Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

"Master Lin, it is indeed not easy for us rogue cultivators to obtain first-grade high-quality talismans. I only have two Wind Blade Talismans on me, but please forgive my frankness."

Although Hong Yifei was very envious, he still struggled to explain the difficulties involved: "The first-tier high-grade demonic beasts that were easy to hunt around the Nanlu River were hunted to extinction hundreds of years ago."

"The remaining types of monsters are all formidable, and we generally don't provoke them."

"I've been hunting demons for decades and have obtained several demon beast skins, but I've gradually exchanged them all. Now, all I have left is a Shadow Wolf skin."

Lin Qingyang had anticipated the situation described by Hong Yifei.

After he finished speaking, Lin Qingyang took out two talismans, one green and one blue, from his storage bag and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Hong, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to help me hunt down this kind of demonic beast."

"There are dozens of rogue cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining in Nanhefang. They all have some stockpiles on hand. What I need you to do is help me exchange for these."

Hong Yifei's expression softened considerably. His gaze swept over the two talismans on the table that were radiating spiritual light, clearly indicating that they were more powerful than the two wind blade talismans he treasured.

"It seems that the rumors circulating in the market that Master Lin is a spirit body of the talisman path are true. All the talismans he draws are about 30% more powerful than talismans of the same level."

After about ten breaths, Hong Yifei nodded. "I'll take this job, but what's the exchange rate between the talismans and the animal hides?"

He hesitated slightly.

"A first-grade superior talisman costs 50 spirit stones each, and each talisman requires at least five sets of talisman-making materials to exchange for."

Lin Qingyang gave the exchange rate based on the market price, which was not high compared to the 30% more power in his talisman.

However, it's all worth it to make a name for yourself.

A first-tier superior talisman master with a talisman success rate of 30% just breaks even.

Two Shadow Wolf pelts are worth about 120 spirit stones, which can be used to make 10 first-grade high-quality talismans. The cost of cinnabar is several dozen spirit stones, so the total cost is 150 spirit stones.

With a success rate of 30%, three high-grade spirit talismans were drawn, just enough to break even.

Hong Yifei had exchanged high-grade talismans from rogue talisman masters before and knew that this was the normal price.

Moreover, the talismans drawn by Lin Qingyang were clearly more powerful than those he had purchased from others.

"Okay, then I'll exchange it for a Rejuvenation Talisman first."

Hong Yifei took out a black wolf skin from his storage bag and then put the emerald green talisman into his pocket.

He already had two offensive talismans, and this healing talisman just made up for his lack of one.

……

Over the next few days, independent cultivators gradually exchanged all five remaining talismans from Lin Qingyang.

He also collected a full thirty sets of talisman-making materials, which means he took away most of the high-grade monster pelts from the rogue cultivators of Nanhefang.

The reason he was able to exchange so easily was mainly due to the reputation he had built up from drawing exquisite water escape talismans.

Superior-grade talismans are inherently much more powerful than mid-grade talismans, and are even 30% more powerful. For example, the Water Arrow Talisman is comparable to a full-force strike from a Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivator.

Otherwise, these rogue cultivators wouldn't easily bring out their most treasured spiritual items.

I learned from Hong Yifei that the two wind blade talismans in his hand originally came from three other talismans, which came from a rogue cultivator who had only been promoted to a high-grade talisman master a few years ago.

When this rogue cultivator was still a mid-grade talisman master, he once seized an opportunity to exchange spirit stones for two furs from the other party, which can be considered an investment.

Once this person is promoted, they will need to help him refine the other two monster pelts into talismans free of charge in order to obtain three high-grade wind blade talismans.

"The lives of independent cultivators are difficult, and the situation of family cultivators is only slightly better. It is still more comfortable for cultivators in sects."

Lin Qingyang was quite moved, realizing that these resources were often not considered precious.

As far as he knew, exchanging a high-grade spirit talisman within the Qingyuan Sect only required forty spirit stones.

At the same time, the talisman masters they train almost never have to worry about materials for first-tier high-grade talismans.

Even second-tier demonic beasts, dozens of them are transported back to Qingyuan Sect from the front lines of Fenghuo Mountain every year.

This is the foundation of the Golden Core power.

