Chapter 25 Reading the Fishing Tree (1)

"Fisherman, ploughing, and reading" are the four most basic occupations in the Kamikaze Continent, and they also represent four different basic lifestyles.

The reason why the ancients admired the life of "fishing, farming, and reading" was not so much that it was a yearning for the arbitrariness of pastoral life and the indifferent life realm of fame and fortune.

It is more of a silent protest of helplessness. In fact, deep down in his heart, he is still very eager to enter the court as an official and be appreciated by the emperor.

"Learn to become a martial artist, and the goods are with the emperor's family. "This is the highest goal pursued by every mortal in the secular realm of the Kamikaze Continent.

"Fishing and ploughing" has been given a special meaning in Dali, and it is a symbol of identity and ability.

Dali has high mountains and deep valleys, and the natural environment is very harsh, and natural selection is natural, and the fittest survive. In order to survive and live in the harsh struggle, in addition to the necessary agricultural planting, the other side is fishing and hunting.

Fishing and hunting is one of the most primitive production methods of various ethnic groups, and the Gao family occupies the first place in the fishery of Dali country, and is known as the "fisherman" of the head of the four major families.

The Gao family occupies more than 80 percent of the water surface of Dali and almost monopolizes the fishing industry of Dali, and the main energy of Gao's fishing is in the North Sea of Dali.

The head of the Gao family lives in Yachicheng on the bank of Dianchi Lake, so the "fishing" ceremony is held on the bank of Dianchi Lake.

On the eve of the beginning of autumn, according to the custom of "autumn fishing and winter hunting" in Dali, it is the day of "opening fishing".

"Open fishing", commonly known as "open sea", is the traditional folk custom of Dali fishermen who have prayed for thousands of years to catch a full cabin and the fishermen to be safe.

During the ceremony, pigs, chickens, ducks, baba, cakes and other tributes were displayed on the offering table at the Dianchi Wharf.

The sea worship personnel are generally composed of nine people, all of whom are highly respected elders.

On behalf of the entire family, they served as the chief priests, led the priests to light incense and candles, led thousands of family members to offer incense three times, toasted the dragon king and the dragon mother, and prayed for a full cabin of fish and shrimp and a sea of people for common prosperity.

After paying tribute to the dragon king and the dragon mother, the fishing ceremony can be regarded as the real beginning.

The highlight of the Gao family's fishing ceremony is the competition between the younger generations of the family.

The young people from the Gao family who participated in the competition were all between the ages of twelve and fourteen.

Among them, some are already third-level masters of qi refining, and some are secular martial artists who have no spiritual roots and can use three moves and two styles.

They are not selected separately, except for the age limit, this is a world where strength is respected, and there is no fairness at all.

On the presiding stage, Gao Zijing, the current patriarch of the Gao family, sat in the middle, and the nine elders lined up on both sides.

His favorite youngest son, Gao Kaitai, the second Tai Sui of the "Five Great Tai Sui", stood behind him.

It is very dangerous to fish in the water and shoot in the mountains for a long time, and the participation of immortal cultivators is important, but a large number of mortals who do not have spiritual roots cannot be idle, and they need to actively participate.

Therefore, the self-defense martial arts of mortals are undoubtedly very important.

All ethnic groups in Dali are very martial, and there are probably two sources of their martial arts.

One by one, in the long-term various battles, through continuous summarization, the martial arts techniques founded by outstanding people among the secular martial artists, such as eagle claw boxing, snake boxing, etc., are mostly foreign boxing methods, and they are won with fierceness or swiftness.

The other is adapted by immortal cultivators according to the practice of cultivating immortals, such as the one yang finger of the Duan family of Dali, the Taigong hook of the Gao family, etc., which are mostly internal boxing methods. In addition to defeating the enemy, there is also the ability to strengthen the body.

The first thing that started was not the ring match, but the knockout match called "Dragon Selection" by the Gao family.

It's actually a fishing competition, but the fish you're catching isn't any ordinary fish. It is the "white arowana" that is a specialty of Dianchi Lake.

