Li Yuheng, upon hearing this, couldn't wait to take out an ancient land deed that flickered with spirit light and was impervious to water and fire.
Even the material it was made of was no less impressive than that of Cultivation Magical Artifacts.
"Is this the fish pond that Grandpa left behind?"
Li Quanqing, feeling the land deed, had his own guess.
After all, their line had once been wealthy and left behind some heritage.
Before Grandpa passed away during the family division, he left the best fish pond of Zone B to his son.
Li Quanqing's mother inherited this twenty-acre fish pond of Zone C.
"Uh huh... It's exactly that one."
Li Yuheng nodded with a flushed face and a tiny voice, clenching the straw rope strung with big green carps even tighter.
Back then, his father had high hopes for him, wishing that his son could cultivate peacefully under the shelter of his ancestors' wealth. He never imagined that he would have to humble himself and beg others like this.
But for the treasures in that Cave Mansion, and to break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Level or even stronger,
He... endured!
Li Quanqing thought for a long while, and under his uncle's expectant gaze, he finally nodded lightly, "This transaction, I'll do it."
Fish ponds were precious, especially those water areas rich in Spiritual Energy, which had been divided up at the very beginning of the clan's establishment.
It was rare for anyone to trade them.
"Excellent! Let's go to the main island of Green Jade right now; we must exchange the Spirit Stones today!"
Li Yuheng couldn't contain his excitement, joy brimming in his eyes.
Li Quanqing, having no choice, could only accompany him to the core main island—Qingyu Island.
As the headquarters of the Li Immortal Clan, Qingyu Island was five hundred li wide, with a second-tier top-grade precious Spirit Vein buried within it.
Two Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with those of the Direct Lineage, all lived there.
In addition, there were seven auxiliary islands nearly reaching the second rank that surrounded Qingyu Island like a blooming lotus.
Li Quanqing lived on one of the seven Spirit Islands, Qingpan Island.
The moment he stepped onto Qingyu Island, he was greeted by a rich influx of nature's spiritual energy which was so refreshing that all his pores greedily opened.
It almost made one want to ascend and drift away.
"Truly worthy of being a second-tier top-grade Spirit Island!"
Li Quanqing, seeing the exquisite Cave Mansions faintly visible among the mountains, couldn't help but feel a deep envy in his eyes.
Li Yuheng was impatient by nature and had no interest in roaming around; he led his nephew straight to the Evergreen Hall, which dealt with various family affairs.
In front of two Elder witnesses of the clan, Li Quanqing successfully mortgaged the five hundred Family contribution points left by his parents for five hundred Spirit Stones.
Looking at the Storage Bag that overflowed with Spirit Light and seemed to glow, Li Yuheng felt his saliva almost dribbling down.
Unfortunately, with the Elder nearby, he didn't dare to reach out his hand.
Li Quanqing, tossing the weighty Storage Bag: "Uncle, where's my land deed?"
"Here it is!"
Li Yuheng hurriedly took it out, showing an extremely pleasing smile.
But Li Quanqing suddenly retracted his hand, "Uncle, the family gives us only three months. After that, if you return more Spirit Stones, there will be interest. And that interest will be tallied on your account."
"Of course! Just wait for your uncle to strike it rich in the Cave Mansion!"
Li Quanqing looked at the utterly confident person, his mouth twitching involuntarily, and handed over the Storage Bag.
Goods and money exchanged, the transaction was completed.
After all this turmoil, it was already dusk, and the setting sun was like fire.
Li Quanqing, touching the land deed, knew that from this moment, the Zone B fish pond temporarily belonged to him.
"Nephew, do you want to come with your uncle... to explore an ancient relic?"
Li Yuheng secured the Storage Bag close to him, took a long sigh of relief, and felt settled.
"No need! Going out on adventures is not as stable and safe as raising fish."
Li Quanqing decisively shook his head, uninterested in the so-called Ancient Cultivation Cave Mansion.
What fortune could be greater than the one he already had?
He only wished to faithfully take care of his own fish pond and cultivate peacefully until the end of time.
His boat broke through the reflections of the burning clouds on the water, and Li Quanqing embarked on his homeward journey, content and satisfied.