Lin Qingyang was also envious, because if he hadn't been born into the Lin family, he, with his inferior spiritual root, might not have had the chance to embark on the path of immortality. The Qingyuan Sect recruited cultivators with at least mid-grade spiritual roots.

"Don't overthink it, just focus on making the talismans."

For the next month, he kept drawing talismans.

……

Hong Yifei, who had exchanged a Rejuvenation Talisman from Lin Qingyang, along with three other late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who had also exchanged for high-grade spirit talismans, set their sights on a small pack of Shadow Wolves.

Because the four of them possessed a total of twelve high-grade talismans, they were all very confident about this hunt.

Thirty miles outside the Nanlu River, in a grove of trees.

The towering trees reach tens of meters in height, their lush green leaves casting large swaths of shadow.

"sieve!"

A sound of something cutting through the air could be heard.

Several dark figures moved swiftly and pounced on a Suzuki sheep, killing it instantly.

These were Shadow Wolves, extremely fast, but instead of eating, they carried their food deeper into the forest.

As monsters living in a clan, they need to return their prey so that the leader can eat it first.

Several miles away, a group of people were following the Shadow Wolf at a distance.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, this Shadow Wolf pack has over twenty demonic beasts, but only three are top-grade first-tier demonic beasts. It's not even enough for the four of us. Should we try another pack?"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man carrying a heavy black iron hammer on his back, who, like Lin Zongyue, also practiced body-refining techniques.

Although he did not achieve the legendary reputation of the Mountain-Splitting Axe, he was strong enough to fight against two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators at the same time, making him the strongest among the four late-stage Qi Refining rogue cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, with your high strength and physical cultivation, you could probably go toe-to-toe with the Wolf King."

"We can't do that. If we run into a Bone-Crushing Bear, we might not be able to escape back to the market if we're seriously injured."

Hong Yifei offered a somewhat flattering remark, but politely declined the other party's suggestion.

The other two rogue cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining also deeply agreed with this, so Jiang Zhuofan didn't say anything more.

Hong Yifei was very satisfied with this, because it was because he helped the three of them exchange for high-quality Rejuvenation Talismans and Water Arrow Talismans from Lin Qingyang that he was able to be the person in charge of this matter.

In fact, every ten years or so, several rogue cultivators in the Nanlu River region would gather a team of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to hunt high-grade demonic beasts.

That's how Hong Yifei and the others obtained the high-grade demon beast pelts.

The key factor is a high-grade spirit talisman, which is the greatest guarantee for dealing with emergencies.

This time, if it weren't for the six high-grade talismans obtained from Lin Qingyang, and the lack of more than ten high-grade spirit talismans, no mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator would have come to participate.

Although it takes only half a month to earn a year's worth of spirit stones, without the protection of high-grade spirit talismans, the risk of death exceeds 50%, so who would participate?

"This time, we have brought four sets of first-tier high-grade formations and twelve mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators."

"According to the original plan, the three of us will lead the team to contain those three high-grade Shadow Wolves."

"The strongest Daoist Hong, wielding the most agile Gale Formation, led three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators to swiftly slaughter mid-Qi Refining level demonic beasts."

Hong Yifei reviewed the plan, glanced at the three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and quickly set off to surround the wolf pack.

The late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were the biggest beneficiaries, so there was no need for him to say more.

Whether it's a top-grade talisman or a precious medicinal herb guarded by wolves, they are all their spoils of war. This is why they go to great lengths to organize a demon hunt.

A dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators appeared, and even with concealment talismans, they were still detected within a mile of the wolf pack.

The Shadow Wolf King was nearly three people tall, and it was enjoying the flesh and blood.

But at a certain moment, his body suddenly tensed up. Although the intelligence of the demon beast was not high, its perception of danger, honed through years of life-and-death struggles, was superior to that of human cultivators.

It suddenly looked up in the direction of Hong Yifei and the others, and then let out a roar!

Several demonic beasts scattered around the perimeter received the summons and rushed towards the wolf king to protect him.

The two most powerful creatures were two demonic wolves, comparable to those at the eighth level of Qi Refining. They were also the strongest demonic beasts in the pack, second only to the wolf king!

It was as tall as two people, but it was too late!

"Divide the battlefield!"

Hong Yifei roared and raised his hand to release the array flags engraved with tortoise shell runes.

The three Qi Refining stage cultivators accompanying him also released their spiritual power into the array flags in their hands!

