Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

At the high seat of the grand hall, Lin Shihua clapped his hands and proclaimed loudly;

"Thus it's decided. In the future, the frequency of the Spiritual Testing Assembly will change from once every three years to once a year, starting from next year."

The clanspeople below were excited. Today, the family had made quite a few adjustments. Take the Spiritual Testing Assembly, for instance; it used to be once every three years. As the number of mortals in the family continued to increase, sticking with a triennial test would cause many young members to miss out on two years of potential development.

With the final item on the agenda concluded, the clan meeting, which had lasted for the better part of the day, was drawing to a close.

Lin Shihua was very satisfied and also quite relieved.

Although within the clan, those in the Foundation Establishment Stage had absolute say, the clan had been giving more and more consideration to the wishes of the clanspeople. This clan meeting was exceptionally grand, with contributions of ideas from the members, resulting in many significant decisions.

"The clan meeting is concluded. Everyone should go about their business and remember not to slacken in your cultivation. The assembly is dismissed."

With Lin Shihua announcing the end of the clan meeting loudly, numerous clanspeople rose to their feet, bowed towards the elder generation seated in the high places, and finally left the grand hall.

Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhong had risen early and said to him;

"Little brother, Tianhong and I will head back first. We'll go to register at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall tomorrow. Wait for our message, and hopefully, we will be selected."
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After speaking, the two of them gave a fist salute and then walked out of the grand hall together.

As the throngs of clanspeople left, not even ten minutes passed, and the grand hall was left with less than ten people who silently stayed behind. They were all members of the Shi (world) generation, as well as several important Qi Refining Stage clanspeople.

At this moment, Lin Tianming bowed to the elders and then earnestly said to Lin Shilu;

"Fifteenth Grandfather, Tianming requests to accompany you to the Qianchuan Market, and I hope you will grant your permission."

Lin Shilu chuckled, seemingly having anticipated that he would volunteer himself.

"Granted. In fact, even if you hadn't mentioned it, I was planning to take you with me. Having you help me would save a lot of trouble."

Lin Shikang smiled knowingly and joked;

"Shilu, with Tianming accompanying you, and with both of your cultivation levels, when combined, you could likely face a Foundation Establishment Seventh Level cultivator without falling short."

"Indeed, with the two of you together, we will feel much more at ease." Lin Shigong added.

Lin Tianming looked puzzled, as if understanding from Lin Shikang's words that Lin Shilu had probably broken through to the Foundation Establishment Sixth Level. When he thought about it, before the family war, Shilu was at the Foundation Establishment Fifth Level. It made sense that, after a few years, breaking through was within reason.

With that thought, he also grew a bit excited and said to Lin Shilu;

"Congratulations to Fifteenth Grandfather for achieving such great success in your cultivation."

Lin Shilu smiled and waved his hand to signal that Tianming need not be formal, then he gave his orders;

"I just had a breakthrough and need to consolidate for a while. We will set out after a month, so you prepare as well during this time."

"I shall adhere to Fifteenth Grandfather's command. Tianming will take his leave first."

Lin Tianming replied, then stood up, bowed to the elders, and briskly left the grand hall.

Back in his own cave dwelling, Lin Tianming sat in the training room, deep in thought.

A month would quickly pass, and before his departure, he needed to make some preparations. He projected his Divine Sense to meticulously inspect the contents of his storage bag.

Recently, ten batches of Spiritual Medicine Materials had been refined into elixirs, and now he had twenty-eight Second Order Lingshen Pills, as well as five thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.

Besides that, there were fifty-six Earth Evil Swords, one Tiangang Sword, a Second Order Medium Grade Attack Talisman, and a Lower Grade Defense Talisman. The rest were a collection of various rare types of Spiritual Medicine Materials he had slowly gathered. There was also the Qianling Pill Recipe he had acquired long ago, and the Mysterious Moon Token.

He still owed his grandfather two thousand Spirit Stones, which he was determined to return before leaving, leaving him with three thousand five hundred stones to use.

These were all the important items he possessed, not much to speak of, but for an average Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was not a small amount either.

After checking his storage bag, Lin Tianming took a deep breath, then sat with crossed hands and started to meditate and cultivate.

The next morning, Lin Tianming left his cave dwelling and flew towards the Hall of Merit.

Along the way, many clan members were headed in pairs to the Miscellaneous Hall, apparently ready to register for the mission to the Qianchuan Market.

Watching the clanspeople in their hurried state, Lin Tianming was taken aback. He greeted the passersby and continued directly to the Hall of Merit.

In a short while, he appeared inside the Hall of Merit. At this time, the Hall was less crowded than usual as most probably had gone to the Miscellaneous Hall either to register or to watch the excitement.

