Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Three days later, outside Nanhefang.

A caravan slowly approached the gate; it was the Lin family's merchant caravan.

Lin Qingyang had already disembarked from the carriage. The three stewards were the most powerful on this trip, and he was the only one with experience going down the mountain, so the task of negotiating naturally fell to him.

Lin Qingping and Lin Qingyu also got off the car, but their purposes were different. The former wanted to learn about the situation in Nanhefang, while the latter was simply curious about the new place.

Because the following carriages carried a lot of goods, he originally thought it would take some time to wait for the inspection.

Unexpectedly, members of the clan had already come to greet them in the market.

Lin Qingzhu and Lin Qingyan seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing him arrive, they quickly stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Steward Qingyang."

"No need for formalities. We are brothers of the same clan, and there is no need to address each other by titles in private."

Lin Qingyang waved his hand, showing concern for the two men's injuries.

Ever since Feng Huoshan was rescued by Lin Qingyang, the two of them and Lin Qingwan have implicitly formed a small group led by Lin Qingyang.

After the battle at Qishuitan, the two returned to Nanhefang, determined to work hard and take Lin Qingyang as their role model, focusing on both weapon crafting and cultivation to make up for their lack of combat skills.

In less than a month, the news that Lin Qingyang had become a top-grade talisman master reached the market!

At this moment, they were indeed shocked, but they also had their own pride and the desire to catch up, after all, the two of them were not far from becoming top-grade weapon refiners.

But two months later, news came that Lin Qingyang had broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, leaving both of them stunned.

The most devastating or shocking blow to Lin Qingwan was this.

At this moment, she was also behind, looking at this familiar cousin, yet he seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

Her cousin, with whom she had spent three years, suddenly became a high-grade talisman master and advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining. This huge change in status left her momentarily speechless.

She remembered that when she first met Lin Qingyang in Nanhefang, he had only just become a mid-grade talisman master, while she herself had been promoted to mid-grade talisman master for several years, and she was confident that she could break through to high-grade talisman master within five years.

But compared to his cousin, he is far inferior now.

Talent is something that cannot be forced.

After Lin Qingzhu and the other person exchanged a few pleasantries with Lin Qingyang, she composed herself, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Steward Qingyang."

Lin Qingyang was somewhat surprised to find that she had also come.

He had been away from the mountain for three years, and his cousin had basically never left the Hundred Talisman Pavilion, focusing solely on drawing talismans. She was completely oblivious to everything else around her.

Lin Qingyang had a good impression of her and handed her a storage bag. "Sister, you've come at the right time. The high-grade talisman paper and cinnabar you exchanged have also arrived. I hope you can break through soon."

Lin Qingwan opened the package and glanced at it; there were ten talismans in total, which surprised her.

The family had previously sent a message that she was only allocated six talismans, and that was only because she was about to break through to the top-grade talisman master level.

After all, during the Battle of Qishuitan, she only stayed on the water to control the Fire Prison Array, and her merits were not enough to exchange for materials to draw high-grade spirit talismans.

She immediately gave Lin Qingyang a grateful look, knowing that he had given up his share, "Qingwan will definitely repay you in the future."

With the experience of drawing four more talisman sheets, her chances of breaking through to the top-grade talisman master this time might increase by 30%.

Lin Qingyang waved his hand, "No need to feel burdened. If you can be promoted soon, you can also share some of the talisman-making tasks with me."

It was his own idea to distribute four copies; he could only earn an extra hundred spirit stones by drawing them himself, so he might as well train Lin Zongwan.

After all, Lin Zongbo was busy cultivating two kinds of high-grade demon beasts, so the task of drawing talismans for the next year fell on his shoulders.

As the deacon in charge, he also exchanged two drops of the family's precious water ape essence blood, and he would take on the corresponding responsibilities.

Then, he turned around and introduced Lin Qingyu and Lin Qingping to the three of them.

"Qingzhu and Qingyan, these two will be in charge of everything at the weapon-refining workshop from now on. Before you go to Qishuitan, you must make sure to hand over your work clearly."

Lin Qingzhu and Lin Qingyan both agreed.

In the past six months, a considerable amount of ore has been mined from the cold iron mine at Qishuitan.

Both of them are mid-grade weapon refiners and need to go to assist Lin Zongkai in refining magical artifacts, so they will be transferred away soon.

Lin Qingyang gave a few simple instructions and then led Lin Qinggui into the market.

The two Lin sisters now have a new understanding of Lin Qingyang's status in Nanhefang City.

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Lin Qingyang did not enter the market alone; he was accompanied by Lin Qinggui and two of his cousins ​​who were at the early stage of Qi Refining.

This is his team for spiritual food business.

This time, he was going to the family's general store to make room for it.

Lin Qinggui was somewhat worried, after all, Lin Qingyang was only in charge of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion.

Even with Elder Zongbai's order, the person in charge of the general store was another old steward. As soon as he arrived, he took away half of the store, which was equivalent to cutting the other party's performance in half.

He was somewhat worried that a conflict might break out.

"Qingyang, if that steward is unwilling to vacate half of the shop, I can open a window here temporarily. We can deal with it after Elder Zongbai comes down the mountain."

Lin Qingyang glanced at him and smiled, "Don't worry, the general store usually only buys materials from independent cultivators, and the highest-end items are mid-grade spiritual pills refined by the family."

"Your previous herring shreds actually had the highest sales volume among them."

As they spoke, the two arrived at a rather large shop, which was the Lin family's general store.

However, the Lin family members here are not as powerful as those in the Hundred Talisman Pavilion. There is only one manager at the fourth level of Qi Refining, two Qi Refining third-level cultivators assisting him, and the remaining dozen or so are family servants with only the Innate level of cultivation.

