Scripture Pavilion.
Surrounded by tranquil bamboo and sheltered by mountains, the Li Family specially hollowed out a mountain peak to store their collection of scriptures on jade scrolls.
Li Quanqing walked up the moss-covered stone steps, the faint scent of sandalwood wafted around, relaxing one's whole body.
"Seen the Fourth Elder."
Before the entrance of the pavilion, an elderly man in a purple robe lay half-reclined against the carved stone turtle, with fish-dragon patterns resembling green jade carp stitched onto his robe, lazily basking in the sun.
Li Quanqing respectfully performed a salute before entering the Scripture Pavilion.
A few rays of sunlight fell from above, illuminating the interior.
The entire mountain was hollowed out, with shrine-like caves carved into the stone walls around, each housing differently colored jade scrolls.
Cultivation Technique Area, Magic Technique Area, Elixir Book Area, Geomancy Area...
The jade scrolls were categorized and organized very clearly.
Although numerous, they were all common Qi Refining level scripts.
In the area of Foundation Establishment, there was only a pitifully single jade scroll.
Li Quanqing looked up, his gaze passing over the numerous scriptures, and directly looking towards the top.
A dazzling azure radiance burst forth like a sun suspended there; the outline of the jade scroll was faintly visible within the halo of light.
The sound of surging waves erupted, and despite the distance, it still penetrated the ears with a majestic and overwhelming momentum.
Azure Sea Tide Generation Skill!
Li Quanqing's gaze intensely focused on this jade scroll, filled with eager anticipation.
This was the Li Family's Clan's Secret Technique, and over the family's 700-year history, the most Foundation Establishment cultivators had practiced this technique.
Unfortunately, his Contribution Points were insufficient to exchange for this precious Daoist Scripture.
Li Quanqing dutifully walked into the Basic Cultivation Method Area, used his Identity Jade to break through the formation, and took out the Golden Water Technique.
With Water Control Skill at great success, he planned to cultivate a new spell.
Considering future inevitable battles with others, Li Quanqing locked his gaze on the Gold Element Magic area.
Carrying an indestructible force and fiercely prominent, Gold Element Technique was most suitable as a formidable trump card for Qi Refining cultivators.
Melting Gold Technique, Gold Brick Skill, Sharp Edge Skill, Golden Light Shield...
Considering his own poor Storage Bag, as well as ordinary intelligence and comprehension.
Li Quanqing ultimately chose a reasonably powerful Low Grade gold-element spell.
Geng Metal Finger!
Holding two jade scrolls, Li Quanqing walked towards the entrance without turning back.
"Golden Water Technique, as per the clan's rule, Li Clan members can practice such basic magic formulas without contribution points, limited to one script."
"Geng Metal Finger, a gold-element spell, values at 5 Family Contribution Points."
The Fourth Elder turned over on the back of the stone turtle, not even opening his eyes, yet he had a clear insight into everything inside the pavilion.
"Swipe your Identity Jade."
The old man patted the turtle shell, revealing a depression right on the forehead of the stone turtle.
Li Quanqing pressed the jade token into it, fitting perfectly.
A ray of Array Formation Spiritual Light flashed, instantly deducting 5 points.
Simultaneously, the two jade scrolls emitted a crisp sound, breaking the inspection prohibition contained within.
"Truly smart!"
Li Quanqing marveled inwardly; the entire Qingyu Island was enveloped by the Guardian Clan Formation, making actions exceedingly convenient and fast.
He stuffed the jade scrolls into his Storage Bag, and after respectfully saluting the elderly man again, he left the Scripture Pavilion.
He headed north, preparing to visit the island's trade area to buy some fish feed.
If possible, he also wanted to buy a few Spiritual Beast cubs, preferably with gold attributes, perhaps to enhance the experience bar of Geng Metal Finger.
"Is this clansman heading to the Jade Dragon District?"
Just as Li Quanqing took out the Godspeed Talisman, the forest shook, birds scattered in alarm, and a massive creature emerged.
It was a giant crab, comparable to a hill, its gray-blue shell covered with rock-like patterns, like a formidable fortress.
The massive body cast a huge shadow on the ground, giving a strong sense of oppression.
On the back of the Demon Crab, there were dozens of seats, with many Li Clan members sitting on them.
"Is this the family's Island Patrol Envoy?"
Li Quanqing's eyes lit up; Qingyu Island was indeed too vast, stretching over five hundred miles.
For these Qi Refining cultivators who lacked Flying Artifacts, traveling had always been exhausting.
With demand naturally came new business opportunities.
The current Island Patrol Envoy, only in his early thirties, had already reached the Qi Refining Sixth Level, had a handsome appearance and a merchant's demeanor.
The other party stood on the giant head of the crab demon, smiling as he spoke, "A fair offer, two pieces of spirit sand."
