Chapter 1: The Fish Farmer
Chapter 1: The Fish Farmer
Qingyu Islands, where the Li family established its foundation.
The morning sun had just emerged from the clouds. It was still early, and many members of the Li family had already rushed to their own fish ponds.
A light boat broke through the mist on the water surface, moving nimbly and gracefully, and amid the surging waves, sparkling with tiny golden lights.
Li Quanqing was sitting on the boat. He looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with an upright posture and regular features. Even in his simple clothes, his brilliance could not be concealed.
He didn't seem to be paddling or rowing, but his magic power was surging, allowing him to steer the fishing boat against the wind and waves and move forward quickly.
Hundreds of boats were racing against each other, and the cool breeze blowing in their faces lifted the spirits of the tribesmen who had gotten up early.
Soon, a large patch of lotus flowers came into view, pink and white, about to bloom, with crystal dewdrops rolling down the green lotus leaves.
These lotus flowers are distributed in a regular and staggered pattern, dividing the water surface into fish ponds, and the swimming fish can be vaguely seen.
"Qing'er, you got up so early again!"
A fishing boat approached, with an old man with gray hair and beard sitting on it. He was wearing a straw raincoat and a hat, and a purple clay teapot was bubbling with steam on the stove.
"Has Uncle Nineteen eaten yet? He meditated all night last night and is in high spirits, so he came a little early."
Li Quanqing smiled and raised the dry food he brought with him to indicate.
The old fisherman's name was Li Kunshui. He was exactly two generations older than him in the clan and had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.
"Practice well, practice well! That brat in my family deserves a good beating from his father!"
The old man kept talking, grabbing a jade-mouthed pipe with his rough hands and knocking it against the boat's gong.
Over the years, the copper and wooden boat rails had become noticeably dented and blackened by the flames.
"Qing'er, you have really changed a lot in the past year or so!"
Li Kunshui exhaled a puff of smoke, his old face as bark-like as a tree relaxed, and he spoke with a lot of emotion: "But it's only natural that we've encountered a big change."
Li Quanqing heard this and smiled without saying anything.
As usual, he is a time traveler.
Because of the accidental death of his parents, the original person was so grief-stricken that he died, and that's when he took over his place.
Wow!
The waves surged and hit the bow of the boat, splashing up waves.
Li Quanqing stopped the fishing boat and saw a square fish pond in front of him. The water surface was wide, nearly 20 acres, and was surrounded by a circle of lotus flowers.
Bingsi District, Fish Pond No. 13.
Li Quanqing took out the token and infused it with magic power. Suddenly, the patterns on the surface of the lotus flowers flickered and glowed, revealing a formation that covered the entire fish pond.
These graceful lotus flowers are not just plants, but the base of an array.
The array pattern covers the water area, which not only prevents the spiritual fish from escaping, but also has the effect of gathering spiritual energy, locking all the spiritual energy within a radius of several miles into this twenty-acre fish pond.
A spiritual lotus blossomed and turned into a lotus platform as big as a millstone. Li Quanqing stepped on it with the token in his hand and slowly drove into the formation.
Wow!
The undercurrent surged, and several huge green carps floated up, opening their mouths to spit out streams of water.
Snapped!Snapped!
These water arrows are as thick as a thumb. If they hit a mortal, the person will at least fall into the lake and get soaked.
But the lotus platform flashed with light, and the patterns on the petals suddenly condensed into a circle of light shield, blocking all the water arrows outside.
"A bunch of stupid fish that can't be tamed. Let them starve for now."
Li Quanqing shook his head, stretched out his hand, made a gesture, and released a basic spell.
Water control!
The water condensed and turned into ropes to tie up the carps, and then threw them into the deep water with a splash.
This kind of big bluefish cannot be considered a true spiritual creature, it is between ordinary beasts and demon beasts.
But with the nourishment of spiritual energy, it is also very strong, and its blood and flesh are greatly replenished. When stewed into fish soup, it tastes extremely delicious.
