Family Cultivation: Many Children, Many Blessings

Chapter 100 The Beginning of the War
"Forget it, let's not worry unnecessarily. Who knows when the next system reward for the Dragon Blood Bone Tempering Technique will appear."

Lin Changyue shook his head, temporarily suppressing his worries.

Just enjoy the present moment.

His powerful physique, comparable to that of a late-stage second-tier demonic beast, gave him a great sense of security!

After testing the strength of his current physical body, his perception, and his speed during bursts of power, Lin Changyue was almost able to become one of the top beings in the Foundation Establishment Realm!
Perhaps compared to his wife Qin Li's peak, or even Lu Wangji of the Qingming Sword Sect, or Wei Tianque who perished in the Luan Bird Secret Realm, he might be slightly inferior.

But apart from the core geniuses of these forces at the Core Formation level and above, Lin Changyue has nothing to fear.

even.

Once he refines some third-tier talismans for self-defense, he will be able to be just like Lu Wangji and the others, fearless of fake Core Formation cultivators!

I can spar with a weaker early-stage Core Formation cultivator!
"Let me see what this third-tier talisman-making technique is all about!"

As Lin Changyue silently recited "Receive Reward 1," a vast amount of talisman-making experience flooded his head like seawater, leaving him completely bewildered by the sheer volume of information.

I was in a daze and didn't know how much time had passed. It felt like a sudden glance back, or like hundreds of years had passed.

Time flies, and the days and months alternate.

Lin Changyue transformed into a talisman master, focusing solely on creating talismans and abandoning everything else. He researched all kinds of talismans to the extreme, as if it were an instinct.

If every second-tier talisman master has their own strengths and weaknesses in talismans, then the preparation of spirit ink and talisman paper will also differ, resulting in different schools of thought.

Therefore, the effects of the same talisman can vary greatly depending on the talisman master who crafts it.

However, to advance to become a third-tier rune master, one needs to master all the different styles!
Only by combining the strengths of many schools can one reach the pinnacle of talismanic skills!

Once you reach the third-tier talisman master level, there will no longer be any differences in the schools of talisman-making techniques.

There is no longer a distinction between high and low in the development of talisman paper and the preparation of spiritual ink.

Because when someone advances to the third-tier rune master, everyone will be unified!

but!
Unification does not mean that all rune masters are the same after reaching the third tier.

On the contrary, the differences between talisman masters will only truly become apparent after reaching the third tier!

Because every third-tier rune master will begin to walk their own 'path'!
This principle is no longer about the difference in production methods, nor is it about the difference in spiritual ink, talisman paper, or brush tip.

It's not a difference in the five elements!

Or perhaps it's due to different combinations of the five elements!
"No wonder, third-tier talisman masters are no longer divided into low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade, because there's simply no way to classify them."

Coming to his senses from the massive amount of information on talisman making, Lin Changyue finally understood what a third-tier talisman master was all about.

For all talisman masters, advancing to the third rank signifies that their skills have reached perfection, with no further distinctions.

However, even if you push your talisman skills to the limit, you can only bring the power of the talisman to the early stage of Core Formation.

To reach a higher level, one relies not on skill, but on the talisman master's own 'strength' and their understanding of the 'Talisman Way' and the 'Five Elements'!

Just like Master Fenglei, although Lin Changyue wasn't entirely sure, judging from the basic inheritance he left behind, he had integrated 'wind' and 'thunder' into his own talismanic arts, and its power was quite remarkable.

That's why he was able to be considered the number one talisman master in the cultivation world of Yu Kingdom during his lifetime, and was extremely famous.

"In the current cultivation world of Yu Kingdom, there are probably no more than one hand that there are third-tier talisman masters. I wonder if there is anyone like True Person Feng Lei who can integrate the power of the five elements into the talisman path after perfecting his talisman skills?"

Lin Changyue muttered to himself.

Before reaching the third rank, a talisman master's success depends on their talent in talisman cultivation.

Once you reach the third tier, whether you can go further depends on your cultivation talent!
The higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the higher the degree of compatibility, which greatly helps in improving one's talismanic skills.

"It seems that my talisman skills have reached their limit for the next few decades. At most, I can only create talismans with power comparable to those of the early stage of Core Formation. If I want to go further, I will have to wait until I become a Core Formation True Person in the future."

