The next day, in the courtyard.

A cluster of flames swept past, igniting a piece of dry wood five meters away.

Whoosh~~

Immediately, a small tornado slowly appeared, instantly uprooting the burning fire and the entire piece of dead wood, which then floated in mid-air.

Splash—

Immediately afterwards, a water jet as thick as an arm shot out from the water tank in the distance, extinguishing the flames in mid-air.

In Qin Shou's hands, the three spells of wind control, water control, and fire control had reached a level of perfection.

"Hahaha, I'm a fucking genius!"

Qin Beast laughed heartily.

He immediately clenched his fists, and ten streams of spiritual energy erupted from his fingertips, smashing a large rock weighing seventy or eighty pounds in front of him to pieces with a loud bang.

"Such power is probably comparable to that of ordinary cultivators at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining!"

"Hahaha, ahahaha..."

"Who else?"

Qin Shou was overjoyed. He then spotted the black millstone in the courtyard that weighed at least a thousand pounds, and walked over with his head held high and chest puffed out.

"Hmph!"

Bang!

Click!

“┗|｀o′|┛ Aww~~~”

"Damn, I forgot this is a diamond."

......

"Mmm~~ tune~~ tune~~~"

"Drip-drop, drip-drop, drip-drop-drop~~~"

After bandaging his fractured hand, Qin Shou shouldered a carrying pole, picked up water buckets, and hopped down the mountain.

"I'll go check the riverbank today to see if there are any injured rabbits. I'll bring them back and treat myself."

Turtle River

A section of river at the foot of Turtle Mountain,

The river is wide and shimmering, its source and end unknown.

It is called Turtle River because it flows through Turtle Mountain.

Qin Shou crouched in the grass, holding a rope with a branch tied to the end. The branch supported a wooden bucket, and a freshly unearthed carrot was placed under the bucket.

As soon as the rabbit reaches the barrel, the Qin beast pulls the rope instantly.

"Hehe, the rabbits here are most susceptible to carrots."

"All I need to do is quietly wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump."

Qin Shou patted the newly woven straw hat on his head, full of confidence.

Because of this trick, he had never failed to make a difference.

His main concern was that the rabbits here generally had very low intelligence.

However,

Several hours passed, but there was still no response.

At midday, the scorching sun beat down so hard that the Qin beast was almost sunburnt and its skin was peeling off.

"Wait, this doesn't make sense."

"These rabbits used to be able to smell the fresh aroma of carrots from far away."

The Qin beast had no choice.

He wanted to go into the mountains to hunt wild boar.

However, the mountains are dangerous, and there may be monsters. In the past, even senior brothers who were at the third level of Qi Refining often got injured.

Even though Qin Shou now feels that he is stronger than his senior brother, it is still best to keep the risk to zero.

After all, he was a man who only wanted to live forever.

Eating is important, but it's nothing compared to immortality.

"Never mind, let's go get some water and cook something first."

Qin Shou carried the buckets to the water's edge, his little face showing some disappointment.

How he wished he could meet an injured rabbit.

Helping rabbits is a responsibility of kind-hearted people like us. If we don't do good deeds for a day, Qin Shou will feel uneasy.

Thump!

After filling two buckets of water, Qin Shou prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, a line of subtitles suddenly popped up in Qin Shou's mind.

[Two auspicious koi fish with true dragon bloodlines have been detected in the Turtle River. The host has the following options:]

[First, capture it and bring it back. This will increase the host's luck and reward you with a spiritual treasure and one thousand top-grade spirit stones.]

[Second, leave them alone and let them live freely in the river; reward them with a magical artifact.]

"Huh? A koi fish?"

"Spirit stones! Top-grade spirit stones! One thousand top-grade spirit stones!!"

"Holy crap! I even got a spirit treasure as a reward!!!"

Qin Shou was shocked.

Magical artifact grades: Magical artifact, Magic treasure, Spiritual treasure (low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, top-grade).

Lingbao!

That's a spiritual treasure that only powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage or above are qualified to possess!

"catch!"

"They must be captured!"

"Damn it, even if it were a piece of shit that could run away, I'd still rush into its house and pin it down without hesitation."

The Qin beast had never seen such a generous reward before.

At that moment, his blood rushed to his head, and his cheeks were so excited that they seemed about to bleed.

"Koi are fish too, so they should like to eat earthworms, right?"

"Yes, earthworms. Let's go dig for earthworms on the back hill."

Qin Shou rushed up the mountain, first pulling up a bamboo stalk from the vegetable garden, picking a few small bitter gourds to use as floats, then finding a wire, bending it, stringing it with a hemp rope, and making a simple fishing rod.

"Isn't this rope a bit too thick?"

"Isn't this iron hook a little too big?"

"Forget it, I'll just ignore it."

Qin Shou carried his fishing rod and small shovel to the back of the mountain. After digging up a few earthworms, he rushed to the riverbank at the foot of the mountain.

"Little koi fish, big brother is here! Hehehe (???)? [mischievous smile]"

Qin Shou picked out the most pungent-smelling earthworm, threaded it onto the hook, and then cast the fish into the river, waiting quietly.

"Little koi, little koi, hurry and take the bait!"

Qin Shou kept muttering to himself.

However, after waiting for a long time, the bitter gourd remained floating motionless on the water.

"Could it be that the equipment is too rudimentary?"

Qin Shou sighed, "Never mind, I'll wait a little longer."

at this time,

The clear riverbed,

A plump koi carp is swimming quickly.

"Sister, sister, there's a little human kid on the riverbank with a hook and a worm on it, trying to fish us! I just heard him talking!"

Where?

A slender koi carp with graceful lines and vibrant colors swam over, peering at the surface of the water through layers of water curtains.

“There, sister, look (﹁ ﹁ )σ [that one over there]”

The fat koi flapped its shark fin and pointed.

The skinny koi nuzzled the fat koi's head. "Little sister, you mustn't fall for that trick. That thing is called a fishhook. Once a fish bites it, it will pierce its mouth. It hurts so much."

In my experience, this human just wants to fish us up and eat us.

"Have you forgotten our second uncle's eldest cousin? Back when the family was still around, he was a powerful figure in the Foundation Establishment realm. But he was captured by a human and his fate has been unknown ever since."

"Hmph, don't worry, sister. That earthworm is hideous. I won't fall for it. <(`^′)>"

The fat koi fish solemnly assured him.

"Exactly! We sisters are so smart and beautiful, how could we possibly eat something so ugly?"

The skinny koi fish wholeheartedly agreed.

......

“e\\u003d(′o｀*))) Hey? Why isn't there any fish to eat?”

"Could it be that the equipment is too rudimentary?"

"Or perhaps koi fish don't like to eat earthworms?"

"So what do they like to eat?"

The Qin beast was distressed.

He had been fishing for several hours, but the fishing line didn't budge.

Damn it,

Even if koi don't eat it, there should be other fish that eat it, right?

"Forget it, I'll upgrade my gear tomorrow and come back later."

Qin Shou reeled in his fishing rod and returned empty-handed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Once home,

Qin Shou first ate a simple meal,

Then they found a silkworm thread in the wardrobe where the master used to live.

This is the silk spun by a first-tier demon beast, the Fire Cloud Silkworm. It is impervious to water and fire, extremely tough, and cannot be cut by ordinary weapons.

Subsequently,

Qin Shou then pulled another iron nail from the pillar and polished it for several hours under the moonlight, finally turning it into a fairly exquisite fishhook.

Then, I picked up a file and filed down a few small bamboo pieces to use as floats.