A first-tier superior-grade Rock Armor Formation, renowned for its ability to trap enemies and provide defense.

This formation cost him a full five hundred spirit stones, which he had saved up for more than ten years to summon.

Their goal was to trap the wolf king, and that was their primary achievement!

Once the formation was complete, four golden earthen prisons suddenly trapped the Shadow Wolf King.

Although the Wolf King is strong, it is estimated that only Jiang Zhuofan, who also cultivates the body, can fight him head-on. However, he has no ability to break the formation formed by the four of them in a short time.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Wolves around them tried to come to the rescue, but were blocked by two other huge formations!

Yes, this time they chose one of the three trap formations.

The only killing formation also began to unleash its power, and Jiang Zhuofan led three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators to charge into the wolf pack.

He wielded a heavy iron hammer, and each strike took the life of a Shadow Wolf.

The wolf pack also had instincts developed from years of hunting, and immediately realized that they had surrounded and killed the four human cultivators first.

Although the two superior Shadow Wolves were trapped, they were still able to command the pack through their roars.

In an instant, nearly twenty demonic wolves attacked, a dark mass of them. Not to mention Jiang Zhuofan, even Lin Zongyue would perish here.

But the human cultivators possessed array formations!

The Gale Formation granted Jiang Zhuofan and his companions extreme speed, increasing their speed by more than 50%, even surpassing the Shadow Wolf, known for its speed.

Therefore, while they were surrounded by twenty demon wolves, they only needed to withstand the attacks of three or four demon wolves.

During their wandering, within a few dozen breaths, one of the Shadow Wolves fell down.

Deep within, the Shadow Wolf King frantically charged at the formation, its eyes bloodshot as it watched its clan being slaughtered.

However, the array's brilliance only dimmed slightly.

At this pace, it would take him at least half an hour to break the formation, but by then he would be left without any troops and would have to perish along with his clan at the hands of the human cultivators before him!

Thinking of this, he glanced at the western edge of the woods.

"roar!"

The wolf king roared to the sky, filled with sorrow and resentment.

To everyone's surprise, they heard two wolf howls coming from several miles away, the sound seemingly even louder than the wolf king's!

Hong Yifei had heard senior cultivators mention this situation before, and immediately realized something was terribly wrong. "Oh no! It's a demonic wolf from the Feng Huo Shan region! This wolf king has voluntarily relinquished its leadership!"

Fenghuo Mountain is close to the wilderness, and the competition is fierce. Although there is a line of cultivators to defend it, first-tier demon beasts often slip through the net and enter the territory of Chu.

About ten breaths.

With a whooshing sound, two shadow wolves with crimson eyes sped toward the scene from the southwest, less than a hundred meters from the battlefield.

These two Shadow Wolves actually came from the wilderness. They were born of the same mother and had supported each other, which allowed them to break through the defenses and reach the Nanlu River.

Moreover, because they were demonic beasts that had fought their way out of the wilderness, these two brothers were actually a size larger than the Shadow Wolf King!

If it weren't for the Shadow Wolf King relying on its pack of wolves, it would have been impossible to fight against it.

Now, in order to survive, it has relinquished its position as the wolf king.

"This is troublesome."

Jiang Zhuofan's face was grim, and he threw out a talisman inscribed with crimson runes with some regret!

The talisman transformed into clusters of flames in mid-air, enveloping the low-level demon wolves that were surrounding and attacking them.

Wide-range attack talisman, Fire Rain Talisman!

The other two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators also received the signal and raised their hands to summon two spirit talismans, one yellow and one green.

A yellowish-brown rock prison rises abruptly from the ground.

Immediately afterwards, vines with sharp spikes appeared out of thin air in the earthen prison, wounding several demon wolves.

Then the vine was set ablaze by the fire rain, briefly trapping more than a dozen demon wolves inside.

Superior-grade talismans: Rock Prison Talisman and Vine Thorn Talisman!

Three high-grade spirit talismans trapped more than a dozen low-level demon wolves for at least a quarter of an hour!

The two Shadow Wolf Kings from the wilderness also showed a fierce expression. They knew that if they wanted to gain a foothold in Nanlu River, they had to protect this wolf pack.

"roar!"

The two wolves opened their mouths and released two shadow blades several feet long!

