We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

The golden arowana struggling and leaping into the air under the sunlight was like a suddenly rising golden sun, instantly dazzling the eyes of many passersby.

Even Gao Lei and Wei Peng, who were making a ruckus, stopped abruptly when they caught a glimpse of that light out of the corner of their eyes. Their pupils contracted sharply, and they held their breath.

They watched this scene in shock.

Upon seeing this, Shen Bailian's pupils contracted slightly, and a slight ripple stirred in his heart. But the next moment, his heart was filled with joy.

"That...that's a first-tier rare treasure, the Golden Dragon Fish?!" A knowledgeable martial artist at the Life-Standing Realm exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the fish's appearance and posture.

"What! How is this possible?"

"It seems that the rumor was true." A passerby suddenly realized, "There really is an underground river inside Bozhou Park that leads to the outside world."

In the new era, although most of the rare and precious materials are plants, there are also some ferocious beasts, or what can be called rare beasts.

The world is so big, there are always some strange and ferocious beast groups.

Rare animals are one such category.

Although the Golden Dragon Fish is only a first-tier natural treasure, its efficacy, rarity, and extremely delicious taste have made it a price on the market that is comparable to some mid-tier second-tier natural treasures.

Some martial artists who had just arrived here saw a few teenagers catching a golden dragonfish and couldn't help but have ulterior motives, so they went closer.

However, when they got to within ten meters of Shen Bailian, they were suddenly startled, as if a steel needle had pierced their brain, causing a sharp pain.

Helpless, I retreated, and only then did the intense pain slowly subside.

Seeing this, the others immediately realized that those teenagers were not as simple as they seemed, and they quickly put away their own ulterior motives.

Pfft!
As the crisp, bright sound of water splashing rang out, the golden dragonfish, shimmering with golden light, unsurprisingly plunged headfirst into the bucket next to Shen Bailian.

Shen Bailian ignored the sounds around him, only briefly becoming alert before calming down and savoring the spiritual pleasure.

The path of martial arts lies not only in self-cultivation but also in cultivating the mind; only by advancing both simultaneously can one find the right path.

Cultivating oneself without cultivating one's mind will ultimately be in vain; cultivating one's mind without cultivating oneself is like trying to catch the moon's reflection in water—it can be seen but never reached.

Before this, although Shen Bailian had made progress in both physical and mental cultivation, he still could not change the fatigue that had accumulated over time, just like a spring that was gradually tightening.

It either breaks down or it is released.

Therefore, choosing to relax and have fun every now and then is not only harmless to martial arts training, but also extremely beneficial.

Wow…

Shen Bailian swayed his body leisurely, and in an instant, his mind became completely calm. He could clearly feel that his already powerful spiritual energy had grown even stronger.

"According to the records in the Heavenly Gang Academy's database, even those Martial Hall Saints who have shown exceptional talent in spiritual power in recent decades only managed to cultivate their spiritual power to the second-tier Spirit Stream Realm after breaking through to the Sea Opening Realm, thanks to their powerful bodies," Shen Bailian thought to himself.

"However, in actual combat, mental strength plays more of a supporting role than a key means of determining life or death."

In a word.

For martial artists at or above the Sea Opening Realm, the force can easily reach thousands of tons, but even with second-tier spiritual power, the heaviest object they can control is only about one ton.

Every martial artist at the Sea Opening Realm can condense their own unique Force Battle Armor, and their physical strength is also very high, equivalent to a thousand-times-forged refined steel.

Before the armor is broken, any attack is essentially ineffective.

The best use of mental power is for perception over an extremely wide area. It is extremely concealed and almost impossible to block, leaving one with no choice but to withstand mental attacks. It can also be used to some extent to perceive future risks.

And most importantly, any level of mental strength can enhance a martial artist's comprehension to some extent.

call!
Shen Bailian could clearly feel that his spiritual stream, under the influx of a strange power, was rapidly transformed into spiritual power, causing it to continuously leap forward and improve.

The difference between each level and each fraction of a level in mental power beyond the second tier is enormous.

It's too late, but it's soon.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, with Shen Bailian's lightning-fast thinking speed; his thoughts had already exceeded three digits.

hum~~
"This boost to my mental attribute is over again." Shen Bailian took a deep breath, sat up straight, and pulled the straw hat that had been covering his eyes onto his head.

