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Chapter 1192: Dao Fruit

Author: Three Hundred Jin's SmileCategory:Last Updated: August 1, 2020Chapter Word Count: 6026 characters

Outside the Chaos Heavens.On the previously pristine land, a storm was brewing. Countless reclusive sects, cities, and saintly religious orders began to emerge.

This land was barren, or rather, its treasures had long since vanished through generations of excavation. Yet, ruins appeared for the first time, and countless young prodigies emerged.

Within the dojo, on a chaotic beach made of gravel and debris, fishing began. This so-called fishing involved using a special fishing line combined with one's mental power to forcibly resist the cosmic chaos and hook ancient artifacts from the sea. While not comparable to diving into the Chaos Sea directly, it was a method for the less powerful.

Along the vast coastline, numerous parasols stood upright. Countless beings were fishing, sipping drinks, and eating fruits, creating the appearance of a resort.

"It's coming up, it's coming up! As expected of a high-grade fishing tool, my mental power is attached to it, allowing me to sense deep below and hook the ancient artifact drifting there!" At this moment, a chubby man was breathing heavily.

Around him, a group of disciples gathered, watching. "Pull it up quickly! Hurry! Otherwise, the Chaos Sea will corrode the fishing line, and over time, it will melt, making it impossible to retrieve... even the Dao artifact will be ruined!" This was a high-grade fishing rod they had paid a hefty price for, and its uses were limited. Over time, it would be corroded and melted by the Chaos Sea.

"Don't rush, don't rush!" The chubby man took a deep breath, carefully manipulating the fishing rod.

Splash. The fishing line emerged from the water, creating heavy ripples. A black earthenware jar floated to the surface, bringing expressions of joy to those watching.

"It's a gain, a gain! It's an ancient earthenware jar!""As expected of Senior Brother Zhang, his fishing talent is truly remarkable. With such precise control, even if we sense something floating nearby, we wouldn't be able to hook it." Fishing, in this context, was inherently a highly skilled endeavor. Generally, geniuses who excelled at precise power manipulation also possessed excellent fishing techniques. Some sects and holy lands even used this fishing method to test their disciples' aptitude. Moreover, this earthenware jar was extremely rare; based on current fishing hauls, it was probably less than a 1% chance of appearing.

The items hidden within the earthenware jars were strange and varied, many being daily necessities like clothes and small ornaments. They were likely used by beings from an ancient sculptural civilization to preserve their belongings. It seemed the source of this underwater ruin current was a residential area, with many jars preserved within it.

"I wonder what will come out?""What a pity, the exterior of this jar is already decayed, scarred, and very rough, lacking any 'Dao charm.' Otherwise, it would certainly fetch a good price!""This is already very good. You know, ancient artifacts with perfect 'Dao charm' have only a 0.1% chance of being fished out... Besides, strange items can also be found within these jars.""We've already made a gain!"

The chubby man, named Zhang Youling, beamed with joy. "Many others have lost all their savings, but our current investment has yielded hundreds, even thousands of times its original value!""Not really," the chubby man Zhang Youling chuckled. "If you calculate the costs carefully, including the initial investment, we've only made a small profit, just starting to see returns." He continued, "Brothers, should we open it directly, or sell it to the acquisition area outside?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Although the chance was only 1%, the large population base meant there were many attempts. Outside the dojo, a market had already formed, with many people buying these earthenware jars at high prices to then let others try their luck with them. The market price of some ancient artifacts had even soared seventeen times their original value.

"Why don't Senior Brother decide?" Everyone looked at Fatty Zhang, deferring to him. After all, not everyone possessed his fishing skill. They had pooled their funds to invest in him and acquire the fishing rod for this gamble.

Fatty Zhang paused for a moment, then chuckled, "If we sell it, we'll make a huge profit and can continue to buy more fishing rods to keep fishing... After all, a skilled fisherman needs to accumulate a lot of fishing experience to get stronger... Brothers, if you continue to invest in me and let me keep fishing, I'm confident I can increase the probability of success."

The group was delighted. After all, they all came from small sects and were now staking everything on this venture.

"But I don't want to sell it. How about I open it myself?" Fatty Zhang said. "After all, it's our first trophy; let's try our luck." The others didn't object. If he wanted to open it, then open it. What if something good came out of it?

