Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 11: The Seven-Color Rainbow Silver Fish

In the early morning, Yang Ning opened his eyes, feeling his energetic spirit and the world that seemed to have come alive. He wanted to shout out, "Awesome!"

He entered a state of meditation, a true spiritual meditation, not just a breathing technique.

"Having a calm mind and a body like a boat on a peaceful lake. I used to think that having nothing in the mind is what meditation is all about, but it seems that's not the case," Yang Ning pondered and felt that it made sense.

He had just started on this path, so it was unrealistic to expect to have no thoughts at all. Being able to enter a state of meditation was already a good start.

"Well, let's name this meditation technique 'Meditation of the Solitary Boat on a Calm Lake.' However, meditation is a personal experience, so it's difficult to capture it in words!" Yang Ning was excited for a while until he remembered Lin Tianheng's casual gesture, and finally calmed down.

As his spirit grew stronger, his subconscious mind also became stronger. For example, he remembered that he needed to absorb the Innate Purple Qi every morning, so he woke up when the sun was about to rise during his meditation.

This was not a superpower; ordinary people could do it too. For example, setting an alarm for 6 o'clock would make them wake up at 5:59 on their own.

He found the tallest tree nearby, climbed to the top of its canopy, and there was no boat or person above his head. He just didn't know if there was any divine consciousness watching him.

Yang Ning estimated that there wasn't because if Lin Tianheng was so diligent, he would have used his divine consciousness to find people himself instead of letting the Immortal Miao search the mountains.

"That's right!" Yang Ning suddenly grasped a bit of Lin Tianheng's mindset.

He actually didn't care about Tuo Buchuan at all, and he didn't really want to find him seriously. He was just playing around.

What does it mean to be at the Gold Core stage? It was the seventh level of Qi Refining. At this realm, not to mention the Unified Harmony of all methods, one could also cultivate more Divine Abilities. The strength was hundreds of times that of the fifth level of Qi Refining and dozens of times that of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Not to mention that Tuo Buchuan was only at the fourth level of Gold Core. In theory, it was the same whether Lin Tianheng fought Zhao Bu or Tuo Buchuan. It was just a matter of a finger.

Just look at how Wang Yi used Tuo Buchuan's Treasure Weapon as a hairpin. The treasure you think highly of is just an accessory in other people's eyes!

Could someone like Tuo Buchuan escape from Lin Tianheng's hands? Or run from the Northern Barbarians to Qinshan?

The distance from the Northern Barbarians to Qinshan was more than 8,000 kilometers!

How could someone who was severely injured, had their powers sealed, and could only rely on their physical body run for 8,000 kilometers without being caught?

So Lin Tianheng's intention was clear: he wouldn't kill him. Hey, he was just playing around!

"I won't personally take action. I'll let a group of kindergarten kids find you and catch you!"

If that was the case, then it didn't matter if he touched a fish. Lin Tianheng simply didn't care.

After all, the lifespan of someone at the Gold Core stage was 3,000 years. Not to mention 40 days, what difference would it make even after 40 years?

"To be a carefree True Immortal, one must have strength. Without strength, one can only be seen as a joke by others who are carefree."

After absorbing the purple qi, Yang Ning returned to the boat and continued practicing his punches.

The punches were not only training his qi and blood, but also his control over his muscles.

A few days ago, he discovered that he could imitate the martial arts moves he had seen in his past life, such as Iron Block, Finger Spear, Eight Extremes Collapse, and Taiji Thunderous Hammer.

Tang Zichen once said that after achieving a high level of muscle control, one could even walk on water without sinking below the knees.

It's not about running on water at high speed, but by continuously pressing down on the water with muscle vibrations to keep oneself afloat.

Yang Ning hasn't reached that level yet, but after practicing for a whole morning, he can control the boat without using an oar, relying only on the vibrations of the muscles in his feet.

Not only can he control the direction of the boat, but he can also make the boat move against the current.

It seems to be related to the "Meditation Method of the Solitary Boat on the Calm Lake". After a night, he clearly feels that his understanding of the water flow has become much clearer. When practicing on the water, he often doesn't need to calculate anymore and can adjust himself purely by instinct.

With this progress, he simply threw away the oar and stepped on the small boat, punching while going upstream. When he looked up at the starry sky at night, he realized that he had traveled 220 kilometers that day!

Not only can he go upstream, but he can also navigate through dangerous rapids. Controlling the solitary boat has become like an instinct. Because he was so focused on cultivation, the boat had unknowingly traveled quite far!