Gollum~
Wei Peng, Huang Xu, and Gao Lei couldn't help but move closer to Shen Bailian, craning their necks to see the golden dragonfish already in the bucket, and they couldn't help but marvel.

"Golden Arowana, I didn't expect you to actually catch it." Huang Xu came closer, looking at the Golden Arowana that had been completely suppressed and had no power to resist, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

“I told you so, but you didn’t believe me. Old Shen definitely cheated using his mental powers.” Wei Peng changed the subject and continued, “Otherwise, how could his fishing skills have improved so rapidly in just two days?”

"Every time you go fishing, whether you catch a big fish or a small fish, you are bound to have some success."

Upon hearing Wei Peng's words, even Gao Lei looked at Shen Bailian, who had already sat up straight, with considerable suspicion. When he thought about what had happened in the past few days, he realized that something was indeed amiss.

Just two or three days ago, Shen Bailian's fishing skills suddenly improved by leaps and bounds, as if the Buddha had attained enlightenment, turning him directly from a novice into a seasoned angler.

Shen Bailian simply smiled and said nothing. He used his mental energy to support the fishing rod, baited it, and cast it into the lake again.

Because he did indeed cheat, but it was a talent cheat.

With a slight thought, Shen Bailian's eyes rippled with light, and a phantom yet clear panel instantly appeared—

[Character Level: LV10 (2113/4000)] 1430
Physical Strength: 22.3; Spirit: 22.5

【Eight-in-One Great Sun Visualization Method LV2 (461/900)】60
Divine Skill: Shadow Follows LV6 (2/160) (Energy Storage: 1 times)
Eye of God LV2 (648/700) 98
So close yet so far LV1 (0/300)

(Remaining fixed anchor points: 0/1)

Active Skill: Gale LV2 (268/1000) 18
Tian Gang Qi LV4 (133/1600) 13
Basic Knife Skill LV5 (623/1600) 20
Five Elements Breathing Method LV1 (394/1600) 81
Fishing - Tier 1 LV2 (333/400) (Trait: Guaranteed)

[Passive Skill: Iron Body LV5 (615/2000)] 5
【Cure point: 0】

[Divine Matter: 231]

In just two or three days, the character's experience points increased by a terrifying 1430 points, which already met half of the requirements for leveling up.

Most of the credit for this should be attributed to a new skill that Shen Bailian solidified using the solidified points—fishing. That's right.

Shen Bailian's initial idea was just that. Now his skill categories can meet all his needs, except for a skill that can quickly gain experience points.

Furthermore, this skill must be highly efficient at gaining experience points.

So, two or three days ago, when Shen Bailian and his father Shen Zhenxing were fishing, they inadvertently thought of fishing, a low-level skill.

There was no hesitation.

Shen Bailian solidified his fishing skill, and the upgrade method was very simple: catch a fish, and you would get a certain amount of experience points based on how rare the fish was. The rarer the fish, the more experience points you would get.

The maximum level is capped at 50% of the total experience required to upgrade a skill at that level.
The efficiency of fishing for experience points did indeed meet Shen Bailian's requirements; in just over a day, he raised his fishing skill from level one to level four.

I gained a full 700 experience points, which provided a 0.3-level boost to both my physical and mental attributes, in addition to the support of the elemental energy of heaven and earth and the Five Elements Breathing Technique skill.

In just over a day, Shen Bailian's physical attribute value increased from level 21.5 to level 22.0, and his mental attribute value increased from level 21.7 to level 22.1.

Once the fishing skill reaches level four, the experience points required to level up increase to 700, and the difficulty of leveling up also increases.

Therefore, after his fishing skill reached level four, Shen Bailian did not hesitate to invest 100 points of divine substance into the fishing skill to advance it.

As a result, something he hadn't expected happened.

Generally speaking, after a skill is upgraded, not only is its effectiveness enhanced, but its name also changes accordingly. However, the name of the fishing skill has hardly changed, except for the addition of a prefix – Tier 1.

And it also has an additional feature—guaranteed acquisition.

This was a situation Shen Bailian had never encountered before. After combining the panel's interpretation of the characteristics and conducting some experiments, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Guaranteed catch" simply means that every time you go fishing, you will definitely catch something.

This is a conceptual skill; as long as Shen Bailian casts his fishing rod, he will not come back empty-handed, regardless of whether there are fish in the water.

What Shen Bailian just did was a continuous experiment. As early as when he started fishing, he attached a mental intimidation attribute belonging to the strong to the fishing rod.

