Chapter 7: Little Black Fish Cultivates

  "Hydrate!"

  The waves at the bottom of the pond were turbulent, a large black snake with scales like a dragon was searching back and forth for a long time. In the end, it left reluctantly, feeling puzzled in its heart. This was the third time, each time letting the little black fish escape, how strange!

  And after three times, Xiao Hei Yu has changed a lot and grown much bigger.

  The black-scaled serpent deeply sensed that, for some reason, it no longer underestimated the small black fish, but instead regarded it as a mortal enemy, just like those human cultivators.

  It has a feeling that this little black fish will grow up to be very abnormal.

  The water gradually returned to calmness. After a while, the water suddenly rippled and a long black fish emerged with its arm-like fins.

  "What a close call!"

  The black fish's double pupils showed a humanized astonishment, its tail moved, and it rushed to the bottom of the pool, picked up several water plants, and fled in a hurry.

  Turning water into a small black fish is one of the magical powers, it's a trick to deceive the opponent, and it only takes the time of burning an incense stick!

  "This is the third time I've dived down to the bottom of the pool, and this snake demon has started to take notice of me. The water transformation only lasts for a short while, it's impossible to deceive it every time!"

  All the way upstream, 6 Chen's mood was heavy. Every time he collected the Ling grass, it was a gamble with his life. He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if he got swallowed up - could he still survive?

  So we must find an opportunity to deal with this snake demon!

  Wow!

  Ripples on the calm water surface.

  He poked his head out of the water, looked around for a while, and saw nothing unusual. He spat out the Spirit Gathering Grass and was about to swim towards the shore when he suddenly felt something off, as if he had grown much larger...

  All along, he had been releasing black fish with his body, so he hadn't noticed. Now that he felt it, he found himself several times larger, and after being surprised, he swam down into the water, looking through the edge of the rock wall, only to see that the shadow reflected on the rock wall was no longer the same.

  The whole body is covered with shiny black scales, like a suit of armor, extremely majestic and powerful, just like Uncle Alin said, a giant squid!

  Bang!

  At 6:00, he swam towards the rock wall with his fish body and instantly broke through it, causing stones to fall into the pool. He then swam around the pool a few more times, feeling that his cultivation had increased by half.

  Strength, degree, and physique have all changed!

  What's going on?

  With a surprise, 6 Chen returned to his body. His body maintained the fishing posture, with a wooden sign inserted beside him, which read: "Fishing in progress, do not disturb!"

  At the moment, he had no time to think about these things. He threw away his fishing rod and kept pondering: "When did the little black fish grow up? Why didn't I feel it before? And why did it grow into a sturgeon instead of a dragon?"

  At a time of doubt and surprise, 6 Chen still carries the wishes of children.

  The dragon is mighty!

  He suddenly thought of the key point, why he wouldn't grow up in Qing Shui Town before, but after coming to Qing Yun Men...

  Really?

  At 6 o'clock, doubts arose in his heart.

  Why come to Qingyunmen will become bigger, because here begins to cultivate.

  At 4 am, he kicked off his slippers and rushed back to the small hut, starting his usual practice, this time focusing on sensing the little black fish.

  Gradually, he finally realized why the Gathering Spirit Pill was ineffective. All the spiritual energy that had entered his body had been eaten by the fish, and the pitiful spiritual energy in his own body had actually relied on the Spiritual Root Pill.

  Linggen Dan, although it is used to highlight the Linggen, but with a hint of spiritual energy, accumulating little by little, breaking through is not impossible. Why doesn't Xiao Hei Yu eat the spiritual energy of Linggen Dan? 6 Chen can't figure it out, maybe Xiao Hei Yu isn't a five-spirit root after all.

  In short, the Spirit Gathering Pill is for Little Black to eat, while the Spirit Root Pill is for oneself to eat.

  After knowing the reason, Liu Chen's small face was a bit bitter. Originally, his own five spiritual roots were already in a mess, and now he still had to take care of a fish since the Spirit Gathering Pill hadn't taken effect yet.

  But he thought carefully and realized that the little black fish's cultivation was stronger than his own, even rocks were crushed, a first-level disciple in the sect couldn't do it, what made 6 Chen unhappy was that the little black fish couldn't leave the water.

  "No small black fish, I'm still chopping bamboo, anyway the sky will come down when it's covered, let's cultivate together. Hmm, right, wait until the little black fish grows up a bit, then won't I be able to chase and kill the snake demon? Right, eating water snakes every day!"

  The 6th Extreme is extremely optimistic, drying up the water snake, and everything under the water will be named after it! Most importantly, the Five Spirits Root Cultivation Realm cannot cultivate spells, but if they escape into the water, He Wu will come down and die.

  Then, the dry and dull days of practice began again, and another month passed by gradually.

  Hiss!

  It sounds like the shattering of glass.

  Finally broke through after cultivating one layer!

  At 6:00, his face lit up with joy, and he said to himself: Linggen Dan... I managed to eat my way to the first layer of Qi training, and indeed, my talent is a mess, even my cultivation path is different from others!

  Of course, under his self-deprecation, he also has a bit of pride. Can you break through the Linggen Dan? Haha, no way, who else can do it besides me!

  This self-consolation, if Chen Tianzong knew about it, would definitely make him vomit blood and scold the prodigal son, and be driven out of Qingyun Gate with a broom. Using Linggen Dan to break through, this is the rule of Qingyun Gate, and you're still so smug?

