Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Innate Martial Artist?

Early the next morning, when Hu Yufen woke up, Shen Wenxing had already finished practicing his punches in the courtyard.

After washing up, he helped take care of his younger siblings.

After the family finished breakfast, Shen Yuan looked at him and said, ”Accompany me out for a while later.”

”Okay.” Shen Wenxing nodded in agreement and got up to change his clothes.

At dawn, Shen Yuan prepared the fishing net and took Shen Wenyan to Master Lu’s place.

On the village path, Shen Wenxing curiously asked, carrying the fishing net, ”Ah Die, where are we going?”

The villagers usually fished in the Laishui River, which is to the south of Jinliu Village, but the father and son were heading west.

”To the Black Water Pool.”

Shen Yuan replied as he walked ahead.

The hexagram in his Sea of Consciousness clearly indicated that taking Shen Wenxing to fish at Black Water Pool today would be a great opportunity.

Although he didn’t know exactly what the opportunity was, it was definitely beneficial, so they had to check it out.

Hearing that his father wanted to go to Black Water Pool, a hint of worry appeared on Shen Wenxing’s face.

”Ah Die, I heard from the Martial Arts Hall masters that the Tuo Dragon in Black Water Pool is very fierce.”

”It’s spring now, the season when the Tuo Dragon comes ashore to lay eggs. Could it be dangerous?”

Shen Yuan turned back with a faint smile, ”You rascal, you know quite a lot; did you read about it?”

This son of his was truly becoming more and more reassuring.

He was very gratified.

Shen Wenxing scratched his head and giggled.

”Don’t worry, we’ll be cautious. If things can’t be done, we won’t force it, just go with the flow,” Shen Yuan comforted.

Since the hexagram was very auspicious, there shouldn’t be any danger going there this time.

If it was truly as he said, with the Tuo Dragon out of the water, they would not approach it and just search around the area.

The father and son’s pace was quick, and they reached Black Water Pool in just half an hour.

”You wait here first, let me go take a look.”

Leaving Shen Wenxing to wait on a small hill a good distance from Black Water Pool, Shen Yuan planned to quietly go over and check the situation himself.

”Ah Die, let’s go together. Now that I’m a Postnatal Martial Artist, if there’s real danger, we can look out for each other.”

Shen Wenxing was eager to try.

Since becoming a Postnatal Martial Artist, he had considerable confidence in his abilities.

”Alright then.” Shen Yuan thought it over, then agreed to check it out together.

The two of them climbed over the small hill and carefully reached the edge of Black Water Pool, but didn’t find any sign of the Tuo Dragon.

”Strange... could it be that what’s in the books is false?”

Looking at the calm pool water, Shen Wenxing scratched his head.

”Believing completely in books is worse than having no books at all...” Shen Yuan said, taking the fishing net off his shoulder with a smile. ”Sometimes the truths in books still need to be verified by oneself.”

”The paths walked by our predecessors are certainly correct, but they may not be the most suitable for us.”

As he organized the fishing net, he taught his son.

This was his way of raising his child, helping his kids understand these truths through practice.

Shen Wenxing nodded, just as he was about to help his father organize the fishing net, he suddenly turned his head toward the left rear!

”Who’s there!?”

His sudden shout startled Shen Yuan slightly.

”What’s wrong?”

Shen Wenxing frowned and stared intently through the thick bushes in that direction, ”It seemed like someone was just there.”

Shen Yuan heard this and looked over, but saw no one.

Just when he thought his son was mistaken, a familiar voice suddenly came.

”What a vigilant little fellow.”

A figure accompanied the voice, emerging from behind the bushes, smiling at Shen Yuan, ”Little brother, we meet again.”

Shen Yuan clearly saw the person and was somewhat surprised, ”Sir, is that you?”

This was the old fisherman he had encountered the last time when fishing at Black Water Pool.

