From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal
Chapter 98: Qingfeng Crane Matures

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Qingfeng Crane Matures

Boom!

Li Quanqing opened the array that protected the Thunder Peach Tree, and suddenly thunder roared down from the sky, as if it was divine punishment from the heavens.

Silvery threads of lightning exploded, leaving the ground barren. Contrarily, the Thunder Peach Tree grew even taller and more robust, amidst the dazzling lightning.

"Hiss, hiss!"

The Thunder Horn Python on his wrist, seeing this, had its pupils brighten and couldn’t wait to slither down his wrist, eager to devour the lightning for cultivation.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Whispers and hisses came from the trunk of the tree, immature, curious yet cautious, with their bodies hidden among the branches and leaves.

"They have all hatched!"

Li Quanqing looked at the ground near the tree’s root, saw the pile of broken shells, and instantly understood that the Thunder Horn Pythons had hatched.

He wanted to go closer, but unfortunately, around the Thunder Peach Tree, electric plasma poured like rain and lightning overflowed with impressive force.

"Green Jade Armor!"

Behind Li Quanqing, pieces of Green Jade scales floated, resembling a huge lotus in bloom, stunning in its beauty.

With his mana guiding, the pieces of Green Jade Scale Armor flew out one by one, their spirit patterns intertwining, forming into a majestic Green Jade Lotus Treasure Armor.

Crack, crack!

Li Quanqing strode forward, lightning striking him, shining brightly, but causing no significant injury.

The nine-layered Green Jade Scale Armor vibrated, completely erasing the force of the heavenly thunder, leaving him unharmed, its defensive power astonishing.

"I found you!"

Li Quanqing clambered up the trunk, with the Thunder Horn Python Queen leading the way, he easily found the remaining six snake whelps.

"Hiss, hiss~"

These snake whelps, slender only about the thickness of chopsticks, were all ferocious by nature, biting onto the scale armor.

However, they only ended up causing their own teeth to ache.

"Just as expected, they are all male snake whelps."

Li Quanqing had fed them previously, their attitude had improved though they were still fierce and highly wary.

"What are you being fierce for, I will soon imprint all of you with the Slave Beast Seal!"

The scale armor on the young man’s arm partially retracted, forming an oval fish scale cover, trapping the snake whelps inside.

This scale-embedded defensive magic artifact really allowed for many creative uses, these hard scales could also be used as hidden weapons when thrown.

Li Quanqing held the scale armor cover in one hand, and plucked spiritual peaches from the tree with the other.

Months passed, and all the meat and Thunder Crystals of those Thunder Horn Pythons were exhausted.

Fortunately, these Thunder Spirit Peaches contained abundant Thunder Spiritual Power, which could also be used for body refinement.

After picking five or six Thunder Spirit Peaches, Li Quanqing was satisfied and ready to leave.

"Screech!!"

Outside the array, a Qingfeng Crane poked its head curiously, attracted by the noise of the thunder, flapping its wings but not daring to come close.

"Eh, a light group, has this crane whelp matured?"

Li Quanqing’s eyes lit up as he saw white mist flowing between the feathers of the Qingfeng Crane, eventually condensing into a milky-white light group above its head.

The rolling light group flickered dazzlingly, quite tempting.

"Come, let me touch you!"

Li Quanqing, wearing the Green Jade Armor and wrapped in circling lightning, quickly frightened the young crane.

With a cry, the Qingfeng Crane became panicked and tried to flap its wings to escape, bolting into the woods to vanish.

"Ice Soul Cold Light!"

Left with no choice, Li Quanqing had to use his recently mastered spell.

A delicate icicle shot from his fingertip, silent as it sliced through the air and circled around the Qingfeng Crane.

Crack, crack!

In the next second, a chilling cold surged, instantly freezing both wings of the Qingfeng Crane into heavy ice blocks that fell to the ground.

The Spiritual Crane cried pitifully in distress, falling among the dirt and dry leaves, unable to fly any longer.

Fortunately, Li Quanqing only used ordinary ice blocks formed from cold air, not employing the terrifying power of the Ice Soul Cold Light which could freeze everything.

Otherwise, even the blood might have turned into shards of ice.

Li Quanqing exited the grand array, secured the Thunder Peach Tree again, then removed the Green Jade Armor and gently touched the Qingfeng Crane’s sullen head.

[Acquired a Qing Refining Early Stage Qingfeng Crane, reward: one Mid Grade Flying Artifact Qingfeng Gourd!]

[Qingfeng Gourd: Mid Grade Flying Artifact, can emit and absorb Qingfeng, aiding cultivators in flight, and can also store Gang Wind and transform it into Wind Blades to attack enemies.]

A flying and attack type artifact, quite decent, better than nothing.

Li Quanqing put the light group into the Storage Bag, then used the Sky Blue Fire, its flames intense, to melt the ice.

"Screech!!"

The Qingfeng Crane flapped its wings, shaking off the frost, and limped back into the forest, not daring to look back.

"Am I really that terrifying?"

Li Quanqing thought to himself, reaching out his hand and summoning both the Ice Soul Cold Light and the Sky Blue Fire at the same time, channeling them along his meridians and back into his Dantian.

