Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 72: What Fish is This? (6000-word chapter)

Afterwards, the three of them went to Old Han's house and enjoyed a table full of good food and wine, having a hearty meal. Old Han was so happy that he drank a lot of spirit wine and soon got drunk. Chu Ming asked his junior sister to clean up the dishes while he used Object Manipulation to send Old Han to bed. Finally, he used Cleaning Technique to purify the impurities in Old Han's body.

After tidying up the house, the two of them left Old Han's house. It was already the middle of the night, but Golden Scale Lake was still shining brightly, illuminating half of the sky. There was a lively atmosphere with people talking and laughing. However, the forest path outside Old Han's house was very quiet, with only Chu Ming and Xiao Yuying walking hand in hand.

Xiao Yuying smiled and said, "Senior brother, Li Shijie is quite easy to get along with."

"Today, we can consider ourselves acquainted with her."

"If senior brother enters the inner sect in the future and encounters any trouble, can we ask her for help?"

Chu Ming knew that his junior sister's friendliness towards Li Haimeng had a purpose, which was to expand his social network. However, his junior sister didn't know that he didn't want to get too close to Li Haimeng, especially after learning today that Li Haimeng lost the "Dragon's Song Sword Manual" because of the Spirit Rice seeds.

If she were to find out that he was the one selling Spirit Rice, she might blame him for losing the "Dragon's Song Sword Manual". So he said to his junior sister, "I understand your intentions, junior sister. However, Li Haimeng is a prominent figure in the inner sect, and we may not be able to establish a connection with him."

"If others don't take the initiative to approach us, we shouldn't actively seek them out. It will only cause trouble."

"Don't worry, as long as we keep a low profile and focus on cultivation, we won't attract any trouble."

"If there is trouble, senior brother will find a way to resolve it. You don't have to worry too much."

After hearing this, Xiao Yuying nodded. "Okay, I understand, senior brother. Let's just stay at home and focus on cultivation."

The two of them walked for a while, and then Xiao Yuying turned her head and asked, "By the way, senior brother, who do you think is more beautiful, Li Shijie or the green-robed female cultivator?"

"You definitely didn't speak the truth at that time, did you?"

Chu Ming smiled and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Xiao Yuying blushed and lowered her head. "I just want to know what kind of woman senior brother likes, so that I can learn how to dress in the future."

Chu Ming chuckled. He naturally understood this woman's thoughts.

Neither of the two answers is the correct answer; there is only a hidden third answer.

He placed his hand on his junior sister's flat abdomen and said, "I don't know who is more beautiful, but I only know that my junior sister is the most beautiful."

"When my junior sister dresses up, she is the most beautiful. There's no need to learn from them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuying felt happy and couldn't hide her smile.

She leaned close to Chu Ming's ear and said, "Senior brother, I have already made a pair of stockings for you, black ones."

"Tonight, during our dual cultivation, do we need to use that...?"

Chu Ming's expression suddenly became serious. "Yes, we must, let's quickly go back and see how skilled you are, Junior Brother."

The two of them ran back together. Xiao Yuying entered the room and began to remove her makeup, then groomed herself.

Chu Ming, on the other hand, returned to the inner room and took out the dragon head rod, connecting it with the wooden rod from earlier.

"Click!"

With a gentle push, the two pieces connected seamlessly.

At the same time, they could easily be detached without much effort.

He reconnected them again and then entered the space.

When he opened his eyes, he could hardly recognize this place.

The space here was more than a hundred times larger than before, and the spiritual field had expanded to about fifty acres, while the pond had grown several times larger.

The small bamboo house had become bigger, taller, and more luxurious, with several stone houses and wooden buildings added.

There were also more mountains, rivers, forests, and other landforms outside. The top of the entire space had also become higher and was no longer easily reachable.

However, just as he lingered for a moment, suddenly, the stars and moon in the sky disappeared, and the space became pitch black.

A power outage?

No, his Middle Grade spirit stone should have been able to last until tomorrow morning. How did it run out already?

