"Is it really that serious? Please elaborate, respected uncle."
Li Quanqing immediately became interested.
Li Kunshui didn't beat around the bush. With a broad sweep of his arm towards the water, he attempted to scoop up the Green Jade Carp.
The male Green Jade Carp, startled, immediately curled its body and struggled fiercely, with demon energy surging and a force of hundreds of pounds.
However, the elder's cultivation was not weak, and with his mana suppression, he easily grabbed the spirit fish and placed it on deck.
"The fish is plump, its fins are symmetrical and complete, its scales are bright in color and arranged neatly, its patterns are clear, its mouth square, and its eyes bright and spirited. Indeed, it's top-notch quality!"
"But most importantly, look here, Quanqing—take a look."
Li Kunshui knocked on the scale on the fish's back just behind its head with the stem of his pipe, producing a crisp, metallic sound.
The old man exerted a slight force with his palm, and with a crack, the blue-green scale actually shattered, revealing the newly grown scale armor beneath.
"This..."
A flash of gold light dazzled, like tiny bits of gold jumping into view, forming specks of patterns on the surface of the fish scales.
"Could this be the Golden Pattern Jade Carp?"
Li Quanqing asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Exactly, this Green Jade Carp has indeed shown signs of reverting to its ancestors' bloodline and is about to grow gold patterns!"
Li Kunshui nodded, affirming his guess: "Remarkable! Truly remarkable!"
Li Quanqing: ...
With the title of "Fish Life Slacking" hanging over him, the male Green Jade Carp opened its mouth to blow bubbles, its eyes filled with confusion and innocence.
Look at you, bushy-browed fella, we agreed to slack off together.
So, you're secretly rebelling behind your wife's back, huh!
Li Quanqing gave the guy a knock on the head, but his heart was filled with satisfaction.
Normal Green Jade Carps, once grown to the Qi Refining Middle Stage, have reached the limit of their own strength, and their scales are usually used to forge the Green Carp Sword.
Only by growing gold patterns can they break through to the Qi Refining Late Stage, and even have the potential to become a Carp King.
The top grade magical artifact, the Green Scale Shield, is made from such gold-patterned fish scales and is quite formidable in defense.
After making sure that the spirit fish was fine, Li Quanqing released the Green Jade Carp back into the fish pond.
"I've been raising fish for so many years and have only bred eight Golden Pattern Jade Carps."
"Quanqing, it's amazing that you encountered such a fine specimen in your first year of fish cultivation!"
The elder gave a thumbs up, feeling somewhat overtaken by the younger generation.
Li Quanqing scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
He felt that the evolution of this useless fish was inseparably linked to the few Dragon Scale Grass seeds.
Li Kunshui rummaged through his Storage Bag and took out a booklet: "This contains years of my experience breeding Golden Pattern Jade Carps, which should be able to accelerate the growth of this spirit fish. I'm giving it to you, Quanqing."
"Uncle Nineteen, this is too precious, I can't accept it!"
Li Quanqing quickly gestured his refusal.
In the Cultivation World, such valuable knowledge could be considered an inexhaustible Spirit Stone Mine, something that loose cultivators would go crazy for.
Even within the Li Family, it was a secret not shared among the branches.
After all, in ancient societies, the dissemination and acquisition of knowledge was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"Take it! It's not valuable. This old man is still counting on you, Quanqing, to rise to great heights someday!"
Li Kunshui chuckled, his wrinkled old eyes squinting with a smile.
Having lived for more than ninety years, he had a talent for reading people.
In the old man's eyes, Li Quanqing was no ordinary person and would one day ride the wind to great heights!
A booklet that could be replicated, it was definitely worth forming a bond over.
Li Quanqing reciprocated the favor, taking out the best ingredients to prepare a meal for the elder.
The fat and juicy big Green Fish, prepared by roasting, steaming, and stewing, along with the Spirit Rice grown by the family tenants, was fragrant and appetizing.
The fish meat was tender and delicious, the Spirit Rice melted in the mouth, and along with the sweet and sour Spirit Fruit, it truly felt like a day in the life of immortals.
With one meal, not only were cravings satisfied, but also wisps of Spiritual Energy diffused through the limbs, bringing whole-body comfort.
As if he had swallowed a few Great Replenishing Elixirs.
Li Kunshui was also someone who enjoyed life; after meals, he would specially brew a pot of Spiritual Tea with the purple sand pot bubbling and steaming.
