45: Chapter 45 Newbie Buff

Combining this with the situation in his dreams, he realized that Great Master Xiao might be right.

Why is the Baodan realm a legend? It is precisely because people's hearts are too restless, including those who practice martial arts.

Among those who practice, how many can truly be calm and composed? Most of them only possess the wrath of the Vajra, but not the compassion of the Bodhisattva.

So that was it...

However, thinking about how he could already pilot a mecha, he felt a burst of excitement, and any thoughts of cultivating his heart were immediately thrown to the back of his mind.

But then he realized, there were no mechas for him to pilot.

As for buying one? Don't joke around; Blue Star wouldn't sell one to him, and the Human Alliance wouldn't be able to buy one either.

It was likely that only places like the Chaos Galaxy would have them for sale, referring to private sales.

Damn... he almost forgot, Yan University should have practical mecha training courses.

He hadn't asked Great Master Xiao, but oh well, he'd ask next time.

He should focus on completing the task first; he had taken Great Master Xiao's words to heart.

He would start with fishing; he had heard that fishing could make people calm and composed.

It could improve one's temper, so it was worth a try.

However, he needed to check some guides first.

He opened his wristband and saw quite a few messages, all from Old Lu and Mother Lu, asking if he had reported in and if everything went smoothly.

He replied briefly, then began to look up fishing guides.

He didn't know until he looked, and he was shocked once he did.

Fishing was no less complex than learning a mathematical formula.

There was hand-pole fishing, lure fishing, sea fishing, and even fishing for Star Beasts.

Thinking about it, Great Master Xiao seemed to use a hand-pole, so he looked up how to fish with one.

How to choose a fishing spot, how to prepare bait, and how to adjust the float.

After studying the float adjustment for a long time, he finally figured it out.

Once finished, he went straight out to buy fishing gear.

By the river, after Lu Qingfeng left, Xiao Jingdao returned to his fishing spot.

He waited for half a day, but didn't get a single bite.

"Smack..."

"Damn... my fish!"

He slapped his thigh hard, thinking of the fish that had escaped.

Then, remembering Lu Qingfeng's appearance, he gritted his teeth in hatred. That fish might have been the biggest one he had encountered this year.

The No. 4 sub-line had been snapped; how painful that was.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became...

If Lu Qingfeng were here, he would surely spit in his face and say, "You tell me this is cultivating the heart?"

Lu Qingfeng left Guoshu Academy. Fortunately, the intelligent unmanned vehicle wouldn't leave if no one called it.

The map didn't show this place, and the car was still here.

He planned to buy more Energy Bars and similar items while getting the fishing gear, to avoid running out.

Besides, these things weren't sold at the school.

An hour later, he left the school gate.

He found a large supermarket and began a massive shopping spree.

He bought two fishing rods of various sizes, bait, tools—everything he needed.

Then came the Energy Bars, a ten-day supply; at 1,000 credits each, he bought a large package of 1,000 bars.

It wasn't that he didn't want to buy more, but he was afraid they might become useless, which would be a waste.

He loaded the car full and went straight back to Guoshu Academy.

Carrying his fishing gear, he walked around the island.

Honestly, the best spot was right where Great Master Xiao was.

He simply sat down beside him.

Lu Qingfeng looked at the fuming Great Master Xiao and asked, "Great Master..."

"Get lost..."

Lu Qingfeng: ...

Did he eat gunpowder?

Forget it, the guy is hundreds of years old, and he couldn't beat him anyway. Even if he could, he was his teacher, so he couldn't make a move... he would endure it.

So he found a spot for himself, sat down, and completed the tasks of baiting the area, adjusting the float, and preparing the bait all in one go.

While waiting for the fish to gather, he decided to do some Stance Training.

He had already experimented; when practicing the Taiji Stake, he would eat one Energy Bar at the start.

Then, he would eat another after every two adjustments of the trigram positions.

This prevented him from becoming emaciated.

