Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea-Chapter 52 - : Re-encounter with Chen Tianqi

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Re-encounter with Chen Tianqi

Several days had passed.

This day, Lu Li had just finished his meal of Spirit Rice and was basking in the sun in front of the attic.

The warm sunlight poured over him, making him feel somewhat drowsy.

Just then, a Communication Jade Token suddenly flew in.

Lu Li received the token and, after reading the message, opened the Array and walked out.

Not far ahead, Yan Muyun was looking at him with a smile that was as refreshing as a spring breeze.

“Mr. Lu has hardly left the attic for a long time, your cultivation is truly diligent. It’s no wonder you’re not far from the ninth layer of Qi Refinement at such a young age.”

Lu Li replied humbly, “Mr. Yan is too kind with his praise. Compared with the seeds of the Foundation Establishment from the major families, I still have a long way to go.”

“Are the cultivators from the other families already gathered for today’s visit?”

Yan Muyun nodded upon hearing this, “That’s right, the cultivators sent by the other three families have already arrived days ago. Will Mr. Lu be prepared to accompany me today?”

Lu Li nodded his agreement, and the two of them flew towards the center of the island.

It wasn’t long before they arrived at a large mountain-top plaza.

The plaza was tens of meters in radius, the ground paved with giant green stones, and a few meditation cushions were placed around the perimeter.

At this moment, six figures were sitting upright on the cushions, one of whom was Lu Li’s old acquaintance, Chen Tianqi, who looked significantly older.

Next to Chen was a cultivator in a black robe with a rugged complexion, whose level of cultivation was only about the seventh layer of Qi Refinement.

The Lin and Wang Families had sent middle-aged cultivators, both of whom were around the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.

Chen Tianqi’s expression darkened as he saw Lu Li and Yan Muyun arriving, but then he restrained himself and did not show any displeasure.

Lu Li glanced at Chen Tianqi and gained a higher opinion of him.

It was unexpected that through this turn of events, the man had become more cunning.

However, this posed little trouble for him, as Chen’s cultivation was far from being a match for his own.

Lu Li and Yan Muyun stepped forward and each took a seat on a cushion.

At that point, a tall cultivator from the Wang Family, seeing everyone had arrived, spoke up with a smile on his face, “Now that all the friends here have gathered, let’s jointly refine the Array Formation Tokens and get some preliminary control over the Eight Gates Locking Sky Array.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, after all, that was the main purpose of today’s gathering.

Subsequently, several cultivators took out their Array Formation Tokens and began to refine them together.

All sorts of glows appeared in the void, and the Array Formation Tokens emitted strange vibrations.

Moments later, eight gigantic light pillars shot into the sky, reaching the blue vault of heaven above, and soon disappeared into the void.

Down at the foot of the mountain, the surrounding Array Light Screens began to glow intermittently, brightening and dimming, as if there were ripples of water flowing on them.

“This Eight Gates Locking Sky Array is a first-grade top-quality Array, and its defensive strength is remarkable. If we become skilled in controlling it, even several cultivators at the pinnacle of Qi Refinement wouldn’t be able to break through it quickly.”

Wang Siping, who had spoken first, explained to the group once more.

“All the friends present only need to practice more from now on.”

“Right.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, they put away their control tokens.

At this time, a cultivator from the Lin Family, dressed in a black robe, laughed and suggested to the group, “Today, as the friends here have all gathered, why not hold an exchange meeting?”

He then took out some Spirit Talismans and Medicine Pills and placed them before him.

“Indeed, that suits us perfectly.”

Wang Siping, fully in agreement, also took out several Spirit Grasses and placed them on the ground.

As everyone followed suit, various Spiritual Objects were displayed for sale, and the air became filled with the fragrance of Spiritual Energy.

Lu Li glanced over, but did not find any items of interest to him. He then symbolically took out a few medium-grade Magic Artifacts and placed them in front of him, being very low-key.

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The place grew lively as people began to trade spiritual materials, with Yan Muyun beside him exchanging two bottles of Mana Recovery Medicine Pills.

