47: Chapter 6: Getting Rich Quick!?

The familiar crimson tadpole-like script flew toward the sky, condensing into three heavenly secret jade slips:

[Today's Fortune: Average.]

[Today's Heavenly Secret: None.]

[Today's Destiny: Fisherman.]

[Small Auspicious: On the edge of the Long Sea, spiritual fish are swimming; if you go before evening, you might make a catch.]

[Small Ominous: At the small trading market of Biling Lake, there are Cultivators recruiting Loose Cultivators at the Qi Refining Early-Stage for short-term work; participating might yield a decent income.]

[Medium Ominous: On the outskirts of the Long Sea, bandit Cultivators are rampant; killing them might yield an Opportunity for Foundation Establishment.]

Good!

It really is a money-maker.

Chen Xuan would naturally choose the first Jade Slip.

As for the latter two, the Small Ominous indicates the danger is not great; I'll go to the market in a while to see and find out.

As for that Medium Ominous Jade Slip, the previous divination showed Great Ominous, but now it has changed.

Chen Xuan had seen this many times over the years. Now that his strength had improved, the level of danger had decreased, but he still had to be careful not to capsize in the gutter.

What Chen Xuan liked most was using his Qi Refining Perfection to crush those at the Qi Refining Early-Stage!

Like this, killing enemies across ranks, one sword per person!

How delightful! How delightful!

Chen Xuan took down the first heavenly secret jade slip and pressed it against the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows.

Images flooded into his mind.

On the boundless Long Sea, many black seaweeds were swaying.

It's the Black Algae Reef!

Chen Xuan instantly pinpointed the location.

A spiritual fish with a blue body and a sharp horn on its head was swimming between the black seaweeds, looking quite happy!

Huh... what kind of spiritual fish is this?

As the image faded, Chen Xuan frowned slightly, pondering the spiritual fish he had seen over the years.

Very good, I haven't seen this kind of spiritual fish before.

Hope it can sell for a high price.

Chen Xuan immediately set up his wooden boat and poled out to sea.

Of course, relying on manpower was too slow, so he usually cast the Water Avoidance Spell and Lightness Spell on the wooden boat, while also letting Dudu pull it from time to time.

In just a while, Chen Xuan arrived at the small market within Biling Lake.

Before he even entered, an old acquaintance, Scarface, greeted him at the pier: "Fellow Daoist, are you still looking for winter work?"

"How did you know?" Chen Xuan asked back deliberately.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist, you've asked the right person, because we are also recruiting. We're catching a rare type of Dragon lobster in the Long Sea. After one month, for thirty days of work, the reward is ten Spirit Stones." The man laughed.

Chen Xuan shook his head: "Forget it, I'm not going to the outskirts of the Long Sea."

Just as Chen Xuan refused, the onlookers on the surrounding boats instantly became interested: "How much?"

"Ten Spirit Stones?"

"I want to go, I want to go!"

Several people spoke up immediately, looking excited, as if they had seen a great Opportunity.

"This is the Jade Slip! Just sign the contract."

The group of early-stage Qi Refining Cultivators nearby looked at the content and signed it without a word.

Cultivators at the Qi Refining Mid-Stage could choose higher-paying jobs, so naturally, they wouldn't sign.

"Fellow Daoist, what about you?" Scarface asked again.

Chen Xuan smiled enigmatically: "Hmm... give it to me first, I'll decide in a while."

"That won't do, Fellow Daoist, we only need a few more people, and we'll be full in two days." Scarface looked at the crowd around him and said.

"Why aren't you scrambling to do it? How many Spirit Stones can you earn in a year of fish farming? You can earn ten Spirit Stones in these few dozen days; only a fool wouldn't go."

"Yes, it's my good luck that I can even sign this."

Everyone spoke up one after another; this was a fantastic Opportunity.

Especially for fishermen.

It counted as a very high salary, and the risk factor was extremely low.

Chen Xuan immediately showed some hesitation, then finally gritted his teeth: "Fine, I'll go!"

"That's right, you have an eye for it. Here is the contract!"

Chen Xuan looked at it, and it really was about catching Dragon lobsters. After signing the contract, he sailed toward the outskirts of the Long Sea.

After Chen Xuan left, the crowd chuckled: "Another fat sheep has taken the bait."

"There are still too many fools in this world; there aren't enough scammers to go around!"

"This commission is really straightforward; just sign a contract and you can split ten Spirit Stones. This is much more profitable than honestly farming fish."

"The employer is still the generous one!"

...

When Chen Xuan left the market, a speedboat also followed him.

When he was about to reach the Black Stone Reef, Chen Xuan stopped his wooden boat.

