NOVEL NEXT Ch. 56
Chapter 56: Bixiao Immortal Sect
"Fellow Daoist Guan, I have here a wild Jade Scale Fish weighing eleven jin and four liang. I'm looking to sell it to someone fated. Are you interested?"
As soon as Chen Beiwu sent the message, a video call notification popped up from Guan Ange.
The moment the call connected, Guan Ange couldn’t wait and said, "Wild Jade Scale Fish? Are you sure? Where did you get such a fine specimen?"
Wild Jade Scale Fish and farmed Jade Scale Fish were two completely different things.
The former was extremely valuable and quite rare, with a single jin selling for several hundred low-grade spirit stones.
The latter, however, was ordinary in value, fetching only a dozen or so low-grade spirit stones per jin and was readily available on the Immortal Alliance Official Website.
"Fished from the Still Abyss West Lake," Chen Beiwu said calmly. "If you don’t believe me, you can inspect it on site before trading."
"Damn." Hearing this, Guan Ange couldn’t help but curse. "Bro, you’re incredible! You actually caught a Jade Scale Fish in Still Abyss West Lake?"
Still Abyss West Lake was a branch lake of the Still Abyss River, rich with Spirit Fish. Not to mention the low-tier exotic fish like the Jade Scale Fish, even third-tier Treasure Fish appeared there. This was common knowledge within Fallen Dragon Manor.
But knowing was one thing, and actually fishing up Spirit Fish to strike it rich overnight was an entirely different matter.
The Temple of Accord under the Immortal Alliance had laid down formations in Still Abyss West Lake, forbidding cultivators from using spiritual power, artifacts, or any external assistance. Cultivators could only rely on their personal fishing skills.
Guan Ange had once tried his luck fishing at Still Abyss River, only to return empty-handed and become the laughingstock of his clan brothers, who mocked him as an air force guy.
Such air force cultivators were not uncommon in Fallen Dragon Manor.
It was no exaggeration to say that any cultivator who could catch an exotic fish in Still Abyss West Lake was a top-notch fishing expert with extraordinary luck.
"Where are you now? I’ll come over immediately," Guan Ange said excitedly.
The opportunity to rise had come.
As long as he handled the transaction well and kept things tight-lipped, he could claim to his clan that he was the one who caught the Jade Scale Fish.
"Still Abyss West Lake."
As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, the video call ended.
"Immortal Flavor Pavilion is not far from Still Abyss West Lake. Let’s meet in Private Room No. 1."
Seeing the message from Guan Ange, Chen Beiwu smiled.
As expected, good items never lacked buyers. With this deal, he’d have the spirit stones needed to purchase a cultivation method.
...
Immortal Flavor Pavilion, Private Room No. 1.
Chen Beiwu sat in a chair, sipping tea.
"Bang!" The room door suddenly flew open.
Guan Ange strode in, impatiently saying, "Where’s the Jade Scale Fish? Let me see it!"
Chen Beiwu didn’t refuse and directly retrieved the Jade Scale Fish from his Spirit Beast Pouch.
‘Excellent quality!’ Guan Ange relaxed upon seeing the Jade Scale Fish.
Chen Beiwu hadn’t deceived him.
Wild Jade Scale Fish had tightly-packed scales and rough skin, whereas farmed Jade Scale Fish had looser scales and smoother skin.
Additionally, wild Jade Scale Fish had more pointed heads resembling sword tips, while farmed ones had rounder, plumper heads.
"Eighteen hundred spirit yuan. Deal or not?" Guan Ange asked bluntly.
Hearing this, Chen Beiwu slightly furrowed his brow and countered, "This Jade Scale Fish is top-quality. How about twenty-five hundred spirit yuan?"
"Too high," Guan Ange shook his head. "Wild Jade Scale Fish are usually used to entertain distinguished guests. This one weighs eleven jin—valuable, yes, but also not that valuable."
He paused briefly, then said, "How about two thousand spirit yuan? That’s already a generous price."
"Twenty-two hundred spirit yuan," Chen Beiwu said firmly.
