First Fishing at Level One, Directed Search for Medicine

After bidding farewell to the Ye Clan, Luo Can spread his wings and shot into the sky as a streak of golden light. Within a few breaths, he had left Yaowang Town and was flying toward the Fate-Defying Spring valley beneath Jueming Cliff.

The wind howled past his ears, but Luo Can's brows remained tightly furrowed.

Back at Ye Mansion, he had used Fate Reversal Water to forcibly stabilize Ye Qingyu's collapsing Soul Power and temporarily suppress the curse of the Nine-Heart Begonia. But no one knew better than him that this only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

Ten days.

That was the longest extension he could secure for Ye Qingyu.

To completely cure the curse, there were only two options: either find a supreme Immortal Herb capable of rebuilding one's life essence and rewriting the laws of one's bloodline, or obtain a divine inheritance capable of reversing one's bloodline.

The latter was far beyond his reach for now. As for the former, the only answer lay deep within Sunset Forest, at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

It was one of the three great Treasure Basins of Douluo Continent, nurturing the continent's finest immortal medicinal herbs. Aromatic Silk Beauty and Lovesick Heartbreak Red were both peerless treasures capable of rewriting bloodlines and remolding one's foundation.

However, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was guarded year-round by Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo. If Luo Can went there recklessly, the slightest mistake could expose his strength ahead of time and even disrupt all his future plans.

"Perhaps there's another way."

Luo Can lowered his gaze to his right hand. With a slight movement of his fingers, a silver-white fishing rod condensed from the void and settled into his palm.

Fishing System.

After Level 2 Permission had been unlocked, he could fish for items up to the black ten-thousand-year tier. If he was lucky enough, he might directly catch an Immortal Herb or Pill capable of lifting the curse.

As that thought crossed his mind, he had already passed through the thick sea of clouds and landed in the Fate-Defying Spring valley.

The upgraded Fate-Defying Spring rippled with jade-green waves, its emerald waters glowing with a faint halo. In the surrounding Herb Garden, spiritual herbs flourished under the nourishment of dense spiritual energy, and even the air carried a light medicinal fragrance.

The instant he gripped the fishing rod, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind:

[ Ding! The host's system permission has been detected to have upgraded to Level One. Novice benefit issued: Directional Fishing Talisman ×1 ]

[ Directional Fishing Talisman: After use, a fishing category may be designated, greatly increasing the chance of successfully fishing up items from that category. Valid for one fishing attempt only. ]

Luo Can's eyes lit up at once.

He had been worried that random Fishing involved too much uncertainty. This Directional Fishing Talisman was exactly what he needed.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately issued an order in his mind. "Use the Directional Fishing Talisman. Designated fishing category: Immortal Herbs and curse-lifting pills."

[ Ding! Directional Fishing Talisman used successfully. The chance of obtaining Immortal Herbs and curse-lifting Pill items in this fishing attempt has increased to 80%. ]

The light screen reorganized itself, and the two-hour daily Fishing countdown officially began.

Luo Can walked to the spring's edge, took a deep breath, and flicked his wrist. The silver-white fishing rod traced a graceful arc as the hook pierced the surface and sank into the emerald water.

Just as before, the hook vanished the instant it entered the water, as though it had passed through an invisible spatial rift. Only a straight fishing line remained suspended above the surface.

Silence returned to the valley, broken only by the rustling of wind through the grass.

Luo Can held his breath and focused, his mental power firmly locked onto every movement of the fishing line.

What he lacked most now was time. The ten-day deadline allowed no room for waste, and this Fishing attempt was key to whether he could resolve the curse safely.

Three minutes.

Five minutes.

Ten minutes.

Just as Luo Can thought he would have to wait much longer, the fishing rod in his hand suddenly sank. A force far heavier than anything from his previous Fishing attempts surged from the end of the line!

"Here it comes!"

Luo Can's gaze sharpened. He exerted force through his wrist and gently lifted upward.