If one has a high enough talent for talisman creation, even with a Qi Refining stage cultivation level, one can create a second-tier low-grade talisman.

With a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level, there is theoretically a chance to upgrade talisman skills to the third tier.

However, for those above the third rank, integrating the Dao of Talismans with the Dao of the Five Elements is absolutely impossible with Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Only after passing through the Dan Tribulation and becoming a True Core Formation cultivator can one proceed.

"However, talismans comparable to those at the early stage of Core Formation are more than enough!"

After receiving the talisman-making experience and organizing his thoughts and plans, Lin Changyue couldn't wait to try making a third-tier talisman.

The materials for making third-tier talismans are all very precious and rare. Fortunately, Lin Changyue has the most difficult-to-obtain main material readily available.

The third-tier demon beast corpse that Qin Li scavenged from the Luan Bird Secret Realm was the best main material.

However, in addition to the main ingredients, some auxiliary ingredients are also needed, which Lin Changyue does not have and needs to collect from various places first.

If it were the Lin family of the past, it would have been extremely difficult for Lin Changyue to collect the auxiliary materials for making third-tier talismans. He would have had to travel thousands of miles to Liaoyuan Immortal City.

But things are different now. The Lin family owns a sizable market town like Seven Star Island, which attracts not only Qi Refining cultivators but also many Foundation Establishment cultivators. With a large flow of people, the variety of resources and treasures is abundant.

In addition, the Lin family is now thriving and at its zenith, and is the most dazzling Foundation Establishment family under the Xuanbing Hall.

Lin Changyue only needs to send out the materials he wants through the Lin family's channels. Families and Foundation Establishment cultivators who possess these materials will be willing to go to great lengths to come and trade with him.

Even if the transaction doesn't yield much benefit, establishing a good relationship with the Lin family will make it easier to purchase talismans and puppets in the future.

……

Three months later, Lin Changyue had collected a batch of materials to make third-tier talismans.

But it took half a year before they finally succeeded in creating a third-tier attack talisman.

Then, it took another six months to create the most precious and rarest talisman among the third-tier talismans: the Minor Teleportation Talisman!
The Minor Teleportation Talisman is essentially a super-upgraded version of the Escape Talisman. Once activated, it creates an effect similar to a teleportation array, instantly teleporting the cultivator to any location within a fifty-mile radius!
Fifty miles is a distance that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, let alone a mid- or late-stage Core Formation cultivator, cannot perceive. Once a Minor Teleportation Talisman is used, it is equivalent to having a very high chance of escaping from the clutches of a Core Formation True Person!
Unless you're extremely unlucky, even if a Core Formation cultivator chases after you, you won't be able to catch up.

Or perhaps the opponent possesses an extremely rare treasure that can counter spatial teleportation talismans.

After making two third-tier talismans, there were still some animal hide talisman paper left, but the other materials were almost used up.

"No wonder that in a big city like Liaoyuan Immortal City, second-tier talismans are not particularly rare. As long as you have enough spirit stones and put in a little effort, you can buy them. But third-tier talismans are almost as rare as Condensing True Pills, and have become strategic items. They rarely appear even at major auctions. Once they do appear, they will inevitably cause a frenzy among all parties."

Lin Changyue only truly understood this after personally crafting a third-tier talisman.

Crafting Tier 3 talismans is not only extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also has a very low success rate, resulting in a huge loss of materials for the team!

The first attack-type talisman was alright, but the second small teleportation talisman was too expensive.

As a third-tier talisman master, if we consider only the profit, making second-tier talismans is much more profitable than making third-tier talismans!

This is not.

During this year, in addition to making two second-tier talismans, Lin Changyue used his spare time and leftover materials to make nine high-grade second-tier talismans of various types, as well as fourteen mid-grade second-tier talismans!

Second-tier high-grade talismans are expensive and have no trouble selling; Foundation Establishment cultivators from all major sects are vying for them.

Just like Wang Zhidan from the Beast Taming King family, he even desperately wanted a mid-grade second-tier talisman.

"Needless to say, I need to keep the two Rank 3 talismans as a trump card. The Rank 2 high-grade talismans cannot be sold to the public either."

"I was only a second-tier low-grade talisman master before, and I couldn't even break through to the second-tier mid-grade. If I were to directly announce that my talisman skills had reached the second-tier high-grade, it would be too shocking."

