Looking Down on the Sky and Eating Qi

The Black River stretched for thousands of miles, vast and boundless. It was said that deep within the Black River was a Flood Dragon Nest, which influenced the river water, turning it into the color of ink.

Legend had it that an Ancient Black Flood Dragon resided within the Flood Dragon Nest, possessing heaven-defying cultivation. A mere turn of its body could make the Black River tremble thrice.

These were merely legends on the banks of the Black River, but within the Star Gazing Manor, they were confirmed facts.

"Go!"

Liu Bai waved his sleeves with great satisfaction. With a rumble, the yellow boat enlarged against the wind, becoming over six zhang long and three zhang wide. Its entire body flowed with precious light, resembling a house floating on the river surface, splashing up large waves.

The group stepped onto the treasure boat, which had a warm and comfortable cabin inside and could navigate autonomously without human power.

Chen Fusheng stood on the treasure boat, looking at the turbulent river water and gazing at the dark and ancient river area, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

"A new beginning, a new starting point, work hard!"

Chen Fusheng secretly encouraged himself. He turned around and glanced at Liu Bai and the others, who were sitting in meditation with their eyes closed. He muttered to himself, "They are using their mental power to sense the traces of fish."

It was somewhat unrealistic to lock onto spirit fish, as telepathic fish were good at hiding their tracks and concealing their aura, making the probability of discovery relatively slim.

"This treasure boat actually requires Star Stones to operate during its voyage."

Chen Fusheng also glanced at the energy slot in the cabin, which contained hundreds of Star Stone fragments to provide the treasure boat with a source of navigation, making its speed more than ten times faster than ordinary boats.

"A round trip of three hundred miles will probably cost me decades of wages as a handyman. This is the daily life of a cultivator."

Chen Fusheng adjusted his mentality and sat cross-legged to visualize the energy of heaven and earth with his physical body. He found that the energy was different from what he had sensed before, cool and refreshing, but when he waited to absorb it into his body, he felt it was extremely gentle.

"That's right, the Black River stretches for thousands of miles, and the water energy is abundant, so the state of energy and matter is also different, huh?"

Chen Fusheng discovered that the speed of charging the Spirit Snake Diagram had increased!

"The Spirit Snake belongs to water, so it seems that the Spirit Snake Diagram is suitable for recovery here." Chen Fusheng was pleasantly surprised.

Moreover, as the treasure boat went deeper, the water-based energy he visualized continued to become richer, and the charging speed for the diagram began to skyrocket!

Time passed bit by bit...

It was almost noon, and the treasure boat had penetrated a hundred miles into the area. There was a thin layer of black mist in the river area, and there were fewer boats coming and going. Of course, the river channel also became wider.

Currently, the Spirit Snake Diagram began to emit a strong light!

Chen Fusheng decisively communicated with it, and his body seemed to become a soft substance, wanting to lie on the deck and raise his head to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

"Snake, oh snake, let's coil up."

Chen Fusheng controlled his body and also found that the Spirit Snake Diagram was different from the Evil Tiger Diagram.

The Spirit Snake Diagram did not release energy to help him, but it gave him a tyrannical throughput, which soared by about four or five times!

He was shocked, was he equivalent to a cultivation genius?

"The ancient masters recorded more than five hundred kinds of exotic beast diagrams, and they all bring me different effects. As for the Spirit Snake Breath diagram, it elaborates on the way of breathing."

"He observed the spirit snake and explored the spirit snake's breathing technique. What kind of comprehension is this?"

Chen Fusheng silently comprehended, and the energy drawn from his mouth and nose circulated back and forth along his spine, giving him the feeling of a spirit snake overlooking the sky and eating energy.

As time passed, Chen Fusheng also felt that his body had grown taller!

This was a change happening to his large spine. The spine was the pillar of his physical body, and now it was effectively lengthening slightly. This was the effect of the Spirit Snake Diagram.

As the energy substance spread to his skin and flesh, his skin became soft and smooth, and strands of toughness emerged from the dermis, as if muscles were being reborn.

"So comfortable!"

These changes gave Chen Fusheng a trembling feeling. Yesterday he was unmatched in his ferocity, but today he was soft and boneless.

His originally uncoordinated body began to reverse. Skin connected to tendons, and tendons connected to bones. This pure method of shaping the physical body allowed new energy to continuously burst forth within him.

Even under the influence of the Spirit Snake Diagram, he wanted to dive into the Black River to swim and play. He couldn't help but lie down, stroking the river water with his hands.

"This river has life and is breathing!"

"I can sense the fluctuations of the fish and the smell of the water plants."

