Good Luck

The bait hit the pool, sending ripples spreading across the surface.

Once it entered the water, the bait sank downward, eventually hovering three or four meters below the surface.

Before long, even the surface of the water carried the fishy stench of the bait.

Wei Luo stared at a pitch-black hole at the bottom of the pool, roughly half a meter across. That was the underground passage connecting to the Hun River.

If any Treasure Fish were drawn in by the bait, they would emerge from that hole.

The pool water was clear and cold, and there were no ordinary fish beneath the surface.

Nor were there any ordinary fish in the other bodies of water on Nameless Island.

After Wei Luo lay in wait on the shore for several minutes, a flash of blue suddenly darted out beside the hole.

"Treasure Fish!"

At the sight of the Treasure Fish, Wei Luo felt a flicker of excitement.

However, he did not rush into the water and continued to wait patiently.

The Treasure Fish seemed highly wary as well. It first lingered by the hole, then circled beneath the pool several times before finally swimming toward the bait.

Only after the Treasure Fish began gulping down the bait did Wei Luo grip his fish spear and quietly slip into the water.

The moment he entered the water, bone-piercing cold assaulted him, making his body feel several degrees stiffer.

This was the distinctive trait of the island's waters. The water was practically colder than ice, yet it never froze.

If an ordinary person tried swimming in it, they would likely freeze stiff and sink to the bottom within two or three minutes. Only martial artists could handle such work.

Wei Luo did not dare make any large movements. He merely kicked his legs lightly and slowly swam toward the blue Treasure Fish.

He had no idea what magic the bait possessed, but the Treasure Fish, which had been so vigilant before, now ate as though it could not stop.

When he was a little over two meters away, the Treasure Fish seemed to sense Wei Luo and suddenly froze.

In the instant the Treasure Fish hesitated, a silver fish spear shot forth.

Pfft—

The Treasure Fish thrashed wildly, but it had already been pierced clean through. How could it possibly escape now?

Splash.

After Wei Luo climbed ashore, he immediately tossed the fish spear aside, stripped bare to the waist, and assumed a horse stance.

After spending just a few minutes underwater, his entire body had turned bluish, his lips purple. His skin felt as if it were being pricked by needles, and he was shivering violently.

About half an hour later, as his blood and qi continued to surge, steam rose from his body and his skin finally returned to normal.

"This place truly is extraordinary. Without the blood and qi of First Training, I probably wouldn't even be able to catch fish after entering the water."

Still, it was all worth it. Catching even one Treasure Fish was already very fortunate.

Wei Luo turned his gaze to the blue Treasure Fish, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

Treasure Fish varied in rank according to their effects. Aside from strengthening one's blood and qi, some could be used as medicine, while others possessed special effects.

Some Treasure Fish even inherited the power of dragons or flood dragons, directly improving the consumer's natural aptitude or cultivation realm.

However, Wei Luo had only heard of such fish and had never seen one.

The Treasure Fish he had caught this time was called a Blue-Line Fish.

Though it had no medicinal use, its forearm-length body meant it was still a mid-to-upper-grade Treasure Fish, in no way inferior to the Money Fish he had caught last time.

After packing up his things, he glanced at the sky. There should still be enough time to check out a few other places where fish might appear.

More than two hours later, as the final rays of twilight vanished beyond the horizon, the crewmen withdrew from the island one after another.

A stretch of firelight had already risen from the rocky beach, and the crewmen gradually returned to shore.

There were thirty or forty crewmen in total, and around a third of them had caught Treasure Fish.

Most of those who had caught Treasure Fish wore delighted expressions and warmly greeted everyone they met.

Before long, Sun Chai came down from the ship with two guards.

His gaze swept over the Treasure Fish in everyone's hands, and a hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.

There were nearly twenty Treasure Fish in all. For the first day, that was fairly good.

When crewmen scattered bait around the island, it was like chumming the waters. As time fermented its effects, it would draw in more and more Treasure Fish.

Generally speaking, the later it got, the better the harvest would be.

"Hand in your fish for registration!"

Soon, the crewmen who had caught Treasure Fish stepped out from the crowd and handed them over one by one to the shiphands, who sealed them in ice.

Each person had to hand over two Treasure Fish. Any excess could be kept or dealt with as they pleased. That was the Sun Family's rule.

The crewmen were reluctant when handing over their fish, but if they refused, the Sun Family would not take them along the next time they sailed.

"Li San, one Blue-eyed Fish."

