The Celestial Race of Destiny: Starting with Farming and Fish Raising

Chapter 40 Extracting Blood from the Mystic Catfish

After his wife Zhang Hui broke through to the third level of Qi Refining, Su Qingyan felt the pressure.

So he became determined, locked himself in the cultivation room and ignored everything else, spending nearly a month in arduous training, and finally caught up with his wife.

Successfully broke through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Despite how easily Su Qingyan and his wife broke through to higher levels, they had only been cultivating for six or seven years.

However, without the boost from the spiritual spring and the unlimited supply of Crimson Sun Pills, even with the aptitude of five spiritual roots, it would take at least five or six times longer for a mortal to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, even if they cultivated diligently every day.

It's not impossible for it to take thirty or forty years.

For most cultivators, among wealth, companions, methods, and land, "wealth" must be the top priority.

Without "wealth," given the limited lifespan of humans, they simply cannot survive long enough to reach a breakthrough.

When Su Qingyan finished his breakthrough and walked out of the cultivation room, another exciting situation occurred in the fishpond: after six years of cultivation, all 57 Xuan Shui catfish in the fishpond had reached adulthood in the past month, without a single one being lost.

This made Su Qingyan very happy.

I immediately ran to the edge of the fishpond to check on the changes in the adult catfish.

The Xuan Shui catfish of today are nearly a meter long, and their bodies are no longer the translucent black crystals of yesteryear, but have become like "Xuan Tie" (mysterious iron). Their scales are small and tightly packed, reflecting an oily, cold metallic luster under the light of the spiritual spring.

It looked just like the Xuan Shui catfish he had seen in the underground river beneath the Blackwater Pool.

The only difference is that the catfish raised by Su Qingyan are larger, more rounded, and have shinier scales.

Come to think of it, the Xuan Shui catfish that Su Qingyan raises eat and sleep all day in the fishpond, with little exercise, and the spiritual energy in the water is particularly abundant. In addition, with the effect of his talent [Master of Fishing], Su Qingyan can very keenly sense the growth status of the Xuan Shui catfish fry, and can accurately supplement any nutrients they lack, cultivating them with great care. It would be difficult for them not to grow fat and fast.

Wild blackwater catfish, on the other hand, struggle to find food every day, face numerous predators, and live in constant fear, frequently having to flee for their lives.

Even if you want to gain weight, you don't have that opportunity.

If the black water catfish raised by Su Qingyan are like pampered princesses in a greenhouse, then the wild black water catfish are like poor boys who roll around in the mud all day long.

However, Su Qingyan didn't care about any of that.

What he was more concerned about was how much blood these fat black water catfish could draw out.

In the cultivation world, the fact that the blood of the Xuan Shui catfish can improve one's cultivation level is common knowledge among almost all cultivators. However, the improvement is too small and far less than the boost brought by the Crimson Sun Pill. Su Qingyan currently has more than enough Crimson Sun Pills in his storage bag, so he naturally doesn't care about the slight improvement in cultivation level brought by directly consuming the blood of the Xuan Shui catfish.

What he was thinking of was the Mysterious Water Pill.

This is a rare type of elixir, recorded in the "Alchemy Notes" seized from a demonic cultivator's storage bag.

It is made primarily from the blood of the Xuan Shui catfish, and its effects are similar to those of the Chi Yang Dan, significantly improving the cultivation level of cultivators.

As for which is more effective, the Crimson Sun Pill or the Red Sun Pill, that remains unknown. The Alchemy Manual doesn't mention it either, and Su Qingyan will have to investigate it himself.

After pondering this, Su Qingyan took out the "Alchemy Manual" and carefully studied the refining method of the Xuan Shui Dan, a first-grade low-level pill. He discovered that a considerable portion of the auxiliary ingredients needed to refine the Xuan Shui Dan were the same as those needed to refine the Chi Yang Dan.

After five years of development, the vegetable garden behind Su Qingyan's family's fishpond has become rich in spiritual energy due to the continuous irrigation of spiritual spring water. Some of the soil has even begun to transform into spiritual soil. Although it is still a long way from becoming a spiritual field, it is already far superior to ordinary fields and is very suitable for the growth of common medicinal herbs and spiritual medicines.

In the past two years, Su Qingyan no longer needs to purchase the auxiliary ingredients for refining the Crimson Sun Pill from outside; they are all self-sufficient from his own vegetable garden.

Mei Zhiyu, who was in charge of the vegetable garden, was a meticulous young girl who took excellent care of the medicinal herbs in the fields, so Su Qingyan didn't have to worry about her too much.

The Alchemy Manual records how much blood from Xuanshui catfish is needed to refine Xuanshui Pills, how much blood can be extracted from each Xuanshui catfish each time, and how to extract the blood in a way that minimizes the damage to the Xuanshui catfish. Su Qingyan has memorized all of this data.

"The blood of the black water catfish can only be drawn once every six months, and even if the drawn blood is put into a storage bag, it can only be preserved for no more than a month and a half."

"The output efficiency is low, and there are too many limitations."

"I wonder how effective the Xuan Shui Pill will be after use." Su Qingyan commented on the refinement of the Xuan Shui Pill while going back into the house to fetch a dagger, hemostatic powder, and a large blue and white porcelain bottle.

He strode to the edge of the fishpond, not rushing to catch fish, but instead gathering some mud, wrapping it in a piece of cloth, and stuffing it into the water inlet to reduce the flow of the spiritual spring water, leaving only a thin stream. The Xuan Shui catfish prefer stillness to movement; when the water flow is gentle, they relax their vigilance and lazily float in the water.

A few minutes later, just as he had predicted, all the Xuan Shui catfish were lazily floating in the water. Su Qingyan then made his move decisively, using the fish-catching techniques he had learned from his talent [Master of Fishing] to firmly lock onto the nearest Xuan Shui catfish. It was fast, accurate, and ruthless!

Next, press it onto the smooth oak slab next to it.

Just as he was about to use a dagger to cut open the tail of the black water catfish to bleed it, he encountered fierce resistance from the black water catfish, which almost caused it to run back to the fishpond.

Fortunately, the talent [Master of Fishing] greatly enhanced Su Qingyan's ability to learn and comprehend catching fish. In just a breath or two, he taught himself a technique for catching Xuan Shui catfish with one hand. His left hand was like an iron clamp, pressing the Xuan Shui catfish firmly onto the Qinggang stone slab.

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Su Qingyan precisely pried open four or five scales on the tail of the Xuan Shui catfish, making a cut about five centimeters long. The next second, instead of a scene of gushing blood, the blood flowing from the wound was a thick, mercury-like, ink-black liquid.

The blood dripped rapidly into the blue and white porcelain bottle, making a dull "plop, plop" sound, each drop seemingly carrying weight.

Time flies by in the midst of busyness.

By the time Su Qingyan had finished drawing blood from all 57 black catfish in the fishpond, the full moon was already high above his head in the dead of night.

By this time, the large blue-and-white porcelain bottle he had brought out was completely filled.

Su Qingyan did a simple estimate and estimated that with such a large bottle of blood, it could be used to refine about 25 batches of Xuan Shui Pills. On average, the blood from two to three Xuan Shui catfish was enough to make one batch of Xuan Shui Pills.

"With so many raw materials, it's not so bad to waste a little."

"Then let's try refining the Mystic Water Pill."

Su Qingyan thought to himself, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

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