I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates-Chapter 917 - 915: Silver Horn Giant Fish

"By the way, Stone Daoist, Lu Mou has a question to ask."

"Feel free to speak, Friend Lu."

Having just drunk a small bottle of Ice Marrow Spirit Brew, Shi Zichen was very polite towards Lu Xuan.

"I have heard that when fishing in the Thousand Treasures True River, it is common to hook demonic beings and creatures born of Yin evil. Is this true?"

"Lu Mou is merely a Spirit Plant Master. Should I accidentally encounter a demonic being, it is likely I would be on the verge of life and death. Hence, I would like to seek advice from Stone Daoist on how to avoid such demonic and Yin evil creatures?"

Lu Xuan asked, puzzled.

He had three types of Soul Insect Fungi in his possession, which had a significant attraction to demonic beings, but he was worried that his own strength was insufficient. If he carelessly hooked one, it might instead bring risks. Thus, he wanted to get more information from Shi Zichen, the experienced Fishing Enthusiast.

However, he considered that if his Daoist colleague sensed his keen interest in fishing for demonic beings, it could likely arouse suspicion, so he asked in a roundabout way.

"Friend Lu need not worry. It’s true that the Thousand Treasures True River contains monster demons and evil haunted wills, but they are extremely rare."

"They usually lurk only in certain special locations or are more likely to appear when the Spiritual Tide erupts."

"Therefore, when normally fishing for treasures, the chance of encountering demonic beings or creatures of Yin evil is slim to none."

Shi Zichen explained in detail.

"I see," Lu Xuan said, nodding lightly.

"Thank you, Stone Daoist, for clearing my doubts. I can’t help feeling itchy to try my luck as well."

He clasped his hands in gratitude towards Shi Zichen.

"I wish Stone Daoist will catch plenty of Spiritual Fish and Water Beasts."

After that, he walked several miles down the riverbank, chose an appropriate spot, and took out his Ink Jade Spirit Rod and bait, among other things.

Once all was ready, he cast the Spirit Rod with a forceful swing. The surface of the rod glimmered with Spiritual Light, stretching out to more than thirty feet as the fishline made of Ice Silkworm Silk, with the Agilawood Hook attached, plunged into the True River.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

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"This is odd, could it be that there are no Dark Fish in these waters?"

Lu Xuan showed a puzzled look as he lifted his arm powerfully, and the Agilawood Hook with the bait emerged from the depths of the water.

This time, to catch the Dark Fish, he had sprinkled quite a lot of specially prepared bait, but unexpectedly, he didn’t get any bites.

"Let’s think of another method. For now, let’s switch to the ordinary bait."

The ordinary bait might not be particularly tempting for a specific type of Spiritual Fish, but it was generally attractive to most Spiritual Fish and could increase the chances of getting a bite.

Once the fish bit the Agilawood Hook, he would be able to learn detailed information about the Spiritual Fish and thus make targeted arrangements.

After changing the bait, his focus remained near the Agilawood Hook.

Another five days went by, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.

[Black Corpse Fish, Fourth Grade Spiritual Fish, simple Spiritual Intelligence, body laden with various bizarre corpse Qi, likes to feed on the rotten flesh of Demon Beast Cultivators, possesses a strong contamination ability, consumption may lead to mutations.]

"Unlucky!"

"To think that instead of landing a treasure, I hooked a Spiritual Fish with a massive amount of corpse Qi."

Lu Xuan inwardly sighed.

The Black Corpse Fish possessed a strong contamination ability; even the Weird Spiritual Plants in the Abyss Star Cave could not absorb it.

Hooking it would be of no use and would instead take extra effort to deal with the substantial corpse Qi. Lu Xuan simply decided he did not want it to take the bait.

He gave a powerful lift, flinging the fishing hook upwards, and used his Spiritual Power to cast the bait back into the True River from the air.

After cleaning the faint residual corpse Qi from the Ink Jade Spirit Rod, he approached Shi Zichen to watch him fish for a while before returning to his spot.

