Chapter 97

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Chapter 97: Are You Okay

Looking at the empty fishing spots around him, Ji Yang didn’t mind too much.

He continued to create a feeding spot!

Throwing various seeds of spiritual grains into the lake as if they cost nothing.

Attracted by the spiritual grains, many spiritual fish soon gathered, restoring the previous fishing activity.

With Golden Fruit as bait, Ji Yang made gains with each cast of his rod.

Strength +1

Cultivation +1

Mid-tier Spiritual Plants +1

Physique +1

Spirit +1

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The increase in cultivation points was slow but steady. The larger the spiritual fish, the greater the chance of obtaining Blue Light Points. Ji Yang could sense the light points that he was about to catch thanks to his control over the causal fishing rod.

In addition to that, Ji Yang felt his primordial spirit energy becoming more concentrated, and he maneuvered the fishing rod with great skill, like directing his fingers with his arm.

Moreover, Ji Yang vaguely sensed that there was something unusual about the causal fishing rod in his hand, but he couldn’t pinpoint the reason at the moment.

For now, Ji Yang wasn’t ready to investigate too deeply; as long as he could catch fish, that was enough.

While Ji Yang was having success, many disciples in the distance were discussing their poor catches.

“Today’s haul is terrible!”

“Exactly! I fished all day and didn’t catch a single fish. Where have all the spiritual fish in this lake gone?”

One disciple complained.

But as everyone saw Ji Yang continuously reeling in and casting his line, their eyes quickly brightened with understanding.

A disciple, unaware of the situation, noticed Ji Yang’s unfamiliar face and decided to approach his fishing spot, hoping to benefit from the fish activity there.

“Hmph, let’s send a junior brother over to check it out!”

Hearing this, the expressions of the other disciples were strange, but they didn’t stop him.

To be honest, they wanted to go over too, but the earlier heavenly lightning had left them fearful, so they could only watch from afar.

Now that a junior brother was willing to try, they certainly wouldn’t stop him and waited for the outcome.

If this junior brother was fine, it would mean that they could also fish near Ji Yang, and their catches would surely improve.

Ji Yang noticed a disciple approaching with a fishing rod, preparing to fish.

Ji Yang gave him a slight smile, his attitude very friendly.

The approaching disciple saw Ji Yang’s kindness and clasped his fists in greeting:

“Sorry to disturb you, Senior Brother!”

“It’s no trouble at all. Please feel free to fish!”

The disciple took out his fishing rod, sat down next to Ji Yang at the fishing platform, baited his hook, and began casting his line, then sat quietly waiting.

Ji Yang soon had some catches within minutes. To attract more spiritual fish, he decided to sprinkle some seeds of spiritual grains every so often to create a feeding spot.

During this process, Ji Yang discovered that using Black Rock for creating feeding spots was much more effective than using Purple Rice; it seemed that the spiritual fish favored Black Rock more.

The nearby disciple saw Ji Yang using top-quality spiritual grains and was momentarily stunned. After glancing at his own bait and the still float, he realized he had found the reason he couldn’t catch any spiritual fish.

It was definitely his bait that was lacking!

Just as this disciple was about to ask Ji Yang for some bait, a flash of lightning appeared in the sky, striking down towards Ji Yang.

“Ah!”

A scream rang out, and countless observing disciples retreated a few steps.

“Are you okay, Junior Brother?”

Seeing the disciple trembling on the ground, Ji Yang sighed and asked with concern.

He had noticed the heavenly lightning earlier, but it struck too quickly for him to react in time.

Although he was unafraid, this disciple had been affected by the lingering power of the lightning, and he was unfortunate but not severely injured—just needing a few days to recover.

After a brief fit of trembling, the disciple regained consciousness.

“Junior Brother, are you alright?”

Hearing Ji Yang’s friendly voice nearby, the disciple scrambled backward, abandoning his fishing rod, and ran away.

This prompted a murmur of disappointment from other disciples who had wanted to approach.

That fishing spot next to Ji Yang was off-limits now.

Even though they admired Ji Yang’s catch, they certainly didn’t wish to be struck by lightning.

As Ji Yang looked at the scattered fish from the lightning strike, he sighed, realizing he would have to create a feeding spot again.

Time passed quickly into the night, and many disciples began to reel in their lines, deciding not to continue fishing.

Ji Yang had hoped to fish longer, but other disciples informed him that fishing at night was too dangerous and could lead to catching something sinister.

Moreover, after dark, all the spiritual fish would scatter and seldom come out to feed.

Ji Yang wasn’t afraid; he had the heavenly lightning to protect him, making him fearless of any dark threats.

Yet when Ji Yang created a feeding spot and noticed how few spiritual fish there were in the lake, he had to accept this reality; things indeed were as the others had said.

A single night wasn’t something Ji Yang cared too much about.

Besides, he held a cautious attitude towards the troubling calamity caught in Heaven’s Jealousy; if something dangerous happened at night, it wouldn’t be good.

Ji Yang put away his causal fishing rod.

During today’s fishing, Ji Yang collected countless White Light Points, five Mid-tier Spiritual Plant Seeds, six cultivation points, and over ten different types of spiritual fish.

Such an outcome was satisfactory for Ji Yang, and as for the daily task of ten fish, it felt extremely easy; Ji Yang hardly cared about it anymore.

The Spiritual Beast Bag was designed specifically to house spiritual beasts, and the bags used at Tianxing Lake underwent special modifications, allowing spiritual fish to stay alive inside for a short time.

However, if they were stored for too long without adequate spiritual energy, the quality of the fish would gradually decline, and their own spiritual energy would diminish.

This meant that the Spiritual Beast Bag could only hold them temporarily, not for long-term storage.

This was also the reason tasks targeting checking inventory needed to be reviewed weekly—much shorter than the daily checks for mining.

Of course, Ji Yang thought a more important reason was that many disciples struggled to catch any fish in a day, making daily checks a waste of time.

The next morning, many disciples chose good fishing platforms and began fishing again.

When Ji Yang arrived, many of the fishing spots were already occupied.

However, upon seeing Ji Yang, many disciples tightened their grips on their fishing rods, indicating they would leave if he approached.

This left Ji Yang speechless.

He had no intention of snatching other fishing platforms.

Besides, Ji Yang realized that as long as he didn’t use the causal fishing rod, the lightning wouldn’t strike.

Quickly, Ji Yang found the fishing spot of Senior Brother Mei from the previous day.

At that moment, the older man sat calmly on the fishing platform, quietly fishing, and the spot next to him was empty, clearly indicating no one had attempted to join him.

Seeing this, Ji Yang smiled, appreciating the good feng shui of the place.

As Ji Yang walked over, the old man remained focused on his fishing, not turning his head.

However, when Ji Yang took out the causal fishing rod and sat beside him again, the old man finally couldn’t help but glance over.

Upon seeing that it was Ji Yang, the old man sighed in resignation.

But this time, he showed no intention of leaving the fishing spot.