The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 16 Treasure Hunt in the Sea, Cordyceps and Algae (Two in One)

Seeing Li Qing waving, Rick hurriedly followed.

With the help of the Water-Repelling Pill, the undercurrents in the sea did not affect them. The two men moved very quickly and soon swam four or five miles to the east.

Li Qing swept his spiritual sense and quickly found the spiritual energy fluctuation that caught his attention.

It was a bright yellow conch, about as long as an adult's forearm, with a rounded mouth, a sharp tail cone, and the shell was covered with blunt thorns the size of fingers.

At this moment, the conch's carapace is open, and its soft body is wriggling like a snail. It is clinging to a rock, devouring a sea fish that is larger than itself.

The spiritual energy fluctuations that Li Qing sensed were within its shell, which was now expanding and contracting like the pumping of a heart.

Its grade is probably first grade. As to whether it is a low-grade resource that is only useful in the early stages of Qi training, or is also useful in the later stages of Qi training, you will know only after tasting it.

"What a big palm snail!" Rick was very excited. "Sir, you are in for a treat!"

Li Qing raised his eyebrows: "Do you know him?"

Rick nodded. "This is a specialty of our eastern seas, the palm date snail. It is named because the snail meat has a fragrance of dates. This one has a red tail spine, so it is a female snail."

"The snail meat sliced ​​with it is fresh and tender when eaten as sashimi; the snail roe is blanched in boiling water and tastes sandy, moist, salty and fragrant, which is very delicious."

"It is said that the hearts of some palm snails are soaked in magic power. Eating them can make the runes on our bodies more active..."

Li Qing smiled: "Then we are really lucky. This palm snail may have this effect!"

Rick's eyes showed some desire: "Sir, please put it away quickly, this guy runs very fast."

Li Qing flicked his long sleeves and put the coconut snail into the spirit beast bag that could hold living things: "What a good start. Let's look for it again!"

He followed the fluctuations of spiritual energy, searching one by one, and soon gained a wave of small surprises.

Five lustrous purple pearls, an irregular ore the size of a fist, an alloy fragment engraved with mysterious runes, and two sea fish soaked in spiritual energy.

These things are not particularly precious. They are just some cultivation supplies for the Qi training period. However, Li Qing enjoys the fun of "treasure hunting".

It is also said that these two sea fish are very nutritious and can enhance the physical fitness of bronze warriors, and have some nourishing effect on silver warriors as well.

Of course, for the golden warriors who are similar to those in the late stage of Qi training, it is simply just a taste.

Li Qing had no use for it, so seeing Rick's fiery eyes, he gave it to him: "Here, everyone who sees it gets a share!"

Rick quickly twisted a rope out of seaweed, strung the two fish's gills together, and held it tightly in his hand: "Thank you, sir! You are so generous!"

Li Qing just smiled without saying anything and took him to the next place where spiritual energy was fluctuating.

On the way, he also caught some date palm snails that had no spiritual energy fluctuations. Thinking of trying them, he also put them in the spiritual beast bag.

"Sir, we can't go any further!"

When they passed a huge rock that looked like it was cut by a knife, Lei Kexu stopped them and said, "The territorial waters of Count Iris are just ahead."

Li Qing didn't even frown: "Oh? He doesn't allow others to enter his sea area?"

Rick shook his head: "That's not the case. But according to our rules, all supernatural items within the territorial waters belong to the local lord."

Li Qing couldn't help but laugh: "Then these things I just found are all yours..."

"Sir, you are joking." Rick said quickly, "We can't find these things even if they are placed in the sea. We are able to harvest these two sea fish thanks to you."

"However, Earl Iris is a very domineering and powerful person, so it is better not to provoke him."

Li Qing calculated in his mind that the earls in this world generally have the strength of level four.

According to Ryan and Rick, father and son, a level one bronze warrior corresponds to the early stage of Qi training, a level two silver warrior corresponds to the middle stage of Qi training, and a level three gold warrior most likely corresponds to the late stage of Qi training.

That fourth-level earth warrior must have the combat power of the foundation-building period.

Considering that the rune warriors in this world have mediocre means of fighting the enemy, Li Qing thought to himself that he could escape without any problem by relying on his true essence to cast foundation-building spells.

However, he has not really built a foundation, and has no way to replenish his true energy. Every drop he uses is one less drop!

Li Qing felt sad when he thought about the sneak attack by Zhang and Chen families, which consumed five drops of his true essence. He didn't dare to waste it now.

"Well, let's leave it at that for today!" He felt disappointed and was about to turn around and go back to Lettuce Island.

What he didn't expect was that the fluctuation of spiritual energy actually came towards them.

"It brought itself to our door." Li Qing smiled and pulled Rick to hide behind a big rock.

Not long after, an elf insect that looked like a silkworm, was pink and peach in color, and had fiery red lines on its forehead swam over.

The elf insect is created from spiritual energy, so its movements are not slow but rather very flexible.

