Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Purchasing Qi Gathering Pills was straightforward. This type of common cultivation pill, suitable for mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, is not particularly rare and can be easily purchased in Nanshan Market with spirit stones.

Because he had previously purchased the Azure Netherworld Mother-Child Blade, and with the consumption of the Pulse Protection Pill and the cultivation technique, he had very few spirit stones left.

Fortunately, thanks to the VIP token given by Liu Yuxuan, after the discount, I was able to buy an extra bottle of Qi Gathering Pills instead of the original five, which was just enough for three months of cultivation.

The next three months.

Aside from completing the talisman-drawing tasks for the family's Hundred Talisman Pavilion, Lin Qingyang did not draw any more talismans, and even stopped the business with Hong Yifei.

The independent cultivators throughout the market were quite anxious about this.

After all, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance. There are only a few dozen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in Nanhefang. Originally, everyone could at least buy one Water Escape Talisman every month to use as a trump card, which reduced the casualty rate by more than 30%.

However, Lin Qingyang's seclusion reduced production by more than half.

Of course, Zhuang Ningge next door was quite satisfied with this.

Shopkeeper Zhao Yan felt much more at ease as he watched the increasing flow of customers into the store.

Beside him, a subordinate hurriedly offered his congratulations: "Elder, with the customer flow picking up, we estimate that the spirit stones in our accounts will increase by another ten percent this month."

"Well, I have lived up to the clan leader's expectations."

Zhao Yan nodded, but he didn't dare to relax. "Our ancestor drew a Three Fiends Talisman half a year ago, which is comparable to a full-force attack from a mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Inform those small families that they want second-tier talismans and tell them to gather enough to buy them as soon as possible."

"Let's seize this opportunity to reclaim the market!"

"clear."

As his subordinates left on orders, Zhao Yan's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. He had already found out that Lin Qingyang of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion, his arch-rival, had reduced the amount of talismans he drew because he was in seclusion and cultivating diligently.

However, with such inferior spiritual roots, it's estimated that after several months of not being able to improve, one will eventually have to focus entirely on drawing talismans.

At that time, Zhuang Ningge's market share will be eaten back.

At this moment, he actually hoped that Lin Qingyang's spiritual root aptitude was better. Even if it was only a mid-grade spiritual root, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to his Zhao family.

Instead, when the time comes, they will be concerned about their own spiritual path and will not interfere much with their talisman business.

Now, it all depends on the Black Wind Stronghold's methods. Thinking of the price his family paid, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

He looked out of the shop and saw that the Hundred Talisman Pavilion was located just five shops apart along the bluestone road.

Among these five shops, one is Qiongyulou, which specializes in spiritual dishes.

It belongs to the Su family, one of the four major families. Because they have the skills to control beasts, they can reliably produce the flesh and bones of demon beasts, thus monopolizing most of the spiritual food and wine business in Nanhefang.

The sliced ​​beef and tiger bone wine are very popular among the dozen or so Foundation Establishment families in the surrounding area.

At this moment, in a private room on the second floor of Qiongyu Tower.

On the pearwood table were several plates of spiritual food, plus a pot of tiger bone wine. This meal alone cost several dozen spirit stones.

Therefore, those who can afford to book private rooms are either rich or powerful.

A person is looking down from the window.

He was dressed in fine clothes and held a folding fan, looking every bit the part of a young nobleman.

A respectful voice came from behind him, "Master Pei, the brothers are keeping a 24-hour watch on the front and back gates of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion, but this genius talisman master from the Lin family hasn't left the market since he entered it six months ago."

"Based on past experience, this person is probably an ascetic, and it's estimated that there won't be any results for one or two years."

Pei Song gently shook his folding fan as he listened to his subordinate's report. His movements paused slightly before he smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. Arrange for people at the city gate to keep watch. As for the rest, issue a reward: thirty spirit stones for anyone who sees Lin Qingyang showing any signs of leaving."

This is a common tactic used by their Black Wind Stronghold. Constantly monitoring someone would require a lot of manpower and resources, but this method only costs a few dozen spirit stones to easily obtain information about Lin Qingyang.

After all, earning dozens of spirit stones just by delivering a message, what rogue cultivator could refuse?

After giving his instructions, he turned around and continued to enjoy the spiritual food on the table. The spiritual pressure he unconsciously revealed had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. In Black Wind Stronghold, his strength was enough to rank among the top five.

