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

Chapter 46: Water and Fire Golden Pill, Heading to the Volcano
The plants of rainbow rice are already short, and this one is even shorter. It almost grows entirely under the shadow of the green rice cordyceps. The leaves of the rice are a little white, and the rice ears are slightly shriveled.

But thanks to this, its grains were not harmed by seabirds, and the three ears were half-hanging, already ripening.

What surprised Li Qing was not that it survived the bird attack, but the spiritual fluctuations emitted by its grains, which were completely different from common sense.

Hongya rice likes heat and needs firelight at night. It contains fire element when harvested.

But this one is different! Its grains also contain a hint of water elemental energy derived from the green rice cordyceps.

Water and fire are perfectly blended together, with a hint of the connection between Kan and Li.

Li Qing felt his heartbeat slow down a beat: "Kan and Li intertwine, Yin and Yang linger, this is... the Golden Elixir Path!"

Water and fire are inherently mutually exclusive, but in the world of cultivation, they are a very special pair of great principles.

It is rumored that before Emperor Yuan unified the world of cultivation, the six realms of Qi training, foundation building, Dan formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, and Return to Void had no necessary connection.

There was a powerful man who used Kanli water and fire to refine the Yin and Yang, and finally achieved the Golden Elixir. After ruling the world for ten thousand years, he ascended to heaven.

Even though Emperor Yuan later sorted out the realms, among which there were countless methods for reaching the Jindan stage, the method of refining the golden elixir with water and fire was still considered the top achievement.

Li Qing naturally didn't dare to dream of such a great road now, but he understood the value of this rainbow rice.

If the heart of the date palm snail is coveted by the cultivators who are at the foundation-building stage, then this rice will surely drive the great cultivators at the peak of the foundation-building stage crazy.

Li Qing took a deep breath and tried to use a rejuvenation technique on it, hoping to make it grow fuller.

However, the rice ears swayed slightly, and were not repaired at all. Instead, they dried up and broke at the roots and fell down naturally.

Li Qing quickly caught it and used his spiritual sense to carefully sense it. He found that the rice grains were still full of vitality and the water and fire elements were still there. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"This green rice cordyceps fell into the Hongya rice field. It was really a coincidence. The avenue has favored me!"

Li Qing took out a jade box and carefully stored the three ears and dozens of spiritual seeds, saving them for when he would build his foundation.

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After the rainbow cliff rice is harvested, the green pearl rice elf worm falls into sleep again.

Li Qing estimated that it would be five days before it was actually born, which was the day when the Qingzhu rice would be harvested.

Logically, he should wait aside.

But what the golden eagle wizard Fakusi had said before, that the underwater volcano was about to erupt, also touched his spiritual perception.

In the world of cultivation, when a volcano erupts, a large number of spiritual materials and treasures hidden deep in the earth's core will appear along with the magma. The same is true in this world.

Adhering to the idea of ​​"trust in people you employ", he entrusted this place to the Ryan family, and headed towards the underwater volcano, practicing the Water-Repelling Technique.

In this world, the resources in the sea have been less developed, and the aura of various spiritual creatures constantly attracts Li Qing's consciousness.

He didn't look for them deliberately, but he caught a lot of fish, shrimp, snails and shellfish that were soaked in magic power and put them all into the spirit beast bag.

There were also various minerals, pearls, and metal fragments, all stuffed into the storage bag.

But generally speaking, they were all food for the Qi training period. They were of no use to Li Qing, and he could only use them to fill the family treasury, except for giving them to the younger generation.

"It's a pity that I didn't catch any magical palm snails or water elf bugs along the way..."

Li Qing felt something was wrong: this was his first time to go treasure hunting in the sea, and his luck was too good. Not only did he catch a pair of palm snails, he also picked up the elf worm Atao.

But it was useless to think about it, so he collected his thoughts, walked and stopped, and came to the submarine volcano that Fakusi had mentioned. At this time, there was still about a day before the volcano erupted.

When Li Qing arrived, the surroundings seemed calm, but when he moved his consciousness slightly, he discovered the spiritual energy fluctuations of more than fifty people in the middle and late stages of Qi training.

Among them, about thirty waves were similar to Ryan's and gathered on an island. I think they were all rune warriors.

Their means are relatively limited and they cannot dive for long periods of time. They probably won't go into the sea until an official outbreak occurs.

The other dozen or so fluctuations are relatively scattered and more varied, some are grand and upright, some are wild, and some are treacherous and unpredictable.

Li Qing guessed that these were all wizards.

He did not approach any place rashly. After using magic to disguise himself, he found a hidden reef, meditated silently, and waited for the volcano to erupt.

But he did not go to the mountain, the mountain came to him.

Not long after he sat down, a wizard in a black robe and with an unclear face came to him.

"Such rich natural elements. Are you the reclusive elder of the Emerald Ring?" asked the black-robed wizard.

Li Qing sensed that the other party's strength was comparable to his own.

"Yes." Li Qing responded without any guilt, relying on his own true energy to protect himself, and asked, "Who are you?"

The black-robed wizard, on the other hand, did not suspect anything, and said in a hoarse voice: "I am a scattered wizard, not as powerful as the Emerald Ring family, and I am not afraid of anything, so I dare not reveal my name."

The Emerald Ring, the Wilderness House... these were all pieces of information unknown to the Ryan family. They only knew about the wizard hermitage that had reached a reconciliation with the coastal nations.

According to Ryan, wizards are like rats in the gutter in this world.

But from what the man in black said, the Emerald Ring should be a very powerful organization.

"A leaf blocks your view of the mountain." Li Qing sighed in his heart and looked at the man in black robe seriously, "Then why did you come to see me?"

The black-robed man let out a villain's signature "jiejie" laugh: "Although this is a small volcanic eruption period, it is not worthy of a level 4 strongman to take action, but there are quite a few level 3 strongmen coming over."

"You are alone. If you don't come across any treasure, it won't matter. But if you get something valuable, I'm afraid you will be attacked by a group of people."

Li Qing didn't even raise his eyelids: "Are you here to join forces with me? How can I trust you if you are hiding your true intentions?"

The man in black robe pointed behind him and said, "On our side, we already have two third-level wizards and four second-level wizards united. Swear by the Styx, no one can afford to break their oath..."

The oath sworn in the Styx obviously touched upon Li Qing's blind spot in knowledge.

His mind raced, and he said in a nonchalant tone, "Oh? In that case, then you should swear an oath first to show your sincerity."

The black-robed man did not suspect anything and took out a piece of parchment with complicated runes drawn on it and six different characters written in blood below: "Please look, sir. The names of the six of us are already on the Styx Pledge..."

Li Qing: I don’t understand! What can I do?
In order to avoid revealing the truth, he pretended to be profound and said: "Who knows if you have tampered with this oath? Unless you issue another one in front of me?"

The black-robed man's left hand trembled slightly, and he said angrily: "I kindly invited you to join the group. Since you don't appreciate it, forget it."

After saying that, he neatly put away the parchment and left without looking back.

Li Qing was speechless: "Why are you in such a hurry? I just want to see if I can copy the Styx Oath and learn it now!"

(End of this chapter)