Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea

Time flowed like water.

Another year had passed.

In the early morning, within the cave on Sunset Peak.

Lu Li sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, and above his head, waves of Spiritual Energy rose, forming a small vortex of Spiritual Energy.

Before long, Spiritual Energy from outside began to flow slowly towards Lu Li.

The Spiritual Energy vortex grew larger and larger, forming a funnel shape that crazily poured into his body.

As the inflow of Spiritual Energy accelerated, Lu Li started to run his Cultivation Technique with all his might, and the Mana inside his body rushed and roared like rivers and seas.

Even his meridians started to ache.

"Break for me!"

Not much later, a crisp crackling sound came from within his body, as if some barrier had shattered.

Subsequently, an even stronger Mana began to circulate endlessly within him, and his aura surged tremendously.

"I've finally made the breakthrough to the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation!"

Lu Li opened his eyes, feeling the Mana inside his body which had nearly doubled, filling him with great joy.

With his current Mana, he probably wouldn't be inferior to some Cultivators who had perfected Qi Cultivation.

The tenth layer of Qi Cultivation is considered full Qi Cultivation, where general Cultivators can consume Foundation Establishment Pills to break through their Cultivation level.

As for the twelfth layer of Qi Cultivation, it only has about seventy to eighty percent more Mana than the tenth layer, so the gap isn't too large.

Over the past year, besides going to collect Essence of Mystic Iron from the Spirit Turtle Clan every so often, he had been sitting in meditation for Qi Cultivation within his cave.

Thanks to the abundant resources of Spirit Fruits in the deep sea, he was able to rapidly advance to the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation.

At the same time, Lu Li's physique had also become extremely astonishing, almost nearing that of a full Qi Cultivation Demon Beast.

Of course, this was inseparable from the tribute of the two Demon Beast clans.

Ever since he introduced an assessment system at the beginning of the year, the two Demon Beast clans suddenly became much more enthusiastic, which made him very satisfied with his own wise decision.

Lu Li's Divine Sense sank into his flesh, feeling the quantity of his Essence Blood, and it astonished him.

There were a full seventy-two drops of Essence Blood quietly lying in the depths of his heart.

Generally, a Cultivator in the later stages of Qi Cultivation would only have as many as twelve drops, whereas he had several times more.

Because his physique was abundantly fed with Essence Blood, even his Divine Sense benefited a lot, being several times stronger than ordinary late-stage Qi Cultivation.

Then, Lu Li turned his Divine Sense to the three strands of blood-colored murderous aura in his chest.

The murderous aura condensed into small sword shapes, carrying a hint of terrifying sharpness.

Even he himself felt a very dangerous aura.

With the nourishment of a vast amount of Essence Blood, the power of the Blood Spirit Drill Secret Technique had reached its limit.

If his body could withstand it, he would have liked to condense and refine a few more.

Next, he took out the Aminokaze and a piece of Hundred-Year Ice Jade, and started to refine the Flying Sword.

With the activation of his Mana, the spiritual materials immediately emitted a lustrous, translucent glow, with wisps of misty aura beginning to twine around the sword body...

Not long after, with the Spiritual Energy of the spiritual materials depleted, the power of the Flying Sword was enhanced a bit more.

For the past six months, he had been using Water Attribute spiritual materials to refine the Flying Sword every day.

With a vast amount of spiritual materials "feeding" it, the Aminokaze had already reached the limit of an upper-grade Flying Sword.

However, due to limitations of its original materials, it was impossible to break through to a Top Grade Magic Artifact.

Also, only Foundation Establishment Cultivators would use Top Grade Magic Artifacts, and with his strength, he was not yet able to fully unleash the power of a Top Grade Magic Artifact.

Afterward, Lu Li put away the Flying Sword and sat in meditation for a while to consolidate his newly achieved Cultivation.

He got up and walked out of his cave, arriving at the edge of the Cold Pond.

There a Demon Python of the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation was coiling around the pool.

The Demon Python was fifteen meters tall and thicker than a water barrel, emitting a terrifying, murderous aura.

It hissed with its tongue, and its eyes flickered with an icy cold sharpness.

Seeing Lu Li emerge from seclusion, it joyously coiled around him.

"Master, you've finally come out, I've missed you so much..."

Lu Li watched as its enormous body pressed towards him, feeling helpless.

A tingling cold sensation came from the snake's body, slick and smooth, and strangely not foul-smelling, but with a hint of fragrance instead.

Lu Li carefully observed its scales; palm-size scales were neatly layered over its entire body, engraved with mysterious patterns that resembled coiling dragons, too noble for words.

