Chapter 6 Fish King

I didn't know what was going on in the distance, and I couldn't understand why everyone was rushing there so eagerly.

As for unknown dangers, Chen Yi had decided to retreat to a safe distance first.

This world is far different from the Martial World, so encountering any kind of beast would not be surprising.

Finally, after fiercely rowing against the current for a while and distancing himself about seven or eight miles from the mass of boats,

Chen Yi stopped.

With the fish soup in the pot still warm, he began tasting it while watching the group of boats in the distance, absentmindedly eating his melon.

At this time, a small fishing boat not far from Chen Yi was slowly approaching, and an old man with white hair on it laughed and loudly said:

"Young man, you are in luck. Are you willing to sell the black carp on your boat to this old man?"

These days, Chen Yi had deliberately avoided contact with everyone on the passing fishing boats.

But now, not only had he been successful in controlling his Vitality and Blood, thereby improving his strength slightly, he was also very curious about what those distant boats were engaged in.

"Old man, you want this fish? Of course, do you have salt and pepper on your boat? I'll trade with you."

"Yes, I do. We don't have a lot of salt, but I have a whole packet of pepper. It should be enough to trade for your fish!"

Chen Yi didn't understand the prices in this world, but considering he had caught the fish easily, and wanted to gather some information, he agreed to the trade.

Quickly, Chen Yi passed the fish over and received in return two paper packages, a large and a small. The small one contained big grains of salt, only a dozen or so.

The larger package had quite a bit of pepper. It felt like there was almost half a bowl's worth. Maybe pepper is cheap in this world?

When the old man got the fish, he immediately began cleaning it and boiling water to make fish soup.

They were far from the boat crowd, and the current here was relatively calm. So the two boats drifted together, each churning up the fresh scent of fish soup.

"Young man, I saw you were rowing against the crowd. With your youth, how come you are not interested in the Fish King?"

Before Chen Yi could voice his question, the old man started the conversation.

"You've caught me, old man. I am just a coward and don't have any skills. I am afraid I can't compete with everyone else and in the end might lose both my boat and my life. It's better to hide away and enjoy some fish soup."

"Hahahaha, you, lad. You are only in your teens, but you lack the will to get things done like me, an almost seventy-year-old man!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi was surprised. This old man was almost seventy years old?!

Looking at him, apart from his white hair and his slightly darker skin, he seemed very robust. If this were the Martial World, people would still believe it if he said he was fifty.

It seemed that people in this world generally lived longer?

"Old man, you are being too humble! Your body is so hearty that I am sure you'll be catching fish for at least a few more decades!"

"Hahahaha, young man, you know how to sweet-talk. I, an old man, can't compare with those cultivators. At most, I can only work for another ten years!"

Another ten years? That must be an incredibly healthy body?!

"Old man, I heard about these cultivators you mentioned. But how can one become a cultivator?" asked Chen Yi.

The old man poured a bowl of fish soup and laughed.

"Young man, have you tested your spiritual roots?"

Chen Yi shook his head: "No."

"Then there is still a chance. The old man will tell you, there are two ways to become a cultivator. One is to have spiritual roots and then find a way to find a Qi Cultivation Technique. And then go into the thick fog on the other side, where the spiritual energy is very dense, so you can cultivate Qi.

Those Qi cultivators have all sorts of magical spells, and just by their lifespan alone can live up to over one hundred and several tens of years!"

There was a look of envy in the old man's eyes.

"What's the second method?" After confirming his suspicion about Qi cultivation, Chen Yi asked again.

"The second method is to have money. The Body refining path requires a large number of secret medicines, and even the pills and spirit stone Arrays from the cultivation world, to cleanse and strengthen the body. It is said that in the later stages, the Body refining path can nearly compare to the Qi cultivation path. However,

"However, what?" Chen Yi urged him on.

"However, the secret medicines and auxiliary Array for the Body refining path are secrets, and each step requires a large number of spirit stones. Do you know about spirit stones? A fingernail-sized spirit stone can be exchanged for a fortune here.

But just the first step of the Body refining path requires tens to hundreds of spirit stones. Think about it, can ordinary people afford to practice this?"

Actually, the Body refining techniques are a dime a dozen. Our hundreds of Ordinary Islands have hundreds of methods, it's just that without the secret medicines and special resources to go along with it, everyone cannot practice the method very deeply."

Hearing this stirred something in Chen Yi: "The Body refining techniques are common, but lack secret medicines and resources. I wonder if there is a connection between this world's Body refining method and the Vitality and Blood martial path?

As for the fact that breathing in the air mixed with thin spiritual energy here seems to accelerate the speed of my martial arts practice, how powerful a resource would be needed for this body refining method?

"Old man, have you ever seen a Body refining expert? What kind of strength do they have?!"

"Have I ever seen one! Of course, I have!" The old man had a proud look on his face: "When I was young, I saw a Body refining expert of the first layer in action once. He stood on the side of the boat, and lifted a huge stone, which was one person high, with both hands. It probably weighed close to a thousand pounds."

As he said this, the old man started gesticulating with his hands. It seemed to be taller than him and a bit wider.