From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 14: Qi Refining Fourth Level

[Tough as Iron] Ironbone Crab: "Feasting on iron, swallowing gold, the Crab Clan shall never be slaves!"

[Maturity: 13%]

The mandarin-sized, iron-blue crab held in Li Quanqing's hand raised its pincers high, in a display of defiance.

Click! Click!

The little crab was blowing bubbles, its eyes swirling as it waved its black pincers, boldly launching an attack at this giant.

"Even daring to pinch me?"

Li Quanqing was immediately amused, his fingers glowing with golden light as he used Geng Metal Finger to poke directly at it.

Although the Ironbone Crab was flipped onto its back, it was relentless, its pincers still clashing with the flashes of gold, making a crisp sound.

This lively little guy seemed to have no concept of giving up.

Clack! Clack!

The remaining crab fry, watching their sibling being bullied, all made gestures of attack, trying to climb out of the fish basket.

[Tough as Iron][Tough as Iron][Tough as Iron]...

Li Quanqing disciplined each of them in turn, never expecting that all 23 Ironbone Crabs would show the same phrase.

These Spiritual Beasts, are the complete opposite of the docile Green Jade Carp in temperament.

"I heard that Demon Beasts of the crab type are all like this, stubborn and hard-headed, very difficult to subdue."

Li Quanzhi also looked like he had quite the headache, and wouldn't have easily traded the crabs away if it were otherwise.

He took out a book: "This is the crab-raising key points I specially found from the Scripture Pavilion, consider it a bonus for my junior brother."

Li Quanqing flipped through it; the Ironbone Crab's diet was very varied - plants, meat, soil, it would eat anything.

But to ensure their healthy growth and transformation into demons, they needed to be fed a large amount of iron ore.

"This is a gold-gobbling big spender!"

Li Quanqing sighed to himself, but for the sake of the Experience Group of Geng Metal Finger, such metal-type Demon Beasts were essential.

Taking out the Jade Scroll containing the experience for refining the Green Carp Sword, the two completed the trade.

Given the nature of the Ironbone Crabs, keeping them together with the school of fish would definitely cause trouble.

If they dare to wave their pincers provocatively, the big green fish will definitely swallow these fellows whole.

Just a few Water Arrow attacks, and the little Ironbone Crabs can peacefully meet their great-grandmother.

Li Quanqing manipulated the Array, carving out a corner of the fish pond to raise them temporarily.

The only pity was that there was no news about the Bright Moon Shell yet.

Time flies, quiet and peaceful, and nearly four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Every day, Li Quanqing learns at the Artifact Refining Hall for four hours, then feeds, touches fish, cultivates, eats, and reads.

Almost every night he meditated by the fish pond for rest, truly as if heaven were the blanket and the sea the bed, hardly ever returning to his own Cave Mansion.

His life was more fulfilling than ever before.

He made no secret of his talent in Artifact Refining, eagerly absorbing knowledge like a sponge thirsting for the vast ocean.

All the instructing scholars couldn't help but praise his diligence and talent.

Ripples surged, blue sea and sky melded, Li Quanqing touched the cool seawater, his fingertips as if caressing flawless sapphire.

After this period of raising them, all the big green fish have collectively entered the mature stage.

[Harvest one mature Big Green Fish, reward one Low Grade Water Arrow Talisman!]

[Harvest one mature Big Green Fish, reward four Spirit Sands!]

[Harvest one mature Big Green Fish, reward one Spiritual Energy Group!]

[Harvest one mature Big Green Fish, reward one Experience Group for the Water Control Skill!]

...

Li Quanqing executed the Water Control Skill, moving the fish with Mana, grabbing the big green fish from the pond with rough motions.

There was no need to carefully distinguish them, as each fish had a shining white Light Group on its forehead.

He had been busy for a day and a night, harvesting the sweet fruits of his hard labor to his heart's content.

Like a farmer welcoming the arrival of autumn, he was enveloped in the satisfaction of a bountiful harvest.

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Sheet upon sheet of blue Water Talismans materialized out of thin air, piling up in a thick stack in front of him, amounting to over four hundred.

The crystal-clear Spirit Sands piled like little mounds on a separate lotus platform, radiant and colorful, dazzling to the point of blinding.

More than two thousand fish harvested, the number was simply too many; just touching the Light Groups would tire his arms from the soreness.

