From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 200 - 195: White Bone Crocodile

"These adult Wind and Thunder Spirit Pythons are quite hostile, let’s first see if there are any younglings or snake eggs."

Li Quanqing spoke up, taking the initiative to lead the group deeper into the island.

The Spirit Island was lush with vegetation, covered with ancient trees that shielded the sky, and the mountains and forests were entwined with ancient vines that were even thicker than the pythons, resembling green Qiu dragons coiling there.

Such a vibrant island was naturally home to various wild beasts, all living leisurely and comfortably.

Unexpectedly, these groups of beasts and the Wind and Thunder Horned Python clan were able to coexist peacefully, without fear, and were even quite affectionate.

Soon, Li Quanqing discovered the reason.

As they passed by a Spirit Fruit Tree that bore fruits resembling green grapes, a few Wind and Thunder Pythons hissed and actively picked quite a few to offer to their king.

The Snake King merely touched the Spirit Fruit with its tongue and then handed the bunch of fruits to the Thunder Horn Python Queen.

Unfortunately, the group of Thunder Horn Pythons that Li Quanqing had always fed with Demon Beast Meat were not very interested in this vegetarian food.

"How interesting, this group of Wind and Thunder Horned Pythons are vegetarians..."

Li Quanmo’s eyes flickered slightly, suddenly curious, what had these mutated Thunder Horn Pythons experienced?

It is well-known that the nature of the Thunder Horn Python clan is notoriously savage, fond of hunting all the prey within their territory to extinction.

The group reached the depths of the Ancient Island, finally seeing the specific scene.

A Heavenly Pit appeared before their eyes, with a dozen waterfalls cascading down, the mist gathering at the bottom of the pit and forming a pool of water as clear as Jade.

"There seems to be something unusual about this place."

Li Quanqing walked on air, looking around, and finally noticed something amiss; the pit was clearly created by an impact from something.

A meteorite? Or a battle between cultivators?

"Hiss hiss!"

Dozens of Wind and Thunder Horned Pythons stood at the edge of the cliff, spreading their wings, surrounded by a pale green breeze, gliding towards the bottom of the pit.

The Thunder Horn Python Queen, unable to fly, was carried by the Snake King as they soared and slowly descended in the distance.

The expedition consisted of Li Family’s elite, many of whom had their own Flying Artifacts, now taking them out one by one, descending into the Heavenly Pit.

Within the pit, the pool water was dark and eerie, the beach filled with bizarre rocks and immense snake nests scattered about.

Here, there finally was some semblance of a Thunder Horn Python nesting area, with many rocks blackened by constant lightning strikes, and the soil intermittently exploding with electric sparks.

"Hiss~"

In the nests, occasionally, a few young Spiritual Pythons would poke their heads out, their large, watery eyes watching curiously yet cautiously.

Even a few mother pythons slithered out from the nests, wrapping around the Wind and Thunder Python King, their attitudes and expressions extremely flirtatious.

"Well, it turns out you are quite the king!"

Li Quanqing’s gaze became odd.

Fortunately, the Thunder Horn Python Queen was not vegetarian; the silver lightning on her forehead burst forth, assertively securing her principal position.

The Li Family members began their search within this Heavenly Pit, some taming young pythons, while others investigated the ley lines, trying to find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

After all, this group of Thunder Horn Pythons wouldn’t mutate without a reason.

"This place has strange Feng Shui and an unusual terrain, there must be a vein of ore here."

Li Quanqing opened his Multi-treasure Spirit Eyes and immediately saw the entire Heavenly Pit shrouded in treasure light, looking quite similar to the Golden Marrow Jade Vein.

However, with his current wealth, he was not very keen on this ore vein.

The place where the treasure light was most thick and dazzling was naturally that large lake, where dozens of clan members used their mana to dive into the lake.

In just over half an hour, they made a discovery.

"We found it!"

Along with an exclamatory shout of surprise, all Li Clan members gathered, looking curiously at a skeleton that had been pulled up.

The skeleton, which had been in the water for an unknown amount of time, was entangled with seaweed and mud, but after being cleaned, it was still white as jade, emitting a faint spirit light.

Jade-like skeletal surfaces displayed fine pale blue lines, especially intricate at the forehead, with a small whirlwind entwining the bone structure.

"Unbelievable, this is the remains of a Golden Core True Master!"

Li Quanqing exclaimed, recognizing the Cultivation level of the deceased from the bones, possessing a Wind Spirit Root, likely not a weakling among Golden Core True Masters.

Unfortunately, he had already been killed, and by another Great Cultivator, no less.

Everyone saw that between the spine and ribs, a piece was missing, precisely where the heart would be, translucent from the front to the back, even the Dantian had been pierced.

"When did this happen, it’s too cruel, even a Golden Core True Master can fall!"

Li Quanmo exclaimed with complex emotions, given he was still stuck on the stage of Foundation Establishment, unable to progress further.

"Thoroughly search the entire lake, do not miss anything, perhaps there will be unexpected gains."

Li Quanqing instructed carefully, even personally taking action, his divine sense inching over the entire lake, yet to no avail.

This was a normal occurrence. His opponent from years past had surely cleaned up the battlefield, leaving nothing behind.

"Such a pity... I thought we might find the Golden Core True Master’s Storage Bag!"