Normally, Lin Qingyang, a mere mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, wouldn't have alarmed him. However, the Zhao family offered more money, demanding a fatal blow.

They certainly wouldn't turn down money.

Even the news of the doubled bounty was not leaked, and the extra spirit stones were taken by him, the hall master, who personally led the team to take action.

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Lin Qingyang knew a little about the people from Black Wind Stronghold who were watching him.

However, he didn't care much. Within Nanhefang, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhao family didn't dare to make a move, and only a few Qi Refining cultivators came. As long as he didn't leave the market, he wouldn't have any problems.

He had all the necessary elixirs, and he didn't even need to leave the Hundred Talismans Pavilion.

Because of the shortage of water escape talismans, the family's business has declined significantly, which has also attracted criticism from a small number of people who have tried to tamper with Lin Qingyang's annual talisman material quota.

However, most of the Lin family members remained clear-headed. Lin Zongbo, as an elder, even lost his temper and threw several talisman papers and spirit ink in public, claiming that if anyone could draw a "high-quality" water escape talisman, he would immediately revoke Lin Qingyang's quota of talisman drawing materials.

After this dose of reality was poured on them, many people gained a deeper understanding of Lin Qingyang's importance.

Three months later, in the quiet room of Baifu Pavilion.

The six elixir bottles on the stone table were now empty.

On the futon, Lin Qingyang slowly ended his cultivation technique.

A deep blue light illuminated his face.

About fifteen minutes later, he slowly opened his eyes and felt the abundant magical power within his body.

He understood that in three months, his cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining had stabilized, and he had completed nearly half of the accumulation of magical power for the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Somewhat unexpectedly, the speed at which this Spirit Source Water Control Technique refines spiritual energy seems to be much faster than described in the notes of our family's predecessors."

Lin Qingyang sighed slightly, put down the blue jade slip in his hand. It was given to him by Lin Zongbai and contained his copy of the experiences of his predecessors.

He had some guesses, estimating that while he was plundering water-type monsters, he also increased his affinity for water, which was why he could increase his speed by 20-30%.

"However, it is also thanks to this blessing that we could have used up these six bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, otherwise, with the interference of the poison, we probably wouldn't have been able to finish them."

He glanced at the empty pill bottle on the table, sighed, and thought, "What a waste of spirit stones."

One bottle contains three pills, and he takes one pill every five days to avoid the accumulation of erysipelas.

Just then, a communication talisman flew to his front.

Lin Qingyang probed with his divine sense and then activated the formation.

Lin Qingwan walked in and said with a smile, "Brother Qingyang, that's quite a skill. I've only seen Elder Zongbai attend the Hundred Treasures Pavilion's exchange meetings a few times."

"Given Sister Qingwan's mastery of talismans, I estimate that within three to five years, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion will proactively offer her a VIP token."

Lin Qingyang replied with a smile, but it wasn't exactly flattery. After all, the other party had a good talent for talisman making and had compressed his cultivation time, so it wasn't surprising that he could draw a high-grade talisman at the age of thirty.

"Then I'll take my cousin's good wishes."

Lin Qingwan smiled and agreed, then relayed the jade slip from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Then, she was about to leave.

"Wait, Sister Qingwan, have the family send over another batch of water escape talisman materials."

Lin Qingwan was somewhat surprised. In her memory, her cousin had been cultivating diligently for the past few months. How could he have suddenly changed his mind after receiving the message from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion?

She thought of the exchange event and, considering her cousin's spending habits recently, instantly came to the answer.

However, she didn't say anything more, just nodded in agreement. After all, Lin Qingyang's talisman drawing would increase the flow of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion, and she would also earn more than ten spirit stones a month.

Her guess was pretty much right. The main reason Lin Qingyang was determined to draw a batch of talismans was to prepare for the exchange meeting that Lin Qinglian would be convening next.

"Secondly, it will take another half month to completely eradicate the poison from the Qi Gathering Pill. During this time, you should not take any pills to refine spiritual energy."

Lin Qingyang played with the two emerald green blades in his hand, and his resolve strengthened considerably.

To maximize efficiency, taking half a month to draw water escape talismans is not a bad choice.

After all, he's still wanted by the authorities, and improving his combat abilities is no small matter.

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