First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

As soon as Xu Mu cast his spell, Leng Youyu sensed the danger and vanished in an instant.

It was very fast underwater, and everyone was concerned about the safety of the blue amber fish, which is why they couldn't catch it.

Xu Mu's priority right now is to protect Lu Yiming, so he'll ignore this scoundrel for the time being.

As the moon slowly moved overhead, Xie Min stood by the lake, her face gradually darkening.

"With so many people, they can't even catch a fish! What are they even doing?!"

She finally lost her temper and roared, "You lot, if you fail to catch that Cold Nether Fish today, you'll bear all the losses!"

She pointed at Xu Mu and the other rogue cultivators from afar.

"Why should I!" Old Mo couldn't help but retort.

"Damn it, I was forced to work here, and now I have to put up with this." Old Bai was at his wit's end.

"What, you dare to talk back? If you hadn't been slacking off, how come you haven't caught any fish yet?" Xie Min sneered.

The members of the Wang family all looked over with unfriendly expressions.

Even though they didn't like Xie Min's attitude, they looked down on these rogue cultivators even more.

"Never mind, never mind," Old Qiu quickly reassured him.

They were outnumbered and outgunned; how could they possibly fight back?

"If you don't catch any fish today, I'll take all your storage bags and keep them until you do!" Xie Min said coldly.

Even Xu Mu was angered by these words.

This shrew is going too far.

"Damn it, if we don't catch the Cold Ghost Fish, we'll have to pay compensation. I doubt that even if we do catch it, that shrew won't give us any money."

"I think so too. Instead of catching fish, we should try to escape so that these bastards don't get to enjoy it."

"But how can we escape? The Wang family is watching us."

The four independent cultivators tried to communicate with each other, but couldn't come up with a good solution.

"Sigh, let's hurry up and catch the fish. Once we catch the fish, everything will be fine," Old Qiu advised kindly.

His behavior reminded Xu Mu of Old Yu in Yulongtian, who was also obsequious to his superiors and ended up being made a scapegoat and dying in a cage.

"Hey, where's Lao Yi? I haven't seen him around," Lao Mo said.

"He just went underwater. That kid's like a fish in the water. We might have to rely on him to catch the Cold Ghost Fish," Xu Mu said casually.

Old Mo and Old Bai nodded and didn't take it seriously, continuing their search for the Cold Ghost Fish.

However, Lao Qiu was wary, and after that, he searched for both the fish and Lao Yi.

He quickly realized that he couldn't find Lao Yi underwater, so he immediately ran to Xie Min to report and shift the blame to Lao Yi so that he wouldn't have to hand over the storage bag.

Xu Mu noticed Lao Qiu's actions and his heart sank.

Scabs deserve to die.

He immediately scanned the lake and quickly found the trail of the Cold Ghost Fish, shouting, "Old Bai, the Cold Ghost Fish went over there!"

In fact, he had been able to locate Leng Youyu as soon as she appeared, but he simply ignored her.

"Quick, catch it!"

With his shout, everyone's attention was drawn.

Xie Min didn't have time to pay attention to Lao Qiu and immediately ordered, "Proceed according to plan! Spread the fishing nets! Don't hurt the other fish, drive them into the nets!"

The Wang family has a special fishing method: a large net is laid out underwater, made of tough material, and operated by multiple people.

Once the cold-blooded fish gets caught in this fishing net, it won't be able to escape.

Old Bai and Old Mo used their swords to drive underwater, heading towards the Wang family's location.

After a moment of surprise, Lao Qiu quickly went to help.

As long as the Cold Ghost Fish is caught and the mission is completed, then whether Old One is there or not is none of his business.

However, the cold-blooded fish is very cunning, moving nimbly in the water. In addition, the blue amber fish is startled and darts around, making fishing much more difficult.

"Don't hurt the blue amber fish! If you hurt one, you'll have to pay for two!" Xie Minli shouted.

"Damn it, this shrew is so annoying," Old Mo cursed.

