Fang Yun wore a gentle, kindly expression as he nodded softly and said, "With such humility, you are sure to achieve great things. This fishing rod should primarily be made of metal and wood. It will surely unleash the formidable power of the Sea-Fishing Art."
After speaking, Fang Yun straightened and gazed quietly out over the Great Empty Sea.
The Four-Legged Black Snake settled down quietly.
The Sea-Fishing Elder sank into thought.
After a long while, the hair all over the Sea-Fishing Elder stirred. It continued moving for quite some time before he slowly said, "Teacher, apart from external tools, what shortcomings remain in my Sea-Fishing Art itself?"
The Four-Legged Black Snake froze, then stole a glance at Fang Yun. He had not understood why Fang Yun had suddenly stopped speaking, but now he realized that Fang Yun had been loosening the reins to make the catch. Rather than offer to teach the Sea-Fishing Elder, he had waited for the Sea-Fishing Elder to ask.
Fang Yun did not answer immediately. After a while, he said, "A Star Shepherd's Divine Sense is broad and vast, while yours is enduring and concentrated. Your decision to specialize in the Sea-Fishing Art showed foresight. However, your nature is rigid and upright. You seek only curves within straight lines, never answers within curves, forgetting that sometimes the shortest path may be curved, and the fastest may be curved as well."
"This student does not understand," the Sea-Fishing Elder answered honestly.
"Very well. I will give you a demonstration."
With a stir of Fang Yun's Divine Sense, two rocks by the shore flew before him. His powerful Sacred Sense, like the sharpest of knives, instantly carved them into two sloping stone platforms and two identical spheres.
One stone platform had a forty-five-degree slope with an exceptionally