There are no ferocious beasts inside the central lake of this Bozhou Park, so under his mental intimidation, it is generally impossible for any fish to take the bait.

As for Wei Peng standing next to him?
This was due to Shen Bailian's influence; without the skill boost, it was inevitable that Wei Peng would be out of the air force all morning.

However, there was a reason why Shen Bailian was surprised when the golden dragonfish took the bait.

As mentioned before, there are no ferocious beasts in the lake where Shen Bailian, Wei Peng, and the other two were fishing, let alone the rare beast Golden Dragon Fish, which is comparable in value to a second-tier heavenly treasure.

As for the theory of underground currents?
Shen Bailian possesses a divine skill—[Eye of God], meaning that nothing can obstruct his vision unless there is interference from divine matter.

How could he not know whether there are underground currents at the bottom of this lake?
Definitely not.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, there is no way that there could be golden arowana in the central lake of Bozhou Park.

Moreover, if there really were an undercurrent leading to the Golden Dragon Fish's lair in the outside world, do you think those government officials in Bortala Prefecture are just sitting around doing nothing? They would have already turned this place upside down.

Where did this golden arowana come from?
While fishing, Shen Bailian had already activated his full-power Divine Eye, which was in a detection state, rapidly scanning everything within a radius of several hundred miles centered on him.

Meanwhile, in a cold pool a hundred or two miles away from Bozhou Park, a golden dragonfish that was once leisurely and content has now disappeared.

What are conceptual skills?
This is a conceptual skill!
No matter what the situation, as long as Shen Bailian casts his fishing rod, he will inevitably reap a harvest and will not return empty-handed.

And try to think outside the box. What if it's the kind of "fishing" where you lure the snake out of its hole? Would that also be included in the scope of the guaranteed reward feature?

Shen Bailian felt that it was highly likely to be included in it.

Because of the guaranteed success trait, Shen Bailian's fishing speed suddenly increased dramatically, and he gained 533 experience points in less than a day.

Fishing (Tier 1) has also been upgraded from Tier 1 to Tier 2, with both physical and mental attributes receiving a 0.2-level increase, further enhanced by the Five Elements Breathing Technique and Star Crystal.

His physical attribute value jumped to 22.3, and his mental attribute value also increased to 22.4. At the moment he caught the golden dragon fish, Shen Bailian's emotions fluctuated greatly, and his mental attribute value increased again, becoming 22.5.

This experience gave Shen Bailian new hope.

Having already secured his own survival and taken control of his own destiny, Shen Bailian's plan before advancing his fishing skills was to utilize the solidification points to solidify some highly effective skills.

However, while these skills are powerful, they also have significant drawbacks, namely, the slow rate of gaining experience points or other obstacles that severely limit the speed of progress.

but now?

Shen Bailian came to his senses. As the saying goes, the greatest truths are the simplest, and his original talent was to turn the rotten into the miraculous. Why not try to solidify some skills that seem simple but have extremely powerful effects?

To a certain extent, while skills based on rules are strong, they are often not as strong as skills based on concepts.

You can fish in lakes, but you can also fish in rivers.

Is the Milky Way a river? Is the river of history a river? Is the river of time a river?
However, the premise for this argument is that Shen Bailian can actually reach these places. If he can't, then all of this will remain just theory.

"Let's go, it's the Star River Hotel today, my treat." Now that he had achieved his goal, Shen Bailian had no intention of staying any longer. He stood up and began to pack.

"Holy crap, awesome!" Upon hearing this, Wei Peng's face immediately went from sorrow to joy, and he grinned as he gave Shen Bailian a thumbs up: "We can fleece another dog-buying tycoon today."

Huang Xu and Gao Lei were also tempted.

Over the past few days, the three of them had come to understand Shen Bailian's extravagance. He never ate at small restaurants, but only at the Xinghe Hotel, the most upscale hotel in Bozhou City.

Order whatever you can eat.

A martial artist's training involves not only practice but also good food, and the Galaxy Hotel successfully satisfies the latter while also satisfying the palate.

The four of them, wearing large slippers, strolled leisurely under the shade of the trees toward the Galaxy Hotel.

Wei Peng suddenly suggested excitedly, "Old Shen, how about we play Mythical Three Kingdoms tonight as usual?"

"No."

"I've rested for quite a while now, it's time to set off," Shen Bailian explained. "My master needs me, there's something I need to discuss, so this vacation has to end early." (End of Chapter)