49: Chapter 8 Capturing the Light-Eyed Young Earthworm

The four of them, Chen Xuan included, remained uncharacteristically silent.

The two words "Water Nightmare" hung over everyone's hearts like the Sword of Damocles.

Once encountered, there was no possibility of survival.

But with profit at stake, they would be unwilling to give up without a fight!

Following the hints provided by Xiao Ye, the spirit boat anchored on the outskirts of the Long Sea.

There were no reference points in the surroundings, as if this lone boat was the only thing in the vast world.

"The Halberd-Light Worm is right here, but this Spirit Beast is extremely fast in flight. I must ask Brother Yun to dispatch his Spirit Beast to guard the sky while we drive our Spirit Beasts to capture it."

Chen Xuan nodded.

He Jia pointed to the Spirit Beast on his shoulder and boasted, "This is a first-rank top-grade Spirit Beast from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, the Danhong Crane. Its form is like a rainbow, its flight like the morning glow—truly peerless in the world!"

"By using the second-rank Bloodline Spirit Medicine from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce later, it can become a second-rank Spirit Beast!"

"Capturing the Halberd-Light Worm will be child's play!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both Wang Ni and Zi Ling looked over with envious eyes.

This guy had been doing big things in secret; they hadn't heard a whisper before he bought a High Grade Bloodline Spirit Beast.

In this era, owning a High Grade Bloodline Spirit Beast produced by the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce made one a definitive winner in life among their peers.

Not to mention those bizarre and exciting stories about the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce!

Getting rich overnight because a Spirit Beast found treasure! Getting married because of a Spirit Beast! Surviving a life-and-death crisis because of a Spirit Beast! All sorts of things—it was practically a classic Qingyuan story!

And that's not even mentioning the ability to promote it to a second-rank Spirit Beast! It would be enough to protect a Family for four hundred years!

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator lives for over two hundred years, and a second-rank Yao Beast lives even longer, for over four hundred years!

If the Xiao Family had a second-rank Spirit Beast, they wouldn't need to worry about the threat from the Wang Family at all right now.

He Jia looked around at everyone triumphantly, his sense of superiority practically overflowing from the small boat.

This was the High Grade Bloodline Spirit Beast he had bought only after emptying three wallets and queuing at the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce for three years.

Although it was still at the early stage of Qi refining, it had infinite potential!

Immersed in the gazes of the others, He Jia felt happy in his heart, feeling as if the very air had become sweet.

Yet at this moment, seeing Chen Xuan's indifference, an inexplicable fire ignited in his heart.

This was a Spirit Beast he had obtained only by smashing his pots and selling his iron, going all-in, and even doing things that went against his Dao Heart!

Chen Xuan hadn't even shown any exaggerated shock. What was up with this sycophant? Could it be that his heart was dead, and there was no greater sorrow than that?

He had originally wanted to show off in front of Chen Xuan and then ridicule him! He wanted to satisfy his own vanity, but then he remembered that Chen Xuan had been dumped and was a sucker. Forget it, since he was already like this, he would let it go.

If this fool didn't want to live anymore and did something stupid, that wouldn't be good. Haven't you seen how many people have thrown themselves into Biling Lake and died because of love?

Chen Xuan naturally didn't know about this series of complex psychological activities on He Jia's part. He just shook his head inwardly; promotion to the second rank was only possible with the agreement of the Fusheng Sect. Earth-grade Bloodlines weren't that easy to achieve. It was just a marketing gimmick of Chen Xuan's. With He Jia's net worth, he probably couldn't afford it in his entire life.

Chen Xuan just felt a bit of emotion regarding the circumstances of these low-level Cultivators. Sigh, he shouldn't have advertised it so aggressively back then.

Chen Xuan estimated that forty years had passed since his fall in his previous life. Forty years—the sea had turned into mulberry fields. His own Bloodline had even spread to the Liuyang Sword Sect in the east of the Southern Region, adjacent to the sea. What a twist of fate.

"Since Fellow Daoist He has such good fortune, please make your move later," Wang Ni flattered.

"That goes without saying." He Jia puffed out his chest, his face full of pride.

The group determined the sea area and began to stabilize the sea to pinpoint the exact area where the Halberd-Light Worm was active. Because of Xiao Ye's diagram, the group used Magical Artifacts to condense an illusory wall around them, preparing to catch a turtle in a jar.

He Jia knew that Chen Xuan's personality had changed drastically, but when showing off, one had to see it through to the end. He quietly walked up to Chen Xuan and whispered, "Does Fellow Daoist Yun know about the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce?"

In his memory, Chen Xuan had always lived in small places and rarely even left Biling Lake; he was a typical low-level Cultivator. How could he compare to a middle-level Cultivator like himself who had traveled all over? Not to mention, his Spirit Beast was a genuine product from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce! Chen Xuan's Spirit Beast was just some miscellaneous breed caught by his parents in the wild!

