Chapter 143 - 123 Azure Dragon (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 143: Chapter 123 Azure Dragon (Request for Monthly Ticket) Moonlight like water. It made the calm lake surface resemble a hazy mirror. It was exceptionally tranquil. Splash splash... A sound of water arose, and a speedboat was seen breaking through the water surface, speeding along. On the boat, two muscular figures with bare upper bodies, rowing, as if flying on water. "Brother, if we can catch that Azure Dragon this time, we’ll be rich." A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy on the stern whispered, his tone filled with excitement and anticipation. "What are you thinking about? Whether we can catch it or not is still unknown." The hearty young man standing at the bow said. Suddenly, the fishing boat gradually came to a stop. "It should be just ahead, according to the habits of the Azure Dragon, in this season, it usually has a territory, it won’t be too far away." The young man at the bow pointed forward. Then, the two stopped rowing and let the boat slide forward with the inertia. After a while, the boat came to a complete stop. The two stopped talking and silently prepared their fishing gear. It was unknown how much time had passed. Suddenly, the muscular young man jerked powerfully, feeling a tremendous force nearly pulling him into the water. He steadied himself on the boat’s post, his feet seemed to be tightly connected to the boat, his lower body immobile, his muscles erupted with astonishing strength. "Brother, got a bite?" The boy saw this scene and couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. "I don’t know, but... this one’s heavy, looking at its ferocity, it should be that Azure Dragon." The muscular young man controlled the fishing rod rhythmically, slowly reeling it in, his heart also filled with immense joy. After a struggle, the creature underwater seemed exhausted, the muscular young man began to reel in, and as a dark shadow was dragged out from the water, it thrashed violently, splashing the water surface, its scales shimmering with a cold bluish light under the moonlight. "It really is an Azure Dragon..." The boy exclaimed. This snake-like fish was over a meter long, extremely ferocious in appearance, with elegant cold blue scales. "We’re rich, we struck it rich.." The muscular young man could no longer suppress his joy. This kind of Azure Dragon Fish, in Pingze Lake, was considered prime... It was said that its meat was delicious and even beneficial for martial artists. Catching such an Azure Dragon Fish, the money earned would be enough for his brother to participate in the Divine Sword Sect’s Inner Sect trial. But just as the two brothers were ecstatic, about to pull the Azure Dragon Fish aboard, suddenly beneath the water surface, the waves surged again, a huge dark shadow cut through the water, charging violently towards the boat. Along with a violent crash. The whole boat was directly smashed in half from the middle, wood splinters flying. Following that, a dark green colored large fish three zhang long shot out from the water, its smooth lines, seemingly an enlarged version of the Azure Dragon Fish. The two brothers, still not fallen into the water, saw this horrifying figure, and shivered all over. They had never seen such a big Azure Dragon Fish. This must be a pesky spirit, right? Splash... The two brothers, along with the broken overturned fishing boat, plunged into the water without any surprise. Yet even so, the muscular young man still didn’t let go of the fishing rod, clinging to the Azure Dragon Fish with his excellent swimming skills. Suddenly. A huge dark shadow burst from beneath, biting the muscular young man. Accompanied by a piercing scream, the muscular young man was bitten in half, his blood dyeing the water red. "Brother...." The boy faintly saw this scene, crying out in shock and anger, holding a fork in his hand, he desperately swam towards his muscular brother. "Run...." The muscular young man, his lower half still alive, looked in his brother’s direction, muttering sounds from his mouth, but soon he was dead. The enormous dark shadow in the water, letting go of the half body, charged rapidly towards the boy. ..... On the deserted island. Although puzzled, Li Qian didn’t dwell too much on it. With the Chen Bell in place, he didn’t believe that the Heartless Sword Intent couldn’t break through to the Heavenly Phenomenon Level. Moreover, this breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm had pushed the progress of Heartless Sword Intent to 99, saving him over ten months of time, which was a pleasant surprise. He looked up at the sky, it wasn’t too late. This breakthrough went quite smoothly. Thus he soared into the sky. This flight, compared to the previous method he used, consumed much less. Whoosh! He flew towards the direction of the Divine Sword Sect. Suddenly, he heard a shout of alarm and anger from the right side of the water surface, so he flew over and saw a sinking broken boat, a body bitten in half, a huge beast over three zhang in length, and a young boy holding a fish spear, swimming hard. "Is this a mutated fish?" Li Qian was quite surprised. This was the first time he saw such a big fish. Though in the ocean, such a size wasn’t much. But this was Pingze Lake. And, looking at the appearance of the fish, it seemed to be the locally famous Azure Dragon Fish. He had once had Chores Hall get an Azure Dragon Fish. The taste was indeed very good. Even for lower-tier martial artists, it was quite helpful in their training. Only such a large Azure Dragon Fish could appear after undergoing mutation. As the giant Azure Dragon Fish was about to attack the young boy, Li Qian reached out his hand and a powerful burst of True Qi swept out, immediately causing the water’s surface to shake, and a large stream of water enveloped the huge Azure Dragon Fish and swept it into the sky. This