Although Li Quanqing was not wealthy, he could afford this amount of spirit stones and clambered neatly onto the crab shell, sitting leisurely in his seat.
Boom boom boom!
The crab demon moved forward through the forest, its long crab legs stretching out several dozen meters, making a sharp whooshing sound through the air.
This type of demon beast not only moved at a fast speed but also easily traversed various obstacles, dominating and patrolling the entire island.
Very soon, the eyes were greeted with a large expanse of emerald-green water like jade, dark and deep, boundless at a glance.
"We have arrived at Jade Dragon Pond, please, members of the clan descend in order, do not make noise, do not disturb..."
Li Quanqing took a deep breath of the moist air, which was cool and carried a hint of bone-chilling cold that almost froze his eyebrows.
In the four cardinal directions—east, west, south, north—of Qingyu Island, there is a landmark building in each.
Evergreen Hall, Scripture Pavilion, Artifact Refining Hall, Jade Dragon Pond.
Of course, Jade Dragon Pond also had another more down-to-earth nickname.
Grade-A Fish Pond Area.
The surface of the pond was smooth as a mirror, and the shore was piled with fine white sand, creating a long narrow beach.
A miniature trading workshop was born here, with rows of shops and two main roads paved with green rocks.
Li Quanqing, familiar with the place, walked into a shop he often visited and bought a batch of fish bait.
Ordinary bait cost one hundred pounds of spirit sand per piece, and high-grade spiritual bait cost one pound of spirit sand per piece.
Having gained experience in fish cultivation, he prepared to scale up, purchasing over twenty thousand pounds of bait, which the shopkeeper arranged to be delivered to his dwelling.
"Look here, taste here! Fresh, smooth and delicious raw fish slices, home-raised big green fish, the taste is incredibly fresh!"
"Spirit Talismans! Cleaning Talisman, Dust Removal Talisman, Godspeed Talisman, Rejuvenation Talisman, Immobilization Talisman, Fog Concealing Talisman, Entangle Talisman, Detoxification Talisman, all on a big sale!"
Li Quanqing walked on the streets of the workshop, the noisy clamor of hawkers on both sides was incessant, just like a marketplace in the secular world.
Cultivators would definitely not engage in such activities, it would be beneath their dignity.
These were all Li family commoners without spirit roots, hired to work and could earn a few pieces of spirit sand.
"Hm? There are even Demon Hunting Practitioners?"
Li Quanqing's expression shifted slightly, smelling a trace of blood in the air.
At a stall, he saw a cultivator seated cross-legged, wearing a Water Repelling Robe, surrounded by quite a few people.
Spirit Turtle shells, fish demon scales, water python skin, sea beast horns, all kinds of demon beast materials were displayed, dazzling to the eye.
"Fellow clan member, do you have any demon beast eggs or cubs for sale?"
Li Quanqing showed a shy smile.
The cold-faced cultivator glanced at him, his expression indifferent, "Cultivating spiritual beasts? Those are high-grade goods, you'd need to go to a cultivator's trade fair or a large workshop to find those."
"Thanks for the advice, fellow clan member."
Li Quanqing took note, browsing the items on the stall, looking to see if there was anything useful to him.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, a few lines of text popped up in front of him.
[An unknown high-level demon beast's fossilized feces, containing Dragon Scale Grass Seeds, swallowing it helps the growth and transformation of Green Jade Carp.]
Looking at the grayish rock, Li Quanqing's fingers couldn't help but tremble.
Although he was happy about developing a new function for the Golden Finger, he had just touched it with his hands...
"How much for this rock?"
Li Quanqing discreetly wiped his hands.
Dragon Scale Grass, he just read about it in a book, it only grows in places where Jiao Mang Monster blood has been spilled, it is a rather rare and precious spirit grass.
"Excrement of a high-level demon beast, it repels and deters ordinary demon creatures, can also be used as fertilizer, 1 spirit stone."
The cold-faced cultivator spoke, clearly knowing his wares well.
"That dirty thing you dare sell for 100 pieces of spirit sand, that's too expensive!"
Li Quanqing was somewhat speechless, ready to haggle.
The stall owner shrugged, "Business isn't very good, hence the high price, after all, I must make a living."
Alright, Li Quanqing was defeated by the sincerity of this fellow clan member.
"How about this, 10 pieces of spirit sand, if it's okay, I'll pay!"
The cold-faced cultivator scratched his head, "I'm not good at doing business, I can do 80 pieces of spirit sand, can't go lower than that."
In the end, Li Quanqing successfully acquired it for 48 pieces of spirit sand...
He carefully wrapped the fossil in cotton cloth and placed it in the storage bag, finally feeling relieved.
He patted his hands, ready to leave Jade Dragon Pond fully satisfied, when suddenly, noise erupted from the entrance of the workshop.
"There's someone selling magic artifacts on the street!"
With a whoosh, the entire street instantly boiled over.