Could it be that the consumption of spirit stones has increased after the expansion of this space?

He ignited a flame in his hand and walked to the front of the dragon head statue, placing two Low Grade spirit stones on it.

The starlight and moonlight in the sky lit up again, but he could clearly sense that the rate at which spiritual energy was being lost from the spirit stones had increased significantly.

He estimated that it would take about three incense sticks' worth of time to deplete one Low Grade spirit stone. In a day, he would need to consume about one hundred Low Grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to one Middle Grade spirit stone.

My goodness, who can afford to use this?

Although he had quite a few spirit stones, using them like this was too extravagant.

Forget it, since that's the case, he might as well dismantle and use them first.

After all, the connection between the two only made the space slightly larger, without any additional functionality.

At this moment, he also heard his junior sister knocking on the door, "Senior brother, I'm ready."

Chu Ming left the space and separated the dragon head staff from the short staff, then put them away.

After opening the door, he saw his junior sister wearing a loose Daoist robe, with her fragrant shoulders partially exposed and her long hair draped over them.

The skirt under her body had a slit, revealing two slender legs, and there was a slight feeling of tightness around the sock cuffs.

"Senior brother, do I look... good like this?" Xiao Yuying asked shyly.

Chu Ming smiled satisfactorily, "Of course, you look good."

He tried it on and said, "Hmm, the feel is absolutely fine. Junior Sister is really skillful."

"Make a few more pairs, and we can wear them in the evenings."

"Yes, as long as Senior Brother likes them." Xiao Yuying blushed and smiled shyly.

The two of them looked deeply into each other's eyes, their breath becoming heavier, and then they kissed each other.

...

The next morning, Old Han rode a donkey and bid farewell to the two with a smile on his face.

He also gave them a bag of spirit stones, containing three hundred low-grade spirit stones.

He had earned quite a bit from fishing these days, and he didn't need so many, so he thought of giving them to the two.

Chu Ming and Xiao Yuying tried to decline, but in the end, they accepted.

The two accompanied Old Han to Anding Bridge, leaning on each other and watching him leave from afar.

Old Han hummed a tune all the way, with a smile on his face, feeling very relaxed.

Xiao Yuying sighed, "It's good that Grandpa Han can leave the sect like this."

Chu Ming nodded, "Yes, at least there is hope for the next life."

"We can also enjoy our remaining years without any regrets."

After seeing off Old Han, the two returned home.

But as soon as they arrived at the door, they encountered a disciple of Wu Changqing.

"Senior Brother Chu, Elder Wu asked me to inform you about the appearance of the Golden Scale Fish."

"The Golden Scale Fish has appeared, and there are more Supreme Grade Spirit Fish in the Golden Scale Lake. Elder Wu reminded Senior Brother not to miss this opportunity and to go fishing."

"And during this period, outer disciples can enter without spending any spirit stones and fish to their heart's content."

Chu Ming also knew about this rule. Every time the Golden Scale Fish appeared, there would be such benefits.

After all, this was a great opportunity to fish for Supreme Grade Spirit Fish. Many lucky outer disciples could change their fate through fishing, unlike usual where it would take decades for one to appear.

This was an opportunity to recruit talents and enhance the sect's potential.

If many outer disciples couldn't fish for Supreme Grade Spirit Fish because the threshold was too high just to earn a few spirit stones, it would not be worth it.

Moreover, with more people catching Supreme Grade Spirit Fish, they could exchange them with each other to get Spirit Fish that suited them better.

This was also beneficial for inner disciples.

The sect would send people to maintain order, but it would still be chaotic at the beginning.

Especially some of the elders from the back mountain were still fishing in the Divine Will Sect's lake.

In the early hours of this morning, he saw it clearly through the moss on the boat.

One of the elders from the back mountain seemed to have caught a Supreme Grade Spirit Fish, but another elder snatched it and ate it.

They fought fiercely, and the resulting pressure and residual spells directly killed dozens of disciples nearby, with hundreds injured.

There were even a few inner disciples among them.

Although an elder came later to mediate, the dead could only accept their misfortune.