After all, protected by the earthenware jar, most of the sealed contents were perfectly preserved. Without hesitation, aware of the many eyes around, they went directly to a secluded room rented beside the beach and began to open the earthenware jar.

Click. Fatty Zhang gently opened it, only to find it completely empty. Everyone present instantly felt immense disappointment.

"Nothing at all?""The probability of an empty jar is high. What a pity. We should have had it appraised by others before opening it... After all, I heard a whole industry has formed, where some experts can determine the contents by weighing, examining the surface, and noting the patterns." The people present were filled with regret, but after a moment, they could only rally their spirits.

However, after the others left, Fatty Zhang took out a peculiar fruit from his hand, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism and excitement. "What is this? Could it be the bloodline possessed by the master of that cave dwelling? I sense the aura of a terrifying bloodline within it!" He was born with a mysterious premonition.

He always had a strange, hazy dream where he vaguely remembered everything about the Chaos Sea. His fishing technique was incredibly powerful, and at first glance, his intuition told him this jar was extraordinary. He was originally a mortal from a lower universe with mediocre aptitude, but his intuition led him to extraordinary encounters in the lower realm, where he met a black-robed saint traveling the cosmos and was incidentally brought up.

At that time, he was only at the Fourth Stage. He was able to ascend beyond the Chaos Heavens, fulfilling the dreams of countless prodigies throughout history.

Soon, he began to acquire abundant resources for cultivation. Although his aptitude wasn't considered monstrous, he continuously encountered fortuitous events and reached the advanced Eighth Stage of a Divine Being.

Logically, he should have already merged with other bloodlines to become an enlightened one... but deep within him, a faint voice always urged him not to casually merge with bloodlines.

Over the years, he had encountered numerous fortuitous events, sporadically integrating other powerful, heaven-defying bloodlines. This feeling had helped him many times, and the current situation should be no exception.

He gritted his teeth, "This is the last one, and it should be the most powerful kind. My intuition tells me that it contains a bloodline beyond imagination... There's no need to consider the consequences of failure, because I will not fail... With this final bloodline integrated, I should be able to cultivate and achieve the Ninth Stage of enlightenment."

He quietly attempted to integrate it, transforming it into his own bloodline.

Meanwhile, Mengmei stood at a high vantage point, observing everything. Though she didn't know the full details, she couldn't help but chuckle, "This is the third one... Although we only deployed ten, their large fishing volume means they've been unearthed... I wonder who will be discovered first; after all, it's only natural for them to be found."

Mengmei glanced at him and then left him to it.

On the other hand, Zhang Youling continued to pretend to fish while secretly cultivating. He was already at the Divine Being realm, but his cultivation aptitude was incredibly powerful. After cultivating the bloodline of the Cloud Star Dao Fruit, his progress became unimaginably terrifying, and his cultivation advanced rapidly.

Meanwhile. Xu Zhi also watched this scene, smiling slightly. "It seems the dojo is starting to gather opportunities for various bloodlines, moving past its initial accumulation phase and getting on track... Those Cloud Star Dao Fruits have also been directly acquired by a few lucky individuals, but most of them were instantly exposed... except for that little chubby guy."

That little chubby guy seemed to possess some means to remotely extract items from the earthenware jar—a truly heaven-defying ability. "It seems this land is very mysterious and vast, and there are still some youngsters who have seized good opportunities and are hiding them... Remote extraction, that's a very powerful technique," Xu Zhi's eyes lit up slightly as he began to observe the chubby guy.

Despite being observed by a Saint, the chubby guy remained completely unaware.

But Xu Zhi frowned slightly. "His bloodlines are decent, not exactly heaven-defying... but their combination is too perfectly harmonious, isn't it? It's already the limit of what this land can achieve... But why doesn't his bloodline have the ability to remotely extract things?""How exactly did he manage to fool everyone and seize that earthenware jar?"

Xu Zhi subtly observed the seemingly simple and endearing chubby guy, yet he couldn't detect any abnormalities. "What a strange fellow. He must be hiding a great secret... I can't figure out how he did it at all."

At this moment, the Zerg sub-brain, for once, spontaneously transmitted a voice: "He didn't remotely extract the Dao Fruit from the earthenware jar; that's just a superficial appearance. It's a different ability...""It's time. He cut through time."

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