Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Lin Qingyang was somewhat surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he still accepted the talisman. "My cousin Qingxia is young and impetuous, so I naturally won't hold it against her."

He and Brigitte Lin had no conflict; they were of the same bloodline. In addition, this mid-grade defensive talisman was probably worth more than ten spirit stones, so the other party was indeed sincere.

It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester, so he took the opportunity to settle this score.

So, the two exchanged a knowing smile and headed towards the Treasure Pavilion. Since they were both mid-grade talisman masters, Lin Qingyang's skill came from his innate talent for understanding demonic beasts, so his grasp of talismans such as water escape and water pincers was far deeper than Lin Qingwan's.

Lin Qingwan had spent the last five years diligently practicing talismans; otherwise, she would have already broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining. Therefore, the more than twenty types of talismans she mastered also brought Lin Qingyang many benefits.

The two had a very pleasant conversation.

Upon reaching the Treasure Pavilion, Lin Qingwan finally came to her senses and cupped her hands, saying, "Cousin Qingyang, you are a man of few words, but when you do speak, you amaze everyone. Your understanding of the path of talismans is so profound that I am no match for you."

She was about to advance to the rank of a high-grade talisman master, yet her understanding of water escape talismans was still inferior to Lin Qingyang's, which naturally shocked her.

For her, being able to prepare for a breakthrough to a high-grade talisman master at this age naturally shows that she is extremely passionate about the Dao of Talismans.

Therefore, at this moment, she felt a sense of respect for Lin Qingyang, but at the same time, she was filled with fighting spirit. She would not admit defeat in the art of talismans.

Lin Qingyang, of course, had no idea what she was thinking, and simply nodded.

Then, he noticed a shop just over ten steps away, displaying various talismans that shimmered with spiritual light. He frowned slightly. "Sister Qingwan, that shop also seems to sell talismans. How come it's so close to our Lin family?"

It's not surprising that he asked this question, because even in the same market, it's normal for multiple shops to operate the same business. They would deliberately keep their distance to avoid fighting to the death and giving away the benefits to others.

Moreover, the number of customers at this shop seemed to be more than twice that of his own, which made him a little puzzled.

"You mean Zhuang Ning Pavilion? That's a shop owned by the Zhao family. They have a second-tier talisman master in their family, which is why we've indeed fallen behind in recent years."

Lin Qingwan glanced at the shop, her expression not looking too good.

"Zhuang Ning Pavilion, the Zhao family's patriarchs were a couple, and one of them seemed to be named Zhao Zhuang Ning?"

Lin Qingyang frowned even more deeply.

Thirty years ago, the Lin family faced the threat of extermination. Which of the more than one hundred cultivators among them dares to forget that?

On that day, the Water Guardian Ape, comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was stationed at Zizhu Mountain, another second-tier spiritual vein of the Lin family, and was protected by a large array, so it should have been as solid as a rock.

However, due to a traitor within the family, the formation was first destroyed, reducing its defense by 30%.

The water ape, being a demonic beast, was unable to control the formation and actually managed to unleash two masked cultivators.

One of them possessed exceptional strength and a rare second-tier array-breaking bead, which instantly shattered the family's grand array.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators joined forces, and the water ape was unable to defeat them, being trapped and killed on the spot.

Less than half an hour later, the Zhao family patriarch arrived, "repelled" the tribulation cultivators, and "protected" the Purple Bamboo Mountain Range.

After being defeated, the cultivator went to the Lin family's Purple Bamboo Mountain, nearly causing the Lin family to be wiped out.

In the midst of this turmoil, the second-tier superior spiritual vein, Purple Bamboo Mountain, was forcibly occupied by the two patriarchs of the Zhao family for a mere thousand spirit stones, a price that was practically dirt cheap.

Given the deep-seated hatred between the two families, it's no wonder the Zhao family is targeting them so aggressively. What he's worried about is that the Zhao family patriarch might suddenly turn on him and kill someone. He himself possesses the jade talisman, and his path to immortality is promising, so there's no need for him to be exposed to such a crisis.

