Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

"So it's Fairy Qin, I've heard so much about you."

Lin Qingyang instantly recognized the woman before him as Jiang Shihua, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qingyuan Sect stationed in Nanhefang. He had seen her once before at Qishuitan.

He had a disciple named Qin Shiya, and he had learned of this when he entered Nanhefang three years ago.

However, this was the first time the two had met, so naturally they didn't recognize each other.

After exchanging a few words about talismans, Lin Qingyang discovered that Qin Shiya's understanding of talisman making was actually slightly better than his own, which gave him some insights.

But upon closer examination, it makes sense. He himself inherited the legacy of the Golden Core Sect, and his master, Jiang Shihua, was a mid-grade second-tier talisman master. As his disciple, he would naturally not be far behind.

They soon arrived at a private room in the northwest.

Qin Shiya expressed some regret, "Fellow Daoist Qingyang's talismanic spirit body is truly enviable, and his understanding of magic is indeed profound. After the auction, I wonder if we could exchange ideas again?"

"You flatter me, Fairy. I, Qingyang, will respectfully comply."

Lin Qingyang accepted the exchange talisman and entered the private room.

The clan patriarch, Lin Yaojiang, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly looked up at him and said in a profound tone, "Qingyang, Fairy Qin is exceptionally talented. You young people should exchange ideas with her more."

"Qingyang understands."

Lin Qingyang looked somewhat uneasy and slightly clasped his hands in greeting.

After finding a seat, he immediately noticed that everyone else in the private room was looking at him with surprise, clearly pondering what the clan leader had just said, and most of them had an envious look on their faces.

Especially since Lin Qingzhu was winking and making faces at him, her teasing intent was obvious.

Lin Qingyang was about to go over and exchange a few friendly words when Lin Qingping, dressed in a white dress, walked straight over and handed him a jade slip. "This is the information I've collected about the other four major families and the Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators among the independent cultivators."

"Each of the four major families will send two people to compete, and the eight people will compete for the last spot."

"Because Qingyu's cultivation is somewhat inferior to yours, and she considers herself inferior to you, this time the Lin family will send the two of us to fight."

That's what she said, but after reading the intelligence, she no longer had much of a desire to compete for first place.

Lin Qingyu also came up from behind, "Brother Qingyang, this time, it's up to you."

Lin Qingyang accepted the jade slip and felt their goodwill. "Thank you."

Lin Yaojiang, though his eyes were closed, was still aware of the private room and was very pleased to see this scene.

He had decided to increase competition among the younger generation of the family, but he was also worried about internal strife. Now that he saw the three Foundation Establishment seeds of the next generation getting along well, he felt much more at ease.

"This time, acquiring the Rejuvenating Pill to heal my injuries will be enough to deter the nearby cultivators."

"After that, Zong Bai and Zong Yue took them out for some training."

Lin Yaojiang secretly pondered in his heart. As for whether he could bid for the second-tier healing elixir, he was not too worried about this issue. The victory in the Battle of Qishuitan had brought great benefits to the Lin family.

Thanks to the cold iron ore vein, the family's weapon-refining workshop's income more than tripled, so in just half a year, he had more than a thousand spirit stones in his hands.

Even if the Zhao family gets involved, he can simply go to the Liu family to find one; at most, he'll just have to spend a few more spirit stones, which isn't difficult.

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The auction began soon.

Lin Qingyang glanced at it, not very interested, or rather, he didn't have any extra spirit stones. He was just discussing with Lin Qingping about several powerful opponents.

"According to the rules of the duel, one-time use of high-powered magical artifacts such as fire thunderbolts or second-tier spirit talismans is not allowed."

Lin Qingping pondered for a moment, then said with a hint of worry, "And with a first-grade high-quality talisman, you can only use three in each battle, which is a disadvantage for you."

"It's not surprising that there are such restrictions."

Lin Qingyang could understand, after all, it involved a large shop in Nanhefang Market.

If the potential earnings of thousands of spirit stones are not restricted, some families might actually send their juniors into battle with nearly a hundred talismans, which would create complete chaos.

He looked at the jade slip in his hand, with the two lines of text marked in red at the top.

Su Xiaotian, a member of the Su family who tames beasts, is at the ninth level of Qi Refining. His natal spirit beast is a Blood Fiend Wolf, which has the potential to grow to the second tier and has already entered adulthood, advancing to a first-tier high-grade demon beast.

Liu Yutong, from the Liu family of Zifu, possesses a mid-grade spiritual root. Ten years ago, she broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining and also cultivated her body.

"These two are at the fourth level of the nine levels of Qi Refining that I have classified. I must defeat at least one of them."

Lin Qingyang narrowed his eyes slightly. Both of these people were experts at the same level as Lin Zongyue.

And Lin Qingping's considerations for herself are now quite reasonable.

It was precisely because of these two that Lin Qingping could never defeat them.

He was able to restrain two high-grade demonic beasts when he was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so he was indeed capable of fighting the two of them when he advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Whether we can win or not, we'll only know after the battle.

Lin Qingyang seemed to meet two pairs of eyes for a moment through the private room.

At this point, the auction was also coming to an end.

Clan Chief Lin Yaojiang successfully bid for the Rejuvenating Elixir and has already consumed and refined it.

The final treasure, however, unexpectedly caught Lin Qingyang's attention.

On the central auction stage, the auctioneer was an auctioneer whom the Liu family had transferred back from Fenghuoshan, and he was very good at stirring up emotions.

The old man, dressed in a brocade robe and carrying ten storage rings, was dressed in a jewel-encrusted outfit.

"The second-tier superior-grade Wind and Fire Dragon Talisman, the second-tier superior-grade Kunyan Body Splitting Talisman, and the second-tier mid-grade Nine-Bend Wave Formation are already considered rare spiritual items."

"In previous Nanhe Small Gatherings, it was already considered a top-tier spiritual item!"

"But at this auction, it's far from enough!"

A flush crept onto the old man's face, and his voice suddenly rose, "Now, let's bring out the last item for auction!"

As his voice faded, the center of the auction stage caved in, and the display stand slowly emerged, revealing a massive bull demon corpse.

Its surface is covered with scales, each of which is as large as a human cultivator.

Its corpse almost took up the entire exhibition stand, leaving the auctioneer no place to stand and forcing him to float in mid-air using a magical artifact.

Even though life was lost, a powerful pressure still emanated from the scene, and the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the hall felt their mana circulation suppressed by 20%.

This seems to be something the Liu family did intentionally, not using a magic array to isolate the aura, in order to highlight its preciousness.

"This aura is similar to that of the clan leader, even stronger; it comes from the entire body of a second-tier demonic beast!"

Lin Qingyang's eyes widened in shock. He didn't know the exact value of the entire body of a second-tier demon beast, but it must have been an extremely high figure. However, he soon found out.

Just a moment later, an elderly voice came from the private room on the east side where the Lin family was located.

"A mid-grade, second-tier Flame Armored Ox, its carcass relatively well-preserved. My Lu family will take it; five thousand spirit stones!"

He had barely finished speaking when someone from the west private room exclaimed, "Six thousand spirit stones!"

"Old man Lu, if you take it back to refine the puppet, there's still a chance it will fail."

"Haha, why not let my Xu family have it? We'll give you a few of the magical artifacts we forge."

Within three breaths of its appearance, the price had already reached six thousand spirit stones!

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