Catch a Fish!

Zhang Yang sat cross-legged in the spot where the Demonic Dao Power was strongest, with Soul-Suppressing Banner beside him, and began to cultivate.

However, he was not very focused during this training session.

You could even say they've completely let their guard down!

"Come on! Come and possess me!" Zhang Yang silently chanted in his heart, hoping that those Demon Lords would spare some of their Demonic Soul Power to harm him.

At that time, he will use the precarious situation of his Divine Soul to persuade the Soul-Suppressing Banner to recognize him as its master.

Such a wonderful Spirit Artifact should be kept under wraps; it would be a shame if it didn't claim a master.

With his master watching over him, he felt confident that he would be fine.

However, the Demon Lord inside the Spatial Crystal Wall remained silent.

Not only was there no sound, but there was no noise either.

Many Demon Lord were secretly exchanging information:

"He's cultivating; let's not disturb him!"

"Yes, his cultivation level is too weak. He can't even guarantee his own safety. We must help him grow stronger as soon as possible."

"Damn it... This Spatial Crystal Wall is trapping us. Otherwise, if we had gone out to help him, how could his cultivation be so slow?"

"That older kid didn't put any effort into teaching him!"

"Someone valued by the Venerable One, especially someone with Sacred Physique, can't be treated so slowly! We must find a way to help him!"

Zhang Yang was very frustrated. He had been cultivating for half a day, so why hadn't these Demon Lord made a move at all?

He couldn't sit still any longer and began trying to absorb Devil Qi and Demonic Dao Power.

However, even if he cultivated diligently, his improvement would be minimal, let alone with this kind of unfocused cultivation.

After two days of meditation, he could no longer endure it and looked up, calling out, "Master, take me out of here!"

He was carrying the Soul-Suppressing Banner when Azure Cloud Master took him out of the Formation Space.

"Huh, why did he leave?"

"You've been cultivating for so long before, and this time it's only been a short while. Are you not satisfied?"

The many Demon Lords were in a dilemma, unable to send a message out, which caused them great distress.

Zhang Yang was also in pain. He took out the Soul-Suppressing Banner began to talk to it in a rambling manner.

After witnessing the immense power of the Soul-Suppressing Banner firsthand, he became determined to obtain it.

Unfortunately, the Soul-Suppressing Banner remained unmoved.

Although Azure Cloud Master saw it all, he never interfered.

In fact, more than ten years ago, when Zhang Yang first obtained the Spirit Artifact, he was much more frantic than he is now.

However, after more than ten years on this path, it has been proven that Zhang Yang's approach to communication Spirit Artifact is correct.

Otherwise... would a mere Golden Core Realm cultivator be worthy of having so many Spirit Artifact recognize them as his master?

Cang Song was also watching from the sidelines. He really didn't expect that Zhang Yang would actually treat a Spirit Artifact as an object of communication, talking to it, getting close to it, and even asking for advice.

He knew he couldn't do it!

Cang Song was also anxious. He had been longing for the Rainbow Fish for so long, and it was right there at the Azure Cloud Sect, yet he couldn't get his hands on it...

He waited until Zhang Yang finished "communicating" with the Soul-Suppressing Banner before walking over with a friendly smile, "All done?"

"Old Daoist priest, do you have any way to make the Soul-Suppressing Banner recognize its master?"

"I don't really have a good solution... How about we catch a fish? Then we can think of something else."

"Soul-Suppressing Banner doesn't eat fish? Do you think Spirit Artifact can eat?"

"I've lived for over a thousand years and have never seen Spirit Artifact that can eat fish. But as a living person, I'd like to eat some. How about we catch a fish?"

"Living too long is troublesome; it's not easy to deal with anything. We finally managed to get the Immortal-Refining Cauldron out, so anything that lives even longer than it would be even harder to deal with."

"The longer you live, the more you see! How about we catch a fish and I'll tell you all about it?"

"Yeah... If I knew what happened to the owner of the Soul-Suppressing Banner back then, and I tried to imitate him, would he feel closer to me?"

"That's over three thousand years ago, nobody knows about it. Let's go catch a fish instead?"

"More than three thousand years have passed, where can we find these historical records?"

"Let's forget about those things and go catch a fish!" the old Daoist priest couldn't help but shout.

He's about to break down; why can't I hear what he's saying?

"Ah?"

