From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 24: Return (Chase for reads on Tuesday!)

The seawater is cold and noisy with a splashing sound; three corpses are bobbing in the water, surrounding by a large expanse of blood.

Wrapped by the Golden Light Shield, the White Jade Boat cautiously approaches.

Out of caution, Li Quanqing doesn't dispel the Defense Spirit Talisman in his hand.

He manipulates the Green Carp Sword, successively chopping off the heads and limbs of the three robber cultivators, piercing through their hearts, ensuring they couldn't be more dead.

"These fellas are pretty wealthy, eh!"

The Flying Sword swoops, picking their Storage Bags, and all the magic artifacts are also salvaged cleanly.

Mid Grade Magical Artifact Mystic Turtle Shield, Blood Shark Saber, Low Grade Magical Artifacts White Bone Netherworld Needle, there's even a Low Grade Spirit Boat.

Over a hundred and twenty Spirit Stones, several Elixirs and spiritual materials, and five Storage Bags.

Li Quanshu frowns upon seeing this: "Something's not right, loose cultivators can't be this rich, even a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator wouldn't have so much!"

Li Quanqing strokes his chin: "Does sister mean, they have an organization behind them?"

It seems these guys were indeed targeting the Li Family; there's certainly a possibility.

Li Quanshu, not minding the filth, searched through the clothes on several corpses and made a new discovery.

To a greater or lesser extent, these robber cultivators all bore bodily traits of Demon Beasts; gills on chests, scales on skin.

"No wonder they could lurk under the water without a sound, turned out they're human-demons!"

Both of them have a sudden realization.

A thousand years ago, a large number of terrestrial cultivators responded to the Cultivation World's call and came to the East Sea to pioneer the land, fighting life-and-death battles with the Demon Clan.

Among them, naturally, there were human traitors who either merged with Demon Beasts or were transformed by Demon Blood, giving birth to various strange human-demon races.

They harbored extreme malice towards the Human Clan.

"Could it be that the human-demon race has infiltrated the waters of our Li Family, causing trouble, suggesting an impending beast tide?"

Li Quanshu's eyebrows are tightly furrowed, worry rising in her heart.

The Green Jade Islands are quite close to the border of the Human Clan. Journeying deeper for tens of thousands of miles to the east lies the territory of the Demon Clan.

For the Cultivation World, a thousand years is too short; the Human Clan hasn't even occupied one-tenth of the East Sea.

Li Quanqing isn't too familiar with these things and appears indifferent, happily dividing the spoils of battle.

Knowing she didn't contribute much, Li Quanshu couldn't insist and only symbolically took ten Spirit Stones.

"Are the two of you from the Green Jade Li Family?"

Only now do the law enforcement patrols of the Baoqing Square arrive, belatedly.

Li Quanqing and his companion present their Artifact Refining Hall identity tokens and are immediately warmly welcomed.

"Another attack by robber cultivators?"

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The head of the law enforcement squad is a valiant man holding a Long Spear, with Qi Refining Sixth Level cultivation, who frowns and mutters to himself upon hearing this.

Li Quanshu, attentive to details, catches the implication: "Have other clan members been attacked?"

The man nods: "In the past month, robber cultivators frequently appeared around the Workshop, in total five clan members perished, all were in groups heading to remote sea areas for exploration or hunting Demon Beasts."

He looks over the three corpses and suddenly understands: "This is the first time we have discovered the true face of the culprits, so it was the work of demons!"

Hearing this, Li Quanqing couldn't help but pat his chest; the outside world is too dangerous, better to go back to the fishpond and stay at home.

"Both of you have made a great contribution to the family; once we report to the Second Elder, there will surely be a reward."

The Law Enforcement Captain reveals a smile; the person in charge of the Baoqing Square happens to be the Family's Second Elder.

...

The next morning.

Li Quanqing pushes open the window to look outside; the sun has just risen, and the streets of the Square are already bustling with excitement.

The Baoqing Square covers a large area, stretching for dozens of miles, lush with greenery, a multitude of shops lined up next to each other.

It is said that about six thousand Qi Refining cultivators reside here permanently, along with even more commoners.

Outside the Island Protection Array, cultivators of various appearances gather from all directions of the sea.

Some drive Spirit Boats, cutting through waves with the wind, some ride on different kinds of spirit pets, swaggering grandly, even those who descend from the Heavenly Vault using magical artifacts, their auras unfathomably deep.

The flow of people is bustling, yet they all follow the rules; under the supervision of the law enforcement teams, they queue up and enter the square on foot.

