[Fishing Experience +1!]
[Fishing Experience +1!]
[Congratulations, Fishing Rank has increased!]
[Current Fishing Rank: Rank 2 (0/500)]
[The number of available Fishing attempts at the current Fishing spot has been exhausted... Please continue next time!]
Su Ping, who was sitting on a wooden stool, stopped his mechanical Fishing movements as the 100th "Fishing Experience +1" notification flashed across his eyes.
The 100 accumulated Fishing attempts at Linyue Lake were used up by Su Ping in one afternoon of continuous Fishing.
Su Ping felt a little unsatisfied with this.
He, whose Cultivation had not advanced an inch for many years, was very pleased with this Fishing game where effort always yielded rewards.
Fortunately, Su Ping learned from the information stream that this Rank 1 Low Grade Fishing spot could restore a certain number of attempts each week.
He didn't have to worry about not being able to sustainably drain the pond to catch all the fish.
And Linyue Lake was just the beginning.
How vast was this Cultivation world, and how many blessed lands were there?
Where there was one, there would be two; he wouldn't have trouble finding more and better Fishing spots in this world!
However, before that, accumulating Fishing resources in a safe Mortal kingdom and becoming stronger... was undoubtedly the safest choice!
Although he hadn't witnessed it personally, rumors of ordinary Cultivators gaining Immortal edge and then being robbed, plundered, and ultimately dying, were heard every few years.
Composing himself, Su Ping checked his gains from these 100 Fishing attempts.
Firstly, his Fishing Rank successfully advanced to Rank 2.
Then, a total of 80 Little Green Fish and 20 Big Green Fish were added to his warehouse.
Although he hadn't managed to catch an Azure Spirit Fish to exchange for the Talismanic Incantation he cared about most, Su Ping was not in a hurry.
As his Fishing Rank increased, his chances of catching rare fish species would only grow.
It was only a matter of time before he caught an Azure Spirit Fish by continuing to Fish!
A Big Green Fish could be exchanged for five fishing coins.
Adding the one coin per Little Green Fish, he could obtain 180 fishing coins, enough to exchange for and use all three Spirit Medicines.
Su Ping resisted the urge to immediately exchange them and looked at the empty fish basket beside him.
He glanced at the maids and servants behind him, who were lowering their heads as if afraid to look at him.
Su Ping smiled slightly, picked up his Fishing rod, removed the bait, and cast the hook back into the lake.
However, this time Su Ping did not continue the Fishing game; instead, he channeled his magical power into the Fishing gear.
The unbaited hook immediately seemed to come alive, plunging into the water and, without losing momentum, striking the head of a plump Big Green Fish in the nearby waters.
This Big Green Fish, which happened to be swimming in the nearby waters, was immediately knocked unconscious, its body flipping over as if to float belly-up.
But the hook, with the Fishing line, trapped the Big Green Fish's body, and then the hook entered its mouth, securing it.
Accompanied by a huge force, this Big Green Fish, weighing at least ten jin and looking quite plump, was reeled onto the lake shore by Su Ping, becoming the first fish caught by Su Ping, the Immortal master, in everyone's eyes!
Several close attendants with good eyesight heard the commotion and looked in Su Ping's direction, their eyelids twitching. They thought to themselves, "As expected of a Cultivator master, he truly has skill... he can even fish like this!"
"Indeed, during that previous period, it wasn't that master didn't know how; he was just doing it on purpose, wasn't he?"
"Perhaps, he had the intention of testing the Heart-Nature of these newcomers?"
"Or perhaps, he knew that there were noble envoys waiting at Linyue Manor and was deliberately snubbing them?"
"After Fishing all afternoon, a fish finally took the bait."
"It's getting late. Let's call it a day."
With a catch, he at least fulfilled the Fishing enthusiast's obsession of never returning empty-handed, not disgracing the dignity of a Fishing enthusiast.
Su Ping stood up, ending this Fishing game.
Then, Su Ping received an invitation from the City Lord.
Su Ping, who intended to continue cultivating his foundation at Linyue Lake for some time, also had the idea of taking over this property, so he naturally did not refuse.
Inside Linyue Manor, after a feast, Su Ping directly stated that he was interested in Linyue Lake.
The City Lord and others were initially surprised at how Su Ping, the Inspector, dared to do this!
He had just demanded so many fertile lands and beautiful residences, as well as fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged concubines and maids.
And now he was targeting the core industries of their various Families?
Before they could communicate and refuse, Su Ping, who disdained to scheme with these Mortal local magnates, stated that he would offer Spirit Stones as compensation.
And explained that he planned to live in Linyue Lake in the future, and that this place would be the future ancestral home of the Su Family.
The City Lord and Inspector Ji Hu, who owned a portion of Linyue Lake's shares, immediately agreed on behalf of the other Families.
In a Mortal kingdom, Spirit Stones were a much harder currency than gold and silver!
And this item was always in demand but rarely available!
