Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 109 Enlightenment in the Wild
In the wild, a giant black tortoise rests on the shore, surrounded by leftover fish. The smell of blood and fishiness wafts through the air, stimulating the birds in the sky, which circle low in the air but dare not come down.

Beside the Xuan Turtle, a handsome young male cultivator sat cross-legged on a large blue stone, closing his eyes to rest.

This person was Fang Jingxuan. He had just advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refining a few days ago. After preparing for a few days, he told Wang Xinyu and then took Tuoyuan and headed out along the Qinghe River basin.

Based on Tuoyuan's expertise in naval warfare, Fang Jingxuan never left the Qinghe River area along the way; he simply followed the river, which was a safer approach.

At this moment, Tuoyuan, which hadn't been out for a long time, could finally run wild. Fang Jingxuan allowed it to eat its fill of fish, which it caught and devoured.

After Tuoyuan finished eating, Fang Jingxuan opened his eyes, gazed at the vast Qinghe River, and fell into deep thought.

The Qinghe River basin is very long, and Hongyefang and Qinghefang are just two relatively large cultivation markets on its edge.

If you go downstream, after passing Dan Ding Men and Lian Shui Meng, you will reach Luan Xing Hai, where islands are densely packed, with tens of thousands on small islands, thousands on large islands, and over a hundred on giant islands.

No one can say for sure how many vicious people are hiding in the Chaotic Star Sea. Those wanted demonic cultivators, monsters, ghost cultivators, and bandits will almost always choose to hide in the Chaotic Star Sea if they want to escape.

Although Baishan is dangerous, it still has basic order. With the Five Elements Alliance above it, a major war is unlikely to break out easily.

But the Chaotic Star Sea is different. There, islands are often slaughtered at will. Once the cultivators on the island are defeated, their relatives and ordinary people who followed them are often refined into the Myriad Soul Banner.

Therefore, the mortals there live on hundreds of giant islands, while the other islands, although they have spiritual veins, do not have many mortals who choose to settle there.

Watching the river flow quietly, Fang Jingxuan couldn't help but shake his head. The Chaotic Star Sea was too dangerous for him at the moment. He should wait until he had established his foundation before going to see it.

For now, let's check the situation within the Dan Ding Sect's territory. If that doesn't work, then we'll go to the Lian Shui Alliance. As long as we can't leave Bai Shan, it's fine.

However, the Qinghe River basin is so vast, could there be treasures beneath the river? Although what I told Huo Cang and Wei Tong back then was false, there really are treasure fish in this river.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan looked at Tuoyuan and thought, "Whether you can earn some money today depends on your ability."

Two days later, at Qinghe, about 800 li away from Hongyefang, Fang Jingxuan lay dejectedly on Tuoyuan's back, letting Tuoyuan drift forward.

For the past two days, Fang Jingxuan has been directing Tuoyuan to try to find treasure fish, such as the 'Horned Pomfret' and the 'Red-Eyed Red Fish', which are rare fish that can be sold for hundreds of low-grade spirit stones.

However, if the giant water bream were really that easy to catch, they wouldn't be so expensive.

Tuoyuan wandered around this place for two days, eating plenty of fish and shrimp, but he didn't see a single treasure fish.

A few spiritual herbs were found underwater, but they were all low-grade and not worth fifty low-grade spirit stones in total.

Fang Jingxuan, now inflated by his past experience of accumulating over six thousand low-grade spirit stones, no longer felt satisfied with just fifty.

"Where exactly are we supposed to get spirit stones? Are we going to take on guard duty? With my Qi Refining Level 6 cultivation and Tuoyuan's help, the master should be able to give me twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones a day."

Fang Jingxuan was somewhat irritable. His desire to get rich overnight had been growing stronger in the days since he left home.

"If only I had an industry that could make me money continuously, I could focus on my cultivation. Maybe after I get more spirit stones, I could set aside some to open a talisman shop in the market, hire cultivators to sell them, and see how the business goes?" Fang Jingxuan's thoughts shifted, and he thought about doing business again. He was feeling a bit lost right now, feeling like he could make money everywhere, but he couldn't see any money in any of them.

After much thought, Fang Jingxuan realized that the biggest sums of spirit stones he had earned in the past two years were either from war profits or from buying and selling at inflated prices.

They all took advantage of the chaotic times to snatch chestnuts from the fire and obtained a large sum of spirit stones.

Now, with the end of the Cave Mansion Secret Realm incident and the early conclusion of the Dan Ding Sect's trials, even the Chu and Ning families have stopped fighting recently, and the surrounding situation has entered a period of low ebb and calm.

It seems there have been too many things to do this year, and everyone is exhausted. Let's take a break and catch our breath.

Fang Jingxuan had a lot on his mind, recalling his various experiences of making money in the past, and slowly making plans.

Tuoyuan was unaware of its master's current troubles. It felt that it was doing quite well now, with food and drink, and no longer having to ferry passengers every day like before.

Following the river, Tuoyuan moved slowly forward. Under the water, many large creatures, upon sensing Tuoyuan's presence, panicked and fled away. The whirlpools they created were seen by Tuoyuan, and a smile crept across his lips.

It opened and closed its mouth, seemingly savoring the taste of the fresh fish, but Fang Jingxuan was thinking about something, so Tuoyuan didn't try to chase the fish so as not to disturb its master.

After a while, Fang Jingxuan, who was lost in thought, was suddenly attracted by several roars from the shore. He could tell that they were the cries of demonic apes.

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan's eyes lit up. It seemed that he could learn to hunt. If he could catch a demon, even if it was a low-grade first-level demon, he could sell it for at least a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

If you catch a very large prey, you can sell its flesh and blood for three or four hundred pieces without any problem.

If the treasure fish in the water cannot be found, the demon fish will do. With Tuoyuan, as long as we plan carefully, we can definitely reap a great harvest.

Thinking about this, Fang Jingxuan felt that his idea was good, so he signaled Tuoyuan to move towards the place where the demon ape was.

A moment later, Fang Jingxuan returned dejectedly. This demonic ape was very alert, and there were even lookouts. After seeing the huge Xuan Turtle Tuoyuan approaching, it cautiously let out a threatening sound.

It was only upon seeing Fang Jingxuan, a human, that it immediately fled, its speed so great that even Fang Jingxuan could not keep up.

Therefore, Fang Jingxuan's first hunt ended in failure.

"No, hunting is a professional profession. I'm a complete novice in this area. I can't even get close to my prey. These monsters can survive being surrounded by human cultivators, so they all have unique skills."

If you want to earn spirit stones by hunting, it's best to find someone to guide you and get you through the basics first.

Upon thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan suddenly remembered someone: Wu Laosan, who sold monster meat outside the market.

He perfectly suited my needs; although he wasn't a professional hunter, he was more than capable of guiding a novice like myself.

After figuring it out, Fang Jingxuan patted Tuoyuan on the back, and Tuoyuan immediately turned around and swam towards the Red Leaf Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)