Li Quange showed a face full of regret as she took out several wine gourds from the Storage Bag and handed them to the clan members who had just dived into the depths of the deep pool to drink and dispel the cold.

"Sss sss!"

The Wind and Thunder Python King also noticed the activity and flapped its wings, coming out of its largest nest with a few items and placing them in front of Li Quanqing.

They were four faintly cyan jade stones, crystal clear, with what seemed like jade marrow swirling inside, and the surface featured a golden pattern outlining the shape of a dragon, albeit quite fragmented.

"Could this be... a Golden Core Treasure?!"

Li Quanshu’s eyes lit up as she observed the scene, voicing everyone’s guess.

Li Quanqing waved his hand and immediately grabbed the jade pieces, barely managing to assemble them into the shape of a jade ring.

Buzz!!

With mana infused, the ancient artifact pattern on the surface of the ring slowly lit up, emitting a faint cyan light.

Whoosh—

Dust flew about, and sand and stones scattered as sudden gusts of winds seemingly born from nowhere turned into a light cyan Wind Flood Dragon, with each tornado containing razor-sharp Wind Blades whistling strongly.

"It indeed is a Golden Core Treasure, but sadly it’s already been shattered and worn down by the years, its power not even one-tenth of what it once was..."

Li Quanqing fondled the ring-shaped treasure and casually dubbed it the "Wind Flood Dragon Ring."

He was actually quite thrilled inside; although this ancient treasure had significantly diminished in power, equal to that of a common spiritual artifact.

But the ancient patterns engraved on the Wind Flood Dragon Ring were of immense reference value for an Artifact Refiner.

The Li Family members returned fully loaded, bringing a ship of Wind and Thunder Horned Pythons and a large quantity of Demon Beast meat slowly back home.

The value of these Wind and Thunder Pythons was substantial, capable of being bred in large numbers with strong combat capabilities, maturing into the Qi Refining Late Stage, and were flying Demon Beasts.

They were considered an extremely valuable choice for Spiritual Beasts, enough to merit the family’s effort in breeding them, even opening up a designated Spiritual Land in that Secret Realm.

As for the island’s other resources, such as the Spirit Fruits and potential veins, specialized clan members would naturally arrange to exploit them in the future.

Returning to Qingyu Cave Heaven, after clearing out all the gains from this trip, the fleet once again set sail slowly towards further parts of the Purple Blood Sea Domain to eradicate Demon Beasts.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed, and the Demon Beast clans that occupied the entire sea domain were almost entirely eradicated.

Only a few scattered Demon Beasts were left, still living in the sea domain, deliberately overlooked in the past.

The fleet, led by Li Quanqing, finally arrived at the last Demon Clan territory needing hunting.

Bone Island.

This island was extremely remote, hosting a Second Rank Spirit Vein, almost at the very edge of the Purple Blood Sea Domain, yet it was widely known.

Or rather, it was notoriously infamous.

The entire Spirit Island was inhabited by a group of ferociously evil White Bone Crocodiles; these Demon Beasts were naturally brutal and bloodthirsty, preferring to collect the bones of their prey as trophies.

In other words, White Bone Crocodiles could be seen as Demon Beasts of the Demon Path, even loathed by other Demon Clans.

Moreover, most importantly, there was a Second Order Demon among this group of White Bone Crocodile beasts, and it appeared to be quite powerful.

In the entire Purple Blood Sea Domain, only two groups of Foundation Establishment Demon Beasts were well-known.

One was the White Bone Crocodile, and the other was the Four-eyed Red Gull Beasts, which Li Kunli was dispatched to eliminate.

As for the Wind and Thunder Python group, it was somewhat of a surprise, as they usually hid deep in the Ancient Forest.

After the previous beast tide, the Situ Family was busy with the Mystic Turtle’s Core Formation and had not cleared the beast groups from its territory, which on the contrary, allowed these Demon Beasts to grow stronger.

On this day, the Li Family’s large Spirit Boat finally slowly arrived at Bone Island, with the cyan Fish-Dragon banner fluttering in the wind, embroidered with a lively "Li" character, particularly majestic.

"Everyone be careful, not only are the White Bone Crocodiles fierce and bloodthirsty, but the island is also filled with Poison Barriers. Everyone take a Detoxification Pill in advance, and all Family Stewards should stay on the periphery, not stepping out of the range covered by the Array Formation."

Li Quanmo spoke up, continually issuing orders, reminding clan members of the ferocity and dangers posed by the White Bone Crocodiles.

Li Quanqing still stood above everyone, with three Foundation Establishment Demons circling by his side, providing a full sense of security.

Finally, waiting until the Spirit Light of the Array Formation below flickered and all the clan members solemnly prepared.

He then issued the command to start.

Upon setting foot on Bone Island, the view darkened immediately, dark trees grew wildly, a layer of sinister clouds covered overhead, shielding the sunlight.

Crack crack!

With the advancement of the people, the ground immediately made continuous sounds; those were innumerable remains of bones buried in the soil, eerily unsettling.

This oppressive atmosphere was enough to involuntarily make one feel slightly nervous and uneasy, with a chilling sensation all over.

Silently, streaks of multicolored miasma spread, attacking the people with a strange sweet stench, making one feel dizzy and consciousness blurry after just a slight inhalation.

Unbeknownst when, deep within these miasmas, pairs after pairs of bloodthirsty eyes lit up, firmly staring at this group of unwelcome guests.