12dz Chapter 900: Dark Fish
Chapter 900: Dark Fish
After a short while, Lu Xuan returned to the vicinity of Shi Zichen.
“Friend Stone, Lu Mou has just purchased a relatively ordinary set of fishing gear from the Fish Shop Owner.”
He chose a suitable fishing spot about twenty or thirty yards away from the middle-aged cultivator, took out the Ink Jade Spirit Rod, Ice Silkworm Silk, and other items.
“The Ink Jade Spirit Rod, fourth grade fishing gear, is quite decent for cultivators who are newly entering the ranks of treasure fishing,” Shi Zichen simply appraised.
“I hope it brings me good luck.”
Lu Xuan smiled, carefully wrapped the Ice Silkworm Silk around the Ink Jade Spirit Rod, then attached the Agilawood Hook, and accurately threw a fist-sized bait not far ahead.
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The water flow was relatively calm where he chose to fish, and the bait rapidly sank into the Thousand Treasures True River.
“First, I’ll bait the spot.”
He thought to himself, as he attached a small ball of special bait to the Agilawood Hook and cast it into the True River.
Afterward, his attention fell on the area around the Agilawood Hook.
The Pagoda Instrument Spirit had already warned him when it brought him here; the special river water of the Thousand Treasures True River had strange effects on both the flesh body and the divine soul, so he dared not probe the True River with his Spiritual Sense.
Fishing time passed quickly, and two hours had blinked by.
Lu Xuan and Shi Zichen each occupied a spot, quietly sensing changes in the fishing line and float.
“Friend Stone, there is something that puzzles me, and I hope you can enlighten me.”
Lu Xuan communicated telepathically to Shi Zichen not far away.
“Please speak, Friend Lu.”
Shi Zichen, without averting his eyes, sent a telepathic message back.
“The Spirit Fish and Water Beasts that can live in such a peculiar place as the Thousand Treasures True River, or other beings for that matter, are all of comparatively high rank.”
“Logically speaking, their Spiritual Intelligence shouldn’t be low, so how come they are caught by some special baits?”
“Friend Lu doesn’t know, the living beings in the True River all have quite simple Spiritual Intelligences.”
“They have lived in the Thousand Treasures True River generation after generation; their flesh bodies have long been integrated with the river water, and under the long-term erosion of the water, their Spiritual Intelligence can be said to be reduced to only the most basic instincts, hence they would not easily notice the traps behind the bait,” the middle-aged cultivator telepathically explained to Lu Xuan.
“I see,” Lu Xuan nodded lightly.
“So, Friend Lu must remember not to enter the True River, lest you lose your divine soul, assimilate with the flesh body, and become a living dead.”
“I have been fishing for treasures in the Thousand Treasures True River for over a hundred years, and I’ve seen more than once a cultivator reduced to a living dead being fished up,” Shi Zichen said.
“Many thanks for your reminder, Friend Stone. Lu Mou will certainly pay close attention,” Lu Xuan hastily said.
He swung his Ink Jade Spirit Rod with force, and the Agilawood Hook swiftly sank into the surging undercurrents of the Thousand Treasures True River.
After a brief wait, a familiar thought came to his mind.
“Here it comes, feast to your heart’s content!”
Lu Xuan instantly became extremely alert, feeling every slight change through the rod’s handle.
The Darkminnow in the depths of the True River had never tasted such delicious bait before; its simple spiritual intelligence had not considered the potential danger as it frenziedly devoured the bait Lu Xuan had specially prepared.
In the air, the Ice Silkworm Silk suddenly sank.
Lu Xuan was ready and pulled hard upward.
Giant waves surged from the water below, as a dark, huge fish appeared and disappeared intermittently.
“Have I fished up a treasure?”
Not far away, Shi Zichen, attracted by the commotion at Lu Xuan’s side, fixed his Obsidian Spirit Rod on the riverbank with a formula method, and with a flash, appeared beside Lu Xuan.
“It looks like a Darkminnow, a fourth-grade spiritual fish—Friend Lu is quite fortunate.”
Having fished in the Thousand Treasures True River for over a hundred years, he had caught many Darkminnows and, with his wealth of experience, recognized the origins of the huge fish below.
Lu Xuan didn’t have the time to answer, as his arms turned into transparent jade color, bending the Ink Jade Spirit Rod into a bow shape.
When he felt that the dark giant fish had relaxed, Lu Xuan suddenly flung it upward, the Agilawood Hook firmly hooked onto the fish, pulling it ashore.
“It really is a Darkminnow.”
Envy flickered in the middle-aged cultivator’s eyes.
For a fishing enthusiast, there’s no greater pain than choosing the same fishing spot, where one catches plenty, and the other catches nothing.
It’s not so bad to catch nothing oneself, but it’s unbearable when another constantly hauls in fish.
He felt somewhat this way at the moment.
Having kept watch at this fishing spot for over a month, he could not even begin to say he’d successfully fished up a treasure, let alone sense the opportunity of a spiritual fish or water beast taking the bait—how could he not feel envious?
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“Hehe, just luck, luck—somehow fished up a big fish.”
Lu Xuan Laughed as he spoke.
His success was entirely due to his special ability, astutely improving the bait to increase the chances of catching a Darkminnow.
“That method really worked.”
He felt sheer delight in his heart.