Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World-Chapter 54 - 51: First Battle with Fish King

Chen Yi underestimated the effect of this piece of Demon Beast Meat bait,

He also overestimated his current strength.

Just a few breaths after Chen Yi threw the bait into the lake,

The surface of the lake where he lowered the bait boiled as if the water was boiling!

Several meters under the water where the bait laid, dozens of huge fish weighing tens of pounds dashed madly, shaking their tails at a speed they had never achieved in their entire fish life!

It was a massive attraction and craving, a desire derived from the evolutionary instinct, no one can resist their urge to dine on that Demon Beast bait, anyone who stands in their way is their sworn enemy!

At this moment, all the big lake fish with teeth, have all rushed up,

Even before reaching the bait, they have begun to tear each other apart, freewebnσvel.cѳm

Bloody red spread from the bottom of the water, but these big fish which usually nourished all lives in the lake, taste as bland as chewed cane at this moment,

Those fierce fish, one by one, rushed toward the surface!

At this time,

Several miles away in the distance, a massive burst of spray suddenly sprang up,

Then a waterline, like a torpedo, rushed toward Chen Yi at a high speed!

That speed was simply unprecedented in Chen Yi's life,

A few miles distance within a few breaths time, vanished in an instant!

When it was close, Chen Yi's eyes barely captured a carp almost as long as his forearm,

Its fish head was dark, and the tail was entirely blood red!

"Red Blood Carp King!"

Chen Yi had this thought in his mind, his right hand holding the fishing rod, and left hand tightly clutching important items ready to flee,

He was somewhat confident about dealing with this horrible thing solo, but with this situation, he had no desire to fight what so ever.

Just in the flash when that Red Blood Carp King was charging, it seemed like a silent roar passed through in the form of a wave,

Underwater, those big fish fighting each other were taken aback for a moment,

The next moment,

A red line flashed by, passed through a torpedoes shaped big fish's belly, straight through the place where Chen Yi's bait was dropped,

With a crash, the bait and the hook were all taken away by that red shadow,

Chen Yi only felt a great force coming from his hand, and then it was loosened,

The next instant,

Splash!

The water surface in front of Chen Yi suddenly burst into a several feet high splash,

A red-tailed carp jumped high out of the water, then plunged into the water and disappeared,

It seemed like it took a glance at Chen Yi while in the air.

It wasn't until this time, the nearly three feet long torpedo fish floated to the surface.

Underwater, those big fish are both afraid and unwilling to go, lurking right under the surface,

They didn't get to eat the bait but rather drank a few sips of water where the Demon Beast Meat soaked, and it was good!

Chen Yi took a couple of deep breaths before he could react,

While the fish below are still scrambling, Chen Yi speared the torpedo fish with a broken belly onto the boat.

Then, Chen Yi without saying a word,

He started rowing with all his strength to leave this trouble-filled place.

Because by now, dozens of large ships within nearly ten miles of the lake are rushing towards him at full speed.

"Fish King's emergence, two hundred taels of gold, cultivators buy at a high price, comes with a great opportunity, which mortal wouldn't be jealous?"

Chen Yi didn't have time to care about those rare big fish in the lake at the moment,

He rowed away, prepared to take refuge in the Martial World in case anything went wrong.

Luckily, no one pays attention to his small fishing boat,

Chen Yi once again discreetly traveled against the boat traffic to the vicinity of Island 32.

The Wuso fish he just caught, Chen Yi recognized it. The purchase price at the market of island 32 was 80 taels of silver per fish,

Despite this fish being more expensive than the Red Blood Carp, it was a ferocious fish found only in the depths of the water, much rarer than the Red-Blooded Black Carp.

Although, this one had been gutted by the Fish King and struck by Chen Yi's prong, so it might fetch a lower price.

"Wow, where did you get this, your Wuso ran into the Fish King?!

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity, it was originally worth 80 taels, but now I can only give you 50 taels."

The owner of the Island 32 restaurant was also quite discerning, recognizing at a glance that Chen Yi had picked up the leftovers of the Fish King,

Chen Yi traded it without any hesitation.

He sold this fish for 50 taels, adding the silver he had accumulated from his friends at Ma Zi Gang, he now had about 100 taels,

Chen Yi decided to visit the pharmacy again.

As for improving his vitality and blood power, there was probably no way around the Fish King in the short term,

During their brief encounter, Chen Yi had made a rough estimation,

The strength of the Fish King in the water was comparable, if not superior, to his own, at least they were on the same level,

It was incredibly agile, capable of biting through iron hooks and wire, piercing the Wuso fish in an instant,

Though Chen Yi could achieve similar results with his fists ashore,

In the water, however, his odds of besting the fish in combat were less than 80%, and the probability of catching it was considerably lower, probably less than 30%,

There was also a half chance that he would get injured himself,

Well, he thought, let's wait for now. After all, he still had a big piece of bait, a large chunk of demon beast meat which was preserved by some method by Li Baitiao's ancestors so it hadn't gone bad after so many years,

Chen Yi wasn't in a hurry to use it up just yet.

At this stage, the Fish King route was a deadend,

He could also try the recipe for Bone Strengthening Powder given by the owner of the inn,

The powder was for enhancing the body's vitality and blood power, in order to support the consumption of Bone Strengthening Anjin,

The recipe was simple, but its effectiveness depended on the age and potency of the medicinal ingredients.

The recipe given by the owner included one hundred-year-old ginseng, twenty-year-old tiger bones, and the blood of a hundred-pound fish,

All these put together would cost several hundred taels of silver in the Martial World and were moreover monopolized goods, requiring a certain social status to purchase,

The environments of the two worlds were different, and the properties of the medicines could not be distinguished by age alone.

Chen Yi decided to use the hundred taels of silver he had on hand to try making a batch of Bone Strengthening Powder in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Chen Yi was pondering this as he exited the restaurant and walked toward the Thirty-Two Pharmacy not far away.

However, he had long noticed two sneaky men following him. They were speaking in hushed tones,

But Chen Yi's senses were exceptionally strong, and despite the distance, he had overheard them,

"Boss, look at this man. I've never seen him before. The Wuso he's got could be sold for dozens of taels, right? He's such a big fat sheep, should we make a move~?"

"Fat sheep, my ass! He sold it to the official restaurant on Island 32. If you dare to mess with him here on the island, we wouldn't need to worry about him fighting back. The officials could finish us off!

But we can follow him for now, hehe, wait until he leaves the island. We brothers will make the first move, knock him out, and turn him over to the Chen Family's Fishing Team. We can even gain five taels of silver for our troubles, hehehe."

"The Chen Family's Fishing team? I thought they only needed martial artists who had cultivated? He picked up the leftovers from this Wuso, are you sure they would accept him if we turn him over there?"

"Yes! Of course they would! The Chen family not only needs strong martial artists, but also ordinary fishermen to be bullet bait. Strangers like him are the best targets. After knocking him out and feeding him this pill, he'd surely be obedient, hehehe.

Just by introducing him in, we can collect 5 taels of silver! This is called effective utilization of waste. Try to learn from it!"

"Boss, you're really clever!

But, are you sure we can defeat him?"

"Don't worry, in this market, apart from those few who practice martial arts in major families, there is nobody that we two brothers can't handle. You pave the way with lime, I'll attack in the dark. We can take him down within three moves!"

"Ok, big brother!"

Heh, five taels of silver, that's quite interesting. I'll make time to play with you guys later.

Chen Yi sneered to himself as he entered the Thirty-Two Pharmacy.

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