So if he were asked to go fishing now, he would definitely refuse.

Chu Ming nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Uncle, for your kindness. I naturally know about the appearance of the Golden Scale Fish."

"But I have gained some insights in my recent cultivation and want to practice for a few more days."

"The appearance of the Golden Scale Fish can last for nine months, so I don't need to rush."

The disciple was a little surprised, "I see. Then Senior Brother should focus on cultivation first."

"But in a while, the sect will hold a ceremony on the Golden Scale Lake, and all idle disciples must participate. Senior Brother and Senior Sister, please remember to attend and don't forget."

"At that time, Elder Nongtang from the inner sect will personally demonstrate the fishing method."

"This is a very rare opportunity, observing it on-site will greatly benefit your fishing skills."

Chu Ming touched his chin and had also heard about this ceremony.

After all, the appearance of the Golden Scale Fish was a major event, and the sect attached great importance to it, holding a grand ceremony to worship the immortals and seek their protection.

Especially this time, the Golden Scale Fish appeared in the Divine Will Sect's lake, so the ceremony would be even grander.

Basically, all disciples had to participate, and he didn't have much choice.

However, during such a ceremony, the elders and sect leaders would also be present, so he didn't need to worry too much about safety.

At that time, he could fish and watch the ceremony at the same time, and he could also break through to the Transcendent level in fishing.

This method would also benefit his future cultivation, increasing his speed.

"Alright, I've noted it. How long until the ceremony?"

The disciple answered, "It's about twenty days from now."

Chu Ming nodded and then bid farewell to the disciple.

Xiao Yuying asked, "Senior Brother, there shouldn't be any trouble attending the ceremony, right?"

Chu Ming thought for a moment, "There shouldn't be. We'll sit on a small boat and watch from a distance. If anything happens, remember to hide behind me."

"Yes, I understand, Senior Brother." Xiao Yuying nodded.

...

Twenty-two days later, Chu Ming and Xiao Yuying, dressed in neat white robes, set out.

Today was the day the ceremony began, and all the outer disciples had received the notice.

However, most people have been fishing on the lake and went straight to participate when it was time.

For people like them who set off from home, there was basically no one on the way.

Chu Ming had already put on the protective jade to guard against any unforeseen circumstances.

And he had been practicing the Invigorating Body Art these days. His proficiency in the Invigorating Body Art Transcendent Realm had reached over 30,000.

His defensive power should be enough to resist a mid-level Foundation Building cultivator.

With double insurance, there shouldn't be any accidents.

The two of them arrived at the edge of Golden Scale Lake. At this time, there was a huge dragon-headed ship more than ten miles away. It was over sixty zhang high and over five hundred zhang long.

With carved beams and painted rafters, it was magnificent, and there were many cultivators shuttling back and forth on flying Law Weapons.

Xiao Yuying exclaimed, "Senior Brother, this ship is really big."

Chu Ming smiled and said, "It looks even bigger up close, let's go."

He took out a small boat from the snake-skin bag and sailed with his junior sister towards the huge dragon ship.

After getting closer, they could also see various types of boats moored around the big ship, forming a fan-shaped formation in front of the bow of the dragon ship.

Only inner disciples could go on the dragon ship to watch the ceremony, while outer disciples watched from the small boats.

However, it was more convenient for fishing on the small boats.

Some inner disciples even preferred to stand on the lake surface and fish with their Law Weapons instead of sitting on the boat.

The higher-ups didn't care much, as the purpose of this ceremony was to allow disciples to fish better.

Chu Ming sailed to the last row, where the lower-level disciples were located. There were also boats of the same size as his nearby.

The ceremony had not yet begun, so he and his junior sister started fishing on their own.

[Spirit Fish Fishing Beginner: Proficiency +1]

[Spirit Fish Fishing Beginner: Proficiency +1]

[Spirit Fish Fishing Beginner: Proficiency +1]

...

Before long, he caught a three-jin ordinary Spirit Communication Fish.

At the same time, he finally broke through to the Transcendent Realm in this technique.