terrifying scene almost made the young boy’s eyes pop out in shock. He had thought that he was about to be killed by the monstrous fish. Suddenly, he looked up at the sky and saw a figure floating. "Immortal, Immortal...." The young boy’s voice trembled. Looking at the young boy, although he was a good swimmer, it was impossible for him to swim back to shore given the sinking boat situation. Li Qian could not bear to see him perish in the lake. Immediately, he waved his hand, and a large piece of wooden planks from the soon-to-be sunk half of the tragic boat tore apart and floated on the water, coming to the front of the young boy. The young boy quickly grabbed onto the wooden plank and climbed up, then paddled the plank towards his elder brother’s floating corpse. Li Qian watched this scene quietly. The elder brother’s body was only half left. The other half had already sunk to the bottom of the lake. Once the young boy had grabbed onto his elder brother’s half body, he felt a pull—it turned out that the corpse’s hand was still tightly gripping the thin fishing line on the fishing rod, and at the end of the line was the Azure Dragon Fish. The Azure Dragon Fish didn’t have much strength left, and although it struggled, it couldn’t break free. Seeing the young boy seize the corpse, Li Qian immediately waved his hand, and a burst of True Qi pushed the wooden plank towards the lakeside. Half an hour later, the young boy climbed ashore, carrying his elder brother’s half-body and the still struggling Azure Dragon Fish. "Thank you, Immortal, for saving my life." The young boy knelt on the ground. If not for this Immortal’s intervention, he would have certainly perished in the belly of the fish. "Young man, have you practiced Sword Stabbing Fist?" Li Qian asked. He could see traces of Sword Stabbing Fist in every move of the young boy. Moreover, the young boy’s practice was very deep, and he must have achieved Great Success, otherwise he wouldn’t have integrated the movements of Sword Stabbing Fist into his daily life. "Immortal, I have practiced, taught by my father... he was once a servant disciple in the Divine Sword Sect for three years." The young boy hurriedly said. "Why then, haven’t you attended the entry assessment of the Divine Sword Sect?" Li Qian asked. The young boy had trained his Sword Stabbing Fist well, and sensing his Root Bone, it was not bad... If he participated in the Inner Sect assessment, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple would not be a problem. "Immortal... I don’t have the money to participate in the Divine Sword Sect’s entry assessment." The young boy scratched his head as he spoke. "No money? How is that possible, the entry assessment of the Divine Sword Sect is free to participate in." Li Qian was surprised. "Immortal, here in our place, to participate in the Divine Sword Sect’s entry assessment, we must first pay fifty silvers to the recruiting officials of Divine Sword Sect, only then can we acquire this eligibility." The young boy said, confused. Initially, his brother had collected fifty silvers to participate in the entry test of the Divine Sword Sect; not only did he spend all savings but also borrowed external debts. In the end, he didn’t even pass as a servant disciple. The fifty silvers vanished in vain. Li Qian’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, he didn’t expect that the recruitment officials of the Divine Sword Sect.... actually set the eligibility threshold as an opportunity to make money. Poor people had no way to participate in the entry assessment of the Divine Sword Sect. Even if they had the money, once they failed, it was equivalent to letting fifty silvers go down the drain. How many ordinary families could afford that? "Don’t worry, you will have the chance to participate in the entry assessment of the Divine Sword Sect." Li Qian said, "Now, show me Sword Stabbing Fist." ƒreewebɳovel.com Being able to train Sword Stabbing Fist to this extent without anyone’s guidance was very rare. He could not bear to see a possible martial arts prodigy be delayed like this. "Yes, Immortal." The young boy eagerly replied. Then he took a stance and began to demonstrate Sword Stabbing Fist. By the time he finished performing the set of fist techniques, Li Qian had confirmed that the young boy had indeed achieved Great Success in Sword Stabbing Fist. However, there were some issues, clearly because his father also had some misunderstandings while teaching Sword Stabbing Fist. But even so, being able to train to Great Success meant his comprehension was definitely not lacking. Li Qian then provided guidance to correct some issues in his fist techniques. "No wonder I always felt there was a problem, so this is it..." The young boy was overjoyed. He practiced again, and immediately felt much lighter. "Alright, go back and properly bury your elder brother, remember, practice Sword Stabbing Fist well, and participate in the entry assessment of Divine Sword Sect when the time comes." Li Qian said. "Immortal, I definitely will." The young boy nodded, his face resolute. If his elder brother hadn’t risked fishing for the Azure Dragon late at night to collect money for his entry assessment fees for Divine Sword Sect, he wouldn’t have met a tragic end by the monstrous fish. Whether to honor the promise to the Immortal or to fulfil his elder brother’s expectations, he had to participate in the entry assessment of the Divine Sword Sect. Li Qian nodded, then his figure moved, and he soared into the sky. "Immortal, your Azure Dragon Fish..." The young boy hurriedly called out. "Keep it for yourself." Li Qian’s voice came from above, but he had already disappeared with the giant Azure Dragon Fish. The young boy, looking at his elder brother’s half-body and the still bouncing Azure Dragon Fish, couldn’t help feeling immense sadness. .... PS: First update, requesting a wave of double monthly tickets, thank you!!!