Suijun starts with the principle of rewarding diligence.

Buqu controls the water flow to envelop itself, transforming into a water fish and swimming around in the water.

Apart from the obvious changes observed when the water was first entered, no other abnormalities were found in the water.

He swam to the surface of the lake to catch his breath, while observing the lake from the water.

"Strange, really strange. This clear lake looks no different from ordinary lake water when it's submerged, but once you get to the surface, it feels like a mirror... a mirror?"

Bu Qu pondered, "Could it be related to the strange fish's abilities? According to the records on the Strange Fish List, the strange fish here is called the Heavenly Mirror Ray. 'Mirror' literally means mirror. Could the Heavenly Mirror be a mirror created by heaven and earth?"

He returned to the water, searching the lake as he pondered the potential abilities of the Sky Ray.

He had a premonition that as long as he could figure out the abilities that the Sky Ray had given him, he would be able to find out where the Sky Ray was.

In ancient times, "鑒" referred to a water container, one of its functions being to hold water and act as a mirror. Therefore, it can be inferred that the Tianjian Ray used this clear lake as its water container.

"Can he grant me the ability to store water?"

Bu Qu shook his head inwardly: "In my previous life, the ray was a type of sea fish with a flat body, as if it had a pair of wings. How could such a body shape possibly give me the ability to store water?"

Therefore, the key to unlocking his abilities lies in the Heavenly Mirror.

What can a mirror do...? If it's just for a simple reflection, ordinary water can do that too.

He searched the water for an hour but found nothing that resembled the strange fish.

Bu Qu now possesses a water pressure of level seven, which means that his swimming speed in the water is seven times that of ordinary water fish.

Clearwater Lake is half the size of Blackwater Lake and has no deep-water caves.

An hour was enough time for him to sweep the entire Clearwater Lake.

"Mirror..." Bu Qu surfaced, pondering.

Looking at this clear lake from the surface, it seems more like a piece of glass than a mirror. After all, a mirror can't reflect the world within it... Is it possible that this "mirror" isn't a mirror, but rather a lens?

If this were a camera lens... then this clear lake would be the eyes of the Sky Ray... it's observing from the shadows!

Assuming the inference is correct, the astronaut had already spotted him when he entered the water, which is why he couldn't find him after circling around in the water.

To find the Sky Ray, you must avoid its line of sight.

Bu Qu had an idea in mind.

He got up and left Clearwater Lake, summoning a flying boat from his token and departing.

Clearwater Lake is the territory of the Sky Ray; if you enter from the lake, it will definitely spot you.

Therefore, Buqu planned to enter the water from the river that connects to Qingshui Lake and enter Qingshui Lake underwater.

An unusual phenomenon appeared on the surface of Qingshui Lake, while the water itself was no different from ordinary lake water.

She herself is a water-attribute immortal spirit, and has an excellent affinity with water.

When it transforms into a soft-shelled fish and swims in the water, it doesn't even affect the water's flow, making it very difficult to detect.

Even if the eagle has underwater vision, it might not notice itself.

Since its unusual phenomena are manifesting on the water's surface, its attention will most likely remain there. The water will become a blind spot for it.

Before long, Buqu flew away from Qingshui Lake and came to the river next to it.

Sure enough, as soon as we left the clear water lake, the water returned to normal.

Bu Qu's lips curled up slightly.

This unusual phenomenon proves the existence of the strange fish in Qingshui Lake.

He stowed the flying boat, went back into the water, and returned to Clearwater Lake.

After swimming for a short while, Buqu noticed something unusual: there were more fish!

It seems that these fish consciously hid after being discovered as soon as they entered the water.

After I left, I felt that the lake had returned to calm, so I swam out one by one.

Buqu darted swiftly through the water, consciously avoiding the fish swimming in the water so as not to alert the strange fish.

Not long after, he found a ray at the bottom of the water.

Rays are sea fish, and their unique shape makes them quite eye-catching in lake water, making them hard to miss.

Buqu approached the Tianjian Ray and found it swimming aimlessly in the water, as if its attention was not on what was in front of it at all.