Behind it, a short, thin, black man, with a large swim bladder covering his mouth and nose for breathing, swam towards this side quickly.

"May the sea god bless you! It's a fairy bug! The ones chasing after it are slaves who collect pearls for the count. They come from the distant sea in the south. They can't practice runes, but they are particularly good at holding their breath and diving."

Rick pulled Li Qing's sleeve excitedly, and watched the elf insect escape to its own waters, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the pearl-diving slave didn't even look at the dividing sea stone, and rushed to the waters of Lettuce Island, chasing the elf worm.

Li Qing glanced at Rick and said, "It seems like the rules here don't really count?"

Rick's face flushed red as he glared at the slave. The ice runes on his body flickered and dimmed. He finally lost his temper. "I don't know if this guy has any companions or if he has informed the Earl..."

What this means is that we should ignore the slaves that cross the border and the elf insects.

Li Qing shook his head: "Since you are not going to stop me, I will take this elf insect!"

He pulled Rick along, used a water escape technique to get behind the slave, and cast a spell to confuse the mind: "Go!"

Rick was shocked and had no time to stop him. He saw the man turned a corner unknowingly. Not only did he not follow the trail of the elf insect, but he also chased after the sea area of ​​another viscount in the west.

"Don't worry, I didn't kill him!" Li Qing comforted, "He lost the elf bug on his own. Even if the earl asks for punishment, it can't be blamed on your family."

Rick didn't expect the problem to be solved so easily. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Sir, let's go chase the elf bugs!"

Li Qing used the Water Escape Technique and followed the spiritual fluctuations of the elf insect and soon found it.

It was hiding under a pile of gravel at the moment, with only its two eyes exposed, carefully observing the direction it came from.

Li Qing didn't think too much and landed directly in front of it: "You are quite good at hiding!"

The elf insect stiffened and slowly closed its eyelids, ignoring and ignoring Li Qing's arrival.

Li Qing was both amused and confused: "I really thought I was hiding it very secretly..."

As he spoke, he condensed a ball of pure wood-attributed spiritual energy on his fingertips: "Here, I'll treat you to a meal!"

For the elf insects that are nourished by spiritual energy and nurtured by plants, this is a rare delicacy.

The elf insect remained motionless for a long while, and after sensing Li Qing's kindness, it carefully emerged from the gravel.

"Hmm!" The little guy looked up at Li Qing, then looked down at the aura ball in front of him, and finally bit it without any backbone. It ate very quickly. Not long after, a fist-sized aura ball was swallowed into its stomach. Its soft little belly did not swell at all.

After enjoying the delicious food, the little guy was no longer afraid. Instead, he gently nudged Li Qing's fingertips, making a clear "Mum-um" sound.

Li Qing felt its approach, smiled and took out a spiritual talisman. With a burst of magic power, the talisman paper spontaneously combusted in the water, and then turned into a blood-red talisman, which sank into the forehead of the elf insect.

The elf insect did not dodge or evade, and quickly completed the spiritual contract with its master.

After harvesting the second Elf Bug, Li Qing was in a good mood and fed it another ball of spiritual energy: "Where is your Cordyceps? Spit it out so I can see it and think of a good name for you..."

After witnessing Li Qing harvesting the elf insects with his own eyes, Rick felt a little uncomfortable. He secretly cursed himself for being timid and not daring to deal with even a slave, so much so that he didn't even dare to take the elf insects around him as his own.

After all, Li Qing’s previous meaning was very clear: I took action because you didn’t dare to ask for it.

He was in a daze when he saw Li Qing flick the elf bug: "You didn't even get the Cordyceps back, why are you running? It's because the pearl hunter was too stupid to just sit there and wait for the bugs. Sooner or later, you will fall into the trap..."

It turned out that the little creature was being chased by pearl-diving slaves in a hurry, so it fled to Lettuce Island in a panic, and thus neglected its head and butt, and left behind the Cordyceps, which shared its fate with it.

Fortunately, the person who discovered it was only a pearl-diving slave, so there was no need to worry about the Cordyceps being picked by others.

This world seems to be very friendly to elf insects, and ordinary birds, beasts, insects and fish will not harm them.

Only humans! There are often "accidental injuries".

Li Qing turned around and asked Rick: "I'm going to find Cordyceps for it. Will you come with me or go back to the island by yourself?"

"My lord, I will go with you." Rick gritted his teeth, "Since even a slave doesn't take the rules between nobles seriously, then I have nothing to worry about."

Li Qing nodded slightly: "It's not that I have to provoke Earl Iris, but there is no reason for me to hand over the elf insect in my hands."

What's more, as an earl, who is at the stage of building a foundation, the probability of him being soaked in water like a pearl-diving slave is actually quite small.

After making up their minds, Li Qing and his companion, under the guidance of the elf insect, passed the boundary sea stone and entered the sea area of ​​​​Count Iris.

"Eh? Something's wrong!" Li Qing concentrated and sensed for a while, "The spiritual energy in this sea area is more active than yours."