After all, who wouldn't want to acquire more Spirit Stones to provide to their Cultivator Disciple in the Immortal Sect?
So that they would have the opportunity to advance further, thereby ensuring the Family's long-lasting prosperity?
Furthermore, Spirit Pills and miraculous Spirit Medicines, which Mortals believed could cure all diseases, could almost only be purchased with Spirit Stones.
The Clan Chiefs and Elders of each Family all wanted to live for a few more years.
Therefore, as Su Ping produced Spirit Stones, the dissatisfaction of the various Families vanished.
As long as he wasn't relying on his status to extort, then this Inspector was still one of their own!
Afterwards, many Elders even spoke up for Su Ping, the Inspector, feeling that since he was willing to part with Spirit Stones, he had truly given up on the ambition to rise further, and that the Su Family would surely become another pillar of Jinque City in a hundred years!
Linyue Manor.
As the City Lord accepted Su Ping's Spirit Stones, that evening, the Manor's butler completed the handover with Su Ping's butler, and took the old staff, leaving the Manor with the City Lord's caravan.
Su Ping also moved into the freshly cleaned and prepared, brand-new master's room of the Manor.
After instructing his maid Ping'er that he would be sitting in meditation and Cultivating, and that no one was to disturb him.
Su Ping closed the door and summoned the Fishing Mall.
Seconds later, accompanied by a golden light flashing in the room.
An amber-colored Medicinal Pill bottle, about the length of an adult's pinky finger and with a capacity of 10 milliliters, appeared in Su Ping's hand.
[Exchange for purification spiritual medicine successful, fishing coins -20!]
Su Ping looked at this amber-colored Spirit Medicine bottle and slowly brought it to his nose.
He immediately smelled a faint fragrance.
This fragrance made him feel quite comfortable and produced a strong desire to drink it.
Clearly, his body and subconscious had discovered that this purification spiritual medicine was of great benefit to him!
Su Ping no longer hesitated and directly poured it into his mouth.
The Spirit Medicine melted upon entry, transforming into a warm current that filled Su Ping's entire body.
"Phew!"
The purification spiritual medicine took effect extremely quickly, in just the blink of an eye.
Su Ping felt his body expel a burst of black smoke.
Then, feeling much lighter all over and reborn, Su Ping immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and entered a state of meditative introspection.
Immediately, the result of his introspection filled Su Ping with wild joy!
"In my twenty years of Cultivating at Crimson Kite Immortal Sect, I received three Peiyuan Pills each year for Cultivation."
"However, every medicine has some toxicity, and even Spirit Pills are no exception; they produce Medicinal Pill toxins."
"A Cultivator with a normal Low Grade Spiritual Root can only take one Peiyuan Pill per month, and then Cultivate diligently for several months to expel the Medicinal Pill toxins before continuing to take them to aid Cultivation."
"But how can Medicinal Pill toxins be completely expelled so easily? Even High Grade Spirit Pills can only ensure that very little residual Medicinal Pill toxin remains."
"And the accumulation of Medicinal Pill toxins is rumored to affect the difficulty of a Cultivator's Breakthrough to a major Realm."
"Therefore, in the Immortal Sect, true Mid and High Grade Spiritual Root Cultivators, except when a major Breakthrough is needed, either do not take Spirit Pills during normal Cultivation, or only take High Grade Pills."
"They are afraid that even if they quickly Cultivate to Qi Perfection with the help of Medicinal Pills, they will find it difficult to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment due to the effects of Medicinal Pill toxins!"
"I also used to want to not rely on Medicinal Pills... but with my Aptitude, without taking Peiyuan Pills, I could barely feel any increase in my magical power. I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to reach my current Qi Rank 3!"
"Therefore, the residual Medicinal Pill toxins in this body of mine are not much worse than those of other Outer Sect Disciples."
Thinking of this, Su Ping no longer felt distressed about his inferior Aptitude.
Instead, he clenched his fists, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes:
"The purification spiritual medicine has taken effect, directly clearing all the Medicinal Pill toxins from my body!"
"Not only that, but several hidden ailments that my body had previously developed due to Cultivation and labor were also cleared at the same time."
"My body is now as pure as those True Disciples of the Immortal Sect who don't rely on Medicinal Pills and have never overexerted themselves."
"I never expected that I, Su Ping, would one day have the same starting point as those true favored children of heaven!"
"No, it's more than that!"
Su Ping, having experimented with the purification spiritual medicine's abilities, immediately began to let his imagination run wild:
"Without fear of Medicinal Pill toxins, I can completely go to the Cultivator market to buy discarded Medicinal Pills for Cultivation!"
"Those discarded Medicinal Pills, inferior-grade Medicinal Pills, even Outer Sect Cultivators dare not consume them; they can only be used to train Martial Artists or pet beasts in Mortal kingdoms!"
"But to me, they are still Spirit Pills and treasured Medicinal Pills!"
"Not having to consider Medicinal Pill toxins, my future Cultivation speed will only depend on my body's absorption rate of the Medicinal Pill's power!"