Journey to the West: From Fish-Chasing Boy to the Boundless Heavenly Venerable of the Golden Palace

"Young boy, young boy, don't be lazy and sleepy. Chase the fish away, so that every net will come back empty-handed..."

At night, the fishing boats floated quietly on the Tongtian River. The fishermen on board muttered incantations before throwing a large piece of pork into the water.

A moment later, a string of fish saliva suddenly appeared on the water not far away, and then two red lights appeared underwater.

The fisherman was already prepared, and immediately swung his arm and cast the net. A moment later, when the net was lifted, it was heavy with river fish.

"Hey, the fish-chasing boy is really responsive to every request."

Looking at the full hold of fish, the fisherman's face lit up with joy. He muttered something to himself and rowed the boat toward the east bank.

[Drive away a school of fish for a fisherman, fulfilling the duty of a fish-driving boy once, experience points +1!]

A notification sounded beneath the water's surface, but Li Yue ignored it and swam toward another fishing light.

They worked hard to drive away the fish, and there were also water ghosts nearby doing the same. With the two incidents combined, by dawn, they had gained a total of more than 80 experience points.

In a patch of water plants at the bottom of the river, the fishermen collected by the water ghost were offered up, devoured, and refined. Li Yue glanced at the Lustful Sacrifice Register and nodded slightly.

At this rate, the Fish Chaser will reach level 15 in another seven or eight days.

The Black Snake King's men wanted to capture him, but as long as Li Yue hid and didn't show himself, they couldn't do anything about it.

But this makes it difficult for Iron Anchor General to upgrade.

Moreover, if the believers who have been painstakingly recruited do not appear and manifest their power, they will surely abandon him, resulting in a loss of offerings and hindering his spiritual progress.

Therefore, we need to think of a way to deal with the minions of the Black Snake King.

After much deliberation, Li Yue realized that all he wanted was to improve his strength.

Taoist cultivation, supernatural powers, and magical treasures—the other two cannot be rushed, but supernatural powers can be planned.

The Lustful Sacrifice Record currently has three pages open. The Dream Man is at level nine and the Fish Chaser is at level fourteen. They are only one level away from awakening another supernatural power.

However, the Mengzhonglang Temple has been destroyed, and the upgrade process is currently slow. It will probably take one or two years to accumulate enough experience points for this level.

In contrast, the fish-driving boy had no restrictions.

Currently, the four major forces in the Tongtian River are: the Water Turtle King on the east bank, the Snakehead King on the west bank, the Shrimp King in the upper reaches, and the Whale Devouring Grand Commander in the lower reaches.

Compared to the three newly emerged demon kings, the old turtle was gentle and respectful of boundaries, never harming humans. Therefore, the east bank was relatively peaceful, and many fishermen still fished at night.

So Li Yue decided to work with the water ghost at night to chase fish and quickly level up the Fish Chaser to level fifteen.

After a busy night, Li Yue finished refining the blood food and rested briefly among the water plants. Then he took out a fish basket and ordered the water ghost to catch fish and fill it.

By noon, after resting for a while, Li Yue surfaced to cultivate by inhaling and exhaling the essence of the sun. By the time he finished cultivating, it was already evening.

The water ghost was summoned, and the fish basket was almost full before returning to the water palace.

"Why are you going out so early lately? I don't even see you during morning roll call."

Seeing Li Yue return with a bountiful catch, Granny Hualian smiled broadly and then deliberately lowered her voice to say something.

"Although the job is important, you must also take care of your health and take it easy to slack off a little when you have nothing to do."

"Thank you, manager. I'll be careful. I'll head back now."

Li Yue nodded, gave a briefing, and then turned to leave.

"Get some rest."

Watching Li Yue's retreating figure, Granny Hualian called out again insincerely.

Out of respect for the mandarin fish, Granny Hualian originally planned to make Li Yue do chores, but now that he brings back so many fish and shrimp every day, she no longer needs to bother with him.

He smiled again, took out a leg of lamb from under the table, and swallowed it.

Everyone says that those in charge are a cut below those in charge, but little do they know how much money and power they make.

After leaving the kitchen, Li Yue went straight back to his residence, rested for two hours, and waited for night to fall. The other fish spirits had already fallen asleep, so he got up again and left the water mansion to chase the fish.

