The middle-aged monk carefully examined the Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew with his spiritual sense. Although he did not notice anything abnormal, he did not drink it immediately out of caution.
"I will have to sit here for a long time. Don't be greedy. I will taste Taoist friend's fine wine when I get back."
He smiled and put the bottle of Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew into his storage bag.
"Okay, fishing for treasures is more important."
Lu Xuan nodded and said.
When the two met for the first time, he expressed his understanding of the middle-aged monk's behavior. After all, in terms of caution, there were still very few people who were better than himself.
Although he didn't taste the Jade Cleansing Spiritual Dew, Lu Xuan's move still brought a considerable distance between the two of them.
Shi Zichen's attitude was obviously more enthusiastic.
“Let’s talk about fishing spots first. Choosing a suitable location is extremely important.”
"Opportunities and risks coexist in Qianbaozhen River. It is not safe for fishing monks. Monks often die in it for various reasons. In addition, the quantity and grade of treasures in different locations are quite different."
"However, the top fishing spots along the Qianbaozhen River are basically occupied by those powerful sects, so casual cultivators can only retreat and look for other places."
"In addition, the timing of fishing is also very important. The Qianbaozhen River will erupt in spiritual tides during certain special periods. At that time, the risk will increase, and various rare treasures will also explode."
"I once fished out a middle-grade magic weapon fragment from the Zhen River when a spiritual tide broke out."
Shi Zichen's face turned bright, like a fisherman who wants to circle the whole city three times after catching a big fish.
Lu Xuan secretly complained in his heart, nodded slightly, and kept what the other party said in mind.
"Also, fishing tools are also extremely important."
"The fishing rod must be forged from high-grade spiritual bamboo or high-grade spiritual ore, and there must be many restrictions on the rod. Reinforcement is only the most basic requirement.
Sometimes, you have to place special restrictions on the spiritual fish, water beasts, or treasures you want to catch, so as to increase the certainty of successful shipment."
"My black obsidian spiritual rod is made of tens of thousands of kilograms of obsidian and mixed with various other spiritual minerals. It is of a grade as high as five. Although it has average ability against enemies, it has a powerful effect when fishing for treasures."
Shi Zichen shook the black fishing rod in his hand, with a bit of showoff in his tone.
"Spending a lot of money to build a fishing rod, he is worthy of being a legendary fisherman."
Lu Xuan secretly cursed in his heart, but a hint of just the right amount of envy flashed in his eyes.
"Five-grade fishing rod! Fellow Taoist Shi must have caught countless treasures from the Qianbaozhen River, right?"
"..."
The middle-aged monk looked choked.
"It's okay, it's okay."
He yelled haha.
"In addition to fishing rods, fishing lines and fishing nets for collecting treasures are very important. Shi has been outside the Qianbaozhen River for many years, but he has seen many monks. Because the quality of the fishing lines and fishing nets are average, they are not as good as those that were caught with great difficulty.
The treasure was lost."
"Everyone beat their chests and stamped their feet, feeling extremely upset."
The middle-aged monk sighed with emotion.
"It's really a pity."
Lu Xuan agreed.
Although he couldn't empathize with it, he could still imagine that scene.
After finally cultivating a high-level spiritual plant to maturity, I had great expectations for the unknown treasure. Just when I thought I could reap a generous reward, the light group dissipated on its own before I even touched it...
It's suffocating just thinking about it.
"Besides that, I have to mention the bait for fishing for treasures."
"The most common ones are certain kinds of spiritual insects that are loved by spiritual fish and water animals. Certain natural materials and earthly treasures are also very attractive to certain water monsters, demons and the like."
"You can even use flesh, blood, souls, etc. to fish out some magical powers and secret techniques from the real river."
"Therefore, choosing the right bait is also very important."
"Finally, there are strict requirements for fishing monks."
"The edge of the Qianbaozhen River is not considered safe. When fishing for treasures, you often need a strong body as support. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with those high-level spiritual fish and water beasts for a long time."
"After catching them, surrendering and suppressing them requires great strength. If you lose the treasure you caught because you are outmatched by your strength, it would be a joke."
Shi Zichen shook his head and said.
"Of course, the monk's spirit must not be weak. When fishing, there are many strange beings in the True River that will confuse fishermen in turn. If they have ordinary spiritual awareness and weak willpower, they will easily fall into the depths of the True River and be doomed."
The middle-aged monk said to Lu Xuan seriously.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Shi, for reminding me. Lu will keep it in mind."
Lu Xuan solemnly expressed his gratitude.
Although what Shi Zichen said was just some basic common sense about fishing in the Qianbaozhen River and did not involve specific information about fishing for treasures, it was of great help to him as a newbie and saved him from taking many wrong paths.
"Speaking of which, if we cultivate a high-level spiritual bamboo, forge it into a high-quality fishing rod, bring it to the Qianbaozhen River, and sell it to these fishermen, it will probably fetch a sky-high price."
Lu Xuan thought secretly.
"Fishing treasures is simple to say, but there are many ways inside. If Fellow Lu Dao is interested, you can explore more."
The middle-aged monk said calmly.
"To be honest with fellow Taoist Shi, Lu really wants to try this interesting way of obtaining treasures."
Lu Xuan looked eager to try.
"Yes, fishing for treasures in the Qianbaozhen River is relatively safer than exploring the secret realm."
"There's just one thing. There are so many things that need to be considered to catch the treasure you want. If you're not satisfied with one of them, it will be difficult to catch it."
“It’s common to not catch a satisfactory treasure for decades.”
"However, remember not to indulge in it and waste your practice."
"Because there is no hope of being promoted to Nascent Soul, Mr. Shi came here to fish to see if he could find a glimmer of hope in this mysterious Qianbaozhen River."
Shi Zichen said in a deep voice.
"Okay, Lu will not waste his practice because of this."
Lu Xuan quickly said, since there is a ball of light, it doesn't make much difference to him whether he practices or not, so he might as well enjoy fishing for treasures more.
“I’ll have a good place to go when I come to the Broken Cave in the future.”
He thought secretly in his heart.
He originally thought that after entering the incomplete cave, he would be a little lonely after being isolated from the world for a long time. Now that there is the Qianbaozhen River and the many fishermen on the river, he has a little more hope.
"Fellow Taoist Shi, where should I buy fishing rods, bait and other things? After hearing what Taoist Taoist said, Mr. Lu felt a little itchy."
Lu Xuan said with a smile.
"Eight hundred miles down here, there is a small shop with a large number of fishing-related treasures, including a variety of fishing rods and baits for fellow Taoists to choose from."
"Although the shop is small, the owner's background is unusual. He opened a shop there many years ago. He has the strength to cultivate at the Nascent Soul realm, and everyone in the world calls him the fish shop owner."
"The fish shop owner is a bit weird and lonely, but for anglers like us, he's pretty good. Friends from Lu Dao don't need to take it to heart."
"Okay, after buying all the fishing gear, how about Mr. Lu come over to find Fellow Taoist Shi?"