"They're probably still secretly observing what's happening on the water."

He raised a slight smirk and used the Transformation Technique.

The Sky Ray suddenly jolted, then began to struggle violently.

As the ninety-seventh fish on the list of rare fish, one must have enough spiritual power to suppress it in order to successfully subdue it.

If one's spiritual power is insufficient, it will break free.

Once it breaks free, it becomes wary. Finding it again becomes much more difficult.

Despite having the upper hand, Bu Qu dared not be careless in the slightest.

He controlled the water flow, trapping the astrolabe within.

In an instant, the abundant spiritual energy within Bu Qu's body was rapidly depleted.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than half of his spiritual energy had been consumed.

Even though he was in the water, sweat was beading on his forehead.

The Sky Ray struggled violently for a moment, then gradually calmed down.

Bu Qu let out a long breath, feeling relieved.

His recent violent struggle had rapidly depleted his already dwindling spiritual energy.

Currently, less than one-tenth of the spiritual energy within my body remains.

"Fortunately, we successfully subdued it."

Buqu did not stop, but proceeded to the next step of transformation.

Control the strange fish, subdue it, and then refine it to gain its abilities.

Under the effect of the Transformation Technique, the Heavenly Mirror Ray shrank continuously until it became a miniature ray the size of a palm.

With a single open of his mouth, Bu Qu swallowed the Tianjian Ray.

Before long, the Heavenly Ray arrived at the Spirit Field.

Bu Qu controlled the spiritual energy at the one o'clock position, incorporated the Heavenly Mirror Ray into it, and then quickly refined it.

About ten breaths later, a miniature Heavenly Mirror Ray appeared in the originally azure water spirit essence.

At the same time, a series of changes occurred on the panel:

[Having subdued the Heavenly Ray, all the waters of the world are now under my watchful eye!]

[One Essence: Heavenly Mirror Ray (Tier 1)]

[0/100]

[Effect: By casting a wisp of divine thought into the water, with just a thought, the entire scene in the water can be seen, even from thousands of miles away, as clearly as the lines on the palm of one's hand, revealing all!]

[Currently, the divine sense that can be controlled is: a wisp]

[Next stage of controllable divine thoughts: two strands]

[Spiritual Power: Level 5 (One Aspect)]

[Progress: 0/600]

So this astrophotography ray is actually a security camera?

Buqu surfaced to catch his breath, and when he looked at the water again, the lake water was much turbid and no different from ordinary lake water.

Just then, another line of text popped up on the panel:

[Having subdued the strange fish, I have mastered the art of breathing underwater.]

Why didn't you say so earlier?

Buqu relaxed and slowly sank back to the bottom of the lake.

He closed his eyes and controlled a wisp of his divine sense to enter the water.

In the blink of an eye, the entire scene of Qingshui Lake came into view.

He can zoom in and out at will, and observe the movement on the water through the lake surface.

As for the underwater scenery, he can also observe it in great detail by magnifying certain parts.

"With this ability, finding the Strange Fish will be much easier in the future."

Bu Qu was overjoyed.

He sat quietly at the bottom of the lake, recovering his spiritual energy while checking the panel.

My spiritual power has returned to level five, but the progress requirement has doubled. This is consistent with the miraculous phenomenon of spiritual power doubling after the transformation of spiritual energy.

The upper limit has doubled, but the spiritual power within the body remains at the previous level, requiring renewed cultivation.

Based on past experience, 600 is just the minimum, and the highest one can cultivate is 2000.

"Since I already know how to breathe underwater, I might as well practice underwater."

Buqu shifted his perspective to the lake surface, observing the state of the white peach blossoms through the water.

He waited until the white peach blossoms bloomed, then picked them and returned to report.

Suddenly, Buqu saw two familiar faces through the lake: Chu Feng and Kang Mao.

Since they didn't have their own flying boat, they rented the cheapest one from the sect and shared it with others to get there.

Bu Qu let out a cold laugh, thinking to himself, "I thought they had given up, but it turns out they're just hypocrites. But it doesn't matter; even if they came, it would just be a wasted trip."