If other fishermen were to witness this scene, they would probably be envious enough to grab a knife and rush in to chop him.

[Harvesting a mature Big Green Fish, reward: one group of Spiritual Energy!]

[Harvesting a mature Big Green Fish, reward: one group of Spiritual Energy!]

Several groups of Spiritual Energy were being born one after the other, the speed was so fast that Li Quanqing was almost unable to refine them in time.

He operated the gaseous Mana according to the cultivation technique, his pores opened all over his body, spewing out Spiritual Energy towards the outside world.

Creak!

When the sounds of being overwhelmed emanated from his Dantian inside his body.

Li Quanqing knew it was time to strike at that invisible barrier.

Pop!!

Mana surged, creating ripples on the skin's surface, with the tides rising and falling, leading the entire fish pond's Spiritual Energy to shift and change.

The bottleneck that had trapped countless Qi Refining Early Stage cultivators was already under such pressure from the waves of Spiritual Energy that it could no longer bear the load.

Mana gleamed with a golden hue and was water-blue in color, like a river smoothly surging pass, unbelievably silky.

It was too smooth, without the slightest mishap occurring.

A new route for the cultivation technique was carved out.

Li Quanqing stepped steadily and securely, peacefully and smoothly, into an entirely new realm.

Qi Refining Fourth Level!

Li Quanqing opened his eyes, his gaze sparkling like stars, with threads of Spirit Light twining around his body, like smoke and mist, appearing like a celestially transcendent being.

"Awesome!"

He felt that even taking precious Breaking Stage Elixirs would probably not be as smooth and slippery as this.

Cultivating fast, with a solid foundation.

Throughout these two and a half years since crossing over, I, Li Quanqing, have reached this realm all thanks to my own efforts and extraordinary talent!

[Harvesting a mature Big Green Fish, reward: one group of Spiritual Energy!]

Li Quanqing rubbed the fish head and suddenly realized that the effect of the Spiritual Energy Groups on him had diminished.

"When I make a breakthrough to the Qi Refining Late Stage or attain the Perfect Realm, the light groups rewarded by Big Green Fish may become minuscule in effect."

"Fortunately, in another half a year, this batch of Green Jade Carp will mature, and by then, there should be larger Spiritual Energy Groups."

"I still need to breed more high-level Demon Beasts in order to harvest better light group rewards!"

Li Quanqing began to tally up his gains.

487 Water Arrow Talismans, 3795 pieces of Spirit Sand, and dozens of Experience Groups for the Water Control Skill.

Now, with just a thought, Li Quanqing could control the flow of water within three feet of his body, as if looking at the lines on his palm.

Clearly, he had mastered this Basic Magic to a Divine level.

"Excluding the breeding fish, there are 2024 mature Big Green Fish that can be exchanged for 20 Spirit Stones at Evergreen Hall, and including the rewards, that makes a total of 58 Spirit Stones!"

Li Quanqing's eyebrows lifted with joy, his Storage Bag finally looking plump again.

Crack! Crack!

Two Iron-boned Crabs swung their large pincers, acting like tyrants, crawling out of the water onto the lotus platform.

They had grown significantly in size, now larger than the mouth of a bowl, with a cold gleam all over their bodies, appearing indestructible.

[Iron Bones Clanging]Iron-boned Crab: "Hungry, feed me! Otherwise, I'll call my brothers to pinch you, rawr!"

[Maturity: 71%]

Li Quanqing: ...

These Iron-headed Crabs, when it comes to demanding their meal, they do so with such righteous indignation.

Clang!

Li Quanqing took out a chunk of Densiron ore, smashing it on the back shell of the Spirit Crab, making a thudding sound and even sparking upon impact.

Yet the Iron-boned Crab did not care in the slightest, allowing him to hammer away while it busily snapped at the ore with its pincers.

Crack crack!

The collision between the crab's pincers and the ore chipped off pieces of iron scraps the size of soybeans, which the crab stuffed into its mouth.

One after another, Iron-boned Crabs continued to crawl up, stopping only after devouring a total of six ore chunks.

Li Quanqing watched with considerable heartache.

The food expenses for these crabs had indeed cost him quite a few Spirit Stones.

"I'm running low on ore, and it just so happens that I need to go to the Artifact Refining Hall for the artifact embryo forging assessment, it's a good chance to shear some wool from the clan!"