Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I get it!”

The black-robed man stared at Lin Mufeng with wide eyes. He looked like he realized something. “It's you! You must've killed my precious student and stole the treasure! My student died tragically! I have to avenge him!”

He was menacingly strong. The wind blew like sharp blades, slas.h.i.+ng through the clouds.

The Lingyun Immortal Pavilion was about to be destroyed.

Plop!

Lin Mufeng went weak in the knees. He knelt and begged, “Immortal, don't be angry. Please, don't be angry! I really did pull out the sword.”

The black-robed man sneered, “Impossible! You wouldn't be able to pa.s.s the first three tests. Quick, tell me, Where did you get it from?”

Swoos.h.!.+

A sword flew past his neck swiftly. A strand of Lin Mufeng's hair fell off.

Lin Mufeng instantly went stiff from fear.

He struggled for a long time. Then, he said, “I didn't go to the secret border alone. There's an expert!”

The black-robed man looked convinced. “I see. That person's most probably my student! Why did the expert give you the Excalibur?”

He was an expert. Would he even be impressed by the Excalibur?

Lin Mufeng put the words together and said, “This expert is incredibly powerful, free from the bonds of status. He's beyond Immortals or ordinary folks. I'm afraid he has no use for the Excalibur.”

The black-robed man frowned. He said coldly, “You think I'll believe that?”

“Immortal, I'm telling the truth!” Lin Mufeng looked serious. “Although I'm weak in cultivation and I've never seen the Above Immortal Realm, I'm certain he's more powerful than an Immortal!”

“Oh?” The black-robed man was slightly surprised. “Bring me to him!”

Lin Mufeng awkwardly smiled and shook his head. “Immortal, without the expert's hint, I can't bring you to him. Perhaps you can wait until I get his permission?”

“You dare speak to me like that? It's as if he's the real deal,” growled the black-robed man. He said, “I have a way to know if you're telling the truth. Follow me to the Immortal Relic!”

Then, he carried Lin Mufeng with him to the Clear Moon Lake.

Meanwhile, Li Nianfan had already rented a raft with an awning. It was drifting slowly across the Clear Moon Lake.

There were a lot of boats around the Clear Moon Lake. Fishermen boats came and went. They all looked really happy as if they had won the lottery. It was probably because they could catch all sorts of fish and sh.e.l.lfish through their fis.h.i.+ng nets.

It also attracted a lot of cultivators who frequently flew by in the sky.

Of course, a lot of men and women came to lake drift, too. Many fancy boats were floating on the water.

This was why the rental fees were doubled.

Li Nianfan rowed the raft to the center of the lake. The oars disturbed the fishes that were swimming in the lake, causing them to swim away rapidly.

Suddenly, a big fish leaped out of the water's surface. It leaped over the raft and plopped back into the lake.

The fishes in the Immortal Realm were so lively!

Li Nianfan said weirdly, “Awesome. It's been a month, right? Why are there still so many fishes in the lake? Does more fis.h.i.+ng lead to more fish?”

He did not say anything unnecessary. He immediately took out his fis.h.i.+ng tools and sat crossed-legged on the raft, ready to fish.

He attached the bait and cast his line.

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Pap!

The fis.h.i.+ng line zipped through the air and landed nicely in the water.

An old fisherman was watching. He said, “Young man, just cast a fis.h.i.+ng net. It's rare seeing so many fishes like this. Using a fis.h.i.+ng rod will be a waste!”

Li Nianfan smiled and said, “Old man, I'm enjoying the process of fis.h.i.+ng. I'm not here to hunt for fishes.”

The old fisherman shook his head. “Wasteful, what a waste!”

Li Nianfan did not say anything else. He quietly fished while enjoying the beautiful painting-like view. He was accompanied by a beautiful lady, too. This was a great life.

Daji leaned against Li Nianfan as she dipped her pretty fair feet in the water. Li Nianfan looked at her bare feet and thought to himself, 'Huh, now that's the real fish bait.'

The little red bird on his shoulder spread her wings. She flew and perched on top of the awning.

She curiously tilted her head and looked around, observing everything with interest.

Then, she spread her wings again and glided across the surface of the lake. She was slightly annoyed.

At the bottom of the Clear Moon Lake.

It was extremely turbulent. Water pillars were being formed and powers were shooting back and forth like waves. It was kind of like a boiling fountain down there.