"With such a long distance, if Tuo Buchuan is hiding somewhere, wouldn't I miss him?" Yang Ning thought for a moment, then shook his head, thinking it didn't matter.

He has a reason to say that. As a triple Physical Body Realm cultivator, it wouldn't be easy to find someone if they were determined to hide. The difference between the tenth level of the Physical Body Realm and the third level is even greater than the difference between a human and a pig. Let alone finding someone, even if someone wrote a long essay on your back, you might not notice it.

And out of a thousand people, there will always be nine hundred and ninety-nine that can't be found. Why can't it be me!

He dragged the boat ashore, then found a tree and started meditating on it.

With the experience from the first night, he entered meditation much faster this time.

The feeling of meditation is different from entering the Spirit Realm. In the Spirit Realm, time is infinitely long. Inside, it feels like several years have passed, while outside, it's just a moment.

But during meditation, time feels infinitely short. He felt like he had only drifted for a while, but when he opened his eyes again, it was almost dawn!

After absorbing the purple energy, there didn't seem to be much change in his blood and energy, but it felt more active.

Yang Ning knew that this should be the result of water grinding. The effects of this purple energy might not be noticeable in three to five days or even three to five years, but after accumulating for thirty to fifty years or even three to five hundred years, it would definitely be useful.

Cultivation is not about short-term power, but rather a long and gradual accumulation. Every bit of effort now will become a stepping stone for his future progress.

Anyway, it doesn't take much time, just a breath in the early morning.

"It's only three hundred kilometers away from the main peak. If I go at full speed, I can reach it today, but why should I rush? It's not like the sect is recruiting people." Yang Ning stood on the tree and looked at the shape of the water. After a long slope, there was a pool of water, and beyond the pool was a waterfall.

The waterfall was extremely high. Even from this distance, he could see a stream falling from the sky. If he were under the waterfall, Yang Ning didn't know what kind of feeling it would be.

"Let's spend the night under the waterfall today!" Yang Ning remembered that the protagonist in the novel often practiced under the waterfall, and he wanted to try it too.

If he planned to stay here for a long time, he intended to build a wooden house near the waterfall.

"Move forward!" Stepping on the small boat, it felt like stepping on a surfboard. Today's speed was even faster than yesterday's. In just over three hours, he arrived under the waterfall!

"Damn, it's so big!" Yang Ning looked at the waterfall in shock. "How long is this?"

"The waterfall has a vertical drop of 1,476 meters!" Deep Blue's voice sounded, "The largest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in South America, with a drop of 979.6 meters. It was also the filming location for the movie 'Up'."

Yang Ning was amazed. Although Angel Falls had a large drop, it was narrow. The waterfall in front of him not only had a greater drop, but it was also very wide, measuring 258 meters.

Looking down from below the waterfall, it was like a white scarf hanging on the cliff. The roaring waves sounded like thunder, and the deep pool below was over thirty meters deep. The entire pool was eight hundred meters wide and one thousand four hundred meters long, resembling a cluster of mulberry leaves.

Such a magnificent sight could only be seen in another world!

Yang Ning paddled on the water, watching the fish and turtles swimming below. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he saw a small silver fish with a rainbow-like glow.

"What is that?" Yang Ning asked incredulously.

"Yes, it's the Seven Rainbow Silverfish, ranked seventh among the eighteen treasures in 'Universal Records'!" Deep Blue said, "It is an exquisite delicacy. Because of its scarcity, ordinary people cannot taste it. It is monopolized by cultivators. This fish is one foot long and weighs four kilograms. In the Ascension City outside the Immortal Ascension Academy, it can be sold for four hundred thousand taels of silver or four jade crystals!"

"Amazing!" Four hundred thousand taels of silver was a huge sum. Last year, Yue Kingdom's fiscal revenue was only one million seven hundred thousand taels, and that was after Yang Ning's reforms.

Don't think that the Immortal Cultivation World doesn't need money. They do. Cultivators below the Qi Refining Stage also use silver for transactions. Moreover, because the items used by cultivators are scarce and expensive, the amount of funds needed is even more exaggerated.

When Yang Ning arrived at the Immortal Ascension Academy to cultivate, he would need to spend money to buy pills. Unfortunately, when he was an official, he had no idea that he would be cultivating in the future, so he didn't make any money!

How could such a precious fish appear here?

But there was no need to think too much about it. Who knew the habits of this fish?

Now the goal was to catch it. If he could catch this fish and sell it, he wouldn't have to worry about money for at least a year!