"However, I could find an opportunity to sell some of these dozen or so mid-grade second-tier talismans."

Lin Changyue made a plan in his mind.

It has been more than ten years since he announced his advancement to a second-tier low-grade talisman master. Although breaking through to a second-tier mid-grade talisman master was a bit fast, it was still reasonable.

However, just as Lin Changyue was preparing to announce his identity as a mid-grade second-tier talisman master, an unexpected turn of events suddenly occurred.

The Xuanbing Hall and the Liuli Sect, two major Core Formation sects, have suddenly declared war!

The news came out of nowhere.

Not only the Lin family, but all the Foundation Establishment families under the Xuanbing Hall were shocked when they heard this news.

The Xuanbing Hall and the Liuli Sect are indeed enemies, and their friction and disputes are not recent; they have a history of more than a hundred years.

Before that, no matter how much the two sides secretly competed, they would exercise restraint and keep the struggle below the Core Formation stage.

No one expected that it would suddenly escalate to the entire sect.

Upon receiving the news, the Lin family immediately convened a high-level meeting.

Everyone in the clan, including Lin Changyue, Qin Li, and Chen Ping, all three Foundation Establishment cultivators, participated in the discussion to devise the next course of action.

On the surface, the war between the two major sects seems to have nothing to do with these cultivation families, since cultivation families and sects are not subordinate to each other.

But this is in normal times. If the war becomes fierce, and the sect suffers heavy casualties, or even faces the crisis of annihilation, this relationship will be broken!

Just like in mortal dynasties, soldiers are forcibly conscripted to fight on the battlefield.

If the Xuanbing Hall is on the verge of collapse, who can guarantee that they won't send their subordinate cultivation families to the battlefield?
……

"The trigger for the sudden declaration of war between the two sides is still unknown, but the war has indeed begun. Disciples of the Xuanbing Hall who are on missions outside, whether they are in the Qi Refining stage or the Foundation Establishment stage, have been notified to return to the sect immediately."

"The team, led by Master Bailian, consists of two flying boats filled with cultivators, which have already headed to the front lines."

Clan Chief Lin Daoyuan, with a serious expression, presented the intelligence he had gathered to the crowd.

"The war has just begun, and it is impossible to predict how long it will last or how far it will go."

"The good news is that, for the past hundred years, the reputation and recognized strength of the Xuanbing Hall in the cultivation world have been slightly stronger than that of the Liuli Sect. If the Xuanbing Hall can gain the upper hand on the battlefield, the situation for our Lin family will be much better."

Just like in ordinary national wars, the people of the victorious nation may not have an easy time at first, but it is definitely much better than the defeated nation becoming refugees.

"However, we cannot place all our hopes on the Xuanbing Hall's victory, or expect both sides to eventually call a truce. We must plan our own way out!"

Lin Daoyuan shared his thoughts.

That was one of the last words left by the ancestor Lin Xianchu many years ago before his death, instructing the Lin family to establish a 'foothold' in Liaoyuan Immortal City.

At the time, I was afraid that one day the Lin family would be destroyed by the Liu family, just like their old nemesis, the Zhou family.

Unexpectedly, the Liu family had already moved to the territory of the Liuli Sect, and the Lin family had become one of the most powerful Foundation Establishment families under the Xuanbing Hall.

The crisis resulted directly from the Xuanbing Hall!

Fortunately, as the Lin family has grown stronger over the years, its resources have increased, and talents have emerged in large numbers. Its foothold in Liaoyuan Immortal City has now developed into a considerable scale, and it has its own industries and network of connections within the city.

“The clan leader is right. This matter should be addressed sooner rather than later. While the war has just begun and the controls are not yet strict, we must quickly send a portion of our clansmen to Liaoyuan Immortal City. If the war progresses to the later stages, I fear the Xuanbing Hall will seal off the border, and by then it will be too late to leave.”

Some elders expressed their agreement with Lin Daoyuan's proposal.

We definitely need to prepare for both possibilities.

Regardless of the outcome of the battle, the Lin family's ancestral lands must never be abandoned until the very last moment.

This is the accumulation of the Lin family over many years. Without the ancestral land, a family becomes a rootless duckweed.

But just in case, it is indeed necessary to preserve the family line.

Next, the discussion began with who would lead the team to Liaoyuan Immortal City.

(End of this chapter)