Chapter 90
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Chapter 90: Tianxing Lake
Steward Zhou walked ahead, with Ji Yang closely following.
After passing several guards, Ji Yang finally saw his destination.
Tianxing Lake!
Before his eyes lay a vast blue lake that resembled a boundless ocean.
Though it was called a lake, its size was so enormous that even Ji Yang couldn’t see the end; it was much like the sea.
He just didn’t know if the water was salty or fresh. He could taste it later while fishing!
As a punishment area for the sect, Tianxing Lake wasn’t common!
This was because the lake was not naturally formed; high-level cultivators from the sect had moved mountains and filled the sea, using supreme spells to divert underground rivers to create it.
It was said that the water in the lake connected to the endless sea of the Cultivation World!
In the endless sea, there were countless rare and extraordinary beasts with immense strength. Even high-level cultivators wouldn’t dare approach this place easily.
Ji Yang didn’t understand why the sect had gone to such great lengths to create a lake that connected to the endless sea.
Was it just for fishing? Or to punish disciples?
But he heard that not only the He Dao Sect but also top sects like Taiyi Sect, Diamond Sect, and Xuantian Sect had places like Tianxing Lake, indicating there were reasons Ji Yang was unaware of.
Just as Ji Yang pondered these reasons, Steward Zhou stopped ahead and took out a fishing rod and a spiritual beast bag from his storage bag, saying to Ji Yang:
"Take this!"
Seeing the fishing rod and the spiritual beast bag being handed over, Ji Yang took the spiritual beast bag and waved his hand:
"No need; I brought my own."
Upon hearing this, a strange expression appeared on Steward Zhou’s face.
What did Ji Yang mean by having brought his own?
Looking at the fishing rod Ji Yang pulled out, Steward Zhou was stunned; he really did bring one!
The person personally notified by the elder was indeed exceptional.
"Hmph, don’t think this place is easier than the sect’s mining site. You need to fish ten stones of spiritual fish or other spiritual beasts every day; otherwise, you’ll stay here forever. Don’t think about getting out!"
Ji Yang was taken aback; ten stones every day was quite a lot.
But he nodded. After all, this was arranged by Ye Wuchen; he couldn’t refuse it.
Moreover, he remembered Ye Wuchen said he would be here for three months, and Ji Yang believed that once the time was up, Ye Wuchen wouldn’t just sit there and watch him waste cultivation time.
However, Ji Yang felt confident; after all, ten stones of spiritual fish were nothing. With his skills, it would be a piece of cake!
Seeing Ji Yang not opposing at all, Steward Zhou showed a strange expression.
Normally, a disciple would only be tasked with one stone of spiritual fish for punishment, but this person’s task was issued directly by the elder. He hadn’t expected Ji Yang to not object.
After handing the items to Ji Yang, Steward Zhou didn’t linger. His task was complete; he only needed to check on the spiritual fish once a week.
The spiritual beast bag Ji Yang received was also different from those of other punished disciples; it had a substantial space, enough to hold a week’s catch.
Watching Steward Zhou leave, Ji Yang headed toward the fishing platform built by the sect!
At this moment, many disciples already sat quietly around the fishing platform, fishing.
There were countless disciples in the sect, and many of them came to Tianxing Lake for punishment. However, most of them were in the Foundation Establishment stage, and there were few in the Qi Refinement stage.
But now, the fishing platform was very quiet, with no one speaking; everyone was intently staring at the calm surface of the lake.
Some disciples even had red eyes, gazing fixedly at their specially made floats.
Seeing everyone else’s floats, Ji Yang suddenly remembered that he didn’t have one on his fishing rod.
A float is used to measure water level, indicate the position of bait, and vary fishing techniques.
However, Ji Yang felt that not having one was fine. After all, cultivators had sharp vision and exceptional eyesight, plus they had magical power to detect the subtle movements of their fishing rods.
Yet everyone had floats on their rods, so this item seemed to be somewhat necessary; he decided to wait and see if he needed to get one later.
Ji Yang walked around for a bit, spotted an empty fishing spot, and planned to move over.
But on his way, he saw a punished disciple staring blankly, his eyes lifeless as he gazed at the lake, even when his float moved, he did not react.
This made Ji Yang unable to resist reminding him:
"Brother, you have a bite!"
"Ah! Fish! Where?"
The reminded disciple snapped back to reality, looking at the slightly swaying float with delight before pulling up his rod with all his might.
As the young man lifted the rod from the water, the object at the hook revealed its shape.
It was not a spiritual fish, but rather a black, net-like object!
The young man’s face showed frustration as he couldn’t help but curse:
"Damn it, just useless trash again!"
After returning the fishing rod and unraveling what was caught on the hook to see clearly, he seemed surprised.
Then, taking advantage of others’ inattention, he hurriedly tucked the object into his clothes.
Ji Yang felt it was strange; somehow he found the object vaguely familiar, carrying a light sense of recognition.
When the young man noticed Ji Yang staring at him, he forced a smile and explained:
“Junior brother, don’t take it to heart. That thing was just trash from the He Huan Sect. I’ll just take it back to dispose of it! I don’t want it polluting Tianxing Lake."
“Thank you for clarifying, brother.”
Ji Yang nodded in understanding and didn’t think too much of it.
Then, Ji Yang walked to the empty fishing spot, took out his fishing rod, and pulled some Purple Rice spiritual grains from his storage bag to use as bait.
This was top-quality spiritual grains, so it should work well. He still had plenty of them in his Heaven’s Secret Pearl.
After receiving the Heaven’s Secret Pearl from Ye Wuchen, Ji Yang had taken most of the spiritual grains he had stored before leaving Jingtan Peak and put them into the Heaven’s Secret Pearl, leaving only a small amount in the wooden house for Little Black’s meals.
Once Ji Yang cast his hook into the lake, he began to wait patiently.
Watching the white thread at the end of his fishing rod, Ji Yang nodded slightly; the items from his master’s room were indeed of good quality!
……
Inside Jingtan Peak, Ye Wuchen walked into the house and looked at his empty clothesline in silence!
Although he was already a cultivator, he still maintained a strict training routine without using magic to cleanse himself, so having a clothesline was quite necessary.
That clothesline was simply made from the silk produced by a spiritual beast! It was strong, but not particularly valuable.
Ye Wuchen calmed himself down a bit and decided to ignore it, taking out his wine gourd to have a drink.
After taking a few sips, he discovered that the wine gourd was completely empty.
Ye Wuchen walked out of the wooden house and flew towards the clear pond at the foot of the mountain.
He had raised a few spiritual fish there, not for any other reason but to occasionally exchange them for some money for wine.
However, when Ye Wuchen saw the empty pond, his eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch:
Where were all the spiritual fish in such a large pond!
Ye Wuchen took a moment to calm his emotions; spiritual fish were just that—if they were gone, then they were gone! He remembered there were still some spiritual grains in the wooden house that he could use to trade for wine.
Upon reaching the top of the mountain, Ye Wuchen looked at the wooden house with its door wide open and Little Black lying on the ground, round and resting, and his expression turned somewhat gloomy.
Sensing something was off, Little Black quickly rolled over and stood up.
When he saw Ye Wuchen’s expression, Little Black keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere around them and lowered his voice to bark a few times.
He had only eaten more of his rations for the next few days.
But seeing that Ye Wuchen didn’t seem to want to hear his explanation, Little Black had a clever idea and hurriedly ran towards an empty space. Beneath that patch of ground, there lay a small stone tablet.