"Little Seven, where do you think you're going?" Yang Ning stomped on the small boat that had accompanied him for several days, leaving only a wooden board. He then stepped on the board and slid across the lake surface.

The Seven Rainbow Silverfish was extremely fast, but after all, it was just an ordinary fish. Yang Ning caught up to it in a few minutes and reached out to grab it. The fish ended up in Yang Ning's hands.

"Four hundred thousand taels in hand!" Although the Seven Rainbow Silverfish was rare, it was only because it was difficult to breed and was often preyed upon by other fish. It wasn't delicate and could be temporarily kept in a fish tank. It was not easy for it to die.

"Yang Ning, another one!" Deep Blue exclaimed.

"Huh?" Yang Ning was taken aback and quickly turned his head. Sure enough, not far away was another Seven Rainbow Silverfish, as if it hadn't seen its companion being caught and was leisurely swimming.

Yang Ning took a few steps and reached it, but as soon as he bent down, he saw another one next to it!

"Oh my god, I've hit the jackpot of Seven Rainbow Silverfish!" Yang Ning first caught the one closest to him, then rushed to catch the other one, but as soon as he caught it, another one appeared in front of him!

It was longer and bigger, almost two feet long!

"This!" Yang Ning was dumbfounded.

If one Seven Rainbow Silverfish appeared on the market, it would be considered lucky and a rare treasure.

If two appeared, it would be a miracle!

But what about four?

That would make others suspect that you had discovered a big nest or had found the breeding technique for Seven Rainbow Silverfish. They would be ready to take your life!

"No, I can't catch them!" Yang Ning quickly came to his senses, gritted his teeth, and took out a chisel to gut the Seven Rainbow Silverfish.

He had been killing fish for three days, so skilled that he couldn't be any more skilled. In just a few seconds, he cleaned four fish completely, then opened his mouth and stuffed them all in like eating spicy strips.

"Delicious!" Yang Ning's eyes lit up. He couldn't describe the taste, but he felt an incredible freshness explode on his tongue and spread along his skull to his brain.

It deserved to be ranked seventh among the eighteen delicacies. He didn't add any seasoning, yet it tasted so good when eaten raw. If a professional chef processed it, how much better would it taste?

But that was all he could take. After all, he wasn't the only one on this mountain, and this waterfall was so conspicuous. Sooner or later, someone else would come and discover the seven flowing rainbow silver fish in the lake.

This time could be a few days later, a dozen days later, or even the next second.

With such a great benefit, Yang Ning couldn't imagine anyone willing to share it equally with him. If it was a fairy seedling, it would be fine and they could negotiate. But what if it was one of those Immortal Ascension Academy employees with a physical cultivation level of six or seven?

Although he had talismans on him, and Lin Tianheng could come over if he was killed, what if someone was so impulsive that they didn't care and just wanted to kill him?

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Retreat!

Yang Ning turned around and thought of the boat that brought him here. He quickly returned to that side and kicked the planks stuck on the draft back into the river, letting them flow downstream.

The last one, he stepped on it.

"Master!"

"Master!"

Deep Blue shouted.

"What's wrong?"

"There's someone behind you!"

Yang Ning was startled and quickly turned around, only to see a young bald man in a gray robe with sunken eye sockets, a withered expression, and pale skin standing behind him. He didn't know when he had appeared behind him!

He was standing on the water's surface, not sinking an inch!

The young man was still holding a gray ball the size of a basketball in his hand. The ball flickered with gray light, like a breathing lamp.

"I was wondering who it was waiting for. Turns out it's you!" The young man's voice was hoarse, his eyes bloodshot, staring at Yang Ning intently.

Yang Ning almost couldn't catch his breath. Of course, he recognized the person in front of him. Lin Tianheng had given him the picture!

Tuo Buchuan!

Yang Ning quickly reached into his pocket, but before he could even extend his hand by a centimeter, he felt a heart-wrenching pain.

Turning his head, he saw that his arm had been twisted into a spiral!

"Damn it!" Yang Ning cursed in his heart. He knew Tuo Buchuan was strong, but he didn't expect him to be so strong that he didn't even have time to activate the talisman?

And, aren't you supposed to be running for your life? Why did you come to such a conspicuous waterfall and play hide-and-seek in the spotlight?

Yang Ning's thoughts were in chaos as he tried to figure out how to use mouth escape to save himself. But the next second, he felt a pain in his neck.

And then, there was no more "then."

(End of this chapter)