You Cultivate, I Farm

Inside the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, a stalk of Thousand Forms Grass, resembling a Demonic Beast by seventy to eighty percent, silently shattered, turning into dots of Spiritual light that merged into a portion of bait.

Lu Xuan, holding the Ink Jade Spirit Rod in his hand, raised it and a mass of specialty bait he had just concocted appeared in his palm, which he then hooked onto the fish hook.

Afterward, he nonchalantly cast it back to its original spot.

The Thousand Forms Grass had a huge attraction to Demonic Beasts, and the Tiger Fish, which loved devouring various treasures, couldn’t resist such temptation.

He was confident that he could attract the Tiger Fish back to him.

Sure enough, in less than a day, the Ink Jade Spirit Rod suddenly jerked downwards, and under the immense pull, Lu Xuan’s figure staggered.

His reflexes were quick, as he tightly grasped the Ink Jade Spirit Rod in his hand.

“Another Spiritual fish on the hook?”

Shi Zichen, standing beside him, had already grown numb, as Lu Xuan’s efficiency in fishing for Spiritual fish had far exceeded his imagination.

Although Lu Xuan already knew he had hooked a Tiger Fish, he pretended to be completely unaware.

With a splashing sound, a bizarrely shaped giant Spiritual fish leaped out from the dark river waters.

The Spiritual fish was covered in dark blue scales, had a Flood Dragon’s head, and its belly bore four limbs like tiger claws; no sooner had it appeared than it violently sprayed a stream of dark water toward Lu Xuan.

The stream’s Yin Qi was chilling, as if it came directly from the Netherworld.

Lu Xuan remained unafraid, the Peacock King Sword in his hand split into thousands, having absorbed numerous Dongxuan Sword Intent, he seemed to directly see through the chilling stream, blocking all the Sword Qi and splashing countless water droplets.

“This Fellow Cultivator’s fishing skills are truly impressive! The Spiritual fish just keep coming!”

“Even if there is a surge of Spiritual tides, isn’t this speed of catching fish too fast?”

Several Cultivators nearby, seeing another Spiritual fish hooked by Lu Xuan, simultaneously showed looks of envy.

“Wait, is this a rare Fifth Rank Spiritual fish?”

“It’s worth at least a hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, this rate of earning Spirit Stones is too astonishing.”

The crowd gazed in awe at the bizarre Spiritual fish Lu Xuan had subdued.

“This fish, is it the legendary Fifth Rank Tiger Fish, known for collecting various treasures and also called Treasure Swallowing Fish, often having rare treasures inside its stomach, generally nothing below the rank of the fish itself?”

“The Spiritual fish itself is highly valuable, capable of enhancing the strength of the Flesh Body, and can be used in Alchemy.”

A sharp-eyed Cultivator recognized the origin of the Tiger Fish.

“Fellow Cultivator, could you dissect it to let us have a look?”

Hearing this, the Cultivators couldn’t contain their curiosity and encouraged him.

“Alright, Lu Mou is indeed quite interested, I’ll entertain my Fellow Cultivators.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

He took a sharp Flying Sword from his Storage Bag, pinned down the still struggling Tiger Fish with one hand, and directly sliced open its belly.

Under the curious and probing gazes of the crowd, he retrieved a large bronze lock.

The surface of the lock had a faint glow flowing over it, embedded with Demonic patterns, with the Demonic Beast’s neck, limbs, chest, and other parts tightly bound by chains.

From the aura exuding from the bronze lock, it was likely a Sixth Grade Magical Instrument.

“Fellow Lu, how about buying the bronze lock in your hand for 180,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones?” called out an elder in the late stage of Golden Core.

“180,000 for a Sixth Grade Magical Instrument, are you trying to take advantage of Brother Lu’s ignorance?”

“This old man is willing to offer 250,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones, Fellow Lu. Given the mysterious origin of this lock, my offer is very sincere,” another slender elder in the late Golden Core stage bid.

“I apologize, but this rare treasure has just come up and I would like to keep it as a souvenir,” Lu Mou said.

Lu Xuan shook his head with a smile, his interest in the bronze lock only slight as he politely declined.

People had no choice but to give up, looking enviously at Lu Xuan as he processed the Tiger Fish and put it into his storage bag.

Upon learning that a rare Fifth Rank Tiger Fish had been fished up in these waters, everyone’s enthusiasm soared, scattering top-notch bait like they were not Spirit Stones.

Within the blink of an eye, three days passed, during which Lu Xuan and the other “Cultivators” had caught various other types of Spiritual fish, but no second Tiger Fish had appeared.

Lu Xuan remained calm, leisurely watching the specially made bait on the hook.

“Hmm? Another Tiger Fish has bitten the hook.”

A familiar thought surfaced in his mind.

He then patiently waited for the Tiger Fish to fully bite.

A moment later, he seized that fleeting opportunity and pulled hard.

Suddenly, a great force came from the other end of the Ink Jade Spirit Rod, and a Flood Dragon head emerged from the surface of the water.

“The second Tiger Fish!!”

“I’m going mad! For this spiritual tide outburst, I have studied fishing techniques, prepared the Spiritual Pole Artifact, top-grade baits, years or even decades of effort, why can’t I catch a High Rank Spiritual fish?”

A “Cultivator” murmured to himself, his eyes looking a bit wild as he watched Lu Xuan reel in the Tiger Fish.

“Friend Lu, please dissect this Tiger Fish quickly, see what treasures it has inside.”

“Sorry, I have no time now. If there’s a chance after the spiritual tide outburst ends, I’ll show it to you all,” Lu Xuan declined with a smile.

With his previous dissection experience, his curiosity had faded, and digging rare treasure items from the bellies of fish repeatedly seemed a bit too ostentatious.

Thus, he directly put the second Tiger Fish into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch amidst envious looks from everyone.

The Gluttonous Insect Pouch, already refined into a Low-grade magical treasure, could maintain the vitality of the Spiritual fish, ensuring their freshness.

“Friend Lu, are you selling the bait in your hand? I can buy it at a high price,” a young “Cultivator” in the Mid-term of Nascent Soul stage transmitted to him.

He was not the only one who noticed something unusual; five or six “Cultivators” shortly started inquiring about the bait.

Most of the Thousand Forms Grass was used to feed the Spirit Beasts in his Cave Abode, and he didn’t have much left. Moreover, the bait contained the secret to his success in catching the Tiger Fish, so Lu Xuan naturally declined.

“Friend Lu, how about I buy your fishing spot for one hundred thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’?” the Nascent Soul youth persisted.

In his view, the quality of Lu Xuan’s Spirit Rod and hook was only above average; the frequent catches of Spiritual fish could only be due to special bait or incredible luck in choosing an excellent spot.

“No thanks, starting over at a new fishing spot would be too much trouble,” Lu Xuan transmitted.

“This position was reserved for me earlier by someone, I have just arrived. Please hand it back to me now.”

“Here are twenty thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’ as compensation for your baiting efforts, please be sensible,” a harsh voice emerged from the crowd.

Subsequently, a tall and muscular bald “Cultivator” slowly stepped forward.

The “Cultivator” was over two meters tall, with bulging muscles and a face covered in flesh, plus two thick black arms growing under his ribs.

“First come, first served; please find another spot,” Lu Xuan responded with a faint smile.

The two rare Fifth Rank Tiger Fish, along with many other varieties of Spiritual fish, finally elicited greed in people’s hearts.