Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Now that his proficiency with the Water Clamp Talisman had improved considerably, Lin Qingyang naturally wanted to try drawing it himself.

Thinking it over, he took out a box of brand-new talisman paper and spirit ink from the table. After opening it, he could faintly feel the spiritual energy rising from it.

This is the talisman paper corresponding to a mid-grade first-tier talisman. Because talismans like the Water Claw Talisman are more powerful, they must be made of better quality talisman paper to withstand the spiritual power within.

As for the Spirit Ink, it contains the essence and blood of the Water Claw Crab, so the price of both is self-evident.

This time, when I went to the Internal Affairs Hall, I only had enough spirit stones left to buy the talisman paper and spirit ink corresponding to the Breath Concealing Talisman.

"Fortunately, the family will support cultivators who break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining before the age of thirty with ten spirit stones. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford a mid-grade first-tier talisman paper and spirit ink."

At this moment, he felt somewhat fortunate to be living in a family of cultivators, where he received support from the family in terms of inheritance and spirit stones.

If one is a rogue cultivator without any inheritance of the various arts of cultivation, they will most likely have to risk their lives to hunt demons in the wilderness to earn spirit stones once they reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

This time, he used ten sheets of paper to draw the water clamp talisman, and the whole process took about three hours.

"Finally, one is complete!"

Lin Qingyang wiped the sweat from his face and looked at a completely blue talisman on the table, his eyes filled with barely concealed excitement.

He actually managed to draw a mid-grade talisman. Everything is difficult at the beginning, but with the experience of success once, it was much easier to improve it later.

"The losses are quite heavy. A success rate of 10% is considered a fluke, and it's estimated that drawing one would result in a loss of two or three spirit stones."

However, Lin Qingyang believed that his choice was correct.

With a thought, he immediately focused his consciousness on the jade talisman.

[Water Clamping Charm: Beginner (87/100) → Beginner (89/100)]

[Conceal Breath Talisman: Proficient (157/200) → Master (1/400)]

Yes, because he created a mid-grade talisman, his proficiency with the Concealing Breath Talisman also underwent a transformation.

After a short rest, Lin Qingyang attempted to draw a Breath Concealing Talisman. His success rate was already over 80%, with few mistakes. With this level of proficiency, he estimated that the spirit stones he could earn from drawing talismans would be no less than those earned from a Water Clamping Talisman with a success rate of 30%!

The only drawback is that the family currently has no stock of mid-grade talisman brushes; otherwise, it would be easier for him to draw them.

Therefore, in the days that followed, he began to refine a large number of Concealing Breath Talismans in exchange for Blue Claw Crabs to plunder his talents.

He never forgot that talisman making was only an auxiliary means; improving one's spiritual root was the most important thing.

The bottleneck he encountered when breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining with a low-grade spiritual root was just as difficult as the difficulty when breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining with an inferior spiritual root. He didn't want to be delayed on his path again.

He did try to cultivate in the meantime, but the speed at which his low-grade spiritual root could refine spiritual energy was only slightly faster than before. In addition, he was cultivating the family's "Water Drawing Technique," which was easy and suitable for inferior spiritual roots, so the effect of refining spiritual energy was naturally not very good.

According to his plan, he would first spend several years plundering talent and improving his spiritual root to the middle grade. At that time, he would switch to a cultivation technique and cultivate at several times the previous speed, so as to greatly reduce the time it would take for him to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Sunrise and sunset, time flies.

A month passed quickly.

It was noon that day.

Lin Qingyang finished drawing the talisman early, glanced at the communication talisman in front of him, and couldn't help but smile with joy, "Uncle is finally back!"

This was the message sent by Lin Qinggui. The family's demon-hunting team was very lucky this time; no one died, only a few were injured.

Given his uncle's strength, he naturally wouldn't be among those injured.

After thinking for a moment, he came to a corner of the cave. The spiritual soil in this area was brown and had traces of filling, which clearly indicated that it had been infused with spiritual energy back then.

He used his magic to carefully dig a pit, revealing a wine jar inside.

"The spirit wine that my father brewed when he was young is probably nearly a hundred years old, so it's perfect to bring it along."

He sensed it and estimated that it contained spiritual energy close to that of a mid-grade first-level pill.

When visiting elders, it's only right to bring something, especially since this time there's also the flesh and blood of the Azure Rhinoceros. Bringing just a jar of spirit wine would be rather monotonous.

So Lin Qingyang went to the Internal Affairs Hall and spent five spirit stones to exchange for a bluefish and a blue crab. The taste was quite good, and Lin Qinggui could also use them to research spiritual cuisine.

"Qingyang, are you planning to go to your uncle's house?"

"Yes, I heard that the family's demon-hunting team had a successful trip and brought back a lot of demon beast flesh and blood. It would be inappropriate to go to the banquet empty-handed."

While waiting for the spirit object, Lin Qinggui chatted for a few words with the middle-aged man in front of him dressed in the uniform of the Internal Affairs Hall.

This is his fifteenth uncle, Lin Zongxun, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining and has a good cultivation level. However, since he does not have any cultivation skills, he took the initiative to run for the rotating supervisor position under the Internal Affairs Hall to earn spirit stones.

Because his success rate with concealing his breath talismans had reached 80% during this period, the other party clearly paid more attention to him and had the intention to befriend him. On weekdays, when exchanging talismans, they would also give him some preferential treatment within their authority.

He naturally wouldn't refuse, as the other party had cultivated deep roots in the Internal Affairs Hall for many years and had done countless favors for people.

After exchanging a few words, a shop assistant brought out several blue crabs and bluefish from the back storeroom.

Lin Qingyang reached out to take it and was about to leave when he was stopped by his fifteenth uncle, Lin Zongxun.

"Come on, I'll walk you part of the way. Please take some things to your uncle for me."

"Take it to my uncle? Okay."

Lin Qingyang was a little confused, because in his memory, his fifteenth uncle and eldest uncle should not have had much of a relationship, and the two rarely had contact.

The two walked outside, and Lin Zongxun looked at him with a smile on his face, revealing his true intention: "There were too many people in the hall just now, so it was difficult to say."

"There's news that the family's internal affairs hall will be bringing back a batch of spiritual items from Xihefang next month, including two mid-grade talisman brushes."

Lin Qingyang's eyes flickered slightly. He was about to draw a mid-grade talisman and needed a new talisman brush. He then took out two spirit stones from his pocket and handed them over. "Thank you, Uncle Fifteen. I hope you will keep an eye out for me when the time comes. I will definitely reward you handsomely afterward."

"Oh, you're too kind. I'll accept these two spirit stones and drink with them, but since you've called me 'uncle,' you can't talk about spirit stones again afterward."

Lin Zongxun smiled and accepted the spirit stones. Ever since his nephew discovered the family's Crimson-Tailed Spirit Fish a few days ago, his luck seemed to have turned around, and his talisman skills had begun to improve rapidly. Based on his many years of experience, he estimated that the chances of him becoming a mid-grade talisman master in the future were not small.

He offered to help the other party in order to establish a good relationship with them beforehand.

Over the years, he has helped many people in the Internal Affairs Hall, so that he will have the opportunity to become a family steward with his Qi Refining Level 6 cultivation in the next selection of stewards.

Lin Qingyang was happy to have this arrangement, since there were many talisman-making apprentices in the family, and quite a few of them were interested in mid-grade talisman brushes. Having a supervisor speak up for him was naturally a good thing.

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