"Further away, there are schools of fish shuttling back and forth. I really want to go and swim with them. I wonder if they would welcome me."

"Hmm, a group, a very large school of fish, hidden in a patch of aquatic plants!"

Chen Fusheng, blessed with the Spirit Snake talent, had a strong ability to detect everything in the river, and he was able to pinpoint the location of that school of fish more accurately.

"The school of fish is always swimming in that river area!" Chen Fusheng couldn't wait to jump in and scoop them all up.

Currently, the treasure ship was one hundred and fifty miles deep into the Black River. Wang Lie and the others opened their eyes in unison, all looking towards the river area on the right. Obviously, they had also discovered the school of fish.

Liu Bai suddenly stood up, his large hand lifting the heavy fishing net, which gleamed with a silver light in the black mist.

This was a silver thread iron net, commonly known as the Silver Silk Net, woven from silver threads and then cast with rare minerals, which could effectively restrain spirit fish.

The strength of spirit fish in the river was terrifying, and ordinary fishing nets would burst upon encountering them!

"I say, Old Liu, are you sure you want to cast the first net?"

Wang Lie said, "You've returned empty-handed for months. Your luck is a bit dark."

Liu Bai, with a dark face, handed the fishing net to Wang Lie, "Alright, alright, you're awesome, you do it!"

"Fusheng, you're a newbie, maybe you can be a hit. You cast the first net." Wang Lie pulled Chen Fusheng up.

"Wang Lie, are you stupid? Can a newbie like him lift the Silver Silk Net?"

Liu Bai scolded angrily, "Quickly cast the net at the location I marked, don't let the school of fish run away!"

Currently, the treasure ship radiated a faint layer of light, encircling that river area, which was about twenty zhang away from here.

Wang Lie looked at Chen Fusheng without speaking. To gain a foothold in the team, he needed to demonstrate his skills, otherwise, who would want to play with him next time.

"There seems to be a large fish in the river."

Mu Zhen spoke for the first time. The voice of the cold and beautiful girl was surprisingly gentle, like water. She was not optimistic about Chen Fusheng.

Also, this Silver Silk Net was quite valuable. If some of the fishing lines were broken during the casting, they would have to share the repair costs equally.

"I think I can do it!"

Chen Fusheng strode forward, grabbed the Silver Silk Net with his backhand, and looked at the encircled area.

Wang Lie smiled, the first step always had to be taken. Just now, he was worried that Chen Fusheng would be timid and not dare to act.

"You kid..." Liu Bai rushed up to snatch it away, but Wang Lie raised his hand to stop him, "What's your hurry? Didn't you see him mentioning the fishing net effortlessly?"

"Alright, Old Lie, you're really something. If he can pull up a big one, I'll give him 20% of my catch!" Liu Bai said in exasperation.

"Twenty percent is your share," Wang Lie corrected. Liu Bai's share for providing the treasure ship was forty percent.

Liu Bai laughed in anger, "I'll give it, I'll give it. You're called Chen Fusheng, right? Be sensible and put down the fishing net for me."

Chen Fusheng remained silent, his hearing and sense of smell heightened to the extreme, coupled with the Spirit Snake Diagram's ability to detect the Black River, precisely locating the movement of the fish!

Chen Fusheng's pupils suddenly widened, he raised his hand and violently shook the fishing net. The moment it was cast, it resembled dense silver threads, uniformly falling into the right side of the designated area.

Mu Zhen found it amusing, he missed the mark!

Even for a novice, it shouldn't be this far off. It seems his control over power is too rough.

"Hero, is this your pick!"

Liu Bai laughed and raged, Wang Lie's face also couldn't hold it anymore. Was the stage he painstakingly set up going to collapse like this?

"Bang, bang..."

Chen Fusheng's expression was calm, his waist and hips moved in unison, powerfully and heavily pulling the Silver Silk Net backward.

"You can't even pull a little water?" Liu Bai couldn't resist kicking him down.

"Damn it, can you stop yelling!" Wang Lie couldn't help but curse.

Chen Fusheng gripped the thick rope with both hands, pulling backward even more vigorously. Mu Zhen suddenly noticed something was wrong, "There seems to be movement below?"

"Splash!"

As soon as the words fell, a large area of bubbles churned up on the river surface not far away, gurgling, as if boiling water was about to explode.

"Plop!"

Wang Lie grinned with wild joy, kneeling on one knee and carrying the end of the rope like an old tree taking root, he roared, "The first net of the river opening, invite the spirit fish onto the boat!"

"Invite the spirit fish onto the boat!"

Chen Fusheng didn't know if chanting these words would help, but he still shouted along.

