"The White Light fish your Sima Household raises are famous far and wide. With this second-tier demon fish wreaking havoc, you certainly stand to lose quite a bit. But let me make this clear beforehand: although you and I are friends, neither Fellow Daoist Wang's payment nor mine can be short by even a fraction," Yan Lingxiang said with a smile.
"Rest assured. As long as you two fellow Daoists help me kill this second-tier demon fish, the Sima Household will pay every last bit of the agreed reward." The short-bearded man thumped his chest in assurance, looking every inch a man with deep pockets.
"Good. With three Foundation Establishment cultivators attacking together, no matter how troublesome this demon fish is, it won't escape even if it sprouts wings." Yan Lingxiang laughed heartily.
Just then, the blood-red lake below suddenly began churning like boiling water. Ripples spread in every direction, and densely packed silver scales flashed. Countless large fish were swimming swiftly toward them. From a distance, it looked as though nearly half the lake had been stirred into motion.
"Be careful, fellow Daoists. This Fish Monster is skilled in transformation arts. Even now, I don't know what kind of demon fish it is. It's most likely coming over hidden among the shoal.
"You lot needn't stay here any longer either. Get well away from this area." The short-bearded man spoke tensely at the sight, then called out an order to his household's disciples aboard the other two spirit boats.
"Yes!" "Yes!"
The immortal cultivators aboard the two small spirit boats below answered. They stopped pouring bloody water into the lake and instead drove their spirit boats far away.
Almost simultaneously, the short-bearded man and Yan Lingxiang formed seals with one hand and released powerful divine sense, swiftly scanning the