Catching Delicacies - 357

When they once again arrived at the platform in the inner section of the cosmic sect, three people were waiting for them.

Pangu had fallen into his role as a teacher, though he still had ambition for the future, the same as Ying Xiong.

Feng Liu and Lu Zhong went up to speak to the three teachers, while Hei Ren continued to silently stand next to Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan looked around the platform and felt a slight appreciation. On this single platform were the most talented cultivators to be born over the period of around 10 billion years.

And all of them would die in the future. It was a thought that Zhou Fan couldn't stop himself from thinking.

As always, he found a new appreciation for the flow of time and the everlasting cycle of the universe.

'Perhaps only I can truly exist forever.' Zhou Fan thought to himself.

He never thought about attaining immortality, as it was something he considered guaranteed. Yet, standing next to everyone managed to make him think about it, although for just a moment.

Zhou Fan returned to his mountain with all 3 children in tow, and even Pangu.

Feng Liu and Lu Zhong were not willing to begin cultivating again for the time being, and although Hei Ren wanted to, he had to wait.

As for Pangu, he came to receive Zhou Fan's teachings.

"I heard from Ying Xiong that you were not only the first cultivator, but are also the strongest." He said.

"I would like you to teach me something." Pangu asked.

Zhou Fan nodded and began to look at Pangu's body. There were no secrets that could be hidden from him, and Zhou Fan soon found something that could help Pangu.

"Your skybreaker technique is slightly flawed." Zhou Fan said as he stood up and created an axe.

Fiend Qi and Sky Qi covered his body and the axe as he slashed down.

There was no collision or damage done, but the technique was clearly laid out for Pangu.

"Thank you, sir." Pangu said as he hurriedly left. He had to go and practice the technique while it was clearly in his memory.

Zhou Fan turned his attention to the children, but they were just running around and playing. 

Like Hei Ren, Feng Liu and Lu Zhong had also entered the core formation realm. Therefore, their games also involved flying.

They were playing tag, and Hei Ren was soon kicked out since he was too good.

He came next to Zhou Fan and sat down. He had never wanted to play the game in the first place.

Zhou Fan had begun fishing, and Hei Ren asked why he was fishing in such a small pond.

"It may look small, but this pond is connected to thousands of lakes extremely far away. Through this pond, I can catch fish anywhere I want." Zhou Fan said.

"That sounds interesting. Can I try?" Hei Ren asked.

"Sure, but I'll have to give you a special fishing rod since you are too weak." Zhou Fan said as he created a fishing rod.

The fishing rod would make anything hooked by it powerless, unless its cultivation realm surpassed the space shattering realm.

The best part was that even Hei Ren, a core formation cultivator could use it. He threw the hook into the pond and it naturally floated down. 

When Hei Ren looked, he could still see the hook, but it seemed to be in a different space.

"Does it not need any bait?" Hei Ren asked.

"No. Chanel your Qi through the line and it will attract sea creatures." Zhou Fan responded.

Before Hei Ren could catch anything, the other 2 children saw what was going on and came over in interest.

"Can we try?" They asked.

Zhou Fan nodded and created 2 more fishing rods for them.

Soon, 4 people were fishing in the small pond. Hei Ren was the first person to catch something.

When he yanked his rod up, a golden angler fish came out.

Hei Ren wanted to keep it, but Zhou Fan denied him.

"Many of these fish are rare species. If we keep one everytime we find it, they may end up going extinct." Zhou Fan explained.

The children nodded in disapointment and understanding.

"However, there are also a few fish that are not very rare but taste good. If you catch one of those, we can eat it." Zhou Fan said.

This inspired the children to catch fish even more than before, and Feng Liu soon pulled her rod up.

On her hook was a small fish with many colors covering it.

"That is a fruit fish. It is rare, but not so rare that we cannot eat it." Zhou Fan said.

Feng Liu happily sat it to the side before continuing to fish.

They spent the next 5 hours fishing. Zhou Fan had only caught 3 since he was simply relaxing, but the children eagerly fished and caught 20 in total. Of those, 4 were set aside to eat.

As night fell over the mountain, the 4 sat next to a campfire and ate cooked fish.

"This is amazing! It doesn't taste like fruit at all, but I can't describe it!" Feng Liu shouted.

They had caught 2 fruit fish. She was eating one and Lu Zhong was eating the other.

He agreed with her as he took a bite.

Hei Ren was eating a white ghost fish. It was not too rare, and although it did not seem that apetizing, it tasted like marshmellows after being cooked.

Zhou Fan ate a normal fish that he had caught. It wasn't anything special, but Zhou Fan liked it.

As the campfire died down, Lu Zhong and Feng Liu soon fell asleep, leaving only Zhou Fan and Hei Ren.

They sat in silence for a while before Hei Ren asked him a question.

"Do you understand how these people think?" He asked.

Zhou Fan shook his head.

"Not really. I suppose it is simply because they are children." Zhou Fan answered.

"But so am I, and I don't act like them." 

"You are clearly different. Don't worry about it." Zhou Fan said, reassuring Hei Ren.

"Alright. I was just curious." Hei Ren responded as slience once again took over the courtyard.