Chapter 342: The Willing One Takes the Bait
The lake is not simple!
Without Lao Shi’s explanation, after listening to Yu Long’s description, Lin Ye knew that this lake was not simple.
Moreover, he had just used his spiritual sense to spy on the lake and found that as soon as his spiritual sense reached the surface of the lake, it was blocked by an invisible force.
The lake water prevented his spiritual sense from spying, and he was not lying.
But he still caught a hint of shock in Lao Shi's sudden words. Could it be that this lake water has some great origin?
"This is rootless water, also called pure water!"
Lao Shi's voice rang out in Lin Ye's mind, saying, "There is no underground water in this small space. All the water comes from the sky. This kind of water is called rootless water. If it is just a rain, it is nothing. But when rootless water forms a lake like this over the years, it is extremely rare."
Seeing Lin Ye frown, Lao Shi continued to explain: "To put it bluntly, the water in the world is actually nourished by the earth, so it has the five elements. But the water in this lake does not have any five elements. It is just pure water."
"Your consciousness is blocked, and even your body cannot touch the water. That's because you have the five elements. Everyone has the five elements since birth. You should understand this."
Lin Ye nodded imperceptibly. Even if he hadn't practiced it, he knew that people have five elements. Otherwise, how could those fortune tellers tell you which of the five elements someone is missing.
"In the cultivation world long ago, the cultivation methods were actually divided according to the five elements. However, this method was later abandoned because it was too difficult to select the right people if the five elements were used. Most of the five elements were mixed, not pure."
"What's the use of this water?"
"The water in the real world comes from the earth, but this is a small space, and there is no so-called earth energy. Therefore, this water does not have the five elements. Moreover, to form such a huge lake of rootless water, this small space must have existed for at least a thousand years."
"Get to the point."
Lin Ye interrupted Lao Shi. This guy always talked a lot. This was a paid chapter. What if the readers were not satisfied?
"The key point is that this water can be used to soak your soul. In this way, the five elements of your soul will be washed away, and when the soul truly becomes a god, it can be reshaped into a single five elements."
"Besides that, this water can also be used to refine weapons. Don't you have a sword? Then this water would be the best to refine it."
After listening to Lao Shi's words, Lin Ye was sure that this water was indeed a good thing.
"But I can't get this water dirty, so how can I use it to cleanse my soul and refine my weapon?"
The thing is good, but it's dangerous.
"If I hadn't helped you, you would have been helpless against this rootless water. But with me here, I can naturally find a way for you to use this rootless water. Did you see this kid? He is very cunning. He deliberately made things sound so hopeless. In fact, he hopes that you will commit suicide in the end."
"Why?"
Lin Ye was puzzled. If it were him, he would always want to have a companion in this small space, otherwise being alone would be the most lonely and difficult.
"Because if enough people die, the land will breed Mother Earth Qi. Once Mother Earth Qi appears, you can use it to lure the spirit fish and eat it. Then the rootless water will not be able to harm you."
Lao Shi really got to the point this time, but Lin Ye was still confused. How come the Mother Earth's Qi appears when a person dies?
Could it be possible that this mother energy of the earth was born from a corpse?
"Your realm is good enough, but your basic knowledge is too poor. You don't even know the most basic common sense. You are lucky to have been able to cultivate to this level without going astray."
Old Shi took the opportunity to ridicule Lin Ye and said, "Humans are the spirits of heaven and earth. Like all other things in the world, they are nurtured by the Mother Earth. When a person dies, the Mother Earth in his body will return to heaven and earth. The more people die, the more Mother Earth will return to heaven and earth."
"When the mother energy of the earth condenses to a certain degree, it will begin to nourish all things. Look at this small world, there are already plants and trees. This shows that the mother energy of the earth has condensed to the critical point. It's not far away. Maybe you or he will die and it will be completed."
"That's why I said this guy is very bad. He deliberately made the situation sound so bad, intending to force you to commit suicide."
This time Lin Ye understood. He glanced at Yu Long who was concentrating on fishing and asked, "Are you sure he knows this? If a dead person can do it, why doesn't he just do it?"
"Can he be your opponent? It's not certain whether those who died before committed suicide or not. But if you are ruthless, you can kill him directly, as long as you have the heart to do it."
Lao Shi's words froze Lin Ye. Indeed, if the other party did not show hostility towards him or have murderous intentions, he would not take the initiative to kill the other party.
To put it bluntly, he is not a good person, but he is also not the kind of person who would kill innocent people for his own selfish interests.
"If you can't do it, then just waste time with him and treat it as a way to cultivate your sentiments. Besides, fishing is a good way to cultivate your state of mind. Those powerful guys I knew in the past would go fishing when they had nothing to do."
"I believe that."
Lin Ye rarely agreed with Lao Shi's words. Among the many historical anecdotes he knew, there were some about fishing, and the most famous one was Jiang Taigong fishing.
In many of the fantasy novels , there were some old monsters or strong men who liked fishing. Since everyone wrote it this way, there should be some truth to it.
After knowing what to do, Lin Ye walked to Yu Long's side, where there was also a ready-made fishing rod, which should have been left by the previous person who committed suicide.
The fish hook is very big, probably made by breaking iron.
Lin Ye picked up the fishing rod and without baiting, he directly threw the hook down.
Since you know that you need the mother energy of the earth to catch spiritual fish, it doesn’t matter whether you have bait or not.
Yu Long saw Lin Ye sitting down to fish without even glancing over here, as if the only thing in his mind was the fishhook in front of him. He was like a devout fisherman, oblivious to what was happening outside.
Lin Ye fished until dark.
After dark, Lin Ye put away his fishing rod and found a flat piece of grass to lie down on, while Yu Long continued fishing.
The next day dawned.
Lin Ye returned to the lake and started fishing again.
This repeated on the third day, and Yu Long finally looked at Lin Ye.
“How can you catch fish if you don’t even put down the bait?”
Lin Ye smiled slightly and replied, "Those who are willing will take the bait."