It was happening everywhere, and it seemed to be coming from the Eastside ocean. The water was full of power, causing all the fishes to swim up to the surface.

There was a golden door at the bottom of the Eastside ocean. A terrifying amount of fishes seemed to be swimming into it. Upon closer inspection, it was not the fishes that were swimming into to door. It was the water's current that was forcing the fish to swim inside!

Buzz!

Suddenly, the golden door started to s.h.i.+ne. A powerful aura emitted from within it. It sucked in the ocean water, causing a huge wave.

The surrounding fishes instantly fled.

A voice could be heard.

“The Dragon Door's open! The Dragon Door's really open!”

“How did this happen? I thought the Immortal Realm was dead?”

“Hold on, hold on a second. The door isn't completely opened yet. I wonder how the outside world's doing?”

Suddenly, a panicked shriek could be heard. “Stop gossiping, the Seventh Princess is missing! Hurry up and find her!”

Plop!

Li Nianfan raised his fis.h.i.+ng rod gently and fished out a big carp. The fish's tail flapped about, causing water to splash in the air.

Splas.h.!.+

The fish landed right into the bucket.

It was a big red bucket with twenty big fishes of various types inside. Li Nianfan looked at them swimming actively. He felt joyful and proud.

What nice gains.

Maybe this was the fun part of fis.h.i.+ng.

“Too bad. There are too many fish here. I feel like I'm lacking a bit of a challenge.” Li Nianfan put his fis.h.i.+ng rod aside. He did not want to fish anymore.

Fis.h.i.+ng was just for entertainment on this trip. He mainly focused on the fun of it.

Suddenly, a fisherman's boat pa.s.sed by coincidentally. There were three people on the boat—an old man, a middle-aged man, and a lady.

The lady was responsible for sailing the boat. The old man and the middle-aged man were drawing their fis.h.i.+ng net. The veins on their arms were popping out from the sheer force they were exerting. However, they looked excited.

The heavier it was meant that they had caught more fish.

The middle-aged man worriedly reminded, “Dad, back up a little. Be careful. Don't get dragged down there.”

“Hey, you were just learning how to walk when I first brought you fis.h.i.+ng. You think you can teach the old man how to do things now?”

The old man scolded, “Look closely!”

He stepped back and bent backward. Then, he lifted the fis.h.i.+ng net.

Splas.h.!.+

The fis.h.i.+ng net came out of the water. Splashes were everywhere.

Countless prawns and fishes were wiggling in the net, their scales brightly reflected under the sunlight.

Plop.

The fis.h.i.+ng net was pulled up to their boat. The father and son instantly sat down and panted.

Li Nianfan smiled and said, “Old man, you gained a lot.”

“Haha, it's alright.” The old man instantly smiled. “You came here to lake drift?”

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“Yeah.” Li Nianfan was slightly curious. He asked, “You guys have so much fish. Where are you going to s.h.i.+p them to?”

The old man replied, “The Xia Kingdom, of course. They're at war now and they lack food.”

“I see,” Li Nianfan nodded. He was previously worried by the sudden increase in fishes. Would it not disrupt the fish market? He got his answer.

It seemed like the fish came at the right time.

“Sir, let me tell you. The war's crazy. I sent fish to the injured soldiers before. It was a gory sight!” said the old man. Then, he pointed in a direction and said, “If you keep drifting in this direction to the other side, you can see the battlefield. You might even see floating corpses in the water, too.”

Li Nianfan looked across the horizon, toward the Southside of the Clear Moon Lake.

“Thanks for the notice, old man. Goodbye.” Li Nianfan smiled and rowed. He gently drifted away and stopped disturbing that family.

The raft drifted. The gentle breeze on the face was very nice.

Plop!

Suddenly, there was a loud 'plop', followed by chaotic screaming.

“Somebody fell into the water! Everyone, help!”

“Quick, who can swim?”

Li Nianfan looked over with arched eyebrows.

Usually in this situation, most people around here would know how to swim. It would be easy to save them.

However, the one who fell into the water was a rich guy from a fancy boat. The fishermen were far away from the fancy boats and the other people on fancy boats may not know how to swim.

The rich guy was struggling in the water. It would probably take a while for someone to go save him.

Li Nianfan rowed his boat closer.

