A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

"Mr. Gu, can you talk about your anger now?"

"Hmm..." Gu Shang picked up a small pinch of dark red powder from the bait box at his feet, rubbed it between his fingertips, and said:

"What you perceive as 'qi' is actually something we are born with. Everyone is born with it, but most people never feel it or awaken to it throughout their lives. The fact that you can see it means you have already awakened."

"Qi, also called heart qi or blood qi, is inseparable from the five elements. Everyone is born with one of the five elements."

As you can see, the Earth element is deep and stable; Ye Xuan's is Fire element, scorching and violent. These elements need to be activated through a special breathing technique to mobilize the blood and energy throughout the body, unleashing a physique far exceeding that of ordinary people in a short period of time.

Gu Shang paused here, turned his head to look at Yang Qi, as if to make sure he understood.

Yang Qi nodded: "But it's clearly qi, what does it have to do with fishing? Why do you fish? Shouldn't you be cultivating this so-called qi?"

"Good question."

Gu Shang rarely showed an approving expression, "As for why, I don't know either."

It has been said since ancient times that the methods of utilizing these energies are tied to fishing. Perhaps the first person to discover energies happened to be a fisherman, or perhaps it's because the water surface can reflect the five elements—who knows?

In short, countless fishing techniques and schools have emerged since ancient times. These fishing techniques and schools are all based on the principles of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang.

You can understand it as stimulating Qi by using breathing techniques that align with your own Five Elements, thereby unlocking the body's potential.

"According to what you're saying, Mr. Gu, is there also a division based on ability?"

"Smart." Gu Shang nodded:

"The highest level that humans have reached so far is called Ancient Martial Arts Fishing King."

The skill levels are ranked from lowest to highest as follows: Apprentice, Master Angler, Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts Anglership, Local Angler King, and Supreme Angler King of Ancient Martial Arts Anglership.

"Angler: An ordinary fisherman who hasn't awakened the Five Elements Qi. Aside from me, you, and Ye Xuan, the other eight hundred people here are at this level. An angler's limit is handling fish weighing a few dozen kilograms or less; anything larger becomes difficult."

"Being a master angler is the ultimate limit that no one can reach without awakening. Aside from catching fish with machinery, an average person, through rigorous training in breathing techniques, skill, and strength, can handle fish weighing up to 1000 pounds. I'm at that level."

"The Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts, that's the true dividing line. Only those who have awakened the Five Elements Qi can possibly cross this threshold. Ye Xuan is at that level. With the strength of a Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts, one person can handle giant creatures weighing less than 5,000 jin."

Five thousand jin… Yang Qi weighed the number in his mind. Two thousand five hundred kilograms, the weight of a small car.

"A fishing master in a region can establish a religion and spread its teachings. Most of the celestial masters and eminent monks who preside over famous mountains and temples are at this level. Their strength corresponds to handling giant fish weighing between 5000 and 50,000 jin."

"Fifty thousand catties? That's an exaggeration." Yang Qi's voice rang out.

"right."

"Ancient Martial Arts Fishing King. An existence of this level can single-handedly take on a massive aquatic creature weighing 100,000 jin (approximately 50,000 kg). In the entire Xia Kingdom, the officially registered Fishing Kings can be counted on one hand."

Gu Shang paused, looking at the naive expression on Yang Qi's face, and smiled, a rare occurrence for him:

"Don't worry, ordinary people don't have access to these things. These are all internal matters of the ancient martial arts world and won't affect ordinary people's lives. If a fisherman catches a 100-pound fish in the river, everyone will just say 'Wow, that's amazing,' no one will think about the five elements."

"At the same time, when an awakened person arrives at the Great Fishing Sect, a special organization will come to their door and invite them to guard the Great Wall of the Boundary Sea."

"The Great Wall of the Boundary Sea? What's that?"

"Then, why didn't President Ye go? And what exactly is this 'Boundary Sea'?" Yang Qi asked.

"He was the only son of the Ye family. The Ye family couldn't bear to let him go. Someone else had already gone in his place."

"As for the Boundary Sea, you should know it, but knowing too much about it will be detrimental to you."

"Well... alright." Yang Qi changed the subject. "Is this how you learn fishing skills?"

Gu Shang didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "Tell me first, what element are you? Which of the five elements do you belong to?"

Yang Qi was stunned.

He opened his mouth, only to find that he couldn't answer at all.

The "Basic Fishing Luck Techniques" provided by the system never told him which element this "luck" belonged to. He couldn't even sense what it was.

Finally, he shook his head helplessly: "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Gu Shang's tone became more serious, his brows furrowing.

"You've awakened your Qi, but you don't know which of the Five Elements you belong to?"

"I really don't know." Yang Qi spread his hands, his expression utterly innocent.

Gu Shang stared at him for a moment, then put the fishing rod in front of him aside:

"Adjust your breathing, circulate your energy, and let me see."

"Okay." Yang Qi adjusted his breathing and immediately followed the basic fishing breathing technique, inhaling and drawing the breath down to his dantian, then exhaling and circulating it through all his meridians.

Soon, the energy began to circulate within his body, covering his entire body.

Looking at Yang Qi's aura, Gu Shang frowned.

Strange, very strange. Why can't I sense the five elements within it? It's not yin or yang energy either. How strange, very strange...

Yang Qi asked, "Mr. Gu, what's my line of work?"

"I don't know." Gu Shang shook his head and sighed, "There is clearly breath, but no movement, just emptiness."

At this moment, Ye Xuan, seeing the two whispering, walked over out of curiosity.

Sensing Yang Qi's aura, he frowned and asked, "Old Gu, he...you told me?"

Gu Shang nodded: "Boss Yang is also an awakened person. It's just that this aura... I've never seen it before, it has no form or affiliation."

"Could it be a mutation of the Five Elements?" Ye Xuan scrutinized Yang Qi and asked seriously, "Didn't the books record that some people with special constitutions have their Five Elements biased to extremes, so extreme that they can't be sensed?"

"Impossible." Gu Shang shook his head. "Even the most extreme Five Elements theory has at least one attribute that can be detected. His is completely devoid of any."

He turned to Yang Qi, "Boss Yang, your aura is very peculiar. To be honest, neither Ye Xuan nor I can understand it. Contact me again when you reach the Fishing Master realm and have a more advanced level of perception."

Yang Qi fell silent, suppressing his questions.

Gu Shang has already been extremely honest in saying all this.

He stood up: "Okay, I'll go take a look around then."

"Hmm." Gu Shang picked up the fishing rod again.

Ye Xuan was still muttering to himself, "Without any affiliation... This is the first time I've heard of such a thing..."

After walking about twenty steps, Yang Qi turned back to look at the two of them; he had just received quite a bit of information.

Qi, Five Elements, Breathing Techniques, Fishing Masters, Grand Fishing, Ancient Martial Arts World, Boundary Sea, Great Wall...

As a reservoir owner, I've inexplicably stepped into the threshold of the ancient martial arts world, and I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

But regardless, since I've told you so much, I'll give you the Azure Fish as a gift.

Then, Yang Qi spread his thoughts.

The blue bream was found in the deepest part of the water on the east side of the reservoir.

It was originally one of Yang Qi's most treasured possessions, which he planned to occasionally bring to the surface to provoke anglers and serve as a gimmick.

But now...

Yang Qi directly controlled him, leading him towards Ye Xuan's fishing spot.

Without hesitation, the blue bream flicked its tail and turned to rush towards the bait on the surface of the water.