Chapter 219: Sixth-Rank Water Immortal, Fish-Eating Grass, Azure Sea Cloud Vine (8K)

Of the two boxes Zhao Xing carried, one was a tool box, and the other was a bamboo box.

He handed the bamboo box to Old Chen to carry, while Zhao Xing opened the tool box.

"What are these things, section by section?" Long Xiao asked curiously, gathering around. "Why do they look like fishing rods to me?"

"They are fishing rods," Zhao Xing grinned.

Xia Jing: "..."

"Sixth-rank Fish-Dragon Rods, Heaven-Earth Fishing Rods, Yellow Dragon Fishing Rods."

"Seven-Star Hooks, Heavenly River Lines, Hundred-Vine Silk, Divine Luo Silk..." Ji Ziyun was quite knowledgeable, picking one up in his hand. "Eh? Are these custom-made?"

Xia Jing suffered a dense 'fish' attack and immediately frowned, retreating behind the others.

"Brother, why are you retreating? You have a share in the fishing too," Zhao Xing pulled Xia Jing over. "You have to overcome this."

"I..."

"Qilin Child, Zhao Xing spent quite a bit of money; don't let his kindness go to waste," Ji Ziyun said. "These things are luxury items and aren't cheap."

"Alright." Xia Jing nodded helplessly. "I'll have to suffer through this sooner or later."

"That's more like it." Zhao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Ji Ziyun was right; buying these things had indeed cost him a lot of money.

However, at the time, Zhao Xing had also received quite a bit of spoils of war from capturing Fire Dragon Pass and Soul Sacrifice Pass.

Generals like Liao Rulong and Wen Shaoyang were very generous.

They didn't take the lion's share, distributing the majority to the low- and middle-level officers.

Thus, Chen Shijie, Zhao Xing, and Long Xiao were wealthier than Liao Rulong, Wen Shaoyang, and the others.

After returning to the Ten-Sun Grotto-Heaven, these were all exchanged for points.

Before setting out from Yangcheng to explore for treasures, Zhao Xing had asked for the points of Long Xiao and Chen Shijie.

They pooled their resources to buy quite a few things.

As for Xia Jing, he also contributed, but he actually had less money.

Because he was actually a poor man; in the Xuanjia Army, Xia Jing was also a leading general, and like Liao Rulong, he distributed the spoils of war to those below him.

Moreover, the Prince was much more generous, and seeing the truce and no more battles to fight, he hadn't kept much for himself.

Ji Ziyun, because they weren't very familiar at the time and his things were already prepared, didn't participate.

It could be said that the liquid funds of Zhao Xing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, and Xia Jing had basically been converted into items and stored on the Qilin flying boat.

"The Polar Night Sea was originally a famous location. I figured we would definitely have to take a trip here, so the things in this box came in handy."

Zhao Xing asked: "How is Brother Ji's fishing technique?"

Ji Ziyun said: "I know a little."

Ji Ziyun was the modest gentleman type; if he said he knew a little, his technique was quite good.

Zhao Xing immediately let him pick one first.

"No, fishing requires technique?" Long Xiao scratched his head. "Isn't it just casting the line and that's it?"

"Baiting, nesting, fishing spots, fishing positions, the habits of the fish, different water areas, weather changes, the flow of essence energy... which of these isn't technique?" Chen Shijie said. "You are thinking too simply."

"How come I didn't know when you became a fishing enthusiast?" Long Xiao looked at his good brother in confusion.

"In the two years I just arrived in Gucheng, I often felt troubled and anxious, so I often went fishing at East Lake," Chen Shijie said. "To temper my patience."

Zhao Xing heard their conversation and immediately picked up two fishing rods from the box: "Long Xiao, you use this Divine Luo Rod."

The sixth-rank Divine Luo Rod was idiot-proof, perfect for a beginner like Long Xiao.

"Old Chen, you use the Heaven-Earth Fishing Rod."

"Xia Jing, you use the Divine Luo too."

After Zhao Xing finished distributing, he said to Ji Ziyun: "Brother Ji, please assemble the lines and teach them how to set up the rods and cast them. Old Chen and I have things to do."

Ji Ziyun smiled: "No problem."

"Qilin Child, Long Xiao, let's go."

The three of them jumped off the flying boat.

