Chapter 259: Chapter 130: O Great Angler, Immense Wealth (Part 2)

Soon, under the direction of a group of crew members, fishing rods were taken out one by one.

Everyone stepped forward in turn to take a rod, and for those who had never fished before, Captain Ge Yuan Mountain and the crew provided guidance.

Zhou Changwang also took one.

The rods varied in length, and Zhou Changwang chose one that was about ten feet long.

The body of the rod was made of a type of Second-Grade Spiritual Bamboo called Jade Green Spiritual Bamboo, very flexible and sturdy, and a metal pull ring was specifically set at the grip position, connecting it to the rod’s tip and fishing line.

It’s also worth mentioning that the fishing line was no ordinary one, as it was made from the silk spun by the Ghost-faced Spider.

The Ghost-faced Spider is a kind of Spirit Insect, and the silk it spins is extremely tough, capable of hauling objects weighing a thousand pounds without breaking, making it quite suitable as fishing line.

The bait was rather simple; small fish, shrimp, or Spirit Beast flesh would suffice.

Zhou Changwang thought about the Spirit Insect flesh in his Storage Bag, which he had collected as spoils when he slew Insect King Xue Tong.

He took some out and shared it with Qian Xiaoyue before hanging the bait and gently swinging the rod.

The hook sank, and he then began to reel out the line constantly.

Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet...

Others also started casting their rods one after another.

At over sixty feet deep, even with his Spirit Eye Technique, he couldn’t clearly see what Spirit Fish might be hiding at the bottom of the lake.

He could only keep probing with the hook.

After letting it down for over fifty feet, eventually touching the bottom, he stopped and began waiting quietly.

Meanwhile, some quick ones had already started catching fish.

Though most were just ordinary fish.

The shallow water areas don’t have many Spirit Fish.

Only at the bottom of the deep pool, at the edge of the Spiritual Spring’s Spirit Eye, where the Spiritual Qi is thick and the Spirit Water is bone-chilling cold, unsuitable for ordinary fish or even Fish Demons, Spirit Fish are born.

In the upper waters, Spirit Fish hardly appear, with mostly ordinary fish, or at most some Fish Demons coming to absorb the Spiritual Qi...

"Is it moving?"

Suddenly, Zhou Changwang felt his rod tip slightly move.

But he didn’t act rashly.

Spirit Fish are cunning, and as a ’great angler’, he knew this might just be a slight touch from the Spirit Fish and not a real bite on the hook yet.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Suddenly, he felt the rod tip trembling.

"It’s coming!"

He jerked the fishing rod upwards.

Immediately, he felt a strong force coming from it.

The fishing line instantly tightened.

Zhou Changwang didn’t dare to slacken, immediately starting to pull and reel.

Being an Immortal Cultivator, his strength was noteworthy, not to mention that practicing Celestial Essence Eight Techniques daily had enhanced his Body Cultivation to Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, his strength far surpassing that of average cultivators.

Therefore, though the pulling force was immense, it was quite easy for him to handle.

He then began constantly collecting the line.

Soon after, he had pulled up a foot-long Spirit Fish, its body fiery red.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you’re amazing. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

This quickly you caught a Spirit Fish."

Qian Xiaoyue, beside him, quickly praised him joyfully.

Zhou Changwang was also quite pleased.

However, the size of the fish left him a bit disappointed.

Only about two pounds.

But the pulling force felt like he was pulling a giant object weighing hundreds of pounds.

He felt helpless about this but also knew it was normal.

Spirit Fish typically aren’t large, but that doesn’t mean their strength isn’t great, and their power isn’t strong.

In fact, the main difference between Spirit Fish and Fish Demons is that Fish Demons are large and most possess some Water Techniques, enabling them to attack enemies.

While Spirit Fish are more agile, faster, and stronger.

Low-Tier First Grade Spirit Fish actually don’t differ much in absolute strength from Low-Tier First Grade Fish Demons.

The Spirit Fish before Zhou Changwang was of Low-Tier First Grade level.

Roughly equivalent to a Qi Cultivation First Layer Practitioner.

"This is a Red-striped Spirit Fish; its taste is incredibly delicious, worth two to three Lower-Grade Spirit Stones per pound.

This one is about two pounds, if sold to fishmongers, can fetch five Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

Of course, our fishing boat itself will also purchase Spirit Fish at a price equivalent to fishmongers, which is five Lower-Grade Spirit Stones."

Just then, Ge Yuan Mountain happened to be standing nearby and spoke up to explain.

"Not bad."

Zhou Changwang nodded, not intending to sell it directly.

If there were no catches later, he would cook it for himself, considering the abundant Spiritual Qi in Spirit Fish, surpassing many Fish Demons.

Then, he attached bait once more and began fishing again.

"Ah, I’ve caught a fish, such strength..."

At this time, others also started catching fish.

Zhou Changwang noticed that the one catching fish now was Lu Wei’Er, who was pulling with all her strength, making the entire rod tremble slightly.

Fang Shitong beside her assisted, stabilizing the rod, and they slowly lifted it.

Soon after, a silver-white Spirit Fish, covered with small spots, was pulled out of the water.

"Isn’t this a White Jade Spotted Fish? Isn’t it?"

Lu Wei’Er immediately exclaimed loudly.

The others couldn’t help but show envy in their eyes.

A White Jade Spotted Fish is worth over a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones per pound.

Although the one they caught was quite small, it was still over a pound.

And quickly, Wenren Xiu offered one hundred fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones to take the White Jade Spotted Fish caught by her.

Which means, in just a moment, she earned one hundred fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.