He now has sixteen Clan Contribution Points on hand, which can be exchanged for eight pieces of intelligence.
Just as the thought crossed his mind,
he saw a surge of yellow light on the panel.
Lines of text appeared:
[1: Third Brother Fu Changli has always wanted to become an excellent brewer. Three years ago, he came up with a brewing recipe but hesitated to ask for Spirit Rice to experiment with, worrying about wasting Red Marrow Rice. Ten years later, when the clan became wealthy, the recipe was used to successfully brew Tier One Low-Grade Spirit Wine.]
Third Brother actually has a talent for brewing?!
This was beyond Fu Changsheng's expectations. In his eyes, Third Brother was just a gluttonous kid, yet three years ago, he had already started working on a brewing recipe.
This child.
He actually kept quiet about it for so long.
Besides,
if not for the intelligence system providing the information, that Spirit Wine recipe would have gone unused for ten years.
"The Red Marrow Rice is about to ripen, estimated to be around Third Brother's birthday. It could be a pleasant surprise for him."
Fu Changsheng continued reading.
[2: Three days later, Li Wentai bought a Talisman Brush at his stall in Nanyang Marketplace. Although this Talisman Brush was broken, it was crafted by an Ancient Cultivator and has unexpected effects when used for talisman making.]
Li Wentai is the grandson of Elder Li of the Li Family. Because his parents died early, he was protected by the Elder from a young age. The Elder is the only Peak Qi Cultivator in the Li Family, so the clan members do not dare to provoke him. Over time, Li Wentai developed a lawless temperament, going mad whenever things did not go his way. It's said that several servants waiting on him have ended up either dead or disabled.
But Fu Changsheng is not afraid.
Since he is going to Leimeng Mountain, he plans to go to the marketplace anyway to get a Talisman Brush. If he can seize this Talisman Brush before the other party does, all the better.
The next two pieces of intelligence.
Are all inconsequential.
Fu Changsheng immediately stopped the exchange, leaving eight Clan Contribution Points on the panel, with which he could exchange for four pieces of intelligence.
By evening,
Fu Changren finally returned from the Cui Family.
After four months,
the cultivation of the Fire Cloud Chicken had increased, breaking through to the Tier One Middle Stage.
Fu Changsheng saw that his big brother Fu Changren was still at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer. Seeing that managing the Spirit Field had delayed his cultivation, he quickly said:
"Big Brother, you have been stuck at the Qi Cultivation Third Layer for two years. Now the Spirit Field doesn't have any heavy work. You should go into seclusion in the Spiritual Spring Well for a while and only come out when you break through to the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation."
"Thank you, Patriarch."
Big Brother Fu Changren also felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough during this period, so he did not refuse upon hearing this.
After Big Brother left,
Fu Changsheng murmured to himself:
"Looks like we need to find a way to cultivate the Spirit Vein's tier."
Currently, besides supplying spiritual energy to fifty acres of Spirit Field, Luofeng Mountain's Spirit Vein has only opened up one Spiritual Spring Well. The spiritual energy provided by the well is purer, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort. If the Spirit Vein's tier could be improved, more wells could be opened, so they would not have to use them in turns, facing such scarcity.
Also,
to be conferred as a Ninth-Grade Noble Family by the Court,
besides accumulating meritorious deeds, the clan domain must also have a Tier Two Spirit Vein. Naturally, there also needs to be at least two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
With the intelligence system,
Fu Changsheng is naturally not satisfied with the Fu Family remaining a non-graded Qi Cultivation Clan. With the system's assistance, he believes that within twenty years, the clan will surely produce two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
One would be him,
the other would be the prodigiously gifted Molan.
But whether improving personal cultivation or nurturing Spirit Veins, it requires a massive amount of Spirit Stones. After resolving the clan's basic sustenance, their next step, the five of them have to contemplate how to broaden their income sources.
And currently, making talismans is obviously a path to take.
