Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea

Chapter 74: Chapter 72: Spiritual Vein Heart_2

Seeing that the spirit fish were fully cooked, Lu Li opened the container and scooped them all out; the piping hot fish emanated tantalizing wisps of fragrance, prompting both their appetites to surge.

After giving Iron Pillar seven spirit fish, the two began to devour their meal.

As soon as the fish entered his mouth, Lu Li was greeted by a burst of flavor, the meat incredibly delicate, and a whiff of spiritual energy ascending within it, exceptionally refreshing.

He devoured the entire spirit fish in mere moments, sparing nothing, even the bones were digested, leaving no waste.

Iron Pillar squinted with pleasure, finishing one fish with each bite, swiftly polishing off every piece and then gazing longingly at the two remaining fish in Lu Li’s bowl.

Sharing half each, Lu Li wouldn’t pamper him, swallowing the last two spirit fishes in two bites under his resentful gaze.

Then he started pouring spirit rice into his bowl and began to eat heartily.

Moments later, he belched satisfyingly, feeling waves of warmth emanating from his stomach, a face of fulfillment on display.

“Such days are truly the life of immortals, even the true disciples of the sect couldn’t enjoy this.”

However, the grade of this spirit rice seems a bit low, it’s beginning to become a bit dull after eating so much.

It would be nice if, at some point, he could get some second-grade spirit rice and spiritual materials to try.

He thought to himself.

In the future, when the grade of this spiritual vein increases, even the array would need to be replaced, ideally with a fifth-grade big formation…

After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Li started fantasizing.

“Ow…”

Just then, Iron Pillar broke his blissful fantasy with a shriek.

He then let out a wry smile, gave a big pout to Iron Pillar beside him, and, under its puzzled and wronged gaze, slowly walked toward the cave.

The following days passed rather uneventfully.

Aside from watering the spirit rice, feeding the spirit fish and chicks, his days were spent cultivating secret techniques undisturbed by the outside world, immensely satisfying.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During this period, through continuous cultivation of the Sacrificial Technique and extensive refinement by the moonlight, his essence blood and flesh were progressing daily, and even his divine sense had grown to about three miles.

Moreover, he felt that his mana was nearly reaching its limit, and the Triple-Spirit Refinement secret technique was always being cultivated, everything was already on the right track.

Lu Li’s divine sense slowly sank into his chest, and he saw ninety-five drops of essence blood flowing inside, emitting a powerful aura.

Now his physical body was almost more formidable than a demon beast of the same level, and he wasn’t far from reaching ninety-nine drops of essence blood.

Once his mana, divine sense, and essence blood all reached their limits, he could completely begin his sublime transformation, evolving into a naturally nourished pure body.

He was constantly impressed by the potency of the Moonlight Shape Refinement technique, just the preliminary technique had benefited him tremendously, it was hard to imagine what it would be like after forming the first divine map.

Just as his thoughts were sprawling, the communication jade token in his storage bag began emitting a faint glow. @@novelbin@@

Lu Li scanned it with his divine sense and found that it was a message from Lu Yuling.

He stood up, walked out of the cave with Iron Pillar, and flew towards Mystic Moon Island.

…

Near Mystic Moon Island, a blue tunneling light howled through the air, and as it reached the airspace above the island, an elegant figure stopped, the breeze teasing his hair to reveal a handsome face.

Below, a group of low-level cultivators and mortals saw this person and showed faces of reverence.

Lu Li looked ahead at the familiar island mountains and felt somewhat sentimental.

Half a year had passed, and everything seemed the same; the mortals on the dock were still those people, just aged quite a bit.

He urged on his flying sword and bolted toward the front.

He soon arrived at his own cave at the foot of the mountain.

Just then, the array transmitted a slight fluctuation.

Lu Li opened the array, and Lu Yuling walked in with a smile.

“Big brother, can I borrow some spirit stones?”

Lu Yuling asked, her face reddening, somewhat embarrassed.

Lu Li was puzzled, knowing that after their last extermination of a demon cultivator, this young girl must have had a considerable bounty.

Now her cultivation level had also increased a lot, having entered the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, presumably, those spiritual objects had greatly assisted her.

“Is there something you need, little sister?”

Lu Yuling smiled, “The Bright Sun Island’s auction that occurs once every five years is about to begin. I heard there might be Beauty Pills…”

Lu Li was momentarily stunned, realizing that it was indeed about that time.