The bone-chilling cold blew against the three of them, and they landed on the ice layer.

Ahead, there were four or five ice holes that had been chiseled out.

Pei Yuanchang was still a good person; if he was going to do a good deed, he would do it to the end.

This area was all left behind by them originally.

Originally there were forty or fifty ice holes, but now they had frozen over again, leaving only a few supported by the Ice Well Array.

There were also a few simple Warmth-Transforming sheds next to the ice holes.

"Hiss, it's really cold." Ji Ziyun quickly employed a spell, and a blue light shone on his body to regulate his temperature.

As for Xia Jing and Long Xiao, they relied purely on their physical fitness to resist.

Seeing the three go down.

Zhao Xing restarted the Qilin flying boat and flew elsewhere.

The military-grade bamboo box was not small; it could almost be said to be a container bamboo box. He and Old Chen stood next to the bamboo box chatting.

"I just went out to feel it. Even with the harmony of the inner five elements of heaven and earth, I still feel the bone-chilling cold. The Great Cold solar term here is truly unbreakable," Zhao Xing observed the surroundings.

Neither he nor Old Chen tried to release the Solar Term Order to regulate it.

Because they couldn't regulate it at all.

A fifth-rank agricultural official of the Heavenly Time School couldn't change the celestial phenomena here with their Solar Term Order either.

Otherwise, they wouldn't need to chisel ice; the fifth-rank agricultural official who dove the deepest only went a little over five hundred meters.

"Releasing the Solar Term Decree now is like throwing away one for every one you use," Chen Shijie said. "The pressure from the heavens is too heavy; the Solar Term Decree is effectively useless in this place."

"The Earthly Advantage Law is also practically ineffective," Zhao Xing nodded and said. "There isn't even any soil, just layers of ice."

"So, the things you've brought inside here are all cold-attribute, water-dwelling species?" Chen Shijie had never asked Zhao Xing what he was spending money on, so he didn't know what was inside this container.

"Not entirely," Zhao Xing said. "I also brought some soil over."

"You want to build a Greenhouse?" Being an expert, Chen Shijie understood immediately. "But isn't the grade of this military-grade bamboo box too low? Can it be dismantled and reassembled into a Greenhouse?"

A Greenhouse, simply put, is a fantasy version of a greenhouse that can form its own world. Solar Term Decrees and Earthly Advantage Laws cannot be used outside, but they can be easily deployed within a Greenhouse.

However, the difficulty of building one here is also very high.

Because the one they have with them is only a fifth-tier bamboo box; although it is large, it is not large enough.

Building a Greenhouse here is a major project.

"I brought it," Zhao Xing smiled. "Haven't you noticed that the Greenhouse cabin has grown quite a bit larger?"

"I really didn't notice; I haven't gone inside for the past few days." Chen Shijie looked back at this moment and immediately discovered the difference.

"Well, you really have guts. The Qilin Flying Boat is a reward from the Imperial Court, and you even dared to drastically modify it."

"Hahahaha, you finally figured it out. How is it? The modifications aren't bad, right? Unless you're an expert, you wouldn't even be able to tell," Zhao Xing said proudly.

"It is indeed modified quite well," Chen Shijie praised after looking closely.

Zhao Xing had cut off a section of the Qilin Flying Boat, added another, removed some useless decorations, and added an Illusion Formation.

Therefore, from the outside, it still looked no different than before.

"The main thing is that the Qilin Flying Boat is a special supply for the royal family. It has some ready-made devices and materials, and the energy-supply craftsmanship is top-notch. It's hard to buy these in a short time, and ordering them would take too much time, so it's better to just give it a major overhaul."

"I believe His Majesty won't blame me; I am a Si Nong, after all, and practicality comes first."

"No wonder you said the bulk of the investment was on this flying boat," Chen Shijie said. "So that's what you meant literally."

"Yes," Zhao Xing said. "It's a pity it's still a bit lacking; running around with an assembled flying boat is never quite as satisfying."

"If one reaches the Pure Origin Realm, cultivates the 'Earthly Return Origin Secret Canon' to a profound level, completes the second layer of the 'Yin-Yang Self-Nature Scripture', makes the Five Elements Qi as fine as silk, and masters all four Self-Nature methods to a high level, one can then plant seeds in the Pure Origin soil within the dantian."

