From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 142: Settling in Baoqing

"Moving house, here we go!"

The East Sea is vast and its blue waves ripple gently. A red sun leaps from the water’s surface, and the sky is filled with clouds that shimmer golden in the morning light.

The sea sparkles under the good weather of the day.

Auspicious for moving house, setting out on a journey.

Inauspicious for dueling with magic or holding funerals.

"Moo!!"

The Canghai Whale emits a deep, long moan. Its massive body stands tall like an island, cutting through the waters, blocking the breach in the Island Protection Array Formation.

"Everyone, line up! Let me have a feel, and only those who pass can move house!"

Li Quanqing sits cross-legged on the whale’s head, his Divine Sense stretching out like hooks, fishing the converging Green Jade Carps out of the water.

The breed limit of a Green Jade Carp is the Qi Refining Middle Stage, naturally not all can be brought to Baqing Island. Only those in the Qi Refining Early Stage are qualified to move and enjoy themselves on Second-order top-grade spiritual veins.

"Moo moo~"

Ao Qing lazily swims around the surrounding sea area, leading follows to herd the selected Green Jade Carps and prevent them from scattering.

[I Want to be a Dog] Ao Gou (Golden Pattern Jade Carp): "Watching Lord Ao Qing getting further and further away from me, I feel as if a primordial force within me is about to burst forth! Give me a Spirit Pill and find out what it’s like to be a dog!"

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer (89%)]

Oh ho, it’s you, the one with the bushy brows and big eyes!

Li Quanqing couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the Green Jade Carp in front of him, staring with dead fish eyes as if its cosmos was about to explode, and allowed it to pass.

Not bad for Ao Qing’s number one fan. Its cultivation speed isn’t inferior at all, about to break through to the Qi Refining Late Stage.

Apart from Ao Gou, there’s another [Fair and Square] Golden Pattern Jade Carp, just at the Qi Refining Third Level of cultivation, far from reaching the late stages.

"Who should use the bottle of Dragon Snake True Evil that might be opened next time?"

Li Quanqing glanced at the Dragon Flame Eagle soaring in the Heavenly Vault above. This guy should be the best choice.

At the Qi Refining Ninth Level, with extraordinary bloodline and having devoured the Flood Dragon Horn as well as the flesh of many Great Demons, it’s full of vitality.

And it’s a perfect match for the attributes of the Dragon Snake True Evil.

"Moo moo!"

Ao Qing watches the great eagle flying in the sky with anger, smacking the sea surface with its tail and spouting sparkling Water Arrows from its mouth, emitting a dissatisfied roar.

The Flood Dragon Horn was equally attractive to it, but the Dragon Flame Eagle, being proud in nature, simply refused to share.

It was only under Li Quanqing’s force that a piece of the Flood Dragon Horn was cut off and given to Ao Qing to fondle day and night, to absorb the essence and cultivate.

As a result, the Spiritual Sculpture often snatches up a lot of big green fish every few days and feeds them to the Golden Flame Tiger and others, a great showdown between the sky and the ocean.

The Cloud-hopping Snow Leopard, the Thunder Horn Python, the Qingfeng Crane, and the Vine Wood Ape, they all remained on Fish-Dragon Island, being land Demon Beasts after all.

Some Green Jade Carps and the Azure Water Python also stayed there, along with the Bright Moon Shells and the Stone Spirit Loaches as companions, the Spiritual Energy in the water pool below is enough for their daily cultivation.

Anyway, Li Quanqing visits daily to feed them, so there’s no difference.

He only took the Dragon Flame Eagle, the Golden Flame Tiger, the Copper-armored Crab, the Canghai Whale, and over a thousand Green Jade Carps, preparing to move to Baoqing Pond.

After all, the two islands are only dozens of miles apart. Given the Dragon Flame Eagle’s speed, it can fly back to the island in a matter of minutes.

For this, Li Quanqing also made a special Array Formation Token, making it convenient for the Spiritual Sculpture to traverse freely through the Island Protection Array of Fish-Dragon Island.

In this way, if something happens on the island, the Dragon Flame Eagle can shuttle back and forth in time to inform him.

Oh and let’s not forget the quirky Longevity Turtle, always motionless at the bottom of the water, absorbing Spirit Veins to cultivate.

Thankfully, after eating plenty of Great Demon Beast Meat, its cultivating speed has finally picked up.

Now officially breaking through to the Qi Refining Second Layer, it can go to Baoying Fang to reside and intake Second-tier top-grade spiritual veins.

It has taken a very steadfast step towards the Qi Refining Middle Stage, a cause for celebration!

"Let’s go, we’re setting off!"

The Canghai Whale bellows a low growl, taking the lead and clearing the way, its vast body capable of smashing all obstacles.

Ao Qing follows at the rear, maintaining order among the Green Jade Carp Group so they do not break formation.

Over a thousand Qi Refining Demon Beasts move together, gulping sea water, with Demon Energy converging at one place, creating a sight to behold.

A distance of tens of miles is covered in the blink of an eye. The group of demons arrives at Whale Emperor Fang City, taking the pre-excavated waterway upstream and all plunge into the Baoqing Pond Water at the south of the island.

Boom boom boom!

The Array Formation roars, countless Array Patterns intertwine, protecting this area from foreign invasion.

The spot Li Quanqing occupies is naturally where the island’s Spiritual Energy is most abundant.

Now that the Spirit Gathering Array is activated, robust Essence Qi rushes over, turning into a dense fog that drifts above the water of the pond, with white mist curling up and shining radiantly.

