novelraw Chapter 735 - 231: Dongfang Mu, Who Would Have Thought You’d Have Such a Day?_2
Chapter 735 - 231: Dongfang Mu, Who Would Have Thought You’d Have Such a Day?_2
"Choosing such a secluded spot... Is it because there are fewer people here?"
The old man smiled but remained silent.
Although fewer people frequented this spot, special Water Coral thrived here, forming a natural barrier. Even though higher-quality Spirit Fish inhabited these waters, the difficulty of fishing had also increased manyfold.
「Soon」
Wang Mu cast his rod.
Less than one hour passed before his fishing rod began to tremble rapidly.
The old man was startled. The Spirit Fish bite so quickly... Judging by the frequency of the vibrations, could it be a Top-grade Spirit Fish?
However...
He watched... watched as the other man casually pulled and swung the rod, and in just a few breaths, the Spirit Fish managed to break free from the hook and escape.
Seeing this, the old man smiled knowingly.
The Spirit Fish here were all very cunning and difficult to deal with. Catching them under the set rules was not easy.
With a whole day ahead... looking at him like this...
The old man shook his head and continued to patrol other areas.
He had boasted confidently just now, but it seems there isn’t much of a threat. I heard an experienced fisherman arrived earlier. His cultivation was already so advanced he had undergone a physical transformation, yet he still came here to fish, managing to catch several in just a few days. This won’t do if it continues like this...
The old man left.
"Eh... Why did you just let that Spirit Fish go?" Immortal Cloud Kun’s mouth hung open. Along the way, it had witnessed Wang Mu’s fishing skill, which was very high.
A fish that took the bait never got away.
Wang Mu smiled and said nothing.
He baited the hook again and cast it.
This time, in only thirty minutes, he had another bite.
Wang Mu casually tugged and then let the Spirit Fish slip off the hook and escape.
He baited the hook again and cast it.
This time, in less than thirty breaths, another Spirit Fish took the bait.
And it seemed that the movements under the Water Coral were becoming slightly more intense.
Wang Mu repeatedly let fish off the hook more than ten times.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you even trying?" Immortal Cloud Kun was getting anxious.
Three or four hours had passed, a good chunk of the day’s effort...
"Fishing requires patience," Wang Mu said. "To catch many fish quickly in a day, you need to make a lot of gambits."
"But you’ve lost more than ten gambits already..." Immortal Cloud Kun swished its tail.
Wang Mu said, "I can land the next one."
"Really?"
"Also, open your mouth."
"Open my mouth?"
"Yes. If there are too many fish later, I’m afraid you won’t be able to keep up. Open your mouth now, and I’ll hook the fish directly into it."
Immortal Cloud Kun opened its mouth skeptically...
He baited the hook and cast it.
Before three breaths passed, the fishing line trembled. This time, with just a casual tug and a light lift, a three-meter-long, extremely plump medium-sized Spirit Fish flew out of the water.
With a flick of his wrist, Wang Mu tossed it directly into Immortal Cloud Kun’s open mouth.
Then, like a robot, he baited and cast the hook again.
In less than a breath, almost the instant he cast the line, another fish was hooked.
WHOOSH...
Wang Mu leisurely lifted his rod, and a fish about one meter long, its body radiating a pale golden glow, flew out of the water.
It was clearly a Top-grade Spirit Fish.
Wang Mu tossed it into Immortal Cloud Kun’s mouth as if he hadn’t even glanced at it.
From then on, every time Wang Mu cast his rod, a fish was sure to be hooked.
It was as if the fish were lining up one by one to offer themselves up.
Immortal Cloud Kun was eating so much its mouth was oily, and it could hardly speak clearly.
"You... you... how did you do it..."
"Slow... slow down, I can’t keep up..."
"So tasty, this one is delicious..."
...
Yu Tianshu, who had been fishing in East Travel Reservoir for the better part of a month, was feeling disheartened as he packed his fish basket into his storage space.
"How many did you get?" Dao Xuan, at his side, squinted.
"Two White Amber Fish," Yu Tianshu replied, barely lifting his eyelids.
"Pathetic," Dao Xuan said.
"Like you’re any better?" Yu Tianshu snorted coldly.
"Three Heavenly Thunder Shuttle Fish," Dao Xuan smiled slightly. "All Top-grade Spirit Fish, and moreover, they have a great beneficial effect on my cultivation."
"All in all, I’d say I’ve made a profit."
"You, on the other hand, barely broke even... Although a hundred or so Top-grade Spirit Stones might not mean much to you..."
Yu Tianshu waved his hand, not wanting to continue the topic.
East Travel Reservoir only opened occasionally, and this time, each of the Immortal Spiritual Fish was extraordinary.
Unfortunately, it seemed very unlikely anyone would catch them.
As the two of them walked on, passing by a certain spot, their gazes were suddenly drawn, as if by a magnet, to a strange sight ahead.
Ahead lay the special Water Coral area of the reservoir.
