Establishing a Clan in the Eastern Wilderness: A Daily Divination, Cultivating Longevity in a Grotto

After leaving the pass, Li Changsheng summoned Hu Xiaoyue.

"How is the talisman-making progressing?"

Hu Xiaoyue was a little nervous, but mostly excited:

"Clan Chief, Xiaoyue has finished reading all the books you gave her in the past three months. She has mastered all the types of low-grade first-tier talismans. In addition, she has also learned four types of mid-grade first-tier talismans, including the Mind-Stabilizing Talisman and the Boulder Talisman!"

Li Changsheng was astonished.

This little girl has not only mastered more than a dozen first-grade low-level talismans, but she can even make four first-grade mid-level talismans. Such talent is simply monstrous!

As expected of a Blood Talisman Spirit!

Seeing that Li Changsheng remained silent, Hu Xiaoyue assumed that he was dissatisfied with her, and quickly assured him:

"Please rest assured, clan leader, once Xiaoyue breaks through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, she will be able to attempt to create first-grade high-quality talismans."

Good guy.

This girl has now surpassed what others have accumulated in half a lifetime in just one year.

Li Changsheng showed no sign of emotion, and nodded, saying:

"Good. Make me a calming talisman right here and now, using your blood."

Use blood to draw symbols.

This was Hu Xiaoyue's first time.

"Yes, Chieftain!"

Hu Xiaoyue was eager to try.

The calming talisman is most effective for dealing with evil spirits.

She took out a blank talisman and used her own blood essence as ink, writing with lightning speed.

A moment later, a calming talisman was completed.

Li Changsheng took it, examined it carefully, and then took out a first-grade high-quality talisman for comparison. His eyes lit up immediately:

"Not bad, not bad. A mid-grade first-tier talisman, its power is comparable to a high-grade first-tier talisman. Xiaoyue, remember, you must not let anyone know that you used blood to make the talisman."

Given Hu Xiaoyue's qualifications.

I believe that within ten years, I will be able to advance to the second-tier talisman maker.

One of the conditions for a ninth-rank family to be promoted is to have four second-tier craft masters in the various arts and crafts of cultivation!

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After Hu Xiaoyue left, Li Changsheng went to the small room where he raised insects.

Within the pair of translucent eggs, one had already cracked open, and a tiny, pale golden, beetle-shaped insect was struggling to crawl out. The first thing it did after emerging was to turn back and devour the broken eggshell piece by piece.

Then, it turned its head and stared at the intact insect egg next to it.

Li Changsheng raised his hand, and a wisp of spiritual energy separated it.

The insect squeaked twice in dissatisfaction, but dared not resist.

Just then, a familiar vibration came from my sea of ​​consciousness.

[Spiritual insect: golden beetle (young stage)]

[Potential: Level 4]

[Note: This insect feeds on spirit stones, and each breakthrough to the next tier requires a large number of spirit stones. Upon reaching the late stage of the first tier, it can awaken a special talent.]

[Family Luck Value +50]

[Current Family Luck Value: 4750/5000]

Fourth-tier potential!

"This is truly a treasure trove."

He habitually starts his daily divination.

The other insect egg you raised is a dead egg and will not hatch. You can feed it a hatched golden beetle to help it grow.

Li Changsheng stopped interfering.

The golden beetle pounced on another egg, devouring the dead egg in a few bites. After consuming it, its body visibly grew larger, and the golden patterns on its shell became even clearer.

However, its aura is stuck at the peak of the mid-stage of the first tier, and it has been unable to break through for a long time.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!"

Li Changsheng gritted his teeth.

He took out five hundred low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag.

The golden beetle's eyes lit up.

It plunged into the pile of spirit stones and began to devour them greedily.

It was devoured in less than half an hour.

Then, its aura suddenly changed.

Late stage of Tier 1!

at the same time.

It opened its mouth and emitted a pale golden light.

Wherever the light passed, the air distorted slightly, exuding a chillingly sharp aura.

[Awakened Bloodline Spell: Golden Blade. Forged from the essence of Geng metal, it can cut through metal and iron, its power comparable to a top-tier first-order spell.]

Looking at the little bug burping contentedly in the pile of spirit stones, Li Changsheng felt both delighted and overwhelmed.

It can eat a lot, it can fight, and it has high potential.

It's just... she eats too much.

It took five hundred spirit stones to break through to the late stage of the first rank.

How much will I need to consume for the peak of the first tier, the second tier, and so on?

He rubbed his temples and put the golden beetle into his special spirit beast bag, which he had asked his brother-in-law to buy from the market when he went into seclusion.

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Upon learning that he had emerged from seclusion, Li's father mysteriously dragged him toward the underground river behind the mountain.

"Come quick, I've got something good to show you!"

"Father, what are you showing me?"

Father Li squatted down, took out a small jade bottle from his bosom, poured out a pale blue pill, and threw it into the water.

A moment later, a silver-scaled fish about a foot long surfaced and swam toward the pill.

Just as it opened its mouth to swallow—

Li Changsheng finally noticed.

The fish's scales, illuminated by the sunlight, faintly shimmered with a subtle golden hue.

"This is……"

"It's mutated!" Father Li exclaimed triumphantly. "Your dad spent ages figuring this out, using spirit herbs, fire cloud chicken droppings, and water from that new spirit spring to concoct a special feed. After feeding it for half a year, only this one mutated. The other fish still have silver scales, but this one's scales have golden edges!"

Li Changsheng squatted down and carefully examined the fish.

The mutated silver-scaled fish seemed to sense his gaze, warily flicked its tail, and dived to the bottom of the water.

"Dad, what's so special about this fish?"

"We haven't figured it out yet," said Li's father. "But since it's a mutation, it's bound to be stronger than the ordinary ones. I plan to raise it separately and see if I can cultivate the next generation."

Obviously.

The influence of the father's fishing and herding destiny has clearly begun to take effect subtly!

Just now.

The Book of Destiny in Li Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness suddenly trembled slightly.

A line of golden text appeared:

[The potential of the family spirit beast "Mutant Silver Scale Fish" has not been fully realized.]

[Chief's Authority - Enhancement: Consumes 2000 Luck Points to fully activate this fish's potential, transforming it into a combat-type spirit beast. After enhancement, this fish may "leap over the dragon gate" if it encounters a special opportunity in the future.]

Li Changsheng's heart skipped a beat.

Two thousand luck points—that's almost half of the Li family's fortune.

But the phrase "fish leaping over the dragon gate" held his gaze captive.

He remained expressionless, only nodding slightly.

"Father, please keep this fish separately for now, don't let it escape. I'll go back and check the records to see what's going on with this mutation."

Mr. Li nodded repeatedly, then threw a few more bait pellets into the water, muttering to himself:

"My sweet little fish, eat more, eat more..."

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It was late at night.

Li Changsheng sat alone in the quiet room, the stone door tightly closed, all restrictions lifted.

He focused his mind into his sea of ​​consciousness, where the golden light of the Heavenly Book flowed, and the line of instructions remained clearly visible:

[Consume 2000 Luck Points to enhance the "Mutant Silverscale Fish"?]

[Current Family Luck Value: 4750/5000]

[Upgraded Luck Value: 2750/5000]

Two thousand units of luck are exchanged for a battle spirit fish and the opportunity to "leap over the dragon gate".

Is it worth it?

Li Changsheng made his decision in an instant.

"confirm."