"It's difficult," Chen Shijie said. "Normal fifth-tier Si Nong mainly cultivate the Heavenly Time or Earthly Advantage Laws and wouldn't waste energy on the Self-Nature School."

"None of the conditions you just mentioned are easy to achieve."

The fifth-tier Pure Origin Realm is merely the threshold for the Self-Nature School.

Wanting to give birth to Pure Origin soil, to plant within one's body, and to have a 'Pure Origin Projection' appear is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Many Si Nong, upon reaching the fifth tier, only practice Self-Nature School spells superficially.

Back at the Soul-Sacrifice Pass, Liu Tianning and the fourth-tier Si Nong of the Profound Armor Army, Li Yuanzhen, appeared on the battlefield at the same time.

But Li Yuanzhen was overshadowed by Liu Tianning.

This was only because he deployed the Heavenly Time Law; although the spell was considered profound, it was not rare, and many fourth-tier Si Nong could manage to alter the 'Yin Five Elements Heavenly Time'.

Perhaps not as nimbly as Li Yuanzhen, but they could ultimately do it.

However, Liu Tianning deployed a Pure Origin Projection, instantly planting rows of divine trees on the battlefield!

Numerous plant-based troops forged a seventh-tier defensive line!

Li Yuanzhen could only concede defeat, as he had not condensed Pure Origin soil and knew how arduous this path was.

"Difficult or not, I have to try," Zhao Xing said. "I am still young; I have plenty of time."

If I can find Mi Fu and obtain the 'Profound Yellow Origin Analysis Technique', combined with some rituals and materials, this time could be greatly shortened, and I could even become stronger... Zhao Xing thought to himself.

But this fellow's whereabouts are still unknown to this day.

However, Zhao Xing is not in a hurry; he hasn't reached the fifth tier yet.

"How about here?" Chen Shijie suddenly pointed below. "The ice layer here is relatively thin, and there are ice mountains on both sides to block the strong winds, so the cold is relatively less intense."

"It's not bad. Make a mark and let's keep looking," Zhao Xing said.

He needs to build a Greenhouse, and the site selection is very important; otherwise, it would be a waste of time and very troublesome to rework it later.

On Pei Yuanchang's tower ship, this grandson of the Ling Shuang Prince is busy handling fishing matters on the boat.

The harvest is currently just average, with an estimated catch of about a thousand catties of fish per day, and the quality is not high either.

Not just him, other top exploration groups are about the same.

First, the tools are inadequate; only after people arrived did they realize what level of equipment is needed here.

Second, at Night Fortress No. 98, the scale of the Spirit-Show Fish is not yet large; only a few jump up, and going down to catch them is quite difficult.

"Today's harvest is estimated to be only 1,200 catties of fish. Most of them are Vitality-type fish."

The input costs far exceed the income, but Pei Yuanchang is still increasing his investment.

He still has an icebreaker on the way, and he is constantly inviting experts to join his forces.

"Young Master, Zeng Changguang from Taixi Commandery is willing to join your command," a scholar reported. "He is a martial artist at the early stage of the Pure Origin Realm, but he has reached the seventh layer of the 'Cold Ice True Spirit Decision' and has cultivated the 'Cold Spirit Martial Body'."

"Oh?" Pei Yuanchang said. "That's acceptable. What are his demands?"

"His demands are a bit high," the strategist said. "He wants to occupy a quota for a high-level scout."

"He wants 70% of this harvest, with 30% handed over to us, and this quota must be permanently assigned to him; he cannot be dismissed halfway."

"70%? And he wants to occupy the quota for a long time?" Pei Yuanchang sneered. "He certainly has a lot of nerve."

A mere martial artist at the early stage of the Pure Origin Realm is not worth mentioning in Pei Yuanchang's eyes.

Because there are a bunch of fifth-tier experts who want to come to the Extreme Night Sea now, but they are all stuck in Yangcheng because they lack the qualifications.

In addition, there are plenty waiting outside the Ten Suns Cave Heaven.

The current situation is that qualifications and quotas are precious, and there is no shortage of manpower.

Demanding 70% and wanting to occupy a quota is an excessive demand.

"If this person hadn't cultivated the Cold Ice Spirit Body, he wouldn't even be on my list," Pei Yuanchang said. "Negotiate with him; offer two plans."

