Dividing Up Future Profits
Early the next morning.
After resting for a night, Ling Yunhong led Ling Penglin and a group of twenty-one clansmen away from the desolate valley and returned to Huai River County, where the Lineage was located.
After Ling Yunhong and the others left, only the Sixth Elder respectively mastered the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array— Ling Yunqian, Ling Pengyun, Ling Pengxing, Ling Xiaohua Ling Rufan, Ling Ruru Ling Ruquan, and Ling Yuntu —and the Wind Shadow Peng Ling Yunhe.
Ling Yuntu and Ling Yunhe are ranked twelfth and fourteenth respectively among the Yun Generation. They are still relatively young, just over seventy years old, and their cultivation is at the Qi Training Seventh Layer. They have been following the Sixth Elder, who is in charge of the Lineage's caravan, for many years to protect the caravan's safety when transporting a large number of spiritual items between Huai River Market Town and the Lineage.
After watching Ling Yunhong leave, the nine people chatted for a few moments, then used their Law Technique to conjure up a giant rock to block the entrance and exit of the desolate valley. Afterward, the nine people scattered around the valley, sitting cross-legged on the ground and doing their own things.
Ling Pengyun found a relatively flat spot in the desolate valley, sat down cross-legged, and quietly absorbed a breath of the First Sun Power.
Then, he took out the corpse of the Qi Training Completion Rock Armor Ape that he had obtained in the battle to seize the Rock Armor Ape Mountain Range from his Storage Bag, cut off a piece of flesh weighing a pound from its corpse and fed it to the Little Wind Shadow Peng that had been following him.
The flesh and blood of Demon Beast contain Spiritual Qi, and the higher the cultivation level, the more Spiritual Qi it contains.
This also leads to different types of Demon Beast frequently fighting and devouring each other, trying to use each other's flesh and blood as Cultivation Resources.
Ling Pengyun's actions today are similar.
As soon as the Little Wind Shadow Peng Little Wind Shadow Peng fed a pound of Rock Armor Ape flesh, it ate it all up.
After finishing the piece of flesh and blood, it lay down beside Ling Pengyun, closed its eyes, and began to use the Spiritual Qi circulation method from its bloodline inheritance to refine the flesh and blood of the demonic ape it had just swallowed, thereby improving its cultivation.
Seeing that Little Wind Shadow Peng had fallen into a deep sleep, Ling Pengyun glanced at the remains of the Qi Training Completion Demon Ape beside him and cast a "Weight Measurement Technique" on the remains.
"There are still 360 jin of flesh and blood left."
"This demon ape's flesh and blood contains too much Spiritual Qi. Little Wind Shadow Peng can only eat a pound of flesh and blood per day at most. Based on this calculation, this demon ape corpse that Qi Training Completion Refining stage can support Little Wind Shadow Peng's cultivation for at least a year."
"If Little Wind Shadow Peng can consume the flesh and blood of Demon Beast of this level in the future, he will probably be able to enter the Qi Training Middle Stage Little Wind Shadow Peng less than five years."
With this in mind, Ling Pengyun looked forward to Ling Yunhong's return, who had escorted his clansmen back to Huai River County, and to taking him to hunt Demon Beast.
Ling Pengyun naturally understood the principle that there is something to be gained by following the strong, especially in a just Lineage where effort will be rewarded, and the reward will never be less than the effort.
As for fighting one-on-one, he never thought that Demon Beast at the Qi Training Completion could not necessarily win, let alone him now, even Ling Yunqian, whose cultivation was at the peak of Qi Training Completion.
Demon Beast are generally physically strong and possess Innate Spell that allow them to cast spells in a short period of time, making them practically omnipotent.
Therefore, among those of the same level, Demon Beast are generally stronger. However, cultivators are not foolish and will use other spiritual items to compensate, such as Law Artifact, Spirit Talisman Cave, and formations.
Lost in thought, Ling Pengyun snapped out of it and waved his hand to collect the mangled body of the demonic ape beside him.
Then, he took out the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array Flag that Ling Yunqian had given him yesterday, poured his Divine Sense into it, and refined it.
In the following days, apart from absorbing the Moonlight Power the First Sun and the moonlight at dawn and dusk to feed the Little Wind Shadow Peng once a day, Ling Pengyun spent the rest of his time refining the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array Flag.
After such arduous training and refinement, Ling Pengyun successfully refined the array flag in just three days, and placed his Divine Sense imprint within it.
On this day, after Ling Pengyun put the refined array flags into his Storage Bag, he took out the bottle of Cloud Forest Spirit Water that he had bought from the Hundred Spirits Sect with Contribution Points some time ago.
Looking at the Glass Bottle in his hand, which contained only a small amount of azure-colored Cloud Forest Spirit Water, Ling Pengyun muttered to himself with anticipation.
"Back then, the Earth Spring Spirit Emulsion, which was famous for its powerful healing effects and was also a spiritual water of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water, could reduce the Thorn Vine and cultivation by two or three years with only 30% of its medicinal power. I wonder how effective this Cloud Forest Spirit Water, which is mainly for cultivation, is."
With a sigh, Ling Pengyun didn't linger any longer and reached out to open the bottle cap.
Instantly, a surge of pure Spiritual Qi gushed out from the bottle.
With just one breath, Ling Pengyun felt a slight increase in Spiritual Qi within his meridians.
This situation made Ling Pengyun even more eager to see the effects of the Cloud Forest Spirit Water.
Ling Pengyun did not delay and quickly mobilized his Divine Sense to touch the Thorn Vine that had been attached to his chest for many years.
"Thorns, enter the bottle and absorb the Cloud Forest Spirit Water within."