  "Practiced Qi Refining Stage One, consumed dozens of bottles of Spiritual Root Pills. What about Qi Refining Stage Two? A hundred bottles?"

  However, thinking of his great contributions in the future, he smiled wryly for a moment, and then he felt himself, and suddenly the world was clear!

  Divine consciousness?

  At the 6th Zhen, his face changed slightly. He had heard Fang Shixiong say before that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth could change one's physique. In the third layer of Qi cultivation, it would be a transformation of the mind, producing divine consciousness, and being able to hear the sounds of all things in heaven and earth.

  "What's going on? I just refined a layer of spiritual energy!" 6th Chen was stunned, his head spinning with two big ones, but thinking about his own strange cultivation, he also saw the strangeness as normal.

  There are two possibilities: one is that this variation comes from a small black fish.

  Secondly, it's caused by eating Linggen Dan. Unfortunately, no one in the sect has tried it before. After all, Linggen Dan is not cheap to contribute, and it's exactly the same as Jiling Dan. Who else would have the leisure to try it besides me?

  Suppressing thoughts, calculating the days, there are still ten days left until three months, He Wu will find me soon.

  At this point, practicing internal energy is just one layer, it's only about physical strength, absolutely can't compare to He Wu, would you give him 100 contribution points?

  No way!

  Although I'm weak, I contribute many points.

  His handsome face twisted, his mouth agape, and his eyes disbelieving.

  For three months, he has grown a lot taller and because of being cooped up at home, his skin is not as dark as before. He looks very young with a smile that shows a small dimple on the right side of his face but none on the left, making one want to pinch his cheeks.

  "Has your Qi cultivation reached the first level? You truly live up to being a Five Spirits Root, what excellent innate talent!" Fang Yu said straightforwardly.

  Hearing this, 6 Chen felt like punching him.

  "A bottle of Spirit Gathering Pill, others have already cultivated to the second layer." Fang Yu continued, but quickly reacted and said: "However, Brother Disciple you are still quite diligent, I heard that cultivating Five Spirits Root is very painful, you've endured it so far."

  The lazy Li took out a Linggen Dan and swallowed one.

  He stared blankly, muttering to himself: "Is the Spirit Root Pill a snack? Those who have gone before will never return. Of course, he didn't know that 6th Chen had broken through by eating the Spirit Root Pill; otherwise, he would be crying tears of joy.

  As for the Lingcao that gathered at 6 o'clock, he had also suspected it before, but unfortunately, after following it for several days, there was nothing to gain.

  Fishing, cultivating, and entering the deep mountains, but wandering along the outside, these three things are cyclical. This is the result of Fang Yu's probing, for which he was filled with regret, having wasted several days tailing him, resulting in a few stalks of his cultivated Soul Gathering Grass dying.

  At this time, Liu Chen took out a stalk of Ling Grass and handed it over: "Senior brother, for you!"

  As soon as he saw the herbs, Fang Yu's handsome face showed a hint of embarrassment, but his hands didn't hesitate, and he snatched them over. He was grateful in his heart, his junior brother had given him four plants, which added up to 200 contribution points.

  Two hundred is enough for outer sect disciples to scramble and worry about, some disciples may not even get it in a year.

  At the moment of Fang Yu's surprise, 6 Chen still had a smile on his face, but his eyes flashed with precision, and he secretly thought: Fang Yu is not bad, he noticed that something was wrong with himself, but he didn't ask any questions, at most he just followed him for a few days, and didn't bother him excessively.

  He had experienced hardships since he was young, so although he seemed straightforward, he was actually cunning. He repeatedly sought out Fang Yu, and apart from asking about cultivation, he also occasionally probed the other's thoughts.

  This person is worth getting close to, consider it an investment!

  With this idea in mind, he didn't feel as heartbroken about giving away the Spirit Gathering Grass.

  "Junior brother, do you have a storage ring?"

  He put away the Spirit Gathering Grass and asked, "He's not a greedy person and his cultivation is about to break through to the fourth layer, so he only needs a certain amount of contribution points. After all, once he reaches the fifth layer of Qi Refining, he'll become an inner disciple of Qingyun and his treatment will skyrocket."

  So there's no need to compete with 6 Chen for anything, the most important thing is that he likes 6 Chen as a person. As 6 Chen would say, among all the people in Qing Yun Men, only we two can pee into the same pot.

  "Storage ring?"

  There is a slight impression in the sixth brain, and there is an explanation in the first layer of practicing Qi. Storage Ring, Storage Hand Ring, etc., are used by practitioners to store items conveniently and quickly.

  "Old Man Chen refined a storage ring yesterday, and it's now being sold at the Yingwu Hall for only 500 contribution points." Fang Yu said with a smile. Storage rings were rare among outer sect disciples, and even he had bought one by saving up in the past.

  Fang Yu continued: "This Chen Lao is the strongest equipment refiner in our sect, his masterpieces are absolutely better than ordinary storage rings. If you have contribution points, you must exchange them as soon as possible."

  At 6:00, his eyes lit up, this thing is not bad. In the future, even if he has gathered spiritual grass, he won't have to hide in a small house. He quickly took out his identity jade card and checked his accumulated storage.

  Since the last time he caught the black fish, he had gone down to the bottom of the pond again. Now he has 800 contribution points and five more Clusters of Spirit Grass.

  "Good!"; "Okay!"