A full-force attack, without holding back, followed immediately by their sharp claws and fangs!

"Both wolves must die within this fifteen-minute window!"

Jiang Zhuofan charged straight at him without dodging or avoiding, while the azure spiritual light within the formation surged into his body.

This is the spiritual energy within the bodies of the other three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators.

Only someone who also cultivates the body can use the formation to double the spiritual power he uses. Even with four people working together, this move can only be released a maximum of three times!

One of the heavy iron hammers, flashing with fire, was suddenly thrown out!

"boom!"

At this moment, its power has already reached 50% of that of a second-tier spirit talisman!

The two shadow blades were instantly annihilated by the giant hammer!

Having survived the wilderness, the two wolves naturally wouldn't take such a supernatural power head-on; they leaped away, one on the left and one on the right!

"Chance!"

Jiang Zhuofan's face was icy cold. He picked up the giant hammer and suddenly strode towards the demon wolf a little further away.

At the same time, the three people in the formation seemed to be of one mind, raised their hands, and released three high-grade spirit talismans!

Yes, before the battle, most of the high-grade attack talismans were distributed to the three of them in order to deal with any unexpected situations!

Two water arrow talismans drawn by Lin Qingyang!

Another Firebird Talisman treasured by the three of them!

All of them were top-grade spirit talismans, treasured by three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators for nearly ten years, naturally resulting in remarkable achievements.

Twenty-four water arrows, as thick as tree trunks, gleamed with sharpness and instantly charged towards the distant demon wolf.

At this moment, no matter how fast the two Shadow Wolf Kings were, as long as they couldn't take to the air, they could only take the attack head-on!

"puff!"

The wolf king at the back was in big trouble. Twenty-four water arrows ravaged its body, leaving it covered in wounds!

Upon landing, it was almost unsteady on its feet, but before it could even rest, it raised its half-broken claw to fight again.

"Hahaha, after eating two Water Arrow Talismans, even the Shadow Wolf King will become a spineless shrimp."

With a hearty laugh, Jiang Zhuofan charged over, already realizing that the demon wolf was currently using less than 50% of its full strength.

But he dared not hold back, pouring a full thirty percent of his magic power into the giant hammer, while his blood and qi surged toward his palm.

Because the Firebird Talisman on the other side was extremely ineffective.

Being a step slower, it was able to evade 30% of its power by another Shadow Wolf King.

In addition, the damage was insufficient. The other demon wolf, judging from its appearance, only had its fur singed and still had at least 80% of its combat power. Currently, it was being held back by three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators.

"Three Elements Reunite, Kill!"

Jiang Zhuofan roared, and the giant hammer in his hand had already reached the level of a top-grade magic weapon.

After combining body-refining power and spiritual energy techniques, it directly shattered the wolf king's claws, and its head was smashed to pieces!

"roar!"

The howling came from another Shadow Wolf King!

Upon witnessing his brother's death, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his dark figure flashed. With his extremely high speed, he dodged an attack from a magical artifact and chose to take a spell head-on, determined to seek revenge.

"Pfft!"

With claws piercing through his chest, the eyes of a rogue cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining went blank, and his body was swallowed by the wolf king, leaving no trace of his remains!

The Savage Wolf King, despite being hit by a spell, only experienced a 20% reduction in his aura.

He flashed forward, about to slaughter another rogue cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Upon witnessing his companion's death, the rogue cultivator became much more vigilant and immediately raised his hand to release a mid-grade Gale Talisman and a mid-grade Azure Armor Talisman to protect himself.

Even so, its legs were swallowed by the Shadow Wolf King's gaping maw.

As a peak Qi Refining cultivator, the Shadow Wolf King was so powerful that ordinary Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators couldn't even restrain it!

Fifteen minutes later.

"boom!"

A roaring sound like a raging storm!

A cyan wind blade, as wide as a door panel, pierced through the head of the Shadow Wolf King.

"boom!"

This time it was a muffled thud. The wolf king's body, as tall as three people, lost its life and fell limply to the ground, an arm falling out of its gaping maw.

"Huff, huff!"

Jiang Zhuofan knelt on the ground, his left arm empty, panting heavily.

His face was filled with grief as he looked behind him; the corpses of the three cultivators were already lifeless.

It took the lives of three cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining and four high-grade spirit talismans to finally kill the two wolf kings within a quarter of an hour.

