Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea

"I, in the name of my Dao heart, swear that after obtaining all the legacies of the Immortal Rainbow Monarch, I will inherit all of its causations, violators will have their Dao hearts obliterated..."

Lu Li directly issued the oath of Dao heart in front of the Spirit Monkey.

He also played a smart move here, focusing on after obtaining all the legacies of the Immortal Monarch, if the old monkey had any reservations it wouldn't count as him breaking the oath.

Hearing Lu Li's oath, the Spirit Monkey showed a hint of satisfaction.

"Do you think you can deceive this old ancestor with such tricks? As long as you keep your promise, this old ancestor, Kong Shan, will hold nothing back."

"Then may I ask, Elder Kong Shan, do you have any Cultivation Techniques or secret techniques that a poor Daoist like me can learn right now?"

Lu Li asked in an even tone.

"This... I, the old ancestor, have a fragmented Divine Soul, and many memories are incomplete and unclear."

Kong Shan was somewhat embarrassed.

"Were all your previous words just to deceive me?"

Lu Li's face turned cold.

"Absolutely true, many fragments of this old ancestor's Divine Soul are within this realm, and I can sense them within thousands of miles..."

"There are two pieces nearby."

"Do you not have any Cultivation Techniques for innate spirit beings either?"

"I swear on my soul that there are definitely memories of Cultivation Techniques within that fragment."

Kong Shan vowed confidently.

"However, many of the secret techniques require the cultivation level of a Heavenly Immortal at the very least, and most of them you are unable to cultivate."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li nodded, "I'll wait until my cultivation is higher before searching for them."

"I, the old ancestor, am going to sleep now; if there is anything, I will send you a message through sound transmission."

At this time, Kong Shan's soul body began to dim, and then it slowly sank into the fragment.

Lu Li put away the small segment of the fragment and examined it closely; in its complete state, it should be a ring-shaped item.

He didn't think too deeply about it and put away the fragment before swimming upwards.

It didn't take long for him to reach the passage he had been in before.

He slowly passed through the tunnel and reached the entrance, then sent his Divine Sense outside to scout.

After searching nearby for a while and not finding any trace of the four Barbaric Beasts, he let out a sigh of relief.

Worried that the four Barbaric Beasts might still be roaming nearby, he didn't immediately venture out.

After spending over an hour by the entrance without noticing anything unusual, he stealthily slipped away.

Then, he headed back towards Golden Qilin Island, the entire journey was tranquil and no further dangers presented themselves.

After some time, with full speed, the silhouette of Golden Qilin Island emerged in the distance.

At this time, the sun had just risen, casting endless brilliance across the sea, tinting the entire expanse of sea and sky with a golden hue.

Lu Li reached the shore and returned to his human form.

He leapt up to fly towards Golden Qilin Island against the sunrise.

After crossing the Array, he arrived inside his cave and exhaled a turbid breath, calming his excited mood.

This treasure hunt had been extremely fruitful, not only had he found more than ten Dragon Pattern Fish and a Tier 1 Spiritual Spring Eye, but he had also discovered a fragment of an Immortal Treasure.

It seemed that searching for Immortal Treasure fragments would also need to be scheduled for when his cultivation was higher in the future.

Then, stepping out of the cave, he went to a source of water near the mountain summit.

He quickly dug a pit tens of meters in diameter using his Mana and carved an Array around it for protection.

Next, he diverted the waters of Sunset Peak into the pit, and soon a deep pond was fully formed.

He took out more than ten Dragon Pattern Fish and placed them all into the pond.

After entering the pond water, the Dragon Pattern Fish seemed lethargic, not as lively as before.

Lu Li then took out the Spiritual Spring Eye and put it into the bottom of the pond water.

The moment he placed it in, the entire pond quickly cooled down, and mists began to emanate from the surface of the water.

In the warm sunlight, it radiated a mesmerizing array of colorful light.

The surrounding Spiritual Energy also began to rise, improving significantly from before.

With the Spiritual Spring Eye in place, the group of spirit fish immediately became lively, swimming freely in the water.

Lu Li continued by feeding them some Demon Attraction Grass, pleased to see the group of spirit fish quickly surging up to compete for food.

As a common Spirit Grass, the Demon Attraction Grass was favored by most spirit beasts and Sea Demons, and was planted in some of the spirit fields on the mountain.

It seemed it wouldn't be long before these spirit fish would quickly reproduce.

After completing these tasks, he carved additional protective restrictions nearby and then turned and left.

