Green Scale Snake Blood

Ding Yijin successfully establishing his Foundation was like a shot of adrenaline for the Ding Family.

A Foundation Establishment elder from the Qingyun Sect personally attended the ceremony, and the three major cultivating families, including Zhao Hetai's, had established themselves in Qinglong Bay.

This also meant that the Ding Family had weathered its most difficult period.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, if you hunt any Water Attribute Yao Beasts, you'll get to keep the Yao Beast's fresh blood."

Shen Xuan instructed Zhao Chunsheng as he was leaving.

"Got it!"

He readily agreed.

At this time, rumors about the relationship between Shen Xuan and Qin Yuehan, the newly promoted elder of the Qingyun Sect, were spreading like wildfire throughout the Qinglong Bay Market Town.

With this connection, the Ding Family treated Shen Xuan with considerable warmth.

Ding Yijin himself referred to Ding Yuyao as his little sister.

Even Zhao Chunsheng's status among the Monster Hunters soared.

After all, his entire family was sharing lodging with Talisman Master Shen.

Now, Shen Xuan's courage had grown a little.

He realized that many cultivators needed Yao Beast essence blood for their cultivation, not just him.

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, formation arrays, and talisman crafting all required Yao Beast essence blood.

Even improving one's Spirit Root wasn't that rare.

Many heavenly treasures could enhance Spirit Root aptitude.

There were even Spirit Pills specifically for improving Spirit Root aptitude.

However, if one's Spirit Root aptitude was too low, the cost of improvement would be too high.

And the higher the level, the more difficult it became to improve.

Sect tests were like talent recruitment in his previous life.

Everyone was a graduate.

But only 985 and 211 graduates were the recruitment targets.

Ordinary graduates didn't even have a chance to get shortlisted.

The better the Spirit Root aptitude, the easier it was to cultivate.

There were certainly hidden gems, but no sect would invest heavily in discovering them.

With a relatively fixed number of Spirit Veins, cultivators on the Xuan Yuan Continent were facing a comprehensive surplus.

Shen Xuan focused on practicing talisman crafting.

He occasionally guided Ding Yuyao in her whip techniques.

Simplifying complexity to achieve the goal with the most straightforward moves.

He cautioned Ding Yuyao not to easily activate the Purple Jade Sword Heart Bracelet on her wrist.

It contained nine strands of Qin Yuehan's sword intent.

Shen Xuan guessed it was Qin Yuehan's sword intent from her Qi Refining stage.

Foundation Establishment sword intent couldn't be activated with mere true qi.

A month later, Zhao Chunsheng returned home with a bucket of Yao Beast blood, a broad smile on his face.

Shen Xuan asked, "What is this?"

"Green Scale Snake Blood. Talisman Master Shen, please try its effects!"

"Alright!"

Shen Xuan took the Green Scale Snake Blood and entered the Training Room.

He poured a quarter of it into a blood basin.

Before this, he had repeatedly studied "True Person Qingxu's Essays."

He had a bold conjecture.

Adult Water Attribute Yao Beasts could also have their talents plundered.

Talent was hidden within the bloodline.

As long as there was enough fresh Yao Beast blood, he could try.

And the amount of blood required was at least the entire blood of an adult Yao Beast.

The Green Scale Snake was a mid-grade, first-tier Water Attribute Yao Beast, several dozen feet long, amphibious, and non-venomous.

Shen Xuan silently recalled the introduction to the Green Scale Snake in the "Savage Plains Yao Beast Illustrated Guide."

Suddenly, he chuckled in amusement.

Why was he thinking so much?

As a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator, I finally got my Golden Finger, which allows me to plunder the bloodline talents of Yao Beasts and improve my Spirit Root aptitude. What else could I possibly want!

The Green Scale Snake is a Rank 1 mid-grade Yao Beast. It's bound to have a bloodline talent worth plundering!

A beam of golden light shot out from the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Plunderable Talents: Insight, Agility, Devour]

Shen Xuan chose the [Insight] talent.

[Talent: Insight (28/100)]

[Dao Charm: 28]

"As expected, the fresh blood of adult Yao Beasts can also be used to plunder bloodline talents. This Green Scale Snake has good talents, and its Dao Charm is quite high."

The complete fresh blood of one Green Scale Snake is enough for an introductory level.

He exited the Training Room.

"Eighty Spirit Stones!"

Shen Xuan directly counted out eighty Spirit Stones and handed them to Zhao Chunsheng.

Zhao Chunsheng's face broke into a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Talisman Master Shen is so generous!

