From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 18: Green Spirit Mud

Evergreen Hall, the annex for Spirit Fish.

"Lad, half a year has passed, and you're back to sell fish again?"

An elder, whose face seemed familiar, stroked his grizzled beard, his eyes squinting with a smile: "That's the Green Carp Sword on your back, right? Not bad at all, you've got quite the flair of a Sword Cultivator, just like I had back in the day!"

Li Quanqing, patting the treasured sword on his back, raised his eyebrows with pride: "Your elder's eyesight is really sharp, I've just bought this magic artifact. I even sleep with it, preparing to nurture an invincible Sword Heart!"

"Yo! My dear nephew, where did you strike it rich?"

"Sword Qi bursting forth, irresistibly sharp, I feel like I'm witnessing the rise of a peerless Sword Cultivator!"

"See, my dear granddaughter, didn't grandpa tell you? Even as a fish farmer, one can save enough Spirit Stones to buy a Flying Sword!"

For a moment, the fishy smell in the air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Magic artifacts all have a break-in period; one needs to constantly foster them with Mana to be as adept with them as with one's own limb.

It's certainly not me, Mr. Li, showing off on purpose.

After selling the big Green Carps, another 20.24 Spirit Stones were credited to the account.

In Li Quanqing's eyes, those plump white Spirit Stones are the most adorable things in the world.

At the marketplace of Jade Dragon Pond, Li Quanqing walked into a regular shop to buy tens of thousands of pounds of bait, with special delivery arranged.

Walking along the emerald-like pond, he sees no one around and dives headfirst into the water.

The pond water is serene and icy cold, and even with Mana protecting the body, one cannot stay in for long.

Li Quanqing took out a shovel and dived to the bottom to start digging, where the mud was dark green and black, sticky as motor oil, mixed with fine shards of ice.

[Green Spirit Mud: A treasure formed from fermentation over hundreds of years, imbued with the aura of a high-level Demon Beast, prolonged contact is beneficial for the growth of Stone Spirit Loaches and Green Jade Carps.]

This secret was found by Li Quanqing in a book called "Fish Breeding Secrets" in the Scripture Pavilion and confirmed by the Golden Finger to be indeed beneficial for Spirit Fish.

"High-level Demon Beast, could it be that in the depths of Jade Dragon Pond, there really is a Clan Guardian Spirit Beast?"

Li Quanqing dug out seven or eight bags of Spirit Mud before surfacing to breathe.

The story of the Clan Guardian Spirit Beast is something every member of the Li Family has heard as a child.

He looks towards the depths of the pond, with its vast and limitless misty waves, wondering if there really is a massive creature silently guarding Qingyu Island.

...

"Fishy kids, it's mealtime!"

Li Quanqing floated on the water's surface, standing on a lotus platform, with a long sword on his back, clad in a flowing blue robe looking ethereal like an immortal, leisurely enjoying life.

In reality, he is just a canteen brother in charge of fish feed.

Completely ordinary.

He threw out handfuls of bait, which smelled sour and pungent but was extremely tempting to the school of fish.

"Splash splash!"

In a corner of the fish pond separated by an Array, swarms of big Green Carp fry came up to the surface, all newly hatched not long ago, clinging around their parents.

"Moo moo!"

Green Jade Carps caught the scent and also popped their heads out, mouths wide open as if swallowing saliva.

After half a year of nurturing, only 20 juvenile Green Jade Carps remain, exactly when they need to grow.

Eager eaters, all of them with insatiable appetites, plump and rounded with the foolishness shining through their clear eyes.

"Come here, let me feel you, see how well you're developing!"

Li Quanqing exerted his Water Control Skill, to divine perfection, easily fishing the Spirit Fish out.

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[Contemplating Fish Life] Green Jade Carp: "To eat or to sleep, that is the question."

[Maturity: 66%]

Li Quanqing: ...

I think you look more like a problem.

[Water Ability Fish Flower] Green Jade Carp: "Yu Liu had the nerve to fight with me for food this morning, but Yu Er is the most considerate, letting me have all the food. And last night, big brother fish was so amazing～"

[Maturity: 71%]

Li Quanqing: Damn it! I have been dirtied!

[Fish Life Slacking] Green Jade Carp: "Took a nap after lunch, and Fish Flower sister actually wanted to touch me. Damn it, what's more important than mother fish and food?"

[Maturity: 67%]

Purebred, just like your father.

Hopeless, better start over!

Li Quanqing stretched out his hand to pet them, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh deeply.

These Green Jade Carps, they have absolutely worried him to pieces.

