The sky was just starting to lighten when Lu Yu was woken up by his biological clock.
Another new day had begun.
But today, he didn't have Huang Rong's frog porridge wake-up service, which made him feel a little off.
"Looks like I won't have that luxury today."
Lu Yu muttered to himself, then got up to wash and start making breakfast.
On the other side, Mu Wan Qing heard the sounds and woke up.
She put on her now-dry veil, walked out of the room, and happened to see Lu Yu eating breakfast in his little courtyard.
"Awake?"
Lu Yu greeted her with a smile.
"Mm."
"Have some breakfast? I cooked a little extra."
Mu Wan Qing nodded and didn't refuse.
She had paid for it, so there was no need to be coy.
Breakfast wasn't complicated, just congee and three small dishes: stir-fried cabbage, scrambled eggs, and pan-fried fish.
Although they were simple dishes, Lu Yu, who understood the art of the chef's knife, made them look and smell delicious, making one's mouth water.
Mu Wan Qing was no exception.
Lu Yu had already finished eating, so he arranged the dishes and got up to go fishing.
"You eat slowly. I'm going to go fishing in the Xi Liang River. I'll be gone for about an hour, then I'll be going to the Tong Fu Inn to deliver fish. If you need me, you can find me at either place."
"Fishing? Delivering fish?"
Mu Wan Qing questioned.
"I forgot to tell you, I'm a fisherman. It's how I make a living."
Lu Yu laughed.
"You have such skills and you're a fisherman?"
Mu Wan Qing was even more confused.
"Personal hobby."
Lu Yu said, and then took his fishing rod and basket and left.
But in Mu Wan Qing's eyes, he became even more mysterious.
"This person is really strange."
Strange as he was, Mu Wan Qing didn't ask further. She knew that everyone had their own secrets, and they had only just met, so asking too many questions wouldn't be good.
After eating and drinking her fill, Mu Wan Qing returned to her room and began to cultivate to heal her injuries.
On the other side, Lu Yu had begun his fishing venture.
His hands gripped the fishing rod, his Divine Wind Force running rapidly, his dantian filled with internal energy that was slowly accumulating and becoming more and more plentiful.
It was like a water tank, the water inside was about to overflow.
Time passed minute by minute, and Lu Yu felt that his dantian was filled with internal energy, which had nowhere to go.
And this was the opportunity to breakthrough!
Lu Yu calmed his mind and focused, running his Divine Wind Force to the extreme. His dantian continuously expanded, his internal energy overflowed, flowing into the eight extraordinary meridians!
With a bang!
His dantian seemed to explode, but in reality, it was broken and then rebuilt.
The original dantian space was too small. After this break and rebuild, the space instantly became larger, more than ten times the original size!
First-Rate Realm!
After several days of cultivation, Lu Yu successfully stepped into the First-Rate Realm.
Feeling the surge of internal energy in his body, Lu Yu smiled.
He had succeeded.
Everything was smooth, there was no sense of bottleneck, it was as simple as eating and drinking.
At this moment, the fishing line trembled, and a fish was hooked.
Lu Yu immediately pulled on the fishing rod, the line instantly tightened!
"Hmm?"
Years of experience fishing told Lu Yu immediately that this was a big fish!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu was overjoyed.
Catching big fish was almost every angler's dream, and Lu Yu was no exception.
Lu Yu immediately stood up, concentrating on holding the fishing rod, pulling and releasing, starting to reel in the fish.
"What kind of fish is this, it has so much strength?"
Feeling the enormous strength coming from the fishing rod in his hands, Lu Yu was even more surprised.
How big must this fish be to make even him, who had just broken through to the First-Rate Realm, feel strained.
Unbelievable!
But this only made Lu Yu more excited.
"I don't believe it! You've taken my hook and eaten my bait, and you still want to get away?"
Lu Yu immediately gave it his all, putting in twelve points of his effort!
In the Xi Liang River, the spot where the fishing line fell was constantly churning, splashing up countless waves. Vaguely, one could see that the fish was actually glowing gold.
A golden fish?
This was rare.
What kind of rare species was it?
Lu Yu was even more excited.
But at that moment, a huge force suddenly came from the hook, almost causing Lu Yu to lose his grip on the fishing rod.
His body followed the fishing rod and quickly moved forward several steps, Lu Yu managed to stabilize himself, but his face was now a mixture of seriousness.
This force was even greater than before.
Lu Yu immediately planted his feet, as if his feet had roots, fixing himself in place, his hands gripping the fishing rod, not daring to relax at all.
Normally at this time he should continue to reel in the fish, but the fish's strength was so great that Lu Yu was having trouble reeling it in.
As long as he let go even slightly, he felt that he couldn't grab the fishing rod again and stop the fish.
In an instant, the fishing rod was bent to an absurd degree.
"No good. If this goes on, the fishing rod is going to break."
Lu Yu saw this and secretly thought it was bad.
He immediately condensed his left hand into a palm and struck towards the hook!
Five Deva Light Smoke Palm!
A strong wind erupted from his palm, like a blast of air, hitting the water thirty feet away.
Bang!
The palm wind struck, a golden carp leaped from the river water.
Under the sun's rays, it was dazzling and radiant.
Unlike ordinary golden carp, this one was completely golden, its tail was extremely large, taking up nearly half of its body.
When it swept its tail, it could actually create a spray of water.
Seeing the golden carp leap from the riverbed, Lu Yu pulled hard on the fishing rod, wanting to pull the golden carp directly to the shore.
But even in mid-air, the golden carp didn't stop struggling.
Its tail swung wildly, creating a huge force out of thin air, and it leaped back into the water.
Once it was in the water, the force was even greater.
The fishing rod was bent again!
Crack!
In an instant, the fishing rod snapped!
Lu Yu felt a slack in his hand, leaving only half a fishing rod in his hand, the other half, along with the fishing line, was taken by the golden carp into the Xi Liang River.
Seeing this, Lu Yu was stunned.
This was the first time he had encountered this situation, in his two lives combined.
"What kind of fish is this? How can it be so strong?"
Lu Yu exclaimed in astonishment.
"Hehe, this fish is called the Golden Carp. It is a strange beast at the bottom of the Xi Liang River. Its strength is extraordinary, and it is a medicinal treasure.
If ordinary people eat it, it can strengthen their body. If martial artists eat it, it can strengthen their bones and increase several years of internal energy.
If someone is critically injured and dying, eating it can also keep them alive for a few more days."
The sudden voice startled Lu Yu, and he quickly turned to look.
He saw a white-haired old man, who had arrived at some point, leaning against a willow tree, smiling as he spoke.
"Little lad, this Golden Carp is quite rare. It's ten years or more before anyone can even see one, you managed to catch one, you're truly lucky.
It's a pity though, your fishing skills are a bit lacking. Otherwise, you would have hit the jackpot today."
The white-haired old man continued.
"So it's the Golden Carp!"
Lu Yu realized.
In the story of "The Lian Cheng Swordplay", Mei Nian Sheng was critically injured, and was about to die. He was able to pass on the secrets of the Lian Cheng Swordplay to Ding Dian thanks to the power of the Golden Carp.
"If my fishing rod had been stronger, maybe I could have successfully caught this Golden Carp. Unfortunately, the martial arts fishing rods in my fishing space can't be taken out of the space to use. Otherwise, there wouldn't be this problem.
I will definitely create a top-grade fishing rod in the future!"
Lu Yu thought to himself.