Chapter 741: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 741 Qinghua Flowing Radiance

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The mist on the lake surface gradually faded as the sunlight shifted.

After Xu Zhangqing caught a Green Carp Carp weighing over ten jin first, Li Sancai followed closely behind; as his rod sank, he then pulled out a Ru Yue Loach that was pure white all over.

Though this thing was small in body, its scales shimmered with a luster like moonlight.

Landing on the ground, its body twisted and writhed, looking quite lively.

Seeing this, Hu Bugui clicked his tongue in amazement: "Impressive, San Cai Senior Brother! This Ru Yue Loach is much harder to catch than the Green Carp Carp!"

Even Li San, who didn't fish much, had a catch, which doubled Zhao Ziyue's pressure; he comforted himself inwardly: "It's fine, it's fine, Lao Hu hasn't caught anything yet."

However, not long after, with a "plop" sound, Hu Bugui flicked his rod and stubbornly dragged out a Mian Lotus Turtle with a huge body.

This turtle bore lotus patterns, and after landing, it quickly retracted its four limbs into its shell.

Xu Zhangqing said in surprise: "In Qihu Lake, the rarest are these three creatures; unexpectedly, we've caught all three."

Clearly not sweating, Zhao Ziyue still couldn't help but wipe his forehead.

He said not a word, yet seemed to have said something.

Seeing this, Chu Qiu felt the pressure rise too; although they were all cultivators, if they couldn't even catch a fish, it would be rather embarrassing.

Moreover, they would not only be mocked by Xu Zhangqing and the others, but also humiliated by He Qi.

Fortunately, after a while, his fishing rod twitched slightly, followed by ripples spreading across the water ahead.

His technique was steady, giving the fish no chance to struggle; after pulling for a while, he suddenly yanked, instantly hauling up a Green Carp Carp of over seven jin.

Though a bit smaller than Xu Zhangqing's, it was still not bad.

At this moment, only Zhao Ziyue had no catch at all.

Clearly his float moved most frequently, and every time he lifted the rod he could feel a heavy force.

But either the fish suddenly ran away.

Or it broke free just as it was pulled out of the water.

After busying himself for most of the day, his creel remained empty as ever.

Instantly, the gazes of Xu Zhangqing and the others all fell on him; Zhao Ziyue sat upright, his whole person looking straight ahead without glancing sideways, staring fixedly at the front, anxiously thinking: "Dead fish, hurry up and bite the hook~"

"Lao Zhao, you can't do it, right?"

"The fishing rod, line, and bait are all the best!"

"Look, this one isn't paying us any attention at all."

Xu Zhangqing and the others watched while teasing him.

Zhao Ziyue's face turned red: "Are the fish in this Qihu Lake discriminating against me?"

Hu Bugui laughed until he couldn't straighten his waist: "Admit it, you just don't have the ability."

"If you can't do it, don't force it; just admit defeat early and treat us to drinks."

Zhao Ziyue stuck out his neck: "Try one last time, this time it definitely will work!"

While everyone joked around, Xu Zhangqing frowned.

He tilted his ear to listen; the previously faint sound of water seemed to have gained a few more subtle fluctuations, not like the rhythm of natural water flow, but rather like faint spiritual power undulations.

In fact, from the moment he arrived here, he had felt something strange.

Clearly Qihu Lake was right before his eyes, so why was there an extra sound of flowing water?

Xu Zhangqing asked: "Don't you feel that this water sound is off?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ziyue paused his movements, focused his attention and listened for a moment, his brow also furrowing: "It does seem a bit strange, as if... interfered with by something?"

Chu Qiu spread out his Divine Sense, then said in a deep voice: "There are faint spiritual power fluctuations."

Hu Bugui and Li Sancai were stunned, listened carefully for a long while, and then shook their heads in unison.

These two, although both at the Golden Core Stage.

But one specialized in farming, the other was obsessed with selling beasts, and originally had little combat power, so compared to Xu Zhangqing and the other two, they were far less sensitive to this kind of subtle fluctuation.

Chu Qiu was surprised in his heart: why was the first to discover it Xu Zhangqing?

