A person sacrifices himself to become a saint in a chaotic world of martial arts.

The Great Jin Dynasty.

Zhangzhou, Fengshan Prefecture, Fenjiang County.

A biting wind blew, and ripples spread across the surface of the Fenjiang River.

Su Bai stood at the bow of the boat, holding a fishing net in his hand, his gaze fixed on the river, motionless.

Fish would occasionally leap out of the water, only to fall back into the water.

"puff!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Su Bai's eyes narrowed. He quickly threw the fishing net in his hand into the air in an umbrella shape. As the net fell into the water, he quickly pulled it up, and the net in his hand suddenly shrank into a ball, becoming heavier and heavier.

As the fishing net was about to be pulled out of the water, two or three large fish, each five feet long, were found firmly trapped in it. Their struggles and thrashing were futile, and they could only be obediently pulled onto the bow of the boat by Su Bai.

Become!

Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the catch on the small boat. Seven or eight large fish were swimming and thrashing in the fish hold.

Looking up at the sky, Su Bai saw the bright moon peeking out from behind the clouds, and his thoughts began to wander.

Before he knew it, he had been here for a month.

Su Bai only remembered that he was working overtime when suddenly his heart was in pain. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely different world, his soul possessing the body of a young man with the same name.

According to the original owner's memories, this world is not as peaceful as Earth in her previous life. It is chaotic, with strange demons running rampant, and it is not easy for ordinary people to die a natural death.

Fortunately, there are also things in this world that can counteract it.

That is the way of martial arts!

The martial artists of this world strengthen themselves through continuous cultivation of their martial arts, eventually becoming top-tier experts who can soar through the air and shatter mountains and rivers with their fists.

Su Bai snapped out of his turbulent thoughts and looked at the sky again. The bright moon hung in the sky, and his heart tightened instantly.

The Fenjiang River is rich in fish, which is the foundation upon which many fishermen in Fenjiang County rely for their livelihood.

However, the Fenjiang River is deep and has a rapid current, harboring many unknown species, and there are even rumors of water ghosts appearing there, so no fishermen dare to go out to fish at night.

Su Bai took a deep breath, quickly got ready, picked up the oar, and rowed vigorously towards the riverbank.

Night fell, and the wind grew stronger.

Su Bai vaguely sensed that something was following him from the depths of the Fenjiang River, so he dared not be negligent. He rowed more vigorously, and the small boat moved closer to the riverbank as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

With the dock in sight in the distance, the feeling of being followed dissipated, and Su Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Bai stopped rowing, slowly entered the cabin, glanced around to make sure there were no other fishing boats nearby, then squatted down, grabbed a large carp, and sank his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness.

In the boundless sea of ​​consciousness, a scale gleaming with golden light suddenly appeared!

On the right-hand tray was a ball of golden light; upon conscious perception, the information contained within the golden light was transmitted.

Goals have been set!

Fishing Skills: From Beginner to Advanced

[Offering: 100 catties of live fish (88/100)]

Su Bai had a thought,

Sacrifice!

The live fish in his hand vanished into thin air as white light, and the golden scales in his mind began to balance.

[Offering: 100 catties of live fish (94/100)]

One more line needed!

Su Bai grabbed another carp weighing about three kilograms from the fish hold and launched the sacrifice again.

As the giant carp vanished in a flash of white light, the golden scales emitted a golden radiance!

boom!

Su Bai felt a wave of dizziness as countless pieces of information flooded his memory, as if he had cast his net a thousand times, over and over again.

When he came to his senses, he stepped out of the cabin and looked at the river. It seemed that he could sense the movement of the fish in the river.

Su Bai looked at the fishing net at the bow of the boat and had a strong urge to cast it, but he quickly suppressed the urge.

Su Bai felt a surge of joy.

That's right, the golden scales in his sea of ​​consciousness were the cheat code he brought with him when he transmigrated to this world, which he called the Sacrifice Scales.

When he first arrived, he made several attempts and roughly figured out how to use the sacrificial scales and their limitations.

The effect of the sacrificial scales is simple: set a goal, offer a sacrifice, and once the two sides of the scales are balanced, you will achieve the effect of setting the goal.