"First, he gets 30%, and the high-level qualification will be revoked after the Extreme Night Sea trip ends; he goes back where he came from."

"Second, the high-level qualification is given to him for two months; for one of those months, he must stay in the Extreme Night Sea, and all harvests belong to me."

"My condition is already much better than other forces," Pei Yuanchang said. "If he doesn't agree, there's no need to say anything more."

Although the seven major exploration groups have united to form an alliance, excluding other forces from entering and blockading the sea area. (Liu Tianning has not arrived, so he cannot be counted as a force.)

But they are competing with each other, equivalent to engaging in an arms race, all wanting to grow rapidly, dominate wider sea areas, and obtain more Spirit-Show.

Currently, among the seven major exploration groups, his territory is the smallest.

The conditions offered by Pei Yuanchang are indeed better than those of other forces.

But when it involves the qualification of a high-level scout, how precious is it?

That could be exchanged for a favor from a Prince; a fifth-tier martial artist wants to trade it away after working for a few days? Impossible.

"Alright, I will make contact again to see if he wants to lower the price or if he really lacks self-awareness," the strategist said.

"There is another fifth-tier Si Nong named Ren Fang, who is outside the Ten Suns Cave Heaven. He is using the connection of the 'Marquis of Bright Might'."

"What did the Marquis of Bright Might say?" Pei Yuanchang asked. The Marquis of Bright Might is the main general of the Profound Armor Army, and the Marquis of Bright Martial is the main general of the Tiger Jiao Army.

"The Marquis of Bright Might just passed on a word; he didn't personally come forward."

"Then does this person have one-tenth of Liu Tianning's ability?" Pei Yuanchang asked again.

"Probably not."

"Is he from the Self-Nature School?"

"He mainly cultivates the Heavenly Time School."

"Reject him," Pei Yuanchang said. "In the current situation of the Extreme Night Sea, Heavenly Time and Earthly Advantage are both difficult to shake. Except for Self-Nature School Si Nong who are still somewhat useful, it's hard for others to achieve anything."

Actually, for Self-Nature School Si Nong, it also depends on whether they have cultivated 'Pure Origin Soil'.

Otherwise, they are still not very useful.

But since he mainly cultivates the Heavenly Time School, there is no need to continue asking.

Not every fifth-tier Si Nong is like Liu Tianning.

If this person had one-tenth of Liu Tianning's ability, Pei Yuanchang would have to personally go to welcome him in and treat him as an honored guest.

After the strategist left, Pei Yuanchang handled another batch of affairs.

As the person in charge, Pei Yuanchang is at the perfection of the Pure Origin Realm, so he naturally doesn't need to go outside and suffer in the cold, but there are many things he needs to socialize about.

After working for two hours, he finally remembered Zhao Xing.

It was mainly because he saw news about Liu Tianning again: "Liu Tianning decided to come to the Extreme Night Sea in a day? I wonder how Zhao Xing and the others are doing... Someone come!"

"Young Master."

"How are Zhao Xing and the others doing?"

"Replying to Young Master, the Marquis of Yuanrang and others have built a Greenhouse twenty miles southeast of us; it looks like it might be a sixth-tier one."

"Oh?" Pei Yuanchang said in surprise. "Did another member of Liu Tianning's group arrive? Why didn't anyone notify me?"

"Young Master, no one else has arrived."

"Then where did his sixth-tier Greenhouse come from?" Pei Yuanchang understood as soon as he finished speaking, and immediately waved his hand: "Alright, you may go; do not mention this matter to anyone."

"Yes."

After his subordinate left, Pei Yuanchang couldn't help but reveal a smile.

"What a Marquis of Yuanrang, he really is unconventional in his actions."

The Qilin Flying Boat is a symbol of status and honor, and it was a reward from Emperor Jing; others would be eager to worship it, but Zhao Xing used it for a major overhaul just because some of the materials and craftsmanship on the Qilin Flying Boat were useful.

"This person really displays the pragmatism of a Si Nong to the fullest."

"I heard that when he was at the seventh tier, he had already mastered the high-level techniques of the Self-Nature School. No wonder he was favored by Liu Tianning. I wonder what kind of tricks he will plant this time." Pei Yuanchang's eyes carried a hint of anticipation.

"Fifth-tier seedling Water Immortal, fifth-tier seedling Fish-Eating Grass, fifth-tier seedling Azure Sea Cloud Vine."

