Li Qing contemplated how he would steal the Dharma Forms of the major Dao Lineages in the future. He now had a clear idea.
A lone skiff continued drifting downstream.
It headed toward his next destination, Coiling Dragon Lake.
Li Qing sat quietly fishing. "In the short time since I set out on this journey, I've run into one thing after another."
"First Wu De, then the Mist of Divine Mist Mountain, then Orchid Pavilion Temple. After that, I encountered an Anomaly causing a flood, and then there was the living sacrifice ritual."
"For someone fated to die, I really have been plagued by one disaster after another. Everywhere I go, calamity carpets the ground."
"Even if I ignore them, they come knocking on my door themselves."
"But after being here for so long, I've gotten used to it."
"Come to think of it, I haven't even cultivated for a full year, yet I've already gone from Foundation Establishment to the Spirit Consciousness Realm."
"There probably aren't many people in this world who cultivate faster than I do."
"The things I've experienced—even those old monsters who have lived for centuries might not have seen as much as I have."
As Li Qing let his thoughts wander, a peculiar smile appeared on his face.
Suddenly, the fishing rod in his hand sank. Li Qing's brows jumped. With a flick and a pull, a struggling black fish leaped out of the water.
A smile appeared on Li Qing's face. "Looks like my luck has really turned around. I actually caught a big black fish."
"I can have a good meal tonight!"
A small stove had been lit atop the skiff, with a pot of black fish simmering over it.
The milky-white broth gave off a faint fragrance.
Beneath the skiff, more than