The spirit rod was cast, the hook dropped, and the Black Corpse Fish had disappeared without a trace, with no further details emerging about it.

Lu Xuan was full of patience, quietly waiting for a new Spiritual Fish to bite.

Five days later, another thought surfaced in his mind.

"Silver Horn Giant Fish, Fourth Grade Spirit Fish, massive in size, weighing several thousand pounds, simple in spiritual intelligence, with a huge horn on its head that contains pure thunder spiritual energy, fond of consuming all kinds of thunder attribute sky materials and earth treasures. Once processed, the fish meat can refine and strengthen a cultivator or spirit beast’s flesh body, enhancing physical strength."

"Good! We have a catch!"

Lu Xuan’s heart grew excited in an instant.

Despite the float bobbing peacefully on the turbulent True River, he knew that below was a Fourth Grade Spirit Fish on the brink of biting the hook.

"Is it gone?"

Shortly after, when his divine soul focused on the True River again, the thought had vanished.

Lu Xuan’s demeanor was composed, confident about reeling in the Silver Horn Giant Fish.

The living beings in the Thousand Treasures True River had, due to prolonged exposure to the special river water, undergone certain mutations in both their divine spirit and flesh.

Their spiritual intelligence had been greatly simplified, not at all like ordinary Fourth or Fifth Rank high-level demon beasts who were clever; only some basic instincts remained.

If one wanted to extricate them from the Thousand Treasures True River, angling was basically the only method.

Cultivators couldn’t enter the True River; should they carelessly fall in, they would quickly lose their minds or be devoured by the various entities inside, or after tens of thousands of years, become something for others to fish for.

Casting a fishing net magic artifact wouldn’t be very feasible either.

After all, compared to the entire expanse of the river, the number of Spirit Fish and Water Beasts in the True River wasn’t very high; casting a net might result in almost no chance of catching them.

Besides, finding a net magic artifact capable of catching high-ranking Spirit Fish and Water Beasts was exponentially more difficult than finding a fishing rod with similar effects.

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Perhaps only those large sects could afford such an expense.

For ordinary cultivators seeking to fish for treasures, using the most primitive method of rod fishing was the most economical.

In the eyes of those Spirit Fish and Water Beasts driven by instinct to feed, the lure of bait was far more tempting than something like a net magic artifact.

Once a Spirit Fish or Water Beast bit the hook, what followed was a struggle between the two parties.

The cultivator’s flesh body, divine soul, the rank of the spirit rod, the treasures used for catching, timing... all these factors could affect whether they could successfully reel in the catch.

Of course, the hardest part was getting the Spirit Fish or Water Beast to bite the hook in the first place.

However, this was not a significant problem for Lu Xuan.

He could make precise adjustments according to the preferences of various Spirit Fish and Water Beasts, maximizing the effect of the bait, thereby drastically increasing the number of Spirit Fish and Water Beasts he could attract.

"A Silver Horn Giant Fish weighing several thousand pounds—even after discarding the inedible parts, can provide a feast for the spirit beasts in the cave abode."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

Thunder attribute sky materials and earth treasures... I still have several types in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, let’s use the Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds."

Having cultivated for many years in the Thunder Fire Asterism Cave, he had amassed a rich collection of thunder attribute sky materials and earth treasures.

Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, Thunder Death Crystals, Yi Wood Green Thunder Liquid, Black-Green Thunder Liquid...

After some consideration, the Fourth Rank Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds were the most cost-effective choice.

Lu Xuan stretched out his palm, and five or six Silver White Lotus Seeds quietly appeared in his hand.

He clenched his fist, and the Silver White Lotus Seeds instantly shattered into a fine powder with strands of faint thunder light intermittently emerging.

Shortly afterward, he took out another portion of bait and infused it with the silver-white powder.

With that, a special bait indispensable to the Silver Horn Giant Fish was prepared.