Day after day, six or seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

[Drive away a school of fish for a fisherman, fulfilling the duty of a fish-driving boy once, experience points +1!]

[The Fish-Chasing Boy's level has been increased to lv15!]

[Awakening the Divine Power of Thunder Seal!]

That night, just after the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), as a group of fish rushed into the fisherman's net, a series of beeping sounds rang out.

That's enough.

Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then opened the Book of Erotic Sacrifices.

Fish-chasing boy

Rank: Ninth Rank (Miscellaneous God)

Level: lv15 (0/1500)

Supernatural Powers: Water-Splitting Ring, Water-Substitute Ghost, Thunder Seal

Ritual implement: Fish-driving whip

Rule: Only appears at night.

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[Thunder Seal: Condensed with the palm, used to command thunder.]

Looking at the newly awakened supernatural power, Li Yue's eyes revealed a hint of surprise; it was actually lightning magic!

Thunder magic is a high-level supernatural power of Taoism. It can summon wind and rain, and also subdue demons and monsters. Its divine power is truly unpredictable.

This minor ninth-rank miscellaneous god was actually able to awaken the divine power of thunder magic, which was truly a great joy.

"Form a hand seal..."

After calming himself down a bit, Li Yue looked at the description of the supernatural power again, and his figure blurred into human form.

Since the seal is formed by the palm, one must first have a palm.

It is evident that although one can awaken this divine ability at level fifteen, there is actually an implicit condition of having the cultivation level of the Transformation Stage.

Fortunately, he had already reached the stage of human transformation.

Without further thought, Li Yue made a hand seal and silently recited an incantation. The next moment, a purple lightning seal appeared in his palm.

"go!"

With a soft shout and a gentle push of the palm, the lightning seal shot out more than ten meters away.

Sizzle!

Using the seal to ward off the thunder, the next moment, accompanied by the sound of thunder, it transformed into a chaotic current.

"Um……"

The river has excellent conductivity. Watching the lightning rapidly dissipate with the water flow, Li Yue pondered for a moment.

Its power seems a bit weak.

It was far from the thunderous force expected.

But then I thought about it again, the divine duty of the fish-driving boy is to drive fish schools for fishermen, and his magical tools and supernatural powers are all for this purpose.

This Thunder Seal Divine Power is no exception.

If it were truly like overturning a thunderbolt, causing fish and shrimp to instantly die and rot, then it wouldn't be about herding fish.

"Alright."

Don't underestimate the power of the land deity; although its power is weaker, it is still a form of thunder magic.

Even if you can't shatter a regular monster into dust in one hit, you can still injure it.

Moreover, this method is simple to perform, swift, and can catch opponents off guard.

"snort."

After another round of testing, Li Yue gave a cold laugh and a soft snort.

With this new supernatural ability, we'll have a 70-80% chance of dealing with the Black Snake King's men!

Do not underestimate this supernatural power. It can awaken the spirit and strengthen the body, transform into a form and refine treasures, and nourish the spirit to cultivate magic. Unless one has a high bloodline, a demon often has to reach the Spirit Nourishing stage before he can cultivate magic.

Night had fallen, and now that he had the supernatural powers, Li Yue was too lazy to continue the work of herding fish. He handed it over to the water ghost and returned directly to his water palace to rest.

Speaking of which, water ghosts have to chase fish at night and catch fish during the day, which is truly a miserable life. It's a good thing they are ghosts, otherwise they would have been exhausted to the point of vomiting blood and dying sooner or later.

The next morning, Li Yue arrived at the kitchen to check in, then picked up the fish basket and prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Granny Hualian stopped him, her expression serious.

"The three demon kings are causing more and more trouble. Although the Water Palace has strengthened patrols in various waters, things are still not peaceful. Four or five lesser demons have gone missing in the past few days. There is enough food today, so I think you shouldn't go out."

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's nothing. I'll be careful."

Li Yue said something casually, then picked up the fish basket and left.

Looking at Li Yue's back, Granny Hua couldn't help but shake her head. He was young and impetuous, and he would suffer sooner or later if he didn't listen to the advice of his elders.

But since he's not her biological son, they're unrelated, and she's too lazy to say more.

Then he turned to the kitchen demon and gave a loud shout.

"Hurry up! The Grand Steward is coming to inspect today. If any of you embarrass me, I'll rip your scales off!"