Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

The sun was setting in the west, and night was falling.

Lin Qingyang returned to his residence, a cave dwelling at the foot of the mountain, about the size of two or three rooms, with an estimated spiritual energy level of just the lower grade of the first rank.

Of course, at this moment, he was more focused on the bluefish in his hand.

"My opportunity has finally arrived!"

Lin Qingyang suppressed his excitement and shifted his gaze from the jade talisman in his sea of ​​consciousness to the bound blue fish. Its body was blue and white, with well-defined scales, but after struggling all the way, it no longer had the strength to struggle.

He already knew the effects of the jade talisman. In short, it could plunder a bloodline talent from a demon beast, and the blue fish was the target to be plundered!

Most importantly, each time you learn a talent, you can improve the corresponding attribute's spiritual root by one point!

The blue fish is a water-attribute monster, and it's cheap, making it perfect for enhancing his best water spiritual root. This gave him hope of breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining!

"Alright, let's begin."

Without further hesitation, Lin Qingyang activated the jade talisman in his sea of ​​consciousness, and a golden light shone on the blue fish.

In an instant, the exhausted bluefish trembled, then the blood color disappeared from its body, its scales lost their luster, and it was clear that there was no spiritual energy left on its body.

At the same time, changes also occurred in the jade talisman within Lin Qingyang's sea of ​​consciousness.

[Plunderable Talents: Conceal Breath, Water Arrow]

He focused his attention and saw ink-wash characters appear on the jade talisman.

[Concealing Breath]: The Blue Fish Clan is weak in both offense and defense, and has barely survived for thousands of years thanks to its decent ability to conceal its breath.

[Water Arrow]: The Blue Fish Clan's ability to control water is average, and the water arrows they release can only bully low-level ordinary beasts.

"You can only choose one talent."

"I've seen the water arrows released by the bluefish before; their attack power is quite average. Considering the jade talisman's evaluation, I should choose to conceal my aura!"

After thinking for a while, Lin Qingyang decisively chose the first option. Then, his vision blurred and a realization dawned on him.

It was as if he had transformed into a blue carp, hiding from the monsters in the treacherous wilderness. Of course, it only lasted for a moment before he regained consciousness.

Then look at the jade talisman.

[Talent: Concealing Breath (13/100)]

"It seems that at least seven more blue fish are needed to advance the Concealing Breath technique to the beginner level."

Lin Qingyang quickly calculated that he would need to spend more than ten spirit stones, which was definitely not enough with his family's wealth.

His gaze swept over the jade talisman, then fell on the talisman brush on the table that hadn't been used in a long time, and he couldn't help but twitch his fingers slightly.

[Conceal Breath Talisman: Proficient (7/200)]

"Therefore, plundering the bloodline talents corresponding to demonic beasts will also deepen my understanding of the corresponding talismans."

Lin Qingyang's eyes shone brightly, which meant that he could quickly earn spirit stones, then plunder talents, creating a positive cycle that would rapidly improve his personal cultivation.

Without further hesitation, he walked to the worktable, calmed his mind, held the talisman pen, and followed the method of drawing the breath-concealing talisman in his memory. The pen tip touched the talisman paper, breathing in and out spiritual power. Gradually, the talisman representing breath concealment was drawn!

About fifteen minutes later, the last stroke was made, and the entire talisman flashed with white light. The spiritual energy was contained, and the Concealing Breath Talisman was completed!

"Again!"

Lin Qingyang took a deep breath and felt a sense of exhilaration. In the past, it would take him at least half an hour to draw one talisman, and only one out of ten talismans could be made into a qualified concealing talisman. But now, the feeling of drawing talismans so easily was truly captivating!

One by one, the talismans were pulled out, and the spiritual ink in the jade bottle was rapidly descending.

Lin Qingyang's spiritual energy reserves continued to decrease, but his eyes, like the gradually brightening dawn outside, grew ever brighter.

"Finally, it's finished!"

As he picked up his pen for the last time, Lin Qingyang slumped onto a stone chair, utterly exhausted, yet unable to hide the joy on his face.

On the stone table in front of him, there were nine concealment talismans!

