Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

It was at Qingzhu Mountain that the Lin family and Black Wind Village decided their victory.

Thousands of miles away, in a dark underground cave.

This place was once the nest of a second-tier molten fire earthworm, but now it has been transformed into a palace. Its original owner was naturally skinned and gutted and refined into a magical artifact.

Deep inside, there was a quiet room.

The six candles burned brightly year-round, but today, one of them went out just a few breaths ago.

The candlelight illuminated two figures dressed in black robes.

One of them had a centipede-like scar on his face; this man was Hu Shi, the second-in-command of Black Wind Stronghold, known as the Blood Tiger.

However, this ruthless leader of the bandits showed a rare expression of sadness on his face. "Boss, Third Brother is dead."

The one called "boss" was naturally the leader of the tribulation cultivators known as the "Tiger of Mengshan." It is said that he found an opportunity in Mengshan and obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill. Because of his good aptitude, he was able to establish his foundation by chance.

"It was my fault for being greedy. Black Wind Stronghold is ultimately an insignificant force. Getting involved in the affairs of the four major families is like playing with fire."

Meng Shanhu's face was somewhat grim. He took a cup of spirit wine from the table and poured it in front of the extinguished soul lamp.

The essence of his creation of the Tribulation Cultivation Force was to support his own cultivation. Most of them were just consumables to him; once one batch was used up, others would join.

However, Pei Song and Xue Hu were sworn brothers who explored together back then.

"Boss, what's our next step? Should we take this opportunity to join forces with the Zhao family to wipe out the Lin family?"

Blood Tiger's eyes were bloodshot as he brandished his blood-stained blade, ready to avenge his brother.

"You're going to betray Black Wind Stronghold?"

Mengshanhu sighed, "The Qingyuan Sect prides itself on being a prestigious and orthodox sect, and Black Wind Stronghold is beneath their notice. The Lin family is an appendage of the Qingyuan Sect. If we slaughter their entire family, how can we possibly survive?"

He patted him on the shoulder and said, "From now on, Black Wind Stronghold will no longer interfere in the affairs of the four major families. You should suppress this matter for three days, and then return half of the Zhao family's spiritual items. Consider it giving the Lin family face."

Let's leave it at that.

Inside the quiet room, Blood Tiger clenched his fists, but finally gave in, "I understand."

Three days later, many independent cultivators who were keeping watch in Nanhefang were surprised to find that the wanted notice for Lin Qingyang had been withdrawn.

……

The Lin family had already arrived at their destination.

The Nanlu River nourishes half of Cangshan County, and Nanhefang is built on a spiritual vein with the highest concentration of spiritual energy.

Many small families have settled in the remaining tributaries.

South of the Nanlu River lies a spiritual vein called Qishui Tan, which can be considered a first-grade high-quality spiritual vein.

This was the destination of the Lin family, and the Xu family, a family of cultivators, was based here.

At this moment, their clan chief, Xu Jitong, had already led his men to guard the mountain gate and came up to greet them immediately.

"This humble old man, Xu Jitong, along with my clansmen, pays respects to the elders of the clan!"

Xu Jitong was very polite, and he personally led six members of his family who were at the mid-stage of Qi Refining to greet them.

However, this person, as the head of the Xu family, was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Therefore, the Xu family was able to occupy a first-grade high-quality spiritual vein because it was close to the river and was constantly harassed by demonic beasts. This allowed them to take advantage of the situation and continue their lineage for a hundred years with the help of the family members working together.

This is also one of the reasons why he chose to report to the Lin family; their strength was too weak, so he could only report to the affiliated Foundation Establishment families.

"No need for formalities. The matter of the Dark River hasn't been leaked, has it?"

Lin Zongyue's gaze swept over the Xu family cultivators before him, his expression wary.

"Elder Zongyue, rest assured, of the more than thirty cultivators in the Xu family, only I and six elders know about them, and they have never been out of Fairy Zonghong's sight since you left."