A lone figure sat upon the back of a peculiar-looking spirit beast.
He was fishing for all sorts of Spirit Fish in a manner they had never imagined.
Cast the hook, lift the rod, toss the fish.
Fishing like a well-oiled machine.
"What is that..."
The two exchanged a look, their eyes wide with disbelief.
In the blink of an eye, another Spirit Fish was hooked and went into the spirit beast’s mouth.
After watching for just a few breaths, the two of them gasped sharply.
Soon, the number of cultivators gathering around began to slowly increase.
One by one, they watched, agape and tongue-tied.
「Before long.」
As the crowd of cultivators grew larger, the Elder who was patrolling also arrived.
He sensed something was amiss. Upon closer inspection, his face instantly changed—drastically.
"That’s fake, right?"
"Too fake! I suspect this person has used some Divine Skills or Spells!"
"I’ve watched for thirty minutes, and this person has already caught more than ten fish! Within three seconds of casting the hook, a Spirit Fish is bound to bite, and within a few more seconds, it’s reeled in!"
"Was this Cultivator a Divine Fish reincarnated in his past life? How else could he be so familiar with these Spirit Fish?"
"No, but why do the Spirit Fish bite as soon as he casts the hook? They seem to be rushing to offer themselves up... I waited half a day for just one to bite."
"Look! There’s a strange light! An Immortal Spiritual Fish has been reeled in!"
...
Wang Mu pulled on the rod, his gaze becoming a touch more solemn.
It seemed the main attraction of this Travel destination was those few types of Immortal Spiritual Fish. Of course, those three types of fish aren’t of much use to me, actually. Extend Life Span by a hundred years? Meaningless. I’m already in debt by more than ten thousand years. Upgrade a Spirit Root to Heavenly Grade? I don’t even have one, so that’s meaningless too. Increase the chances of transitioning from Nascent Soul to Divinity Transformation and gaining Divine Skills? Also meaningless. I’m practically on my last legs; this stuff is useless to me. But as long as they bit, they had to be reeled in. If for no other reason, then for the sake of collection, they had to be caught. Wang Mu had even fished Divine Fish before; mere Immortal Spiritual Fish were nothing to him.
In just a few rounds, it was lifted out of the water by Wang Mu’s fishing rod.
Calculating the time, more than half a day had already passed.
Excluding the prior preparations, it had only really been three or four hours.
"He caught one! With whiskers three feet long, it’s a Long-bearded Salamander, an Immortal Spiritual Fish that can extend Life Span!"
"This is outrageous! Since I’ve been watching, this guy has already caught at least a dozen fish..."
"Really? Elder, Elder, hurry and come see! Is there a problem with your reservoir? This guy has only been fishing for half a day! All the Spirit Stones you’ve earned from us are going to be lost to this one person!"
Many Cultivators revealed intriguing smiles.
The Elder from East Travel Reservoir was already sweating profusely as he watched.
He did not sense any aura of Magic Powers; even the fishing rod was just a relatively good one, nothing more.
Everything was as normal as could be.
Ten Top-grade Spirit Stones...
Usually, catching just one Top-grade Spirit Fish was enough to break even.
Top-grade Spirit Fish were very valuable.
Back in Anle Village, Wang Mu had only caught a little over ten in several years, all of which he ate himself to enhance his aptitude and physical and mental fortitude.
When giving gifts, he always gave fish of other qualities.
The crowd of onlookers grew, each holding their breath in concentration.
「Before long.」
The second Immortal Spiritual Fish was also reeled in by Wang Mu.
At this moment, every Cultivator’s eyes widened as though they were witnessing a moment that would go down in history.
The Elder patrolling the reservoir was practically convulsing from the sight.
This time, they were going to suffer a huge loss!
And with the other’s fishing speed, every breath was an agonizing torture.
Every Cultivator felt as if time was passing incredibly slowly.
Until, finally, the last Immortal Spiritual Fish was pulled in by Wang Mu.
By this point, Immortal Cloud Kun had eaten at least several hundred Spirit Fish.
Every Cultivator who had come to fish watched as if in a dream.
"Are you full?" Wang Mu asked.
"Full, so full!" Immortal Cloud Kun was immensely excited. "I’ve never been this full before! Of course, I haven’t had enough, but compared to before, I’m incredibly full!"
No wonder those Immortal Beasts in the Heavenly River of the Upper Realm said that hunting Spirit Fish themselves was inferior to choosing a good Immortal Official. Too powerful!
"Do you have energy?" Wang Mu’s mind stirred.
"Yes!"
"Good. Now that you’re full, it’s time to work."
Wang Mu packed up his fishing rod and stored away the three Immortal Spiritual Fish. These three were quite valuable; it would be a bit of a waste to feed them to Immortal Cloud Kun.
Suddenly, the sky and earth darkened.
Billows of Demonic Qi surged from above, as a voice faintly sounded from afar, "Dongfang Mu, I never thought you’d see such a day!"