Only to see Little Mahi appearing to be in great pain, starting to roll in the water, the golden light on its body turning into a black light.

In just one breath, its pupils suddenly lost focus, and then, it flipped onto its belly and instantly lost its life, floating on the water's surface.

Seeing this, Su Mu's pupils contracted, his heart stunned.

Oh no!

Did it poison Little Mahi to death, or was it overfed?!

Just as Su Mu was about to use Favor Points for rescue.

The next second, Little Mahi's pupils gradually recovered, and its aura also began to gradually recover.

After several more breaths, the black light on its body turned back to golden, and its body gradually returned to normal, no longer belly-up.

Immediately, two silver horns about one centimeter long grew on Little Mahi's head, and its body also increased by about ten centimeters.

Seeing that Little Mahi had come back to life, Su Mu let out a sigh of relief.

Not only did it come back to life, but it also seemed to become stronger, especially those two horns on its forehead, which seemed to contain a tremendous aura of energy.

....

In contrast to Little Mahi, the side-standing Kong Yao seemed to be unaffected much except for the body lengthening by a centimeter, and the color on its body becoming a bit darker, with no other changes, though its aura also significantly increased.

Perhaps the physique of the two beasts is different, Kong Yao's body structure is entirely different from Little Mahi's.

.....

After seeing that the two beasts were fine, Su Mu fed the remaining bits of innards to the young crab.

The young crab now was not small, already the size of four palms, and it should reach adulthood in some time.

It quickly devoured the remaining Treasure Shark innards in no time.

Its body enlarged, the crab shell turned a faint dark golden color, and its aura also strengthened several times.

Once all was fed, Su Mu returned to the stone house and continued to clean up the Treasure Shark thoroughly, then pierced through the entire fish body with the silver spear.

Today, he planned to roast a whole shark!

...

Su Mu skillfully lit a fire and placed the silver spear, with the whole Treasure Shark, over it to roast.

As per the usual routine, roasting Treasure Fish takes hours, starting at the very least.

Su Mu didn't idle away the time and fetched a good bottle of wine from the Space Ring, placing it on the stone table.

Grilled fish must be paired with strong liquor; otherwise, it lacks flavor.

.....

The next second, the willow tree beside him reached out a vine, wrapping around the spear handle of the silver spear, continuously rotating the fish body, ensuring all sides could be evenly roasted.

Seeing this, Su Mu didn't even need to move, just waited quietly.

Got to say, this willow tree he planted was becoming more considerate.

Suddenly, Su Mu felt somewhat weary; pulling this Treasure Fish earlier drained much of his energy, and a wave of drowsiness hit.

"Little Willow Tree, call me when the fish is done."

Saying that, Su Mu closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Not knowing how many hours passed, he only felt a tickling in his ear, opening his eyes to find a willow vine by his ear, waking him up.

The little willow tree was indeed too gentle; even the wake-up call was so considerate.

A rich aroma of meat mixed with a unique herbal scent wafted over, and he stood up to find the fish was ready.

The Treasure Shark at this moment was golden and gleaming with oil.

The most crucial thing was it emitted not only a meat scent but also a unique medicinal fragrance, something he'd never encountered before, quite alluring in smell.

This Treasure Shark was practically a Great Medicine!

Su Mu placed the entire roasted Treasure Shark on the stone table, taking out a bottle, and evenly sprinkled the white powdered crystals on the surface.

This bottle was something Su Mu robbed, containing some peculiar medicinal powder, which he once tried, thinking it was some special supplement, used as a salt substitute due to its slightly salty taste.

...

After all preparations were ready, Su Mu picked up a dagger and sliced off a piece of meat.

Taking a bite, his mouth filled with oil, it wasn't hot at all, even slightly cool.

After a bite, Su Mu took up a wine cup and downed it in one go.

Refreshing!

He hadn't had such a satisfying meal in a long time!

To avoid past accidents, Su Mu ate very slowly, almost drinking a cup of wine for every bite, savoring it slowly, realizing his body could handle it, and continuing to eat.

Previously, because he didn't grasp control and ate too much at once, he almost overate himself to death.

This time, he was very cautious.

Upon eating a fifth of it, Su Mu began to feel something was off; something was indeed ensuing!

He immediately sat cross-legged, running his cultivation technique to absorb the energy within.

Suddenly.

His aura surged abruptly!

Almost in an instant, he directly broke through to the Nine Tribulations Realm!

It didn't stop there.

Nine Tribulations Great Perfection!

The next second, a vortex of Spiritual Power erupted around Su Mu, with him at its center, his physical body becoming virtual.

At that moment, Su Mu could feel himself transforming towards some realm, elevating.....

This wonderful sensation lasted a full half-hour.

Then, his physical body began to solidify, and he entered a brand new realm.

Ascension Realm!

This was the new realm achieved after overcoming the Nine Tribulations.

According to some Ancient Texts, usually, a cultivator who cultivates to this realm possesses the strength to ascend to the Upper Realm.

So... could he attempt to ascend to the Upper Realm and leave this place?

However, after a subsequent hour of attempting, he completely gave up.

Not to mention ascending to the Upper Realm, even leaving this river was difficult....

It seemed he truly had to obediently refine this river before considering ascension matters...

Successfully stepping into the Ascension Realm, Su Mu felt at ease.

With more than half of the fish meat remaining, he planned to rest for two days before eating it, as he previously tried and knew he couldn't consume a large amount of Treasure Fish Meat in a short time for a good effect.

To maximize effect, he needed to wait before eating again.

...

After satisfying his hunger and thirst, Su Mu grabbed his fishing rod and headed to the riverbank.

In a good mood today, he decided to set aside patrolling tasks and enjoy a day of fishing!

Perhaps his luck had been exhausted these past two days, after sitting for several hours, he didn't even catch a single ordinary small fish, let alone a Treasure Fish.

Suddenly, the float began to sway left and right.

Su Mu focused and found it wasn't a fish biting but ripples on the river surface causing the float to shake.

At this moment, Su Mu looked up, gazing at the river's upstream.

The ripples on the river surface were coming from upstream, and perhaps it was his illusion, but he seemed to sense a trace of combat aura.

Could it be someone fighting upstream?!

Su Mu suddenly felt invigorated, intrigued, and quickly set down the fishing rod, running swiftly toward the upstream.

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