Chapter 257 The Great Use of Sky Fishing The preferred location for fishing out the Dao Soul is where the vital energy accumulates, and it is also where the Dao Soul likes to stay. And here the water mostly looks fast. Zheng Kun chose a place that was neither too fast nor too slow because it was the most suitable place for his cultivation. While Gu Yuandan might not be as good as Zheng Kun in terms of realm level, his spirit, soul, and true essence were far superior to Zheng Kun's. Moreover, with the experience blessed by Tiandiao, his attainments in the tenacity of true essence and the condensation of Dao essence were far superior to Zheng Kun's. To put it bluntly, it's like one is figuring it out by oneself, and the other is like having a famous teacher personally guiding you. Therefore, the position chosen by Zheng Kun is actually not suitable for Gu Yuanqing. Going down all the way, Gu Yuanqing finally stopped at a place. "This is it." The water here is fast-flowing and there is no one here for more than a hundred miles. Even if there is something unusual, it will not attract attention as long as the noise is not too loud.
Gu Yuanqing summoned a piece of rock and pressed lightly on it, and the rock turned into a stone chair. He sat on it and started fishing again. True essence blesses the black iron fishing rod. Hundreds of strands of true essence flow down the fishing line, entangle with each other and finally fall onto the hook. The Dao essence was condensed using the method of Tiandiao. Although without the blessing of Tiandiao, it could not be as easy and comfortable as on Beiquan Mountain, but it still had some charm, and a faint fragrance drifted in the wind. The Tao bait fell into the Wuliang River and drooped about seventy feet below the water. After adapting to the past few days, Gu Yuanqing has become familiar with fishing in the Wuliang River. He does not need to spend too much energy on it. Using spiritual thoughts to explore underwater scenes consumes too much of his spirit and is completely unnecessary. So while waiting, he also began to condense the ancient coins. Condensing ancient coins also tests one's soul and mastery of the Tao, and Gu Yuanqing is far superior to ordinary Xutian cultivators in both of these aspects. During the few days on the way to Dongyuan City, he tried it when he was resting. This method was not difficult, and he had already mastered it completely with his understanding. He pinched the magic formula, gathered his spiritual thoughts, and circulated his true energy, which turned into a true energy formation in front of him. The surrounding vital energy quickly gathered towards the formation, and after a moment, the shadow of a two-finger-sized knife-shaped ancient coin emerged. As vital energy gathered and true essence was injected, the phantom slowly became solid. The domain was covered, and the essence of Tao was condensed in it. A cloud pattern slowly emerged and gradually became clear. However, he did not stop there, but continued to focus on strength and refining his Tao essence. Half an incense stick of time passed, and another pattern gradually emerged. Gu Yuanqing made a seal again, and the ancient coin glowed with a faint light, and then the light faded and took shape completely. He tossed the ancient coin in his hand and put it in his arms. "Condensing ancient coins is actually equivalent to refining tools and talismans, but the materials are one's own true essence and Tao perception. With my current strength, it's okay to condense two-pattern ancient coins. Although it consumes some energy, it won't affect my cultivation. Condensing three-pattern ancient coins is a bit laborious. And it's best not to exceed three coins a day, otherwise it will affect my cultivation and the loss will outweigh the gain." “However, this speed is countless times faster than the average Xutian cultivator who can only condense two or three one-pattern ancient coins every day.” This is the benefit brought by profound foundation. Calculated in terms of income, Gu Yuanqing, without affecting his practice, can condense about ten times more ancient coins than Mei Lisan, Zheng Kun and others.
When Gu Yuanqing was planning to go fishing, he also condensed some energy. After all, he was penniless in this ancient world and didn't even have a storage bag. It is too inconvenient to carry everything in your pocket or in a package. And if you come across something good but don’t have the money to buy it, you will regret it. Many cultivators in the ancient world would exchange the Dao Souls they caught for ancient coins, but Gu Yuanqing had no intention of doing so. Because the reason why these cultivators sell or exchange the Dao Souls they caught is mostly because the Dao Souls are not in line with the Dao they have realized and are of little use. But Gu Yuanqing's Xutian world is different from others. Others mostly build Xutian with one or two Dao perceptions, while his Xutian world follows the path of ten thousand Daos. Any Dao Soul is of great use to him. He pinched the magic formula again, and another shadow of an ancient coin slowly emerged. Just as he was about to take the next step, he suddenly felt the underwater fishing hook move. He quickly released the magic spell in his hand and carefully sensed the movements underwater. After a while, he suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and a black carp about half a foot long was caught on the belly and pulled up. This soul was too small and had not yet entered the realm, so it could not swallow the bait at all. However, Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Fishing Technique to directly turn his soul into a hook and hook it up. He smiled. "I don't mind. A mosquito leg is also meat." Pull it into the divine palace, let the divine soul touch, and a ray of understanding of the way of wind will be integrated into the divine soul. However, the time it took for the octopus to comprehend was shorter than that of the previous octopus. In just a few breaths, the spirituality in its Tao Soul was exhausted. "Not bad, comparable to my one-day practice of focusing on the Wind Dao!" He condensed his Taoist essence again and put down the fishing hook. Before an incense stick of time had passed, he felt the movement of the Taoist soul underwater again. After a while, it was picked up again, and it was a palm-sized black tortoise soul. Although still very small, Gu Yuanqing's eyes lit up. "It seems that the Sky Fishing Technique is indeed useful in the Wuliang River. It is a good decision to come here." Refining this black tortoise is equivalent to two or three days of practice. About half an hour later, Gu Yuanqing caught another black carp about one foot long. At this time, Gu Yuanqing finally smiled. "This Wuliang River is clearly prepared for me." "The Xutian world I constructed is too huge, far exceeding that of others. To reach the perfection of Xutian, I need to comprehend every kind of Dao in this world to a very deep level. Even with the help of mountain observation, it will probably take hundreds of years. Now that I have the Dao Soul in the Wuliang River, it will undoubtedly save me a lot of time." Gu Yuanqing thought of the blessing from Tiandiao again and sighed inwardly. "Every sip and every bite, is it predestined? Could it be that my Heavenly Fishing Blessing is prepared for this Wuliang River?" It is common sense that it is difficult to lose the Dao Soul. How many cultivators in Linglong Realm are trapped in the Void Sky, seeking opportunities in this infinite river, but only a few can really gain great rewards. For example, Mei Lisan, after a hundred years, feels that it is not as cost-effective as refining ancient coins every day, and he even feels that fishing in the Wuliang River is like gambling.
Although the Dao Souls caught were relatively small, the speed of catching them was much faster than when he was with Zheng Kun before. I only caught one Dao Soul in the previous few days, but here I caught three in just two hours. This shows that the Dao essence condensed in the Tianyu fishing method is useful here. It can not only lure monsters, but also lure Dao souls. Gu Yuanqing lowered the fishing hook again with great interest. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, a Dao Soul took the bait again. Gu Yuanqing's smile never ceased. As time went by, the speed of catching Dao Souls became faster and faster, as if the Dao Souls around him were attracted by the scent of the Dao bait... (End of this chapter)