A peaceful lake was visible and a young man was on top of a boat near the trees on the side of the lake. He leaned on the boat, a fishing rod in his hand, the hook clearly in the lake waiting for fish to be baited into it. The eyes of the young man were closed as he enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere.
A gentle breeze carrying the scent of the forest around and water gently caressed his handsome face, bringing a smile to his face. The lake was a clear blue color and if one looked with attention, one could easily see to the depth of the lake. It was extremely clear! Many fish swam around the lake and almost all of them avoided the hook.
The young man didn't notice this as he slowly cultivated, He was farming points while trying to catch some fish. The light of the sun was reflected in the clear water making it twinkle in a mesmerizing manner. The Lake was very big, and the young man had gone to the side because he wanted to fish under the shade of the trees.
No sound could be heard but the sound of rustling leaves and singing birds in the distance; Other villagers were visible trying their hand at fishing at the lake but they were too far away for any sound to disturb Ling Tian. He clearly enjoyed the experience as he had a faint smile.
Suddenly, the string of his fishing rod began shaking; Ling Tian instantly grew vigilant as he sat up and firmly grasped it.
"YES! Finally! Come to daddy!"
He began to fiercely pull and the hook came out with something attached to it. He instantly checked to see what it was with a confident smirk only to freeze.
It was a very small part of a fish's mouth that had been clearly stuck in a hook but due to his wrong way of pulling had been torn away.
He sighed and leaned down again, 'This time, do it slowly...'
A while passed and a fly slowly approached him, it circulated above his head and he frowned in annoyance. The fly sat directly between his eyebrows; He waved his hand in front of his face and the fly jumped away only to sit back when he stopped. A few veins popped as he suddenly opened his eyes and clenched his fist, ready to decimate the fly.
The sudden jerking of the fishing rod got his attention as he ignored the fleeing Fly and firm grasped the fishing rod, he began to slowly pull. He could see a big fish slowly coming up.
He grinned, 'Yes, this time I will prevail.'
The moment the fish came high enough he frowned, 'The fish is small, what is the vague thing that is getting bigger?'
Despite being on the sides of the lake, it was very deep. Even though the water was very clear and he had enhanced vision, he couldn't make out what it was.
Suddenly a crocodile with an open mouth jumped out of the water toward him, his eyes widened, 'WHAT?! A transparent CROCODILE?!!'
He felt shocked and panicked a little, He clenched his fist and jumped to the side of the boat. The crocodile seemed to have expected this as it turned immediately to his direction only to come face to face with Ling Tian's fist.
"Die, Bastard!"
He punched the Crocodile with his right hand and held the rod with his left.
It exploded into a hundred pieces and the pieces were violently blown away, unfortunately, half of his boat also met the same fate and got destroyed. He felt the wood under his feet shake and he fell into the lake.
His head emerged out of the water with unshed tears in his eyes or maybe it was just water?
'Why am I so unlucky?!' he was thinking as suddenly the same fly approached him and began circling around his head and sat on the same spot between his eyebrows.
His eyes turned cold as he became extremely annoyed and angry.
He shook his head and after the fly jumped off, he used both his hands to crush it in between. The force of his two hands colliding sent ripples in the lake.
'Got you little Bit*h' he thought but froze again as he noticed he had let go of the fishing rod to kill the fly.
He watched with indignation as the rod slowly fell and sat at the base of the lake; his eyes grew determined. He dived in the lake to get back his fishing rod. He easily made it to the base, it was tens of meters deep at the sides of the lake. Just as he extended his hand to get his fishing rod, something collided with his hand deflecting it.
His eyes narrowed and he saw a baby crocodile that seemed near invisible in the water look at him with crocodile tears running down its face. He wanted to gawk in shock seeing such a sight but he felt water enter his mouth so he immediately closed it.
'Never open your mouth underwater... anyway, are those Tears?! Nah, it must be the shimmering transparency creating an illusion that seems that way.' his thoughts came to a stop as the baby crocodile dashed toward him.
He easily caught the baby crocodile and studied it underwater. Thanks to his enhanced body and eyes, he could see perfectly.
'It must be some sort of spiritual beast that has intelligence since this is a cultivation world! Maybe I am supposed to become friends with it and it will have a great bloodline and becomes a great help in the future? Nah, this is not a novel and I am not the main character...' he tossed the baby crocodile away, it flew in the water to the other side of the lake and vanished with a vengeful cry.
He extended his hand toward the fishing rod, this time to his great shock, a ghostly phantom skeleton hand appeared, grasped the rod, and ran away with a mocking screech.
