Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea

Lu Li slowly channeled his mana into the Mystic Item Pot.

He watched it slowly levitate in front of him, emitting a faint light.

Then, two golden Runes flashed into his mind. Although he did not recognize them, he instantly understood their meaning within his mind.

"Mystic Item Illusion Spirit?"

Lu Li's face showed a contemplative expression.

Next, he used his Divine Sense to open the mouth of the pot, and with a pat on his Storage Bag, the corpse of a large Demon Beast appeared on the ground.

It was the body of a Crab Demon at the mid-stage of Qi Cultivation, still exuding a condensed evil spirit, clearly having not been dead for long. Its two front pincers looked formidable and awe-inspiring.

Lu Li aimed the mouth of the pot at the Crab Demon's corpse and with a thought, activated the "Mystic Item" Rune.

The Demon Corpse slowly drifted toward the Mystic Item Pot, shrinking as it neared the mouth until it was but the size of a fist and completely entered the pot.

He picked up the Mystic Item Pot, looked at the bottom, and there lay a miniaturized version of the Demon Beast's corpse—quite intriguing.

Lu Li covered the mouth of the pot and once more invoked the "Mystic Item" Rune.

The Mystic Item Pot trembled slightly, its light flickering unpredictably.

Soon enough, it ceased any movement.

Looking at the Mystical Treasure in front of him without any noticeable change, he shook the pot with his hand and felt a slight swaying of liquid through his hand.

"Just as I thought."

Seeing his guess confirmed, a hint of joy appeared on Lu Li's face.

He slowly opened the mouth of the pot—the Crab Demon's corpse had already vanished, leaving behind only a pool of clear water.

The water was clear and bright, with strands of mist rising from it, carrying a refreshing fragrance.

Such a rapid process, the Demon Beast had been transformed into a pool of clear water in just a moment.

Lu Li was quite astonished.

What followed was to verify what this "spring water" could do. He dared not taste it himself.

Should it contain other peculiar malevolent auras or unknown substances, the risk could far outweigh the benefits.

He stood up and walked out of his cave, flying toward the spirit fields on the mountainside.

Before long, he arrived above a ridge.

The air was filled with a fresh fragrance, mixed with the scent of the earth, which was exceedingly comforting.

These Spirit Tooth Rice seedlings were of a medium grade, containing some Spiritual Energy when mature. Long-term consumption could aid in Qi Cultivation, making it a hot commodity in the Cultivation World.

Lu Li squatted down in front of a seedling and cautiously poured the "spring water" from the pot, watering the nearest few seedlings.

After completing these tasks, he went out to catch a wild monkey and brought it up the mountain.

There was no shortage of wild animals on Golden Qilin Island where thousands of mortals lived.

Holding the wild beast by the nape, he walked into the Artifact Refining Room within the cave.

The half-human tall grey monkey in front of him was shivering in fear.

Not waiting for its resistance, he forced a few mouthfuls of Spiritual Liquid into the creature's mouth.

It coughed and teared up, looking at him with a face full of fear.

Afterward, Lu Li released the creature and, setting up a restraint rune, left the Artifact Refining Room.

Now, all that remained was to observe quietly.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lu Li went directly to the Artifact Refining Room only to see a wild monkey crouching in a corner, still lively despite having not eaten for a long time.

Upon seeing Lu Li enter, it immediately started to scream shrilly, sheer terror on its face.

"Eh?"

Lu Li felt somewhat surprised, sensing a faint Demon Energy from the wild monkey that was not easy to perceive without close observation.

It was flickering in and out of visibility like a rootless weed that could disappear at any moment.

It was fortunate he hadn't impulsively drunk the Spiritual Liquid yesterday; pollution of his own mana would have been very troublesome.

It seemed the Spiritual Liquid was harmless to Demon Beasts and might even have considerable benefits.

Later, Lu Li stopped concerning himself with it and stepped out of his cave, approaching the spirit fields.

He focused his gaze and saw that the seedlings which had been watered with spirit water didn't show much change from the previous day, except they seemed a bit more vigorous.

"Well, let's experiment again later. It seems that this Spiritual Liquid is mainly useful for demon beasts and doesn't have an obvious effect on spirit grass."