A trace of hesitation flashed in Guan Ange’s eyes.
He wasn’t trying to scam Chen Beiwu. Although wild Jade Scale Fish were priceless and marketless, two hundred spirit yuan per jin was still a bit steep.
If not for his intent to show off and curry favor with the ancestor who favored raw fish delicacies, he would never have offered two thousand spirit yuan.
"Deal. But I have one condition," he said through gritted teeth.
"What condition?" Chen Beiwu asked.
"This transaction must remain confidential," Guan Ange replied.
"Agreed." Chen Beiwu nodded. He had no objection.
The transaction proceeded smoothly. After deducting one hundred spirit yuan as tax, Chen Beiwu’s phone balance increased by twenty-one hundred.
"If you catch such delicacies again in the future, feel free to message me."
With that, Guan Ange took his leave after a final glance at Chen Beiwu, refraining from further attempts to rope him in.
"Young Master, should we retrieve the spirit yuan?" A voice suddenly sounded in the private room.
"Forget it." Guan Ange hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. "That kid has quite the peach blossom luck and is close with a concubine-born girl from the Xu Family and the daughter of True Person Xu. No need to stir up unnecessary trouble."
"Understood."
"Get me fishing rods and bait. That’s the real priority." A smile he couldn’t hide spread across Guan Ange’s face.
Nothing made him happier than flaunting his prowess.
Back home, Chen Beiwu quickly opened the Immortal Alliance Official Website to make his purchase.
[Purchase Successful]
Seeing that the order was under review, Chen Beiwu’s heart lit up with joy. He sprawled out on the meditation cushion.
"Woof." Iron Egg approached with a wronged expression.
It had been a week since their last mountain adventure to refine spiritual energy.
"Can’t help it. You’re too eye-catching. Just bear with it a little longer." Chen Beiwu patted Iron Egg’s dog head and took out a Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium from his storage pouch to feed it.
With food in front of it, Iron Egg’s grievance instantly vanished.
Elsewhere, Youying Path, Shengyuan Prefecture.
Bixiao Immortal Sect.
The sea was vast and blue waves surged. A Divine Tree with a trunk diameter exceeding ten thousand li, its entire body covered in azure-golden scale-shaped Dao Marks, connected heaven and earth, forming a world of its own.
Deep within the Blessed Land of Bixiao, a Golden Core True Person’s gaze stirred.
[Name]: Chen Beiwu
[Cultivation Level]: Seventh Level of Qi Refining
After viewing the applicant’s details, he shook his head. "No Heavenly Root, yet he dares to cultivate the Heaven Book. Another youngster ignorant of the vastness of the heavens."
As the core cultivation method of the Bixiao Immortal Sect, the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree was one of the rare Earth-Grade foundational methods capable of reaching the Nascent Void stage.
However, the Heaven Book was extremely abstruse and cryptic. Even after countless simplifications and revisions by the sect’s elders, it remained difficult to master.
Precisely due to this high threshold, the Qi Refining Chapter of the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree was sold for only two thousand spirit yuan on the Immortal Alliance Official Website—practically given away like cabbage—to select compatible seedlings from among the billions of cultivators in the Immortal Alliance.
It was no exaggeration to say that every cultivator who purchased the All Laws Converge, Heaven Book of the Divine Tree was automatically added to the Bixiao Immortal Sect’s observation list.
Unfortunately, in all his years reviewing applicants for the sect, he had yet to see a Qi Refining cultivator who could form a Superior-Grade Dao Foundation with this method, let alone a Flawless Dao Foundation.
If such a genius did appear, the sect might immediately extend an olive branch and bestow a quasi-true disciple position.
"Hmm? This time there are a few promising seedlings."
Seeing the new batch of talents on the screen, the Golden Core True Person approved them without hesitation, including Chen Beiwu.
After all, the Bixiao Immortal Sect's cultivation philosophy was "cast a wide net, gather more fish, and select the best."
As for whether the fish would die in the process, he didn’t care at all.