[Conceal Breath Talisman: Proficient (9/100)]

"Thirty talisman papers, a 30% success rate, I'm already considered a talisman-making apprentice. I can break even and even make a profit."

"Moreover, as I continue to refine them, my skill level will also continuously improve!"

He only then noticed outside the window that it was already broad daylight, so he quickly put away the nine concealment talismans and headed to the Moon Gazing River. He could only exchange these talismans for spirit stones at the family's internal affairs hall after feeding the bluefish.

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Wangyue River.

Lin Qinggui put down the bucket of bait, then looked at his exhausted cousin with some suspicion. He leaned closer and sniffed, saying, "You didn't go down the mountain last night, did you?"

It's no wonder he was suspicious. Lin Qingyang was exactly the same as he had been when he came back from the mountain. He had had a great time, but after returning, he was walking unsteadily and seemed a little dazed.

Those young girls are skilled at many things, and when paired with the spirited wine to enhance the atmosphere, they have quite a kick.

"Why would you ask that? I just drank a jar of spirit wine that my father buried while riding the bluefish."

Lin Qingyang looked at him strangely, not understanding what he meant, and made up an excuse to brush it off.

The matter of the jade talisman must not be known to anyone.

As he was speaking, he was about to take the bait bucket from the other party, but Lin Qinggui stopped him. He put his arm around his shoulder and said earnestly, "Qingyang, you don't go there often. It's rare for you to come down the mountain. After you come back, you will definitely need to lie down for a day to feel comfortable. Come inside and rest."

Because he was indeed quite tired, Lin Qingyang didn't care about the so-called "going down the mountain" and didn't refuse. He cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, cousin. I won't go inside; I'll just meditate and rest outside for a while."

"Just call me if you need anything."

After saying that, he closed his eyes to recover his energy. Making talismans is an extremely mentally taxing task. Normally, a talisman-making apprentice would not draw more than three talismans a day. He had been excited about the opportunity he had just received last night, but his mood had calmed down considerably by now.

Because the grass carp in Wangyue River are easy to care for, just feed them until they are full, Lin Qingyang slowly opened his eyes at noon, his tiredness gone. He found that Lin Qinggui had already fed them the bait and was now very focused, studying his grass carp spirit food.

Not wanting to disturb them, he looked towards the fishpond, thinking about preparing the afternoon's bait, when suddenly, a crimson flash disappeared.

"Um?"

Lin Qingyang rubbed his eyes and scanned the river with his divine sense. There was nothing wrong with the area within three to five feet around it.

He didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a mischievous child in the family who threw the spirit flower into the spirit river, and it just happened to float into the fishpond.

Wangyuehe's main task is to feed the spirit fish twice a day. This feed requires cultivators to use their magic power to prepare, and it takes a lot of time. Otherwise, it wouldn't be impossible to arrange for a few mortals to do it.

In the afternoon, before sunset, Lin Qingyang and Lin Qinggui simultaneously activated their magic incantation and threw out all the bait in less than half an hour.

And so, the day's tasks came to an end.

Without delay, Lin Qingyang headed straight for the mountainside of Qingchi Mountain, where a hall stood, which was the family's internal affairs hall. This was where they received their annual salary and exchanged for spiritual resources.

"Did you make this?"

The elderly man with gray hair glanced at the nine concealment talismans and asked calmly.

"Yes, thank you, Uncle Yaoming, for exchanging them all for talisman paper and spirit ink."

Lin Qingyang looked respectful. This was an elder of the Yao generation who had devoted his life to the family. He wore a robe bestowed by the family, with a water pattern tattooed on it, which was the symbol of a family steward. He must have at least the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"Can."

Lin Yaoming glanced at the little guy in front of him, took a sip of tea, and said, "I remember you're not even thirty yet."

"Exactly."

"Do we need to verify the apprentice's identity as a talisman-making student?"

Lin Qingyang was somewhat confused, but then he thought of something and quickly said, "Talisman-making apprentice... That's right, my success rate in making talismans has exceeded 30%, thank you for your help, Uncle."

Only then did he remember that the family would conduct an examination for cultivators under the age of thirty, and those certified as talisman-making apprentices would receive three extra stacks of talisman paper each year.

Although he will be thirty years old next year, this will at least save him a few spirit stones.

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