"These three types are fifth-tier even in the seedling stage, and they are all derivative species processed by high-tier Si Nong. Just buying them cost a lot of money, and if the environment is suitable later, there is a chance they will grow to the sixth tier."

"Old Chen, you and I are going to amplify these chances." In the Greenhouse, Zhao Xing pointed to the seedlings in the black soil.

Chen Shijie looked at these three types of seedlings and couldn't help but be stunned.

Of the three types of plants Zhao Xing mentioned, he had heard of the Water Immortal, but he had never even heard of the other two!

Why? Because these are derivative species!

They do not exist in the world naturally but are new species born from artificial cultivation.

Old Chen still understands native species, but derivative species are outside his scope of knowledge.

And the two types Zhao Xing mentioned are not ordinary derivative species.

They are the research results of the high-tier Si Nong from the [Shangluo Academy] of the Military Realm.

In other words, these are cutting-edge, high-end goods that only circulate in small circles and have not been officially released to the public.

How did he get them? Of course, by using Liu Tianning's connections.

"You only bought sixty plants?" Chen Shijie asked. This quantity is already very, very small for seedlings.

He reads the official gazette every day, but when the high-end technology from the gazette actually arrived by his side, Chen Shijie was actually a bit afraid to start.

He was afraid of ruining these precious seedlings; a slight mistake would mean the previous investment would go down the drain.

Regardless of their level, plant life is relatively fragile during the seedling and seed stages.

If they aren't cared for properly, they will die right in front of you.

As for the degradation of variants, that is even more common.

"Old Chen, be bold, don't be afraid," Zhao Xing smiled. "You have already completed a transformation within the Heavenly Gate."

"You have a strong-foundation technique that has reached a high level; speaking of which, your high-level strong-foundation technique is most suitable for tending to the Azure Sea Cloud Vine."

Following Zhao Xing these days, always coming into contact with high-end things, Chen Shijie was a bit unaccustomed to it.

Coupled with the short amount of time, he hadn't realized that he was actually already very awesome, a genius-like existence among sixth-tier Si Nong.

But at this moment, after Zhao Xing's reminder, Chen Shijie regained his confidence.

"Rest assured, leave the Azure Sea Cloud Vine to me."

"Not just that, you need to do more work; you control the changes in the solar terms within the Greenhouse," Zhao Xing said.

His Solar Term Decree realm is not as good as Chen Shijie's, mainly because he hasn't had much time to practice; that retreat at the Soul-Sacrifice Pass was less than two months.

It's fine for practicing individual spells, but for practicing school classics, the time is too short to be of any use.

"Alright." Chen Shijie immediately started to act.

Zhao Xing also began to tend to the [Water Immortal] and [Fish-Eating Grass].

These two types of plants are both bait.

The Water Immortal can emit low-frequency vibrations, and the vast majority of fish will be attracted to it, entering the mating and breeding period ahead of schedule.

The seeds of the Fish-Eating Grass are the things fish like to eat the most; its nature is just like a cat seeing catnip.

These two things, once raised, are used for baiting the fishing spot.

Using sixth-tier plants for baiting seems a bit wasteful.

But placed in this situation, it is completely worth it!

"We can't go into the water, so let the fish come up on their own," Zhao Xing smiled. "These fish are endowed with the spirit of heaven and earth, but they are still fish after all; I'm not afraid they won't take the bait."

As long as the baiting is done well, there are no empty-handed anglers!

"Let's get to work, let's get to work!"

The two of them were suddenly full of energy.

At the Ice Well Formation, Long Xiao, Ji Zijun, and Xia Jing were fishing for Spirit-Show with their backs to the ice mountain.

Zhao Xing had also left some ordinary third and fourth-tier bait earlier.

So there was no worry about not having bait.

"It moved, it moved!" Long Xiao shouted, picking up the Divine Luo Rod and pulling it up violently.

"Whoosh~" The rod and line snapped up, swinging horizontally and bringing up a hazy cyan brilliance.

Then it smashed into Ji Zijun and Xia Jing, who were fishing.

Xia Jing: "..."

Ji Zijun: "..."

Ji Zijun helplessly untangled the fishing line wrapped around him.

"Brother Long, why don't you... take a break first."

