I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 506 - 4: News from the Outside World

"No, you should slap like this!"

"Like this, smack his big mouth, when it’s swollen, it’ll be easier to hook the fish."

"Yes, hit some blood out, it makes biting the hook easier."

Smack!

Smack, smack!

The two of them are in the yard studying how to slap, their force is strong and deep.

Every now and then, they pick up the big iron hook from the pig butcher in the neighboring village, hook it onto the other’s mouth, and test the feel.

After a while, they find the feel isn’t right, so they remove the hook and continue slapping him.

Boo hoo!

The cultivator’s mouth was swollen like a sausage, constantly getting beaten.

Endure!

He was alert inside.

In his eyes, these two ghosts were so weird, clearly they were going mad.

He didn’t want the dharma aspect to die.

The death of a dharma aspect is a major loss, it takes time to recover, and pill medicine is needed to heal the injuries.

Ning Zheng was just sitting in the yard eating, watching them do the fishing experiment, unable to resist shaking her head.

In the past hundred years, they have changed all the fishing tools.

And according to the pig butcher’s big iron hook, they made a big fish hook, very sturdy.

Clearly, these two fishing folks have gained some insights into fishing.

"This big fish looks quite smart." Ning Zheng casually commented while watching their actions at the well.

Ning Jiaojiao immediately said upon hearing, "Demon beasts are like this, they can even transform, such monstrosities! Reveal your true form quickly! Turn into a fish so we can hook you!"

Crocodile-headed cultivator: "..."

He could only swiftly transform back.

Su Yuniang also looked quite satisfied, "Almost there, throw him into the water to be bait! Let’s catch big fish!"

Plop!

The big fish hook caught onto the mouth, released the long fishing line, and threw it fiercely into the well.

The crocodile-headed cultivator was stunned, looking at the surrounding azure blue seawater, while fishes leisurely swam around.

"Wait, I’ve been beaten up, hooked onto the fish hook, was I thrown out of the secret realm?"

He was somewhat confused.

Could he perhaps escape?

The opponent was simply not human!

Generally, when entering a secret realm, you try to mix into enemy ranks, disguise as a ghost, blend in.

But the opponent starts by blocking the door and violently beating, the hook repeatedly going through.

Just now, he thought the dharma aspect was going to be over!

But now, surviving the disaster and escaping, he felt unwilling.

Leaving like this, wasn’t he just beaten for nothing?

Thinking about it, he gritted his teeth:

"Isn’t it just fishing? As the bait, I’ll help them catch some fish and return, and see these secret realm rules." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

He decisively attacked some low-tier demon beast fish, capturing a group of big fish, then tugged the fishing rod.

"Caught one, so fast!?"

Ning Jiaojiao, sitting at the well, was thrilled, hurriedly pulling the hook.

After pulling this crocodile-headed cultivator up, throwing the fish into the basket, without saying a word, threw him back into the well.

"I got thrown out of the secret realm again??"

"I can’t believe it!!!"

Being constantly humiliated and beaten, the sunk cost made him want to return to the secret realm again.

Fishing again, reaping rewards each time.

And beside him, Ning Jiaojiao hugged the big fish and ran over to the eating Ning Zheng to act cute, "Brother, look, this bait is really effective, much better than when we fished River Demon before!"

Ning Zheng nodded, "This well needs expansion, the fish will need to be hundreds or thousands of meters in the future."

"No, this is my parents’ token of love..." Ning Jiaojiao shook her head.

Ning Zheng thought for a moment, "Then let’s turn the well into a magical artifact..."

Beside them, Su Yuniang also nodded, thinking expanding the well didn’t hold much flavor anymore; turning it into a magical artifact, which allows the well to stretch freely was a good choice.

Eternal Immortal Well.

Previously, Su Yuniang was also living at the well bottom, now digging a pit at the bottom to provide one Sun Moon for her to live.

In the future, the well opening would be her home, this immortal well in the yard, the sun rises and sets, how cool is that!

It’s ridiculously cool, isn’t it?

While they were chatting, the miserable cultivator kept going back and forth, thrown out, pulled in, and so forth.

Never empty-handed, always harvesting big, directly making Ning Jiaojiao overjoyed.

When Ning Zheng finished eating, the cultivator was already beaten beyond humiliation, his eyes vacant, somewhat devoid of spirit.

Ning Zheng asked the two fishing folks to stop, approached the well opening, squatted down and patted the cultivator’s blank face, offered a cup of tea, and asked, "In the outside world, what year is it now?"

The crocodile-headed cultivator was crying inside, finally his misery was ended, survived the ghost’s madness phase, returned to calm.

"It is now year 97 of the Xin Dynasty."

The crocodile-headed cultivator said, "I am Wu Qing, and I happened to stumble upon this secluded and precious place—may I know where this is?"

Exploring tombs is almost a compulsory course for all races.