Almost reaching the level of Second-tier top-grade Spiritual Veins.

"Awesome!"

Li Quanqing took deep breaths, refining a mouthful of Heaven and Earth Essence, feeling his mana inside eager to move.

He couldn’t help but feel an impulse to cultivate on his own.

"Indeed, as expected, I can neither lay still nor keep from rolling around!"

Li Quanqing sighed and decided to cultivate for two hours every day after feeding the fish.

He observed the state of the fish group; they were all very well adapted to the environment of Baoqing Pond.

Although it was a man-made deep pond, a batch of large green fish and spiritual shrimp had been raised in it for quite some time, and even the water quality was mixed with water from Fish-Dragon Pool.

The happiest was certainly Ao Qing, for such an excellent cultivation spot, it couldn’t wait to start cultivating, rolling with excitement.

"Cousin!"

On the shore, Li Quanfu approached, his chubby body aboard a Spirit Boat gliding across the water surface, now surprisingly at Qi Refining Seventh Layer, his figure more plump than ever.

"This Cave Mansion is indeed well-constructed; you’ve put effort into it."

Along with Li Quanfu, Li Quanqing walked to his own Cave Mansion by the pond’s shore, which included pavilions, terraces, and towers, with vast mist-shrouded waters, occupying a large area.

The entire Baoqing Pond had been turned into a restricted area, and cultivators from the Workshop were not allowed to approach.

With such massive construction works and the restructuring of the island’s architecture, not a single high-ranking member from the Li and Xie families dared to object.

After all, the Li Family’s influence was great, and the Xie family was already grateful to retain a stake in Baoying Fang.

Li Quanqing came to a pool specially constructed of jade stones and placed a Spiritual Spring Stone within it, immediately drawing all the surrounding spiritual energy to it.

This was the core hub of the Cave Mansion and the place where spiritual energy was most abundant.

It wasn’t long before a stream of milky spring water sprouted and collected into a shallow pool.

Li Quanqing then threw in a high-grade Thunder Spirit Stone; the spiritual energy of Fish-Dragon Island was still too thin.

Having been buried in the spirit veins for so long, the Thunder Spirit Stone had only recovered less than one-twentieth of its power, but with the support of Second Rank Spirit Veins and a Spiritual Spring, it was sure to recover faster.

Moreover, the Second-tier array isolated the energy, so there was no need to suffer lightning strikes anymore.

"There are spring water and Jade Pond, just lacking a few Spirit Fish."

Li Quanfu commented, looking around.

"This pool is too small; Ao Qing certainly won’t fit in."

Li Quanqing smiled; this Spiritual Spring Pool was intended for brewing tea, naturally not meant for raising any fish or shrimp.

Li Quanfu nodded slightly, then brought up another matter: "Family Head, your Foundation Establishment Ceremony is arranged for a year from now. Having heard this news, the Situ Family has also scheduled Situ Yu’s Foundation Establishment Ceremony on the same day."

"Are they trying to force others to take sides?"

Li Quanqing shook his head; this was indeed in line with the Situ Family’s usual aggressive and domineering style.

He didn’t care much; such trifles weren’t worth his concern.

Li Quanfu reported many things, accumulated over time.

Firstly, the Golden Marrow Jade Mine had been completely excavated, yielding a total of 18,000-plus Spirit Stones, with the remainder after expenditures stored in the treasury of the Cave Mansion.

The beast tide had passed, and after the full opening of the Whale Emperor Sect’s remains, sales in the Whale Emperor Fang City had plummeted, and the occupancy rate of the Happy Cottage had been slashed.

As for building several towers in Baoying Fang?

Li Quanqing had no such plans for now; given the low number of external cultivators, the Cave Mansions on the island workshop were already sufficient.

There was no need to spend more manpower and resources, being all his own enterprises.

Furthermore, Li Quanfu planned to form a merchant fleet to thoroughly bring all industries within Baoying Fang directly under the control of the Family Head, and even to do business in more sea areas.

To grow stronger and create more glory.

With four Foundation Establishment members at its helm, the Li Family’s power had doubled and begun to expand to seize more resources for cultivation.

The masterless Purple Blood Sea Domain was a good target indeed.

Li Quanfu’s actions perfectly matched the family’s policy.

Commerce was something Li Quanqing was totally unfamiliar with, so he handed over full control, allowing Li Quanfu to act freely.

Although the Whale Emperor Fang City had declined a bit, it was a solid Third Rank Spirit Vein and a ready-made Sect secret realm, enough to sustain Golden Core Cultivators’ cultivation.

The Sword Sect had the Third Rank Shuihua Islands and, having operated for a thousand years, showed no interest in the Whale Emperor Islands, but both the Situ and Li families had their eyes on it, clashing in secret several times.

However, unless the Golden Core Sect spoke up, neither family dared cross the line; who knows, maybe the Sect itself wished to grow vegetables on these Third Rank Spirit Veins.

As a high-ranking member of the family, Li Quanqing was aware of these struggles but rarely participated, remaining a spectator.

Two months later.

Li Quanqing was sitting in meditation inside his Cave Mansion when he suddenly sensed a change in the spiritual energy within Baoqing Pond and a formidable demon energy seeping out.

He extended his Divine Sense and instantly saw the water in the pond churning; the Golden Pattern Jade Carp rolled, and Ao Gou successfully broke through Qi Refining Late Stage.

[Received a Qi Refining Late Stage Golden Pattern Jade Carp; reward one bottle of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object "Dragon Snake True Evil"!]