Xu Jitong, with a respectful expression, cupped his hands and invited out a woman dressed in palace attire.

Lin Zongyue's expression softened considerably upon seeing this person. "Fourth Sister, has the Azure Spirit Deer King made any unusual movements?"

"We didn't disturb her. Although the ghost-binding vines on the water provided them with protection, they also blocked the senses of the demon beasts."

Lin Zonghong reported the news truthfully, then hesitated for a moment before looking at a large patch of dark vines on the river not far away. "Brother, these ghost vines are extremely difficult to deal with. If we try to clear them completely, we risk disturbing the monsters inside."

"If we only clear out a portion, we might be able to break in, but we'd also easily have our escape route blocked."

Although they were at odds, she had to admit that Lin Zongyue was far more professional than her when it came to dealing with monsters.

"Don't worry, I was prepared."

Lin Zongyue took out a formation plate and six formation flags from his storage bag. The flags were decorated with fire lion patterns.

"It's the Fire Prison Formation."

Lin Qingyang observed carefully; he had even held and played with the array that Yuanhe had brought out at the trade fair that day.

Sure enough, six people then walked out of the family.

"If I'm not mistaken, these people should all have fire elemental roots."

He secretly pondered that with such thorough preparation, he had more confidence in his family's chances of winning the spirit mine.

On the way, he learned about the Lin family's plan that had been in the works for half a year. It turned out that the Xu family under their command had discovered cold iron ore, which was a mid-grade first-level ore with good hardness and spiritual energy conduction, and could be used to refine magical artifacts.

It's estimated to be a small mine. The reason the Xu family was willing to report it is because a second-tier Azure Spirit Deer King has already taken over the mine.

They came here to hunt down the stag king and drive out its herd.

But the Lin family's foundation is clearly more than that.

Next, Lin Zongyue took out another array, which was obviously much more advanced than the Fire Prison Array from before.

There are twelve array flags in total, and each flag is of the highest quality of the first tier. Twelve cultivators can then form a mid-grade second tier array.

Rock Prison Locking Abyss Formation!

This formation is particularly effective against water-type demonic beasts; it is a secret passed down through the Lin family.

Eight late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Lin family arrived, six of whom were in charge of the array flags, and another six were selected to be at the sixth level of Qi Refining to take charge of the array flags.

The twelve of them could fight against this second-tier demonic beast.

"The talisman arrays are similar, but Zong Bai has the highest level of talisman mastery and is in charge of the array."

"I will focus on close-quarters combat while I cultivate my physical body. As for Zong Hong, I will lead the men to break through the Ghost Vine."

Lin Zongyue then glanced at Xu Jisheng, "If your family wants to get 10% of the benefits, you also have to put in the effort. Leave one person in the mid-stage of Qi Refining behind, and I will bestow a Yellow Dragon Pill upon your family afterwards."

"We thank your esteemed family; the Xu family is willing to serve you with utmost loyalty."

Upon hearing that he could obtain a Yellow Dragon Pill, Xu Jisheng immediately agreed, feeling fortunate, and chose to report it to the Lin family.

His grandson was at the fourth level of Qi Refining with a mid-grade spiritual root. He regarded him as the hope of the family and the opportunity for the family's revival was in his hands!

The Lin family's move served two purposes: to win over the hearts of the people and to support a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Xu family, thus relieving the pressure on those guarding the mine. It was a win-win situation for both sides.

……

The opportunity was not to be missed, and the group of more than 20 people quickly arrived at the lake.

The dense, intertwined vines, their distorted forms, were enough to make one dizzy.

Lin Zonghong stepped forward, holding the Fire Prison Array Plate, while his six companions held array flags. "Activate the array!"

In an instant, the spiritual energy of the six people surged like a tide, and a phantom of a fire lion about two stories high appeared. The molten flames spewed from its mouth instantly burned a huge hole in the middle of the ghost vine, accompanied by a series of miserable screams echoing in the air.