Fortunately, after raising them for so long, there's finally a reliable one.

[Green Jade Carp "I Want to Be a Dragon"]: "Dragon Transformation! Dragon Transformation!! Dragon Transformation!!!"

[Maturity: 69%]

Li Quanqing couldn't help but reveal a smile; this Green Jade Carp was the most promising fellow in the pond.

From the very first day of its life, its sole thought was to undergo Dragon Transformation, a born leader of the pack.

The carp held its head high, its eyes seeming to burn with fierce flames, its body long and robust, with golden spots faintly starting to appear on its scales.

Very good! So spirited!

Li Quanqing, satisfied, caressed the fish's head and took out Spirit Worm Bait Pills to feed this Green Jade Carp until it was full, then turned to the rest of the school.

That's how overtly different the treatment was.

"Sigh, come and eat!"

A large amount of spirit bait fell from the sky, and although the Spirit Fish couldn't understand human speech, they ate with gusto.

Crunch! Crunch!

Under the water, an Ironshell Crab quietly revealed its eyes, its pincers stirring the water to direct the bait towards itself.

Ptooey!

The Dragon Transformation-aspiring Green Jade Carp, with its exceptional vision, was the first to spot the sly act, and spit out a Water Arrow.

Splash!

It was as if a hornet's nest had been prodded, all the Green Jade Carps reacted explosively in an instant, firing Water Arrows simultaneously, creating a sound as the arrows struck the water similar to rain beating on banana leaves.

Instantly, the hungry Ironshell Crab was bombarded by the waves, left reeling and seeing stars.

Patter-patter! Crunch-crunch!

It struggled within the waves, waving its large pincers around with a catcher's motion, making a very distinctive sound, summoning its pals.

One after another, Ironshell Crabs swam up, treading on the waves with glaring claws, domineering as they began to fight for food.

Spirited fish and iron crabs each gathered into groups, confronting each other across the lotus platforms, resembling two armies in standoff, making ceaseless racket.

Although Li Quanqing couldn't understand them, he felt sure they were probably swearing filthily.

Ever since the Array disappeared, the Green Jade Carps and the Ironshell Crabs would end up fighting every few days.

This was the innate nature of Demon Beasts, demarcating territories, ostracizing different species, banding together for warmth.

Li Quanqing didn't intervene; on the contrary, he was behind the scenes fanning the flames.

These youngsters were full of vigor; it was good for them to vent their energy, beneficial for their physical and mental health, preventing intra-species fighting.

Moreover, appropriate competition could also arouse their sense of crisis, motivating them to cultivate more eagerly, to reach maturity sooner.

Then, Li Quanqing would be able to harvest the rewards from the Light Group with greater ease.

Only after the shoal and crabs had tired themselves out did he slowly take out enough bait to nourish them.

[Ironclad valor] Ironshell Crab: "Damn it, I didn't perform well in the verbal fight just now; got to review it tonight!"

[Maturity: 86%]

Li Quanqing took out iron ore to tease the large crab, while also feeling out their development.

In four to five months, these Ironshell Crabs would be mature, stepping into the Qi Refining Early Stage.

It was clear that these Demon Beasts didn't have as much potential as the Green Jade Carps; it would be hard for them to break through to the Qi Refining Third Layer.

In the Demon Clan, status is based on lineage; the more ancient and noble the bloodline, the longer the developmental time.

Like that male Green Jade Carp from before, whose bloodline was regressive, a Golden Pattern Variant, it had the potential to break through to the Qi Refining Late Stage and even Great Perfection.

Its development rate was much slower than that of the female Green Jade Carps.

However, compared to Ironshell Crabs, the potential of the Stone Spirit Loaches was even worse.

Li Quanqing took out some Green Spirit Mud he had dug up; surrounded by his Green Carp Sword, he dived carefully into the depths of the pond.

Dim light fell from above, hillocks of earth rose on the pond's bottom, merged almost indistinguishably with the sea floor.

Who would have thought that these Stone Spirit Loaches lived inside those mounds, wrapping their bodies in mud shells, not eating or drinking for months.

Like insects encased in silk cocoons, silently accumulating strength, awaiting the day they would break out and transform.

In Li Quanqing's unique vision, strands of white light blossomed from the mounds, a symbol of the Light Group slowly taking shape.

He evened out the Green Spirit Mud over them and waited until nighttime.

At last, the special substances contained in the mud were gradually absorbed by the Stone Spirit Loaches, and the white light grew more and more intense.

In the end... completely took shape!