"Long Xiao, do you even know how to do this?" Xia Jing also scolded. "You've smashed me and my cousin thirteen times in two hours!"

"Are you fishing or are you fishing for people?"

Xia Jing angrily untangled the fishhook from his hair bun.

The Seven-Star Hook becomes large when it encounters something large and small when it encounters something small.

If the fish's vitality is weak, the hook is only normal size.

If the fish's vitality is strong, the hook will rapidly expand and become large.

Why else would they say even a fishhook is sixth-tier?

When it smashed over just now, the Seven-Star Hook had turned into a Seven-Star Anchor!

The Seven-Star Hook also comes with a locking effect; Xia Jing couldn't avoid it at all.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and locked his vitality, so the hook became much smaller after it approached.

"Sorry, sorry." Long Xiao was extremely embarrassed; he just wasn't cut out for this. "I'll listen to Brother Ji and take a break."

"How come you are so focused when practicing sword, but you can't sit still at all when fishing?" Xia Jing was puzzled.

He had also sparred with Long Xiao, and in their previous time together, sparring and practicing with each other was a common occurrence.

Sword cultivators have a very high degree of focus; Long Xiao is the kind of man who can practice sword for days and nights without sleeping and even holds his sword while sleeping.

"This... I can't explain it either." Long Xiao scratched his nose. "Whenever I see that fishhook move, I can't help but want to pull it up and see."

Sigh, fishing is much harder than practicing sword.

"Forget it," Xia Jing said. "Come over to my side and rest; I'll catch some for you to eat."

"Alright!" Long Xiao put away his fishing gear and ran to Xia Jing's side.

It's strange to say.

For the past two hours, the one with the biggest harvest was not Ji Zijun, who knew how to fish.

It was Xia Jing.

Not long after he finished speaking, Xia Jing raised both hands, and the Divine Luo Rod shrank rapidly, and the fishing line was also being retrieved quickly.

"Splash~"

A fish shimmering with a faint silvery-white brilliance leaped out of the water, and then Xia Jing gave a flick, the fish came off the hook and fell into the fish basket twenty meters in front of Xia Jing.

"Flop~ flop~"

The fish shook in the basket, full of immense strength.

But after a while, it went quiet.

"The Young Master is awesome!" Long Xiao ran over to take a look and then ran back excitedly. "You already have fifteen of these! Brother Ji only has seven."

"I guess it's luck." Xia Jing also revealed a smile.

He doesn't like eating fish; he feels nauseous when he smells fish.

Now that he's lucky and has caught more than his cousin, he actually likes the feeling of fishing a little bit.

"We're both beginners, how did you do it?" Long Xiao asked humbly.

"This Divine Luo Rod, it must be..." Xia Jing began to share his experience as if it were a serious matter.

Ji Zijun was listening not far away, quite puzzled; how could he be worse than his cousin?

They fished for another two hours.

At this time, Zhao Xing flew over.

"Xia Jing, Brother Ji, Long Xiao, how is your harvest?"

"I don't have a single one," Long Xiao said. "But Brother Xia has caught so many, look!"

He held up the fish basket, inside which colorful fish were swimming.

"Hmm? These were all caught by Brother Xia?" Zhao Xing was also a bit surprised; could this be the beginner's halo?

Xia Jing held his head high, his chest puffing out unconsciously.

"Amazing!" Zhao Xing praised.

However, Xia Jing's bad habit hadn't changed; he even placed the fish basket twenty meters away.

"What about Brother Ji?"

"I only have ten small catches." Ji Zijun appeared a bit depressed; he was an expert in this field, after all.

The fish he caught didn't weigh half as much as Xia Jing's.

"Hahaha, no matter, let's change places," Zhao Xing smiled. "Next, you'll have plenty to keep you busy."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Ji Zijun asked.

"Just follow me."

Outside the Greenhouse room.

At this time, the Qilin Flying Boat was only a small half left.

The rest had become part of the Greenhouse.

It covered seven or eight acres; why was it so big?

Because the Greenhouse Zhao Xing built was mainly accumulated from ice blocks.

Dismantling the materials and devices from the Qilin Flying Boat and embedding them inside, hanging them within, expanded it to this size.

"Good fellow, you dismantled the flying boat," Xia Jing laughed. "You really are willing to part with it."

