The Challenge of Raising White Cedar Sheep
"Nature is the truth. I can take you to my Ling Clan's Cultivation Method Hall to retrieve the talisman-making inheritance and the Cultivation Method routes of the first seven levels of the Blazing Fire Art."
"However, you'll need to break through to the Qi Training Sixth Layer before we can talk about the Miasma Breaking Pill. My Ling Clan Ling Clan already has a second-level Alchemist, so we can afford to produce a single Miasma Breaking Pill."
"If after you reach the Qi Training Sixth Layer, my Ling Clan refuses to provide you with a Miasma Breaking Pill, you can simply refuse to refine Spirit Talisman Cave for my Ling Clan," Ling Pengliang said.
"Okay, I agree." Zhu Wen was overjoyed to hear Ling Pengliang's promise and agreed.
Ling Pengliang had already anticipated that Zhu Wen would agree to this matter, after all, the items he offered were treasures and extremely rare for ordinary Rogue Cultivator Talisman Crafter.
He took out a Storage Bag that he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Wen.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu is wise. This Storage Bag contains three hundred blank First Rank Low Grade Talisman Paper, which is your amount for this month. Based on a 30% success rate in refining, you need to refine one hundred Fireball Talisman."
After Zhu Wen reached out and took the Storage Bag, Ling Pengliang spoke again.
"Come with me to the Hall of Cultivation Method to obtain the inheritance and Cultivation Method."
After saying that, he took Zhu Wen, who had a happy expression on his face, and left the Affairs Hall, heading towards the Lineage Technique Pavilion.
As for Zhu Wen, after obtaining these spiritual items, his strength greatly increased, and he escaped from the Ling Clan. Ling Pengliang had already made plans for this.
After the Demon Beast Uprising ends, he will rally the Lineage's forces to search for spiritual materials to refine first-tier mid-to-high-grade Bewildering Formation.
Using this high-grade Bewildering Formation, they will continue to imprison Zhu Wen strength will greatly increase in the future.
Furthermore, with sufficient Cultivation Resources and Cultivation Method, it's uncertain whether Zhu Wen would be willing to leave the Ling Clan.
After all, Ling Pengliang only agreed to give him the first seven levels of the Blazing Fire Art Cultivation Method, which would only support Zhu Wen's cultivation up to the Qi Training Seventh Layer.
Zhu Wen is not old now, and with the help of the Miasma Breaking Pill in the future, and being Talisman Crafter himself, even if he is exploited by the Ling Clan, he can still earn a lot of Spirit Stone. His cultivation will definitely not stop at the Qi Training Seventh Layer in the future.
Not long after, Ling Pengliang led Zhu Wen Zhu Wen into the Affairs Hall and handed him the first seven levels of the Blazing Fire Art Cultivation Method, which he had promised to give him, as well as the Spirit Talisman Cave inheritance.
The two then said their goodbyes.
Several hours later, in the Affairs Hall.
With nothing to do, Ling Pengliang took out a mirror the size of a human head from his Storage Bag.
With a wave of his hand, he released a stream of spiritual energy onto the mirror, and images immediately appeared on its surface.
This scene depicts Zhu Wen using blank Talisman Paper to refine Spirit Talisman Cave.
Upon seeing this scene, Ling Pengliang smiled and muttered to himself.
"This Zhu Wen is quite obedient."
Several more days passed.
A group of Demon Beast has invaded the territory of An Yang County, where the Ling Clan is located.
However, this group of Demon Beast was not large, only about three hundred, and none of them were Foundation Establishment Demon Beast.
Not long after this group of Demon Beast entered the territory of An Yang County, they were discovered by a Ling Clan cultivator stationed on a Low-Order Spirit Vein in the north of An Yang County.
This Ling Clan cultivator decisively withdrew from the Low-Order Spirit Vein he was stationed at and retreated to Rice Fragrance Valley, which has a First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Vein next to the Rice Fragrance Town.
Upon arriving at the location, he crushed the Clan Token to call for help.
Following closely behind, the group of more than three hundred Demon Beast that had invaded An Yang County also followed the scent left behind by the Ling Clan cultivator during his retreat and found Rice Fragrance Valley, where twenty to thirty thousand mortals under the command of Rice Fragrance Town had gathered.
