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

The cold winters and hot summers, the spring blossoms and the autumn harvests, another half year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Half Moon Lake, second floor quiet room.

Chen Qing sat cross-legged, with three empty Qingyuan Pill bottles in front of him, and the last pill was in his hand.

"Three bottles of Qingyuan Pills, two hundred and forty spirit stones..."

Chen Qing muttered to himself, shaking his head with a pained expression.

In the past six months, his investment in cultivation has been extravagant. He has consumed three bottles of Qingyuan Pills alone, and after Qingtian and Danyu broke through to the middle grade of the first rank, he used high-grade spirit beast pills, which cost him more than one hundred spirit stones per month.

Fortunately, the carp in the lake are growing well, and the spirit sheep chickens are being sold steadily. With the annual salary of the disciples guarding the lake, the income and expenditure are barely balanced.

"This is the last one."

Chen Qing put the pill in his mouth and closed his eyes.

As the pill entered his stomach, a warm medicinal power quickly dissolved, flowing along his meridians to his limbs and bones. Chen Qing focused his mind and held his breath, guiding this spiritual power into his dantian.

Within his dantian, spiritual energy surged, reaching the bottleneck of the fifth level of Qi Refining perfection. Chen Qing took a deep breath, and the spiritual energy within his body circulated wildly according to the route of the "Canglan Technique." The spiritual energy became more and more solid, and the capacity of his dantian expanded little by little.

"break!"

When Chen Qing had practiced the Canglan Technique for the fifth time, he let out a low shout in his heart, and his dantian trembled violently, as if some barrier had been broken open, and spiritual power surged out, flowing unimpeded through his meridians.

Chen Qing slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"Sixth level of Qi Refining".

He clenched his fist, feeling the spiritual power within his body increase by a full 30% compared to before. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly. At less than 22 years old, the sixth level of Qi Refining was not considered top-tier in the Lingyun Sect, but it was definitely not slow either.

Chen Qing stood up, stretched his limbs, and opened the window. The lake breeze, carrying a light mist, made him feel refreshed.

"Try using magic."

He flipped over and leaped out of the window, his feet naturally activating the Wind Control Technique. He floated down as lightly as a falling leaf, his clothes fluttering, and landed steadily on the lakeside.

Chen Qing stood by the lake, his right index finger slightly bent, spiritual energy condensing at his fingertip—

"Mystic Ice Thorn!"

A four-inch-long ice spike instantly condensed, crystal clear and surrounded by cold air, more than twice as solid as it was six months ago.

With a flick of a finger.

"Whoosh—Bang!"

The ice spike plunged into the lake, creating a huge splash the size of a millstone. Water droplets flew everywhere, and several unlucky carp were stunned and floated to the surface belly up.

Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction: "The power has increased considerably, and the condensation speed has also increased significantly."

He changed his footing and unleashed the Flowing Wind Escape technique, instantly disappearing from his original spot and becoming a blur. When he reappeared, he was already several feet away, his speed too fast for the naked eye to catch.

Immediately afterward, with a thought, he gathered spiritual energy around himself, and three phantom images of tortoise shells appeared, slowly rotating to protect him in the middle.

"The Spirit Turtle Shield is also condensing faster."

Chen Qing dispelled the spell, clapped his hands, and was in a good mood.

……

In front of the mountain wall by the lake, Qingtian is practicing his boxing.

The four-foot-tall, hairy body, in a horse stance, pounded the mountain wall with its fists, causing rocks to fall in a flurry, leaving a shallow fist imprint on the wall.

Hearing the noise, Qingtian turned around and saw Chen Qing standing by the lake. He skipped over, his voice filled with excitement:

"Chen Qing! Chen Qing! I watched 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' again yesterday. Zhao Yun's seven charges in and out of Changban Slope were amazing! I want to learn that skill too!"

Chen Qing smiled and patted his head: "Then practice hard, and you'll be even better than Zhao Yun in the future."

Qingtian nodded vigorously and ran back to continue smashing the wall.

Not far away, Dan Yu stood under the willow tree, with the dilapidated "Nth-hand alchemy furnace" in front of him. The fiery red firewood and the pure white spiritual fire intertwined as he intently poked at the medicinal herbs inside with his long beak, no one knew what kind of pill he was refining.

Chen Qing glanced at her, then suddenly had an idea and said, "Dan Yu, come on, try attacking me."

Dan Yu paused, slowly turned his head, and stared at Chen Qing with his beady black eyes, sending a thought through him, his tone tinged with doubt:

Are you sure?

Chen Qing nodded, circulated his spiritual energy, and three spirit tortoise shields condensed around him, assuming a defensive stance: "Come on, I'll test my defense."

Dan Yu stared at him for two breaths.

