From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 19: Stone Spirit Seal

Threads of white light blossomed, suddenly intensified, and finally dispersed completely, returning to subtlety.

Li Quanqing knew that this was a sign that the Light Group had fully formed.

In a short time, as many as four Stone Spirit Loaches entered the Qi Refining Realm.

A bit of Demon Energy seeped through the mud, carrying a unique Wilderness aroma.

Li Quanqing stared at the motionless mound, hesitating slightly.

Whenever the Light Group appeared, it would cling to the skin on the forehead of the Demon Beasts.

He wondered whether he should use external force to break the mud layer in order to touch the Light Group.

Luckily, in the next second, the Stone Spirit Loaches struggled out on their own.

Crack, crack!

Cracks blossomed, piercing the mound from inside out.

Finally, with a bang, it exploded; mud surged, and chunks of mud flew in all directions, a large loach bursting forth!

After transforming into a Demon Beast, the dark body of the Stone Spirit Loach grew larger, strong and elegant, looking incredibly nourishing.

On its skin, there were yellow patterns hardened into a ring, resembling a stone circle wrapped around its tail, rough and tough in texture.

A piece of Mud Shell Fragments floated in front of him, and Li Quanqing reached out to touch it.

Over time, the mud encasing the loach's body, permeated by Spiritual Energy, had become harder than stones.

With a certain alchemical technique, it could be refined into the famed Nourishing Spirit Mud.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The other three Stone Spirit Loaches followed suit, gathering together and bubbling as if communicating their feelings.

Watching the radiant Light Group, Li Quanqing expectantly pulled out a bag of Green Spirit Mud to lure the large loaches closer.

The Stone Spirit Loaches couldn't resist the allure of the Spirit Mud and hurriedly swam over, diving straight into the black mud.

[Harvesting Qi Refining Early Stage Stone Spirit Loach; Reward: one gourd of Nourishing Spirit Mud!]

[Harvesting Qi Refining Early Stage Stone Spirit Loach; Reward: ten Low Grade Stone Falling Talismans!]

[Harvesting Qi Refining Early Stage Stone Spirit Loach; Reward: one gourd of Nourishing Spirit Mud!]

[Harvesting Qi Refining Early Stage Stone Spirit Loach; Reward: one Mid Grade Magical Artifact Stone Spirit Seal!]

One after another, the Light Groups exploded like fireworks, transforming into a dazzling array of rewards.

Because he was underwater, Li Quanqing only gave them a cursory glance before storing them in his Storage Bag.

[Life-long Sleep]Stone Spirit Loach: "Had a very long dream, now continuing to dream another beautiful dream!"

[Cultivation: Qi Refining First Level (1%)]

The large loaches, covered in mud, burrowed back towards the bottom of the pond, either moving stealthily in the dark or sleeping deeply, proving easy to maintain.

Seeing no signs of maturity in the other loaches, Li Quanqing collected the broken mud shells and swam upwards.

The full moon hung high, enveloping the water's surface with a layer of silvery gauze, the tide rising and falling, the sound of waves incessant.

Li Quanqing sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, counting his gains with the help of the cold moonlight.

Two portions of Nourishing Spirit Mud that were already prepared, contained in ordinary large-bellied yellow gourds.

He poured out a piece of Spirit Mud the size of his fingertip, which was white, with a fine texture that looked flawless under the moonlight, emitting a subtle fragrance.

It smelled very refined.

"Not bad treasures. I'll give one to my aunt tomorrow, and keep the rest for myself."

Li Quanqing happily stored them away.

Ten Stone Falling Talismans, capable of summoning a large rock to fall from the sky, powerful indeed.

Even a Cultivator in the Qi Refining Middle Stage, if not Body Refined and caught off guard, would be smashed bloody.

This too was a valuable item, kept in a separate Storage Bag along with the Water Arrow Talisman, saved for potential use to hurl at others.

The last item was the main show, the Mid Grade Magical Artifact—Stone Spirit Seal.

The small seal, the size of a walnut, appeared to be carved from yellow jade, with four corners engraved with dragon-loach patterns encircling the talismanic script characters for "Stone Spirit."

