Clan Cultivation: Starting with Plundering Demonic Beast Talents

Beside Lingyun Pavilion, as the water python and the jade spirit deer stabilized, the crowd dispersed.

Elder Lin Yaoyan, who had been watching this place for many days, was also somewhat tired. "Zong Bai, you have just come out of seclusion. Zong Yu is your steward. Please take care of him in the future."

"Uncle Yaoyan, rest assured, Zongbai will certainly live up to the family's expectations."

Lin Zongbai bowed slightly.

Afterwards, Lin Yaoyan felt relieved, put away the clan seal, used his magic, and returned to the Ancestral Hall.

In the rear courtyard, a deep blue barrier appeared.

This is a second-tier high-grade Sea-Covering Formation, which was obtained by chance by the Taiyan Ancestor. Unfortunately, it has extremely high requirements for the earth veins and its coverage area is very small.

Later, in order to establish the family, Ancestor Taiyan traveled to many places before finding Qingchi Mountain, a spiritual vein that met the requirements. Only then did he slay the poisonous toad and establish the family bloodline.

The Ancestral Hall was built around the array formation and became the place where the clan leaders of successive generations secluded themselves for cultivation.

If the family encounters a calamity, they can lead the cultivators to hold this place. Even if three Foundation Establishment cultivators besiege it, it will take at least an hour. This time can be used to delay until the Qingyuan Sect comes to support them.

This was also an important reason why the Lin family was able to defend Qingchi Mountain thirty years ago.

"Clan leader, the clan rules have been announced, and the Azure Spirit Deer and the Water Python have been successfully bred."

Lin Yaoyan was about to present the clan seal through the defensive barrier.

"No need, Fifth Brother, you can just come in."

A gentle voice came from within, and the barrier dissipated.

Lin Yaoyan then went inside, his eyes lighting up with joy. "Third Brother, your injuries have healed?"

Inside, there was only a futon and an incense burner.

The middle-aged man sitting cross-legged, with long hair flowing down his shoulders and his entire body covered in snow-white skin, was a clear sign of impaired vitality.

This person is Lin Yaojiang, who successfully established his foundation thirty years ago when Qingchi Mountain was attacked by Foundation Establishment cultivators, without any Foundation Establishment pills, and at great risk.

At this moment, he was refining a deer antler that was half the height of a person, which was the natal antler of the Jade Spirit Deer King in Qishui Pool.

As wisps of green light merged into his body, the white at the tips of his hair gradually faded, a clear sign that his vitality was being restored.

"Thanks to the second-tier deer antler that Zong Yue and the others brought back, it has a huge amount of vitality. After refining it, I estimate that my injuries can be restored by 80%."

Lin Yaojiang felt a little emotional. Since he was seriously injured by the robber thirty years ago, he had never been able to leave the Ancestral Hall.

With his Foundation Establishment cultivator strength combined with the family's magic array, he was severely injured in just a quarter of an hour.

Whenever he recalls that cultivator who had suffered a calamity, he feels a lingering fear. If he hadn't survived that day, the Qingchi Lin family would probably be wiped out by now.

Lin Yaoyan choked up slightly, "Third brother, the family has been a burden to you all these years. If you could go out to find medicine, you might have recovered from your injuries long ago."

Since that calamity, the Lin family has been targeted by many Foundation Establishment cultivators from Feng Huo Shan who hoped to establish their own families. Lin Yaojiang didn't even have the opportunity to go out and seek medicine.

This is also why he presided over the family funeral a few months ago. Lin Yaojiang emerged from seclusion with injuries and killed three covetous late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in half a day.

"Ah, let's not say that. Having embarked on the path of immortality under the protection of our family, we should naturally continue the legacy."

Lin Yaojiang, however, did not care. Thirty years ago, he risked his life to break through the barrier, but his success rate was less than one in ten. He had long since put his own life at risk.

He immediately brought up another matter, asking Lin Yaoyan's opinion, "My injuries have mostly recovered, and with the magical power I've accumulated during my thirty years of seclusion, I estimate I can advance to the third level of Foundation Establishment within six months."

"The once-in-twenty-years Nanhe Conference is approaching, a rare opportunity."

"I plan to go to the market to buy a Rejuvenating Pill. If I can break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and my magic power nourishes my body, I might be able to last for another ten years or so."

Lin Yaoyan pondered for a moment and nodded. "The family recently signed a spiritual contract with the Qingyuan Sect for the Cold Iron Mine. There shouldn't be any problems there. I'll transfer Zong Yue back."

