Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Lin Qingyang had been in seclusion drawing talismans to earn spirit stones and was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.

But when he went to the Demon Hunting Pavilion to trade the remaining Water Turtle, the owner, Hong Yifei, did indeed appear there, and even prepared a table of food and wine.

Beside him, the manager surnamed Hu was also staring intently in his direction, as if he wanted to devour him.

This made him somewhat suspicious, because after their first meeting, they confirmed a long-term transaction. Normally, the other party wouldn't have wasted any time waiting for him; they could simply leave the goods at the Demon Hunting Pavilion.

Hong Yifei noticed the hesitation in his eyes and stepped forward to explain, "Fellow Daoist Lin has been cultivating diligently all day long, so he probably doesn't know that the Lin family's Hundred Talisman Pavilion's finest water escape talismans are extremely rare these days."

Lin Qingyang looked confused, but after the two explained, he understood the cause and effect.

"A high-quality water escape talisman, exceptionally effective?"

Lin Qingyang took out a stack of dark blue talismans from his storage bag, somewhat puzzled. "Fellow Daoist Hong, are you joking? The water escape talismans of my Lin family are all passed down in a unified way. There is no difference in the drawing method, and there is no distinction between high-quality and ordinary ones when they are sold."

However, Hong Yifei's expression changed drastically, and he also took out a Water Escape Talisman from his storage bag. The spiritual energy contained within it was clearly not as good as the stack that Lin Qingyang had just taken out. "This is what we rogue cultivators call 'high-quality talismans'."

"May I ask, Master Lin, did you personally hand-draw this exquisite talisman in your hand?"

Hu Cuining, standing nearby, also noticed that something was amiss.

They had always believed that the Lin family's exquisite water escape talismans were hand-drawn by Lin Zongbo, a top-tier first-level talisman master, but it now seemed that this was not the case at all.

Then, her gaze toward Lin Qingyang became much more intense.

Lin Qingyang wasn't stupid; he realized it too.

Having never used a water escape talisman drawn by someone else, and looking at the dimly lit water escape talisman in Hong Yifei's hand, he guessed that the talisman he drew himself would be more effective.

So it's normal for the two people in front of you to be so polite.

Subsequently, after confirming that Lin Qingyang could draw exquisite water escape talismans, both Hu Cuining and Hong Yifei made requests, hoping to exchange water escape talismans from him.

Lin Qingyang pondered for a moment, looked at the two of them, and offered a solution: "Fellow Daoist Hong, you can exchange them, but there is a maximum quota of twenty per month, and you can only exchange them for the demon beasts I want."

Hong Yifei frowned. This number was only enough for three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. He wanted to fight for it, but all he heard was booing.

"As for Fellow Daoist Hu, if you need them, I can leave you a few talismans."

Lin Qingyang's answer made Hu Cuining's expression less than pleasant, but after all, she had been the manager of the Demon Hunting Pavilion for many years, a place teeming with all sorts of people, so her smile remained unchanged. "Master Lin, our Demon Hunting Pavilion has gathered a large number of independent cultivators. If you are willing to cooperate with us, we can make further concessions on the price. Cooperation between the two parties is mutually beneficial."

Lin Qingyang shook his head. "I can cooperate with Fellow Daoist Hong because he doesn't need many talismans. But the Demon Hunting Pavilion and the Hundred Talisman Pavilion are of similar size. I am ultimately a member of the Lin family and cannot betray my family."

Upon hearing this, Hong Yifei and Hu Cuining's expressions both changed. They exchanged a glance, realizing that they had forgotten that Lin Qingyang was a family cultivator, and that they also knew something about the feud between the Hundred Talisman Pavilion and the Zhuang Ning Pavilion.

Now that the Lin family has the opportunity to suppress the other party, they probably won't allow this talisman to leak out.

After a few breaths, Hong Yifei understood the pros and cons, stood up, raised his glass in a toast, and said, "Master Lin is absolutely right. It is true that I had not considered this carefully. I will do as you say."