The same Green Scale Snake demon blood, if sold at the marketplace, would fetch at most sixty Spirit Stones.

"Talisman Master Shen, are you still buying fresh blood from Water Attribute Yao Beasts?"

"Yes! But from different Yao Beasts,"

Shen Xuan said decisively.

As long as he had Spirit Stones, he would invest them in plundering Yao Beast talents.

With the improvement of his Spirit Root aptitude, his cultivation became smoother and smoother.

He needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible.

Over the next half month, he successfully plundered the Green Scale Snake's talents.

[Talent: Insight (Novice) (2/100)]

[Dao Charm: 106]

[Spirit Root: Water 22/100]

Shen Xuan first tried out the [Insight] talent.

It was an intuitive ability, similar to Divine Soul sensing, allowing him to keenly capture the subtle movements, facial expressions, and sound fluctuations of surrounding life forms.

This ability was like a snake's forked tongue, able to sense the slightest vibrations in the air.

"A very practical talent. Insight into the minute, understanding people, discerning right from wrong."

This talent would allow Shen Xuan to avoid many unknown dangers.

Furthermore, Shen Xuan's proficiency in the [Insight Technique] would also increase accordingly.

Therefore, he added the Dao Charm to his Self-Healing talent.

[Talent: Self-Healing Mastery (83/400)]

Over the next six months, Zhao Chunsheng's luck wasn't very good.

The Yao Beasts he hunted were of other attributes.

This annoyed him greatly.

During the profit sharing, if he had asked for the fresh blood of the Yao Beasts and resold it to Shen Xuan, he could have earned more Spirit Stones.

Shen Xuan wasn't in a hurry about this.

His 22 points of Water Spirit Root aptitude were enough to break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage.

What he needed to do now was to cultivate continuously and improve his Cultivation Realm.

He would calmly make [Spring Return Talismans] to earn Spirit Stones.

As for fresh blood from Water Attribute Yao Beasts, it would be great if he could get some, but he wasn't in a rush if he couldn't.

As long as he had Spirit Stones, he could purchase them anytime.

Ever since moving into the B-grade Residence, Ding Yuyao never went out without Shen Xuan accompanying her.

As a mortal, living in the inner city of the Market Town, she was exceptionally conspicuous.

As for the Ding Family.

From time to time, some female cultivators of similar age would visit the Shen family, addressing Ding Yuyao as sisters.

Shen Xuan knew this all too well.

The Ding Family was still unwilling to give up, wanting to pull him into their Ding Family chariot.

He could only pretend not to know.

Every time a Ding Family female cultivator came over, she would hide in the training room or talisman-making room.

Cultivating, practicing, and making talismans were activities strictly forbidden to be disturbed by others.

Ding Yuyao understood her husband's intentions.

She would certainly not allow these fluttering beauties to get close to her husband.

Jiang Xueqi also helped her, pulling the fluttering beauties away from the training room and talisman-making room.

After some time, the Ding Family seemed to understand Shen Xuan's intentions.

The number of visits from Ding Family female cultivators gradually decreased.

However, they would still send servants to deliver gifts during festivals and holidays.

Shen Xuan reciprocated with high-quality Spring Return Talismans of equivalent value.

His main principle was not to profit from the price difference.

He did not want to be too deeply entangled with the Ding Family.

The four major cultivation families in this area each had two Foundation Establishment Grand Cultivators, appearing to be evenly matched and harmonious on the surface.

However, the Ding Family's ancestor was nearing the end of his lifespan.

At that time, the Ding Family would still be the weakest in terms of strength.

And Qinglong Bay was a treasure trove of spiritual energy.

Not only was the spiritual energy abundant, but it also occupied a port on the Longze River, allowing them to set up checkpoints and collect taxes.

Ding Yijin's successful Foundation Establishment made everything seem fine.

In reality, it was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

He knew the inside story.

A large portion of the profits from the Qinglong Bay Market Town had to be used to repay the debt for the Foundation Establishment Pills.

Zhao Hetai's family and two others took advantage of the situation, setting up shops in the Qinglong Bay Market Town.

It's easy to invite gods, but hard to send them away!

In the distribution of interests, there have never been eternal enemies or friends.

He did not want to get involved in the power struggles of the four major cultivation families.

Unless the Ding Family's strength continued to grow.

And a third Ding Family cultivator successfully established their foundation.

Otherwise, once the Ding Family ancestor's lifespan ended and he passed away.

No one could predict how the situation would unfold!