Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

The most direct benefit of enhancing one's spiritual power is an increase in combat strength.

Like the tribulation cultivator Wen Yanqing just now, if he hadn't possessed multiple second-tier spirit talismans...

Even with the ability to use a second-tier low-grade puppet, it's not certain that we can hold the opponent in this battle.

And then the most important, and most attractive, point is to increase the probability of achieving a semi-foundation stage!

The difficulty of foundation building lies in the step of compressing gaseous magical power into liquid.

A powerful spiritual force can precisely control this process.

[Taoist Rhyme: 90→80]

As the wisp of green light on the jade talisman disappeared, a few hundred words flashed through Lin Qingyang's mind.

Immediately, a wisp of pitch-black energy emerged in his sea of ​​consciousness, seemingly devouring all the light.

The aura of the netherworld is the aura at the boundary between yin and yang, secretly corresponding to the mechanism of life and death.

The insights given by the jade talisman flashed through Lin Qingyang's mind, and he seemed to have gained some understanding.

The core of the first level of the "Mysterious Netherworld Soul Refining Technique" is to visualize the Netherworld Qi, temper one's divine sense, and make it as solid as possible.

If you persist for several years, your spiritual sense's detection range will be twice that of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator.

At that time, whether it is to anticipate the enemy's moves or to search for spiritual objects, they will have a considerable advantage.

Wen Yanqing's method involved imbuing his divine sense with the aura of the netherworld, which suppressed the flow of his magical power due to the inherently cold aura.

"Brother Qinggui."

Lin Qingyang tried using it on Lin Qinggui, who was currently cleaning up the battlefield. He called out to him, and Lin Qinggui indeed became dazed for three breaths.

This amount of time is sufficient for his decapitation.

It is estimated that even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, with a slightly stronger spiritual sense, would be affected for two breaths.

Of course, there are limitations to the use of such methods.

He had only used one move, and he was already feeling quite tired.

It is estimated that he will use it a maximum of three times during the battle.

"I... I was just momentarily disoriented?"

Lin Qinggui was a little nervous and quickly warned, "Qingyang, Wen Yanqing might have accomplices. I seem to have been affected by the power of the soul for a moment."

"You're too nervous."

Lin Qingyang silently expressed his apology, walked over, handed him a shield-shaped high-grade magic weapon, and reassured him, "The area outside the Wind and Fire Mountain is quite turbulent. Refine it later to use for self-defense."

"Well, I won't stand on ceremony."

Lin Qinggui accepted it anyway. It was a first-grade high-quality defensive magic weapon, and the family only had a limited number of them. He could earn merit, be promoted to steward, and be rewarded with spirit stones.

However, exchanging for such rare spiritual items is quite difficult.

"I can repay the spirit stones for this magic artifact after several years of business with Feng Huo Shan."

He naturally had no doubts about Lin Qingyang's explanation.

A quarter of an hour ago, he was ready to run for his life, but his childhood friend actually summoned a second-tier puppet.

That spiritual pressure made him tremble.

He knew that Lin Qingyang's strength had surpassed his father's, but he did not expect that Lin Qingyang actually had a trump card to fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators!

Seeing this scene brought him double relief.

Firstly, this conflict is under control, and I won't die at the hands of the Jie Xiu.

Another advantage is that the Lin family has gained another Foundation Establishment warrior.

Lin Qingyang was pondering the second level of the "Mysterious Netherworld Soul Refining Technique." According to the feedback from the jade talisman, it required one hundred points of Daoist essence, as well as finding a hundred-year-old Netherworld Marrow Grass.

He had never heard of such a second-tier spiritual item before; it was probably even harder to find than the auxiliary ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills.

But he will keep an eye on it from now on.

For no other reason than that, achieving the second level of cultivation allows for a further transformation of the soul, which greatly benefits subsequent breakthroughs in cultivation.

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After encountering Wen Yanqing and his gang of thieves, the rest of their journey became much smoother.

Several days later, they arrived at Fengshan Mountain.

Lin Qinggui was visiting for the first time, and seeing the Wind and Fire Array naturally left him quite shocked and deeply moved.

Having witnessed it once before, Lin Qingyang now noticed that the guards at the city gate had been strengthened.

