From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 174: Thirty Years Old

Li Quanqing rested for a night within Baoying Fang, channeling the Turtle Longevity Extending Technique, and finally had a good sleep, washing away all the fatigue from his body.

Early morning.

A round red sun rose above the sea of clouds, scattering the morning fog over the ocean, revealing the deep azure sea, with an auspicious purple aura coming from the east, and the surface of the water shimmering brightly.

Just looking at such a beautiful scene could make one’s heart feel exhilarated, unable to help but be intoxicated by it, feeling the natural way of Daoism.

"Screech!"

Facing the morning sun, the Dragon Flame Eagle slowly flapped its wings as it flew, stirring up Gang Wind with its feathers, flames rising between its plumes, dispersing the moisture and chill above the sea.

It left Baoying Fang and reached above Fish-Dragon Island, tens of miles away, where below it stretched a vast expanse of pond, teeming with life.

Li Quanqing opened the protective array above Fish-Dragon Island, and the Dragon Flame Eagle immediately dived in, skimming low over the surface of the water.

"Time to eat! Time to eat!"

Li Quanqing gently shook a small bell in his hand, the sound waves constantly vibrating; he waved his sleeves, scattering handful after handful of fragrant fish feed.

Splash!

In an instant, the entire fish pond stirred with waves, spiritual energy surged violently, creating undercurrents, and the white waves rolled on.

Three hundred Green Jade Carps, each glossy and radiant, their scale armors vibrant, emerged all at once from beneath the water’s surface since they had no natural predators in Fish-Dragon Pool.

They competed for food enthusiastically, with their plump lips opening and closing to swallow large areas of feed on the water’s surface.

For a moment, fish scales churned and water splashed, stirring up the entire pond continuously, with sediment following.

Li Quanqing, in a trance, thought he had become the young fish farmer who once tended to a dozen acres of fish pond, feeding the fish from his boat.

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"Has it already been... six years since I made the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?"

Li Quanqing calculated with his fingers and immediately figured out the exact time.

He had established his foundation at the age of twenty-four, and by the end of this year, he would be thirty.

"The age of standing firm, huh..."

Li Quanqing laughed heartily, watching his reflection in the water.

Handsome and extraordinary features, with his green robe rustling, he still looked every bit the graceful young man.

However, changes were inevitable.

As time passed, it inevitably left some traces on him; though his appearance remained youthful, his temperament gradually became more composed, deep as the boundless Hanhai Ocean.

"Why do I feel a bit sentimental? Maybe I should interact more with the younger generation, after all, I’m almost an old fellow~"

Li Quanqing, with his robe flowing, gently stepped on the tips of his feet, landing lightly on the embankment, his figure ethereal and almost celestial.

"Meow~"

The forest rustled as a Cloud Leopard ran down from the island, rubbing against him affectionately, just as clingy as the big fellow, the Golden Flame Tiger.

Li Quanqing also rubbed the Cloud Leopard’s big head; this fellow now possessed the cultivation of Qi Refining Eighth Level and could be considered the overseer of the entire Fish-Dragon Island.

Riding on the leopard, he patrolled the island, checking the conditions of the land Demon Beasts that inhabited it.

The Azure Water Pythons had reached their potential, spending their days catching big green fish and occasionally producing some offspring, leading blissful lives.

The Golden Scale Pangolins were still tirelessly digging, enjoying the minerals and roots they found everywhere, with 72% progress at the Qi Refining Sixth Level and on the verge of a breakthrough.

The White Jade Saint Elephant was faring well, having just broken through to the Qi Refining Sixth Level. It became good friends with the Vine Wood Ape and began to tentatively eat peaches and drink Monkey Wine.

The little Vine Wood Ape had reached the Qi Refining Third Layer and was close to breaking through to the Qi Refining Middle Stage; who knows what rewards it might unlock upon doing so.

Underneath the Thunder Peach Tree, the Thunder Horn Pythons were business as usual, starting to break through to Qi Refining Fifth Level one by one, still some way off from the Qi Refining Late Stage, probably requiring another three to two years.

The Qingfeng Cranes and the multicolored roosters had completely given up, spending every day soaring through the forest, with no sign of growth in their cultivation.

