Chapter 898 The necessary steps for fishing
Lu Xuan followed the guidance of the middle-aged monk and controlled the sword light all the way down the Qianbaozhen River.
On the way, as Shi Zichen said, not every river bank can fish for treasures. Only in certain special locations can monks fish quietly.
During this period, he met more than a dozen monks who were cultivators of alchemy. There was also a place where several monks wearing standard robes gathered together. At first glance, they were from well-known families.
When everyone saw Lu Xuan, they either glanced at him with curiosity or watched him with vigilance. Of course, most of their attention was still focused on the fishing rod in their hands.
Lu Xuan arrived near his destination, and his eyes were attracted by a simple wooden house.
There is a wooden door on the side of the wooden house facing the real river. There is a dim light at the door, and there seems to be a cave inside.
“It should be right here.”
Lu Xuan secretly guessed based on the distance. He came gently to the wooden house, scanned the surroundings with his spiritual sense, and after confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he spoke out.
“Fish shop owner, junior Lu Xuan, come here to buy a set of fishing tools, senior. Please forgive me if I am inconvenient.”
"Come in." A short and hoarse voice sounded in Lu Xuan's ears.
He passed through the dim light and saw a spacious house, which was much larger than what he saw from the outside.
The house is very simply decorated, with more than a dozen wooden shelves placed randomly, and there are various fishing-related treasures on the shelves.
“It seems that this wooden house is a space treasure, somewhat similar to the Thousand Machine House.”
Lu Xuan secretly looked at everything in the wooden house.
In the inner position, he spotted the figure of a thin old man.
The old man’s cheeks were sunken and full of wrinkles. He looked extremely ordinary. His gnarled fingers were wiping a bone fishhook.
Appearing near a magical place like the Qianbaozhen River in the void is not an ordinary thing.
Lu Xuan immediately knew the identity of the other party.
“Juniors have met the fish shopkeeper.”
He saluted respectfully.
The thin old man didn't seem to hear his words. He continued to wipe the fishhook as if no one else was watching, looking at it carefully, as if the fishhook was a rare treasure in his eyes.
Long before coming here, Lu Xuan learned about the shopkeeper's temperament from Shi Zichen, so he didn't care and just looked around.
“Get it yourself.”
“There will be no counteroffer.”
He noticed a wooden sign on the side of the wooden frame with several large, scrawled characters written on it.
“Wuyao Spiritual Rod…one hundred and eight thousand low-grade spiritual stones? Why don’t you go and grab them?”
Lu Xuan immediately found a black obsidian spiritual rod, which was 70-80% similar to the one in Shi Zichen's hand. There were some slight differences. They were both made of obsidian spiritual minerals.
“A fishing rod that is mainly used for fishing for treasures is actually offered at such a high price!”
“One hundred and eight thousand low-grade spiritual stones, this level has surpassed many magical weapons of the same level.”
Lu Xuan was secretly stunned, once again realizing how wealthy and generous the fishing guy was.
This fifth-grade Wuyao spiritual rod is barely at the forefront among all the fishing rods. Lu Xuan also noticed that there are several sixth-grade fishing rods, and the price is no less than 300,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
This made him lament the huge profits of this store.
He just wanted to give it a try, so he set his sights on those third- and fourth-grade fishing rods.
"Qingling Stone Pole, Grade 4, forged from a large amount of Qingling Stone ore. When paired with the Qingling Hook, it can emit a light Qingling breath, which can effectively drive away some evil spirits and demons in areas near the water. There is a certain probability of attracting a treasure of the same genus, priced at 26,000 low-grade spiritual stones.”
“Thunder light spiritual rod, third grade, can emit a special vibrating thunder sound, which can increase the possibility of catching lightning spiritual fish monsters. It sells for fifteen thousand low-grade spiritual stones.”
Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on the black jade spiritual pole.
The price of this fourth-grade fishing rod is more acceptable to him among all the spiritual rods, so it is more suitable for experimentation.
More importantly, the fishing rod is forged from the fourth-grade black jade bamboo. If he intends to cultivate similar spiritual bamboo in the future, he can consider including it in the planting range.
“Ice silk is made from a large amount of spiritual silk spun by third-grade ice silkworms. It can withstand the impact of fifth-grade monsters in a short period of time. The longer it takes, the greater the possibility of breakage.”
“Agarwood hook, a fourth-grade fishhook, is made from agarwood that has been ground for a long time. It is very tempting to many kinds of spiritual fish and water animals, and can make them lose their minds in an instant.”
Lu Xuan observed for a while, and after a while, he selected the fishing line and hook.
The fishing line is a large ball of third-grade ice silk, priced at 8,000 lower-grade spiritual stones.
The fishhook is made of ground agarwood, which is not sharp enough, but it has its own uniqueness. It sells for 15,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
In the end, he spent another 10,000 high-grade spiritual stones to buy a box of the most ordinary fishing bait and came to the skinny old man.
“Senior Yu, I have selected four treasures, namely the black jade spiritual rod, ice silk, agarwood hook and a box of ordinary fishing bait.”
Lu Xuan did not dare to hide anything in front of True Lord Yuanying and spoke truthfully.
"Here are five hundred and thirty middle-grade spiritual stones. I would like to ask my seniors to take a look at them."
He took out a pile of middle-grade spiritual stones that were full of aura and sent them to the skinny old man.
“That’s right.”
The fish shop owner didn’t look back and continued to wipe the white bone fishhook in his hand.
The pile of middle-grade spiritual stones in front of him quietly disappeared, and it was unknown what kind of spatial treasure it had entered.
“Juniors say goodbye.”
When Lu Xuan saw this, he cupped his hands and left with a few fishing tools.
“He’s a pretty good fishing prospect.”
After his figure disappeared, the thin old man raised his head, looked at the direction Lu Xuan left with his cloudy eyes, and sighed softly.
Lu Xuan was completely unaware of this and rushed to Shi Zichen's location with four treasures.
“The basic tools alone cost more than 50,000 low-grade spiritual stones. Fishing in the Qianbaozhen River is a bottomless pit.”
He sighed secretly.
Since they were only experimental in nature, the few tools he chose were among the lower and middle-class, but even so, they cost a large amount of spiritual stones. The expenses for those senior monks who stayed on the river bank for a long time would be astonishing.
“Fishing for treasures can make the farming life here in Qianquaidongtian a little more interesting.”
“Of course, it’s also to verify a conjecture in my mind.”
“The first step in fishing is to attract strange beings such as spiritual fish and water animals and let them swallow the bait.”
“This is a necessary step, and at the same time, it also completes the breeding process.”
“Perhaps, I can understand through the fishing rod and line, as well as the terrifying water of Qianbaozhen River, what exactly is the being that bit the fishhook?”
“If it’s feasible, that’s a big advantage for me.”
Lu Xuan secretly thought to himself that he could know exactly what he had caught without spiritual knowledge, just by mental exploration.
In this way, you can avoid some risks caused by evil spirits. At the same time, you can also provide targeted bait according to the preferences of spiritual fish, aquatic animals, and strange species to easily catch them.
(End of this chapter)