From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 13: Iron Crab Stone Loach

Li Quanqing walked into the peach blossom forest and saw the bright moon suspended in the sky and the stream babbling, with a spiritual spring gurgling forth unexpectedly.

Around the spring, odd stones stood tall, and dozens of young members of the Li Clan were already seated on them, many of whom were familiar faces from the Artifact Hall.

Li Quanqing confidently chose a piece of bluestone resembling a reclining carp to sit on, observing the surroundings with restrained curiosity.

It was his first time participating in such a gathering, which piqued his interest.

"The designated hour has arrived, all invited clansmen have gathered, and thus the small peach blossom conference officially begins."

Li Quanshu sat by the spiritual spring, shook the White Jade Bell in her hand, which tinkled melodiously: "According to our tradition, fellow Daoists will introduce the spiritual objects they require in order."

She took the initiative to speak first, taking out a pearl the size of a dragon's eye: "A lower grade Treasure Spirit Pearl produced by the Xie family, in exchange for one Chongyuan Pill or other elixirs suitable for cultivators at the Qi Refining Third Layer to breakthrough bottlenecks."

The pearl was flawless and white, and under the moonlight, it even emitted a faint and barely visible halo, making it quite appealing.

"The Xie family? It should be that Foundation Establishment Family from the Baozhu Islands."

Li Quanqing thought to himself that the Li and Xie families had a supportive relationship.

The two major Foundation Establishment Families had jointly established the Baoying Square thousands of miles away to earn Spirit Stones and collect rent by sitting tight.

"This Treasure Spirit Pearl contains abundant spiritual energy that can be refined by one's own mana and stored inside, making it highly convenient to refine in a flash during battles with others."

Li Quanshu held the pearl and introduced its extraordinary features.

In essence, it was like a one-time mana power bank.

Unfortunately, despite the allure of the treasure, Breaking Stage Elixirs were undoubtedly more precious, and no one traded with her.

Li Quanshu looked around and seeing no response from her clansmen, had to give up and passed the Jade Bell to the next person.

In such order, it soon came to Li Quanqing's turn.

He jingled the Jade Bell in his hand and softly said: "Twenty Lower Grade Water Arrow Talismans, equivalent to the strike of a Qi Refining Third Layer cultivator, and younglings of the Green Jade Carp, in exchange for various Spiritual Beast young or for Spirit Stones."

Li Quanqing thought for a moment and added: "The father of these Green Jade Carps is a Golden Pattern Variant, with extraordinary lineage."

He took out some golden pattern scales left by the male Green Jade Carp and placed them with three young fishes, their bloodline aura continuing sufficiently proving his point.

The two items Li Quanqing brought out for trade were both valuable treasures, naturally attracting interest.

A corpulent clan member spoke: "I just acquired a batch of Stone Spirit Loach younglings, planned to be used to make Nourishing Spirit Mud. Do you want to trade?"

Stone Spirit Loach?

Li Quanqing was quite interested; this demon beast had been discovered not long ago, and it was a name he had heard of.

The strength of Stone Spirit Loach wasn't strong, only having the potential of early stages of Qi Refinement, but as they grow older, they can change their living environment and cultivate a type of Nourishing Spirit Mud.

This spirit mud, when applied to the face, has whitening and beautifying effects, refining the skin and reducing pores, making it extremely attractive to female cultivators.

Hence, its price was extraordinarily high.

"What would you like in exchange?"

Li Quanqing was very intrigued.

"How about three Stone Spirit Loach younglings for your one fish youngling?"

The price was fair, and after thinking it over, Li Quanqing agreed to the trade.

"Are there any other fellow Daoists interested?"

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Li Quanqing waved the blue water-colored talismans in his hand: "They can also be bought with Spirit Stones at a high price."

Suddenly someone spoke up: "A few days ago, I was also fortunate to obtain a certain Spiritual Beast youngling, but I'm not interested in these items you have. Do you have anything better?"

Li Quanqing looked towards the man who had spoken, a tall and thin man about twenty-four or five years old, also dressed in the robes of the Artifact Hall.

His name was Li Quanzhi, with cultivation at the Qi Refinement Fourth Layer, the highest among all present.

Though he had no notable background, he was said to have great talent in Artifact Refining, hence his somewhat arrogant tone.

"What kind of demon beast is it?"

"It's an Iron Bone Crab."