……

Of the other three battle groups, Hong Yifei is under the most pressure.

After a quarter of an hour of fighting, the formation in front of them began to show signs of collapse.

"Are those three Tier 1 High-Grade Shadow Wolves, plus the dozen or so other demonic beasts on the periphery, going to die here?"

Hong Yifei's face was bitter as he looked at the rock armor formation, which was now reduced to a thin layer. In order to maintain the formation, most of them had only half of their magic power left.

The strategy of defeating them one by one was disrupted by the unexpected intrusion of two wolf-king level demonic beasts, and the high-grade spirit talismans were also exhausted.

Jiang Zhuofan, having lost an arm, was currently at a lower level than the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and was unable to come to his aid.

Their biggest problem right now is this wolf king, which they can't seem to solve.

Just as he was worrying, the wolf king launched another attack.

"Splash!"

The Rock Armor Formation has been broken!

Hong Yifei and his three companions could only fight desperately; they couldn't even outrun the Shadow Wolf King!

But with only 50% of their magic power remaining, they were no match for the wolf king's claws.

Compared to them, the wolf king was in a very good mood. He had thought he would have to be subordinate to the other demon beasts, but now, they had been defeated by the human cultivators.

He could then reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

"roar!"

The wolf king flashed forward, its sharp claws aimed directly at Hong Yifei. It hated this human cultivator who had injured it with a wind blade the most.

At this moment, he released three mid-grade spirit talismans and summoned a mid-grade defensive magic weapon.

But it was all in vain!

"Am I going to die in the mouth of a monster?"

Hong Yifei closed his eyes tightly, bracing himself for the inevitable death.

A strong gust of wind swept over his head.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, the four of you join forces and kill them quickly!"

Accompanying the roar was a heavy hammer made of black iron!

"Bang!"

The Shadow Wolf King was repelled!

Hong Yifei looked surprised and doubtful. The person in front of him was Jiang Zhuofan, whose magical power had recovered to about 60%. This was not surprising, as rogue cultivators usually had at least one high-grade spirit-restoring pill on hand.

But as for the injury, even a body cultivator would need more than half an hour to reattach the severed arm before recovering half of his combat strength.

"Never mind, surround and kill them first!"

Hong Yifei's expression hardened, and he led the three Qi Refining stage cultivators he had invited to hunt down the wolf king.

In the end, they won this battle!

It took another fifteen minutes to kill the wolf king. The outer wolf cubs were powerless to break through the other two protective formations. Seeing their leader dead, they had no choice but to retreat!

"A resounding victory!"

Looking at the results of the battle around him, Hong Yifei felt a mixture of joy and bitterness.

He walked into the wolf king's head and took out a bloodstained forearm, whose internal veins and blood vessels were rapidly dying.

He quickly used cleansing and sealing spells to preserve its vitality.

In its final moments, the wolf king withstood the attacks of three people, nearly crippling itself in the process.

"Fine, I'll find a place in the market to retire from now on."

Hong Yifei knew in his heart that he had not cultivated his body, and by the time he returned to the market, most of his life force would have dissipated, making it difficult to reconnect.

Having lost half an arm, the circulation of his internal energy became problematic, and his combat strength dropped by 50%, making him even weaker than a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, what a pleasant surprise! We've discovered a Four Spirits Jade Flower!"

Jiang Zhuofan discovered a spiritual herb with four leaves and a body as white as jade in the wolf pack's den!

"Second-tier spiritual herbs? We can exchange them for more high-grade pills."

Hong Yifei forced a smile; he was about to say something.

A bright green talisman was affixed to his severed arm, and immediately the necrotic meridians and blood vessels were revitalized. At this moment, the rate of loss and replenishment of life force was balanced!

"This, this, this..."

His other hand trembled, and then he suddenly looked up at Jiang Zhuofan, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jiang. From now on, I, Hong, will follow your lead."

The fact that his arm's vitality allowed him to reach Nanhefang almost saved his path!

Such kindness was beyond words.

Jiang Zhuofan waved his hand and looked at the others, "This battle was largely thanks to Lin Fushi's talismans. The power of the three water arrow talismans, in terms of both speed and power, was more than 30% of that of the firebird talismans drawn by other talisman masters, severely injuring the Demon King!"

