Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Because Lin Qingyang's water escape talismans were extremely popular, Baifu Pavilion seized the opportunity to launch a package deal, which increased the store's revenue by 30%.

At the same time, because its market share was taken over, the income of Zhuang Ningge in the surrounding area plummeted, and it earned more than a hundred spirit stones less each year.

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, the elder in charge, Zhao Yan, dared not delay and rushed back to the family overnight to report the matter.

Zizhu Mountain.

The Elder's Hall is located halfway up the mountain.

There were about ten chairs scattered around, with only three seats at the head of the table, but one person was sitting there.

Its spiritual pressure was immense, far exceeding the range of Qi Refining cultivators; it was clearly a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

His face was young, and he was none other than Zhao Qixiu, the current head of the Zhao family.

Yes, this person is the grand-nephew of the Foundation Establishment couple in the Zhao family. With their support, he finally broke through to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator five years ago using a Foundation Establishment Pill. Now he is in charge of all the miscellaneous affairs of the Zhao family.

The remaining eight elders were all present.

"Zhao Yan, tell me what's going on. Why did the Ancestor's Zhuangning Pavilion suddenly experience a sharp drop in income?"

Zhao Qixiu looked unwell. The sharp decline in the shop's revenue was not only a financial loss but also a matter of the family's reputation.

Zhao Yan, who was in charge of the market business, was also feeling bitter at this moment. He replied helplessly, "Master, because the ancestor provides second-tier talismans for auction every few years, our Zhao family occupies half of the talisman market in Nanhe Market, while the Lin family only occupies 30%, and our share has been continuously swallowed up over the years."

"But a month ago, the Lin family produced a genius in the art of talismans named Lin Qingyang. The speed at which he drew water escape talismans was 30% faster than ours."

"Because half of our talismans are supplied to independent cultivators, there has been a significant loss of independent cultivator clients in order to obtain life-saving talismans."

He quickly explained the situation clearly.

Those who become family elders and heads are not fools; they knew that such losses were clearly unrelated to business operations, and they did not blame him.

Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhao Qixiu, sitting at the head of the table, frowned deeply. "Everyone knows about the feud between my Zhao family and the Lin family. According to the strategy we set back then, we need to gradually erode their profits. Finally, when the dying Lin Yaojiang passes away, we can take advantage of the situation and take over Qingchi Mountain."

"Over the years, our Zhao family has basically achieved complete suppression, forcing them to hunt demons to earn spirit stones, which has resulted in the loss of many people. If we can just hold on for a few more years, we estimate that our great cause will be accomplished."

"In my opinion, we cannot give the Lin family a chance to rise again."

After he finished speaking, an elder sitting near the front of the table also stood up to support him, saying, "I agree with the patriarch's idea. I will be responsible for managing the affiliated families under our command. Originally, the Lin family had fifteen affiliated families, but in recent years we have won over half of them and brought them under our command."

"The other half was also in frequent contact with us, but after Zhuang Ningge's income plummeted, their attitude has become ambiguous again."

After he finished speaking, the word "prestige" appeared in the minds of all the Zhao family elders in the hall.

Because the Zhao family had been developing rapidly in recent years, and at one point even showed signs of becoming the second largest, half of the Lin family's affiliated forces defected.

However, such a setback will have negative consequences. The affiliated Qi Refining families will hesitate, and more importantly, the other three Foundation Establishment families will adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

Soon, Zhao Qixiu, who was at the head of the table, made a decision: "Two things. First, Lin Qingyang cannot be kept alive. Due to the rules of the Qingyuan Sect, we cannot take action directly. I will find a way to resolve this."

Then, he changed the subject and looked down at the elders below, "Secondly, Zhuang Ning Pavilion's market share cannot be lowered any further, as the family also has weapon crafting and pill refining businesses."

"We will bundle sales and use prices to drive them down. Within six months, I hope Zhuang Ningge's market share will remain above 40%."

Upon hearing this, the elders frowned, feeling immense pressure, but they had no choice but to agree.

The crowd quickly departed, leaving only Zhao Qixiu at the head of the table in the palace.

With a flash, he transformed into a streak of light and fled westward towards the mountain gate. After several hours, he stopped at a desolate mountain.

At this moment, he had changed into a black robe.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

A green-robed cultivator wearing a ghost mask emerged from the mountain. Sensing the Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure emanating from the other party, he couldn't help but cup his hands in a salute.

"I would like to trouble Black Wind Stronghold to kill someone, Lin Qingyang of the Qingchi Lin family."

Zhao Qixiu spoke in a hoarse voice.

The masked cultivator remained silent. After returning to his cave to gather information, he quickly emerged, cupped his hands, and said, "Lin Qingyang, a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, a genius in talismanic arts, has the potential to become a top-tier first-class talisman master. Sincerely, five hundred spirit stones."

"You're offering five hundred spirit stones for a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator?"

Zhao Qixiu's face was icy, but he still tossed out a storage bag. "Black Wind Stronghold has quite the appetite. I hope to hear news of his death within a year."

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Nanhefang was operating smoothly.

Foundation Establishment cultivators are stationed in the market to maintain order.

Qi-cultivating rogue cultivators would go out to hunt demonic beasts and search for spiritual herbs to supply shops in the market, and then purchase pills, magical artifacts, and so on.

Since the Water Escape Talisman became a hit in the market, the price of talismans drawn by Lin Qingyang has increased by 30%.

Even so, the supply still couldn't meet the demand. After all, the highest price was only ten spirit stones, and it was especially popular among independent cultivators who went out to hunt demons.

That is why he earns 50% more spirit stones than an ordinary mid-grade talisman master!

On this day, when Lin Qingyang went to the Demon Hunting Pavilion to take away the last Water Turtle, he saw Hong Yifei waiting there again.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, we've been waiting for you."

Hong Yifei strode towards the private room and greeted Lin Qingyang.

Because the talismans sold at Baifufang are limited in quantity, even a rogue cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining can only purchase one high-quality Water Escape Talisman per month at most.

He was one of only two suppliers, which allowed him to recently gather several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, surround a small group of demonic beasts, and earn a large sum of spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, could it be that there's been a problem with the saber-toothed fish we agreed upon earlier?"

Lin Qingyang slowly sat down, noticing the anxious look on his face, and assumed that something had happened to the monster he had ordered.

Because of the increased speed at which he could earn spirit stones, he decisively exchanged them for resources.

Another type of demonic beast has been ordered, the saber-toothed fish. This demonic beast can be promoted to a first-tier superior grade. Only the saber-toothed teeth on its back can be used for weapon forging, and its flesh can be used for spiritual food.

They are considered to be highly cost-effective targets for plunder.

"Master Lin, rest assured, I can find any demonic beast below the second rank as long as it exists in the Nanlu River. This promise will not change."

As Hong Yifei spoke, he took out a water turtle and three saber-toothed fish.

"That's good."

Lin Qingyang's face lit up with joy. He took out a stack of water escape talismans from his storage bag and completed the transaction.

Hong Yifei accepted the talisman, his face beaming with undisguised joy. He suppressed his emotions and looked at Lin Qingyang with concern, "Are you aware that Black Wind Stronghold has raised the bounty on you to four hundred spirit stones?"

Lin Qingyang increased his income by 20-30%, making him a benefactor. To be honest, he didn't want to see anything happen to Lin Qingyang.

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