Zhang Yang snapped out of his daze and asked, "Are you talking to me... fishing? Oh, you mean Rainbow Fish, right?"

The old Daoist nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, yes! I've studied this for many years and I'm an expert at making Rainbow Fish. As long as you catch one for me, I guarantee you'll never forget it. Moreover, Rainbow Fish cooked by me is also very beneficial to your Divine Soul!"

"I can't handle it!" Zhang Yang shook his head regretfully. "Rainbow Fish are very smart. Last time, I finally managed to catch two with the Heavenly Net and the Immortal-Binding Rope, but then a whole group of them came after me."

"Let me go!" the old Daoist priest hurriedly pointed to himself.

Zhang Yang glanced at the old Daoist priest. "That's my Azure Cloud Secret Realm, only Golden Core cultivators are allowed to enter. If you, Dao Integration Realm, go in, wouldn't you just break the secret realm?"

"Then... then you can go!" the old Daoist hurriedly said. "I have experience dealing with Rainbow Fish. Don't use the Immortal-Binding Rope and the Heavenly Net; those things aren't suitable for catching fish. I looked at your Spirit Artifact; you should use the Dragon King Basket. That has a great suppressive effect on all kinds of aquatic spiritual creatures. I even suspect that the senior may have had the same hobby as me back then, which is why he refined this thing specifically to catch dragons."

"Huh? The Dragon King Basket is specifically used to catch dragons?" Zhang Yang asked the old Daoist priest.

He used it to store things, or as a defensive Law Treasure.

The old Daoist looked at Zhang Yang, "You have so many Spirit Artifacts, but you don't know how to use them... I've heard of how to use them, I'll teach you!"

He couldn't wait to teach Zhang Yang how to use the Dragon King Basket.

After learning how to use the Dragon King Basket, Zhang Yang excitedly said, "I never imagined the Dragon King Basket was used like this; I was the one who was confused."

"You wait here, I'm going to Cloud Soaring to capture a few cultivators from their royal family."

The old Daoist was somewhat bewildered. "Why did you go to Cloud Soaring to capture cultivators?"

"Fishing, huh! Rainbow Fish like to eat cultivators, otherwise they won't take the bait. You've been eating Rainbow Fish for so long, and you didn't even know that?" Zhang Yang looked at the old Daoist.

The old Daoist priest stared intently at Zhang Yang, thinking to himself, "This kid's got some serious tricks up his sleeve!"

"No need to go to Cloud Soaring." The old Daoist took out some crystal-clear insect corpses containing powerful Spiritual Qi and handed them to Zhang Yang, instructing, "Rainbow Fish like to eat creatures containing Spiritual Qi, and the more abundant the Spiritual Qi, the more they like it."

This is a spirit insect I carefully searched for; it's the Rainbow Fish's favorite food. Put it in the Dragon King Basket, and Rainbow Fish will definitely come running. Then you can catch them. Using a cultivator to fish—you really came up with that idea!"

Zhang Yang took the "fish and insect" and shouted, "Master, open the door!" before entering the secret realm.

He could still see Rainbow Fish playing in the Spirit Lake from afar, but as he approached, the Spirit Lake suddenly became calm and still, and not a single fish could be seen.

"Hehe, I'm well prepared this time!" Zhang Yang took out the Dragon King Basket, threw two "fish worms" into it, and then sank the Dragon King Basket into the Spirit Lake.

Then, he began to communicate with the spirit of the Dragon King Basket, quietly waiting for the Rainbow Fish to take the bait.

Sure enough, after a short while, two Rainbow Fish finally couldn't resist the temptation and rushed into the Dragon King Basket.

Having just entered the Dragon King Basket and swallowed the fish and insects, the Power of the Great Dao contained within the Dragon King Basket instantly suppressed the Rainbow Fish, rendering it unable to move.

"Haha, this is indeed a great tool for catching fish!" Zhang Yang was overjoyed. He retrieved the Dragon King Basket, looked at the two Rainbow Fish trapped inside, and chuckled, "Good things come in pairs! They can't escape now!"

"Master, open the door!"

Zhang Yang, carrying the Dragon King Basket, called out to the waiting Cang Song, "Old Daoist, I've caught two fish. You're in charge of preparing them!"

"Just you wait and see!"

When the old Daoist saw the two Rainbow Fish, tears welled up in his eyes, and he unconsciously began to use honorifics.