Deep in Cloud Dragon Lake, undercurrents stirred.
Li Chang'an and the others watched intently, their eyes fixed on the water, missing no change.
After a few breaths, a massive current suddenly surged from the lakebed. Like a Black Dragon awakening, it churned the whole lake into towering waves.
"It's here!"
Li Chang'an narrowed his eyes and watched closely.
That current was made up of tens of thousands of ordinary fish and Spirit Fish.
Then a second current appeared, just as vast and astonishing, following close behind the first.
A third followed, then a fourth—
Shoals of ordinary fish and Spirit Fish became dark tides rolling one after another through the lake, leaving everyone hard-pressed to take it all in.
Along the shore, cultivators of the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core realms sprang into action, sending Mana into the lake to catch the fish they had chosen.
Most cultivators of the Nascent Soul realm had yet to act.
At their level, nearly all possessed an Insight Treasure.
Each remained composed, using a treasure or an eye technique to study the Spirit Fish in the lake and patiently choose a target.
As time passed, people began making catches.
"Haha, I caught a Spirit Fish!"
"Damn it. Three tries, and all I caught were ordinary fish."
"No rush. We have plenty of time. The Cloud Dragon Tide will last at least an hour—there'll be plenty of chances."
Some rejoiced, others brooded. Joy and sorrow ran on separate currents as voices rose and fell along the shore.
Their actions threw the lake into greater chaos.
Many fish were startled and seemed to want to return to the lake's depths. Yet something there appeared to frighten them, so they dared not go back and could only dart wildly through the water.
"There are