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Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Water Element Shield
Li Quanqing navigated through the Magic Technique Area, his eyes dazzled, finally focusing his choice on Water Element Magic.
This was his most familiar field, and with his divine-level Water Control Skill, it was easy to pick up.
First, a defensive spell!
Water Spirit Shield, Water Mirror Technique, Water Element Shield...
After comparing them, Li Quanqing ultimately selected the high-grade spell "Water Element Shield".
This spell can guard the entire body without leaving any blind spots and of a very high rank; it was indeed the best choice.
Time for an offensive one!
There were many more options for offensive spells, even including several Ice Magic, the white jade scrolls exuding a chill when touched.
Suddenly, Li Quanqing saw a spell that particularly captivated him.
Water Dragon Technique!
He touched the Water Dragon Pendant at his waist and felt particularly destined, similarly grasping the water-blue jade scroll in his hand.
"Fourth Elder, I have made my selection."
Holding a pile of jade scrolls, the young man approached the elder guarding the Scripture Pavilion.
The Fourth Elder, named Li Zongzhuo, was over a hundred years old and belonged to the same generation as Li Family Patriarch, Foundation Establishment cultivator "Li Zongyao".
He appeared frail and elderly, lying on a stone turtle carving and basking in the sun like an old pine tree.
"Five miscellaneous jade scrolls, requiring 10 family Contribution Points; two high-grade spells, requiring 130 family Contribution Points."
Li Zongzhuo patted the stone turtle statue: "The same old rule, hand over your Identity Jade."
Li Quanqing swiped his Jade Token, and the Contribution Points were deducted instantly, which still pained him a bit.
The Fourth Elder slightly opened his eyes, his wise and bright eyes visible beneath the layers of wrinkles, not the slightest bit cloudy: "You’ve raised a Longevity Turtle?"
Li Quanqing paused, then nodded: "I obtained a Longevity Turtle Egg and am learning how to hatch it."
"Good, good, the family’s records in this area are still blank. When you manage to raise the Longevity Turtle, remember to write a book of experiences to place in the Scripture Pavilion."
The old man glanced at the young man, then suddenly smiled again: "However, given the nature of the Longevity Turtle, perhaps it might end up looking after you in your old age."
Li Quanqing: ...
To avoid the tragic situation where one turtle outlives three generations and the man is gone while the turtle still exists.
Li Quanqing felt it was better to continue to slightly overwork the Green Jade Carps in the fishpond.
...
"Ah, come eat!" 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
The young man in a green robe stood on the Lotus Platform, holding a large iron ladle, swooshing his robe sleeves, scattering large amounts of fish feed like fine rain onto the water surface.
The true master of the fishpond wielding the ladle.
Ao Qing, as the leader, naturally enjoyed the delicious food first.
It swallowed several mouthfuls but then felt something was amiss, confusion written in its clear fish eyes.
Why does today’s meal taste strange?
After swallowing several more mouthfuls, as the fish feed digested in its belly, a hot warmth spread throughout its body, making its head dizzy.
Of course, the taste was different, someone had added a secret ingredient to the fish feed—Fish Water Reunion Pill!
As adult fishes, satiated and warm, they should think of desires, other Green Jade Carps having consumed the pill were already eagerly getting close."
After eating, Ao Qing only thought about...
Cultivating! Cultivating! Damn cultivating!
"Is the constitution of the Golden Pattern Variant so robust that it has no effect?"
Li Quanqing’s gaze was speechless.
In fact, Ao Qing cultivated day and night refining Moonlight, its constitution was Yin and cold. Now aided by the Yang energy of interaction, the Yin and Yang were balanced.
It was even more motivated to cultivate!
The sun in the west hadn’t completely set yet, and Ao Qing hurried to start absorbing the essence Qi between heaven and earth.
Li Quanqing helplessly watched, realizing that he might not acquire the direct lineage descendant of the Golden Pattern Variant.
He took out the Stone Spirit Seal and began to remodel the terrain of the fishpond, merging several rocks into a sloped whole, the top indented inward, with tidal water flowing in and out.
Li Quanqing took out the Longevity Turtle Egg and buried it in the mixed sand piled in the indent.
These sands included common sea sand mixed with Green Spirit Mud from Jade Dragon Pond, rich in Spiritual Energy and abundant in Water Element Essence Qi.
"Hatch quickly and witness this wondrous world."
Li Quanqing patted the turtle egg and murmured softly before saying the same thing to the Azure Water Python’s snake egg.
Fairness is key.
Susu!
A snake egg gently swayed a few times in the spiritual liquid, seemingly believing it to be true, eager to descend into the world.
