Cultivation: I Forge Immortality with My Spiritual Eyes

Not long after.

After eating and drinking their fill, the man and the cat lazily gathered in the yard to rest.

Jiang Yi just broke through to the next level last night, and has decided not to go to sea today.

I plan to take a day off and thoroughly familiarize myself with my rapidly increasing strength.

On the stone table, the red stove bubbled and steamed.

Jiang Yi sat upright at the table, warming the teacups and brewing tea while silently reviewing the general principles of the "Water Element Technique" and pondering the new circulation path.

The cultivation technique he practiced was taught to him by his original master.

It's not exactly a profound method; the highest level one can cultivate it to is the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The only redeeming quality is its peacefulness.

His magical power is gentle and mild, and after many years of cultivation, his foundation is quite solid and reliable.

Little Pear, with her little paws tucked in, lazily lay on his head.

Its little tail hung down behind it, swaying back and forth idly.

Its big eyes stared straight at the smoking red-hot stove, drifting around with the smoke, looking here and there, not looking very smart.

"Bang bang—!"

Shortly after, the courtyard gate was suddenly pounded on, and Niu Yaojin's booming voice rang out:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, have you gotten up yet? Why haven't you set sail today?"

Jiang Yi smiled upon hearing this, got up, and opened the courtyard gate:

"Fellow Daoist Niu, I wish to rest today and will not be going out to sea."

"Oh? How come..."

Niu Yaojingang was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed, and his gaze fell on Jiang Yi, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

I noticed that he was full of energy, radiant, and had a captivating gaze.

It was clearly a sign that he had just advanced to the next level and his cultivation was not yet stable.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you...you've broken through in cultivation?"

Niu Yaojin's eyes widened, and his face showed surprise.

Jiang Yi nodded slightly, his tone humble:

"Last night I suddenly made a breakthrough and luckily entered the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

Niu Yaojin smacked his lips, a hint of emotion in his voice:

"Good, it's great that you've broken through. You'll have more confidence when you go out to sea in the future. So, you can rest assured and adjust your cultivation. I'll go and get busy."

With that, he smiled and waved his hand, then picked up the fishing net and walked towards the dock.

Jiang Yi watched him leave, then turned back to the courtyard, picked up a cup of warm tea, and drank it all.

After a moment's thought, he scooped up a few fresh fish from the water tank, strung them together with a straw rope, and went out to visit Aunt Yang, also to buy some silkworm silk from her to repair his fishing nets.

She declined several times, insisting on not accepting the spirit stones, but Jiang Yi forced them on her at the market price.

Afterwards, he went to find Fairy Qin and exchanged her for a bag of spirit rice husks, which he then kneaded into bait for fishing.

When Jiang Yi returned to the courtyard, Xiao Li was nowhere to be found.

This little guy is very lively, and these days he always likes to sneak out to play when he's not looking.

Fortunately, they are quite sensible. After a while of going out and having fun, they will obediently come back as soon as it gets dark, so there is not much to worry about.

Jiang Yi didn't want to be too strict with the little guy, so since he was sensible, he decided to let him be for the time being.

He went into the courtyard, placed the silkworm silk and grain husks on the table, rummaged through the house for needles, thread, fish glue, and other items, and took the fishing net to begin mending it.

After mending the fishing nets, they busied themselves kneading bait, shaping it into grayish-black balls.

In the midst of busy work.

The sun was already high in the sky, blazing brightly, and the heat was intense.

After a while.

After finishing his chores, Jiang Yi glanced at the sky, then pushed open the door again and headed towards the market.

After his breakthrough in cultivation last night, he had a vague understanding of the situation, and his spiritual eyes had also improved to some extent.

However, the specifics are still unclear.

Taking advantage of my free time today, I'll go try my luck at the street vendor area...

"..."

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Yi had been wandering around the stall area for quite some time.

Although they didn't find anything particularly good, they gained a clearer understanding of the Spirit Eye's abilities.

