From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 220 - 215: Wooden Peacock

"Spiritual Beasts are indeed available. Esteemed guest, please follow me."

The steward of the trading team maintained his smile, extended his hand, and bowed slightly to lead the way.

Without a doubt, the service of this Golden Core Trading Team was commendable and praiseworthy.

"Do you sell these White Bird Demon Beasts?"

Li Quanqing walked among the sea, gazing at the spiritual birds even larger than whale demons, and immediately thought of cultivating them.

These beings were natural mounts, with broad wings and backs wide as islands; perhaps the Li Family could also open a new trade route with their help?

"These are Celestial White Birds, their wings as white as snow, vast like clouds hanging from the sky, a signature of our trading team that we never sell to outsiders."

The elder steward, stroking his graying beard, spoke unhurriedly.

As a fundamental reliance of the White Bird Trading Team, they would never sell Celestial White Bird eggs or their descendants; this was a line they did not cross.

Li Quanqing felt somewhat disappointed, but it was within expectations, after all, their Li Family would not likely sell Green Horned Fish Dragons either.

Although the Cultivation World respects the powerful, the importance of production resources is also paramount, because, after all, money can make things happen.

They reached the deepest part of the flock, where on the sea surface floated Celestial White Birds with four wings, each possessing the cultivation of Second Rank Foundation Establishment.

"To the left is the shop selling Spiritual Beast eggs and cubs, and to the right is for selling mature war pets. Please feel free to choose."

After a slight smile, the old steward turned and left, his high status apparent.

Li Quanqing looked at the two Celestial White Birds beside him, pondered for a moment, and decided to first visit the shop that sold mature war pets.

For him, the cost-effectiveness of Spiritual Beast cubs was too low, requiring meticulous and slow cultivation.

Unless he encountered beast eggs with high potential in bloodline, adult Demon Beasts were more cost-effective.

Array Patterns intertwining, light circulating, the vast bodies of the Celestial White Birds bobbed in the sea water, their four broad and thick wings unfolded, descending like a staircase.

Stepping on the pristine feathers felt exceptionally soft, like stepping on gentle clouds.

Among the feathers, strands of rosy radiance flowed, transforming into cloud-like Demon Energy that supported their bodies, allowing them to float and not sink in the sea.

Whoosh!

Li Quanqing stepped into the loomingly dim shop, the clanking sounds of chains ringing crisply in his ears.

Cages were erected, nearly filling the entire shop stacked high, leaving almost no room to step.

A silent, elegant lotus fragrance entered his nostrils, masking the raw stench of the Demon Beasts.

In these cages, hundreds of Demon Beasts were locked up with silver chains, their fur coarse and their scale armor vibrant, their distinctively colored pupils indifferently sizing him up.

The strength of these Demon Beasts was not very formidable, all within the Early or Middle Stages of Qi Refining, their types varied, coming from every corner of the world, even rare desert lizard Demon Beasts were present.

In the corner, there were also a few plant Demon Beasts disguised as potted plants, their broad green leaves enveloped in Demon Energy, bearing multicolored flowers.

The petals slightly opened, exposing the long, slender pistils inside, sharp as Flying Swords, emitting a sharp cry as they sliced through the air.

After touring around the cages, Li Quanqing finally found the shop owner, who was also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Indeed, without sufficient cultivation, it would be difficult to suppress these Demon Beasts, which could cause great chaos.

The shop’s master was a thin middle-aged man, dressed in a loose black robe, with a goat beard, seated in the air above a gilded beast swallowing bronze furnace.

Wisps of smoke rose ethereally, as he seemed to sit on a mountain formed by the smoke, enveloped in clouds and mist, meditating with closed eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have any Demon Beasts in the Late Stage of Qi Refinement, preferably with potential sufficient to breakthrough to the Second-Stage Demon Beasts?"

Li Quanqing bowed his hands in respect. This person was no weakling; the mana surging around him even slightly distorted the air.