Although only three Ling Clan cultivators gathered in Rice Fragrance Valley, they were able to barely withstand the attack of more than three hundred Ling Clan Qi Training Demon Beast outside the Rice Fragrance Valley by relying on the Transformed Defense Light Screen created by a First-Tier Superior-Grade Defensive Formation protecting Daoxiang Valley.
About an hour later.
Several miles beyond the Rice Fragrance Valley, on the horizon.
Ling Pengyun, who was riding the Wind Shadow Peng to support Rice Fragrance Valley, also used his Eye Technique to observe the situation of the Demon Beast besieging Rice Fragrance Town during his Wind Shadow Peng.
When he saw that there were only about three hundred Demon Beast besieging Rice Fragrance Valley, and none of them were Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
His gaze then settled on five sturdy white sheep huddled together among the more than three hundred Demon Beast besieging Rice Fragrance Valley.
"White Cedar Sheep!"
With his enhanced vision through Eye Technique, Ling Pengyun carefully observed the appearance of the flock of white sheep several miles away. His pupils contracted slightly, and he murmured to himself in delight.
"If we could capture those five White Cedar Sheep and bring them back to the tribe to raise, thus expanding the White Cedar Sheep flock, the tribe's business of making Daoist robes would also be better in the future."
White Cedar Sheep are a type of low-level Demon Beast, with cultivation levels generally around the Early-Stage Qi Training. Only the lead sheep can reach the Qi Training Middle Stage, and White Cedar Sheep at the Qi Training Late Stage are extremely rare.
The white wool from this sheep is extremely fine. Whether it is a Daoist robe made entirely of this wool or a Daoist robe made with some of this sheep's wool, it is very comfortable to wear and far superior to ordinary Daoist robes.
The robes made from silk produced by Spirit Silk.
This has led to the popularity of Daoist robes made from white cedar wool among wealthy cultivators, especially female cultivators.
In addition, the White Cedar Sheep are among the few gentle-natured Demon Beast that can be kept as pets by cultivators.
In that brief moment of distraction, Wind Shadow Peng, leading Ling Pengyun, had already approached within a mile of the Demon Beast horde.
On the ground, many Demon Beast noticed Ling Pengyun's arrival and raised their heads to attack the Wind Shadow Peng that Ling Pengyun was sitting on.
Sensing the approaching attack, Ling Pengyun immediately snapped back to his senses and used the Primal Water Technique to conjure a Primal Water Light Screen, blocking the incoming Law Technique attack.
Then, Hand Seals to unleash the Water Serpent Technique in a counterattack.
Wind Shadow Peng also unleashed wind blades to attack the Demon Beast horde below.
The combat power of Foundation Establishment Cultivator is far beyond that of Qi Training Demon Beast. With the addition of Foundation Establishment Cultivator Ling Pengyun and Qi Training Sixth Layer Demon Beast Wind Shadow Peng, along with the three Ling Clan clan cultivators stationed in Rice Fragrance Valley, they attacked the Demon Beast horde.
Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, ninety-nine percent of the more than three hundred Qi Training Stage Demon Beast that besieged Rice Fragrance Valley had been killed.
Outside of Rice Fragrance Valley, only the five White Cedar Sheep that Ling Pengyun valued were spared by the others.
Although the five White Cedar Sheep were all at the Early-Stage Qi Training Refining, they had no intelligence.
But when they saw that the other Demon Beast besieging Rice Fragrance Valley had all died tragically in a short time, and that their surroundings were full of Demon Beast corpses, fear immediately filled their hearts.
Before half a breath had passed, the lead sheep, which had reached the Qi Training Third Layer, led the other four sheep, who were at the first or second level of Qi Refining, to flee into the distance.
Before the five sheep could run two steps, a powerful pressure from the Foundation Establishment pressed down on their bodies, frightening them so much that their legs went weak and they could no longer take another step.
After a few breaths.
Wind Shadow Peng descended from the sky to the side of the five sheep, and waved his hand to cast five ordinary Entangling Technique, which transformed into five tough wooden vines that bound their bodies.
Then, Ling Pengyun put them all into the Beast Taming Pouch hanging at his waist.
After finishing this task, Ling Pengyun went to Rice Fragrance Valley and chatted with the three Ling Clan clan members who were guarding the valley, as well as inquiring about the number of Qi Refining Qi Training Demon Beast they had killed.
Furthermore, they mentioned that their Lineage intended to purchase the corpses of the Demon Beast they had killed.