After Xie Min made that outburst, everyone became hesitant to act rashly.

Xu Mu was quite happy, making a symbolic contribution to prevent them from catching the fish too quickly and leaving Lu Yiming without cover after the mission was over.

After a long chase, everyone was exhausted and panting.

Standing on the water requires continuous use of magic, and in such a large lake, catching a fish that is trying to escape is really difficult.

"What a waste! He can't even catch a fish." Xie Min was furious and kept putting pressure on him.

Just then, a whirlpool appeared underwater.

The cold, ghostly fish immediately fled into the whirlpool.

"What is that?"

Just as everyone was stunned, the vortex suddenly expanded and exploded!

The waters of Blue Amber Lake surged seven stories high in an instant, and countless carcasses of Blue Amber Fish fell to the ground.

Xie Min was stunned by the scene and froze for a moment.

"Old Xu, run!"

Lu Yiming shouted and used a water escape technique to run wildly outside.

Xu Mu had already turned and run away. Seeing him slip away so quickly, he was furious: "Take me with you!"

Running on water with your legs is nowhere near as fast as using water escape techniques.

Lu Yiming was quite righteous, and quickly turned around to pull him together to use water escape.

Such a huge loss! If they had run a step later, they would have been skinned alive.

Old Mo and the others were also startled and immediately ran outside, while picking up the fallen blue amber fish as they went.

Xie Min trembled with rage, and roared, "Chase them! I want them dead!"

The Wang family knew things were serious; they didn't know how many blue amber fish they had lost. They immediately gave chase, their anger so intense it seemed they wanted to devour everyone in front of them.

In the end, those who run the slowest will only suffer and will inevitably be caught and blamed.

Old Qiu was at the very back and was already crying.

After being led out of the magic array of Blue Amber Lake by Lu Yiming, Xu Mu immediately summoned his flying sword and fled.

……

A day later, Xu Mu and Lu Yiming appeared on the north side of the Qinglan Mountains.

Having made such a huge mess, the two dared not linger near Qinghua Mountain and fled from the east to the north overnight.

"No wonder this fish sells for such a high price; it truly has something special about it," Xu Mu exclaimed.

The two sat around the fire, with fish soup cooking in front of them.

"That's right, this is all for the second generation of immortals to eat, to nurture a Dao body from a young age," Lu Yiming said with a faint smile.

"Especially this Cold Nether Fish, which is actually a Blue Amber Fish that has cultivated itself, has more than ten times the effect of the Blue Amber Fish. Eating more of it can increase your talent."

He pointed to the pot.

"Is this a Cold Ghost Fish?" Xu Mu was taken aback.

"Yeah, I caught him on the way out." Lu Yiming said casually.

Xu Mu glanced at this guy and the more he looked at him, the less he seemed like an ordinary rogue cultivator. Not only was he knowledgeable, but his skills were also remarkable.

"Have you found the ancient divine cauldron you were looking for?" he asked.

Lu Yiming sighed regretfully and shook his head, saying, "No, it seems I still lack good fortune."

"Is that really an ancient secret realm? What's there?" Xu Mu asked curiously.

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "It's an inheritance, the inheritance of the Cloud Immortal Sect from ancient times. The reason we were delayed for so long was mainly because we were receiving this inheritance."

"The Cloud Immortal Sect? That sounds impressive."

"Hey, this style of sect name was popular in ancient times."

"You seem to know a lot about ancient times?"

"It's nothing. I've read some historical books, but they're all practically rotting away. This ancient secret realm is probably the only one left. They all look down on it, so they sent me here to snag a bargain."

"Who are they?" Xu Mu then asked.

"The gang is called 'The Fellowship,' and they're all like-minded people. If you're interested, I can introduce you to them," Lu Yiming said with a smile.

Xu Mu nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, only saying, "We'll talk about it another time."

Joining an organization does have its advantages, but he has his own little haven in the mortal realm, which would be quite shocking if mentioned, so it's not convenient for him to get too deeply involved with organizations in the cultivation world.