However, the effect of this peace is very limited; you can only set one skill at a time, such as fishing, chopping wood, or hunting.

And if the first goal is not achieved, it cannot be cancelled.

The greater the effect of the goal you set, the more difficult it is to obtain the required offerings.

Furthermore, the target set on the scale cannot be a physical object, such as elixirs, divine weapons, martial arts techniques, etc.

Su Bai moored his small boat at the dock, and a burly man walked straight toward him.

"Live fish are two copper coins a pound today, which is considered a high price."

This is a thug from the Yulan Gang, named Jiang Er.

Su Bai rented this boat from the fishing gang for ten copper coins a day.

There is a rule that if you rent a fishing boat from the fishing gang, you can only sell your catch to them and not to other places.

The price that the fishing gang buys the catch is 20% cheaper than the market price.

If you don't rent their fishing boats, you naturally don't need to sell them to them.

However, they cannot guarantee the safety of your own fishing boat. Who knows, one day the fishing boat might break in a hidden corner and sink to the bottom of the Fenjiang River, and they will not be responsible.

Su Bai nodded slightly, standing on the dock, watching the burly man scoop all the large fish out of the fish hold and weigh them.

"A little over fifteen kilograms, I'll give you fifteen kilograms."

"Here you go, twenty-eight copper coins!"

Su Bai frowned slightly, but said nothing more.

Jiang Er of the fishing gang wasn't specifically targeting him; collecting extra protection money from fishermen was already an open secret.

It was common for those who begged for food in the Fenjiang River to have to pay various fees to different gangs in addition to the taxes levied by the government.

These two copper coins are what is known as the dockside mooring fee.

As for why they should be charged when the fishing boat belongs to them, they don't care.

Su Bai took the copper coin handed to him and put it in his pocket before heading straight home.

Fifteen minutes later.

Su Bai arrived at the outer city of Fenjiang County and returned to Yanzi Lane along a familiar route.

His home is in Yanzi Lane, and it's not a big place, less than 50 square meters.

Su Bai pushed open the door and entered. The contents of the room were immediately visible: a few pieces of everyday furniture and a stove.

Su Bai sighed inwardly.

Now that he's all alone at home, the place feels quite spacious.

According to the original owner's memories, there were originally three people in his family: himself, his father, and his older sister who was three years older than him.

His mother died from excessive blood loss during childbirth, and his older sister married a man from Jiuhua County, which is 200 miles away, two years ago.

After my sister got married, she had less and less contact with her family because of the long distance and the dangerous roads.

The original owner's father was a low-ranking official in the government. He went on a business trip a month ago and has not returned since.

The original owner of this body was ambushed by thugs when he returned home one night a month ago. He was robbed of all his belongings and eventually died from excessive blood loss because no one found him in the dark alley.

When this body opened its eyes again, it was already the current Su Bai.

After this calamity, the family had only about ten catties of coarse rice and half a tael of silver, which was fifty copper coins.

So when Su Bai figured out his situation, his first reaction was to practice martial arts.

However, there are very few ways to learn martial arts; the most common ways are through government offices, martial arts schools, and gangs.

Even though Su Bai's father was a government official, getting into the government was still incredibly difficult.

He had no choice but to go to the martial arts school to inquire, only to find that the tuition fee for just entering the school was a full twenty taels of silver.

As for gangs, Su Bai hadn't even considered it. Not only would they be fighting to the death every day, but it would be impossible to learn any martial arts techniques in less than three to five years.

Therefore, Su Bai changed his goal and decided to fill his stomach first.

Living in Fenjiang, where people rely on the mountains and rivers for their livelihood, he decisively set his first goal as fishing skills.

After setting goals three times, from beginner to intermediate to advanced fishing skills, Su Bai vaguely sensed that the scales could only improve his fishing skills by one more level, and that perfect fishing skills would be the limit.

However, he didn't rush to set a goal, but planned to do so early the next morning.

With that in mind, Su Bai didn't delay any longer. He cooked the brown rice and quickly filled his stomach with small pieces of salted fish.

He then lay down on the bed, and soon after, a snoring sound began to fill the air.

The next morning.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Su Bai suddenly woke up and looked at the door where there was a knock.