In terms of the depletion of spiritual power, after breaking through the realm, the burden of identifying first-order spiritual objects with insufficient spiritual essence is greatly reduced.

In the past, I would feel dizzy and overwhelmed after looking at three or four items, but now, if I really grit my teeth, I can appraise more than ten items in one go without any problem.

Of course, as the spiritual item's grade increases, the spiritual energy it contains becomes more abundant, and the number of times the spiritual eye needs to be used will decrease accordingly.

Overall, Jiang Yi was quite satisfied with this.

This means that the chances of finding a bargain in the future will be greatly increased.

He kept walking, looking around leisurely, slowly making his way through the crowd.

Gradually, they walked deeper into the stall area and arrived at the area where spirit beast cubs were sold.

The place remains bustling, with noise that never ceases.

Many stall owners, who had nothing else to do, were gathered together, discussing the major events that had recently occurred in the coral forest.

"There's no mistake about this. Even Island Master Feng personally went there. How could the news be false?"

"That's right. A friend of mine just returned from the Coral Forest and said that a cave has indeed appeared. He saw it with his own eyes, but unfortunately the formation's power is still intact, so he couldn't sneak in to take a look."

"Tsk, even a Foundation Establishment senior has been alerted, what chance do we have? I was thinking of joining in the fun, but now it seems better to avoid getting into trouble."

"That's hard to say. We still have to go. If luck comes our way, we can't stop the opportunity."

"That's exactly right. If you're not willing to take any risks, you might as well go home and take care of your baby!"

"Hey, don't even mention it!"

In the crowd, a stall owner suddenly shook his head and sighed:

"I happened to be there the day the incident at Coral Forest occurred! Forget about seizing any opportunities, I almost lost my life. I barely escaped with my life, and all I ended up with was a kitten. What bad luck!"

"Haha, fellow Daoist, be content. At least you didn't leave empty-handed..."

"Hahaha!"

These words immediately drew a burst of laughter from the audience.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi glanced over and recognized the person as the stall owner who had sold small pears earlier.

The other person also recognized Jiang Yi, a smile spreading across their face as they raised their hand to greet him:

"Fellow Daoist, why are you still on the island? Why haven't you gone to the coral forest to join the fun?"

Jiang Yi smiled faintly:

"I have always had average luck and never gamble with my fortune. I can only honestly do hard labor to earn a living."

The stall owner wholeheartedly agreed, nodding repeatedly in agreement:

"Alas, what you say makes sense, fellow Daoist. I am a prime example of what happened before. I didn't find the opportunity, and I almost stumbled instead."

Jiang Yi smiled and said no more.

He gave a slight bow and turned to leave the stall area.

soon.

He returned to the courtyard and pushed open the door.

Little Pear had already returned and was perched on the sprawling branches of the jujube tree, staring intently at the dried fish strung on the hemp rope in the yard, completely absorbed in the sight.

This was naturally Jiang Yi's doing.

Seeing that the little guy had a huge appetite and always wanted to beg for food, he specially gutted and dried a batch of miscellaneous fish to prevent him from making a fuss all day long.

Little Pear loved it so much that before the fish were even fully dried, most of the hemp ropes that had been hanging there were empty, leaving only a few swaying in the wind.

"Meow~"

Upon seeing Jiang Yi enter, the little guy called out softly, leaped down from the treetop, and trotted over to greet him.

She tilted her head back and looked him up and down, as if asking where he had just gone.

"Heh, you actually decided to come back."

Jiang Yi's eyes softened as he bent down and scooped the little guy into his arms, gently stroking his fur.

"Meow~"

Little Pear squinted her eyes, her little tail swayed gently, and she made a contented purring sound.

Before long, she arched her body, changed to a more comfortable position, and fell asleep curled up in my arms.

Jiang Yi shook his head and smiled, went to his bedroom to retrieve a few books, and returned to sit down at the stone table.

He leisurely petted the cat while flipping through the classic texts in his hands.

Before you know it, you're completely immersed in it...