Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Soon, the Household Department finished inventorying the goods.

The crowd in the square transformed into birds and beasts and scattered, each competing for spirit items according to their needs, with occasional arguments breaking out.

In the talisman area, the most fiercely contested item is the two mid-grade talisman brushes that were recently sent back from Nanhefang.

Its name is Silver Spirit Brush. The tip is made of the hair of a top-grade demon beast, Silver Moon Wolf, and the body is made of first-grade Silver Jade. It can increase the success rate of talisman making by 15%, which is of great help in breaking through to the intermediate talisman master level. The price of 50 spirit stones has deterred most talisman making apprentices.

Of the remaining five, some are very old and have accumulated years of experience, while others, like Brigitte Lin, have a good older sister.

No one present is short of spirit stones; the key question is, who should receive them?

To ensure fairness, Steward Lin Yaoming personally oversaw the matter. He was known throughout the family for his impartiality. Even when he believed that Lin Qingyang had violated regulations by trading with rogue cultivators, he did not show favoritism. Instead, after giving him a warning, he used the Qi-replenishing pill to make up the difference.

This kind of thing happens every year, so he's used to it.

He walked up to the five people, glanced at them, and shook his head at the two younger ones on the left. "You two are not even twenty years old, and your success rate in making concealment talismans is less than 30%. You're not even apprentices. What kind of mid-grade talisman brush are you using?"

"Yes, Uncle Yaoming."

The two men left dejectedly after hearing this.

Clearly, they were just trying their luck. With the blessings of their ancestors, they had managed to gather enough spirit stones, but the Lin family had its own rules, and Lin Yaoming was a man who adhered to the rules, so they naturally wouldn't let them take advantage of the situation.

Then he looked at the three people on his right. Even so, he felt a little helpless, as none of them seemed suitable.

Among them, the old man Lin Yaocheng was a little embarrassed and cupped his hands towards Lin Yaoming, saying, "Fourth brother, please bear with me. I shouldn't have come out to compete with the younger generation, but my grandson Qingfeng has been found to have a low-grade spiritual root. His father has no spiritual root, so as his grandfather, I have to swallow my pride and save more spirit stones for him."

"understand."

Lin Yaoming nodded. He had heard about it, and the other party's family contribution met the requirements, making them eligible for the exchange.

It is estimated that he plans to break through to the intermediate-grade talisman master level, be sent to serve as a talisman master in other places, and accumulate spirit stones for his descendants for another ten years or so.

Lin Qingxia was usually arrogant, but she did not dare to show any respect in front of the family steward. She cupped her hands and said, "Greetings, Uncle. I have come here hoping to exchange for a mid-grade talisman pen, follow in my sister's footsteps, and strive to become a talisman master trainee of the family and continue the family's talisman master tradition."

"Also, my sister wrote to me a few days ago and asked me to pass on her greetings to you."

"Is that girl Qingwan? In the blink of an eye, she has become a resident talisman master. The family will have to rely on you Qing generation members from now on."

Lin Yaoming nodded. He could understand what Lin Qingxia meant; she simply hoped to use her sister's influence to gain his favor, but that was impossible.

"Moreover, Qingwan seemed to be a very kind-hearted girl back then. With her connections in the market, it shouldn't be difficult for her to help my sister obtain a mid-grade talisman brush, right?"

He pondered this in his heart, but with everyone waiting, there was no time for him to consider it further.

He then turned to the last person and said, "Qingyang, have you collected enough spirit stones?"

As for Lin Qingyang, since he was the one who personally recommended him, he wouldn't mind helping to make up for any shortfall in spirit stones.

"Reporting back to Uncle, the fifty spirit stones have been collected."

Lin Qingyang cupped his hands and handed over fifty spirit stones. Feeling the goodwill and fearing that the old man would be in a difficult position, he then took the initiative to look at the two competitors, "Uncle Yaocheng, Cousin Qingxia, since all three of us are qualified to exchange for it, why don't we determine the final purchase right of this Silver Spirit Pen based on our skill in talisman making, so as not to hurt the harmony of our clan?"

Upon hearing this proposal, Lin Yaoming nodded slightly, as the family had used this method in previous generations.

"This isn't fair!"

Lin Qingxia raised an eyebrow, glared at him fiercely, and clearly objected, "I'm only twenty-five years old. I haven't had as much time to draw talismans as you, so how can my skills compare to yours!"

"That makes some sense."

Lin Yaocheng was too embarrassed to agree to a proposal that would be in his favor.

But Lin Qingyang wouldn't tolerate her. "Cousin Qingxia is wrong. In terms of exchange privileges, the three of us are at the same level. Uncle Yaocheng is a person who has made contributions to the family. If we deny Uncle Yaocheng's exchange privileges because of his age, it will make the elders of the family feel disheartened."

"Since we are both on the list of candidates for training as talisman masters, there is no distinction in the order of our exchange privileges."

"As for what my cousin said about the time it takes to draw the talismans not being as long as it is for the two of us, should we bring back the two cousins ​​we just excluded and renegotiate the allocation?"

As soon as he finished speaking, those who had also come to exchange resources nodded in agreement. After all, most of them were cultivators with ordinary backgrounds, some of whom were even the first generation to be introduced to Qingchi Mountain. Lin Qingyang and Lin Yaocheng were the epitome of everyone.

Moreover, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Brigitte Lin is still far from being a mid-grade talisman master, which is why her skill level is insufficient.

Furthermore, her family would bring back a batch of spiritual items every year, so she could wait until her skills improved before coming to exchange them, at which point everything would fall into place naturally.

Her arrogance stemmed from two reasons: firstly, she had a powerful older sister to rely on, and secondly, she believed that her talents were superior to Lin Qingyang's and Yao Cheng's, and therefore she felt she should have priority.

However, the Lin family has considered this situation for hundreds of years, and the talisman master training system is one of them. If you are talented enough, like your sister Lin Qingwan, you can become a talisman-making apprentice before the age of twenty and break through to the middle-grade talisman master at the age of twenty-five. Not to mention a middle-grade talisman pen, even a high-grade talisman pen will be bestowed by the family.

Hearing that there was a talisman competition in the square of the Inner Affairs Hall, more and more people gathered around.

After listening to the surrounding clansmen recount what had happened, most people agreed with Lin Qingyang's account.

Therefore, even if Brigitte Lin was unwilling, she couldn't tarnish her sister's reputation in front of everyone. "Alright, I accept the challenge. I may lose this time, but I will definitely go further in the field of talismans in the future!"

"good!"

Lin Yaoming was very satisfied with the result and quickly agreed. He took out ten medium-grade talisman papers from the talisman hall and announced in front of everyone, "I, Lin Yaoming, will preside over this talisman skill competition. All the clansmen present are witnesses. The one with the highest success rate in making talismans among the three will be qualified to purchase a talisman pen."

The three then began drawing talismans.

Lin Qingyang's talent for the Water Clamping Talisman had reached the mastery level, with a success rate of nearly 80%, making his victory in first place a foregone conclusion.

Lin Yaocheng, on the other hand, has been refining talismans for many years and is very experienced, with a success rate of 50%, which is second best.

As expected, Brigitte Lin's talisman-making skills were insufficient. Even with an extraordinary performance, her success rate was only about 30%, ranking last.

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