Chapter 47: Fishing for Strange Fish Again, the Golden Loach

The old doctor looked at Lu Qing as if he were gazing upon some rare and precious treasure.

He was both excited and shocked.

"Master?"

Confused by this intense gaze, Lu Qing couldn't help but call out.

The old doctor snapped back to his senses. Being a cultivation expert of the Inner Organ Realm, he managed to restrain the look of astonishment on his face.

However, his inner excitement remained difficult to hide.

"I never expected you to possess such talent in martial arts cultivation. I truly misjudged you."

The old doctor let out a sigh.

"The state you encountered while practicing your fist techniques yesterday—if I am not mistaken—should be the 'Epiphany' that all martial artists dream of."

Only an epiphany could explain how Lu Qing was able to master the Body-Nurturing Fist to such a degree in a single night.

"Epiphany?"

Lu Qing thought about it and realized that using his special ability to cultivate was indeed not much different from an epiphany.

The difference was that his "epiphany" state could be entered actively and repeatedly.

"It is indeed an epiphany," the old doctor said. "Legend has it that an epiphany is a miraculous state of enlightenment."

"Once one enters this state, it is as if they have been granted divine wisdom. The mind becomes incredibly sharp and agile; no matter what one learns, they can derive new knowledge from the old and master it with extreme speed."

"But for ordinary people, achieving an epiphany is incredibly difficult."

"Take martial arts cultivation, for example. Generally, only those truly gifted martial geniuses, or powerful martial experts with profound foundations and deep accumulations, can catch a glimpse of this mysterious state through a sudden burst of long-term buildup."

"The fact that you could master the introductory stages of the first through ninth forms of the Body-Nurturing Fist in a single night clearly means you accidentally entered the realm of epiphany yesterday."

"Master, are you saying that I am quite talented in martial arts cultivation?" Lu Qing asked.

"You are exceptionally talented!" the old doctor said solemnly. "To enter an epiphany during one's very first practice... in all my years of living, I have never encountered martial talent like yours."

It seemed his demonstration had been highly effective.

Feeling his master's excitement, Lu Qing nodded inwardly.

He had intentionally displayed his "martial talent" before his master.

After all, with the help of his special ability, his progress in martial arts cultivation would certainly not be slow in the future.

Now was the perfect time to establish a persona, making his master believe he was a rare martial genius.

This way, in the days to come, he could freely enhance his martial strength.

"Since you have already mastered the first nine forms of the Body-Nurturing Fist, we cannot delay the refining of the Blood-Replenishing Qi Pills."

Knowing that his disciple was a once-in-a-lifetime martial genius, the old doctor's heart remained racing.

He immediately decided to enter seclusion to help Lu Qing refine that century-old mountain ginseng into medicinal pills.

As a result, Lu Qing, who had originally intended to ask him questions regarding the *Acupuncture and Acupoint Theory*, didn't even have the chance.

Watching his master hurriedly enter the medicine room to refine the pills, stating it would take at least a day and a night to complete the concoction, Lu Qing found himself with nothing to do and no way to help.

He simply took Xiao Yan back home, took out his fishing rod, and prepared to go to the river to fish.

The little black beast had given him such a generous gift; he felt he should show some appreciation in return.

Arriving at the riverbank with Xiao Yan, Lu Qing set down his fishing gear one by one.

After this period of replenishment, his fishing gear had become quite complete.

He had a fishing rod, a landing net, and a fish basket.

Of course, his fish basket wasn't like the ones from his previous life; it was a long, large wicker basket made by an elderly man in the village who was skilled at weaving.

It could be used to hold fish or fishing gear, and could be carried on his back, making it quite convenient.

This time, Lu Qing chose to fish at a "Strange Fish" spot.

Looking at the dense, white-light ripple circle on the water's surface, Lu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

This was his first time returning here since catching the Red Moon Carp.

It seemed the fish situation here was good; the white light emerging from the fishing spot was still dense.

It was unlike that small fish spot, which had grown dim and lusterless after being repeatedly scavenged by the villagers, with no telling when it would recover.

Precisely because of this, the villagers' enthusiasm for fishing had decreased significantly lately.

After all, they didn't possess Lu Qing's ability to easily discover these spots.

When they went looking for places to fish on their own, they often came up with little harvest.

Therefore, aside from those who truly enjoyed the activity, most villagers no longer came to the river to fish.

With everything prepared, Lu Qing picked a few fruits from the Blood Apricot tree, hung one on his hook, and waited quietly.

That was right; he had come this time specifically to see if, after all this time, he could catch another strange fish here.

While Lu Qing fished quietly, Xiao Yan sat under a tree behind him, playing by herself with a bamboo dragonfly.

Having accompanied her brother to fish every day, she was long used to it and could entertain herself alone.

Lu Qing bit on a blade of grass, watching the float quietly.

After a long time, there was no movement from the float, but he remained patient and composed.

As a fisherman, if one lacked even this much patience, there was no point in fishing at all.

After a while longer, a slight ripple rose from the float.

Seeing the float trembling gently, Lu Qing smiled.

Finally, there was movement.

His hand rested lightly on the fishing rod, ready at any moment.

Through his recent fishing experiences, he had learned that the large fish of this extraordinary world loved to launch sneak attacks.

Sure enough, just as his hand touched the rod, the float suddenly plunged into the water.

Lu Qing jerked the rod upward.

A powerful force surged through the rod.

He had him!

Feeling the strength coming from the rod, Lu Qing's face lit up with pleasant surprise.

With such strong pulling force, whatever he had caught was either a large fish or a strange fish.

Next came the battle of strength and wits between Lu Qing and the fish.

Relying on his rich fishing experience, Lu Qing continuously bled off the tension.

After a brief struggle, Lu Qing judged that this catch was likely not a Green-Armored Fish or a Red Moon Carp.

The way this fish exerted force was completely different from those two.

It was simply diving relentlessly toward a fixed direction deep underwater, as if it would not rest until it broke free.

However, since it was already hooked, how could Lu Qing let it escape so easily?

During this period, he had performed a new round of upgrades on his fishing rod.

In addition to using Snow Silkworm silk for the line, both the hook and the rod had been replaced with brand-new, sturdier ones.

Not to mention, his current physical state was much stronger than before.

Even when he was physically weak, he had been able to catch Red Moon Carp and Green-Armored Fish.

How much more so now that he had practiced the Body-Nurturing Fist?

Thus, as expected, after a bout of wrestling, the fish underwater eventually lost its strength.

As soon as the fish surfaced, Lu Qing scooped it up with his net.

Then, when he saw the true appearance of his new catch, he froze for a moment.

It was a creature about two to three fingers thick and two feet long, entirely golden in color, resembling a loach.

(End of Chapter)