Chapter 7 Blessings of the Fishing Man's God!
[Fishing Experience Gained +1]
[Little Green Fish Caught +1]
[Fishing Experience Gained +1]
[Big Bluefish Caught +1]
By the banks of Frost Moon Lake, it was still that old fishing spot where he had fished for the first time.
The moment the Fishing Point had just refreshed its usage count, Su Ping was there to cast his line.
With the increasing number of fishing attempts,
Su Ping had gone from initially dismissing fishing as a trivial hobby to understanding the joy of it.
And now, he had genuinely come to love fishing from the bottom of his heart.
To put it in simple terms,
fishing felt to Su Ping a lot like playing a massive open-world gacha game.
Every twitch of the fishing line marked the beginning of a card draw.
And the very moment a fish was reeled in, that was when he drew the golden light.
The tension and anticipation for the unknown catch, coupled with the satisfaction of reaping the benefits of his own labor, were all part of the allure.
No wonder even without the boost of a fishing system, real-life anglers still found it endlessly entertaining.
The Fishing Point at Frost Moon Lake refreshed once every seven days.
The number of times it could be used ranged from 30 to 70, which could accumulate but never exceed a maximum of 100 uses.
This time, it had refreshed with 50 fishing attempts.
In one morning, Su Ping had used up more than half of them.
He found it quite dissatisfying.
However, in the past few days, taking advantage of the gaps in his cultivation, Su Ping had also visited several well-known fishing spots in the vicinity. After fishing there, he still hadn't managed to activate any new Fishing Points.
This made Su Ping realize that trying to discover Fishing Points by simply fishing around wouldn't be an easy task.
Fortunately, he remembered that once the Fishing Store's level was high enough, there would be a Fishing Compass available for exchange, which could help find new Fishing Points.
Once he got his hands on this tool, searching for Fishing Points wouldn't require the blind luck approach he was currently using.
As Su Ping was fishing and contemplating his next moves, he suddenly felt a light tug on the line.
It was another fish biting in the game.
Ding!
With some quick maneuvers, in the instant he reeled in the catch, Su Ping sharply noticed that this time, the notification was accompanied by a delightful alert tone!
His heart stirred, and he quickly glanced at the information stream:
[Fishing Experience Gained +1]
[Current Fishing Level: 2 (45/500)]
[Green Spirit Fish Caught +1]
"Holy shit!"
"Green Spirit Fish!"
"A rare quality item that can be exchanged for unique objects, the Green Spirit Fish!"
"I really do have the talent and luck to be an angler!"
Excited, Su Ping didn't even bother using the remaining five fishing attempts and exited the game. He opened the game's storage system to check out the Green Spirit Fish he had just caught.
[Green Spirit Fish, Quality: Rare, delicious and edible, can be raised in Pot Cave Heaven to improve the output of Spiritual Energy!]
"To increase Spiritual Energy output!"
Su Ping's eyes fixed on this description, his heart filling with excitement.
Pot Cave Heaven was also one of the unique objects available from the Fishing Store once it reached a higher level.
In the game, simply put, it was a kind of player's home system.
But in this real world of Immortal Cultivation,
it was comparable to a personal secret realm, a small world of one's own!
And considering the Green Spirit Fish's description, if he caught more Spirit Fish in the future, and the Spiritual Energy output increased,
wouldn't he be able to plant Spirit Fields, cultivate Spiritual Objects, and even invite Loose Cultivators to work for him in his Pot Cave Heaven, just like the Immortal Sects did with their workshop areas?
Moving from doing everything himself to having others help with the work was a sure path to riches and success!
Su Ping seemed to see a bright future waving at him.
He hastily took a deep breath to calm his agitation.
His right hand gripped the fishing rod again.
"Unachieved goals should not be overthought."
"I'm still just an ordinary Fishing Man. I should focus on the present and fish up the rest of my catch!"
"May the God of Fishing Men bless me. I'm not greedy, just two more... no, one more Green Spirit Fish would be great!"
Su Ping cast out his fishing rod and once again began to fish.
Unfortunately, it seemed his luck had been exhausted by the Green Spirit Fish, as the next five catches were all Little Green Fish.
"Having Little Green Fish is good too; last time I exchanged all my fish for Fishing Coins, and this time I want to redeem a Town Return Talisman, for which I need Little Green Fish."
Su Ping slightly shook his head and repeated the physical method of tying up a Fort Moon Lake big carp and bringing it ashore. Then, he stood up and ended his day's fishing activity.
When he returned to Frost Moon Villa, Su Ping looked towards the game's warehouse.
In the warehouse were stored his fishing gains: a total of 40 Little Green Fish, 9 Big Bluefish, and 1 Green Spirit Fish.
"Town Return Talisman redemption requirements: 100 Little Green Fish, 10 Big Bluefish, 1 Green Spirit Fish!"
"The hardest to get, the Green Spirit Fish, is already in my hands. The rest, the Little Green Fish and Big Bluefish, is just a matter of time."
"As for my cultivation needs, there are still 150 Fishing Coins left from my last exchange, enough for me to use for a while!"
"Today was a lucky day. It calls for a celebration!"
That afternoon, as Su Ping ordered, everyone in Frost Moon Villa received varying amounts of rewards. A feast was arranged, allowing all the servants in the villa to enjoy a sumptuous meal.
Many of the newly recruited poor servants received meat buns that they could take home for the first time.
Word of Su Ping, the Immortal Leader's generous deeds, spread far and wide throughout the Golden Sparrow City area.
"Small favours to woo the common folk?"
"Ha! Our inspector is not too shabby!"
"It looks like he plans to stay in our Golden Sparrow City for the long haul."
In the City Lord Mansion of Golden Sparrow City, the City Lord and others, upon hearing this news, began to speculate.
They were completely unaware that this was truly just a spontaneous act of generosity by Su Ping, who was in a good mood.
With the Fishing Man system, Su Ping's vision had long surpassed those of the local tyrants of Golden Sparrow City.
"Huh... Let's keep observing and let some information slip out before the next trade."
"If he's really that sensible, it's not impossible to share some of the profits from that venture."
The City Lord whispered a decision setting the tone.
Among the others, some were discontented, but they bowed their heads and complied when they thought of the authority of the inspector and the prestige of the City Lord.
...
Inside the master's room in Frost Moon Villa.
Having reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation a week ago, Su Ping took Purification Spirit Medicine for the second time.
This time, Su Ping resisted the temptation of the Purification Spirit Medicine.
He controlled the amount he took to just one-tenth of a bottle of Purification Spirit Medicine, which is the minimum effective dose: one milliliter.
"Hu!"
After ingesting the Spirit Medicine and meditating for a while, Su Ping let out a long breath of white mist.
Then joy flashed in his eyes,
"The improvement mentioned by the Purification Spirit Medicine is definitely much higher than the Qi Cultivation Stage in the practice of immortality!"
"This week I used as much as I did of Nourishing Yuan Pills in the previous year, and I used Waste Pills at that!"
"If I swallowed these three Waste Grade Nourishing Yuan Pills before, I wouldn't have a chance of advancing in my entire life."
"Now, I've recovered completely just by using one milliliter of Purification Spirit Medicine!"
"In terms of Mana progress, this week is equivalent to the previous three months of arduous practice!"
Su Ping took out a Waste Grade Nourishing Yuan Pill and gently placed it in his mouth.
Feeling the medicine's power slowly releasing inside his body, his Mana began to grow slowly.
Su Ping was filled with emotion,
"I've never cultivated at such a fast pace!"
"If things go as they are,"
"Before I turn fifty,"
"I, Su Ping, have hope of reaching Foundation Establishment!"