I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

A gentle breeze blows by the Half Moon Lake.

Chen Qing stood by the lake, bent down and scooped up a handful of water.

The water is clear and slightly sweet, with a hidden spiritual essence, which is comparable to the quality of a mid-grade first-level spiritual vein.

He pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Although this Half-Moon Lake cannot compare to the spiritual spring on Beast Taming Peak, it is more than enough to raise blue carp. Moreover, the lake bottom has deep silt and abundant aquatic plants, providing plenty of natural food. Even if the feed supply is occasionally insufficient, the fish will not go hungry.

"not bad."

Chen Qing clapped his hands, stood up, and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist. The figures of Qingtian and Danyu appeared behind him.

As soon as Qingtian landed, he craned his neck and looked around, his golden-brown eyes filled with curiosity. A thought flashed through his mind: "This is Half Moon Lake? Not bad, not bad at all. Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, it really is a wonderful place!"

Dan Yu, on the other hand, was much calmer. She raised her long neck slightly, glanced indifferently at the lake, then folded her wings and landed on a willow branch. She began to preen her feathers, seemingly uninterested in anything around her.

Chen Qing ignored the two and took out two palm-sized, green spirit beast bags from his bosom.

Chen Qing stared at them, his eyes twitching slightly.

Unlike storage bags, spirit beast bags can hold living creatures. They are engraved with special sealing formations inside, which can ensure that spirit beasts can rest peacefully inside. Naturally, they are much more expensive than storage bags.

He spent one hundred spirit stones on each of the two spirit beast pouches.

Although his annual income at Beast Taming Peak was as high as 1000 spirit stones, he had to buy various pills, spiritual foods, and spells. In a year, he could barely meet the needs of Dan Yu and Qing Tian, ​​which made him feel the pinch for a long time.

"I hope you guys can live up to my expectations and not let me lose money."

Chen Qing muttered something and slapped one of the spirit beast pouches.

A surge of inspiration—

One after another, dark green fish fry poured out of the bag, like a flowing ribbon, and fell into Half Moon Lake.

When the fish fry entered the water, they initially scattered and darted around in a panic. After a short while, they adapted to the new environment and began to swim leisurely underwater. In just a short time, all two thousand carp fry were released into the lake.

Chen Qing stood by the lake and extended his spiritual sense.

After quietly checking and confirming that there were no problems, he breathed a sigh of relief. The two thousand fish fry could not even make a splash in the crescent-shaped lake, which was five or six miles in circumference, and seemed to be able to leap freely in the vast sea.

Chen Qing withdrew his spiritual sense, turned to look at Qingtian and Danyu, and clapped his hands:

"Alright, stop idling and get to work."

His gaze swept across the lakeside, and he selected a clearing not far from the water next to the willow grove—the terrain here was flat, and it was only a few feet away from the lake. In the future, the droppings of the spirit sheep chickens could be directly discharged into the lake to feed the fish, saving time and effort, which could be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Let's build a chicken coop over there and raise spirit sheep chickens there."

Upon hearing this, Qingtian's little face lit up with an eager expression, and with a squeaky sound, he darted out.

Dan Yu glanced at Chen Qing indifferently and sent a thought:

"You want me to do this kind of rough work?"

Chen Qing quickly said, "Do me a favor, and I'll get you a secret alchemy manual later!"

Dan Yu remained silent for a moment, then flapped its wings, leaped off the willow branch, and flew towards the open space by the lake.

Qingtian had already chosen his spot and was circling around several large trees, squeaking incoherently: "This one's too thin, this one's too crooked, this one... hmm, this one's good, thick and straight enough!"

It chose an old pine tree as thick as a well opening, clenched its small claws, and a surge of golden spiritual light coursed through its body as it slammed its fist into the tree trunk—

"Snap!"

The old pine tree snapped in two with a crash, falling to the ground and startling a flock of birds.

Dan Yu frowned as he watched from the air, a disdainful thought escaping his lips: "Couldn't you be a little gentler? You're making a mess of everything."

Qingtian scratched his head, chuckled, and, not caring, began to deal with the fallen pine tree.

Although Danyu complained, he didn't slow down at all.

With a slight flap of her wings, a scorching beam of light shot out from the edge of her wings, striking precisely at the base of a large tree. The trunk snapped in two, leaving a charred mark, but without igniting the surrounding vegetation. Her control of the force was perfect.

With another flap of its wings, a flash of inspiration struck, and the thick tree trunk was cut into neat planks.

The towering structure below caught the pieces and carried them away and assembled them one by one.

The two little guys worked together very well; one was in charge of cutting and the other was in charge of building. Their efficiency was surprisingly high, and in less than half an hour, a simple chicken coop was built by the lake.

Chen Qing walked over and inspected the area, then left a gap on the side facing the lake so that chicken droppings could fall directly into the water later. He then took out another spirit beast pouch from his waist and slapped it open—

A flash of inspiration struck, and a large group of furry little creatures appeared in the chicken coop.

Young Lingyang chickens.