Fu Changsheng is even more determined to get that Talisman Brush that Li Wentai has his eyes on in the marketplace.
Early the next morning,
at the crack of dawn,
he put on the Invisibility Cloak and left the house.
Leimeng Mountain is across the Changliu River. After the ferry ride and passing through the hundred-acre Plum Grove, he reached the foot of Leimeng Mountain.
Beyond Leimeng Mountain is the Eastern Wilderness.
The Eastern Wilderness harbors fierce beasts, and deeper in lie the Southern Barbarians' tribes.
Therefore, for low-tier Qi Cultivators like them, the Eastern Wilderness is a Forbidden Land.
The intelligence indicated that Li Changtai's appearance was at the Cyan Wolf Demon Beast Cave.
But since it was his first time at Leimeng Mountain, Fu Changsheng had no idea where the Cyan Wolf Demon Beast Cave was, but he had waited four months for this day, so he was prepared.
He took a sealed box out from his sleeve.
Upon opening the box,
a rich aroma of Illusion Jade Bee honey dispersed with the wind.
For the Cyan Wolf Demon,
Illusion Jade Bee honey has an irresistible allure.
Fu Changsheng chose a Qingcang Tree to climb up.
Sure enough,
after staying in the tree for a short while,
a Cyan Wolf Demon with a green body and white eyes appeared before him. The Cyan Wolf Demon's belly was round and bulging as if it was pregnant. It sniffed the Illusion Jade Bee scent, glanced around, grabbed the box, and immediately turned back into the forest.
Fu Changsheng, like a Spiritual Monkey, followed from a distance, clinging to the Qingcang Tree.
About half a cup of tea later,
the running Cyan Wolf Demon suddenly looked up and let out an angry howl.
It suddenly bolted like a cannonball into the cave.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The next moment,
the cave echoed with fierce fighting noises.
Fu Changsheng, hidden in the treetop of the Qingcang Tree, narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed Li Changtai had arrived earlier than him and probably had been lurking around the Cyan Wolf Demon's cave since last night, just waiting for it to leave, so he could immediately steal the Spirit Containing Grass from the nest.
Feeling the timing was just right, Fu Changsheng lightly tapped several branches of the Qingcang Tree with his toes, and his body flickered several times before landing on the ground. At the same time, he formed a seal with his right hand, a Wind Blade coiling in his palm, ready to go.
"Boom!"
Inside the cave,
the walls crumbled.
The Cyan Wolf Demon chased a bloodied Li Changtai out.
The Cyan Wolf Demon's mouth opened wide in anger, blue light swirling, and suddenly a green vine like a Spiritual Snake sprang from beneath Li Changtai's feet, quickly coiling around him. Li Changtai's eyes narrowed slightly, his wrist flicked, sending an Ice Blade Talisman shooting toward the incoming Cyan Wolf Demon:
"Explode!"
Accompanied by Li Changtai's cold smile,
Ice Blades burst from the talisman, rushing towards the Cyan Wolf Demon with a swoosh. The unprepared Cyan Wolf Demon let out a howl, and to protect the unborn in its belly, skillfully flipped its back towards the incoming Ice Blades.
Swish, swish, swish.
Ten Ice Blades pierced the hide, stabbing into the Cyan Wolf Demon's body, instantly transforming it into an ice sculpture.
Li Changtai wasn't faring well either. Though at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, he usually couldn't withstand a Tier One Late Stage Cyan Wolf Demon. Had it not happened to be pregnant, he would've been unable to inflict serious harm on it.
"This place is no longer safe,"
Li Changtai suppressed the metallic taste rising in his throat.
He didn't even intend to take the Cyan Wolf Demon's corpse and turned to leave.
Suddenly,
he felt a chill on his neck.
Looking down,
he saw a Wind Blade that he didn't know when it had appeared, swiftly slashing across his neck like lightning. The Wind Blade appeared right when he had just defeated the Cyan Wolf Demon and his guard was down.