Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

"Following in my junior brother's footsteps."

Impressed by his bold words, He Qing pondered for a moment before saying, "I've already given you the list of unusual fish. Besides the names of the fish, some of them have their past locations marked. You can go to the corresponding places and try your luck."

He paused, then said, "There's not much I can do to help you with the strange fish. However, I've heard from my predecessors that wherever the strange fish appears, that area of ​​water will change due to the fish's abilities. You can try to deduce whether there's a strange fish in the water based on this clue."

Bu Qu nodded, seemingly lost in thought:

"Now that I hear what Senior Brother He said, could there be some strange fish lurking in Blackwater Lake?"

I've always felt that the turbidity of Blackwater Lake is a bit strange.

This world doesn't have the industrial pollution of the past, so why is the water so murky?

Could there be some strange fish lurking in there? If so, where would it be? At the bottom of the lake?

It is possible!

The appearance of the treasure fish is related to the time, weather, and water area.

The rise of the Qiyu (奇鱼) to the status of the Baoyu (宝鱼) is very likely related to these three factors.

The reason why people feel that the strange fish's whereabouts are unpredictable is largely because there is no accurate information about its whereabouts.

Hmm... If there really are strange fish in Blackwater Lake, and I can find them successfully, what ability will I gain?

Black water? Muddy water?

In other words, I can add the ability to obstruct vision to the water I control!

This, combined with my visibility underwater, would make fighting someone as easy as toying with a blind person.

With this in mind, Buqu had a goal in mind.

When the time is right, he will definitely return to Blackwater Lake.

"By the way, Senior Brother He. Putting aside the strange fish, I should be considered a disciple of the sect now, right? How should I begin my cultivation?"

He Qing smiled and said, "Even if you hadn't asked, I would have told you about this."

He took a token from the tokens and handed it to Buqu.

Bu Qu examined it closely: the front of the token was smooth as a mirror, the back was covered with wood grain, and his name and code name "001" were printed on it.

This code name likely refers to the ranking in the Lungmen Election.

"The cultivation method is contained within the token; use your spiritual power to sense it."

Bu Qu unleashed his spiritual power, and a white light emerged from the token, traveling along his palm to his mind.

A torrent of information surged through my mind.

Before long, the method of cultivation was stored in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Transformation!

The first step to entering the Dao is to cultivate spiritual power, also known as spiritual awakening.

The primary purpose of the spiritual awakening ceremony is to solidify spiritual power, and secondarily to demonstrate the distribution of spiritual essence within the body.

Therefore, before participating in the Spirit Opening Ceremony, He Qing had told Bu Qu that he must cultivate his spiritual power to perfection before going to the sect to participate in the Spirit Opening Ceremony.

If one rushes to the sect to open their spiritual energy before fully cultivating it, their potential will be damaged, affecting their future development.

The second step in entering the Tao is to transform one's inner essence.

The so-called transformation of spiritual essence refers to refining the ten spiritual essences within the body one by one to form several large spiritual essences.

Buqu is of pure water attribute, so naturally it needs to refine all ten spiritual essences into one large spiritual essence.

One of the conditions for refining spiritual essence is the strange fish.

For each strange fish, he can refine a spiritual essence.

If he catches ten strange fish, he can refine all ten spiritual essences.

Each time a spiritual essence is refined, the spiritual power within the body doubles.

This is the power of the Immortal Spirit Essence.

If there are two attributes, the maximum spiritual power depends only on the attribute with the most power.

Compared to the essence of immortality, its spiritual power is far less.

Even a nine-attribute spiritual essence will have half the spiritual power of a celestial spiritual essence.

Of course, the strange fish is a condition for refining spiritual essence, but it does not mean that you cannot continue to eat the strange fish after refining all the spiritual power.

The abilities granted by the strange fish can still be acquired, but the doubling effect of the spiritual power of the Transformation Essence is no longer available.

Bu Qu took a while to process what was happening, while He Qing waited patiently beside him.

When Bu Qu came to his senses, He Qing smiled and said, "The difficulty of transforming your inner essence lies in finding the strange fish. Since you weren't selected as a core disciple, you'll have to rely on yourself to find it."

If someone is selected as a core disciple, the elders should help them find a suitable candidate.

Bu Qu nodded slightly.

He Qing added, "Although you weren't selected as a core disciple, and you won't get the resources that core disciples are entitled to, you are still the top scorer in this year's Dragon Gate Election. Besides the compensation, you will receive all the rewards that a top scorer should receive."

What's the reward for the top scorer?

Bu Qu recalled a few things: "A cave dwelling, a flying boat, and top-grade magic treasures!"

"So, does that mean I can choose which cave to live in?"

"No rush, it's getting late today, let's choose again tomorrow."

He Qing smiled, looked around, and then realized someone was missing: "Where's Lu Xiu?"

"Two senior brothers and sisters from Linshui Peak came looking for him. He should be at Linshui Peak by now."

"Linshui Peak?" He Qing mused. "That would suit him quite well."

He glanced at the sky outside and saw that it was already dusk. The area outside was dotted with glowing stones, like stars on the ground. Even at night, the road was still clearly visible.

"I haven't been back to the sect for a long time, so I'll go back to my cave first. You can contact me with your token if you need anything."

Bu Qu glanced at the token and asked, "How do I contact them?"

He Qing turned his token around and showed the back to Bu Qu.

The label reads: He Qing, "017".

"All you need to do is enter your name and code in the token, and then convey what you want to tell me."

He Qing demonstrated it to Bu Qu.

This operation is so familiar to him, it's as simple as sending a text message in his past life.

But he soon discovered a problem: "Brother He, is this communication one-way? Why can't I see the sender's information?"

He Qing smiled and said, "You guessed right. The token's communication function is only responsible for sending messages, not for receiving them. Therefore, you can't see the sender's information."

"How can I verify if a stranger is messaging me?"

"This really depends on experience. If someone is harassing you, you can turn off messaging. That way, the other person won't know if you've received their messages."

He Qing carefully put the token away: "This is just an additional function of the token. If there's anything truly urgent, people usually contact people directly, not through the token."

After seeing He Qing off, Bu Qu stared at the token in his hand, thinking, "I can't see the sender; this leaves a lot of room for manipulation! If this were my past life, I could have pulled off some amazing feats in no time. Luckily, this communication function can be turned off. But what should I do if there's a need to contact them later?"

He thought for a moment: "Add a coded message? There has to be some kind of anti-counterfeiting measure, otherwise it'll be hard to tell the real from the fake."

While I was pondering, Lu Xiu returned, his face glowing.

"Brother Bu, why are you alone? Hasn't Senior Brother He returned yet?"

"Just left."

"so......"

Lu Xiu let out a burp: "I just came back from Linshui Peak. My senior brothers and sisters were very welcoming. I've decided that next year, I will bring my talent to Linshui Peak."

He smiled and said, "They even cleared out a piece of land for me. Once I finish building a cave dwelling there, that cave dwelling will be mine."

"That's pretty good," Bu Qu agreed.

Lu Xiu's smug expression didn't last long before his face suddenly stiffened.

Why should I tell him this? I still need to build my own cave dwelling; he can just pick one that's already there...