"Any monsters below the second rank in the Nanlu River that you need, just send me a message, and I will find them for you!"

Lin Qingyang naturally wouldn't offend the other party. The twenty talismans were the result of his calculations. He estimated that they could win over three or four late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. With their help in hunting demonic beasts, he could accelerate the progress of improving his spiritual root.

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Meanwhile, inside the Lin family's shop.

Elder Lin Zongbai reviewed the accounts for the past month.

Lin Qingwan gave a verbal report: "Elder, in the past month, the sales of the family's Water Escape Talisman and Water Pincer Talisman have increased by 30%, which has led to an increase in customer traffic and a monthly income increase of more than 100 spirit stones."

"In addition, several rogue cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining have come to report that some of our Water Escape Talismans are exceptionally effective, and they hope to be able to provide them in large quantities."

"I checked and found that the talisman drawn by Qingyang's cousin was the 'premium' water escape talisman they were looking for."

After she finished speaking, she felt a little emotional. She had always thought that the saying "great talents mature late" was just something made up by people from the past, but today she had finally seen it for herself.

Elder Lin Zongbai put down the account book and played with the six talismans in his hand, which were a Concealing Breath Talisman, a Water Pincer Talisman, and a Water Escape Talisman. "Where is Qingyang? Ask him to come see me."

Soon, some of his subordinates went out to look for him.

Lin Zongbo continued to play with the talismans in his hand. Of these six, three were made by himself, and the other three were talismans drawn by Lin Qingyang that he had specially brought from his home.

Sure enough, the effect of each talisman was more than 30% greater.

"With the protection of Ancestor Taiyan, could it be that my Lin family has given birth to a talisman spirit body?"

He had many questions in his mind, but he had no intention of exploring them. As for Lin Qingyang, he had already made a decision in his heart.

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Soon, Lin Qingyang hurriedly returned to the Hundred Talismans Pavilion from the Demon Hunting Pavilion.

Upon reaching the gate, he found the elder already waiting there, so he quickly went forward to pay his respects.

"Qingyang greets the elder; how could I let you wait here?"

Lin Zongbo laughed heartily, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Qingyang, you're a good kid!"

"Look to the side. For the first time in thirty years, our customer traffic has surpassed that of Zhuang Ning Pavilion!"

Everyone, including Lin Qingyang, looked towards the neighboring house and compared it to their own, only to find that they had unknowingly caught up with Zhuang Ningge!

Everyone was overjoyed. They shared the Lin family's fate, and if the Lin family prospered, they would also benefit.

After everyone entered the back hall, Lin Zongbai made a decision in front of them, saying, "Everyone, this is the first time in more than ten years since I took charge of the Hundred Talisman Pavilion that we have achieved this result."

"Lin Qingyang played an indispensable role in this, and I have already decided that Qingyang's monthly salary will be increased by 50%."

"Furthermore, I have already written to the family, recommending Qingyang as a candidate to be trained as a top-grade talisman master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, no one was surprised. With such a genius emerging from the family, it was only natural to give him preferential treatment.

Afterwards, Lin Qingyang took the initiative to tell Hong Yifei that he planned to trade twenty talismans.

Lin Zongbo did not object and nodded, saying, "It's normal that you need the essence blood of demonic beasts to draw high-quality talismans."

"Trading with independent cultivators is an option."

He thought for a moment, then took out a purplish-red bead radiating an aura of destruction from his storage bag. "This is the Fire Thunder Bead that the clan leader bestowed upon me. Once used, anyone below the Foundation Establishment stage will surely die."

"You must be careful, as independent cultivators are driven by profit."

Afterwards, Lin Qingyang returned to his residence and counted his gains: a top-grade talisman master candidate, an annual allowance of 100 spirit stones for talisman-making materials, and the Fire Thunder Pearl bestowed by the elders. He estimated that the family's resources were probably worth more than 500 spirit stones.

He was initially worried that someone in his family might mistakenly believe he possessed other talismanic inheritances, which would be impossible to explain in the future.

With my third uncle's attitude now, I can focus on my spiritual practice without worry.

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