Upon hearing that, the middle-aged cultivator immediately opened his eyes, his gaze piercing like lightning, lighting up the entire shop, causing the group of beasts to tremble in fear.

With a wave of his sleeve robe, about a dozen Spiritual Beast Bags flew out, radiantly shimmering and hovering in front of him.

"This is..."

Li Quanqing sent a sliver of his Divine Sense into one of the bags and immediately saw a large lion with three heads, its fur a bright red as if draped in a layer of flame Spirit Armor, lying there sound asleep.

He quickly realized, these powerful Demon Beasts were difficult to manage, so they were forcibly put to sleep and stored in the Spiritual Beast Bags for easier management.

Li Quanqing checked each one; the Demon Beasts in the bags were all of fine quality, each brimming with Demon Energy and looking exceptionally majestic.

Thanks to the presence of the Golden Finger, he could accurately ascertain the potential of the Demon Beasts, along with whether they held any value for cultivation.

[Wood Eases Fire]Wooden Peacock: "Burn, my cosmos! Descendant of the Five-Colored Peacock, the wood lineage within awakens and grows, seemingly transitioning to a Fire Attribute!"

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Eighth Level (89%)]

Li Quanqing raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling as though he had stumbled upon a treasure.

This Wooden Peacock was covered in green, its tail feathers patterned like leaves as if a branch and vines intertwined to form a mythical bird, noble in lineage, its body harboring an exceedingly vigorous life essence.

"Let’s settle on this one; how much is it?"

Li Quanqing spoke and picked out the Spiritual Beast Bag containing the Wooden Peacock.

He also looked at other Demon Beasts in the late stage of Qi Refining; they were roughly similar to the Golden Flame Tiger, nearly exhausted in potential, and without much value for cultivation.

"This shop does not accept Spirit Stones, only precious items for exchange. Do you have any treasures, fellow cultivator?"

The middle-aged cultivator sat amidst the mist, speaking in an unhurried, resonant voice, re-collecting the other Spiritual Beast Bags.

This posed a slight challenge for Li Quanqing, who had many Spirit Stones and assorted items on him, unsure if they could impress the opposite party.

Carefully selecting from his Storage Bag, he took out a portion of treasures.

In the end, with two pieces of century-old Warm Jade offered by the Yang Flame Fish, he successfully acquired the Wooden Peacock, which was an unexpected delight.

"A Demon Beast with the awakening bloodline of the Five-Colored Peacock, I hope it brings me a pleasant surprise."

Li Quanqing held the Spiritual Beast Bag as he walked out of the shop, quite satisfied in his heart.

He then visited a nearby shop selling young Demon Beasts and beast eggs but found none with sufficient potential.

At his level of cultivation, nearing the perfection of Foundation Establishment with prospects for a Golden Core, ordinary Qi Refining Demon Beasts’ rewards no longer appealed to him, not worth the expenditure of time and effort.

However, while Li Quanqing didn’t find any personally satisfying Demon Beasts, he discovered a type that held great breeding significance for his family.

Moon Pattern Rabbit, a First Rank Middle Grade group-living Demon Beast, with excellent breeding capabilities, requiring only abundant and delicious Spirit Grass for sustenance.

Not only was the meat delicious but the soft fur stripped from it could be used to make Vestment robes, naturally adorned with Taiyin patterns, cool and smooth to the touch.

In the humid and hot climate of the East Sea, such a robe, warm in winter and cool in summer, was undoubtedly very popular.

For the family, this kind of Demon Beast undoubtedly held more breeding value, able to generate more profits.

The Li Family excelled in Artifact Refining, and Vestment robes were also a kind of Magic Artifact, capable of expanding the family legacy.

Thus, Li Quanqing spent Spirit Stones to buy a batch, about fifty to sixty, planning to first try raising them in the family’s Secret Realm.

Besides the noble bloodlined, high-potential top-tier Demon Beasts, these group-living, easy-to-raise young beasts might also provide a pleasant surprise.

Just like the Green Jade Carps in a fishpond.