Chapter 101
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Chapter 101: You’re Too Noisy
However, the consumption of True Essence and primordial spirit energy cannot be underestimated.
Compared to this, a little Yun Ling Dan is nothing.
As Ji Yang continued fishing, the intervals between catching fish grew longer.
From the initial few minutes to later stretches of incense time, and even up to half an hour!
Yet, Ji Yang’s consumption never decreased.
Using the causal fishing rod always came with its own cost.
While hitting the target every time felt great, it didn’t feel as practical as mining or farming.
Ji Yang considered using a regular fishing line for a while to reduce the consumption of primordial spirit energy, but the fully revealed causal fishing rod didn’t seem to accept any ordinary fishing line and couldn’t be attached.
This left Ji Yang with no choice but to keep fishing.
Still, he couldn’t shake the feeling that this fishing rod might not be intended to be used like this.
Using this item to fish for spiritual fish seemed a bit like wasting resources.
But Ji Yang didn’t dwell on it too much; it was called a fishing rod, after all, so it had to be for fishing!
Cultivation points +1
Strength +1
Agility +1
Mid-tier Spiritual Plants +1
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As night fell, Ji Yang finally pulled in his line to leave.
Though he didn’t want to go just yet, the number of spiritual fish in the lake had sharply decreased, and he also needed to recover the True Essence and primordial spirit energy he had consumed. Continuing to fish would prove to be a loss.
At this point, his cultivation points reached 90; as long as nothing unusual happened tomorrow, he would be able to fill the quota.
After putting away the fishing rod, Ji Yang walked toward the open area behind Tianxing Lake.
This was a spacious square where disciples who had been punished could rest, and it was protected by Formations from the outside. While Ji Yang didn’t know what it was protecting against, it was always better to be in a safer place than elsewhere.
Although there might be many facilities in the sect whose purposes were unclear, they surely had been vetted by other disciples, and Ji Yang believed in this wholeheartedly. He had no intention of seeking trouble.
As he reached the square, he noticed quite a few disciples taking up space, recovering their magical power.
Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had a more sustained True Essence than Qi Refinement stage cultivators, but using the fishing rod still consumed a considerable amount of magical power. Few were like Ji Yang, who fished purely with brute force.
Unfortunately, Ji Yang’s brute force was of no use now; to maintain the primordial spirit line, he needed to infuse it with magical power and primordial spirit energy.
There were pros and cons.
Ji Yang looked around, ready to find a good spot to rest a bit.
Many disciples noticed Ji Yang’s arrival and smiled, nodding at him:
“Senior Brother Ji, come here!”
“Senior Brother Ji, please share a word with us!”
Many disciples began to extend invitations.
Ji Yang decisively declined; they were all male cultivators, and he wasn’t very interested in men.
Of course, even with female cultivators, his interest was still minimal.
He was only interested in advancing his realm!
Clearly, the disciples here had heard his story and wanted to engage him in deeper discussions. Some might even want to challenge him to see if the rumors among the outer disciples were true.
Ji Yang had no interest in any of this.
After he waved his hand to refuse, the other disciples sighed helplessly but didn’t feel too discouraged. Most of them were just curious, rather than admiring.
After all, Ji Yang had just reached Foundation Establishment, while they had been inner disciples for many years, with many of them being exceptional cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.
After politely declining them one by one, Ji Yang found a secluded spot to begin recovering his True Essence.
Of course, the focus was still on restoring his primordial spirit energy.
The consumption of True Essence used to operate the Feather Transformation Ascension Skill could easily be restored, but the lost primordial spirit energy could only be replenished slowly over time.
As Ji Yang closed his eyes to recuperate, he heard the sound of approaching footsteps nearby.
The footsteps grew louder, indicating someone was getting closer to him.
“Alas.”
Ji Yang slowly opened his eyes, sighed lightly, then shook his head:
“Why bother?”
“This junior, I would like to borrow your fishing rod for a while; I hope you don’t mind?”
Hearing this voice, Ji Yang looked up to see a young disciple looking down at him, clearly ready to cause trouble.
If they were outside, Ji Yang would welcome such a talented challenger.
However, this was Tianxing Lake, and Ji Yang only wanted to recover his primordial spirit energy to hopefully reap some rewards tomorrow!
“I mind!”
Ji Yang replied lightly, and then he ignored him.
This made the young man visibly angry; he had already reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, but recently made some mistakes that led to his punishment here.
Since arriving, he hadn’t been able to complete his daily tasks. Today, seeing the fishing rod in Ji Yang’s hand sparked a thought in his mind; if he had that rod, he could quickly leave!
So he absolutely had to have this fishing rod!
He didn’t care about the talk of karma or being struck by heavenly lightning; he wasn’t afraid!
Since Ji Yang seemed to be fine, he didn’t believe that his own Late Stage of Foundation Establishment would be in danger!
The strange looks from the other disciples only made the young man even more furious; he had never experienced such humiliation.
Before he could say another word, Ji Yang’s calm voice came from ahead:
“You’re too noisy!”
The young man was taken aback; he hadn’t even finished his sentence yet!
As Ji Yang spoke, a Sword Light flashed past him.
In a daze, the young man seemed to see his long-deceased great-grandmother!
In the next moment, he felt himself floating lightly, immersed at the peak of the horizon, drifting among the white clouds.
At that moment, a ray of colorful light shone down from the sky, and his body gradually rose from the ground!
Was he about to ascend?
Looking up at the sky, at the end of the colorful light, he saw a celestial being riding on clouds and mist, waving at him from afar.
The young man displayed wild joy!
He was really about to ascend!
He had cultivated for over forty years, and he never expected to ascend today; excitement overtook his face as he murmured to himself:
“Preparing to ascend!”
“I’ve succeeded!!”
In his excitement, tears welled up in the young man’s eyes!
Before he could soar into the sky, he suddenly fell back to reality.
His eyes still caught the glimpse of Sword Light, this time cutting towards the back of his head, directly shearing off a few strands of hair.
The sharp sword energy stung his face, and at that moment, he realized everything he had just experienced was an illusion.
Looking at the other disciples, they all looked at him in astonishment, some murmuring in surprise:
“He’s gone mad!”
“This senior brother has also lost his mind!”
“He probably got struck and became confused!”
“Senior Brother Ji is terrifying!”
“Yes, if it weren’t for Senior Brother Ji showing mercy just now, he would be done for!”
Hearing their words, the young man’s face turned pale, and tears still filled his eyes.
If that sword energy had struck his head, he might not have been able to speak at all.
The danger between life and death made the young man suddenly awake; looking at Ji Yang, who remained calm ahead, he felt a surge of fear and said:
“Thank you, Senior Brother Ji, for showing mercy!”
After saying that, the young man sat down nearby, no longer speaking.
But recalling his earlier moment of ascension filled him with many thoughts.
His cultivation level was indeed too low; otherwise, he would not have been so easily deceived!
Seeing that the young man no longer needed to borrow the rod, Ji Yang also chose not to pay him much mind.