Logically speaking, he was the strongest among everyone, yet he was the last to realize it.

Xu Zhangqing stood up, raised his hand and pointed ahead: "It seems to be right below Lao Zhao's bait."

Chu Qiu condensed a wisp of magical power and lightly touched the lake surface.

In an instant, ripples spread across the lake water, then revealed the clear scene beneath the water.

The three exchanged glances, immediately flickered their figures, and simultaneously sank to the lake bottom.

Qihu Lake was not deep; aquatic Lingti were lush, and one could see fish swimming back and forth.

And directly below Zhao Ziyue's bait, there indeed were spiritual power fluctuations, and they were becoming increasingly obvious.

Chu Qiu narrowed his eyes, his Divine Sense constantly probing: "It seems to be a gap in a Cave Abode?"

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly: "Probably."

Soon, the three gathered at the gap and probed inside with their Divine Sense.

This time they not only heard the sound of water, but also discovered someone inside.

"Save me!"

"Seniors, Immortal Masters, Dao Friends outside, save me!"

"Looks like a unlucky fellow~"

Teasing aside, Xu Zhangqing did not hesitate and decisively had Chu Qiu act.

On the surface, this one's strength was the greatest, better able to handle all kinds of situations.

More importantly, it could keep this newly returned friend from being marginalized.

After a while, as Chu Qiu broke the restriction of the Cave Abode before them, a blue-robed male cultivator crawled out from inside.

The figures of the several people flickered, and they quickly returned to the ground.

Hu Bugui and Li Sancai both stared wide-eyed: "What's going on?"

Xu Zhangqing took out a Healing Pill and handed it over: "Speak, what's the situation?"

The male cultivator took the pill, recovered for half a day, then opened his mouth: "Junior Qin Yue, Disciple of Pure Brightness Palace.

We were originally in the Central Region; in recent years the Demon Race invaded, so we wanted to find a safe place.

Junior was ordered to scout Dongyu; seeing Qihu's Spiritual Energy abundant, he wanted to investigate.

Unexpectedly there was a Cave Abode below, and it just happened to be broken open.

Junior was sucked in, and just happened to be stuck in a gap, unable to enter further, unable to exit, trapped for half a month."

Who knew Zhao Ziyue grew anxious, glaring and shouting: "It's you, you bastard, who made me not catch a single fish for half a month!"

Xu Zhangqing and Chu Qiu hurriedly held him back, a trace of pity emerging in their pupils.

Qin Yue shrank back in fright, nearly falling into the water again.

"Pure Brightness Palace?"

Hu Bugui suddenly spoke: "I heard Xiao Yan mention it; this is an old established Sect in the Central Region, once developed quite well."

Qin Yue exclaimed in delight: "Right, right, right!"

Previously there was Yanguang Sect's migration, now Pure Brightness Palace seeks a path; many Sects in the Central Region are now looking for a way out in Dongyu.

Xu Zhangqing waved his hand: "This place is not suitable to stay long; you find a place to recover from your injuries, then quickly rendezvous with your Sect."

Qin Yue thanked them repeatedly, spoke a bit more about Pure Brightness Palace's recent situation, then turned and left.

Once the person walked far off, Xu Zhangqing and the others gathered together, each with the corners of their mouths curved up.

"That kid seemed to say he didn't enter the Cave Abode?"

"Right, the restriction was just broken open by me!"

"Go go go!"

Immediately, the several people didn't fish anymore, one after another jumping into the water.

Pity the Cave Abode's scale was not large; inside were only some spirit stones and a few Cultivation Methods, of little use to them at Golden Core Stage.

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In a blink, nearly one year passed.

On a quiet night, Xu Zhangqing was meditating when he suddenly had a Spiritual Sense.

He swiftly rose and walked to the window, then raised his head to look eastward.

Only to see the Canglong Seven Mansions, unexpectedly several times brighter than usual, starlight tinged with a cyan-green hue; at the connecting lines of the Seven Mansions, a complete cyan Dragon shadow faintly emerged, at this moment the Dragon's head lowered, overlooking all beings!