Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

But he dared not relax at all, raising his hand to release a crystal iron shield as tall as himself, and expending his magic power to restore the damaged surface ice from the previous round.

At the same time, the flowing water armor directly covered the robes, and a water curtain as thick as a stone pier appeared in front of him.

The [Water Armor] talent, a superior defensive magic weapon, and the Water Bloom Curtain spell that consumes 30% of mana make it a three-in-one defensive method!

It was now the third breath since the battle began, and Lin Qingyang's body was instantly depleted of 60% of his magical power. As it turned out, his choice was correct.

At this moment, his attack still needed two breaths to reach Yuan He and interrupt his spellcasting, but it was already too late.

At the edge of the dueling platform, which was several tens of feet high, Yuan He had already made hand seals dozens of times, and complex array patterns appeared on the ring formed by eight spheres.

The ring rotated extremely fast, and the flames and purple lightning within it slowly merged together, suppressing terrifying power.

In the fourth breath, the ring reached its maximum speed, and a beam of light in red and purple suddenly shot out from the ring!

"Boom!"

A loud bang!

A roar echoed through Qingyuan Pavilion, and the second-order array that isolated the platform's defensive barrier began to flicker!

At the moment it was launched, the eight first-grade high-quality spherical magic artifacts could not withstand the power and all exploded!

"Pfft!"

Yuan He opened her mouth and spat out a large pool of blood; at this moment, her magical power was less than 20%.

Even though her vision was somewhat blurred because the divine imprint on the magical artifact was broken, she was pleasantly surprised to see the formed crimson-purple pillar of light radiating terrifying power.

The idea of ​​using magical artifacts as the core of the formation and forming the formation in four breaths has been realized!

Overwhelmed with joy, she had sold all her spiritual items and borrowed some from Liu Yuxuan to collect all eight high-grade defensive magic artifacts, which was only half of what she had.

She only received support from her father for the remaining four items because of this battle between the four races.

The cost alone is a full two thousand spirit stones!

This price already offers the opportunity to purchase a Tier 2 high-grade spirit talisman at a major auction!

Such power is terrifying.

On the fifth breath, Zi Lei and Lin Qingyang's attacks began to collide.

It only blocked them for a moment before the more than sixty water arrows instantly turned into water vapor.

The Azure Netherworld Mother-Child Blade blocked for half a breath before being blasted away.

"This is insane!"

Lin Qingyang's face was grim. He dodged to the left, while simultaneously mobilizing his water armor to gather on his right shoulder. His crystal iron shield and water curtain shrank to a quarter of their original size, firmly blocking the left side.

He had only seen an attack of this magnitude once before, during the Battle of Qishuitan, when Elder Lin Zongbai unleashed a one-time second-grade high-level magic weapon, Yanghuo Lei.

At that time, it directly crippled half of the second-tier Azure Spirit Deer King's life!

Fortunately, this was Yuanhe's first time releasing the power, so the direction of the purple lightning pillar was slightly off, and only three-tenths of its power was directed at Lin Qingyang.

In the end, at the cost of his crystal iron shield being completely melted, his water curtain containing 30% of his magic power being annihilated, and his protective water armor being completely shattered, he finally managed to block it!

"call!"

As Lin Qingyang watched the last trace of thunder and fire dissipate before his eyes, he couldn't help but slump to the ground. His mana was depleted, and he only had 10% of his spiritual power left!

This was the result after he had used all his strength to block the attack for two breaths and then dodged.

In the end, he won because Yuan He fainted due to the backlash of his divine consciousness after releasing the pillar of light.

It was a narrow victory. If he hadn't been able to withstand it and had been saved by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would have ultimately lost.

His father, Yuan Jianghan, then landed, preparing for Yuan He to take him back to the private room for treatment.

"Young friend Lin, He'er meant no harm. I originally thought that the power it released was at most comparable to a second-tier low-grade weapon, which is why I agreed to let it be used in the battle between the four races."

"I never expected it to cause such destruction."

Yuan Jianghan apologized to Lin Qingyang and then raised his hand to present a talisman radiating brownish light. "This is my treasured second-tier low-grade Xuanjia Thick Earth Talisman. I'm giving it to you in the hope that you'll understand the cause and effect of this matter."

