Family Cultivation: Many Children, Many Blessings

Chapter 4: Hiding One Another's Incompetence
Su Yuejiao?
Hearing this name, Lin Changyue couldn't help but be stunned.

He naturally remembered this name. Before he married his first wife Huang Ying'er a year ago, his cousin Lin Changhong asked him to try out this female cultivator with seventh-grade spiritual roots who had participated in the trial for outer disciples of the Xuanbing Palace.

Unfortunately, Su Yuejiao was too proud and didn't like him.

Unexpectedly, a year later, this woman became an entry-level talisman master.

I just don’t know which tribe member she chose in the end?
During this year, Lin Changyue did not specifically inquire about it.

"Su Yuejiao is quite extraordinary. Although her spiritual roots are not very talented, according to Changxuan, her talent in talismans is not inferior to hers. If nothing unexpected happens, she will at least become a first-class, top-grade talisman master in the future, and there is even a slight chance of becoming a second-class talisman master!"

Seventh Elder Lin Daoyuan sighed, "It's a pity that this girl is so arrogant. She's been in our Lin family for over a year now, and she's looked around at almost every young talent in the clan, but hasn't found anyone she likes, so she refuses to marry..."

Ok?
Not married yet?
"Why would the family keep her if she didn't marry one of our Lin family's sons?" Lin Changyue asked in surprise.

The family would bring back monks from other families every year. Naturally, not every one of them could successfully marry into the Lin family. There would always be some who would regret it for various reasons.

As a righteous family, the Lin family will not force you to stay. If you regret it, you can leave.

I've never heard of anyone changing their mind and staying.

After all, the Lin family's land is a second-level spiritual vein, which is already an excellent training ground for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, and is better than most leisure caves.

But I won’t let outsiders practice for free.

"This woman has made a pact with us. Within ten years, she will try her best to marry a young man from our family. If, after ten years, she still can't find her ideal partner, she will repay fivefold the resources she has expended in her cultivation in our Lin family..."

Hearing this, Lin Changyue understood.

Ten years is not a short period for a cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm, so Su Yuejiao gave herself a very long deadline.

But the Lin family would not let her take advantage for nothing. If she refused to marry into the Lin family ten years later, five times the resources would not be a small amount. If she could not afford it, she would have to listen to the Lin family's arrangements and would not have the right to regret it.

When the news gets out, no one will be able to find fault with the Lin family.

"Alas, I didn't expect this girl to have such an extraordinary talent in the art of talismans! She's already reached a higher level in just one year. If she can become a first-level mid-grade talisman master in a few years, she can really repay five times the resources she consumed in these years of cultivation..." Lin Daoyuan shook his head and snorted coldly, "If it really doesn't work out, let Chang Geng meet this girl in two years. I don't believe Chang Geng won't be able to impress her!"

Lin Changgeng is the true number one genius of Lin Changyue's generation.

He has fourth-grade spiritual roots and broke through the seventh level of Qi training at the age of 26 three years ago, becoming a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training.

He should be not far from breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Refining now, and is definitely a potential candidate for foundation building.

However, Lin Changgeng was currently focused on cultivation, with no distractions. Even when the Liu family, who was in the foundation-building stage, wanted to marry Lin Changgeng to a woman from the Liu family, which would have been a good thing for both families, Lin Changgeng refused.

Lin Changgeng was determined to build his foundation and did not consider getting married before that.

So Lin Daoyuan just mentioned it casually and didn't necessarily want to make it happen.

I just think it would be a pity to let Su Yuejiao, a genius in the art of talismans, go after ten years.

But there was no way. Although the Lin family had a genius like Lin Changgeng among the young and strong generation, the other children were not as good as them and could not subdue the arrogant Su Yuejiao.

……

With the order from the Seventh Elder, Lin Changyue worked tirelessly for the next half month, taking half a day every three days to visit Su Yuejiao and "humbly seek advice."

Lin Changyue, who already possessed the second-level low-grade talisman technique, naturally did not need to really listen to Su Yuejiao's guidance.

It felt like a university professor pretending to know nothing while attending an elementary school teacher's class and receiving instruction. So, after five sessions, Lin Changyue declared himself to have a good grasp of the theoretical knowledge and proceeded to practice diligently on his own, hoping to quickly master it.

However, although Lin Changyue looked down on Su Yuejiao's "teaching", he found that during the past half month of contact, this woman could really be considered a genius in the art of talismans.

This woman has only been an entry-level talisman master for two months, but Lin Changyue thinks she is hiding her abilities!

Other people in the Lin family might not be able to discover it, and even the family's only talisman master, Lin Changxuan, might not be able to see it. However, Lin Changyue could see her true level through her explanation of several first-level basic talismans.

This woman has probably been a first-rank low-grade talisman master for at least half a year!
Moreover, her insights into the art of talismans were quite impressive. Although she had not yet mastered some talismans, she had her own unique views, which surprised Lin Changyue.

Therefore, Lin Changyue believed that in two years at the earliest, and three years at the latest, Su Yuejiao would be able to become a first-class mid-grade talisman master!
Within ten years, there is a high probability that he will be promoted to a first-class top-grade talisman master.

No wonder this girl is so arrogant and looks down on the Lin family members.

Even if his cousin Lin Changgeng were to take action personally, he might not be absolutely sure of success.

Unless Lin Changgeng can successfully build his foundation within ten years, there is no need to say more.

"Since Su Yuejiao was able to officially enter the ranks and become a first-rank, lower-grade talisman master within half a year, what about me?"

"Too short isn't appropriate either, it's too unbelievable. Then four months..."

"It doesn't matter how long it takes to be announced publicly, but the ancestor, clan leader, and several elders must be informed."

Lin Changyue first spent a large sum of 150 low-grade spirit stones to buy a first-grade mid-grade talisman pen, and then spent dozens more low-grade spirit stones to buy a large amount of talisman paper and spirit ink...

He spent all his savings over the years, including the rewards his family gave him after his two wives became pregnant.

This is because it is cheaper to purchase within the clan. If you go to the market outside to buy, the price will only be more expensive.

In the evening, Lin Changyue carried a lot of bags, sat on a paper crane, and flew back to Lingtian.

For the next period of time, he began to farm and draw talismans.

You must not tell anyone about the system except yourself.

But one cannot hide his "talent" and must let his family know about it little by little.

Firstly, the current situation of the Lin family is not optimistic. Apart from Lin Changgeng, there is actually a lack of young people. In recent years, they have been at a disadvantage in the battle with the Zhou family. Since he has the ability, he must contribute to the family. Secondly, he must show enough talent to get the family's key cultivation and resource allocation.

Lin Changyue didn't know that when he saw through Su Yuejiao's extraordinary qualities, Su Yuejiao also developed a certain interest in him.

Although Lin Changyue deliberately concealed his incompetence and pretended to be stupid when receiving guidance, his occasional unintentional reactions and answers still allowed Su Yuejiao to catch the abnormality.

If anyone else had said they wanted to return to their own cultivation after just a few sessions of instruction from Lin Changyue, they would have surely thought that Lin Changyue was unsettled, or that they had given up on drawing talismans because they thought it was too difficult.

But Su Yuejiao believed that Lin Changyue should be able to become an entry-level talisman master by attending these classes!

"Lin Changyue...that's interesting. Could it be that this small Lin family really has a genius in the art of talismans?"

"Let me see how quickly you can get started."

"Hmm... If I can get in within six months, I might as well give the Lin family an opportunity before I leave. It will make my ten years of hiding here worthwhile."

Su Yuejiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled.

(End of this chapter)