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Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Azure Water Python Breakthrough
A month later.
On that night, the stars and moon were dim, clouds veiling the sky.
"Let’s begin, activate the array."
Li Quanqing took out the Sound Transmission Talisman and began the final adjustments.
In the dim night, two hundred-meter tall buildings stood on the lakeshore, majestic and imposing, like a slowly opening gate to the divine and demonic realms.
Hum!!
With the roaring of the array, lines of array patterns began to light up along the walls, spreading like leisurely crawling thunder patterns, illuminating the night sky.
Sturdy, spirit gathering, soundproof, everlasting, wind stabilization, fire prevention, water avoidance...
Li Quanqing had specifically invited the family’s Array Master and had all the most common basic array patterns added, interlocking and protecting each other.
Moo~
Hum!!
The hidden Illusion Array within the walls activated, intertwining light and shadow, eventually revealing the shapes of a Canghai colossal whale and an Azure Water Python.
The two enormous beasts circled around the building, stirring the air, reflecting each other’s glory, shimmering brightly in the dark night sky.
This perfectly matched his identity as the Island Master of Fish-Dragon Island.
"Not bad, it has that cyber cultivation flavor, the result I wanted."
Li Quanqing nodded in satisfaction.
The next second, a red glow blossomed at the top of the two buildings, each manifesting an antique crimson character, visible upon look up, illuminating for miles.
Fortune, Luck.
Providing Loose Cultivators with a happy little home.
Although quite cheesy, the effect was equally explosive.
Giving these Cultivators, who had never experienced light pollution, a little visual shock.
"I have a feeling that this type of Illusion Array has enormous potential for further development, such as using it for advertisements or the like."
Li Quanqing shook his head, dismissing the idea.
He came to nurture fish and achieve immortality, not to run real estate and advertising agencies.
Now that the Fish-Dragon Blissful Residence was completed, he could just sit back and collect rent; why bother with anything else?
Li Quanqing stroked the Golden Tiger with his left hand and the Silver Leopard with his right, feeling it was time to go home.
Why not return, why not return indeed!
...
As the dawn broke, the glow of purple qi and red light spread across the Eastern Lanyu Sea, shining on the green waves for thousands of miles.
Li Quanqing, riding on the Golden Flame Tiger, controlling the breeze, leisurely returned to his own Fish-Dragon Island.
After ensuring the success of Blissful Residence, he left it to Li Quanfu and his housekeeper to manage.
Due to its truly affordable price and advanced promotional efforts.
On the day it opened for rent, hundreds of Loose Cultivators came by reputation; choosing to rent for a few days to check it out first, business was naturally going to pick up slowly.
No need to worry too much.
"Ao Hou!!"
The Golden Flame Tiger flapped its wings and darted into the array, roaring with impatience, displaying its return, excited beyond measure.
"Splash!"
The waves surged, and Ao Qing emerged from the water, shooting a Water Arrow at the young tiger in annoyance for interrupting its cultivation.
Having not seen it for over a month, its body had grown larger; its azure back was as broad as an island, covered with shining golden scales, exuding nobility.
The Water Arrow spat from its mouth was as thick and long as a spear, twinkling with crystal-clear luster in the air, brightly shining.
With a splash, the Water Arrow wet the feathers; the Golden Flame Tiger was forced to land on the embankment, angrily glaring with big eyes, its forehead flame hair suddenly burning up high.
Truly enraged.
Unfortunately, it was still too cowardly in the end, no match for this creature.
"Ssss~"
Amid the currents, a group of Azure Water Pythons gracefully swam up from the fish pond, their pupils locked onto the young tiger, filled with expectation.
The Golden Flame Tiger shook off its damp fur, once again appearing smug; taking out a large stack of sea fish prepared in advance from the Storage Bag.
Seeing their favorite food, the Azure Water Pythons were ecstatic.
They huddled together, discussing with the Golden Flame Tiger which sea fish tasted best, with even their young ones joining in, biting into the fattest part of the fish.
"Come out, all of you, and see your new home."
Li Quanqing took out the Spiritual Beast Bag and released all the Demon Beasts he had purchased this time, one by one.
"Ao meow~"
The Cloud Treading Snow Leopard stepped onto the soft, white sandy beach, stretching its body comfortably, curiously surveying the Fish-Dragon Pool before it, finding everything novel.
It sniffed the air, its belly already growling with hunger, and when it caught the scent of food, it couldn’t help but look toward the Azure Water Python, saliva starting to secrete in its mouth.
However, the Snow Leopard’s demeanor was reserved and aloof, too embarrassed to come closer, it could only watch with envy as the Golden Flame Tiger roasted the sea fish until they were golden and glistening with oil, swallowing its saliva while standing there. 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
"Chirp chirp!"
Six Vine Wood Apes were also let out, five large and one small, all with excited expressions, leaping up and down.
Since their capture as youngsters, they’d been imprisoned in narrow spaces, and it had been a long time since they’d seen such a vast expanse of island nature, with a sky so blue and boundless.