He lay on the boat, looking at the azure sky and the speedboat slowly approaching from behind!

Very good, there are always people looking for death!

With Chen Xuan's Qi Refining Second Layer cultivation, dealing with an average Qi Refining Mid-Stage Cultivator was a piece of cake.

However, to Chen Xuan's surprise, the two of them urged the speedboat to pass directly by him and sail to the other side.

It was as if they were just on the same path as Chen Xuan after leaving the market.

Interesting, interesting!

Chen Xuan couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

The Cultivators of the Southern Region were still too arrogant.

They clearly wanted to intercept and kill him, yet they pretended to be nonchalant.

Although Chen Xuan didn't know what had attracted the attention of these two, he recognized their faces; they were guys who often squatted in the market chatting.

It was said that they had a wide circle of friends and knew many people from all walks of life.

Why did they happen to target him?

Chen Xuan smiled and continued sailing toward the Black Stone Reef.

In a while, he arrived at the sea area from the Jade Slip.

The bitter bamboo pushed aside the black algae, creating ripples.

The outskirts of the Long Sea had always been calm, and rumors in the market said it was caused by a huge Formation.

"Go, Dudu!" Chen Xuan raised his right hand, and Dudu flew into the air, starting to patrol the sea area.

The blue one-horned spiritual fish was soon locked onto by Dudu.

Splash!

Dudu broke through the water and glided.

With its large bird beak, it swallowed the spiritual fish in an instant, leaving only the tip of its sharp horn exposed.

Chen Xuan unhurriedly cast his net around; since he was already here, he would do his duty as a monk rings the bell—he would be a fisherman for the day and catch fish for the day.

"Dudu!" Dudu made a sound and spat the spiritual fish out of its mouth.

The azure spiritual fish, like a sapphire, radiated a beautiful luster under the sunlight.

Then it thrashed violently, trying to jump off the boat.

Chen Xuan, familiar with the routine, patted the fish's head, and wisps of lightning bloomed from his palm! Stunned, not brain-damaged! In an instant, the blue spiritual fish went stiff, and then it was thrown into the fish creel by Chen Xuan.

In this life, Wang Teng had learned many spells and arts of cultivation. Thanks to his Pseudo Spiritual Root, he could learn almost all spells.

Palm Lightning, Chen Xuan naturally knew it in this life.

He only needed to open the hidden meridians in his palm and combine them with specific incantations to generate the power of thunder.

It was very suitable for electrocuting fish.

The fish creel was a Magical Artifact specifically for holding spiritual fish, issued by the Xiao Family.

Chen Xuan began to pull up the fishing net he had just cast; as he dragged it, many white-striped fish appeared on the net.

They were mostly ordinary fish, occasionally with two semi-spiritual fish.

This trip out to sea, not counting the spiritual fish, could still earn him four Spirit Crystals.

Chen Xuan opened the fish creel, and after packing the catch, he slowly poled the wooden boat toward the market.

Just at this moment, the familiar speedboat stopped behind him again.

The familiar voice sounded:

"Little friend, how was the harvest? We have been watching you for a long time."

His tone was confident, concluding that at Chen Xuan's age, he wouldn't dare to do anything.

"Very good!"

"I even caught a spiritual fish!"

Chen Xuan turned his head, looked at the two with a smile, and revealed a mouthful of white teeth.

"You are quite interesting." The man sneered, not expecting Chen Xuan to answer directly.

"I think we are quite fated; why don't you give the spiritual fish to us!"

While speaking, the two men's speedboat had already approached Chen Xuan's wooden boat.

The other person stepped on the water, surrounding Chen Xuan from the front and back.

The man looked at Chen Xuan's calm expression and said sinisterly: "Don't try any tricks; we saw you enter the fish shop twice!"

"And you even specifically went to test the shopkeeper on how many Spirit Stones he would pay for your spiritual fish!"

"The shopkeeper was honest and said twenty."

"I didn't expect that you kid actually managed to get a spiritual fish; I originally thought it was just a semi-spiritual fish! That would have been it."

"But since you can catch a spiritual fish, we can't let you off!"

"Besides, your parents are both dead, you have no power and no backing, heh heh!"

The other man said: "Little friend, rest assured, we only want your spiritual fish; we don't want anything else. Also, this spiritual bird has such strong abilities; why not give it to us brothers."

Chen Xuan stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "What other wishes do you have? Say them all together."

"I can satisfy you all."

He slowly raised his head, his exaggerated smile almost spreading to his roots of his teeth, making his ordinary face look like a demon in a play, exceptionally ferocious.

The two men sneered even more; someone actually dared to threaten the Zhang Brothers in Biling Lake, what a joke!