"These younger generations have also grown up. With the help of the great formation, they can hold out for half an hour even against Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Lin Yaojiang's eyes flashed. "I was just about to tell you this. At the last Nanhe Gathering, my Lin family was weak and no one went to participate in the competition between the four families. The shop bestowed by Qingyuan Sect was given away to others for nothing."

"Now, those under sixty years old, including Lin Qingping and Lin Qingyu of the Qing generation, as well as Lin Qingyang who made great contributions this time, all have the strength of the late stage of Qi Refining. I think it would be good to let them go and broaden their horizons."

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After returning to his cave that day, Lin Qingyang began to hone his magical power, except for supplying life force to the young Shuang Jiluan every few days.

Half a month later, he circulated his energy for three major cycles, but the magical power within his meridians did not increase in the slightest.

He knew this was the time to break through.

Without hesitation, he took out the Yellow Dragon Pill from his storage bag and swallowed it in one gulp.

Once the pill entered the stomach, its immense medicinal power immediately dissolved and surged through the meridians.

Lin Qingyang remained calm. Following the experience of his predecessors, he mobilized the magical power within his body to envelop the medicinal power and, along the path of the cultivation technique, attempt to break through that invisible bottleneck.

This is where the importance of spiritual root aptitude is demonstrated.

Because of their insufficient affinity for spiritual energy, people with low-grade spiritual roots have more difficulty controlling the magical power within their bodies, making them less than half as capable as those with mid-grade spiritual roots.

In this way, even with the help of the Yellow Dragon Pill to break through to a higher realm, half of the medicinal power will often be wasted, and it may even damage the meridians.

Therefore, less than 10% of those with low-grade spiritual roots can cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining.

If one has good luck with a mid-grade spiritual root, even without the Yellow Dragon Pill, and makes several attempts, one may have a chance to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the age of one hundred.

This is naturally not a problem for Lin Qingyang now. After multiple talent plunders, his current spiritual affinity is considered to be above average among mid-grade spiritual roots.

Therefore, this breakthrough went extremely smoothly.

About three hours later, the magical energy in his body had stabilized. "I have finally broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

Lin Qingyang opened his eyes and sensed the magical power within his body, which was more than twice as much as before.

He raised his hand and released the accompanying spell of the Spirit Source Water Control Technique: Water Curtain.

A sky-blue water curtain, as thick as a stone pier, appeared!

Lin Qingyang thought for a moment, then took out a water arrow talisman he had drawn himself and threw it out suddenly.

"Bang!"

The three water arrows, as thick as tree trunks, suddenly formed a water curtain, but after consuming only half of their power, the three water arrows dissipated.

"The rank of the Spirit Source Water Control Technique is probably not low."

Lin Qingyang seemed to be deep in thought. Although it was the first time he had used the power of the water arrow talisman he had drawn, its power was beyond what was expected because he had mastered the talent of the demon beast.

In this situation, the Water Curtain is, after all, a magical technique. Being able to block twice is quite good, comparable to a mid-grade defensive magic weapon.

Of course, the biggest improvement this time is his combat power!

"Comparable to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Lin Qingyang felt an unprecedented sense of peace. This was already a rather conservative assessment. Among those at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he could only guarantee his own invincibility against top-tier practitioners like his uncle Lin Zongyue, who cultivated both body and magic.

However, if it were someone of Lin Zongbai's strength, even with a top-grade magic weapon by his side, he would have a greater than 50% chance of killing him.

As for waiting again, he can finish the battle within a quarter of an hour.

"I can't be too arrogant. Not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, the methods in the cultivation world are unpredictable. For example, I can only withstand one sword strike from Pei Song of Black Wind Stronghold."

"Underwater, perhaps I can withstand one more sword strike?"

Lin Qingyang thought this way, but if the already deceased Pei Song knew, he would be speechless with astonishment.

The Golden罡 Sword Talisman is comparable to a full-force attack from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, making it extremely valuable. Even a leader of a Tribulation Cultivation force like him only possesses one.

Secondly, I've never heard of a Qi Refining stage cultivator directly withstanding a second-tier talisman; everyone uses fire thunderbolts or other second-tier talismans to block it.

This is something only an anomaly like Lin Qingyang could withstand, relying on his innate water armor, the magical water curtain, and defensive magic artifacts—essentially using three high-grade defensive magic artifacts simultaneously.

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