Chapter 260: Chapter 130: O Great Angler, Fortune Beyond Measure (Part 3)

Although most cultivators present are quite wealthy, like Shen Xinyue and other high-tier cultivators, possessing abundant resources. Gong Bai Xue, Zhao Gongpeng, and Wenren Xiu, being cultivation clan descendants, are never short of spirit stones.

Even Zhou Changwang, after tallying up his recent spoils, found his total spirit stones count to have reached the tens of thousands once again.

However, the act of directly catching spirit fish, especially the rare White Jade Spotted Fish, was still slightly unsettling for them.

After all, whether one catches fish or not often has little to do with the fisherman’s identity.

Whether you’re a Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation practitioner or a wealthy cultivation clan descendant, when fishing on the same boat, if others catch fish while you don’t, or if others catch rare fish while you only reel in a small karami, it’s inevitable to feel envious and amazed.

Lu Wei’Er caught the first White Jade Spotted Fish, prompting others to quickly cast their lines again, determined to persevere.

The smart ones even humbled themselves to seek advice.

However, most ended up only catching ordinary fish, which seemed quite large, yet weren’t worth even one lower-grade spirit stone.

"It’s hooked again.

This fish... Doesn’t seem very strong?"

Zhou Changwang felt a fish nibbling at the bait and hurriedly pulled the rod once more.

Yet the pulling force left him somewhat disappointed.

As expected, what he eventually reeled in was another small spirit fish over a pound, though fortunately this time it was a Flying Spine Spirit Fish, with a slightly higher price of fifteen lower-grade spirit stones per pound.

Thus, most people were gradually getting fish on their hooks.

However, they were mostly small spirit fish, and many slipped off the hook, leaving everyone deeply regretful.

Nearby, Qian Xiaoyue also caught two spirit fish in succession, with one large and one small, totaling to about thirty lower-grade spirit stones, which was already worth the ticket price of the boat.

"Hmm? Did it get hooked?"

Zhou Changwang suddenly felt a slight vibration on his fishing line, and just as he was about to reel it in, instinctively paused for a moment. Then, as a response to another slight vibration, pulled up sharply.

The hook instantly pierced the spirit fish, and he seized it tightly.

"This one, has quite the strength? Likely a big fish."

A trace of delight flashed in Zhou Changwang’s eyes, but his face remained composed as he started tugging at the line briskly.

His strength was significant, holding the line steady against the spirit fish.

Even though the spirit fish repeatedly darted, attempting to escape, he held it firmly, pulling it upward bit by bit.

"Ah, this one has such strength... I can’t hold it anymore..."

Suddenly, Qian Xiaoyue exclaimed in surprise, as her fishing rod jerked straight, causing her body to lean forward, and take several steps forward, nearly being pulled off the boat deck.

Seeing this, Zhou Changwang hurriedly stepped forward, grabbing her rod firmly and pulling forcefully, his expression slightly changing.

The force transmitted from Qian Xiaoyue’s rod surprised him, exceeding far more than his own.

Quickly, he gripped the rod firmly and gradually pulled it upwards.

Whizz... Whizz...

The entire fishing line emitted a sound of vibrating air due to the immense pull.

Zhou Changwang quietly noticed the changes in force, realizing the spirit fish was struggling fiercely, promptly loosening the line.

When it eased briefly, he swiftly tightened it again, pulling the fishing rod up, bit by bit.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, may I help you with your rod?"

Beside him, Qian Xiaoyue, feeling slightly nervous, saw Zhou Changwang’s own fishing rod also constantly taut, vibrating the air, and hurriedly spoke up.

"Careful, this fish has quite the strength too."

Zhou Changwang nodded, handling a rod in each hand made it indeed difficult to manage the fish.

Qian Xiaoyue quickly nodded, reaching out to take over, her face abruptly changing, almost stumbling again.

This fish Zhou Changwang caught also had considerable strength, and she promptly channeled her spiritual power to stabilize herself.

Once Zhou Changwang no longer needed to focus on two rods, he finally freed himself to wholeheartedly engage in the tug-of-war with the spirit fish.

His strength was plenty, but merely a tug-of-war, he was confident in surpassing the strength of the spirit fish within the lake, yet the line and rod couldn’t necessarily withstand such massive force.

Therefore, he could only continue to exert fish control and teasing techniques in a strategic contest.

After an incense stick’s time, Qian Xiaoyue sharply lifted Zhou Changwang’s rod, and a fish entirely silver-white, with conspicuous spots, leapt out of the water.

"It’s White Jade Spotted Fish, and it’s huge, this must be over five pounds, right?"

As soon as the fish emerged from the water, someone quickly exclaimed in astonishment.

Qian Xiaoyue’s face also lit up with a look of delight, she eagerly turned to Zhou Changwang with excitement and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, it’s White Jade Spotted Fish, this size, is easily worth over a thousand lower-grade spirit stones."

"Congratulations Xiaoyue, you caught such a large White Jade Spotted Fish."

Just then, Lu Wei’Er came over with a look of envy and said.

"This isn’t mine, it’s Fellow Daoist Zhou’s catch.

I only helped to lift it out."

Qian Xiaoyue shook her head, briskly pulling the spirit fish out of the water and placing it into a ready-prepared water bucket.

Spirit Fish are precious; without their familiar environment, spirit fish living at depths of sixty feet suddenly being pulled out cannot withstand the pressure change, soon dying.

Hence, the wooden bucket was pre-filled with ice to preserve its vitality as much as possible, keeping it fresh.

Moreover, professional anglers might even prepare sealing talismans to entirely seal the precious spirit fish, preventing spiritual power loss, ensuring its liveliness as much as possible.