It was the same for practicing boxing; he would eat one after a few rounds to maintain his state.

This way, he could hide the secret of the ring.

He couldn't hide forever while practicing martial arts, right?

He had already come to the school; although he was the only one this year, who knows what hot-headed youths might come next year?

Perhaps a whole group might come; it was something he couldn't avoid forever, as the island was only so big.

As for the light from the ring, he had turned it off long ago.

With an Energy Bar in his mouth, he began his Stance Training.

White Qi began to spread all over his body.

When Xiao Jingdao saw this, his expression turned solemn... and then became extremely excited.

His lips trembled as he said, "Taiji Hunyuan Stake."

He even forgot to fish, staring intently at every move and stillness of Lu Qingfeng.

He watched for a full eighty minutes.

It wasn't until Lu Qingfeng finished his practice and exhaled a breath of turbid air, which shot out like a ribbon of silk, that he stopped.

Xiao Jingdao hurried forward and asked excitedly, "Was that the Taiji Hunyuan Stake you just practiced?"

"How did you know?"

Lu Qingfeng thought to himself, the old man knows his stuff; this is the genuine Taiji Hunyuan Stake, not some fake.

He had only told him that he practiced Eight Extremities Fist and Tai Chi; he hadn't mentioned the Stance Training.

"Is it really the Taiji Hunyuan Stake? The complete one?" Xiao Jingdao asked again.

"Yeah... is there a problem?"

"No... nothing."

Xiao Jingdao suddenly sighed and turned back to his fishing spot.

Lu Qingfeng: ...

How inexplicable.

Xiao Jingdao no longer had the heart to fish.

His mind was in complete chaos.

The Taiji Hunyuan Stake actually had a complete Legacy still in existence.

What should he do?

Would Lu Qingfeng hand it over?

If he asked for it directly, would the other party give it to him?

Traditional martial arts were generally not passed down lightly.

It was either passed down within a family or taught to a Disciple.

He was the dean, he was a teacher.

How could he bring it up?

He was agonizing over it; he had spent hundreds of years of effort, thinking Lu Qingfeng only practiced ordinary Stance Training.

He never expected it to be the legendary Taiji Hunyuan Stake that could lead to Attaining the Dao and Immortal Ascension.

Would he bring out such a precious thing?

If they were to trade, what would he need to give?

Would he even be willing to trade?

A battle between heaven and man raged in Xiao Jingdao's heart.

Lu Qingfeng didn't pay him any mind; after finishing his Stance Training, he went straight to his fishing spot.

If the fish activity is unclear, start with kneaded bait... That's what the fishing masters say, and following their advice is never wrong.

A 9-meter fishing rod, No. 7 main line, No. 5 sub-line.

If he was going to fish, he would fish for big ones; Lu Qingfeng didn't care for small fish.

Before long, the float disappeared completely.

Lu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed.

He raised the rod to hook the fish... he had caught one.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The fishing line hummed as it was pulled tight.

As a Huajin Grandmaster, playing the fish with skillful force was a piece of cake for him.

Xiao Jingdao, who was deep in thought beside him, was stunned.

Damn... he was just thinking about how to ask him for the Stance Training, and the kid had already hooked a fish, and not a small one at that.

The legendary beginner's buff?

Seeing him catch a fish, he thought again of the fish that had escaped him, and the issue of how to bring up the request.

He became even more irritable.

This kid was his nemesis; for hundreds of years, his heart had been as still as an ancient well, but in such a short time, it had been thrown into chaos by him.

Lu Qingfeng had no idea how much inner drama was going on in the old man's heart.

He felt it was very exciting; so this was the charm of fishing?

He loved it, he really did.

As time passed, the fish ran out of energy, and he prepared the landing net.

It was a black carp; he knew how much it weighed as soon as he lifted it.

36 jin.

Not bad, he could improve his meals on the very first day.

The lake water was so clear, the water quality was top-notch, the fish would definitely be delicious.