Three Foundation Establishment cultivators are stationed here.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling, he was astonished to discover that of the Class B cave dwellings, which were originally less than half rented out, nearly 80% were now occupied.

The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the city has nearly doubled.

Finally, I got an explanation from my uncle.

My cousin, Lin Qingyi, happened to be there. She was not yet fifty years old, but her cultivation had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and she possessed abundant magical power.

She was quite pleased to see Lin Qingyang and Lin Qinggui. "The last time I left home, you two were only as tall as a table leg."

"It's been almost thirty years. Qingyang and Qinggui are both doing well."

She took out a gift from her storage bag and gave Lin Qingyang the "Ling Shu Travelogue" that Yuan He had used to comprehend the Thunderfire Annihilation Array.

Although it comes with a blood oath requirement that it can only be studied by one person, this one still costs several hundred spirit stones.

What was given to Lin Qinggui was a second-tier spiritual food recipe.

Neither of these items is expensive, but they are both kinds of inheritances that the Lin family's Transmission Pavilion lacks, and they are extremely difficult to find without connections.

"Thank you, cousin."

After Lin Qingyang accepted it, he glanced at it briefly, and several insights about rune arrays surfaced in his mind. This thing was quite...

In return, they gave a talisman of Yin Thunder.

Because Lin Zongyue was away, Lin Qinglian often took care of their lives and guided them in their cultivation.

Therefore, the three of them had a very good relationship. Even though they hadn't seen each other for nearly thirty years, they quickly became familiar with each other again when they talked about the past.

Lin Qinglian talked about her experiences in the Qingyuan Sect over the years, and her observations of the Golden Core sect broadened Lin Qingyang's horizons considerably.

Lin Qingyang and Lin Qinggui then talked about their experiences in talismanic arts and spiritual cuisine, respectively.

The three of them had a very pleasant conversation.

Lin Qinglian then explained the reason for the dramatic increase in Foundation Establishment cultivators within the city.

"Feng Huo Shan is close to the front line of the wilderness. Although there are many rare spiritual creatures, there is a danger of being attacked by monsters."

"Every so often, the sect will hold an auction for half of the precious spiritual items it has collected."

"We invited powerful figures from all sides to come, both to trade spiritual items and to intimidate demonic beasts."

After listening to him for a quarter of an hour, Lin Qingyang realized that he had encountered the once-every-twenty-years medium-sized auction of Fenghuoshan.

The event will be held in six months, so cultivators from far away will arrive early to avoid missing this grand occasion.

At this level of auction, the Qingyuan Sect will offer dozens of second-tier spiritual items for auction, specifically for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Foundation Building Pills are also a must-have item at every auction.

Therefore, many Foundation Establishment cultivators from the two major Golden Core sects near Qingyuan Sect would come to participate.

Above that, there is a once-in-a-century grand auction, where Golden Core Ancestors personally attend, bringing many third-tier spiritual items.

At that time, the number of cultivators in the Purple Mansion of Wind and Fire Mountain will exceed double digits, gathering like-minded people to trade spiritual items and deter demonic beasts.

It is said that the event will be held in ten years. They are lucky, and they might even get to witness the supernatural powers of a Golden Core cultivator.

After learning about it, Lin Qingyang couldn't help but ask, "Sister Qinglian, do you know if there are any natal hairs of demonic beasts in this auction?"

"Of course there are."

After a moment's thought, Lin Qinglian guessed the gist of it, "Qingyang, you're already a second-tier talisman master, it seems you're lacking a second-tier talisman brush?"

"Exactly."

Lin Qingyang took out the piece of purple beardwood from his storage bag. "Cousin, could you please take a look and see if there are any suitable demon beast hairs this time?"

Crafting a second-tier talisman pen is not something that can be done simply by finding spirit wood and the hair of a demon beast.

It also needs to consider the issue of attribute compatibility.

Lin Qinglian demonstrated the broad knowledge of the Great Sect's inheritance, saying, "Purple Beard Wood comes from the Ancient Forest and is best paired with the fur of a demon beast with wood and water attributes."

"During the last demon-hunting expedition, my uncles killed several Green Wood Wolves and Sea-Covering Seals, so there should be some."

Although not a weapon refiner, he was still able to provide corresponding answers based on his knowledge.

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