In the following days, apart from sitting in meditation to cultivate, Lu Li spent his time feeding the spirit fish and occasionally refining Magic Artifacts.

At night, he would venture into the deep sea to explore, each time gaining new findings.

These days were very uneventful yet fulfilling, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, in the early morning, inside the cave.

Lu Li sat on the cushion, his body's Spiritual Energy rampantly surging.

A small vortex of Spiritual Energy formed above his head, with a large amount of Spiritual Energy flooding into his body.

He exerted all his effort to rotate his Cultivation Technique, his entire meridian system bulging slightly.

"Break!"

After an unknown period of rotation, Lu Li felt a moment of opportunity and shouted loudly, Mana in his body began to boil.

"Crack..."

There was a slight sound from within his body, as if something had shattered, and a more powerful Mana appeared within.

He quickly followed the eighth layer of the Vast Sea Kun Void Technique to solidify his freshly achieved Cultivation.

"Finally, Qi Cultivation at the eighth level."

A smile crept onto Lu Li's lips.

Feeling the surging Mana within him, now more than twice as strong as before, he instantaneously felt that all the hardships had been worth it.

Now, his Qi Cultivation at the eighth level's Mana could even compare with some cultivators at the ninth level.

Throughout the year, his days were filled with sea exploration and Artifact Refining cultivation, which left him a bit weary yet also content.

After his breakthrough, he went straight to the secret chamber, flopped down, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Hours slipped by in a flash.

When Lu Li woke up, he felt refreshingly clearheaded, as if his entire soul had become much more transparent.

He stepped out of the cave to the side of the Cold Pond at the mountain's summit and saw a huge demon python standing there, vigilantly scanning its surroundings.

After a year of being fed an extensive amount of Spiritual Liquid, Iron Pillar had also advanced by leaps and bounds, now having reached Qi Cultivation at the eighth level as well.

Ever since feeding it a Dragon Pattern Fish half a year ago, it had become addicted, drooling over the pond water every day.

If not for the prohibitions Lu Li had set earlier, it would have long since slipped in to steal a feast.

After nearly a year of feeding, there were already dozens of Dragon Pattern Fish, and that was with him regularly fishing out a few to eat.

Seeing Lu Li emerge, Iron Pillar slithered over joyfully, with an ingratiating look on its face.

"Master, this servant desires to eat spirit fish."

Lu Li, hearing this delicate transmission, couldn't help but feel helpless.

Half a year ago, he discovered that Iron Pillar was, in fact, a female python.

As its intelligence greatly expanded since reaching the later stage of Qi Cultivation, it now equated to a human in their teens, no wonder it was a Demon Beast King.

Ordinary demon beasts at the late stage of Qi Cultivation only had the intelligence of a child.

"Alright, today we will fish out a few more for you to eat."

Lu Li smiled.

Hearing that there would be more spirit fish to eat, Iron Pillar immediately drooled.

Lu Li took out four spirit fish and went to a clearing to clean them.

Then he cooked them with Spirit Rice in a vessel.

Before long, an extremely rich aroma wafted over the entire summit of Sunset Peak.

Top-grade spiritual materials only needed simple cooking to become incredibly delicious.

He gave two fish to Iron Pillar, then bit into a fully-cooked spirit fish himself.

The sweet and savory flavor filled his entire palate, making him almost wish to gulp down the entire spirit fish in one go.

Although it wasn't his first time eating them, each experience was highly memorable.

It didn't take long for both man and beast to finish off the spirit fish completely.

Lu Li felt warm flows emerging from his abdomen, quickly circulating throughout his body.

He felt his muscles and physical body strengthen a bit more.

Over the past two years, by consuming a large amount of Spirit Fruit and spirit fish, his physical body had become extremely impressive, now quite comparable to a late-stage Qi Cultivation spirit beast, teeming with Essence Blood, and even his Divine Sense had greatly enhanced.

He always remembered what Kong Shan had said, that only when essence, energy, and spirit reached the peak could one cultivate the Divine Demon Body.

Until now, he faintly had some understanding.

Perhaps the "Triple-Spirit Refinement" secret technique within the Vast Sea Kun Void Technique might reach the limit of "energy," although this would need further verification.

As for Essence Blood, it could only be nourished by the plentiful Spiritual Fruits and spiritual materials from the deep sea.

He was somewhat puzzled about Divine Sense.

Matters involving the soul often tended to be mysterious, and he had never heard of a Cultivation Technique specifically for training Divine Sense, only passive enhancements.

It seemed that in the future, he would need to pay attention to Spiritual Medicines and Spiritual Objects that "nourish the soul."