Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

On this day, as dawn broke, streaks of light began to appear outside Nanhefang, heading towards this place.

Despite their ostentatious display, they traveled smoothly, largely because many of them were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and a few mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators possessed trump cards like Fire Thunder Seeds. The passing Tribulation Cultivators dared not make a move.

All these people were headed to the city center, to the Baibaoge Exchange Meeting.

Lin Qingyang arrived at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion on time. Attendants greeted him, but they were not the previous manager, Liu Yuxian. Instead, they were two cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Their aura was quite strong, and they could probably fight against cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining.

"The exchange event is of a high standard, so the cultivation level of the guards who maintain order also needs to be raised."

Lin Qingyang pondered to himself, feeling more confident that he would be able to obtain the monster venom sac he desired this time.

When he went inside, he discovered that the Treasure Pavilion had been closed for half a day, exclusively for the exchange meeting.

In the center of the first-floor hall, an old man sat in a grand chair, holding a book. Although his spiritual pressure was not obvious, it made him feel uneasy. He had only felt this kind of feeling once before when his uncle, Lin Zongyue, was there.

He's very strong; he's probably among the top tier of cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Greetings, senior."

He stepped forward and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"To attend the exchange meeting, go up to the second floor. Fighting is prohibited here."

The old man said something indifferently, then went back to studying the book.

Lin Qingyang readily agreed. From the moment he entered, he estimated that there were more than a dozen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators whose spiritual pressure could be faintly seen. At present, he could only contend with one of them at most.

Upon reaching the second floor, we followed the waiter through a door at the end of the corridor, where a spacious hall came into view.

The red carpets intersected to form a circular area, with a high platform in the very center.

The circular area is filled with seats, each accompanied by a cup of spiritual tea, probably comparable to a Qi Gathering Pill.

Lin Qingyang could only marvel at the Liu family's wealth and power.

Of course, more than twenty cultivators had already gathered, most of them late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, so it was quite appropriate for them to enjoy this spiritual tea.

Because it was a formal trade fair, not many people concealed their identities. He recognized many elders from Foundation Establishment families or patriarchs from smaller families, who were sitting in twos and threes, discussing something.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, your cultivation seems to have improved considerably in just three months."

A figure dressed in a purple dress came forward; it was Liu Yuxuan, the initiator of this exchange and the head of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

"Master Liu's pills are quite effective. Perhaps in a few years, he will be able to refine second-tier pills."

Lin Qingyang cupped his hands in greeting, ignoring the probing in his words.

"Hehe, then I'll take your kind words, fellow Daoist."

Liu Yuxuan gave him a meaningful look, then led him to the first row.

There aren't many spots here, only six or seven.

On the far left is a female cultivator dressed in a sky-blue dress, with a jade hairpin in her hair, but her cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

"Sister Yuanhe, Master Qingyang is in seclusion and doesn't come easily. If you want to see him, I've brought him along."

"As for Master Lin, the poison sac you requested was obtained by Sister Yuanhe from her family."

Liu Yuxuan smiled and introduced their identities.

Lin Qingyang learned the other party's identity; he was a member of the Yuan family, one of the four Foundation Establishment families, and was also a mid-grade array master.

The art of array formation is rarely seen among independent cultivators. It is extremely difficult, even surpassing alchemy, and the initial costs and rewards are completely disproportionate. Generally, only forces with Purple Mansion cultivators in charge will cultivate such talents.

This is precisely why array masters are extremely scarce. So even though this person is only a mid-grade array master, he is still on par with Liu Yuxuan. This is also why the Yuan family is known as noble and prestigious. Their array lineage gives them considerable prestige within the Qingyuan Sect.

Throughout history, there have been Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed there.

"I have long admired your name, Fairy Yuan."

Lin Qingyang cupped his hands in greeting, indicating that it was natural to prioritize making friends with such a person.

"I am but a humble woman, but the exquisite water escape talismans of Master Qingyang are renowned throughout our Cangshan County, and the cultivators of my Yuan family are all very curious about them."

Yuan He looked at him with great interest. This was her main purpose for coming here: to learn about array formations, including refining array plates, searching for earth veins, setting up array flags, and drawing array patterns.

These four skills are closely related to weapon crafting and talisman making. She herself is a mid-grade weapon crafter and mid-grade talisman maker.

She naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to study the Water Escape Talisman, which had gained an extra 20% effect out of thin air.

Of course, she had been in the market for some time and had encountered many setbacks from the rogue cultivators. No one was willing to help her, so she understood the principle of catering to their preferences. She directly took out a dark purple oval poison sac from her storage bag, which was covered with two golden talismans.

Even with the talisman sealing it, Lin Qingyang, who was closest to it, could still smell a faint fishy stench, and his magical power even stopped for a moment.

"Such a potent toxin."

Lin Qingyang was quite pleasantly surprised. If he could refine this item into the Azure Netherworld Mother-Child Blade, this set would probably be considered a truly top-grade magic weapon.

"That's natural. The venom of the Netherworld Spider can threaten even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Yuan He has no shortage of ordinary spirit stones."

Yuan He explained, and Lin Qingyang naturally understood the meaning behind her words.

At this moment, he was quite glad that he had drawn the Water Escape Talisman earlier, but of course he was not willing to be easily manipulated.

Lin Qingyang took out ten talismans from his storage bag, looking troubled. "I only have ten Water Escape Talismans in stock. I'll give five to the fairy, and the other five, Pavilion Master Liu asked me to put them at the trade fair."

"Fellow Daoist Lin is quite the businessman; he uses a favor for two purposes."

Liu Yuxuan said coquettishly, but still took out a green pill and looked at Yuan He, "Good sister, we'll split this talisman in half, and I don't have many top-grade Jade Heart Pills here."

In the end, all three of them obtained the spiritual items they wanted.

Lin Qingyang also learned about the miraculous effects of the Jade Heart Pill. It could be taken together with the Qi Gathering Pill for extraordinary results, but the toxicity of the pill was less than 30% of that of the Jade Heart Pill, which was equivalent to doubling the cultivation speed out of thin air.

If taken alone, it is also very beneficial for breaking through the minor realm of the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

These two effects made him very envious, but unfortunately, each one cost fifty spirit stones and was limited in quantity, so he naturally couldn't enjoy them.

……

After the three-person transaction concluded, the rest of the trade fair participants, totaling over thirty people, quickly arrived.

Lin Qingyang didn't want to attract attention in the front row, and since he had already spent all his savings, he voluntarily sat in the back.

This time, however, he discovered his own elder.

"Greetings, Elder Zong Kai. Thank you for your support at the last elders' meeting."

Lin Qingyang bowed respectfully. This was his first time meeting the other party, but he had heard about the matter at the elders' meeting from his uncle. If the elder in charge of the weapon refining hall did not speak up, he estimated that his annual quota of one hundred spirit stones might be in trouble.