"Wang Wen, one Yellow-spined Fish."

"Sun Qianchuan, two Blue-Line Fish!"

The shiphand in charge of registration called out loudly, and everyone was surprised.

At a glance, the two Treasure Fish in Sun Qianchuan's hands were especially eye-catching.

He had caught two Treasure Fish on the very first day, immediately pulling ahead of everyone else.

"Qianchuan, not bad. Keep it up."

Sun Chai offered a word of praise, and Sun Qianchuan immediately gave a humble bow.

"Second Uncle, I merely did my best to contribute something to our family."

Sun Chai was an elder of the Sun Family who held real power, so Sun Qianchuan was exceptionally respectful toward him.

In order to stand out among the family's younger generation, Sun Qianchuan had gone to great pains.

Behind Sun Qianchuan, aside from Li Yue, Shen Wu, Zhao Xiu, and the others had each caught one Treasure Fish as well.

It had to be said, the Cold Pool truly was the place with the best resources.

At that moment, the shiphand registering the fish called out again.

"Wei Luo, one Blue-Line Fish, one Bighead Pomfret."

At that call, everyone froze, then turned to look in that direction.

"Someone else caught two Treasure Fish!"

"Who is it? How can he be so lucky?"

Two plump Treasure Fish lay on the table in front of Wei Luo.

When Sun Qianchuan saw that forearm-length Blue-Line Fish, he was stunned for a moment, then his brows immediately drew together.

The attention he had just gained had been crushed by Wei Luo only minutes later.

"Wei Luo—it was Wei Luo who caught them. Hiss—this Blue-Line Fish has to weigh five or six pounds, right?"

"Tsk, tsk. With luck like that, isn't that one fish nearly worth as much as Sun Qianchuan's two?"

Blue-Line Fish were fairly common Treasure Fish, so it was not strange for them to catch the same kind.

But this was rather awkward now. Sun Qianchuan's two Blue-Line Fish were only palm-sized, while Wei Luo's was as long as a forearm.

The other Bighead Pomfret was not large, but even so, this was already a haul the others could only gaze at from afar.

Comparing the two, Wei Luo's Treasure Fish were clearly of better quality.

Amid the many comments, a wry smile rose to Wei Luo's lips.

He only knew that Treasure Fish were collected by the fish. He had not expected something like this to happen.

In truth, if Luo Sanhu had not appeared and delayed him, he could have tried searching two more places.

Under the guidance of the Great Thousand Revelation, Wei Luo had visited four or five locations in total.

However, not every place produced fish. After catching the Blue-Line Fish, he had only caught one more Treasure Fish. At another body of water, the water had been too murky, and one fish had escaped.

Even Sun Chai rose and came to the table. Seeing the Blue-Line Fish on it, he was clearly quite pleased. He patted Wei Luo on the shoulder and said, "You did very well. My Sun Family will not treat you unfairly."

"Someone, fetch ten taels of reward silver."

With a wave of Sun Chai's hand, a shiphand quickly brought over ten taels of silver and handed them to Wei Luo.

Seeing this, the other crewmen looked at Wei Luo with even greater envy.

Sun Chai's actions also made the Sun Family's stance clear: as long as crewmen were willing to hand over high-quality Treasure Fish, the Sun Family would buy them at a high price.

Liu Changle had also been fairly lucky. Following Wei Luo's instructions, he caught a Treasure Fish weighing around two pounds.

Once the Treasure Fish had all been collected, Wei Luo was immediately surrounded by the crewmen.

"Wei Luo, where did you go to catch fish today?"

"Give your brothers a hint. Tomorrow, we can check around there too."

The Cold Pool had been claimed by Sun Qianchuan, and the places with good resources were mostly already occupied. The crewmen who had failed to catch Treasure Fish all began asking Wei Luo.

Wei Luo knew that the bird that stuck its head out got shot, so every other word from him was "luck."

Afterward, he generously told them each place where he had caught Treasure Fish.

After all, he relied on the Great Thousand Revelation. As for whether these people could catch fish there tomorrow, that was beyond his knowledge.

Yet merely by sharing a little information, the crewmen repeatedly voiced their approval. For a time, Wei Luo had unexpectedly won the favor of quite a few people.

Elsewhere, Sun Qianchuan watched Wei Luo being surrounded by the crowd and felt an inexplicable irritation.

"Hmph, he can't stay lucky forever. It's normal for someone who catches two Treasure Fish today to come back empty-handed tomorrow."