With two great Foundation Establishment Families suppressing, and guarded by Second Rank Arrays, no one dares to make trouble.

"Is this the foundation of the family?"

Li Quanqing, looking at the family insignia on the law enforcement team's armor, can't help feeling a sense of pride well up inside him.

Just by wearing the green-colored fish-dragon uniform, walking in the square, he's the most dazzling presence on the street.

Thud thud!

The door is knocked, and a girl's voice enters: "Junior Brother, are you awake yet?"

Just as the door was opened, Li Quanshu tossed over a bag: "Here, your Blood Shark Saber and those miscellaneous items have been sold for a total of 108 Spirit Stones."

"Efficient as always, Senior Sister!"

The young man happily took it.

Li Quanshu's father operated a family business in the Workshop, and he had quite a network.

Li Quanqing checked the Storage Bag; after last night's battle, his Spirit Stone reserves had officially surpassed three hundred.

Indeed it was like committing murder and arson for a golden belt.

"Do you want to take a stroll in the Workshop? It's really lively."

The young girl twirled her hair, having grown up here and was very familiar with the place.

However, Li Quanqing declined, as he needed to return the oyster breeds to the fishpond as soon as possible.

Besides, the family fleet returning to Qingyu Island only departed in the morning, and there was little time left.

They walked out of the family's legion loft Cave Mansion, and the Law Enforcement Captain from last night saw them off.

The Second Elder, having learned about their merits, rewarded each of them with two hundred Family Contribution Points.

As members of the collateral branch, they rarely saw this powerful and authoritative Elder.

The Workshop dock was bustling, with thousands of Spirit Boats moored alongside various painted boats and Tower Ships, glimmering and magnificent.

The two large Spirit Boats were docked in deep waters, towering like mountains; one belonged to the Green Jade Li Family and the other to the Xie family of Baoshu Island.

"Let's go!"

Li Quanqing took out his spoils of war from last night; now, he also had his own Spirit Boat.

This low-grade Spirit Boat was ocean-blue, crystal clear, and seemed to merge with the sea.

The young man was quite fond of it.

Whoo-whoo!

The large Spirit Boat sounded its familiar horn as it slowly set off, followed by a thousand sails, a mighty sight to behold.

Now that he had money in his pockets, Li Quanqing spared no expense.

He inserted Spirit Stones into the slot and relaxed, enjoying the spectacular views along the way.

Smoothly and safely, the two returned to Qingdu Island.

Li Quanqing found his fishing boat moored at the ferry port and headed straight for his own fishpond.

Despite being away for less than two days, he was eager to return.

"My little fishes, did you miss me?"

Li Quanqing opened the Array and chuckled to himself.

Greeting him was a dense mass of Water Arrows that nearly filled the entire Heavenly Vault, splashing with a pattering sound.

Crack! Crack!

In a corner of the fishpond, more than twenty Iron Bone Crabs were trapped in the Array, waving their large pincers discontentedly.

Li Quanqing had forgotten to lift their confinement before he left.

"It's just two days of not feeding, are you that eager to welcome me back?"

The young man wiped the water off his face, fed the school of fish, and then took out the oyster breeds to inspect them one by one.

[Full of disdain] Bright Moon Shell: "Ah ah ah, such dirty water! I swallow, I swallow, and purify—may the ocean be clean!"

[Maturity: 9%]

[All hopes are dashed] Bright Moon Shell: "It's an endless task! I simply can't finish it! Overworking every day, might as well drown me in seawater!"

[Maturity: 8%]

Is this water really that dirty?

Li Quanqing scooped up a handful; it was bluish-green and one could see remnants of fish bait and suspicious particles.

Err... it did seem indeed quite unclean.

Embarrassed, he didn't have a choice; the fishpond was only so big and they bred too many things.

The growing environment for the Bright Moon Shells required the water not to be too deep and for the moon to be visible every night.

Li Quanqing took out the Stone Spirit Seal to raise the terrain, piling up soil to form stone pillars in the fishpond, thick at the bottom and tapering towards the top.

It looked like thirty stone lotus flowers blooming, lifting the quiet Bright Moon Shells, which swallowed and purified the seawater.

Crack!

A just-matured Iron Bone Crab climbed to the top of the rock and curiously prodded the shell, as a Light Group shimmered above its head.

Li Quanqing's hand swooped down, grabbing the crafty crab.

Bring you here!

[Harvest: One Early Stage Qi Refinement Iron Bone Crab, rewarded with a bottle of Iron Bone Pills!]