Chapter 258: Chapter 130: O Great Fisher, Boundless Fortune

Thud!

A resonant sound shook the air.

The entire ship trembled slightly.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

One sound followed by another.

At this moment, the bottom of the fishing boat was being continuously struck.

Everyone now realized that the culprits ramming the boat’s bottom were a group of large fish, jet black all over, with what seemed like a tumor on their heads.

"As expected, it’s those Ironhead Fish again.

These Ironhead Fish are just a bunch of big fools. Whenever a fishing boat approaches, they go mad and ram the bottom.

Especially at night, they’ll hit the boat every now and then."

Ge Yuan Mountain cursed and quickly maneuvered the boat, accelerating to swiftly avoid these schools of fish.

"Are these fish actually Fish Demons?"

Someone couldn’t help but ask curiously.

"They are Fish Demons, low-tier Fish Demons, but they’re not very tasty, with their meat being rather tough. Even the fishmongers who regularly travel between the Marketplace and Jade Lake won’t buy them.

They sell for next to nothing.

However, beyond this area, thirty li ahead, lies a deep pool zone.

That’s a place where Spirit Fish gather, and many varieties of them reside there, commanding high prices.

If luck allows and a school of White Jade Spotted Fish emerges, the profits would be immense.

Though small in size, with a single fish growing up to four or five jin at most, a one jin White Jade Spotted Fish is worth over a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones. At three jin or more, their price soars to over two hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones per jin.

Of course, high prices come with high difficulty in catching them.

Despite their small size, they pack quite a punch.

Even those seasoned anglers need considerable effort to reel them in.

Moreover, catching this fish isn’t much related to cultivation level. The fishing line, being only so thick and strong, can snap if not handled properly. The Spirit Fish hide in the depths of the pool, and no matter how high your cultivation, you cannot reach them.

Unless your Spiritual Sense can penetrate fifty to sixty zhang deep and lock onto it completely..."

Ge Yuan Mountain shook his head as he spoke.

Accomplishing this requires at least a Foundation Establishment Realm True Cultivator.

Such a strong cultivator wouldn’t typically come here just to fish for such profit.

"Oh?

Can we have a try at fishing there later?"

At this moment, Wenren Xiu couldn’t help but speak up, asking.

He is a disciple of the Wenren Family, and after being discovered to have an Alchemy talent, he has devoted himself to studying the Alchemy Technique. However, he has a fondness for food, especially the White Jade Spotted Fish, which is his favorite.

Not only is it delicious, but it also helps in loosening bottlenecks and purifying the body.

He has been stuck at the peak of the Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation for four to five months now.

For many cultivators, this duration is nothing significant, as there are countless cases in the Cultivation Realm of being stuck for years or even decades without a breakthrough.

But he is different.

He is one of the outstanding cultivators of the younger generation in the Wenren Family, with good aptitude, and as a Pill Master, he doesn’t lack Spirit Pills to break through bottlenecks. Being stuck at Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation for so long naturally makes him a bit anxious.

If he can catch enough White Jade Spotted Fish here, especially the larger ones, it might help him break through the bottleneck and reach the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation sooner.

After all, although the Immortal Tower sells White Jade Spotted Fish, they are not only expensive but also relatively small in size.

And those fresh and larger Spirit Fish are usually sent to the residences of High-Tier Cultivators first, and with his status, he doesn’t often get to eat them.

"Of course, you can.

Our ship is a fishing boat, besides fishing for catches, it’s common for cultivators to rent a boat to fish in the lake. There’s plenty of fishing rods onboard, ensuring everyone gets one."

Ge Yuan Mountain knew that everyone onboard had extraordinary status. Not to mention the group from Shuiyun Pavilion, Gong Bai Xue from the Gong Family and Wenren Xiu from the Wenren Family alone were enough for him not to slack off, and not to mention Zhao Gongpeng from the Zhao Family, one of his employers.

Naturally, he wouldn’t refuse.

Shen Xinyue and other High-Tier Cultivators also did not interrupt their enjoyment upon seeing this.

After all, there were no enemies chasing them and they were safe.

Besides, after hearing Ge Yuan Mountain’s explanation, they were also somewhat intrigued and couldn’t resist trying their luck at catching big fish.

As they spoke, the fishing boat, guided by the crew, had already left the Ironhead Fish territory.

Then, it dove into a deep azure sea area.

After half an hour, the fishing boat came to a stop.

"This area marks the deep pool zone frequented by Spirit Fish.

Though it looks no different from other parts of Jade Lake, there’s a deep pool beneath, far deeper than other areas. At the very bottom lies a Spiritual Spring, said to be over three hundred zhang deep from the surface.

That’s why Spirit Fish are born here.

Besides White Jade Spotted Fish, there are also Red Snapper Flying Fish, Thorny Flying Spirit Fish... all fetching high prices."

Once Ge Yuan Mountain stopped the boat, he explained.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, should we give it a try too? We might catch some Spirit Fish!"

Qian Xiaoyue, intrigued by the captain’s explanation, couldn’t help but smile and ask.

"Certainly."

Zhou Changwang also smiled and nodded.

Before his journey, he was quite the ’great angler’ himself.

Every now and then, he’d go out and cast a few lines.

Though he didn’t catch much big fish, he wouldn’t return empty-handed. If he couldn’t catch anything, he’d at least switch bait and catch a few small fish for fun...