'Was that a GHOST?!' he wondered in surprise as he chased after it.
He lost track of it after going around chasing it. 'It was faster than me! It must be stronger than me... what a creepy thing!'
He decided not to remain in the water longer because he grew cautious about the ghost. he swam to the top and took a deep breath, He had remained in the water for more than 5 minutes; Suddenly something occurred to him.
'I boasted to those old men and some villagers heard me, if I return like this, wet with no boat and fishing rod, I will become a laughing stock!'
He looked at the fish swimming around in the lake as if mocking him. of course, that's what he thought, the fish didn't know he was even there...
'Fine, you asked for it!'
He opened the system screen and saw he had 7540 EP. He immediately began looking through the swords in the shop.
'Hmm, the best one I can buy is a Peak Xiantian grade Sword it seems. Its name is Wave Repulser; Special ability is to repulse all forms of attacks at the XianTian realm that come in the form of waves; It costs 4000 EP! Expensive... But I want it all the more.'
he bought the sword and took it out from his inventory.
It was a very elegant sword that was shaped like a Katana, Its handle was black with Dark blue designs of waves; Its blade a beautiful light azure color. Its blade seemed to be always wet and it gleamed dangerously under the light of the sun, showing its extreme sharpness.
Ling Tian used his hands to see if he could bend the blade and to his shock, even using all his strength, nothing happened. When he held the sword in the air, it seemed really beautiful like a work of art. he swiped it around and the weight and everything about it seemed perfect to his hand as if it was made for him.
He dived in the water and tried swiping it around and it left thin waves in the water after the edge of its blade moved around; It was extremely sharp.
Ling Tian's face bloomed in satisfaction, 'Now, this is a good sword!'
He looked at the lake bed and slashed the sword in its direction, a thin wave continued in that direction and when it hit the place, it left a long thin line. 'How beautiful and deadly...'
He turned his sights towards the fishes, the poor aquatic creatures shivered as if they felt extreme danger.
'This is my fishing sword from now! If a rod doesn't work, a sword will!'
He dashed and began using his newly acquired sword to cut the fishes up and severed part of his clothes to use it as a net to store them.
Midway through his hunt, he saw the baby crocodile who instantly attacked him again. 'I never ate anything besides regular food on Earth; I wonder how this crocodile tastes like...'
The baby crocodile saw his eyes, they resembled a hungry wolf looking at a sheep, it escaped due to feeling extreme danger. Ling Tian sneered when he saw it running away and ignored it.
A few hours later, he returned to the village on foot. His upper body was bare revealing his lean and graceful muscular frame; All the clothes were used to create bags that he carried on his back, they were filled with fish.
The village chief and old Wang who were chatting at the same spot as morning gawked when they saw him.
"Where is the boat? What are you carrying?!"
He smirked confidently and put down the bags made out of his loose robes and their content became visible, they were filled with many fishes, ready to be eaten.
Old Wang was too shocked to speak, the chief was calmer as he managed to say, "How?!"
He stuck his chest out as he saw many villagers were gathering with open jaws, "I told you, I happen to be an expert!"
'I cheated you fools!' he thought as he said.
The villagers cheered, the chief broke out in laughter.
"Haha, nice one. You are a capable young man! Let's use this fish to feast today to welcome you into our village officially."
Ling Tian laughed with them, he lifted half the bags and gave them to old Wang.
"Well, this is how much average men fish in months so consider our debt repaid," said old Wang with a smile as he took the bags.
Ling Tian felt a hidden weight be lifted from his heart and smiled.
Ling Tian looked at the villagers, "Let's use the rest and feast right now, we can all eat to our heart's content tonight!"
The people all cheered. He began conversing with some of the villagers and enjoyed the lively atmosphere.
Suddenly, He saw the same girl that gave him food come forward with a very light blush, a pair of clothes in her hands.
"Grandpa said to bring you new clothes..." She handed him the robes and quickly ran away.
Ling Tian looked on with amusement when he heard the sound of old Wang, "My granddaughter, Wang Luan, is a little shy sometimes so don't be offended."
Ling Tian pat the old man on the back, "She is fine, relax your old bones and enjoy the lively atmosphere, old man."
Old Wang didn't say anything and simply nodded.
A while later and the woman used the fishes to cook a feast for men to enjoy. Ling Tian had the time of his life eating delicious food, be the center of attention, and get praised by all, he made many friends.
Night came after the feast and the next day a strange traveler came to the village...