[Spirit Fish Fishing Beginner: Proficiency +1]

[Spirit Fish Fishing Beginner breakthrough to Perfection Realm, stepping into the Transcendent Realm]

[Unlocked entry: Never Flying]

[Within the duration of two incense sticks after activating the entry, you will definitely catch the highest quality Spirit Fish within a radius of three zhang and a depth reaching the bottom of the water]

[Can only be activated once a day]

As proficiency continues to improve, the range of Never Flying will gradually expand.

Chu Ming couldn't help but be a little surprised after reading this entry. It was quite powerful, with a faint sense of the way of causality.

It may not be of much use in normal times, but now that the Golden Scale Fish has appeared and there are many High Level Spirit Fish around.

As long as this entry is activated, as long as luck is not too bad, one can basically catch High Level Spirit Fish.

Moreover, the depth should reach the bottom of the lake, so the range is not small.

Even if the Golden Scale Fish happens to be right under his feet, he can still catch it.

Of course, this lake is so big that it is almost impossible to catch the Golden Scale Fish.

And if he does catch it, there will probably be a lot of commotion, and he definitely won't be able to keep it and it will be snatched away by someone.

Afterwards, the ceremony began, and Chu Ming did not rush to use the entry to fish.

He fished while watching the ceremony.

On the dragon boat, the ceremony began.

Several beautiful female disciples dressed in gauze danced gracefully at the bow of the boat, sometimes flying into the air, their clothes and ribbons fluttering in the wind.

These were all female disciples of the inner sect, and their appearance and figure were all outstanding.

When the male disciples of the outer sect saw this, their eyes widened, and they forgot about fishing.

After a dance, the female disciples left the stage, and a middle-aged male cultivator wearing a purple Daoist robe with slender eyes and long eyebrows walked to the bow of the boat.

This person should be Jiang Mo, the Sect Master of the Divine Will Sect, with a domineering aura that didn't need to be angry.

When he appeared, the outer sect disciples around him became nervous, not daring to say a word, quietly listening to him speak.

Jiang Mo walked to the front of the stage and said, "For over three thousand years, my Divine Will Sect has experienced the appearance of the Golden Scale Fish dozens of times."

"This time, the Golden Scale Fish has reappeared in less than a hundred years, and it has appeared first in the lake of my Divine Will Sect. It is truly an auspicious sign."

"This must be the blessing of the Dragon God and the Sword Immortal to my Divine Will Sect. The Golden Scale Fish will definitely belong to my Divine Will Sect."

"My disciples must..."

After saying a long string of ceremonial words, a group of disciples held various Supreme Grade spiritual fruits, slaughtered rare Spirit Beasts, and threw them all into the lake from the dragon boat.

Chu Ming was a little shocked to see this. These things would probably cost several thousand spirit stones per plate, and they were just thrown into the lake like that?

It was truly an epic waste, heartless extravagance.

He silently sighed, the Divine Will Sect was so stingy towards them at the bottom, but when it came to spending money, they were so extravagant, truly heartless.

Afterwards, Jiang Mo led an elder and a direct disciple to perform a prayer ceremony.

"May the Dragon God and the Sword Immortal bless my Divine Will Sect and catch the Golden Scale Holy Fish as soon as possible..."

The outer sect disciples also stood up and closed their eyes to pray, following Jiang Mo's prayer.

Chu Ming followed along with the reading, but he secretly laughed in his heart.

If this method really worked, the Golden Scale Fish would have been caught long ago.

However, just as he was thinking this, the water surface under the bow of the dragon boat suddenly flashed with golden light.

A huge golden Spirit Fish gradually appeared.

Everyone was shocked when they saw it.

"It's the Golden Scale Fish, the Golden Scale Fish!"

"The Dragon God Sword Immortal blesses us! Could this Golden Scale Fish really intend to join our Divine Will Sect?"

Chu Ming widened his eyes in disbelief. Could it be true?

Jiang Mo and the elders were delighted when they saw this scene.

