Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 5 The King of Golden Fish

Lin Qing dared not hide anything.

He recounted in detail how he noticed something amiss during his night patrol, tracked the golden threadfish, discovered a trace of pure water spirit energy at the bottom of the sea, and narrowly escaped being detected by the mid-grade golden threadfish.

Hearing Lin Qing holding his breath and confronting each other among the underwater reefs, Lin Canglan frowned slightly, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

"This young sixth brother is both brave and measured."

"He is indeed a promising talent."

After Lin Qing finished speaking, Lin Canglan nodded slightly, gazing at the dark sea, his voice deepening:

"Come with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually raised his hand, and a powerful and pure wood elemental energy enveloped Lin Qing.

The two of them rose up from the ground together.

In an instant, it landed on the sea surface several meters from the shore.

Lin Canglan lightly touched the blue waves with his feet, his spiritual power surged around him, and a green light circle under his feet carried the two of them slowly into the sea.

With the protection of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the water pressure was completely blocked, and the view was wide and clear, far superior to Lin Qing's Water Avoidance Technique.

Throughout the journey, Lin Qing remained calm and silent, secretly memorizing the route and familiarizing himself with the terrain.

Before long, the two arrived at the messy rocky area.

Lin Canglan narrowed his eyes slightly, a faint green light flashing in his pupils. His expression shifted, and he spoke:

"Indeed, there is a strong trace of water elemental energy here."

"It shouldn't be a natural spiritual vein."

He suddenly slapped his storage bag and produced a small green shield about the size of his palm.

With a surge of magical power, a shield half the height of a person was formed in the water, protecting Lin Qing on both sides.

Then Lin Canglan flicked his finger, and several streams of green magic power shot directly at the chaotic reefs.

"boom-"

A muffled vibration could be heard from the seawater.

Large swathes of rocks collapsed and scattered, while seabed sediment churned and swirled up.

Lin Qing remained highly vigilant. As his vision blurred briefly, he instinctively fastened several water arrow talismans to his hands, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

A moment later, just as the turbidity in the sea began to dissipate.

Several golden beams suddenly shot out from the shadows below!

Upon closer inspection, there were five golden threadfin fish in total, four of which were of medium grade, first rank.

The leading golden fish was four feet long and its aura had reached the first-grade upper level!

"You ignorant and reckless beast!"

Lin Canglan snorted coldly and casually waved his hand, sending out rings of wood-elemental sword energy that headed straight for the school of golden fish!

Under the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage, the ordinary mid-grade golden threadfin fish didn't even have a chance to resist. It was directly hit by the sword energy and stunned on the spot.

Only the king of golden threadfin fish, its belly bulging crimson, spewed out a ball of red venom from its mouth, attempting to corrode and resist the sword energy.

"snort."

Seeing this, Lin Canglan did not hesitate and waved his hand, and a small black flag appeared out of thin air.

With just a slight forward swipe, the sword energy surged like a tidal wave, sweeping out in an instant.

"puff-"

Several sword energies pierced directly through the head of the Golden Thread Fish King.

The demonic fish's massive body stiffened, about to plummet. Lin Canglan casually caught it and put it into his pocket.

"You can keep the rest."

"These are excellent ingredients for alchemy!"

Lin Canglan pushed the four unconscious golden fish in front of Lin Qing.

Lin Qing didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the demon fish.

He seemed to be deep in thought:

"It seems that the ancestor really intends to train me in alchemy."

After dealing with all the medium-grade and above demon fish, the two finally had time to get a clear look at the underwater environment.

An ancient, rustic ship, half-buried on the seabed, is hidden among pebbles and sand.

The ship's hull was already rotten and dilapidated, but a faint aquamarine glow enveloped the core area.

The ship's side was engraved with indistinct patterns, clearly indicating that it did not originate from the nearby waters.

Most notably, there are obvious scratches of varying depths on one side of the boat, which look as if it was unintentionally pushed there from a distance by an underwater current.

"what?"

Lin Qing, who had been carefully observing and recording, suddenly noticed a palm-sized engraving near the center of the ship.

"Chao?"

Lin Canglan also came over.

The engraving was in relatively good condition, and Lin Canglan recognized it quickly.

"However, within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, I have not heard of any powerful clans or immortal masters with the surname Chao."

Why couldn't he be a rogue cultivator?

Lin Qing would never ask such a silly question!

This spirit ship traveled tens of thousands of miles and has been in such a long time, yet it has maintained such a condition.

It's easy to imagine how high its rank is!

That's something that independent cultivators can only dream of.

As expected, when the grandfather and grandson arrived at the core area, even the usually calm and composed patriarch showed excitement!

"It's actually a high-grade spirit stone!"

Although there is only one, it is currently embedded in the array in the core area!

Its pure blue spiritual energy still has about 40% remaining.

Lin Canglan's breathing quickened slightly, knowing that this 40% could help him break through from the fifth level of Foundation Establishment quickly!

Therefore, without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the halo, just as he was about to touch it.

"Grandpa Lan, watch out!"

Lin Qing cried out urgently.

Just now, Lin Qing, who had been carefully observing the surrounding environment with his spiritual eye technique, suddenly discovered a black and gold figure hidden inside the light blue screen, poised to launch out!

Lin Canglan reacted incredibly quickly. His body suddenly shone with green spiritual light, and his large hand transformed into a sword, instantly condensing a powerful wooden sword aura.

Almost simultaneously, at the point where Lin Canglan was about to break through the barrier.

"Click—"

A sound.

A black and gold fish-shaped shadow shot out, more than four feet long, with black scales tinged with gold, and surrounded by demonic energy. It was a first-tier peak mutated golden silk fish!

It held a glob of pitch-black venom in its mouth, and as soon as it emerged from the barrier, it tried to bypass Lin Canglan and spray it straight at Lin Qing's face.

"How dare you!"

Lin Canglan would not let him have his way. The sword energy condensed from wood spirit energy turned and immediately pierced through the poison, fiercely stabbing into the black and gold fish head.

"Bang-"

The mutated golden threadfin kingfish has its head scales shattered.

However, relying on its powerful physique, it took this opportunity to advance instead of retreat, sweeping its tail and accelerating towards Lin Qing.

"So you know how to pick the softest persimmon!"

While Lin Qing was inwardly complaining, his hands were not slow at all. He not only threw out two water arrow talismans immediately, but also summoned the Xuan Shui Furnace given to him by the ancestor, along with a small shield, to protect himself.

Before his water arrow talisman could unleash its power, Lin Canglan waved his hand, and the small flag that had appeared earlier reappeared. With a flick of the flag, countless fine sword energies wove into a large net.

"Pfft—"

The mutated golden threadfin fish couldn't even make a sound before it was strangled by the sword energy.

"call-"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Qing summoned the Xuan Shui Furnace and refined all the black venom that the creature had spewed out into the furnace. After refining it further, it would become a formidable killing move.

Lin Canglan casually flicked his hand, putting the fish carcass into his storage bag, then turned around, nodded, and smiled:

"Little Liu is good; he has a good eye."

Lin Qing quickly explained:

"It's only because Grandpa Lan is here that I dare to observe with peace of mind."

With the crisis averted, the two finally felt relieved and turned their attention to the core area.

Under the effect of the formation, the light barrier can isolate divine sense. That's why Lin Canglan was careless and didn't notice anything unusual at first.

At this moment, after calming down, the two noticed a tiny crack in the light screen.

The pure spiritual energy previously discovered in the reef area must have originated from here.