At the same time, the scales were even showing some signs of turning white.

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"Could Iron Pillar have turned into a white snake after its Foundation Establishment?"

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Thinking of this, Lu Li's face took on a somewhat strange expression.

He put away Iron Pillar and then walked over to the Cold Pond, where he proceeded to collect the Spiritual Spring Eye. He also did not overlook the spirit fish inside.

After that, he quietly waited at the foot of Sunset Peak.

As the three-year task period came to an end, he had already sent a message to his family a few days ago, and he'd received a reply that a clan member would come to take over his duties today.

After a short while, a tunneling light from outside Golden Qilin Island approached.

Lu Li looked up and was slightly startled.

He hadn't expected his seventh brother, Lu Qingshan, to come and guard Golden Qilin Island.

This person had an ordinary appearance and had always been quite dull since his youth, having just recently broken through to the sixth level of Qi Cultivation.

Lu Li immediately operated the Hidden Spirit Technique, slowly pressing down his own aura, revealing only the Qi Cultivation of the early eighth level.

After all, breaking through three levels in three years was quite alarming, and achieving such rapid progress with his average aptitude would likely lead to malicious speculation from those with ulterior motives.

Although the family was very harmonious, he could not guarantee it wouldn't be leaked.

Currently, only the old ancestor in the entire family knew the extent of his cultivation realm.

Soon after, Lu Qingshan arrived in front of the Array.

Lu Li opened the Array and welcomed him in.

"Who would have thought that it would be my younger brother Qingshan coming to guard Golden Qilin Island."

Lu Qingshan entered the Array, smiled politely, and said, "Sixth brother has guarded the island for three years and your cultivation hasn't fallen behind. I greatly admire you."

"Sixth brother should probably plan ahead as soon as you return to the family. In a few months, it will be time for the four families to redistribute the shares of the Red Copper Ore vein."

Lu Li nodded upon hearing this, as he was already well-prepared.

The Red Copper Ore vein of Spirit Crane Island was jointly mined by the four Foundation Establishment Families of the Lu, Wang, Chen, and Lin, and every ten years, the younger generation of the families would compete in magic combat to divide the ore vein shares.

Among the younger generation of the Lu Family, probably only he and Lu Qingqing could fight for the family.

After the two of them finished handing over the spiritual materials of the island, Lu Li bid farewell and left.

Lu Qingshan watched Lu Li's departing figure with some emotion.

He had learned a secret technique for probing from a young age and felt an extremely domineering sharpness from his sixth brother, which set his Divine Sense alarmingly off.

"Never would I have imagined that in just three years, sixth brother has changed so drastically."

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At noon, the water outside Mystic Moon Island shimmered beautifully.

A small black boat was rapidly approaching Mystic Moon Island, riding the waves.

A young and handsome man in a flowing white robe stood at the bow, looking graceful and unrestrained.

Lu Li gazed at Mystic Moon Island before him; another year had passed and there seemed to be little change on the island.

Some low-level cultivators guarded the pier, surrounded by ordinary people bustling about, busily fishing for shrimps and fish from the sea, as if nothing had ever changed since ancient times.

These people, seeing Lu Li walking on water, looked on with envy.

As the small boat reached the shore, Lu Li quickly erected a tunneling light and flew towards Qingling Peak.

In a short while, he arrived outside the Household Affairs Hall, located halfway up Qingling Peak.

He walked in and saw Lu Yuting lying lazily on a Taishi Chair, basking in the sun.

A fragrance lingered in the air.

"Little Li is here; time really flies, three years have passed in a blink."

Lu Yuting opened her eyes and showed a hint of appreciation, "Not bad, your cultivation has barely fallen behind, and here is your reward for this task."

She then took out a Token and several Medicine Pills, placing them on the table.

"Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lu Li gave a formal bow and then collected the items before walking out of the Household Affairs Hall.

The reward for this task was a mere three hundred contribution points and some Qi Cultivation Pills, better than nothing.

As he was about to return to his cave, a beautiful young girl approached him.

"Big brother Six, you've finally returned. The upcoming ore vein division will be held at the Lu Family, and you and Sister Qing Qing are under much pressure; our Lu Family has lost several times in a row already."

Lu Yuling's face showed some concern.

Her cultivation was only at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, and was not enough to fight for the family.

Lu Li smiled faintly, "Ninth sister, don't worry. I'm sure the old ancestor has already made plans."

At that moment, a thought crossed his mind, and he seemed to have an idea. He then took out a young Evil-eyed Water Ape.