After finding Lin Xingcheng, they greeted each other, then sat opposite each other and began to chat idly.

"It's a pity I have to stand guard at the Hall of Merit and can't participate, otherwise I'd also like to gain some experience at Qianchuan Market,"

Lin Xingcheng said regretfully, a look of longing in his eyes.

"Uncle, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. You're almost at Great Perfection in your cultivation. Training within the clan for a while, and going in a few years will be just the same," Lin Tianming comforted him.

Hearing this, Lin Xingcheng's expression calmed down, and he let out a wry smile before quickly changing the subject, asking;

"Tianming, what are you here to exchange today?"

Lin Tianming took out seven bottles of Second Order Lingshen Pills and handed them to Lin Xingcheng, then said;

"Uncle, I'd like to exchange for two Second Order low-grade Defense Talismans, and the rest in Spirit Stones."

Lin Xingcheng received the Jade Bottle and, after verifying there were no issues, calculated the prices.

"Twenty-one Second Order Lingshen Pills, unit price one hundred and sixty, totaling three thousand three hundred and sixty Spirit Stones. Second Order low-grade Defense Talismans, unit price three hundred and eighty Spirit Stones, totaling seven hundred and sixty Spirit Stones. After deduction, that leaves two thousand six hundred Spirit Stones."

Lin Tianming nodded, then pondered for a moment. After repaying grandfather two thousand Spirit Stones, and adding the previous five thousand five hundred, he would still have six thousand left.

With Spirit Stones in hand, one would feel at ease in Qianchuan Market, otherwise, wanting to purchase any treasure would be troublesome.

Seeing Lin Tianming nod in agreement, Lin Xingcheng entered the depths of the great hall to fetch the items for exchange.

In a moment, Lin Xingcheng came out, took out Spirit Stones and talismans from his storage bag, and handed them over in person.

After receiving the Spirit Stones and Second Order Talismans into his own storage bag and exchanging a few words, Lin Tianming bowed his fists and left the Hall of Merit.

At dawn, after leaving the Hall of Merit, he made his way through Green Bamboo Mountain, intending to return to his cave dwelling to continue his cultivation.

Just as he flew to the summit of the main peak, Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhong were already waiting for him.

At that moment, both of their complexions were rosy, and they seemed very jubilant.

Lin Tianming descended from the sky, greeted the two with a cupped fist salute, and asked with a smile on his face,

"Big brother, judging by your expressions, did you manage to register successfully?"

When Lin Tianming asked, Lin Tianhong displayed a smug look and confidently said,

"Hehe, fortunately, it was a success, but you wouldn't know, today's Miscellaneous Hall... What a scene it was..."

Both Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhong's eyes crinkled as they watched Lin Tianhong chatter away excitedly, the two exchanged a smile.

According to Lin Tianhong, today's registration was extremely popular. More than thirty people were vying to participate, and the two of them were chosen partly because of their youth and partly because, among the Qi Refining clanspeople, they were among the most prominent. Lin Shilu always took good care of the younger generation, so with their close relationship, they were recruited.

"Big brother, besides the two of you, which other clan members were selected?" Lin Tianming asked curiously.

When Lin Tianming brought up this matter, Lin Tianfeng helplessly said,

"Apart from us two, the other three should be Xing Clan Members. We were the first to be selected, after that we left, so the specific participants are still unclear, but I estimate they are definitely cultivators above the eighth level of Qi Refinement."

After finishing, Lin Tianming shifted the topic and inquired about their plans.

"Never mind that, I heard from Elder Wu that we'll depart on time in a month. Do you brothers have any arrangements?"

As the date drew near, Lin Tianfeng looked serious and discussed his plans.

"First, I'll go to the Hall of Merit to exchange for some talismans to ensure survival, then I'll go into seclusion to cultivate a bit more, aiming to enhance my cultivation as much as possible. After all, Qianchuan Market is not like the family clan. There, although fighting is forbidden, outside the market, there aren't so many rules."

After Lin Tianfeng's reminder, Lin Tianhong, who had been chatting and laughing moments before, suddenly became solemn, then said;

"That's the plan. This trip will take three years, and it's necessary to exchange all our resources for elixirs and talismans, and to prepare more Spirit Stones for any unforeseen needs."

"You brothers have thought it through. I also plan to cultivate for a short period!"

No sooner had Lin Tianming finished speaking than Lin Tianfeng took up the conversation.

"Then brother, I won't keep you any longer. We'll meet again in a month!"

"Till then!"

After the exchange, Lin Tianming and the others saluted with their fists and turned to fly off in different directions.