Li Quanqing injected a bit of Mana into it, and instantly a piece of information transmitted from the Magical Artifact.

[Stone Spirit Seal: Mid Grade Magical Artifact, carved from yellow Kun jade, capable of manipulating the earth and transforming it between mud and stone, equipped with the spells 'Stone to Mud' and 'Mud to Stone'.]

Li Quanqing looked surprised, just with these two spells, it could already be considered a fine piece among Mid Grade Magical Artifacts.

He played with the small, warm seal; under the moonlight, the semi-transparent Seal faintly revealed mountain-like patterns inside, quite peculiar.

"Let's try out the power of this Magical Artifact!"

Li Quanqing dived underwater, only at the bottom of the fish pond could he find mud and rocks.

Buzz!!

Mana wrapped around, the Stone Spirit Seal spun roundly, hanging above his head and casting down a yellow misty light.

Li Quanqing's mind slightly moved—a sense of full control over the mud-covered earth enveloped by the yellow mist arose.

"Stone Spikes!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The mud surged, quickly rising into seven or eight bamboo shoot-shaped spikes.

Under the illumination of the yellow mist, these soft mounds of earth all transformed into sharp stone spires, bursting from the ground, interlocking like canine teeth, stirring bubbles to the surface.

Li Quanqing couldn't help but nod his head, very satisfied with this effect.

"Turn stone to mud!"

Another beam of yellow light fell, the stone spires rustled, transforming into even finer sand than originally and dropping down.

"What a treasure! It's perfect for altering terrain, remaking the fish pond!"

Li Quanqing was absolutely loving it.

Initially an artifact meant for attack, he was meanwhile contemplating how to better utilize it for fish farming.

Li Quanqing swam around the bottom of the fish pond, turning all the uneven, unsightly stones into mud and sand.

The seabed instantly became much flatter.

Eventually, he glued several dozen large sea rocks into a rising and falling, water-protruding rocky reef.

The reef's interior was hollowed out into dense caves, serving as a lair for Iron Bone Crabs, enriching the ecological environment of the fish pond.

Li Quanqing manipulating the Stone Spirit Seal, felt a joyful sensation of setting up tanks for fish farming like in his past life.

Enjoying it thoroughly.

In the following half month, twelve Stone Spirit Loaches matured in succession, all turning out to be Stone Falling Talismans.

Finally, in the last few large mud loaches, a new reward appeared.

[Harvest a Qi Refining Early Stage Stone Spirit Loach, rewarded with three Stone Skin Pills!]

[Stone Skin Pills: Body Refining Elixir, dissolve in spring water, apply to the surface of the body, can temper the skin to be as hard as stone.]

Li Quanqing pinched the three dark black Dan Pills, surprised at such a great item.

"No need to endure hardships, tempering muscles and bones to strengthen physique, very suitable for a lazy person like me."

He couldn't wait to fetch a wooden bucket of spring water, threw the Stone Skin Pills into it, and dissolved them with his Mana.

Dan Pills the size of dragon's eyes, turned into black jade-like viscous Nourishing Spirit Mud, so plentiful it was spilling out of the wooden bucket.

It could be used for a very long time.

"Let's see how effective it is!"

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Since there were no people around the fish pond, Li Quanqing stripped off his clothes, covered his whole body with the thick black mud, and scents of the medicine mixed with a fishy smell entered his nose.

At first, his skin felt very cool, reminiscent of an autumn breeze.

But after a short while, that coolness disappeared, replaced by a hot burning sensation.

The potent medicine began to seep into his skin as if being hammered a thousand times, painfully hot, but still bearable.

Two hours passed, the black jade Spirit Mud lost its color, turning into a plaster-like gray-white, devoid of any Spiritual Energy.

Crack!

Li Quanqing shattered the mud shell, like emerging from a stone statue, dust scattering.

He rubbed his body, and actually scrubbed off a layer of dead skin, revealing new skin that was tough and strong, with a jade-like smooth feel.

"Uh... feels pretty good."

Li Quanqing swam around in the fish pond, washed off the dirt, and just like that, rode the waves ups and downs, absorbing Spiritual Energy to enter a cultivation state.