Chapter 98

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Bai Zhang Cliff, as the name implies.

A hundred zhang high.

From top to bottom, it is almost a perfectly straight, sheer cliff face.

At the very bottom is a pitch-black cave opening.

Xu Zhangqing looked down from above, feeling as if he were teetering on the edge.

As if he would fall the next second, his heart instantly tightened with nervousness.

The other two had not come here for the first time, so they remained relatively calm.

Hu Bugui pointed at the pitch-black entrance and said, "Lao Xu, to reach Black Dragon Pool, you must first enter inside."

After looking, Xu Zhangqing withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but say, "It doesn't look simple at all."

Zhao Ziyue smiled mysteriously: "The inside is even less simple."

These words instantly aroused Xu Zhangqing's intense curiosity, and he immediately piloted the Big Leaf Grass, descending toward the pitch-black entrance below.

As he drew closer, he could clearly sense the cold, yin aura continuously emanating from within.

From this it could be seen that the inside was indeed not simple.

As the three of them fell into the cave mouth, the light from the outside world was swallowed up bit by bit.

Fortunately, they were all cultivators.

Especially Xu Zhangqing and Zhao Ziyue, who had even reached Foundation Establishment Stage.

Therefore, facing this kind of dark environment, they were not unable to see clearly.

It was just that, compared to outside, what they saw here was a bit blurrier.

After entering, Xu Zhangqing discovered they hadn't reached the bottom yet.

He poked his head out to check the situation.

It turned out there were still several dozen meters of vertical distance.

The surrounding rock walls were extremely smooth.

One look and you could tell this place had been scoured by water many years ago.

The probability of rainwater was very small.

Most likely a waterfall.

Not long after, the three finally reached the very bottom.

It was dark and cold here, making one uncomfortable.

Xu Zhangqing had a Wood Spirit Root, Zhao Ziyue a Water Spirit Root; the two of them felt alright.

Hu Bugui, on the other hand, appeared very unaccustomed to it.

Environmental and atmospheric factors would cause Spirit Roots to produce various reactions.

Zhao Ziyue pointed at the even longer, deeper passage on the right and said: "Next we just walk this way, a distance of roughly a few hundred meters, and we'll truly be able to see 【Black Dragon Pool】."

Xu Zhangqing nodded, continuing to control the Big Leaf Grass to move toward the right.

Worthy of being a travel tool even more advanced than a Flying Paper Crane.

Occasionally water droplets fell, but before they could get close, they were blown away by the whirlwind generated by the Big Leaf Grass.

If it were a Flying Paper Crane instead, it wouldn't be long before it was covered in water stains everywhere.

It might even have caused more serious damage.

Just like this, they kept going forward, continuously forward.

After a straight-line distance of roughly a few hundred meters, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A relatively large underground karst cave appeared before the three.

And Black Dragon Pool was right in a depression straight ahead.

However, it wasn't pitch-black here.

Quite a few green plants grew out from the crevices.

Emitting a greenish glow, the atmosphere became eerie.

But precisely because of this, the people who came here to fish could basically all see clearly.

Xu Zhangqing recognized this plant at a glance.

【Green Water Branch】

A plant that only grows near underground water.

The current market price is decent; one stalk can sell for roughly one piece of Low-grade Spirit Stone.

There are about ten stalks distributed here, large and small.

Equivalent to a dozen or so Low-grade Spirit Stones.

But obviously, anyone who can reach this place definitely didn't come for these 【Green Water Branches】.

Therefore, everyone tacitly did not take them away.

And the depression further ahead is the renowned 【Black Dragon Pool】.

The shape is close to an oval, with an area of roughly three zhang.

The pool water is extremely still, like a mirror.

Occasionally fish, insects, and the like swam by, stirring up faint ripples, but they soon stilled.

The whole thing glowed with a faint green light.

Whether it was the color of the water itself or caused by the surrounding Green Water Branches was unknown.

As for the temperature, it was a bit lower than outside.

One must know that it was currently the stage of the transition between summer and autumn.

Therefore, the temperature outside was over twenty degrees, neither cold nor hot.

But here it was a bit cold, probably only around ten degrees.

Xu Zhangqing saw quite a few fishing tools left behind by anglers, but besides that he saw no one, and couldn't help saying: "I thought such a famous place would have many people coming."

Zhao Ziyue shrugged: "Not many people dare to come here to fish."

Hu Bugui chimed in: "Right, there was no one when we came last time either."

"Then... what do we do next?" Xu Zhangqing glanced at the two of them.

Although he himself knew how to fish, and his skill was decent.

But this place was Black Dragon Pool, and inside there were not only Dragon Fish, but even dangerous fish demons.

Zhao Ziyue pondered: "Since we are three people, let's choose three spots, and then each fish first to see."

Hu Bugui urged at this time: "Lao Xu, hurry up and take out your New Yellow Rice Wine."

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly, then took things out from his Small Storage Bag.

One was the Yellow Rice Wine everyone had been longing for.

And several black-skinned big watermelons.

This time, he brought a total of three jin of Yellow Rice Wine.

One jin per person when fishing.

Hu Bugui took it first, and before even using it as bait took a sip: "Tastes really good, as expected of the wine brewed by you, Lao Xu."

Zhao Ziyue saw this and couldn't help licking his lips, quickly took it too, then tasted a sip: "The taste is indeed good, seems even more mellow than Spirit Rice Wine."

Xu Zhangqing introduced: "Yellow Rice Wine is indeed higher grade than Spirit Rice Wine, pity the quantity is not much."

Zhao Ziyue pondered carefully: "Since Spirit Rice Wine can attract Dragon Fish, Yellow Rice Wine definitely has no problem, it just depends on whether they bite the hook."

Next, the three each chose a fishing spot.

They were not far apart, with a distance of about three meters between each other.

This way, no matter what happened, they could respond in time.

At this time, Zhao Ziyue took out a Green Bamboo Fishing Rod from his Small Storage Bag, looking very tough.

Hu Bugui stared wide-eyed: "Lao Zhao, you're really shameless, actually changed to a new fishing rod."

"If I remember correctly, this Green Bamboo Rod costs one Middle-grade Spirit Stone, right."

Xu Zhangqing was surprised: "One Middle-grade Spirit Stone?"

Zhao Ziyue heard this and smiled smugly: "I'm not stingy about other things, but only when it comes to fishing tools and bait am I really willing to spend heavily."

Hu Bugui rolled his eyes while taking out his own fishing tools.

Like a black iron rod, looking quite heavy.

Faintly there were several Spirit Patterns on it.

Zhao Ziyue glared: "You beast, you still say I'm shameless?"

"This Black Iron Rod is even more expensive, at least two Middle-grade Spirit Stones!"

To this, Hu Bugui hehed, and a cunning look flashed in his eyes.

But soon, both seemed to think of something.

They looked at Xu Zhangqing in unison.

Instantly speechless.

It turned out that what Xu Zhangqing held in his hand was not a fishing rod.

But he lifted his Travel Tool Big Leaf Grass, then tied four fishing lines and hooks to it.

"Damn it!"

"Lao Xu, you're f*cking cheating, right?"

"In terms of shamelessness, you're the best!"

At this moment, looking at the Big Leaf Grass in Xu Zhangqing's hand.

Both Hu Bugui and Zhao Ziyue cursed and swore.

To this, Xu Zhangqing however calmly said: "This time, we three will both fish and compete, to see who is the most powerful angler!!!"