With a splash, a dense black sphere of light burst from the water, arced through the air, and landed steadily on the grass before him.

The light sphere slowly dispersed the moment it touched the ground, revealing a pill the size of a longan. It was pitch-black throughout, with gleaming white patterns flowing across its surface.

[ Bone-Growing Soul-Melting Pill (Black) ]

[ Description: Refined from the source blood essence of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, supplemented with supreme spiritual herbs. It can repair damaged life essence, stabilize leaking Soul Power, and has an extremely powerful suppressive effect on bloodline-related curses. ]

Luo Can picked up the pill. He could clearly feel the vast vitality contained within it at his fingertips, and the joy in his eyes was impossible to hide.

This pill was practically tailor-made for Ye Qingyu's current condition!

Even if it could not completely cure the curse, it could greatly restore the life essence being eroded away from her. It might even extend her ten-day deadline to half a year or longer, leaving him ample time to search the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for an Immortal Herb that could completely lift the curse.

Without hesitation, he cast the rod again, and the hook sank into the water.

With the boost from the Directional Fishing Talisman, the wait was even shorter this time. Only two minutes later, the fishing rod tugged again. When he lifted the rod, what landed on the grass was an Immortal Herb sapling still carrying damp soil.

The sapling was only two inches tall. Its leaves were narrow and entirely pearly white, while a crystalline drop of dew rested at its tip. Though it had just been caught, it still emitted pure mental power and a rich aura of life.

[ Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Sapling (Black) ]

[ Description: A supreme immortal medicinal herb. Once mature, it can greatly enhance mental power and open the spiritual apertures of both eyes. Its nourishing effect on martial souls and mental power is unmatched across Douluo Continent. ]

Luo Can carefully cradled the sapling in his hands, and his heartbeat quickened.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew! One of the Immortal Herbs that had appeared at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the original story!

Though it was only a sapling, with the Fate-Defying Spring, he could fully cultivate it to maturity. More importantly, the appearance of this Immortal Herb meant that his Fishing System truly could catch supreme Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Over the next hour or so, Luo Can never stopped. He cast his rod, lifted it, and reeled in harvest after harvest.

On the third cast, he caught a bottle containing five purple Soul Power pills, perfect for training Bai Liuwu, Bai Qiba, and his newly accepted disciples.

On the fourth cast, he caught a thousand-year Marrow Cleansing Grass, a supreme spiritual herb for strengthening one's foundation.

From the fifth through the eighth casts, he successively caught some basic Alchemy Apparatus, a Soul Tool Core Blueprint, and a Ten-Thousand-Year Wind Wolf Right Arm Bone.

Although this Spirit Bone had sufficient age, it was not compatible with his Golden Dragon Moth martial soul. Luo Can did not hesitate and directly chose to dismantle it.

[ Ding! Ten-Thousand-Year Wind Wolf Right Arm Bone dismantled successfully. Obtained 2000 Points. ]

When the Fishing countdown reached zero, the system's settlement notification sounded again:

[ Ding! This Fishing session has ended. Overall rating: Excellent. Reward: 1000 Points. ]

[ Current Points: 3700 ]

Luo Can put away his fishing rod and looked at the harvest spread across the grass, a satisfied smile curling across his lips.

This Fishing session had not only secured the crucial Pill for suppressing the curse, but also earned him quite a few Points and confirmed that the system could catch supreme Immortal Herbs.

He immediately planted the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew sapling in the most central spot beside the Fate-Defying Spring. As the spiritual energy in the spring's water nourished it, its slightly wilted leaves immediately unfurled, and it took root at a visible pace.

After finishing all this, Luo Can raised his head and looked toward Sunset Forest.

The Bone-Growing Soul-Melting Pill could buy Ye Qingyu more time, but if he wanted to completely sever the curse, he still had to make a trip to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Not only for the Immortal Herbs, but also to seize Tang San's opportunity and cut off the foundation of his future rise.

"Three days from now, I leave for Sunset Forest."

He was determined to claim the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.