I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates - Chapter 294
Chapter 294: Chapter 292: Sea Beast Attack l
Translator: 549690339
“Senior Lu, I have been raising a dragon carp in this pond, but somehow, it has not been growing very well lately.”
“Could you possibly help me check why?”
Song Si Ning looked into Lu Xuan’s eyes, gathering her courage to ask softly.
“Sure, call it out.”
Lu Xuan said gently. Having crammed so much knowledge about spirit beasts while in the Sky Sword Sect Scripture Pavilion, and with his rich experience in raising them, he was full of confidence about a spirit beast raised by a little girl in the third layer of Qi cultivation.
If somehow he could not solve it, he could still feed it something to assess the spirit beast’s detailed condition.
Gas bubbles bubbled continuously on the surface of the pond, soon after, a giant fish emerged from the water.
The giant fish was over half a foot long and had a sleek body. It bore a certain resemblance to a flood dragon, covered in pale red scales and with two vermilion whiskers swinging as it swam in the water.
As Lu Xuan’s spiritual sense scanned over it, he perceived the giant fish’s spiritual power fluctuation to be about first grade demon beast level. However, initially, it didn’t seem to possess much vitality as it remained lifelessly afloat on the water.
“Senior Lu, this is the dragon carp I’m raising. Technically, it’s a Tier-2 demonic beast, but because it’s still maturing, the power it displays is equivalent to a first-grade demon beast.”
Lu Xuan gave a slight nod before his spiritual sense carefully searched through every part of the dragon carp, attempting to locate the source of the issue. “What do you usually feed the Dragon Carp?”
After carefully observing without finding any abnormalities, Lu Xuan enquired from the girl.
“On normal days, I feed it demon insects, small fish, and shrimp. Besides, the dragon carp can also eat the silver thread algae in the pond,” Song Si Ning answered truthfully.
“Go get some of the demon insects that the dragon carp usually eats. I’ll see whether there’s a problem with the food. In the meantime, we can feed it so we can get closer and have a better inspection.”
Hurriedly, Song Si Ning rushed into the house and brought back a few different shaped insects.
Lu Xuan picked up a gray hoop-shaped insect and tossed it in front of the dragon carp.
The dragon carp instantly livened up, swiftly swimming to the gray insect and gulping it down.
Upon witnessing this, Lu Xuan focused on the dragon carp in the pond and quickly known about its detailed information.
[Dragon Carp, a Tier-2 demonic beast with a slight residue of true dragon bloodline. However, after being diluted over countless generations, the bloodline has almost faded away.]
[It feeds on demon insects, small aquatic creatures, and aquatic vegetation, naturally very strong. Once matured, it can comprehend simple water-type formula method on its own.]
[Due to limited range of activities and unfavorable water quality, it is rather languid.]
“So it seems, it’s much simpler just to feed it.”
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
This dragon carp surprisingly had a very thin trace of a true dragon’s bloodline. However, it is not convincing, and even compared with the Jiaolong Python in the Thousand Dragon Lake, there is a considerable disparity.
“I have probably found out what the issue is.”
“As a Tier-2 demonic beast, dragon carps generally grow in vast seascapes where they are free to venture.”
“However, the dragon carp you’re raising is growing up in this small pond. The confinement was not noticeable when it was young, but as it grows, the pond feels more and more like a prison.”
“Besides, the water here on the island is different from seawater and hence making the dragon carp a little uncomfortable. Hence, it gradually lost its vitality and ended up looking as it currently does.”
Lu Xuan explained to Song Si Ning with a smile.
“If conditions permit, you could take the dragon carp for walks in the open sea hence allowing it to express its true nature. Additionally, you should regularly change the water in the pond to simulate the environment needed for the dragon carp’s growth.”
“So that’s where the problem lies.”
Song Si Ning, with her mouth slightly open, had an epiphany.
“Senior Lu is indeed from the Great Sect with a prominent background, he noticed my Spirit Beast’s problem at first sight.”
She looked at Lu Xuan with admiration in her eyes.
Lu Xuan asked her about some common knowledge regarding water spirit plants and beasts, then left with Song Yun.
On the way, he suddenly noticed the trembling of a white jade talisman carving on his waist.
Lu Xuan’s heart tightened, the talisman was given by Song Yu as a communication talisman for emergency contact, which meant there was a situation on Void Nether Island that the Song Family couldn’t handle smoothly.
He quickly removed the talisman, a thread of Spiritual Power infiltrating it, and heard Song Yu’s somewhat anxious voice from within.
“Uncle Lu, this sea area where we breed Void Nether Spirit Fish may experience a massive influx of sea beasts, please come and take control.”
“Alright, I understand.”
“Senior Lu, take me with you.”
Upon hearing this, Song Yun’s face revealed an eager expression. He had been studying swordsmanship under Lu Xuan for a long time, and now that he had a rare opportunity to test his abilities, he naturally wouldn’t miss it.
Lu Xuan nodded, summoning the abundant Spiritual Power of his Purple Lightning Sword. Wrapping Song Yun, they crossed the distance in a flash and arrived at Song Yu’s location.
In the vast sea, Song Yu and hundreds of Qi-cultivating members of the Song Family were watching the distant horizon intently.
“What happened?”
Lu Xuan stopped in front of Song Yu, let down Song Yun, and asked casually.
Seeing him, Song Yu’s nerves eased significantly, like he had found a reliable mainstay.
“The thing is, Uncle Lu, our cultivators on sea patrol noticed a significant disturbance in the nearby sea area. It’s likely there will be a large number of sea beasts invading the area where we breed the Void Nether Spirit Fish.”
“A large invasion of sea beasts? How often does this happen?”
“Not often.”
“Void Nether Spirit Fish are highly beneficial to many sea beasts and fish – a natural top-grade supplement. Therefore, sea beasts often want to sneak in to hunt them.”
“There are generally two ways. One is to sneak in unnoticed from the sea bottom and poach the Spirit Fish. The second is to forcefully break through the defense line set up by the Song Family and hunt the fish in the chaos.”
“The second situation is less common, but if it happens and the defenses are not sound enough, it could lead to a mass slaughter of the Void Nether Spirit Fish and huge losses.”
“Therefore, Uncle Lu, we’ll have to rely on you. If there’s an emergency, please suppress it with fierce means.”
Song Yu said with a solemn expression.
“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, nothing will go wrong.”
Lu Xuan said confidently.
He looked around and found that the location was in a depressed sea area. On one side, it leaned against a small island, while on the other two sides, a number of reefs and rock barriers provided some protection.
Most importantly, the part that faced the Boundless Sea head-on.
After he arrived on the Void Nether Island, he had already familiarized himself with some of the specifics. Due to the peculiar terrain and special water quality here, conditions were suitable for the Void Nether Spirit Fish to live and reproduce. Therefore, the Song Family has sectioned off this sea area specifically for breeding the fish.
For protection, since the front-facing part of the Boundless Sea spanned nearly ten miles and the surrounding area was hundreds of feet deep, only Fifth-Order high-level formations could provide significant protection. Other common formations would not be effective.
So the Song Family could only set up some simple defense devices and dispatched cultivators to patrol day and night. This way, they were able to guard this sea area reasonably well.
“They’re coming.”
He felt movement deep within the sea and whispered.