“Mr. Lu, don’t you need some Medicine Pills for Mana recovery?”

With Lu Li showing no interest, Wang Siping felt a bit puzzled.

“I had already prepared adequately before coming here.”

Lu Li smiled. His Storage Bag contained Earth Origin Spiritual Nectar enough to last him for decades; why would he need any Medicine Pills?

Of course, he was not going to trade these spiritual materials.

“Is Mr. Lu possibly skilled in crafting top-grade Magic Artifacts?”

Wang Siping saw that the middle-grade magic artifacts on Lu Li’s stall were very well-crafted and was somewhat surprised.

“Currently, I can only forge middle-grade magic artifacts.”

Lu Li said with a slight smile.

Upon hearing this, the crowd also showed a hint of regret, as although these middle-grade magic artifacts were good, everyone was in the late stages of Qi Refinement and urgently needed top-grade magic artifacts to enhance their foundations.

“Mr. Lu, to be able to forge middle-grade magic artifacts at such a young age, your future is boundless.”

A cultivator of the Lin Family said with evident admiration.

“You flatter me, Mr. Lin.”

Lu Li responded modestly, appearing quite low-profile.

Seeing the crowd showering compliments one after another, Chen Tianqi revealed a hint of coldness from the corner of his eye.

Afterward, everyone traded for some spiritual objects, and all but Lu Li made some gains, each wearing a happy expression.

“Let’s call it a day then.”

Wang Siping announced seeing that the trade meeting had successfully concluded.

Subsequently, everyone bid their farewells and left.

Lu Li directly rode his tunneling light and flew towards the loft on the left.

……

In the following days, life was very peaceful.

Every day, aside from forging magic artifacts and cultivating his sword technique, he would consume Spirit Rice to assist his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

On this day, the sun shone brightly, and a gentle breeze wafted.

After completing his cultivation, Lu Li walked out of his loft, ready to check on the mining situation.

He slowly proceeded along the mountain path towards the foot of the mountain.

The breeze tousled his hair, bringing with it waves of warmth, making him very comfortable.

Near the entrance at the base of the mountain, groups of mortals moved staggeringly towards a base on the western side of the mountain foot, like ants.

At the base on the west side, there was a pavilion where a young man with a sharp chin and monkey cheeks sat, looking down condescendingly at a group of mine slaves.

Next to the man were several piles of red ore.

“Get to work, all of you. These are for the Immortal Master. If anyone messes up, they’ll have to answer to my whip.”

Yu Ergou brandished a thorny whip with a sinister smile while looking at the mine slaves.

The mine slaves in front of him were indignant but dared not speak out.

Although Yu Ergou was hateful, he had the support of the Immortal Master, beyond the offense of these mortals.

At that moment, the appearance of two figures at the mouth of the mountain path caught everyone’s attention.

A middle-aged man dressed in tattered clothes, carrying a huge basket on his back filled with ore, was so weighed down that his entire body was bent.

The man was also holding the hand of a girl about twelve years old, who had a pretty face and similarly carried a smaller basket on her back, gritting her teeth in obvious pain.

The two were making their way towards the pavilion in an unsteady manner.

Soon, they arrived before Yu Ergou.

“Yan Ziming, you really don’t know what’s good for you. Just agree to give me your daughter, and your quota will be greatly reduced in the future.”

Yu Ergou said arrogantly.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man’s face was full of anger, and his fingernails dug viciously into his palms.

“You can forget about that ever happening.”

Yan Miaowei also glared at Yu Ergou with rage.

The surrounding mine slaves were angry but powerless to help.

Just then, Lu Li arrived near the pavilion and frowned upon seeing what was unfolding in front of him.

He didn’t want to meddle in the affairs of mortals as long as they didn’t interfere with the normal operation of the mines.

At this moment, a group of mine slaves noticed Lu Li’s arrival and, frightened, knelt to the ground.

Yu Ergou, startled, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

“I deserve to die for not knowing the Immortal Master was gracing us with his presence.”

Yan Ziming and his daughter also knelt down, their eyes looking at Lu Li with a glimmer of hope.