Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

The argument next to Lingyun Pavilion was also being witnessed by Lin Qinggui, who, as a relative of an elder, was also qualified to enter, and his face was equally gloomy.

"Brother Qinggui, what happened inside?"

Lin Qingyang patted him on the shoulder and asked.

Since returning from Qishuitan, the two had been busy with their seclusion, and this was the first time they had met in three years.

"Qingyang, you've emerged from seclusion? I was planning to come looking for you."

Lin Qinggui was overjoyed to see Lin Qingyang again. Although they had been corresponding for the past three years, he was worried that their feelings had faded and had not dared to visit him.

Especially after learning from the steward next door that his brother already had the life of a cultivator in his hands.

In this great battle, he withstood the pressure of two high-grade demonic beasts and killed more than a dozen mid-grade demonic beasts!

When he first heard the news, he even suspected that his brother had been possessed by a Golden Core cultivator, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

Which Golden Core cultivator would seize a body with an inferior spiritual root? There are dozens of people with mid-grade spiritual roots in Nanhefang. Wouldn't that be more worthwhile than seizing Lin Qingyang's body?

He felt much relieved, but also had some doubts. Should he have persisted in cultivation back then, killing opponents beyond his level and single-handedly resolving the family's predicament, which would have been the envy of many?

"If you want to contact me, just send me a message. We can arrange a time. I've harvested quite a lot of python and venison this time. We'll see how you cook them then."

Lin Qingyang didn't feel unfamiliar with it. It was just like when he was practicing drawing talismans on the mountain back then. Occasionally, Lin Qinggui would invite him to taste spiritual food, which allowed him to refine a lot of spiritual energy and satisfy his appetite.

He would never forget this kindness.

"OK."

Lin Qinggui felt much more at ease, but then the arguing around him intensified. He then explained to Lin Qingyang with a wry smile, "The python egg and the spirit deer cub that you brought back from Qishuitan were taken over by Uncle Zongyu on the same day."

"The Grand Elder even personally led people to build a spiritual land near Lingyun Pavilion for them to hatch and grow."

"Unfortunately, of the six fawns, the only two females were probably just born and were in very poor condition. Because they were not being nursed by their mothers, their chances of survival were very slim, and they could die at any time."

"The same is true for the water python. Deacon Zongyu used the 'Spirit Nurturing Technique' passed down from the ancestor to hatch a water python the size of a palm, but it died within just half an hour."

After a short while, Lin Qingyang finally understood the point of their argument.

Lin Zongyu has spent his life researching the breeding of demonic beasts. His greatest wish is to be able to produce a high-grade demonic beast for his family.

He seized the opportunity to cultivate two superior-grade demonic beasts in one go.

Because the cubs lacked vitality, he hoped that his family could provide some rare medicinal herbs to refine the "Tongtai Pill" passed down from their ancestor.

However, this requires a century-old Snow Jade Flower, which is also one of the thirteen auxiliary ingredients for the Foundation Building Pill.

Lin Zonghong, who was in charge of the Spirit Plant Hall, was unwilling to accept this. Half a year ago, she had considered reducing the annual salary of the family members to buy Foundation Establishment Pills. In her eyes, nothing was more important than Foundation Establishment Pills.

Unable to afford Foundation Establishment Pills, they could only try to gather as many auxiliary ingredients as possible, and if they were lucky enough to obtain second-tier spiritual water, they might be able to partner with others to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.

A mid-grade second-tier alchemist can usually produce more than two pills.

"This is troublesome."

Lin Qingyang's eyes flickered slightly. After a few moments of contemplation, a wisp of emerald light appeared in his palm.

The auxiliary ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill were also useful to him. As for raising the water python and the Azure Spirit Deer, they were also important for his subsequent talisman making.

Seeing him come out, Lin Yaoyan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately asked, "Qingyang is here. You are a hero in the Battle of Qishuitan. What are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zongyu briefly suppressed his anger. After all, Lin Qingyang was closer to him and was likely willing to speak up for him.

Lin Zonghong, however, frowned slightly and remained silent.

During the Battle of Qishuitan, she was stationed at the Fire Prison Formation, burning the Ghost Vine, and was basically not in any danger.

Lin Qingyang, being a junior, was fighting desperately below and even blocked the ice crystal spell of a second-tier demon beast. I have no face to easily argue with him.

Lin Qingyang didn't speak to the two of them to avoid being seen as biased. He simply looked at the Grand Elder, cupped his hands, and said, "Uncle Yaoyan, I recently acquired a technique that, at great cost, can restore life force. It may be effective. Please instruct me, Elder."

"Oh, what is the price?"

Lin Yaoyan narrowed his eyes slightly, realizing the core of his words.

Lin Qingyang cupped his hands slightly, "It will damage one's own life force. If this method is effective, I must take a share of the Foundation Establishment Pill supplements cultivated by my family for exchange."

His expression was calm, revealing his purpose. There was no need for courtesy on the path of cultivation. Since he had a method to improve his spiritual root aptitude, he naturally had to plan ahead.

Otherwise, others would see him as having only inferior spiritual roots, how could he compare to the two beautiful girls in his family?

As for the claim that it damages one's life force, once one turns back to suppress the flow of blood and turns pale, who in the family would dare to risk offending them by using their divine sense to probe their own body?

If the Qingyuan Sect suspects a traitor among its members, they will first use the Divine Inquiry Talisman. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be in danger if they could freely spy on others' memories?

"You also want to compete for the auxiliary ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Lin Zonghong's expression was not good, but she still tried to keep her tone calm and spoke first, "Qingyu and Qingping's spiritual roots are almost top-grade, and with the Su Nu Tong Xin Jue passed down by the ancestor, they already have a 20% chance of success."

She didn't continue, but her meaning was clear: she simply thought the probability of establishing a foundation with inferior spiritual roots was too low.

Lin Qingyang simply countered with a question, "In the hundreds of years of our family's history, has there ever been a single individual with inferior spiritual roots who could defeat a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator?"

After saying that, he fell silent and looked at Elder Lin Yaoyan.

The dispute between Lin Zongyu and Lin Zonghong today is essentially a continuation of the previous Elders' Council meeting.

This time, by paying the price of a few auxiliary medicinal herbs, we can raise high-grade demonic beasts and enable them to breed. At that time, the family will have an additional income of at least 500 spirit stones per year.

This can increase the income of all the cultivators in the family by at least 10% each year.

Secondly, the materials from high-grade demonic beasts might be able to train another high-grade weapon refiner or talisman maker for the family.

However, having these few auxiliary herbs might give us an advantage in a joint alchemy session a decade or so later, allowing us to obtain an extra Foundation Establishment Pill.

The situation had clearly exceeded Lin Yaoyan's expectations. He remained silent for a moment before sending out four communication talismans.

Before long, Lin Zongbo appeared first, followed by three deacons at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Immediately afterwards, five more beams of spiritual light appeared from the mountainside.

The three slightly weaker beams of spiritual light belonged to Lin Qingwan, Lin Qingzhu, and Lin Qingyan.

The remaining two were the two beauties of the Lin family. Their spiritual pressure was unstable, indicating that they had just advanced to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

At this moment, Lin Qinggui was extremely nervous. Half of the family's high-ranking members had already arrived, and in addition, all five members of the Qing generation with mid-grade spiritual roots were present.

Clearly, this is about deciding who will own the auxiliary medicine for the Foundation Building Pill!