It is quite popular among monks in the early stage of Qi Refining.
The lotus platform glided across the water, and one could see that the entire fish pond was divided into two parts, one large and one small, by the formation.
The large fish pond houses more than a thousand adult large black carps, while the small fish pond houses immature fry.
"Fish kids, come out to eat."
Li Quanqing looked at the small fish pond, raised his hand and sprinkled a bunch of fish food, which floated on the water and sparkled.
This special bait has a strong aroma, and fish scales flutter as young fish rush out of the water to grab the food.
Li Quanqing watched without blinking, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he found his target. It was a half-foot-long black carp, with bright scales and strong fins. It beat the surrounding competitors and monopolized the bait.
The most important thing is that in Li Quanqing's eyes, there was a bright white light ball on the forehead of this black carp!
"You are the one!"
He chuckled, and his water control technique condensed into a large hand, which grabbed the young fish in mid-air.
Even though the black carp is very strong, it will be useless if it leaves the lake.
Li Quanqing stretched out his arm and easily touched the ball of light, which exploded into strands of white light that sank into his body.
[Harvest an adult big black carp and receive a spiritual energy ball as a reward! ]
As a line of text flashed before his eyes, a large mass of extremely pure spiritual energy appeared out of thin air in his meridians.
Li Quanqing practiced the "Golden Water Technique" to refine this ball of spiritual energy into strands of pure magic power, and sent it all into his dantian.
The feeling of one's cultivation level rising rapidly is simply wonderful.
This is exactly the golden finger that Li Quanqing awakened after traveling through time.
Every time he raises an animal to maturity and the animal is able to reproduce, he will receive a ball of light as a reward.
Work once, gain twice as much!
"Now that you have reached maturity, you should sit at the adults' table."
Li Quanqing flicked his wrist and threw the black carp into the big fish pond. It swam quickly and disappeared.
He rolled his eyes and continued to search for the ball of light among hundreds of young fish.
[Harvest an adult big black carp and receive a spiritual energy ball as a reward! ]
[Harvest an adult big black carp and receive a spiritual energy ball as a reward! ]
[Harvest an adult big black carp and receive a spiritual energy ball as a reward! ]
Three more balls of spiritual energy entered his body, and Li Quanqing felt so comfortable that all his bones were numb.
This kind of pleasure of getting something for nothing without having to meditate is really too addictive.
He felt that within a month, he would be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.
He can be considered a genius among the younger generation of the Li family.
Perhaps it was his frequent fishing that angered everyone, for a black carp with particularly thick scales suddenly jumped out of the water and opened its mouth to spit out crystal clear water arrows.
This kind of attack naturally cannot break through the lotus platform's defense.
But Li Quanqing was excited, because this fish also had a ball of light on its head!
"You dare to spit on me, take it from me!"
It is naturally easy to catch a small spirit fish.
[Harvest an adult big black carp, and be rewarded with one experience point of water control skill! ]
Looking at the words in front of him, Li Quanqing rubbed the fish head excitedly.
This kind of experience reward has happened twice before, which directly improved his control over water control skills by a large margin.
The white light sank into his mind, and large pieces of text appeared one after another, which he grasped easily.
After digesting this experience, Li Quanqing no longer needed to make hand gestures.
With a light tap of his finger, he directly performed the water control technique, effortlessly and freely.
The water flow is invisible, but in his hands it is extremely well-behaved and can be easily condensed into various shapes.
Water control technique, mastered!
A huge black carp transformed from a current of water rushed into the fish pond, looking lifelike, splashing a lot of waves like a real creature, rushing around, disturbing the fish school.
The muddy water was filled with mud and sand, and all the young fish were forced to float up, staring with dead eyes and spitting bubbles in dissatisfaction.
Seeing that there were indeed no new balls of light appearing, Li Quanqing gave up the search and prepared to feed the fish in the big fish pond.
The Li family's generation names are: Changqing Chengzong, Kun Yuquanjin, Yongan Jishi, Zude Wanqing.
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