Yet, even though they were bursting with excitement and couldn’t wait to delve into the woods of Fish-Dragon Island and get close to nature,
These intelligent spirit apes were still very obedient, squatting in front of Li Quanqing in a row, quietly waiting for instructions.
"As expected of Spiritual Beasts trained by Sword Sect, their wildness has been mostly tamed, they’re quite humane."
Li Quanqing nodded in satisfaction, taking out the last batch of Spiritual Beasts.
Kolokolo da! Kolokolo da!
Five spirit chickens flapped their wings, making a resonant sound, feathers flying everywhere after being cooped up in the Spiritual Beast Bag for too long.
"Drive these multicolored chickens into the woods, let’s go, I’ll take you to your new home."
The most mature and oldest male Vine Wood Ape stepped forward, picking up a dead branch from the beach to herd the chickens.
Clearly, it was the Ape King of this troop, while that Fighting Victory Ape was its child.
Li Quanqing thought for a moment and decided to name it Yuan Wugu, and the small Vine Wood Ape would be called Yuan Douzhan to distinguish them.
"Kolokolo da!"
Although the multicolored chickens were only Lower Grade Demon Beasts, with limited intelligence, they began to pick up twigs and dead leaves as they ran into the woods, instinctively starting to build nests.
"Whistle!!"
A flock of Qingfeng Cranes flew down from Qingfeng Mountain, curiously observing this group of uninvited guests.
"From now on, we’re all neighbors, don’t fight, okay?"
Next to Purple Thunder Peak and Qingfeng Mountain, Li Quanqing chose a third mountain peak to be the home of the spirit apes.
He named it Green Bamboo Mountain.
A mountain without bamboo certainly wouldn’t live up to this name.
Li Quanqing took out seeds of Green Bamboo Spirit Rice, tiny like pearls, emitting a burst of fresh scent.
The Vine Wood Apes chattered excitedly, clearing a space on Green Bamboo Mountain, each taking a bamboo seed and planting it in the soil.
In less than two years, a large area of quiet, verdant bamboo groves would likely grow on the mountain, with delicious Spirit Rice growing inside the bamboo stems.
"With bamboo here, should I raise a couple of pandas too?"
Li Quanqing mused. He still had a batch of Spiritual Medicine seeds in his Storage Bag, planning to clear out a Medicine Garden for the spirit apes once they acclimated to the environment of Green Bamboo Mountain.
The Vine Wood Apes were naturally close to plants, but they weren’t born knowing how to cultivate Spiritual Medicines; it required continual learning.
Li Quanqing decided to find an opportunity to take some Jade Scrolls related to Spirit Plants from his clan’s Scripture Pavilion and teach the knowledge to the spirit apes himself.
"It’s a pity I don’t know alchemy; for now, I’ll just plant the Spirit Medicine Field. I heard high-level cultivators all have their own Medicine Gardens; I can’t fall behind."
After settling the new Spiritual Beasts, Li Quanqing went to check on the Thunder Horn Pythons.
During this period, they had been living on Thunder Peach Trees within an Array, swallowing and cultivating with thunderous energy, and had now grown to over half a meter long, acquiring some self-defense capability.
"When they grow a bit bigger, I’ll let them out of the Array and try to expose them to the outside world."
Li Quanqing thought, crushing about seventy to eighty Spiritual Energy Groups from his Storage Bag and infusing them into the soil through his meridians.
He had stored about five to six hundred of these mini Spiritual Energy Groups obtained from the big green fish, which could be used to quickly restore Mana during battle.
Half of the Spiritual Energy Groups went into the fish pond, the other half buried at the roots of the Thunder Peach Trees to replenish the High Grade Thunder Spirit Stone, which could also accelerate the metamorphosis of the island’s Spirit Vein.
After finishing his busy work, Li Quanqing finally had time to return to the beach and the embankment.
"Hiss hiss!"
The Azure Water Pythons had already eaten their fill, and seeing him come over, they eagerly extended their bodies out of the water, affectionately rubbing against his palm.
"I’ve got some treats for you."
With a smile in his eyes, Li Quanqing took out the Breaking Stage Elixirs he had bought earlier, feeding them to the pythons together with a few Spiritual Energy Groups.
Boom!!
The eight Azure Water Pythons were already on the verge of a breakthrough, just needing the final push, and with the aid of the Elixirs, they suddenly surged past the bottleneck.
With Demon Energy churning, stirring the waters, they broke into the Qi Refining Middle Stage!
Watching the light groups emanating from the pythons’ heads, Li Quanqing rubbed his hands together, eager to catch them.
[You’ve acquired a Qi Refining Middle Stage Azure Water Python, rewarded with one Water Escape Technique experience group!]
[You’ve acquired a Qi Refining Middle Stage Azure Water Python, rewarded with one Second Rank Lower Grade Azure Water Sword Formation Array Plate!]