His body felt both cold and hot, indescribably comfortable.

"Gulp gulp!"

On the beach, the Treasure Light Toad was sprawled on a pile of Golden Marrow Jade Stones, lying there in a spread-eagle posture as it constantly swallowed and exhaled treasure energy, utterly intoxicated.

[Treasure Energy] Treasure Light Toad: "One puff lasts a whole day, life is better than that of a living immortal, and I want more! More treasure energy!"

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Third Layer (88%)]

Li Quanqing happily withdrew his hand. The creature was about to break through to the middle stage of Qi Refinement, which was a good time to test and see if a Light Group would appear as a reward.

If it really works, he wouldn’t need to focus solely on young demon beasts. Adult demon beasts could also be brought home.

This would greatly widen his options.

"Ssss~"

Li Quanqing slightly opened his scale hood and pulled out a Thunder Horn Python, beginning to cast the Slave Beast Seal.

While the will of the young ones was weak and their souls were fragile, it still drained a significant amount of spiritual power.

Li Quanqing was busy until the evening before he successfully branded all six Thunder Horn Pythons with his own mark.

He twirled the Soul Nourishing Wood, sensing that his continuous heavy consumption of spiritual power and the nourishment from the Soul Nourishing Water had significantly strengthened his soul.

Clang clang!

Inside the Sea Suppressing Bell, the Mind Sword chimed by itself, having grown from the thickness of an embroidery needle to that of a branch, its sword light crystal clear, killing invisibly.

"Ssss~"

The Slave Beast Seal took effect, and the baby snakes affectionately nuzzled his palm, behaving as if coyly seeking affection from a father, their bluish-purple watery snake eyes adorably endearing.

Li Quanqing’s heart softened. He hurriedly reached into his pocket, intending to fetch a piece of Thunder Spirit Peach to feed them.

But in the dark, he reached out his hand and touched only a fluffy, warm, and hot paw.

Li Quanqing: ???

Where are all my big and numerous Thunder Spirit Peaches?

"Roar!"

The Golden Flame Tiger pulled back its paw, clenching the last juicy piece of Spirit Peach in its jaws, and dashed away swiftly.

The tiger cub ran fast in the night, flames blazing on its forehead, making it extremely visible.

Splash!

On the dam, Azure Water Pythons emerged from the water, each holding a fat green fish in their mouths, having waited there for a long time.

"Roar!"

"Ssss~"

After a brief exchange between the tiger and the pythons, they kept roaring and then traded their catches, fully satisfied.

And then they were caught red-handed.

"I was wondering why the Spirit Fruits, Spirit Rice, and various Elixirs would occasionally disappear, it turns out they were stolen by this guy!"

"Caught red-handed with the loot, what excuses do you have now?"

Li Quanqing grabbed the fluffy tiger ears, pinching and rubbing them, his gaze stern.

"Roar?"

The Golden Flame Tiger stared with its clear, foolish eyes, lying on the ground exposing its soft belly, pretending to know nothing, playing dumb.

Seeing this, the Azure Water Python quickly grabbed a peach and darted off, flicking its tail, splashing water everywhere, and disappeared into the fish pond.

Li Quanqing crushed a Light Group in his Storage Bag and took out the Wind Spirit Gourd.

The gourd was pale blue with a big belly and was covered with light white patterns that looked like clouds.

Whoosh!

Li Quanqing manipulated his mana, and instantly blew a light group of wind from the mouth of the gourd, stirring up the dust in all directions.

"Roar roar roar~"

The Golden Flame Tiger was wrapped by the wind group, spinning as it ascended into the sky, roaring miserably, and for the first time discovering it was afraid of heights.

The wind howled, the gust growing fiercer, eventually blowing the tiger cub hundreds of meters away and dunking it into the sea for a cold bath.

"This gourd is quite powerful."

Li Quanqing caressed the big gourd in his hand, feeling very satisfied.

Over the next half month, the Qingfeng Cranes gradually matured and besides producing four more Wind Spirit Gourds, there were other Light Group rewards.

[Harvested a Qi Refining Early Stage Qingfeng Crane, rewarded 5 jars of Wind Spirit Tea!]

[Harvested a Qi Refining Early Stage Qingfeng Crane, rewarded 1 Wind Spirit Tea Tree seed!]

[Wind Spirit Tea Tree: High Grade Spirit Tree, grows amidst breeze and accompanied by dew and sunlight. The leaves can be used to make Spiritual Tea, which when consumed over time can lighten the body and extend life, aiding in mastering the subtleties of riding the wind through illusion.]

[Harvested a Qi Refining Early Stage Qingfeng Crane, rewarded Top Grade Magical Artifact, the Wind Spirit Bowl!]

[Wind Spirit Bowl: Top Grade Magical Artifact, gathers wind and condenses it into liquid.]

[The Wind Spirit Liquid contains very pure Wind Attribute Spiritual Energy, comparable to rare low-grade Wind Attribute spirit stones, can aid Wind Spirit Root cultivators in their practice, tastes delicious, and is favored by many Demon Beasts.]