Firstly, when meeting someone, you shouldn’t think of them as dead, but encounter them as living beings.

Secondly, upon meeting, it’s best to ask: Where is this, fellow Daoist? May I know your name... and other information, since the tomb owner usually does not consider themselves deceased, believing instead they are in seclusion, and most likely will answer.

In this way, you can quickly determine the age, strength, and history of the tomb...

Exploring a secret realm is, after all, a sophisticated knowledge!

The Wu Qing in front of us thought he had just entered this unexplored secret realm and hoped to use his wits to deceive the tomb owner and steal their treasures.

"We no longer remember our own years," Ning Zheng sighed, "we only recall residing here in seclusion with my sister."

Sister?

As expected, it’s the Sea Race’s Dragon Palace.

This brother doesn’t have any Jiao Dragon aura, not revealing his true form; could it be he has a strong Concealing Breath ability and is also an ancient pure-blooded dragon?

Looking again at Su Yuniang!

This is clearly someone in the Three Elements Realm, yet capable of defeating his Two-Phase Realm Dharma Aspect...

Though he believes she can only beat his Dharma Aspect, and surely not his true self, she is likely a Divine Beast.

Only a member of the Divine Beast Race, comparable to a human Celestial Spirit Root, could be this powerful!

In a courtyard...

The three of them are all Sea Race Divine Beasts...

Wu Qing realized he had stumbled upon a great opportunity and tried to build a good relationship, introducing the current history.

"You haven’t been to the outside world in a long time, so you might not know the current era."

"Now it’s the 97th year of the Xin Dynasty. The Saint of the Xin Dynasty rules the world, and Celestial Spirit Roots, Immortal Beasts... it’s no longer the past age."

Ning Zheng gathered brief information from his words.

The city of Ximen over the years has become the Human Race’s second largest academic city, its magnificence unforgettable for anyone who visits it even once.

And the top academic center is the Royal Academy in the Capital City.

Clearly.

Xin Xichen, that troublemaker, scouted people like Xinyi Baisan, Doukou Hong after Ning Zheng sealed the mountain.

This left Ning Zheng feeling heartache.

They were lured here by a little blacksmith, through various matches, and tricked into fighting crickets... and eventually...

they became someone else’s wedding dress!!

But there’s nothing to be done about it.

Ning Zheng sealed his mountain, ceasing technical output... people like Xinyi Baisan can’t stay here forever.

Moreover.

Their village already had some business conflicts with Xin Xichen.

The Xin Dynasty Royal Family is the first academic family of the Nine-State, always researching with a group of field elites.

The only difference is.

The other’s academic leadership is genuine.

My academic leadership is fake.

"The fake got overturned by the real at the corner,"

Ning Zheng thought, "Forget it, after leaving the mountain, I’ll manage the academy again... but for now, being the second academy of the Nine-State even after we left is already an honor."

Ning Zheng knew the capabilities of the Sword Fairy and others.

There are still people willing to join the academy as teachers for pure love in this empty city because their undying loyalty to the Xirong Divine Craftsman remains unwavering!

Of course, another reason why Xirong Academy is ranked the second is:

It embraces all.

The Capital City is the Capital City of the Human Race, logically and emotionally rejecting the education of alien races.

But Xirong Academy is different.

Previously, at Xinyi Continent, it accepted alien race Saint Children like Jiao Wuyu to discuss Tao with the Human Race geniuses.

Now at Xirong Academy, friendly Divine Beasts, Demon Beasts, all have come to study.

There are even Immortal Beasts pursuing studies, exchanging with humans, with young elites possessing Immortal Spirit Roots also among them.

Of course, now even an ancient Holy Land can hardly find a few young elites with an Immortal Path Foundation.

For Celestial Spirit Roots are rare as it is, now it’s also difficult to find apt matches.

Ning Zheng rubbed his temples, refocusing back to the present: "So, you’re an external Sea Race instructor at Xirong Academy?"

"That’s correct."

Wu Qing wore a proud expression and said, "Fellow Daoist! Today, the Nine-State is flourishing. I am a tutor at Xirong Academy’s Water Series School, teaching water spells and ocean patrol hunting!"

He boasted:

"You may not know the dignity in this—Xirong Divine Craftsman, a great saint of a century ago, launched the Immortal Path prolog, and was a great hero who gave his life for the world, a mighty hero!!"

"If you are interested, I could even recommend you to join Xirong Academy as instructors, exchanging ideas with talents from all over the world!"

Ning Zheng sighed.

Do you want to trick us into becoming a city wall?

Meanwhile, Su Yuniang trembled in delight with an exhilarating secret attitude.

Little crocodile, how would you know you’re now facing the lair of Xirong Divine Craftsman?

How could you know you’re now facing me, a counterfeit of the Sun Moon Dao Yueniang, the great Eternal Sun Moon overlooking the Nine-State beings??

"Little crocodile, laughable, laughable." Su Yuniang began to despise.