The Thorn Vine clinging to his chest received the signal and sprouted dozens of roots from its underside, moving like feet. It propelled the Thorn Vine, no more than a finger's length, up Ling Pengyun's sleeve and into the Glass Bottle containing the Cloud Forest Spirit Water.
Once inside the Glass Bottle, the Thorn Vine used their dozens of roots to quickly absorb the Cloud Forest Spirit Water completely.
The next moment, the Thorn Vine shimmered with a blue light.
Immediately afterward, its cultivation level rapidly improved in a very obvious way, and its aura gradually strengthened.
Seeing this, Ling Pengyun was slightly pleased. He used his Divine Sense to summon the Thorn Vine and put the Glass Bottle into his palm.
Then, Ling Pengyun closed his eyes and probed the Thorn Vine with his Divine Sense Divine Sense, guiding it to refine the medicinal power of Thorn Vine Cloud Forest Spirit Water he had absorbed, thus improving his cultivation.
Cloud Forest Spirit Water and Earth Spring Spirit Emulsion are both Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water. They are both extremely pure and gentle, without any impurities. They can be refined with just a slight activation of Divine Sense.
However, this spiritual water contained too much spiritual power, so Ling Pengyun dared not refine it directly in a short time, lest the Thorn Vine damage their foundation by absorbing too much spiritual power in a short period of time. Therefore, he adopted a gradual approach to slowly refine the medicinal power of the spiritual water.
It took three full days for the Cloud Forest Spirit Water, which had been absorbed into the body by the Thorn Vine, to be completely refined with Ling Pengyun's help.
The effects of this mouthful of Cloud Forest Spirit Water have also improved the cultivation of the Thorn Vine by at least twenty years.
This enhancement also made the aura of the Thorn Vine even stronger.
"Based on these effects, if I drink five or six more mouthfuls of Cloud Forest Spirit Water, my Thorn Vine will definitely break through to the Qi Training Late Stage. At that time, I can also rely on the spiritual power after its breakthrough to nourish it and advance to the next realm. Moreover, I can also become a First Rank High Grade Spirit Plant Farmer, killing two birds with one stone."
Ling Pengyun looked at the Thorn Vine in his palm with an expectant look on his face.
However, the thought of the total price of those five or six mouthfuls of Cloud Forest Spirit Water gave him a headache.
"I hope to earn more Contribution Points this time by hunting Demon Beast with the Third Grandfather."
With his thoughts returning to his senses, Ling Pengyun summoned the Thorn Vine in his hand back to his chest, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Technique "Water Blade Technique".
He has already mastered this Law Technique to a high level, and is only one step away from mastering it to perfection.
Once one has mastered this technique to perfection, it will mean that one can instantly cast this powerful Law Technique.
Another day passed, and after Ling Xiaohua, who had the lowest cultivation level in the desolate valley, had also finished refining the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array Flag, the Sixth Elder Ling Yunqian gathered everyone together to practice the activation of the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array, allowing the three newcomers, Ling Pengyun, Ling Pengxing, and Ling Xiaohua, to Adaptation Spirit Pattern to it.
Since the three of them were only holding array flags, there was no difficulty. They only needed to transfer spiritual power into the array flags when the array was activated. Before long, Ling Pengyun and the other two Adaptation Spirit Pattern to the activation of the array.
In the days that followed, Ling Pengyun spent his time diligently cultivating his magical Law Technique.
Five more days passed before Ling Yunhong, who had escorted his clansmen back to Huai River County, returned to this desolate valley.
Upon his return, Ling Yunhong immediately gathered Ling Pengyun and the other nine people, and spoke to them in detail.
"From now on, the profits that the ten of us will gain from slaying Demon Beast should be clearly explained in advance to avoid future conflicts and damage to our harmony."
"I'd like to propose a 50/50 split, with me taking 50% and the nine of you who control the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array sharing the remaining 50%. Is that acceptable?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunqian frowned slightly, but it wasn't that he thought the share of the profits was too small; rather, it was too much.
No matter how much he said, he and the other eight clansmen who mastered the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array were all at the Qi Training Stage, which was incomparable to Ling Yunhong, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Even if the nine of them use the formation to assist Ling Yunhong in killing the Demon Beast in the future, they can still make a small fortune by splitting 30% of the profits.
A 50% cut of the profits is far too much.
Ling Yunqian said, "Third Brother, isn't your share of the profits a bit too small? We were merely activating the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array to help you restrain the Demon Beast."
Ling Rufan, the eldest among them, also chimed in with agreement. "Yun Qian is right. The division is too much. If it's divided like this, the Contribution Points you get from this Demon Beast -hunting trip might not even be enough to buy a bottle of Hundred Spirits Water for the Lineage's Immortal Spirit Crane King. A 70/30 split would be better. There are nine of us who control the Azure Wood Binding Demon Array, so 30% of the profits can be divided equally."
The others also chimed in, agreeing with Ling Rufan's suggestion of a 70/30 split.
Apart from Ling Pengyun and Ling Pengxing, the people who remained here were all elders of the Lineage. Although they all wanted to earn Contribution Points by killing Demon Beast and exchange them for the spiritual items they wanted from the Hundred Spirits Sect, they would feel uneasy if these Contribution Points were obtained by exploiting Ling Yunhong, the "pillar" of the Lineage.
Without Ling Yunhong, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, they would still be just members of the Ling Clan Lineage, a Qi Refining family.
They could hardly enjoy such a high-level offering as they do now, receiving spirit rice, Spirit Stone, and elixirs every month.
This kindness is deeply remembered by the three generations of the Lineage: Ru, Yun, and Xiao.
Seeing his clansmen's reaction, Ling Yunhong felt a surge of warmth in his heart and smiled, "Then the profits will be split 70/30 from now on."
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