The next second, Dan Yu's figure vanished from the spot.

Chen Qing's pupils contracted, and before he could react, a pair of wings wrapped in pure white spiritual fire was already in front of him.

"Bang!"

The three spirit tortoise shields lit up simultaneously, their spiritual light flashing as cracks spread. Chen Qing was also shaken back several steps, his blood and qi surging within him. Fortunately, the silver scale soft armor emitted a layer of gentle spiritual light, dissipating the remaining force.

Chen Qing steadied himself, glanced at the shaky spirit tortoise shield, and was secretly surprised.

Was Niwa's attack that powerful?

If this happens two or three more times, the shield will probably really break.

"Stop, stop, stop, that's enough!" Chen Qing shouted hurriedly, dispelling the Spirit Turtle Shield and letting out a long breath.

Dan Yu landed back in its original spot, gracefully folding its wings. It glanced at Chen Qing and sent a faint thought:

"Don't forget the alchemy manual you promised me."

Chen Qing's lips twitched, and she nodded with lingering fear: "I remember, I remember. Things haven't been peaceful outside lately, and Qian Youfu will be here in a few days. I told him a long time ago that I would definitely bring him this time."

With a soft cry, Dan Yu turned its head haughtily, grabbed the feed bag with its claws, flapped its wings and flew into the air, beginning to scatter feed into the lake. Its movements were fluid and elegant as ever.

Chen Qing watched her retreating figure and sighed inwardly.

In the past six months, with a monthly supply of one bottle of spirit beast pills, Dan Yu's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. He is now at the middle level of the first rank, equivalent to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Qing Tian is not far behind, having reached the peak of the initial stage of the first rank, equivalent to the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"Wait until they reach their own cultivation bottleneck, then use the essence to break through."

Chen Qing secretly made his plans.

A year and a half ago, after enlightening Qingtian's intelligence, he had 666 points of essence remaining. In the past year and a half, he harvested a batch of blue carp and three batches of spirit sheep chickens, bringing his essence to 7116 points, enough for Qingtian and Danyu to each break through once, but he was not in a hurry.

While the essence is valuable, it should not be overused.

Spirit beasts cultivate like cultivators, with the foundation being the most important. If they rely on external forces to force a breakthrough, their spiritual energy will be unstable and their foundation will be weak, which will inevitably limit their future achievements.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Chen Qing, Qingtian, and Danyu consumed a lot of pills. That only saved them the trouble of absorbing spiritual energy. They didn't neglect any of their cultivation. The best use of the essence was to give them a final push when they reached a bottleneck in their cultivation and needed to spend a lot of time and energy to break through on their own.

It's best to let them cultivate on their own most of the time.

Take your time, there's no rush.

Chen Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at the blue carp in the lake, somewhat speechless.

The idea was wonderful, but reality was cruel.

Half Moon Lake is only a mid-grade first-order spiritual vein, while Chen Qing was used to the fourth-order spiritual vein of Lingyun Sect. Now he finds that the spiritual energy is simply not enough for the cultivation of himself, Qingtian, and Danyu, as well as the five hundred spirit sheep chickens and the four thousand fish fry that are gradually growing.

There was no other way but to cut some of them off, and now only more than 2,500 tails remain.

However, there were more than a hundred of them that were exceptionally large, weighing around forty pounds each, with scales that shone with a rich bluish light, making them very conspicuous among the fish. These were the breeding fish that Chen Qing had specially kept for breeding purposes.

Previously, the fish fry were all bought from the Beast Taming Peak. Although two thousand fish only cost twenty-five spirit stones, every little bit helps.

Moreover, he still harbored a sliver of hope for the Heavenly Kunpeng. Although the idea of ​​evolving from a green carp into a Kunpeng sounded like a fantasy, what if it actually happened?

therefore,

Chen Qing selected the best individuals and, following the cultivation methods of the Beast Taming Peak, hoped to cultivate even higher quality blue carp.

The same was true for the Spirit Sheep Chickens. He left thirty laying hens for incubation, and now it's already showing initial results, with over a hundred chicks hatching and chirping as they run around in the coop.

From now on, there will be no need to purchase fish fry and chicks anymore.

Chen Qing stood up, dusted off his robes, and turned back to the small building.

"Continue cultivating and strive to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining within two years. We also need to make plans for Foundation Establishment in advance."

He stepped onto the stairs, pondering in his mind that now that he had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, the next step should be to work on Foundation Establishment.

Although it's still early, it's always good to be prepared.

The door to the quiet room on the second floor closed gently, and the lakeside returned to tranquility.

All that remained were the "bang bang" sounds of Qingtian practicing his punches and the sound of Danyu flapping his wings as he scattered feed, weaving together to create the unique rhythm of Half Moon Lake.

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