The fisherman's songs of the clan echoed in the distance, the crashing of the waves creating a white line in the wake of the boat.
He returned to his own fish pond, ready for the second feeding of the fish for the day.
"Almost two hours later than usual, I hope these silly fish haven't starved to death?"
Li Quanqing opened the Array, preparing to feed the young fish first, as was customary.
The bait was scattered, aromatic and enticing. Suddenly, the water surface exploded with waves as a Green Jade Carp leaped out!
This carp was surrounded by surging Demon Energy, drawing an arc in mid-air as it jumped directly from the big pond to the small one to snatch the feed.
Waves churned wildly, like a fierce python pouncing for food, leaving the larger Green fish unable to compete, not even getting a nip at the bait.
Young fish that dared to resist were beaten pitifully by the Green Jade Carp.
Li Quanqing was also taken aback for a moment; the Green Jade Carp was usually gentle and rarely behaved this way.
He looked carefully for a moment and was startled to realize that this was the female Spirit Fish.
Could it be....
A conjecture arose in Li Quanqing's heart, and he watched intently.
To his surprise and delight, he discovered strands of white light emerging between the scales of the Green Jade Carp, seemingly about to form a Light Group.
This guy, it's entering its Maturity!
Li Quanqing immediately became overjoyed and took out all the high-grade bait without any stinginess.
I wonder what kind of rewards a true Qi Refinement Realm Demon Beast will offer?
[Hunger Fish Feeding] Green Jade Carp: "So hungry, so hungry, so hungry, so hungry! I feel like my body is going to catch fire!"
[Maturity: 99％]
Li Quanqing sat on the lotus platform, stroking the smooth green scales, confirming his guess.
Moo Moo!
A low mooing created ripples, as the male Green Jade Carp also surfaced, drawn by the smell.
Looking at the high-grade Spirit bait spread across the water surface, its dead fish eyes seemed to ignite with raging flames!
Seeing the male Green Jade Carp was about to compete with its wife for food, Li Quanqing pinched his fingers and directly controlled the flow of water to scoop it up.
"Want to eat? Let me have a look first!"
[Fish Life Slacking] Green Jade Carp: "Just woke up, and there's good food! Time to eat!"
[Maturity: 94％]
Li Quanqing looked on speechlessly.
With your slacker attitude, how could you compete for food? Just make do with some ordinary bait for now.
Unexpectedly, faced with the ordinary bait that it usually turned its nose up at, this fellow did not refuse.
The male Green Jade Carp happily fed among the group of large Green fish, showing no difference from them at all, perfectly embodying the term 'slacking'.
Li Quanqing felt helpless and could only focus his gaze intently on the female Green Jade Carp, which was about to mature.
When night fell and the galaxy was brilliant, a bright moon quietly hung in the sky.
The Green Jade Carp finally stopped feeding.
It floated motionlessly on the water surface, its scales reflecting the cold moonlight, continuously inhaling and exhaling Spiritual Energy from all directions, as if undergoing a profound transformation.
The Fish Demon worships the moon!
Seizing the moment, the male Green Jade Carp sneakily submerged in the water, stealthily swallowing the uneaten Spirit bait.
While eating, it even rolled its eyes to sneak peeks at the lotus platform, fearful of being discovered.
However, Li Quanqing was too preoccupied to pay attention to the other.
For at this moment, the female Green Jade Carp officially shed its mortality to become a demon, entering the Maturity phase.
The Light Group... completely formed!
Li Quanqing beckoned eagerly, his gaze burning with anticipation.
Fortunately, even after becoming a Spirit Fish at the Qi Refining Early Stage, the Green Jade Carp's temperament remained obedient.
It swam with cloud-like broad fins, like a jade-crafted water sprite, gracefully approaching.
Boom!!
[Harvest: Acquired one Qi Refining Early Stage Green Jade Carp, rewarded with one large Spiritual Energy Group!]
The moment his finger touched the Light Group, Li Quanqing felt his head buzz.
An immensely vast Spiritual Energy poured into his body from the void like a rushing river, causing his meridians to swell and ache.
He involuntarily began to circulate the Golden Water Technique, his Mana transporting through several major Circulations, before fiercely charging toward that invisible bottleneck—
With a relentless assault!