Chapter 263: Chapter 131: Sword Cultivation Method and Thunder Skill (Part 2)
All of this happened because, as they were passing through a stretch of water, someone happened to be boating and fishing at a distance.
That person must have been a true fishing enthusiast, daring to find fishing spots all around Jade Lake with just a boat and himself.
As a result, they witnessed a gigantic three-zhang-long fish demon bite the boat in half with one bite, and with a single slap, killed the fisherman in the water, then swallowed him whole.
The entire process was quick and swift.
By the time they could see clearly, only huge waves and boat debris were left behind.
Through Captain Ge’s introduction, they learned that it was a fish demon known as a "Long-Bearded Black Horn Fish," and its massive size indicated it had reached a high-tier first-grade level.
Such fish demons in Jade Lake are highly dangerous, and cultivators of the same level are not a match for them.
Fortunately, their fishing boat was far from that fish demon, and with Ge Yuan Mountain’s timely steering, they avoided an encounter.
According to Ge Yuan Mountain, fish demons of this level are quite numerous in Jade Lake, numbering at least dozens if not hundreds, mostly residing in the lake’s center.
Especially at Fenghuo Island in the lake’s center, where a Foundation Establishment Great Demon resides.
Ordinary fishing boats dare not approach and always take a detour.
"Alright, it’s relatively safer from here on out.
It’s mostly ordinary mountains and forests, and occasional encounters with demon beasts aren’t much of a threat.
So, those with beast-taming skills can release their spirit beasts to save some effort."
Following this, Shuiyun Pavilion’s shopkeeper Li Qianyun spoke up.
As she spoke, she patted her spirit beast bag, quickly summoning a five-zhang-tall Fire Cloud Horse.
The Fire Cloud Horse is a low-tier spirit beast, but with good stamina, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day. With the aid of the Light Body Skill and other magic, it can even cover three thousand miles a day, making it perfect for travel.
Of course, not all cultivators have spirit beasts; most have to rely on their own legs.
Zhou Changwang thought for a moment and also patted his spirit insect bag.
Awoo~!
An excited howl followed.
Then, a spirit dog half the height of a person leapt out nimbly.
This was none other than Zhou Changwang’s spirit dog ’Xiaohanzi,’ now fully grown and elevated to the initial first-grade level, brimming with strength.
Then, it began to growl softly, whimpering continuously, as if expressing its grievances.
It was indeed a bit aggrieved.
Because Zhou Changwang only had three spirit insect bags — one holding a hundred-year-old red leaf spirit tea tree, and another nurturing the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada.
In the end, the spirit dog had to be squeezed in with the Gold-Devouring Spirit Bees.
Although Zhou Changwang controlled both sides to get along, the spirit dog liked to play and move, while the spirit bees were not accustomed to cramped spaces, which occasionally led to scuffles.
And for the spirit dog, those spirit bees were not polite; when provoked, they did sting, though the dog didn’t dare to retaliate, surrounded by the swarm it lived in constant fear.
So, these few days were truly a torment for it.
Naturally, Zhou Changwang was aware of this, and with a light chuckle, he used a calming technique, which instantly quieted the spirit dog.
At this time, others also summoned their spirit beasts.
Of course, only one or two could master beast-taming techniques on-site; the majority were ordinary cultivators who owned spirit beast bags only because they had pre-purchased beast-taming tokens to control spirit beasts for travel.
The spirit beasts controlled by the beast-taming tokens were mostly low-tier ones, like the Fire Cloud Horse, the Black-Hoofed Donkey, the Unicorn Bull... within Shuiyun Pavilion, Shen Xinyue had already made arrangements.
Even Qian Xiaoyue was riding a Fire Cloud Horse, sharing it with a female disciple from Shuiyun Pavilion.
Meanwhile, Gong Bai Xue, Zhao Gongpeng, and Wenren Xiu, being descendants of cultivation clans, were not lacking in spirit beasts, each possessing one. They were all riding White Jade Spirit Steeds, which are higher-quality spirit beasts. Although also at the initial tier, their speed far surpasses that of the Fire Cloud Horse.
Only Lu Wei’Er and Fang Shitong were without spirit beasts to ride.
Finally, at Gong Bai Xue’s suggestion, Aunt Rong lent them a Unicorn Bull to share.
Throughout the journey, the two had grown increasingly close, appearing to share mutual affection.
So, although their faces reddened at the need to ride together, they quietly accepted it.
With everything in place, they started on their journey.
Zhou Changwang was also seated atop his spirit dog.
Although the spirit dog was small, a bit inconvenient, it was still a spirit beast of the initial first-grade level, boasting great strength and speed. Zhou Changwang placed a mat on its back, sitting cross-legged, and found it surprisingly stable.
After instructing the spirit dog to follow along, Zhou Changwang finally directed his focus back to his cultivation.
During the journey, he had little time for cultivation, mainly traveling or staying on the boat.
Now, with the spirit dog caravanning, he had some free time.
First was the "Taiyi Golden Armor Technique," a magic skill he was close to mastering before.
Especially after a day’s journey on the fishing boat, he had pondered this magic skill a lot.
Now, he was only a step away from mastery.
However, he hesitated.
In the end, he didn’t take that final step.