"I wouldn't dare."

As Lin Qingyang felt the heavy aura of the talisman, his initial displeasure instantly dissipated.

The four races' battle rules prohibit the use of one-time-use, high-power talismans, which essentially means that the use of external forces is not allowed.

The purple lightning pillar used by Yuanhe is clearly her own ability. If she refines eight more spherical magic artifacts, she can release it again.

To be honest, he also wanted to learn this method. Burning spirit stones was only a temporary solution; there was still a lot of room for improvement.

It can be compared to when the Fire Thunder Treasure was first created, it was a third-tier spiritual object, and its power could only be compared to a second-tier high-grade talisman.

However, with continuous optimization, second-tier spiritual items were sufficient, reducing costs and making it a sought-after trump card in the cultivation world.

Yuan He's ability to unleash a power comparable to a second-grade high-quality spirit talisman by setting up an array with magic artifacts inspired him to wonder if he could unleash such power based on talismans.

No, it should also involve array formation techniques.

Lin Qingyang was refining the Rejuvenation Pill to restore his magical power, but his mind was filled with many thoughts.

Meanwhile, in the private room on the second floor.

Yuan Jianghan was surrounded by a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Jiang Shihua had already reported the matter to the sect.

The six Foundation Establishment cultivators stared intently at him.

"You're overthinking it. This lineage doesn't come from my Yuan family, but from the Qingyuan Sect."

"Ten years ago, my daughter exchanged a copy of 'Ling Shu Travelogue' at Qingyuan Sect. It was a travelogue written by Senior Ling Shuzi, who had reached the third level in both talisman and array techniques. It contained some content on deducing array formations."

"After that, she became so engrossed in it that she actually managed to develop some methods."

Yuan Jianghan quickly explained, worried that he would be surrounded and killed on the spot because of a misunderstanding.

It's truly unbelievable that his own daughter, a Qi Refining Level 8 and a high-grade array master, could unleash such power with the help of eight high-grade magic weapons, comparable to a full-force attack from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If it were possible to mass-produce spiritual items like fire thunderbolts, the profits would be in the millions, so no amount of caution would be excessive.

Fortunately, Jiang Shihua came to his rescue. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly realized, "I have some impression of this travelogue. It seems that a thousand years ago, someone had already deciphered the array patterns from it and killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with only the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage."

"Unfortunately, the array patterns that were copied were obscure and difficult to understand. According to the records, hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the entire sect tried to comprehend them, but only one or two of them were able to grasp the basics. These were all old cultivators who had no hope of finding a way to cultivate and had spent nearly a hundred years trying to understand them."

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from several families lost interest. There were many cultivation methods that were arduous but had miraculous effects.

For example, the Nine Revolutions Double Yang Technique is said to allow people with great perseverance to undergo cruel mental tests, purify their divine consciousness, and even ignore their aptitude to directly cultivate a pure Yang primordial spirit and ascend to godhood.

However, no one in this world has ever been heard of achieving this. Over the millennia, a few people with inferior spiritual roots have cultivated this method and managed to become Nascent Soul cultivators by sheer luck. As for ascending to immortality in broad daylight, that is truly impossible.

Then, Jiang Shihua extended an invitation, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, our sect welcomes cultivators with innovative abilities like my niece Yuan. I am willing to recommend her to join our sect."

"Putting everything else aside, at least two Foundation Establishment Pills will be provided. Perhaps, like that ancestor a thousand years ago, with a mid-grade spiritual root, he could be supported by the sect to advance to the Purple Mansion. Later, there were even stories of him defeating Golden Core cultivators beyond his level."

Yuan Jianghan was somewhat tempted, but he didn't agree on the spot. "My daughter's consciousness is slightly injured. Let her make her own decision after she wakes up."

"It was I who was confused."

Jiang Shihua took out a pale purple pill from her storage bag. "The Qingyuan Branch of Nanhefang obtained a mid-grade second-tier Soul Nourishing Pill last year and gave it to my niece Yuan."

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