"Having reached this level in the Dao of Talismans before the World Extinction Calamity, I have not failed Old Ancestor Pengyun and the clan's expectations."
Ling Lihao was overjoyed. The pressure he had carried in recent years suddenly lifted from his shoulders.
Although the clan's overall strength was currently quite good, with many potential Nascent Soul combatants, the Northern Wilderness Cultivation World was simply too chaotic. Even the Spirit Transformation Demon Race, the Black Flood Dragon Lake Clan, frequently caused trouble.
Moreover, the two sides were enemies, and the World Extinction Calamity was drawing near.
Who knew when the clan might encounter a crisis?
To preserve the clan, they could only raise its strength.
But adding one more Qi Refinement cultivator or one more Foundation Establishment Cultivator would fundamentally be unable to change anything.
Only by gaining more Nascent Soul combat power could the clan gain a little more ability to protect itself.
Yet creating Nascent Soul combatants was exceedingly difficult, so Ling Pengyun and the clan had turned their attention to the Dao of talismans.
As the sole seedling among the clan capable of becoming a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, Ling Lihao, who possessed a Water Attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, naturally took up this burden.
Of course, the clan had also given him extensive support throughout this process.
The clan had given him all the talisman-making spiritual materials stored within the Clan Repository, including the hides and blood of numerous Nascent Soul Beasts, allowing him ample room for trial and error.
Furthermore, at the Star Sea Small Gathering held by Star Sea Pavilion once every fifty years more than a decade ago, Ling Pengyun had paid a tremendous price to obtain several Fourth Rank water-attributed spiritwoods for him, reforging his Natal Spirit Talisman.
Though it had failed several times