Back then, the Hundred Talisman Pavilion was overseen by Lin Qingwan, a mid-grade talisman master, and also had three or five mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators in charge, as well as more than ten early-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

"Haha, nephew Qingyang, your uncle has been waiting for you for a long time."

A hearty laugh rang out, accompanied by a spiritual pressure from someone at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Uncle Zonglian, it's been a long time."

Lin Qingyang exchanged a few pleasantries and then went inside.

Yes, the Lin family doesn't have many late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to begin with, and the general store's business income is less than half that of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion, so why would they specifically send a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator to oversee things?

They simply assigned Lin Zonglian, who was on duty defending the city, to this role.

Lin Qinggui, standing to the side, was shocked but also felt much more at ease.

He remembered that Lin Qingyang had just been promoted to steward, so how could he be so familiar with the steward in charge of the general store in the market?

It's no wonder he was surprised. After all, even Black Wind Stronghold didn't know the result of Lin Qingyang's sparring with Lin Zonglian. Otherwise, there probably would have been more than three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who came that day.

The three of them went into a private room on the second floor.

Lin Zonglian and Lin Qingyang had a pleasant conversation, and Lin Qinggui was not neglected either.

"This must be my nephew Qinggui. I heard he developed three spiritual dishes for the family. The younger generation of my Lin family is truly outstanding."

Lin Qinggui quickly raised his glass, after all, this man was his direct superior. "I dare not accept such praise from you, Uncle. This time, I have come here with half of the general store's premises, and I am willing to hand over half of the Ling Shan's revenue to the general store."

He was able to gain Lin Zongbai's favor by being rewarded for discovering the Red-tailed Spirit Fish, so he was naturally familiar with interpersonal relationships.

He took charge of the spiritual meals himself, even though it was an order from the Presbyterian Church.

However, since it has reduced Lin Zonglian's performance, it is inevitable that the other party will be dissatisfied if we do not take the initiative to express our dissatisfaction.

"Haha, my nephew Qinggui is quite a remarkable person."

Lin Zonglian's smile deepened. He was over a hundred years old, so how could he not see the goodwill he was showing? "It seems that the family made the right choice to entrust the spiritual food business to you."

"I'm an old man, and in another ten years or so I should be going back to the mountains to retire. A slight drop in performance is no big deal."

He waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

Lin Qingyang smiled and said, "Uncle Zonglian, don't underestimate my cousin Qinggui."

"When I came down the mountain, he had just finished developing a first-grade low-level spiritual dish: shredded bluefish."

"In just three years, he has created a low-grade spiritual dish and a mid-grade spiritual dish in succession."

As he spoke, he gestured to Lin Qinggui, "Why don't you invite Uncle Zonglian to try the rock salt-roasted crab claws and the braised red-tailed fish fillets?"

These two dishes were the spiritual meals he had tasted before descending the mountain.

After Lin Zonglian finished tasting them, his expression changed immediately. "These two dishes contain almost no poison. If we can make a name for ourselves, we can earn at least three hundred spirit stones in profit every year."

"more than."

Lin Qingyang reminded him, "The family has now successfully raised Azure Spirit Deer and Water Python. With Qinggui's talent, he will be able to develop high-grade spiritual cuisine within twenty years."

"The superior spiritual food without the poison of pills is already a fine product. After it becomes famous, it can be sold in conjunction with the general store business, just like the fine water escape talismans I draw."

"At that time, we will be able to capture at least 50% of the Nanhefang market and make such a great contribution."

"Uncle Zonglian was fighting for a chance to support the family for his descendants."

This was because the Lin family considered that the elders had made great contributions, but the descendants of cultivators were not necessarily able to have spiritual roots.

Therefore, their descendants will have a designated opportunity to receive support.

Lin Zonglian's dozen or so children and grandchildren all lacked spiritual roots, which is why they were willing to come here alone to carry out the city defense mission.

He's quite old, and he suffered some hidden injuries when he was young, so breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and becoming an elder seems a long way off.

My greatest wish is to have descendants of cultivators to carry on this tradition.

Now that there is hope of leaving a legacy for future generations, Lin Zonglian immediately became interested.

After assessing the feasibility to be over 50%, the decision was immediately made to reduce the size of the grocery store by half and allocate it to the catering business.

At the same time, Lin Qinggui was given a great deal of authority, and he could mobilize all the staff in the grocery store.

With such strong support, Lin Qinggui was naturally very excited. He was young and his determination to make a name for himself was self-evident.

He was also very grateful to Lin Qingyang. If he had spoken up himself, even if he could persuade Lin Zonglian, he probably wouldn't have gotten such strong support.

When he saw Lin Qingyang off, he deliberately whispered, "Actually, we don't necessarily need to wait for the family's top-grade demonic beasts to breed. Last year, I asked you to buy a few saber-toothed fish for me."

"I did some research back then, and the flesh of the saber-toothed fish could be used to make high-grade spiritual food."

Lin Qingyang was quite surprised and a little envious. "You're lucky. It seems Uncle Zonglian will receive a surprise soon."

He had also studied the saber-toothed fish, a type of demonic beast, and found that most of them were mid-grade first-tier spirit beasts.

However, due to their warlike nature, a considerable number of them broke through to become high-grade demon beasts by chance, but only because their spiritual energy content met the requirements.

Its spiritual bones and skin are completely unusable for drawing high-grade talismans or refining high-grade magical artifacts.

Upon returning to the market, the first problem he needed to solve was how to obtain the materials to draw high-grade spirit talismans over the next few years, before his family's superior spirit beasts could be bred on a large scale. The demon-hunting team had already been dispatched to Qishuitan.

He had a preliminary strategy in mind and sent out a communication talisman.

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