However, in the next moment, the Golden Scale Fish swam away at an extremely fast speed.

It passed through the fan-shaped formation formed by the outer disciples' boats and headed in the direction away from the sect.

Jiang Mo exclaimed, "Quick, chase after it! Perhaps the Golden Scale Fish is guiding us."

He and the elders immediately led a group of inner disciples to fly away on their Law Weapons, chasing after the Golden Scale Fish.

Many outer disciples also wanted to join in the excitement and hurriedly sailed their boats towards it.

Chu Ming quickly rowed his boat to avoid being hit by the larger boat in front.

Other outer disciples saw that there was no one presiding over the ceremony and dispersed, thinking it would be better to catch some Spirit Fish with their time.

The once lively ceremony suddenly became desolate.

Xiao Yuying was somewhat surprised. "Senior Brother, we've seen the Golden Scale Fish again."

"Does it really want to be caught by the Divine Will Sect?"

Chu Ming thought for a moment. "Who knows, it's not our concern anyway."

"Let's go, let's go fishing over there. Someone has already prepared a fishing spot for us."

He thought it would be a good opportunity to show off his fishing skills. There should be a Supreme Grade Spirit Fish eating the offerings over there, so he might be able to catch a good one.

Xiao Yuying was a bit puzzled. "Senior Brother, doesn't it take some time for the fishing spot to take effect?"

"After all, there are so many High Level offering Spirit Fish that can't finish eating. Why would they bite our bait?"

"Look, no one else is thinking of going fishing over there. We probably won't catch anything."

Chu Ming smiled. "Don't worry, Senior Brother can catch something."

After rowing the boat over, he began fishing and activated the Never Flying skill.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the lake beneath him, a small black fish the size of a palm was happily devouring the offerings.

Although it was small, it swallowed the five-foot Spirit Beast sheep head in one gulp and instantly digested it.

Its size remained the same, still the size of a palm.

Many Spirit Fish around were watching, afraid to approach, only daring to watch it eat.

As it ate, it happily blew bubbles, mocking the foolish humans in its heart.

It was ridiculous that there were people in this world praying for others and hoping to eat their daughters.

With just one spell, it played tricks on that group of human cultivators, and they happily allowed themselves to be played.

For thousands of years, it had been playing with these human cultivators like this, and they never tired of being played by it.

No one had ever been able to catch it, after all, as long as it didn't want to take the bait, no one could catch it.

But Father had said that her fate would only begin when she encountered a destined person who could willingly take the bait.

Otherwise, she would have to stay in this lake, either living for ten thousand years until she died of old age, or being eaten as a Spirit Fish.

She didn't quite understand what this meant. Why should she willingly take the bait and let someone eat her?

Father was also only partially knowledgeable about the divination and couldn't explain it clearly. After that, he Ascended with Mother.

Leaving her alone, waiting in this lake for over three thousand years...

Suddenly, she felt her body uncontrollably floating towards the surface of the lake.

"This... this is..."

She saw the destination of her movement clearly, there was actually a bait ball there.

The bait inside was ordinary, but it emitted a great attraction to her. For a moment, she was a bit stunned and couldn't figure out what was going on.

A hint of fear flashed through her heart as she desperately tried to struggle, but she couldn't control her body and couldn't even use her spells.

The next moment, she bit onto the bait ball and was simultaneously sucked in by a tremendous force.

On the surface of the lake, Chu Ming felt the fishing line being pulled, and with excitement on his face, he reeled in the fish.

However, when he saw it clearly, he was a bit surprised.

Using Object Manipulation, he caught the small black Spirit Fish in his right hand and looked puzzled. "What kind of fish is this?"

But in the next second, the fish suddenly disappeared from his palm.

Chu Ming was shocked. This feeling of disappearance was too familiar, as if it had been stored in the Dragon Head Baton's space.

But he hadn't activated the Dragon Head Baton's space just now, instead, it seemed like someone else had.

He immediately looked inward into the space, and the small black fish had already appeared in the pond.

A crack appeared on its black body, bursting out with dazzling golden light...

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