A total of five hundred.

These little creatures are only the size of a fist, covered in pale yellow fur, with short legs and thin claws, and round heads. At first glance, they look like a group of little yellow balls huddled together, chirping incessantly.

Chen Qing took out several bags of spirit grain feed from his storage bag and handed them to Qingtian: "From now on, you're in charge of feeding the chickens. Feed them once in the morning and once in the evening, but don't overfeed them."

"Leave it to me!"

Qingtian patted his chest, took the feed bag, opened it, grabbed a handful of golden feed, and carefully scattered it into the chicken coop.

Smelling the aroma, the chicks rushed over, eagerly pecking at the food and chirping merrily.

Chen Qing took out another packet of concentrated feed and looked at Dan Yu: "Dan Yu, you take this."

Dan Yu had been feeding fish at Beast Taming Peak for two years and was already used to it.

It grabbed the feed bag with its claws, flapped its wings and flew into the air. With a swipe of its claws across the bag, the feed fell like a fine rain, evenly covering most of the lake surface. The precision of its technique was perfect.

The young carp in the lake swam to the surface to compete for food, creating fine ripples on the water.

Chen Qing stood by the lake, watching Qingtian feeding the chickens and Danyu scattering the feed, silently making plans in his mind.

The carp are kept in Half Moon Lake, which eliminates the need for water changes and other maintenance, making them extremely easy to raise. They also don't require feeding with spirit sheep chicken manure, and since each spirit sheep chicken only yields a small amount of essence, there's no need to raise more spirit sheep chickens.

But Chen Qing had his own considerations.

After the Azure Carp dropped a Water Arrow Technique, he studied the system and discovered that the dropped techniques were related to the spirit beasts he raised. Although the probability was extremely low, he still raised a Spirit Sheep Chicken to see if it could drop a technique suitable for Dan Yu.

in addition,

Two thousand carp and five hundred spirit sheep chickens may seem like a lot, but for the Banyue Lake, which spans five or six miles, this level of aquaculture density is negligible.

However, being new here, everything must be done slowly, and—

He can't afford to support them!

That's right, he bought all the fish fry, chicks, and even the two spirit beast pouches on credit this time.

Before setting off, Chen Qing and Qian Youfu renegotiated their cooperation agreement, moving beyond a simple rebate relationship to a full-fledged partnership.

Qian Youfu was responsible for sourcing goods from Baishouzhai at low prices, including fish fry, chicks, feed, and even other spirit beast cubs that Chen Qing would need in the future. He guaranteed all of these items, allowing for credit payment first and settlement later, with the final settlement made after the spirit beasts were raised and ready for market.

In return, Qian Youfu received 40%, and Chen Qing received 60%.

Chen Qing had carefully calculated this profit-sharing ratio.

There are no land rents or commissions at Half Moon Lake, so you can raise as many fish as you want. The current 2,000 carp alone will be almost the same as before after a year; and if you include the spirit sheep chickens, the number will only increase.

"Forty percent, forty percent it is. I don't have the money, but I have the fortune to vouch for me. Where am I, a mere fifth-level Qi Refining disciple, supposed to get so much credit?"

Chen Qing was very open-minded.

Moreover, his real purpose was never those spirit stones.

Whether it's a spirit sheep chicken or a blue carp, raising these things is ultimately for the sake of obtaining the essence.

Chickens lay eggs, eggs hatch into chickens, chickens lay more eggs, and the cycle repeats itself endlessly.

The same applies to fish.

Once these fish fry and chicks grow up, the essence they produce will be Chen Qing's true "cultivation resources."

Thinking of this, Chen Qing withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the three-story building. He pushed open the door, and a musty smell wafted out.

Chen Qing channeled his spiritual power, forming hand seals. A gentle breeze emanated from his palms, sweeping through every corner of the small building—dust, cobwebs, and stale smell were all swept into the wind and expelled through the doors and windows.

In a short while, the small building was completely transformed.

Chen Qing then took out the array token, infused it with spiritual power, and a blue light shone on the token.

He closed his eyes, connected his spiritual sense with the array, and silently sensed it for a moment. The "Azure Water Ring Spirit Array" was operating normally, the spiritual energy barrier was intact, and the spiritual veins in the lake were outputting steadily without any abnormalities.

"good."

Chen Qing put away the token, went up to the second floor, and chose a quiet room facing the lake.

He took out a futon, incense burner, tea set and other items from his storage bag, arranged them one by one, and then took out a calming incense stick and lit it. The faint fragrance filled the room.

Chen Qing sat cross-legged on the futon, closing his eyes and regulating his breathing.

The spiritual energy circulated slowly within the body, flowing along the meridians and eventually converging into the dantian.

Although the spiritual energy of Half Moon Lake is not as rich as that of Beast Taming Peak, it is quieter. There are no fellow disciples coming and going, no spirit beasts roaring and disturbing people. It is as if he is the only one in the world.

Chen Qing was immersed in this tranquility, and his mind gradually sank into cultivation.