As he pulled with all his might, the river water began to boil, waves surged dozens of feet high, and large patches of churning fish floated to the surface, making a constant splashing sound.

Liu Bai squatted, staring in disbelief at the hundreds of pounds of fish being hauled up. Was this something a novice should be doing?

Fish, shrimp, and crabs were not worth much money, and even a giant fish weighing hundreds of pounds was nothing special.

However, a golden Yellow Orange Fish weighing about ten pounds, and an old turtle with a two-colored shell, were the real big catches.

The growth cycle of the Yellow Orange Fish was extremely slow, and a size of ten pounds was second only to spirit fish. It was a top-notch delicacy for nourishing the body. For mortals, it could prolong life. When it thrashed in the river, it could easily unleash thousands of pounds of force.

Of course, the Yellow Orange Fish was secondary. The key was the old turtle with the purple-red shell, about the size of a washbasin, with extremely sharp claws. The Silver Silk Net wrapped around it was tattered, almost allowing it to escape!

"This is a Multi-Treasure Turtle, you actually invited this great god up here!"

Liu Bai's breathing quickened, he roared in shock, "If I present this dish at my wife's birthday banquet, who would dare compete?"

"What kind of sweet dream are you having?"

Wang Lie slapped him away, "A two-colored Multi-Treasure Turtle is worth at least several hundred Star Stones, and this one has been around for at least a hundred years, so you wouldn't be able to get it for less than a thousand Star Stones!"

"Moreover, according to the rules, whoever catches the spirit fish gets sixty percent of the share!"

Chen Fusheng's pupils dilated infinitely, a thousand?!

Even Huang Tiancheng's previous monthly salary would take three or four years to earn that much, and he pulled up a treasure with one net?

But what made him feel bad was that the biggest fish ran away...

To be precise, he was a little slow in casting the net, and he startled it before he could cover it. Also, he did cast it a bit off, otherwise the harvest would have been even greater.

Mu Zhen glanced at Chen Fusheng. Did he cast it off on purpose, or did he lock onto the core of the fish school?

Also, Chen Fusheng's physical strength surprised her. No wonder Wang Lie insisted on bringing him on board. After all, physical fitness is extremely important in the fishing process, mainly for detailed control of the fishing net.

"Brother Lie, I was just lucky, I accidentally cast it off."

Chen Fusheng said weakly, "You can split the Multi-Treasure Turtle, I want this Yellow Orange Fish."

The Dao of the Flesh prioritizes the essence of life.

The Yellow Orange Fish is crucial to his current cultivation, and the greatest value of the Multi-Treasure Turtle lies in its shell, which can be made into a sturdy artifact.

Although doing so is very disadvantageous, Chen Fusheng also wanted to see their generosity. After all, it involved thousands of Star Stones, and he had never had such a huge fortune in his life.

"One thing is one thing, you get what you deserve, that's the rule."

Mu Zhen's faint words came, "Liu Bai, if you want the Multi-Treasure Turtle, just buy it. How about this, you give Chen Fusheng five hundred Star Stones, and Wang Lie and I each take two hundred. That's a fair price."

"Hahaha..." Wang Lie almost laughed like crazy. He originally wanted to help Chen Fusheng, but in less than a day, he gave him a great gift.

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say." For the extravagant gift for his girlfriend's birthday this year, Liu Bai gritted his teeth and agreed.

Chen Fusheng looked at the few of them, this team seemed pretty good.

Wang Lie began to calculate the harvest. Counting the damage to the treasure ship, the fishing nets, etc., Chen Fusheng eventually received a little over four hundred.

To Chen Fusheng's surprise, Wang Lie moved a large stove, pots, pans, ingredients, and seasonings out of the cabin... and also took out a large bag of rare medicinal herbs from his arms, all of which were old herbs that had been aged for years.

He understood, they were going to kill the fish on the spot, stew it, add medicinal herbs, and cook it. The medicinal primer was naturally the Yellow Orange Fish.

"Chen Fusheng, here are two hundred Star Stones, I'll give you the rest later."

Liu Bai thought that he had to catch thousands of Star Stones in the next net to make a big profit.

Chen Fusheng took it and his eyes flickered. The Spirit Snake Diagram could help him sense the fluctuations of the fish school. If he jumped into the Black River and swam around, he could better lock onto the spirit fish!

But this idea...

"Demon beast!"

Mu Zhen's words shocked Chen Fusheng, and he stood up and looked towards the distant Black Mist River area.

He felt an extremely brutal and fierce power. The river surface was churning with hundred-zhang waves, rumbling like thunder!