Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Dongfuzhong.

Lin Qingyang looked at the pool where the ten red-tailed spirit fish, which he had spent a lot of money to acquire, were frantically attacking the forbidden spell, trying to escape their confinement.

This pool is a mid-grade magic artifact, which he temporarily borrowed from the Internal Affairs Hall. After all, mid-grade first-order demonic beasts already possess considerable power, and ordinary spirit-binding ropes can hardly restrain them.

"Don't let me down."

Lin Qingyang raised his hand, and his magic power transformed into water pincers, which suddenly fell into the spirit pool. Because the area was small, no matter how the red-tailed spirit fish tried to escape, it was suppressed by the water pincers and lost its ability to resist.

Immediately, golden light enveloped the spirit pool. The red-tailed spirit fish in the palm seemed to sense the danger and struggled frantically, but it lost all its life force in just one breath.

The jade talisman also changed.

[Talents: Water Release, Blazing Tail Blade]

Without any hesitation, he chose Water Release!

[Talent: Water Release: Beginner Level (5/100)]

[Water Escape Talisman: Proficient (22/200)]

[Spiritual Root: Water (12/100) → (14/100)]

As expected, the Water Escape Talisman was upgraded to the proficient level, and he was able to easily improve the Water Escape Talisman's completeness to 30%.

This time, however, Lin Qingyang did not immediately attempt to draw a water escape talisman as he had done before.

Because he noticed something significantly different.

"My Water Root points have increased by two!"

This is great news!

He thought about it carefully for a moment, then looked at the three remaining trembling red-tailed spirit fish in the spirit pool.

Although demonic beasts are not very intelligent, it is still terrifying to see their own kind instantly taken away by a golden light.

Lin Qingyang finally concluded, "It's probably a matter of the monster's rank."

"The higher the rank of the demon beast, the more points it will gain in its water elemental root."

"Moreover, high-level demonic beasts have powerful physical bodies and higher quality blood essence. Previously, it took ten blue fish to enter the realm, but this time there were only seven red-tailed spirit fish."

"In the future, plundering three or four first-grade Azure Water Buffaloes might be enough to unlock the beginner's talent."

This should be good news for him, since second-tier demonic beasts are tough and thick-skinned, and even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like the clan leader, killing one alone is extremely difficult.

It's estimated that he'll be able to try out entry-level talents after collecting some essence blood from second-tier demonic beasts; otherwise, the difficulty would be too high if he had to hunt ten Foundation Establishment demonic beasts to plunder a single talent.

He figured these things out before he started trying to draw water escape talismans.

……

Several days later, at Wangyue River.

On the calm water, the bluefish and the red-tailed spirit fish were clearly separated, swimming in their respective areas.

Lin Qinggui had just arrived and began preparing bait for the day.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something. He glanced underwater and saw a blue figure emerge from it, its speed even faster than that of the Crimson-tailed Spirit Fish.

Once the figure reached the shore and its magical power dissipated, Lin Qinggui, upon seeing it, exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost, "Qingyang, you've mastered the Water Escape Technique?"

It's no wonder he was surprised, after all, the Water Escape Talisman is quite difficult to practice. As far as he knew, only the elders in the late Qi Refining stage of the family had mastered it.

"It can't be that fast, it's a water escape talisman."

Lin Qingyang waved his hand in denial. Although Lin Qinggui had guessed correctly, he couldn't admit it; it would be too high-profile.

He did indeed use water escape technique just now. I didn't expect that even at the beginner level, his speed underwater would be comparable to that of a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

It is indeed an excellent life-saving technique.

Lin Qinggui carefully examined his cousin, asking with some uncertainty, "Qingyang, could it be that you can already refine water escape talismans?"

He asked this question because he felt that Lin Qingyang must have gone mad, spending five spirit stones to buy a water escape talisman and then casually using it up in the family.

The only explanation is that the other party has already been able to create a water escape talisman and is testing its effects.

Lin Qingyang naturally wouldn't hide it from him, after all, he also needed to go to the Internal Affairs Hall to update his status as a mid-grade talisman master.

"Cousin Qinggui, take a rest first. Bring a plate of shredded bluefish. I brought a jar of spirit wine. Let's sit down and chat."

The two sat down and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Lin Qingyang took out the three remaining red-tailed spirit fish, raised his cup to express his gratitude, and said, "Over the years, I have been very grateful for Brother Qinggui's care. I have no way to repay you. I don't think I will need these three red-tailed spirit fish after I go down the mountain, so I will give them to you to study spirit cuisine."

Lin Qinggui, standing to the side, was somewhat embarrassed. Three red-tailed spirit fish were worth a full thirty spirit stones. However, upon hearing that the other party was going down the mountain, he was surprised. "Could it be that, Qingyang, you are already confident in becoming a mid-grade talisman master?"

He knew about this.

"Yes, the resources on the mountain are still not as good as those in Xihefang. It is there that the five major families jointly manage the Qingyuan Sect and I can find hope of becoming a high-grade talisman master, or even breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

Lin Qingyang told the truth: he had already used up most of the monster resources in Qingchi Mountain. Going forward, it would be faster to go down the mountain and collect the resources himself than to ask others to do so.

"Qingyang, I'll accept the three spirit fish; consider it your investment."

Looking at Lin Qingyang, who was already close to becoming a mid-grade talisman master, Lin Qinggui suddenly felt a pang of emotion. While drinking, he muttered to himself, "Our spiritual roots are about the same, and I'm going down this mountain too."

"Brother, I won't lie to you, it will be very difficult for me to continue on the path of cultivation in this lifetime."

"But I don't want to live a mediocre life either."

"Since childhood, I have been trying to master all kinds of immortal arts, but I have been able to get the hang of any of them except for spiritual cuisine."

As he said this, his eyes shone brightly. "Three years ago, I started researching bluefish. Now, I have developed bluefish shreds, a low-grade spiritual food. It does not contain any poison and contains spiritual energy similar to that of Qi Condensation Pills, but it is only two spirit stones more expensive."

"Because sales are good, the Elders' Council has increased its investment. I will bring a new mid-grade spirit fish down the mountain within three years!"

As he finished speaking, a sense of boundless pride and ambition filled his voice.

Lin Qingyang tasted a piece of fish, and with some anticipation, he gave his greatest encouragement, "Brother Qinggui, I'll be waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."

"Of course! Once we brothers rise to prominence from Wangyue River, we might even be included in the family's early education program, just like Uncle Nineteen!"

Neither of them were usually heavy drinkers, but today they were unusually hungover.

Lin Qingyang fell into a deep sleep. The uncertainty he felt about going down the mountain and the loneliness he felt on the path to immortality gradually dissipated with the effects of the alcohol, leaving behind an even more resilient Dao heart.

……

When I awoke from Wangyue River, it was already the next day.

Lin Qingyang did not wake Lin Qinggui, but went up the mountainside alone to meet Elder Lin Zongbai.

"I remember you were promoted to talisman master apprentice about half a year ago, right? Now you've already become a mid-grade talisman master?"

Lin Zongbo looked at Lin Qingyang in front of him with some surprise.

In just a few months, this young clansman had already crossed paths with him three times.

Although the path of talismans is easier than that of alchemy and artifact crafting, it is still extremely difficult. It took him more than three years to advance from a talisman apprentice to a mid-grade talisman master.