Lu Li didn't insist further. Just as he prepared to return to his cave, he saw several figures dressed as fishermen gathered at the base of Sunset Peak, walking around outside the array.

He frowned and leaped down the mountain in a single bound.

Lu Li deactivated the array and stepped out, only to see an old man dressed in a wealthy merchant's clothes leading a few middle-aged men standing on an open field.

There was also a young woman accompanying the elder.

"What brings you here?" Lu Li asked indifferently.

Lu Qing, looking at Lu Li emerging, showed a face filled with panic, "We simple country folks have disturbed the Immortal Master; truly, we deserve death."

"When Immortal Master Wang left, he mentioned once that a new Immortal Master would come to protect Golden Qilin Island. We've taken the liberty to come and pay our respects."

After speaking, he respectfully presented some local products.

"Hm... I appreciate your sentiment. I am a cultivator of the Lu Family, stationed here for the next three years. Unless it's a matter of great importance, do not come to disturb me."

Lu Li nodded.

Just as he was about to leave, the elder cautiously spoke up, "This is my granddaughter Xiao Die; she is nimble and handy. May I know if the Immortal Master could use an attendant?"

He even pulled the young woman to his side.

She was slender, not weathered by the elements like the fishermen, her complexion slightly flushed, gazing expectantly at Lu Li.

Lu Li smiled wryly, "No need. I am quite accustomed to being free and easy."

He promptly refused and then turned to step back into the array, fully aware of the elder's suggestion.

Though he was not an ascetic cultivator, ordinary mortal women were not within his consideration.

Seeing Lu Li refuse, both the elder and the young woman appeared disappointed.

"Sigh... Xiao Die does not have such good fortune; this Lu Family Immortal Master seems to be a paragon of integrity, quite different from Immortal Master Wang, and also much younger."

Tears swirled in Xiao Die's eyes, "Grandfather, I understand; I shouldn't have entertained such inappropriate thoughts."

...

After Lu Li returned to his cave, he eagerly headed to the spirit beast room.

The beast egg amongst the pile of spirit stones seemed more vibrant than yesterday, and the spiritual energy around it had increased.

He approached the beast egg and again etched the Blood Sacrificial Rune into it. After the runes slowly receded into the egg, he took out the refining demon pot and slowly poured some Spiritual Liquid onto the beast egg.

The egg began to emit a faint light, as if coming to life, and the Spiritual Liquid subsequently seeped into the egg, with Lu Li even sensing a hint of joy from something small within.

Time flies like an arrow, and five days later, in the spirit beast room.

Lu Li stood in front of the beast egg, which now had a much stronger aura and its Life Energy was extremely vigorous.

The Spiritual Liquid in the refining demon pot had finally been used up.

This greatly surprised him.

For the past few days, he had been watering the beast egg with Spiritual Liquid every day, each time until it couldn't absorb any more.

The conversion efficiency was incredibly astonishing.

Most of the essence of demon beasts lies in their flesh, which explains their extremely powerful bodies.

There were few ways for Human Clan Cultivators to deal with demon beast corpses; aside from crafting Magic Artifacts and Medicine Pills, the only other use was to directly consume their flesh.

However, this would waste a lot of spiritual energy within the demon corpses, and the cultivator would only gain a slight amount of mana after consumption, with an efficacy of less than twenty percent.

In comparison, the refinement process of the refining demon pot utilized demon corpses with a much higher efficiency; the effect was practically heaven-defying. However, some spiritual energy would still dissipate upon a demon beast's death, so it was impossible to achieve one hundred percent utilization, although he estimated it might be around fifty to sixty percent.

With this thought, a rush of exhilaration surged through him. In the future, as long as he had a large number of demon beast corpses, his Lifebound Spirit Beast would become one of the biggest supports on his cultivation path.

There might even be some hope for the Green Spirit Python transforming into a "dragon."

However, demon beast corpses were quite rare, and purchasing them required a substantial amount of spirit stones.

Setting aside whether there were enough spirit stones, buying too many might raise suspicions, which could be problematic. It seemed he needed to give this careful consideration.