“Huh?” said the Fire Phoenix on his shoulder. She looked straight into the water.

Li Nianfan was slightly curious. He stared at the guy who fell into the water, too.

He realized something odd was happening.

The guy did not know how to swim, but he was not sinking. It was like something was pus.h.i.+ng him up from beneath the water.

He arched his eyebrow. He noticed that whenever the guy was about to sink deeper into the water, something would push him up from his waist. He rowed closer and looked closely. There was a red-tailed white carp in the water. It was constantly pus.h.i.+ng the guy up from his waist.

The carp was not strong. It used all its might to push.

“A kind Carp Demon!”

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Li Nianfan was intrigued. He instantly listed it in his list of bigshots.

There were not a lot of kind demons. Since he met one, it would be beneficial to befriend it. Moreover, this was a water demon. He would have someone to look out for him in the waters.

The rich guy was soon saved thanks to the help of the Carp Demon.

However, a figure suddenly swooped down from above. The figure transformed into a young lad in a green s.h.i.+rt. He was levitating above the water's surface.

He had a Gold Net in his hand. It was s.h.i.+ny. He threw it into the lake and instantly captured the Carp Demon. Then, he pulled the demon out of the water.

“I thought I could get lucky at the Clear Moon Lake. I wasted so much time here so I can't go back empty-handed. A white carp with a red tail, a soon-to-be demon, interesting,” said the smiling young lad in a green s.h.i.+rt. Then, he hooked the Carp Demon to his belt.

Li Nianfan saw that. He frowned and hesitated for a moment before he rowed over.

He knew a lot of bigshots and he had the Fire Phoenix to protect him. He was slightly confident.

“I'm Li Nianfan. Greetings… bro.”

The green s.h.i.+rt lad glanced at Li Nianfan. He seemed hostile. However, he paused for a moment when he saw Daji. Then, he arrogantly asked, “What do you want?”

Li Nianfan said, “Bro, this Carp Demon saved someone. I don't think it'll hurt anybody. Why don't you spare its life and I'll treat you to some drinks. Okay, bro?”

“You're just an ordinary man. You dare drink with me?” sneered the green s.h.i.+rt lad. “Do me a favor and look at your reflection in the water. Do you think you're worthy?”

Li Nianfan felt his heart drop. It seemed like he was not lucky this time. He had met an unfriendly cultivator.

However, he was not surprised. Not everyone was nice.

He looked at the struggling Carp Demon on his belt. The red tail flapped around like a flickering flame. It was frantic and afraid, looking at Li Nianfan like it was asking for help. A very humane demon.

He groaned and continued, “Bro, the Holy Emperor of the Ganlong Immortal Dynasty's my friend. This Carp Demon isn't that valuable. Spare it for me. We can be friends.”

“Shameless nonsense! You and the Holy Emperor are friends? Then, I am G.o.d's brother.”

The green s.h.i.+rt lad burst out laughing. He was still looking at Daji when he shook his head and said, “It's a crime to be unworthy. How did you, an ordinary man, get such an outstandingly beautiful wife? Be careful! Lady, why don't you follow me instead? I have a Beauty Pill that can stop your beauty from aging for up to ten years!”

A figure darted across the sky.

Then, it turned back quickly.

The black-robed man was carrying Lin Mufeng with one hand but he was staring at Li Nianfan. His gaze was filled with a burning pa.s.sion.

He was trembling from excitement. It was as if he saw the most precious jewel in the world. “A body made of Dao? He's a natural!

“G.o.d bless. You sent me such an outstanding student!”

He laughed maniacally and swooped down.

“The audacity. How dare you insult my precious student. Die!”

Endless swords fell from the sky along with his roar. Even the clouds in the sky were affected. The clouds were also shaped like swords.

Swords were raining down on the green s.h.i.+rt lad. He was gone in an instant before he could react. It was like he vanished into thin air.

“I'm here in time to save the day from such an insult. Plus, my attacks look so powerful and cool. This student…is mine!”

The black-robed man smiled and stood proudly on the water. He looked mysteriously compa.s.sionate.

He said slowly, “Fella, say h.e.l.lo to your Master?”

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Lin Mufeng witnessed it all from the air. His mind buzzed and he almost went blind.

He was horrified. His soul almost left his body.

What was a natural body made of Dao?!

He was a real freaking bigshot!