Although it is still far inferior to the world of cultivation, the huge difference in spiritual energy activity between the two adjacent sea areas still attracted Li Qing's attention.

This difference feels unreasonable, not like some kind of treasure radiating from near to far.

Instead, the internal structure of the two is very different, and after being divided by sea rocks, there is a sudden change like a leap off a cliff.

But Rick couldn't sense the difference: "Spiritual energy? You mean magic power? Isn't it just as dull and silent here?"

Li Qing couldn't help but frown: Rune Warriors' sensitivity to spiritual energy is indeed far less than that of monks. But they shouldn't be completely unaware of it.

But this is not the point. He came here to recycle Cordyceps.

The elf bug shook its head and tail in Li Qing's palm. After hesitating for a while, it looked towards the north and made an anxious sound, "Wu Lili! Wu Lili!"

Li Qing used his spiritual sense to communicate with it: "Are you saying that your Cordyceps was taken away by someone?"

The elf bug nodded hastily: "Wu Lili!"

Li Qing didn't care about anything else. He used the water escape technique to the extreme and chased in the direction where the Cordyceps was going away.

Along the way, various spiritual energy fluctuations reflected in his consciousness. It was obvious that the spiritual energy products in the Earl Sea were much richer than those in the Lettuce Island Sea.

But Li Qing did not get distracted and focused on tracking the Cordyceps, and soon caught up.

To his surprise, the one who took away the Cordyceps was not another pearl-diving slave, but a level 2 silver warrior.

Like the pearl-diving slave, he also had a large swim bladder covering his mouth and nose to breathe in the sea.

He thought he was a direct subordinate of Count Iris, and was thinking about how to get the Cordyceps back from him without alerting the Count.

But Rick looked surprised: "Why is Baron Birch here?"

Li Qing thought about it and identified this person: "Is this the one who has a problem with your family?"

Rick nodded vigorously: "It's this guy who took advantage of the situation. If you hadn't helped to ripen the crops before, our family would have almost been unable to pay taxes to the Earl because of his trade blockade."

"Then is he here because he has a close relationship with the Earl?" Li Qing asked.

"No!" Rick shook his head with a complicated expression, "He should have sneaked in as well."

"Is that so..." Li Qing couldn't help but smile, "Then I feel relieved!" As he spoke, a turbulent undercurrent swept towards Baron Baihua.

Baron Bai Hua's strength was only close to the fifth level of Qi training. How could he withstand Li Qing's powerful attack from the ninth level of Qi training?

He rolled over in the water for several times, and after he steadied himself, he discovered that the Cordyceps in his hand was gone.

Baron Birch was extremely angry! But he did not dare to speak out, fearing that he would make too much noise and disturb Count Iris, so he could only leave in dismay.

After all, the air in his swim bladder had been almost used up.

"It's so easy to get the Cordyceps back?" Rick felt a little unbelievable.

Li Qing smiled but said nothing. If he had not been concerned about the Earl, with his strength, it would have been easy for him to kill Baron Baihua head-on.

He took a look at the Cordyceps in his hand and found that it was a red seaweed. There was a slight hint of fire aura in the rich wood aura. It was just like Asun's Cordyceps, and both had advanced into spiritual plants.

"Fireweed growing in the sea? Is there an underwater volcano in the Earl of Iris Sea?"

Unlike Asun's tall lettuce Cordyceps, this red seaweed Cordyceps is only the size of a fist.

It has shallow roots, five thick fleshy leaves, and a handful of soft, delicate silky veins, which looks quite cute.

"Well, since you are a red seaweed, I will call you Acao from now on." Li Qing pointed at the red seaweed elf worm and made the decision happily.

Ah Zao tilted his head, a little confused: "Huh?"

Li Qing smiled and gave it a ball of wood-attributed spiritual energy. The little guy then began to eat happily, accepting his new name.

"What a bad decision. You're so greedy. I should call you Achan." Li Qing watched it finish eating, then put the Cordyceps back into its body, and then put the elf worm back into his dantian like a nesting doll.

In this way, today's treasure hunt in the sea has come to a successful conclusion.

Li Qing was in a good mood and took Rick back to Lettuce Island. When they reached the sea boundary, he caught a palm snail that had crossed the boundary, the kind with spiritual fluctuations.

The tail spine of this snail is purple. According to Ryan, it is a male snail, and the snail paste is also extremely delicious.

In the Dantian, the somewhat confused elf insect Acao didn't even bother to be afraid of the phantom of the "Gate of Heaven" debris above his head, and was attracted by Wang Zhenyuan.

"Mulli! Mulli!" It spit out the Cordyceps happily and completely immersed itself in the liquid true essence.

The soft silk fibers swayed with the fluctuations of the true essence, absorbing the true essence liquid slowly and quickly, and then slowly releasing it.

With each breath, the originally verdant true energy actually began to glow faintly.

(End of this chapter)