Li Quanzhi said, "This demon beast feeds on iron ore, and its pincers are extremely hard. It can assist artifact refiners in processing ores and even has a minuscule chance of evolving into a Copper-armored Crab."

"Metal attribute demon beast?"

Li Quanqing's eyes immediately lit up.

Ever since he learned the Geng Metal Finger, his progress had been stuck at the beginner stage, still a distance away from minor accomplishment.

This Iron Bone Crab was undoubtedly something he desperately needed.

Perhaps it could even trigger the light group reward of the Geng Metal Finger.

Li Quanqing pondered for a moment and took out a Jade Scroll, "This is some of the experience on refining the Green Carp Sword from my ancestors. Do you find it satisfactory?"

Of course, this was not some inheritance left by his forefathers, but rather something he had just secretly tucked into the Jade Scroll, containing only a few scattered thoughts.

But to hoodwink this fellow who wasn't even an artifact refiner, it was already more than enough.

Indeed, upon seeing the partial text recorded in the Jade Scroll, Li Quanzhi was immediately overjoyed, "Let's trade for this!"

Neither of the two had brought their Spiritual Beast cubs with them, needing to conclude the trade after the end of the small gathering.

But Li Quanqing was already very satisfied.

Unexpectedly, Li Quanshu also seemed quite interested in the artifact refining experience, "I wonder if Younger Cousin would like to trade for the Xie family's signature Spiritual Beast, the Bright Moon Shell?"

Li Quanqing recalled the pearl she had previously brought out and speculated, "Could it be that those Treasure Spirit Pearls are produced by these Bright Moon Shells?"

"Exactly."

Li Quanshu did not deny, "These Spiritual Shells are precious and rare. The Xie family generally does not trade them. I still relied on my father's connections to breed a few, which are already capable of nurturing pearls, and I am willing to part with them reluctantly."

Li Quanqing frowned, "Mature Spiritual Shells? I wonder if there are any young shells?"

Li Quanshu was momentarily stunned, then tried to persuade, "It often takes three to four years for shell species to produce pearls, and it's not cost-effective to start from young specimens."

However, Li Quanqing insisted, "Being of lower cultivation, it's safer for me to cultivate from Spiritual Beast cubs."

Seeing the young man's Qi Refinement Third Layer cultivation, Li Quanshu thought this younger cousin was indeed very cautious.

"I will contact my father, and if there is definite news about the Bright Moon Shell species, I will inform Junior Brother at the earliest."

"Quanqing thanks Senior Sister."

The trade meeting continued until late at night, and Li Quanqing indeed gained some experience.

However, his life was generally as calm as water, having never ventured far from the family, and with the ability to excel in cultivation through cheats, there were not many things that caught his eye.

The next morning, a dark, chubby clan member delivered the juvenile Stone Spirit Loaches.

True to their name, they really looked like blocks of shiny black stones, their tough skin adorned with earthy yellow patterns.

[Dark Crawling]Stone Spirit Loach: "Ah, that big fireball in the sky is so dazzling! I really want to return to the dark mud and continue crawling!"

[Maturity: 18%]

[Stone Transformation]Stone Spirit Loach: "Life as a fish is so boring. I just want to become a motionless large stone, drifting with the waves~"

[Maturity: 16%]

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Li Quanqing touched these large mud loaches and actually felt relieved.

Spiritual Beast cubs with a maturity over 50%, the Golden Finger wouldn't recognize at all.

Seeing the half-dead Stone Spirit Loaches, the clan member felt somewhat embarrassed and explained, "These Spiritual Beasts are very easy to keep alive. They only need to be buried in the mud at the bottom of the pond, where they can grow slowly without needing feeding, and they extremely dislike sunlight."

"In the process of the Stone Spirit Loach's growth, they will slowly transform their surrounding living environment. The Nourishing Spirit Mud is configured in this way."

Not needing feeding was indeed convenient.

Li Quanqing exchanged 12 large mud loaches at once, diving into the bottom of the pond to bury them in the mud.

These Stone Spirit Loaches seemed to return to their happy home, burrowing into the mud and rolling around, almost wrapping themselves into mud balls.

Then they just lay there motionless, even if the large green fish pushed them around in the water, they showed no reaction.

Just after Li Quanqing settled the Spirit Loaches, Li Quanzhi arrived, bringing a basket of crab cubs to trade with him.