"In addition, I was able to quickly reattach my severed arm by using two Rejuvenation Talismans."

He paused, looked at Hong Yifei, and said in a deep voice, "Without the three Rejuvenation Talismans, we would all probably be dead here today!"

"We discovered a second-tier spirit herb in this battle, which brought us hundreds of spirit stones in extra income. I think we should give all three high-grade Shadow Wolf pelts to Master Lin."

After a moment of silence, Hong Yifei spoke first, "I think it's a good idea."

"Agreed. If Fellow Daoist Jiang hadn't recovered, and the Wolf King had broken the Rock Prison Formation, the three of us would have been doomed!"

Hong Yifei and the other three cultivators who had trapped the wolf king agreed, while the other dozen or so remained silent, clearly wanting to keep their share of the benefits.

However, they had agreed beforehand that the spoils of war would be divided according to merit. Hong Yifei and his three companions were initially designated as the primary contributors to trapping the wolf king, while Jiang Zhuofan was the decisive force in this victory, having killed three wolf kings in succession.

In the end, they had no choice but to agree.

……

The group spent half a day returning to Nanhefang. The four late-stage Qi Refining cultivators went straight to the Treasure Pavilion and took out second-tier spiritual herbs.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, and Fellow Daoist Jiang, have you been hunting a second-tier demonic beast?"

Liu Yuxuan came out of the alchemy room and entered the private room. She was quite surprised to see the Four Spirits Jade Flower.

Such spiritual items are rarely available to independent cultivators. The group's weakened auras clearly indicated that they had plundered them from a demonic beast.

"Sect Master Liu is joking. Even a single pack of Shadow Wolves nearly wiped out our entire army."

"Look at my severed arm, could you help me restore it?"

Hong Yifei was very polite, as the person in front of him was not only a top-grade alchemist but also a practitioner of healing arts.

This technique is extremely difficult to learn and requires rare spiritual objects to assist it. As independent cultivators spend their days hunting demons, they simply do not have the time or resources to learn it.

"You're willing to trade second-tier spirit herbs, that's naturally no problem."

Liu Yuxuan took the severed arm from his hand, tore off the already dimmed talisman, and surprisingly, 80% of the surrounding meridians and blood vessels were preserved!

Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at the emerald green Rejuvenation Talisman, then looked at Hong Yifei and the others. "As far as I know, you don't seem to be cultivating your body. It seems you managed to keep your arm from necrosis thanks to this Rejuvenation Talisman?"

Because she has mastered healing techniques, more than a dozen rogue cultivators who have suffered from limb injuries have come to her for help over the years.

Most people, due to the loss of life force, can only retain 10% of their meridians, resulting in a sharp drop in combat power. The Rejuvenation Talisman can slow down the loss of life force, but it can only retain up to 30% of the meridians.

A quarter of an hour later, the four of them left satisfied with the high-grade pills they had obtained in exchange for the second-tier spiritual herbs.

Liu Yuxuan also returned to the alchemy room.

"Sister Yuxuan, to increase the power of the drawn talisman by thirty percent out of thin air? This talisman master Lin's talismanic spirit body actually has such an effect?"

Yuan He was somewhat surprised. She and Liu Yuxuan had a very good relationship, and her friend had just come to congratulate her on her breakthrough in alchemy cultivation, so she happened to witness the whole thing.

"Didn't you see it?"

Liu Yuxuan took a sip of tea. "Before the next exchange meeting, I need to take the initiative to invite Lin Qingyang to have a talk. The impact of this Spring Escape Talisman far exceeds that of the previous Water Escape Talisman."

"Especially the Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators in Cangshan County who also cultivate their bodies, are probably determined to get this item. If they can get a portion of it, the scale of the exchange meeting can probably be expanded by another 10%."

Yuan He nodded, then looked somewhat puzzled. "But if we take the initiative to invite them, wouldn't that put us at a disadvantage in the negotiations?"

"That's where that person's brilliance lies. He'd rather endure a month without taking the Qi-stabilizing pill than not use rogue cultivators to build his reputation first."

Liu Yuxuan spoke with an expression of appreciation.

As a cultivator seeking the Dao, she naturally seizes every opportunity. She herself was able to collect rare spiritual herbs through the exchange fair by running a business, thus entering the top five in her family's alchemy skills at an early age.

The same principle applies to negotiation tactics.

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