The old man had paid twenty silver ingots for a catch, but that net had entangled a Tuo Dragon, and they ended up losing even the net.

”You came just in time, Sir. You suffered a big loss last time, so this time, the first catch is on me.”

Shen Yuan spoke with a smile.

Since last time, he had always felt he owed the old man.

For twenty silver ingots, he only got two carps. If they caught anything today, he definitely wanted to make it up to him.

The old man seemed somewhat surprised by this.

”Little brother, are you still bothered by that last time?”

”I didn’t feel it was a loss; in fact, I think I gained something.”

Shen Yuan was intrigued by where the gain was and was about to ask, but the old man turned his gaze to Shen Wenxing.

”And this lad is...?”

”This is my son, Shen Wenxing.” Shen Yuan introduced him, and Shen Wenxing clasped his hands respectfully, ”Old Master.”

The old man chuckled while stroking his beard and said, ”Ah, so this is your son; already reaching the Body Tempering Realm at such a young age, quite remarkable.”

Both Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing were a bit caught off guard by this.

”Are you also a martial artist, Sir?”

”What does senior mean by Body Tempering Realm?”

Both father and son asked what was on their minds.

From the moment the old man appeared, Shen Wenxing sensed that he wasn’t an ordinary person, suspecting he might be a martial arts elder.

But the old man spoke of his realm as Body Tempering rather than Postnatal, which inevitably made him puzzled.

”Body Tempering Realm is what you martial artists refer to as the Postnatal Realm.”

”Just a different name, that’s all.”

The old man chuckled and then turned to Shen Yuan, ”Little brother, this time, I’d still like to spend twenty silver ingots for your first catch, how about it?”

Clearly, this old man seemed to really love the fish from Black Water Pool, willing to spend a large sum again for Shen Yuan’s first net.

As he spoke, he took out two ten-silver ingots and handed them over.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan shook his head slightly, ”Sir, I mentioned earlier that this catch is to make up for your loss last time. You’ve already paid for it.”

”Please wait a moment, I’ll cast the net now.”

The old man, upon hearing this, didn’t insist and simply put the silver ingots back into his pouch with a pleasant smile, retreating a little.

Having organized the fishing net, Shen Yuan looked at the water’s surface and swung with force.

The net formed a large circle, splashing into the water.

As the net slowly sank, Shen Yuan estimated the time and was ready to slowly pull back the net rope.

Then, out of nowhere, an immense force suddenly surged from the net rope!

The strength was swift and terrifying!

Unprepared, Shen Yuan was directly pulled and flung forward!

”Ah Die!”

Seeing this, Shen Wenxing leaped forward, trying to grab his father’s body!

But everything happened too quickly. By the time he reacted, Shen Yuan had already been pulled into the water!

The water in early spring was icy cold!

Feeling the terrifying force on the net rope, Shen Yuan immediately tried to let go of the rope.

But unfortunately, the rope had been looped around his wrist, and with the immense force pulling him, he couldn’t break free in a short time.

Plunging into the water!

Seeing his father fall in, Shen Wenxing didn’t hesitate and jumped straight in, swimming quickly towards Shen Yuan.

”Father!”

Upon reaching him, Shen Wenxing couldn’t care about anything else, focusing on quickly untying the rope to pull his father to shore.

”Bold creature!”

On the bank, the old man suddenly shouted, and then leapt into the air, soaring like a great roc toward the left side of the two!

Controlling the Sky!

An Innate Martial Artist!?

Shocked by the sight, Shen Wenxing was astounded!

The old man leapt over a dozen meters and slapped his palm toward the water’s surface on the left side of the two!

Bang!

The water erupted, and the Tuo Dragon, which had been slowly approaching, was struck by the slap and rolled away into the distance.

With the counterforce from the slap, the old man flipped in mid-air, then landed beside the two, grabbing them from the water and tossing them to the shore.

After landing, they noticed the old man was pulling on the net rope, flying toward the bank.