Chapter 301: The Angler
Chapter 301 – Fishing Man
High on a rocky cliff.
Sword light danced across the ground, articulating freely between moves, all natural.
“Elder Lu!”
Song Yun held his flying sword and came before Lu Xuan, looking at him with an expectant face.
“Not bad, your sword dao has improved over the past few days, it looks like exploring the Boundless Sea some time ago had a considerable effect on your sword dao cultivation.”
Lu Xuan nodded gently and praised.
“It’s also thanks to senior’s guidance that I was able to get my head around many obscure points, and going out to hone my skills to make progress is naturally a matter of course.”
Song Yun said respectfully.
Half a month ago, he had gone with the Song Family’s team of sea beast hunters to explore the outer sea, using this to verify the skills he had gained alongside Lu Xuan.
After returning, his Sword Dao cultivation had risen a lot as far as the eye could see, much to Lu Xuan’s relief.
“My guidance is certainly quite a lot, but what is more important is your own comprehension, refining.”
He looked at the boyish Song Yun and said gently.
Song Yun nodded, keeping it in mind.
“By the way, Senior Lu, there will be a large-scale auction on Aurora Island in the near future that will happen once in a decade, does Senior want to go and take a look?”
“Oh? An auction? What’s it about?”
Lu Xuan asked curiously.
“That Aurora Island is the largest island in the nearby archipelago, and there is an Aurora Chamber of Commerce on it, organized by many great powers and high-ranking cultivators on the island together, with business spreading to every corner of the cultivation world.”
Song Yun spoke eloquently.
“It is said that there are quite a few good things in this auction, high-grade magic weapons, pills and talismans, and selected cultivated top-grade sharks, whose looks and stature are no weaker than those of human female cultivators, with a different flavor.”
“There are also high-grade rare spiritual plants and sea beasts obtained from the boundless sea, and I heard that there are also high-grade spiritual liquids originating from the deep sea.”
“High-grade spiritual liquid?”
Lu Xuan’s heart stirred when he heard this, one of the main reasons he chose to come over to Empty Underworld Island in the first place was for the high grade Spiritual Liquids that might exist.
From the bottom of the Thousand Dragon Lake, the Dragon Skeleton Grass Spirit Seed that he had gotten from the bottom of the lake, needed to be nourished with a high grade Spiritual Liquid during its growth process.
On Empyrean Island, the probability of high grade spirit liquid appearing was much higher than other places.
As expected, after coming to the island for just a few months, he heard the news about high-grade spiritual liquid from Song Yun.
“It’s also good, I’ve been staying on the island for a bit boring these days, so it’s just right to go out and spread my heart.”
“Make some arrangements, and go to that Aurora Island to take a look at it then.”
“Yes!”
Song Yun promised in surprise, and he invited Lu Xuan out with a few small thoughts in mind.
A Heavenly Sword Sect inner disciple had come over to Empty Underworld Island for a few months, but he had been shutting his door, making it seem as if Empty Underworld Island had been slow to have a Foundation Establishment Cultivator sitting on it.
Bringing Lu Xuan over to Aurora Island would be a good way to show his face and suppress some of the petty people who were trying to disadvantage Empty Underworld Island.
……
A few days later, Lu Xuan traveled to Aurora Island on the magic ship provided by the Song Family.
The boat was made of spirit wood and had many low-grade formations, providing both defense and speed.
The boat was extremely luxuriously arranged, and sitting inside, there wasn’t the slightest bumpy feeling even when the waves were rough.
A little more than half a day later, Lu Xuan boarded Aurora Island under the leadership of a group of cultivators from the Song Clan, arriving at the center of the island in front of a majestic building.
“Senior Lu, the auction organized by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce is here.”
Song Yun lagged behind Lu Xuan by a body position and whispered.
“I didn’t know that you were coming, so I’m sorry to have missed the welcome!”
Before Lu Xuan could enter the building, a rich middle-aged cultivator welcomed him out with a big smile. “Fellow Daoist Lu is young in age, his cultivation is exquisite, and his temperament is extraordinary, worthy of being a disciple of a great sect.”
