Starting From A Fisherman To Cultivate Immortality And Live Forever

Chapter 9: It's time for the Spirit Rats to play their role!

Su Ping withdrew his gaze from the window and gently extended his right hand.

Bang!

As his mana circulated, a small orange flame appeared out of thin air in Su Ping's palm.

Looking at the flame, Su Ping sighed inwardly, "Indeed, in a world completely devoid of spiritual energy, the power of spells is greatly diminished!"

"But this is normal. After all, the effectiveness of spells does not solely rely on the cultivator's own stored mana. The cultivator's mana mainly serves as a fulcrum, a lever to manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"And the mana used here cannot be replenished."

"Unless I use mana elixirs or meditate using spirit stones."

"But these methods of recovery are a bit extravagant for me at the moment."

With a gentle flick of his wrist, the flame extinguished.

Su Ping took out the Scarlet Flame Wood Sword and quickly performed a set of sword moves towards the front.

The sword light left behind afterimages and sonic booms in the space of the ward.

Dozens of cracks appeared on the opposite wall with a swish!

"Spells are greatly diminished, but the extraordinary physical strength cultivated over twenty years of cultivation remains."

"When encountering others, even if I don't use spells, I still have a significant advantage!"

"After returning, I can consider the path of body cultivation."

"As someone who can cultivate using purifying elixirs, dual cultivation of techniques and physique should not be a problem!"

"Furthermore!"

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Hui!"

"It's your turn to turn this place into your home ground!"

Su Ping shouted lightly, and the two spirit rats perched on his shoulders quickly straightened their bodies. After two squeaks, they leaped down and then rushed out of the room in different directions!

Su Ping closed his eyes, and in his mind, he saw the perspective of Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui, the two spirit rats.

As spirit rats, Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui were considered extraordinary.

Their speed, stamina, and agility were much stronger than the ordinary rats on the Blue Water Star!

Moreover, their small size and the fact that they had determined this territory as their homeland made Su Ping decide to let them be the vanguard of exploration.

And as the spirit rats moved away...

Su Ping suddenly noticed that Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui, as spirit rats, had become the natural kings of the rat population in this territory!

Sensing the presence of Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui, the other rats voluntarily lay on the ground and transmitted the submissive information that only rodents could understand.

"The move to cultivate spirit rats was indeed a good one!"

Feeling this unexpected joy, Su Ping smiled.

In this world without spiritual energy, his magical abilities were almost nonexistent, so he needed any means to enhance his combat power.

Using the spirit rats as a supplement to his forces was undoubtedly a good method!

But this matter was not urgent, so he just made a mental note of it for now!

A few minutes later...

Xiao Hui had already left the abandoned hospital and, following the instructions in his master's mind, crossed a road and arrived at a residential area.

"Squeak!"

Arriving at an alley, Xiao Hui suddenly stopped and made a sound towards a corner of the alley where a trash bin was located.

Meow?

A stray cat of a sandy color crouching in the shadow of the trash bin walked out with some surprise, staring at Xiao Hui with suspicion.

The mouse in front of it looked like the food it often caught and played with, and it smelled like the food it often used as a sacrifice.

But why did it feel inexplicably anxious when stared at by it?

Meow!

The stray cat disliked this feeling, so it simply meowed and pounced towards Xiao Hui.

Although Xiao Hui was extraordinary, it had only recently evolved, so it instinctively stopped when it saw the big cat.

But now that it saw the opponent attacking, its extraordinary instinct made it move, and it turned into an afterimage that landed on the face of the pouncing stray cat.

Meow!

A scream echoed from the alley, and soon, a bloodied stray cat with a dirty yellow fur rushed out in panic and disbelief.

At the entrance of the alley, a middle school student with a backpack stood with his mouth wide open, watching everything happening in the alley.

"This... the... the little... little mouse has become a spirit?"

"It actually scared away Big Yellow!"

The middle school student muttered to himself, trying to find that mysterious mouse, but couldn't find any trace of it.

At this moment, Little Gray, the spirit mouse, had already entered the residential area and, after a few dozen seconds, found Su Ping's desired location.

A small Taoist temple located in this residential area - Dongwang Temple.

Dongwang Temple worshipped the Eastern King and had a history of several hundred years in this place.

Although it was small, with only two small halls and a few rooms, it was considered a cultural landmark in this neighborhood due to its historical and cultural heritage.

Therefore, even though the buildings in the neighborhood had changed over the decades, the temple still looked the same from the outside.

When Su Ping was a child, he had visited this temple with his parents and was very interested in the only old Taoist practitioner in the temple.

In Su Ping's young mind, the Taoist who often treated the elderly in the neighborhood and prescribed medicine must be a highly accomplished person!

Unfortunately, as he grew older, Su Ping secretly went to find this Taoist to learn real skills, only to be told that the cultivation in this era was different from what he had imagined!

Even if he truly cultivated, he couldn't develop the various supernatural abilities he fantasized about.

Su Ping still bothered the Taoist to teach him a few moves, but quickly gave up due to the hard work and slow progress.

Having shattered his dream, Su Ping decided to study hard, give up his fantasies, and embrace the path of science for a happy life.

But fate played a trick on him.

Now that he had returned, he... astonishingly became a true cultivator that only existed in his fantasies!

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Little Gray sneaked into the temple quietly.

With its eyes scanning the surroundings, Su Ping quickly noticed that the Taoist standing in the hall was no longer the kind and amiable old practitioner.

Instead, it was a young Taoist with a short beard on his chin, but his face still looked young.

The door of the hall was already closed, and this Taoist was reading scriptures while talking to someone through earphones.

Su Ping let Little Gray eavesdrop quietly for a while.

It seemed that this young Taoist was talking to his senior brothers, venting his frustrations after taking over the temple during this period of time.

Then, they discussed their experiences in cultivation.

From the tone, Su Ping could feel that this young Taoist had a strong desire for enlightenment.

No wonder he could come alone to take over this temple.

Su Ping remembered that the old practitioner had mentioned that authentic Taoists didn't receive a salary. Small temples like this one only received a small amount of supplies and a little pocket money from the upper temple each month.

On the other hand, Little White, the spirit mouse, also arrived at its destination.

Su Ping's former home in this world.

The old residential building was still there, but it had obviously been renovated inside and out.

And on the outer wall, there was an external elevator added for the convenience of the elderly residents.

Su Ping commanded Little White to sneak in, intending to see what his former residence looked like now.

Climbing to the third floor, then jumping onto the balcony from the outer wall, Su Ping entered his former home.

He saw the room he used to live in, which should have been occupied by another family now.

Not only had the decoration and layout completely changed, but from the family photo on the cabinet, it seemed that an elderly couple and their grandchild were now living here?

Su Ping didn't know if they had bought this place or rented it.

"Things have changed, but people have changed even more."

Su Ping sighed and commanded Little White to leave this place of memories.

Since he didn't see anyone familiar, Su Ping didn't plan to interact with strangers anymore.

Finding them was not urgent at the moment.

Moreover, before he became strong enough, getting close to people would only leave him vulnerable! It would also put the other person in danger!

(End of this chapter)