NOVPUBIn line with the principle of sustainable fishing, Ji Shaoli did not choose any particularly outrageous targets for his first thought bait.
Although he was very curious to see what would happen after forming thought baits for Mr. Bai, True Immortals, Chaos, Hunger, and even [Real], among others.
But the Fishing Pond is, after all, an existence at the level of Immortal Instruments, and its contents are profound and mystical.
If one were to insist on such actions, who could say for certain whether they wouldn’t fish up some indescribable monster?
Then it would be like that True Immortal in the 115th reincarnation, who brutally destroyed the Xuanhuang World with a single glance.
This world had just begun, and the arrangements were just starting to show effectiveness.
Li Fan currently had no intentions of reaching the level of [Real].
"Perhaps when this world likewise comes to an end, I can give it a try," he thought.
Coming back to this first thought bait, what Ji Shaoli visualized was the Seven-color Divine Light that Zhong Shentong had fished up in the previous life!
If we speak of the law of attraction, what else could be more suitable than the items themselves in the Brilliant Stars, to meet this requirement?
At the same time, this was also an experiment.
If, as he had supposed, one could more easily fish up known items...
Then undoubtedly, with the help of [Real], it would significantly reduce the difficulty of fishing.
As long as there are enough reincarnations and attempts, a comprehensive catalog of items within the Fishing Pond can be established.
Perhaps there might even come a day when this inexhaustible Fishing Pond would be completely emptied!
The key point is that the resource output of this Fishing Pond is completely independent and unaffected by anything else in the Xuanhuang World.
Every life where Li Fan makes different plans, leading to different historical trajectories, will not hinder the Fishing Pond from becoming the most stable supply base for magic treasures.
It is of great significance.
Of course...
All this hinges on the correctness of Li Fan’s conjecture.
In the Brilliant Stars of the Fishing Pond, the mind of Ji Shaoli’s avatar envisioned the various characteristics of the Seven-color Divine Light wielded by Zhong Shentong.
The Seven-color Divine Light, unending.
Its offensive power is extremely astonishing, and its speed of evasion is terrifyingly fast.
Even in the Foundation Establishment Phase, it could match the Nascent Soul Realm.
Furthermore, it seemed to have a special guardian ability.
In the 114th reincarnation, Zhong Shentong could freely shuttle through the White Mist, unaffected by the Element Devouring White Fog, with the aid of the Seven-color Divine Light.
Truly an all-in-one treasure for offense, defense, and escape, with limitless uses. Once obtained, there would be no need for other magic treasures.
Even with Li Fan’s experience, in all the scenes he had witnessed through the cycle of reincarnations, the miraculous degree of this Seven-color Divine Light was certainly among the highest.
Just in the Foundation Establishment Phase, it had such performance.
What about God Transformation, Unity-Path, or even the Immortal Realm? Would the Seven-color Divine Light reveal even more incredible characteristics?
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As Ji Shaoli continued with his visualization,
a vague shadow of multicolored light slowly formed at the end of the dangling fishing line.
Since he only knew of its external appearance, not possessing true mastery like Zhong Shentong,
the thought bait that coalesced was somewhat different from the actual Seven-color Divine Light.
But even so, at the moment the bait took shape, it was like a drop of water falling into a pond.
Ripples rapidly spread outwards.
The numerous light groups seemed to sense something and began to exhibit different changes.
The vast majority, as if they heard nothing and seemed unaware, were mostly white with a few blue light balls among them.
Others, as if they had encountered one of their kind, drifted curiously toward the thought bait. These light groups were mixed with blue and purple.
But upon drawing near, most of them recognized what it was.
And did not take the bait.
Ji Shaoli paid no attention to those light groups of lower quality.
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Instead, he concentrated his spirit, paying attention to whether there were any golden, or even higher quality, light groups being attracted.
But just as Zhong Shentong had described, the range affected by the bait of intent was extremely limited.
The intangible ripples spread out for a certain distance, then rapidly diminished.
Eventually, they disappeared completely into the endless starry sky.
The outcome of this fishing attempt was quite obvious.
He hadn’t managed to fish up the Seven-color Divine Light.
What he reeled in was merely a blue light ball containing a defensive magic treasure.
Casually storing it away, Ji Shaoli did not feel dejected in his heart.
He simply waited patiently for tomorrow to arrive.
This attempt had at least proven that the method of visualizing objects that already existed within the Fishing Pond was indeed effective.
It was only due to bad luck that his cast didn’t reach a region where the Seven-color Divine Light could notice it.
"Though it’s like finding a needle in a haystack, I have enough trial and error capital. No need to rush," he said.
"However, regular cultivators don’t have the nearly limitless opportunities to try like I do..."
"Perhaps that technique that complements the Fishing Pond also contains a method for casting in a targeted manner."
Ji Shaoli stared at the shallow yet profound waters of the pond, privately pondering.
"I wonder if an extremely talented cultivator could deduce the technique for manipulating the Fishing Pond based on their needs. Though it’s an Immortal Instrument..."
"After all, it is still just a tool. There should be a significant difference compared to a true Immortal."
A white figure involuntarily flashed through Ji Shaoli’s spirit consciousness.
In the following period, Ji Shaoli stubbornly and patiently kept trying.
His bait of intention never changed.
It was all the Seven-color Divine Light!
The light groups within the Fishing Pond seemed to truly possess spirituality.
As the number of times the invisible vibrations of the Seven-color Divine Light increased, fewer were attracted and willing to bite.
As a result, at the beginning, Ji Shaoli still managed to catch some blue light balls.
But later on, blue light balls almost disappeared.
Even the occurrence of white light balls became increasingly rare, with most casts coming up empty!
This made Zhong Shentong, who had been paying close attention to Ji Shaoli’s fishing progress, shake his head secretly.
However, Ji Shaoli wasn’t frustrated by this.
On the contrary, his heart gradually filled with joy.
Because when all the wrong answers are eliminated, what remains must be the one correct answer!
Thus, on the twentieth consecutive day of coming up empty-handed,
On this day, as Zhong Shentong watched Ji Shaoli slowly rise from the edge of the pond, seemingly having caught nothing,
He couldn’t help but speak up to comfort him, "Brother Ji, there’s no need to feel dejected. The way of fishing often results in empty hands. As long as one can endure the loneliness, there will eventually be a day when luck explodes, and you catch the big fish you dream of."
Ji Shaoli’s expression remained calm, "Brother Zhong speaks truly,"
"I wholeheartedly agree,"
"And it’s not in vain that I’ve sat here for more than sixty days..."
"At last, a small gain."
Listening to Ji Shaoli’s initial words, Zhong Shentong kept nodding his head.
But the more he listened, the more he felt something was off.
A hint of astonishment appeared on his face.
But with the arrival of a brilliant golden light, that astonishment instantly turned into an unbelievable shock.
In Ji Shaoli’s hand, a golden radiant group emanated an extremely dazzling light.
It was like a second sun, causing the eyes of the others in the temple to be momentarily blinded.
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