From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 217 - 212: Foundation Establishment Late Stage

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed.

Li Quanqing, with the aid of the Bodhi Seed, finally comprehended many Runes, and was drawing close to the true Golden Core Scripture, grasping several leads.

He could now confirm that within the Green Tide Pearl lied the true Condensation Method, a path leading straight to the Golden Core Dao.

Even more so, after reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, with the help of Boundless Azure Sea Unlimited Divine Power, he could even channel the power of the Green Tide Pearl, exhibiting might comparable to a False Core Cultivator.

According to the Old Clan Chief, a millennium ago, the founding ancestor of the Li Family, "Li Wangu," was able to wield such power with the aid of the Green Tide Pearl.

Alas, he ultimately failed to succeed in forming his Golden Core and was confined to the Foundation Establishment Realm. He passed away with regret, for if not, the Green Jade Li Family would have already ascended to a Golden Core Family long ago.

After several months, using the Heavenly One Spirit Liquid and the power of the Green Tide Pearl, Li Quanqing finally penetrated the last layer of his bottleneck and made a breakthrough.

Deep within the Ten Thousand Fish Pond, Heaven and Earth Essence Qi converged, raising mighty winds and endless ripples, stirring the waters ceaselessly.

Waves of Spiritual Energy ripples expanded outwards, turning into a raging Spiritual Energy Storm, creating quite the disturbance.

Whoosh!

Endless Spiritual Energy gathered, transforming into a torrential rain that fell upon the Ten Thousand Fish Pond, splashing up wave after wave.

This heavy rain sustained for over three hours before gradually dissipating, followed by a potent and indescribable pressure that spread across a hundred-mile radius.

Li Quanqing, seated cross-legged above the Heavenly Mirror in the void, was bursting with vitality and Essence Qi, surrounded by powerful Mana currents swirling around him like raging rivers.

Foundation Establishment Late Stage!

Li Quanqing exhaled a turbid breath and opened his eyes, which flickered with sea-blue radiance deep within, vast as the Hanhai, mixed with streaks of lightning hidden within.

After such prolonged cultivation, he finally wore down this layer of constraint.

Hum!

The Green Tide Pearl hummed, shedding beams of light over his entire body; amidst surging Mana, Li Quanqing’s strength achieved another breakthrough.

Foundation Establishment Great Perfection!

With overwhelming Mana surging, he had reached the pinnacle of the entire Foundation Establishment Realm, only a single step away from the Golden Core True Monarch.

Yet, this one step appeared as an insurmountable gulf, baffling too many Cultivators and geniuses, only the legendary Heavenly Spirit Root could regard it with indifference.

"What a powerful sensation!"

Li Quanqing clenched his fists, feeling with the blessing of the Green Tide Pearl, his Mana roared through his meridians like vast rivers, boundless and astonishing, as if a simple magical technique would suffice to suppress an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

This was no illusion; a Cultivator at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection possessed formidable combat capabilities, with complete and impervious Mana, even fortifying the body through its nourishment.

He circulated the Canghai Whale Emperor Technique; after all, this Golden Core Technique required dual cultivation. He hadn’t dedicated too much effort to it, still only possessing the physical strength of a Body Refining Practitioner at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Yet under the power of the Green Tide Pearl, even the operation of the Canghai Whale Emperor Technique proved potent and smooth, also achieving no small advancement, nearing the Body Refinement strength of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Practitioner.

"I was not mistaken... The inheritance of the Canghai Sect, and my Green Jade Li Family’s Azure Sea Tide Generation Skill are of the same origin, complementing each other."

"Canghai... Green Sea... Perhaps there’s also the Sea Suppressing Lineage?"

Inside Li Quanqing’s Mud Pill Palace, his Divine Sense miniature sat cross-legged, holding a bell in its palm, engraved with endless ancient and profound patterns, resonating without wind, tingling melodically.

This had been a soul Spiritual Artifact obtained when he was a Qi Refining Cultivator at an auction.

Rumored to be excavated from an ancient relic known as the Sea Suppression Sect, he later repaired and perfected it, integrating a Sea Suppressing Flying Sword within the large bell.

After careful thought, this must have been three ancient Sects that once ruled jointly over East Sea’s boundless territories, wild and vast.

