Chapter 767 (1/2)

Chapter 767

There was an extremely secluded and peaceful pool in the northern part of the Xuantian Dao Sect . But disciples were not permitted to enter this place .

However, Long Chen stealthily slipped past the guards .

The lake was merely a few miles wide . The water was extremely clear, but it was impossible to see the bottom because it was just too deep . The rumor was that it reached the sea below the ground . But no one was clear what that underground sea was .

Within this pool was a certain kind of fish known as the Silvereye Fish .

This fish had no scales and had three red patches on its back . In truth, those red patches were its sensory organs . Its silver eyes were unable to see anything . Perhaps it was due to living so deep all the time that their eyes had degenerated .

Meng Qi had previously told him that the Silvereye Fish was rumored to be so delicious that even G.o.ds would long to eat it . It also was beneficial to the soul .

Long Chen gulped down his saliva . Just thinking about it made him drool .

It seemed he was completely different from Wilde now . Wilde didn’t seem to have any taste buds at all . He didn’t even care if what he ate was raw or cooked . As long as there was enough energy in it, he didn’t care about taste .

At first, Long Chen wasn’t used to seeing him consuming raw food like that, but now he was getting accustomed to it . Wilde ate things too quickly, and if he had to wait for food to be cooked, he would starve . So now Wilde normally ate in private .

Long Chen saw some shrubbery ahead . He thought this would be a good place to start fis.h.i.+ng .

“Oh?” Long Chen had just pushed open the shrubbery when he saw a young maiden fis.h.i.+ng in the pool . She turned to look at him .

She looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old . Her hair flowed naturally down to her waist . She had long, shapely eyebrows, and beautiful phoenix eyes . She was extremely graceful and natural, looking just like a child of n.o.bility . From her cultivation base fluctuations, she was also in the Xiantian realm .

She looked at Long Chen strangely . Long Chen also found it strange that there was someone who would be secretly fis.h.i.+ng here like him .

“Oh, little sister, h.e.l.lo! What a coincidence . Fis.h.i.+ng by yourself is so boring, so how about this big brother accompanies you?” said Long Chen .

“Little sister?”

That maiden looked at him oddly . She asked, “This place is forbidden to disciples . Are you not afraid of being imprisoned if you’re noticed?”

“If you’re not afraid, why would I be afraid?” Long Chen shook his head . Wasn’t it just fis.h.i.+ng? It wasn’t a big deal . Furthermore, they were about to move out to the Immemorial Path . Who would really be such a pain as to imprison him?

That maiden smiled . “I’m not afraid because I’m related to the sect master . But you?”

“You’re related to the sect master?”

Long Chen was startled . No wonder her temperament was so graceful and natural . Was she the sect master’s descendant?

“How coincidental! I’m the same . I happen to be the sect master’s niece’s nephew’s descendant . Although we’re not that close, it counts!” Long Chen spouted a bunch of nonsense . He took out a fis.h.i.+ng rod and began to tie on the hook .

“Oh? How come I didn’t know the sect master had such a relative?” The maiden smiled a smile that also didn’t seem like a smile .

“Tch, aren’t you just a child still? How could the sect master tell you about such things? Getting back on topic, do you know how deep this pool is?” Long Chen hastily changed the topic .

“Around six thousand meters,” replied the maiden . She didn’t continue questioning his status as a relative .

“That deep?” Long Chen was stunned .

He looked at his little string . It was less than a thousand meters long . That was not even close to enough, as the Silvereye Fish lived at the bottom of the pool .

“Here, you can use mine . I have plenty of fis.h.i.+ng lines here . ” That maiden gestured toward her coil of string .

Long Chen received it and was stunned . “Seven Star Gold Silk!”

This was material that could be used to create soul items . If it was made into a soft armor, its value would be comparable to Treasure items . But this maiden was actually using it as fis.h.i.+ng lines . She really was rich .

“Many thanks . ” Long Chen received the string . After fastening a hook on it, he took out his bait . A burst of fragrance filled the air .

“What kind of bait is this?” asked the maiden .

“It’s a special bait I made especially for hooking the Silvereye Fish . I hear that it’s blind and relies on the feelers on its back to sense things, and it also uses its nose to differentiate food . This is something I made from the oil of seventh tier Magical Beasts . It will definitely be able to draw it over,” said Long Chen confidently .

He gave her some bait as well . “It would be rude for me not to reciprocate . You can try my bait . ”

She received it but didn’t immediately switch out her bait . That was because pulling out her line was an extremely troublesome thing .

Long Chen slowly released his line . But in such a deep pool, it required a long time to reach the bottom . He asked, “How long have you been fis.h.i.+ng here? How many have you caught? How’s the taste?”

“I come here to fish every now and then . But I don’t do it to eat fish, but to calm down my heart . As for the taste, I have eaten it seven or eight times . The taste is even better than you think . Once you catch one, you’ll know . ” She smiled .

“I’ve reached the bottom . ” Long Chen felt his line lighten . He adjusted the height slightly, leaving it three meters above the ground .