They had both experienced it once before, led by the elders in their family.

It was surprising that five years had passed so quickly.

“I actually need one myself. I’ll also see if there are any second-grade or higher spiritual ores for auction.”

“I’ll be attending too, let’s decide after bidding,” he said with a smile to Lu Yuling.

Beauty Pills were second-grade medicine pills; the required herbs were just older, the price not too outrageous.

“Thank you, big brother.”

Lu Yuling expressed her gratitude upon hearing the words.

Then, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while before the other party stood up to take their leave.

There was still about a month until the auction on Bright Sun Island, but it wasn’t until twenty days later that Lu Li left the cave and headed to the agreed-upon location.

Moments later, he arrived at a plaza at the foot of the mountain.

At that time, a few radiant figures were seated in the center of the venue, specifically Lu Yuting, Qing Qing, and Lu Yuling.

Clearly, they had already heard the news about the Beauty Pill.

“Li, kid, I heard you’re buying medicine pills for us? You really are quite wealthy to not forget your Third Aunt, truly worthy of being my good nephew,”

Lu Yuting smiled, obviously aware of Lu Li’s family resources, and did not stand on ceremony with him.

Lu Li approached everyone and asked softly, “Some family members should be attending this auction, right?”

At that moment, Lu Yuling interjected, “The others set off a few days ago.”

Then, Lu Yuting took out a Flying Artifact, threw it upward, and the artifact expanded in the wind, transforming into a small Flying Boat suspended mid-air.

“Let’s set off.”

She led the way to the bow of the boat, inserted Spirit Stones into the control hub, and then sat down cross-legged.

Everyone quickly moved toward the Flying Boat.

In a while, they all found rooms and sat down cross-legged.

“Hum…”

Lu Li heard a soft humming sound and felt a slight shake in his body as the Flying Boat swiftly moved forward.

……

Bright Sun Island, as a medium-sized island, covered an area of several hundred miles with a second-grade high-quality Spirit Vein, making the Spiritual Energy very abundant.

The island belonged to the Li family from the Purple Mansion Family, and there was a small to medium-sized marketplace on the island where one could occasionally buy some high-level Spiritual Objects.

The Lu Family owned two shops in the marketplace, a general store, and a tavern, which brought in some income every year.

Lu Li’s parents had been running these two shops on the island for a long time.

At noon.

A small Flying Boat quickly approached Bright Sun Island.

Within a few breaths, it stopped not far away.

A man and three women descended, all exuding powerful auras, causing several loose cultivators nearby to look on.

Lu Yuting stowed away the Flying Boat and led everyone down to the ground.

Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the marketplace, showed their credentials, passed through an Array, and walked onto the island.

Lu Li followed behind everyone, looking around at all the lush, vibrant vegetation everywhere.

A main street led straight into the interior of the marketplace, with many cultivators bustling about on either side.

In no time, they reached the end of the street and stepped into the marketplace.

Shops were densely lined up on both sides of the street, filled with various spiritual items, magical tools, and spiritual materials, all appearing very sophisticated.

More and more cultivators were gathering around, and the streets were getting crowded.

Of course, cultivators dared not start fights inside the marketplace, as those who challenged this rule had long turned to ash.

Before long, the group reached the end of the street and stopped in front of a shop named Qingling Pavilion.

The shop was neither large nor small, tastefully decorated with two floors, and the shelves on either side were filled with various Spirit Talismans and magical tools.

A young woman in the midst of Qi Refinement stood by the central counter.

She was about thirty years old and an outer clan member of the family.

Lu Ying sensed someone approaching, looked up, and saw it was a group from her clan rushing outside to greet them.

“It turns out to be Elder Yuting leading the group today; it’s my duty shift.”

She greeted respectfully.

At that moment, Lu Li stepped forward, smiling, and asked, “Is my mother inside?”

“Elder Ye is on the second floor.”

Upstairs, Ye Yuchan seemed to sense something and came down.

When she saw Lu Li outside, her eyes lit up and she quickly walked over.

“My son is here. Have you lost weight again recently?”

She scrutinized Lu Li closely, unable to hide the affection in her eyes.

Lu Yuting and the others also had smiles on their faces.

Following this, Ye Yuchan softly said to everyone, “There are still a few days until the auction; let’s rest in the attic.”

Everyone nodded and then entered the shop, heading upstairs, leaving mother and son alone.