"Hm?" Hearing Chen Xuan's confusion, He Jia was even happier. "Look, although our Spirit Beasts are both at the early stage of the first rank, the Spirit Beasts from the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce have infinite potential and extraordinary combat power. I'll let you see for yourself in a moment!"

"And let me tell you, don't always stay in seclusion to cultivate hard; sometimes you have to take risks. Do you know how the Changhai Market outside Biling Lake came to be?"

Chen Xuan curled his lip and said indifferently, "I had it built."

Back then, in order to spread his business across the Southern Region, Chen Xuan had ordered that markets be built near every Spiritual Vein. Of course, this move was strongly opposed by President Liu Yishou. It was just because, in such peripheral areas, it was completely unnecessary. They were barren, sparsely populated, completely unprofitable, and carried the risk of being ravaged by rogue Cultivators. But Chen Xuan insisted, and in the end, many places became just like the Changhai Market; after they were built, they gradually attracted and gathered the surrounding people, and the economy actually improved. As the saying goes, if the flower is fragrant, the butterflies will come on their own.

After this, at the business conference analysis, President Liu Yishou and the Golden Core Master of the Liu Family all praised Chen Xuan for his sharp mind! They even took many of Chen Xuan's children into the Chen Family lineage one after another.

He Jia laughed as soon as he heard this. "It's the first time I've seen you be so good at joking; how come I didn't notice it before?"

"I'll just tell you quietly, it was the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce! This is the largest chamber of commerce in the Southern Region, with forces spread throughout the Southern Region. Do you understand? How powerful such a chamber of commerce is—they could crush us with a single breath."

Chen Xuan nodded. "I understand, I understand!"

He Jia was about the same age as Chen Xuan, in his teens, just at the age where showing off went to one's head. He wouldn't listen to anything. He was very much like his classmate Jiahao before his Transmigration who used an Apple phone and wanted the whole world to know that he was using the supreme Apple!

Seeing Chen Xuan back down, He Jia felt comfortable all of a sudden.

Half a day passed, and there was no sign of anything. It seemed the Halberd-Light Worm was not here at all. Although they had prepared for a long battle, seeing this situation, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

Chen Xuan was unhurried, even closing his eyes to doze. Today, the heavenly secret jade slip had already revealed everything: [Lower Auspicious: The top-tier bait wandering the Long Sea, the Halberd-Light Worm. It will jump out of the water before sunset; those with Opportunity can capture it.]

When the great sun sank to the west, painting a beautiful sunset over the sea, just at this moment, the water surface rippled, and a Halberd-Light Worm broke through the water! It fled rapidly! It was flying almost against the water surface.

In this instant, the four of them were all on high alert! The four Spirit Beasts lunged forward!

"Charge! Danhong Crane!" Sure enough, that Danhong Crane started late but arrived first, turning into a rainbow glow, flying past the Halberd-Light Worm! But unfortunately, once it went out, it had no intention of coming back, disappearing directly into the distant horizon!

He Jia was immediately shocked and angry. This! How could this happen! That kind of extreme speed was impossible for the Danhong Crane to control. He drove his Beast-Taming Ring, and the Danhong Crane in the distance turned back into a rainbow and came over! The speed was truly fast! It just had nothing to do with catching fish.

Chen Xuan thought to himself, back then when I had it advertised, I only advertised that it was extremely fast, I didn't advertise anything else! A Spirit Beast with such an elegant appearance and extreme speed—how could it be used to catch fish? It was clearly meant for combat and showing off skills. Using it to catch fish was like using a sports car to plow fields; it was completely the wrong track. Chen Xuan's target customers were those wealthy Young Misses of aristocratic families! Or even Core Disciples of the Sect.

There was no time to worry about He Jia. This bait was more important to Chen Xuan than to the others. That fishing competition was equivalent to his indenture contract.

The Spirit Beasts of Zi Ling and Wang Ni also descended from the sky, lunging at the Halberd-Light Worm flying against the water! "Boom!" "Boom!" Two splashes bloomed, and both missed!

Seeing that the Halberd-Light Worm was about to fly out of the large jar formed by the underwater Magical Artifacts, a flash of white fur shouted, "Dudu!" Dudu descended from the sky, opened its big mouth with extreme proficiency, swallowed it in one gulp, and with surging magical power, locked it inside its big mouth.

There are differences in Spirit Beasts, and even greater differences in Beast Tamers!

"Dudu!" "Well done!" In the stunned gazes of the others, Chen Xuan stroked Dudu's bird head, first took out the Halberd-Light Worm, and sealed it with a Magical Artifact. Then he took out a semi-spirit fish and sent it into Dudu's stomach.

He Jia looked at the Danhong Crane crashing around on the water surface, and felt ten thousand regrets in his heart! When the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce delivered the goods the day before yesterday, he should have practiced coordination! Thinking of the words he had boasted! He didn't expect to make such a huge blunder; it was so embarrassing. Looking at Chen Xuan again, he was furious! He stole my life!