The rich middle-aged cultivator’s smile was genuine, as if a spring breeze was brushing his face, making people feel extremely good.
“President Gao is flattering.”
Lu Xuan smiled faintly, he had long since learned a lot of information about the Aurora Chamber of Commerce from Song Yun’s mouth, and thus, at the first glance, he recognized the identity of the visitor as one of the several real power players on Aurora Island.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, please come in!”
The middle-aged cultivator stretched his hand forward, signaling Lu Xuan to enter the building.
Lu Xuan nodded his head, looking calm and collected, and entered under the watchful eyes of a group of cultivators.
After the group of people stepped into the hall, a burst of discussion came from a short distance nearby.
“Just who is this strange young cultivator? Where did he appear from? It should have never been seen before.”
“Possessing such a big stance that it actually requires that man-eating President Gao to personally greet him, I’m sure he’s from quite a big place.”
“Have you not paid attention to the information on the other islands? It is said that there was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator on Empty Underworld Island two or three months ago, and he should be the inner disciple sent by the Heavenly Sword Sect to guard the island.”
“This I have heard, I didn’t expect it to be the one in front of me.
I heard that after he came to Empty Underworld Island, he seldom showed his face and spent his days with the spiritual fields and plants, without the slightest thought of wanting to explore the Boundless Sea.”
Outside the grand hall, many cultivators looked at Lu Xuan, who was personally greeted by the Chamber of Commerce President, and murmured.
Led by the rich middle-aged cultivator and two beautiful young girls, Lu Xuan arrived at a luxurious box.
Inside the box, dark yellow thread incense was burning, and the aroma filled the room, intoxicating people with its scent.
The floor was covered with a layer of demonic beast skin, and stepping on it had a feeling of walking in the clouds.
As soon as Lu Xuan took his seat, there were cultivators from the Chamber of Commerce coming over with spirit fruits and spirit tea.
Then, one after another, people came to visit him.
Due to the prominent status of the Heavenly Sword Sect’s inner disciple, coupled with Lu Xuan’s deep seclusion and extreme mystery, the cultivators who wanted to know him were like crucian carp in a river, wave after wave.
Under Song Yun’s screening, the cultivators who were able to enter his house were all at the lowest level of qi cultivation, and occasionally a native foundation cultivator would come over to get to know Lu Xuan.
This way down, it invariably saved a lot of trouble, allowing Lu Xuan to be much cleaner.
When he was planning to close his eyes and rest for a while, a handsome-looking youth casually walked in.
The youth’s cultivation aura was comparable to Lu Xuan’s, and he exuded a sense of lethargy between his hands and feet.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, I finally get to see you today.”
The youth sat down with a big grin, a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to Lu Xuan.
“Your Excellency is?”
“My origins are comparable to yours, I also come from a clan, and have come over to garrison one of the islands here.”
“Unlike you, you come from the Heavenly Sword Sect, while I come from the Li Shan Sect, Fellow Daoist Lu can just call me Shi Zhong.”
“So it’s Fellow Daoist Shi, long time no see.”
Lu Xuan arched his hand in greeting.
Although he had been staying in the Heavenly Sword Sect and had gone out only a handful of times, he still had an understanding of the basic common sense of the cultivation world.
The Li Shan Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect had comparable reputations, except that the Heavenly Sword Sect specialized in the Dao of the Sword, while the Li Shan Sect was known in the cultivation world for its talisman making.
“Fellow Daoist Lu is just a little too mysterious, only showing his face in front of outsiders for the first time after coming over to Empty Underworld Island for so long.”
“I’m really sorry, I’m such a person by nature, I’m not good at dealing with people, and I favor raising some flowers and plants.”
Lu Xuan said.
“What’s there to take care of in a spiritual plant, just plant it and let it grow.”
“Fellow Daoist Lu might as well come with me to fish for those rare sea beasts in the deep waters of the Boundless Sea.”
(End of chapter)