"Among these Spiritual Beasts, there seems to be none with the potential to break through to Foundation Establishment; it might be time to gradually open them up to the younger clansmen as contract beasts."

Li Quanqing thoroughly toured the main peaks of Fish-Dragon Island and gradually made up his mind, but for the time being, decided to just nurture it without rush.

"Screech!!"

Riding the snow leopard, Li Quanqing arrived at the barren foothills of Red Dragon Mountain, where an active volcano towered on the cliff, ceaselessly spilling a torrent of scorching lava waterfalls.

The Dragon Flame Eagle bathed in the volcano crater’s molten lava, and with its current cultivation, this fire spirit liquid was hardly any hotter than warm water.

"Meow roar!"

The Cloud-Treading Snow Leopard let out a mixed cry, spitting out flakes of ice from its mouth, very uncomfortable with the sweltering environment here.

Normally, it wouldn’t come near this place at all.

"Go play!"

Li Quanqing stroked the snow leopard’s head and let it dash into the jungle, where it vanished from sight.

He arrived at the location where the lava waterfall fell, where a fire spirit pond about two to three mu in size had already formed.

The smell of sulfur lingered at the nose, the earth around cracked and withered, one could say not a blade of grass grew, and the air was filled with a rich and pure fire attribute essence qi.

Beneath the entire fire spirit pond, the earth had long been burned to exhaustion, leaving only hard rocks that were baked by high temperatures into jade-like hard stone layers.

Li Quanqing took out twelve Yang Flame Fish stored inside the Sealing Spirit Jade, extracted the Water and Fire Ruyi, and cracked the jade layer one by one, making a clear, crisp sound.

"Plop! Plop!"

These spirit fish had just woken up and still looked half-asleep when he threw them directly into the lava pond.

Under the stimulation of the high temperature, these Yang Flame Fish suddenly became lively as if reinvigorated, their reddish scale armor all glowing, opening their golden shiny pupils.

Becoming lively, they returned to the long-lost lava environment, each one very happy, swimming around there.

The lava that could easily melt metal was nothing more than a natural habitat for this group of spirit fish.

The myriad spirits and transformations, truly mysterious.

Li Quanqing manipulated the array flags, setting up a concealed array to protect this fire spirit pond from disturbance by other spiritual beasts.

He carefully probed with divine sense and discovered that all these Yang Flame Fish were Qi Refining Demon Beasts, among which five were female and the rest were males.

Once they fully adapted to the environment, it was entirely possible for them to breed offspring.

"Let’s go, return to Qingyu Island and seek Elder Li Zongzhuo’s advice on array flags refinement."

Li Quanqing beckoned, once again riding the Dragon Flame Eagle, soaring with the wind, flying towards the direction of the Green Jade Islands.

"Screech!!"

The Dragon Flame Eagle crossed thousands of miles of sea, like a blazing meteor streaking through the sky, falling towards the seven islands that protected Qingyu Island like lotus flowers.

"So many clanspeople!"

Li Quanqing looked down and immediately saw many clanspeople busy at work, setting up familiar platforms on the sandy beach beside Jade Dragon Pond.

"It seems... that the new family competition is about to arrive?"

Li Quanqing, seeing this familiar scene, suddenly remembered that green-robed youth who once loved to stand on the stage and hit people with talismans.

He shook his head with a smile, probably nobody expected that in just a short ten years, the little fisherman would grow to such heights.

Out of respect for the Scripture Pavilion, he put the Dragon Sculpture into the Spiritual Beast Bag, climbed up along the stone steps, enjoying the tranquility along the way.

"You’re back?"

Elder Li Zongzhuo from the Scripture Pavilion was still lying on the stone turtle, lazily basking in the sun, and couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing him, smile wrinkles blooming: "How was your journey to the Immortal City, what did you gain?"

"One could say the gains were considerable, indeed broadened my horizons. I’ve collected all the materials and can refine two Second Rank grand arrays now."

Li Quanqing touched the Spiritual Beast Bag which contained the Jade Qilin Beast’s beast egg.

He planned to find some books and Jade Scrolls on hatching beast eggs in the Scripture Pavilion, then try to nourish and hatch them.

"Collected all materials for the two grand arrays?!"

Li Zongzhuo’s spirit perked up upon hearing this, his face inevitably revealing an eager expression.