"Indeed, communicating often with demon beast eggs can speed up growth, helping the young break out of their shells earlier. The ’Turtle Demon Postpartum Experience’ does not deceive me!"
Tatatata!
Fist-sized Copper-armored Crabs collectively went out to forage, their eyeballs rotating, waving their claws, their shells dyed golden by the orange sunset, casting long shadows on the rocks.
"Hungry? Even hungrier than those strong but dopey ones."
Li Quanqing first took out a crab meatball to test.
The young crabs smelled the familiar scent of meat, immediately causing a commotion, but eventually, they held back.
"They’ve learned their lesson, not bad. Seems those few days of hunger were worth it, deserving of a reward."
Li Quanqing extended his finger, rubbed each crab’s head in turn, and fed them the leftover demon worms.
Slurp slurp!
The spirit crabs seemed to particularly relish eating this stuff.
The little Copper-armored Crabs lined up in turn, using their claws to tear thin strips of meat from the bodies of the worms.
Then, like eating spicy strips, their mouths opened and closed, sucking the meat strips into their stomachs, displaying a very joyful demeanor.
Some crab younglings didn’t know how to eat, biting the meat in half, immediately having their vigilant siblings beside them fight for the food.
It was quite entertaining to watch.
The sound of waves filled the area, the bright moon hung in the sky, casting silken threads of silver light, illuminating millions of miles of the East Sea.
Using the cold moonlight that covered the fish pond, Li Quanqing added two drops of Soul Nourishing Water, silently experiencing the refreshing feeling of his soul growing stronger bit by bit.
Moo~
Ao Qing softly sang, its fins gently slapping the water surface, sea water splashing against the rocks and wetting the hem of his clothes.
[Ao Qing (Green Jade Carp): "It’s the fragrance of the Taiyin transforming into a dragon, I want to eat, I want to eat! If you don’t let me eat, I’ll spit water on you!"]
Li Quanqing knocked hard on the carp’s head, truly a perverse force of nature!
In the end, he still fed it two drops, unable to help it since Ao Qing was his most beloved fish youngling.
The soul, nourished by the spiritual liquid, felt clear-headed for a moment.
Li Quanqing took this opportunity to take out two spell jade scrolls, studying each one.
"Water Element Shield!"
He didn’t know how long he had been meditating, but he suddenly chanted hand signs and released a burst of mana, manipulating the surrounding sea water to churn, waves rolling fiercely.
Streams of water tornadoes, as wide as bowls, flew out from the sea, intertwining with each other, eventually forming a blue water shield encasing his entire body.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
At Li Quanqing’s indication, a group of Green Jade Carps excitedly spat water arrows, fiercely hitting the surface of the Water Element Shield.
Crackle!
The shield held strong for the duration of a stick of incense before Li Quanqing felt his mana flow become sluggish, the Water Element Shield turning back into a waterfall.
"Easier than I imagined."
Li Quanqing regulated his breathing, sitting in meditation to recover his mana, feeling that this spell was very easy to begin with.
"It must be because of the Water Control Skill, the foundation of all water element spells, and I have already trained it to a divine level."
Li Quanqing curled the corners of his mouth upwards, continuing to study the content of the "Water Element Shield" jade scroll.
This spell, to reach a minor achievement, required the condensation of a Triple Water Wave Shield, and to reach the Great Achievement Realm, a total of nine layers of water shields needed to be formed.
Like budding lotus flowers, peeling one layer to reveal another.
This special structure reminded him of the Li Family’s high-grade magical artifact, Green Jade Armor.
Similarly, it’s a composition of nine layers of scale armor combined into one, invincible in defense.
"The Li Family’s legacy seems disordered but is actually interconnected."
"Cultivation techniques, artifact refining, spells... they seem to inherit from one part of a profound legacy."
Li Quanqing wasn’t surprised.
His ancestors were pioneer cultivators who had established a foothold in the perilous East Sea, holding their ground, hence they surely possessed considerable skills.
After practicing all night, Li Quanqing already had a clue on how to condense the second layer of the Water Element Shield.
As the sun rose from the east and the heavens and earth reached a harmonious state,
It was the time when all living beings were bursting with vigor, and two Bright Moon Shells matured in succession, their light groups misty and enticing.
[Harvested a Qi Refining Early Stage Bright Moon Shell, rewarded with a Mid-Grade Magical Artifact Water-Repelling Pearl!]
[Harvested a Qi Refining Early Stage Bright Moon Shell, rewarded with a Mid-Grade Treasure Spirit Pearl!]