Perhaps, in fact, they originated from the same root, possessing the same birthplace.

Li Quanqing flipped his palm and took out a treasure from his Storage Bag – it was a cold token, engraved with the two characters "Heavenly River."

This token was discovered by him in the remains of a Secret Realm in Qingyu Cave Heaven, collected by the last Sect Master of the Whale Emperor Sect. The material was extraordinary, clearly very ancient.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Heavenly River Token appeared, not only did the Green Tide Pearl buzz and resonate, but it seemed to have an intuition.

Similarly, the Heavenly Mirror below did the same, its bronze rust cascading down, casting a veil of azure light over this place, while the Artifact Spirit within trembled incessantly.

"Heavenly River... Dao!"

Li Quanqing used his Divine Sense to carefully sense it but could only perceive this vague consciousness repeating the three words, seemingly excited.

After all, though the Heavenly Mirror looked very ancient and had spent a long time in the mundane world with an extraordinary origin,

It didn’t seem to be of very high rank; its Artifact Spirit was also quite immature, as if it was later nurtured and only possessed some basic instincts.

"Heavenly River Dao... Could this be the name of an Ancient Sect?"

Li Quanqing savored these three characters. Although he had never heard of it and hadn’t seen any records in books or Jade Scrolls, he could still feel an ancient and majestic aura rushing toward him.

The Azure Sea Magic Power inside him surged like waves, and his Canghai Body automatically blossomed, with the phantom of the Whale Emperor writhing and roaring, seemingly vibrating due to this name as well.

"It seems to be an incredible inheritance!"

Li Quanqing was inexplicably shocked in his heart, as Mana gently surged, suppressing the Artifact Spirit of the Heavenly Mirror.

If his guess wasn’t wrong, this ancient treasure mirror should indeed be an artifact from the Heavenly River Dao.

His ancestors from the Li Family must have been disciples of the Heavenly River Dao, inheriting some of the teachings, albeit fragmented and incomplete.

Even the Green Tide Pearl was a treasure from this ancient sect, otherwise, the ancestors of the Li Family would surely have passed down the Golden Core Scripture.

Instead, they passed the teachings in an unusual way through a pearl, requiring cultivators with extremely high comprehension to understand.

"Heavenly River Dao, was this once a dominant Sect ruling over the East Sea, only to perish in the sands of time, was it due to the Demon Clan, or some great enemy?"

Li Quanqing’s heart thumped wildly. No wonder his family concealed their heritage’s origin, deliberately calling the Heavenly Mirror the "Fish Mirror" to cover up their own beginnings and history.

Li Quanqing caressed the Green Tide Pearl, feeling a rush of excitement to glimpse the buried history, yet countless fresh questions were being born in his mind.

After all, the Li Family only arrived at the East Sea as pioneer cultivators a thousand years ago, territory that had always been under the dominion of the Demon Clan.

But whether it be the Heavenly River Dao, the Sea Suppressing Sect, or the Whale Emperor Sect, they all had a much longer history, so ancient that it was somewhat unfathomable for him, an era they ruled over.

So, did they not truly come to pioneer the East Sea, but rather recapture the human lands occupied by the Demon Clan for tens of millions of years?

The East Sea is ancient, and ten million years are but a flash in the Canghai.

Perhaps, a very long time ago, there was a tremendous war between the human and demon clans that lasted for many years.

Was the final outcome the fall of the Heavenly River Dao, and all its subordinate Sects suffered the same fate, leading to humans retreating, and the prosperity of the mainland, with the East Sea falling into complete decline?

Of course, these were just Li Quanqing’s personal speculations and might not represent the complete history.

After all, though the Li Family claimed to be an ancient family of a thousand years, their heritage was still too shallow.

A mere thousand years, in the grand history of the Cultivation World, is but a splash in the long river, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Li Quanqing exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling the path of cultivation is long and arduous, with a heavy responsibility and a distant journey ahead.

Boom!

While lost in contemplation, the Qingyu Cave Heaven suddenly rumbled, and a fleet of ships slowly sailed in.

It was the Old Clan Chief and others returning, the Golden Core Ceremony having successfully concluded, and they were back safely.