"Why wouldn't I be willing? There will be plenty of rewards after making contributions later," Zhao Xing said. "Three of you, please enter."

Entering the ice door, the temperature inside rose sharply, and the color inside was still mainly snow-white.

But there was a bright green in the middle that caught the eye.

Amidst the snow-covered landscape, a patch of grassland actually appeared.

Flowers were blooming in the shallow pools on both sides.

In the middle, a vine was wrapped around a tree, and a single leaf was four or five meters long.

Chen Shijie was bending over, like a diligent old farmer, harvesting grass seeds.

The Solar Term Decree in the sky emitted light and heat, like a miniature sun.

Due to the temperature difference, the mist inside rose, flowers and plants bloomed, and the aura of mist swirled, as if they had suddenly come from a world of ice and snow to a farmhouse manor.

"The profession of Si Nong is truly miraculous," Ji Zijun couldn't help but praise. "Even in a world of ice and snow, one can create miracles of life."

Xia Jing only cared about the function, because he was a bit addicted to fishing and wanted to start fishing quickly. "What are these things used for?"

"The Water Immortal is transplanted to the surface of the water area, and the Fish-Eating Grass seeds are used for baiting, or they can also be used as bait," Zhao Xing introduced.

"Then what about this tree?" Long Xiao stared at the giant-leaf tree in the center.

"It's not a tree," Chen Shijie corrected. "It's a vine, the Azure Sea Cloud Vine."

"A vine? What's its function?"

Zhao Xing smiled and walked to the side of the Azure Sea Cloud Vine, pushed aside a leaf, and actually opened a door on the tree.

"The Azure Sea Cloud Vine can root ten thousand miles into the seabed below and reach the nine heavens above."

"Of course, this plant of mine hasn't been around for that long, and I've processed it with the 'Bending Technique', so now its roots only extend downwards and haven't fully grown yet; it should eventually reach about 10 miles."

Zhao Xing opened the door, revealing the space inside: "The vine is thick, and the interior is hollow; we can go down along the roots of the Azure Sea Cloud Vine and reach directly below the water level."

"In this way, we can observe the environment below the sea area; whether there are fish or not is clear at a glance, so we won't be casting empty bait or baiting in vain."

"Its roots and stems are layered; if you cut it horizontally, you can see more than a dozen concentric circles on the cross-section."

"We can even open a hole in the first layer of the vine, then let the fish in, and when it's about right, seal the hole."

"In this way, we can also try to... why are you all looking at me?" Zhao Xing suddenly stopped.

"You son of a bitch, you really are a genius," Xia Jing said with a strange expression. "Why do I feel like you've done this kind of thing many times?"

Ji Zijun nodded; he had the same feeling.

"This is something Old Chen and I discussed together, and it's also our first attempt," Zhao Xing said without changing his expression.

It was indeed discussed, but it was he who guided Old Chen to think in this direction.

Of course, he had done it many times in his previous life; roaming the heavens and earth, patrolling the mountains and searching the seas, what hasn't a Si Nong done?

Some Si Nong players are most keen on exploring and then sharing their fancy ways of courting death.

Zhao Xing had also experimented with the Azure Sea Cloud Vine once after learning to farm in his previous life, and it was quite good—a proper small-scale undersea base.

"So now, do we go down first, or fish first?" Long Xiao asked.

"Old Chen and I have already been down once," Zhao Xing closed the wooden door. "There are quite a few fish schools under the ice layer here; it should be better than the place you were fishing before."

"The ice layer here is also relatively thin, and breaking the ice is simple; even a martial artist using a sword can cut out a crack, and then you just need to clear the floating ice."

"Expand the fishing water surface, and then bait it to see how it works," Zhao Xing said.

"Breaking the ice and moving the floating ice, I'll take care of it," Long Xiao touched his sword.

"Reinforcing the fishing surface and setting up the formation, I'll take care of it," Ji Zijun flicked his sleeves.

"Grass seed bait and farming spells, I'll take care of it," Chen Shijie spoke up.

"Undersea observation and surface baiting, I'll be responsible for it," Zhao Xing said.

"Then what do I do?" Xia Jing was a bit bewildered; he felt his teammates had finished everything.

The four of them looked at each other and simultaneously revealed mischievous smiles: "You're responsible for catching the fish."

Xia Jing: "!!!"