By the Scented Flower River.
The river, once endlessly surging onward, split midway, with part of its waters flowing into a vast bend and becoming tranquil.
The bend was enormous, dozens of zhang wide.
The river's surface was still, stirred only by a gentle breeze.
Two figures sat side by side on the riverbank. Medicinal tea sat between them, and each held a fishing rod glowing with spiritual light.
"My Li Family built its foundation on pill refining and cultivating seven kinds of medicinal herbs, earning a modest name for ourselves in Sky Wave Immortal City."
"But in truth, besides medicinal herbs and pills, we also have three Spirit Fish ponds as supplementary sources of income."
"Returning Dragon Bay beneath our feet is one of them. It raises Scented Flower Fish, which require living water."
Li Jinhuang stroked his grizzled beard and spoke with great flourish.
The many Li Family businesses he mentioned were all the lifeblood of the family.
Yet he spoke of them so generously, as if he did not fear the man beside him coveting them in the slightest.
Luo Chen smiled faintly, glanced at the utterly motionless fishing rod, and remarked casually, "If we're fishing, why not go to a true river or lake? Coming to a stocked fish pond is really rather dull."
The meaning beneath his words was clear.
Fishing in a pond could not reveal true skill.
Only great rivers and vast lakes could show one's abilities.
Unexpectedly, Li Jinhuang waved a hand.
"You are mistaken, Fellow Daoist. The fish I invited you to catch are not the stocked Scented Flower Fish."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Scented Flower Fish need living water, which is why the fish pond could only be built within Returning Dragon Bay. But the Scented Flower River contains