Lin Qingwan noticed his worry and comforted him, "Qingyang, don't worry. This is in the market town. Qingyuan Sect has Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed here."

"How dare the Zhao family, with its hundreds of cultivators and tens of thousands of mortals, violate the rules of the Qingyuan Sect? Their cultivators are not allowed to kill each other at will."

"Thirty years ago, if it weren't for the array-breaking beads they possessed, the Mountain and Water Apes would have been able to wait for reinforcements."

Lin Qingyang nodded. That was indeed the case. Qingyuan Sect had Golden Core cultivators in charge, and the market clearly stipulated that fighting was not allowed. If someone attacked in front of others, it would be a slap in the face to Qingyuan Sect, and even a Purple Mansion cultivator would hardly escape death.

But then another question came to mind, and he couldn't help but ask, "Has the Zhao family already joined the four great families?"

The Lin family only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator, the patriarch, who is no match for the two of them working together. If they can deal with the four major families, launching another "Cult of Cultivators" attack on Qingchi Mountain will not be difficult.

He was actually glad he had come down the mountain. If he hadn't known these details, he might have been surrounded and killed by the Zhao family's Foundation Establishment cultivators without even realizing it.

Lin Qingwan was somewhat surprised. Her cousin was quick-witted. As he guessed, the Zhao family couldn't act openly, but they had plenty of ways to cut flesh with a dull knife.

"Over the years, their family has been actively contacting the four major families, hoping to join them."

"Among them, the Su family, who are skilled in beast taming, are very close to them. Fortunately, the Yuan family is small and noble, and the Liu family's Purple Mansion Ancestor once received a favor from the Taiyan Ancestor. As long as the clan leader is still alive, there should be no worries."

"I see."

Lin Qingyang nodded, somewhat relieved. Given the current situation, the clan leader could probably hold on for several more decades. With the jade talisman in hand, he might be able to continue the family lineage.

Afterwards, Lin Qingwan introduced him to the talisman-making tasks and income of a talisman master.

He was assigned the Water Escape Talisman and the Water Pincer Talisman, which were his specialties.

"Based on the situation when I first arrived, it would probably take at least half a month, but the monthly salary is quite good, at least ten spirit stones."

Lin Qingwan also shared a lot of her experience with him, such as maximizing cultivation time by alternating between cultivation and talisman-making tasks.

Lin Qingyang didn't pay much attention to it. Afterwards, he tried to draw talismans and completed it in more than ten days. At present, his main focus is still on acquiring the essence blood of demon beasts to improve his spiritual root to the middle grade.

About five days later.

He then went to the Demon Hunting Pavilion.

A beautiful female cultivator was already waiting at the entrance to greet them.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you've finally arrived. The owner of the Water-Controlling Turtle has arrived."

This female cultivator is the head of the Demon Hunting Pavilion, a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Lin Qinggui was somewhat surprised. "Isn't it supposed to be a direct transaction with your Demon Hunting Pavilion?"

Hu Cuining covered her mouth and chuckled, "You're joking. Our Demon Hunting Pavilion only earns a meager fee as an intermediary. If it were as you say, why would rogue cultivators come here?"

"That's true."

Lin Qingyang nodded, but the rumors about the Demon Hunting Pavilion in his mind were probably true. It was said that a Foundation Establishment cultivator was the owner of the pavilion.

Otherwise, other shops in the market might not tolerate their presence.

Thinking about it, they had already gone up to the second floor.

Pushing open the door to the private room, I saw a middle-aged man with scars all over his face, who seemed to have been sitting there for quite some time.

He did not conceal his spiritual pressure, indicating that he had already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, I've brought the buyer."

Hu Cuining pulled Lin Qingyang to sit down and introduced him, "This is the Lin family's resident talisman master. He needs to acquire demonic beasts regularly. I specially reserved this channel for you."

"Fairy Hu, thank you for your trouble. I'll call you if I need anything."

Hong Yifei took out a few spirit stones from his pocket and stuffed them into her hand. Soon, she was all smiles and swayed her slender waist as she left the private room.

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