Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 179: Chapter 109: Thief Alert!

Wangchuan Lake, Spirit Fish Island.

Spirit Fish Island was the name Weih Qiuxin gave to the island where she lived.

In memory of her life breeding Spirit Fish here.

On this day, there were a man and a woman on Spirit Fish Island, the man in a cyan robe, with a gentle and refined demeanor like a graceful orchid and jade tree, inspiring admiration.

The woman in an elegant moon-colored dress, with a beauty like jade and a graceful figure, evoking imagination.

They were precisely Zhou Xun and Song Yiqing.

”Qiuxin respectfully greets the elder!”

Seeing Zhou Xun, Weih Qiuxin respectfully bowed.

Although the two islands were not far apart, without Zhou Xun’s permission, people were generally not allowed to enter the Lake Heart Island.

Therefore, Zhou Xun hadn’t seen Weih Qiuxin for several years.

Now, Weih Qiuxin possessed an elegant demeanor, with no trace of her past from Junyue Pavilion, where she was once one of the four top courtesans.

It seems that the life of fish farming had worn away the air of worldliness.

Years have passed, and her Mana had also improved significantly, not far from reaching the peak of the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation.

”Fairy Weih’s cultivation has progressed considerably, it seems reaching the peak of Qi Refining is just around the corner!”

Zhou Xun smiled slightly and said.

Weih Qiuxin had been breeding Spirit Fish for him, and in recent years has seen quite a bit of success, hence Zhou Xun treated her with more courtesy.

After all, talent is always worthy of respect.

Under her breeding, Silver-Scale Spirit Fish matured several years early, and the first batch was just sold a year ago, earning Zhou Xun nearly a thousand Spirit Stones.

Although it wasn’t much for Zhou Xun now, the number accumulated over the years is considerable.

Moreover, the Silver-Scale Spirit Fish was just one type she bred, with the Red Spirit Dragon Fish being more valuable and promising.

”It’s all thanks to the Cyan Spirit Pill you gave me years ago, otherwise Qiuxin wouldn’t have broken through to the Late-Stage Qi Refining so quickly!”

Weih Qiuxin bowed slightly, revealing her swan-like long white neck.

”Are you comfortable living here?” Zhou Xun continued to ask.

”I really enjoy living here. Every day, besides breeding fish, I cultivate, and occasionally chat with Little Sister Song. Life is delightfully pleasant. If not for the elder taking me under your wings back then, Qiuxin might have been trapped in Junyue Pavilion and unable to escape!”

Weih Qiuxin spoke with genuine sincerity in her tone.

”That is due to your own abilities, fortunately, I did not misjudge you!” Zhou Xun nodded slightly, then shifted the topic to the purpose of his visit.

”I came this time because I heard from Yiqing that there was an issue with the Spirit Fish that you couldn’t handle!”

”Indeed, the issue is with the Red Spirit Dragon Fish. Half a year ago, while I was routinely feeding the Red Spirit Dragon Fish and counting their numbers, I discovered three missing!”

”You must know, I breed these fish personally, and previously counted them every three days. The numbers rarely changed much, this time three missing was quite a lot, but I didn’t worry too much,”

”However, half a month later, another three were missing, and it was then I felt something was off, so I started paying closer attention,”

”But still found nothing,”

”And in the following days, every half a month, three more Dragon Fish would disappear. Now, half a year has passed, the group of Dragon Fish has lost several dozens, which is a huge loss!”

”Qiuxin’s cultivation is low, unable to uncover the cause, thus I had no choice but to seek the elder’s help!”

Weih Qiuxin spoke of the lost Spirit Fish with great sorrow.

One must know, with each Spirit Fish sold, she received a commission in Spirit Stones.

This was also the reward Zhou Xun gave her after the Silver-Scale Spirit Fish matured early.

”Let’s go see those Dragon Fish,” Zhou Xun said.

”Okay!”

So, under Weih Qiuxin’s guidance, Zhou Xun arrived at the place where the Red Spirit Dragon Fish were bred.

The breeding ground of the Red Spirit Dragon Fish was to the east of Spirit Fish Island, over a ten-mile radius of water separated by an Array.

Weih Qiuxin tapped her Storage Bag, pulling out a clay flute-shaped Magical Artifact. After injecting Mana, she began to play.

Strange sounds emanated, penetrating the range of several dozen miles.

Seeing Zhou Xun’s somewhat puzzled look,

”This Magical Artifact is called the Spirit-Attracting Flute. It was passed down to me by my father, and with it, I can produce special sound waves,”

”The sound I just played is for summoning the Dragon Fish. Once they hear it, they will gather here!”

Otherwise, to control the water for breeding Red Spirit Dragon Fish, spanning several dozen miles, would require the Divine Sense of a Late-Stage True Core Cultivator to fully cover.

Thus, only with this Magical Artifact can Weih Qiuxin, at the Qi Cultivation Stage, summon the Dragon Fish.

Similarly, Silver-Scale Spirit Fish have different summoning sound waves.

Soon, ripples spread across the water, and Spirit Fish, each two to three feet in size, gathered, converging in the dozens of yards ahead.

Zhou Xun’s Divine Sense swept over, instantly counting their numbers.

One hundred and sixty-three.

”I’ve bred a total of two hundred Spirit Fish. One encountered a problem, and the remaining thirty-six have all disappeared within this half-year!”

Weih Qiuxin pointed to the Spirit Fish in front and said.

Nearing a fifth of the loss, even Zhou Xun felt a pinch.

”I’ll take a look at the Array.”

Zhou Xun said, summoning the Cyan Light Shuttle. Song Yiqing and Weih Qiuxin also jumped on, and then Zhou Xun began examining along the entire Array.

Moments later, Zhou Xun arrived beneath the water’s surface.

Then retrieved an Array Flag from underwater.

Looking at the dim Spirit Light of the Array Flag, Zhou Xun instantly understood.

It seems something damaged the Array, leading to severe weakness at this position, and the thief entered from here.

”The Array Flag is damaged. Could someone have sneaked in to steal?” Song Yiqing speculated.

”Impossible, Spirit Fish Island is under the coverage of my Vajra Five Elements Array. No one can enter without setting off the Array!” Zhou Xun shook his head.

”However, what you said about stealing did inspire me. Perhaps the one stealing is not human?”

”Not human, could it be a Demon Beast?” Song Yiqing asked.

”Exactly!” Zhou Xun speculated it was some kind of Demon Beast preying on the Dragon Fish.

”However, this creature can secretly damage the Array and enter to steal Dragon Fish without alerting Fairy Weih, indicating it has considerable Divine Techniques!”

Zhou Xun now felt a hint of interest towards this ”thief.”

He then asked Weih Qiuxin:

”How many days has it been since the last Dragon Fish theft?”

”Eleven days, the elder means?” Weih Qiuxin had a sudden insight and understood:

”The elder wants to wait and capture it?”

”Indeed, since I’ve found its entry route, the next step is to wait here for it!”

It was only because Zhou Xun was a Tier One High-Grade Array Master that he could find the damaged spot in the Array.

For someone like Weih Qiuxin, despite having good strategies, lacking the corresponding Skills, is like a clever woman unable to cook without rice.

”With the elder here, this thief will surely be captured in one stroke!” Weih Qiuxin said, her face full of smiles.

So next, Zhou Xun hid in the weak spot of the Array, quietly waiting.