Amidst the vast smoke on the water and the sparkling marsh, the grandfather and grandson sat in the fishing boat sipping tea and watching the water, comfortably at ease, like a beautiful painting.
They chit-chatted about everything under the sky, and the conversation eventually turned to the Ancient Cave Mansion that had recently emerged near the sea.
"That cave mansion is something else. Many people died this time, even Great Perfection Qi Refinement cultivators have spilled blood!"
Li Kunshui sipped his tea, thinking of his youngest son who perished in the ruins decades ago, his feelings deep and profound.
"Wasn't it said that it was just a Loose Cultivator from ancient times who failed in their Foundation Establishment breakthrough? How did it attract such powerful experts?"
Li Quanqing heard about the specific details of this cave mansion from his uncle.
Great Perfection in Qi Refinement, even within the Green Jade Li Family, belonged to the level of an elder with real power.
"It was indeed like that at the beginning, but unfortunately, an accident happened later."
The old man puffed away on his tobacco leaves, exhaling clouds of smoke: "It was only after breaking into the depths of the ruins that people discovered an even more ancient Array within, hiding another Array."
"Thus, everyone went mad. Foundation Establishment ancient tombs, Golden Core inheritances, all sorts of absurd rumors, the bloodshed was absolutely terrible!"
Li Kunshui grinned with a bit of schadenfreude.
As a member of the Foundation Establishment families, with the support of a strong backing, he had the comfort of feeling secure as if sitting at a fishing terrace.
Even if he spent his life raising Spirit Fish, he could live without worries about food and clothing, and with the annual stipend of Spirit Stones from the family, it was enough to live a very comfortable life.
Why would he need to fight like those pitiful Loose Cultivators, who could come to blows over a few Spirit Stones?
Li Quanqing sipped his tea, but his thoughts were on his Uncle Li Yuheng.
However, with the fish pond lease in hand, even if the other party really had the misfortune to perish, he would not be at a loss.
After sending the elder away, Li Quanqing began to flip through the booklet.
Unexpectedly, in addition to Li Kunshui's records, there were also his ancestor's experiences in cultivating Green Jade Carps.
It was indeed a legacy accumulated over hundreds of years!
"This favor is a bit too big."
Li Quanqing sighed, unsure if his ancestors had left anything similar, but it was likely taken by his uncle.
It's also possible that because they owned Zone B fish ponds with abundant Spiritual Energy, the chance of cultivating Golden Pattern Jade Carps was high.
So no one systematically summarized these things.
"Earth Spirit Worms mixed with fermented Spirit Rice husks ground into powder, using Spirit Stone liquid to make into pills, can accelerate the growth of Golden Pattern Jade Carps..."
Li Quanqing read carefully, memorizing these things in his heart.
Earth Spirit Worms are worms raised in Spirit Fields, which are available in the Medicine Valley of Qingyu Island, and not considered to be Demon Beasts at all.
Getting Spirit Rice husks is even simpler; just ask around the Spirit Farmers, he might even get it for free!
After spending a few days, Li Quanqing easily made these Spirit Worm Baits, which had an acrid sour smell.
However, the bait was indeed very tempting to the fish, the big Green Fish sniffed the smell, and their eyes almost turned red.
The two Green Jade Carps also had their appetites greatly piqued, seemingly quite fond of it.
It must be said, Mr. Kun Shui indeed had some skills.
Before, the male Green Jade Carp grew a bit in maturity over half a month.
After eating these Spirit Worm Bait Pills, the speed doubled, and it could grow a bit in just seven or eight days.
Li Quanqing carefully observed that the evolution process of the Golden Pattern Jade Carp was somewhat similar to a python shedding its skin, with new scales growing out from beneath the skin.
Over a month, new scales surface, with more and more golden patterns emerging.
Just like a glittering golden line connecting at the backbone.
It looked quite extraordinary.
In addition to carefully raising Green Jade Carps, Li Quanqing did not forget about those big Green Fish.
He moved all the fry from the Zone C fish pond to the Zone B fish pond where Spiritual Energy was even more abundant.
Occasionally, he would even feed them using Spirit Worm Bait Pills combined with high-grade bait, spending quite a bit of money.
Thus, almost every day, several big Green Fish matured, and every few days there would even be some new type of Light Group rewards.
[Harvested an adult big Green Fish, rewarded a Low Grade Water Arrow Talisman!]