The three members of the Ling Clan clan were relatively easy to talk to, and the price they offered for the Demon Beast corpses was reasonable, so Ling Clan agreed.
Afterwards, Ling Pengyun and the three members of the Ling Clan clan used sharp magical Law Artifact to cut useful spiritual materials from the corpses of more than three hundred Demon Beast outside the valley.
Because there were many Demon Beast, it took Ling Pengyun and his three companions nearly three hours to finish.
Afterwards, Ling Pengyun packed the Demon Beast materials cut from these Demon Beast, as well as the flesh and blood of dozens of Demon Beast at the Qi Training Late Stage and Perfection stages, into several Storage Bag. He then chatted with the three clansmen present for a while before riding the Wind Shadow Peng away from the place.
The remaining Qi Refining and blood of the two hundred or so early and mid-stage Demon Beast were left by Ling Pengyun to the three Ling Clan cultivators stationed at Rice Fragrance Valley.
Several hours later.
As soon as Ling Pengyun returned to Lingxiao Mountain, he went to the Affairs Hall and sought out Ling Pengliang, the Great Elder of the Lineage.
He told Ling Pengliang in detail about three things: the attack on Rice Fragrance Valley by Demon Beast in the four towns and one city within the Ling Clan Lineage's territory; the collection of Demon Beast corpses from the three Ling Clan clan members stationed in Rice Fragrance Valley on behalf of the family; and the capture of five White Cedar Sheep that he intended to keep as livestock.
At the same time, he handed over the materials from the more than 300 Demon Beast he had harvested, as well as the flesh and blood of the dozens of Demon Beast at the Qi Training Late Stage and the Perfection stage, to Ling Pengliang.
"It's good that no clansmen were injured or killed in the Demon Beast siege of Rice Fragrance Valley. Eighth Brother, according to clan rules, you provided timely assistance this time, Lineage will reward you with fifty Contribution Points as an incentive for your timely support."
"As for raising White Cedar Sheep in captivity, I agree."
"But these White Cedar Sheep are picky about what they eat, only eating Tender Leaf Grass that contain Spiritual Qi."
"Although the tribe has a pasture of about ten acres on the back mountain, which is used to feed the tribe's Mountain-Opening Ox that make up the caravan, the pasture is not big. Even though the Tender Leaf Grass growing on the pasture grows quickly, it is still not enough to feed the tribe's herd of Mountain-Opening Ox."
Every year, the Lineage has to provide a lot of rice stalks from the Spirit Rice to feed the herd of Mountain-Opening Ox.
"It's even more impossible for you to raise the five White Cedar Sheep that you captured alive this time, in addition to the Eighth Brother."
"Furthermore, it would be difficult to expand the grassland area behind the mountain in a short period of time, as the Lineage does not grow those Tender Leaf Grass that have little value and only contain a little Spiritual Qi elsewhere."
"Under such circumstances, if the Lineage were to raise those five White Cedar Sheep, I'm afraid we would have to trouble you, my Eighth Brother, who is First Rank High Grade Spirit Plant Farmer, to go to the Back Mountain Pasture every day and Cloud Rain Technique and the Ripening Technique on the tender grass that contains a little Spiritual Qi growing there."
Given Ling Pengyun's current Spirit Plant grade Cloud Rain Technique and the Ripening Technique Spirit Plant Secret Method would be more than enough to double the growth rate of a first-grade Spirit Plant.
"Accelerate the growth of those tender grasses so that they can provide enough food for the Mountain-Opening Ox and white fir sheep." Ling Pengliang analyzed in detail after listening.
"The number of Spiritual Qi grasses is relatively small, which is indeed a troublesome matter. As for expanding the Back Mountain Pasture and accelerating the growth of Spiritual Qi grasses in that grassland, I will handle it as you suggested," Ling Pengyun replied with a frown.
"Thank you for your trouble, Eighth Brother." After saying this politely, Ling Pengliang walked to a corner of the Affairs Hall, took out a small packet of seeds, handed it to Ling Pengyun, and introduced it to him.
"Eighth Brother, the seeds in this bag are all Tender Leaf Grass growing in the Back Mountain Pasture."
Ling Pengyun reached out and took it, then put it into his Storage Bag.
He then inquired about Zhu Wen's situation. Upon learning that Zhu Wen had been diligently refining Spirit Talisman Cave for the Ling Clan, Ling Pengyun didn't interfere further and left the Affairs Hall, heading towards the Lineage's back mountain.