The "white Arowana" is white-headed, and the big one is six or seven feet long. It is narrow, with a flat abdomen, thin scales, head and tail upwards, and fine spines in the flesh. It is a rare water-attribute ingredient, which is of great benefit to the cultivation of water-attribute exercises.

Especially the Gao family's clear water and clear wave technique, taking the white dragon fish, not only the cultivation speed is accelerated, but there is almost no bottleneck in the qi refining period, even if it is a pseudo-spiritual root of the four attributes, it can also be cultivated to the late stage of qi refining.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Gao family firmly occupies Dianchi Lake, the white dragon fish and the Gao family's clear water and clear waves seem to be a perfect match, and the Gao family will never allow others to get involved.

The white dragon fish is also slightly beneficial to other water attribute immortal cultivation techniques.

The Gao family is also a family of immortal cultivators with a long heritage, and the family members are mainly based on the water spirit root, and the clear water and clear wave recipe is the top-level water attribute exercise, which is said to have been passed down from Jiang Taigong.

On the shore of Dianchi Lake, there is a long, suspended trestle bridge with railings, on which thousands of positions are arranged.

There are about four or five hundred young contestants in the competition, and they are all sitting on the trestle, with a serious and serious look, which makes people laugh.

After Gao Zijing announced the start of the competition, they used the hooks and bait provided by the family to start the elimination round.

The bait is a secret fragrant bait, and I am not afraid that the white arowana will not take the bait, and the problem will be on the hook!

The outsiders who participated in this ceremony for the first time finally understood why it was called "Dragon Selection", because the hook used by the children was the straight hook used by Mrs. Jiang at all, and it was really difficult to catch a fish!

The children had two hours to let the fish take the bait, and the atmosphere was very tense, they all closed their mouths tightly and held their breath, for fear of accidentally scaring the baited Arowana away!

Time passed minute by minute, and about an hour later, in a slight sound of water, a child with a layer of qi refining, five big and three thick took out the first white arowana less than a foot long from the surface of Dianchi Lake.

His face was flushed, and when the referee took away the white arowana, he walked away quickly, and a burst of wild laughter faintly came from a distance.

With the first one, there is a second one, and the second one who catches the white arowana is a young boy with a beautiful face who has no spiritual roots, and then from time to time a child catches a white arowana.

Gao Kaitai, who was standing behind Gao Zijing, was a little breathless, and looked into the distance from time to time, obviously waiting for someone.

Dianchi Lake can be compared with Dongting Lake in Dali Kingdom, known as "Eight hundred miles of Dongting, five hundred miles of Dianchi Lake!"

On the road leading from Tho Baa City to Dianchi Lake, there are two people walking side by side, followed by a cute black donkey.

Both of them are fluttering in blue, with fast steps and indescribable chic.

Fluttering royal blue clothes, tall figure, full of style!

Xia Yun's light blue background with white orchids is even more charming!

From a modern point of view, it is a very matching couple shirt.

Along the way, the two enjoyed the beautiful scenery and did not communicate much. Piao Piao often unnaturally avoided Xia Yun's affectionate eyes.

I saw the water surface of Dianchi Lake from afar, it was calm, and under the background of the blue sky and white clouds, the lake was very charming.

Compared with the spring and scenery of Dongting Lake, the waves are not alarmed, the sky is up and down, and the scenery is blue, each has its own merits.

The "fishing" ceremony where thousands of people gathered together was naturally not difficult to find, and Piao Piao and Xia Yun hurried towards the crowd.

Gao Kaitai greeted him from afar, led the two over, and first introduced Xia Yun to the patriarch Gao Zijing.

When Piaopiao arrived, Gao Kaitai introduced: "This is Sha Gui, a friend of Xia Yun's junior sister. ”

When Gao Zijing heard this, he immediately stood up and arched his hand and said: "Xiaoyou's surname is Sha, I don't know what to call Sha Minghai's seniors in the quicksand river?"