- System Mall: Opened
- Other Commodities: 139,500 spirit stones, 506 origin stones, water wave cultivation techniques, Sky winding cultivation techniques (low earth grade), starry sky fall (high earth grade), Family spirit root upgrade card ×3, sky fire sword (sky low level), Metal devouring cultivation techniques (Earth low grade), Beast mastering cultivation techniques (Profound high grade), Fast step (profound low grade), Nine thunder strokes (profound high grade)
Xiao Feng had been able to break through to the 6th stage of Blood formation due to both the gift from Xiao Cheng's breakthrough through the system and a sufficient number of spirit stones. Fueled by this breakthrough, Xiao Feng got up and approached Han Ruoshi to remind her of the upcoming beast eradication plan.
"Tomorrow is the day we decided to attack the Hidden Dragon Mountain to eliminate all beasts of 2nd grade and above. I'll be gone for a while, so take care of the children until I return from this mission. I promise I'll be back, so don't worry," Xiao Feng assured Han Ruoshi.
"Alright, take care of yourself. And don't forget to bring back some edible beast meat when you return home," Han Ruoshi replied.
Xiao Cheng, excitedly listening to their conversation, asked, "Father, when are you coming back? Can I come along and help you kill those beasts?"
"You can't come along this time, my son. Although you're a genius, you're still quite young. When you grow up, you can join me. I'll allow it then," Xiao Feng explained, smiling warmly at Xiao Cheng.
With these words, Xiao Feng stepped out of the cultivation ground to prepare for the mission. The next day, before sunrise, he bid farewell to his family and set off to meet the other participants in the mission.
After descending from the mountain, Xiao Feng rode his horse out of the city and headed straight to the foot of the Hidden Dragon Mountain. Upon arrival, he found a group of people already gathered, while others were still arriving. Among those present was Old Meng, the one who had previously been attacked by Xiao Feng. Upon seeing him, Old Meng's expression grew annoyed and angry, though he refrained from confrontation and took a seat.
As others noticed Old Meng's arrival, murmurs spread among the crowd:
"Do you see? It's that Daoist who attacked Old Meng at the City Lord's mansion. His aura seems stronger now. I feel oppressed even without him releasing his aura. He looks so young! Maybe I should arrange for a younger family member to have a connection with him. I might benefit from it. But I'll wait until after this mission. Oh, wait! The City Lord hasn't arrived yet!"
While discussions continued, City Lord Fang arrived, and most of the participants were present.
"Good day, everyone. It's good to see you all prepared. We will be heading directly to the deepest part of the Hidden Dragon Mountain. Our goal is to attack the Thunderstorm Lion King and eliminate other strong beasts as well. This will prevent future beast tides and open up a safer route through the Hidden Dragon Mountain. Let's head deeper. The Thunderstorm Lion King is in the midst of breaking through, so we need to reach it before it completes the process," City Lord Fang declared, setting the mission in motion.
With that, City Lord Fang and the participants rushed into the mountain. Xiao Feng, Old Meng, and other family heads followed suit, striving to reach the City Lord and avoid alerting the beasts of their presence. Hours later, they reached the depths of the mountain, encountering early-stage grade 3 beasts, most of which were subordinate to the Thunderstorm Lion King.
As they cautiously advanced, they finally arrived at the cave of the Thunderstorm Lion King. With their weapons drawn, they entered the cave, preparing to face the formidable beast. Upon opening its eyes and seeing the intruders, the Thunderstorm Lion King roared, signaling its subordinates of the human presence in their domain.